The atmosphere of the entire Ganlu Hall was unprecedentedly depressing, and the little eunuchs didn't know who made the emperor so angry, and even the prince didn't know, because this was a secret book, and it was always sealed when it was sent to the emperor, he didn't know who handed the secret book, and he didn't know what was written in the secret book, and he didn't know who the person who provoked the emperor's anger was. Looking at the treasures in front of him, he was also fascinated, who doesn't like rare treasures? Behind Hou Junji, there were two young women who looked like people unbuttoned their clothes, and there were two maids in front of them who were holding wine glasses, a drop of milky white liquid dripped into the wine glass, the original clear wine had become milky white, the maid handed the wine glass to Hou Junji, Hou Junji took the wine glass, drank it all, and said with a smile.

"This Gao Changguo! Located on the only way to trade in the Western Regions, before I set out on the expedition, I felt that Gaochang must have a lot of rare treasures, and sure enough! ”

Mrs. Hou is still charming, she is familiar with milk wine, she just stares at such a rare treasure, not only is her face not happy, but a little frowning.

"Is there too much treasure that the master has brought back?"

Mrs. Hou frowned and asked, if it was just a few boxes or even treasures, he wouldn't say anything, it would be a whole dozen carts of treasures! Hou Junji took another glass of wine and drank it down, and said with a smile.

"Is it much? It's not much at all, this is a battle to destroy the country, a battle that will forever be recorded in history, a battle of glory, this is also my best opportunity to grab wealth, our Hou family has a shallow foundation, and the old man's qualifications are shallow, if you don't seize this opportunity, when can you live a rich life? ”

"Master, our family is already a national mansion, isn't it rich enough?"

Mrs. Hou sighed lightly, and Hou Junji's face changed when she heard this, and she snorted.

"Guogong Mansion? The Guogong Mansion is also divided into three, six, nine and so on! Can Chen Guogong defend the country? Can it be compared with Zhao Guogong? Can it be compared to the UK? Can I, the Duke of Chen, be ranked number one in Chang'an? Don't talk about others, just talk about Li Yong, has he come to our Chen Guogong Mansion once? The old man was also born in the Qin Palace, and the old man is a close confidant of today's lineage! ”

Mrs. Hou said worriedly.

"But the master has hidden so many rare treasures, aren't you afraid that the saint will blame the master when he finds out?"

Hou Junji said with a smile.

"The old man is not stupid, the old man is not a solitary eater, and he does not treat the soldiers who go out to fight, who will report the old man? Moreover, what the saint values most is not the treasure, but the test of the white stacked flower seeds and muskets on the battlefield, and the treasure has never been mentioned from beginning to end, and the saint has always been the white stacked flower seeds, so the saint does not care, and the lady does not have to worry. ”

Hou Junji was very confident, thinking that he had not treated the soldiers badly, and the property distributed to the soldiers was more than usual, so he blocked everyone's mouths, but forgot that there is a saying in this world, do not suffer from widowhood but unevenness, in a tavern, the two sat opposite each other.

"Are you the general of this expedition? You said you had something important to reveal to the old man? What the hell is going on? ”

Wei Zheng said in a deep voice.

"Can Master Wei promise to keep it secret for me? I also heard that Lord Wei is upright, upright and trustworthy, so the last general made an appointment to meet Lord Wei. ”

A man who looked like a general lowered his head and said in a deep voice.

"The old man guarantees his reputation and will definitely keep it secret for you, as long as what you say is true."

Wei Zheng said in a deep voice.

"I promise that what I say is not adulterated."

The general said in a deep voice.

"So, what exactly is the big thing you are talking about?"

Wei Zheng asked.

"I am a lieutenant general of the border army, and I am fortunate to participate in this expedition, and what I said is related to the chief manager Hou Junji. First things first, greedy for ink! ”

The general said in a deep voice, he just briefly introduced himself, and did not say his name and surname, greedy for ink? Wei Zheng couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this, this kind of thing is not uncommon, even the emperor will turn a blind eye, especially when he goes out to collect property outside, he will share a part of the army, this is already the rule in the army, he Wei Zheng is not a person who does not understand military affairs, although he is upright, but he is not pedantic, and he will not make a fuss about this. Because he knew that this was useless at all, but would cause the hostility of all the generals, and even the emperor would think that he was troublesome, and this matter was not without benefits, at least the soldiers who could go out fiercely, Wei Zheng frowned slightly.

