Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 215: At this moment, Hou Junji was completely desperate (Part )

In the Taiji Hall, the ministers stood solemnly on both sides.

Li Shimin sat on the imperial couch, looking at Qiu Xinggong kneeling in the hall, and said helplessly: "The various laws and punishments have their own rules, why do they have to go to this point! If one must eat the heart of a rebel and be loyal and filial, then Liu Lancheng's heart was eaten by the crown prince and the other princes, how could it be eaten by you?"

Li Chengqian was sitting in a black wheelchair. When he heard the emperor's words, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

Eating people's hearts and livers, and asking him to eat people's hearts and livers, only the emperor could say such words.

After Liu Lancheng was beheaded, Qiu Xinggong took out his heart and liver and cooked and ate them.

I really ate it.

Qiu Xinggong's hatred for Liu Lancheng and all treasonous rebels had reached its peak.

On the contrary, this also shows his extreme loyalty to the emperor.

Therefore, although Qiu Xinggong cooked and ate Liu Lancheng's heart and liver, which was unacceptable according to etiquette and law, the emperor did not punish him severely.

Qiu Xinggong kowtowed heavily on the ground without saying a word.

The ministers immediately knew that if someone rebelled again next time, Qiu Xinggong would definitely take out his heart and liver and eat them.

Li Shimin couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Issue an order to remove Qiu Xinggong from his post as General of the Right Jinwu Guard and to confine himself to reflect on his mistakes."

"I obey your order." Qiu Xinggong confessed his guilt to the leader without any hesitation.

"Alright, get up." Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "You should be thankful that Prime Minister Wei is not here, otherwise he would have entangled with me about this matter."

"Yes!" Qiu Xinggong bowed and then stood back in the train.

Although Qiu Xinggong was dismissed from his post as General of the Right Jinwu Guard, he was still the Duke of Tianshui County and was qualified to stand in the court.
And he did similar things more than once.

All the ministers knew that it would not be long before Qiu Xinggong would be reinstated, just as he had done countless times before.

Li Shimin raised his head and looked at his ministers.

The expressions of all the ministers became serious.

"My dear ministers, now is the time of spring when flowers are blooming. Spring planting in all places must be intensified. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel should send people to supervise. I want to ensure that in the absence of natural disasters this year, there will be a good harvest of grain for use next year." Li Shimin looked at Hou Junji and Tang Jian.

Hou Junji and Tang Jian immediately stood up and simultaneously bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I obey your command."

"Sinong Temple."

Zhao Yuankai, the Minister of Agriculture, stepped forward, holding his hu tablet and bowing, saying, "I am here!"

"Regarding the improvement of spring planting methods, the Ministry of Agriculture must immediately send people to various parts of Guanzhong to ensure a good harvest in Guanzhong this year." Li Shimin's expression became serious.

The Tang Dynasty controlled the world from Guanzhong.

Guanzhong also has the largest number of government troops in the world.

If the grain harvest in Guanzhong is good, the soldiers from Guanzhong can feel completely at ease at home when they go to the army.

Of course, if there was a disaster in Guanzhong, their spirits might be even higher.

Zhao Yuankai bowed and said, "I accept your command."

"The Ministry of Justice should pay attention to the prisoners in prisons across the country. If possible, send them to serve in the army." Li Shimin looked at Liu Dewei.

Liu Dewei immediately stood up and bowed: "I accept your order."

When these criminals arrived at the army, it was impossible to let them serve as legitimate soldiers, and they might not even be able to serve as death squads.

Their role is mostly that of laborers, transporting food and various supplies, and they are the ones doing the hardest and most tiring work.

But in this way, their guilt can be greatly reduced.

The emperor sat on the imperial couch and began to make detailed arrangements.

The Tang Dynasty is going to conquer Goguryeo. It now seems that they will recruit soldiers and set off at least after the autumn harvest.

So, everything during this period is important.

"There's still the imperial examination, and it can't be delayed..."

……

East Palace, Chongjiao Hall.

Li Chengqian sat on the couch and asked, "Where is Yang Wulian now?"

Li Anyan bowed and said, "Your Highness, I went to the General Construction Department. The General Construction Department is now tasked with forging weapons and crossbows. Yang Wulian is the key candidate, so he is busy with everything."

"Forget it. In this case, let's put the work on the Eastern Palace's Kaogongzhi on hold for now, and send all the available manpower to the Ministry of Works." Li Chengqian looked up at Li Anyan.

Li Anyan couldn't help but look a little surprised, then asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, all of them?"

"Everything!" Li Chengqian nodded, then said, "Tell them to keep a close eye on all the movements of military equipment and crossbows in the Ministry of Works. If anything unusual happens, report it immediately."

"Yes!" Li Anyan suddenly became serious.

Among these craftsmen, Li Anyan quietly recruited some of them under his command.

No one knew what he was doing except Li Chengqian.

Now, they want to send these people to the Ministry of Industry in order to keep an eye on Zhang Liang's real actions.

Chang'an City today has a large population, so it is not difficult to quietly transfer a group of manpower. What is difficult is the weapons and military equipment.

Li Anyan understood what Li Chengqian meant. If Zhang Liang really wanted to mobilize a large number of manpower, then he would definitely need a large number of weapons.

No matter where you are from, if you want to use weapons, is there a more convenient place than the Ministry of Industry’s warehouse?
You know, those places are not in the imperial city.

We can even keep an eye on the key figures under Zhang Liang through these people.

In other words, it won’t be too late for them to take action.

"Oh, right." Li Chengqian looked up and asked, "Has the petition I submitted requesting the transfer of Helan Chushi to the position of Lieutenant General of the Left Jinwu Guard been returned?"

