Chapter two hundred and sixtieth impeachment again
"His Royal Highness, King Wei, please come this way!" the prison head said somewhat flatteringly.
Li Tai nodded and said: "Hand over all the people inside. No one is allowed to come in without my order."
"Yes, yes!" The cell leader nodded repeatedly and called out all the guards inside.
Li Tai nodded with satisfaction and walked in.
"Surf, what is this?" a jailer asked curiously.
The prison boss glared at him and scolded: "Don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked. Keep your mouths shut and keep today's matter in your stomach."
"Yes, don't worry, sir. It's not like we've never encountered this kind of thing before, so we definitely won't talk nonsense." The jailers said quickly.
Chang'an is at the foot of the emperor, and there are many dignitaries. This is not the first time they have seen this kind of thing.
The unpleasant smell in the prison made Li Tai frown.
Following the location told to him by the cell leader, Li Tai arrived outside Hou Junji's cell.
When Hou Junji heard the footsteps, he thought it was Hou De who was coming. He looked up and was slightly startled.
"Mr. Lu Guo, how are you doing lately?" Li Tai said with a smile.
Hou Junji came to his senses and quickly bowed his hands: "I have met His Highness the King of Wei!"
Li Tai waved his hand and said: "Gong Lu is so polite."
Hou Junji didn't know the purpose of Li Tai's visit for a while, so he had to chat with Li Tai, trying to find out the purpose of Li Tai's visit.
Li Tai chatted with Hou Junji for a while and said, "Gong Lu has made great achievements this time. Although there are some minor mistakes, the flaws cannot be concealed."
Hou Junji's face did not change and he said calmly: "What do you mean by your highness?"
Li Tai smiled faintly and said, "Tai is willing to intercede for Duke Lu."
"What is your highness's purpose?" Hou Junji was not surprised that Li Tai wanted to intercede for him.
If Li Tai really wanted to help him intercede, he could just go to Li Shimin directly.
There must be some purpose in coming to him.
Li Tai said calmly: "Tai doesn't mean anything, he just feels that Duke Lu has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty and should not end up like this."
"Then thank you, Your Highness." Hou Junji said with a smile.
Since Li Tai didn't say his purpose, he just wanted to show his kindness to him.
Although he has already figured it out, this time there will definitely be a near miss.
But this incident still had a huge impact on him. If someone could intercede for him, he could get this matter over with as soon as possible.
Li Tai smiled and said, "Just wait for the good news about Tai, Duke Lu."
He didn't expect that Hou Junji would seek refuge with him just because of this.
As long as Hou Junji remembers this favor, it will be fine.
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Cheng Chumo seemed to have thought of something, put down his wine glass and said, "Zichu, we took two boxes of treasures, should everything be fine?"
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "This will be fine. This is the practice in the army. If anything happens, none of the generals who went on the expedition will be able to escape."
The soldiers who went on an expedition could get 20% of what they captured, and what they took was within the normal category. Moreover, they divided it according to what the soldiers deserved, and they did not embezzle it. What could happen?
Cheng Chumo listened and breathed a sigh of relief. Not to mention that they had gone on a good expedition and had not made any meritorious service. If they were implicated by Hou Junji, then they would be unjust.
Yuchi Baolin sighed and said: "King Gaochang must have had more than one woman, and some beautiful maids. But all he brought back were crooked melons and cracked dates, and the others were probably ruined by them."
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes. Are you lamenting that those women were ruined, or are you lamenting that you were not able to ruin them?
"You said that Mr. Wei's impeachment is all true?" Li Dejiao said in surprise when he heard Yuchi Baolin's words.
He had some doubts at first, but now that he heard what Lin Xuan and the others said, it seemed that it was all true.
When Cheng Chumo and others faced Li Dejiang's inquiry, they didn't know what to say.
Although they were not in the city, they all knew about Hou Junji's plundering.
In addition, they heard a little bit about it on the way back to the army, but they had no evidence, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense at this time.
Seeing that they were silent, Li Dejiang had already guessed a few things, smiled, and did not continue to ask questions.
Lin Xuan shook his head. Cheng Chumo and others, although they were not ashamed of Hou Junji for insulting Princess Gaochang, they did not react much to his plundering.
If Hou Junji was not the princess of Gaochang, but some maid or something, I am afraid that even Wei Zheng would not use this matter to impeach Hou Junji.
Judging from the fact that Wei Zheng did not continue to impeach Hou Junji and set up troops to plunder as before, we know that he did not care.
Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou and was a two-legged sheep during the Wuhu period. Throughout history, there are countless such things.
Not to mention that it happened in other countries. Except for those civil servants who would talk about the country of etiquette, no one else cared.
"We can just talk about these things in private. Don't talk nonsense outside. Rengui, when you return to the camp tomorrow, remember to explain that no one is allowed to talk about this matter." Lin Xuan explained.
"Yes!" Xue Rengui responded.
"Zichu, do you mean that Duke Lu will be fine?" Qin Huaidao asked.
Lin Xuan smiled and asked, "Uncle Qin didn't tell you about this?"
Qin Huaidao shook his head and said, "I asked my father, but he didn't tell me."
Qin Qiong can definitely understand. He doesn't want to say it, maybe he has some scruples.
"Hou Junji is one of the Dukes of the country, and now he has accomplished the task of destroying the country. Your Majesty is nostalgic, so he will be fine," Lin Xuan said.
You must know that before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Hou Junji's status was far inferior to that of Cheng Yaojin and others.
However, after the Xuanwumen Revolution, he suddenly became the Duke of the country. From this, it can be seen that Hou Junji's contribution to the Xuanwumen Revolution was not small.
In addition, Li Shimin came to him today and asked him to testify for Hou Junji, and we know the status of Hou Junji in Li Shimin's heart.
Several people exchanged glasses and chatted with each other without any worries. It was a very happy time.
By the time it was over, everyone except Lin Xuan and Xue Rengui were already drunk.
Lin Xuan was very satisfied with Xue Rengui's control, and he was worthy of being a famous general throughout the ages.
After calling their entourage to send them back, Lin Xuan shook his head and went back to sleep.
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"Your Majesty, according to my investigation, it is true that Hou Junji was corrupt!" Li Daozong bowed and said.
Li Daozong's words caused an uproar. But when they saw Li Shimin's gloomy expression, they quickly stopped talking.
Li Shimin didn't show any surprise and asked: "What about other things?"
Li Daozong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, there is no evidence that Hou Junji killed King Gaochang and insulted Princess Gaochang. The investigation must continue."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Then continue the investigation. As for Tan Mo's treasure, you personally lead people to search it."
"Yes!" Li Daozong responded and retreated.
"Your Majesty, I want to impeach the Marquis of Jingyang County." Wang Ze stepped out and said.
Lin Xuan looked at Wang Ze with confusion, wondering what trouble he was trying to make.
"Say!" Li Shimin glanced at Lin Xuan and said calmly.
Wang Ze said: "Your Majesty, since it is true that Duke Lu was corrupt, it is impossible for the other generals who went on the expedition not to know about it. However, after the army returned to the city, no one wanted to expose this matter to Your Majesty. This shows that these people should all participate
As a vanguard general, the Marquis of Jingyang County may not be able to escape his involvement."
Qibi Heli and Xue Wanjun looked at Wang Ze with hatred, wishing they could eat him.
They had been worried for the past few days, but they finally breathed a sigh of relief when no one complained about them. Unexpectedly, Wang Ze would say it now.
Although Wang Ze impeached Lin Xuan, the two of them had a higher status in the army than Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan could not escape the involvement. What about them?