Kyoto City, the largest city in the Central Plains, is located in the center of Kyoto County and covers an area of tens of millions of acres.
As the center of power of the Dayou Dynasty and related to the safety of the emperor, Kyoto City is actually not a simple city, but consists of six cities.
The imperial palace in the middle and the larger imperial city are what the people call Kyoto City.
Fifty miles further out, to the east, west, north and south, four fortresses and acropolis guard the main roads in all directions, and 300,000 imperial guardsmen, known as the strongest troops in the world, are stationed all year round.
It is also the only existence among the countries in the Eastern Continent that can compete with the Rakshasa Army of the Giant Rakshasa Empire!
With such a layout, it is considered indestructible and is known as one of the most indestructible cities in the world.
This day coincided with the small court meeting, and hundreds of officials gathered in the Jinluan Hall. After you finished speaking, I came to speak. From time to time, there were still people rushing to answer, and the commotion continued for half an hour.
Either the refugees were attacking the city, or they were pressing for food and military pay. The atmosphere was very lively, but not a single problem was solved.
The reason is very simple. The imperial court has no troops to send except the Royal Forest Army, and there is even less money and food. Even the price of food in Kyoto City is rising three times a day!
Youwu Emperor Zhu Yuanwu was leaning on the dragon chair, his brows deepening as he listened to the noise of the crowd.
As a strong person in the sixth-level vertical realm, he is only over sixty years old and has already turned half of his hair gray.
Seeing that Emperor Youwu's expression became increasingly ugly, Li Longqing, the cabinet minister and the second uncle of Qingyang Marquis Li Longji, winked at a civil servant on the left.
Censor Li Mao received the prompt, tightened his sleeves, and came out with a memorial in his hand: "Your Majesty, Li Wenheng, the eldest son of Qingyang Marquis Li Longji, has been ordered by the emperor to lead 30,000 Qingyang troops to march westward.
After more than a month of hard fighting, we recently captured Daha City, the second largest city in the Langya Kingdom. To promote our great reputation, I sincerely request your Majesty to grant Li Wenheng the post of Chief Military Officer of Langya!"
"Li Wenheng is young and promising, and he is the eldest son of the Marquis of Qingyang. Dong Quan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, seconded the proposal!"
"My lord, Supervisory Censor Jiang Qian, second the proposal!"
In the court hall, following the imperial censor Li Mao's memorial, several ministers came out to second the proposal, and it became inexplicably quiet.
Some of the ministers looked disdainful, while others seemed to have some understanding. Even if they knew the details, they would ignore the matter as irrelevant.
"It's nonsense. Li Wenheng was defeated by Xinlangya King Yucha and lost his troops. He couldn't protect himself. How could he capture Daha City?"
At this moment, the new Minister of War, Huang Tiehu, who was also Xuan Ziyi's uncle, strode out with a gloomy face.
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Daha City was captured by Li Wenhao, the general who conquered the west. I sincerely request your Majesty to grant Li Wenhao the post of Langya Commander-in-Chief!"
Well, now we have a good show. One is the old family force, and the other is the emerging general force, each of them has proposed a candidate!
The ministers who had been quarreling all morning, and some of them were low on energy, immediately became energetic, no longer hungry, and their legs were no longer sore, and they were looking at it happily.
Unless conditions do not allow it, there is a tendency to place bets on the banker's side.
"Li Longqing, these two are both sons of your Li family. Tell me, which one captured Daha City?" Youwu Emperor Zhu Yuanwu frowned slightly, his tone was indifferent, and he looked at Li Longqing with a pair of narrow eyes.
The eighteen cabinet ministers are actually the representatives of the eighteen princes in the court. Li Wenhao and Li Wenheng are all members of the Li family. The seven clans and eight surnames are very powerful.
Even if he is the emperor, he knows the truth, and he has to ask the Li family what they mean.
"Your Majesty, Daha City... was captured by Li Wenheng!" Li Longqing had no choice but to go out and report softly.
This matter was not a glorious matter. He specifically asked an outsider to bring it up, but he didn't expect that he would be the one to fill the hole in the end.
