Hou Junji sat on the ground, and the whole person became stupid and stupid.

Throughout the ages, those who have truly achieved great things have all gone through many trials. And those who are talented and smooth sailing are often defeated in their own hands because they can't stand a failure.

Hou Junji is just such a person.

He was born humbly and suffered from the eyes of the world since he was a child, so he longed to be on top and become a master, so he practiced archery and horse riding and archery since he was a child, and studied the art of war and other skills.

When he was young, he became Li Shimin's staff, went out with the army many times, and made achievements in martial arts, which soon attracted the attention of Li Shimin, who attached importance to and cherished talents. Become a focus on training treatment. He also lived up to Li Shimin's respect, offered advice many times, and became one of the backbones of the Qin Palace.

After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he rewarded the heroes, and Hou Junji's status was second only to Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Jing and a few others. After four years of Zhenguan, he was promoted to the secretary of the military department, and became a famous general of the Tang Dynasty second only to Li Jing at a young age.

It can be said that Hou Junji's career has been smooth sailing and has not been hindered in any way.

His surname Ge is the kind of person who is easy to be complacent and feels good about himself, and he is so valued by Li Shimin that he even thinks that Li Shimin can't do without him, and they will leave a story for the ages like those Ming monarchs and ministers in history.

For Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, they all have an attitude of rejection in their hearts, thinking that even without them, they will be as strong as they are now, or even stronger.

But Li Shimin's current attitude made him feel dead and couldn't accept this cruel fact.

"Whoever it is, it must be whoever maliciously slanders me. Your Majesty, is my Hou Junji's loyalty to you fake? Why do this to me! He shouted heartbreakingly, but tears kept flowing, and he was very aggrieved.

"Nope! I know your loyalty, but you've gone too far this time. I also know that I usually indulge you too much, and I am too indulgent to cause this disaster. You...... Think about it in prison and think about what went wrong! I'll come back in a few days! Li Shimin is really embarrassed in his heart, on the one hand, Hou Junji has indeed made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty and is one of the arms he relies on; On the other hand, Hou Junji's attitude towards Du He and what he did in Gaochang was beyond the scope of a courtier, which was really unbearable for him, so that he turned a blind eye. Especially seeing that Hou Junji, who is still unrepentant, knows that his connivance in the past has made him arrogant beyond the limit, so he decided to punish him with a small punishment and a big commandment, to let him know that there are some things that he can bear, but some things that he can't bear. I also remembered the second piece sent by Du He today, and sighed long, saying in my heart that if everyone was like the father and son of the Du family, how good it would be!

Li Shimin was about to leave, but Hou Junji shouted: "Who is it, is it Du He's little rabbit cub who sued me...... This bastard, he knew that he should have slashed him in Gaochang! His eyes were bloodshot, and what he had done in Gaochang was something that only Du He and they fully understood, and only they could sue him.

This hatred is born from the heart, and that kind of murderous intent and murderous intent arises spontaneously.

"Presumptuous!" When Li Shimin heard this, he was furious.

Hou Junji was already angry, feeling that he had been greatly wronged, and at this moment he was even more disrespectful, and shouted in front of Li Shimin: "I am not presumptuous, it is the eight lambs who collude with Gao Chang in front of him!" I have a reason to kill him......" immediately said the matter between Du He and Zhang Xiong. At the end, he said in a rough voice: "He is collaborating with the enemy, this is a traitor, and the crime is much greater than mine...... He met Li Shimin's eyes, and his face was even paler.

Li Shimin's eyes were full of raging flames, and his face was even a little distorted.

"Hou ...... Monarch...... The three words "Ji ......" popped out from between Li Shimin's teeth: "I have endured you again and again, and you still want to do this?" Do you really think I won't dare to punish you? ”

Hou Junji thought that after saying this, Li Shimin would know which was right and which was wrong, but he didn't want it to backfire, and he was even more angry in his heart, thinking that Li Shimin was biased towards Du He and was unfair to him.

Seeing the indignation on Hou Junji's face, Li Shimin took out two pieces of music from his arms, threw them on Hou Junji's body, and said: "These are the two pieces that Du Qing sent from Gaochang successively, you can take a good look at me!" ”

Hou Junji's body shook slightly, lowered his head slightly, and two copies of the music fell at his feet. He picked up a letter that was the first "complaint" of Du He, and his crimes were written on it one by one, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became, and with his five fingers forced, the music twisted into a ball, and roared: "Sure enough, it's him......"

Li Shimin suppressed his anger and said calmly: "Look at the second letter again!" ”

Hou Junji picked up the second recital, but he was stunned when he read it: this second recital was the same as Du He's writing, but it was different from the first one with an essential person, this is a recital that intercedes for him:

The cantata reads:

Hou Jun is an indispensable arm of His Majesty. He was promoted by His Majesty and appointed as a general, and he could not serve the law in order to repay His Majesty's kindness. The measures are wanton, the crime is accumulated, and it is really appropriate to bring the punishment to the punishment to suppress the dynasty and shock the dynasty. However, Gaochang is far away in the northwest, located in a remote area, and people and gods abandon it. Only His Majesty's unique insight and the strategy of winning the decisive victory, Hou Junji and others pursued holy calculations and used strategies to determine Gaochang and make my Tang Dynasty shock the Western Regions. If we talk about the facts, Hou Junji really has a great achievement.

