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Chapter 720: Furious Hou Junji

Haitang knew that the more chaos there was, the worse things would get. She had no choice but to ask her father for help. She had to let her father know everything and let him solve the crisis.

So he took a deep breath, calmed himself down and calmed down.

He told Hou Junji everything that happened in Huichang Temple in the morning, including his conversation with Li Ke. Later, when he met the prince, Li Ke's attentive support for him at the temple gate caught the prince's attention. He told Hou Junji everything.

At this time, Haitang no longer dared to hide it.
After hearing this, Hou Junji's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He originally thought that Li Ke was scheming and had a lot of evil intentions, but now it seems that his personal morality is also extremely corrupt. He found his daughter privately, threatened her with Cheng Yunliang's matter, and even made a move on her. It was clear that he had bad intentions.

Only a young and naive girl like my daughter could understand what Li Ke was trying to do.

Hou Junji looked at his beautiful daughter, and then thought about the prince's anger at that time. It was obvious that the prince had no misunderstanding.

After many years of fighting, most of Hou Junji's relatives died in the flames of war, leaving only Haitang as his only child. Hou Junji was afraid that the child would melt if he held it in his mouth, and that it would fall if he held it in his hands. Haitang was his lifeblood and his only hope in this world.

And Li Ke actually wanted to target his daughter, the future Crown Princess. This made Hou Junji even more furious than using Cheng Yunliang to attack him.

"Damn it, this bastard, I must kill him"

"Dad, no matter what, the King of Shu is the son of the Emperor. We can't afford to offend him."

Haitang quickly advised: "The key point now is that the Crown Prince and the King of Shu have had a conflict. The Crown Prince can explain it easily. But the King of Shu is angry and will hand Cheng Yunliang over to the Emperor when he returns. Then Dad's affairs in Xiangyang will be in jeopardy."

Yes, Hou Junji finally reacted after his daughter's reminder. Fortunately, the prince stopped Li Ke in time. The prince's misunderstanding could be slowly explained, and Li Ke's revenge could be slowly avenged, but Cheng Yunliang could not let him see the emperor alive.

Otherwise, Hou Junji didn't care whether he lived or died, but the matter of his daughter marrying the prince would be disrupted, which Hou Junji could not accept.

Thinking of this, Hou Junji said decisively: "Alright, you were too rash about what happened today. Li Ke clearly had bad intentions. How can you be threatened by him? Dad would rather die than let you suffer any injustice."

"From now on, until you get married, you are not allowed to leave the mansion."

Haitang had a face full of shame. In fact, when Li Ke threatened her to go to the other courtyard, Haitang could vaguely guess that it was not a good thing. But she was frightened by the appearance of Cheng Yunliang at that time. Thinking of the disastrous consequences if Li Ke reported it, she was forced into it.

At this moment, even her father had a face full of reproach, and Haitang lowered her head quickly: "Yes, Daddy, but is it Cheng Yunliang?"

"Dad will take care of Cheng Yunliang's affairs. Dad has been in the army since he was a teenager. He has fought in hundreds of battles and died many times. He has seen all kinds of battles. He is just a young boy who is still wet behind the ears. He wants to pluck Dad's tiger whiskers. His teeth are still tender."

After Hou Junji finished speaking, he strode out of the room and ordered, "Tell Hou Gui to come to the study to see me."

"Yes, sir!" The servant outside the door responded and hurried to the front yard to call someone.

When Hou Gui arrived at Hou Junji's study, Hou Junji sent everyone out and asked, "Hou Gui, how are Gu Li and his men doing recently?"

"master"

Hou Gui's expression was shocked, his pupils shrank, he looked around subconsciously, and whispered: "They are in a courtyard in Yongxingfang next door. They usually run a Hu people's wine shop in the East Market to hide their tracks."

"Master, these people are our mansion's trump cards. We must not move them lightly unless it is absolutely necessary!"

The people Hou Gui was talking about were the Turkic captives captured by Hou Junji's Flying Tiger Army when Jie Li invaded the Tang Dynasty in the ninth year of Wude. They were all to be killed, but at Chi Deli's suggestion, Hou Junji selected a group of strong men and privately trained them to be his own death squad.

At that time, Chi Deli detained more than 300 people. After rigorous training, most of them were eliminated, and finally only 70 or 80 people were left. More than half of them followed Hou Junji as family generals and personal guards, and were taken to Xiangyang to fight on the battlefield. Some of them died in the battle, and there were more than ten people.

The other half turned from open to covert and split into two groups. One group was in the West Market, running a Hu people's fur warehouse as a cover, and the other group was in the East Market, running a wine shop.

On the surface, these people have nothing to do with the Marquis' Mansion. Marquis Junji keeps them for emergency use in order to do some shady and dirty things in secret, such as assassinating political enemies, framing colleagues, shifting the blame, taking the blame, etc.

Chi Deli was in charge before. After Chi Deli died while trying to lure the King of Shu into a trap some time ago, these people were handed over to Hou Gui.

The bone strength that Hou Junji mentioned refers to the group of more than ten people in the East Market.

