When Li Shimin saw Li Yuan's sudden visit, he glanced at Zheng Xuan with cold eyes, then with a smile on his face, he quickly ran down from the dragon chair and shouted kindly: "Father, why are you here?"
When Zhang San saw Li Yuan, he suddenly felt something bad in his heart.
Since Li Yuan was forced to take the throne, he has been busy creating villains, contributing to the development of the Tang Dynasty, and has never interfered in the affairs of the court.
At this time, they suddenly came to the main hall. All the officials couldn't help but guess in their hearts. But people who can stand on this main hall are incompetent. After thinking about it for a while, they roughly knew the purpose of the Supreme Emperor's coming here.
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Therefore, everyone looked at Zhang San with a little amusement in their eyes.
When Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Qin Qiong and others saw the sudden arrival of the Supreme Emperor, they all began to worry about Zhang San.
When Li Yuan came, Li Shimin naturally stopped sitting on the throne and invited Li Yuan to sit on the dragon chair.
All civil and military officials began to worship Li Yuan.
"Excuse me, dear ministers. I miss you all this time, especially the old ministers who started my career with me. Time is not forgiving, and many of them have been lost in the long river of history."
Li Yuan sighed with emotion. Li Shimin was calm on the surface, but inside he was filled with raging anger.
"The Emperor's style is still the same, but the ministers are getting old!" Zheng Xuan echoed.
"Mr. Zheng, why are you sighing like this? I see that you are still as beautiful as before. I think back then... Oh! That's all. People tend to be nostalgic as they get older. I won't say it anymore. I won't say it anymore."
When everyone saw Li Yuan and Zheng Xuan singing together, they were clearly telling Li Shimin not to forget their old friends.
"It seems that Li Yuan is going to stand up for Zheng Xuan!" Zhang San thought with cold eyes.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you appointed a new county magistrate last year. I wonder what achievements this new earl has made?" Li Yuan suddenly asked Li Shimin who was standing aside.
Li Shimin smiled and replied: "Father, the emperor is here. How can I dare to call my son the emperor? You should just call me your name. Last year, my son did reward a meritorious minister."
"Oh, I wonder what military achievements they have achieved? I remember that there seems to be no major use of troops in the past two years, right?" Li Yuan asked pretending to be curious.
Hearing this, Li Shimin naturally knew what Li Yuan was planning and was very dissatisfied with Li Yuan's sudden intervention in the government affairs. However, with all the civil and military officials watching below, Li Shimin had no choice but to hold back his anger.
"It's not because of military merit, it's..." Li Shimin still smiled and answered respectfully, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yuan.
"What? How can you be knighted without military merit? When did the title of Tang Dynasty become so worthless?" Li Yuan asked sharply.
Li Shimin suppressed his anger and replied: "Father, although Zhang San, the thousand-year-old county uncle, has not won any military merits, his contribution to our Tang Dynasty is not comparable to ordinary military achievements. He not only invented the horseshoe, but also made our army's war horses
The annual consumption has been reduced by 70%, and potatoes with a yield of 20 to 30 dan per mu have been discovered, so that we in the Tang Dynasty no longer have to worry about hunger."
"It's nothing more than speculation and luck. Your Majesty, you just awarded the title like this, which will chill the hearts of those ministers who have truly made meritorious deeds! Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, as servants, didn't you dissuade the Emperor in the first place?"
Hearing that Li Yuan suddenly questioned them, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui hurriedly went out to salute and apologized: "The Supreme Emperor, please calm down. I think that Zhang San, the uncle of Wannian County, has made great contributions to the country, and it is reasonable to win this honor."
"Asshole! What do you mean, within reason, the titles of the Tang Dynasty are so honorable, and no title can be awarded except for military merit. This is an iron law. Are you just going to ignore the laws of the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Shimin listened so hard that his lungs almost exploded, but it was not easy to have an attack at this time.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui quickly knelt down and shouted: "I don't dare, I know it's a crime."
"I heard that Uncle Zhang was lawless and shot the second son of the Zheng family with his crossbow in public. This shows that he does not take the laws of the Tang Dynasty into consideration. Where is Zhang San?" Li Yuan finally pointed the finger at Zhang.
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Zhang San cursed Li Yuan a hundred times in his heart, reluctantly walked out, saluted and replied: "The humble minister Wannian County Bo Zhang San pays homage to the Supreme Emperor."
"Are you Zhang San? A yellow-haired boy, who gave you the courage to do such evil things?" Li Yuan came up and scolded him.
"Father, actually I don't blame County Uncle Zhang for this, but..." Li Shimin wanted to open his mouth to explain, but Li Yuan stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Are you still trying to excuse him now? Zheng Gongerlang is lying on the bed now, but this three is alive and kicking. Doesn't that explain everything?"
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Zhang San was furious. If he hadn't seen you as the Supreme Emperor and walked on the street, he would have given you a sap.
"To report to the Supreme Emperor, Zhang San accidentally shot Zheng Shide, but it happened for a reason. The fault was not with County Uncle Zhang, but actually..." Wei Zheng also stood up to excuse Zhang San, but not surprisingly, he was killed before he could finish his words.
Li Yuan interrupted.
"Doctor Wei, do you want to excuse this villain? What kind of ecstasy has been poured into you by this kid?" Li Yuan said with a sad look on his face.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. There is a secret behind this matter..." Qin Qiong also came out to explain.
"I'm old, you all don't listen to me now, and you come up to resist me one by one. As expected, you're all gone, alas!"
Unexpectedly, Li Yuan suddenly sighed and said a lot. All the ministers quickly kowtowed and shouted in unison: "I don't dare, please forgive me."
Li Shimin also said from the side: "Father, you are joking. You will always be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. No one dares to listen to your orders."
Zhang San thought to himself, this old guy is actually relying on his old age and selling himself off. Li Yuan has really lost his imperial aura.
"Hmph! I also know what you are thinking, but as long as I am alive, I will not be able to see meritorious ministers. I will be treated unfairly in my later years. This three has maliciously hurt others and deserves to be punished."
Li Yuan snorted coldly and said again.
This time Wei Zheng, Qin Qiong and others did not dare to plead for Zhang San, and Li Shimin said nothing more.
Zheng Xuan was secretly happy in his heart. Although he was very passive at the beginning, fortunately with Li Yuan, the three immortals were about to shed their skin now.
Ever since Zhang San saw Li Yuan come in, he knew that the matter could not be good, but he didn't know how Li Yuan would punish him.
"I am not an unreasonable person. Although Zhang San has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, he has never received any military honors. In addition, he has done random things based on his status. I think his status as an earl is not worthy of his position."
When everyone heard Li Yuan's words, some were happy and some were worried. Zhang San was in trouble today. They didn't expect that Li Yuan would touch Zhang San's title.
At the same time, everyone couldn't help but think that Fang Xuanling's daughter was about to get married to Zhang San. If something like this happened at this time, Fang Xuanling's old face would probably be completely lost.
