Chapter 148 Hou Junji's Attitude

"Now, there are only you and me in this hall. Duke Chen, you have intruded into my palace without permission. Shouldn't you give me an explanation?" Li Chengqian said.

Hou Junji sat down on the side. Li Chengqian frowned, feeling dissatisfied.

He didn't even offer him a seat, but Hou Junji dared to sit down privately. This was against etiquette and was disrespectful for a minister.

As a minister, it should not and could not be possible to make such a low-level common sense mistake.

Anyone who dares to do this brazenly and recklessly is disrespectful to the monarch, and is provoking the monarch's majesty.

To put it in a broader sense, Hou Junji's behavior was malicious and had ill intentions. I'm afraid he had already rebelled.

It seems that he, the prince, is too gentle to these people on weekdays, which makes people think that he is easy to bully.

I want to see why Hou Junji is so fearless.

"Your Highness summoned me to come to see you! But someone was so blind that he dared to forge your order and block me outside the door."

"I am worried about your safety! I had to do it because I was eager to save you, but I didn't expect it to be a misunderstanding. I hope your Highness will forgive me!" Hou Junji said. As

soon as Hou Junji said this, the situation changed immediately.

Breaking into the palace is a capital crime. Those who break into the palace must be traitors and thieves, and they should be executed according to their crimes.

Suspecting that the prince was kidnapped, and rushing to rescue him in a hurry is another matter. One is a traitor and a thief, and the other is loyal. It goes without saying that which one is more beneficial to Hou Junji.

Li Chengqian did not expect that Hou Junji could talk nonsense in a serious manner without changing his expression, and what he said was very convincing.

Sure enough, the old ones are still the best. It seems that he still underestimated these old ministers!

"In this case, I still need to thank Duke Chen for his loyalty!" Li Chengqian said, especially the word "loyalty" was emphasized.

"Your Highness, there is no need to be polite. These are the duties of an old minister." Hou Junji said.

He, Hou Junji, has seen all kinds of scenes, and has eaten more meals than Li Chengqian has walked, so it is natural for him to handle it easily.

"Then Duke Chen, can you please tell me why you have withheld my money? You know, this money has to be handed over to the national treasury. Duke Chen is withholding money from the national treasury. Aren't you afraid that my father will blame you?" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness, you are wrong! As far as I know, this money has not been registered in the Ministry of Revenue, nor has it been sent to the warehouse. How can you say that I have embezzled money from the national treasury?"

"Your Highness, it is inappropriate to slander me like this. If His Majesty knew that Your Highness treated the meritorious officials like this, what would His Majesty think?"

"If other ministers knew that Your Highness treated the meritorious officials like this, I am afraid that they would be disappointed!" Hou Junji said, looking distressed.

Hou Junji, you old fox, you are really abominable! Li Chengqian roared in his heart.

"I will not slander meritorious officials, but I will not tolerate any traitors."

"Duke Chen, you are a duke, but you secretly robbed my East Palace's money. I have never wronged you. What is the intention of Duke Chen's actions?" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness, you are too kind! Your Highness has made a lot of money since opening the bank. I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be so stingy if I take some."

"Due to the relationship between me and Your Highness, we can share the wealth! Back then, I and Your Highness planned a big thing together, and Your Highness almost became the emperor, but Your Highness gave up later! It's really a pity!" Hou Junji sighed.

He was reminding Li Chengqian not to forget the fact that they had conspired to rebel together. If he still insisted on doing it for money, he could not guarantee that the Second Emperor Li would not know about it.

"Hou Junji, are you threatening me?" Li Chengqian could not fail to understand the meaning of his words.

"No, I am just reminding Your Highness! I have a bad habit. I will get drunk whenever I am unhappy."

"If I say something I shouldn't say after drinking, Your

Highness, don't blame me. I don't want to." "Of course, if Your Highness can make money with me, I will keep all the things I shouldn't say to myself when I am happy."

"I don't want much. I just want 20% of the bank's profits in the future. Your Highness may consider it." Hou Junji said with a smile.

He was threatening Li Chengqian nakedly. Who told him to have evidence of Li Chengqian's crime in his hand?

Li Chengqian was disdainful. He had worked so hard to set up the bank. Why should he give dividends to this old soldier? He also wanted 20%. Just dream about your Spring and Autumn period!

"Hou Junji, you're overthinking it. The profits of the bank are to pay interest to those who deposit money in the bank. If you want, you can deposit your family's money."

"The more you deposit, the more interest you will get. Apart from this, you don't get a penny from the bank." Li Chengqian said.

"What? Your Highness has to go so far. Your Highness doesn't care about the relationship between us?" Hou Junji said. He didn't expect Li Chengqian to reject him.

I have no relationship with you!

"Duke Chen, you are too kind! I will not forget the relationship between you and me as a monarch and a minister, but a country has its own laws and a family has its own rules. As the ancients

said, there is no order without rules." "It doesn't belong to Duke Chen. I advise you not to take what you shouldn't take and not to have thoughts that you shouldn't have, so as not to harm yourself." Li Chengqian said. "

I appreciate your kindness, Your Highness! After your reminder, I remember one thing. Your Highness asked Du He to come to my house and asked me to burn the letters exchanged with Your Highness."

"At that time, I thought it would be a pity to burn all of Your Highness's calligraphy! So I secretly kept some."

"There are many people in my house who are gossipy. Who knows if someone will spread it one day. If Your Majesty knows about it, I don't know what will happen?" said Hou Junji.

He didn't believe that the prince would still be indifferent after talking about this.

You, Hou Junji, dare to capture me. I won't fall for it. I hate people who threaten me the most. Li Chengqian has already put Hou Junji on his death list.

"Duke Chen, I give you three days to return the money that the Ministry of Revenue has secretly withheld, and I will forgive you."

"Otherwise, I will punish you for breaking into my East Palace today. I will punish you severely and will never show any mercy!" Li Chengqian did not play tricks with Hou Junji.

Hou Junji was also involved in the conspiracy and rebellion. If he dared to give the letters he had exchanged with me to the emperor, he would not have a good ending.

His Majesty Li II would definitely not let him go. Li Chengqian was sure that Hou Junji would not dare to reveal what happened.

Hou Junji stood there in shock.

He did not expect Li Chengqian's attitude to be so firm. Is

this still the prince he knew before? Why does he feel so strange?