After hearing this, all the gentlemen in the hall felt at ease, as long as Your Majesty no longer announces decisions that cause them headaches.
Seeing that everyone was listening with confidence, Fan Ji said seriously:
“A few days ago, His Majesty personally visited Pindao Qingxiu’s Immortality Temple.
When he arrived that day, in addition to reminiscing with Pindao, His Majesty also sent Pindao several descendants of good ministers in the court.
Your Majesty believes that many young talents in the court will serve the court in the future, so he hopes that Pindao will accept disciples and cultivate talents for the court.
The poor man knew that his talents and virtues were not outstanding, and he felt ashamed of His Majesty's appreciation, so he wanted to politely refuse.
However, I couldn't resist His Majesty's warm invitation, so I had to agree.
Now that the matter has become a foregone conclusion, Pindao shamelessly informed the public about the matter here.
If there is anyone who can trust me, you can entrust your Majesty with the talented young people in your family.
His Majesty will regularly send people to Pindao to learn some ways of cultivating themselves and governing the country.
After those who have completed their studies come down from the mountain, His Majesty will give priority to promoting them to contribute to the court.
Including barbarian kings, leaders, clan chiefs, etc., if they think they are poor, they can do the same. "
When everyone in the hall heard this, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"Xiaoyao Gong, a hermit and a powerful person, and a direct descendant of a large local family in Yizhou, can actually train your majesty's confidants for future generations.
It seems that Xiaoyao Gong is completely on His Majesty's side!
Do we, the Yizhou nobles, have to surrender completely to Your Majesty in the end? Is the Northern Expedition inevitable? "
"I originally thought that it was a rumor that Luo Meng's son, Jiang Wan's son, and Wang Ping's son were sent by His Majesty to apprentice with Xiaoyao Gong.
Now it seems that this is indeed the case! If so, wouldn't those young masters directly become His Majesty's people after returning from the Temple of Immortality? "
"We, the Yizhou gentry, also have the heirs of Wang Ping, Ma Zhong, Zhang Yi and others in Xiaoyao Gongchu.
From this point of view, Wang Ping and others are completely attached to His Majesty!
Should we also follow the example of Wang Ping and others and send our children to His Majesty to find a good future for future generations? "
"I never imagined that His Majesty would be so broad-minded!
Not only do they treat us barbarians as equals, but they also want our descendants to become apprentices to Duke Xiaoyao.
Your Majesty is like this. I, the King, should respond to Your Majesty and send the young and talented members of the clan to be used by Your Majesty. "
Li Shimin looked at Fan Ji and nodded with satisfaction, then watched the discussion in silence.
After a while, the discussion in the hall gradually stopped, and all the gentlemen also had their own calculations in their minds.
Seeing that the discussion had stopped, Li Shimin first signaled Duke Xiaoyao to return to his seat, and then said loudly:
"Mr. Xiaoyao has made my intentions clear, and now I don't care what your previous attitudes were.
As long as I am willing to sincerely contribute to the court, no matter what race I am, no matter what sect I belong to, I can forget about it.
I don’t need to elaborate too much on Xiaoyao Gong’s abilities, identity, reputation, etc.
What does it mean to worship Xiaoyao Gong as your teacher? I believe that all the masters are as clear as a mirror in their hearts.
This is the welfare that I seek for you in Xiaoyao Gongzhu. I hope you will consider it carefully and don't miss it. "
After saying this, everyone in the hall fell into deep thought.
Li Shimin said in harmony:
"Gentlemen, don't be impatient. It won't be too late to think about this matter after the new year.
Many things today have been decided, let’s have some fun and welcome the new year! "
While he was talking, an announcement came from outside the palace, "The time of the child is about to pass, and the new year is coming!"
Seeing that the New Year has arrived, everyone temporarily put aside their stances and grudges, congratulated each other, toasted, and welcomed the New Year with joy and laughter.
The old year has passed, the new year has arrived, and the New Year's Eve banquet has also come to an end.
At this time, Li Shimin was about to say goodbye to everyone and returned to the Gold and Silver Palace to deal with the assassins.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw a small yellow door running out of the hall.
As soon as the little yellow gate saw His Majesty, he ran over in a panic.
"Your Majesty, something happened with the Queen. Please move to the harem!"
Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and said to himself:
"Is there an assassin in the harem?"
Without time to say goodbye to the princes, Li Shimin took Zhang Yan and Huang Hao with him, announced to Xiaoyao "I'm sorry" and hurried to the harem.
Seeing that His Majesty was in a hurry, Xiaoyao Gong stood up and watched His Majesty leave the hall.
Then he came to Jiang Wan and whispered a little.
Jiang Wan understood and quickly stood up and said loudly:
"Masters! Listen to what I have to say!"
Upon hearing this, the princes subconsciously looked in the direction of Jiang Wan, only to realize that the dragon case behind Jiang Wan was empty and that His Majesty was nowhere to be found.
"My lords, Your Majesty has taken a step in advance. You don't have to worry. You can just drink and watch the New Year here today.
During the competition tomorrow, His Majesty will definitely come to the school in person! "
Seeing Jiang Wan's calm expression, all the princes thought that His Majesty was a little sleepy and went back to rest first.
