While Fang Yiai and Li Chengqian were talking about Hou Junji leading troops to Qizhou, Hou Junji, the central figure in their conversation, had already completed some necessary procedures with Qin Qiong, the Minister of War.
I also went to the household department and asked Fang Xuanling, who was busy arranging food and fodder, to confirm the time when the food and fodder would be in place.
In the afternoon, he had to go to the military camp to order troops. Taking advantage of the noon time, Hou Jun gathered back to the Hou Mansion.
After dismounting from his horse, Hou Junji walked into the palace gate, whispered a few instructions in the ear of the steward who came out, and saw the steward of the Hou family leading the horse out of the city in a hurry.
He ordered his servants to bring the food to the main room and asked the concubines not to be disturbed by anyone else. Hou Junji wanted to eat alone with Mrs. Hou in the room.
Knowing that Hou Junji and his wife had something to say, even if the concubines were bitter, they did not dare to ignore Hou Junji's instructions and go to the main house to show their favor.
Hou Zanjun's wife, who was talking to Mrs. Hou, was also sent back to her yard.
"The King of Qi has rebelled in Qi. The Emperor has ordered me to go on an expedition. I will leave early tomorrow morning and go to the military camp after lunch." Hou Junji said after changing into regular clothes, washing up, and sending the maids waiting in the room.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Hou looked at Hou Junji in surprise and said, "Okay, what kind of rebellion did King Qi have?"
Then she thought that the other party was the emperor's own flesh and blood. If the emperor didn't make a clear decision, it might be difficult to deal with King Qi. Madam Hou couldn't help but look at Hou Junji with some worry and said, "The emperor didn't say exactly how to deal with Qi."
How is the king?"
"No." Hou Junji shook his head and said, "I just want to bring King Qi back to the capital. It's not a matter of lightness or seriousness. It's a bit hard to control the balance."
Yes, it’s a word. But how to do it specifically?
Being locked up in a prison car and brought back to the capital in shackles is also a crime.
Provide him with food and drink, and prepare a comfortable luxury carriage to take him back to the capital. This is also the way to bring him.
Just tie them up and throw them on the horse, and then take them back to the capital. This is also a belt.
The key is how the emperor will treat King Qi in his heart. Otherwise, if you don't agree with the emperor's wishes, you will accidentally offend the emperor's brow in your actions, and being angered will be a trivial matter.
Knowing that Hou Junji was also troubled by this issue, Mrs. Hou wanted to complain about why Hou Junji took such a mission, but she swallowed it carefully.
They have been married for many years. Although Mrs. Hou may not be able to fully understand Hou Junji's thoughts, Hou Junji can tell her thoughts just by looking at her expression.
"It's just because it's difficult to handle that no one in the court took this mission." Hou Junji looked at Madam Hou's worried eyes and explained. "I have been ignored by the emperor for several years because of what happened before.
If I don't come forward to help the Emperor solve the trouble at this time, I will really be disliked by the Emperor."
"That's all, I'm afraid Zan Jun will be implicated by me too." Hou Junji said helplessly.
Mrs. Hou sighed and held Hou Junji's hand tightly. She knew that what Hou Junji said was true, and it was also the reason why the Hou family had become deserted in the past two years.
"Tomorrow," Hou Junji looked at Mrs. Hou and said seriously, "after I leave tomorrow, you will take Zanjun's wife. You still have grandchildren." After thinking for a moment, Hou Junji continued, "If you want to, you can also
Take Yang Fan with you to Guanyun Temple to offer incense and pray for me."
Mrs. Hou looked at Hou Junji in confusion. Before he went on an expedition, he had never taken the initiative to mention that he wanted to go to the temple to pray for his safety.
Holding Mrs. Hou's hand, Hou Junji gave a wry smile and said, "I feel a little unsure about this business trip." He pointed to his chest with another finger, "There is always a feeling of uneasiness here.
I am afraid that this trip may not satisfy the emperor, so I want you to go to Guanyun Temple."
"Guanyun Temple is in the east of the city, and I am leading my troops eastward, so I want you to go there." Knowing that the temples my wife often goes to are Ganye Temple, Chongfu Temple, and Huayan Temple in Chang'an City,
Madam Hou rarely went to the Guanyun Temple outside the city that she had designated. She was afraid that Madam Hou would be overly concerned about it, so Hou Junji explained.
Although Mrs. Hou was a little strange, why did Hou Junji specify that he should take his daughter-in-law and grandchildren with him? In view of the relationship between the couple for many years, Mrs. Hou did not think much and nodded in agreement with Hou Junji's words.
She could feel Hou Junji's anxiety and uneasiness, and thought that there would be no accidents during the trip to Qizhou, right? But then she thought, if King Qi didn't have some confidence and capital, how could he have the courage to rebel at this time?
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Afraid that her uneasiness would affect Hou Junji's mood again, Mrs. Hou suppressed her uneasiness deep in her heart, and tried her best to accompany Hou Junji to have meals.
Junji packs his luggage.
It was not until after seeing Hou Junji off that she watched Hou Junji and his entourage gradually retreating at the door of the Hou Mansion. The uneasiness and doubts that Mrs. Hou had suppressed in her heart slowly began to ripple out and spread throughout her body.
