Ma Qi was filled with emotion when he heard His Majesty's words.
If I had known that His Majesty valued my abilities so much, I wouldn't have had to take the risk of relying on the Yizhou clan to improve my status...
"The guilty minister is willing to train elite soldiers for Your Majesty. The guilty minister is willing to atone for his sins here! Thank you for your kindness!"
Ma Qi's statement made Li Shimin happy. He patted Ma Qi on the shoulder and said:
"I have already made arrangements for what you are worried about. Your family should be in Yong'an now, instead of being exiled to a barbaric land.
In a short time, a letter will arrive at your home. When the time is right, I may allow you to have a secret meeting with your wife and children at home.
It's just that I didn't protect the rest of your family members. After all, I have to meet one of your family members on the road to exile! "
Ma Qi heard that His Majesty had already made arrangements and was very considerate. He felt grateful and secretly vowed to die for His Majesty!
Later, Li Shimin arranged for Huang Hao to send secret guards to the secret room for training in turns, and also gave Ma Qi a jade pendant to carry with him. if
If Ma Qi encounters an emergency and needs to see His Majesty immediately, he can use this jade pendant to find anyone in Baiqisi to send a message for him.
When things happened, Li Shimin led Zhang Yan, Huang Hao, and Huo Ge out of the secret room and returned to the Gold and Silver Palace.
At this time, Chen Zhong was still guarding outside the secret passage. When he saw a few people coming out, Chen Zhong quickly bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, the general did not see anything unusual while he was guarding here."
Li Shimin nodded, led a few people out of the Gold and Silver Palace, and went straight to the harem.
On the way, Li Shimin suddenly said to several people:
"If I want to go to the front line to counter the rebellion and reward the generals who have countered the rebellion, who do you think I should leave the affairs of the court to temporarily take charge of?"
Hearing His Majesty's words, everyone was surprised, especially Zhang Yan, who wanted to laugh a little.
"My brother Adou, you have never been qualified in the art of shooting and control since you were a child. I think it's better not to go to the front line, and don't hold back the generals."
Li Shimin was not angry when Zhang Yan teased him, but asked:
"If that's the case, then why do I need you as a personal guard?"
After hearing this, Zhang Yan was speechless for a moment, pursed her lips and stopped talking.
Seeing that the two of them had finished arguing, Huo Ge looked up and said:
"Your Majesty, according to what I have seen, if Your Majesty wishes to travel far away, Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Dong Yun and other former ministers of the East Palace and former officials of the Prime Minister's Office can temporarily manage the government on their behalf. In addition, Wu Yi, Pei Jun, Xi Zheng of Dongzhou All can be assisted.”
Li Shimin nodded in agreement.
Huang Hao also thought of something at this time, so he quickly bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, my slaves have come to see that what Mr. Huo said is absolutely true. In addition, if the Dukes of Yizhou know that Your Majesty is traveling far away, they will definitely be ready to take action. Your Majesty may ask the secret guards to send more people to monitor the movements of the Dukes of Yizhou, okay? Be on guard against the slightest change."
Li Shimin listened to Huang Hao's words and thought that since he met Huang Hao, this man has always been loyal and loyal, and he has many strategies and insights. So he came up with the idea of letting Huang Hao govern all the officials in the court on his behalf while he was traveling far away.
"Well, what you said is very much in line with my wishes. I will make a decision after I think about it."
Several people bowed and obeyed.
Not long after, several people came to the queen's palace. It was already afternoon. Li Shimin only took Zhang Yan to see the queen, and ordered the other three to wait outside the harem.
Arriving at the queen's palace, Li Shimin found that there was not only the queen in the palace, but also two concubines in the palace whom he had never seen before.
Zhang Yan was not used to having many female relatives in the palace. After greeting her sister, she patrolled outside the queen's palace alone.
When Queen Jingai saw His Majesty arriving, she quickly led her two concubines to salute His Majesty.
"My concubine, your Majesty Wang, and Li Zhaoyi have met your Majesty. Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
The three of them had finished their salutes, and Li Shimin retreated from the other two, leaving only the queen by his side.
Seeing that Your Majesty did not like to see the other two sisters, the Queen said softly:
"Your Majesty is the king of a country, and there are inevitably warblers and swallows in this harem. I hope that your Majesty will favor the sisters in the palace and leave many heirs for our great Han Dynasty."
As soon as Li Shimin saw Queen Jingai, he thought of Queen Changsun, the "Guanyin Maid" in his previous life. The two people are too similar to a certain extent.
They are all gentle, virtuous, dignified and decent, and they are also generally able to share their worries and resolve doubts.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin gently held Queen Jingai in his arms and asked softly:
"If I only favor the other concubines in the harem and neglect my Queen Jingai, will your beloved be angry?"
When Queen Jingai saw His Majesty talking nonsense, she couldn't help but said coquettishly:
"You and I have been married for more than ten years, and His Majesty still teases my concubines like this. How embarrassing!"
