There was no warning in advance, and no one held the evidence of Hou Junji's participation in the rebellion, but just after the rebels were launched, when the crown prince Li Chengqian had high hopes for Hou Junji, Hou Junji decisively appeared outside the Anfu Gate of Taiji Palace, kneeling facing the palace gate to plead guilty. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yang Zhonglong, who came with him, was frightened, and the generals behind him were also frightened, looking at the back of Hou Junji kneeling and hanging his head, Yang Zhonglong was stunned for a long time, he finally understood why Hou Junji said that he wanted to save his life, and what he did now was to save his life.

Yes, the rebels have been launched, and before the victory is decided, he will kneel in front of the palace and plead guilty, and His Majesty will not kill him.

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Zhonglong figured it out, so without saying a word, he knelt down behind Hou Junji and bowed his head to the ground to plead guilty.

Naturally, no one objected to the generals behind him, and they knelt on the ground one after another, and dozens of people knelt on the ground in an uproar.

Outside the quiet and empty palace gate, only the cold wind howled, the heavy rain poured, dozens of people knelt in the dark wind and rain, like a flat boat swaying in the angry sea, and let the power of heaven decide life and death.

I don't know how long it took, a shrill voice came from afar above the palace gate, like a heavenly question, echoing in the quiet square.

"Your Majesty asks the slave maid, the prince of Chen Guo, Junji, do you still have a grudge against me?"

Hou Junji was taken aback, and then fell to the ground and said loudly: "There was hatred at the beginning, but now there is no hatred." ”

The shrill voice of the city head was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Very good, Your Majesty has a decree to spread the message that the Marquis of Chen Guo will gather in the Ganlu Palace to meet you, and the rest will be bound by themselves and wait for the fate." ”

Hou Junji and others fell to the ground to thank him, and then the palace gate opened a line, Hou Junji got up alone and walked into the palace gate, Yang Zhonglong and others still knelt on the ground, and soon a forbidden army warrior came out of the palace gate and tied everyone with ropes.

It was only at this time that Yang Zhonglong and the others breathed a deep sigh of relief.

They understood that their lives had been saved, and they suddenly woke up before the battle, and surrendered decisively, and perhaps they would still be convicted after the matter was settled, but they would never fall to the ground.

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Ganlu Palace, the beams in the hall are hung high with glazed palace lamps, the night is deep, but the hall is as bright as day, in the huge palace, Li Shimin sits alone in his exclusive seat, it seems cold and lonely.

After Hou Junji entered the hall, he knelt down with his head down, without saying a word, and Li Shimin did not speak, just quietly, watching him from afar, as far away as an ocean between the monarchs and ministers, so far away that they could not see each other's eyebrows clearly.

Many years of monarchs and ministers, many years of close friends, Li Shimin and Hou Junji have too many intersections over the years, both public and private, Li Shimin gave him a high-ranking official and a lord, Hou Junji also gave him a large piece of land, monarchs and ministers complement each other, indispensable to each other. However, at this time tonight, the two are so strange to each other, as if they have known each other for the first time in their lives, and they have never looked at each other so far away.

After a long time, Li Shimin finally broke the silence, and the oppressive atmosphere in the hall made him feel uncomfortable.

"It is worthy of being my general, and his grasp of the situation and victory and defeat is very accurate, Hou Junji, you chose the right time."

Hou Junji said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is saying that the criminal ministers participated in the prince's ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Shimin: "No, what I said is the time when you knelt outside the palace gate just now to plead guilty. ”

Hou Junji was stunned for a moment, and looked up at Li Shimin, the two were too far apart to see Li Shimin's expression clearly, but he seemed to see Li Shimin's sneering and self-deprecating smile on his face.

"There are tens of thousands of defenders in Chang'an City, the prince is not small, and thousands of people dare to rebel, why does he think anyone can come to a change in Xuanwumen? Hou Junji, you were also personally involved in this matter back then, and I ask you, how does what the prince planned tonight compare with what I did back then? ”

Hou Junji said without thinking: "The prince's plan is flawed everywhere, and it is fragile. Several fatal mistakes have been made before they have been done. ”

"Tell me about it."

After hesitating for a moment, Hou Junji finally decided to tell the truth: "First, it has been lost before it has been done, and it is unwise to know that it is not wise to know that it is lost." Second, those who plot this matter, are all fox friends and dog friends around the prince, the only one who can get on the stage, only Zuotun Wei Zhonglang will Li Anyan alone, but the prince is suspicious, only let him snipe reinforcements, the most important attack on Taiji Palace but handed over to the left Wei Youlang will Chang Yingwang, this person is narrow-minded, brave and unstrategic, only knows how to meet, but has no ability, by him to attack Taiji Palace, will be defeated......"

