Chapter 1130 There are obviously not enough idiots
If it weren't for Yun Chu's constant writing of memorials, many people in the court would have almost forgotten that the Tang Dynasty was engaged in a massive Dao-level war.
Mainly because Yun Chu thought that he was the most suitable candidate to lead the expedition from top to bottom.
Now that Yun Chu has been sent to rectify the chaos in the southwest, everyone no longer cares about the affairs in the southwest. They always feel that as long as General Yun returns, it means that the things there have been dealt with.
Since he hasn't come back yet, it means things are still going on, so just wait.
The Tang Dynasty was very big and had so many things to deal with that there was no need to put all their energy in the southwest.
No news is good news. If news comes from there every now and then that would surprise people three times a day, it would give people a headache.
However, Li Zhi still planned to tell the world that the Tang Dynasty's seven hundred dandies defeated ten thousand troops. The reason why he did not mention the one hundred heavy cavalry was purely for publicity reasons.
It is not uncommon for the Tang Dynasty to defeat ten thousand enemies with one hundred heavy cavalry. Guoyi Duwei Xijun hired a hundred and twenty fine cavalry to attack Tuyuhun Prime Minister King Xuan, defeated him, and beheaded three of his brothers.
So, there's nothing surprising about this.
It's easy to say that a group of dudes defeated all enemies.
Who is a dude?
He is a useless lothario, a loser who hangs around in gambling halls all day long, a prodigal son, a useless person abandoned by his family. Now, these useless people suddenly become heroes, and it is difficult not to leave people with this feeling.
Make a deep impression.
Li Zhi had the rare opportunity to sit high on the Dragon Throne and preside over a morning court. After the ministers reported their affairs, he was waiting for the eunuch to announce his resignation, but there was no news of his resignation for a long time. The most important thing was that the emperor
He didn't leave his seat either.
"Chang Shuwen." Li Zhi said softly.
Chang Shuwen, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry who was waiting in the back row, suddenly heard the emperor calling his name, and hurriedly stood up from behind, holding a wat tablet in his hand and saluting: "Here you are!"
Li Zhi sighed and said: "Your Liulang Chang Hong died in the battle in Changchuan, Shicheng, southwest."
Chang Shuwen was greatly shocked. It took her a long time to adjust her mood and said: "It is my son's fortune to die for the country."
Li Zhi said softly: "My son bravely defeated the three armies. In the battle of Changchuan, he fought bravely against a powerful enemy. He refused to turn around and cut off sixty-seven heads of the enemy chief. It was a pity that he died in the final battle."
Chang Shuwen, who was originally standing, fell to her knees with a pop and kowtowed to the emperor: "My son is mighty!"
The ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government bent down one after another and shouted together with Chang Shuwen: "Mighty!"
The emperor sighed again and said: "The two sons of Yin are honest men. When the war in the southwest subsides, the military achievements will be discussed separately."
Chang Shuwen kowtowed repeatedly and cried loudly. Normally he didn't like Liu Lang Chang Hong, but at this moment, he felt pain as if his heart was being ripped out and his flesh was being cut.
The eunuchs helped Chang Shuwen leave the Ziwei Palace. The hall was completely silent at the moment.
"Chen Jinhuang." Li Zhi read out another name.
Chen Jinhuang, the envoy of the Chariot and Horse Supervisor, came out of the queue with a wat board in his arms and saluted: "I am here!"
Li Zhi whispered: "My son Chen Yu died in Changchuan, Shicheng, southwest."
Chen Jinhuang knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor suppressing his grief: "This is how a good son of the Chen family should be."
Li Zhi sighed and said: "My son was unparalleled in the battle at Changchuan. He faced tens of thousands of strong enemies with seven hundred men. He was heavily wounded and still fought hard until all his blood was gone. He killed the enemy chief fifty-eight levels in formation. His hard work is very meritorious."
Zhu Yin's two sons are Chengxinlang. When the war in the southwest subsides, the military achievements will be mentioned separately."
Chen Jinhuang said in a trembling voice: "My son is mighty!"
The ministers bent down and cheered: "Mighty!"
In this morning court meeting, the ministers willingly shouted a total of twenty-nine times...but the emperor threw out a total of forty-one honest men.
Ever since the emperor ruined the order of titles in Mount Tai, the number of nobles in Chang'an and Luoyang is as large as dogs, and the number of nobles is as small as cattle's hair.
But no one dares to look down upon the forty-one first-level Honorable Men of Honesty who were conferred in the hall today.
Otherwise, these forty-one honest men are the first time that His Majesty has awarded honorary titles since Mount Tai.
Before the Taishan Incident, there was no need for the emperor to hand out titles such as Honesty Lang. Usually at the end of the year, an official from the Ministry of Rites would hold up the edict, read hundreds of names in succession, and finish it all at once.
This time, it was the emperor himself who not only entrusted the emperor with the enfeoffment, but also vindicated the names of the heroes who died in the battle in front of the civil and military officials of the court, and even specially comforted the families of the soldiers who died in the battle.
These twenty-nine people were only the children of Luoyang officials, and eighteen of them were children of Chang'an. The emperor specially sent the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites to carry the enfeoffment edict to Chang'an in person, and went to the homes of every soldier who died in the battle to read out the emperor's decree.
