Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Since returning from the Fengshan ceremony, for more than a month, except for a few ministers, most of the ministers did not work seriously.

They had already begun fighting openly and secretly for the position of Zhongshu Ling before Cen Wenben died of illness.

Li Shimin wanted to use this huge reward to make these ministers jealous and let them know that they had to make more contributions to get the reward.

"Hey!"

Seeing that Li Shimin was determined, the ministers who came to advise him sighed and sat down.

They found that Li Shimin's temperament had changed dramatically without his noticing since he contracted rheumatism.

In the past, whenever a minister raised questions about important issues at court meetings, Li Shimin would carefully consider them and come up with a reasonable explanation.

But now, Li Shimin not only refused to listen to their advice, but also gave rewards based on his personal preferences.

This is not a good thing to continue!

Seeing that the civil and military officials had no more objections, Li Chengqian, Du He, Hou Junji and Pei Xingjian stood up together and saluted with joy on their faces.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

After several people received the order, Li Chengqian continued.

"Please rest assured, Father. I will definitely bring Hou You Pushe and Du Shangshu with me to spread the Zhenguan Plow to every corner of the Tang Dynasty within this year!"

Because the strategy set by Du He to promote the Zhenguan Plow was very good, Li Chengqian was not worried about the poor effect of the promotion.

Even if we encounter small problems along the way, with Du He as our think tank, we can definitely solve them easily.

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, then said with a smile on his face.

"The Crown Prince has performed well recently, whether he is the regent or in charge of promoting the Zhenguan Plow. I am very satisfied with this!"

“You have to keep doing it and don’t get complacent.”

Because Li Chengqian conquered the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, he had the opportunity to climb Mount Tai and offer sacrifices to heaven and earth this year. Although the process was somewhat tortuous and unsatisfactory, it can be regarded as the fulfillment of his lifelong dream.

Moreover, during the period of his illness, Li Chengqian did not show any unusual behavior and took good care of his younger brothers and sisters.

Li Shimin was indescribably satisfied with Li Chengqian, who was becoming more and more sensible.

Li Chengqian responded respectfully: "Your son obeys your command!"

As he sat down, he gave Du He a grateful smile.

If Du He hadn't reminded him, he would probably have lost control of his temper and done something that would have frightened his father.

Li Shimin's deep gaze swept across all the civil and military ministers, making them look nervous and unable to help but break out in a sweat on their backs.

After a moment of silence.

Li Shimin slowly said, "Cen Wenben, Yan Shigu unfortunately contracted an illness and died. This is a great loss to the court and also to me!"

"The two core positions of Zhongshu Ling and Shishu Jian cannot be left vacant for a long time. After many days of careful consideration, I have also selected two suitable personnel."

"I hope the new Zhongshu Ling and Secretary General can do better than the previous officials!"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he waved to the eunuchs behind him.

The eunuch held an imperial edict in his hand, walked to the side of the imperial platform with a serious expression, and slowly opened the edict in his hand.

coming!

The faces of the civil and military officials grimly turned red, and they involuntarily sat up straighter.

They have been fighting openly and secretly for so long, and finally the time has come for the answer to be revealed!

No one knows who will be assigned the two important posts of Minister of the Secretariat and Secretary General.

While most of the officials were looking nervously at the eunuch who announced the imperial edict, Du He did not feel too much because he had already guessed the people in these two positions in advance.

"Cough cough~"

The eunuch cleared his throat and then read aloud.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty decrees that the Imperial Censor Ma Zhou is quick to see things, proficient in officialdom, and a loyal and capable person. From today on, he will be promoted to the position of Minister of the Central Secretariat and concurrently the Crown Prince's Left Assistant!"

Li Shimin's current appointment of Ma Zhou completely replaced the position held by Cen Wenben.

Because Ma Zhou and the prince got along well and had a significant positive influence on the prince, Li Shimin followed Cen Wenben's advice and allowed Ma Zhou to return to the East Palace to assist the prince.

When the other officials saw that Ma Zhou had gotten such a great bargain, they all looked at him with jealous eyes.

"What luck!"

"Ma Zhou has done nothing during this period, but he has taken away the position of Zhongshu Ling!"

These days, all the officials were fighting each other to the death, except for Imperial Censor Ma Zhou and Minister of Works Du He, who remained indifferent. Everyone thought they had given up.

No one expected this unexpected result, which made everyone feel very unbalanced.

It seems that sometimes not competing is better than competing with all your might!

When Ma Zhou heard that His Majesty had appointed him as the Minister of the Central Secretariat, he first looked at Du He in astonishment, then stood up holding the tablet and accepted the order.

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

I have to say that this young man Du He is really good at foresight. He knew long ago that the position of Zhongshu Ling would fall on his head.

After Ma Zhou received the order and sat down, the eunuch continued to read it aloud.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty decrees that Linghu Defen, the Junior Secretary, who is an expert in interpreting the classics and a famous scholar, will be promoted to the position of Secretary from today onwards."

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty orders that Tang Lin, the Imperial Censor, who is strict with himself and impartial, be promoted to the position of Senior Imperial Censor from today onwards."

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty decrees that Xiao Deyan, a scholar of the Hongwen Academy, who has extensive knowledge of literature and history and has made many contributions, will be promoted to the position of Junior Supervisor of the Ministry of Secretaries from today onwards."

The eunuch mentioned the appointments of three officials in a row before closing the imperial edict and quietly returning to his original seat.

The officials who were eyeing the position of Secretary General all turned silent when they saw Linghu Defeng, Tang Lin and Xiao Deyan standing up to receive their rewards.

After fighting for so long and spending so much money and favors, I didn't expect to get this result.

Your Majesty, your rewards and punishments are so unfair!

After Linghu Defeng, Tang Lin and Xiao Deyan received the imperial edict with joy on their faces, the disheartened civil and military officials thought that Li Shimin would announce his retirement from court.

But Li Shimin's next words made them nervous again.

"Recently, an official reported that Tang Jian, the Minister of Revenue, was not interested in government affairs and used his power for personal gain. After Ma Zhou led the officials of the Censorate to investigate, it was found that Tang Jian had indeed committed various crimes."

"It's just that Tang Jian has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty and is a meritorious minister of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, the crime he committed is not unforgivable."

"I am mindful of our old friendship with Tang Jian and pardon his crime. Effective immediately, I will remove Tang Jian from his position as Minister of Revenue and grant him the title of Grand Master of Imperial Households!"

Guanglu Dafu was a second-rank civil official who had no real power or the right to participate in state affairs. This position was usually given to ministers who were about to retire and return home.

Although civil officials had no real power, they could receive salaries from the court, so at least they did not have to worry about living in poverty in their later years.

It has to be said that Emperor Li Shimin was really good to his ministers who followed him to conquer the world.

As long as the ministers did not cross his bottom line, he would basically allow them to have a good end, and would also make use of their descendants.

"Hey!"

Tang Jian sighed in his heart, then he stood up tremblingly and accepted the order.

"I accept your order."

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