Wentang

Chapter 436 Hou Junji

Although he had guessed that Liu Rengui would agree to go to Dizhou, Yue Shan was very happy when he actually agreed.

He trusts Liu Rengui's ability very much. With him, the development of the Dizhou Navy will be on the fast track.

"You don't have to feel wronged. The sage has decided to expand the Dizhou navy in the next year, and will also form a navy in Quanzhou. After the Turks are wiped out, the next round of expansion of the empire will be the sea area. You have plenty of opportunities to make contributions." Yue Shan comforted:

"You used to be the first to seize the opportunity. With this advantage, it will be easier to get ahead in the future."

"Yes, the student understands." Liu Rengui's eyes lit up and he replied.

"Well, this matter is still classified, don't tell anyone." Yue Shan urged.

"Here." Liu Rengui said solemnly.

Yue Shan was very satisfied with his attitude, so he picked up a book from the table and handed it to him, saying: "This book is something I wrote about the ocean, you should study it carefully, and if you don't understand anything, you can come and read it." ask me."

Unexpectedly, Liu Rengui knelt on the ground with a "putong" and said loudly: "Student Liu Rengui pays his respects to the teacher."

Yue Shan was taken aback, then smiled wryly and said: "Why do you do this, because your talent is so great that no one in the world can be your master."

"The kindness of teaching is as heavy as a mountain. Please forgive my presumptuousness and accept me as a student." Liu Rengui insisted.

Yue Shan thought for a while, then shook his head helplessly and said: "Okay, I will have the audacity to accept you as a student, and you will be my first disciple from now on."

"Mr. Xie, for not giving up, the students must have repaid their kindness with all their hearts." Liu Rengui kowtowed three times.

"Okay, get up." Yue Shan said while holding his arm.

Liu Rengui got up and looked at Yue Shan with more respect and kindness.

The teacher-student relationship is also an important part of Confucian ethics. With this relationship, the fate of the two people has been linked together since then.

Liu Rengui hoped to use this relationship to completely climb into Yueshan's carriage; and Yueshan considered that with this relationship, he could better control the Dizhou Navy through Liu Rengui, so he accepted this apprentice.

The two hit it off so to speak.

"Go to the military camp and say goodbye to your colleagues. When you come back, stay at my house. I have something to tell you. I will take you to see the saint after the first day. Cherish this opportunity." Yue Shan said.

"Here." Liu Rengui said respectfully.

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At the same time, there is also a party being held in a private room of Tianranju Restaurant.

"Jinda, congratulations."

"After so many years of suffering, I finally made it through."

"General Wanqi, just hearing this name makes one's blood boil."

"That's right, Wanqi is the strongest army in the Tang Dynasty. The saint ordered you to be the general of Wanqi, which shows his trust in you."

Niu Jinda, a strong man with a height of seven feet and a round shoulder, also had a smile on his face at this moment. He never thought that such a good job would fall on him.

On the outside, he might still appear very reserved, but in front of him were all colleagues from the hidden mansion of Prince Qin's mansion, he rarely let go of his feelings.

"It's all the grace of the sage, and I'm also fearful now, because I'm afraid that I will fail the sage's grace."

"This is too false, three cups of self-punishment, three cups of self-punishment must be punished." Someone yelled.

"That's right, I'll punish myself with three cups, or I'll look down on our brothers." Others followed suit.

Niu Jinda was also refreshing, without even frowning, he drank three cups and said after drinking, "Here, I also wish you all the brothers a speedy success."

"Haha...Okay, this sounds like a human saying. Come, come, drink." Only then did everyone say in satisfaction.

Not to mention being jealous of his promotion to General Wanqi, everyone felt a little comfortable in their hearts.Seeing that Niu Jinda was so sincere now, all the grievances in his heart dissipated immediately, and the atmosphere became more lively.

In the crowd, there was a middle-aged man in his thirties who behaved very out of gregariousness, sitting alone in a corner drinking alcohol.It took a long time before someone noticed his abnormality and asked, "Junji, why are you so unhappy? Did someone upset you?"

The noisy voice has been reduced a lot, and everyone turned their eyes to check what's going on.

At this time, Hou Junji drank a lot of wine on an empty stomach, and he was a little drunk, so he complained casually: "I have followed the saint for ten years and made military exploits repeatedly, but now I am stuck in the position of general of chariots and cavalry for seven years without being promoted. .”

"Last year, the sage even cut off the real power of the chariot general and wanted to abolish this position. It can be abolished, but I have not been given a new appointment. I am aggrieved...I don't accept it. If I hadn't defended Xuanwumen with my life... "

"Crack." As soon as he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a person who slapped the table, "Hou Junji, you drank too much."

The faces of the others also changed dramatically, and their sympathetic eyes also turned into anger.If this word reaches the ears of the sage, there will be no good fruit for those present.

"Everyone don't mind, everyone don't mind, he is drinking too much and talking nonsense at this time." Several people who are close to him quickly stood up and apologized.

"That's right, don't take his drunken words to heart. Then, you guys drink first, and we'll send him back." These people helped him to leave in a hurry.

At this moment, Hou Junji also knew that he had said something rebellious, so he woke up [-]% from the wine, his face turned pale, and then staggered away from this opportunity.

Only the people who looked at each other in blank dismay were left behind. After such a thing happened, everyone lost their minds about gathering and left separately.A good celebration party hastily ended.

Not long after, a secret booklet was delivered to Li Shimin, and after he opened it, he showed a look of anger.

"Hou Junji, heh heh, I'm too tolerant of you. Since you're looking for death, don't blame me for being cruel."

At this time, Yue Shan's comments on Hou Junji back then came to his mind again: Hou Junji is a villain, ruthless and ungrateful.

He didn't believe it at the time. After all, Hou Junji had been loyal to him for so many years, how could you say he was rebellious?So he once thought that Yue Shan was separating their monarch and ministers.

However, as Yue Shan's performance became more and more miraculous, he was shaken.

But he is not a mean and ungrateful person, and he will not judge a person's loyalty just because of Yue Shan's words, but he is a little more careful.

The function of the overhead chariot general or even the abolition of this position is not aimed at Hou Junji, but the official system of the Tang Dynasty.

In order to decentralize power and to balance the power of the guards and imperial guards guarding the capital, the function of chariot and cavalry generals was naturally distributed.

There is no need for an empty chariot general to exist, so Li Shimin is planning to abolish it.

At the same time, this is also a test for Hou Junji. If he can pass the test, he will definitely use it again in the future.It's just a pity that he didn't pass.

As an emperor, Li Shimin naturally wouldn't think there was anything wrong with his temptation.As a courtier, you should be unconditionally loyal to the emperor, and any complaints are disloyal.

When Yue Shan heard the relevant news, Hou Junji had already been dismissed from office for criticizing the saint, harboring resentment and other reasons.

(End of this chapter)