Li Longji felt quite uncomfortable, but as he always regarded himself as loving the people like his own son, he could not look down upon Li Shizhi, so he could only squeeze out a smile and said: "Shizhi's consideration is very comprehensive."
He suddenly turned his attention to Li Linfu and asked, "What does the right minister think?"
Li Linfu stepped forward holding the wat board in his arms. He thought for a while, but did not directly express his opinion. He turned to the Minister of Honglu Temple and asked: "On the day of the meeting of the Yuanzheng Dynasty, how many envoys from various countries will enter Chang'an?"
The Minister of Honglu Temple didn't know what he meant, so he answered honestly: "There are more than 3,200 people in the Honglu Hall now, and it is expected that by the end of the twelfth lunar month, there will be a total of more than 5,000 people."
Li Linfu asked again: "How many overseas Yi people have lived in Chang'an City for a long time, and how many Hu merchants, Buddhist monks, various sects, and overseas travelers are temporarily staying in Chang'an City, waiting to participate in the Lantern Festival next year?"
"Well... we at Honglu Temple have not calculated the number of people, so we don't know the exact number of people."
Li Shizhi didn't know what he thought of, and his long face suddenly became more elongated.
Secretary Provincial Secretary He Zhizhang came forward with the wat board in his arms, glanced at Li Linfu solemnly, and replied to the saint: "There are more than 36,000 Hu merchants and monks who have lived in Chang'an City for a long time, and they are currently staying in Chang'an.
There are a total of 60,000 barbarians in the city."
Li Siye stood behind and heard clearly. At the same time, he was deeply impressed. He didn't know how he came up with this number. Could it be that Supervisor He still had statistical talents under his command?
"Yes, that's almost the number." Li Linfu held the wat board in one hand and said loudly: "I have been asking myself why so many envoys came to Chang'an and Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, and why did they have to travel thousands of miles away?
Come to Chang'an to surrender? Why! Is it just because of the might of the army and the outstanding martial arts? What a mistake! Why do they submit to the Tang Dynasty? Because they admire me, why do they admire me?"
"My heart yearns for it! So I admire it!" He shook his sleeves and pointed two fingers in the air.
"In a barbaric land, uncivilized people have not seen prosperity and have no knowledge of ethics. Knowing that the rituals and music of Chang'an are prosperous, An Neng can't yearn for it? The emperor enjoys it with the people, whitewashes the peace, and praises the prosperous age! Once a year, Chang'an celebrates the Yuan Dynasty.
During the Lantern Festival, the emperor and the people share the appreciation, isn't it an act of promoting enlightenment? Looking at the world, who else in the four seas can build this Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern that towers over thousands of palaces! This move can make these
Envoys from foreign countries and merchants from far away countries traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an for pilgrimage, making the people of the world return to the Tang Dynasty. Isn't the effect more effective than fighting against each other?"
Li Linfu was in a high mood, and his sentences were sonorous and powerful, which were very provocative. Li Longji, who was sitting on the high platform, leaned back slightly, raised his chin stubbornly, and looked over the heads of everyone into the distance, seeming to be generous and ambitious.
Even the beard on his chin stood upright and trembled.
He returned his gaze to the building, looked at the left prime minister with a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and asked him: "Li Shizhi, what else do you have to say?"
Li Shizhi never expected to receive such a violent attack from Li Linfu. He was already speechless and could only make a face paralyzed. He covered his face with a wat board and said, "I have nothing to say."
Li Siye stood behind and thought secretly, how to refute these words? Even if he could refute, the reasons he gave were far less provocative than Li Linfu. The two were not on the same level at all, not to mention the psychology of Tang Xuanzong, the referee.
The tendency is already obvious.
For Li Linfu, his opponent's opponent had already abandoned his armor, and he no longer needed to pursue his victory.
The prince and Superintendent He stood aside, not wanting to express their opinions, and just remained silent. As for the others, they were the yes-men behind Li Linfu.
Li Longji faced Li Shizhi, an undesirable minister, and followed up with another critical strike:
"Before you speak in the future, you'd better discuss it with Ge Nu."
"Here."
Everyone seemed to hear the sound of a broken glass heart. It is estimated that Zuo Xiang wished that the wat board in his hand became one foot wide, just enough to cover his face that had nowhere to rest.
