Fang Xuanling pretended to think for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, only the position of Duke is worthy of such a contribution!"
"Yes, it should indeed be so." His Majesty Li Er said happily.
Upon hearing this, the ministers were dumbfounded!
It only takes a few words? Why do you suddenly want to reward the Duke of the country?
Except for the year of Zhenguan in the Yuan Dynasty, when some princes were awarded according to their merits, no new princes were born in the Tang Dynasty for several years.
Now a duke who didn't even know his name suddenly appeared, which really frightened them!
Wei Zheng stood up and asked with some hesitation: "Reporting to your Majesty, but now we don't even know who this person is, how can we plan a fiefdom for him?"
"Let's put down the fiefdom for now."
His Majesty Li Er smiled and said: "I am going to give him some special rewards!"
"Your Majesty, please make it clear." Wei Zheng said, cupping his hands.
Now, the other ministers were all staring at His Majesty Li Er, wanting to see how he would reward this special Duke.
His Majesty Li Er said solemnly: "I have decided to canonize this man as the Protector of the Country!"
"Eating a city for thousands of households will be hereditary for eternity!"
"My Tang Dynasty will always be here, and the Protector of the Country will always be here!"
boom!
As soon as these words came out, the ministers in the Tai Chi Palace immediately exploded!
Did they hear it correctly?
Your Majesty actually rewarded an unknown unknown person as the Lord Protector?!
What a supreme honor this is, and it was rewarded so casually by His Majesty?!
For a moment, some elderly ministers felt their heads buzzing and almost fainted on the spot.
While other ministers were still confused, Fang Xuanling hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"With this man's achievements, he deserves the position of Lord Protector!"
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to the Tang Dynasty!"
Changsun Wuji stared blankly at Fang Xuanling, who was full of excitement, and glanced at Du Ruhui subconsciously.
Why does he feel that the current Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are so similar?
While he was stunned for a moment, Du Ruhui directly joined in the scene between His Majesty Li Er and Fang Xuanling.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Although he also didn't understand why His Majesty Li Er suddenly made such a decision.
But based on his understanding of Su Chen, he knew that Su Chen could definitely shoulder the responsibility of protecting the country!
After Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng also joined them.
Seeing that the matter had come to this, Changsun Wuji didn't think much about it, and directly congratulated him and expressed his agreement.
After seeing several important ministers in the court saying this, do the other ministers still have room to object?
For a moment, congratulations rang out in Tai Chi Hall!
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to the Tang Dynasty!"
…
After the morning dynasty, the ministers all left the Taiji Hall with great relish, and they were all discussing matters about the Lord Protector.
Now, His Majesty Li Er has issued an edict to confer the title of Protector of the Country on the mysterious man, while the book and seal will remain in the palace until the identity of the mysterious man is confirmed before being handed over to him.
After the ministers left, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling were all called to the imperial study by His Majesty Li Er.
Before His Majesty Li Er came, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but ask: "Xuanling, Your Majesty took you to see Su Chen?"
"Um."
Fang Xuanling nodded with emotion and said, "I never expected that there would be such a person living in seclusion in the countryside in our Tang Dynasty."
"I had the honor to meet little friend Su Chen yesterday, and I realized that there are such young talents in the world. It really makes me feel inferior!"
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng were stunned.
He looked at Fang Xuanling, who was sighing, and then at Du Ruhui, who was nodding beside him, and the two of them twitched at the corners of their mouths at the same time.
Good guy, Du Ruhui and Su Chenchui are no longer alone. Another like-minded person has arrived...
Well now, His Majesty Li Er has become a die-hard fan of Su Chen.
While several people were talking, His Majesty Li Er strode in.
Raising his hand to stop a few people from standing up and saluting, His Majesty Li Er said straight to the point: "What do you think is wrong with my naming Su Chen as the Protector of the Country?"
Wei Zheng thought for a moment and replied: "Reporting to your majesty, based on Su Chen's contribution to the Tang Dynasty, he certainly deserves to receive such an honor!"
"But, why did His Majesty make this decision suddenly? Isn't Your Majesty afraid that Su Chen will have an overreaction when he finds out about this?"
Based on Wei Zheng's understanding of Su Chen, it is not impossible for him to run away and leave the Tang Dynasty!
"Don't worry, I have taken everything you said into consideration."
His Majesty Li Er smiled heartily, waved his hand and said, "He won't know about this for the time being."
"I am not planning to make this matter public, and will first secretly inform officials in various states and counties about this matter."
"At the same time, tell them that if they encounter anything with the word "Su" in the future, they must give their full support as soon as possible!"
Hearing this, Wei Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, if you follow what Your Majesty said, then there will indeed be no mistakes."
"But after all, there is no airtight wall in the world. Su Chen will find out about this sooner or later."
"It doesn't matter."
His Majesty Li Er smiled and continued: "I just want to stabilize this kid first. After three or five years, even if this kid knows this, he won't say anything more."
"Why did your Majesty say this?" Wei Zheng asked doubtfully.
"Because I am going to marry Beauty to him!"
Later, His Majesty Li Er told several people his and Fang Xuanling's thoughts.
"What do you think?"
After listening to this, Changsun Wuji and others were dumbfounded!
It turns out that Your Majesty is planning to get married!
But this time the marriage partner is not some foreigner, but the powerful man Su Chen!
After thinking about it carefully, they felt that this was really a clever idea!
If he made peace with those foreign tribes, Su Chen would probably make trouble again. Now that he made peace with him, he would be completely tied to the Tang Dynasty.
In this way, the Tang Dynasty still worries about becoming strong?
If during these three to five years, Su Chen and Princess Changle give birth to an heir again, even if His Majesty reveals his identity, he will have no chance to run away!
As expected of Your Majesty!
High, really high!
After a while, Du Ruhui suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have some different opinions."
"I feel that there is no need to conceal the matter of canonizing Su Chen as Lord Protector."
"With Su Chen's ingenuity, he must have been mentally prepared to alarm the court when he took out the red su and su dao."
"How could such a big thing be hidden from the current Holy Master?"
"Now that the results are beginning to appear, if we do this, wouldn't it be a deception?"
