In the royal study room of the imperial palace, after Li Shimin asked the ministers in turn, he decreed that Luo Zhang was the Marquis of Lantian County and the right minister of the Ministry of War if there was any problem.
All the ministers remained silent, even Changsun Wuji, who had just slandered Luo Zhang, was speechless.
Say, say what? Could it be that Luo Zhang is not enough to be granted a title?
If he dared to say it, he was afraid that everyone here would despise him, and even His Majesty would get angry and punish him. How could he ask for trouble and say he disagreed?
It's impossible to just make him willing, but it will make him hate Luo Zhang even more.
"Luo Zhang, let you be arrogant. Once I get the secret to Penglai Immortal Island from you, your death will not be far away!" Changsun Wuji lowered his head and thought silently.
Li Shimin glanced around the crowd and saw that no one raised any objections, then he smiled!
In Luo Mansion, Luo Zhang, who had just woken up, was drinking porridge with Mei Niang waiting on him.
It's not that Luo Zhang doesn't want to eat good food, but what Aolong ate last night had no taste in his mouth at all.
After all, Aolong is so delicious. After eating such delicious food, it will be tasteless if anyone eats anything else.
On the contrary, porridge is delicious at this time! Comparable to delicacies from mountains and seas!
Before Luo Zhang finished drinking, he saw Chen Kuifeng running in hurriedly.
"Sir, Eunuch Huang is here, and he has brought many people with him. He said he wants you to go out quickly to receive the order!" Chen Kuifeng said quickly.
"Eunuch Huang is here? You want me to receive the order?" Luo Zhang was stunned, not understanding what order His Majesty gave him.
But now is not the time to be careless. I stood up and asked Mei Niang to help me change my clothes. You can't just wear ordinary clothes when receiving the order. You must wear court clothes. This is how you respect His Majesty. If you wear ordinary clothes casually to receive the order, I'm afraid. Before the decree is received, he will be accused of a great crime of disrespect.
When Luo Zhang came to the hall, Eunuch Huang was already waiting there, accompanied by several secretary-like officials, who seemed to be recording something.
"It's a sin that I failed to greet Eunuch Huang in person when he came. It's a sin!" Luo Zhang walked into the hall and hurriedly stepped forward to apologize.
This made Eunuch Huang secretly nod. In terms of etiquette, Luo Zhang was almost impeccable. Even the secretaries around Eunuch Huang were surprised. They didn't expect that Luo Zhang, who was young, had no peers. He is so arrogant, arrogant and domineering, but so humble and polite. It seems that the rumors from outside are really not credible.
Eunuch Huang didn't say anything polite to Luo Zhangduo. After all, His Majesty was still waiting for him in the palace.
"Luo Zhang takes the imperial edict!" Eunuch Huang stood up, took the edict from the secretary on the side, unfolded it and said to Luo Zhang.
After hearing this, Luo Zhang knelt down with a plop.
"Luo Zhang is devoted to the country, diligent and conscientious, and has repeatedly made meritorious deeds. He was promoted to the title of Marquis of Lantian County, Right Minister of the Ministry of War, and was rewarded..."
As Eunuch Huang read one by one, Luo Zhang, who was kneeling in front of him, was a little dumbfounded. He was really dumbfounded. He had thought about what His Majesty would reward him, but he didn't expect that His Majesty would directly promote his title and even his title. official.
Marquis! Right Minister of the Ministry of War!
Let’s talk about the Marquis first. Among all the people who can be granted the title of Marquis, who is not Chaozhong Humerus? How can he stand shoulder to shoulder with these people? Doesn't this mean he will be impeached to death? Is Your Majesty favoring him, or is he harming him?
The right minister of the Ministry of War, let me go ahead and promote him directly to the first rank. He was directly promoted from the fifth rank to the fourth rank. This is not a big deal when there is no war.
The key is that when the two are added together, Luo Zhang can imagine the flood of abuse and slander from the ministers in the court.
After Eunuch Huang finished reading and Luo Zhang accepted the order, he pulled Eunuch Huang aside and vomited his bitterness: "Eunuch Huang, what's wrong with your majesty? Why did you give me a title and promote me so well? If the old officials in the court find out about this, I will not even want the Luo Mansion anymore, their saliva will drown me!"
"Hahahaha, you, Luo Zhang, are sometimes afraid? Aren't you afraid of everything? Are you afraid of those old ministers scolding you?" Eunuch Huang looked at Luo Zhang with a smile. He really thought Luo Zhang was so interesting.
