In the fourth year of Zhenguan (630), Hou was transferred to the Ministry of War and began to participate in state affairs. Prepare to crusade against Tuguyun Fuyun, and appoint Excavate as the marching manager of Xihai Road, and appoint Hou and Li Daozong as Excavate's deputies.
In March (635), after Li Jing conquered East Turkistan, he led Hou Qi to crusade against Tuyuhun and sent his army to Shaanxi. At Hou's suggestion, Li Jing selected elite troops to move on. After the defeat of Kushan, Fu Yun ran lightly in the desert. Excavate and Xue, Li Daliang from the north, Hou and Li Daozong from the south two long-distance raids, chasing Fu Yun. At that time, there was frost in early summer and there was a lot of snow in the mountains. However, Hou Jijun overcame natural difficulties and chased more than 2,000 miles. Defeated Fu Yunjun in Luozhen Valley, Hanku Mountain, Xingsuchuan and Baihai successively, and gained a lot. After chasing all the way to Yushan, I saw Jiangyuan. Li joined forces with Li Jing in Dafeichuan and moved back to the DPRK. (For details, see the Battle of Tuguhun in Tang Dynasty. ) In the 11th year of Zhenguan (637), Hou was named the secretariat and Chen Guogong. In the twelfth year (638), the official paid homage to Dr. Shang Shu and Dr. Guanglu from the official department. Hou comes from all walks of life, and he hasn't read any books. After he got a high position, he began to study, participate in the election of officials and customize the assessment questions. After that, he became a military commander and doctor and enjoyed a good reputation for some time.
In 639, Gaochang Zhenguan was destroyed in the thirteenth year, and the king of Gaochang, L Wen Tai, cut off the commercial exchanges between the western regions and the Central Plains, so Li Shimin called L Wen Tai to the DPRK, and L Wen Tai refused to go because of illness. Hou Weihe was appointed as the general manager, and He Li was transferred as the deputy general manager of Lu. Lead a great army to crusade. When Wen Tai heard the news, he said to his compatriots, "Tang Kingdom is more than 7,000 miles away from Gaochang, with 2,000 miles of desert. Leng Xia is hot in winter, and there are no aquatic plants, so it is difficult for the army to advance. If Tang Jun is forced to March to Gaochang within 20 days, the grain and grass will be eaten up. When you fight Tang Jun, you will definitely defeat them. There is nothing to worry about. " However, after Ji Jun led a great army to Qikou, Wen Tai died of illness, and his son L Zhisheng succeeded to the throne.
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In the 14th year of Zhenguan reign of Hou Guanzhi (640), Hou and others led the troops to Liugu, and Ma Tanbao reported that L was going to be buried, and people would gather together to attack it. However, Hou thought that it was not a teacher's fault to attack his tomb, so he refused to do so. After that, he led a great army to raid Gaochang city. After failing to surrender, he mobilized siege equipment and began to attack the city. Hit the women's wall with an ox cart and throw stones at the city. The people on the wall and in the city were smashed to pieces, and soon the city was broken, and more than 7,000 men and women were captured. After Ji Jun attacked the capital Gao Changguo and surrounded it. L, the new king of Gaochang, outwitted the end of the road, so he wrote to Hou that the first king was rude to Tang Gaozong and that he had just succeeded to the throne without any fault. I hope Hou can show mercy. Later, I wrote back to L Zhisheng that if he really repented, he would surrender at the military gate. However, L Zhisheng expected the West Turkistan to send troops to help him, but the West Turkistan was afraid that Tang Jun would not dare to come. At this time, he mobilized engineering equipment and began to attack. The stones thrown by the car made the city people have nowhere to run. L outwit nothing, Kaesong surrendered. Later, he divided his troops to pacify all parts of Gaochang and perish.
After the destruction of Gaochang, some innocent people were sent away without asking, and the treasure was taken for yourself. When his people learned about it, they began to steal gold, silver and jewels. I am afraid that my scandal will be exposed, so I dare not punish these people. After Banshi returned to Korea, the magistrate imprisoned Hou, but Cen Wenben, a scholar in China, thought Hou was a heroic general and could not be humiliated lightly, so he wrote to ask for his release. After thinking that he was very successful, he was imprisoned for greed, and his heart was very unhappy.
