bastard seizes tang

Chapter 559 The Great Army Triumph
As Hou Junji said, Gaochang fought, but the desert was difficult to cross. When most of the Tang army crossed the desert for more than [-] li, Gaochang had already lost half of it.

Hou Junji cut wood to fill the moats of Gaochang State, making it as flat as the ground, and then built a car to hit the low city, breaking the opening of the low city several feet wide. There is no place for Gaochang people to stand on the city, so they conquered them in one fell swoop.In just half a day, they broke through the outer city of Gaochang.

Once the outer city of Gaochang was destroyed, the inner city became the possession of the Tang army. The inner city was besieged by the Tang army for three days, and it was too late to wait for the so-called Western Turkic reinforcements. , Gaochang soldiers had no intention of fighting for a long time.

Ju Wentai was helpless, in order to save his life, he had to lead all the officials to surrender, and became a prisoner of the Tang army. He was sent to Chang'an, where he could not escape. up.

As the news of the triumphant return of the army was sent back to Chang'an, the ruling and opposition parties rejoiced, but with the news of the triumphant return came the news of Helan Yueshi's death before the battle.

"A Lang died because of Hou Junji's persecution, and the order was chaotic before the battle. I hope His Highness and the princess will make decisions for A Lang." In the side hall of the Chu Palace, He Lanyueshi's wife Wu Shun was already crying. Sitting on a soft stool in the hall, weeping uncontrollably.

Li Ke was sitting in the hall, looking at Wushun's weeping Lihua with rain, his fists were clenched inadvertently, his face was ashen, ugly and fierce, although Li Ke treated others kindly, he had no airs, even if he treated the servants of the mansion That's right, they have rarely seen Li Ke like this, and no one dared to go up to persuade him.

After a while, it was Princess Wu Meiniang of Chu who finally stepped forward, patted Wu Shun's back lightly, smoothed her breath, and comforted her: "Don't worry, sister, brother died in battle, why, A Lang and I are very clear Hou Junji's actions not only ruined his brother's life, but also provoked us Chu Palace, we will never sit idly by."

Wu Shun nodded, choked with sobs and said: "Minzhi and Minyue are still young, just learning how to speak, so they lost their daddy, but what should we do? It's a thousand cuts."

Wu Shun married He Lanyueshi in the eighth year of Zhenguan, and now it has only been four years. They have a son and a daughter. The eldest son He Lanmin was born in the ninth year of Zhenguan and was only three years old. Sui Yu, who was only a few months older than Xiao Li Zhen, had lost his father at such a young age, it was really pitiful.

Li Ke stood up slowly, and said to Wu Shun: "Your brother's death, and the matter of Min Zhi and Min Yue, sister, don't worry, my brother's death has something to do with this king, and this king will definitely give you justice. "

He Lanyueshi was just a small person, and he couldn't get into the eyes of these giants in the court. The reason why Helan Yueshi was embarrassed by Hou Junji was because of Li Ke. There is nothing wrong with the relationship.

But Wu Shun is so smart, the Wu family and the Helan family can rely on Li Ke's help today, not to mention that now that Helan Yueshi is dead, in the future she, Minzhi, and Minyue can rely on Li Ke and Wu Meiniang, how could Wushun Blame and Li Ke.

Wu Shun hurriedly said: "Your Highness is serious. Before Alang went to the battle, His Highness had already stated the danger in it, and advised him early in the morning. In the end, it was Alang who was eager to seek merit, and Hou Junji was just avenging his personal revenge. No wonder Your Highness."

Li Ke said: "The king will find out what happened behind my brother, and give him an explanation under Jiuquan, and he will never let him die in vain. But the deceased is gone, and the brother is dead. We not only want to seek justice for him, but also Take care of the matter behind your brother."

Wu Shun glanced at Li Ke, and said, "I'm just a woman, and I don't speak lightly. I hope Your Highness will take care of me in this matter."

Li Ke nodded and said: "That's natural, this matter is on the king's body. Later, the king will go to the palace in person to ask for credit for his brother, and ask his father to make him Marquis of Wuchuan. The eldest son Minzhi."

Helan Yueshi's current title is no more than that of a male from Yingshan County, who is the lowest among all the nobles in the Tang Dynasty, who is above the county male is the county son, who is above the county son is the county uncle, and whoever is above the county uncle is the marquis.

The men of Yingshan County are from the fifth rank, and the Marquis of Wuchuan are from the third rank. If it is only based on the merits of the Helanyue stone formation before the battle, at most it will be gold and silver pensions after death. The county son may not be able to favor future generations, and there is no need to think about being a marquis.

He Lanyueshi died in battle, his grief was greater than his merit, and if Helanyueshi's merits were used to make him a marquis, it was obviously overstepping the rules and not following the rules, but Li Ke agreed, except for Helanyueshi's meager merits. In addition to merit, the rest is naturally Li Ke's face.

Hearing this, Wu Shun stood up and thanked, "On behalf of Alang and Minzhi, I thank Your Highness."

Li Ke hurriedly said: "A mere marquis is not enough to express my king's intentions, but this king's authority can only be like this, and in the future, if this king pursues the title again, he will never treat his elder brother, Minzhi, and Minyue badly."

Wu Shun is clear about what Li Ke meant in the future. As a prince, although he is favored by Li Shimin, it is difficult to determine the situation of the court with a single word. The Marquis should be the limit. It's cheap to do things, even if Helan Yueshi is named a Duke of the state, it's all right.

Although the death of Helan Yueshi had something to do with Li Ke, Li Ke once persuaded Helan Yueshi, but Helan Yueshi insisted on going his own way and did not listen to Li Ke's words, so the death of Helan Yueshi was said to have nothing to do with Li Ke It also makes sense, Li Ke and He Lanyueshi are brother-in-law, and it is enough to be able to do this.

Wu Shun stayed in Chu Wang's mansion for a while, and finally went back to the mansion. Li Ke looked at Wu Shun's slowly leaving figure, his expression was still ugly.

Looking at the battle report sent back by the Xizheng army, He Lanyueshi's death was indeed a coincidence. Li Ke was not afraid that Hou Junji was lying to him. Li Ke wants to know, just ask.But even though the coincidence was a coincidence, it was true that Hou Junji provoked him, and Li Ke would never tolerate him.

Wu Meiniang and Li Ke have shared the same bed for so many years, she knows Li Ke's temperament very well, Wu Meiniang looked at Li Ke's appearance, and said: "Sanlang wants to achieve great things, so he won't mess up his mind for a mere Helan Yueshi."

Li Ke asked, "What does Mei Niang mean?"

Wu Meiniang replied: "Right now is the critical time for San Lang to win the heir. All of us in the Chu Palace should focus on this time. Although my brother died in vain, now is definitely not the time to quarrel with Hou Junji, and this matter will happen in a short time. I can’t figure out why.”

Listening to Wu Meiniang's words, Li Ke naturally understood what Wu Meiniang meant. Now is the time to finish dealing with Li Chengqian. If he were to deal with Hou Junji again at this time, he would be distracted and distracted.

Li Ke nodded and said: "Don't worry, Meiniang, this king is very clear about the importance of the land, and will never give up the bottom line. At this time, he only cares about dealing with Hou Junji, but the matter of Hou Junji gave me an idea. The crown prince and Hou Junji are going to be brought together in one pot."

(End of this chapter)