Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Shimin, with a smile on his face, walked slowly so that Li Chengqian behind him could easily catch up.

On both sides of the hall, the eyes of civil and military officials were all focused on Li Chengqian's lame leg.

"The prince's feet are walking better than before!"

"Could it be that this time the prince will turn a disaster into a blessing, and his leg will be restored to its original state?"

During the Yuanzheng period, the Grand Historian Yuan Tiangang said that there was a golden star flashing in the direction of Liaodong.

Moreover, a few months ago, they received the news that the prince had broken his leg. At that time, all civil and military officials worshipped Yuan Tiangang as a god.

Unexpectedly, this expedition was not a disaster for the prince, but a great blessing.

Just as the civil and military officials were speculating in their minds, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian walked onto their respective imperial platforms.

At the eunuch's signal, all the civil and military officials bowed and saluted towards the two of them and spoke.

"See Your Majesty!"

"See His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Shimin waved his hand towards everyone and said with full energy: "My dear ministers, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Civil and military officials responded respectfully.

After Li Shimin sat down, his eyes swept over Du He, Hou Junji and others, and then he spoke loudly with a smile on his face.

"My dear ministers, today's court meeting will not discuss government affairs, but only reward meritorious service!"

"I will lavishly reward the generals who have made outstanding contributions in the war!"

Wow!

A huge noise suddenly broke out in the hall.

The eyes of all civil and military officials were focused on Hou Junji, Li Ji, Zhang Liang, Du He and others, their eyes full of envy.

Li Shimin turned to look at the row of civil officials, waved to Xiao Yu who had a serious expression and said.

"Duke Song, let's begin."

Xiao Yu stood up holding the tablet, first bowed respectfully to Li Shimin, then picked up the imperial edict on the table and read it aloud.

After listening for half a quarter of an hour, Du He was already drowsy, but Xiao Yu was still talking at length.

"The imperial edict is well written, but a little difficult to understand."

"These officials and scholars in the Secretariat are really good at writing."

As Du He was sighing, he saw from the corner of his eye that the generals opposite him were all dozing off with their chins supported by their hands.

Especially that rascal Cheng Yaojin, his saliva was flowing onto the table.

The content of the imperial edict not only gave an overview of the war from beginning to end, but also gave a brief description of the achievements of Li Chengqian, Du He, Li Ji, Hou Junji and others.

"A mighty army, an army of a hundred victories, destroyed three kingdoms in one battle, annihilated millions of enemies..."

"Du He, the deputy commander-in-chief of the march, was good at making strange plans and repeatedly offered good strategies. He feigned defeat to lure the enemy and defeated Liaodong, and built earthen hills to defeat Anshi..."

Another cup of tea passed.

Only then did Xiao Yu finish reading the long and boring imperial edict.

"Whoo~"

Du He heard a breathing sound behind him.

When Xiao Yu returned to his seat, Li Shimin also straightened up and waved to the eunuch not far away.

The eunuch also held a thick imperial edict and walked to the front of the imperial platform with a serious expression.

coming!

The civil and military officials who had been drowsy suddenly perked up.

Because the next imperial edict to be issued was to reward meritorious soldiers.

What all civil and military officials did not expect was that the first imperial edict was to dismiss two powerful ministers.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang ordered that Gao Shilian, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Liu Dewei, the Minister of Justice, although they are both virtuous and talented, loyal and loyal, and have made great contributions, they are old and their health is declining."

"I cannot bear their hard work. From today on, Gao Shilian will be dismissed from his post as Shangshu You Pushe and will be granted Kaifu Yitong Sansi; Liu Dewei will be dismissed from his post as Xingbu Shangshu and will be granted Yinqing Guanglu Dafu!"

Boom~

This unexpected dismissal letter filled the faces of the ministers who were unaware of the situation with surprise.

I didn't expect that His Majesty would vacate two prime minister positions in order to promote the generals who had made meritorious services.

However, Gao Shilian and Liu Dewei had already known about the appointment and dismissal decree in advance, so there was no particular frustration on their faces.

"I accept the decree!"

