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Wei Zheng took turns to rest today, free at home, and planned to read ancient books and chat to get by, but he didn't want the Ministry of Shangshu Hou Junji to visit.

Hou Junji was imprisoned because of the Gaochang incident, but Li Shimin was a person who cared about his old feelings after all, and he still gave a pardon to Hou Junji for his great achievements in the past. For Hou Junji's appointment, Li Shimin also took great pains. It turned out that Hou Junji was appointed as the secretary of the military department, but after he was imprisoned, Li Ji had already held the post of secretary of the military department. In terms of talent, Li Ji is not inferior to Hou Junji, and he is even better in terms of strategy and personality. He served as the secretary of the military department, and he did not have Hou Junji's arrogance, and his colleagues had a harmonious relationship, which was better than Hou Junji. It is impossible for Hou Junji to serve as the secretary of the military department again.

Someone proposed that Hou Junji be one of the twelve generals, and Li Shimin vetoed it.

Li Shimin knows his favorite general too well, in the past, Hou Junji was the direct commander of Li Ji, but now Hou Junji is a subordinate of the original subordinate, and Hou Junji's character is unacceptable. Therefore, the military department lost the foothold of Hou Junji.

coincided with the meeting, the official department of the head of the original six books returned to his hometown, and there was a vacancy in this special position. The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments of the Central Committee, and is in charge of the appointment and dismissal, examination, promotion, transfer, and awarding of official officials across the country.

Hou Junji's personality is not good, but he has great talent, Li Shimin transferred him to the secretary of the ministry regardless of his previous suspicions, hoping to let him change his ways, realize his good intentions, and use his talent to serve the country, and he is as important as ever.

However, Hou Junji did not understand Li Shimin's intentions, but felt that Li Shimin was unfair and held a grudge.

Wei Zheng still has a good impression of Hou Junji, he appreciates Hou Junji's talent very much, and has repeatedly proposed that Hou Junji participate in political affairs and become a member of the prime minister. Upon learning of his arrival, Wei Zheng greeted him warmly and welcomed him into the living room to serve tea.

The two sat down and had a polite look.

Hou Junji went straight to the point: "Wei Shizhong, Junji came today to ask for something......

Wei Zheng smiled kindly: "You and I colleagues, why be polite, but you know my temper, official affairs, private affairs can be at will." ”

Hou Junji sat down and said: "Wei Shizhong is just and selfless, who in the court and the opposition can not know." Today, Junji is here for official business, but it is not because of his own selfishness. In my early years, I was put into the account of King Qin, and there was a general called Zhongsun Zhi under my command, who was raised by me and followed me for many years, and made great achievements. ”

Wei Zheng recalled for a while, remembered the name and said, "But the pioneer of a hundred battles under your command? ”

"It's him......" Hou Junji said: "Zhongsun is fierce and unmistakable, good at fighting tough battles, destroying cities and villages, and conquering everything." Every time Junji goes on an expedition, he will be the vanguard. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, when our Tang army crusaded against Tuyuhun, it marched more than 2,000 miles in the uninhabited area, passing through the Poluo Zhen Valley without water and grass. Sun Zhi led two hundred horsemen to break through the enemy formation first, and captured the fierce general Hamik of Tugu Hun alive. In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, when our army conquered Gaochang, in order to raise the power of the Western Regions, I led the army to pursue the remnants of the Western Turks. Penetrating more than 800 miles into the hinterland of the Western Turks, the Western Turk Khan deceived our army from afar and was tired, and gathered 80,000 soldiers and horses to meet the battle. I ordered Zhongsun Zhi to lead 5,000 cavalry to resist the 80,000 Western Turkic army from the front, while I and the other generals were divided into left and right attacks. Zhongsun Zhizhi bit the enemy's 80,000 army with 5,000 people, creating a brilliant victory for our army. After this battle, Zhongsun suffered ten sores, but his face still did not change, and he talked and laughed freely. ”

"What a brave general!" Wei Zheng can also be regarded as a soldier from the army, and when he heard it, he was in awe.

Hou Junji sighed: "It is indeed a rare warrior, but unfortunately, his temper is a little worse." After the First World War in Gaochang, I was imprisoned, and he was a little dissatisfied, and he gave up his official position in a fit of anger. Now he is free at home, hunting and chopping wood for a living. I can't bear to be buried in the countryside like this, and I hope that Lord Shizhong can recommend him to the court so that he can be reused. ”

Wei Zheng said: "No one is perfect, such a fierce general, some temper, but it is normal." He remembered Cheng Biting Jin, this thing's temper hurts, but then again, the ruthlessness he had after he went to the battlefield may not be comparable to Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde. Immediately, he said strangely: "As a secretary of the ministry, you have more right to speak, right?" Why do you have to come through me? ”

The Ministry of Officials has the assessment, appointment and dismissal of officials below the fourth grade, and Hou Junji wants to promote a person, without even asking Li Shimin, and has direct power.