"Just greedy for ink?"

The general said in a deep voice.

"I know that this is the rule in the army, but this time it is different, Chief Hou transported most of the treasures of Gaochang Kingdom to his own mansion."

Wei Zheng couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, and lost his voice.

"More than half of the treasures of the entire Gaochang Kingdom?"

He wondered if he had heard it wrong, he also knew that Hou Junji lived a luxurious life and loved money, but he never thought that Hou Junji's courage would be so big, the main task of this expedition was to obtain the seeds of the white stacked flowers, so everyone's attention was on the white stacked flowers, and they didn't pay much attention to how many treasures the army captured in Gaochang Kingdom, maybe because the Tang Dynasty was rich enough, the land was big and rich, how could they afford the little Gaochang Kingdom? However, Gaochang Kingdom is actually not small, no matter how it is said, it is also a kingdom, and it is located in the necessary place for trade in the Western Regions, Wei Zheng can't imagine what a lot of wealth it will be if Hou Junji secretly hides most of the treasures, and the general nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, almost all the treasures in the palace have been privately collected by the Chief Administrator Hou, and only some large and inconspicuous things are left to be registered."

Wei Zheng couldn't help frowning slightly, the expression on his face became a lot more serious, if Hou Junji was really greedy for so many treasures, then Hou Junji was indeed greedy and committed a crime, the general continued.

"At that time, King Gaochang had already been captured, but in the end he was tortured to death by the chief steward Hou."

Wei Zheng couldn't help frowning again when he heard this, few people would blatantly kill the king of a country throughout the ages, even if it was the king of a dead country, even if Jieli Khan had brought great shame to the emperor, but after the fall of the Turks, Jieli Khan also lived well in Chang'an and became an excellent dancer, but he didn't expect Hou Junji to brutally torture King Gaochang to death, the general continued.

"Moreover, Chief Hou also insulted the harem of King Gaochang."

Wei Zheng heard Huo Ran's change of color and asked in a lost voice.

"What do you say? Hou Junji humiliated the harem of King Gaochang? ”

The general nodded.

"Yes, several princesses of Gaochang were humiliated to death by Chief Hou, and the maids in the palace were even humiliated to death, and even Queen Gaochang, who was pregnant, was unwilling to be humiliated and committed suicide."

Although the general said at the beginning that he would tell him a secret about the expedition, Wei Zheng didn't expect this secret to be so shocking.

"What? Are you telling the truth? Hou Junji actually committed such a heinous crime? ”

Wei Zheng is too unbelievable, is Hou Junji so heartbroken? Does he think that he can do whatever he wants while leading the army? The general said in a deep voice.

"What I said is true, Chief Hou is the prince of the country, how dare I be framed by a small general? Besides, there are so many generals on this expedition, as long as Lord Wei has the heart, it is not easy to ask for a certificate? ”

In fact, Wei Zheng has already believed eight points, as this general said, he is a small general who does not have the courage to frame Hou Junji, and such a big case must be thoroughly investigated, and it cannot be framed, and if what the general said is true, it is impossible that there is no rumor at all, and it is not difficult to investigate, Wei Zheng said in a deep voice.

"The old man believes that what you said is true, but the old man will still verify it, if it is confirmed to be true, the old man will definitely report to the saint to investigate thoroughly."

"If Lord Wei wants to verify, you might as well start with the border army soldiers who went out to investigate, I think they will definitely be willing to tell Lord Wei the truth."

After the general finished speaking, he turned around and walked out, and when he left, the corner of his mouth showed a slight smile, in fact, there was no need to be reminded by this general, Wei Zheng also understood this, the soldiers who went on this expedition were mainly divided into three parts, one part was the soldiers who had gone to Tubo with Hou Junji, a small part was the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, and some were the soldiers of the border army, there is no doubt that the best breakthrough is the soldiers of the border army, Hou Junji does not have great prestige among the soldiers of the border army, because Hou Junji made his career after the sage ascended the throne, after the general finished speaking, Nodding to Wei Zheng and walking out, he pressed the hat hard and then quickly disappeared on the long street, Wei Zheng walked out with a heavy face, he looked up at the sun in the sky, it was still blue and white! If you don't know about this matter, now that you know, then he has to check it, such a big thing, he may not know about it, but he doesn't believe that those generals and nobles in the court don't know at all, after all, they are inextricably linked with the soldiers who went out, and even Li Yong, the deputy head Xue Wanche was recommended by Li Yong, and some of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion also went out with the army, if you want to say that Li Yong doesn't know at all, who believes it? However, these days have passed, but no one mentioned it in the court, let alone impeached Hou Junji, since no one impeached Wei Zheng, then let him Wei Zheng come, night fell, the spring rain fell, Zheng Guogong's mansion, Mrs. Wei couldn't help but complain when she heard the sound of the rain outside.