"Mother," Hou Zanjun's wife sensed Mrs. Hou's uneasiness, held her trembling hand tightly, and called softly, "Father was used to following the emperor on his expeditions in the north and south in the early years, and he should be able to be auspicious this time.
Everything will be fine, don't worry, mother. If not, after father goes off to war tomorrow, we will go to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings."
"Well, that's what I mean." Mrs. Hou, with the support of her daughter-in-law, led the people who were seeing her off back to the house, and said, "You and Su'er pack up. After sending the master off to the expedition tomorrow, we will go to Guanyun Temple.
fragrant."
"Guanyun Temple? That temple outside the east city?" Hou Zanjun's wife said strangely. The temple that the Hou family worships is not Guanyun Temple. How could her mother-in-law think of going there?
"Qizhou is to the east of Chang'an. I was wondering if it would be better to go to the temple in the east of the city to offer incense and pray for blessings, so I wanted to go to Guanyun Temple. Besides, it is quiet there and no one would disturb me." Mrs. Hou
He explained, but did not say that it was Hou Junji himself who suggested going to Guanyun Temple.
Although she felt that Mrs. Hou's statement was a bit ridiculous, as a good and filial daughter-in-law, Hou Zanjun's wife still complied obediently out of consideration for the old man's mood.
After sending her daughter-in-law away, Mrs. Hou asked her personal maid to go to Yang Fan's yard to help pack up Yang Fan's things. She also ordered her servants to go to the Imperial College early in the afternoon to bring Yang Fan back.
After all the instructions were given, Madam Hou's inner uneasiness not only failed to dispel much, but instead became more intense.
Shaking her head, Mrs. Hou felt that she had thought too much, so she went back to her room to take a nap, thinking that maybe she would feel better when she woke up.
However, after Mrs. Hou lay down and closed her eyes, what she saw in her mind were Hou Junji's deep eyes. There seemed to be something to say in her eyes, but she still couldn't understand it.
Mrs. Hou tossed and turned restlessly on the bed, unable to sleep as usual.
Not to mention how upset and uneasy Mrs. Hou was, let’s just talk about Fang Yiai and Li Chengqian in the study room of the East Palace.
After dinner, Fang Yiai endured it again and again, and finally expressed her worries to Li Chengqian, "Hou Junji is leading the troops to go on an expedition. Why do I always feel like something is wrong in my heart?"
"Aren't you afraid that your father will ask you to go out with Hou Junji this time?" Li Chengqian raised the corner of his mouth, looked at Fang Yiai in a funny way, and said, "Don't worry, this time the troops will not be transferred from Zuo Wuwei.
, you don’t have to worry about being forced to go to the battlefield by Hou Junji again."
"Besides, as far as Li You's subordinates are concerned, I estimate that by the time Hou Junji brings his people to Qizhou, Du Xingmin and Xue Dading will have almost captured Qizhou. Hou Junji is just waiting to pick up the pieces.
Yes, just bring Li You back to the capital for your father, and even the procedures for fighting and siege will be omitted." Li Chengqian said, not worried at all about not being able to capture Li You.
In fact, judging from all the reports and information, Li You really doesn't have many people who can handle him.
"I know that I can't be transferred. As long as the emperor doesn't agree to General Cheng's expedition, he will definitely find a way to detain me and find a reason not to let the emperor transfer me alone. If I go, he will have to go with me.
That's it." Fang Yiai raised his eyelids, glanced at Li Chengqian, and said relaxedly.
"I've never seen why General Cheng likes going to the battlefield so much." Li Chengqian said with a smile and helplessly shook his head.
Just like Fang Yiai said, since Fang Yiai was transferred to Cheng Yaojin, if there is anything that needs to lead troops, if Fang Yiai goes, then Cheng Yaojin must go with him. If Cheng Yaojin goes,
, it doesn’t matter to him whether Fang Yiai goes or not.
The war maniac Cheng Yaojin's behavior really gave Li Shimin a headache, but if he wanted to remove Fang Yiai from his hands, I'm sorry, Cheng Yaojin would definitely be able to find a lot of reasons, and they were
Reasons that prevent you from transferring Fang Yiai.
This made Li Shimin grit his teeth with hatred, but Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to regret that he had arranged for Fang Yiai to be under this guy's control in the first place.
Well, there is no place in the world that sells regret medicine, so Li Shimin can only grit his teeth and endure it.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I still feel that something is wrong when Hou Junji leads the troops out." Fang Yiai frowned and said.
Fang Yiai couldn't describe that feeling, and he couldn't figure it out. Without an upright prince as an accomplice like in history, what reason did Hou Junji have for rebellion?
As for Li You, he was obviously not qualified to be assisted by Hou Junji. As Li Chengqian said, maybe when Hou Junji arrived at Qidi with his troops, Li You might have fallen into the hands of Du Xingmin and Xue Dading.
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Unable to figure it out, Fang Yiai shook his head and stopped going.
After a while, Li Qing knocked on the door and came in, saying that Empress Changsun asked Li Chengqian to take Fang Yiai to the Li Zheng Palace.
After careful questioning, I found out that Li Shimin had already come out of Chonghua Palace. Not only had he sealed the gate of Chonghua Palace, he also sent a group of imperial guards to guard the surroundings of Chonghua Palace. This was like imprisoning Concubine Yin in disguise.
Get up. To be continued...
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