A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1109 Prince
On the tower of Xuanwu Gate,

Hou Junji walked away with his back, looking extremely desolate. He turned back three times with each step, as if expecting the emperor to wave him back.

Li Shimin kept watching him go away with complicated eyes.

It was warm in late spring and the sun was shining brightly. Wu Huaiyu felt very comfortable when it shone on her body.

"Hou Junji deserves to be killed, but I can't bear it and want to spare his life." The emperor looked at the back and murmured to himself, and seemed to be explaining to Wu Huaiyu, "In June of that year, Hou Junji won the first prize for his meritorious service. One, do you know why?”

Wu Huaiyu knew that June of that year refers to the Xuanwu Gate Revolution in the ninth year of Wude. Several people who ranked first in the aftermath were Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yuchi Gong and Hou Junji.

Fang Du was Li Shimin's confidant, not to mention Changsun Wuji.

Yuchi Gong ranked first because he stabbed Qi Wang Yuanji to death, rescued Li Shimin from Yuanji's bow string, and then took the bloody spear to the dragon boat in Haichi to force Emperor Li Yuan to issue an edict, allowing Li Shimin to control the world's soldiers and horses.

He even stood on top of the Xuanwu Gate with Jiancheng and Yuanji's heads in his hands, drove away the morale of the palace soldiers, and guarded the palace gate.

Everyone only knew that they were highly accomplished, but they didn't know why Hou Junji, who had a low official status at the time, was tied for first place.

Of course Wu Huaiyu knew the secrets,
On that day, Li Shimin ambushed Jiancheng Yuanji near Linhu Palace, while Hou Junji led a group of dead soldiers and directly entered Li Yuan's palace, forced him onto the dragon boat in the sea pool, controlled the emperor, and achieved the most critical victory. One step to victory,
It's just that I can't talk about it.
The official story of the entire Xuanwumen Incident for many years has been that Jiancheng Yuanji wanted to murder Li Shimin, and Li Shimin was forced to fight back. After hearing the news, the emperor issued an edict announcing that they were rebelling and causing rebellion, and asked the King of Qin to control his troops and put down the rebellion.

This statement hides or even modifies the most critical information, making people think that this is just a fight between brothers.
In fact, the most important thing about Xuanwu Sect is that Li Shimin controlled Li Yuan, then killed Jiancheng Yuanji and forced the palace to seize the throne.

What Hou Junji did was the most dangerous thing.

If it were another emperor, he might not wait to kill Hou Junji afterwards to prevent the truth about his forced palace from spreading.

For example, when the Sima clan usurped Wei, the Chengji brothers, under the instigation of Sima Zhao's confidant Jia Chong, killed Wei Emperor Cao Mao in the street. However, not only did the Chengji brothers not receive any reward,
Instead, he was pushed out as a scapegoat by Sima Zhao and killed the Cheng Ji brothers in order to shirk and cover up his guilt of regicide and usurping the throne.

Xuanwumen is where Li Shimin imprisoned his father and killed his brother and brother.
On that day, Yuchi Gong killed Yuan Ji, threw the heads of Jiancheng and Yuan Ji from the Xuanwu Gate, and even carried the bloody spear to ask for the imperial edict and military power for Li Shimin. These were all extremely treasonous.

But Hou Junji led his troops into the palace, killed the imperial guards, and took Li Yuan from the dragon bed to the dragon boat in Haichi. This was even more rebellious.

If it were another emperor,

Both Yu Chigong and Hou Junji could not escape the fate of being cooked to death.

But Li Shimin did not do this. Afterwards, they tied for first place in merit. Yuchi Gong got Yuanji's property, and Hou Junji also got many of the prince's properties.

Hou Junji was promoted from Chariot General to Quanjiao County Prince, and he was also promoted to Grand Duke and General. In these years, he served as Prime Minister twice. He made so many mistakes, but the Emperor still protected him.

The emperor is indeed very affectionate.

"As far as national law is concerned, the crime of the prince should be punished by death, but the law is nothing more than human feelings. When the law was formulated, it was not completely divorced from human feelings, but was also formulated based on human feelings and morality.