Li Shimin chuckled and said seriously:
"When I come today, I first want to ask the queen to advise me on something. After that, how about we try to add some heirs to our country, the Han Dynasty?"
The queen pushed Li Shimin gently and lowered her head in embarrassment.
Li Shimin went on to say:
"I just received the counter-insurgency battle report today. The audience will be fighting on the front line. I feel itchy in my heart and want to go to the front line to experience it.
It's just that after I leave, I'm afraid there will be no peace in this court. I am afraid that Jiang Gongyan and others have many concerns and cannot forcefully fight with the princes of Yizhou. I wonder if the queen has any clever ideas so that I can travel far away with peace of mind? "
The Queen thought for a moment and then said simply:
"Since all the princes in the court have concerns, your Majesty will send someone who has no worries to assist Jiang Gongyan and the others in controlling the princes of Yizhou."
Li Shimin already had concerns in his mind after listening to the queen's words.
"I still have something to ask of the queen. I hope the queen won't find me verbose."
The queen nodded in agreement.
Li Shimin said seriously:
"I will gather my close friends and report to the queen on all matters in the court every day. If it is not an important matter, the queen does not need to take any action. If there is anything out of the ordinary, the queen will take precautions secretly or step in to stop it as appropriate."
Queen Jingai couldn't help but feel happy when she saw that Your Majesty trusted her so much.
Without waiting for His Majesty to say anything more, he pulled His Majesty into the bedroom.
Li Shimin was not polite and used all his strength to get entangled with the queen...
After the court meeting the next day, Li Shimin invited Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, Wu Yi, Zhang Shao, Mi Wei and others to the imperial study to prepare for arrangements for his affairs after his long trip.
As soon as they arrived at the Imperial Study Room, Li Shimin stopped a few people who wanted to kneel down and salute.
"You don't have to be like this. This place is not above the court. Besides, you are all my trusted ministers."
Seeing His Majesty like this, everyone felt flattered and quickly bowed to express their gratitude.
After several people knelt down at the table, Li Shimin said seriously:
"In the past, the late emperor and the prime minister were always at the front of the battle, and I felt inferior. Now I want to imitate the late emperor and the prime minister and personally go to the front line to suppress the rebellion to strengthen the military power.
But I am worried about the affairs in the court, especially the princes of Yizhou. If I am not here, I don't know what trouble they will cause.
I invite you all to come here today. First, I want to tell you that I want to go to the front line to reward the soldiers who put down the rebellion. Secondly, I hope that you will take charge of all affairs in the DPRK for me.
I wonder if you have the confidence to properly handle the affairs between the DPRK and China and suppress the princes of Yizhou? "
After several people heard this, they were all surprised. They did not expect that His Majesty would not only imitate the late emperor and prime minister in his "civilian governance", but also imitate the former emperor and prime minister in his "martial arts".
Although this move is slightly dangerous, if His Majesty can gain prestige in the army, it will also be of great benefit to the Northern Expedition.
Jiang Wan looked at the other people. They all nodded silently, their eyes full of admiration.
Jiang Wan understood and knew that all the princes agreed with His Majesty's idea.
So Jiang Wan stood up and bowed his head and said:
"I would like to report to Your Majesty that I think this matter is feasible and would like to ask Your Majesty to lead more personal guards and try not to be involved in danger.
We should also properly handle all affairs in the court for His Majesty, and at the same time strictly prevent the princes of Yizhou from getting into trouble. "
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile:
"Since you all agree with my idea, I have no worries. I will also let Huang Hao stay in the palace and serve as governor of the court on my behalf.
There is no need for Huang Hao to participate on weekdays. Only when there are matters that are difficult for everyone to handle, Huang Hao will be asked to come forward and handle them on my behalf. "
After hearing this, several people looked solemn and looked at each other.
Li Shimin saw the thoughts of several people and knew that everyone was worried about the eunuchs disrupting the government, so he lowered his voice and said:
"Everyone, you can rest assured. Huang Hao is both a servant and a close attendant to me. I am not stupid enough to allow a eunuch to participate in the government affairs at will. If Huang Hao does something wrong, someone will control him."
Jiang Wan and others, listening to His Majesty's words, first turned to look at the gate. After listening quietly for a while, they whispered back to His Majesty:
"Your Majesty, please be careful what you say and don't let Huang Hao outside the door hear you..."
Li Shimin laughed loudly, feeling in his heart that the princes were too cautious. Huang Hao's wealth and life were in my hands, so he didn't have the guts to disrupt the government!
After the discussion was settled, Li Shimin arranged all the matters properly, left an imperial edict, and couldn't wait to go to the front line to counter the rebellion.
The reason why Li Shimin couldn't wait to go to the front line was that in addition to enjoying the addiction of fighting, he also had several important things to explain to several frontline generals.
In the afternoon, Li Shimin took Zhang Yan and Chen Zhong with him, followed by 200 Buqu and 100 flying cavalry guards. A large number of troops left Chengdu with their military rewards and headed south to Zhuti County.
