The first sentence of meeting was that the two had their own thoughts.

Hou Junji was stunned.

What he said, "You shouldn't have come" was actually just an exclamation. This sentence had no other meaning. In Hou Junji's eyes, Li Su was the benefactor. The benefactor came to the door of Hou's family at this deadly moment. Hou Junji really didn't want to see him, so he said, "You shouldn't have come" when he met.

Li Su's answer to "I'm already here" is not simple, and Hou Junji instantly interpreted many layers of meaning.

It seems a normal answer, but combined with this sensitive hurdle, Li Su's words seem to express the meaning of "I already know everything", and it also has an indescribable opposition.

"I'm already here", the implicit meaning is that no matter what you decide to do, I will always go against you. It's uncomfortable if you don't.

Hou Junji stood at the door, staring at Li Su's gentle and gentle face. Every question and answer was ambiguous and vague. Hou Junji didn't know what Li Su knew and how much he knew.

A flash of fear passed away. After all, Hou Junji was a general with a thunderous chest facing Pinghu, so he quickly regained his cold look as cold as iron, and turned his body slightly and said, "Let's talk about it when you enter the door."

Li Su smiled and stretched out his hand: "Uncle Hou please, please."

Hou Junji nodded, and without hesitation, he turned around and stepped into the door first.

The guest and host in the front hall sat down. Hou Junji's hospitality made Li Su very satisfied. There was no bad habit of holding a banquet when the guests arrived. He didn't even look at the glass of clear water. Hou Junji looked like he was anxious to send him away. Li Su smiled and said nothing. It seemed that Hou Junji not only failed in life, but also failed in being a master. No wonder he was not favored by many colleagues in the court.

"Come to give gifts or visit?" Hou Junji was very straightforward and spoke with a business attitude like a counter.

Li Su grinned: "…passed by."

Hou Junji stared at him for a moment, gradually letting go, Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Although you saved your life, you are your elders after all. Don't bring gifts when you come to the door, aren't you afraid that I will be accused of being surprised?"

Li Su smiled and said, "Uncle Hou, Mr. Mo, talks about saving his life. My nephew is really just doing it. If you can't let go of this little kindness in your heart, it's better to give me a valuable gift to me. What if our uncle and nephew are offset in pairs?"

Hou Junji hummed, and looked angry: "My life is only worth a great gift?"

“…two portions are OK.”

Hou Junji was stunned and then laughed: "You guy is really a wonderful person. No wonder Mr. Cheng always praises you. If you say something bad, you will feel a cute cleverness..."

Li Su grinned and said, "It was all the elders who love each other. Fortunately, my nephew is young and has not arrived. He seized the opportunity to pretend to be good and good. In a few years, this face will not be tender. The elders will really dislike me."

Hou Junji laughed and said, "Even if you pretend, even if you are still young at the age of fifty, at least I still buy it in front of me."

With a few words, the atmosphere of the guest and the host was a little depressed, and the two chatted and laughed and got along very well.

After chatting for a few words, Hou Junji stroked his beard and said slowly: "Tell me, what's going on in my house today? Don't say anything like passing by or fooling me."

Li Su blinked and smiled, "Apart from passing by, my nephew has something unknown, so he specially went to Uncle Hou's door to ask for advice..."

"Even though I'm talking, I know everything."

Li Su sighed and said, "Uncle Hou has been thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors these days, but in fact, my nephew doesn't go out often. Uncle Hou knows that Your Majesty serves as the capital of the Secretariat. He is actually a letter delivery person. My nephew is naturally lazy and feels ashamed to be a job. One day or another, the errands are just spent. Most of the time, my nephew is studying at home. Last night, I read a story, but there is a doubt in it. After thinking about it, I know that Uncle Hou is a famous general of both civil and military affairs, so my nephew takes the liberty to ask for advice today."

Hou Jun raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, "I am ashamed. I have been in the army for half my life and have a lot of experience in leading the army to conquer, but I am studying... for nothing, let me talk about it, see if I can explain my doubts for you."

Li Su smiled and said, "In this way, I'm not polite. Last night, I was studying in "The Book of Sui", and I happened to read the 'Biographies of Wei Ding'. Well, Uncle Hou knows the 'Wei Ding', right?"

Hou Junji gradually frowned and said in a deep voice: "I know a little about one or two. "Wei Ding" was a famous scholar in the Liang and Chen dynasties. Later, Sui won the world and became a minister of the Sui Dynasty. He was appointed as the Minister of the Taifu, and was appointed as the Minister of Shangyi and the Three Sessions. He was also the governor of Guangzhou. He was well-versed in classics and history, and was also well-versed in yin and yang. He was good at flattering people and had political achievements. He could not be said to be a good person or a bad person, but he was indeed a famous scholar of the generation."

Li Su smiled and said, "Uncle Hou is indeed knowledgeable. When my nephew read the biography of Wei Ding last night, he saw a short story about Wei Ding. In the 12th year of Kaihuang, when Wei Ding was appointed as the governor of Guangzhou, there was a powerful man under his rule. He was well-dressed and kind and generous, and was highly favored by the people. However, he did something wrong in secret and often robbed the robbery. So Wei Ding found the powerful man and said something to him. This sentence was too profound and the nephew didn't understand it very much, so he wanted to ask Uncle Hou for help and give advice..."

