bastard seizes tang

Chapter 558
Hou Junji came all the way to the west, in order to hit the morale of the Gaochang people, he connived and encouraged his soldiers to trample on the Gaochang people's farmland, destroying countless crops. Whether you lose or lose, you will have a hard-to-eat winter.

It can be said that Hou Junji did not do too many bad things, and did not do too many good things, but even so, he has been walking smoothly all the way, so that he is a little bit flustered, but he never expected that during the Western Expedition, he would This is how his first blow came.

Although Hou Junji had old grievances with Li Ke, he didn't even like Helan Yueshi, and wanted to use Helan Yueshi to embarrass Li Ke, but he never wanted Helan Yueshi to die, and he didn't want him to be lost here. killed.

First, Helan Yueshi is a descendant of the Helan family in Wuchuan, and he belongs to the Heshuo clan like Hou Junji from the Shanggu Hou family. If he really killed He Lanyueshi in Gaochang and lost his life, the road between him and Li Ke would be completely blocked, and he would not be sure of defeating Li Ke.

But all of this happened by such a coincidence. Originally, this was not a game to really kill He Lan Yueshi, but He Lan Yueshi died by coincidence when he was born.

"What! He Lan Yueshi was shot to death under Tiandi City?" Hou Junji asked Pei Xin with a surprised face when he heard the news that Pei Xin brought back.

Pei Xin replied: "It's a coincidence, a cold arrow from Tiandi City hit He Lanyue's stone gate and killed him on the spot."

Pei Xin's words reached Hou Junji's ears, and Hou Junji's face was cold and ugly. What he thought would never happen happened to happen. How could the general commanding the city be shot to death by cold arrows? It must be too much of a coincidence.

If He Lanyueshi did not die, the result would be that Helanyueshi was mediocre. Li Ke and Helanyueshi's faces would be ugly after being scolded. This is what Hou Junji wanted, but now Helanyueshi Shi died and died in attacking the city. Then Hou Junji was only in charge of the command, one general was incompetent, and the three armies were exhausted.

And this is just the second thing, when the news of He Lanyueshi's death in battle spread to Chang'an, the relationship between him and Li Ke was completely torn apart, and there was no end to death.

Hou Junji sighed: "Let's order people to put away the thick coffin of He Lanyueshi's corpse."

Pei Xin first responded to Hou Junji's words, and then continued to ask: "He Lan Yueshi died in battle, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the King of Chu to explain, the commander has thought of a way out."

Hou Junji thought for a while and said: "On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes. I am ready to wrap my body in horse leather, let alone Helan Yueshi. It is normal for a general to die in battle. As long as I win this battle, I will win the battle." Going down to Gaochang, although I may have misconducted the command, but the merits still outweigh the demerits, so what can Li Ke do to me?"

Pei Xin said: "Although that's what I said, but some face-saving Kung Fu commanders still have to do it. You have to give the King of Chu a step down."

Hou Junji thought about it, and what Pei Xin said was indeed reasonable, so he asked, "What do you think?"

Pei Xin replied: "Give Helan Yueshi a meritorious title, return the coffin to the court, and enjoy the honor after death. In this way, there will be an explanation to the Helan family, and the King of Chu will also have a step down."

Although He Lanyueshi was not killed by Hou Junji, he died because of him. Hou Junji and Li Ke's reputation is gone, but being an official in the same dynasty, you still have to have face. What Pei Xin said is true reason.

Hou Junji said: "Okay, I will do as you said."

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Gaochang City is four thousand miles away from Chang'an, and the news of Helan Yueshi's new death has not yet reached Chang'an, but now Chang'an City is calm under the storm, and great changes are imminent.

Chang'an City, Pingkangfang, and Xieyu Tower.

Summer in Chang’an comes earlier than in the Western Regions. Although it’s only the beginning of summer, the weather is already a little hot. Under the rattan flower trellis in the inner courtyard of Xieyu Building, Xiao Yuexian is sitting on the side of the bamboo collapse, while Li Ke is sleeping lazily. On the bamboo floor, Xiao Yuexian's well-proportioned legs are pillowed, with a leisurely look.

"The softest thing in the world is no more than a beautiful woman's knee. My king is pillowed on Xian'er's lap, as if he is in the clouds, and he is too happy to think about court." Li Ke half closed his eyes, smelled the intoxicating fragrance of his daughter, and stretched out a little. Lazy and smiled.