Others may not know that he was tricked by the treacherous villain Ge Nu. If he hadn't just heard from Li Linfu that he was worried about the construction of the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern, which was a waste of time and money for the people, and thought that he was opposed to this matter, he would have done this.
He decided to remonstrate with the emperor. Even if this old man didn't want to go against the emperor, he should just let it go in a polite way. Who would have thought that this guy would just stage a Sichuan Opera face-changing show and simply step on his face to please the emperor.
He had made up his mind that no matter what the occasion, he would never believe a word Li Linfu said.
Thinking of this, Li Shizhi glanced at Li Linfu with resentment, but he was holding a jade wat, holding his head high and looking magnanimously towards the stage, his image of majesty was not false at all.
The emperor turned his attention to Mao Shun. He raised his arms and refused Gao Lishi's support. He stood up from the stage and walked down the steps step by step. He came to the left and right ministers, but his eyes were not looking at them. Li Linfu and Li Shizhi quickly stepped aside.
, he walked up to Mao Shun, who was holding the wat board with his hands together.
Mao Shun hurriedly bowed his head, keeping his face covered with the wat board and lowering his head even further.
The emperor stretched out his arms to hold him upright, nodded and said: "Mao Shun, you are the number one craftsman of our Tang Dynasty, and you are worthy of the title of master. I will hand over the Xuanyuan Lantern Tower to you.
During the construction period, I will allow you to go directly to Nannei to report, and all the ministries in the court and central government must also cooperate fully. You don't have to think about anything else. You just need to remember that during the Lantern Festival, this lantern is the face of Chang'an and the face of the Tang Dynasty."
Mao Shun was a little depressed, but at this moment it was all suppressed in his chest. He held the wat board in both hands and bowed, like a long sigh: "Here!"
"Okay." The emperor spread his arms and shook his sleeves, then put his hands behind his back, walked up the imperial steps and turned his back to everyone: "Is Anxi Jiedushi husband Meng Lingcha here?"
Fumeng Lingcha hurriedly stepped forward. Since he had not prepared the wat board in advance, he could only put his hands in front of his face and said, "I am here."
"You have made outstanding contributions in quelling the Mohe Dagan rebellion. I specially allow you to concurrently serve as the governor of Liangzhou, the governor of Liangzhou, and the governor of Hexi Province. After you take office, you must do your best to guard against Tubo and Turkic enemies. You must not let me down.
Your high hopes."
A stone in Fumeng Lingzhan's heart fell to the ground, and he crossed his hands and said in a loud voice: "Here!"
"As for the Anxi generals who have made meritorious service in this battle, you can draw up a memorial and hand it over to the Ministry of War to report their merits and reward them accordingly."
Cheng Qianli and Li Siye, who were hiding behind, raised their heads in astonishment. Unexpectedly, the emperor simplified the procedure and only appointed, dismissed, promoted and rewarded the first-level Jiedushi, leaving the rest to Fumeng Lingcha and the Ministry of War. Province
It was quite easy to become the emperor. Cheng Qianli and he were both fourth-rank officials in the Anxi Protectorate. If even the power of appointing and removing fourth-rank officials was handed over to the Jiedushi, he couldn't imagine what the situation would be like.
This will mean that all officials in the vassal system will have to look up to the Jiedushi. They will no longer be personally appointed by the emperor, but will only follow the Jiedushi's command. In the long run, this will be a complete warlord system. The saints and them
So, there is nothing else to rely on.
Li Siye counted the number of bricks from his feet to Li Longji's throne. There were nearly fifty steps. These fifty steps were a huge gap. If he walked over and spoke frankly to Li Longji at this time, Li Siye would have his own way.
In front of me, I am afraid that I will not get any good fruit to eat, and I will offend Fumeng Lingcha.
Now it can only be done coldly. Instead of waiting for His Majesty to lower his head to find out, it is better to find a way to move forward step by step.
The emperor stretched himself at this moment, turned around and walked to the side of the building, and threw his voice to the ministers: "Please retreat, everyone, go back to your respective departments, and work diligently on your duties."
Li Siye secretly sneered in his heart, "You damn old slacker."