Hou Junji looked at him calmly and said, "What did he say?"

The smile on Li Su's face gradually became calmer. He looked straight in his eyes without fear and said slowly, "Wei Ding said, 'You are a beautiful lady, why are you a thief?' My nephew has a shallow knowledge and really doesn't know what to explain this. I ask Uncle Hou for advice."

Thunder trembles on the ground, and the storm changes suddenly!

Hou Junji's face changed drastically, he slapped the table suddenly, pointed at Li Su and shouted angrily: "What a bastard boy!"

Li Su's face was not afraid, and even looked at him with a smile, with an expression that was not rude.

Hou Junji was completely opposite. At this moment, his cheeks were red, his beard was angry, and his face looked like crazy, staring at Li Su like he was eating people.

The peaceful and harmonious atmosphere disappeared instantly with Li Su's words, and the front hall of the Hou family was tense.

Not long after the two of them confronted each other, Hou Junji's red cheeks gradually turned white, and a panic flashed in his eyes. Finally, he slowly knelt down and no longer had the strength in his body as if he was exhausted.

"How much do you know?" Hou Junji's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like a sawn of rotten wood.

"I know everything I should know..." Li Su sighed and said, "Uncle Hou, I know you have a huge hatred in your heart, but it is ultimately unfaithful and unkind to attack the king because of hatred. And it is betting on the lives of the whole family. Uncle Hou, is the hatred in your heart worth exchanging the lives of the whole family?"

Hou Junji looked at the beam with his eyes dazed, and murmured: "I am fighting for him, fighting in the north and north, destroying Gaochang Kingdom, and controlling the Silk Road. He took out one piece of me, and any of them was a great achievement. But he said to me that he would abandon me. He just wanted to calm the wrath of a few deceased people, so he offered me to the altar. What is the point of being loyal to him for such a monarch?"

Li Su sighed: "Uncle Hou thinks there is a chance of winning?"

Hou Junji smiled bitterly: "There is no chance of winning, and there will be a situation of defeat."

"Since you know you will lose, why do you insist on your own actions?"

"I was already an abandoned child, but since I was not as good as death, what's the point of death?"

Li Su nodded. He roughly understood Hou Junji's feelings. In the first half of his life, he thought he was very glorious and the heroes respected by his subjects did make countless contributions to Li Shimin. Therefore, Hou Junji was always arrogant and lonely. Even if his relationship with Li Jing and others was very stale, he never cared, because he believed that Li Shimin would not let him down. As long as he had the emperor's favor, he could ignore all his colleagues. However, in the battle to destroy Gaochang, Li Shimin dismissed him from office and exiled him to calm the anger of the public. This cruel fact finally made him realize that he was just a chess piece in the hands of the emperor. He used it when he should use it and gave it mercilessly when he should give it up.

This fact completely defeated Hou Junji's loyalty and self-esteem. The arrogant people always have a strong self-esteem. When they think of the exile and return to Chang'an, those colleagues he looked down upon secretly gloating and even contempt, Hou Junji's hatred became deeper, and hatred finally overwhelmed reason. His strong self-esteem did not allow him to be like a ridiculous clown, silently enduring ridicule and sneer from all directions. Therefore, Hou Junji participated in the prince's rebellion. He urgently needed to do something new to change the world, one to calm the hatred in his heart, and the other to prove his ability to those who mocked him.

After understanding this, Li Su looked at Hou Junji with a little pity.

"Uncle Hou, I know you have no ambitions. You are already the Duke of the State. Even if the prince rebelled successfully, all he can give you is the prince and prime minister. No matter how high the status is, how high can he be? What's more, his hope for success is extremely slim. Uncle Hou has been through a long battle and can see the situation against us clearly than anyone else. You follow the prince to rebellion is just because of your self-esteem. However, for your self-esteem, Is it really worth it to even bet on the lives of parents, wife and children?"

Hou Junji sneered: "It seems that you are so devoted to Your Majesty."

Li Su sighed: "I never feel so loyal. However, in life, people will have a belief. Living for themselves and having a small family life is a way of living. Whether they are afraid of things or taking responsibility, after half a lifetime of bad luck, who can truly dominate the world without any scruples and arouse grudges? I can't do it, because I have a burden on my shoulders. Uncle Hou might as well pat my heart. Can you really do it? The prince was doomed to defeat before he started, and you became his burial object. From then on, the Hou family was gone, and the Hou family disappeared forever in this world. All this was just because of your decision. Not to mention how unbearable you would be written by the historian in history books thousands of years later."

Hou Junji was silent when he heard this, his face was sometimes blue and white. His hands resting on his knees sometimes clenched his fists and sometimes became claws. Obviously, his inner struggle was extremely intense.

Li Su sighed and said, "Uncle Hou, I have saved your life. This time, I am willing to save your life. You just need to extend your hand and I will pull you back. The prince's rebellion has not yet been launched, and even I know in advance. How much chance do you think he has to win? How big a net has been laid in Chang'an City, just waiting for the prince to get in. I really don't want you to fall into the net. My nephew said this. Chang'an's great changes will be born. I will depend on your decision."

After saying that, Li Su stood up, looked at him deeply, and then turned around and left. (To be continued.)

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