"Old Guo, you have great talent. After decades of administration, you have won my trust. Even the Eighth and His Majesty have a lot of trust in you." Wu Zetian looked at Di Renjie and said, "But you are old and have difficulty in saving your energy. It is better to retreat bravely and leave the burden to the young people."

This is quite thoughtful, and only Di Renjie, who is very appreciated by her, can speak in such a tone.

"Thank you for your thanks, thank you." Di Renjie stood up and thanked Wu Zetian.

"Your Majesty, I am old and have poor energy, so I may not be able to compete with you. I would like to ask Your Majesty to be kind and allow me to give you the wise." Di Renjie greeted Li Longji and formally resigned.

"Yes." Li Longji admired it very much.

It is inevitable to select a group of new people and replace old people like Di Renjie. Even if Wu Zetian doesn't say it, Li Longji will do so. Wu Zetian mentioned that he advised Di Renjie to let the wise, which saved Li Longji from doing anything.

"The elders of the country have worked hard for decades, and have made great contributions, and few people can match it. At this time when they defeated the great food, they should have worked together with the elders to work together to achieve great things. However, the elders of the country are already in high spirits and lack energy. I have to bear to let you give up the wise." Li Longji admired Di Renjie very much and said, "Although the elders of the country have retreated, they can still use their remaining energy to be an aide and contribute to the Tang Dynasty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Di Renjie let out a long sigh, and he was very relaxed.

It's no wonder that Di Renjie has worked for the country for decades and has never relaxed. Now, he has finally lifted his burden and can breathe a sigh of relief and feel relaxed physically and mentally.

"Your Majesty, Wang Xiaojie is old and his body is not as good as before. He is difficult to comply with heavy military affairs. I also ask Your Majesty to resign from his post as Minister of War." Wang Xiaojie stood up without waiting for Wu Zetian to persuade him and asked Li Longji to resign.

Wang Xiaojie is not young anymore, and with years of war, he has suffered a lot of injuries on his body, and his health is worse than Di Renjie, so it is time to retreat.

"Yes." Wu Zetian looked at Di Renjie with a smile on his face and praised him, "Wang Xiaojie is knowledgeable and tactful, not bad!"

His tone turned high and he praised: "Wang Xiaojie, you have been fighting for decades, fought for a lifetime, and have experienced many battles, and have made great achievements. First, you have the great achievements of defending Tubo, and then you have the extraordinary achievements of defeating the Turks. Even if you are not inferior to Duke Wei, you can retire when you succeed. It can be said that it is a joy in life! There are no regrets in this life!"

"Haha!" Wu Zetian's words were a great affirmation of Wang Xiaojie's lifelong battle, and he was very happy.

What made Wang Xiaojie most happy was that Wu Zetian actually compared him with Li Jing. You should know that Li Jing was the god of war in the Tang Dynasty, a famous general, and has been remembered forever.

Li Jing's life was legendary. He fought all his life. He first made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. He pacified the Lingnan of Jiangnan by him. At that time, the Tang army was divided into two groups, one led by Emperor Taizong of Tang and the other led by Li Xiaogong.

Li Xiaogong was born in the royal family. Although he was talented, he was far inferior to Li Jing. The actual command of this army was in the hands of Li Jing. It was Li Jing who planned and commanded the battle to pacify Jiangnan and Lingnan, and achieved great success.

After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing fought many times and made great military achievements. The most famous one was the destruction of the Eastern Turks, and the second was the battle to defeat Tuyuhun.

He actually compared Wang Xiaojie and Li Jing, not to mention how happy Wang Xiaojie was.

"The Queen of the Holy Eunuch has praised him. I dare not take it, I dare not take it." Wang Xiaojie said with a look of respect and said, "Duke of Wei is a model of my Tang generals. If Wang Xiaojie can match him, he will be pleased to comfort him for his whole life."

Li Jing not only had extraordinary military talents, but also had good moral character with a well-known reputation. He was indeed a role model for the generals of the Tang Dynasty.

"Wang Xiaojie, you have fought for life and made great achievements, and you have also had the great achievements of defeating the Turks and slaughtering all the millions of Turks. It is not inferior to Li Jing." Li Longji praised.

"Really? Your Majesty, do you really think so?" Wang Xiaojie's eyes suddenly widened, a little unbelievable.

Compared with Li Jing, he had never thought about it. Li Longji also praised it so much that he had to reexamine it.

"Not only Your Majesty thinks so, but I think so too." Li Dan smiled and said, "The Turks are rampant, and the north is in a hurry. Wang Xiaojie, you are ordered to be in danger. Moreover, it is not easy to lead troops to fight and be slandered."

Mochuo originally wanted to turn the north into ruins so that the Tang Dynasty could not assemble a large number of troops in the north in a short period of time, so he could lead his troops north to pacify the northern desert and restore the Eastern Turks. Wu Zetian handed over the important task of pacifying the Turks to Wang Xiaojie, who was indeed ordered to take on the heavy burden in the face of danger.

Moreover, he was slandered by Wu Sansi and falsely accused him of treason. It was really not easy for him to win such a big victory.

"I dare not take it! I dare not take it!" Wang Xiaojie shook his hands and said, "These are all wise and trusted ministers."

It has to be said that Wu Sansi slandered Wang Xiaojie and sued him for rebellion, which was indeed a ruthless trick. However, Wu Zetian was wise and did not blame Wang Xiaojie. Not only did he not blame Wang Xiaojie, he also scolded Wu Sansi and gave Wang Xiaojie a sword. This was the result of a great victory in slaughtering millions of people.

