During this kowtow, Hou Junji was so cruel that he broke his head!
Blood was oozing from his forehead, and with disheveled hair, he looked like a madman.
Poor madman.
Changsun Wuji sighed... Even he felt a little pity and couldn't stand it.
He just wants to die now. As a general, he should die on the battlefield and contribute his last to the Tang Dynasty and the emperor.
How tragic is this?
Even though he had committed a heinous crime before, but now...
He is heroic and worthy of respect!
"Please, Your Majesty, please grant me your permission!"
Hou Jun burst into tears and was heartbroken.
"Okay, okay, I promise you, I promise you!"
"Stop hurting yourself!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but shed tears and hurriedly helped Hou Junji up.
"Junji, why are you doing this?"
"I...I can't bear to watch you die..."
When Hou Junji heard Li Shimin's agreement, his eyes suddenly burst into joy.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"The guilty minister is willing to die on the battlefield! Die for Your Majesty, for the Tang Dynasty, and die without regrets!"
It can be seen that Hou Junji is really happy at this moment!
Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji, including Yang Qi, can feel his joy from the heart.
This kind of joy is even more touching!
He was going to the battlefield as a death squad...but he was so happy, as if he had received the supreme reward.
How could Li Shimin not be moved by this?
"Jun Ji, you are capable. It would be a pity for a general like you to join the team first!"
Li Shimin wiped away his tears and said with great solemnity,
"I won't let you die!"
"I will arrange a suitable military position for you so that you can display your talents on the Tuyuhun battlefield!"
"Don't worry! I will never let your death be in vain!"
When Hou Junji heard this, he panicked.
"Your Majesty, please don't! The sinner is wearing a sinful body and wants to die!"
He quickly refused and said solemnly,
"If you really want to arrange military positions, please also make the guilty minister a vanguard officer!"
"When fighting like this, the guilty minister can be at the forefront! Lead the charge and charge into the battle!"
"A person like the guilty minister who wants to die will definitely be able to tear open the enemy's defense line and make them rout!"
Seeing Hou Junji's serious expression, Li Shimin couldn't bear it, but he finally agreed.
"All right!"
"Then I will let you serve as a vanguard officer and be the sharpest spear in my Tang Dynasty!"
"But you have to remember, don't deliberately seek death! If you can survive, it will boost the morale of the three armies!"
A vanguard general can kill seven in and out of the enemy's army without dying, while a vanguard general who rushes into the enemy's army will die immediately.
The impact of the two on the morale of the army is very different!
Hou Junji understood what Li Shimin meant and nodded repeatedly.
"According to the order!"
His eyes were bright and he said,
"The guilty minister must do his best on the battlefield!"
"If you are lucky enough to survive, after the war is won, the guilty subject will kill himself to apologize and repay God's kindness!"
Li Shimin: "?!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Li Er scolded,
"If you don't die, then you have military merit! Military merit can offset your crime! Why do you have to die?"
"I said, you are not allowed to die, let alone ask for death! Otherwise, it will be the crime of deceiving the emperor, and the nine tribes will be destroyed!"
However, Hou Junji shook his head.
"No, the guilty minister must die, otherwise it will be difficult for Your Majesty."
He said in a deep voice,
"The guilty minister will never make it difficult for His Majesty."
"If your majesty can show mercy and allow the guilty subject to participate in this war, then the guilty subject will die with no regrets! For anything else, the guilty subject has nothing to ask for!"
Hou Junji behaved very stubbornly.
Or die on the battlefield.
Or commit suicide after winning the war!
Anyway, after this trip, he didn't plan to come back alive!
And the reason is very simple.
Don't make things difficult for the emperor.
The people present naturally understand what this 'difficult to do' means.
But it was precisely because they all understood that Li Shimin felt more pity for his former beloved general.
"You...hey!"
Li Shimin stood up and sighed,
"It won't be difficult for me. As long as you come back alive, I will have my own way."
"You are not allowed to seek death. This is my decree for you. You are not allowed to resist it!"
"Your mission now is to recuperate and strengthen your body! The vanguard general of the Tang Army must not look so weak!"
"Did you hear that?"
Hou Junji shook his head and nodded again.
"I didn't hear the first words, but I heard the second words."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the guilty minister will take a good rest and recuperate, and regain his former strength!"
