Cultivation of chastity

When Li Tai finally got to work, Li Shiji returned to Chang'an with his army to attack Xue Yantuo.

This time, Li Shimin naturally received Li Shiji very grandly, although defeating Xue Yantuo was not a big deal.

But Li Shiji used his achievements to show that he could secure the position of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Li Shimin even gave a big banquet to reward the three armies!

However, when Hou Junji saw this scene, he snorted coldly, and the resentment in his heart rose a little bit.

At least from Hou Junji's point of view, Li Shiji only defeated Xue Yantuo, and it was nothing compared to his original contribution.

Under such circumstances, Li Shimin actually treated Li Shiji so favorably, but when it was his turn, he sent himself to prison!

Hou Junji was drinking alone at home, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

I was born and died with Li Shimin at the beginning, especially when the Xuanwu Gate was changed, I made many outstanding achievements, but now I am just looting Gaochang City, it is not a big deal, whoever led the army did not plunder, but let himself go to prison.

He even deprived himself of his military power and let his credit be written off.

Now the prince is fighting with the king of Wei, if he listens to the prince, he will make the king of Wei unhappy, but if he listens to the king of Wei, the prince will remember it in his heart.

For the gifts that others sent, all the heavy ones were pushed away, and the light ones were handed over to the equivalent value before being carefully accepted.

By showing off your muscles, you can make these corvees fear.

Now that Li Shiji is proud of that villain, will he still be inferior to Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui in the future! "

It's just that Li Tai now needs to attend the regular meeting of the court every month, and at the same time report the progress of the Vientiane Shrine, as well as some miscellaneous matters of the Ministry of Industry, but he also met Li Shiji face to face.

"But King Wei has Wang Xuance as his minion outside, and Xue Rengui as his confidant in the court, if the father-in-law doesn't choose the crown prince...

So Hou Junji was really dissatisfied with Wang Xuance, and thinking of being subordinate to Wang Xuance in the future, he became even more angry.

As for the Vientiane Shrine, it completely uses Wei Wang's own system, these people can't get in the way!

"Obey!" Wang Zhenru quickly agreed when he heard Li Tai's words.

Because Li Tai didn't use them at all, the Ministry of Industry was going on as usual, and Li Tai didn't change anything.

After all, although Wei Wang Li Tai had never been close to him, he had never humiliated him because of his loneliness.

As the project progressed, Li Tai had nothing to do with Li Shiji except to give Li Shiji a small gift and then accept a small gift in return.

Peacock bought the forest farms and mines in the hands of Huangshang, so naturally they would not report certain details upwards, such as these forest farms and mines in their hands have become hot potatoes, and they will not sell them at this time. When the prince finds you, it will be true Can't sell anymore.

Helan Chushi clearly knew what his father-in-law's heart disease was. One was to value fame, and the other was to be Wang Xuance!

Although Hou Junji was left out in the cold by the court, he was also resentful, but his identity was still Chen Guogong.

Hou Junji said: "If you don't go to the Eastern Palace as an errand, what are you doing here!"

They obeyed and violated King Wei's orders. It was fine to cut corners, but the problem was that King Wei didn't order them at all.

From this point of view, Hou Junji actually has a good impression of Li Tai.

But in fact, these imperial merchants are also mentally clear.

"Reporting to Yuezhang..." Helan Chushi looked at Hou Junji in front of him, unconsciously felt a bit of fear, but still gritted his teeth and said, "If you are willing to visit the East Palace someday, the prince will definitely sweep the couch to welcome you. !"

The current Holy Majesty only sees the newcomer laughing, how can he hear the old man cry!
At this moment, Hou Junji squinted at his disliked son-in-law Helan Chushi coming in front of him.

The third thing is to let the people who are placed in the Ministry of Industry disobey Li Tai's orders, so that Li Tai's project cannot continue.

As for the Turkic people who were dragged into the coal yard, Wei Xu felt that these guys couldn't even beat ordinary corvees, and they must not have been specially sent by the prince to provoke trouble.

Under such circumstances, they can only watch the Vientiane Shrine rise from the ground!

If Wang Xuance relied on his own exquisite tactical command, the peerless secret technique passed down from ancient times, and even took the risk to attack the opponent's grain path and kill Songtsan Gampo, then Hou Junji would not be so depressed, after all, the opponent has the truth. ability.

