With the disposition of Jie Li settled, the merit ceremony was almost over.
I have to say that compared to the unparalleled achievements in quelling the Turks, the ceremony organized by the Ministry of Rites was really crude!
It’s so simple that many passers-by feel disappointed! It was so simple that even Emperor Li Shimin felt a little unnatural.
Xiao Han knew: Someone was deliberately downplaying the impact of the Northern Expedition. But at the same time, he also felt: This is actually quite good.
At the very least, these heroes did not end up being killed by cunning rabbits and cooked by lackeys.
Those disgusting officials didn't even jump out to show their presence in front of them.
Except Jie Li was not paraded through the streets.
Xiao Lizi did not carry out two boxes of gold to reward them on the spot.
Nothing else is really unsatisfactory.
After praying devoutly for half an hour in the ancestral temple, and then going out to the Tai Chi Palace to attend the court meeting, the rewards for the heroes this time were completely clear.
Not surprisingly, Li Jing's title was raised again and he was officially granted the title of Duke of Weiguo! Ke Yin two sons!
In addition, Li Shimin also named him the crown prince's eunuch, the first rank in the dynasty, and officially ranked among the three princes! It can be said that he is an extremely human minister!
Li Jing, who received the award, seemed to have known this would happen and paid homage to Li Shimin! Later, he tried his best to resign as Minister of War on the grounds that Sangong would not hold an official position.
Your Majesty will not allow it!
Li Jing resigned again!
After doing this three times, His Majesty finally agreed.
Li Jing officially resigned as Minister of War, which was sad news for many people.
Because this means that a generation of military gods is finally coming to an end!
However, the same news is undoubtedly great news for other people!
They thought that it would take some operations to pull Li Jing from this position! Now he takes the initiative to resign, wouldn't it be great!
Therefore, just after Li Shimin agreed to Li Jing's resignation, some courtiers jumped out and strongly recommended Hou Junji to be the minister of the Ministry of War on the grounds that military and national affairs cannot be left without an official for a day.
"General Hou has been with His Majesty since he launched his army in Jinyang. Over the years, he has fought east and west. Regardless of his knowledge, ability and merit, he is qualified to serve as Minister of War."
A fifth-rank official with a gray beard came out and loudly admonished the emperor! Following his initiative, several more people immediately followed and shouted "Second the motion."
"Let's talk about this later!" Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked a little ugly and waved these people to leave.
"Your Majesty! National affairs cannot be careless! A decision should be made as soon as possible!" The old minister trembled. He could hear the anger in the emperor's words, but for some reason he still refused to give up and continued to prostrate himself to the ground.
"Hey! You guys are talking nonsense! Lao Li is not dead yet! You can't wait to sit in his position?"
Seeing that the old man was so disrespectful, before Li Shimin could say anything else, the straight-tempered Yuchi Jingde was already furious and jumped out and pointed at the old man and shouted angrily!
"You!" The veteran's face turned red after being scolded, and he scratched his neck and said, "The veteran is doing this for the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty! How dare you have any selfish intentions! Besides, the general Hou Junji recommended by the veteran has nothing to do with the veteran. But General Yuchi, you are so impatient, is it because you want to take the position of Minister of War?"
"Fart!" Yuchi Jingde was furious when he heard this, his eyes were red, he raised his fists and was about to step forward!
"What do you want to do? After being exposed, you become angry and want to kill people and silence them?" The old minister is not a fool. When he saw Yuchi Jingde rushing towards him, he immediately got up and dove into the crowd! While drilling, I didn't forget to stimulate him.
"You old man! Don't run away if you have the guts!" Yuchi Jingde was so angry that he jumped to catch the old man! But for some reason, no matter how he chased him, there were always people blocking him in front of him, preventing him from catching up with the old man.
"enough!"
Li Shimin's face turned dark when he saw two people chasing each other and running away, turning the wonderful court meeting into a pot of porridge! He slapped the armrest of the dragon chair with such force that it almost broke off the armrest.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Hearing the emperor's angry shouts, the chaotic court finally calmed down. The ministers were stunned for a moment, and some of them were smart and quickly returned to their seats in despair.
"Today is the day to reward all generals for their merits!"
Seeing the ministers, including Yuchi Jingde, go back and stand angrily, Li Shimin snorted coldly and emphasized the words "rewards based on merit" with extra emphasis.
Originally, this merit ceremony was a bit shabby! But for the sake of benefiting the country, even if he had a grudge, he couldn't say anything!
But now, these people have gone too far and staged a farce in front of everyone. This is undoubtedly too much!
As Yuchi Jingde said, people are still alive and standing there, so you can't wait to grab their vacant chairs? If this spreads out, let the heroes think of him, let the people of the world think of him!
The court fell silent, and Xiao Hanlian looked at the people who had just stood in front of Yuchi Jingde without saying a word.
Like him, there are Li Jing, Chai Shao, Xue Wanche and others.
I had returned to the court in high spirits with a great victory, but I ended up seeing such a scene. If I said I wasn't heartbroken, that would be pure nonsense!
"Your Majesty, I am old and frail, please resign as General Zuowei!" Finally, in the silence, Li Daozong slowly walked out and offered his resignation to Li Shimin!
"What? The King of Hejian also resigns?"
As Li Daozong's words fell, the entire court was shocked in an instant!
But before they could react, Chai Shao, who had been silent all this time, also took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I would like to resign as the chief marching officer!"
Now, the whole world is quiet!
During a court meeting, three elders resigned! After returning from a great victory, the three elders who have made extraordinary contributions resign! Even in their wildest dreams, they wouldn't dare to think so!
So, everyone was stunned, including Li Shimin!
The few officials who came out at the beginning were already pale and sweating like rain!
The few of them had only received a little benefit, and were prepared to follow the instructions of those people and push Hou Junji to the rescue at the critical moment!
But who would have thought: they did the wrong thing at the wrong time and in the wrong place, and the final result was to ignite the chaos that caused this earthquake in the officialdom!
"It's over!" The veteran who was so agile just now slowly collapsed to the ground.
He knew that no matter what the outcome of Li Daozong and Chai Shao would be today, his outcome was already determined at this moment!
"Retreat!"
In my ears, the sound of retreating without warning sounded.
Li Shimin walked away with a puff of his sleeves! The civil and military officials of the entire court were left looking at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.
I'm really sorry for everyone. I started writing it yesterday. I wrote, deleted, deleted, and wrote. In the end, I was not satisfied. Let's just treat it as too much... Coca-Cola went to face the wall.