After a slight hesitation, laughter and laughter returned to the hall.
At this time, the harem banquet has already ended. After all, there are many female relatives in the harem, so it is not advisable to be too late.
Li Shimin walked quickly all the way to the harem.
I saw the queen talking with several female family members in the harem banquet hall.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Yan said angrily:
"My sister must have missed Brother Adou, so she used the pretext of 'something happened' to trick Brother Adou into coming over!
This girl is still thinking about having a hearty meal after the ministers have finished the meeting.
This is a good time, all this trip is in vain when you are hungry! "
Li Shimin couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
"Young lady, what you said is wrong. Could it be that you can eat at the banquet in Xiyuan, but not at the banquet in the harem?
The banquet in the harem is dispersed first, and the little girl can eat and drink with confidence as soon as she arrives. Isn't it much better than Xiyuan? "
When Zhang Yan thought about it, her face lit up with joy. She ignored His Majesty and ran to find her sister.
Li Shimin shook his head and led Huang Hao to speed up the pace.
As soon as he arrived at the door, Li Shimin heard Zhang Yan roaring:
"Sister is too hasty, how can you keep a foreigner in the harem?
If these two people have bad intentions, wouldn't the royal family members in the harem be in danger? "
Li Shimin was confused and hurried into the harem banquet hall.
As soon as they entered the door, they saw Zhang Yan angrily pointing at two foreign girls kneeling on the ground, and kept criticizing the queen.
"Young lady, please don't be rude! That's my queen of Han Dynasty, your sister. What's the decency of yelling and scolding the queen like this?"
Zhang Yan saw that His Majesty was scolding her as soon as he entered the door. Her nose felt sour and she was about to shed tears.
Seeing that her sister was being reprimanded by His Majesty, the Queen quickly held Zhang Yan in her arms. While comforting Zhang Yan, she explained to His Majesty:
"Your Majesty, I am indeed hasty in this matter. My little sister is also thinking about the safety of our harem and family members, so that's why."
When Li Shimin saw this, he also realized that his words were serious. His expression softened and he said softly:
"What the Queen said is absolutely true, I was indeed rude.
I believe that a hero among women like me will never argue with a tyrant like me, right? "
Zhang Yan let out a squeak and walked towards the food and wine her sister had prepared for her.
Li Shimin shouted:
"If you don't say anything, I will treat you as a little sister and forgive me!"
Zhang Yan turned to His Majesty and stuck out her tongue, then walked away with a smile.
Seeing that the two were reconciled, the queen smiled happily, and then lifted up the two women who were kneeling beside them.
"Your Majesty, this matter is helpless.
These two women are just among the many beauties from other races, and I think they are the ones who really cannot refuse. "
Li Shimin pulled the queen to sit on the table, then looked at the two women and said:
"Is this why the Queen invited me?"
"Yes, it stands to reason that now that His Majesty is observing filial piety for the Prime Minister, he cannot have a concubine.
However, the leaders of the different tribes really don't care about that much.
Seeing that His Majesty is now wise and the court is powerful, they all rush to offer their beauties to His Majesty.
Although I also hope that His Majesty's harem will be more lively, due to the current situation, I can only refuse them one by one on behalf of Your Majesty. "
When Li Shimin heard this, he felt inexplicably disappointed, and then thought of the prosperity of his harem in his previous life...
"Alas! Liu Chan is also a miserable man! The harem is deserted, with only three or five concubines.
Sometimes I really miss my romantic and suave self in my previous life.
I wonder how Wu Meiniang is doing now? Is what Yuan Tiangang said about "Wu replacing Li Tang" true? "
While she was thinking about it, the queen said softly:
"Your Majesty, the reason why these two people stay is because they are not only close relatives of the tribe leader, but they are also dedicated to His Majesty as his bodyguards.
Since my little sister can be your majesty’s personal guard, it’s natural that these two concubines can’t just refuse.
Besides, both of them are barbarian princesses, so I am afraid of offending the hearts of my tribe..."
"Oh? There is such a thing?"
Li Shimin looked at the two beauties in front of him and asked with interest:
"Can you speak the language of my Han family? If so, then please introduce yourselves so that I can properly accommodate you two."
After hearing this, the two looked at each other, and then a girl with a silver ring on her head and slightly dark skin bowed and said in Chinese:
"Your Majesty, my daughter is Ayi, the daughter of Tuo Azhe, King of Jihuo. She has just passed the age of hair.
Although my daughter and her father and brother have been hunting in the mountains since she was a child, she is best at hiding and tracking in the rugged mountains and fields.
With my martial arts skills, even three or five men in my clan cannot get close to me! "
Another tall girl with blue eyes saw Ayi finish speaking and also said in Chinese:
"The little girl Yang Ran, the younger sister of Bai Ma Di Wang Yang Wan Wan, moved to Wudu County with her family from the Western Regions when she was a child in the 29th year, and joined her clan brother Yang Wan Wan.
The mighty general Ma Mengqi is the person that my daughter admires the most. Riding his horse to fight among thousands of armies is also what my daughter wishes! "