In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), Sean was sent to Luoyang as the governor. Hou Jijun asked Sean: "How could he be excluded?" Sean said: "If you are excluded from being an official, who is the most wronged?" Later, he said: "I pacified a country. When I returned to Korea, the emperor was furious. Why not crowd out? " Hou jijun rolled up his sleeves and said, "if you can't live like this, can you rebel?" If so, I will rebel with you. " Sean told Hou what he said and said to Sean, "You and Hou are both heroes. Hou only told you these words. He is dead and you can't help him. " So Li Shimin put this matter aside and treated Hou Jijun as before. So Yan was asked to paint a portrait of 24 people in Lingyange, and the back row was the seventeenth.
In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), when the rebellion was killed, Prince Li Chenggan was worried that he would be abolished. He learned that Hou was often resentful, and that Hou's son-in-law Helan worked in the East Palace, so he sent him to lead Hou into the East Palace many times. After thinking that Li Chenggan was incompetent and wanted to use him, he advised Li Chenggan to rebel. After making a plan with Li Chenggan, they often can't sleep at night because they are worried about the leakage of the plan. His wife was very surprised and said to Hou, "You are the Minister of State. You do this every night. There must be something wrong. If you have done anything wrong to the country, you should go to the emperor to take the blame yourself, so as to save yourself. " But Hou did not listen to his wife.
When Li Chenggan was defeated, Helan sued and consulted with Li Chenggan. He felt that Hou had made great contributions to the stability of the country. He didn't want to execute Hou, but his ministers protested that Hou's sins were unbearable. Li Shimin was very sad, so he put Ji Jun to death. Before he died, Hou asked for forgiveness of his wife and son in order to hold a funeral for himself. Li Shimin agreed to move his wife and son to Lingnan.
Emperor Taizong once asked Li Jing to teach the art of war. Later, Hou Jijun played Emperor Taizong and said that Li Jing would oppose it because Li Jing had not taught every subtle place well. After hearing this, Emperor Taizong blamed Li Jing, and Li Jing replied, "This is an attempt to rebel. Now that the Central Plains is stable, the art of war I taught him is enough to control the four barbarians. Now the art of war is that he will have different ambitions. " At this time, there was no trace of Hou, and Emperor Taizong seemed unbelievable. Once back to Shangshu Province, Hou rode a horse and unconsciously crossed the provincial gate for several steps. When Li Jing saw this situation, he said to people, "Hou Jijun is not interested in people and will definitely rebel."
Historical evaluation of Wei: "Li Jing defeated the Turks, destroyed Gaochang, opened the Western Regions, and stirred up what he did. Although he served Guowei, it was also caused by his talent. "
Liu D: "It is more effective to destroy the fierce and defeat the enemy later; Spoiling your work will lead to carelessness, and abandoning your previous work will lead to endless troubles. Greedy and foolish are wise. Sean listened to the myth of Gong Ying, and relied on the evil prediction of Gong Chang. His seme was an animal, and the traces of evil were exposed. Although Tao is deformed, his treacherous nature has been tested by Zeus. Wan Che raised his deep array and heroically crowned Yi Rong, failing to protect his leader and even killing him. The husband's second son and third son accidentally laid hands on him and protected him until the end. "Praise:" A gentleman makes meritorious deeds and is modest and self-controlled. A villain's position is enough to harm him. Hou Haiyang and Zhang are both in danger, watching the sundae. If you are a hero, you can't escape. "
Song Qi: "General Hou humiliated the Prince privately. Sean adopted five hundred sons. Xue Wanche and Kuang Zongmou both died. Blame what? "
Su Xun: "Wei, Huo, Li Jing and Li Xun in the Han Dynasty were also wise generals. Han Xin, Qing Bu and Peng Yue in the Han Dynasty, and Xue Wanche, Hou and Sheng in the Tang Dynasty will also delay. There are not many sages, and talented people can do it. "
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Hou contributed to the Tang Dynasty. If he breaks the law, he should be punished. Emperor Taizong wanted to punish him, but the law enforcers could not. He died and watched him be punished. Non-Gaozu and Taizong forgot the heroic deeds and were arrogant, bring disgrace to oneself. "
Great-grandfather of family members: Hou Shu (magistrate of Northern Wei Dynasty)
Great-grandfather: Hou Xin (secretariat of Taizhou, Fengyi County)
Grandfather: Hou Zhi (a title of generals in ancient times, male in Feicheng County)
Father: Hou Ding (General Che Qi, Duke Lu)