Li Shimin: “#￥%……&**@#”
This guy is determined to die on the battlefield after eating the weight!
"You!"
"Hey! Yang Qi, in the next period of time, you will take good care of Hou Junji! All kinds of meals must be provided according to the best! Let the imperial kitchen deliver it!"
Yang Qi nodded repeatedly.
"According to the order!"
He responded respectfully and glanced at Hou Junji.
Lord Hou, Lord Hou, you are really good!
This cruel trick actually succeeded! I was almost moved to tears just now!
However, he also knew that Hou Junji was risking his life!
Only by risking one's life and putting life and death aside can we truly gain His Majesty's trust!
While sighing, his heart was beating fast.
My own mansion... is about to be obtained!
And half of the property promised by Duke Hou is his!
It’s exciting to think about it!
…
Li Shimin gave Hou Jun some more instructions before he got up and left the prison.
When he reached the aisle, he reached out his hand and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Auxiliary machine..."
"Let me see, let Junji be released today, right?"
"He is going to the battlefield. He should no longer stay in a harsh place like Tianlao. He needs to go home and recuperate."
he whispered.
Changsun Wuji nodded.
"It's time for Hou Jun to recuperate and make up for his physical deficit. The vanguard general's combat power cannot be weakened."
He responded,
"only……"
"Your Majesty just released Hou Junji. Where is the Grand Master?"
Going around and around, Xu Fenglei is finally the mountain that cannot be avoided.
"Didn't Jun Ji say that? He is going to die on the battlefield, and everyone is willing to die. Even if Xu Fenglei hates him in his heart, he won't say anything more, right?"
Li Shimin whispered,
"Looking at Junji's state, he really wants to be shrouded in horse leather!"
"Although I don't want him to die, if he really takes the lead, probably... he will really die on the battlefield."
"Alas! Don't worry about Xu Fenglei. Isn't he unwilling to come back regardless of worldly affairs? Then I don't need to ask his opinion at this moment."
"You go to the Ministry of Punishment tonight to go through the procedures and release Junji!"
Changsun Wuji opened his mouth, but in the end he agreed without saying anything more.
Although the idea is a bit evil.
But he did hope that Hou Junji would just die on the battlefield.
Otherwise, it will inevitably trigger a new round of conflicts!
Your Majesty's temperament...is just soft-hearted.
But thinking about it on the other hand, it is this kind of monarch who can give his ministers the greatest sense of security!
If you commit a crime, he will try his best to protect you.
If you ask for something from him, you will find ways to satisfy yourself even under pressure.
Throughout the ages, kings have been mean and unkind.
How many people can be like your Majesty?
…
That night.
Chang'an, Hou Mansion.
Boom boom.
There was a knock on the door.
Squeak!
The door was opened instantly, and the whole family was already waiting at the door!
Mrs. Liu whimpered and threw herself into Hou Junji's arms.
"Old...master!"
"Woooooooo..."
"You're finally back, you're finally back!"
She cried loudly, and even the servants and maids in the house were crying.
"OK OK."
Hou Junji patted his wife on the shoulder and said softly,
"It's hard for you. It's been hard work waiting for me all these years."
"Let's go in and talk."
Mrs. Liu nodded, combed her husband's hair, and said with a distressed look on her face:
"You haven't taken care of your hair for a long time. I'll help you freshen up later."
"And this complexion... why is it so bad? Master, you have lost too much weight..."
Hou Junji waved his hand.
"None of that matters."
He took a deep breath and said,
"Being able to come back alive is the greatest blessing."
"Let's go... By the way, where is Yu'er?"
His eyes scanned the crowd, but he did not see his son.
Hou Yu had been extremely rebellious before and was extremely angry.
But as time goes by, the anger in my heart has dissipated a lot, and at this moment, my mentality is calm.
"Hou Yu has left home."
Ms. Liu wiped her tears and said calmly,
"After that day, he left. I don't know where he went, and I don't want to look for him anymore."
"Let him be, he's already broken my heart."
How disappointed does a mother have to be to give up on her son?
Although her words were calm, her voice was still trembling.
"well……"
"Let him be."
Hou Junji held his wife's shoulders, raised his head and sighed,
"Just pretend that I, Hou Junji, have never given birth to this son and let him fend for himself!"
"Come on, let's go in and talk."
…
In the hall, hot meals were served.
