Hou Junji’s worries make sense.

He is a suspicious person.

His memorial was filled with stones, and His Majesty did not mention Chen Zhengtai's rebellion case.

He just kept urging himself to go back to the court immediately.

But the letters of home that had never been interrupted were completely cut off at this time.

At this time, Hou Junji thought of the most terrible possibility, that is, his family had been controlled by the court? His Majesty kept urging him to return to the court. In the Chang'an City, I was afraid that someone would have been waiting for him, and as soon as the person arrived, he would immediately capture and punish him.

Hou Junji is a scheming person. The more he is, the more he will not simply think about anything.

When he noticed something was wrong, he felt that he had no way to go.

So he came to a conclusion that he must have been cheated by Chen Zhengtai.

His Majesty trusted Chen Zhengtai so much that he did not even ask about his rebellion. Is there still a way out?

At this time, I'm afraid there is no way out.

Of course, there is not a road at all, there is a more rugged road.

Hou Junji did not sleep all night, and he repeatedly thought about various possibilities.

Even his hard-working fantasy, perhaps this unusual phenomenon, may be just his own random thoughts, and things may not be so bad.

But then he thought of Li Shimin... and deep down he became more suspicious.

He knew very well that Li Shimin was, at least it was completely different from the lenient image that Li Shimin deliberately showed. Although Li Shimin was tolerant to the vast majority of people, once he touched Li Shimin's rebellious scale, Li Shimin would be more ruthless than anyone else.

So, countless thoughts arose in his mind. Could it be that his son-in-law has been taken away? Will he reveal anything?

I have said a lot of things to my son-in-law on weekdays. Any of these words revealed will be a place where death will be without a burial.

In addition, there are... my own tribe-people's close relatives... how now...

It is impossible for them to not write books unless... they have already taken down everything they should have by the court.

The next day... the dawn was dewed, and the dawn fell in this continuous camp.

Hou Junji, who had been sleepless all night, stood up. He put on his armor, his mind was still messy, and there was countless hesitation in his heart. The fear that rose in his heart had already filled his whole body.

But he knew... he was going to struggle to survive.

There is another way.

"Summon General Liu, General Yang and Liu Yao, the director-general officer, to come."

The chief minister obeyed the order, and after a moment, the three confidants entered the tent.

Hou Junji's complexion was very bad, which was worrying, so the general Liu Wu stepped forward and said, "Ming Gong, what happened?"

Hou Junji said, "I just ask you, what would happen if the matter we conspired was leaked?"

Suddenly, the person in the tent changed color.

Liu Wu said in panic: "Ming Gong, how could the matter be so far? Is there any definite news?"

"My tribe members... are ten of them, and they have been taken by the emperor." Hou Junji said: "Now, Your Majesty repeatedly urges us to return to the court."

Everyone became frightened and looked at Hou Junji one by one. These people were all Hou Junji's confidants and had no small number of conspiracies in private on weekdays.

If Hou Junji is over, they will not be able to run away.

"Ming Gong, why didn't Your Majesty immediately issue an order to take people?" Liu Yao, the director of the recorder, couldn't help but say.

Obviously, he still has luck.

Hou Junji sneered, "I am still holding 30,000 cavalry and stationed outside the pass. How could Your Majesty take people at this time? Ten**, at this time he doesn't show any expression. When we return to Chang'an, we will be killed."

Everyone, look at me, and I see you, and I know the seriousness of the problem.

They are all martial artists, but Hou Junji is different. Although Hou Junji is a martial artist, he is as careful as a hair. His talent is very admired by both the court and the country.

Now Hou Junji speculates that the disaster is coming, so everyone may be in trouble.

"Why don't we go back to Chang'an immediately and apologize for the crime?"

"Ha..." Hou Junji mocked and said, "Take apologize? The letters we used to communicate with each other are all in my study, and some are under my son-in-law's control. If all these come to His Majesty, will we still have a way out?"

Liu Wu, Liu Yao and others' expressions suddenly changed.

There are many unspeakable things in the letter, and there is no scrupulous discussion about His Majesty and the Crown Prince. Any one of them is enough to kill someone ten times.

Of course, what they feared was not the emperor, but Hou Junji.

On weekdays, they and Hou Junji are brothers, so most of them have no scruples in their conversations. Of course, this letter must not be leaked. Logically speaking, Hou Junji should burn it immediately after receiving the letter.

But I never thought that... Hou Junji was still there, but now, these letters are likely to become ironclad evidence of their death penalty.

But... a new question has emerged. Why did Hou Junji keep it? Don't he know that this is a very risky thing?

So, everyone looked at Hou Junji in a terrifying manner. Hou Junji had to keep the adventure. The only possibility was... Hou Junji retained these letters, which would be useful in the future. For example... these letters are the handles for everyone. If they betrayed, they would die together without a burial place.

Then Liu Yao couldn't help but sigh in her heart, Hou Junji really misled me.

Liu Wu and others were also ashamed. They thought everyone was brothers, but they expected that Hou Junji would use their letters as a handle. They didn't expect that Hou Junji shot himself in the foot, which may eventually become evidence of everyone's misconduct.

But at this time, of course they did not dare to turn against Hou Junji, because everyone knew that everyone was on the same boat.

"Ming Gong, what can you do if you do now?"

"Our only capital now is the 30,000 iron cavalry. Fortunately, most of the generals and officers of the 30,000 iron cavalry were promoted by me. They prospered with us and lost together. If we were in Guan, we would not be able to accomplish anything. But now thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, the Xining, Shuofang and Gaochang have begun to produce a lot of food, and there are cattle and horses that can be enough to defend themselves. Why not take Gaochang, Xining and Shuofang and separatist with Guanzhong? It is best to take Chen Zhengtai, Wei Xuanzhen, Cui Zhizhengren and others as a threat to exchange for our family! In this way, we can attack and retreat and defend! Gaochang is dead, so I, Hou Junji, will be the King of Gaochang, and you can all be prime ministers and generals."

