When the Tang army suddenly descended from the sky and appeared in Gaochang, the Western Turks took the initiative to withdraw, and the Gaochang army was about to collapse at the first touch, and Ju Wentai, the king of Gaochang, scolded the Western Turks for their treachery when he heard that the Tang army appeared in Gaochang and the Western Turks withdrew, and was scared to death after spurting blood in front of the prince and the ministers. Ju Zhisheng, the crown prince of Gaochang, ascended the throne and immediately surrendered. Datang incorporated Gaochang into the territory of Datang and set up Xizhou in Gaochang to govern Gaochang's hometown.

Soon, Hou Junji, who returned with a great victory, returned to Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and returned to the Tang Dynasty.

In order to commend Hou Junji's merits and support the crown prince Chengqian to compete with the King of Wei, Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, appointed Hou Junji as the secretary of the Tang Dynasty and the original position of the eldest grandson Wuji.

After Hou Junji sat in the position of the secretary of the Tang Dynasty, he launched a frenzied suppression and revenge against the officials of the Wei Dynasty. First, he dismissed some newly promoted officials of the Wei Dynasty and Li Tai's lineage, and then organized officials from the Prince Chengqian family to impeach the high-ranking officials of the Wei Dynasty, such as the Zhongshu Shilang Cen Wenwen, the Secretary and Supervisor Xiao Yu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Cui Gan, and the Secretary of the Military Department, Lu Chengqing, as a warning.

And the Tang Emperor Li Shimin chose to secretly support and favor Hou Junji. Now Li Shimin's favorite prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, is not ready, so Li Shimin chose to maintain the balance of the crown prince Chengqian and the king of Wei Li Tai, and when the time is ripe, he will introduce Li Zhi, the king of Jin, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, to show his true thoughts to the entire Tang Dynasty.

In autumn, after a tense harvest by the peasants, everything faded in the blink of an eye, and the endless land was yellowish and bare. The trees on the banks of the Wei River are also beginning to gradually wither, and the yellow leaves are quietly falling with the gusts of autumn wind, spreading on the damp land. On the horizon, a flock of late-returning geese flew south against the thin clouds, calling mournfully. The towering peaks are clearly outlined by the yellowish sunlight. The heavens seemed higher and higher, and the earth seemed more and more vast. The gusts of autumn wind bring bursts of chill, which makes people feel the slaughter and indifference of autumn.

Late at night, on the outskirts of Chang'an, the mansion of Shi Du Chuke, the squire of the Ministry of Industry and the former governor of the Wei Dynasty.

Suddenly, a group of masked men slammed open the door of Du Chuke's mansion. Rushed into the house. Du Chuke, who had already fallen asleep, walked out accompanied by the nursing home, and asked sharply: "You, who are you?" How dare you trespass into the mansion of my Datang Ministry of Works? Do you still have my Datang Law in your eyes? ”

Among the masked men stepped out a leader.

The man was burly, dressed in black, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to Du Chuke with a little mockery: "Hahahaha, ridiculous, we are robbers from Phoenix Mountain near Chang'an, you actually tell me about the laws of the Tang Dynasty and the officials of the Tang Dynasty?" What bullshit Ministry? What bullshit squire? I'll tell you the truth. Today, our brothers are here to kill people and steal money. ”

As he spoke, the man said to the people behind him, "Brothers, what are you doing in a daze? Do it! ”

As soon as the man's voice fell, the people behind him began to hold knives and slash in all directions in the Du Mansion.

Du Chuke hurriedly guarded the courtyard. ran to the backyard and summoned his two sons, Du Gou and Du He.

Du Chuke took Du Gou and Du He's hands and said with a sad and angry face: "Gou'er, He'er, the people who killed my Du Mansion, they are not robbers from Phoenix Mountain." Zhenguan two years. Your Majesty has already wiped out all the robbers in the mountains near Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, how could a bandit from Phoenix Mountain suddenly pop up now? They only started after hearing the order, and it can be seen from their combat coordination. They are all my Tang soldiers, and there are people in the court who want to destroy my Du family. Now there is only one person in the entire Chang'an who dares to do this. That is the official Shangshu Hou Junji, the bold Hou Junji. Remember, you must escape, find the King of Wei, find His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and tell them that it is Hou Jun who has gathered to destroy my Du Chuke family. ”

After saying that, Du Chuke asked the nursing home to protect his two sons and leave. As a result, not only him, but also his two sons, as well as the three hundred and twelve people in Du Mansion, were all killed by the masked man, and none of them survived.

On the second day, the Dufu bloody case shook the entire Tang Dynasty capital Chang'an City and the entire Tang Dynasty court.

The Tang Emperor Li Shimin was furious, and the Tang Dynasty was wiped out by the servants of the Sanpin Ministry of Industry. Li Shimin strictly ordered the Criminal Department to join forces with Dali Temple to strictly investigate the case. The murderer must be identified and brought to justice within a time limit.

Chang'an, the residence of the King of Wei.

In the study, Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Lang Cen, the Chinese scholar, sat opposite each other.

Both of them had gloomy faces and thoughtful expressions.

After a short silence, Cen Wenwen said to Li Tai, the king of Wei: "The death of Du Chuke should be the work of Hou Junji. ”

Li Tai, the king of Wei, said in surprise: "This is impossible, he Hou Junji is the secretary of my Tang Dynasty Ministry of Officials, how dare they send someone to kill my Tang Dynasty Ministry of Ministers without authorization?" Who gave him the guts. ”

Cen Wenwen replied affirmatively: "This is what Hou Junji did. First, Hou Junji himself has this courage, he has always been bold, and he also advocates adventure in leading troops, plus he has just returned from a big victory, His Majesty trusts, at this time, there is really nothing in this world that he Hou Junji does not dare to do? The second is time, why was the whole family of Du Chuke, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, wiped out, there was no accident in the morning, no accident in the evening, but as soon as Hou Junji came back, something happened. In the imperial court, hundreds of civil and military officials followed His Royal Highness the King of Wei, nothing more than seeking wealth and wealth. However, Hou Junji destroyed Your Highness, your former chief Shi Duchu is full of guests, and all civil and military officials will guess that Hou Junji did it, which will make many officials dare not get closer to you. There is only one life, and for the sake of wealth, no one wants to take their lives on the line? Hou Junji is killing chickens, show the monkey, if the minister's speculation is right, there will be a lot fewer officials who will visit His Royal Highness King Wei in the future and take the initiative to join His Royal Highness King Wei, and they are also afraid of Hou Junji, the bold god of killing. ”

Li Tai, the king of Wei, asked Cen Wenwen with a little horror, "Then Lord Cen what should we do?" The status of this king is not as good as that of the crown prince Chengqian, after all, the crown prince Chengqian is the eldest son, and this king is only the second son. What this king relies on is the support of hundreds of officials. ”

After pondering, Cen Wenwen said: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei, what we can do now is to get rid of Hou Junji, even if we can't get rid of Hou Junji, we must let Hou Junji suffer a big loss, and let the ministers see that he offended the King of Wei, even if he is a great general who has returned from a great victory and is deeply trusted by the emperor, what about the official department?" He won't end well either? (To be continued.) )