Once the decision is made, the attitude is completely different.

Li Chengqian's expression was extremely cold, his eyes were a little red, or blood red, and he looked a little terrifying.

Su Gan Chengji was also secretly frightened, after all, the next thing to do was to rebel against the king, such a big rebellion is not just to lose his head, but to raid the family and exterminate the clan.

But is there any other choice? As the head of the guards of the East Palace, if the prince falls, how much better can he be?

On the surface, it seems that it is just a loss of future, but in fact...... He knows very well how many secret things he has done for the prince over the years, and many of them are aimed at the Wei Palace.

If Li Tai, the king of Wei, ascended to the throne, how could he spare himself with his character of being a fierce one? Horizontal and vertical are all dead in the end, so it's better to give it a go now.

The prince who becomes a prince and the loser is a thief, and if he becomes a dragon, he is a rebel, and if he is defeated, he is a rebellious minister, and the result is nothing more than this, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Li Chengqian said in a low voice: "That being the case, it's time to prepare now, you go to find someone alone, and let Li Yuanchang, Du He, Li Anyan, Hou Junji and others find a way to enter the East Palace for secret discussion." ”

Du He, Li Anyan and others are all Li Chengqian's henchmen, Li Yuanchang, the king of Han, is a supporter of the East Palace, and Hou Junji is the most influential person among them.

After returning from the expedition to Gaochang, Hou Junji was imprisoned for questioning and stayed in the cell of Dali Temple for a long time.

This made Hou Junji very hurt, as a person who had just made the contribution of destroying the country, and thought that he should be rewarded and commended, but he gave such diametrically opposite treatment. Isn't this crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, with no rewards and punishments, and even a bit of revenge?

Li Shimin may have other political considerations, but he did not make it clear to Hou Junji. Or he thinks that Hou Junji understands the emperor's deep meaning, or he doesn't take Hou Junji's feelings seriously at all.

All in all, the prince of Luguo, Junji, stayed in the prison of Dali Temple for a long time, and also stayed for a long time, and the spirit and temper of the whole person have undergone major changes.

Later, the case was finally tried, and Hou Junji's expedition to Gaochang yielded nothing. Although there was no more punishment, it was enough to lose face and suffer enough.

After that, Hou Junji retained the title of Duke of Luguo, and was given to stay at home, as if he was exiled, and his heart was naturally full of resentment.

In his eyes, Li Shimin is no longer the wise and martial emperor who cares and trusts his courtiers, but a donkey who unloads the mill and kills the donkey. A mean king who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong. At this point, the monarch and the ministers were completely separated from morality, but there was a lot of resentment in their hearts.

For this reason, Hou Junji also complained to Zhang Liang, the Duke of Yunguo, who was transferred out of Chang'an, thinking that they were both people who had made contributions but were excluded. At that time, I didn't know if I drank some wine and talked nonsense, or if I really had an idea in my heart, Hou Junji was ashamed to say: "Do you want to rebel?" If you rebel, I'll follow you......"

As a result, in a blink of an eye, Zhang Liang made a small report to Li Shimin about this sentence, and it stands to reason that it is a big crime to speak out against him. It is to be held accountable, and even punished by strangulation. But Li Shimin did not. Instead, he smiled at Zhang Liang and said: "Qing and Hou Junji are both loyal ministers of me, he only told you about this matter, if you don't admit it to death in the future, what can you do with him?" ”

Although he can't do anything with him on the surface, the emperor has many ways to deal with him in private, but Li Shimin doesn't. I guess he didn't take it seriously at all. It may even be thought that it was Zhang Liang's false accusation against Hou Junji, anyway, this matter is over.

Li Shimin also greatly ordered Yan Liben to give a portrait of Hou Junji and hang it on the Lingyan Pavilion, ranking seventeenth, which can be called favored.

But Hou Junji did not appreciate such a move. Instead, it is regarded as hypocrisy, ignoring my merits and humiliating me so much, and now you want to compensate for it in this way? Does it make sense?

Hou Junji, who was full of resentment, did not receive the imperial grace of His Majesty Li Er at all, but had more contempt and disgust in his heart, and even some hatred.

However, Hou Junji was full of gratitude to the crown prince Li Chengqian, and he had already received information from his own channels and from his son-in-law Helan Chushi, confirming how much help Li Chengqian had given him in the process of his western expedition.

