Chapter 1118: Further discussion on awarding Li Ke
Chang'an City, in the court hall.
Changsun Wuji said directly to Li Shimin: "Now, the capital of Laizhou and the two accompanying cities of Laidong and Laixi have been recovered by the Liangzhou Army led by His Highness the Prince."
"In a battle at sea, the Japanese army was defeated miserably by the King of Hejian. They lost more than half and fled in embarrassment."
"As for the southern part of Henan Province, it is now under the control of the third prince."
"Judging from the current results, it can be said that our Datang has won this battle."
Hearing this, Li Shimin smiled happily.
During this period, he was also on tenterhooks.
Especially after learning that Li Jing died of illness on the battlefield, I felt even more uneasy.
I am afraid that I will ruin this prosperous age that I have gained so hard.
At that moment, he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the war had been calmed down.
"This battle can be won only because of Gan'er's prowess, Ke'er's bravery, and also because of the King of Hejian's precious sword."
"Of course, there is also the bloody battle between the Liangzhou Army and the Shu Army, as well as all the soldiers who participated in the war."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Liu Zhenghui!"
"I'm here."
Upon hearing the call, Liu Zhenghui, the Minister of Revenue, also stood up from the crowd.
"The soldiers fought so bloody and sacrificed so much for us, the Tang Dynasty, so we cannot treat them unfairly."
Li Shimin said directly: "I order you to immediately allocate three million to the front line to reward the three armies."
"My lord, I obey..."
Liu Zhenghui did not hesitate and went down afterwards.
After giving instructions to Liu Zhenghui, Li Shimin set his sights on Hou Junji again.
"Hou Junji."
He said directly: "This time, although it is our Tang Dynasty who won the victory, judging from the battle reports, countless of our descendants from the Tang Dynasty died in the battle."
"Since you are now in charge of the Ministry of War, I will leave it to you to comfort the families of the fallen soldiers."
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
After hearing this, Hou Junji immediately stepped in to take the order and said: "I must try my best to do my best to fulfill your Majesty's instructions." Wait until all these things are arranged.
Li Shimin raised his head and said: "In that case, dear friends, if you have something to do, you will come to court, but if there is nothing, you will retreat."
"My lord, I have something to report."
Before the officials could shout, Wei Zheng stood up.
He simply cupped his hands towards Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, even if the war is not over yet, it is already nearing its end."
"At the beginning, you personally said that when the war is over, we will discuss whether the third prince should be rewarded."
After finishing speaking, Wei Zheng looked at Li Shimin and said, "Is it time for discussion now?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin knew that there must be nothing good going on for this old guy to take the initiative to raise this issue.
Sure enough, he didn't wait for Li Shimin to speak.
Wei Zheng should have spoken first: "If the time comes, please forgive me for arrogating once."
"The third prince has indeed made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty by repelling the invading enemy invaders."
"However, the third prince's guilt is still there, even if His Majesty wants to balance the merits and demerits."
"I'm afraid that the achievements that the third prince has made now are not enough to compensate for the crimes he has committed."
"After all, when the third prince rebelled, he caused a lot of losses to the Tang Dynasty."
"Not only were the cities in Shu severely damaged, but the people were also displaced."
"It also caused varying degrees of losses to the Liangzhou Army, Xiangyang Army, Jiangnan Army, Bingzhou Army, and even the Shu Army."
"How can such guilt be offset by simply fighting a Patriotic War?"
Wei Zheng bowed to Li Shimin again and said: "So I hope that your majesty can think twice before acting."
Obviously, Wei Zheng still did not intend to let Li Ke go.
After all, in his heart, Li Ke's crime was really serious. If he could distract him with just a few words, he would be really sorry for those who died in the rebellion.
The soldiers were in chaos.
And after hearing what he said, Li Shimin's expression naturally turned pale.
"Wei Aiqing, what you say is a little too penny-pinching?"
Li Shimin raised his head and looked at Wei Zheng, and then said: "After all, the third prince and the Shu army have made great contributions to the country. Should I not reward them all?"
"If I really follow what you said, won't anyone say that my rewards and punishments are unfair in the future?"
"In this case, who will be willing to serve me? Who will be willing to share the country's worries?"
After hearing his words, Wei Zheng remained neither humble nor arrogant.
"The third prince is the third prince, and the Shu army is the Shu army. The two cannot be confused."
"The Shu army will naturally be rewarded for their meritorious service, and I will not ask how to reward the Shu army."
"It's just that these three princes must not reward him, otherwise it will cause an uproar."
"Your Majesty must also know very well why those soldiers and generals died in the counter-insurgency war, and I don't want to say more."
Wei Zheng raised his hands to Li Shimin and said, "I still hope that Your Highness will never forget the righteousness because of personal affairs."
To be honest, Wei Zheng is really a little expert in committing suicide even better than Li Chengqian.
He could almost always hit Li Shimin's point of anger.
If you install the system for him, I'm afraid he will be able to make a lot of money in a few days.
Of course, this is Wei Zheng.
If it had been anyone else, Li Shimin would have been killed long ago.
At that moment, Li Shimin's face was as gloomy as water.
He turned around and scanned the crowd, and asked, "What do you think, dear friends?"
At this moment, one is a high-ranking member of the imperial court and the other is His Majesty. They are on opposite sides. Who dares to stand up and speak out at this moment?
Why don't you just wait and be reckoned with by your queen?
After a long time, Changsun Wuji also stood up.
He looked straight at Li Shimin and said: "I second my opinion. Master Wei’s decision.”
Changsun Wuji, who has never spoken out about his faults, appears to be particularly tough on this matter.
No matter whether he has selfish motives or is doing it for justice.
At this time, he was the person who least expected Li Ke to make a comeback.
After all, if Li Ke makes a comeback, he will definitely stand on the opposite side of Li Chengqian.
You must know that Changsun Wuji and Li Chengqian are uncle-nephew. As long as he can become emperor, the glory of the Changsun family can continue.
But if Li Ke really succeeds, it is still unclear what the final outcome will be.
Therefore, Changsun Wuji must strangle Li Ke's path at this time no matter what.
Even if Li Chengqian wanted to give Li Ke another chance, he would still stop him.
If you want to use Li Ke, you can.
Unless Li Chengqian has become the emperor, it is absolutely impossible.
Now that Shangshu Zuopushe and Shangshu Youpuse have stood up to refute what he said, what can Li Shimin say?
At this moment, he was so angry that his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"According to your meaning."
"Ke'er has made great achievements, but he can't get any rewards."
"Don't you think it's too unfair to do this to him?"
Li Shimin looked directly at the two of them and said, "Can't we reward him with something?"
Just when Wei Zheng wanted to continue to criticize Li Shimin.
Fang Xuanling on the side spoke.
He looked directly at Wei Zheng and said, "Master Wei, please don't be too aggressive."
"After all, no matter how wrong the third prince is, he is still Your Majesty's son."
"Although His Majesty is the Emperor, he is also a human being. As long as he is a human being, how can he give up family ties?"
"In my opinion, instead of arguing endlessly in the court, it is better for each of us to take a step back."
Fang Xuanling cupped her hands towards Li Shimin and said: "I have a suggestion, I wonder if your majesty is willing to listen..."