In October of the twelfth year of Jianxing, Li Shimin finally met Guan Yue, the son of Guan Ping. At this time, Guan Yue was already a fifteen-year-old boy.
Guan Yue and her son were arranged to live in Zhao Yun's old house in Jiangzhou with Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang.
When everything was ready, Li Shimin began to promote these people in the court.
In history, although Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang also served in the DPRK, they were just many years later than now.
What Li Shimin hopes is to be "cultivated from an early age" and develop both emotions and abilities early.
He did not want to wait until Sima Yi completely controlled Cao Wei before launching the Northern Expedition.
In the early morning of the morning, the courtiers who thought everything was calm, after shouting long live the mountain as usual, were all waiting for Huang Hao's words, "If there is something to do, leave the court if there is nothing."
After all, in the current court, as long as His Majesty doesn't suddenly attack, they can just muddle along.
"My lords, do you have anything to report today?"
Just as the ministers were waiting for Huang Hao to shout "Retreat", His Majesty spoke.
"Oops, Your Majesty is going to have another problem today!" The princes in the hall felt something bad immediately.
Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and others in Jingzhou naturally did not panic. After all, the prime minister's prestige was there during his lifetime. As long as he did not look for trouble, His Majesty would not be disadvantageous to the Jingzhou faction.
Dongzhou Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Pei Jun, etc. also sat firmly on Diaoyutai. After all, His Majesty has taken reassurance.
The princes of Yizhou felt a little unbearable. It's okay for Qiao Zhou, Zhang Biao, Du Qiong and other people who advocate overt obedience and secret struggle for power. After all, they haven't done much recently.
"Where is Wang Ping, the governor of Yueyong?"
Before everyone could think more, Li Shimin spoke first.
Although Wang Ping was a reduced general, he was from Yizhou and could be considered a local nobleman in Yizhou.
"I'm here!"
Wang Ping walked out of the class train bravely and stood up in front of him.
"Wang Aiqing, where is Yueyong County governed?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the government of Yueyong County is in Qiongdu."
"Then let me ask you again, where is your county governor's residence?"
After hearing this, Wang Ping already somewhat understood what His Majesty meant. Despite the weather in late autumn and early winter, Wang Ping still felt like he was sweating all over.
"Reporting to your majesty, since the third year of Jianxing, all the previous governors of Yueyong have been in Anshang..."
Before Wang Ping could finish speaking, Li Shimin said angrily:
"That's enough! It's been nearly ten years since the third year of Jianxing. Why don't you go to Qiong, a good place, but choose to govern in this remote Anshang County?"
Although Wang Ping was also a famous general in the late Three Kingdoms period, his cultural level was indeed low, and he was naturally not good at talking. When Li Shimin was asked this question, he immediately didn't know how to answer. He just lowered his head and said nothing, letting the cold sweat flow down his cheeks and down his neck.
Li Shimin saw that he was done, and his tone softened a little, "You don't need to be embarrassed or worried. I have no intention of accusing you."
After saying that, he looked at all the gentlemen in the hall and asked sternly:
"Don't you want me to hold on and wait for the right time? Now it seems that there is no peace in Sichuan. Barbarian rebellions are everywhere. How can I hold on!?"
The ministers knew that it was better not to offend His Majesty at this juncture, so they all chose to remain silent and waited for His Majesty's next words.
Li Shimin was secretly happy when he saw the reactions of the princes. Naturally, courtiers such as Jingzhou and Dongzhou would not jump out to interrupt him at this time.
Most of the Yizhou courtiers themselves were cowardly, so they naturally did not dare to speak out at this time.
In this way, he can legitimately arrange positions for the descendants of the senators and counter-insurgency tasks.
"Since you are silent, I will find a way to solve the barbarian rebellion for you!"
"Your Majesty the Holy Might..."
Li Shimin said seriously:
"In the past, Yongkai, Gaoding, Zhu Bao and others in Nanzhong threatened Meng Huo, the censor in Zhongcheng, to rebel.
