After the Hou Mansion, a banquet ended and everyone left, leaving only Li Chengqian and Hou Junji. You should know that at this time, they were already a father-in-law and son-in-law, so there were no worries between them and their spoke directly.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince... How many people are there in your army now?" Hou Junji asked very directly after drinking a drink to save him.

"Three thousand and five hundred people...each person has two horses, armor, bows, crossbows, swords and swords... as long as you give me a single order, you can immediately enter Chang'an City." Li Chengqian also answered very simply.

"Okay... I still have 5,000 elite soldiers in my hands... plus those people just now, we already have 20,000 troops... As long as we find a suitable opportunity, such as Your Majesty is sick and you will be your Majesty now...!" Hou Junji spoke firmly, but after he finished speaking, Hou Junji's eyes also showed a look of loneliness.

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

There is also Li Chengqian. After all, neither of these two people wanted to rebel sincerely. To put it bluntly, they both had to rebel.

Hou Junji was a famous general in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. He participated in the battle to pacify Tuguhun and Gaochang, and won the victory, laying the foundation for the Tang Dynasty's rule over the Western Regions and making him one of the twenty-four heroes of the Lingyan Pavilion.

The most glorious deeds of Hou Junji's life were the feat of taking on the heavy responsibility and leading the Tang army to pacify Gaochang.

Through this war, Hou Junji's career developed to its peak, but because he made mistakes that he shouldn't have made when dealing with aftermath, he was imprisoned 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 unrestrained. In the 17th year of Zhenguan, Zhang Liang, an old friend who has worked with for many years, became a local official in Luozhou and said goodbye to Hou Junji. Hou Junji took the opportunity to anger him and said, "Why, have you been squeezed out of the capital?" Zhang Liang was unhappy and replied, "Of course, you are squeezing me behind your back. Can you still blame others?" Hou Junji aroused hatred in his heart when he heard this: "I have won the merits of a country, and I am angrily by the emperor when I come back. How can I have a chance to squeeze you behind your back! I can't live such a life. Do you dare to rebel? Let me rebel with you!"

Originally, Hou Junji thought this was just a complaint between brothers, but who knew that Zhang Liang was loyal to the outside and cheated on the inside. He turned around and told Li Shimin the words of Hou Junji.

After all, Li Shimin was a generous king and said to Zhang Liang: "You and the king gather together are both meritorious officials. The king gathered together and talked to you alone, but no one heard of him. If you are a subordinate official, the king gathered together will definitely not say this. The two of them proved each other, but the matter was unknown."

He told Zhang Liang not to speak out, suppress the matter, treat Hou Junji as soon as he was ordered to take 24 people including Tu Junji to look at Lingyan Pavilion.

But after Hou Junji learned about this, he often woke up at night, and he couldn't sleep anymore as soon as he woke up. He sighed, thinking about it yourself, if you said in ancient times that you wanted to rebel and were passed into the emperor's ears, although the emperor did not punish him, but instead comforted him, can you feel at ease?

The answer is absolutely impossible. You will only feel a sharp sword hanging on your head and are in panic all day long.

His wife was very surprised and advised him: "You are the minister of the country, why is this possible? If you fail the country, you should surrender yourself. You will definitely save your life." Hou Junji did not respond.

After all, the rebellion is a big deal... How dare Hou Junji surrender? At this time, the crown prince Li Chengqian passed Hou Junji's son-in-law Helan Chushi and found Hou Junji and proposed a marriage.

Hou Junji had no choice but to get on Li Chengqian's chariot. Once this chariot was on, Hou Junji would never get off again.

But Hou Junji is still a little loyal to Li Shimin, but loyalty is not important to survive.

The same is true for Li Chengqian. He also had to rebel. You should know that Li Chengqian's position as the prince is very solid, and he rebels...mostly because he was suppressed since childhood.

Li Shimin's expectations for Li Chengqian were too high. After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin became the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. Later, Li Shimin forced Li Yuan to give way and became the emperor himself. As the former grandson and Li Shimin's eldest son, Li Chengqian, should have become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty.

So in fact, Li Chengqian became the crown prince very early in history. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he basically finalized the position of Li Chengqian as the crown prince. Is this a good thing for Li Chengqian?

Perhaps it is a good thing, but we must remember a saying: If you want to wear a crown, you must bear the 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 a dilemma. The facilities of the Prince's East Palace were simple, and the treatment of the other descendants was as usual. In Li Shimin's view, this practice was to cultivate Li Chengqian's ability to endure hardships, but in Li Chengqian's view, his treatment was so different from that of his younger brothers and sisters, which made Li Chengqian feel very uncomfortable.

