The army that conquered Tuyuhun returned to the court in October. The emperor rewarded them according to their merits and rewarded them according to their merits in terms of the treasures they had captured in Tuyuhun, and encouraged the officers and men one by one.
Among them, Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, did not change his title, but he was rewarded with 3,000 households in the city, the title of Governor of the Three Prefectures, the title of Hussar General, and the title of Prime Minister in the Political Affairs Hall.
Li Shuliang resigned. Before Li Jing's army returned to the court, Li Shuliang wrote three times begging for his body to go home and retire.
The emperor agreed, rewarded him with money and silk, and made one of his sons the Duke of the country.
In fact, this was something that the emperor and Li Shuliang had agreed on a long time ago. Li Jing had made great contributions to quelling Tuyuhun, and Li Shuliang knew it was time for him to leave.
Therefore, Li Jing replaced Li Shuliang and became Zhongshu Ling.
Li Jing was stunned for a long time when he heard the emperor's reward. Finally, he was moved and happy to accept the imperial edict.
Secondly, Xu Shiji was granted the title of Duke of England and appointed as the Grand Governor of the Juyan Governor's Palace, while Cen Wenwen was appointed as the Chief Shi of the Juyan Governor's Palace.
Juyan Dudufu, formerly the land of the Lin people, was completely occupied by the Tang army in recent years, and a new Dudufu was established to manage it.
The post of Minister of the Ministry of War was succeeded by Qin Qiong, Duke of Yue State. The minister of Zongzheng Temple was succeeded by Li Xiaogong. The minister of Guanglu Temple was succeeded by Yuchi Gong.
The rest of the meritorious officers and soldiers will be rewarded according to their merits, and there is no need to elaborate.
Afterwards, the emperor rewarded the three armies.
In the Tai Chi Hall, a group of military and political elders exchanged cups and cups, laughing again and again.
In this round of rewards based on merit, Li Jing is undoubtedly the one who stands out the most. Although his title has not changed much, he has entered the political hall. Followed by several new governors and meritorious officers whose titles have been raised one level.
Li Zhiyun enjoyed the flattery of his courtiers and tasted the fine wine and delicacies, but his thoughts had already drifted to the northeast.
He placed Xu Shiji in the Governor's Mansion in Juyan, of course, not on a whim, but for the purpose of attacking Goguryeo in the future.
As for Li Jing entering the Political Affairs Hall, it was actually a surprise to Li Zhiyun. He originally wanted Wei Zheng to enter the Political Affairs Hall, but after thinking about it, he rejected him. Don't ask why, there is no reason.
Li Jing himself was also surprised that he could enter the Political Affairs Hall. He originally thought that he would be old after killing Tuyuhun this time, but he did not expect that the emperor would let him enter the Political Affairs Hall, allowing him to reach the pinnacle of his official career.
What I didn’t say was that I was touched!
"Your Majesty, I respect you, Your Majesty." Li Jing greeted each other with wine.
Li Zhiyun smiled and had a drink with him, and said: "In the future, I hope that the pharmacist will assist me in governing the world."
"I obey."
Li Jing felt that he was lucky to have met such a good emperor. At least in terms of treating his heroes well, Li Jing felt that few people in history could be as kind as the current emperor. As long as he is not stupid, the current emperor will definitely take more care of him.
Not to mention honors, these heroes also drank a lot of soup. Now they are all wealthy people, and their descendants are cared for and trained by the emperor.
Unsaid, lucky.
Singing and dancing brought peace, and the ministers were happy and smiling.
At this moment, Li Chengzhao, who was sitting next to him, suddenly walked out and knelt in front of Li Zhiyun.
"Father, I have something to ask of you."
The ministers all silenced themselves and looked at Li Chengzhao curiously. The ministers paid a lot of attention to the emperor's legitimate son. Although they did not mention it with their mouths, they placed Li Chengzhao in a very important position in their hearts.
Because he is the legitimate son.
At present, among the emperor's sons, if anyone is most likely to take over the East Palace, then it must be the emperor's legitimate son, King Wuling.
The other princes all fell short compared to this King Wuling.
"What's the matter?" Li Zhiyun put down the wine cup and asked slightly curiously.
