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Gao Ming threw the gold ingots to Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang immediately caught it, and then saluted Gao Ming with joy.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, for the reward!"

"Haha, excuse me!"

Seeing this scene, all the officials present were taken aback.

Really give?

In Datang, a pound is sixteen taels, and the gold ingots in Gaoming are more than a pound, and if converted into copper coins, it is almost two hundred yuan, which is equivalent to two years of money for these big people!

But now, just because Zhang Liang said "Goguryeo is guilty of great disrespect", Gao Ming actually rewarded him with this money?

That's a lot of money, isn't it?

Could it be that the prince and Zhang Liang have colluded a long time ago, just to amuse everyone?

Just when these officials were full of suspicions, another military general stood up.

Everyone knows this general, it is Xue Wanche, the prince of Wu'an County.

This person is super powerful, he can be regarded as the number one fierce general in Datang, and he has made a lot of contributions to Datang, and now he is the general of the right military guard.

It's a pity that although Xue Wanche has military force, he lacks resourcefulness, so this time he went to Ryukyu and Luzon in the south and South Vietnam in the west, but Li Shimin didn't let him go.

However, Gao Ming likes this kind of guy with developed limbs and a simple mind, easy to fool, easy to buy, and can be used as cannon fodder at critical moments, which can be called "a good subordinate of Datang".

It was with this thought in mind that when Gao Ming saw Xue Wanche standing up, he immediately showed a bright smile towards Xue Wanche.

"It turned out to be the Duke of Wu'an, what did the Duke of Wu'an teach me about Goguryeo's crimes?"

"Uh...... This ......"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Xue Wanche was suddenly a little dumbfounded.

Just now he saw Zhang Liang take a large gold ingot, and he stood up in excitement, how could he have thought about Goguryeo's crime?

But now that Gao Ming asked, he couldn't do it if he didn't say it, so he racked his brains and meditated for a while, and then gritted his teeth and arched at Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the last general thinks that Quan Gaisu is even more of a wolf's ambition, and he should be killed!"

Hearing this, all the officials present immediately rolled their eyes in unison.

Zhang Liang said before that Goguryeo was guilty of great disrespect, but it is also reasonable and well-founded, and you can just say "Quan Gaisu wolf ambition" and it will be over, this is too perfunctory, right?

Do you want to be rewarded like this? What a pipe dream!

Thinking of this, many ministers cast gloating glances at Xue Wanche, wanting to see how he made a fool of himself.

But what they didn't expect was that Gao Ming laughed out loud at this moment.

"Hahahaha, Wu'an County is insightful, be rewarded, and then!"

After speaking, Gao Ming took out a large ingot from the box again and threw it towards Xue Wanche.

Xue Wanche didn't expect Gao Ming to give him a reward at all, and he was stunned for a moment, but as a top military general in the Tang Dynasty, his reaction was also very fast, and the moment before the gold ingots hit him, he immediately reached out to catch it.

Feeling the heavy weight of the Lijin ingot, Xue Wanche's gratitude to Gao Ming in his heart at this moment was incomprehensible.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this is to give me face! I can't bear to see me make a fool of myself in front of so many ministers, this kindness, I Xue Wanche remembered! ”

Thinking of this, he immediately knelt down on one knee towards Gao Ming, and then "snapped" a fist.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, for the reward!"

Datang does not kneel, even if it is between superiors and subordinates, a bow is a big gift, except for sacrifices, officials generally do not kneel, except for one case.

That's loyalty!

This is already the default unspoken rule of Datang officialdom, and of course everyone present understands it, so when they saw Xue Wanche kneeling towards Gao Ming, many people's faces changed.

"This Xue Wanche actually knelt down to show loyalty to the prince in front of the emperor, does he have a long brain?"

Not only the ministers, but even Li Shimin's face was a little helpless.

"I already knew that Xue Wanche didn't have any brains, but I didn't expect him to be so brainless......"

Although he didn't feel very comfortable, Li Shimin didn't plan to do anything to Xue Wanche, after all, although Xue Wanche was a little stupid, he was a meritorious man of the Tang Dynasty after all, and he was married to Li Yuan's daughter Princess Danyang, who was his brother-in-law.

What's more, Li Shimin also wanted to see what kind of medicine Gao Ming was selling.

Under Li Shimin's rather interested gaze, Gao Ming immediately stepped forward to help Xue Wanche up.

"Don't be polite to the prince of Wu'an, just play a game, don't take it too seriously, please hurry up!"

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!"

Seeing Gao Ming come to help him in person, Xue Wanche once again bowed to Gao Ming gratefully, and then stood up.

Seeing him stand up, Gao Ming suddenly smiled and nodded, and then looked at the ministers around him.

"So, is there anyone who can say Goguryeo's crimes, just play a game, don't be too restrained!"

Hearing Gao Ming say this, many people present were a little nervous, after all, even a reckless man like Xue Wanche had received a reward, so there was naturally no reason why they couldn't get it.

At this time, almost everyone felt that Gao Ming was lending benefits to everyone in order to buy people's hearts.

The reason why Goguryeo is used as a matter is just a name, and it has no practical significance.

In that case, it doesn't matter if you open your mouth, who would be afraid of having more money?

Thinking of this, everyone stood up one after another.

"Weichen thinks that Goguryeo has shown its surrender to my Tang Dynasty, but has not come to pay tribute, which is a crime of disrespect!"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Silla sent an envoy to the court, but Goguryeo intercepted and killed him on the way, this is a rebellion, and it should be killed!"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen thinks it's ......"

Seeing the ministers rushing out to report Goguryeo's crimes, the smile on Gao Ming's face became more and more prosperous, he didn't even care what the ministers said, as long as someone spoke, he would directly take the money out and reward it.

However, there is also a difference in the reward of Gao Ming, for those who only said the crimes of Goguryeo, Gao Ming was rewarded with silver ingots, and only those ministers who not only said Goguryeo crimes, but also added words like "when they were killed", Gao Ming would give the reward of gold ingots.

The ministers present were all human spirits, and they soon discovered this, so when they came to the back, basically everyone stood up and said that they should crusade against Goguryeo, and some even listed the strategies for the crusade.

Gao Ming is not stingy, as long as the other party says the keyword "crusade", the gold ingots will be thrown out.

Seeing this scene, Li Shimin, who was sitting above, suddenly showed a clear smile on his face.

"I see!"

In fact, not only Li Shimin saw it, but also the ministers who were known for their resourcefulness, such as the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling.

Looking at the ministers who were scrambling to shout "Goguryeo should be defeated", and Gao Ming, who was throwing money out with his big feet, there was a wry smile on their faces.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is taking money to plug everyone's mouths, but His Majesty has maintained a tacit attitude, I'm afraid it won't be long before my Datang is about to face another war!"

(Volume 1: I End for the Crown Prince)