Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

In the hearts of all the civil and military officials, Du He was the most important person, while Li Ji, Hou Junji and others had to take a backseat.

But His Majesty first bestowed titles upon Li Ji and Hou Junji, and even appointed them as Left and Right Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Personnel.

Wouldn't the official positions that follow be even lower than these two important ones?

Li Ji was also taken aback for a moment, then stood up together with Hou Junji, who was looking excited, and they responded loudly.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, we will certainly manage the Ministry of State Affairs well and expand the territory for Your Majesty in the future!"

After sitting down.

Hou Junji looked at Li Chengqian and Du He with gratitude, his smile as bright as a flower.

"terrific!"

"I have finally reached the highest position in the court!"

In the sixteenth year of the Zhenguan era, when the crown prince tried to recruit him into a rebellion, he promised him the position of Grand Commandant, one of the Three Dukes.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince still remembered this matter and actually appointed him as Grand Commandant!

Besides Hou Junji being extremely excited, Li Ji also did not expect that he could retain the official position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and that he would not be granted the additional position of Minister of Works.

The two important positions he now holds are the same ones previously held by the Duke of Liang.

Looking at the dignified Crown Prince, Li Jing felt a surge of gratitude.

On the imperial platform.

Seeing the puzzled looks on the faces of his officials, Li Chengqian smiled faintly, as if this scene was exactly as he had expected.

But when he saw Du He's indifferent expression, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"This guy!"

"Still so calm..."

Li Chengqian thought Du He would be looking forward to it, but Du He's reaction was very calm, without the slightest hint of anxiety.

He was stunned for more than ten breaths.

Lai Ji opened the second imperial edict and then read it aloud.

"By imperial decree, Ma Zhou, the Grand Secretary, retains his official position but is hereby granted the title of Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince, and the title of Duke of Qing, with a fief of 1000 households!"

"By imperial decree, Liu Ji, the Prefect of Xiangzhou, is appointed as Attendant-in-Ordinary, granted the title of Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince, and enfeoffed as Duke of Xi, with a fief of 1000 households!"

With the appointment of the chief officials of the Secretariat and the Chancellery completed, all civil and military officials turned their attention to Xu Jingzong.

Their faces were all beaming with smiles, and they couldn't wait to shout that His Majesty was wise.

If Xu Jingzong, that sycophantic and treacherous minister, were to continue serving as the Grand Councilor, those who had made great contributions would not be happy about it.

this...

Xu Jingzong looked at Ma Zhou and Liu Ji, who stood up to accept the order, and his expression changed slightly, his heart filled with anger.

"hateful!"

"I have worked diligently and conscientiously, yet His Majesty has appointed Liu Ji to replace me!"

Although Xu Jingzong maintained a calm expression, he had long harbored resentment towards Liu Ji, believing that Liu Ji had usurped his position as Attendant-in-Ordinary.

In front of the main hall.

When Du He heard that Li Chengqian had conferred the title of Duke on Ma Zhou and Liu Ji, he couldn't help but give Li Chengqian a thumbs up.

These two important officials have made many contributions behind the scenes, and they deserve the title of Duke.

Moreover, Ma Zhou and Liu Ji were very capable. They were in charge of the Secretariat and the Chancellery, which saved Li Chengqian a lot of trouble.

After a while.

Lai Ji changed the imperial edict and read out the official titles of the six ministers in one breath.

"By imperial decree, Pei Xingjian is appointed Minister of Personnel, granted the title of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, and enfeoffed as Duke of Lu, with a fief of 1000 households!"

"By imperial decree, Lu Chengqing is appointed Minister of Revenue, granted the title of Duke of Linqing, and given a fief of 400 households!"

"By imperial decree, Su Dingfang is appointed Minister of War and General of the Right Guard, and is granted the title of Duke of Dai, with a fief of 1000 households!"

"By imperial decree, Xu Jingzong is appointed Minister of Rites, granted the title of Earl of Gaoyang County, and given a fief of 100 households!"

"By imperial decree, Cui Shenji is appointed Minister of Justice, granted the title of Duke of Ezhou, and given a fief of 500 households!"

"By imperial decree, Yu Chang is appointed Minister of Works and granted the title of Duke of Kuaiji, with a fief of 350 households!"

Wow!

As the appointment of the six ministers concluded, a tremendous uproar erupted within the Taiji Hall.

