Datang held a noisy court meeting in Chang'an City. After Jie Li was made public, the whole Chang'an City was boiling.
The Spring Festival was approaching, and some people were still worried about their relatives who were out fighting. But suddenly they heard that the Turks had been destroyed, the Tang army had won a complete victory, and Jieli had been captured alive and taken to Chang'an as a gift from Li Shimin, and the whole world once again boiling.
There are always people here praising the great achievements of the Li Tang Dynasty. Even those who have relatives in the north are here looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping that they will come back and reunite.
The envoys from the small foreign countries were threatened by Li Shimin, who seemed to be showing off his muscles, and left in fear.
They didn't dare to stay any longer in the Li Tang Dynasty. If any etiquette was not done right, Li Tang would seize their king on a whim and give him a duke to dance for Li Shimin in Chang'an City. It doesn't matter much.
But their superior life is gone. At that time, facing the Tang Dynasty people, they couldn't even lift their heads or chests. It made them feel miserable just thinking about it.
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Then they hurriedly took Li Shimin's intentional and unintentional beating back to their hometown to talk to those cheating monarchs who often felt that they were hot-headed and could defeat Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty will never embarrass the Tang Dynasty, let alone raise troops in Fanjing. Otherwise, you will have no choice but to go to Chang'an City to dance for Li Shimin."
This is a good thing to say, but a bad thing to say is, "Your Majesty, let's live a few more years. Otherwise, what will we do when Tang Bing comes?"
After the envoys from this country left, Li Shimin looked at the many Tang humerus present and spoke.
"Now that we have won a great victory in the North, let's discuss the rewards for the heroes of the North."
When Li Shimin said this, everyone couldn't help but think of the place Li Shimin mentioned just now, the Anbei Protectorate.
Some people began to ask, "Your Majesty, do you know where this Anbei Protectorate is?"
After these people asked, Li Shimin said here, "First there was the powerful Han Dynasty Protectorate of the Western Regions to appease the countries in the Western Regions, and now we have captured the two Turkic Khans and also controlled the Turkic lands.
The nomadic Turks are not suitable for setting up counties and counties. I designed an Anbei Protectorate that is modeled on the Protectorate of the Western Regions system. "
After Li Shimin expressed his opinion, everyone once again praised Li Shimin for his wisdom, and then asked here.
"I wonder who can take over the position of Protector of the Anbei Protectorate?"
They were not asking carefully here, they were all here dreaming about one day taking over the role of the Protector of the Anbei Protectorate, while Li Shimin looked at them.
"It's not a matter of success for you. I have properly arranged the Anbei Protectorate and set up the Anbei Army. Now let's see if my arrangements are reasonable. The greatest contribution to the Turks in this battle is Li Ying."
Li Shimin suddenly mentioned Li Ying again, and everyone was stunned.
"That's not right, Your Majesty! How can Li Ying hold such an important position? He has committed the following crimes too many times, and he also falsely conveys the decree. If he is allowed to be the Protector of the Northern Protectorate in Beidi, he will become the new governor after the United Turks. What can you do if you are a Turkic Khan?"
After some old scholars voiced their objections, Li Shimin looked at them.
"How do you know that Li Ying will definitely rebel against us, Datang?"
In an instant, some censors grabbed Li Ying's tail again and said something.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Li Ying has been against me, the Tang Dynasty, from the beginning, starting with Liu Heitai."
These people talked about old accounts again, and when they were talking, Li Yuan slapped the table.
"He besieged and killed my brother Li Daoxuan, but I have spared him. He also repented and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. He went to Huainan Road to lead troops and accompanied General Li Jing to defeat Duke Bing. I believe you all You should know, right?"
After Li Yuan spoke, everyone nodded hurriedly.
"That is His Majesty's favor. He was given an excessive reward and made him the guard of Xuanwu Gate. However, this Li Ying did not want to repent and was actually sentenced to rebellion. If there is one, there will be two. We still don't trust him."
"Yeah?"
Xu Yunyan was worried when he heard that all his officials were here, Li Shimin continued to say here.
"But Xu Yunyan had already broken through Yanmen and was able to defeat Tuli. Only by defeating his troops and dispersing did General Su, the commanding officer in front of the palace, capture Tuli alive. This was one of his achievements.
The second achievement was to raid Dingxiang and open the city gate of Dingxiang.
His three functions were to enable the Turks to stabilize the Turks and then attack Yinshan Mountain at night.
His fourth achievement was fighting against Turkic generals, defeating seventeen Turkic warriors, and making us the leader of the Tang Dynasty. This is the first of his many achievements in the north. Isn't it inappropriate to let someone with such outstanding military skills serve as the Protector of the Anbei Protectorate? ? "
When Li Shimin said this, the courtiers present couldn't help but ponder, while those from aristocratic families kept rebutting.
As for those generals who had dealings with Xu Yunyan, they came forward to refute him.
"Then tell me, this person has made such military exploits for our Tang Dynasty, shouldn't he be rewarded well?"
"Reward? Just reward me. Why should I be rewarded with the post of Protector of Anbei Protectorate? If I have any different intentions, our Tang Dynasty will be in danger."
Just after he said this, Li Chengqian came forward, but as soon as Li Chengqian walked forward, someone looked at Li Chengqian.
"His Royal Highness, please don't express any suggestions for Li Ying. You regard him as your master at all times, and whatever you say is biased towards him."
But Li Chengqian shook his head.
