The emperor arrived, and the ministers came out to greet him. Li Dan wore an ochre yellow robe, sat down in the courtiers' greetings, and the officials of his own political affairs hall entered the front and began to carefully report the Longyou war report he had just received.

Although most of the ministers were already well aware of this, when the recital began, everyone still listened quite seriously, and they couldn't help but sigh again.

And when Emperor Li Dan heard that this victory was such a large scale, he couldn't help but show surprise for a while, and couldn't help but sigh after listening to the report: "The soldiers of Longbian are big thieves, they are really heroic, Yan Guo Gongchang, Wang Shangshu Xiaojie, worthy of being a model of town generals, and the society can get the town to defend the border soil, the people are at ease, and I am also worry-free." King Yong of Zhenguo is even more worthy of the honor, everything is committed, there will be good news to convey! ”

"Such a great achievement, you must not be rewarded, today we will discuss the reward of meritorious service, and the rest will not be considered."

As the emperor made his statement, the courtiers began to organize their own words and prepare to speak.

This time, the first to speak was Di Renjie, a subordinate who was not diligent in everything.

"Since Tuyuhun lost the country, Tubo has often been disturbed by the Tang Dynasty. The imperial court used troops several times, although the victory was poor, but it also successfully rejected the country. Today, Longbian and the Western Regions have added another victory, which is gratifying, and the soldiers who participated in the war should be awarded, but the common practice is OK, and there is really no need to be too much. ”

Di Renjie does not approve of the use of side affairs, which is well known to all ministers. But when they heard such a clear expression, many people were quite surprised, which was really not in line with Di Renjie's usual style.

As soon as Di Renjie's words fell, there was a male output from Zuo Yu Linquan, frowning and saying, "What is the difference between Di and the servants?" Tibet has been powerful for a long time, and it has harmed our country's conquest plan several times. The four towns of Anxi have been abandoned a few times, and the thieves have caused chaos, as for Wang Shangshu's army Lao Yuan, and then the four towns, it is important for me to have. The victory of Qinghai, the great minister of the war of the Great Minister of the Qin Mausoleum, is the most powerful and vicious among the thieves, now made by His Royal Highness King Yong, and the magnificent deeds that have never been seen in modern times, how can it be expected! ”

Di Renjie glanced at Quan Nansheng, but did not respond directly, his eyes only glanced at the emperor Li Dan who was sitting in the hall and Li Zhaode, who was still groaning in the banquet, as if he was waiting for these two to speak.

However, another prime minister, Cui Xuanwei, stood up and began to supplement Di Renjie's views.

"Wang Xiaojie's former restoration of the four towns is already a great achievement. This time, Anxi won again, but the remnants of the previous battle, the thieves were unwilling to lose the four towns, so they started the war again. Wang Xiaojie should be defeated, but he is within his duty. Commend it, and you can do it reluctantly, and you don't have to reward it twice. ”

Cui Xuanwei said this for his own reason, during the longevity of Wang Xiaojie's recovery of the four towns, the reward he received exceeded the meaning of his victory itself. Now that he is the protector of the capital of Anxi, he is naturally responsible for guarding the town, and Anxi's victory this time is a routine operation, and it does not meet the standard of discussing his affairs with the ministers of the political hall.

Of course, the focus of today's deliberations is not Wang Xiaojie, everyone understands in their hearts that the issue of merit awards for Anxi is just an additive, and the focus is naturally on Qinghai, where King Yong supervised the battle.

However, Cui Xuanwei's next words made the hall in an uproar: "The first battle of Qinghai, although the merits are recorded, but if you investigate the cause, please treat King Yong's reckless crime!" ”

As soon as Cui Xuanwei finished speaking, not to mention the surprise of the ministers, Li Shouli, the king of Lu, had already taken a step forward and couldn't hold it back, and pushed the case up, and pointed at Cui Xuanwei and said angrily: "Cui Xuanwei framed the minister and slandered the heroes, which is annoying and hateful!" Please make it immediately and send it to the court! ”

With the outbreak of King Lu, the officials of King Yong's family in the hall also stared at Cui Xuanwei with unkind eyes, which made the atmosphere in the political hall suddenly become sharp and antagonistic.

At this time, Emperor Li Dan first glanced at Li Zhaode, and saw that he still had no intention of speaking, so he smiled at Li Shouli and said: "King Lu is calm and don't be impatient, the current situation is still under discussion, listen to all words, and discuss a wide range of opinions, so that it can be fair." Since Cui Xianggong said this, I and Zhu Gong are also curious about why they came up with this theory. If what you say is unreasonable, you can argue in court. ”

The emperor's attitude of favoring Cui Xuanwei suddenly made Li Shouli even more dissatisfied.

But he didn't think about how to continue to refute for a while, but he saw that Prime Minister Lu Yuanfang and Guozijian Siye Zheng Rong both had action hints, Lu Yuanfang's meaning was not clear, but Zheng Rong was closer to each other, so Li Shouli also saw it more clearly, and saw Zheng Rong outlining the word "go" on the case with his finger.

After Li Shouli groaned for a while, he realized a little, and then spoke again: "The minister has seen that King Yong's merits are outstanding, his deeds are conclusive, and there is no suspicion. Even if you don't have the obsession of kissing, you also feel that this is a great achievement, and you must not be mean to it. Cui Xuanwei's demonic remarks, the minister was not curious. ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and shook the embroidered armor he was wearing, and continued: "The minister is a minister who is thin and talented, and he is not allowed to do anything by debating. The ministry is related, do not dare to be distracted, after describing what they have seen, do not dare to stay and avoid things, respectfully retire, and arrange the matter of the guard. ”

Hearing Li Shouli say this, the atmosphere in the hall was slightly calm. As for Emperor Li Dan, of course, his face was a little unsightly, but the Zuo Yulin Army led by Li Shouli was now in the Shangyang Palace where the Empress Dowager lived full-time, and Li Dan couldn't refuse his request to retire for a while, and ordered him to continue to participate in the hall.

