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Chapter 1102: Hou Junji will die soon?
Li Yan thought for a while, and finally set the tone for the East Factory: "Well, Prince, you have to remember that the East Factory is a safety net that I have built specifically to protect the national economy and people's livelihood of the Tang Dynasty. It operates independently at ordinary times and provides a safety net for the court at critical moments. The main function is to provide a safety net, and profit is secondary."

"Its own safety is also of utmost importance. If the local government is involved, I'm afraid they will also interfere and make a mess of it in the end."

"These are two separate lines. The imperial court is the imperial court, and the East Factory is the East Factory. The two are clearly separated and must not be confused. You can use the Jinyiwei and the power of the local government."

"But your granaries and internal affairs are not under the jurisdiction of local officials, and they have no right to interfere with the operation of the East Factory. If they need it, they can report it to the court. Only with the authorization of the court can the East Factory provide support in an official name."

"Your son will remember your father's instructions!"

After Li Xiang left, he walked out of the Taiji Palace and recalled the conversation he had just had with the emperor. When he calmed down, he realized that his father had called him here and said a lot of things, but the core purpose was only one thing, which was to let the East Factory focus on collecting food and grass in the south.

But why not just say it?

He had to go around in circles and explain it in a business way. Is it really possible that the Northern Turks would invade the Tang Dynasty?

It has been so many years since there has been a large-scale war in the north of the Tang Dynasty!

Since the mutual trade, the relationship between the two countries has always been good, so it shouldn't be possible. Li Xiang thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out. When he returned to the East Palace, he came to his ten acres of land and saw a tall figure working in the field.

Li Xiang's eyes were moist. His father had not been around since he was a child, and the only one he could rely on was his grandfather Hou Junji.

After living together for many years, Hou Junji became closer to Li Shimin than his grandfather.

As an emperor, Li Shimin had to deal with state affairs all day long, and manage the harem in his free time. The little family affection he had had to be shared among dozens of children and grandchildren.

There isn't much left for him!
Hou Junji's family had been wiped out in years of war, leaving only Haitang. He treated his grandson Li Xiang as his own grandson.

Nowadays, worried that his grandson is too tired from farming, he always secretly goes to the fields, hoping to put in more effort so that his grandson can have an easier time.

Li Xiang felt relieved, and a sense of ease and warmth that he had not felt in the Taiji Palace surged into his heart. He changed his clothes, picked up a hoe, and rushed into the field.

Currently, only Li Xiang and Hou Junji can cultivate this field. Seeing Li Xiang coming, Hou Junji greeted him with a smile. The grandfather and grandson then worked together in the empty field. Li Xiang told Hou Junji everything that happened when he entered the palace.

Firstly, he wanted to kill time, and secondly, he wanted to borrow Hou Junji's wisdom to help him think about it.

When Li Xiang asked about the grain, Hou Junji's body froze, his heart trembled, and his expression froze. His face was full of shock, his eyes were shining, and his hands holding the hoe turned pale, with blue veins faintly visible.

Here comes, finally here!
Hou Junji swallowed silently. He knew that the emperor in the north, who had millions of soldiers under his command and whose words were law, would never be coerced by the aristocratic families and become a puppet in name only.

The emperor could not help himself and wanted to mobilize the troops from the north to resolve the hidden dangers within the Tang Dynasty.

The emperor's actions during this period seemed chaotic, but there was a hidden thread lurking deep within. As long as one followed this thread, one could naturally see the emperor's plan. These actions seemed a little incomprehensible to outsiders.

As long as you know the key information of the emperor's true identity, it is easy to guess the emperor's plans.

First, he established the Finance Temple and raised a huge amount of money. Now he has ordered the East Factory to collect food and fodder at all costs. As Hou Junji has fought in wars all his life, he naturally knows how important money and food are in launching a battle.

Wars are fought with money and food. If you have enough money and food, you will be invincible.

Just by looking at the amount of money and grain prepared by the emperor, Hou Junji knew that the war the emperor was planning would definitely not be small in scale. In an era when Wang and Ma shared the world, it was unknown how many people would die to deal with the aristocratic families who were like maggots attached to one's bones.

I'm afraid those noble families would never have dreamed that they were the real target in this war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.

Under the premise of deliberate and unintentional planning, the emperor has an 80% chance of winning. They may suffer heavy losses in the end, and they will not know that the one who wants to kill them is actually the young emperor who looks harmless. This scheme is really terrible.

As expected, he was a man who could seize power of the Turkic Khanate at a young age in just five or six years.

After thinking about this, he finally understood why the emperor wanted to kill Hou Gui. If this was the case, even if he killed himself, it wouldn't be too much, after all, this was a war that neither Yang Jian and his son nor Li Yuan and his son had won.

If there is any negligence, even the emperor will be doomed. Once the plot is exposed, those nobles will madly retaliate against the emperor and finally turn the Tang Dynasty into the second Sui Dynasty. Now Hou Junji understands how much grace the emperor has shown him and how much risk he has taken.

