Chapter 0572 Prince Qi defeated the Four Elites of Martial Arts
"I have met the saint and His Highness the King of Qi..."
The civil and military officials of the entire court, amidst the announcements made by the censors and visitors in front of the palace, all stood up and saluted first in the direction of Liangyi Hall where Li Yuan was, and then saluted Li Yuanji in unison.
Li Yuanji nodded, and Shi Daixuan, the imperial censor in front of the palace, said: "Sit down!"
All civil and military officials in the court sat down and stood down.
The censor in front of the palace looked at Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji said nothing, so the censor in front of the palace preached again: "I have something to report!"
The censor in front of the palace didn't say anything about withdrawing from the court without anything to do.
What they mean by this is that His Highness King Qi has nothing to say and everyone can start to make things happen, rather than that if everyone has something to do, His Highness King Qi will just leave.
After the imperial censor in front of the palace finished his speech and retreated to one side to close his eyes and rest, Li Gang hesitated for a moment before leaving the class and said: "Your Highness, the ministers and others have already discussed the documents you sent to Zhongshu Province yesterday.
After that, I have some objections to Your Highness’s decision to send Marquis Yuwen to the palace to serve as the General of the Qianniu Palace Guards, and I hope Your Highness will think about it again.”
Li Yuanji pondered and said, "What do you think is wrong?"
Li Gang cupped his hands and said: "This post of General of the Thousand Niu Palace Guards is newly created by Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang. The specific rank and specific responsibilities it has. Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang has not explained it, but I think it should be the same as the previous ones.
The responsibilities of the prison gate general and the left and right garrison generals are somewhat duplicated.
Therefore, such important positions should be handed over to important ministers in the court, so I feel it is inappropriate."
In short, the rank of General Qianniu Palace Guard is too high, and Yu Wenbao is not qualified as a Marquis.
After all, before this, the generals who served as guards and palaces in the palace were all princes, and most of them were veterans who had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Yu Wenbao was a prince, and he had no dazzling achievements in the Tang Dynasty.
It is difficult to convince others if you are in a similar position.
After all, there were a lot of princes in the Tang Dynasty, and a lot of county princes, not to mention the number of county princes. There were many people who could serve as the general of Qianniu Palace Guard, but it was not Yu Wenbao's turn to take the lead.
Li Yuanji also knew that it would be difficult to convince the public to elevate Yu Wenbao, a marquis, to the position of general all at once. He also expected that Li Gang and others would reject his appointment, so he did not argue forcefully on this issue, but remained calm.
Said: "Then let Yu Wenbao be appointed as the left general of the Qianniu Palace Guard first. The post of General of the Qianniu Palace Guard will be temporarily replaced by Xie Shufang."
Xie Shufang was the Duke of the country and the husband of the county lord. He was considered half-royal and qualified to hold such an important position. Li Gang and others could not fault him.
Several people exchanged glances, with a wry smile on their faces.
Several of them were veterans. The moment they got the appointment documents, they guessed Li Yuanji's intention of appointing Yu Wenbao as General Qianniu Palace Guard. In order to prevent the lives of Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin from being completely ruined by Li Yuanji
After taking control, they discussed it and prepared to stop it, and were ready to have a fight with Li Yuanji.
They just didn't expect that Li Yuanji would change his attitude so easily and propose a candidate that they couldn't make sense of at all.
At this point, they had no choice but to admit it.
"Your Highness, is there any question about the appointment of Prince Consort Chai Shao?"
After Xiao Yu's appointment became a foregone conclusion, he questioned Chai Shao's appointment.
Li Yuanji glanced at Xiao Yu and said calmly: "Is there anything to discuss? Isn't it true that Chai Shao's achievements in the Tang Dynasty are not enough to be promoted to the post of Army Sima of the Eighth Army of Prince Qin's Palace?"
Xiao Yu hurriedly said: "Based on Chai's past achievements, he is certainly qualified for this position. However, Chai's mobility is inconvenient now, and supervising the eight military offices of Prince Qin is another job that requires traveling back and forth. I am afraid that Chai's ability will not be up to his standards."
