Chang'an-Taiji Palace-Chengqing Palace

Li Shimin is playing chess with Changsun Wuji. Of course, it is a game of chess, but it is better to say that Changsun Wuji is interfering with the emperor and interceding for his precious nephew, the prince.

The emperor had just finished getting angry. Changsun Wuji could tell him jokes as much as he wanted, but Wang Dequ didn't dare and could only light the ambergris cautiously, and then turned around to prepare tea.

But as soon as he picked up the tea set, he turned around and bumped into Prime Minister Fang Xuanling. Even the military newspaper in Lao Fang's hand fell out.

"Slave dog! Don't you know how to keep an eye on me? You broke your humerus, I want your head!"

Of course Wang De knew that the emperor was making excuses, so he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor. He also turned around and apologized to Fang Xuanling. The majesty of the chamberlain was gone for a moment.

The prime minister's belly can hold a boat, so how could Fang Xuanling act like a prime minister just because Wang De bumped into him. Besides, he also knew why the emperor was angry.

He bent down to pick up the military newspaper, raised his hand and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the king's servant was also careless. Please forgive me!"

Li Shimin didn't really want to do anything to Wang De, so he got off the slope and snorted: "If Xuan Ling hadn't been generous, how could I have spared you, a bitch like you! Why don't you thank the prime minister!"
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How could Lao Fang accept the courtesy of the emperor's chief attendant? He patted Wang De on the shoulder and gave him a look.

Wang De was also an alert person. He knew that the prime minister had something important to say, so when he went out, he called out all the waiters in the palace.

Seeing the solemn look on Fang Xuanling's face, Li Shimin also smiled and said: "Xuanling, why are you so serious?"

Fang Xuanling took out a military report from his sleeve and tried his best to lower his trembling voice: "On October 15, the twelfth year of Zhenguan, our army launched the battle to recapture Songfengling, and our army won a great victory!"

"But, yes!"

Hou Junji won the battle, which was not unexpected! But when he heard that he had won, Li Shimin was still very happy and was not in a hurry to receive the battle report. In response, Lehe played a charade with Fang Xuanling.

He handed Fang Xuanling a piece of fruit and asked with a smile: "Xuanling, victory is victory, what's the point? Did the soldiers suffer serious losses?"

Fang Xuanling sighed, lowered his head and shook his head with regret: "He obviously won that battle, but he didn't expect that the enemy would rise up when he was about to die, and jump off the cliff with him in his arms!"

Lao Fang's tone and expression made Li Shimin's heart skip a beat. He grabbed the military newspaper and read it quickly until he found such a sentence in the military newspaper.

In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, on October 15th, Du Jing, the commander of the forward battalion, Youyi Zhonglang, captured Songfengling. He was taken advantage of by the enemy general Shang Ming and fell off the cliff with him. No bones were left!

It's all the flesh that fell off the body. How can there be a father in the world who doesn't love his son? Li Shimin felt his eyes darken, staggered and fell down, and Changsun Wuji behind him quickly gave him a hand!

Fang Xuanling also lifted up the hem of her clothes, knelt down and said: "Hou Junji only found out about His Highness's identity after the war. He felt extremely guilty in his heart, and specifically apologized to His Majesty in his form."

"In order to search for His Highness's body, he sent several waves of people there, but it was too steep, the environment was harsh, and animals were everywhere. So, so."

"It's all my fault, the old minister, for not being able to tell Hou Jun clearly and causing him to misunderstand!"

Fang Xuanling did not say this to protect Hou Junji. At that time, Midao defeated the Tubo Grand Lun-Shang Nang and killed more than 23,000 people in formation.

The rest of the crowd can be described as a great victory.

If at this time, the emperor was killed in battle and severely punished Hou Junji, then it would be a shame that the Songzhou army would not be able to take back tens of thousands of soldiers.

In this way, it is not that I am afraid that Hou Junji will lead his army to surrender to the enemy. Due to the good relationship between him and His Majesty, and the Shanggu Hou family and others in the mansion are waiting, it will not happen.