Xiangfu sent troops to quell the rebellion, and all the counties in Nanzhong surrendered. However, the prime minister imitated the late emperor's benevolent policies and did not send foreign officials. Instead, he promoted the foreigners from South China, such as Meng Huo, Cuan Xi, and Meng Yan, to serve as officials in the court.
In the counties in central Sichuan today, in addition to some foreign tribes who sincerely submit, there are still tribes of the Yuejuosou, Zanggao, Xinggu Yiyi, and Wenshan Six Yi who refuse to obey the king and are not subject to the rule of the county. "
At this point, there was a commotion in the hall, and the ministers were shocked again.
Unexpectedly, not only did the empress' temperament change drastically, but he also had such a thorough understanding of Shu.
Since we are talking about rebellion, the next step is for His Majesty to send out suitable candidates to quell the rebellion.
Officials from all factions, especially Yizhou officials, were secretly happy.
After all, Yizhou is their territory, so it is natural for them to do the most appropriate thing to quell the chaos.
Moreover, Wang Ping, Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi, Ma Zhong, etc. were all stayed in Beijing for supervision by His Majesty a few days ago.
Is it possible that Your Majesty did not want to drive out all the Yizhou nobles? Your Majesty's previous suppression of us was just to give vent to Wei Yan?
When the justices in Yizhou were changing their views on His Majesty, Li Shimin spoke again.
"Where is Huo Ge?"
Huo Ge came out of the military commander's column and said, "I'm here!"
"Let them go to the temple."
Huo Ge took the order and left.
All the ministers were immediately stunned, especially the Yizhou nobles, their brains were on fire.
At this time, the same sentence probably appeared in the minds of the Yizhou nobles:
"The Holy Will is unpredictable! I just thought that His Majesty was going to use us to quell the rebellion. Why do you want to announce someone else to the palace?"
In a moment, Huo Ge led seven or eight young generals in. Everyone took off their swords and shoes and knelt down in front of the palace and said, "Long live my emperor!"
All the princes in the court were surprised, and some people who knew him blurted out: "Brothers from the Zhao family, the youngest son from the Ma family, Liu Feng's orphan...what's going on?"
Li Shimin ignored the princes in the court, stood up and said with a smile: "My dear friends, please be free soon!"
After a few people thanked them, they stood in front of the hall and stood ready for orders.
"Since the princes in the court want me to wait for the right time, I must first stabilize the rear. It is imperative to counter the rebellion!"
After saying that, Li Shimin coughed lightly.
Huang Hao understood, took out the imperial edict drafted by His Majesty a few days ago and read it loudly:
"In the past, all the old memories of the late emperor have faded away, but all the descendants are still here. I miss the late emperor, my father-in-law, and all my uncles. Now I specially summon Zhao Tong, Zhao Guang, Ma Cheng, Liu Lin, Guan Tong, Guan Yi, Guan Yue, etc. Enter the palace. Firstly, I want to comfort the spirits of the late emperor, Xiangfu, uncles and others who are in heaven. Secondly, I want to grant military positions and order your ministers to quell the rebellion in Shu on my behalf."
All the gentlemen in the hall looked like "that's it".
"His Majesty is waiting for us here! He's going around here and there to promote his followers..."
Although everyone already knows His Majesty's thoughts at this time, Zhao Tong and others are indeed descendants of the veteran humerus, and many of them have inherited the title. It is understandable that His Majesty promotes everyone at this time.
Even though the Yizhou nobles knew that this was another move to suppress the local nobles, they could not find any reason to argue for a while.
So each of them remained silent, just silently thinking about the corresponding method in their hearts.
After Huang Hao and others sighed with emotion, they then read out the imperial edict:
"Today, Zhao Tong is promoted to the rank of Langzhong and Pingman Xiaowei. Zhao Guang is promoted to Pinglu Xiaowei and leads the Zhonglang General to quell the rebellion in the two counties of Zangge and Xinggu.
