If it weren't for Yun Chu's constant writing of memorials, many people in the court would have almost forgotten that the Tang Dynasty was engaged in a large-scale Dao-level war.
Mainly because everyone from top to bottom thought that Yun Chu was the most suitable person to lead the expedition.
Now that Yun Chu has been sent to rectify the chaos in the southwest, everyone no longer cares about the affairs in the southwest. They always feel that as long as General Yun returns, it means that the things there have been taken care of.
Since he hasn't come back yet, it means things are still going on, so let's wait.
Datang was very big and had so many things to deal with that there was no need to focus all their energy on the southwest.
No news is good news. It would be a headache if there were news that would surprise people three times a day.
However, Li Zhi still planned to tell the world that the Tang Dynasty's seven hundred dandies defeated ten thousand troops. The reason why he did not mention the one hundred heavy cavalry was purely for publicity reasons.
It is not uncommon for the Tang Dynasty to defeat ten thousand enemies with one hundred heavy cavalry. Guoyi Duwei Xijun hired a hundred and twenty fine cavalry to attack Tuyuhun Prime Minister King Xuan, defeated him, and beheaded three of his brothers.
So, there's nothing surprising about this.
It's easy to say that a group of naughty men can defeat thousands of enemies.
Who is a dude?
He is a useless lothario, a loser who hangs around in gambling halls all day long, a prodigal son, a useless person abandoned by his family. Now, these useless people suddenly become heroes, and it is difficult not to leave people with such feelings. Make a deep impression.
Li Zhi had the rare opportunity to sit high on the Dragon Throne and preside over a morning court. After the ministers reported their affairs, he was waiting for the eunuch to announce his resignation, but there was no news of his resignation for a long time. The most important thing was that the emperor Didn't leave his seat.
Chang Shuwen. Li Zhi said softly.
Chang Shuwen, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry who was waiting in the queue at the back, suddenly heard the emperor calling his name, and hurriedly stood up from behind, holding a wat tablet in his hand and saluting: "I'm here!"
Li Zhi sighed and said: Your Liulang Chang Hong died in the battle in Changchuan, Shicheng, southwest.
Chang Shuwen was greatly shocked. It took a long time to adjust her mood and said: It is my son's luck to die for the country.
Li Zhi said softly: Your son bravely defeated the three armies. He fought bravely in the face of a strong enemy in the Changchuan battle. He refused to turn around and cut off sixty-seven heads of the enemy chief. It was a pity that he died in the final battle.
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The ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government bent down one after another and shouted together with Chang Shuwen: "Mighty!"
The emperor sighed again and said: "The two sons of Yin are honest men. When the war in the southwest subsides, the military achievements will be discussed separately."
Chang Shuwen kowtowed repeatedly and cried loudly. He didn't like Liu Lang Chang Hong on weekdays, but at this moment, he felt the pain of cutting out his heart and flesh.
The eunuchs helped Chang Shuwen leave the Ziwei Hall, and there was silence in the hall.
Chen Jinhuang. Li Zhi read out another name.
Chen Jinhuang, the envoy of the Chariot and Horse Supervisor, came out of the queue with a wat board in his arms, and said with a salute: "I am here!"
Li Zhi whispered: Your son Chen Yu died in Changchuan, Shicheng, southwest.
Chen Jinhuang knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor suppressing his grief: "This is how a good son of the Chen family should be."
Li Zhi sighed and said: Your son was unparalleled in the battle at Changchuan. He faced tens of thousands of strong enemies with seven hundred men. He was heavily wounded and still fought hard until the blood was gone. He killed fifty-eight enemy chiefs in formation. His hard work was a great achievement. Zhu Yin's two sons are Chengxinlang. When the war in the southwest subsides, the military achievements will be discussed separately.
Chen Jinhuang said in a trembling voice: My son is mighty!
The ministers bent down and cheered: "Mighty!"
During this morning court meeting, the ministers willingly shouted a total of twenty-nine times...
The emperor threw out a total of forty-one honest men.
Since the emperor ruined the order of titles in Mount Tai, there are as many nobles as dogs in Chang'an and Luoyang, and as many lords as cattle's hair.
But no one dares to look down upon the forty-one first-level honorable men of integrity who were conferred in the hall today.
Without it, these forty-one honest men are your Majesty’s most loyal men since Mount Tai.
Before the Taishan Incident, there was no need for the emperor to entrust titles like Honesty Lang. Usually at the end of the year, an official from the Ministry of Rites would hold up an edict and issue a series of
Read hundreds of names and solve them all at once.
This time, not only did the emperor personally distribute the titles, he also vindicated the names of the heroes who died in the battle in front of the civil and military officials of the court, and even specially comforted the families of the soldiers who died in the battle.
These twenty-nine people were just the children of Luoyang officials, and eighteen of them were the children of Chang'an. The emperor specially sent the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites to carry the enfeoffment edict and go to Chang'an in person to read the emperor's decree to the homes of every soldier who died in the battle.
All the ministers in the court knew very well that only the titles entrusted this time would be the beginning of a new round of title enfeoffment in the Tang Dynasty. In other words, only this batch of title enfeoffments would be the real ones. Honors.
