Datang Fenghua Road

Holding the sword of the Son of Heaven, the emperor gritted his teeth and said: "I rose from the Qin palace, and I have [-] hard-core heroes under my command. These heroes are old and light, but no one can match your heavy responsibility. As the minister of military affairs in the imperial court, who has ever achieved such achievements at your age? But what about you, how did you repay me?"

Hou Junji's face was full of shame, and the tears in his eyes mixed with the blood on his forehead flowed across his face.

Li Shimin sighed and said regretfully: "I have always known that you have ambitions, and I like your ambitions. I put all the pressure on you, not only because of your ambitions, but also because of your youth. Other founding princes Your age is getting older, so I want to train you and make you the patron saint of the next generation of emperors in the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately, it is a pity..."

This is indeed the case in history. Many historians have been puzzled by the power structure of the Li Shimin period. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were countless illustrious warriors. It was an era of shining stars. Hou Junji was not special at that time. outstanding.

However, the person who deserved more credit than him did not become the Minister of War, but Hou Junji became the Minister of War.

The reason is as Li Shimin said, because he is young and domineering, as long as he makes good use of this talent, when Li Shimin dies, he will become the patron saint of the next emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

It's a pity that Hou Junji did something wrong for his daughter. If he wanted to push Li Chengqian to power, he must do something to Han Yue.

Since ancient times, in all dynasties, ministers participated in the struggle for imperial power, and were most resented and jealous of the emperor.

The emperor suddenly shook his head sadly, walked slowly to Hou Junji with the Sword of the Son of Heaven in hand, and sighed, "Little White Ape, give me a reason not to kill you..."

Hou Junji was shocked, he couldn't help but look up at the emperor. Seeing the emperor's face full of hatred for iron and steel, the hot tears in Hou Junji's eyes became even more turbulent.

The title of "Little White Ape" was given to him when he first saw Li Shimin when he was young. At that time, he had just learned martial arts. Because of the flexibility of martial arts and the appearance of a white-faced scholar, Li Shimin was very strange. , praised him as Little White Ape.

The emperor said a little white ape, obviously thinking of the battle in the past, and Hou Junji was not like this, and he felt more and more ashamed in his heart.

At this moment, he didn't complain at all, he just fell down heavily and kowtowed: "Your Majesty doesn't need to keep your hands, the offender has nothing to say, I committed a major crime of treason, and not killing is not enough to deter future generations..."

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and seemed to be particularly furious. He shouted, "Why don't you beg for mercy? Why don't you beg for mercy?"

Hou Junji smiled miserably and muttered: "I feel ashamed and it is difficult to open my mouth. Your Majesty, you should know that the offender is a tough character."

"Tough temper, tough temper, I'll kill you for that tough temper..." Li Shimin spit fire, and suddenly kicked fiercely, kicking hard on Hou Junji's neck.

This kick was so powerful that it instantly knocked Hou Junji down, his head banged on the ground, he groaned, his eyes suddenly turned white, and he passed out.

"I am also angry..."

Li Shimin kicked Hou Junji unconscious with one kick, and suddenly thrust the Emperor's Sword into the ground viciously.

The Tai Chi Hall was filled with hard slates. Li Shimin tried so hard this time that the Emperor's Sword hit the slate with a clanging sound, and it broke in the middle.

Next to him, Han Yue was startled and said eagerly, "Father Emperor, Emperor Sword..."

"If it's broken, it's broken, just shut up and shut up!"

Li Shimin was very angry, he opened his mouth and scolded Han Yue, saying: "It's just a long sword, I say it is the emperor's sword, it is the emperor's sword, I want to say it is an ordinary long sword, who in the world dares to refuse? Broken? It’s broken, and someone will make a new one tomorrow.”

Han Yue was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that Li Shimin was right. The so-called Emperor Sword is just a name, and all it has authority is because the emperor regards it as a sword.

Once the emperor's halo is lost, this long sword is indeed an ordinary sword.

For Li Shimin, even if he wanted to kill someone with a piece of firewood, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had to be obediently beside him. With the blessing of the emperor's halo, there was actually no difference between firewood and the sword of the Son of Heaven.

"Yue'er, tell me, how should I deal with Hou Junji?"

Li Shimin turned around suddenly, the tiger's eyes flashing sharply.

Han Yue glanced at Hou Junji, opened his mouth to answer, suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind, and his face became hesitant.

What kind of character Li Shimin is, he can see through Han Yue's thoughts at a glance, how could the emperor allow Han Yue to push and push, and shouted angrily: "If you have anything to say, you don't need to hide it, there are only you and my father and son here, you don't need to pretend to be afraid. The posture of the speech. The reason why I drove out the guards and eunuchs is to tell you secret things..."

When the emperor behaved like this, he was both furious and scolding. This kind of situation was very unusual at first glance. If Han Yue didn't understand it, he would be a born fool.