His younger brother is delicious and delicious, but his prince eats braised vegetables. How can you feel at ease with Li Chengqian?

It's a trivial matter. Later, Li Shimin hired many teachers for Li Chengqian, and more than a dozen recorded in history, such as Li Gang, Kong Yingda and others. These were all famous scholars in that era. These people came to be Li Chengqian's teachers. We can see that Li Shimin valued Li Chengqian, but for Li Chengqian, it was like a hell of hardship.

More than a dozen great scholars came to correct their behavior, and they refused to let them go, and they did not let them go, and even Li Chengqian had to be criticized by these great scholars. After all, these great scholars often made Li Shimin speechless in the court, let alone Li Chengqian. Therefore, in the devil environment where he was not well treated and was strictly required, it was obviously impossible for Li Chengqian to develop well physically and mentally. Therefore, this is also one of the reasons why Li Chengqian changed so much in the later period.

The second is Li Chengqian's lameness. We all know that Li Chengqian in history accidentally fell off his horse because he accidentally fell off his leg because he rode a horse. Therefore, Li Chengqian in history was lame. In our current words, he was a lame man. This matter seems to us very unfortunate now, let alone in the Tang Dynasty and in the cold imperial family, would Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin be so brave that he would let a lame man be his heir to the dynasty? Obviously, this is a certain difficulty.

So after learning that he was lame, Li Chengqian actually had an idea in his mind. 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. When he saw Li Chengqian who had been lame, he must have felt a little regretful. Will Li Shimin let Li Chengqian be the emperor?

Maybe, or maybe not, because maybe Li Shimin himself was also swaying, but giving Li Chengqian a bright future should still be under Li Shimin's consideration, so in Li Shimin's heart at that time, there should actually be no other thoughts about Li Chengqian. Li Shimin's intention to be disappointed in Li Chengqian is probably the majority.

But in Li Chengqian's opinion, this is not the same thing, especially Li Shimin also "practices" a small trumpet with Empress Changsun. Yes, it is Li Tai, the fourth brother of Li Chengqian who we are familiar with. Li Shimin likes this young son very much because Li Tai is very clever and can really please Li Shimin.

Li Chengqian, who took all this in his eyes, felt less like that. After he became lame, Li Chengqian felt as if the whole world had abandoned him. In addition, Li Shimin's previous pressure on him, and after he became lame, Li Shimin's hatred for him was too strong, and even said he was disgusted.

All of this became the main reason for Li Chengqian's major change in temperament and even the final choice of rebellion. The rebellion during adolescence, coupled with the incorrect guidance of the people around him, and the pressure and dislike of his father, eventually led to Li Chengqian's inner distortion.

Moreover, in history, Li Shimin did not set a good example for his son. I believe everyone knows how Li Shimin got his throne. Li Shimin killed his brother and finally forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate. To a certain extent, Li Chengqian just chose to follow his father and follow his father's old path after seeing no hope.

So with the help of his father-in-law Hou Junji and his uncle, King of Han, Li Chengqian embarked on this path of no return with the help of his father-in-law Hou Junji. Who can blame him?

First of all, Li Shimin should blame him. If Li Shimin relaxed a little about Li Chengqian, perhaps Li Chengqian would not have been psychologically distorted to this extent. If Li Shimin had a little understanding of Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian would not have reached this point.

Of course, the most blamed thing in the end is Li Chengqian himself. He fell off the horse because of playing tricks. Whether there is any conspiracy or not, it means that Li Chengqian is actually not wise. After thinking that he has no hope of getting to power, he chooses to throw his head. This behavior should not be the way a dynasty heir should have.

After all, it is Li Chengqian's own emotional intelligence is not enough and he is too fragile.

After Hou Junji and Li Chengqian were lonely, the eyes of the two intersected again, but this time the eyes of the two became extremely firm, and then Hou Junji said: "After the spring examination, Your Majesty will hold a banquet to entertain the top scholar in the Tai Chi Hall, and I will send someone to poison... After Your Majesty was poisoned, Your Majesty will immediately lead troops to surround the Tai Chi Hall on the grounds of capturing the poisoned ones.

At that time, I would immediately lead my troops and His Highness to work together to control the Chang'an gate, so that the entire Chang'an City will be in your and my control...!"

"Gu knows... as long as Gu ascends to the great treasure, he will be granted Xinlan as the queen. You are the General of Tiance of the Tang Dynasty...!"

After hearing Li Chengqian's promise, Hou Junji nodded slightly and said, "Please rest assured, I will do my best... This time I failed to succeed and became a benevolent."

"Okay..." Li Chengqian cheered.

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Chapter completed!