Hearing Li Shimin's question, Du He couldn't help but be stunned, this kind of question is the most difficult to answer, if the answer is heavy, it is greed, and if the answer is light, it has the meaning of looking down on him, he pondered for a while, but his mind moved, and said: "Father-in-law, I don't know how things are going with Hou Shangshu?" ”

mentioned Hou Junji, Li Shimin's smiling face also changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't you still want to intercede for him, do you?" ”

Du He saw Li Shimin's expression, and also knew the result of Hou Junji, and he was also happy in his heart. In fact, when he wrote that letter, he had some kind intentions there, and it was nonsense to speak for Hou Junji.

Du He never thought how big his mind was, and he didn't think he was such a great person!

Hou Junji not only planned to make him ugly first, but also did whatever he wanted in Gaochang. Not to mention the love of the house, he secretly scolded Du Ruhui and secretly designed to harm him, so many grievances, Du He asked himself if he could not laugh and laugh, so he made up his mind to make Hou Junji pay the price for his words and deeds.

It's just that Du He is not a reckless person, but he knows how to measure, and he knows that Hou Junji has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and it is really not easy for Li Shimin to severely punish him, and the same is true for Hou Junji in history. He caused trouble in Gaochang and sent Li Shimin to prison, but as soon as Cen Wenwen persuaded him, he was forgiven, and he was not severely punished, but reinstated. It shows that Li Shimin misses the old feelings very much, and he is a little indulgent to the heroes, and he can't bear to be punished.

Therefore, if he repeatedly asked for a heavy punishment of Hou Junji, this would not only contradict Li Shimin's opinion from the bottom of his heart, but also end up being a thankless villain. After thinking about it and thinking about it again, I decided to retreat as advance.

This Hou Junji wants to sue himself, so he shows generosity. Let him sue, not only let him sue, but also try his best to intercede for him, so that Hou Junji is suspected of being a villain, let him set himself on fire and set fire to [***].

Li Shimin has always been close to virtuous ministers and far from villains, as long as he realizes that Hou Junji is not only arrogant, but also a villain who maliciously slanders others and reverses right and wrong. Naturally, this punishment is indispensable. Therefore, Duhe arranged this is a win-win situation.

If Hou Junji does not falsely accuse him, Li Shimin will say that he is magnanimous and extraordinary; If Hou Junji falsely accused him, he not only showed his elegance and elegance, but also added fuel to the fire and sentenced Hou Junji to a felony.

It is the most worthwhile to write a letter begging for mercy for Hou Junji, and the difference is that Hou Junji does not sue him. So he only hoped that Hou Junji could arrogantly sue him and make him sentence himself.

In fact, Li Shimin went to the prison to deliberately release Hou Junji, but he just wanted to persuade him to change his ways before he was released, so he also specially brought two letters from Du He, so that he knew what was called magnificence and elegance.

But his own words fell into Du He's calculations.

As for what Hou Junji said, Du He is not worried, the initiative in this matter is in Li Shimin's hands, he has a clear conscience in this matter, if Li Shimin believes him, no matter how Hou Junji sues, he will not be able to sue him, if Li Shimin does not believe him, even if Hou Junji does not appear, there will be Li Junji, or even Wang Junji.

The intention of mentioning this matter again at this moment is the same, Du He has not been an official for a long time, but he has gradually become smoother. This has to gain a firm foothold in officialdom, and it really can't be done without three or three.

Listening to Li Shimin's questioning, Du Heyan said insincerely: "Actually, the son-in-law thinks that Hou Junji is a talent, and the punishment is better than use!" ”

Li Shimin "snorted" twice, glared at the pair of eyes, and said: "If everyone is like Hou Junji, and mistakes are not punished, will I still be able to govern this country?" There is no need to mention this again......"

"Yes!" Du He pretended to be aggrieved.

Li Shimin also felt that what he said was a bit heavy, changed his tone, and said with a pleasant face: "I understand your thoughts, but Hou Junji is proud of his merits and does not know how to repent, and he deserves it." It's time to ring his alarm bell and let him know that he knows that he knows that he is powerful. ”

Du Ho did not answer.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Don't mention this matter, first tell me how you used 6,000 troops to break through the Western Turks, set Gaochang, and force Ashina Buzhen to capture Khan Futu City?" All along, I haven't listened in much detail, so there are some places I don't know very well. I want to know how you fought this beautiful battle. He dragged Du Ho to the open space of the room on the right, where there was a large sand table, and almost all the terrain at that time was made.

Du He knew that Li Shimin was not only a Ming Jun but also a military fan, and he was very good at marching and fighting, and only Li Jing could really compare with him in the Tang Dynasty, and even Li Ji might not be able to compare with him.

Du He looked at the sand table and knew what the problem was, and smiled and made three other mountains with his memory, which was the place where they attacked and marched.

Du He explained his thoughts and intentions at that time, as well as the situation at that time.

When he was depicting the terrain of the Akatei Valley.

