A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1107 Xuanwu Gate

Outside Xuanwu Gate,

Wu Huaiyu was inspecting the 8,000 Beiya Imperial Guards who were about to march west this time. They came from the camps of the Yulin and Longwu armies. The emperor even pulled out the elites of the hundreds of cavalry, thousands of flying cavalry, and Shenji battalions.

Eight thousand elite cavalrymen of the Forbidden Army lined up outside the Xuanwu Gate, their armors shining brightly, flags fluttering, and their men and horses strong.

Just by looking at the mounts of these Forbidden Army cavalry, you can tell that they are elites. Each team consists of fifty people, and their mounts are all of the same color.

Wu Huaiyu rode his horse and looked at the neat and solemn team, and was very satisfied.

On the Xuanwu Gate behind him, Li Shimin was also looking at Wu Huaiyu's inspection team.
"Sanshui, what do you think?"

The emperor asked Hou Junji next to him,

Hou Junji looked at Wu Huaiyu who was talking back and forth in front of the formation, and felt more jealous in his heart. He should have been standing there,

As soon as Wu Huaiyu came back, he took away his handsome seal.

"Your Majesty, I always feel that the Prime Minister is a little too arrogant to underestimate the enemy. He is making fun of military affairs. He is marching thousands of miles to the west. He uses these Forbidden Army soldiers as bargaining chips for his reputation and achievements..."

Li Shimin looked at Hou Junji expressionlessly,
Thinking of Zhang Liang’s secret performance earlier,
Hou Junji actually wanted to secretly sabotage Wu Huaiyu's plan and make Wu Huaiyu's Western Expedition fail. This guy even told Zhang Liang that he could send someone to secretly inform the Gaochang people about Wu Huaiyu's plan for the Western Expedition, so that Gaochang people and the Western Turks could take action early. Be on guard,

This has touched Li Shimin's bottom line.
Li Shimin knew very well about Hou Junji and Wu Huaiyu's grievances. As long as they did not cross the line, the emperor did not care and was even happy to see it.

But Hou Junji now actually wanted to betray the interests of the Tang Dynasty in order to attack Wu Huaiyu, which crossed the red line.

The emperor looked at Wu Huaiyu on the field,
Comparing the two, Wu Huaiyu is still much better than Hou Junji.

Wu Huaiyu had never used this method.

"Sanshui, there are some things that you can't do, it's impossible to think about it, and it's a sin to even think about it," the emperor's voice gradually turned cold as he looked at the soldiers in front of him.

There is no need for heavy hammers to sound the drum;

Even thinking about it is guilty, as soon as these four words are spoken,
Hou Junji stood stunned on the top of the Xuanwu Gate as if he had been struck by lightning.
Although he has never been good at shooting arrows, he is still smart. Combined with the scene in front of him, he immediately understood what the emperor meant.
What he said to Zhang Liang must have been known by the emperor.

And only the two of them knew what they said.

Zhang Liang's dog slave betrayed him, that bitch dog slave, how dare he, he has no blood at all, Wu Huaiyu fucked him like this, not only did he not dare to retaliate, but he also helped him lick him?

Hou Junji's whole face was red, but he couldn't say a word. He didn't know how to explain.

I was even extremely frightened.

If this kind of thing really needs to be investigated, it would be easy to lose your head.

He now has mixed feelings, resenting Wu Huaiyu, hating Zhang Liang, and fearing the emperor.

"It is said that the prime minister's belly can support a boat. You are also the prime minister for the second time. You should understand this truth. You must have courage and broad mind.
In particular, we must not stab people in the back, let alone betray the country. "

Hou Junji made a plop and knelt on the head of Xuanwu Gate.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty and punished with death."

Hou Junji was terrified at this time. He felt the emperor's murderous intention. He had been a martial arts partner with the emperor since he was a child. He had been with the emperor for more than thirty years and knew the emperor's temper well.

The calmer the emperor appeared, the deeper his anger became.

If the emperor just came up and kicked him twice, things would be easier to talk about.

But the emperor's current state made him tremble with fear.

Hou Junji banged his head heavily on the ground. The hard bricks made his head bleed after a few hits.
Hou Junji knelt very hard, his head was like pounding garlic, and his forehead was bloody and bloody.
However, the emperor kept looking at the Forbidden Army soldiers in the distance and did not look back at Hou Junji.
His eyes are so cold,

"I am guilty of capital punishment. I was temporarily confused and confused."

"How dare you,"

After a long time, the emperor finally uttered a sentence:
"I am confused,"

Li Shimin shook his head,
He finally turned around, but looked at Hou Junji who was still kowtowing on the ground without stopping him. There was only endless disappointment in his eyes.

This is no longer an ordinary fight,

Hou Junji could compete with Wu Huaiyu for the position of commander of the Western Expedition, or he could oppose Wu Huaiyu's plan, but he wanted to leak Wu Huaiyu's plan to the Gaochang people and the Western Turks.
This won't work.

"Are you confused? Do you know the consequences if you do that?"

"Wu Huaiyu and the 20,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty's Western Expedition will at least be in vain, and at worst they may be defeated in the Western Regions. If you say that Wu Huaiyu and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are used as bargaining chips for his own achievements and reputation, then you are betraying the 20,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. You want to In exchange for what?”

"I will be punished by death,"

"You have indeed committed a capital crime. If you leak the plan, I will kill you right now."

The emperor sighed.

"I really didn't expect that not only did you dare to think that way, but you actually dared to do that. I can't believe that Zhang Liang reported you.
But when Baiqisi intercepted your domestic slave in Huaiyuanfang early this morning and found on him the letters, drawings, etc. that you wanted to leak to the Western Turks and Gaochang people,

In the face of ironclad factual evidence, I have no choice but to believe it. "

"Hou Junji, you stand up, look me in the eyes and tell me, are these things true? Did you say those words to Zhang Liang? Did you send your slaves to find the Hu people? Did you leak it? Those plans,"

Hou Junji wanted to deny it.

But in the face of the hard facts, he knew that there was no point in denying it.

He knelt on the ground and refused to get up, and kept kowtowing. Even though he was rough-skinned and thick-skinned, his head was bruised and bloody, and his face was covered in blood.

"I am confused, I am guilty, I deserve to die."

Li Shimin sighed,
Angry at his inability to fight and hated at his stupidity.

"You really deserve to die. You are not stupid, you are crazy. Originally, I should have sent you a pot of golden wine, but I have prepared the poisonous wine. I still can't bear it. Our monarch and his ministers have been together for more than thirty years. We have known each other since we were young, and we played together when we were older. Since the Taiyuan army started, you have also followed me in the battle, and you have saved me many times, and you have made great contributions to the country and me."

Li Shimin couldn't talk any more.

"For the sake of old friendship, I don't have to make your matter public, and I don't have to kill you.
However, this is also the last chance. The friendship and achievements in the past are all worth the serious crime you committed this time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Hou Junji burst into tears for the rest of his life.

"I can save you from death, but,"

"You can no longer serve as prime minister,"

The emperor finally announced the disposition of Hou Junji and asked him to go home to recuperate. This was not to protect him, but to keep him and superficially cooperate with the fake Western Expedition plan.

Therefore, he will not be exempted from the post for the time being.
But we can no longer let him work in practice and reflect behind closed doors at home.

After the Western Expedition,
Then formally dispose of it,
"When Wu Huaiyu succeeds in his western expedition, you can go to Annan, go to the Governor's Mansion in Huanzhou, and become the Sima of Tangzhou."

(End of this chapter)