After hearing what Haitang said about the situation, Hou Junji felt that Li Ke would most likely report Cheng Yunliang's matter to the emperor as soon as he returned. It was too late now, so he had no choice but to take a risky move.

I hope Li Ke won't be so anxious, just in case. Seeing Hou Gui's worried face, Hou Junji shook his head: "It's extremely urgent now, you listen to me."

"Go find Gu Li later and ask them to..."

Seeing that his master had made up his mind, Hou Jun had no choice but to listen carefully to Hou Junji's instructions. Finally, he nodded silently, frowned and thought for a while, and reminded: "The master's plan is very good, but that place is crowded and very close to the imperial city."

"The soldiers patrolling the city will arrive soon. If the people of Guli cannot evacuate in time and fall into their hands, the consequences will be disastrous, right?"

"Besides, the Hu people like Guli are already conspicuous in Yongxingfang. If they show up like this, someone might recognize them and find their residence."

A sharp light flashed in Hou Junji's eyes, and he said coldly: "Don't worry, I will personally cover their retreat and finish the job for them when the time comes."

Hou Gui was startled, then nodded silently: "Don't hesitate, I will arrange it right away."

Taihe Building is located in the northeast corner of Anxingfang in the eastern section of Chengtian Street. It is a high-end restaurant with a three-story restaurant in the front and several courtyards converted into guest rooms in the back. Some drunk guests or those who missed curfew can stay here for one night and leave the next day.

At this time, in a three-story room facing the street entrance, Li Yanwang, who had just left Huichang Temple, was drinking.

The guards were all guarding in the corridor outside the door. There were only a few rooms on the third floor of Taihe Building. When Li Yan arrived, he cleared the place directly and booked the entire third floor, leaving only his own people.

At this time, in an elegant room facing Chengtian Street, Li Yan sat alone by the window, drinking and admiring the scenery while looking at the bustling crowd on the street outside.

Several fast horses were seen coming from the other side of the street, and Wang Xuance escorted Shi Nayun downstairs.

After a while, crisp footsteps were heard in the wooden attic, and the door was pushed open. Wang Xuance respectfully reported: "Your Highness, Princess Ashina Yun is here."

"Hehehe, Your Highness Princess, please!"

Li Yan stood up quickly and said, "I heard that the princess came to the Tang Dynasty incognito. Cheng Qian has long wanted to be with the princess, but he never had the chance. Today, I happened to hear someone say that they saw the princess wandering around the East Market alone. I happened to have nothing to do, so I invited the princess to come here for a while."

"This place is simple, I am sorry for being a little neglectful to the princess, please forgive me."

It was also the first time that Ashina Yun met the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. Li Yan was dressed in a white robe, gentle and elegant, graceful, and his hospitality made people feel like a spring breeze. With every move he made, an extremely noble aura flowed naturally from his body.

Ashina Yun was slightly startled, and subconsciously compared Li Yan and Li Ke in his mind, and found that the prince was slightly better than him in terms of height, appearance, and demeanor. However, he thought of what Ke Ge had said about the prince.

Ashina Yun snorted in disdain in his heart, all that glitters is rotten inside.

People in the Central Plains are like this, all show and no substance. On the grassland, strength comes first. People still admire heroes like Ke Ge who can defeat the strong, rather than the so-called gentlemanly demeanor.

However, thinking that he was not going on a blind date but meeting the prince of Tang, Ashina Yun shook off the wild thoughts in his mind and said a little stiffly: "I have admired the Central Plains since I was a child. This time I came to Chang'an privately and alone, not on behalf of my father Khan. Therefore, I did not visit His Highness, but let His Highness take the initiative to invite me. Ashina Yun was rude."

At this point, Ashina Yun folded his hands over his shoulders, bowed deeply and said, "If I have been disrespectful, please forgive me, Your Highness."

"Princess, you're welcome. Please take a seat!"

Li Yan waved his hand and invited Ashina Yun to sit down: "I heard that the princess and my third brother, Prince of Shu Li Ke, are close friends and have a lot in common?"

When Ashana Yun was feeling uneasy, Li Yan suddenly revealed what was on Ashana Yun's mind, which made Ashana Yun feel as if she was meeting her parents. Her pretty face turned red in an instant, revealing the look of a very shy little girl.

"The King of Shu's mother, Concubine Yang, and my mother, Princess Huainan, were both members of the former Sui royal family. We are cousins. My father also told me that if I encountered any trouble in Chang'an, I could ask the King of Shu for help. So, after a few visits, the King of Shu and I became quite familiar with each other."

Li Yan saw Ashina Yun seemed to be in love, but he felt a little disapproving in his heart.

In Li Yan's opinion, the men in the north dealt with cattle, horses, and weapons all day long, and had rough personalities and upright tempers. The little princess was accustomed to the savagery, rudeness, and straightforwardness of the men on the grassland, and suddenly she saw the gentlemen from the Central Plains who had been nurtured with literature and were well-mannered since childhood.

It was a moment of novelty and curiosity, and being at the age of young love, I naturally fell in love with it.

Since Li Ke wants to take action in my backyard, I will cause him some trouble.

(End of this chapter)