Xiao Yuexian raised her slender hand, took a grape from the porcelain plate at the side, gently stuffed it into Li Ke's mouth, and said to Li Ke: "That's not possible. Now is the critical time to win the reserve. After ten years of operation, the outcome will be determined." In this move, it is time for the monarch and ministers to use their lives, Your Highness must not be lazy."

Li Ke said: "Xian'er just rest assured, this king is only feeling emotional for a while, if you kill a tiger, you will be injured by a tiger. This king is still clear about this."

As Li Ke was talking, he thought of Li Chengqian again, so he asked Xiao Yuexian: "What is the prince busy with these days, but he still runs to Xinxin every day?"

Xiao Yuexian smiled and said: "That's natural, but recently, His Royal Highness has added new gadgets, and even the beauties we sent to the East Palace have less land."

"What is it?" Li Ke asked curiously.

Xiao Yuexian replied: "Recently, the crown prince has suddenly become interested in Turkic customs, and has attracted Turkic groups into the East Palace, and often imitates the Turkic people in the East Palace."

Li Ke asked: "Oh? It's a good thing that the prince likes to be generous, but I don't know what drama the prince has been doing recently?"

Xiao Yuexian said: "I come here in different ways every day, yesterday I pretended to be the Turkic Khan who died, and ordered people to cry and mourn in imitation of the Turkic ritual. I had a great time playing."

Li Ke said with a smile: "It's really strange that a dude who has never even been to the Northland is so obsessed with Turkic rituals."

Xiao Yuexian picked up another grape, stuffed it into Li Ke's mouth, and said with disdain: "This is more than obsession. The prince not only set up a Turkic tent in the East Palace, ate and drank to follow suit, but even mentioned it to the people around him. , led Wanqi to Jincheng, and then released him, and committed himself to Ashina Simo as his subordinate. Isn't it ridiculous for the dignified prince to say so."

The majestic prince of the Tang Dynasty uttered wild words that if he wins the world in the future, he will go to the tent of the Turkic Khan Ashina Simo and become a mere tribal leader. This statement is really absurd and powerful, and Xiao Yuexian will inevitably be disdainful.

But when Li Ke listened to Xiao Yuexian's words, the original smile on Li Ke's face gradually faded. If there is anyone in the world who can understand Li Chengqian's sorrow best, then this person must be Li Ke.

Li Chengqian was young but intelligent, he acted with discretion, he was able to deal with state affairs in a timely manner, and had an excellent reputation, even compared to Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, but such a good seedling suddenly grew crooked.

In the eyes of others, Li Chengqian's sudden temperament change, and the reason why he likes to have fun is naturally that he is willing to degenerate and cannot restrain himself, but Li Ke knows very well that Li Chengqian can have today, the subjects of the East Palace, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson empress, and of course Li Ke himself, each of them pushed Li Chengqian into the abyss invisibly.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun placed too much hope on Li Chengqian, so that some seedlings would encourage him. Li Chengqian built a house in the East Palace, and the gang of officials in the East Palace criticized Li Chengqian for being extravagant; If you miss a class, you are ignorant and incompetent, and you look like a foolish king; as for a visit to the brothel, you can't wait to force Li Chengqian to issue an edict to apologize to the world.

Everyone only remembers that Li Chengqian is the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty and the future emperor, but everyone forgets that he is just a boy in his early ten years. Under such persecution and education, and under Li Ke's conscious induction and arrangement, Li Chengqian He can't find himself, it's strange that he doesn't rebel, doesn't deviate from the scriptures.

Li Ke grabbed Xiao Yuexian's hand that was feeding the grapes, bit the grapes in Xiao Yuexian's hand, and then took Xiao Yuexian's slender hand to sniff greedily on the tip of his nose, and said to Xiao Yuexian: "The chess game in the East Palace has been played for so long, and it is difficult It's time to take this last step and prepare to break the game."

Xiao Yuexian let Li Ke hold her hand and looked at Li Ke's eyes. She knew that the thing in Li Ke's eyes was ambition, and she liked Li Ke's appearance the most.

Xiao Yuexian asked: "When?"

Li Ke thought for a while, and said: "Naturally, we have to choose the busiest time, let's wait for Hou Junji's army to triumph."

(End of this chapter)