Chapter 1441 Nemesis (for book friends, Her Majesty the Queen Xiaoxue
"In addition to the already carved rooster gems, they also polished other small accessories and left a large piece that could not shine. The craftsman hid some stones and found a way to transport the peeled shell back home.
, In addition to him, other craftsmen also secretly hid some intercepted luminous stone beads."
The status of craftsmen was very low, especially in Gaochang State, where craftsmen were controlled by the nobles.
They farm in the village when they are free, and are directly recruited when necessary. It takes a lot of money for them to leave the craftsmanship.
So they hid the things and didn't dare to sell them for a while, so they hid them quietly.
Master Tang said: "The rooster gemstone was presented to the Gaochang royal family by the powerful man. It was not until the 14th year of Dazhen that the King of Gaochang formed an alliance with the Turks. His Majesty sent Hou Ji, Xue Wan and others to conquer Gaochang. The Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed.
The gem was hidden by Hou Ji."
Wasn't the fourteenth year of Dazhen just two years ago?
Bai Shan asked: "So Hou Ji didn't know there was something wrong with this stone?"
Mr. Tang then raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said meaningfully: "The eldest prince of Gaochang who once owned this gem knew that there was something wrong with this gem. In the fourteenth year of Dazhen, two children with the problem were born in his harem.
Not to mention, the eldest son also had a nosebleed and died of weakness. He invited many doctors to visit him, and finally someone from the Buddhist temple told him that there was something wrong with the stone."
"Before the Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed, he had already sent people to find the villages of those craftsmen. But before he could do anything, Gaochang was destroyed. The eldest prince of Gaochang was captured. I checked the day before yesterday and found that he was dead.
The people who were close to him who once served him are all dead, but one person was missing from the people who went to that village. He said that the eldest prince once wanted to offer gems to His Majesty in order to plot against our royal family, but Hou Ji was greedy.
, and hid most of the property confiscated from the Gaochang royal family."
Mr. Tang raised his head and looked at the two of them, "Unfortunately, there are ministers around Prince Gaochang who are unwilling to be slaves, so they told Hou Ji the secret of the gem in the hope of getting preferential treatment."
Bai Shan asked, "Where are those people?"
"They are all dead," Master Tang said: "They didn't even return to the capital. They died of illness on the road."
Those were prisoners, not members of the royal family of Gaochang. They would die as soon as they died. Hou Ji had just made great achievements, and the emperor and courtiers would not cause trouble for Hou Ji for a few ministers from the enemy country.
Bai Shanze thought of something, "I heard that the prince and Hou Ji are not on good terms."
Mr. Tang nodded, "After Hou Ji conquered Gaochang, he hid most of his property and killed prisoners. His Highness couldn't stand it, and he took the lead in impeaching him."
He said: "He was born and died with your majesty. In the third year of Dazhen, he was named Duke of Yu. However, in the sixth year of Dazhen, he allowed his slaves to occupy land in Shangzhou. Unfortunately, the prince was ordered to inspect Jiuzhou and happened to arrive in Shangzhou.
state."
The prince's temper was not very good. At that time, the servant of the Hou family was rude, so he had him beheaded.
Of course, he not only beheaded the family's slaves, but also beheaded Hou Ji's own brother.
It was Hou Ji's younger brother who instigated the family slaves to enclose the land. Of course, it was also possible that it was Hou Ji. Unfortunately, the prince cut the plot too quickly and did not have time to ask for a confession.
However, Mr. Tang felt that even if he asked about it, given Hou Ji's meritorious service, he would probably be given a mild reprimand in the end. Such things in the court were not uncommon.
Your Majesty has always treated meritorious officials favorably.
The prince beheaded Hou Ji's younger brother, and things got serious. At that time, the prince had just gotten married, and it was a time of great prosperity.
At that time, no one knew that he was infertile, and the relationship between the brothers was pretty good, and no one tried to force him, so he had not lost his mind. Although he was so angry that he chopped people off, he immediately entered the palace as soon as he returned to the capital.
He apologized to Hou Ji in front of the emperor and the ministers, and said with an apologetic expression that he had seen someone with slaves driving away good people and occupying the land, and he was angry and made a mistake.
Of course Kong Jijiu and Zhang Xueshi were not happy to see the prince and Hou Ji whom they had taught apologize. They felt that the prince had done the right thing and had a certain amount of progress and retreat. Although it was somewhat illegal in terms of procedures, these flaws could be ignored.
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The officials of the poor family headed by Wei Zhi deeply hated the behavior of nobles occupying land, so they turned a blind eye to the prince's illegal methods and directly attacked Hou Ji fiercely.
Even the emperor had to retreat in front of Wei Zhi's mouth, let alone Hou Ji.
His brother died, and he was already very angry. When he was attacked by Wei Zhi and others, he immediately lost his mind and started fighting with Wei Zhi in front of the emperor.
At that time, a very famous group fight occurred in the court, and it is still mentioned by some veterans from time to time to this day.
For example, Mr. Tang’s father, Mr. Tang, was so brave that he gave Hou Ji a kick when he rushed up to him and saved Mr. Wei who was standing next to him.
Of course, he was hit on the left side of his face in the end, and his face was bruised and swollen for a long time. Even Mr. Tang remembered it deeply.
"Your Majesty was angry that Hou Ji caused a disturbance in court and could not restrain his family, so he demoted him to the rank of Zuo Yuhou." Mr. Tang recounted the grudges of the year, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and said: "After that, Hou Ji
He was sent to guard Liangzhou. He was the first to conquer Gaochang in the 14th year of Dazhen. He should have been promoted to Duke, but as a result..."
Mr. Tang coughed slightly and said, "The prince couldn't bear to see him killing prisoners, and someone reported that he was hiding property, so His Highness the prince wrote a letter to investigate thoroughly. Your Majesty didn't want to investigate at that time..."
After all, he has just done a great service, and as soon as he has brought the prisoner back, he is about to investigate him. Regardless of whether he knows it or not, after hearing about it, he will definitely think that he cannot tolerate the hero.
The emperor did not want to dishearten the meritorious officials, and at that time half of the nobles of the dynasty expressed their opposition, which was quite disappointing, so the emperor did not want to investigate.
Mr. Tang said: "But the prince came to the palace overnight and didn't know what he said to his majesty. The next day, his majesty ordered someone to check. However, they still checked it hastily and found nothing, but Hou Ji didn't find anything.
Being promoted, I was just rewarded with a lot of things and praised several times."
But for Hou Ji, not being promoted is punishment.
Now that the world is becoming more peaceful and there are fewer and fewer wars, it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to make achievements as military generals. If they miss this time, they may not be promoted to the rank of Duke in their lifetime.
Mr. Tang said: "After that, Hou Ji often complained about the prince, so it is no secret that they were not on good terms. Judging from the information we have found now, one of Hou Ji's disciples gave the thing to a Hu Shang, and asked the Hu Shang to give it to him.
He gave it to a secretary in the East Palace, and then the staff presented it to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Hu Shang and the secretary of the East Palace have taken it, and they all don't know the inside story," he said, "I think Hou Ji doesn't have much power in the palace, so if the prince gives you the gem and a letter from the study, he won't
Knowing that the gems had been given away, he didn't send people to rob it until Master Yin released the news."
Bai Shan was a little confused, "Master Tang, why are you telling us this?"