"Master Long killed the Nanliang Prince and the Third Prince in this battle, as well as three strong men from the Murong family. Jing Tianlie and Jing Feng were seriously injured. The Red Flame Army and the Northern Jingqi were defeated. He made a great contribution."
"Wei Chen thinks that Lord Long can be made a general and open a government office."
Based on Long Chen's military exploits, Baili Bing, the Minister of Civil Affairs, proposed the title of Grand General and the establishment of a Grand General's Palace.
As soon as this statement came out, the ministers in the DPRK and China all looked sideways.
Long Chen deserves a lot of credit for this, and there is no objection to this.
But the problem is, the General's Palace that just pacified Jing Tianlie, conferred the title of another General, and established another General's Palace. Is this a recipe for disaster?
Moreover, Long Chen is a strong man who can fight one against five. If Long Chen also becomes a powerful minister, who can defeat Long Chen?
The court suddenly fell silent, no one dared to speak.
The empress glanced at the ministers, smiled slightly and said: "Dear ladies, the officials have made suggestions. What do you think?"
The ministers looked at each other in confusion. They didn't know whether this was Baili Bing's suggestion or the empress's intention.
Baili Bing belongs to the empress, so she will definitely not talk nonsense.
Li Yizheng, a veteran of the cabinet, came out and paid homage: "Your Majesty, the veteran objected. Long Cheng'en has made great contributions. This is correct. He can be named a general and is allowed to open a government office. This is inappropriate."
"It was only after Jing Tianlie was named a general that he respected his troops and colluded with the court ministers as party members to bring trouble to the court."
"Now Long Cheng'en has been promoted to general. This move is really inappropriate. Please think again, Your Majesty."
Li Yizheng led the opposition, and other ministers also expressed opposition.
Bai Anning, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came out and bowed: "Your Majesty, Long Chengen's meritorious service can be rewarded in other ways. It is not appropriate to confer a title on a general."
Xu Ming, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, also came out and paid homage: "Your Majesty, even the humble ministers think it is inappropriate. If you canonize him as a general, it will only make Lord Long criticized, which is not a good thing."
Xu Ming was worried that if Long Chen became a general, he would become a target of criticism from both the government and the public.
The ministers in the DPRK were almost unanimous in their opposition, but the ministers who were attached to Jing Tianlie remained silent.
They cannot protect themselves now and dare not oppose Long Chen.
Long Chen himself also stood up and bowed: "I think you are right, Jing Tianlie has learned from his mistakes and should not be conferred as a general again."
Long Chen opposed it himself, which surprised everyone.
Di Luoxi stood up and bowed: "Mother, the General's Mansion has existed for more than a hundred years and has always been the pillar of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Jing Tianlie's own ambition has made the General's Mansion the source of trouble for the Great Zhou."
"Long Chengen is dedicated to serving the country and canonizing him as a general. This is just the right time to re-establish the pillars of our great Zhou Dynasty. I would like to ask my mother to confer the title of general."
Of all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, only Di Luo Xi supported Long Chen.
But... this actually made the ministers of the DPRK think that something was really going on between Di Luoxi and Long Chen.
Li Yizheng advised: "Fourth princess, the general used to be the pillar of the Zhou Dynasty, but he is no longer. Since it has been pacified, then don't do it."
Di Luoxi objected and said: "Master Li, the national strength of Zhou Dynasty is not as good as that of Nanliang. If we don't set up a general's palace, how will we fight in the future? There are few generals in our court. Apart from me and my third sister, there are also
Anyone else?"
These words stung the hearts of these ministers. Their cultivation was too poor, unlike the Five Tiger Generals in Nanliang.
Now that Jing Tianlie and Jing Feng are gone, there is only Long Chen, a minister of Emperor Wu. If he is not reused, there will be no one to use him.
The ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government were talking a lot, and they couldn't name the ugly Yin Mao.
The empress asked Wang Wei, the Minister of War, "Master Wang, you are the Minister of War, what do you think?"
Wang Wei hesitated and said: "This matter... I think... please ask your Majesty to make a clear decision."
Wang Wei did not express his position in the end. He didn't know how to explain this matter. Neither the empress nor Long Chen said hello in advance.
The empress thought for a long time and said, "Okay, the General's Mansion is no longer a good thing."
"That's it, I will confer Long Cheng'en as a first-class flying dragon general and grant him the Long Commander Mansion!"
Ah...this...
The ministers in the court were shocked by the empress.
First-grade Flying Dragon General, this is the title of Nanliang General Long Ye, and Longshuai Mansion is the name of Long Ye's residence.
"Mother, this...how can this be done? This is Long Ye's title!"
Di Yuwei was the first to object.
Di Luoxi also objected: "Mother, there are already people in the government and the public saying that Long Chengen is Long Chen. If the mother does this, wouldn't it mean that the government and the public are criticizing her?"
Di Luoxi is well aware of the criticism from the government and the public, and she doesn't care about many rumors.
But this title and the name of the mansion are too abnormal.
The ministers of the court were also shocked by the empress. They didn't know what kind of treatment the empress had.
"Your Majesty, are you kidding me? Using Long Ye's title? Long Ye is my mortal enemy of Great Zhou."
Li Yizheng, a veteran cabinet minister, was so angry that his beard stood on end.
Bai Anning objected: "Your Majesty, you can't do this. This will cause chaos in both the government and the public."
Baili Bing got the empress's order and asked her to propose Long Chen to take over as the general. However, the empress suddenly made Long Chen a first-class flying dragon general, which was very strange.
All the ministers in the DPRK were confused.
And the most confused person is Long Chen.
He stood in the middle, his eyes fixed on the empress, and his mind kept thinking: What is the empress doing? What does she mean? Is she teasing me? Or has she discovered something? Give me the title of father? Give me the title of Long Shuai.
Mansion? What are you doing?
Amidst the opposition, the empress said: "Everyone, I know everything you said! I just want to give Long Chengen the title of Long Ye!"
"Back then, Nanliang swept the world with Longye, and I, Da Zhou, suffered a big loss."
"But now the situation has changed. Long Ye was killed by Li Chengdao, and a general named Long has emerged from our country to sweep the world."
"He Nanliang can confer a first-class flying dragon general, why can't my great Zhou!"
"Long Ye was loyal to Nanliang and conquered half of the country. I canonized Long Chengen as a first-class flying dragon general. This is also my intention. I hope Long Chengen can expand the territory."
"Long Chengen, do you dare to accept this title?"
Everyone looked at Long Chen.
Long Chen was still in a state of confusion, and the empress' words brought him back to reality from his confusion.
"Ah...oh...this...this, uh..."
Long Chen was still thinking whether the empress was testing or testing...
"Huh? You don't dare?"
The empress asked majestically.
Long Chen gritted his teeth and thought to himself: Grandma, if there's anything you don't dare to do, just pick it up!
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will definitely open up territory for the Great Zhou Dynasty, just like Longye is for Nanliang!"
Long Chen said loudly.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were shocked.
The empress laughed and said: "Okay, there is Long Ye in Nanliang, and I have Long Cheng'en. I will make Long Cheng'en a first-class flying dragon general and give him his residence, Longshuai Mansion!"
Chao Zhongwen and Wu were stunned and didn't know what to say.
Zhang Qian and the other five people behind them were also in a state of confusion, feeling that all this was incredible.