Xiao Yu's words were very polite, but he just said clearly that Chai Shao was a useless person now and had no way to supervise the eight military palaces of Prince Qin's palace.
Li Yuanji did not argue with Xiao Yu, but asked: "Then who do you think is suitable, who can replace Chai Consort?"
"this……"
Xiao Yu was suddenly in a dilemma.
Because he also knew that the Eighth Army Command of the Prince of Qin was now a big thunder. If it was not done well, it would break out of the military camp and give Chang'an City a heavy blow.
So it’s really hard to choose who will supervise them and appease them.
He quickly ran through several candidates in his mind, but none seemed suitable.
"What do you think of Mr. Qiu, Your Highness?"
Someone muttered a suggestion.
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes at him and didn't even bother to talk to him.
How about returning Qiu Gong?
Instead of letting Qiu He go, it would be better to let Li Shimin go directly. The result would be the same anyway, that is, people from the eight major military offices of the Prince of Qin's Palace would rush into Chang'an City together and worship Li Shimin as emperor.
It would be faster if we let Li Shimin go.
"Master Ma, be careful..."
Pei Ju reminded the speaker, cupped his hands and said, "Why don't you let the Prince of Huai'an go down?"
Li Yuanji stared at Pei Ju quietly and said, "Does Mr. Pei really think that I, Uncle Wang, are suitable?"
Pei Ju opened his mouth but said nothing.
It's quite appropriate, but the consequences are endless.
After all, with Li Shentong's temperament, he will only keep the eight unified military mansions of the Qin Prince's Palace from being chaotic. As for other things, he will never do more and cannot do anything. If someone from Li Shimin takes the opportunity to destroy the eight unified military mansions of the Qin Prince's Palace,
If people get together and start causing trouble, he won't be able to stop it.
So Li Yuanji's question left him speechless.
Chen Shuda cupped his hands and was about to speak, but Li Yuanji was the first to say: "Don't forget, there will be any troubles in Shaanxi Province and Duji Road. None of us know when the Turks came down and where they came from.
, we don’t know either.
If these two things happen together, then Datang will fall into unprecedented internal and external troubles.
Therefore, during this period, no other turmoil can occur in our Datang.
Therefore, I think it is most suitable for Chai Shao to serve as the Army Sima of the Eighth Army Command of the Prince of Qin."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There are some words that Li Yuanji did not say, but Li Gang, Pei Ju, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu and others knew them well.
That was the other turmoil that Li Yuanji said, referring to the possibility of trouble in the eight military offices of Prince Qin at any time.
This is indeed very detrimental to Datang, which is facing internal and external troubles.
Therefore, it is necessary for Chai Shao, a man who once served as a general under Li Shimin, to control them, restrain them, and appease them.
"But Chai Prince Consort is unable to move easily, so I'm afraid he won't be able to complete the important tasks entrusted to him by His Highness."
Xiao Yu said with some worry.
Li Yuanji thought for a moment and said, "Then let Academician Cai assist him."
"Scholar Cai?"
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment and asked: "Cai Yungong?"
Although it is rude to call people by their names directly, Xiao Yu's age is there and his rank is there, and no one will blame him for calling most people by their names.
You can't expect someone who has a higher status than you and is older than you to be polite and courteous to you, right?
When someone gives you a smile, it is already considered very polite.
Facing Xiao Yu's questioning, Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.
We have just conquered such a talent. If we don't use it as soon as possible, wouldn't it be a waste of talent?
Anyway, they all worked under Li Shimin, and they were all related to military affairs. They were also familiar with most of the low-level officials in the eight military offices of Prince Qin, so it was easier and faster to do things.
"Since His Highness has decided to let Cai Yungong take charge of the Consort, I have no objection..."
Xiao Yu said with a complicated expression.
He could tell that Li Yuanji wanted to dig up Li Shimin's roots, so he asked Chai Shao and Cai Yungong to control, restrain, and recruit the soldiers and horses of the eight military palaces of the Qin Prince's Palace.
It is said to control, restrain, and appease, but in fact it means to subjugate.