"I have to be afraid. Those veterans are all highly respected people. They scold me. I can only accept this. Do you want to do something with them? Their bodies are not strong enough to do anything. I can only listen and suffer. What do you say about me? How can you not be afraid?" Luo Zhang smiled bitterly. Although he was happy about being promoted, there were too many sequelae of this incident.
After hearing Luo Zhang's words, Eunuch Huang knew that Luo Zhang had not heard about what happened in the north. It would be a lot more peaceful if he knew about it.
At that moment, Eunuch Huang told Luo Zhang exactly what happened in the imperial study, so that Luo Zhang could feel at ease. He didn't need to think too much. No courtiers would come to slander or abuse him. The oldest ones were already in the imperial study. No comments. What comments can other small fish and shrimps have?
Hearing this, Luo Zhang's eyes widened. Although his plan had been arranged long ago, Luo Zhang was still very excited when it really happened.
After all, a calculation is a calculation. There are too many variables and too many uncertain factors. As long as one of the links goes wrong, his plan will be in vain. Fortunately, fortunately, too many plans succeeded. The Turks really Got into a fight with Xue Yantuo.
And Tubo was probably also in a state of distress because of the highland barley incident. The reason why Lu Dongzan suggested that the Tibetan high priests and big landowners attack Xue Yantuo was probably because he wanted to relieve the pressure on the Tubo people and transfer all their hatred to Xue Yantuo.
But this is only a symptomatic treatment, not the root cause at all. The root cause still lies in the highland barley. Without solving the highland barley problem, it is impossible to resolve the conflicts in Tubo. When the things plundered from Xue Yantuo are consumed, Tubo will still erupt in strong turmoil. Let’s see how Lu Dongzan solves it then!
When it comes to Luo Zhang becoming a marquis, the happiest person in the family is grandma. Although the Luo family does not lack such a marquis, and there was a time when Luo Chengdu was the Duke of the country, he died early and his title had been taken back. Without inheritance, Luo Zhang's desire to become the Duke of the country is a fool's errand.
But today, Luo Zhang has been granted the title of Marquis, and he is only eighteen years old!
Eighteen-year-old Marquis! Who could know the day when he would not be granted the title of Duke?
This can be said to be a great joy for Luofu. This banquet was much more grand and grand than before. The invitations sent out were as tall as a person. The front yard was completely open, and a running water mat was specially opened for ordinary people. As long as you come here, you can dine here, you can eat and go, there is no charge!
Naturally, the courtiers learned about Luo Zhang's title of marquis at the first time. When they learned that Luo Zhang was actually granted the title of marquis and was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War, their eyes almost popped out.
Some people went directly to Changsun Wuji. These were all disciples and former officials of Changsun Wuji's faction, and some were allies.
They wanted to ask, if Luo Zhang was promoted to a marquis, how should the promotion be resolved, whether it was impeachment or a collective petition.
However, they didn't get any response from Changsun Wuji. He only gave them one sentence: Don't worry about anything!
This made the officials who followed him feel incredible. Could it be that Lord Changsun surrendered like this? do not care? Isn’t this just watching Luo Zhang grow bigger?
Changsun Wuji didn't explain anything to them. Doesn't explaining it mean he helped Luo Zhangzhu increase his prestige? He wouldn't do that kind of thankless thing.
In the Qin Mansion, Qin Qiong burst into laughter after receiving the news. He had watched Luo Zhang grow up step by step, and he was Luo Zhang's uncle. He was proud of Luo Zhang for being so dazzling, so he was naturally very happy. .
In Dugu Mansion, Dugu Zhao was a little lonely and older than before. After learning that Luo Zhang was promoted to the title of Marquis, he lamented in his heart. If he hadn't been too greedy, how could Dugu Mansion have provoked such a big enemy like Luo Zhang? Now, Now that Luo Zhang has soared into the sky, there is no need to think about revenge. It is better to make good friends. Didn't you see that the Wei family has been confiscated and exterminated? He doesn't want to become the second Wei family.
Prince Wei's Mansion. Prince Wei has been getting drunk all day since he returned to the mansion. Originally, he was going to leave, but in the end, His Majesty relaxed the deadline for his departure and ordered him to return to the fief within seven days. For seven days, he could only spend the whole day here. I stayed in the prosperous Chang'an for seven days, and I still don't know how long it will be before I come back again.
You must know that foreign kings are not allowed to return to Chang'an without being summoned. Maybe if he leaves, he will never come back for the rest of his life. He will naturally feel lonely, and drinking will become a success.
After learning that Luo Zhang was granted the title of Marquis, King Wei spent a whole day smashing things in the mansion and even cursing him for a whole day. However, no matter how much he cursed, it was all in vain and could not change his fate.
