In Chang'an, Tai Chi Hall, the head officer Xuanling took the memorial and read: "Luo Zhang should be the first in this battle!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.
"Luo Zhang was the first to contribute? How is this possible?"
"That's right, what is Luo Zhang's first achievement?"
"Isn't Luo Zhang going to build an igloo? It is said that the current weather has not reached the point where dripping water can turn into ice. Even if it is possible to build an igloo, it is not needed in Dingxiang City now. How could he be so good? First achievement?"
"Do you think this is Li Jing's first contribution to Luo Zhang in order to curry favor with His Majesty?"
"No way, Li Jing is not that kind of person!"
"But Luo Zhang's first achievement is real!"
"Don't worry, his memorial should be reported. Let's continue to listen to what the prime minister has to say!"
"Yes, Fang Xiang read it quickly!"
The uproar of the crowd naturally interrupted Fang Xuanling from continuing to read. It was not until everyone came to their senses that they remained silent, waiting for Fang Xuanling to continue reading to answer everyone's doubts.
Seeing that everyone finally stopped, Fang Xuanling continued to read: "Our army raided the Turkic camp, but was ambushed by the Turks and was trapped in the Turkic camp. Li Ji broke through to report the news, and Luo Zhang took the initiative to ask for help... ..."
As Fang Xuanling thought about it for a while, everyone finally knew what Luo Zhang had done, and finally knew why Li Jing attributed the first credit to Luo Zhang for this battle, plus the first credit for Luo Zhang's contribution to the previous battle with the canyon. In this Northern Expedition, Luo Zhang was the first to contribute to the two major battles, which had to surprise everyone.
You know, this is the first time Luo Zhang has participated in the war. He has performed like this for the first time in the war. He is really a genius and a pillar of the country!
Listening to the memorial read by Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin was a little confused. The last time Luo Zhang offered advice in the Battle of the Canyon, Li Shimin thought for a long time before he thought of rewarding Luo Zhang with a fief. But this time, Luo Zhang's military exploits were better than before. Much bigger.
If Luo Zhang had not taken the initiative to attack Wei and rescue Zhao, Cheng Yaojin and others would have been wiped out by the Turks!
For such a great achievement, it would not be an exaggeration to reward Luo Zhang with the title of County Duke, but if he really wants to make him a County Duke, he is afraid that the court will cause another quarrel.
Just when Li Shimin was thinking about how to reward Luo Zhang, Eunuch Huang quietly walked up to Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, there is another secret message here, which is given to you by Li Jing!"
"Hmm? Secret key?"
Li Shimin took the memorial from Eunuch Huang and opened it to look at it. It didn't matter if he didn't read it. After reading what was written on it, Li Shimin's hair stood up. If it hadn't been for the early morning court, he would have been furious.
Taking a few deep breaths, Li Shimin suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at Changsun Wuji again. This time he looked at Changsun Wuji with a completely different look. This time his eyes were filled with scrutiny, disgust, and even more. Too much hatred!
Some clever people noticed the strangeness of His Majesty, and also noticed that His Majesty was looking at Changsun Wuji. They couldn't help but guess, but they didn't dare to say anything. These two people were not people they could discuss, and one of them was not good. You have to be unlucky.
When Fang Xuanling finished reciting, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. You looked at me, I looked at you, they looked at each other and shook their heads with a bitter smile. Before, they suspected that Li Jing gave Luo Zhang a first meritorious service in order to curry favor with His Majesty, and even wondered why Luo Zhang had the right to do so. It's the first achievement.
Now everyone no longer thinks like this. If such military exploits cannot be the first meritorious service, what kind of military exploits can be the first meritorious service?
"Do you still have any objections to Luo Zhang's contribution to this battle?" Li Shimin asked when he saw Fang Xuanling stop.
"Your Majesty, Luo Zhang should take the lead in this battle!" The person who came out to start the battle was not the general, but Du Ruhui, the civil servant.
Everyone did not expect that he would be the first to speak up, especially the civil servants, who all started whispering to each other. You must know that no matter how great Luo Zhang's military exploits were, the civil servants would have to suppress him, otherwise he would be punished by the military attache. He raised his head, wondering how the civil servants were having a good time, but something was wrong today. How could Prime Minister Du speak first?
Not only were the civilian officials confused, but the military generals were also puzzled. In the past, the civilian officials always opposed them. Some military generals who were just about to leave and supported Luo Zhang were already ready to be attacked by the civilian officials. But before they could say anything, Du Ruhui stood up.
Even Li Shimin was stunned. He looked at Du Ruhui with a playful look and wondered what he was thinking.
"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Du said is absolutely true. Luo Zhang should take the lead in this battle!" Duke Wuyang Li Daliang stood up and started to announce.
Immediately afterwards, a number of famous military generals came out to agree. On the other hand, among the civil servants, only Du Ruhui stood up. The others remained silent, neither agreeing nor objecting.
After reading the memorial just now, Li Shimin didn't bother to ask any more questions. Instead, he stated his point of view directly: "Luo Zhang should be the first to contribute to this battle. He was granted the title of Duke of Lantian County and Protector of the Capital." Deputy Protector of the Mansion, bounty of a thousand taels..."
Luo Zhang was originally the Marquis of Lantian County, and became the Commander-in-Chief of Shangfu. Now, not only has his title become County Duke, but his military position has also been promoted from the fourth rank to the fourth rank, which is equivalent to a civilian position.
This decree once again caused an uproar in the court. Changsun Wuji was the first to stand up and say: "Your Majesty, although Luo Zhang was the first to contribute, this battle was not the result of Luo Zhang alone. Isn't this reward a bit generous? "
"Your Majesty, it's okay for Luo Zhang to be the Deputy Protector of the Great Protectorate, but the Duke of Lantian County is indeed a bit rich!"
"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"
"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"
A well-known civil servant came out to oppose, including Changsun Wuji's faction, and many from other factions. At this time, they did not have any factional disputes, but shared the same hatred and suppressed the military attache.
You must know that Luo Zhang is only eighteen and has already become a county magistrate. This is already the limit. His future is limitless. If he is assigned to the county magistrate, this will be unprecedented. If this happens in the future, it will be repayable. Now If we don't suppress them, we won't be able to suppress them in the future. When the time comes, they won't have the authority to speak out.
The civil servants jumped out to object, and the military attachés naturally jumped out to support. Suddenly, the court was quarreling as Li Shimin had imagined.
"Fang Xuanling, please read this memorial again. After listening to this memorial, you can see whether Luo Zhang is worthy of this title!" Li Shimin said with a cold face.
Eunuch Huang carefully took the memorial, walked down the steps, and handed the memorial to Fang Xuanling.
Everyone was very curious as to why His Majesty said such things. Is there anything else they didn't know? Or what other extraordinary things did Luo Zhang do? Thinking of this, everyone's eyes focused on the memorial in Fang Xuanling's hand, wondering what was written on it.
