Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 502 Hou Junji Goes to Prison

Before Li Shimin got the news of Changle's return to the palace, he was in a happy mood to talk about daily life and children with Empress Changsun.

When she got the news that Princess Changle had entered the palace, the face that was originally full of smiles suddenly became brighter.

"Let me just say it! The girl in Changle still has her parents in her heart! No, that kid has only been away from Chang'an for a few days? Then he came back to the palace to visit his parents." Li Shimin seemed to have won a big battle, and said triumphantly to her parents. Empress Changsun showed off.

Soon after, Li Shimin asked someone to go to the Qin Mansion to invite Changle to live in the Lizheng Palace, but Changle repeatedly refused on the grounds that he wanted to honor his in-laws and serve his husband.In the end, Li Shimin became angry. This married daughter was really a waste of water. It is necessary to respect her father-in-law and mother-in-law, but is it possible for her biological parents not to be filial?This son-in-law is still half-son, and this daughter is so disregarding her family?So, I personally went to the door to say that I miss my daughter, and if you don't come to see me, I have to come to see you!Changle also felt embarrassed, and moved to Lizheng Palace for a few days.

After a while, Princess Changle ran over with a pretty face flushed, looking very anxious.

Li Shimin is so proud, this daughter is good, much more filial than those worthless sons.Li Shimin shouted from afar: "Changle, come here. I am here with your mother and queen."

As soon as Princess Changle entered the imperial garden, she saw Li Shimin helping Empress Changsun spread out on the open ground in front of the courtyard, basking in the sun.

Princess Changle ran over, but she had no time to salute, so she handed the three items to Li Shimin, and then explained the situation in detail.

Li Shimin glanced through the roster briefly, and paused for a while when he encountered a familiar name.

"Okay, that's great. I never imagined in my dreams that there are so many rats who betray their masters and betray their ancestors in this Tang Dynasty." After reading the book, the smile faltered, and a murderous look filled his face.He tried his best to suppress the shock and anger in his heart, and said kindly to Changle: "Changle, you have done a good job. It is inconvenient for you to show your face, and I will handle this matter. You take Yuzhang and the others back to the mansion, and wait for news from me That's it."

"Father, mother and queen, my son and minister will resign!" Chang Le knew the seriousness of the matter, so he didn't stay too long.He came in a hurry, and hurried to the Ministry of Punishment to meet Zheng Liwan and Princess Yuzhang.

"Come on, generals Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Hou Junji, um, yes, and Qin Qiong." Qin Feng joined the army wholeheartedly, and he couldn't let father and son take charge of the most important army together!
From the perspective of Datang's long-term interests, Qin Feng is undoubtedly more suitable to join the army, and his importance to Datang is undoubtedly greater.

"Your Majesty! The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple are seeking to see you!" At this moment, the eunuch came to report.

"Xuan!"

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty." After a while, the two protagonists in charge of the trial came striding forward.

Li Shimin said: "You two lovers, are you here for the roster and account book?"

Qu Tu said: "Return to Your Majesty, yes, and no?"

"Aiqing, please tell me!" Li Shimin corrected his attitude.

"Your Majesty, under the joint investigation of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple, progress has been made in the case of leaking military information." Qu Tu said.

"Your Majesty, we are [-]% sure who leaked the military information." Dali Temple Qing Zhengyi said.

"Who?" Li Shimin asked loudly.

Qu Tutong paused word by word: "General Zuowei Hou Junji!"

"Qu Tu Aiqing, who are you talking about?" Li Shimin almost doubted his ears.

"Hou Junji!"

"Is there any evidence?"

"Yes!" Qu Tutong and Dali Qing were presenting the results of their own investigations.

Li Shimin reviewed them one by one.

The face that was originally filled with awe-inspiring spirit suddenly became ferocious.

"It doesn't make sense."