“…… Regardless of whether the plot is wrong or wrong, judging from the battle between the two armies, the most important position of such an important matter is handed over to an incompetent person, who does not know people, and cronyism, which will surely lead to great disaster. Third, the prince has no way, in recent years, the wind has deteriorated, and the unrighteous have little help, so under such adversity, he still does this great rebellious thing, which is extremely stupid, fourth, the planning time is hasty, so that it is full of flaws and is vulnerable, and fifth, the rebel soldiers can not be united and suspicious of each other, and fifth, the prince's defeat has been decided, and it is impossible to succeed. ”

Hou Junji talked a lot, but Li Shimin was still expressionless, and said: "You know that the prince will be defeated, why did you agree to help him do something?" ”

Hou Junji's face was ashamed, and he lowered his head and said: "The criminal minister said outside the palace gate just now that the criminal minister had hatred in his heart. ”

Li Shimin sighed and said, "You know that you will be defeated, but you still participate in the prince's rebellion, Hou Junji, do you really hate me so much?" ”

Hou Junji said gloomily: "The criminal minister is narrow-minded, and if he misses a thought, he will not recover, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin shook his head, suddenly changed the topic, and said: "You came to the palace gate to ask for sin, did you have noticed my plan, did you protect yourself by asking for sin, or did you sincerely repent?" ”

Hou Junji shook his head: "The criminal minister didn't know His Majesty's plan, when the East Palace Mansion Qianniu, the son-in-law of the criminal minister, Helan Chushi, came to persuade the criminal minister to participate in the prince's rebellion, I knew that he would be defeated, and the criminal minister hated it in his heart at that time, and he agreed in a moment of confusion, until tonight, the minister changed his mind again. ”

Li Shimin was silent for a moment and sighed: "Actually, I didn't know about the prince's rebellion until tonight, but although I am a latecomer, I am not necessarily controlled by others...... After all, too young, too tender. ”

"Hou Junji, as I said just now, you chose the timing very well, if you come back half an hour later to ask for sin, you won't have such good luck......"

Hou Junji sighed: "The criminal minister understands that the whole world belongs to His Majesty, and Chang'an City is also His Majesty's. ”

"You're my general, tell me how I'll deal with it?"

"Allocate the left and right military guards, Long Wujun and Yulin Guards, these guards are the closest to the Taiji Palace, the main general should be Cheng Zhijie, Niu Jinda, Li Ji, because His Majesty has no doubt about the loyalty of these three people, the rebels went straight to Zhuque Street from Yanxing Gate, and there were no defenders to stop them all the way, presumably this is Your Majesty's strategy, so that these thousands of rebels are all concentrated in Taiji Palace Gate and Zhuque Street, and then the three guards are surrounded from the outside to the middle, which is convenient for total annihilation. As for Chang Yingwang, who led his troops to attack the Taiji Palace, the criminal ministers guessed that the Yulin guards in the palace had laid a net, and once the rebels entered the palace gate, they would inevitably go and never return. ”

Li Shimin laughed: "It is worthy of being my general, and you have guessed my thoughts." ”

Hou Junji said calmly: "I have followed Your Majesty for many years, Your Majesty uses the law of war, and the criminal ministers know a little bit. ”

Li Shimin nodded, and said: "Today I know the prince's temperament, the prince rebelled, and I can calm it down, the Tang Dynasty was created by our monarchs and ministers, and Fang Jin is the beginning of the prosperous era, and the great country cannot allow such a cruel and deaf person to inherit it......"

"Your Majesty is wise."

Li Shimin looked at Hou Junji and sighed: "Now, Hou Junji, you tell me, what should I do with you?" ”

Hou Junji lowered his head and said: "The criminal ministers are allowed to fall, and there is no complaint. ”

Li Shimin said gloomily: "Destroy Gaochangguo, you have worked hard and made great achievements, but it is a pity that you have committed public anger, I was also a last resort at that time, I planned to find an opportunity to recall you after three years, and then entrust you to reuse, you and I have been a monarch and minister for many years, and we are like brothers and sisters in private, I originally thought that you should understand my ......"

Hou Junji couldn't control his emotions anymore at this time, and cried on the ground: "The guilty minister has failed Your Majesty, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin sighed: "You are lost and returned tonight, I believe that you still miss the old relationship between you and me for many years, and you have not lost me." It was I who lost you first, and after tonight, I still have to give an explanation to the people of the world, and I must not be held accountable, I still have to deal with you again, this time, you must not hate me anymore. ”

"The sinner is ashamed, and there is no resentment."

Li Shimin's eyes were red, and he also shed tears, and sighed: "Tonight, I lost a son, but I found a friend, yes?" Missing? I really don't know whether to be sad or happy in my heart...... Junji, you and I haven't drunk together for many years, tonight with the autumn rain and blood killing in Chang'an City, how about the monarch and the ministers conspire to get drunk? ”

"Under the rule of Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty will be forever, and the ministers are willing to sing for Your Majesty and live for Your Majesty."

