Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

At the same time, in Chang'an City, in the Zichen Hall of the Tang Dynasty Palace, all the courtiers circulated the information sent by the chamberlain, and they all looked at Li Shimin, who was in charge, with solemn expressions.

Seeing that all the officials were looking at him, Li Shimin frowned and asked:

"You all know the news. Now, tell me what you think."

After Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other, Du Ruhui nodded and spoke to the crowd:

"Your Majesty, according to the intelligence above, the situation is now clear. Let's not talk about anything else. It's just that Chu Xin and Li Daitao have occupied Luoyang City and controlled most of Henan Province. They can be charged with treason. Down."

Hearing Du Ruhui's words, Li Shimin nodded slightly, and was about to make a decision when Changsun Wuji suddenly stood up and snorted disdainfully:

"Your Majesty, I have different opinions."

"Cheng Yaojin made it very clear above that this information is just Chu Mo's one-sided statement and has not been verified at all. If we just convict people without verification, wouldn't it be wrong if we get it wrong in the end? Being ridiculed by everyone in the world?"

"Besides, it is known to the whole world that Chu Mo and Chu Xin are not getting along with each other. Some time ago, it was reported that Chu Xin kidnapped Chu Mo. In my opinion, it was simply their own directing and acting. Put the blame on Chu Xin."

"However, now it seems that Chu Mo's plan must have failed, so he came up with another crime to frame Chu Xin."

"If the imperial court directly sends troops this time, wouldn't it just fall into Chu Mo's plan of killing people with a borrowed knife?"

After listening to Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin also frowned.

Although he felt that what Changsun Wuji said made sense, subconsciously he told himself that he should believe Chu Mo.

Seeing Li Shimin's hesitant look, Li Chengqian's eyes flashed at the side, and then he stood up limping:

"Father, instead of everyone guessing here, why not send someone to Luoyang City to see if what Chu Mo said is true."

After hearing his son's suggestion, Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and asked without any expression:

"Then Gao Ming, who do you think is appropriate to send there?"

Li Chengqian said without thinking:

"My son is willing to share my father's worries."

Upon hearing that Li Chengqian was willing to go, the officials in the hall suddenly exploded.

"Your Highness, this is absolutely unacceptable."

"Yes, Your Highness, we haven't figured out what's going on in Luoyang City now. You can't take risks with your wealth."

Seeing all the ministers standing up to stop Li Chengqian, Hou Junji's eyes flashed and he suddenly stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, I would like to go with His Highness the Crown Prince."

After Hou Junji returned from Youzhou City, although he was not convicted by Li Shimin, all his previous positions were cut off, and now he is only assigned a sinecure.

Now that I saw such a good opportunity to meet His Highness the Crown Prince, of course I did my best to do so.

As soon as Hou Junji said these words, the whole hall suddenly became quiet.

Li Shimin, who was at the head, also looked at Hou Junji with strange eyes.

Originally, he was both angry and resentful of Hou Junji, the defeated general.

But after all, the other party was also his former subordinate in the Qin Prince's Palace, and he had also made the merit of following the dragon in front of the Xuanwu Sect.

Now Qin Qiong is ill and Li Jing is half-dead again. Several of his capable generals are also leading troops outside, leaving only a handful of people available in the court.

Before, I had not decided whether to directly send troops to exterminate Chu Xin, or to investigate secretly first, and then make a decision.

But now it's good, Hou Junji's words directly settled the matter.

Don't think that you can't see his true intention. He just wants to climb the prince's tree.

If it were a few months ago, Li Shimin would definitely have someone kick him out on the spot.

But now. . .

He looked at his lame son and sighed.

Since Li Chengqian's leg was broken by Chu Mo, his whole temperament has changed drastically. Although the ministers in the court did not say anything, they began to ignore him.

Naturally, all this could not escape the eyes and ears of Li Shimin.

Now that Hou Junji was finally willing to defect to him, Li Shimin was somewhat pleased. He hoped that with such help, Li Chengqian could regain his confidence and secure his throne as the crown prince. He did not want another situation of brothers fighting each other.

As for whether Li Chengqian would become bigger because of this, Li Shimin just scoffed.

He was now in his prime, and he had just destroyed Liang Shidu, and his reputation was as good as ever. Now if he wanted to rebel, that was no different than seeking death.

What's more, Hou Junji's taking sides now can be regarded as his tacit approval. As long as he is smart enough, he should be able to understand what he means.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin nodded slightly and said:

"Since Junji is willing to go with you, then I am sure."

"Gao Ming, you and Jun Ji will go to the Right Guards tomorrow to gather 5000 troops and head to Luozhou to investigate Chu Xin's rebellion."

"If the matter is true, you can make your own decision. If there is no such thing, then..."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin paused.

Originally, he wanted to say that if what Chu Mo said was found to be false, he would be taken back to Chang'an.

But thinking of the grudge between his son and Chu Mo, Li Shimin finally did not dare to give him this task.

After all, there are several grandmasters behind Chu Mo.

He still doesn't know that Li Chengqian secretly sent three of his masters to Lingnan and that his other son has died.

"If it is found out that Chu Mo framed Chu Xin, then let Cheng Yaojin punish him."

After speaking, Li Shimin stood up and left without waiting for the courtiers below to react.

Everyone reacted when they saw His Majesty the Emperor running away.

Is this punishment for Chu Mo a bit too childish?

Ignoring the comments of the ministers, Li Chengqian looked at Hou Junji and nodded, then left the palace with Changsun Wuji and rushed towards the Prince's Mansion.

Hou Junji got Li Chengqian's signal and immediately headed towards the Prince's Mansion as soon as he left the palace.

As soon as Hou Junji arrived at the Prince's Mansion, he was let in by the guards at the door.

After he entered the prince's palace, he saw the prince Li Chengqian sitting at the top, and Changsun Wuji sitting at the lower left hand of him, apparently waiting for him.

Sure enough, when he saw Hou Junji come in, Li Chengqian immediately stood up, cupped his hands towards him and said:

"General Hou, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Seeing Li Chengqian being so polite, Hou Junji hurriedly returned the courtesy:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has shown his love to you, and Jun Ji deserves it."

After saying that, he looked at Changsun Wuji who was standing aside.

When Changsun Wuji saw Hou Junji looking towards him, he just raised his eyelids, nodded slightly and said:

"It's an emergency, so don't be polite there."