Li Er asked Ximen Qing to go to Dream Group to invite Du He into the palace to discuss important matters.
Ximen Qing returned without success.
Then Li Er asked Zhao Yang to go to Laiguo Duke's Mansion to ask Du Ruhui to come forward.
Not long after, Zhao Yang also came back.
Zhao Yang replied: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Du said that he caught wind and cold while playing mahjong last night and had difficulty getting out of bed. I'm afraid he won't be able to recover for ten days and a half."
Li Er: "..."
Li Er rubbed his numb scalp and said, "I understand, let's get down."
Hou Junji said: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be delayed any longer... If we delay it for one more day, I'm afraid the queen's condition will worsen."
"But... I hesitated about what happened before, and I have already hurt Du He. At this time, we can't let anyone kidnap Du He. What if the boy jumps over the wall in a hurry?" Li Er felt like this in his heart.
Called helpless.
He regrets it now.
He should have directly rejected Sikong Mansion's proposal from the beginning.
I thought I wanted to balance the Sikong Mansion and Du He, but I didn’t know that after hesitating again and again, I first asked Du He to make a big fuss at the Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival, and then caused the harm of a close relative’s marriage. Now the queen is ill and cannot afford it... It’s all caused by my own hesitation.
Yes.
Disobeying the decree?
If it were anyone else, of course he would be labeled as such.
But Du He has made great achievements. If he were punished, not to mention the ministers, but also the people of the world would be disappointed.
Li Er was very embarrassed.
Du He suddenly became a big trouble. He couldn't be beaten or scolded. The key was that this guy didn't cooperate.
Hou Junji heard this and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you let me go? I have a good relationship with Du He."
"Okay, Haozhi, go to Lantian quickly, find Du He, tell him whatever conditions he needs, and I can agree to him." Li Er gritted his teeth and said.
"yes!"
…
After receiving the order, Hou Junji first went to Laiguo Duke's Mansion, hoping to discuss with Du Ruhui about rescuing the queen, and asked Du Ruhui to go out and persuade Du He.
Unexpectedly, Du Ruhui disappeared behind closed doors.
Hou Junji was rejected and said helplessly: "Why do I feel that Lao Du's temper has become more and more like Du He's during this period... Alas!"
He had no choice but to go to Dream Group and found out that Du He had gone to Lantian Coal Mine yesterday, so he took a simple carriage with two guards and headed towards Lantian.
Hou Junji didn't know the exact location of the Lantian Coal Mine, but he branched off from the official road to Lantian and walked along a newly built black road. There were cinders along the way.
After spending most of the day, Hou Junji finally stood at the gate of Lantian Coal Mine.
Looking at it from a distance, I was extremely shocked.
I saw a gate made of wood, tall and majestic, standing at the foot of the mountain.
And a mountain not far away was covered with black heads, and there was a clanging sound. Looking at the mountain again, a huge gap had been dug out, and it looked like the mouth of a huge monster. It was very strange.
horrible.
Hou Junji came to the door with shock, but saw that the door was closed.
He was about to speak when he heard a huge man shouting from above: "Convoy No. 007, inspection completed...released."
Rumble.
Rumble.
A huge wheel next to the door turned and made a creaking sound.
Hou Junji was stunned to see the door slowly opening.
Immediately, a carriage consisting of twelve carriages and pulled by sixteen horses rushed out in a mighty manner. There were three long carriages and thirty-six carriages in total, which looked very scary.
Hou Junji Nuonuo said to himself: "This... I also stayed at the construction site of the resettlement housing for the victims. The carriage pulling bricks was much smaller than the carriage pulling coal..."
When he turned around, he saw the door was about to fall, and hurriedly shouted: "No..."
However, it was too late.
boom.
The door is closed.
Hou Junji said helplessly: "People above, listen, I am Hou Junji. Call Du He out quickly. I have important matters to discuss with him."
The man above stuck his head out and asked, "What kind of monkey are you?"
Hou Junji almost wanted to hit someone: "I am not a monkey, I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, Hou Junji."
"Are you Hou Junji, the Minister of War?" The man laughed and said, "Old man, stop being ridiculous, you are like this, and you are still Hou Junji... If you are Hou Junji, I will be Hou Junji's grandfather!"
You look like you are dressed like an old beggar, hahaha..."
Hou Junji was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
However, when he looked down, he saw that he was dressed neatly, but along the way, there were cinders all over him, and his whole body became dingy. In addition, the clothes on his chest had a hole somewhere where they hung.
Doesn’t he look like a beggar?
He shouted angrily: "You guys, why don't you hurry up and call Du He... You see clearly, this is His Majesty's order!"
With that said, he took out Li Er's edict.
When the man saw it, he said with some anxiety: "You just stand there and don't move. I'll go find the young master right now."
Not long after, Du He appeared on the main gate.
When Hou Junji saw this, he almost cried and said hurriedly: "Du He, open the door, open the door and let me in."
Above, Du He asked loudly: "Lao Hou, are you here to be a lobbyist for His Majesty?"
Hou Junji said: "Your Majesty, please let me in so that we can talk."
When Du He saw this, he understood everything in his heart.
He waved his hand.
The door rumbled open.
Hou Junji ran in with a bang.
Du He clapped his hands and said, "Lao Hou came from afar and asked everyone to give him a whole welcome ceremony."
"Leave it to me!" Xu Zhengdao said, jumping down from the upstairs above the door.
As soon as Hou Junji entered, he saw the door behind him closing.
Then, someone from the front shouted loudly: "Welcome, Mr. Hou!"
"welcome!"
Suddenly, thousands of people shouted in unison.
While Hou Junji was looking confused, he heard the sound of ahhhh coming from the front.
He looked up and saw that there were at least a thousand craftsmen, holding hammers, iron drills, sickles... rushing towards him, with a majestic momentum, no less than an army.
Hou Junji turned pale with fright, and the two guards were fighting. He saw that the two guards around him had lost their fighting spirit and actually hid behind him.
I saw thousands of people coming forward.
Hou Junji hurriedly shouted: "Du He cheated me..."
At this moment, all the craftsmen stopped and said loudly: "Welcome, Mr. Hou!"
Hou Junji took a look.
Good guy, this is not to beat people, but to welcome them, right?
He turned around and saw Du He looking at him with a smile, and suddenly felt that there was no place for his old face.
After all, he is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years, and he is also a dignified minister of the Ministry of War. Just now, he was so messed up that Du He laughed.
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(Thanks to brother [9716020] [Xiaobo] for the reward, thanks to the brothers for their support with monthly tickets and recommended tickets, thank you Western Zhou Dynasty!)