Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 536: Intentional Sinister
"Father-in-law, General Hou is your right-hand man. Three years of punishment is too heavy, isn't it?"

"Don't you still want to plead for him?" Li Shimin looked at Qin Feng in surprise.

"Father-in-law has read this memorial, and it's not too late to make a decision." Qin Feng silently took out a memorial and handed it over with both hands.

Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, but he still took it and opened it to watch.

The memorial reads:

Hou Junji occupies an important position and is an indispensable arm of His Majesty.He was promoted by His Majesty, and was appointed as a general, but he could not abide by the law in order to repay His Majesty's kindness.His deeds can kill, and his crimes will accumulate.It is really appropriate to use the punishment code of the rope to supress the imperial court and to shake the imperial court.If his behavior is not correct, it actually has something to do with his life experience!But Hou Jun's collection of destroying the fierce and defeating the enemy is mostly effective.Let my Great Tang Dynasty shake the world and dominate the country.In terms of facts, Hou Junji has made great achievements.

The minister heard that the famous emperor in the past, sent out his teacher and ordered the general, and if he defeated the enemy, he would be rewarded heavily, and if he failed, he would be severely punished.If he wins, he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. Although he is greedy, cruel and indulgent, he will be favored by Qingzi; if he loses, he will be considered guilty.

Therefore, "Book of Zhou" said: "Remembering the merits of others and forgetting the faults of others, it is appropriate to be a king." "At that time, the famous Han general Li Guangli lost [-] troops and lost hundreds of millions of dollars.After four years of hard work, only thirty horses were obtained.Although the head of King Wan was beheaded, he was greedy and did not love his soldiers, which is a lot of crimes.But Emperor Wu thought of his conquests of thousands of miles, and did not record his mistakes. He granted the title of Marquis of Guangli Haixi, and eight thousand households in Shiyi.Another school lieutenant, Chen Tang, ordered to rejuvenate the teacher. Although Zhizhi Shanyu was cut off, Tang Su was greedy and stolen, and he took property privately, which was a lot of illegal things.Emperor Yuan also pardoned his crime.Seal Tang as the Marquis of Guannei, and give him a hundred catties of gold.Also, General Wang Jun of Jin Longxiang had the merits of pacifying Wu, but Wang Hun and others argued that Jun violated the imperial edict and was not subject to festivals. The soldiers got Sun Hao's treasures and burned Hao Palace and ships.Emperor Wu pardoned him but did not push him back. He paid homage to the general of the auxiliary country, granted him the title of Marquis of Xiangyang, and gave him ten thousand pieces of silk.In the near Sui Dynasty, on the day when Xinyi County Duke Han captured the tiger and flattened Chen, the soldiers committed atrocities in the palace of Chen Wang, and Emperor Wen did not question the crime.

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From this point of view, among generals and generals, there are few incorruptible ones and many greedy ones. This is why Huang Shigong's "Military Power" said: "Make wise, brave, greedy, and stupid."Therefore, the wise are happy to make meritorious deeds, the brave are fond of carrying out their ambitions, the greedy seek their own benefits, and the foolish do not care about their death. '

The former saint did not accept people's strengths and abandon people's weaknesses.However, Hou Junji has major faults, but if His Majesty sends down the rain and dew, absorbs the power of thunder and lightning, records his minor labors, and forgets his major faults, so that Hou Junji can be re-elevated to the court and serve our Tang Dynasty again, although it is not Qingzhen The minister is still a greedy and foolish general.But His Majesty's holiness can make them feel ashamed.It is enough to make a man of meritorious deeds and a general guilty of crimes change from this.

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This memorial is to persuade Li Shimin not to humiliate the heroes and generals lightly, let alone since ancient times. "There are few ministers of generals who are honest, but many who are greedy." Hou Junji is just one of them.There is no need to investigate his crimes, save his face, and give him a chance to reform.

Qin Feng eloquently uttered thousands of words, listing the deeds of several famous generals in history, aiming to plead for Hou Junji.

Looking at Li Shimin who was in a daze, Qin Feng said in a deep voice: "Hou Junji has the talents of being a general and a minister, killing and punishing him will not benefit the country; talents are rare, if you teach him to be honest, it will be a blessing to the Tang Dynasty. Although the son-in-law is not an open-minded person, he also hopes to learn from the ancient "harmony between generals and prime ministers", so as not to let the predecessors focus on the beauty of the past."

After receiving Qin Feng's intercession memorial, Li Shimin also felt that what he said was right. Hou Junji made a lot of mistakes and he was also a meritorious minister. The punishment was too heavy, which made him unable to hold his head up in front of the ministers.Harmful to his future, so forgive him with heart.

Hearing Qin Feng's "sincere" words again, Li Shimin sighed: "The son-in-law really has the style of Lin Xiangru, but Hou Junji is Ru Lian who doesn't know what is good or bad. I hope he understands the painstaking efforts of the son-in-law!"

Seeing Li Shimin's expression, Qin Feng knew that he had long wanted to pardon Hou Junji, but at the moment he was overjoyed.In fact, what kind of good intentions did he put in these words in this memorial? It's nonsense to speak for Hou Junji.

Qin Feng never thinks how broad-minded he is, let alone how great he is!
Hou Junji planned to harm him secretly, Qin Feng thought he couldn't laugh it off, so he made up his mind to make Hou Junji pay for his words and deeds.

