Hou Junji looked at the treasures in the palace with burning eyes.
After a long time, Hou Junji narrowed his eyes, smiled and said to Qibi Heli and Xue Wanjun: "You two, what do you think of these treasures?"
Xue Wanjun smiled and said: "I didn't expect that a mere Gaochang could have such wealth."
Qibi Heli nodded and said: "Indeed, seeing how poor Gaochang is, I thought he was very poor."
Gaochang was a country no matter what, and in addition to blocking the trade routes of the Tang Dynasty, it accumulated a lot of wealth.
It was definitely far behind compared to the Tang Dynasty, but for them, it was a shocking wealth.
An inexplicable look flashed across Hou Junji's face and he said, "Since you two like it, just pick whatever you want."
Qibi Heli said hesitantly: "General Manager, there may be something wrong with this, right?"
During the Tang Dynasty wars, three layers of all the captured items were returned to the soldiers who participated in the war.
Of course, if something is looted by soldiers, it must belong to the soldiers.
But now Hou Junji actually asked them to choose for themselves, which clearly means they want to keep it for themselves.
Xue Wanjun's eyes were full of fire and he said: "It doesn't matter if we take a little of this much."
Hou Junji smiled and said: "General Xue is right. We have traveled thousands of miles, so we should share some treasures."
"This..." Qibi Heli looked hesitant.
He had slept with the women of King Gaochang before, but those women were not princesses. Even if Li Shimin was eventually investigated, his guilt would not be big.
But if the corrupt ink is seized and found out, the trouble will be big.
Hou Junji allowed them to choose so generously because he just wanted to drag them into trouble. The real leader was Hou Junji.
He was a Turk who defected to the Tang Dynasty. He was not trusted by Li Shimin in the first place. He did not want to participate in this kind of thing at all.
Hou Junji looked slightly cold and said: "General Qibi Heli is unwilling to take it. Could it be that he is planning to go back and report us?"
Qibi Heli said quickly: "The chief manager misunderstood. It's just that my subordinates have never seen so many treasures before and are a little excited."
Hou Junji laughed and said, "In that case, let General Qibi Heli choose first."
Qibi Heli quickly shook his head and said, "General Xue should go first."
Xue Wanjun said boldly: "If the general manager asks you to go first, you should choose first."
He and his brother Xue Wanche were originally members of Li Jiancheng. After Li Jiancheng's death, the two brothers fled into Nanshan. After Li Shimin summoned him many times, they surrendered to Li Shimin.
However, because they were formerly members of Li Jiancheng, they were ostracized by other generals in the army and were not reused by Li Shimin. Their lives were very difficult.
He knew that Hou Junji wanted to drag him into trouble, but he didn't care about it.
Although Xue Wanjun is greedy for money, he is not stupid. If he wants the money, he must make Qibi Heli join them.
Seeing Xue Wanjun say this, Qibi Heli had no choice but to step forward and choose.
Choosing treasures should be a happy thing, but Qibi Heli couldn't be happy.
When I was choosing, I was watching Hou Junji's face, for fear that I would be unhappy if I lost Hou Junji.
It's not like he hasn't thought about reporting Hou Junji and having himself outed when he returns.
But this is not realistic at all. He is a surrendered minister, and Hou Junji is Li Shimin's confidant.
He was going to report Hou Junji. It was hard to say whether Li Shimin believed it or not. Even if he believed it, he would probably think that he reported the spoils because of uneven distribution of the spoils.
When the time comes, he doesn't know whether Hou Junji is dead or not, but he is definitely dead.
When Qibi Heli picked up two large boxes, he stopped when he saw Hou Junji smiling.
"General Manager, these are the choices for my subordinates." Qibi Heli said with a smile.
He has already figured it out by now. Since there is no other way, just take it.
Hou Junji smiled and said: "General Xue, let's choose some too."
"Thank you, Chief Manager!"
Xue Wanjun was not polite. He rolled up his sleeves and carefully selected the good ones. He packed three large boxes before stopping.
Xue Wanjun smiled and said: "Hey, Chief Manager, my subordinates seem to have a little more choices."
Hou Junji waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. If General Xue likes it, it doesn't matter if he chooses some more."
Just when Xue Wanjun was about to speak, Hou Qing ran in with a look of urgency.