It is estimated that after Chai Shao and Cai Yungong enter the camp of the Eighth Army of the Prince of Qin's Palace, the soldiers and horses of the Eighth Army of the Prince of Qin's Palace will have to change their surnames.
This is not good news for Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin, nor is it good news for him, Li Gang, and others.
But they couldn't stop it.
Because if Chai Shao and Cai Yungong are not allowed to go, it will directly harm Datang.
If Chai Shao and Cai Yungong were allowed to go, there might not be any harm to the Tang Dynasty, but Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin would be farther away from power.
After all, Li Yuanji, with the support of the eight military commanders of the Qin Palace, would far surpass Li Shimin in terms of military power and would be invincible to the Tang Dynasty.
If the military power is invincible, can political power be far behind?
After all, 99% of political power is won through military power.
"Since Duke Xiao has no objections to the appointment of Chai Shao as the Sima of the Eighth Army of the Prince of Qin, let's draft the decree and issue it as soon as possible."
Li Yuanji said to Xiao Yu calmly.
Xiao Yu cupped his hands and agreed.
Li Yuanji then looked at Li Gang, Pei Ju, Chen Shuda and others and said, "Do you have any objections to my other appointments?"
Li Gang and others all shook their heads.
The remaining appointments were all necessary and did not touch their concerns, let alone the interests of Datang, so they had nothing to object to.
"Then let's discuss other matters."
Li Yuanji spoke again.
Na Yan, who had been waiting for Li Yuanji for a long time, finally spoke. He stood up impatiently, raised his hands with a solemn expression and said: "Your Highness, I would like to know what mistake Pei Pushe made. It is worthy of your mobilization of troops to confiscate his house and exterminate his family."
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I also heard that a group of officials who were good friends with Pei Pushe were also imprisoned in your house. Are they going to confiscate their homes and exterminate their families as well?"
"Yes, what's wrong with Pei Pu's shooting? Please let your highness know clearly."
"If we treat Pei Pushe like this because of something that is not true, I'm afraid everyone in the world will talk about it."
"..."
When someone raised his head, many people began to cry out for Pei Ji.
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment and asked, "Has Pei Ji's house been ransacked?"
Some people looked sad and angry when they heard this.
I think Li Yuanji is insulting.
Sitting aside, Li Shentong, who had been working as a wood carving and clay sculpture for a long time, replied angrily, "It has been copied!"
Li Yuanji smiled and said, "You are quite fast."
Li Shentong pursed his lips and said nothing. Why don't you hurry up? He mobilized three thousand soldiers and horses to go to the Duke of Wei's mansion. No one in the Duke of Wei's mansion dared to move. He even leveled the Duke of Wei's mansion easily.
Not only that, he also sent heavy troops to the other mansions of Pei Ji's party members. During the process of sealing the mansion, no one dared to resist. Anyone who resisted would be killed without mercy.
When it comes to dealing with Pei Ji, he is not afraid of offending others, nor is he afraid of killing him and causing rivers of blood to flow.
"Your Highness, you raided the residence of an important minister for no reason. Such a nonsense will arouse public outrage!"
Some people were angered by Li Yuanji's attitude and started shouting angrily on the spot.
Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shen's passage: "Tell them what crime Pei Ji committed, otherwise they seem unwilling to let it go."
Li Shentong snorted coldly and said in a cold tone: "Pei Ji deserves to die!"
Li Gang, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Pei Ju and others looked at each other, sighed inwardly, and nodded.
Although they deeply sympathized with Pei Ji's experience, Pei Ji did deserve to die for the crime he committed.
A label of lewd harem is enough to sentence Pei Ji to death.
In the past, Pei Ji was protected by Li Yuan, and it was ridiculous to be with Li Yuan. Everyone just turned a blind eye and passed it by. Now that Li Yuanji wants to operate on Pei Ji, and Li Yuan doesn't care, then everyone has no reason to excuse Pei Ji.
After all, Pei Ji had already made a mistake, and it was a big mistake for the Yi clan. Pei Ji had no intention of repenting, so there was nothing to say if his house was confiscated and his family was exterminated.