Li Shouli came out in a bad mood, so that the atmosphere in the political hall did not recover for a long time. The officials of King Yong's family, from Prime Minister Lu Yuanfang onwards, were silent and made their attitudes clear, no matter what Cui Xuanwei said, they only treated him as a fart.

This silence is more akin to a demonstration, and clearly outlines the power of King Yong in the court. For some people, there is naturally a great upset in their hearts.

Emperor Li Dan just looked at the utensils on the table at this time, and there was no joy or anger on his face.

At this time, Prime Minister Li Zhaode finally spoke, raised his finger and pointed at Cui Xuanwei, who was a little out of ground, and said in a deep voice: "Go on." ”

King Lu's fierce reaction interrupted Cui Xuanwei's train of thought slightly, and after he was silent for a moment, he didn't care about tasting his emotions and feelings, so he could only stubbornly continue: "This battle in Qinghai is really not inevitable. Longbian takes the source of the river as the pivot town, according to the Chiling and fortification, although the thieves crisscross Qinghai, but this is not capable of disturbing Longyou. Xijing Chang'an is in turmoil, the great rule is not a tree, it has been unbearable to disturb the new disturbances, at this time, it is not appropriate to make a big advance in border affairs, this is a natural plan!

King Yong was not, not only did he climb Longlong in person, but he also took the initiative to fight. Judging by what he did, how could he take the safety of his family and country as a consideration? If you can get away with it, then the name of King Yong's fame will be important for a while, far exceeding the famous ministers of the previous generation. But if you are unfortunately defeated, you will be in danger in Longyou and Guanzhong!

The safety of this half of the country is in danger of one person's eminence. King Yong's victory, do not hide the danger of his strategy, the words are magnificent, but in fact they are lonely, this is not enough to be useful, not enough to set an example! ”

Although the officials of King Yong's family have stated that they will not participate in the follow-up discussions, when they heard Cui Xuanwei's accusations against King Yong, they couldn't help but frown for a while, and just forced themselves to press themselves.

When Cui Xuanwei finished speaking, Li Zhaode got up from the table, turned to the emperor's seat and bowed deeply, and said in a heavy tone: "Your Majesty has to grant the cardinal to lead the country." Since the incident, I have trembled and feared dereliction of duty. But in the end, things did not go according to people's wishes, and there was such a heresy in the political hall, slandering the meritorious people, and narrow-minded thinking for beauty, so that the people of the world knew this, and they would be attacked.

The minister is not afraid of people's words, but he is afraid of living up to the emperor's grace. Please dismiss this important task, abandon the clumsy talent, and think it is a follow-up warning! ”

If Cui Xuanwei's argument is already surprising, then Li Zhaode took the initiative to resign because of this, which is even more shocking and inexplicable. Li Zhaode has always acted toughly, when will he see that he can make such a retreat?

If he is dissatisfied with Cui Xuanwei's speech, he can directly reprimand. But now he is not debating with Cui Xuanwei at all, but using this to express his resignation, which is really inexplicable.

In particular, even if Cui Xuanwei is attacking, he is only targeting King Yong, and Li Zhaode may echo King Yong in some things, but he really can't use his own position to retreat as a strategy.

Could it be that Li Zhaode really has the intention of retreating?

After some people in the hall thought of this, they couldn't help but feel even more upset for a while. Could it be that the situation in the DPRK that has just stabilized will have a new round of shocks?

When everyone was shocked and suspicious, Emperor Li Dan also stood up with a shocked face, and walked quickly in front of Li Zhaode, first opened his mouth, and then said in a complicated voice: "I have not won the country for a long time, and I have neither achievements nor faults to be ashamed of. ”

"Zhaode is rebellious! The saint gave him a heavy position, but he went to stay in the will! ”

Hearing what the emperor said, the ministers in the palace were even more excited, and a few people even attended directly to the halberd and pointed at Li Zhaode and reprimanded: "Such an act is not a matter of slaughter!" How can such a madman trust the country! ”

Things have developed to this point, and the situation is gradually getting out of control, and some famous and important ministers are also secretive at this time, and they dare not speak lightly.

In the end, it was Di Renjie who stood up again, walked between the emperor and Li Zhaode, and said earnestly: "Today's speaker, Longbian is very affectionate. Before joining the council, His Majesty had already spoken, and the rest of the matter was not mattered. Li Xianggong's sudden remarks were indeed rude. ”

"The courtiers were in a hurry, and they were indeed guilty, and then they were willing to accept the punishment. But Longbian is very affectionate, and the minister thinks that King Yong's achievements are strong, which can indeed be praised. Although the soldiers are fierce and the gentlemen are not heavy, but the safety of the family and the country is in danger, that is, they need to not give an inch! Since Datang was founded, how can it be reasonable to teach things to thieves? When you kill, you kill, when you cut down, you kill! Xuanwei has a half-life life, no negative armor, no half-turn meritorious service, Yongwang is a hero, a famous general who can control thieves, his plan, how can Cui Xuanwei and his ilk look at it from the bottom of the well? ”

After Di Renjie spoke, Li Zhaode also took the opportunity to return to the topic and expressed his views on this matter.