With the disposition of Jie Li settled, this merit ceremony has almost come to an end.
I have to say that compared to the unparalleled achievements in quelling the Turks, the ceremony organized by the Ministry of Rites was really crude!
It was so simple that many passers-by felt disappointed! It was so simple that even Emperor Li Shimin felt a little unnatural.
Xiao Han knew that someone was deliberately downplaying the impact of the Northern Expedition. But at the same time, he also felt that this was actually quite good.
At the very least, these heroes did not end up being killed by cunning rabbits and cooked by lackeys.
Those disgusting officials didn't even jump out to show their presence in front of them.
Except for Jie Li, he was not paraded through the streets.
Xiao Lizi did not carry out two boxes of gold to reward them on the spot.
There's really nothing else to be desired.
After praying devoutly for half an hour in the ancestral temple, and then going out to the Tai Chi Palace to participate in the court meeting, the reward for the meritorious officials was completely clear.
As expected, Li Jing's title was raised again and he was officially granted the title of Duke of Weiguo! The two sons of Ke Yin!
In addition, Li Shimin also named him the crown prince's Taibao, the first rank in the dynasty, and officially ranked among the three princes! It can be said that he is an extremely popular minister!
Li Jing, who received the reward, seemed to have known what would happen, and paid homage to Li Shimin! Then he tried his best to resign as Minister of War, saying that the three princes would not hold official positions.
Your Majesty will not allow it!
Li Jing resigned again!
After doing this three times, His Majesty finally reluctantly agreed.
Li Jing officially resigned from the Ministry of War as Minister of War, which is a sad and regrettable news for many people.
Because this means that a generation of military gods is finally coming to an end!
However, the same news is undoubtedly great news for other people!
They originally thought that it would take some maneuvering to remove Li Jing from this position! Now that he has taken the initiative to resign, wouldn't it be wonderful?
Therefore, just after Li Shimin agreed to Li Jing's resignation, some courtiers jumped out and strongly recommended Hou Junji to be the minister of the Ministry of War on the grounds that military and national affairs cannot be left without an official for a day.
"General Hou has been with His Majesty since he launched his army in Jinyang. Over the years, he has fought in the east and west. Regardless of his knowledge, ability and merit, he is qualified to serve as Minister of War."
A fifth-rank official with a gray beard came out and loudly remonstrated with the emperor! Following his initiative, several more people immediately followed and shouted "Second the proposal."
"Let's talk about this later!" Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked a little ugly and waved these people to leave.
"Your Majesty! National affairs cannot be careless! A decision should be made as soon as possible!" The old minister shuddered. He could hear the anger in the emperor's words, but for some reason he still refused to give up and continued to prostrate himself to the ground.
"Hey! You guys are talking nonsense! Lao Li is not dead yet! You can't wait to sit in his position?"
Seeing that the old man was so disrespectful, before Li Shimin could say anything else, the straight-tempered Yuchi Jingde was already furious and jumped out and pointed at the old man and shouted angrily!
"You!" The old minister's face turned red after being scolded, and he frowned and said: "The old minister did this for the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty! How dare you have any selfish motives! Besides, the general Hou Junji recommended by the veteran has nothing to do with me.
But General Yuchi, you are so impatient, is it because you want to sit in the position of Minister of War?"
"Fart!" Yuchi Jingde was furious when he heard this, his eyes were red, he raised his fists and was about to step forward!
"What do you want to do? After being exposed, you become so angry that you want to kill people and silence them?" The old minister is not a fool. When he saw Yuchi Jingde rushing towards him, he immediately got up and dove into the crowd! While doing so, he did not forget to stimulate.
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"You old man! Don't run away if you have the guts!" Yuchi Jingde was so angry that he jumped to catch the old man! But for some reason, no matter how he chased him, there were always some people blocking him in front of him.
So that he can't catch up with the old man.
"enough!"
Seeing the two men chasing each other and running away, turning the wonderful court meeting into a pot of porridge, Li Shimin's face turned dark! He slapped the armrest of the dragon chair with such force that it almost knocked off the armrest.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Hearing the emperor's angry shouts, the chaotic court finally calmed down. The ministers were stunned for a moment, and some of the wise ones quickly returned to their seats in despair.
"Today is the day to reward all generals for their merits!"
Seeing the ministers, including Yuchi Jingde, go back and stand angrily, Li Shimin snorted coldly and emphasized the words "rewards based on merit" with extra emphasis.
Originally, this merit ceremony was a bit shabby! But for the sake of benefiting the country, even if he had a grudge, he couldn't say anything!
But now, these people have gone too far and staged a farce in front of everyone. This is undoubtedly too much!
Just as Yuchi Jingde said, when someone is still alive and standing there, you can’t wait to grab someone else’s vacant chair? If word of this spreads, how will the heroes see him and how the world will see him!
The court fell silent, and Xiao Hanlian looked at the people who had just stood in front of Yuchi Jingde without saying a word.
Like him, there are Li Jing, Chai Shao, Xue Wanche and others.
I had returned to the court in high spirits with a great victory, but I ended up seeing such a scene. If I said I wasn't heartbroken, that would be pure nonsense!
"Your Majesty, I am old and frail, and please resign as General Zuowei!" Finally, in the silence, Li Daozong slowly walked out and offered his resignation to Li Shimin!
"What? The King of Hejian also resigns?"
As soon as Li Daozong's words fell, the entire court was shocked!
But before they could react, Chai Shao, who had been silent all this time, also took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I would like to resign as the Chief of the Marching Army!"
Now, the whole world is quiet!
During a court meeting, three senators resigned! The three senators who came back from a great victory and made great achievements resigned! This was something they would not dare to think in their most absurd dreams!
So, everyone was stunned, including Li Shimin!
The few officials who came out at the beginning were already pale and sweating like rain!
A few of them had just received a little benefit, and were prepared to follow the instructions of those people and push Hou Junji to the rescue at the critical moment!
But who would have thought that they did the wrong thing at the wrong time and in the wrong place, and the final result was to ignite the chaos that caused this earthquake in the officialdom!
"It's over!" The veteran who was so agile just now slowly collapsed to the ground.
He knew clearly that no matter what the outcome of Li Daozong and Chai Shao would be today, his outcome was already determined at this moment!
"Retreat!"
In my ears, the sound of retreating without warning sounded.
Li Shimin walked away with a flick of his sleeves! The civil and military officials in the court were left looking at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.
I'm really sorry for everyone. I started writing it yesterday. I wrote, deleted, deleted, and wrote. In the end, I was not satisfied. Let's just treat it as too much... Coca-Cola went to face the wall.