Pei Xingjian rose from magistrate of Wannian County to Minister of Personnel, and also served as Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince and was granted the title of Duke.

And Cui Shenji, who was originally an adjutant in the Censorate, was promoted to Minister of Justice, skipping several ranks!

this...

This is truly soaring to new heights!

The civil and military officials looked at the six young ministers who stood up to receive the decree, their hearts filled with complex emotions of envy and jealousy.

After receiving the order, he sat down.

Choi Shin-ki gave Du He a grateful look, then looked at Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai, raising his eyebrows smugly.

Before Choi Shin-ki could be happy for long, Wang Jing pointed directly at Choi Eui-hyun, whose face was dark.

Well...

Choi Shin-ki's face stiffened.

He seemed to have forgotten that his father’s original official position was Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. If His Majesty did not transfer his father’s official position, wouldn’t he become his father’s superior in the future?

Thinking of this, Choi Shin-ki kept silently praying that his father's official position would not be changed.

Seeing his rebellious son's expression, Cui Yixuan knew that he was harboring a wicked plan.

"Humph!"

"Just wait until I get back, I'll teach you a lesson!"

Cui Yixuan knew very well that the official position left for him could not be higher than that of his rebellious son, Cui Shenji.

This made him feel a little embarrassed.

After the officials quieted down.

Lai Ji took a new imperial edict from the eunuch, cleared his throat, and continued to announce it loudly.

"By imperial decree, Cui Yixuan is appointed as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

"By imperial decree, Yan Liben is appointed as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

"By imperial decree, Gao Jifu is appointed as Left Vice Minister of the Chancellery."

"By imperial decree, Zhang Xingcheng is appointed as the Right Vice Minister of the Chancellery."

"By imperial decree, Shangguan Yi is appointed as Vice Minister of the Imperial Secretariat and Right Vice Minister to the Crown Prince."

"..."

"By imperial decree, Fang Yizhi is appointed as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites."

"By imperial decree, Zhao Hongzhi is appointed as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Left Assistant to the Crown Prince, and granted the title of Earl of Chenliu County, with a fief of 100 households!"

"By imperial decree, Xiao Kai is appointed Vice Minister of Works, granted the title of Duke of Lanling, and given a fief of 500 households!"

The appointment of vice ministers in the six ministries remained unchanged for the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War, but their titles were promoted by one rank.

After Lai Ji finished reading, the vice ministers of the three provinces and six ministries all stood up.

"I accept the decree!"

Among those who received the imperial decree, Shangguan Yi and Xiao Kai were the most eye-catching.

All the officials knew that, based on their original merits, these two men would not have been promoted to the position of Vice Minister at all, and it was probably due to Du He's goodwill behind their backs.

After announcing the appointments of the vice ministers of each ministry, Lai Ji then announced the chief officials of the Nine Temples, Five Directorates, and the Censorate.

"Liu Dewei was appointed Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Li Yuanjing was appointed Minister of the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs, Sun Fujia was appointed Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and Tang Jian was appointed Minister of the Court of Imperial Treasury."

"Linghu Defen was appointed Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat, Zhang Jian was appointed Director of the Arsenal, Li Su was appointed Minister of Ceremonies, and Tang Lin was appointed Grand Censor..."

The Nine Temples, Five Directorates, and the Censorate only had a few personnel replaced; the official positions of the rest remained unchanged.

Next, the adjutants of these departments were rewarded, and the rest of the people were fine; they were all people who had been waiting for a long time.

But when the officials heard that Wang Jingzhi had been appointed as the Vice Minister of Agriculture and also as the Duke of Yangqu, they were all quite agitated.

"Oh my God!"

"Even a纨绔子弟 (playboy) like Wang Jingzhi can be promoted to the position of Vice Minister of Agriculture!"

"It must have been the South Korean government that pulled some strings for him!"

"When one person succeeds, everyone in the family will benefit!"

It should be noted that besides having a good father like Wang Gui, Wang Jingzhi's mother, Du Rouzheng, was a relative of Du He, the Duke of Han, and Du He and Wang Jingzhi were good friends.

When Wang Jingzhi heard the officials discussing this, he slightly curled his lip and then muttered to himself.

"What are you doing, providing guards, provisions, and warm clothing for the Crown Prince's campaign against Goguryeo?"

"When I was sponsoring His Highness the Crown Prince with tens of thousands of strings of cash, what contributions did you make?"

"You're jealous of me? Humph!"