Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 379
After the Hou Mansion, a banquet ended and everyone left, only Li Chengqian and Hou Junji were left. You must know that the relationship between the two of them is father-in-law and son-in-law at this time, so there is no concern between the two of them anymore. Speaking is also straightforward.

"His Royal Highness, how many people are there in your army now?" Hou Junji asked very directly after drinking a cup of rescue.

"Three thousand and five hundred people, each with two horses, complete with armor, bows, crossbows, knives and swords. As long as I give an order, I can immediately enter the city of Chang'an." Li Chengqian also answered very simply.

"Well, I still have 2 elite soldiers in my hands. Adding those people just now, we now have [-] troops. As long as we find a suitable opportunity, such as His Majesty is sick, you can definitely become your Majesty today. .!" Hou Junji spoke decisively, but after he finished speaking, a look of loneliness appeared in Hou Junji's eyes.

This lonely color is very complicated, and it is an indescribable bitterness.

The same is true of Li Chengqian. In the final analysis, neither of these two people sincerely wanted to rebel. To put it bluntly, the two of them had to rebel.

Hou Junji was a well-known general in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. He participated in the battle against Tuguhun and Gaochang, and won the victory, which laid the foundation for the Tang Dynasty's rule of the Western Regions and made him one of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.

The most glorious deed of Hou Junji's life is undoubtedly his feat of leading the Tang army to defeat Gaochang by taking on the heavy responsibility alone.

Through this war, Hou Junji's career reached its peak, but because he made mistakes that he shouldn't have made in dealing with the aftermath, he was put in prison when he returned to Beijing. Although he was released later, he was still unhappy all day long.

What's even more speechless is that Hou Junji is an outspoken guy. In the 17th year of Zhenguan, Zhang Liang, an old buddy who has worked together for many years, became the local official of Luozhou. When he said goodbye to Hou Junji, Hou Junji took the opportunity to provoke him and said: Being pushed out of the capital?" Zhang Liang was not happy, and replied: "Of course you pushed me out behind your back, can you still blame others?" Hou Junji heard the words and aroused hatred in his heart: "I am as good as a country, and I will be punished when I come back. The emperor is angry, there is no chance to run on you behind the scenes! I can't live this kind of life anymore, do you dare to rebel? I will rebel with you!"

At first Hou Junji thought it was just a complaint between brothers, but who knew that Zhang Liang was a loyal outsider and a deceitful insider, so he told Li Shimin what Hou Junji said as soon as he turned around.

After all, Li Shimin was magnanimous to the king, and said to Zhang Liang: "Qing and Junji are both heroes. Junji speaks only about Qing, and no one hears it. If it belongs to officials, Junji must say nothing about it. The two testify, the matter Unknown."

Tell Zhang Liang to keep quiet, suppress the matter, treat Hou Junji as before, and soon ordered portraits of 24 people including Tu Junji in Lingyan Pavilion.

But after Hou Junji found out about this, he often woke up in the night with a start, and couldn't fall back asleep when he woke up, sighing all over the place, think about it, if you said in ancient times that you were going to rebel and it was heard by the emperor, Although the emperor did not punish, but appease, but can you feel at ease?
The answer is absolutely impossible, you will only feel that there is a sharp sword hanging over your head, and you will be in constant fear.

His wife was very surprised and persuaded him: "You are a minister of the country, how could you do this? If you have betrayed the country, you should turn yourself in, and you will definitely save your life." Hou Junji didn't respond either.

After all, how could Hou Junji dare to turn himself in for the rebellion? At this time, Prince Li Chengqian found Hou Junji through Helan Chushi, Hou Junji's son-in-law, and proposed a marriage.

Hou Junji had no choice but to get on Li Chengqian's chariot, and once this chariot got on, Hou Junji would never be able to get off again.

It's just that Hou Junji is still somewhat loyal to Li Shimin, but loyalty is not as important as survival.

The same is true for Li Chengqian, he also has to rebel, you must know that Li Chengqian's crown prince position is very strong, most of his rebellions are because he has been suppressed since he was a child.

Li Shimin's expectations for Li Chengqian were too high. After the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin became the prince of the Tang Dynasty. Later, Li Shimin forced Li Yuan to abdicate and became the emperor himself. As a matter of course, he became the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

So in fact Li Chengqian became the prince very early in history. After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Li Chengqian's position as prince was basically confirmed. Is this a good thing for Li Chengqian?

It may be a good thing, but we must bear in mind a saying: If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Li Shimin had very high requirements for Li Chengqian. In the early years of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the treasury of the Tang Dynasty was in distress. The facilities in the Prince's East Palace were simplified, and the rest of the heirs were treated as usual. In Li Shimin's view, this approach was to cultivate Li Chengqian's ability to endure hardship. But in Li Chengqian's view, the difference between his treatment and that of his younger brothers and sisters is so great, which makes Li Chengqian feel very uncomfortable.