Hou Junji took a deep breath and calmed down the shock in his heart. When he stood up again, he had regained his usual calmness: "Xiang'er, the emperor's consideration is not unreasonable. Since ancient times, when the old country replaced the new one, the enemy country would take advantage of the mourning to attack."

"That is to say, your grandfather's life or death is unknown, and the Turks don't know the truth, otherwise they would have marched south long ago."

"Even so, there is no war on the grassland right now. Whether it is for the purpose of collecting money or testing the enemy's strength, it is very likely that troops will be sent south this winter. It is natural for the court to prepare for the worst and accumulate money and grain to deal with it."

"You must do whatever your father instructs you to do. You must take the food issue to heart and treat it as the most important thing at the moment. It is always right to report progress to your father more often."

Li Xiang did not notice Hou Junji's change. He felt that his grandfather's inference was very reasonable. He nodded seriously and said, "Don't worry, Master. Xiang'er knows."

By the time the two of them were busy again, Hou Junji's heart was no longer calm.

He did not tell Li Xiang the truth about his guess. Li Xiang was still too young now, and it was not a good thing for him to know too much. It was better for him to grow up step by step.

The emperor holds two countries in his hands, so the overall situation is naturally not going to change. But when will this war be launched, and where will it start?
As a veteran who had fought for his whole life, Hou Junji unconsciously stood in the emperor's perspective and began to think about what role he should play. If it were in the past, he would definitely apply to lead the troops to go to war.

After Li Jing became disabled, Datang was the one with the most experience in the army and was a pillar of the military.

But the nature of this war is different. The emperor's intention is to eliminate the power of the aristocratic families in the army, which is similar to Emperor Yang of Sui's three expeditions to Goguryeo. He must not act rashly.

After thinking for a long time, Hou Junji's somewhat confused heart calmed down again. Forget it, he should stay at home and recuperate. The real chess player behind the scenes who controls the overall situation is the emperor. If he needs him to show up, he will naturally come to call him.

If there is no decree, it is better to maintain the status quo. When the time is not right, you may have to stay in bed and pretend to be sick.

No, pretending to be sick is not enough.

Perhaps I should go a step further. First, I should try to reduce my presence as much as possible and fade out of the court. Secondly, I can reasonably avoid the upcoming chaos in the court and not step forward to cause trouble for the emperor. Finally, I should lay the foundation for cleaning up the situation in the future.

After all, if the mess really comes to an end, the emperor will definitely not intervene easily.

Thinking of this, Hou Junji suddenly took a deep breath, and then held his breath until his face turned red and veins popped out on his forehead. He suddenly let go of the hoe in his hand, covered his chest with his right hand, and fell straight down with an expression of unbearable pain on his face.

"Master, Master, what's wrong with you?"

When Li Xiang saw Hou Junji's ugly face, he was startled and rushed over to shake him twice. Seeing that Hou Junji was unconscious, he hurriedly shouted to the guards standing around: "Come here, hurry up and call the imperial physician!"

The Eastern Palace was in chaos again. Not long after, the news that Hou Junji's old injury flared up and he fainted in the Eastern Palace Prince's responsibility field spread throughout Chang'an.

Many important officials in the court secretly speculated that Hou Junji was not young anymore. He had not attended the court since he was assassinated, and now he fainted while farming. Was it because he had accumulated too many hidden dangers from the previous wars, and now the new injuries and old illnesses broke out at the same time, and he was not far from death?
After all, many military generals in the court, especially those who fought in the front lines, overdrawn their bodies when they were young and died suddenly when they were old.

After hearing the news in Chengqing Palace, Li Yan hurriedly sent out the imperial physician to treat the patient. He also visited the mansion in person to express his condolences and dispatched more than a dozen eunuchs to serve him. He also ordered Wang De to deliver batches of precious medicinal herbs to the mansion.

Problems with the brain and heart have always been unclear. When the imperial physician examined Hou Junji, he held his chest and said he couldn't breathe, his head felt dizzy from time to time, his eyes were full of golden light, he couldn't eat, and he had faint signs of vomiting.

The imperial doctors took turns to treat the case, but none of them could figure out what had gone wrong.

This was not an external injury, and it happened in a vital place. In addition, Hou Junji held his breath from time to time, making himself feel like he was dying. Anyone who saw him would know that he had a problem. Under the close attention of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress.

The imperial doctors did not dare to say that he was fine, so they had to make up some specious excuses and prescribe some prescriptions for regulating qi and strengthening the body's foundation, and asked Hou Junji to stay at home and rest well and not to do any heavy work.

Li Yan did not say anything, but comforted Hou Junji, asking him to take good care of himself and take good care of his health. There were still many things in the court waiting for him to deal with after he recovered. Hou Junji naturally thanked the emperor tremblingly, looking like he was going to die soon.

The king and his minister maintained an unspoken understanding, and neither of them broke the window paper.

(End of this chapter)