Li Shimin exclaimed again and again: "I didn't expect that this insignificant Chiting Valley would become the key to determining the victory, and I didn't expect that the little Chiting Valley would be so dangerous!" ”

Du He smiled bitterly: "We know too little about the Western Regions, and some situations are far from as satisfactory as we think. However, if it weren't for the peculiar terrain of this Chiting Valley, the son-in-law would not have been able to achieve such results. He continued.

Speaking of the time when there was no way to open the road, Li Shimin was also shocked by Du He's idea, "My biggest question is here, and it is the best of the wonderful things to set foot on the camp with a war horse." But I have always felt that being able to make it impossible for them, who are familiar with the terrain, to be able to detect your traces, is truly a stroke of genius. Ha ha...... Sure enough, to be able to boldly and courageously open up a road that no one knows to break the enemy, this move is more clever and courageous than Deng Aiqi's attack on Yinping and Shu. I have decided that the road you have opened up is called Dingchang Road, and I asked the Yan brothers to personally engrave a monument and stand at the entrance to record your feats for future generations to admire. ”

Li Shimin's proposal made Du He blush a little, this Yan family brother is the most outstanding national players in the Tang Dynasty, Yan Lide and Yan Liben, they can paint it for eternity, not to mention the carved monument, thinking that their name can be like a monument, flowing out of a thousand years and laughing happily, and then said: "This is the matter of opening the way, Fang Yiai has made great contributions, if it weren't for his strength to win a thousand people, with the strength of one person, to open up a road, the son-in-law would not win so easily, of course, all the generals in the army have a lot of credit." ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "This virtuous son-in-law can rest assured, I will definitely be rewarded for meritorious deeds!" ”

Du He then said how to use Zhang Xiong to persuade Gaochang, and also showed that Ashinabu's real surrender and sacrifice of Khan Futu City was an unexpected joy, and by the way, he told Li Shimin how to govern Gaochang.

He had already learned about this matter from Qiao Shiwang's mouth, and knew that what he said was completely true. At the beginning, he intended to let Qiao Shiwang observe his performance in the dark, to see if he had the ability to govern the world, and whether he could govern Gaochang well, the facts were beyond doubt, and he nodded with satisfaction: "I also got a letter from Shiwang, and I didn't expect that the virtuous son-in-law could also make such achievements in government affairs." ”

Du He said truthfully and modestly: "Father-in-law, this is to promote me, in fact, Liu Changshi and Zhang Jianshi have contributed the most to all this, I just arranged their proposals." ”

Li Shimin smiled even more: "This is the real ability, the virtuous son-in-law remembers, no one is perfect, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, but as long as you can use the strengths of others to make up for your own shortcomings, you are a perfect person." ”

Du He nodded in understanding.

Li Shimin saw that it was not early, and said with a smile: "You haven't gone home yet, have you?" You go back first, don't let Changle wait. Early tomorrow morning, you led your soldiers to wait at the gate of the main hall. In this expedition to the west, you have made great contributions, and I will arrange rewards and punishments reasonably. ”

Seeing that Du He showed an interested look, Li Shimin waved his hand and drove him out, looking like he didn't say anything.

Du He rolled his eyes, retreated stupidly, and muttered to himself: "The appetite has been brought out, is there such a playful person?" But when he thought of his wife and parents at home, he also put this thought aside, and returned to his heart like an arrow, and Li Shimin's personal guard Li Guohong passed by him at this time.

Du He noticed the dust on his face, it seemed that he had been a little tired after a long journey, and he looked at him twice and secretly wondered, Li Shimin lived in the palace peacefully, but this personal guard was dusty, what task did he receive?

After Du He left, Li Shimin closed the merit table in his hand, showed a smile that seemed to be nothing, and suddenly got the news that Li Guohong asked to see him.

Li Guohong strode into the Manna Palace.

When Li Shimin saw him walk in, his eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness and said, "Everything is true, right?" ”

Li Guohong said in a deep voice: "As General Du expected, the south is located in a remote area, far away from Chang'an, which is indeed a bit abnormal. It is likely to be the lair of the remnants of the King of Rest. Your Majesty, why don't we do it and prepare to wipe them out? ”

"No hurry!" Li Shimin smiled calmly: "They are like weeds, if you don't uproot them, the spring of next year will grow even more vigorous!" And you are brave, but you lack Du He's alertness, and if you want to uproot this group of weeds, you have to Du He. Take your time, the stronger the weed, the easier it will be to pull it up. Without a source of funds, they are ten thousand times more anxious than I am. I have time, waiting for their group of beam-jumping clowns to come out. You should be tired after running to explore the south, so go down and rest first. This matter ...... Have your own plans! It's just four words, but it shows his strategizing bearing.

Duhoma returned to the Horse Mansion without stopping, and just opened the door to learn that Changle was already waiting in the Cai Guo Mansion. He smiled heartily, understanding that Changle must have known that he would visit his parents immediately after returning home, so he waited at Cai Guogong first.

When I came to Cai Guogong's mansion, I unexpectedly saw that there were two sedan chairs outside the mansion, one was Changle's, and the other was ...... Wu Meiniang's!

(To be continued)