Datang: Showdown, your father and I are Li Shimin

Chapter 104 Conspiracy, overturning the car and following the track

In the middle of speaking, Cheng Yaojin seemed to remember something, and the next words in his mouth suddenly became very vague.

Because he realized that the person sitting in front of him was not just an ordinary general.

Cheng Yaojin suddenly felt that his mind became much clearer, and at the same time, he felt palpitations in his chest.

He was talking indistinctly, but he was thinking crazily in his heart: "Hou Junji... seems to have promised his daughter to His Royal Highness Prince Li Chengqian... and now that His Majesty has won His Royal Highness the First Prince, it is bound to happen in the future. The crown prince will be abolished again, and at the same time, the next emperor will naturally fall on the shoulders of His Highness the First Prince..."

"Whether it's the Great Prince's strategy, his contribution to the Tang Dynasty, or his reputation in the eyes of His Majesty, as well as among the common people, all of them are many times stronger than the current Crown Prince. It is inevitable to work hard for the Crown Prince again..." Cheng Yaojin kept muttering to himself, and at the same time he pretended to be drunk and was about to faint, holding the table with one hand and resting his head with the other.

Half-closed eyes secretly looked at Hou Junji's flushed face: "According to this, when the identity of His Royal Highness the First Prince has not been made public, His Royal Highness Li Chengqian is the next emperor, and Hou Junji is naturally the next king. Zhang... But once the identity of His Royal Highness is exposed, Hou Junji's identity will naturally plummet after the Crown Prince is abolished..."

"Oops!"

Cheng Yaojin only felt a palpitation in his heart, and quickly stood up unsteadily, looking at Hou Junji who was sitting motionless on the chair, Cheng Yaojin pretended to be very calm and smiled and said: "It can't be done... It’s no good, my old Cheng is drunk today... I started talking nonsense..."

"Don't be offended, General Hou. Old Cheng really can't drink it down. Let's have a showdown some other day!"

"Farewell!"

An indistinct voice flew out of Cheng Yaojin's mouth, but in Hou Junji's mind, there was only Cheng Yaojin's sentence: "Your Majesty was born to Empress Changsun..."

Cheng Yaojin cupped his hands towards Hou Junji, and hurriedly left.

Hou Junji, on the other hand, was kneeling on the slum, looking at the food and wine on the table with an extremely horrified expression.

"Did you hear clearly just now? Cheng Yaojin really said that Li Ze is the eldest son of the emperor?" Hou Junji looked towards a certain place in the small pavilion with an extremely solemn expression.

And in the darkness, suddenly a figure walked out of the dark place and stood under the candlelight: "Return to the general, the villain dare not speak nonsense, but General Cheng really said that Li Ze is your majesty and grandson." The queen was born, the following words are a little vague, the villain dare not speculate!"

Hou Junji stood up a little drunk, shouted a few times towards the distance, and several servants quickly brought sober soup and cold water.

After washing his face and taking a few sips of hangover soup, Hou Junji's gaze suddenly changed from blurry to gloomy: "Cai Yun...how long have you been my housekeeper?"

"My lord, eight years." Standing under the candlelight, Cai Yun hurriedly cupped his hands towards Hou Junji.

"Don't spread the matter of today..." Hou Junji looked at Cai Yun with an unusually cold expression, which made Cai Yun feel a chill rising from the soles of his feet.

Once this matter is exposed, His Majesty will definitely do his best to investigate. If Cheng Yaojin confesses himself at that time; now that Li Er is still the emperor, he still has the ability to kill himself.

Hou Junji stroked his chin, looked at the gloomy night sky, and fell into deep thought.

Seeing Hou Junji looking up at the sky with a dignified expression, Cai Yun who was on the side followed Hou Junji and said, "General Hou, Li Ze, I have no objection to seeing you a few times, I'm afraid what Cheng Gong said is true...but From my point of view, Li Ze doesn't seem to know that His Majesty is his father."

"Early this morning, I saw everything His Majesty did at the gate of the imperial city. Li Ze's respectful attitude towards His Majesty was even more respectful than Du Ruhui and others. As a son, how could he treat his father like a courtier? ?”

"Even if it is done deliberately, there will be some flaws more or less, but Li Ze has no flaws after all, and he is very alienated from Li Er in every gesture, always emphasizing that he seems to have nothing to do with His Majesty, but Your Majesty is deliberately getting close."

"I believe that nine out of ten of what Cheng Gong said is true!"

Hou Junji, who had his back to Cai Yun, nodded slightly, stroked his beard and sighed, "Ah... even so, what can we do? Since ancient times, royal affairs have nothing to do with us, and His Royal Highness Now that he is still young, although Li Ze is not as weak as the crown, but judging from his performance in the officialdom, he can be said to be able to handle everything with ease, how can His Royal Highness fight against that Li Ze?"

"Of course I also believe what Cheng Gong said, but unfortunately... I can only blame this, it's God's will!"

While Hou Junji was talking, his eyes were full of murderous intent.

However, His Royal Highness is still young, and he is just an ordinary general. In terms of power status, he is not as good as the five surnames and Qiwang, and in terms of means, he is not as good as Li Er.

"General." Cai Yun quietly walked a few steps towards Hou Junji, stood beside Hou Junji, and said in a low voice, "Did the general forget the change of Xuanwu Gate three years ago?"

"He, Li Er, initiated the Xuanwu Gate Change. Why couldn't Li Chengqian use the same method to deal with Li Ze who got out halfway?"

"Although Li Ze's reputation is very strong now, after getting rid of Li Ze, only the rumor that Li Ze is the son of Li Er and a certain palace maid and concubine, and that he is a concubine, can stabilize the reputation of His Highness the Crown Prince. Naturally, he is in love Reason can allow Li Chengqian to safely return to the throne of emperor."

When Hou Junji heard this, the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily.

Are we going to let history repeat itself?

"Do we have to overturn the car and continue the track and repeat the changes of Xuanwumen? His Royal Highness is still young, and I am only one of His Majesty's generals today, so what..." Hou Junji looked at Cai Yun with some hesitation.

While drinking, Hou Junji suddenly thought of those people in the court who were very dissatisfied with Li Ze, such as Li Xuandao, Xu Jingzong...

It seems that he is not alone.

Cai Yun looked at Hou Junji who suddenly stopped talking, and said with a faint smile: "The reason why His Majesty is unwilling to reveal the identity of the eldest prince is the same as the general's consideration."

"Once His Majesty abolishes the Crown Prince again, all the conflicts of interests behind Li Chengqian will be brought to the surface. The Crown Prince's Tai Fu Cui Yuan, Grand Master Li Gang, etc. will definitely be more anxious than you, General."

"Therefore, His Majesty will definitely try his best to conceal the fact that Li Ze is His Highness the First Prince, and because of this, the relationship between His Majesty and His Highness the First Prince must not be too close; this is the only chance, once Li Ze is allowed to make more With more credit and more prestige accumulated, it will be very difficult to make another move at that time."

"This..." Hou Junji grimaced and rubbed his beard very tangledly.

"Let me think..."

(End of this chapter)