Especially from His Majesty's point of view, Hou Junji has made great contributions to the country. He and Your Majesty have also been playmates since childhood. They have fought side by side for many years since they started the army. The relationship is extraordinary. "

Li Shimin did not expect that Wu Huaiyu could say this. He was also worried that if Wu Huaiyu persisted in this matter, it would be difficult to end the matter if it escalated.

"I really can't bear it.

And this time his big mistake has not yet been made, so I spared his life. "

Wu Huaiyu had no intention of competing with the emperor.
If the emperor wants to protect Hou Junji, then he has to do it hard. Now this result is not bad. Hou Junji has been kicked into the Mekong River.

If Wu Huaiyu is aggressive, I'm afraid it will backfire.
Now he behaved very generously, which made the emperor less embarrassed.

In the feudal monarchy era, it was nonsense to say that the law was intolerable. The emperor was always above the law. Even top nobles like Wu Huaiyu were semi-above the law.

So there is no need to accept death.
Moreover, Hou Junji's betrayal of the country was done by the emperor's secret espionage agency, and the only one who could testify was Zhang Liang. If the emperor did not admit it, Zhang Liang would definitely not provide evidence, so it would be difficult to bring justice.

"We are about to go on an expedition. Are you ready at home?" Li Shimin changed the subject.

"Um,"

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Wu Huaiyu was invited to the East Palace by the prince.
Cheng Qian is now very tall. He has been the prince for fourteen years. He is twenty-three years old this year and has already overcome the pain of losing his mother a few years ago.
As a father of several children, Cheng Qian is now becoming more and more calm. He is praised by both the government and the public, saying that he is a sage prince.

"The teacher has just been reinstated and will be marching westward. Thank you for your hard work."

Chengqian personally made tea for Huaiyu.
Wu Huaiyu felt a sense of accomplishment when he looked at this student. After years of careful training, he was a child and now he has become a real adult.
He had gone through wrong paths and was rebellious and willful, but in the end he gradually became the ideal prince that everyone expected.

From the emperor to the common people,

No one dislikes this prince.

Wu Huaiyu smiled. He really changed history. At least he changed Cheng Qian's fate.

According to the current situation, he will definitely be able to successfully inherit the Tang Dynasty.

Historically, there were a total of twenty-three years of Zhenguan, and this year is the fourteenth year of Zhenguan. If everything remains as usual, within ten years, Li Chengqian will inherit the throne and become the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the first emperor to succeed to the throne. Prince.

Cheng Qian handed over the tea.

Wu Huaiyu took it with both hands.

The two of us seemed a little unfamiliar. "Teacher, did something happen to Hou Junji?" Cheng Qian asked.

"Well, you will be punished for your own misfortune." Wu Huaiyu held the tea cup and explained the matter simply. Cheng Qian breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, "This Hou Sanshui is really stupid, stupid and bad."

In the past few years, Wu Huaiyu and Dingyou have resigned from their posts and stayed at home to observe filial piety. Hou Junji has become very powerful in the court, and he has put a lot of pressure on Cheng Qian. Cheng Qian disliked Hou Junji very much. In the early days of Zhenguan, that guy was very fond of the prince, but later when he saw that King Wei was favored by him, he went to King Wei again.

After Hou Junji stumbled for the first time, he came to the East Palace again to beg for mercy.
But not long after, the guy went to King Wei again.

The whole wandering villain,
But the emperor favored and trusted him so much that Cheng Qian had no choice but to do anything.

"It was the teacher who took action and gave him to Changliu Annan all at once." Cheng Qian couldn't help but get excited.

"It's all his own fault,"

Cheng Qian smiled and said, "If the teacher doesn't leave the mountain, Hou Sanshui will take command of the Western Expedition. I once advised His Majesty that Hou Sanshui is not qualified to take command, but Your Majesty trusts him very much, and I am helpless."

