Now that Li Shimin had made up his mind, he naturally had to find a way to implement his will.
The ministers are threatening me. They think that the general trend is the trend and they must follow the trend.
Don't you know that the emperor sitting on the dragon couch is no longer the Liu Adou who "doesn't care about Shu"!
Li Shimin's mind was running rapidly, looking for someone who could break the situation in the history books he read about the Three Kingdoms.
"That's right! Huo Ge!" A name popped up in Li Shimin's mind.
Historically, Huo Ge was the son of Huo Jun of the Jingzhou faction and a descendant of Liu Chan's crown prince. After Zhuge Liang's death, he was named the Huangmen Minister and became a close minister of Liu Chan. It can be said that he is one of the few people who can be trusted at present.
Since the ministers resisted by "not accepting the order", then I will designate someone to accept the order!
"Where is Huo Ge?"
"I'm here!" At this time, a young official walked out of the queue of civil servants, came to the front of the hall and stood in front of the hall.
"Did you hear my will just now?"
Huo Ge glanced at Li Shimin subconsciously. Their eyes met, and Huo Ge quickly lowered his head in just a moment.
Just this glance, I was filled with emotions: It turns out that Your Majesty has really changed! I seemed to see thousands of troops, thousands of horses, and a sea of stars from His Majesty's eyes. A good man is ambitious in all directions. With such an ambitious man, you can also show your talents!
Huo Ge knew that His Majesty lacked a voice of support at this time in order to win the final victory in today's court battle.
Thinking of this, Huo Ge replied in a loud and clear voice: "Your Majesty! I heard it!"
Li Shimin was very satisfied. Huo Ge really did not disappoint me!
Li Shimin smiled when he looked at the Dukes in the hall!
"Hahaha! Okay, now that Huo Aiqing has heard the decree, what should you do next?"
Huo Ge understood that this was an opportunity given to him by His Majesty: to demonstrate to the ministers on behalf of His Majesty and tell them that it is not your turn to make the decision in the court!
"Both my deceased father and I have been deeply blessed by the country. Your Majesty's wish is what I want! I am willing to rush to Baoxie Valley overnight and bring General Wei Yan alive to your Majesty!"
When all the officials in the hall saw Huo Ge's statement, they all understood that after Zhuge Liang's death, the first contest between the gentry and the imperial power ended with the imperial power's victory.
It's not that you don't work hard, it's that your Majesty is too overbearing.
"I obey your decree...Your Majesty is wise!"
Now that it can be seen that His Majesty is not as easy to bully as before, Wei Yan's matter has become a foregone conclusion, and all the princes in the court have tacitly chosen to obey for the time being.
A person who had never even had time to cross Naihe Bridge had been in a stalemate with the ministers for so long as soon as he woke up, which made Li Shimin feel sleepy.
"Now that the matter here is over, I am also a little tired. Please leave for now. We will discuss other matters tomorrow morning."
"Oh, by the way, Jiang Gongyan is staying. I have something to ask."
All the ministers shouted "Long live the mountain" and retreated, leaving only Jiang Wan standing in front of the palace.
Li Shimin knew that Jiang Wan was one of the few "Northern Expeditionists" among the auxiliary ministers after Zhuge Liang. The rest of the old officials in the prime minister's office, such as Fei Yi and Dong Yun, were at best "loyal assistants in government".
"Gong Yan, today in the court hall, I confronted the officials and insisted on saving Wei Yan's life. Does Gong Yan know the right and wrong of this?"
Jiang Wan was amazed when he heard what his majesty said. It seemed that his majesty did not confront the ministers out of anger, but that his majesty had really changed. Thinking of this, Jiang Wan also felt comforted in his heart. With your Majesty's words, "Conquer the Central Plains" is no longer an empty slogan.
"Your Majesty, I understand that your Majesty's thoughts coincide with the wishes of the late emperor and prime minister. Expedition to the Central Plains in the north and the restoration of the Han Dynasty are also what I have in mind."
Seeing that Jiang Wan had made his position clear, Li Shimin no longer had any worries.
"I have relied on my prime minister for a long time, and I know very little about the affairs in Shu. I hope Gongyan will not hesitate to enlighten me and tell me about the situation in Shu."
Although Li Shimin was familiar with history, he did not know much about the details. Moreover, he also knew the writing techniques of the historians.
Li Shimin needs to start from the situation in Shu, find a breakthrough, and then fulfill his ambition to change the destiny of Shu.
Jiang Wan seemed to sense Li Shimin's thoughts, smiled and said:
"Your Majesty has nothing more than two things to worry about: breaking the monopoly of the local gentry and changing the layout of the court and local areas. Regarding these two points, I think about the barbarian rebellions in Yueju, Wenshan, Yunnan and other counties, the selection of governors for the surrender, and the Northern Expedition. The placement of 100,000 soldiers, as well as the selection of county guards for the counties in Yizhou. These aspects may be of use to Your Majesty."
Li Shimin had thought of a few other points, but the historical records of the barbarian rebellion were very vague.
Li Shimin only knew that in the third year of Jianxing, the four counties of Nanzhong rebelled. Meng Huo, encouraged by the Nanzhong gentry Yongkai, Gaoding, Zhu Bao and others, led the barbarians to kill the county guards and rebel against the Shu Han. Since Zhuge Liang's personal expedition to quell the rebellion, the Nanzhong issue has rarely appeared in history books, and most of them only appear in a few words in the biography of the governor of Gaijiang.
According to Jiang Wan, this barbarian rebellion has always existed, and it seems to be very intense.