It's just that Qin Feng is not a reckless person.He knows how to measure and knows that Hou Junji has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. It is really not easy for Li Shimin to punish him severely. The same is true for Hou Junji in history.He caused troubles in Gaochang and sent Li Shimin to a big prison, but he was forgiven after being persuaded by Cen Wenwen, and he was not severely punished.It can be seen that Li Shimin is nostalgic for the past, and he is a little indulgent towards the heroes, and he can't bear to be punished.

Therefore, I know that if I repeatedly demand heavy punishment of Hou Junji, it will not only contradict Li Shimin's deep-seated opinion, but will also make me feel like a villain who has made trouble, which is thankless.After thinking about it, he combined Hou Junji's personality flaws, and after careful consideration, he decided to retreat.

If Hou Junji wanted to harm him, he would show generosity.Moreover, he had to try his best to intercede for him, making Hou Junji feel like a villain, making him burn himself and set himself on fire.

Li Shimin has always been close to virtuous ministers and far away from villains, as long as he realizes that Hou Junji is not only proud of his achievements, but also a villain who maliciously slanders others and turns right and wrong.This punishment is naturally indispensable.Therefore, what Qin Feng arranged is a win-win situation.

Qin Feng also knew that with this memorial, Li Shimin, who had contributed to the "reconciliation of the generals" between the two, would definitely visit Hou Junji in person, and also told how generous Qin Feng was, hoping that Hou Junji would also be able to If you meet and smile, you will obliterate your grievances and enmity.But Hou Junji has a clear distinction between likes and hates, and the mentality that the enemy is the enemy, will he accept Qin Feng's kindness?How will he behave when he knows that he has been placed under house arrest for three years?He will definitely scold Qin Feng for being unbearable.

If Hou Junji accepted Qin Feng's favor and came to apologize, then Li Shimin would say that Qin Feng's persuasion was magnanimous and extraordinary; His generosity is so high, and it is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, forcing Li Shimin to convict Hou Junji of a felony.

It was the most cost-effective to write a memorial to beg for mercy for Hou Junji. The difference was whether Hou Junji scolded him or not.So he hoped that Hou Junji would scold him arrogantly. Once he scolded him, it would definitely chill Li Shimin even more, and also make Hou Junji judge and increase his own punishment.

Qin Feng understood Hou Junji's character very well.Therefore, he is now waiting to see the joke, and waiting for Hou Junji to help him vent his anger.

Qin Feng has not been an official for a long time, but his handling of things has gradually become more tactful.

This is to gain a firm foothold in the officialdom, without three points and three points, it really won't work.

When it comes to counting people, Qin Feng, who has learned countless thick black studies, thinks he is not weaker than others.

As for Li Shimin, he never thought that there were so many twists and turns in Qin Feng's memorial, nor did he think that he was being tricked by Qin Feng. Instead, he was full of praise for Qin Feng's heart.

"Huh? Why are you so kind all of a sudden?" After praising Qin Feng for a while, Li Shimin suddenly woke up. Qin Feng's behavior today is a bit abnormal!In the early court, the admonisher was so targeted, Qin Feng actually let it go, not as aggressive as before, but now, Qin Feng is interceding for Hou Junji again, this is not like Qin Feng who must revenge style?

Li Shimin has a feeling that a conspiracy is brewing!
"Did father-in-law feel surprised?" How could Li Shimin's thoughts escape Qin Feng's poisonous eyes?

"Cough, it's quite unexpected." Li Shimin sat up straight and said solemnly, "Is there any reason?"

"Have!"

Qin Feng said without hesitation: "To be honest with my father-in-law, although Hou Junji's betrayal of military affairs did not have any impact on my Tang Dynasty, I really hate Hou Junji's traitorous behavior, and I learned that he did it. When it’s a good thing, I think it’s unforgivable. If he doesn’t punish him severely, he will start a bad start. No matter how sincerely he apologizes, it won’t help. If you repent, you will be able to forgive. If I kill your son, kill your parents, sleep with your wife, and then sincerely repent to you, do you want to forgive? Does the national law have to be lenient?"

Li Shimin remained silent. He knew that what Qin Feng said was the truth, and there was nothing to argue about.

"Of course Hou Junji didn't cause much harm, but his behavior constituted a crime of betraying the country. Some things that are not as good as beasts, such as going to his house, chopping off his son's head to play as a ball, seeing if his wife is beautiful, playing with it if she is beautiful, and killing him if she is not beautiful. If he also has Gaotang, one person It’s not impossible to stab a few times for fun.”

When Qin Feng said this, Li Shimin was stunned.

"If the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple approach me, I will also say that even treason can be forgiven. I just killed a few people, which is relatively light. Am I out of luck here? How will the Ministry of Punishments and Dali Temple punish me then? I'll just kowtow to Hou Junji to admit my mistake."

Li Shimin gasped, only to be dumbfounded, he never thought that Qin Feng would have the terrible thought of dying with Hou Junji.As for whether Qin Feng can do it, whether he can do it, he has no doubts at all. With his superb lightness kung fu, it is too easy to sneak into Hou Junji's house. There is no difficulty at all for the weak, sick and disabled.He also didn't doubt the authenticity of Qin Feng's words, because Qin Feng is a man who loves soldiers like a son, says what he says, and pays with blood

Li Shimin was very angry at first. He did not deny that what Qin Feng said was reasonable, but threatening to kill him touched his bottom line.However, when Li Shimin looked at this issue from the perspective of the law, when Li Shimin changed his mind, he felt that he might have gone too far and it was unknown.When he thought about it, the unhappiness in his heart also disappeared.

(End of this chapter)