Li Shimin slammed the table and stood up abruptly.With Di Zhixun's investigation and analysis, plus the evidence listed in the two volumes, as well as Hou Junji's behavior and recent performances, Li Shimin is [-]% convinced.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing that proves that Hou Junji is the one who leaked military information."

"What's the matter?"

"The staff of the Ministry of Punishment located near Duke Lu's mansion discovered that at midnight yesterday, General Hou Junji sent his second son and third princess away overnight. They joined a caravan and left Chang'an at night, whereabouts are unknown."

Qu Tu channel: "If he didn't have a ghost in his heart, why did he do this? Even if it has nothing to do with leaking military information, it may be related to other issues."

Li Shimin suddenly thought of a record in the account book, and couldn't help saying coldly: "Is it the caravan of a merchant named Nan?"

"Exactly." Qu Tutong was startled for a moment, then nodded in confirmation.

Li Shimin said angrily: "This is unforgivable! For the sake of personal grievances, I ignored the interests of my Tang Dynasty. If it weren't for the little general Qin who broke the situation, the army was in danger, the crown prince was in danger, and tens of thousands of troops followed. .”

Li Shimin's face turned livid. Hou Qunji's actions, no matter how much Li Shimin trusted Hou Junji, he would not be able to accept it.Through the evidence provided by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, and the fact that Hou Junji gave away his son, he already believed that Hou Junji was jealous of Qin Feng and betrayed his military feelings to the Turks regardless of the interests of the Tang Dynasty. He can't do any meritorious service, and let Qin Feng die at the hands of Turks. As for the life and death of Prince Li Chengqian, Hou Junji doesn't care at all.

This practice of sacrificing everything for his own interests deeply angered Li Shimin, and he said solemnly: "What do you two lovers think?"

Qu Tu said angrily: "Your Majesty, you and my ministers are both soldiers, and you know how much damage to an army is to leaking military information. Your Majesty is confiding in Hou Junji, but he leaked my Tang military information because of personal grievances. As a result, the entire army of General Qin was wiped out. If something happened to the general, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might also suffer misfortune.

Dali Temple Qingzheng also said angrily: "This is the first time I have encountered such a bad situation since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. If I don't punish severely. If there is any suspicion between the Chinese and the Wu in the future, everyone will follow the example of Hou Junji. Wouldn't the court be in chaos? , The world is in chaos. This trend must not be fueled. Hou Junji is one of His Majesty's most trusted ministers with a heavy army in his hands.

Li Shimin remained silent.

"Cut off the source of the water, cut the grass and roots, and eliminated the evil. This time the confidential military situation was leaked, the concubine felt that no matter what purpose he had, he was the chief culprit and could hardly escape the blame. I always felt that Hou Junji should be severely punished. Your Majesty, if you do something wrong Unforeseen, for the crown prince, I am afraid there will be boundless disputes. Fortunately, Feng'er handled it properly, otherwise, it will definitely be a catastrophe for my Great Tang."

On the one side, the eldest grandson empress who has always been gentle and virtuous, who has never interfered in national affairs, also spoke at this moment. The people involved include her own son and her favorite son-in-law, but these two closest relatives are almost because of Hou Jun. Ji's selfishness led to his death in Huangquan, and the hatred and anger in his heart can be imagined.

"What you said makes sense. This wind can't last long, and this matter can't be turned into a small matter. Let's just do it... two lovers, I will entrust this matter to you two. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are fully responsible We must give our soldiers an explanation for this matter, we will never wrong a good person, and we will never let a bad person go." The words of Empress Changsun made Li Shimin shudder, and once the crown prince is gone, his sons will not be able to gang up. up?This internal strife has always consumed national strength, because at the beginning the brothers had consumed a lot of Tang's energy because of the internal strife.It was also Empress Changsun who made Li Shimin decide to severely punish Hou Junji.

"General Zuowei Hou Junji will arrive later, and I will ask him to fully cooperate with your investigation. Once it is confirmed, I will remove all his duties."