To be honest, no one thought that Zhang Xuansu went to court in a good morning and was walking on the main road, but the prince Hunu rushed out and attacked Zhang Xuansu. That scene was really unbelievable.

Therefore, except for the banquet held by Li Shimin, Li Shiji rejected all other banquets.

No matter how they recalled it, they felt that these corvees were too capable of fighting.

However, as Li Tai started to take action, Li Chengqian also started to target Li Tai.

In short, Li Shiji's life was like Li Jing's second, and he didn't give anyone any excuses.

At a meeting, Li Tai said to Wang Zhenru, "True Confucianism? Did you encounter any problems in your project? Did the prince have any black hands?"

Even Fang Xuanling didn't spare a little time to imitate Hou Junji's state of mind.

"You divide the corvees into three shifts, and the three shifts rush to work. Things are so peaceful, but I feel a little bit uneasy. I'd better hurry up and get things done!"

If the prince's mansion also pays, the same price will be sold to the prince's mansion first, and then the servants of the prince's mansion will have to retreat gorgeously.

What is the prince doing? This is Zhang Xuansu, the number one loyal minister under him!

Helan Chushi watched Hou Junji stop his glass, and stopped drinking at will, knowing that his words had already moved Hou Junji.

But it’s okay for a corvée, but for the previous team of corvée, these corvée don’t know why a hammer appeared from their sleeves, and an iron ruler was pulled out from their trouser legs. While picking up a few bricks, he confronted himself and the others head-on.

Li Tai looked at the Vientiane Shrine he built recently, but it was too quiet, and he couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.

Li Tai always felt that there was something wrong with such a peaceful atmosphere, at least his brother shouldn't welcome him like this.

The second thing is to let those Turkic people harass Li Tai's corvees from time to time and delay their project progress.

"Qingque, do you think being rich is great!" Li Chengqian couldn't help gnashing his teeth when he heard this.

"That's not true!" The servants said, "Those imperial merchants said that the woman named Peacock under the command of Wei Wang bought all the mines and forest farms in their hands that participated in the project. They really couldn't help busy!"

But soon, the first group of people came to report to Li Chengqian, "Reporting to the prince, the emperor said that they are powerless and unable to help!"

Of course, at this moment, all eyes were on Li Shiji. As for Hou Junji's psychological changes, who would care about it.

"Could it be that I misunderstood my brother..." Li Tai rubbed his chin. He didn't expect Li Chengqian to have such a city after years of precipitation, and he shouldn't be underestimated!

Compared with Hou Junji, who was almost single-handedly excavated and promoted by Li Shimin, Li Shiji really didn't have the status to show for it.

If it weren't for the Jinwu Guard who was in charge of patrolling and guarding, Zhang Xuansu might really be gone.

They were in charge of harassing the corvees. Originally they thought they were just some corvees working, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

After all, in the eyes of everyone, how could Hou Junji betray Li Shimin!
However, Li Shiji was much more low-key than Hou Junji, after all, his background was a little bit better than Li Jing's.

To be honest, Hou Junji didn't feel anything when it was prosperous, but now that it is down, the horses that Li Tai keeps unchanged every year make Hou Junji a little worried.

Jin Wuwei sent Zhang Xuansu to Sun Simiao, and finally saved Zhang Xuansu's life, but it was almost to the point of death.

"Prince...hehe!" Hou Junji sneered when he heard this, "Wei Wang has become the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he seems to be in a hurry! No see!"

"A mere businessman dares to disobey the order of the widow!" Li Chengqian couldn't help but get angry when he heard this order!

Soon there was news that Zhang Xuansu, who had finally recovered from his injury, was attacked again, hey, why did you say again?
When Zhang Xuansu was in the early court, he was surrounded by slave households in the Prince's Mansion, and was severely hit by a big horse hammer.

But the problem is, Wang Xuance relied on the unimaginably thick armor provided by the King of Wei, and then used the simplest coordinated tactics of cavalry and cavalry to wear Songtsen Gampo recklessly.

Li Shiji's every move was full of caution, and he even basically kept a distance of at least ten meters from him.

What kind of skill is this, if the king of Wei provided him with this batch of armor, wouldn't he be able to win Lu Dongzan!

When Helan Chushi heard Hou Junji's words, he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, no matter what, he finally persuaded Hou Junji.

