In the eyes of officials and people in the capital, whether Mr. Xiao was promoted to the Third Duke or Xiao Jue was promoted to general, the influence of these two events could not be compared with that of Tang Ning's title.
Mr. Xiao is the current father-in-law of the country. When he was young, he also made great contributions to the country. His Majesty has shown great love to the Xiao family over the years. It is not surprising that he ranks among the three princes.
Xiao Jue's position as general was earned with his life in the northwest, and others were convinced of it.
Only Tang Ning was granted the title of Marquis, which greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.
Not to mention that the imperial court has not granted any title of marquis for decades, he is the first person to be granted a title of marquis in recent years. In terms of the status of a prince alone, no one in the entire capital can surpass him.
This also shows from the side that his status in His Majesty's heart is already higher than that of all ministers and dignitaries.
Of course, the people's suspicion does not mean that he is not worthy of this title. Based on his achievements, it would not be unusual for him to be crowned king at the beginning of the founding of the country.
It's just that the title of Marquis of Dingguo has never been given to anyone easily, and they often choose to replace it with others. Your Majesty has broken the precedent this time. I don't know what your intentions are.
After thinking about it carefully, he was already in a high position and had no rewards. It seemed that the only way was to become a knight.
Normally speaking, when he reaches this position, the emperor should worry about whether he will be arrogant and overwhelm the emperor with his great achievements, but His Majesty does not seem to be worried at all, and instead gives him all the trust and favor. For such a deep man,
For an emperor who was well versed in the art of the emperor and was good at balancing power, this was an extremely abnormal thing.
Compared to His Majesty's thoughts, they were more curious about the mood of everyone in the Tang family.
The Tang family used to be so glorious, but Tang Ning was just an abandoned son of the Tang family at that time.
What about now?
The Tang family has declined, and only one person from Zhongshushe is still able to use it. The once abandoned son of the Tang family is now the Marquis of Dingguo, General Zuo Xiaowei, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Minister Zuo Cheng...
Any of these titles can bring countless political resources to the Tang family and Prince Duan, but such people were pushed out hard by them back then.
The atmosphere in the Tang family was very depressing.
As glorious and festive as the other Tang Mansion in Beijing was, this Tang Mansion was so depressed and depressing.
The opponent returned from the Northern Expedition with a great victory. He was named a general and a Marquis of Dingguo. He was praised and supported by the people in the capital. The servants of the Tang Dynasty became more and more cautious. If the master of the mansion was in a bad mood, they would not even breathe.
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A servant thought about this and sighed. If the head of the family had chosen another path, how glorious would the Tang family be now?
He just walked with his head down and accidentally bumped into someone. When he raised his head, he immediately turned pale in panic. He bowed and said repeatedly: "Master, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it..."
Tang Zhao was reading a book in his hand. He waved his hand and walked forward without even looking at him.
The servant of the Tang family felt relieved a little. Everyone knew that in the Tang family now, the second young master had the best temper. Even if the servants made mistakes, he would not punish them or was too lazy to punish them.
In addition to reading books every day, he still reads books and does not waste time on anything other than reading books.
Strange to say, the second young master used to hate reading. However, a few months ago, after he was fined and imprisoned in the study for two months because of talking back to the master, he seemed to be a completely different person. He read all the time and forgot all about food and sleep.
I go out to drink wine, and I don’t hang out with other dudes in Beijing. I lock myself in my room and read books every day...
The people in the Tang Dynasty were talking about this. Some said that the Second Young Master had become enlightened, while others said that he was crazy. No matter what the reason was, the Second Young Master seemed to be a different person compared to before, but this was recognized by everyone.
Tang Mansion, inside Tang Huai's study.
Tang Huai rubbed his palms and asked softly: "Marquis Dingguo..., what do you want your Majesty to do?"
"Could it be to kill him?" Tang Qi looked gloomy, thought for a moment, and said: "This boy has become a man of the world. Based on your Majesty's thoughts, you must be wary of him. Now the south of the Yangtze River is settled, and the northwest is also peaceful.
, it’s not like he has never done this before..."
"It's ridiculous to kill someone, the rabbit is not dead yet, why should we eat dog meat..."
Before Tang Huai opened his mouth, a voice came from outside the door.
Tang Zhao walked into the study, took two books from the bookshelf, put them under his arm, looked back and said: "Chen State is now in a precarious situation, facing enemies on all sides. Instead of using such good talents, they suppress and praise them."
, Dad, are you stupid to think that His Majesty is your Majesty?"
"You bastard, what do you know?" Tang Qi lowered his face and said, "The south of the Yangtze River is stable and there are no big enemies in the grassland. Why is the Chen State in such a precarious state?"
"There are no big enemies in the grassland?" Tang Zhao glanced at him and asked, "Do you know why the Sushen people repeatedly invaded the border?"
Tang Qi said: "The Sushen people are very ambitious and want to invade Chen State's land..."
"They lived well on the grassland, and when they were full and stuffed, they put their heads in their waistbands and went to Yinshan Mountain to fight the border troops?" Tang Zhao looked at him and said, "What if I hadn't been forced to do this by the black barbarians?
They can’t stay on the grassland any longer, do you think they will find trouble?”
He glanced at Tang Huai and Tang Qi and said: "The black barbarians are the biggest threat on the grassland. The Sushen people were beaten like dogs by them on the grassland. When they destroy Sushen, Chen Chu will be next.
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He changed his tone and said: "This is just the grassland. In the past few months, Guizhou has also been in chaos. If there is chaos in Guizhou, the two roads south of the Yangtze River will be threatened immediately. What's more, Xiaowan from the Western Region is watching covetously.
I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are watching on the plateau, everything is in such chaos, and Your Majesty still wants to suppress the heroes, do you think His Majesty is a fool?"
Tang Qi frowned and looked at him and asked, "Who told you this?"
"Read more, read more newspapers, and stop guessing about His Majesty's thoughts..." Tang Zhao patted the two books under his arm, walked out the door, and said: "The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own Yan Ruyu
,The ancients are sincere and I can’t deceive them..."