All the ministers in the court knew very well that only the titles entrusted this time would be the beginning of a new round of title enfeoffment in the Tang Dynasty. In other words, only this batch of title enfeoffments would be truly authentic.
of honors.
Those families with family members who died in the war are naturally secluded and publicize the heroic deeds of their children. Those families whose children have gone to the southwest will all pray that their children can return safely. In that case, the family will definitely receive the gift.
greater benefit.
After Wu Mei heard the whole story of the emperor's court appearance in Zhaoyang Palace, she hugged Princess Taiping and said to Li Xian who came to pay her respects: "Don't you envy those people?"
Li Xian shook his head calmly and said, "What they deserve in exchange for their lives is what they deserve."
Wu Mei said: "Why didn't you follow Yun Chu to the southwest?"
Li Xian said calmly: "My child's ability lies in literature rather than martial arts."
Wu Mei rolled her eyes and said, "You do have foresight."
Li Xian smiled and said: "The Queen Mother is so complimentary."
Wu Mei added: "I heard that you haven't left home during this period. What do you mean?"
Li Xian leaned over and said, "Study the words of the sages and understand the path to heaven."
Wu Mei frowned and waved, "Step back."
Li Xian bowed to the queen, got up and went out smoothly.
Wu Mei looked at Li Xian, who was winking at the palace maid across the curtain, and Li Dan, who looked up at the gods wandering outside the sky, and hugged Taiping a little tighter in her arms.
In the past, she thought that she had given birth to an amazingly talented prince, and that it was not a bad thing for her other sons to be stupider. But now it seems that she was wrong after all.
As a result, if I want to hire people now, I can't find any.
After Li Xian left, Li Xian immediately came to Wu Mei swinging a polo stick and said in a showy way: "Mother, the prince gave the child the polo stick that Emperor Taizong used back then."
Wu Mei said angrily: "Then you should play polo well and don't let this club down."
Li Xian smiled and pulled Li Dan and said, "Let's go practice polo together."
Seeing her two sons leaving Zhaoyang Palace without any worries, Wu Mei thought it was too late for her to educate her sons properly at this time.
Thinking about it, Prince Li Hong dotes on his two younger brothers. As long as there are no big problems, they usually respond to requests. However, these two idiots also consciously accepted the favors given to them by the prince and had no sense of responsibility at all.
For the realization of a prince.
Wu Chengsi walked in with a big belly, looking a little proud.
Wu Mei sighed, now, it was the Wu brothers who could give her a little face in front of the emperor.
"Aunt, the demolition work at Luoyang Queen's Residence has been completed. The demolition money used this time is less than 20% of Chang'an Nancheng."
Wu Mei said: "What's the truth?"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "Because there are many people who only want houses and no money."
Wu Mei said: "Don't they have any thoughts because their house was demolished?"
Wu Chengsi said: "My aunt's reputation in Chang'an Nancheng has already had an effect. Now, families whose houses have been demolished are waiting for Baba's house to be taken over after the house is built.
One advantage of doing this is that once the Queen's Lane is built, it will be overcrowded immediately, and the large number of people is exactly the prerequisite for us to develop the commercial district. Once the commercial district is built, only the high-end families built in the Queen's Lane can live there.
The house you built will be very easy to sell.
Yesterday, my nephew hired a special accountant from Chang'an to make an estimate. The profit generated from the Queen's Residence was enough to cover the loss incurred by his aunt on the Chang'an Nancheng project.
My nephew thought that since we had 80% of the advance demolition money in hand, we could use this money to move on to the next project.
As long as we pay attention during the construction, my nephew thinks that we can use the Queen's Lane as a template to expand this system in Luoyang, Yangzhou, Jinyang and other places, and it will be easy to make money every day."
Wu Mei looked at Wu Chengsi and said, "Don't you consider Chang'an?"
Wu Chengsi shook his head violently and said: "Aunt, we must abandon Chang'an and focus on the entire Tang Dynasty. Although Chang'an is prosperous, it is still a small place."
Wu Mei said: "I thought you would be bolder if Yun Chu was not in Chang'an."
Wu Chengsi said seriously: "Aunt, Chang'an does not belong to you. Instead of fighting to the death with Yun Chu and the others there, it is better to set your sights elsewhere, so that you can make enough profits. Even Yun Chu and the others cannot
Compared with my aunt."
Wu Mei let go of Taiping, who liked to run around, and sighed: "The battle for Chang'an does not matter whether we make money or not."
Wu Chengsi cupped his hands and said: "Aunt, no one can eat up all the profits in the world. Really powerful people only earn limited profits and are willing to share more profits with others. In this way,
Your career will last long."
Wu Mei glared at Wu Chengsi and said, "Did Yun Chu teach you?"
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "My nephew has thought about it carefully and what he said is right."
Wu Mei said: "Do you hope that I can use this matter of building houses to win over more state officials?"
Wu Chengsi chuckled and said: "Aunt, people's eyes are black, and they can turn yellow when covered with gold. My nephew thinks that since five hundred guan can buy a seventh-grade official, it doesn't make sense.
Five thousand guan cannot buy a governor. Even if 5,000 guan is a little thin, what about 50,000 guan?
This is enough confidence to keep a family prosperous for a long time.
Even if people like the governor don’t plan for the present, don’t they still plan for the family’s future?”