At two o'clock in the morning, the Imperial Palace, Tai Chi Hall
In the center of the main hall, there is the Quyuan plow that Li Er brought back from Qinjiazhuang yesterday.
All the courtiers, regardless of whether they were civil or military, made a fuss about it!
Most of the civil servant group, led by the attendant Wang Gui, stood up and appealed to Li Er one after another, urging him to withdraw the imperial edict of Qin Ming and make him the Marquis of Lantian County.
Changed the title to Lantian County Bo!
Although Wang Gui bought the cement formula from Qin Ming a few days ago, he was also beaten hard by Qin Ming.
He was a dignified minister, a minister, and a high official of the third rank in the imperial court, but he suffered such a big loss from a young man.
If you don’t stumble and find a place at this time, how long will it take?
He took advantage of the unwritten rules of the imperial court.
If you bite him to death, as long as that kid has no military merit, don't expect him to sign the imperial edict.
(The imperial edict requires the signature of the provincial minister before it can officially take effect!)
[This time I’m trying to figure it out, but I just won’t sign it! Li Erlang can't do anything to me! Hum! ]
On the military attache's side, although there was not much opposition, except for a few people such as Yu Chigong, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun, Duan Zhixuan, etc., who expressed support, most of the other generals remained silent.
The reason for this situation is mainly because most of the generals in the court have not been knighted!
Not to mention marquis, there are not many people with the title of county baronet!
Therefore, how could they be willing to support a young man who had never been on the battlefield to become a marquis?
Isn't this the most ridiculous thing in the world?
Li Shimin, wearing a dragon robe and an imperial crown, sat on the dragon chair with a gloomy expression.
He never expected that so many courtiers would oppose the edict that he thought would be easily passed.
If this reaches the ears of the father, where will his face turn!
Thinking of this, Li Er was about to slam the table and scold him angrily.
As a result, just as he raised his hand, a burst of noise suddenly came from the door of the hall!
Li Shimin frowned, slapped the dragon chair, and said angrily:
"Shut up, everyone!"
Seeing the emperor's anger, the courtiers shut their mouths one after another.
At this moment, Jin Wuwei's heavy voice rang out from the door of the palace!
"Your Majesty, Hong Ling is urgently asking for a meeting outside the palace!"
When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but feel an ominous premonition!
"Invite him in quickly!"
"Here."
A few moments,
Two Jinwu guards stood up, and a figure covered in blood walked in.
Li Shimin was shocked, stood up quickly, and walked down the jade steps.
He walked quickly to the messenger and looked at the black and red blood stains on his armor.
Li Shimin's eyes were red, he held the messenger's shoulders and said eagerly:
"Which border town are you from?"
After Hong Ling's urgent envoy broke out of the siege from Lanzhou, he changed horses and galloped all the way to Chang'an. He had not slept for three days and three nights!
He struggled to open his eyes, pursed his chapped lips, and said in a hoarse and mechanical voice:
"Dangxiang has rebelled! Tuyuhun's 100,000 troops, combined with Dangxiang's 10,000 cavalry, are besieging Lanzhou! Lanzhou is in danger! Please send troops for support from the imperial court!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a bamboo tube from his arms and pointed it towards Li Shimin tremblingly.
When his hand was halfway passed, he finished speaking.
The bamboo tube in his hand also fell to the stone slab of the hall, making a crisp knocking sound!
Fang Xuanling stepped forward quickly, leaned over and grabbed the bamboo tube, and handed it to Li Shimin with both hands.
Li Shimin tested Hong Ling's breathing and found that the visitor had no breath.
Li Shimin suppressed the anger in his heart and closed the messenger's eyes with his own hands.
"Take him down and bury him richly, reward his family with hundreds of acres of fertile land, and exempt him from taxes for ten years!"
"Here!"
After saying this, the two Jinwu guards took the messenger out.
Li Shimin took the bamboo tube from Fang Xuanling's hand and took out a letter from it!
Li Shimin just glanced at it, and his tiger eyes turned red instantly.
"On the second day of March in the sixth year of Zhenguan, the party's 10,000 cavalry suddenly turned against each other."
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"Cheng Zhijie, the commander-in-chief of the march of Longyou Road, led his troops to resist the rebels. He was seriously injured and is still unconscious!"
"Now General Mo will lead the remaining 25,000 left-leading army guards and 13,000 Lanzhou soldiers, a total of 38,000 people to defend Lanzhou to resist the 110,000 coalition forces of Tuyuhun and Dangxiang!"
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"The general and his subordinates will defend Lanzhou to the death. If the city is still alive and the people are there, the city will be destroyed and people will die! I hope your majesty will send troops to support you as soon as possible!"
"The last general, Niu Jinda, thanks the emperor for his kindness!"
Li Shimin clenched his fists, his eyes were cold, and he almost squeezed out a few words through his teeth!
"Dang Xiang deserves death! I will definitely cut you into pieces!"
At this moment, Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, came out of his duties and walked up to Li Shimin, cupping his fists and saying:
"Your Majesty, could you please let me see the urgent military report?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin turned around and handed the urgent report to Li Jing!
........
Three quarters of a hour.
In a side room in the backyard of Xiao Mansion.
Empress Xiao, who was wearing a plain dress and a wooden hairpin on her head, was kneeling on the futon and reciting scriptures!
At this moment, Xiao Chong gently knocked on the door a few times.
When Empress Xiao heard the movement, a pair of phoenix eyes opened instantly.
"Come in!"
Xiao Chong glanced around and saw that there was no one around, so he opened the door and walked in.
After closing the door, Xiao Chong walked quickly to Empress Xiao, leaned down and said in a low voice:
"Empress, my little sister sent news this morning. Your Highness arrived at the Qin Mansion last night."
When Empress Xiao heard this, her delicate body trembled, she turned around, looked at Xiao Chong with bright eyes and said:
"Jun'er is here?"
Xiao Chong nodded and said:
"My little sister said that later today she will take His Highness to the garden in the backyard of the Qin Mansion to enjoy the scenery. If the empress wants to see His Highness, she can find an attic in the house that can see the garden of the Qin Mansion."
"My little sister also said that His Highness's appearance is very similar to that of the empress, so he is always veiled in the Qin Mansion."
"Besides, His Highness likes to wear bright red myrobalan skirts, so he is easy to identify."
Empress Xiao was delighted when she heard this and murmured:
"It's great to finally see Jun'er."
"By the way, Brother Chong, do you know which attic in the mansion is closest to the garden in the backyard of the Qin mansion?"
Xiao Chong thought for a while and said:
"The library on the east side of the mansion is relatively close to the backyard of the Qin mansion!"
"Standing on the viewing corridor on the third floor, you can almost see the entire Qin Mansion Garden!"
Empress Xiao's eyes lit up when she heard this, she held the scripture in her hand and said:
"Okay, after lunch, we'll go to the library and wait."
Xiao Chong smiled and nodded.
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