But it does not mean that he will not learn from Li Guangli. How the general of the Han Dynasty used the blood of the Han soldiers to exonerate himself, a saint who has read poetry and books knows better than anyone else.

In the southwest battlefield, it is true that Shang Nang was defeated, but in Kanka forty miles northwest of him, there were 100,000 elite soldiers led by Tubo Zampu himself. They stood on the sidelines and watched as our army was exhausted. If we were forced to do so at this time,

Hou Junji made a rash advance, and the results can be imagined.

Despite his young age, Zampu was extremely ruthless. After Shang Nang was defeated, he actually beheaded the life-seeking minister.

After establishing his power, he even took the initiative to negotiate a peace, and sent his confidant Lu Dongzan to the camp to have a serious talk, and put all the charges on Shang Nang's head.

He said that he was arrogant in his power, harbored evil intentions, and provoked a war between the two countries. Now that the obstacles between the two countries have been cleared by him, he hopes to stop the war and negotiate peace.

Hou Junji did not dare to specialize, so he submitted the report together with the army, and Tubo's credentials were placed in the army.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Changsun Wuji took advantage of the opportunity and added: "Your Majesty, no matter whether it is war or peace, we cannot recognize Qianfan's identity."

Of course Li Shimin was not happy. His son died fighting for the country, his body could not be found, and he could not even get his due status. Isn't this too much?

Changsun Wuji, of course, could see that the emperor was showing signs of anger, so he could only bite the bullet and explain. Regardless of the war and the recognition of Du Jing's identity, the court lost a prince, which undoubtedly dampened the morale of our army and greatly increased the prestige of the enemy.

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Alas! Li Shimin gave Fang Xuanling a faint touch and signaled them to get up.

After thanking the emperor for his kindness, Changsun Wuji added a few words. Hou Junji was a founding hero and one of the nine generals of the Xuanwu Sect. He had followed the saint for many years and saved his majesty's life more than once. He had great prestige in the government and in the military.

It was a national policy of the Tang Dynasty to treat its meritorious officials favorably, and the sages always preached how important the meritorious officials were. If the gathering of Hou Jun was held because of an unintentional mistake, I am afraid that I would be afraid of breaking my promise.

Li Shimin, who looked grave like this, was silent for a long time, and then said: "Since you have surrendered to the army as a general, let alone the prince, even if the prince dies in battle, it is common sense. As the head coach, Hou Junji selects the right person as the forward, which is the right thing.

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"That scoundrel is stubborn and conceited, with an arrogant temperament. He thinks he has won a few battles, so he ignores the heroes of the world. He is the one to blame for this end."

"Xuanling, please return to Hou Junji for me. Don't worry about this and concentrate on leading the troops. As for whether it is war or peace, we will discuss it in court tomorrow morning."

After speaking, Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling the two ministers to step back. The pain of losing a child was like ripping out flesh and heart, and Li Shimin needed to be quiet.

Before leaving the palace, Fang Xuanling looked back at the emperor. In just a moment, the saint seemed to have aged a few years. Yes, the pain of losing a child is not painful for anyone, and no one is worried about it. The emperor is also a human being!
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With a sigh, Fang Xuanling turned around, caught up with Changsun Wuji, and said with a gloomy face: "Auxiliary machine, you really feel sorry for the prince!"

Yes, Fang Xuanling was referring to Hou Junji. As the Prime Minister of Military Affairs, when he interceded for Hou Junji, it was for the public good and he considered the pros and cons from the perspective of the country.

Changsun Wuji said it was for the sake of the court, but actually he wanted to keep an arm that he could rely on for his nephew. He even refused to give him a posthumous title because of the title he deserved.

It would be fine if he was an ordinary person, but the person who died was also a prince and the nephew of his best friend. Changsun Wuji added insult to injury at this time, it would be too bullying!
Chapter completed!