Hou Junji showed displeasure and shouted: "Didn't you see that I was discussing things with the two generals?"
Hou Qing said anxiously: "My lord, King Gaochang committed suicide!"
Hou Junji looked shocked and asked: "What's going on? Didn't I tell you to keep a close eye on him?"
"I have sent people to guard him day and night, but King Gaochang actually hit the wall and died. It was too late to stop him. I hope the Duke will forgive me," Hou Qing said.
Hou Junji stroked his beard gently and said: "I don't blame you for this matter. King Gaochang is also the king of a country. He should be buried well."
Qibi Heli and Xue Wanjun looked at each other and knew that Hou Junji had done this.
King Gaochang was captured by Xue Wanjun himself. He knew that King Gaochang was a person who was very afraid of death.
How can such a person have the courage to commit suicide?
However, this tacit understanding is that they don't intend to expose it and just pretend they don't know.
"Yes!" Hou Qing responded and quickly went to do it.
Hou Junji said with an apologetic look: "My people didn't think much of King Gaochang and asked him to commit suicide. This time, the credit is a little less. I really can't help the two generals."
Capturing the King of Gaochang alive and sending him to Chang'an must be the greatest achievement.
But the King of Gaochang must know how much wealth Gaochang has.
Therefore, Hou Junji could not let him live.
"What did the chief manager say? Who would have thought that King Gaochang would commit suicide? His Majesty will not blame us," Xue Wanjun said.
Qibi Heli agreed: "That's what General Xue said."
"It's fine that the two generals don't blame me. I still have to deal with some matters after the death of King Gaochang, so I won't leave you two alone." Hou Junji said.
"General Manager, I'll take my leave!"
Qibi Heli and Xue Wanjun called on their soldiers to carry the boxes full of treasures and went back to count the money.
Not long after the two left, Hou Qing came back.
"Have everyone been dealt with?" Hou Junji asked expressionlessly.
Hou Qing said respectfully: "Everyone involved has been dealt with."
Hou Junji nodded and asked, "What is Lin Xuan doing recently?"
"My lord Huiguo, Lin Xuan has been sending people to search for Bai Diezi in the past few days. There is nothing unusual." Hou Qing said.
Hou Junji pondered for a while and said: "Send him five boxes of treasure. Tell him that this is the share they deserve."
Since Lin Xuan was honest, he didn't want to deal with him out of trouble.
Hou Junji was worried about depriving Lin Xuan and others of their share and causing trouble when they returned.
I just thought of giving him some and dismissed him.
"Yes!" Hou Qing responded.
…
Lin Xuan looked at the boxes of treasures delivered with a thoughtful look on his face.
"General, it seems that Duke Lu has no intention of completing this matter. He has sent us so many treasures." Cheng Chumo said excitedly.
Lin Xuan looked at Xue Rengui and asked, "Rengui, what do you think?"
Xue Rengui thought for a while and said: "As the coach, the most important thing for Duke Lu is to make rewards and punishments clear. Only in this way can we convince the public. Although he doesn't want us to make meritorious deeds, he doesn't dare not give us the share we deserve."
Lin Xuan didn't say anything. Xue Rengui didn't know the inside story, so there was nothing wrong with thinking so.
But Lin Xuan didn't think so.
Hou Junji did this just because he was worried that Chang An would make a fuss about it.
Although the vanguard led by Lin Xuan did not fight a single battle, they still won the battle, and the money that the soldiers should share cannot be less.
If Lin Xuan returns to Chang'an and seizes this matter, Hou Junji will definitely be in the wrong.
If the investigation is carried out at that time, it is inevitable that he will be found out about his corruption.
Therefore, he will give this money.
Cheng Chumo saw that Lin Xuan was silent and asked, "General, do you want this money?"
Lin Xuan said: "Yes, why not? Let's divide the money according to levels."
The soldiers followed him all the way to Gaochang, but they didn't fight a single battle, and they didn't get any credit. If they didn't get any more money, they would have something to say.
"yes!"
Cheng Chumo asked someone to carry the box and went out to distribute the treasures.
Now it seems that Hou Junji has followed the old path of history.
However, historically, although Hou Junji was impeached, Li Shimin let him go in the end.
It is still impossible to use this incident to kill Hou Junji.