Li Chengzhao raised his head and said: "My son wants to learn the art of war and strategy from Duke Wei, so that in the future we can expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty."
hiss!
The ministers stared at each other and began to argue in their hearts.
Is King Wuling serious?
Or was it taught by someone?
They all looked at Yang Gongren in unison, and saw that Yang Gongren also had a look of astonishment on his face, even a little panicked.
He has never taught King Wuling like this!
This is a big deal. With the wisdom of the emperor, he must now suspect that someone taught King Wuling to express himself and then seize the throne!
Thinking of this, Yang Gongren suddenly felt uneasy. He knew very well that the current emperor had no intention of appointing a prince.
In other words, the emperor cannot show signs of seizing the throne now, otherwise the emperor will be unhappy.
Could it be that the Queen taught King Wuling?
Li Zhiyun glanced at Yang Gongren, and finally landed on Li Chengzhao.
"Zhao'er."
"My son is here."
"Is this your own idea?"
"Yes." Li Chengzhao said, "My son wants to learn."
"Hahaha." Li Zhiyun laughed happily, and then asked: "Learning the art of war and strategy, you are good at martial arts. You are my legitimate son, how can you do this?"
Li Chengzhao said: "My father, the emperor, is the master of the world. He also followed his imperial grandfather to conquer the world and settled the world on a horse."
Before Li Zhiyun could speak, Li Jing took the first step and said: "Your Highness, the old minister is too immature to teach you. Your Majesty has so many generals under his command, so I ask your Highness to choose a virtuous one."
"Master Wei doesn't want to?" Li Chengzhao tilted his head, looking confused.
Li Jing said: "No, it's just that the old minister is afraid of misleading others."
Li Zhiyun said: "Zhao'er, if you really want to learn, it's not impossible. I will agree to it when you are admitted to university."
"Is what Father said true?"
"Of course it's true."
"Okay, it's settled!" Li Chengzhao said happily.
Looking at the smile on his face, Li Zhiyun looked calm.
After the banquet, Li Zhiyun got up and returned to Changle Hall.
When the ministers saw this, they also gathered together in small groups and left. Naturally, they had a good relationship and walked together, laughing and chatting.
"King Wuling has grown up." Xue Shou said with emotion.
Du Ruhui glanced at him and said, "How do you know? Someone else didn't teach him to say such things."
"Yang Gongren?" Xue Shou shook his head, "He doesn't have the courage."
"Maybe it's not him."
"The one in the harem?" Xue Shou still shook his head, "That one has never interfered in the affairs of the government. If it was that person's wish, it would not be King Wuling's turn to ask for it."
Du Ruhui was thoughtful, and then said: "I'm afraid there will be another disturbance in the court."
"I don't think so." Xue Shou said.
"How to say?"
Xue Shou said: "What King Wuling wants this time seems to be what we think, but in fact it is not. Otherwise, with your Majesty's eyes, you can naturally see it at a glance."
"King Wuling is your Majesty's son." Du Ruhui said after being silent for a moment.
Xue Shou glanced at him and said: "There is no point in escaping from this matter. Sooner or later, we have to face it. Your Majesty also sees how King Wuling behaved today."
Du Ruhui said: "You think, what if several other highnesses asked to learn the art of war from Li Jing today?"
"Then your Majesty might agree."
"You." Du Ruhui smiled and shook his head.
Harem.
Li Zhiyun was walking down the corridor, thinking deeply.
No one knew what he was thinking, no one knew what he was considering. Sometimes he himself didn’t know what he was thinking or considering. Today’s events were not beyond his expectations. Cheng Zhao
Don't say it, one day other sons will say other things. There is nothing surprising. If he wants to solve this matter, it is up to him.
Ke Chengzhao, can you take the responsibility?
Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun sighed slightly, "When children from ordinary families grow up, will they give their parents a headache? Gao Liangzhong, what do you think?"
Gao Liangzhong echoed softly: "I think your majesty is feeling sorry for your highnesses, just like your majesty feels sorry for the princesses."
"Heh." Li Zhiyun said, "You are as cautious as ever."
"This slave really doesn't understand." Gao Liangzhong lowered his head.
He didn't dare to understand this kind of thing, or he would lose his head.