Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Just after the eunuch announced the imperial edict, Chu Suiliang could no longer sit still. He immediately stood up with his tablet in hand and gave advice.

"Your Majesty, is it not a little careless and inappropriate to reward the Duke of England?"

"Since ancient times, has there ever been a reward for a minister who did not do his job well?"

"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

Putting aside how Li Ji commanded this battle, just in terms of the military achievement of annihilating the rebels, the soldiers led by Li Ji himself did not kill or capture many people.

After such a great battle, Your Majesty still rewards him?

Moreover, Your Majesty's reward to Li Ji exceeded that of all the generals. This is totally nonsense!

Currently in the court, only seven people, namely Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, Ma Zhou, Liu Li, Li Jing and Xiao Yu, have the ability to participate in state affairs. These seven people are the actual prime ministers.

Important national policies formulated by the three provinces and six ministries all came from discussions among these seven people.

Now with the addition of Li Ji, it means that Li Ji has reached the pinnacle of power.

After Chu Suiliang finished speaking, another Secretary Yu Zhining also stood up holding a tablet.

"Your Majesty, I also feel that your award to the Duke of Ying is wrong, especially the promotion of the third rank of Tongzhongshu Menxia. Please take back your order!"

Immediately afterwards, a group of counselors and several old ministers also stood up to advise Li Shimin and requested him to revoke the reward to Li Ji.

Are you kidding me?

He can be rewarded even if he is a poor commander. If other generals encounter the same situation as Li Ji in the future, will Your Majesty reward or punish them?

The most taboo thing in the court is unfair rewards and punishments, which are entirely based on your majesty's personal preferences.

A court like this won’t go far!

Li Shimin slowly raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet.

Silence for a few breaths.

Li Shimin said firmly: "I have carefully considered the reward and punishment for Li Ji, and there is no need for you to say more."

this...

Chu Suiliang, Yu Zhining and others saw that Li Shimin's face was serious. Although they were unwilling, they still saluted and sat down.

An idea popped up in their minds.

Since your majesty suffered from rheumatism, you have become more and more stubborn and self-willed!

In the past, when there were unreasonable appointments like this, as long as someone stood up to advise His Majesty, His Majesty would usually listen to their advice and make corrections.

But now, Your Majesty won't listen to anything.

The eunuch who announced the decree took a look at the situation in the hall and then spoke in a loud voice.

"Generals who have been awarded, please stand up and accept my orders and express your gratitude!"

Du He, Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, Xue Rengui, Xue Wanche and others stood up and saluted Li Shimin with their fists.

"I accept your order and thank you for your grace!"

Even Du He had never imagined that the reward for suppressing the rebellion would be so generous.

He followed him out for a stroll, just wasting his brain a little, and then he became the General Zuo Wuhou, and his fiefdom increased by 100 households.

Currently, the fief of him as the Duke of Xiangyang County has reached 600 households, which is only 100 households less than the fiefs of the other dukes.

I believe that if he makes one or two more contributions, his title will be promoted to Duke.

A family with two dukes, what an honor!

Li Shimin nodded slightly, then he explained a lot of big and small things, then stood up and said.

"Today's meeting ends here."

"Crown Prince, Zhangsun Wuji, Hou Junji, Fang Xuanling, Liu Li, Ma Zhou, Tang Lin, Zhang Xingcheng and Sun Fujia, follow me to the Liangyi Hall to discuss matters."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he quickly left the Taiji Hall with his hands behind his back as everyone shouted slogans to "See Your Majesty Off".

The ministers whose names were called followed Li Shimin and left.

When Du He saw Cheng Yaojin walking out of the Taiji Hall, he hurriedly chased after him.

When Cheng Yaojin walked to a place where there were not many people, Du He walked quickly up to him and said with a resentful look on his face.

"Uncle Cheng, do you know that His Majesty wants to let the King of Wei go?"

Cheng Yaojin glanced at Du He and said with a smile: "You are not stupid, you are right, I did guess that His Majesty does not want to kill the King of Wei."

as predicted.

No wonder Cheng Yaojin's performance is so fierce like a tiger at one moment and weak like a sick cat at another. It turns out he is just pretending to show off to others.

Du He curled his lips and said, "Uncle Cheng, you are so mean. You didn't tell me anything about this news."

"And I have a question, how did you guess it? Could it be that His Majesty gave you some instructions in private?"

Cheng Yaojin saw Chu Suiliang and Yu Zhining coming from behind, so he didn't say anything.

He took Du He to a deserted road nearby. After there were no officials or attendants around, he explained with a smile.

"Are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid for me?"

"Li Ji called us together to formulate a battle plan, plus the strange reward given to Li Ji by His Majesty, can't you see it?"

"Those your majesty wants to kill will not live, and those your majesty wants to let go, others dare not kill them either."

Li Ji did not contribute at all in this battle. I believe it won't take long before a bunch of old foxes in the court will figure it out.

But there's no point in guessing it, after all, the matter has already been settled.

Du He asked doubtfully, "Uncle Cheng, Your Majesty can tolerate the King of Wei declaring himself emperor?"

In his mind, Li Shimin was a man who would do anything to gain imperial power.

Li Tai's enthronement set a very bad precedent, which was enough to shake the foundation of the Li royal family.

Du He found it unbelievable that someone who had killed his brother and imprisoned his father would let Li Tai, who had proclaimed himself emperor, go under such circumstances.

Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said, "Your Majesty's love for the King of Wei exceeds your understanding, so it is not surprising that he let the King of Wei go."

"And the King of Wei fled to Japan. I'm afraid it was Your Majesty who was behind it."

"The King of Wei is no longer a threat to the Crown Prince. Don't pester the King of Wei anymore, or you'll end up in trouble."

After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, he did not continue to discuss this issue with Du He, but strode towards the Ministry of War.

Looking at Cheng Yaojin's leaving back, Du He stood there in a daze for a long time.

"Damn, they are all a bunch of old heads."

Du He muttered to himself, then walked towards the Ministry of Industry.

As soon as he stepped into the door of the Ministry of Industry, a chorus of shouts suddenly broke out from inside.

"Welcome the Shangshu Lord and General Zuo Wuhou back to the Ministry of Works!"

When Du He saw Xiao Kai, Yu Chang and others who were leading the group, he waved his hand with a smile.

"Don't make a fuss, just do your work."

When he walked towards the office, Xiao Kai followed him with a smile on his face and spoke excitedly.

"Du Shangshu, I have a son!"

"Brother Cui's wife also gave birth to a son, and Brother Wang's wife, Princess Nanping, gave birth to a daughter."

When Du He heard that his three good friends had become fathers, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Under Sun Simiao's treatment, his three good friends finally had children.

Du He smiled and said, "What kind of name did you give your son?"

"Xiao Xiaole."

Du He trembled: "Xiao Xiao Le? Does it mean Happy Xiao Xiao Le?"

Although Xiao Kai didn't know what Happy Match was, he knew that Du He must have misunderstood the meaning of his son's name.

Xiao Kai quickly explained: "Brother Du, Xiao Xiaole means not being afraid of villains and being happy and worry-free."

"This is a good name that I have been thinking about for half a month. I didn't even use the name Xiao Yan that my father gave me."