The Chan River.
One of the Eight Rivers of Chang 'an.
It was the main branch of the river where the Dragon Veins of Chang 'an gathered.
Because of the siege and Zhang Feng's opening of trade on the water, the entire river had been reorganized.
Once, the water was no more than the waist, and the river was overflowing. But after this dredging, the river was ten feet deep.
At its deepest, it was more than twenty feet deep.
At this moment, the palanquin was stuck in the middle of the river.
Looking at the surging river, everyone's expression became incomparably nervous. Qin Qiong was not just anyone. He was not someone like Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Niu Jinda, nor was he the impartial Li Jing. Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao, was known as a military genius. He was resourceful and cunning.
Now that he was blocking the way …
"Haaah!"
The person in the palanquin sighed with complicated emotions. "Brother Shubao, long time no see."
As he spoke, the curtain was lifted, revealing Hou Junji's face.
He looked at Qin Qiong and said, "Brother Shubao, how have you been?"
Qin Qiong sighed and said, "The Emperor has ordered for you to quickly go and see him. Let's go!"
The Emperor had invited him.
At this moment …
Hou Junji understood everything.
He laughed bitterly and slowly lit a cigarette. He leaned against the pillar of the sedan chair and looked at the rolling Chan River. He seemed to be reminiscing about something and said slowly, "Shu Bao, do you still remember the first time we followed the King of Qin into Chang 'an?"
"At that time, we lost all our men, leaving us with less than three thousand. But those days were truly unforgettable! So … "
Before he could finish, Qin Qiong narrowed his eyes and asked warily, "So, what do you mean? Are you going to see the Emperor, or are you going to defy the decree? "
"Defy the decree?"
Hou Junji heartily laughed. "Back then, he said that the world was the world of his brothers, but look at how smug he is now. If it weren't for …"
"Shut up!"
"Come! Invite General Hou back to the palace. Kill anyone who dares to stop him!"
"Yes!"
Along with the soft command, the sound of metal clashing could be heard all over the mountain.
Countless soldiers surged out from around the Chan River.
This time.
Everyone Hou Junji had brought with him was dumbfounded.
They were about to enter Mount Zhongnan. Once they entered the mountain, they would be safe. Thus, Hou Junji had scattered countless spies along the way. Then, he brought along a small number of people and pretended to be tourists to cause trouble. But who would have thought that things would turn out like this …
"Alas!"
"Forget it, forget it!"
Hou Junji slowly got out of the palanquin, looked at the soldiers on both sides of the bridge, and then turned to Qin Qiong and clasped his fist. "We won't be going to the Imperial Palace. I'm tired. I see that General Qin was waiting for Old Man today for this very reason, right?"
As he spoke, Hou Junji once more looked down at the churning waters of the Chan River, lit a cigarette, and then began to climb up the railing. His retainers and guards wanted to help him up, but he refused.
Qin Qiong also stared at Hou Junji.
Before this incident, which one of them had not envied Hou Junji's carefree life?
But in the end, this was the outcome. How could he not feel that the affairs of the world were unpredictable?
Once he entered the palace, he would lose the last shred of face he had left. Thus, while Qin Qiong knew that the imperial order was difficult, this was Hou Junji's final choice.
Although he would face the Emperor's punishment, he did not dare to.
After all, not even the Emperor knew how to deal with Hou Junji in the imperial study.
Qin Qiong had originally wanted to advise against this, as this matter involved many things, but Hou Junji refused.
"Shu Bao, this matter is of great importance, and Old Man naturally knows of it. Thus, the Old Man's actions are for the sake of the world. So there's no need to advise him. Perhaps this is the best answer for His Majesty? "
Hou Junji turned around and said, "This matter has nothing to do with any of you. Surrender! Old Man will go first!"
After saying this, Hou Junji jumped into the yellow waters of the Chan River.
"General!"
"Duke!"
"Master!"
Sorrowful cries rang out.
In the end, Hou Junji's matter was buried in the Chan River.
Qin Qiong sighed. Once he could no longer see Hou Junji struggling in the water, he waved his hand and said, "Return to the palace!"
He knew that this was the best outcome for this matter. Duke Chen had accidentally fallen into the Chan River on his way back to Luozhou, and his whereabouts were unknown …
This seemed to be what the Emperor wanted the most, no?
Hou Junji was an astute schemer.
If he had jumped into the river, he had naturally thought of many things. After all, if the Emperor really did announce this matter to the public, all the people involved would be implicated. Once Hou Junji entered the Imperial Palace, the interest groups behind him would be implicated as well. This was not something the Emperor wanted to see.
If such a thing really happened, the Great Tang wouldn't be far from chaos.
Was this not the best and most perfect outcome?
But when he thought about how to pacify the Emperor, Hou Junji felt a headache coming on.
This matter was simply …
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