"Gong Yan, since Xiangfu pacified Nanzhong, the barbarian counties have been subject to submission for a long time. How can there be rebellion?"
Jiang Wan reported the situation of the barbarian rebellion to Li Shimin in detail, and also mentioned that the barbarian "sou tribe" in Yuejiao County had never surrendered, and even killed two governors in a row, forcing the remaining successor governors to stay in Yueyong County. Anshang County on the northeast side of the county governs Yueyong County.
After several conversations, Li Shimin also completed a lot of knowledge about Shu Han.
After Jiang Wan left, Li Shimin lay on his side on the dragon couch, closed his eyes and rested, and began to look for a way to break the situation.
After thinking about it, he immediately wrote an imperial edict, preparing to send Yizhou a difficult problem to kill their Jingqi during the morning court tomorrow.
Maybe it was because of overwork, or maybe Liu Chan was too weak, so Li Shimin fell asleep on the dragon couch in Qinzheng Hall.
When he woke up again, he saw a eunuch standing around. When the eunuch saw His Majesty waking up, he quickly handed him the mouthwash.
"Your Majesty, I saw that you were sleeping soundly in the palace, so I didn't dare to disturb Your Majesty. I just gave you something to keep out the cold. After you fell asleep, I didn't leave even an inch, and nothing important happened here."
Li Shimin took the mouthwash from the eunuch's hand and casually chatted with the eunuch:
"I already know your loyalty. Oh, by the way, who is your surname? I am too sad and my memory is a little bad."
Before Li Shimin was completely familiar with the ministers of the DPRK, he still hoped that there would be someone around him who could provide him with information about the ministers at any time.
This little eunuch seemed to be very good at doing things and speaking nicely, so Li Shimin thought of putting him to good use.
"Your Majesty, your servant Huang Hao was promoted by the late emperor and has been following your Majesty since he was a prince."
When Li Shimin heard the word "Huang Hao", he sprayed out the mouthwash.
He is actually one of the famous "Two Gods of Twilight" in history, but he is not a soft-hearted emperor, so naturally he is not afraid of Huang Hao "causing trouble in the imperial court".
Since Huang Hao is Liu Bei's personal eunuch, his loyalty should be no problem. Just stay and be a slave who serves you from the front and back of the horse.
After making up his mind, Li Shimin said mysteriously:
"I will give you a "secret order". From now on, in any court meeting, you will act according to my eyes and provide me with information from ministers at any time. Remember this is a secret order!"
Although Huang Hao was a little puzzled, he roughly understood what His Majesty meant: Maybe he really didn't care about the affairs of the DPRK, and he didn't even recognize the ministers, and he was afraid of losing face, so he pretended not to recognize me and did this. Say "Secret Order".
"Here! I will live up to your majesty's trust!"
At this moment, someone outside the palace came to report: Except for Wang Ping who stayed in Hanzhong, Jiang Wei and other Northern Expedition soldiers had helped the Prime Minister's coffin to Chengdu.
Li Shimin stopped the messenger and asked eagerly: "Where is General Wei Yan? And Huo Ge, have they also arrived in Chengdu?"
After getting the exact answer, Li Shimin couldn't wait to summon Wei Yan and Huo Ge.
"Your Majesty, the time for the court meeting is coming soon. Will you see General Wei Yan at the court meeting?" Huang Hao reminded Li Shimin at the right time.
Li Shimin originally wanted to meet Wei Yan alone and explain some things in advance, so he asked Huang Hao to personally send Wei Yan and Huo Ge to see him.
Huang Hao took the order and quickly brought the two of them.
When Li Shimin saw the two of them entering the Qinzheng Hall, he got up from the dragon bed and lowered his steps to greet them.
When Wei Yan and Huo Ge saw that His Majesty had descended to greet him, they quickly strode to meet Li Shimin. As soon as they approached, they bowed their heads and bowed:
"Your Majesty is so kind to me, but I am so frightened! How can I dare to let Your Majesty descend the steps to welcome me? Please take a seat in your Majesty's palace!"
Wei Yan, in particular, was trembling all over, with a cry in his voice.
Maybe I didn't expect that His Majesty would think so highly of me, not only sending his ministers to rescue me overnight, but also giving him such high standards of courtesy.
Li Shimin personally helped the two of them up, and then took them to stand in front of the dragon couch.
"Xian Shao, thank you for your hard work!" After saying this, he motioned for Huo Ge to rest in the palace.
"Uncle Wenchang! You are suffering!" He said, helping Wei Yan kneel down on the table.
At this time, Wei Yan heard His Majesty call him "uncle", and remembered the past of following the late emperor, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"The general is from the late emperor's tribe, and he is a brother to the late emperor." Uncle "is worthy of the word general. Now my nephew needs his uncle to do a few things for the sake of the late emperor's foundation and the country of Han Dynasty. I wonder if my uncle is willing?"
Li Shimin understood that Wei Yan was a proud "submissive donkey" and he would not be convinced if he directly used power to suppress him.
So Li Shimin lowered his stance and played the "first emperor" emotional card. I am afraid that only Liu Bei and a few others in the world could convince Wei Yan.
Wei Yan was already moved by His Majesty and said excitedly: "Your Majesty is so courteous, how dare I not give up my humeral strength?"
Seeing that the time had come, Li Shimin said slowly: "I know that the general is loyal to my great man, and Yang Yi has a vicious mind. The general will only see me avenging your shame at the court meeting later. I have my own arrangements for the Northern Expedition. General, please remember Don’t mention it again!”
Wei Yan agreed without hesitation.