Li Shimin looked up to the sky and laughed, the laughter was slightly different from usual, heroic and pathetic intertwined, indescribable vicissitudes, Hou Junji looked at Li Shimin's figure from afar, he suddenly found that Li Shimin had aged a lot in recent years, sitting alone on a high place, indescribably desolate and lonely.

"Come on, serve the wine!" Li Shimin raised his voice.

Soon, a wine banquet was placed in the Manna Palace, and the monarchs and ministers sat cross-legged and drank separately.

After drinking three glasses, Li Shimin suddenly said: "Tonight, you and I don't care about the monarch and ministers, only about acquaintances, just now I have always wanted to ask you, obviously you have agreed to participate in the prince's rebellion, why did you suddenly change your mind tonight?" ”

Hou Junji was completely relaxed at this moment, and said with a smile when he heard this: "Someone has resolved the hatred of the minister. ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Where is the high monk who can dissolve the anger in the hearts of the world?" ”

"It's not a monk, but a layman, both greedy for money and slippery, a strange problem, but there is still a little bit of righteousness, saying that he is stupid, but he is more shrewd than anyone else, and no one can take advantage of him, saying that he is shrewd, but he often does stupid things, and he has nothing to rob him once he does not respect the old man, but he does not have a long memory, and he comes forward again and again to take the initiative to let them grab the ......"

The introduction was very detailed, and the more Li Shimin listened, the more familiar he became, and he blurted out in surprise: "Li Su? ”

"Exactly."

Li Shimin was shocked, sat for a long time, and muttered: "It's actually him......"

Just as he was about to say something, Chang Tu's calm voice came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, Chang Yingwang led more than 3,000 troops to enter the inner palace from Jingfeng Gate, and it is still three miles away from Changle Gate."

Li Shimin's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said, "Have the Inner Palace Yulin Guards been properly arranged?" ”

"The British Gong Li Ji has laid a net in Changle Gate, just waiting for the enemy."

Pouring the wine and raising the cup, he drank it all, the liquor was accompanied by murderous intentions, and Li Shimin coldly spit out a word in his mouth.

"Kill!"

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Li Su and a group of tribes rode horses and galloped on the country road.

Worried and bloodshot, Li Su realized that the mistake he had made this time was so big that it was enough to make him hate it for the rest of his life.

It was also until tonight that Li Su once again refreshed his cognition of Li Chengqian, this person has completely no lower limit, even the enemy's family is small, all the despicable side of human nature can be found from Li Chengqian, such a person will not be wronged if he dies ten thousand times.

Riding a horse at night is a very dangerous thing, there are no street lights on the night road in this era, people and horses can not see the road clearly, a careless leg is the result of people turning over on their backs, from Chang'an City to the present, nearly 100 members of the Li family, there are more than 10 people who can not make the trip.

Fortunately, there were thunderstorms tonight, and there were a few lightning bolts in the night sky from time to time, and the light of that moment kept Li Su and the others from being as embarrassed as a blind man riding a blind horse.

When he arrived at Taiping Village, Li Su did not enter the village, but chose another path to pass by the edge of the village, and rushed to the cave that had been dug in advance for his father and Xu Mingzhu to take refuge.

Twenty miles of road, Li Su and others walked very hard, the heavy rain did not stop, the road was unusually muddy and difficult to walk, when they were about to reach the cave, Li Su rode the horse and finally accidentally stumbled and slipped, Li Su was thrown up by the horse's back, fell to the ground heavily, Li Su endured the pain after landing, and did not squeak, simply gave up riding the horse, pulled his legs and ran towards the cave, the back of the part followed the same trend, everyone abandoned the horse and galloped.

"Fifth Uncle Fang, there is a shortcut to the cave in the south, you lead forty people to bypass that road, let's attack from the north and south, annihilate all the enemies, and no one is allowed to let go!" Li Su ordered as he ran.

Fang Lao Wu should be, beckoning back, and forty subordinates followed Fang Lao Wu to the south.

Li Su's cheeks kept beating, the rain and sweat were mixed together, and his eyes were terribly red.

If Daddy and Xu Mingzhu have been ...... by the enemy The consequences are unimaginable, and Li Su has the heart to die.

Getting closer and closer to the cave, Li Su's heart beat faster and faster.

Waving his hand backwards, the subordinates behind him relaxed his steps very tacitly, bent his waist, and approached the cave silently step by step, hiding his traces by the cover of the trees.

With trepidation, Li Su's heart was anxious, but he had to approach the cave carefully, and he only hoped that the enemy had not discovered the location of the cave, or that the dozen or so tribes left behind would persist until now.

When he was less than twenty zhang away from the cave, Li Su, who was hiding in the depths of the bushes, suddenly showed a look of surprise on his face.

For he heard a familiar roar coming from the direction of the cave.

"Haha! One generation is not as good as the next, did Zuo Tunwei's cowardice teach you this? (To be continued.) )