He rolled his eyes slightly and probed carefully: "Father, you actually have an idea in your mind. You don't want to kill Hou Junji at all, do you?"

As soon as these words were said, the anger on Li Shimin's face suddenly disappeared without a trace. The emperor's meaningful face was full of rage, and when he turned around, it turned into a smile of great consolation.

"Those who know me, Yue'er, I am very relieved to finally see you grow up again..."

Li Shimin smiled lightly, suddenly beckoned Han Yue to stand closer, and said in a low voice, "I once told you that being an emperor cannot have hatred and anger, and only have interests and choices in mind. Hou Junji is indeed It shouldn't be killed, it's not because I'm reluctant to part, but it's more useful to keep him than to kill him."

He glanced at Han Yue and instructed earnestly: "Yue'er, remember, this is the way the emperor chooses and chooses, those who benefit the most stay, and those who benefit the less are abandoned. I don't want to kill him."

Han Yue's heart moved slightly, and he felt vaguely enlightened, but he pretended not to understand, and flattered Li Shimin: "I don't know much about this, please tell me about it."

How could Li Shimin not be able to see that the eldest son was deliberately trying to please him, the emperor suddenly laughed and cursed, but he did not expose it.

He actually explained it to Han Yue.

"Yue'er, you should know that my Tang Dynasty has been established for fourteen years. Although it is only a new dynasty, the generals who can recruit and fight are gradually declining. Because if you count from the former Sui Dynasty, these generals have actually fought. After more than 30 years of fighting, Cheng Zhijie is over fifty, Li Ji is over fifty, Niu Jinda is over fifty, and Li Yaoshi is over fifty..."

Han Yue's eyes flashed, and he blurted out: "Only Hou Junji is the youngest, he is not yet 40 years old, if my child remembers correctly, General Hou is only 38 years old this year."

"Not bad!"

Li Shimin nodded heavily, and said: "Dynasty changes, and the commander of the country must be retained. Although I am now in the prime of life, Cheng Zhijie and the others can still fight for more than ten or twenty years, but after more than ten years, the younger generation of generals in the Tang Dynasty may There will be a batch of them, but they lack handsome talents who can lead the army..."

He glanced at Han Yue and said softly, "Although you have six strong generals under your command, none of them are commanding talents. You can let them charge into battle, but let them command a large army to fight."

Han Yue nodded slowly, and murmured: "Only Hou Junji is handsome. After more than ten years, he will only be about 50 years old, and he is suitable to be the handsome guard of the Tang Dynasty."

The emperor smiled reassuringly, very satisfied with this eldest son.He stared straight at Han Yue and suddenly said, "Yue'er sacrifice and marry Hou Haitang."

Han Yue was instantly stunned.

It turned out that the ultimate goal of the emperor was to let himself betray his fleshly body.

Chapter 505 The Emperor and the Queen Are Playing?

Li Shimin suddenly laughed and said with a deep meaning: "Tonight, before Hou Junji came here, he went to your mother's side to kneel and plead for mercy. This palace is my place. Do you think he can go without my permission?"

The emperor smiled again, with a deep complacency on his face, and continued: "Yuchi Jingde is a cautious person, and he is the most foolish and loyal person under my command. Even if he regrets the matter of Hou Junji, he would not dare to help without me... "

Han Yue opened his mouth, and it took a long time before he said angrily: "It turns out that the father had planned a long time ago. You have clearly thought about everything, but you deliberately waited for the general to go to the mother's side to beg, and then you might still act with the mother's mother." In a play, maybe he will reprimand the angry mother, so much manipulation and acting, and finally pretend to be reluctant to agree to intercede, this will make the general wait more grateful to the mother."

Li Shimin nodded slowly, and suddenly asked back: "Do you know why as a father, you should ask Hou Junji to thank your mother?"

Han Yue pondered for a while, then tentatively said, "Is it because the queen mother abides by the harem, so that she won't be criticized for accepting this favor?"

"you are wrong!"

Li Shimin shook his head directly and said proudly: "I am the ruler of a country, and your mother and queen are the queen of a country. No matter what the husband and wife do, it is the right thing to do. How can I, the emperor, be afraid of being criticized? Yue'er, you still haven't seen it through... "

Han Yue was really at a loss this time, and said curiously: "Since it's not for fear of being criticized, Erchen can't think of other reasons."

Li Shimin glanced at him, let out a sigh of relief suddenly, and explained lightly: "Actually, the reason is very simple. Your mother's queen is eight years younger than me."

"Eight years younger? So what?" Han Yue was at a loss again.

Li Shimin chuckled and said: "If you are eight years younger, you may die eight years later. Besides, most women live longer than men. Your mother's queen may live ten years longer than me. It is so obvious for my father, Yue Er, you still don't understand Is it?"