My younger brother eats delicious food, but my prince eats bran and swallowed vegetables. How can you say that Li Chengqian can feel at ease.

To say that this is still a trivial matter, later Li Shimin hired many teachers for Li Chengqian, and there are more than a dozen of them recorded in history, such as Li Gang, Kong Yingda and others, all of whom were famous scholars in that era. Teacher, we can see that Li Shimin attaches great importance to Li Chengqian, but this is a hell-like ordeal for Li Chengqian.

More than a dozen great Confucians came to correct their own behavior, and they refused to give in to two, neither to this, nor to that, and even Li Chengqian had to be criticized by these great Confucians. He was speechless, let alone Li Chengqian, so in the devil environment where he was not treated well and was strictly required, it was obviously impossible for Li Chengqian to develop well physically and mentally, so this was also the later period, why? One of the reasons why Li Chengqian changed so much.

The second is Li Chengqian's lameness. We all know that Li Chengqian in history, because he accidentally fell off his horse and accidentally fell on his leg, so Li Chengqian in history was lame. In our current words, he is a lame man. Things look very unfortunate to us now, not to mention that in the Tang Dynasty, in the cold imperial family, Tang Taizong Li Shimin was so heroic, would he let a cripple be his heir to the dynasty?Obviously, this is difficult.

So after learning that he was crippled, Li Chengqian actually had an idea in his heart. Li Chengqian already knew that he was finished. This dynasty would not allow a lame man to inherit the throne. The emperor of this dynasty would never be a lame man. And seeing Li Chengqian who was crippled, Li Shimin must also have some hatred for iron and steel. Will Li Shimin let Li Chengqian be the emperor?

Maybe it will, or maybe it won't, because maybe Li Shimin's heart is also swinging from side to side, but giving Li Chengqian a bright future should still be in Li Shimin's consideration, so in Li Shimin's heart at that time, for Li Chengqian , In fact, there should be no other ideas. Li Shimin probably has the majority in Li Chengqian's hatred of iron.

But in Li Chengqian's view, this is not the same thing, especially Li Shimin also "practiced" a trumpet with the eldest grandson empress, yes, it is Li Chengqian's fourth brother Li Tai who we know well, Li Shimin likes this youngest son very much , because Li Tai is very clever and very able to please Li Shimin.

And Li Chengqian, who saw all this in his eyes, didn't feel that way in his heart. After he became lame, Li Chengqian felt as if the whole world had abandoned him. , Li Shimin's hatred for him after he became lame was not steel, and he even said that he disliked him.

All these became the most important reason for Li Chengqian's temperament change, and even finally chose to rebel. The rebellion in adolescence, coupled with the incorrect guidance of people around him, and the heavy pressure and disgust of his father, finally contributed to Li Chengqian's inner distortion.

Moreover, Li Shimin in history did not set a good example for his son. Everyone must know how Li Shimin got the throne. Li Shimin killed his brother and brother, and finally forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate. To a certain extent, Li Chengqian It's just that after seeing no hope, he chose to follow his father and follow his father's old path.

So with the help of his father-in-law Hou Junji and the instigation of his uncle King Han, Li Chengqian embarked on this road of no return. Who can blame him?
First of all, Li Shimin should be blamed. If Li Shimin was a little more relaxed towards Li Chengqian, maybe Li Chengqian would not be psychologically distorted to this extent. If Li Shimin understood Li Chengqian a little bit, Li Chengqian would not have come to such a point.

Of course, Li Chengqian himself should be blamed the most in the end. He fell off the horse because of his greed for fun. No matter whether there is any conspiracy or not, it shows that Li Chengqian is actually not wise. This kind of behavior should not be what an heir to a dynasty should do.

In the final analysis, Li Chengqian's own emotional intelligence is not enough, too fragile.

After Hou Junji and Li Chengqian were lonely, the eyes of the two met again, but this time the eyes of the two became unusually firm, and Hou Junji said: "The spring is over, and His Majesty will host a banquet in the Tai Chi Hall to entertain the champion. Will send someone to poison His Majesty After being poisoned, His Highness will immediately lead troops to surround the Tai Chi Hall under the pretext of arresting the poisoner.

At that time, the old man will immediately lead his troops to control the gate of Chang'an with His Royal Highness, so that the entire Chang'an city will be under your control! "

"Gu knows that as long as Gu ascends to the Great Treasure, Xinlan will be made queen, and you are the top general of Datang Tiance!"

After hearing Li Chengqian's promise, Hou Junji also nodded slightly and said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely do my best. This time, failure will become benevolence."

"Good!" Li Chengqian cheered.

(End of this chapter)