When the minister heard the name of the ancients, he was ordered to be a general, and if he defeated the enemy, he was rewarded heavily, and if he did not resist, he was severely punished. If he wins, he will be rewarded for his merits, although he is greedy and cruel, he will be favored by bruises; If he fails, he should be guilty, and although he is diligent in purifying himself, he will not be punished severely.

Therefore, the "Book of Zhou" said: "Remember the merits of people, forget the mistakes of others, and it is appropriate to be a king." At that time, the famous Han general Li Guangli lost 50,000 divisions, hundreds of millions of expenses, and after four years of labor, only 30 horses were obtained. Although he beheaded the king, he was greedy and did not love his pawn, and there were many sins. However, Emperor Wu remembered that he had conquered thousands of miles, did not record his mistakes, and sealed Guangli Haixi Marquis, with 8,000 households. and the captain Chen Tang Jiao Zhao Xingshi, although he cut off the Zhizhi branch Yu, and Tang Su was greedy and thieving, and he took money privately, and there were many illegal things. Emperor Yuan also pardoned his sins, sealed the soup as the Marquis of Guannei, and gave him 100 catties of gold. Wang Jun, the general of Jin Longxiang, has the merit of leveling Wu, and Wang Hun and others have violated the edict and are not subject to moderation, and the soldiers get Sun Hao's treasures, and burn the Hao Palace and the ship. Emperor Wu pardoned but did not push, worshiped the general of the auxiliary country, sealed the Marquis of Xiangyang, and gave 10,000 silk horses. Near the Sui Xinyi County Gong Han captured the tiger Ping Chen Zhi said, the soldiers rioted in the palace of King Chen, Emperor Wen did not ask about the crime, although he did not enter the knight, he worshiped the capture of the tiger on the pillar country, and gave 8,000 pieces.

…… From this point of view, the generals and commanders, there are few incorruptible and many greedy, which is based on Huangshi Gong's "Military Situation": "Make wisdom, make brave, make greedy, and make foolish." Therefore, the wise are happy to make their contributions, the brave are good at doing their will, the greedy invite them to profit, and the foolish do not care about their death. ’

The former saint Mo does not accept the strengths of people, and abandon the shortcomings of people. Hou Junji has a big mistake, but if Your Majesty rains and dews, collects the power of thunder and lightning, records his slight labor, and forgets his big mistake, so that Hou Junji will be promoted to the court again, and serve me Tang again, although he is not a pure minister, he is still a greedy general. But His Majesty's sanctity can make them ashamed. It is enough to make meritorious people and guilty generals, and thus change.

…… This recital is to persuade Li Shimin not to lightly humiliate the meritorious generals, not to mention that since ancient times, "the ministers of generals and commanders, there are few incorruptible and many greedy", and Hou Junji is just one of them. There is no need to investigate his sins, save his face, and give him a chance to mend his ways.

Du He said a thousand words, listed the deeds of several famous generals in history, and pleaded for Hou Junji.

Looking at Hou Junji, who was stunned, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "How is it, what do you think?" ”

Hou Junji snorted: "Hypocrite...... He sued me, and he interceded for me. What is this, I bah...... I'm Hou Junji, it's not rare! ”

"You...... Unreasonable...... "Li Shimin, as a pot-bellied emperor, made him speechless with anger at this moment: "Du He's first letter states the facts and acts like a courtier." And the second letter, the word doesn't mention that you hurt him, but just pleads for you, what is the picture? He doesn't want Datang to lose your talent, and he doesn't want to see me Datang lose the talent that he thinks is a pillar. and Du Xiang, he knew that you abused your private power and harmed his son, but he chose to remain silent, also because he didn't want my Datang to lose his talent. ”

"You only think that you have done a good job, and you only think that they are hurting you, but you never reflect on whether you have done something wrong with your response. Why don't you learn Du He well and learn Du Xiang? They are tolerant of people, and they can endure your mistakes for my Datang, and they don't even care if you hurt him and speak for you. But what about you...... What did you do again? ”

"In addition to being full of prison scratches and grievances, I don't know how to introspect when I am in prison now. It's even more indiscriminate, and some have nothing to frame him. Do you really think I'm a faint king who doesn't distinguish between rewards and punishments? You say Duhe's words, don't say that there is no basis at all, even if you come up with the so-called 'real evidence', I don't believe a word. It's like some ministers say that you are arrogant and have resentment. It's true that I am proud of my achievements, but I don't believe it because I have resentment. You...... Shape up or ship out! ”

With these words, he threw up his sleeves and walked away.

got Du He's intercession, he also felt that what Du He said was good, Hou Junji was also a meritorious minister, and the punishment was too heavy, so that he couldn't raise his head in front of the minister. Harmful to his future, so there is a heart to forgive.

At this time, as long as Hou Junji can say a word to admit his mistake, even if he doesn't say anything, he will be pardoned.

But now, instead of reforming himself, Hou Junji has also come to falsely accuse Du He of collaborating with the enemy.

This accusation completely angered Li Shimin, Hou Junji's chicken belly, Du He's elegance and elegance; Hou Junji's arrogance and Du He's calmness and humility have become a stark contrast. This heart of forgiveness has also dissipated without a trace, and there is only one thought, if Hou Junji does not repent, he must be severely punished.

(To be continued)