Hou Junji traveled westward to suppress the morale of the Gaochang people, indulged in his soldiers and encouraged his soldiers to trample on the farmlands of the Gaochang people and destroy countless crops. If nothing unexpected happens, after this autumn, no matter whether the Gaochang people win or lose, they will spend a tight winter without eating.

Hou Junji can be said to have done many bad things and not many good things, but even so, he has been smooth along the way, so he is a little fluttering. But he never expected that this was the first blow to him on the Western Expedition.

Although Hou Junji had old grudges with Li Ke, he didn't like Helan Yueshi and wanted to embarrass Li Ke with Helan Yueshi, but he never wanted Helan Yueshi to die and did not want him to lose his life here.

First, Helan Yueshi is a child of the Helan family in Wuchuan, and Hou Junji, who comes from the Shanggu Hou family, belongs to the Heshuo family. Hou Junji does not want the two families to look ugly; second, Helan Yueshi is the brother-in-law of the King of Chu Li Ke. If Helan Yueshi really kills Helan Yueshi in Gaochang and dies, the road between him and Li Ke will be completely blocked, and he is not sure of defeating Li Ke.

But all this happened by such a coincidence. This was not a case of actually killing Helan Yueshi, but Helan Yueshi died by chance.

"What! Helan Yueshi was shot to death under Tiandicheng?" Hou Junji looked surprised and said to Pei Xin in disbelief.

Pei Xin replied: "It was a coincidence that a cold arrow from Tiandicheng hit the Helan Yueshimen and died on the spot."

Pei Xin's words came to Hou Junji's ears. Hou Junji's face looked cold and ugly. What he thought would not happen happened happened. The commander was in charge of the city and commanded him. How could he be shot to death by a cold arrow? This is a coincidence.

If Helan Yueshi does not die, the result will be that Helan Yueshi is mediocre and is punished by a stick. Li Ke and Helan Yueshi's faces will be ugly. This is what Hou Junji wants, but now that Helan Yueshi is dead and sieges the city, then this matter will become Hou Junji's command and only commander, one general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies.

And this is just the second. When the news of Helan Yueshi's death in battle spread to Chang'an, he and Li Ke completely tore off their faces and never ended.

Hou Junji sighed, "Please order someone to restrain the thick coffin of Helan Yueshi's corpse."

Pei Xin first responded to Hou Junji's words, and then asked: "Helan Yueshi died in battle. I'm afraid that the King of Chu will not be able to explain it. Has the general thought about a way out?"

Hou Junji thought for a while and said, "On the battlefield, there is no eyebrow on the sword. I am still ready to wrap the body of horses, let alone Helan Yueshi. It is normal for the general to die in battle. As long as I defeat this and take Gaochang, although I am suspected of being improper in command, I still have more achievements than demerits. What can Li Ke do to me?"

Pei Xin said: "Although that's the case, some face-saving Kung Fu Commander still has to do it. He has to give the King of Chu a step."

Hou Junji thought about it and found that what Pei Xin said made sense, so he asked, "What do you think?"

Pei Xin replied: "I would like to ask Helan Yueshi for merit and posthumous titles, and return the coffin to the court, and enjoy the honor and favor after death. In this way, I have an explanation to the Helan family, and the King of Chu will also have a step down."

Although Helan Yueshi was not killed by Hou Junji, he died because of him. Hou Junji and Li Ke's inner corpse were gone, but as officials in the same dynasty, they still need to have face. What Pei Xin said makes sense.

Hou Junji said, "Okay, just do what you said."

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Gaochang City is four thousand miles away from Chang'an. The new demise of Helan Yueshi has not yet reached Chang'an, but now Chang'an City is tranquil under the storm, and great changes are about to break out.

Chang'an City, Pingkangfang, Xieyu Tower.

The summer in Chang'an came earlier than in the Western Regions. Although it was early summer, the weather was already a little hotter. Under the vine flower stand in the courtyard of Xieyu Tower, Xiao Yuexian was sitting on the side of the bamboo collapse, while Li Ke was sleeping lazily on the bamboo collapse, pillowing Xiao Yuexian's legs with even bones and flesh, with a leisurely expression.

"The softest part of the world is the beautiful knee. I lay on the fairy's knees, as if I was in the clouds, and I was happy without thinking about the court." Li Ke's eyes closed halfway, smelling the intoxicating fragrance of his daughter, he stretched his waist and said with a smile.