"Oh, are you sure it's Li Wenheng, not Li Wenhao!" Youwu Emperor Zhu Yuanwu paused and asked again.
"Old minister, I'm sure it's Li Wenheng, not Li Wenhao!" Li Longqing gritted his teeth and nodded despite everyone's contemptuous looks.
"What a Qingyang Li family. The books of your noble family have been read into the dog's belly. You are confusing right and wrong and talking nonsense!" Huang Tiehu's eyes widened and he pointed at Li Longqing and cursed. After all, he was a confidant of Emperor Youwu, so he was full of confidence.
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Xuan Ziyi married Li Wenhao instead of Xuan Hongyi. This incident made him furious. Now that Li Wenhao had finally achieved some military exploits, he still wanted to rob her. How could he bear it?
If he endured it, how could his sister fight for the position of equal wife in the Li family?
"Tiehu, step back!" Emperor Youwu glared at Huang Tiehu dissatisfied, then turned to look at the princes on the left: "Houxiao, your mother-in-law is Li Wenhao's aunt, what do you say?"
The third prince Zhu Houxiao, the son of Concubine Xi, came out, gritted his teeth and said solemnly: "I thought it was Li Wenheng who captured Daha City!"
"Boom," the words of the third prince Zhu Houxiao were beyond everyone's expectations, and many courtiers started talking in low voices.
"Hey, isn't Concubine Xi very caring about her nephew Li Wenhao? Why is the third prince doing this?"
"He thought he could sell the Li family well. How stupid!"
"It's not just stupid, it's rotten wood that cannot be carved into stone. You can see that His Majesty's face is turning blue."
Everyone looked up, and sure enough, Emperor Youwu Zhu Yuanwu was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing the answer of the third prince Zhu Houxiao, and then turned pale and looked at the prince Zhu Houyong beside him.
"Prince, do you think your third brother is right?"
"Father, I think what my third brother said is wrong. Daha City was captured by General Li Wenhao who conquered the West!" Prince Zhu Houyong came out and spoke loudly.
"Is this so possible? Haven't the prince always been on good terms with the legitimate sons of various princes? How could he suddenly favor a concubine?"
"It's interesting. The third prince should have favored Li Wenhao, but he turned to Li Wenheng. The prince should have supported Li Wenheng, but turned to Li Wenhao. Isn't this the complete opposite?"
"A small position as commander-in-chief can lead to such a big drama, it's worth it!"
All the courtiers were surprised again, especially the third prince Zhu Houxiao. They were stunned and couldn't understand why the prince would support Li Wenhao?
Did Li Wenhao hook up with the prince?
"Okay, please stand down!" Emperor Youwu waved his hand, signaling the prince to stand down, and then said: "Female Li Wenheng, the eldest son of Qingyang Marquis Li Longji, as the commander-in-chief of Langya!"
"I accept the order and thank you!" Li Longqing quickly knelt down to thank him. The matter was finally settled.
"I made the right choice!" After hearing Emperor Youwu's decision, the third prince Zhu Houxiao breathed a sigh of relief, and then proudly went to see the prince Zhu Houyong.
Prince Zhu Houyong smiled and did not take it seriously, because he knew that he had won!
Although Emperor Youwu did not adopt his opinion, the expression on his face said everything and he was very satisfied with his answer.
In fact, in this matter, who occupied Daha City is no longer important, what is important is the position!
One represents the interests of the royal family, and the other represents the interests of the powerful family. It is obvious that the third prince Zhu Houxiao made the wrong choice, and he made the right choice.
The reason why he made the right choice was because of a secret letter he had just received before going to court!
"Buzz!" At this moment, a golden light flew from outside the hall, and then the map of Jiangshan Sheji hanging at the top of the hall lit up, and the map representing the eighteen counties of the Great You Dynasty lit up one after another.
Finally, the light reached the west, and the area marked with the three characters "Langya Kingdom" shone brightly, and a line of gold characters appeared, "Langya Marquis Li Wenhao!"
"Buzz," the whole audience was shocked.
"What a bastard of the Li family!" Even Youwu Emperor Zhu Yuanwu stood up and stared at the map of the country and the country, his eyes bright and frightening.