During the western expedition, the government of Longyou, Hexi and other places along the way gave them great support, and the military department and the household department were also very helpful in the supply of ordnance and grain and grass. At that time, Hou Junji only said that the emperor had issued an edict, and later learned that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was helping behind his back.

Although the westward expedition to Gaochang is a major plan of the country, it is not easy to get the support and coordination of these local governments and imperial court yamen. Many wars do not go well, and errands are often not done well because of the lack of cooperation or delay with other yamen, this kind of thing has existed since ancient times, even the emperor is helpless.

100,000 is urgent, and there are things supervised by the upper echelons, and the others can only ask for more blessings. Hou Junji couldn't imagine that if there was no support from the crown prince, the land west of the Longyou River would not support it, and the 5,000 army led by himself would not talk about fighting in Gaochang, and I am afraid that they would starve to death directly in the desert.

So I have to thank the prince for his support, if you talk about merit, half of Gaochang's contribution to destroying the country should belong to the crown prince Li Chengqian. It's a pity that this merit no longer exists, so there is no opportunity to reward meritorious deeds.

As for his ability to come out of Dali Temple as soon as possible, it is said that with the help of His Royal Highness the Prince, many officials subordinate to the East Palace are sparse. The prince mediated for a long time before he walked out of Dali Temple safely, and this result is already the greatest ability of the East Palace.

Why did the prince want to help him, Hou Junji knew in his heart that as early as when he was in Chenzhou, the prince asked his son-in-law Helan Chushi to come to Lalong to live with him. But at that time, Hou Junji was only loyal to His Majesty Li Er, and he didn't think about befriending the prince at all, so he refused.

Unexpectedly, many years later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still thinking about himself, even if he is convicted, even if he has lost his military power and has not enough use value.

The crown prince Li Chengqian didn't care about this, and still tried his best to save himself from Dali Temple, which seems to be enough to explain the problem. No matter what Li Chengqian's original intention was, Hou Junji felt moved enough.

When Li Shimin abandoned him without scruples, there were still people who cared about themselves, and sending charcoal in the snow was far more meaningful than icing on the cake. Therefore, Li Chengqian's actions are like a charcoal fire in the cold winter moon for Hou Junji, and the grace of knowing the encounter!

How can such a benefactor fail to serve in return?

A few days ago, when the East Palace had a series of accidents and was in danger. Hou Junji is not to mention how anxious he is, the prince is so benevolent and much stronger than the skilled King Wei and others.

It's a pity that he couldn't help much at that time, he was idle at home, had no power and power, and couldn't even help the prince say a weighty sentence, and it was inconvenient to come forward to say anything at that time.

Fortunately, there was no danger in the end. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince successfully survived the crisis, and the East Palace was temporarily stable. It's a pity that after the Huayin incident, the situation became a little dangerous again.

When Helan Chushi brought Li Chengqian's invitation, Hou Junji did not hesitate and quietly entered the East Palace. At the same time, Li Yuanchang, the king of Han, Ma Duhe, the princess of Chengyang, Li Anyan, the general of Zuotun Weizhonglang, and others also went to ......

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After the Huayin attack, Liu Dewei, the secretary of the Criminal Department, once again embarked on the road back to Chang'an.

This time came to help, Dali Temple Qing Sun Fujia led the Praetorian Guards to escort, and came to investigate the ins and outs of the incident, and hunt down the murderer.

If it's in the past. Dali Temple interrogated the case of the Criminal Department, and organized me to write the book of the Criminal Department, Liu Dewei will not save face with Sun Fujia, the secretary of Dali Temple. But this experience is different, Liu Dewei just wants to throw this hot potato out as soon as possible, what emperor's trust, the difference between Dali Temple and the Criminal Department is meaningless at this moment.

As the first champion of the Tang Dynasty, Sun Fujia won the trust of His Majesty Li Er, but all major cases were handed over to him to deal with. The case of Li Youmou, the king of Qi here, is no exception. Originally, he took over after Li You and Yin Hongzhi were escorted back to Chang'an.

But no one expected such an incident to happen on the way, and the situation was completely different. Therefore, Sun Fujia took over one step ahead, and the investigation began in Huayin.

The investigation was extensive, and all the soldiers who participated in the escort that night, including Liu Dewei himself, were within the scope of the inquiry, and the villagers in the small village were also within the scope of the investigation. Sun Fujia is a very meticulous person, and he will not let go of any details. Especially when it comes to such a shocking case.

The villagers claimed that they only saw the men in black entering the village that night, and they were all armed with sharp knives, killing people and setting fires, doing all kinds of evil, very cruel.