"My lord, are you thinking too much? I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, some things must be considered in the interests of the Tang Dynasty, not personal relationships."
After Li Chengqian said this, everyone looked at him in surprise and continued.
"I'm wary of Li Ying."
After he said these words, the whole room was shocked. Even Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian in shock, and Li Chengqian was talking here.
"Don't you think that General Li Jing, who is commanding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the north, and General Chai Shaochai, Zhang Gongjin, and Zhang Da, who have half of the troops left behind to guard him, are not enough to keep an eye on the Anbei Protector who only has 10,000 people? Mansion?
There are only ten thousand people in the Anbei Army. Even if he has three heads and six arms, can't I, a talented man of the Tang Dynasty, still be able to scare the Turks who were pulled up by the Anbei Army?
The Wan'an Northern Army was mobilized from the mainland by my father. All the commanders and generals were placed by my father. What are you worried about? It's just a name. My father wants to use his name to guard Turk Xiaoxiao. What's wrong with this?
In the past, Li Ying once defeated Tuli when he was under the command of Liu Heita, and he also defeated Jieli and Tuli in the north. He has a devil's name among the Turks. "
They didn't expect that Li Chengqian actually said something here. Even if something went wrong, the court would not be afraid of him and could easily catch his words. Everyone could only sigh helplessly here.
There was Li Chengqian in the front, Li Shimin in the back, and Li Yuan in the middle, who kept waving flags and cheering for Xu Yunyan here. Even if they couldn't stand Xu Yunyan, they also felt that Xu Yunyan would bring them endless trouble.
After that, there was no other way. Who could have made Li Shimin and others determined to arrange him as the Protector of the Anbei Protectorate?
However, after the appointment was made, some people still raised objections here.
"Your Majesty, I feel that it is inappropriate to award General Li Ying the post of Protector General of the Anbei Protectorate. After all, he does not have any titles. He has to deal with anyone who has a title. I don't know about the position of the Anbei Protectorate. How is the grade?"
Li Shimin had apparently cut Xu Yunyan's position. After these people finally asked some normal questions, and when he was preparing to rank the master who was worried about Li Chengqian here, Li Shimin looked at the inquiring officials here. After thinking for a moment, he spoke.
"I killed him as Marquis of Yun County, but I think he killed sixteen Turkic warriors and captured one alive. This can be regarded as a brave champion in the three armies. I am going to make him a champion."
After Li Shimin's words, everyone was instantly shocked.
Champion?
"Isn't this inappropriate, Your Majesty?"
All the civil servants and generals looked at Li Shimin with great reluctance.
As for those who impeached Xu Yunyan, they finally eliminated his Yun County Marquis, but a champion came. This was a slap in the face, very loud and merciless.
How long has it been? We just sent envoys from foreign countries, and now we come to such a place?
Those censors wanted to die directly in the lobby.
This champion marquis is an honor for military commanders. Although he is a marquis, there are other princes and princes above him in the title of Li Tang, but the meaning between the lines of this marquis is that he has the appearance of a warrior!
When Li Shimin felt that what everyone said was inappropriate, Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin and said.
"There is indeed something wrong with this champion."
Li Yuan suddenly said something inappropriate, which made Li Shimin a little embarrassed. However, many people who were eating melons here felt that they could not embarrass Li Shimin's aristocratic family and continued to fan the flames here.
"Your Majesty, Shengming, how can this little yellow-haired son be appointed as the Champion? If he accidentally ruins Li Tang's important affairs, it will be embarrassing for the Tang Dynasty."
Li Yuan shook his head.
"The champion is a short-lived ghost."
I see.
Li Shimin suddenly realized that no matter whether he meant it or not, after Li Yuan said these words, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel even more heroic when he looked at those present.
"I believe that man can conquer nature. Since you think that the Champion is short-lived, then there is nothing to worry about. Isn't it just right to let him lead the Anbei Protector's Mansion as the Champion and the Champion General?"
Although Li Shimin said this, Li Chengqian and others were very scared. After all, Li Chengqian said those words because Xu Yunyan taught him that he should not be influenced by the will of other people.
However, when Li Shimin said something about Xu Yunyan's short life, he was very worried. Li Shimin also noticed the performance of Xu Yunyan's proud disciple Li Chengqian, and watched him make a gesture to signal Li Chengqian to calm down.
"It turns out that my father didn't mean this. By the way, I have said these things before. Why should I care about it? Since my father has said so, I will never treat my master badly."
After Li Chengqian felt relieved, Li Shimin looked at the many princes and ministers present and no one mentioned anything here, and then said.
"Since you no longer think this problem is serious, let's make this decision."
Li Shimin's direct words, after going beyond Li Ying's matter, made those who first impeached Xu Yunyan and finally made him become an ordinary person from Yun County Hou become unwilling to be here again, muttering to themselves.
"Your Majesty, at the beginning, he was reduced to the title of Marquis of Yunxian County, and now he is given the title of Champion Marquis. Shall I wait?"
Seeing these people here and there still looking a little unwilling, Li Chengqian stepped out.
"We have given him a small punishment but a big punishment. We removed him from the army as a lord and only left him with an official position to punish him. Now that he has solid military exploits, shouldn't he be made a lord?"
After Li Chengqian said one sentence, the whole court fell silent instantly. He was awarded the title of Marquis for his military achievements. What a fascinating sentence.
But now that the Turks have been wiped out by you, where will you have any military exploits in the future?