"Wang Xiaojie, I'm sure your request." Li Longji nodded and said, "You are old and have many old injuries on your body. If you work in military affairs again, it will be unfavorable to you. It is also appropriate to take off your burden, rest well, and maintain your body. But you can still give advice for the Tang Dynasty."

Speaking of this, Li Longji's tone was slightly higher and said, "Next, the Tang Dynasty will train troops and at least 500,000 troops. With your rich experience in battle formations, you can supervise the training."

If you want to conquer the Arab Empire, it would be impossible to achieve the existing military force of the Tang Dynasty. It would be inevitable to train a large number of troops. With Wang Xiaojie's rich experience in battle formations, it would be a good idea to let him supervise the training of troops.

The Minister of War is the overall situation and the military affairs that need to be handled are particularly heavy, which Wang Xiaojie's body cannot bear. However, training is only one aspect of military affairs, and his body can bear it. Moreover, his rich experience in battle formation will also play a role, and the soldiers he trains will definitely adapt to the needs of battle formations.

This is a beautiful thing that kills two birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang said that they agreed with Li Longji's statement.

"Haha." Wang Xiaojie was very happy and smiled very happily, saying, "I can still do things for the Tang Dynasty. OK!"

"Di Renjie resigned as prime minister. Wang Xiaojie resigned as minister of the Ministry of War. You all tell me who should take over?" Li Longji's eyes shone brightly, and he glanced at the ministers.

The Prime Minister is the head of civil officials, and the Minister of War is the head of military generals. One civil and one military officer, one general and one prime minister, is replaced within one day. This has never been seen in the history of the Tang Dynasty.

If it is normal, there is no need to change it so quickly, but now time is not waiting for anyone, so I have to deal with it quickly.

The sooner the battle with the Arab Empire was prepared and the sooner it was started, the more beneficial it would be to the Tang Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that Li Longji saved even the celebration of his ascension to the throne.

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Everyone's eyes fell on Yao Chong in unison.

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Then, they all fell on Zhang Shuo.

One general and one general are born between these two people.

Yao Chong's political talent was beyond words, and everyone was convinced. Moreover, he also had extraordinary moral character. No one could find fault in moral character, so it was very appropriate for him to take over as prime minister.

However, Zhang said that he also had the talent of the prime minister. Although he was mainly engaged in military affairs, he had accumulated rich experience in fighting with Li Longji for several years. It was not that his political talent was not very good. On the contrary, Zhang said that his political talent was very impressive and everyone was convinced.

Zhang said that he had been an official in the court for a longer time than Yao Chong, and no one said anything if he became the prime minister.

"Let's talk about the prime minister first, who is the right one?" Li Longji asked.

The ministers told Yao Chong and Zhang, but no one spoke. It was really a bit difficult to choose one of the prime ministers.

"Grandmother, Yao Chong and Zhang said you discovered and promoted them. Who do you think is suitable to be the prime minister?" Li Longji asked with a smile.

Yao Chong, Zhang said, and Song Jing, although he was a famous official in Kaiyuan, was discovered and promoted by Wu Zetian. She was very familiar with these two people.

"Yeah." Wu Zetian pondered: "You all thought Yao Chongzheng was very talented, but they didn't know that he was also proficient in military affairs. But he didn't have the opportunity like Zhang Shuo to follow His Majesty to fight and accumulate experience in battle formations. In a word, Yao Chong is both talented in civil and military affairs, and is suitable for both civil and military affairs."

Although Yao Chong is famous for his political talents, he himself also has good military talents. He once made many military achievements when he was on the border, which is recorded in historical books.

In fact, most of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty had good political talents and started their careers with military merits. This is a proof of the great martial arts of the Tang Dynasty.

"Zhang said, although he is following His Majesty for several years and is very familiar with military affairs. However, he has extraordinary political talents and is good at handling government affairs." Wu Zetian stroked his forehead and said, "It's really hard to make a decision. It depends on how His Majesty decides."

Wu Zetian is known for knowing people and discovering talents. Even she feels a little headache, making it even more difficult for others to make decisions.

In fact, these two people are generally excellent, both civil and military talents, and it is really hard to make a decision.

"Since that's the case, I will make arbitrary decision." Li Longji nodded and said, "Yao Chong, just be the prime minister."

"Your Majesty, you can be the prime minister, but Song Jing will support you." Yao Chong did not agree at once, but instead put forward the conditions.

Prime Minister, this is a high-ranking official who is below one person and above ten thousand people. If someone changes, he will agree happily. He is better, he has to make the conditions.

"Yao Chong." Li Dan shouted lightly and said, "Don't talk nonsense. If you want to be like you, just think of it."

He was protecting Yao Chong, afraid that Li Longji would be unhappy.

"Your Majesty, some people think that they are not as upright as Song Jing. At present, there are countless things to deal with to eliminate the accumulated problems, and many of them are trying to keep their official positions. It is Song Jing who will deal with these difficult things." Zhang Shuo spoke, looking like he was defaming Yao Chong, but in fact he was talking about Yao Chong's ideas.

"Oh." Everyone suddenly realized.

In the entire court, no one can compare to Song Jing in terms of being upright and selfless, even Yao Chong and Zhang Shuo cannot compare to them. In the process of eliminating the accumulated problems, Song Jing's personality came in great use.

The process of eliminating accumulated malpractice is to remove those who take money and do not do things, or get a bad official position and are unwilling to give up their official position. They will definitely be unwilling to give up their official position and will try every means to keep the official position. All kinds of methods will be used.
Chapter completed!