Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

All the civil and military officials are smart people. They have guessed what Your Majesty is thinking through the rewards Your Majesty gave to Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui.

Your Majesty, please leave these young generals to the Crown Prince for reward and promotion!

Well intentioned!

Xue Rengui stood up excitedly and saluted Li Shimin respectfully.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

On the imperial platform.

Li Shimin looked at the heroic and extraordinary Xue Rengui and said with a faint smile on his face.

"Xue Rengui, having you, the General of the Left Cavalry Guard, guarding Xuanwu Gate seems a bit of a waste of talent."

"From now on, you will lead the army to guard the Imperial City!"

what!

Your Majesty asked Xue Rengui to guard the imperial city?

Not to mention the civil and military officials in the court, even Du He and Li Chengqian had expressions of surprise on their faces.

Guarding the imperial city is a more important position than guarding Chang'an City. After all, the prince, concubines, and civil and military officials are all under the protection of Xue Rengui!

Xue Rengui clasped his fists and shouted, "I thank your Majesty for your trust!"

Below the main hall.

Zhangsun Wuji, Yu Zhining, Chu Suiliang, Yuwen Jie and others all trembled slightly when they heard Li Shimin's appointment of Xue Rengui.

Now that His Majesty has asked Xue Rengui to take charge of the imperial city, can their actions still succeed?

Even if Li Junxian was dragged into the water, based on his military strength, he should not be able to lead the army into the imperial city, right?

After all, Xue Rengui's fame was earned through fighting on the battlefield.

"Could it be that His Majesty is on guard against them?"

Thinking of this possibility, Changsun Wuji, Yu Zhining and others all frowned.

Their Guanlong forces have been weakened to this extent, and their influence is much less than before, both in the imperial court and in local prefectures and counties.

Is Your Majesty still worried about them?

Du He turned his head and glanced at Changsun Wuji, who happened to have a feeling and also turned to look at him.

The two men looked at each other, and when Changsun Wuji saw the smile on Du He's face, he suddenly became furious.

"Shuzi!"

Changsun Wuji cursed inwardly, then lowered his head with a dark face.

Du He looked at the deflated Changsun Wuji and the smile on his face grew wider.

Now Xue Rengui is guarding the imperial city, Cheng Yaojin is in charge of Chang'an, and he is in charge of Yongzhou. What kind of trouble can these remnants of Guanlong cause?

As long as Li Shimin does not come out to stop it, the Eastern Palace forces will be able to eliminate the Guanlong forces bit by bit.

On one side of the imperial platform, the eunuch continued to read.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang decrees that Xi Junmai, General of the Right Guard, Grand Commander of the Sishui Road, and Duke of Yingyang County, is promoted to General of the Left Guard and his title to Duke of Yingyang County effective immediately. He commands with wisdom, is capable of both fighting and defending, and his other official duties remain unchanged!"

"A reward of 400 taels of gold, pieces of silk, acres of fertile land, and an increase of the fief to households."

Previously, Xi Jun bought the title of Duke of Yingyang County, with a fief of 70 households. Now it has been increased by 330 households, which is considered a super-large reward.

Moreover, Xi Junmai was successfully promoted to the rank of General of the Left Guard, and had already reached the pinnacle of military command.

Xi Junmai, who was content with what he had, stood up and responded happily.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

He held the title of Grand Commander of Sishui Road, and did not care much about promotion. After all, no other official position could compare to that of the Grand Commander of the second rank.

Moreover, as the Grand Commander, he also holds the military power of Si Shui Road.

The rewards that Xi Junmai was most interested in were the gold, silver, property, land and fiefdom.

After all, he came from an ordinary family, and what he lacked most were money and land.

The eunuch changed the imperial edict and he continued to read it aloud.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang decrees that Wang Jun, the Grand General of the Left Guard, Governor of Yizhou, and Duke of Xinxing County, be promoted to Governor of Youzhou with immediate effect, and be granted the title of Grand Master of Imperial Households. The rest of his official duties remain unchanged!"

"A reward of 500 taels of gold, pieces of silk, acres of fertile land, and an increase of the fief to households."