Ma Cheng was appointed as Pingqiang Colonel and led the Zuo Zhonglang General. Liu Lin was granted the title of Deputy Army Zhonglang General by his father, and the two of them suppressed the rebellion in Wenshan County;
Guan Tong's step-brother served as the servant of the Imperial Guard and the Central Supervisor of the Army. Guan Yi served as the Huangmen Chamberlain and the Yueyong Gongcao. Guan Yue promoted Yueyong Duwei and Rulin Xiaowei. The three of them Yueyong County put down the rebellion..."
After hearing this, all the ministers couldn't help but sigh, the second generation official is destined to have a good life.
Although most of these official positions are casual positions around the emperor, and only the lieutenant can be regarded as a serious official position leading troops, the courtiers are still a little uncomfortable with so many close associates with military power suddenly appearing around His Majesty.
Just when several people were about to accept the order and express their gratitude, a courtier walked out of the civil service train and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Li Shimin had already prepared in his heart that if he promoted his cronies so aggressively, there would definitely be objections.
Seeing this situation, Huang Hao quickly put away the imperial edict and whispered a few words next to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin's expression suddenly changed from relaxed to surprised and slightly angry.
"Yizhou engaged, Li Miao, Li Hannan...what do you want to do?"
The Yizhou officials in the hall were all worried about Li Miao when they heard that His Majesty's tone was not very friendly.
Li Miao was so excited that he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have two things to do. If you don't tell me, I won't be happy!"
Li Shimin's slightly angry expression instantly turned to anger.
"Hmph! I want to hear what you are unhappy about!"
Li Miao didn't know whether he was possessed by evil spirits or did it intentionally, but he faced His Majesty's anger and said:
"Since Zhuge Liang was alive, I have always been worried that the prime minister is the leader of all military and political affairs in the Shu Han Dynasty. This power is so great that we should not carry out the Northern Expedition and waste the country's power.
Now that Zhuge Liang is dead, it is time for him to live and work in peace and contentment, but your Majesty is arrogantly arranging Zhuge Liang's funeral affairs. In the eyes of the minister, this is a waste of time and money, which is one of the unpleasant things. "
When Li Shimin heard this, his veins were bulging and his eyes were wide-open with anger. However, thinking that this person still had "the second unhappiness" that he had not said yet, he still managed to suppress his anger.
Because this "unpleasant second" is likely to be related to today's promotion of close confidants, Li Shimin needs to judge the reaction and acceptance of the ministers of the DPRK and China through Li Miao.
Li Miao is considered to be a member of the Li family, a wealthy family in Yizhou. His brothers, except Li Miao, are known as the "Three Dragons of the Li Family". However, all of them have passed away. Now Li Miao is the leading figure in the Yizhou gentry who advocates suppressing the prestige of His Majesty's court.
Today, Li Miao chose this time to come out and say "I won't be happy if I don't say it" precisely because he wanted to realize his own ideas.
"The second part of my displeasure is what your Majesty said today.
Nanzhong and Yizhou were both places in Shuzhong, and Yizhou gentry often intermarried with Nanzhong gentry and barbarian tribes.
Although there are still barbarians who refuse to accept the civilized state and are in chaos, I believe that your Majesty has been selected as a good general in Yizhou, such as Zhang Yi, Ma Zhong and others to go to Nanzhong to quell the rebellion.
As for the people promoted by His Majesty, most of them have little merit and are young and weak. This will probably be a waste of food and wages with little effect..."
The more Li Shimin listened, the angrier he became. Unexpectedly, this maniac who had slandered Zhuge Liang in history would also question himself today, and started to take action before Li Miao could finish his words.
"Insolent! My father-in-law is a minister of the late emperor Tuogu. He has dedicated his whole life for my great man. How can I be slandered by a villain like you who can only talk?"
I still respect him as my "Xiangfu". You are working in Yizhou. Who gave you the courage to call your Xiangfu by his name over and over again?
I have my own decision on how to suppress the rebellion. If you sincerely suppress the rebellion, Gong Lu, Jiao Huang and others will not be killed by the barbarians, and Wang Ping will not govern Anshang County! "
When Li Shimin got excited, he kicked over the incense burner next to him.
"Come here! Pull down and chop this maniac who is disrespectful to my father-in-law and unreasonable to me!"
