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Chapter 1031: Shocking Hou Junji

As soon as Changsun Wuji walked out, Hou Junji quietly walked in.

Seeing that Li Yan had already sat back at the imperial desk and started reading the memorials, he said with some worry: "Your Majesty, Duke Zhao has been very close to the nobles recently. It is obvious that he was the one who instigated today's incident, just to push Fang Xiang down."

"Now, you've given him the entire Shangshu Province. Isn't that a bit too risky?"

Li Yan frowned upon hearing this, then put down the memorial, rubbed his temples, shook his head, and said with a serious face: "Chang Sun Wuji is not my enemy, but my uncle. Even if I break bones, I will still be hurt. Besides, my mother is still here, so he will never dare to do anything too excessive."

"No matter how close he is to the nobles, he is closer to me than me. I cannot push him to the nobles' side."

"He is in such a position. He has to deal with me and the nobles to maintain the stability of the overall situation. He has to do many things. I don't blame him. If you are not in his position, you can't understand how difficult it is for him."

Hou Junji's expression froze, and when he heard Li Yan say this, he didn't continue talking.

He knew that the emperor was also telling him that Changsun Wuji was just a minor problem, and the nobles were the real problem. It was also a veiled reminder to himself not to focus on Changsun Wuji, but to deal with the common enemy.

Hou Junji was not too depressed. His attitude was also to tell the emperor that he and Zhangsun Wuji were enemies, not friends. Now one of them was the head of the civil officials, and the other was the head of the military generals. If they were to get together.

That would be a huge disaster, and this is also the way of survival that Hou Junji has developed over the years.

Besides, it was just a reminder to fulfill one's duty. Even so, because he was both the father-in-law and a military commander, even if Changsun Wuji vacated a position, it would not be his turn. He had no interests at stake and was relatively detached.

Then, thinking of something else, Hou Junji hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, what about the north?"

"Uh" Hou Junji quickly shut his mouth halfway through speaking.

Because he saw Li Yan looking at him expressionlessly, with a cold and murderous look in his eyes, like an ancient beast that chooses its prey. At this moment, Hou Junji's fighting spirit, which he had gathered from hundreds of battles, was instantly shattered.

A chill rushed from my spine to the back of my head, as if I was being stared at by a demon in the dark. My heart seemed to be grasped by someone and my breathing stagnated.

"Your Majesty, I am sorry for talking too much."

After Li Yan withdrew his gaze, Hou Junji began to breathe heavily and unconsciously took two steps back.

God!

Hou Junji was extremely shocked. He had known that this son-in-law was not simple, but the trace of his extraordinaryness that he accidentally revealed today directly blew up Hou Junji's cognition. Before this moment, he never dared to believe that a person could bring such a sense of oppression to others with just a look.

Hou Junji has fought in battles all his life, killing countless people and seeing many scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He thinks he is already the top military commander, and he always thinks of himself as a veteran and looks down on other rookies.

But today, Hou Junji was frightened.

After a long while, his heart was still pounding. He finally understood why Li Chengqian, who looked gentle and weak, could defeat Jie Li and Yi Nan, kill countless heroes and overlords, and firmly sit on the top seat of the grassland.

What kind of scene was it, and how many people had to be killed to have such a murderous look in his eyes.

Originally, when Hou Junji saw Li Chengqian roaming the grasslands as a young man and finally seizing the real power of the Great Khan, he wondered if he had overestimated those grassland wolves. They were nothing special and any one of us in the Central Plains could make them surrender.

Now it seems that it’s not that they are incompetent, but that this young man is too strong.

At this moment, Hou Junji truly regarded the young man opposite him as the overlord of the grassland, the Central Plains Empire. Subconsciously, he restrained his previous casualness, stood upright to the side, and his attitude was extremely respectful.

Li Yan didn't think too much about it. He just released his internal force and then retracted it to shock Hou Junji, just to remind him to put himself in the right position, not to be arrogant because he claims to be his father-in-law, and not to be secretly proud of knowing some of his secrets.

In the subsequent planning, the identity of the Right Wise King must be kept absolutely confidential.

Now in the entire Tang Dynasty, besides himself, only two and a half people know this secret, Hou Junji and his steward Hou Gui, and the other half is Wang Xuance who is in charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. However, Wang Xuance is very cautious.

Obviously, there have been some speculations through various signs, but they have never been put forward.

As long as he didn't expose it, he would pretend to be unaware, and when reporting the military situation of the Turks, he would always call him Right Wise King. During this process, even his eyes didn't change at all, and he didn't show the annoying, tacit meaning of Hou Junji.

Wang Xuance only mentioned Youxian Wang with a hint of respect, not as many people did when they mentioned Jie Li, calling him an old villain and despising him.

That is, he let himself know that he knew something, while at the same time concealing this curiosity without leaving a trace.