"It's raining outside, why hasn't the master come back yet?"

"Master must have something to do."

The maid next to her smiled, and Mrs. Wei sighed.

"My lord always has a busy business!"

At this time, a maid walked in with an oil-paper umbrella and reported.

"Madam, the master is back, but the master went straight to the study!"

Mrs. Wei's face remained unchanged when she heard this, as if she had become accustomed to it, and stood up and said.

"Pack up all the food and warm up a pot of wine."

In the study, Wei Zheng was sitting there frowning and pondering, and Mrs. Wei pushed open the door and walked in, complaining.

"Master is really, even if you are busy with business, you should be busy with food, you still don't care about your body when you are old."

However, Wei Zheng didn't have any appetite at all, and he didn't even want to drink his favorite wine, so he waved his hand.

"Let's put it here first!"

Seeing the heavy expression on Wei Zheng's face, Mrs. Wei knew in her heart that something terrible must have happened, the last time she saw Wei Zheng's face so heavy was when the prince favored the male pet and abandoned his studies, so what about this time? What happened this time? Mrs. Wei said with concern.

"The soldiers of the Northern Expedition brought back the seeds of the white stacked flowers, isn't the master very happy these days? What happened again? ”

Wei Zheng waved his hand.

"You can't take care of it, I want to think quietly!"

When Mrs. Wei heard this, she had to retreat with the maid, closed the door of the study, and whispered to the old servant who took care of the study.

"Remember to remind the master to eat for a while, and if the food is cold, let the small kitchen heat up!"

In the study, Wei Zheng pondered for a moment and finally began to pick up the pen, and wrote it down freely, in the early dynasty, Su Cheng stood in the class and lightly sighed, and listened to the people of Sinong Temple casually report on the preparation for trying to plant white stacked flowers, and now there are farmers from Gaochang Kingdom, Su Cheng is also completely relieved, in fact, he doesn't know much about planting white stacked flowers, and he definitely doesn't know more about the farmers of Gaochang Kingdom.

"Okay, for the trial planting of white stacked flowers, the people of Sinong Temple must be careful, and those farmers of Gaochang Kingdom, if they perform well and make contributions in the process of trial planting, they can be pardoned."

Li Er said with a smile, and the people of Sinong Temple hurriedly said yes.

"If there's nothing going on, then let's disperse!"

Li Er said in a deep voice, a few days ago, he would talk to the ministers with great interest and listen to the praise of the courtiers, but now he is not in the mood at all, the prince took a step forward and was about to announce his retirement from the dynasty loudly, Wei Zheng came out with a solemn face.

"Enlightened sage, Chen Wei Zheng has a play!"

Wei Zheng said in a deep voice, Wei Zheng's heavy and sonorous voice echoed in the hall, and even Cheng Yanjin, who was almost asleep, was instantly refreshed, so everyone was in a pang of heart, because they heard Wei Zheng's tone with solemnity, they were very familiar with Wei Zheng's tone, whenever they heard Wei Zheng's solemn tone, it meant that something big was about to happen, but they were very puzzled, what could be a big deal? The army is triumphant, and it is also a very glorious battle to destroy the country, and the seeds of the white stacked flowers have also been pulled back and pulled back 10,000 catties, Wei Zheng has been smiling from ear to ear these days, why has it suddenly become so solemn now? Has anything happened in Datang recently? Most of the ministers in the court didn't understand what was going on, but Li Yong saw someone coming out of the queue and heard Wei Zheng's solemn voice, he couldn't help but move in his heart, Su Cheng's eyes immediately glanced at Cheng Yanjin and the others, and found that the eyes of these guys seemed to be slightly turned to Hou Junji, by ~ Li Yong couldn't help but curse in his heart, these old guys were silent one by one, it turned out that they all knew it in their hearts! That's right, there are tens of thousands of troops on the expedition, how can the news be so tightly covered? These old guys have a wide range of connections in the army, and it is not unusual to know the news, but the key is that these old guys are all pretending to be deaf and dumb, and they are all scheming! Is this the East Window incident?