Looking at the two white-haired old ministers, all the civil and military officials showed respect on their faces.

After they received the order and sat down, a burst of low-pitched discussions soon came from the hall.

"I wonder which general has the chance to serve as Shangshu You Pushe?"

"Is it the Minister of Personnel Hou Junji? Or the Minister of War Li Ji? Or is it the Minister of Rites Li Daozon?"

A group of civil and military officials turned their heads and looked at the younger three people: Hou Junji, Li Ji and Li Daozon.

As for Zhang Liang, he was not within the scope of everyone's speculation.

After all, among these generals, Zhang Liang had the least military achievements, and he also lost thousands of soldiers in Beisha City.

Just as the civil and military officials were discussing in low voices, the eunuch's sharp voice rang out again.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang orders that Hou Junji, the chief commander of the Central Army, lead the army to victory after victory, destroy hundreds of thousands of enemies, and make great contributions to defending the land and expanding the borders. I commend him very much. Effective immediately, he will be promoted to the position of Shangshu You Pushe!"

Hou Junji's face lit up with joy, and he quickly stood up holding his tablet and spoke.

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

Li Shimin nodded slightly and smiled, "Hou Junji, the Shangshu You Pushe needs stronger ability to handle government affairs. You can ask Duke Shen for advice."

Hou Junji responded modestly: "I obey your order!"

When the civil and military officials saw that Hou Junji had been awarded this important position, all sorts of expressions appeared on their faces.

The eunuch then read out, "The Emperor of the Great Tang orders that Li Ji, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Road Army, who anticipated the enemy's advance and won every battle, will be promoted to the Minister of Personnel effective immediately!"

Li Ji stood up respectfully and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

He was promoted from Minister of War to Minister of Personnel. Although the rank of his official position did not change, his power became greater.

After all, the Ministry of Personnel is the head of the Six Ministries and is in charge of the assessment and appointment of all officials.

With the example of Hou Junji's promotion, the civil and military officials did not react much to Li Ji's promotion.

After Li Ji sat down, the eunuch continued to recite in a shrill voice.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang orders that Li Daozon, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Liaodong Road Army, who has made great contributions in traveling to remote areas and enlightening other countries, will be promoted to the Minister of War effective immediately!"

Li Dao Zong said respectfully: "I thank your majesty for your grace!"

The fact that Li Daozon, a royal relative, was appointed as the Minister of War caused some ripples in the hearts of civil and military officials.

For so many years, His Majesty has been consciously suppressing the official positions of royal relatives such as Li Daozon. Unexpectedly, this time he actually began to delegate power.

"Damn it!"

Zhang Liang cursed inwardly.

He originally thought that the position of Minister of War was left to him, but he did not expect that Li Daozon would pick the peach instead.

The eunuch read out in a sharp voice: "The Emperor of the Great Tang ordered that Zhang Liang, the general commander of the Canghai Road, cross the sea to fight, participate in the military and serve as an assistant, and will be promoted to the Minister of Justice from today!"

Zhang Liang responded loudly: "I obey your command. Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

Although the Minister of Justice did not meet his own expectations, he was still one of the six ministers and had considerable power.

The person who reacted most strongly to Zhang Liang's promotion to Minister of Justice was Fang Yiai.

His face was livid and his chest was heaving violently.

Because during this period Fang Yiai and Gao Yang have been working hard to strive for the position of Minister of Justice.

Now it seemed that he was completely hopeless.

The eunuch continued to read: "The Emperor of the Great Tang ordered that Zhang Shigui, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Road, be promoted to the Minister of Rites for his loyalty and integrity in protecting the country!"

Zhang Shigui quickly stood up and said, "I thank your majesty for your grace."

I didn't expect that he, the General of the Right Tunwei Guard, who had been stationed at Xuanwu Gate for more than ten years, would be appointed as the Minister of Rites by His Majesty.

The eunuch continued reading aloud without pausing.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang orders that Du He, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Central Army, who has far-reaching plans, disciplines the army, and is a good minister to the country, be promoted to the Minister of Works effective immediately!"