The last time Hou Junji came out, he gave Mr. Liu a list of some old friends who could borrow money.
Relying on this list, Ms. Liu was indeed able to borrow a lot of money, and her life in the house became slightly better.
Of course, the main reason is that Hou Yu left home, otherwise the little money would not be enough for him to buy cigarettes.
"Master, I heard from Doctor Yang that you are going to the battlefield soon, and you want to be a vanguard? Are you going to die?"
Mrs. Liu held dishes for Hou Junji and said with a sad look on her face,
"Can you not go?"
"It's too dangerous to fight!"
Hou Junji sneered.
"Don't go? How do you think I got out? I can't do it if I don't go!"
He said in a deep voice,
"You must give it a try, otherwise where will the military merit come from? Without military merit, how can I have a reason to come back and return to the court?"
"But don't worry, I won't die foolishly!"
"In the end, victory will belong to me!"
When Mrs. Liu heard this, her expression relaxed a little.
It’s better not to really die...
"After surviving today, I finally have a glimmer of hope, but it's just hope."
Hou Junji said righteously,
"Xu Fenglei has not lost power and still has huge power in the court!"
"This time, thanks to the misunderstanding between the emperor and him, I was able to seize the opportunity to come out!"
"This opportunity is rare. I will be more careful in my conduct and work in the future, and I will never be caught out... You are the same at home, just live your life as ordinary people!"
"Keep it simple, and there will be no disaster!"
"Understand?"
Mr. Liu nodded repeatedly.
"I understand, sir."
"We are now accustomed to simplicity and will no longer think about those luxurious things."
"I'll be satisfied if I can live peacefully."
Hou Junji nodded slightly.
My wife is still reliable and can be called a good wife.
"Xu Fenglei, even though you suppressed me repeatedly, I, Hou Junji, still came out."
He looked at a chicken leg in front of him and whispered to himself,
"I know it will be difficult to kill you. With the emperor's temperament, even I am reluctant to kill you, so how can I be willing to kill you?"
"Even if you commit a serious crime of treason, he will still remember his past kindness... let's be generous, right?"
"However, don't really think that you are truly invincible."
"I can't kill you, but I know how to retaliate against you..."
"And the Emperor... Do you really think you have much kindness to me? I have made great contributions to you, but you treat me like this..."
"Ha ha ha ha ha……"
Hou Junji has been planning a revenge plan for many years!
Xu Fenglei was never the only one he hated!
…
The next day.
At Li Jing's house.
"Under the door:"
"Confess Li Jing as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and worship him as the General Manager of the Xihai Road March. He will be in charge of all military affairs and conquer Tuyuhun!"
"Congratulations, Mr. Li, your Majesty has unlimited trust in you!"
The eunuch who delivered the edict finished reading the imperial edict and handed it over with a smile.
Li Jing was overjoyed when he heard the decree, and the excitement in his heart was indescribable!
Although he already knew that he would be in command, at the moment when he was officially canonized by the imperial decree, his inner excitement was still indescribable!
This is his first independent command of a foreign war!
Whether we can leave a lasting mark in the history books depends on this time!
"Thank you, thank you father-in-law!"
"Hongfu, hurry up, give your father-in-law some money!"
"Looking at you, you've already prepared it." The girl beside her pursed her lips and handed a letter of silver ingots to the hand of the eunuch who passed the order.
"Thank you, Mr. Li, and thank you, madam."
The eunuch who delivered the order smiled and said,
"Just make preparations, our family is resigning."
Eunuchs also watch people prepare food.
In front of ministers like Li Jing, he calls himself "our family" and is a little more reserved.
In front of Chao Chen, who has a closer relationship with the emperor like Xu Fenglei, he calls himself a slave and his posture is lowered.
"Father-in-law, walk slowly."
Li Jing was overjoyed to see off the eunuch who had delivered the order.
"Okay, okay..."
"This time we can finally show off our talents! Tuyuhun, Murong!"
"You will be unlucky if you run into me!"
He rubbed his hands and spoke unsteadily. He was obviously a veteran, but he still had a youthful spirit.
"You are always like this."
"However, I like your fierceness and will never give in to old age."
"Come on, let's have one."
The red-faced girl smiled and held her husband's face, and put her red lips to his.
Li Jing's heart skipped a beat.
