socalfunplaces Chapter 298
Chapter 298
When Su Chen said the name Hou Junji, Li Shimin and others did not find it strange at all.
In their eyes, Su Chen was a weirdo.
He didn't know what he should know.
Everyone thought that Su Chen should not know something, but he knew it.
"There is such a person, who led the Right Guard General and was granted the title of Duke of Lu.
What? Do you have a grudge against Hou Junji?" Li Shimin nodded slightly and briefly summarized Hou Junji's current position.
Unexpectedly, he asked Su Chen if he had a grudge against Hou Junji.
Li Shimin still believed that whoever led the guerrillas would go to the Turks to die.
"How could I have a grudge against him? I haven't even seen him." Su Chen answered innocently.
Hou Junji's date of birth was not recorded in history books. It was only known that he was killed for participating in the rebellion of Crown Prince Li Chengqian.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Hou Junji is quite lucky. According to historical records:
This person is boastful by nature. He cannot learn archery, but he always tells everyone that he is brave. Later, he participated in the Xuanwu Gate incident and was awarded the first-class merit with five people including Changsun Wuji.
Later, his participation in the rebellion was confirmed, and Emperor Taizong did not want to sentence him to death.
But the ministers advised Hou to die, and Li Shimin had no choice but to say goodbye in tears.
It will be soon. When Du Ruhui dies, Hou Junji will take over the position of Minister of War."
Hmm?
Uncle Du?
'Next time there is a chance, let the old immortal check Uncle Du's health. There are still two years left! '
Just now, Su Chen looked at historical figures from a modern perspective.
Little did he know that those historical figures have become his relatives and friends!
And Su Chen himself has also become a member of history.
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Li Shimin knew that what he said just now was biased.
Hou Junji still has weight in Li Shimin's heart.
"Boy, you recommend Duke Lu as the captain of the special team?" Li Shimin has long been accustomed to some positions and departments created by Su Chen.
Su Chen nodded and didn't say much.
He was still thinking about Du Ruhui.
Li Shimin continued to ask: "You..."
"Gurgle... Gurgle"
"Gurgle..."
Before Li Shimin finished speaking, the sound of Su Chen's intestines knotting continued in the private room.
"Uh, sorry! I didn't eat enough this morning." Su Chen touched his stomach and said.
Li Shimin didn't make fun of Su Chen, but looked at his watch.
"It's getting late, it's time for lunch." Then, he shouted to the outside:
"Old man, come in!"
Wang Defa immediately came to the private room after hearing the voice, "Your Majesty!"
"Send someone back to the palace to tell Fang Xuanling and others to come here, and then have dinner with me at Leshan Restaurant.
Also, send someone to invite the pharmacist and Hou Junji together!"
Hou Junji was usually not in the palace, and rarely attended the morning court.
Wang Defa immediately bowed and said, "Yes!"
Wu De Teahouse does not provide meals. Li Yuan and his friends also go to Leshan Restaurant for meals, and most of them have their meals delivered to the teahouse.
Fortunately, the two shops are not far apart, and they can be reached in a few steps.
"I don't think I've been back to the restaurant since then. It's been four or five months, right?"
Li Shimin nodded. He hasn't been to the restaurant since Su Chen moved to the manor.
Old Wang and Li Junxian explained and arranged three people to go to work in three different ways.
Another person went to the Leshan Restaurant to prepare in advance.
"Wait another half an hour, won't you starve to death?" Li Shimin joked.
"Uh, no, I can still hold on for a while!" Su Chen was a little embarrassed.
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About 20 minutes later, Li Jing arrived first.
"Your Majesty, Queen, and Crown Prince!" Li Jing stepped forward and saluted the three.
Li Jing was a little confused. Why would Li Shimin and his men be in this teahouse at this time?
When he entered the teahouse just now, he felt something was wrong.
The emperor was actually the shopkeeper here.
Is the palace out of business again?
Li Jing has always been oblivious to the outside world. His two apprentices had left Chang'an before the teahouse opened.
So Li Jing didn't know that this teahouse was Li Yuan's property.
"Pharmacist, no need to be polite, please sit down!" Li Shimin slowly stood up and asked Li Jing to take a seat.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After Li Jing thanked them, he bowed to everyone.
Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Li Chengqian and Su Chen also stood up and returned the greeting.
"Pharmacist, please wait for a moment, and wait for Xuanling and the others to arrive, so that we can have dinner together." Li Jing did not ask why he was here, and Li Shimin was not in a hurry to explain.
Ten minutes later, Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji and seven others arrived.
Fang Xuanling was very surprised to see Su Chen here.
Su Chen glanced at Hou Junji. Although he had never seen him, Hou Junji was the only one among the seven people he did not know.
Hou Junji was very young, and should be about the same age as Ma Zhou, about 27 years old.
After greeting each other, Li ShiminThe people led the crowd to leave the teahouse.
Li Yuan did not want to eat at the restaurant, and had people deliver food to the teahouse these two days.
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The group hurried to the Leshan Restaurant.
On the way, Wang Defa winked at Hou Junji, and then deliberately slowed down his pace, falling behind the crowd for more than ten steps.
"Eunuch Wang, what advice do you have?" Hou Junji walked side by side with Old Wang and asked with a bow.
"Duke Lu is too polite. I dare not give you advice. I need to tell you something." Old Wang bowed in return.
"Eunuch Wang, please speak."
"Have you ever heard of Lord Su?"
Hou Junji looked at Su Chen in front of him and nodded.
He had heard about some things about Su Chen, but he didn't know the specific facts.
"Marquis Su's name is Su Chen. His Majesty has secretly granted him the title of Marquis. He is the only Marquis in the Tang Dynasty.
But this Marquis is a little special. His Majesty has issued an edict:
Marquis Su is of the same rank as the king. He does not bow to the king!"
The king Wang Defa mentioned is the emperor.
Hou Junji paused.
"Hiss~"
Hou Junji was shocked. From ancient times to the present, which minister has been treated as not bowing to the king?
If Hou Junji knew Li Shimin's true thoughts, he would be even more shocked.
The so-called not bowing to the king is that Su Chen does not know how to respect the imperial power.
What else can Li Shimin do?
If you force the bull's head to drink water, it won't drink water!
"Thank you, eunuch Wang, for telling me!" Hou Junji bowed his hands and thanked him.
"You are too polite!"
Then the two quickly followed. Li Shimin and others had already entered the door of Leshan Restaurant.
The restaurant was at its peak time, and the first floor was full of diners.
There was already a "waiter" at the gate to welcome the arrival of Li Shimin and others.
The shopkeeper was still the maid named Qiuju, and Su Chen also met two acquaintances.
"Zhang Shun, Xiao Ding, are you all right in the restaurant?" When everyone passed the counter and prepared to go upstairs, Su Chen stopped and smiled and greeted the two acquaintances.
The old king had sent someone to give instructions before, and there was no need to greet His Majesty and others.
Su Chen did not speak, and even if they saw Su Chen, they did not dare to greet him first.
Hearing Su Chen's words, Li Shimin stopped on the stair step and turned to look.
"Hello, Mr. Su, thank you for your concern, I am doing well!" The two bowed and replied.
The mood seemed a little excited, and they did not expect Su Chen to still remember them.
"Well, that's good, we will go up first." Su Chen waved his hand and walked upstairs.
Li Shimin looked at Zhang Shun with a complicated look.
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