After all, he has been engaged in spy work for many years and has followed Li Shimin for many years, so he is quite experienced.

Unlike Hou Junji, who got to the high position by killing and making meritorious contributions on the battlefield, he still lacks political sensitivity. He actually brought up this shocking secret in front of him. Didn't he know that as an emperor, his every word and action was recorded by people? What's more, inside and outside the imperial study, there are countless masters hiding in the open and in secret to protect the emperor. These people are all human beings.

It's not a machine, so there's no guarantee that secrets won't be leaked.

How stupid!

Didn't Hou Junji know that since he had made the intention to keep it secret, he could have blocked the channel for the secret to be leaked? Even if he had no other intentions, the king's secrets were for you to know, and you had to keep them to yourself.

How dare you reveal it so voluntarily and seek death? Do you want to share the secret with the king?
Or are you reminding the monarch that you know many things that the monarch does not want others to know, or do you feel that you have made great contributions and want to ask for credit and reward?
Speaking of this, Li Yan almost forgot one thing, and took this opportunity to warn Hou Junji.

After thinking for a while, Li Yan raised his head with a casual smile on his face, looked at Hou Junji and asked, "By the way, Duke Lu, you have worked tirelessly and made great contributions. I am very grateful in my heart, but I haven't rewarded him yet?"

"what?"

Hou Junji was extremely nervous at this time. He did not expect Li Yan to bring up this matter. He quickly said politely, "Hou Gui is a rough man from the army. He only knows how to follow orders. Running errands is exactly his job. Why does he need a reward from Your Majesty?"

Li Yan smiled slightly and nodded silently. Hou Junji's current state was quite interesting!

Being with the emperor is like being with a tiger. It is not that you have high requirements for yourself, but that you must never let down your guard when you are with the emperor. The original mentality is not good, otherwise you will be used by others sooner or later and become a victim of the struggle.

Now that you have chosen power and squeezed into the core, you must grow quickly.

I can't protect him for his entire life. If I don't have this awareness, I might as well go home early and enjoy my life.

"Who are the people in Hou Gui's family?"

Hou Junji didn't quite understand what Li Yan meant for a moment, so he said honestly, "Your Majesty, I brought you here from my hometown, so you are my fellow countryman. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and I brought more than a hundred of my fellow countrymen with me."

"After years of fighting, only Hou Gui is left."

"However, he was also injured and could no longer serve in the army, so he followed the old minister and became the housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion. He is honest and obedient, and is very disciplined. His wife is no longer with him, and he only has one son named Hou Zheng, who is a seventh-rank brigade commander in the Flying Tiger Army and is in charge of 150 people."

"Hou Guili has made great contributions and must be rewarded, but he is not in the army."

Li Yan listened very carefully, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Well, father-in-law, you can find a reason in the name of the General of the Left Guard to recommend his son Hou Zheng as a Lang Jiang. When the time comes, I will personally inquire about it and let the Secretariat issue it."

"Your Majesty, I have already rewarded him."

Hou Junji's expression relaxed, and he said excitedly: "If His Majesty is so kind, then just promote his son by one level. Langjiang is a fifth-rank official, and Houzhengcai is a seventh-rank official. This is a real promotion of three levels in a row. What virtue and ability has the Marquis achieved that the Emperor values ​​him so much?"

"Besides, military positions are different from other positions. The Flying Tigers are even stricter. Promotion requires real military merit. It is really hard to convince the public to promote someone beyond the norm like this."

"If that's the case, then we can transfer the Flying Tigers to serve in the Sixteen Guards, or in the local Zhechongfu."

After saying that, Li Yan picked up the memorial, glanced at Hou Junji expressionlessly, then lowered his head and said indifferently: "Father-in-law, there is no need to be so polite. I think only in this way can I comfort the spirit of the noble Hou in heaven."

"Then I thank your Majesty."

He had already declined once. After all, the other party was the emperor. The power of reward and punishment belonged to the emperor. Thunder, lightning, rain and dew were all grace from heaven. It was not up to him to decide. Seeing Li Yan's insistence, Hou Junji could not be humble anymore and blurted out words of thanks.

'Well'

I was just halfway through my words when I suddenly realized that I didn't say that Hou Gui was dead. What could the emperor say to comfort his soul in heaven?

Did I hear it wrong, or did the emperor misunderstand?

When he raised his head and was about to ask, Hou Junji saw that Li Yan had lowered his head to deal with memorials and was no longer looking at him. The expression on his face was very intriguing, and there was a creepy chill in the air.

Suddenly, Hou Jun had an idea and instantly understood what Li Yan meant.

His eyes widened, his heart was shocked, he looked at Li Yan in disbelief, opened his mouth, his heart was churning, mixed with emotions, and finally said bitterly: "Your Majesty is right, I think, Hougui can rest in peace now!"

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

(End of this chapter)