Hou Junji paused and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about this, but I'm afraid of falling into the hands of others...... Now that I am the secretary of the ministry, I have begun to promote the old ministry without doing anything, and I am afraid that people will gossip. ”

Wei Zhengzheng said: "Hou Shangshu's words are wrong, he recommends talents for the country, regardless of relatives, as long as he has a clear conscience, even if he recommends parents and children, what does it matter?" He is upright and does everything he does, he only wants to have a clear conscience, and he doesn't care what others think, but seeing that Hou Junji's face is a little cautious, he knows that he has gone through the pain of prison and has changed his character, and he does not force it: "But since you have this scruple, then let the old man do it for you, such a fierce general, not serving Datang, it is really a loss for my Datang." ”

Hou Junji was overjoyed***, with an inexplicable meaning flashing in his eyes.

Hou Junji lingered for a while, said goodbye and left.

Wei Zheng didn't think much about it, he didn't care about Hou Junji, the person who recommended him, he only cared about whether the person being recommended had real talent and real learning, as long as it was a real talent, even if the recommender was a beggar, he didn't care. Zhong Sunzhi's ability is in the ranks of his recognition.

Wei Zheng sent Hou Junji away, and saw his eldest son Wei Shuyu rushing over, and was about to reprimand, but before he could speak, he listened to Wei Shuyu say: "Father, it's not good, Hongfu Temple is greedy for money and extravagance, and it has caused the biggest scandal, which has caused a sensation in the entire Chang'an. Now all the people in Chang'an are full of righteous indignation and riots. ”

Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked the reason.

Wei Shuyu told Wei Zheng the news he had heard.

It turned out that the incident of Hongfu Temple did not end with the arrest of Nayan and Huikong, and the aftermath was far from over.

Forty thousand people, in their indignation, went around telling the truth to other people who did not know about it.

Buddhism's attitude towards money is obvious, and the Buddha Shakyamuni once pointed to the gold on the ground and said that it was a poisonous snake. The meaning of Buddhism is that money is a priceless treasure in the hands of good people, and it is a poisonous snake in the hands of bad people. Rich people should not enjoy it, but use it to do good deeds and charity, and they should not be attached to money.

This is ten times better than singing, but when the faces of the so-called "monks" are revealed, they know that the so-called "monks" are nothing more than that.

Most of the people are thrifty, not because they are stingy, but because they know that money, which is not easy to come by, is blood and sweat and cannot be spent extravagantly. But in order to pray for the safety of their families, they are willing to donate their hard-earned money to the gods and Buddhas who can protect them. Now that he has learned that he has been deceived, his anger can be imagined.

The anger burns more with the more people who know it.

The anger of all the people is like countless sparks, gathered together, powerful enough to set off a riot that shook the capital.

Wei Zheng was also indignant after hearing this, and scolded indignantly: "What a group of hateful monks...... As an orthodox Confucian scribe, he already has a strong rejection of foreign Buddhism, which made him, an honest man with a kind face and a black heart, move a strong murderous intention.

Wei Shuyu did not inherit his father's steady character, and said in a panic: "The people's emotions are very unstable, and if they are instigated, it will have unforeseen serious consequences." ”

Wei Zheng said unhurriedly: "What are you panicking, the sky can't fall." Now is a peaceful and prosperous time, and there is no chaos...... Prepare court clothes for me, and I will enter the palace to face the saint. ”

Wei Zheng attaches great importance to public opinion in governing the country, and he is quite clear about the hearts of the people.

In other times, there could be riots.

But now it is in the Tang Dynasty, a glorious era of political clarity and full cohesion of the imperial court.

All the people have great trust in the Tang Dynasty and the emperor Li Shimin. Especially those who experienced the end of the Sui Dynasty and Yang Guang, the older generation attaches great importance to the current peaceful days.

As a lesson from the past, the older generation will not allow the younger generation to mess around.

Although the matter has made the hearts of the people like a fire, it has not caused anything. is just waiting, waiting for the Tang Empire to give them a statement, waiting for Li Shimin, the "father" of all the people in the world, to give them justice.

Not only did Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng, the three prime ministers, hurriedly enter the palace, but the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty who almost got the news of a certain grade rushed to the palace non-stop.

A political upheaval caused by Buddhism is about to unfold.

However, it was said that after Hou Junji left the Wei Mansion, he returned to the mansion with a happy mood.

When he came to the martial arts arena, a slender and cold-faced young man was dancing the halberd in his hand, one move and one style, fierce and unmistakable, and the advantages of the halberd were brought into full play.

He is the vanguard of a hundred battles under Hou Junji, Zhongsun Zhi.

He did not go to the countryside to hunt and chop wood, as Hou Junji said, but concentrated on practicing martial arts and striving for further progress.

"Good halberd!" Hou Jun set up a battle to defeat the enemy, which can be described as invincible, and he is also ranked first among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, and his eyesight is extraordinary.

Zhongsun Zhi stood with his halberd and said respectfully: "General...... "He was originally a young man who joined the army in order to make a living, because he was valued by Hou Junji, he learned martial arts and Tao Strategy, so that he had today's achievements.

Everything he has is given by Hou Junji, and he has more respect for Hou Junji than anything else.

Hou Junji said proudly: "I have already paved the way for you, and soon Wei Zheng will recommend you to His Majesty." And I will take advantage of the situation to appoint you, General Jin Wuwei, to be in charge of the patrol of the palace and the capital......"