Chapter 153: Breaking into the Dali Temple (2)

"Duke Chen, I advise you to get out of the way, lest you accidentally hurt Duke Chen!" Di Renjie said with a smile. "Don't even think about it.

I, Hou Junji, am not a villain who would abandon my brothers and run away alone. I, Hou Junji, will definitely stand together with my brothers." Hou Junji stood in front of his men.

The majestic figure of Hou Junji was deeply imprinted in their hearts, and they were immediately moved. Even at this time, their generals had not abandoned them.

Hou Junji felt miserable! If these people were captured, wouldn't he be left alone? Therefore, he, Hou Junji, had to protect these men.

"Since Duke Chen refuses to give way, don't blame us for being rude! Swords have no eyes, please forgive us if we accidentally hurt Duke Chen!"

"If Duke Chen had not died in this incident, I would have reported to the court and commended Duke Chen for his spirit of sacrificing his life for the country." Di Renjie said.

Hou Junji was shaking with anger. Could it be that these people dared to take his life? Would they dare to kill him in public?

"Crossbowmen, get ready!" Cheng Wu raised his right hand, and the crossbowmen immediately pulled the bowstring, put on the arrow, and aimed at Hou Junji and others who were surrounded by them.

Hou Junji and others looked at the arrows flashing with cold light and pointing at them, and trembled with fear. Hou Junji and others did not dare to act rashly.

Judging from their posture, they were serious about it. These were armor-piercing arrows that could penetrate even heavy armor. Hou Junji and the others knew what would happen if these arrows were shot at them.

Even heavy armor could not stop these armor-piercing arrows, so how could they, with their frail flesh and blood, resist them?

"I advise you to lay down your weapons and surrender. The most you will be sentenced to is exile. After all, you can still keep your lives."

"It is better to live than to die. It is better than being shot here. I advise you to think it over carefully. I will give you an incense stick of time to think about it."

"Even if you don't consider yourself, you should consider your family and Duke Chen. Can you bear to watch Duke Chen die for you?"

"If you resist to the end, you will be charged with treason, and your family will be implicated. Can you bear to watch your family be implicated because of you?"

"I think you should understand what is the most correct and beneficial thing to do." Di Renjie shouted.

Di Renjie asked someone to bring an incense burner, put a stick of incense in it, and wisps of green smoke rose.

Di Renjie was not in a hurry, and asked someone to prepare a few cups of tea. He sat with Wang Fangyi and Cheng Wuting, drinking tea and waiting.

"Clang!" A weapon fell to the ground, and a man stood up and said: "I am willing to surrender. I don't want to implicate the generals, and I don't want to implicate my family. I hope you can keep your promise."

At this time, only one-third of the incense in the incense burner had burned.

Even if this person didn't say it, no one would be angry with their families because of this. Although these people deserved it, most of their families were innocent.

The reason for saying this is nothing more than to trick them so that they will be cautious. Anyway, no matter what, these people can't step out of the door of Dali Temple.

From the moment they entered Dali Temple, the ending was doomed. Di Renjie just adhered to the principle of not taking action if he could.

"Don't worry! I keep my word. As long as you surrender, I will never implicate your family." Di Renjie patted his chest and guaranteed. "

Your words don't count. Everyone knows that you are the prince's man. Even if you don't implicate our family as you said, the prince may not agree." Hou Junji said.

If it was just the words of this immature boy in front of them, Hou Junji and others would still be worried.

What if Li Chengqian, this wolf cub, wants to kill them all? Then they have given up resistance in vain!

"What I said is what the prince meant, you can rest assured!" Di Renjie said.

"Why should we trust you?" A man stuck his head out from behind Hou Junji and asked.

"Based on this!" Di Renjie waved his hand, and someone immediately came up with a tray and showed the contents on it to everyone.

On it was a bright yellow dragon robe, a winged hat, and a double dragon talisman used by the prince when he was in charge of the country.

Finally, the portrait of Li Yuan, the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was even brought out.

"These are enough to represent the prince's intentions. Now, you decide what to do." Di Renjie said.

Even the portrait of the late emperor was brought out. They had no reason to suspect that the prince would go back on his word. The prince could not possibly make fun of the late emperor.

If this is the case, His Majesty Li II will be the first one who will not let the prince go.

People put down their weapons and surrendered, and stood up one by one. The yamen runners of the Dali Temple immediately stepped forward, locked them all up, and took them away.

"Duke Chen, I still have to review the case, please go back! Thank you for your help this time, I was able to catch all these people in one fell swoop."

"Duke Chen's move, I will report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and reward Duke Chen. I am busy with official duties, so I will not personally see Duke Chen off." Di Renjie said, bowed to Hou Junji, turned around and left.

"Duke Chen is so righteous that we admire him very much. Now that we are done, we will go back to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Goodbye!" Wang Fangyi clasped his fists in salute, waved his hand, and left the Dali Temple with his soldiers.

Di Renjie and Wang Fangyi's words deeply hurt Hou Junji's nerves. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood and died.

He originally wanted to take his men away by relying on his identity as one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. He

was proud to ask for people from the Dali Temple through him, Hou Junji, and Sun Fuga dared not refuse to give them, but no one expected that the ending would not be what he thought.

If he had known that bringing them to the Dali Temple to ask for people would be a trap, he, Hou Junji, would never be so stupid to walk in so arrogantly. He

really failed to gain anything and ended up losing the rice.

The people who came to the Dali Temple did not come back, but instead, they got the rest of the people involved. Now he has become a commander without troops.

Li Chengqian, you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust! Hou Junji roared in his heart. He had decided to reveal all the secrets of Li Chengqian's conspiracy to rebel as soon as he returned.

He sent the letters between him and Li Chengqian about the conspiracy to rebel to the Emperor Li II who was fighting on the front line in Goguryeo.

Let the Emperor Li II take a good look at what kind of character his successor, the crown prince, is. He wanted to see how the Emperor Li II would deal with this matter.

Hou Junji left the Dali Temple angrily and returned home. He closed the door of the study room, went to a corner, and gently turned the switch.

A wall slowly opened to both sides, and Hou Junji walked into the secret room, where the letters he and Li Chengqian had planned were placed.