In Taiji Palace, Tang Emperor Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair in a dragon robe, while Li Xuan, King of Yong'an, sat in a Tang Dynasty costume and sat on the first position of Li Shimin's lower left head.

Li Shimin said angrily to Li Xuan: "Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, this puppet, is a big deal for me." He went to try Hou Junji's case, so what else can't be tried? Behind him, there is the support of the people of my Datang, and the public opinion of the entire Datang is biased towards him, when the time comes, he will confront me with the will of the people, and I can only severely punish Hou Junji, which will ruin the major event of my Tang Northern Expedition. Wei Zheng is the head of the donkey, at this time, is it the time to help the wealthy family in Shandong and severely punish Hou Junji? I wanted to punish Hou Junji, but I silently endured it, so he Wei Zheng jumped out and took the initiative to ask for an order to judge Hou Junji. Before the Inner Court meeting, I said that I had the intention to let Hou Junji go, and the other ministers understood, but Wei Zheng didn't understand? I don't know how to do things, Wei Zheng doesn't know how much damage he will cause to my Datang if he does this? Is it easy for me to risk my life and travel thousands of miles to the grasslands to form an alliance with Tuli, Qibi He Li, and Yi Nan? The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity created with such great effort was destroyed by him Wei Zheng, a person who admits death, which is hateful, too hateful, too hateful. ”

Li Xuan calmly looked at the angry Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and after pondering for a long time, he said slowly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that this time Lord Wei Zhengwei is going to give you some surprises." ”

Li Shimin said angrily: "Surprise? Frightened or not? At the Inner Court meeting, I was the first to express my thoughts uncharacteristically, so he Wei Zheng couldn't see it? I have to stand up, do things for the wealthy people in Shandong, severely punish Hou Junji, and work against me. For the sake of the doctrine he insisted on and his false name. Can't he be considerate and considerate of me? ”

Li Xuan no longer spoke, but remained silent.

At this time, Wei Zheng came to the prison where Hou Junji was imprisoned.

In the prison, Hou Junji sat in a corner of the prison, looking at Wei Zheng with an arrogant attitude, looking like he was ignoring it. One's lips are sealed.

Wei Zheng also stared at Hou Junji silently.

Hou Junji was stared at in the hair, but still did not speak. He knew in his heart: "Wei Zheng secretly took care of the wealthy clan in Shandong, and he can be regarded as the person of Li Tai, the king of Wei, and he is the confidant of the prince Chengqian, the king of Wei and the entire Shandong hao clan are eager to weaken and get rid of the prince Chengqian, and now he is the best breakthrough." Only by choosing to keep his mouth shut can he keep himself, the crown prince Chengqian, and his only daughter Hou Haitang to rely on.

Wei Zheng sat for a moment. He no longer looked at Hou Junji, but turned around and left the prison.

In Taiji Palace, Wei Zheng reported to Li Shiminyu, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was sitting on the dragon chair with an angry face: "Your Majesty, after the ministers strictly tried Hou Junji, they found that Hou Junji was not at fault. Therefore, the minister advocated that Hou Junji could not be severely punished. ”

Tang Emperor Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng in surprise, as if he knew Wei Zheng for the first time. He didn't expect that after Wei Zheng tried Hou Junji, he would come to such a conclusion.

Tang Emperor Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng. said: "Xuan Cheng (Wei Zheng's character), you have always abided by the law. Aren't you afraid that in this matter, you will ruin the name of your lifelong love like a feather? ”

Wei Zheng said angrily: "Your Majesty! In order to defeat Jieli, His Majesty secretly toured the north with his life and secretly formed an alliance with Tuli, Qibi He Li, and Yi Nan. Datang is about to go on the Northern Expedition, and domestic stability is the overall situation. ”

Li Shimin was very moved and stood up. Walked down the imperial steps, walked to Wei Zheng's approach, patted Wei Zheng's shoulder and said, "Xuancheng, you said it well!" If everyone in my Datang has this overall situation in their hearts, why should I be overwhelmed by the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty? ”

Forthwith. The Tang Emperor Li Shimin announced the results of Wei Zheng's investigation, and issued an edict: "Remove Hou Junji Zuo Qianniuwei from his post as a general, retain the title of Duke of Luguo, and return to his house for reflection." ”

After Wei Zheng left, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin recruited Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, and the excited Yong'an King Li Xuan said: "I didn't expect Wei Zheng to be a stubborn antique, but a loyal minister who has the overall situation in mind and knows how to be flexible." ”

Li Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, how can I be a great loyal minister who has the overall situation in mind and knows how to be flexible?" Shangshu's left servant shoots Lord Xuanlingfang, Shangshu's right servant shoots Lord Du Ruhui Du, Lord Liu Xun in the servant, Lord Xiao Yuxiao, the secretary and supervisor, Sun Wuji, the middle elder of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhongcen Wenwen, don't they all have the overall situation in mind and know how to be flexible, so they support Your Majesty, or keep silent? They all know clearly in their hearts, what kind of crime did Hou Junji commit? They are all parties and witnesses. Any one of them can testify and completely knock Hou Junji into a situation from which he will never recover. ”

Tang Emperor Li Shimin suddenly realized: "Yes, Hou Junji's rebellion at that time was indeed conclusive evidence, but those important ministers, they did not stand up to testify, but chose to remain silent, or support themselves." That's because they all have the Tang Dynasty about to go on the Northern Expedition in their hearts, and the court and the country need to stabilize the overall situation. It is precisely because so many important ministers have this overall situation in their hearts that I believe that the Northern Expedition of our Tang Dynasty will be victorious. ”

In the blink of an eye, it entered the autumn harvest of the fourth year of Zhenguan, and the Tang Dynasty had a bumper grain harvest, plus the 35 million stone grain contributed by Li Xiaogong, the king of Chu, and the material reserves of the Tang Dynasty for the decisive battle against the Turks were sufficient.

In Taiji Palace, Tang Emperor Li Shimin summoned Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty and the general of the auxiliary state.

Li Shimin said to Li Jing: "General, all along, the Turks have taken advantage of the civil strife in our Central Plains to repeatedly violate our borders and plunder our people. In the ninth year of Wude, Jieli Khan led an army of 400,000 to surround Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and forced me to be under the city of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. After the alliance under the city, although the Turks were far away, they still repeatedly violated our borders and killed our people. Now my Datang is ready for a decisive battle with the Turks, the domestic political situation is stable, the food preparation has been sufficient, the people of the prefectures and counties have the same hatred for the enemy, enthusiastically join the army, and the elite 12 guards stationed in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, are expanding the army again and again, and now the total strength is nearly 400,000, the elite cavalry has reached 150,000, and there are Turkic Turks, Qibi Heli, and Yinan tribes to help, and the Turks have suffered from drought in recent years, lack of pasture, cattle, sheep and horses starved to death, both military and civilian power, have suffered considerable losses. Under the elimination of the other's strengths, I decided to take the general as the commander and lead my Tang army to a decisive battle with the Turks, what does the general think? (To be continued......)

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