Before Li Shimin could say anything, someone in the hall quit.
Cheng Yaojin was seen rolling up his sleeves and cursing:
"Hey, Wei Penzi, what do you mean? Your Majesty wants to grant an official position to my eldest nephew. What does it have to do with you? Why are you stopping me?"
Wei Zheng stood in the center of the hall, his eyes watching his nose, his nose watching his heart, and he continued to bow down.
When Cheng Yaojin saw that Wei Zheng was ignoring him, he became even more angry. He let out a laugh and stepped forward to ask Wei Zheng for an argument.
Niu Jinda, who was standing next to Cheng Yaojin, saw this and quickly grabbed Cheng Yaojin and whispered:
"Know your integrity and don't be impulsive. Your Majesty will decide everything. We can just listen."
Cheng Yaojin tugged at his sleeves and found that he couldn't pull them open. He just returned to his position and stood with his head lowered. However, no one saw the cunning look in his eyes when he lowered his head.
Of course he knew that since His Majesty mentioned Qin Ming in court, he would definitely give him an official position. He acted like this to please Your Majesty. After all, he knew that His Majesty had wanted to scold Wei Zheng for a long time, but he could not speak because of his status. .
Secondly, he did it for Wei Zheng. Cheng Yaojin and Wei Zheng were good friends when they came from Wagang Mountain.
Since the death of Prince Yin, His Majesty, in order to win over people's hearts, established Wei Zheng, the man who once advised Prince Yin to kill him, as a "chastity arch" to clearly tell those who had been loyal to Prince Yin that I, together with those who had advised Prince Yin to kill him, Even Wei Zheng can forgive him, let alone you?
Since then, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun and other civil servants and generals from Prince Yin's line have surrendered to His Majesty.
Since then, Wei Zheng, the archbishop, has become the most disliked colleague in the court by the ministers.
Gradually, Wei Zheng became the only lone minister in the Zhenguan Dynasty. Fortunately, he became a lone minister, otherwise Cheng Yaojin would really be afraid that His Majesty would chop off Wei Zheng's head if he couldn't bear the spray one day.
Therefore, whenever there was an opportunity at every court meeting, Cheng Yaojin would find a way to mock Wei Zheng. This would not only make His Majesty happy, but also save the life of his old friend. Why not?
Li Erduan sat on the main seat and saw everything that had just happened in the court.
He secretly winked at Duan Lun, Minister of Industry, and then said leisurely:
"Well, what Xuancheng said makes sense."
At this moment, Duan Lun, who had received His Majesty's instructions as early as last night, left work and walked to stand next to Wei Zheng, bowing to him:
"Your Majesty, Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, has something to report."
Li Shimin nodded slightly when he heard this and said:
"Duan Qing's family, please speak."
Duan Lun stroked the wat board, took out the memorandum and horseshoe he wrote last night from his arms, raised it above his head and said:
"A few days ago, I accidentally got a thing called a horseshoe that can prevent horseshoes from being broken by war horses. Recently, I ordered the Ministry of Industry to create a batch. After testing by the left leader, this thing does have the effect of protecting horseshoes from damage. .”
"I have written the test results of this thing in a memorial and brought it with the horse's iron hoof for your majesty to read."
The generals all showed joy when they heard this, and several generals who were relatively close to Cheng Yaojin asked him about the horse iron hoof.
Even Yu Chigong showed a rare expression of curiosity. He came up to Cheng Yaojin and the others and eavesdropped on their conversation.
At this time, Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was overjoyed and said to Wu Gu:
"Send it over quickly and let me see it."
Wuji hurriedly walked down the jade steps, took the memorial and the horseshoe with both hands, and then quickly handed the two things to Li Shimin with small steps.
Li Shimin couldn't wait to take the memorial and horseshoe, and quickly browsed the contents of the memorial.
He was not pretending. After all, he only sent someone last night to inform Duan Lun about recommending Qin Ming today, but he did not meet Duan Lun.
So he had just gotten the horseshoe test results.
After quickly browsing the contents, Li Shimin put down the memorial and said into the hall:
"Where is the general of the left leading guard?"
Cheng Yaojin hurried out of work after hearing this and said:
"The end will be here."
Li Shimin nodded slightly and said:
"Knowing the truth, Duan Shangshu said in his memorial that the horses in your army can run on gravel and iron pieces after being equipped with horseshoes. Is this true?"
Cheng Yaojin patted his chest when he heard this and said:
"Reporting to your Majesty, it is absolutely true that horseshoes and war horses are absolutely a good match. Even those war horses in the army with cracked hoofs can still run as before after being equipped with horseshoes."
"The general believes that as long as all the war horses of the Tang Dynasty are equipped with these horseshoes, then my war horses of the Tang Dynasty will be invincible."
As soon as Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, the generals immediately became upset and looked at Duan Lun, Minister of Industry, with red eyes.
After all, no matter which army it is, cavalry is the treasure of the army, and if you want to form a cavalry, war horses have become indispensable.
Since the Tang Dynasty wiped out the Eastern Turks, a large number of war horses rushed into the army. The guards of the Tang Dynasty also formed their own cavalry, but even if there were cavalry on the battlefield, the guards did not dare to use them easily.
The reason is that after a battle, at least 20 to 30% of the horses will lose their fighting power because their hoofs are cut by weapons on the ground.
But now that the appearance of horseshoes has solved this problem instantly, it is understandable that the generals will be excited.
Li Shimin was very happy when he heard this and said three good words in succession.
"Okay, okay, okay, hahahaha."
Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes and bowed quickly:
"My congratulations to Your Majesty, and to the Tang Dynasty."
The civil servants and generals of the DPRK recognized each other and bowed one after another:
"My congratulations to Your Majesty, and to the Tang Dynasty."
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Seeing this, Li Shimin felt better. He smiled and stroked his beard and said:
"The Tang Dynasty has gained another powerful weapon of the country today. Duan Shangshu has made the greatest contribution. As the king of a country, I will reward my merits. Come on."
When the minister heard Li Shimin's words, he cast an envious look at Duan Lun.
Duan Lun knew what kind of credit he could take and what kind of credit he couldn't take. Besides, these had already been explained in the letter. So in the envious eyes of all the ministers, Duan Lun bowed and said:
"I don't dare to take credit. There is another person who presented this horseshoe to the court. I would like to ask the sage for his enlightenment."
Li Shimin pretended to be confused when he heard this and said:
"Oh? Duan Aiqing, who presented this horseshoe? Can you tell me?"
Hearing this, Duan Lun knew that his mission for today was completed. He glanced at Wei Zheng beside him and said with a smile:
"The person who donated this thing was Qin Ming of Lantian County who wrote the Three Character Classic."
As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was in an uproar, and even Wei Zheng looked like he had seen a ghost.
He glanced at Duan Lun and Cheng Yaojin and saw that they were looking at him with narrow faces, and he came back to his senses instantly.
He was still wondering just now, how could His Majesty only know about such a big event today. It turned out that all this was just another drama written and directed by His Majesty. Thinking of this, he naturally knew that the appointment of Qin Ming to an official position was a foregone conclusion, so he silently retreated to his position.
Wang Gui, the servant who had always been calm and calm since Wei Zheng left his job, was shocked when he heard Duan Lun's words.
He never expected that a mere small landowner not only had great literary talent, but also knew how to respect things. It was enough to know how to respect things, but he still made such a contribution.
This Qin Ming was a bit unusual. He hooked up with this old guy Duan Lun without saying a word. But it doesn't matter, I will have plenty of opportunities to manipulate you in the future.
Wang Gui thought secretly.
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