Xiao Yuexian raised his slender jade hand, took a grape from the porcelain plate beside him, gently stuffed it into Li Ke's mouth, and said to Li Ke: "That's not the case. Now is the critical time to seize the reserve. After ten years of operation, the victory and defeat are here. This is the time when the king and the ministers use their lives. Your Highness cannot be lazy."

Li Ke said: "I just don't worry, Xian'er, I'm just sighing for a moment. If you don't die, you will definitely be injured by the tiger. I'm still clear about this."

As Li Ke said, he remembered Li Chengqian again, so he asked Xiao Yuexian: "What are the prince busy with recently? But he still runs to Chengxin every few days?"

Xiao Yuexian smiled and said, "That's natural, but recently the Prince of the Crown Prince has added new things, and even the beautiful ladies we sent to the East Palace have fewer places."

"What is it?" Li Ke asked curiously.

Xiao Yuexian replied: "The prince has suddenly become interested in the Turkic customs recently, and has led the Turkic group to the Eastern Palace, often imitating the Turkic people to play in the Eastern Palace."

Li Ke asked, "Oh? The prince's preferences are widespread. This is a good thing, but I don't know what the prince has done recently?"

Xiao Yuexian said: "Every day, we come and change things. Yesterday, we pretended to be the death of the Turkic Khan. We ordered people to mourn and wail in the Turkic rituals, and we had a lot of fun."

Li Ke smiled and said, "A playboy who has never even been to the north is actually a Turkic ritual. It's really strange that he is so obsessed with it."

Xiao Yuexian picked up another grape and stuffed it into Li Ke's mouth, saying disdain: "This is not just obsession. The prince not only sets up Turkic camps in the Eastern Palace, eats, drinks and imitates it, and even mentioned to the people around him that if he has the world in the future, he will lead ten thousand cavalry to Jincheng, and then release his career and commits himself to Ashinasmo to set up his command. Isn't this ridiculous thing for the prince?"

The crown prince of the Tang Dynasty actually spoke wildly. If he wins the world in the future, he will go to the tent of the Turkic Khan Ashinasmo and become a tribe leader. This is really ridiculous and powerful, and it is inevitable that Xiao Yuexian will be disgusted.

But when Li Ke listened to Xiao Yuexian's words, the original smile on Li Ke's face gradually faded. If anyone in the world can understand Li Chengqian's sorrow best, then this person must be Li Ke.

Li Chengqian was young and smart, had a moderate approach, and could get the opportunity to deal with national affairs. He had excellent reputations, even compared with Emperor Wen of Han, it was no problem, but such a good seedling suddenly grew crooked.

In the eyes of others, Li Chengqian suddenly changed his temperament and liked to be fun because he was willing to fall into depravity and could not be self-confident. However, Li Ke knew very well that Li Chengqian could have today, a minister of the Eastern Palace, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, and of course Li Ke himself. Each of them invisibly pushed Li Chengqian into the abyss.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had too high hopes for Li Chengqian, so they had some intention of promoting growth. Li Chengqian built a house in the East Palace, and the officials of the East Palace submitted memorials to criticize Li Chengqian for being extravagant. Li Chengqian had fun with the eunuchs and compared him to Qin II. After missing a course, he was ignorant and had the image of a foolish monarch. As for visiting a brothel, he wanted to force Li Chengqian to issue an edict to apologize to the world.

Everyone only remembers that Li Chengqian was the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty and the future emperor, but everyone forgets that he was just a young man in his early teens. Under such coercion and education, under Li Ke's conscious inducement and arrangement, Li Chengqian lost himself. It would be strange that he would not rebel or rebellious.

Li Ke grabbed Xiao Yuexian's hand that was feeding grapes, bit the grapes in Xiao Yuexian's hand into his mouth, and then sniffed greedily at the tip of his nose with Xiao Yuexian's slender jade hand, and said to Xiao Yuexian: "This game of chess in the East Palace has been arranged for so long, so it's time to take this last step and prepare to break the deadlock."

Xiao Yuexian let Li Ke hold her hands and play with her. Looking at Li Ke's eyes, she knew that the kind of thing in Li Ke's eyes was called ambition, and what she liked the most was Li Ke's appearance.

Xiao Yuexian asked, "When?"

Li Ke thought for a while and said, "Of course we have to choose the most lively time. Let's wait for Hou Jun to gather his army to reunite."
Chapter completed!