As soon as these words came out, the tent was silent.

Everyone knows that this road is very dangerous. Once the emperor is angered, he will be out of the way and with 30,000 cavalry, how can he stop it?

But... Once successful, it may not be a bad thing.

Gaochang, Hexi, and Shuofang. There are already 400,000 households in these three places, as well as many craftsmen and laborers, as well as many Turkic cavalry slaves, with a population of millions. Outside this pass, it is enough to be comparable to Goguryeo.

With these 30,000 cavalrymen, they took Chen Zhengtai and others, and held the Chen family and the aristocratic clans hostage to threaten them. As long as they give Hou Junji and others some time to gain a foothold outside this pass and recruit young and strong men, they can gather 100,000 elite soldiers. Even if they cannot plot against the world, it is enough to be called alone in Xining for generations.

But... the idea of ​​this blueprint is certainly beautiful, but for many people, it is extremely difficult to make up their minds.

At least, everyone looked scared at this time, and they all looked frightened.

This is a matter of losing your head every minute, which will harm your wife, children and young people!

"Is it really easy?"

Seeing Liu Yao asking, Hou Junji had already made up his mind at this time and said seriously: "How can it not be easy? There are not many soldiers and horses outside this pass. The only soldiers and horses are just five thousand Tianzheng troops!"

"But since the establishment of the Tiance Army, there have been almost no record of war. We have many soldiers and generals. As long as we win the Tiance Army, we can take down Chen Zhengtai and others, which is easy. Now... we are in a place of death. At this time, are we willing to surrender?"

"Is the soldiers willing?" Liu Wu still felt upset.

It is not so easy for people to rebel against the Tang Dynasty. Many people's families are now in the pass.

Liu Yao, the deputy general of the recording officer, lowered his head and said, "We can't help but refuse. We can just say that Chen Zhengtai has rebelled. Your Majesty ordered us to attack the Tiance army to quell the rebellion. Most of the soldiers trusted Ming Gong and would never be suspicious!"

"As long as we take down the Tiance Army, the place will be decided by Ming Gong. Even if the soldiers repent and learn the truth, they have no way to go. After all, they have committed the crime of rebellion. At that time, the only choice is to go to the same path as Ming Gong."

Liu Yao's words undoubtedly gave others some confidence.

Hou Junji nodded and said, "I think this is exactly what I think. It's just that this matter is confidential, but I still need to make a detailed plan with you. How the soldiers should appease and ensure that the soldiers are sure of His Majesty's order to quell the rebellion, these... all require you to work with me. As for the Tian Ce Army, in my eyes, they are just a group of chicks that have not passed through the battlefield, not worth mentioning!"

"As for Chen Zhengtai and others... they are just fish on the chopping board. I followed His Majesty and had dozens of battles, and there was never an enemy in the world. And you are all people who have experienced many battles. Now they have heavy troops in their hands, so how can they be willing to be prisoners?"

I have to say that these words are still very touching.

Because after thinking about it, the risk was not great. Veterans like Liu Wu did not take the Tiance Army seriously at all. And famous generals like Hou Junji wanted to win a mere Tiance Army. As long as they took the Tiance Army, Gaochang, Shuofang and Hexi would be completely in Hou Junji's hands, and they used this to hold the Chen family and the aristocratic clans hostage, making the court thrown into a jealous way, which was enough to compete with the Central Plains.

But Liu Yao still felt unsafe: "Why not contact the Hus in the grassland, the Persians and the Goguryeo people, make an appointment with each other and make an alliance with blood? Now that the Tang Dynasty is in its prime, who does not feel the huge pressure? They must be willing to support Ming Gong. Only in this way can Ming Gong be invincible."

Hou Junji immediately nodded and said, "It's so good. I sent someone to write a book, and I asked someone to contact them, but there were many dreams at night. This matter needs to be decided immediately. Now our army's garrison is not far from the Tiance Army. Why not attack unexpectedly? Then you are sure to win."

Everyone said something, and I said something, and a plan began to outline without realizing it.

Hou Junji finally felt much more at ease. He said, "In order to prevent Yu Weiran, I should write a letter at this time. Even if I am about to return to the court, I must first calm the court. When they think we are unaware of it, and we have taken the land outside the pass, they will regret it."

The more I talked, the more excited everyone became.

"You might as well give the order to start the next day. In this way, let the soldiers prepare. When the army is about to set sail, the general will take out a false edict and send an order to launch an attack on Xining. This is unexpected, and the army will gather without showing any silence."

"It's so good. You should arrange it as soon as possible. As for this fake edict..." Hou Junji lowered his head, but picked up the imperial edict that Li Shimin had sent to him to return to the court, and sneered: "Just use this, Liu Yao will read it at that time, no one will have any suspicion."

Liu Yao immediately said, "Here."

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A document was sent to Chen Zhengtai's office.

However, it was about Hou Junji's preparations for the return of the court. Hou Junji said that he would leave the army the next day and exchanged greetings to Chen Zhengtai for a while, and hoped that Chen Zhengtai could go to the camp to drink and practice it.

Of course... Chen Zhengtai was not interested in going there.

Wu Yu looked at the memorial, but frowned and said nothing.

Chen Zhengtai looked at her and said, "Is this Hou Junji really going to be a teacher?"

Wu Qi shook his head: "Hou Junji will never be so simple. Such a person cannot be guessed by common sense."
To be continued...