After a while, the ministers who made Li Shimin nod came one after another. Before the meeting started, Hou Junji sent Li Shimin to assist the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple to investigate.As for the content of the meeting, it has nothing to do with Hou Junji.

But what Li Shimin never imagined was that when they were discussing to get rid of the moths hidden in the Tang Dynasty, his most trusted minister, the eldest grandson Wuji, the uncle of the Tang Dynasty, was as calm as water, but his heart was full of excitement. Suffering and falling into panic.

Because his eldest grandson Wuji was the real leaker, and Hou Junji was just the weapon he used to kill people.

Hou Junji and Changsun Wuji are two extremes. Changsun Wuji likes to play tricks, comes from the dark, and kills people invisible.And Hou Junji likes to come to Ming, just like he fights wars.He led troops to fight and rarely used tactics, but he was able to use his own skills to achieve better results in tough battles than in trick battles.

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Dali Temple!
The three divisions will interrogate!

Hou Junji strode into this place that everyone feared with his head held high, his expression proud and a little defiant.

Only he himself knows that this is a way to support himself, and it is a great shame to be interrogated by officials in the Tang Dynasty.Therefore, during this period, many ministers who broke the law were sentenced without trial, and among them, Hou Junji was the most famous.

Historically, Hou Junji was Li Shimin's confidant, second only to Fang Du, but he conspired with Li Chengqian in rebellion.When things came to light, Li Shimin was unwilling to be humiliated by the interrogation of his ministers who had been with him for many years. After visiting the prison in person, he ordered his execution.

Hou Junji was openly tried in Dali Temple today, everyone knows what he did, his old face has been thrown into the cesspit and left.He knows that countless people are rubbing his back and scolding him, and now he has no way to save his face except to put gold on his face and rely on the privileges of Duke Lu and General Zuowei to cover up his shame up.

"Qin Feng!"

Thinking of this name and this character, Hou Junji's heart was almost numb. Today, he doesn't even have the energy to hate.

"Losing" again and again, "losing" again and again, this time he even lost himself, but the opponent was unscathed, and the blow was not insignificant.

Qingzheng of Dali Temple, Doctor Yushi, and Minister of Criminal Affairs Qu Tutong sat at the head. The first two shook their heads and sighed at Hou Junji's arrogance, but the last one sneered in his heart.

In fact, this is a trial, rather than a verdict.

The iron evidence was overwhelming, and with the presence of personal and material evidence, Hou Junji had no way to refuse it. In the end, he simply admitted that he had leaked the secret. Chen Song, whose pseudonym was Nan, also took the big fault of colluding with the Turks on him.In the past, some people might have focused on who colluded with the Turks.But now Li Shimin said directly that no matter who colluded with the Turks, Hou Junji, who leaked information first, was the culprit.

One sentence cleared up the situation that might be stalemate, whether to argue or not to argue, to argue or not to argue, Hou Junji was the culprit, so there was no need to distinguish.

The third department has always ruled that Hou Junji will be removed from all positions because of leaking military secrets, and he will be imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

After hearing this, Hou Junji's haughty expression froze on his face, and he cried out: "This is impossible!" He finally panicked, thinking that he had a high status, that with Li Shimin's protection and trust, he would be able to live in peace, and through the This catastrophe.

Wait until this matter is over, and when he makes a comeback, come and compete with Li Jing, Qin Feng, and Li Ji.

He never thought that he would be removed from his official position and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Thinking that he would live in a dark prison for a few years, he almost collapsed and shouted: "I want to see Your Majesty, I want to see you!" See Your Majesty..."

Hou Junji intended to struggle, but was forcibly taken away by the yamen servant.

"I want to see Your Majesty, I want to see Your Majesty!" The shout became farther and farther away, and finally dissipated.

With Li Shimin, so what if he is Duke Lu and General Zuowei?

There is a thin line between the king and the minister, but the power is very different.

(End of this chapter)