"The king of Wei...does he still respect me!" Hou Junji was slightly taken aback when he heard Helan Chushi's words, and said in silence for a while,
"In recent years, my family has been neglected, and some people who have followed suit have left a lot, but the king of Wei always remembers the affection he had for attacking Xue Yantuo together. The Qinghai horses given to me every year are absolutely perfect, and they are all good horses!"

Seeing Hou Junji's refusal, Helan Chushi hurriedly said, "Yue Zhang, now the saints are ignoring you, and the court is suppressing you. As for the King of Wei, he may not even pay attention to you. Only the crown prince can use you again and restore you to your former glory!"

But Wang Xuance's 30 broke [-], which made him a myth on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Compared with the two, Hou Junji is just a background board.

It's just that this time the storm didn't break out on me, but on Zhang Xuansu.

So neither of these two people reported anything. As for Wang Zhenru himself, because he used his own corvee system to carry out projects, which was completely different from the system of the Ministry of Industry, he didn't feel anything.

"The so-called extremely human minister, haven't I ever had one!" Hou Junji looked at Helan Chushi and said with a sneer,
"However, you are right in the end, what qualifications do those deceitful people have to climb on top of me!"

After a few rounds, he and others were beaten to the ground, and then he was dragged down into the mine by the bad guys who heard the news, saying that he was picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and he worked for seven days before returning after paying off.

Of course, the second batch of Turkic people who came back also came back with black noses, swollen faces and disgraced heads.

Under such circumstances, the best way is to sell these things. If you hold them in your own hands, it is a crime to conceive the jade. But if the king of Wei pays to buy the entire forest farm or mine, it is really not your problem. , but Wei Wang gave too much money.

To be honest, Hou Junji really didn't think much of Li Chengqian, the eldest son who was so loved by his father, but in the end was overwhelmed by King Wei who was even younger than him.

In contrast, when Li Chengqian fought with him at the beginning, the two sides had a certain degree of love, but did he give him gifts during the holidays?
Even after he was suppressed, he became more indifferent to himself. If it wasn't for King Wei's entry to Beijing this time, the prince might not have remembered such a general who was suppressed by the court!
Ha ha!

Who can blame this, it is entirely his own fault!

In the confrontation with Tubo back then, Hou Junji led the Tang elite to fight against Lu Dongzan, but was blocked by Lu Dongzan.

Strike the iron while it's hot: "But the crown prince is different. The crown prince lacks military power, and in the future he will definitely regard Yue Zhang as his only reliance. In the future, Yue Zhang's status in the court may be even higher than now!"

"No? The whole project is proceeding step by step!" Wang Zhenru heard Li Tai's words,
"The Peacock Lady is responsible for the supply of raw materials, I am in charge of the work arrangements for the corvee workers, and Wei Xu is in charge of safety inspections around the project. The construction period is going very smoothly!"

People like Helan Chushi dare not look directly at the majesty of the Duke.

After all, this is too weak. If you throw it in the mine for exercise, you will naturally know who can't afford it.

As for the third batch, those who had been placed in the Ministry of Industry early on, unless they forcibly broke into the construction site, they would have nothing to do with Li Tai.

The first thing is to threaten those imperial merchants who have precious materials in their hands and specialize in royal business, and ask them not to do business with Li Tai.

In a rage, Li Shimin searched the Prince's study and found Zhang Xuansu's letter to the Prince:
"Emperor Wu of Zhou pacified Shandong, and Emperor Wen of Sui mixed with Jiangnan. They were diligent and thrifty and loved the people. They were all rulers. Some sons were unworthy, and they died and were worshiped by the ancestors. The Holy One regards His Highness as the father and son, and the affairs of the family and the country. The things used are not limited. The decree is not over sixty, and the things used have exceeded [-]. What is more arrogant and extravagant than this! The courtiers are honest and honest, and they are not on the side; , It is better to win the game! Bitter medicine can benefit the disease, bitter words can benefit deeds, Fu Wei is prepared for danger in times of peace, and be cautious every day."

Li Shimin recalled that he seemed to have ordered the crown prince not to be restricted in spending money last month. It was because Li Tai never cared about how much money he spent.

Then because it costs money to make trouble, money is needed for buying and selling materials, money is needed for personnel pensions, and instigating traitors, some rewards should be given.

Li Chengqian's finances have seriously deteriorated, and now he has no scruples when he sees this opportunity.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Xuansu immediately wrote a letter to persuade him, this is what the sage showed you, not for your use!
And now he is still lying in the hospital, it has only been a few days!