As a veteran general who had made great achievements during the Wude period, Li Shimin's reward to Wang Jun'e was obviously slightly higher than that to Xi Junmai.

Wang Jun was shocked and quickly stood up and replied, "I thank your Majesty for your grace."

As someone who followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince halfway, his military achievements were far less than those of Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai. He was already satisfied to receive such a great reward.

As for being promoted to Duke, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until the Crown Prince ascends the throne.

But seeing how sick His Majesty looks, we shouldn't have to wait too long, right?

Next, the eunuch took out a long imperial edict and read out the rewards for all the generals in one breath.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang decrees that Cheng Wuting, the Lieutenant Colonel of the Right Guard, be promoted to the rank of General of the Right Guard, and is awarded one hundred taels of silver..."

"The Emperor of the Great Tang decrees that General Luo Tong of the Left Guard be appointed Governor of Fengzhou and be awarded one hundred taels of silver..."

"The Emperor of the Great Tang decrees that Fang Yiai, the Right Lieutenant General, be promoted to the rank of Right Guard General, appointed to the rank of Upper Guard, and granted special permission to take one concubine, and a reward of 500 taels of silver..."

"..."

Before the imperial edict was read out, the officials were already in great turmoil.

what's the situation!

Why did Your Majesty specifically state in the imperial edict that Fang Yiai was allowed to take another concubine?

What is the secret behind this?

All the civil and military officials turned their attention to Fang Xuanling. They all believed that His Majesty issued this imperial edict because of Fang Xuanling's merits.

After all, Princess Shang's husband wanted to take a concubine, but he couldn't do so without the princess's permission.

"Your Majesty's grace towards Duke Liang is truly immense!"

"Not only was Prince Consort Fang promoted to General of the Right Guard, he was also given the tenth rank of Honorary Officer, Upper Guard. This is a truly great reward!"

There are twelve ranks in total for honorary officials in the Tang Dynasty, among which the Senior Guard General is the tenth rank, and the official rank is the third rank.

Fang Yiai's military achievements were far less than those of Cheng Wuting, Luo Tong, Xue Wanbei and others, but he unexpectedly received rewards far exceeding those of others.

When Fang Xuanling heard the officials' discussions behind him, his face suddenly darkened.

The family is unfortunate!

His daughter-in-law, Princess Gaoyang, had two affairs with monks in a row. If this were to get out, the Fang family would lose all face.

After the eunuch finished the announcement, Cheng Wuting, Luo Tong, Fang Yiai, Li Dejian and others stood up one after another.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

The rewards for the generals who conquered the Western Turks have been announced, and today's rewards have come to an end.

On the imperial platform.

Li Shimin said to Cui Xu, the Minister of Personnel, "Cui Xu, the Minister of Personnel, Zhangsun Wuji, has just returned to Chang'an. He needs to rest for a few days. You will be fully responsible for the subsequent rewards for the remaining generals."

Rewarding the soldiers below is a big deal and cannot be taken lightly.

If rewards and punishments are not clear enough, these soldiers will definitely complain.

Cui Xu stood up and responded loudly: "I obey your order!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will reward the meritorious soldiers fairly and impartially based on their military achievements."

Li Shimin stroked his beard slightly and nodded.

For the next half hour, Li Shimin gave a summary of the army's campaign against the seven northern countries, praising Du He, Su Dingfang and other generals.

After finishing the business, Li Shimin waved his hand and said.

"Du He, follow me to Ganlu Palace."

"Retreat!"

When the civil and military officials saw that His Majesty had summoned Du He to discuss matters alone, they stood up and shouted with envy in their hearts.

"Farewell, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

After Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and a group of important officials left the Taiji Hall, these officials gathered together and whispered about the rewards for the generals this time.

...

Inside the Manna Hall.

Li Shimin did not discuss business with Du He, but asked Du He to describe the process of attacking the Western Turks.

After talking about the war, the two chatted about some trivial things.

After a cup of tea.

Li Shimin then said with a serious expression, "Du He, for the next period of time, you must not attack Zhangsun Wuji and the Guanlong forces."

"This is an order from me, you have to keep it!"