Fortunately, the teacher took action and snatched the position of commander in one fell swoop. Now he even forced this guy to make such a stupid move and surrendered himself to Changliu Annan. "

"However, in order to compete for this position, the teacher proposed to march west with only 8,000 elite cavalry. It was also very risky. Now, although His Majesty has allocated another 8,000 cavalry to Helong, Kegu still feels a little worried.
Teacher is only leading these more than 10,000 Qingqi, are you sure? "

"I can't say I'm absolutely certain, but I'm sure it's 70% to 80% certain," Wu Huaiyu said confidently.

Cheng Qian nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "The teacher said 70% to 80%, then 100% is enough. I feel relieved."

The two of them drank a pot of tea.

We chatted a lot about everyday things and got to know each other quite well.

"Your Majesty has been urging me to have a legitimate son with the Crown Princess,"

After the cordial feeling returned, Cheng Qian also revealed something that had been bothering him recently. The Crown Princess had not given birth since she entered the palace.
The empress died of illness, and Cheng Qian was very filial and kept his mourning for three years.

For three full years, I was a vegetarian, slept alone, and never slept with any concubines or maids. Naturally, no children were born in the East Palace in these three years.
This is praiseworthy,
After all, the Tang Dynasty governed the country with filial piety.

But three years have passed long ago,
Crown Princess Su's stomach still didn't move, so Li Shimin was unhappy and asked Concubine Yang, Concubine Wei and others to remind Cheng Qian.

How could the Tang Dynasty be without a legitimate eldest grandson?

Wu Huaiyu's niece, Ma Zhou's stepdaughter Han Liangyuan, gave birth to two sons.
"Your Highness still doesn't like the Crown Princess?"

Wu Huaiyu was a little surprised. He felt that Cheng Qian was much more mature now and shouldn't be so immature in this matter.

After all, although Cheng Qian's current position as the reserve is stable, after all, he is only a prince, not an emperor, so how can he do whatever he wants.

"Gu has never liked Mrs. Su," Cheng Qian said frankly, but he immediately added, "But now I call her to bed every five days, but there is no movement in her stomach."

Cheng Qian sighed. The emperor had reprimanded him several times recently because of his eldest grandson, but Cheng Qian also wanted Su to have one.
The problem is that she hasn't moved.

Su's stomach was not moving, and Chengqian was under a lot of pressure, so he had to find her to work on it every five days. For Chengqian, it was actually quite uncomfortable to sleep with a woman he didn't like or even hate every five days. of,

"Gu Ye asked Feng Yu to have a look at her, but everyone said that Su Shi was very healthy, but she couldn't get pregnant. Gu wanted to ask the teacher to take a look at Su Shi."

Wu Huaiyu didn't expect this to happen.

"If all the officials at Shang Yao Bureau say that the Crown Princess is in good health, then..."

Wu Huaiyu thought about it and told him the secret of having sex during ovulation, and also taught him how to calculate the date.

"You can get pregnant only for two or three days a month, but you can't get pregnant the rest of the time."

Cheng Qian was stunned. He really didn't understand this knowledge.

When I think about how regularly I called Su to come every five days and worked hard most of the night, I feel bad for myself.

Every time he would turn off the lights and work hard for a long time without emotion.

If I had known that there was such a method, I would have been pregnant earlier, and I wouldn’t have had to deal with her anymore.
"No wonder the teacher has so many children. He has mastered such a knack. This must be a secret that is not passed down in the Wu family. The Wu family seems to be prosperous." Cheng Qian was in a good mood.

When Wu Huaiyu was about to leave,
Prince Liangdi Wu Erniang and Prince Liangyuan Han Yingsu came together.
"Brother,"

"Uncle,"

The two of them bowed and saluted Wu Huaiyu. In the blink of an eye, they had not seen each other for almost three years.

Niece Han Yingsu is elegant and elegant in a traditional Chinese skirt, and is accompanied by two little boys. Her cousin Wu Erniang is also becoming more and more beautiful and has a charming temperament, but she has no children around her.

My lower abdomen is also flat.

She doesn't have children yet.

(End of this chapter)