"No!" Li Anyan bowed and said, "There is no news at all." Li Chengqian paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.

The emperor knew it.

A smile appeared on Li Chengqian's face.

The emperor was indeed the emperor, the most suspicious creature in the world. He had only given a slight hint, and the emperor had guessed it immediately.

With him watching over him, Li Chengqian could ensure that everything in the end would not be beyond his control.

"Also, have you found out all the people the King of Wei has in the Eastern Palace?" Li Chengqian turned slightly sideways.

"I've found out." Li Anyan bowed and whispered, "There are two!"

"As soon as the news gets out from the Ministry of Works, we'll immediately break their legs. I don't want to play tricks with them." Li Chengqian raised his head slightly and said, "The one person we need to focus on is Helan Chushi."

"Yes!" Li Anyan nodded.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the hall.

Gao Zhenxing, the Crown Prince's attendant, entered the hall and bowed to Li Chengqian, saying, "Your Highness, His Majesty has just issued an edict appointing Liu Guangzong, the Right Censor of Relics, as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Liu Shenli, a 7th-rank Qianniu Guard, as a 6th-rank Lower Guard."

Qianniu Guard, in addition to the Qianniu Guard General, General, Lieutenant General and Lang Jiang, there are also Qianniu Beishen, Beishen Zuo and Beishen Zuo, and Beishen.

Liu Shenli was the eldest son of Liu Dewei, the Minister of Justice.

Liu Guangzong was Liu Li's eldest son.

Li Chengqian nodded, looked at Li Anyan and asked, "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

"Calm the people!" Li Anyan said, cupping his hands. "Liu Lancheng has been favored by the Duke of Tianshui. I'm afraid this has had a profound impact on the Liu family members across the country. Your Majesty is using this to appease the people."

"Yes!" Li Chengqian nodded, then said, "Pass the word on. No one in the Eastern Palace is allowed to discuss this matter privately."

"Here!"

"Everyone has been keeping a low profile recently and concentrating on their work." Li Chengqian looked up at Gao Zhenxing.

"Yes!" Li Anyan bowed. He understood Li Chengqian's subtext.

All those outside the palace began to stop some of their active reconnaissance actions, and only conducted fixed intelligence reconnaissance at fixed times and locations.

Everything changed from the moment the emperor issued this decree.

Li Chengqian raised his head and his expression calmed down.

However, deep in his eyes, there was an excitement that could not be suppressed.

Everything is about to begin.

……

With a "bang", the six-foot-long low table was directly smashed into pieces by a palm, and both sides fell neatly to the ground.

A large, hard palm was suspended in mid-air, and heavy breathing sounds came from behind.

Beside the quiet backyard pool, Hou Junji, dressed in black brocade, knelt in the stone pavilion, smashing the low table with his right palm while gritting his teeth.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you really won't give me any chance at all!
Hou Junji clenched his fists tightly.

The emperor appointed Liu Guangzong, the eldest son of Liu Li, as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Liu Shenli, the eldest son of Liu Dewei, as the attendant of the Thousand Oxen Guard.

After the Liu Lancheng incident, the emperor expressed his trust in the Liu family's descendants all over the world.

Especially Liu Li.

Liu Li's son became a Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Personnel, also in the Ministry of Personnel.

Hou Junji could even feel that the emperor was standing on the steps, pointing at his nose and saying that the position of Shizhong would never belong to you, Hou Junji, nor would the position of Prime Minister.

Hou Junji lowered his head with a painful look on his face.

This time, he used You Wenzhi and Xu Xuan to create the current situation in order to test who had more weight in the emperor's heart, him or Liu Li.

Hou Junji did something wrong, but so did Liu Li today.

The prophecy of the golden sword states that only Liu can become king.

With this sentence, Liu Li would always be suspected of treason, so in the competition for the position of Shizhong, Hou Junji and Liu Li were back to the same starting line.

Originally, Hou Junji wanted to wait and see, but after Qiu Xinggong cooked and ate Liu Lancheng's heart and liver, the emperor immediately worried that this incident would scare the Liu family members all over the world, so he quickly appeased Liu Li and Liu Dewei. This was enough to prove that the emperor had no fear of Liu Li.

Yes, why would he be afraid? Liu Li was just a surrendered minister, at most a Yellow Gate Minister.

How can the skill of playing with a pen be compared with that of Hou Junji?

Hou Junji was not only a general in the army with countless old subordinates, he was also the Minister of Personnel, and his students and former officials were spread all over the world.

The emperor was far more wary of him than of Liu Li.

The emperor would rather use Liu Li than him.

"The vacancies of Shangshu Zuo Pushe and Shizhong are just carrots falling in front of the ox's nose. They just make you work hard, but they will never be given to you." Hou Junji laughed at himself painfully.

Although the emperor did not say some things directly, and even tried to cover them up and confuse the prince through him, Hou Junji still thoroughly explored his cold and cruel nature.

At this moment, Hou Junji was completely desperate.

Hou Junji raised his head, looked to the side, and asked indifferently, "What has the King of Wei been doing these days?"

A grey-clad man with an ordinary complexion walked out from behind a nearby pillar and said, "The Prince of Wei has been staying at home these past few days, but the day after tomorrow, Princess Gaoyang will go to the Prince of Wei's mansion!"

"He is still trying to win over Fang Xuanling." Hou Junji sneered and waved his hand at the man in gray. The man in gray immediately retreated and hid behind the pillar.

Secret guards, covert guards, who doesn’t have two death warriors under his command?

Hou Junji looked up, sighed softly, and said, "It's time to meet with the King of Wei."

(End of this chapter)