Those families whose families have died in the war are naturally secluded and publicize the heroic deeds of their children. Those families whose children have gone to the southwest pray for their children to return safely. In that case, the family will definitely get more money. big benefits.
After Wu Mei heard the whole story of the emperor's court appearance in Zhaoyang Palace, she hugged Princess Taiping and said to Li Xian who came to pay her respects: "Don't you envy those people?"
Li Xian shook his head calmly and said: What they deserve in exchange for their lives.
Wu Mei said: Why didn't you follow Yun Chu to the southwest?
Li Xian said calmly: The child's ability lies in literature rather than martial arts.
Wu Mei rolled her eyes and said: You do have foresight.
Li Xian smiled and said: "The Queen Mother is so complimentary."
Wu Mei said again: I heard that you have not left home during this period. Where did you come from?
Li Xian leaned over and said: Study the words of the sages and understand the path to heaven.
Wu Mei frowned and waved her hand: "Back off."
Li Xian bowed to the queen, got up and went out smoothly.
Wu Mei looked at Li Xian, who was winking at the palace maid across the curtain, and Li Dan, who was looking up at the sky and wandering in the sky, and hugged Taiping a little tighter.
In the past, she thought that she had given birth to an amazingly talented prince, and that it was not a bad thing for her other sons to be stupider. But now it seems that she was wrong after all.
As a result, if I want to hire people now, I can't find any.
After Li Xian left, Li Xian immediately came to Wu Mei with a polo stick swinging around and said: "Mother, the prince gave the child the polo stick that Emperor Taizong used back then."
Wu Mei said angrily: Then you should play polo well and don't let this club down.
Li Xian smiled and pulled Li Dan and said: Let's go practice polo together.
Seeing her two sons leaving Zhaoyang Palace without any worries, Wu Mei thought it was too late for her to educate her sons properly at this time.
Thinking about it, Prince Li Hong dotes on his two younger brothers. As long as there are no big problems, they usually respond to requests. But these two idiots also consciously accepted the favors given to them by the prince and had no sense of identity. For the realization of a prince.
Wu Chengsi walked in with a big belly, looking a little proud.
Wu Mei sighed, now, it was the Wu brothers who could give her a little face in front of the emperor.
Aunt, the demolition work at Luoyang Queen's Residence has been completed. The demolition money used this time is less than 20% of Chang'an Nancheng.
Wu Mei said: What's the truth?
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: Because there are many people who only want houses and no money.
Wu Mei said: Didn't they have any thoughts because their house was demolished?
Wu Chengsi said: My aunt's reputation in Chang'an Nancheng has had an effect. Now, families whose houses have been demolished are waiting for Baba's house to be taken after the house is built.
One advantage of this is that once the Queen's Lane is built, it will be overcrowded immediately, and the large number of people is exactly the prerequisite for us to develop the commercial district. Once the commercial district is built, only the high-end families built in the Queen's Lane can live there. A house that you can afford will be very easy to sell.
Yesterday, my nephew hired a special accountant from Chang'an to make an estimate. The profits generated from the Queen's Residence were enough to cover the losses incurred by his aunt on the Chang'an Nancheng project.
My nephew thought that since we had 80% of the advance demolition money, we could use this money to move on to the next one.
project.
As long as we pay attention when building, my nephew thinks that we can use the Queen's Lane as a template to expand this system in Luoyang, Yangzhou, Jinyang and other places, and it will be easy to make money every day.
Wu Mei looked at Wu Chengsi and said: Don't you consider Chang'an?
Wu Chengsi shook his head violently and said: Aunt, we must give up Chang'an and focus on the entire Tang Dynasty. Although Chang'an is prosperous, it is still a small place.
Wu Mei said: I thought you would be bolder if Yun Chu was not in Chang'an.
Wu Chengsi said sternly: Aunt, Chang'an does not belong to you. Instead of fighting to the death with Yun Chu and the others there, it is better to set your sights elsewhere, so that you can make enough profits. Even Yun Chu and the others cannot compete with you. Aunt than.
Wu Mei let go of Taiping, who liked to run around, and sighed: Fighting for Chang'an does not matter whether you make money or not.
Wu Chengsi raised his hands and said: Aunt, no one can eat up all the profits in the world. Really powerful people only earn limited profits and are willing to share more profits with others. In this way, the career will last long.
Wu Mei glared at Wu Chengsi and said: Yun Chu taught you?
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: My nephew has thought about it carefully and what he said is right.
Wu Mei said: Do you hope that I can use this matter of building houses to win over more state officials?
Wu Chengsi chuckled and said: Aunt, human eyes are black, and they can turn yellow when covered with gold. My nephew thought that since five hundred guan can buy an official from the seventh rank, it makes no sense for five hundred guan to buy an official from the seventh rank. A thousand guan cannot buy a governor. Even if five thousand guan is a bit thin, what about fifty thousand guan?
This is enough confidence for a family to prosper for a long time.
Even if people like the governor don't plan for the present, don't they still plan for the family's future?