It is not surprising that ordinary people have such a reaction when they encounter such a scene. As for those statements, it is clear that they are exaggerated and not very credible. Sun Fujia's real suspicion was that some of the villagers were in collusion with the Assassins, but after a detailed investigation, it was found that these people had been honest farmers for three generations, and no one had traveled far recently, and no strangers had been here.

Moreover, Dewei Lau's itinerary at that time was also very immediate, which could not be predicted in advance. If it weren't for the delay on the way and entering Huayin City, there would be no such thing.

Therefore, the villagers should all be innocent, and the assassin should have followed Liu Dewei and his party and chose to do it on the way. As for who the murderer is, although there have been too many speculations in Chang'an City, and some even say it conclusively.

But as a rigorous investigator, Sun Fujia was unmoved, he would not make any false assumptions, he only believed in his own eyes and the evidence he had investigated.

As for the guards and soldiers, they all said that the battle that night was fierce, the assassins were brutal and had clear goals, mainly against Li You and Yin Hongzhi, and the methods were extremely cruel.

Fortunately, they resisted bravely, and the Assassins did not succeed, saving the lives of Li You and Yin Hongzhi.

In order to show their bravery and meritorious guards, the soldiers will inevitably say that the situation is very dangerous. Sun Fujia didn't mind this, in essence, judging from the situation at the scene, even if it was a slight exaggeration, the basic facts were not far from ten, and the situation at that time was indeed more crisis.

As for the bravery of the soldiers, he would not doubt that the protection of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department and a prince must serve his life. The well-trained soldiers knew in their hearts what would await them if the people they wanted to protect had three strengths and two weaknesses.

But it was because of their bravery that they blocked and drove the Assassins away?

Since the assassin was following behind them and suddenly made a move, and before that, Andy Lau didn't notice it in the slightest, in the case of a surprise attack, the well-trained assassin didn't succeed? The fact that the raid turned into a positional battle and ended in defeat was somewhat unusual.

In an attack at this level, it should not appear, Sun Fujia firmly believed. Whether it was the poor level of the assassins, or something else, Sun Fujia drew a big question mark in his heart.

The more this is the case, the more these details are worth pondering, and it is important to investigate them clearly.

Sun Fujia knew better than anyone the importance of his findings, and he was well aware of the possible impact of this case on the court. If you don't get it right, there will be an earth-shattering uproar, and His Majesty the Emperor is trusting him to hand over this case to investigate, and it also means that he has an extremely heavy responsibility.

After completing the investigation on the periphery, Sun Fujia felt that he should meet the two protagonists of the rebellion - Li You and Yin Hongzhi.

The nephews and uncles are very haggard now, although Liu Dewei is not bad to them, and they can be regarded as eating and drinking, but the essence of being prisoners has not changed.

Especially the closer they get to Chang'an, the closer their lives are to the end, and there are assassinations along the way, and the powerful psychological torture makes them very sad. Especially the young Li You, his psychological quality is too poor, and now he is a frightened bird, and his spirit is almost broken.

"Your Highness!" The moment Sun Fujia saw Li You, an imperceptible trace of pity and pity quickly flashed in his eyes.

"I'm just a sinner now, where can I be called so by Dali Siqing?" Li You responded lightly, feeling that Sun Fujia was humiliating him to some extent.

Sun Fujia shook his head and said: "Although you are not the king of Qi now, you have always been the fifth son of His Majesty, and you deserve the title of Your Highness before you are convicted." ”

"Really? Didn't my father deny me as a son a long time ago? The corners of Li You's mouth showed a faint wry smile.

Sun Fujia didn't answer directly, and said in a deep voice: "I haven't tried to talk back yet, Your Highness don't think about it...... In addition to taking His Highness back to Chang'an, the minister was also ordered to investigate His Highness's assassination in Huayin.

I wonder if Your Highness has any impression of the situation that night? Or did you find something, or notice something special? ”

"Hmph, anyway, if I return to Chang'an, it will be a death, why should they be in such a hurry to let me die?" Li You smiled bitterly, but he still shuddered when he remembered the situation that night.

"I don't know who they mean by Your Highness?" Sun Fujia cautiously asked, every word he said was now recorded and presented to the emperor and the prime minister of the political hall, because the stakes were very high.

"They...... Hmph, it's not a good trick of Li Chengqian in the East Palace......" Yin Hongzhi on the side coldly added a shocking sentence. (To be continued.) )