The Taiji Hall was like a thunderous explosion, which suppressed many people, including Emperor Li Shimin.

For tens of seconds, there was silence in the court, and the needle drop could be heard, and almost everyone was stunned by the good news.

But when they came to their senses, everyone's faces were filled with joy and excitement like never before.

Li Shimin also came back to his senses and didn't say anything, but took over the song from the hands of the inner servant. As an emperor, he can't be like the ministers, things have already happened, and he can't not know nothing.

There are two copies of the sonata, from three people.

The note of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, has Xie Yi's annex behind it, and then there is the note of the British Duke Li Ji, which is about the details of the war.

Li Shimin saw it quickly, and after a hurried browsing, he nodded and said, "Pheasant slave and Li Ji really live up to expectations!" ”

In a word, it has been shown that this incident was an overall arrangement made by the wise and martial His Majesty Li Er, and King Jin and Li Ji were only the specific executors.

His Majesty the Emperor is wise and powerful!

This was a matter of principle, so immediately a courtier came out to congratulate His Majesty the Emperor: "Congratulations, congratulations, Your Majesty!" ”

Even Prime Minister Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "Xue Yantuo's main force is exhausted, and the imperial court is in great trouble!" ”

"It's time to take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely destroy Xue Yantuo, they actually invaded my Tang border, they simply don't know whether they are alive or dead." If you have been holding back in everyone's hearts for a long time, you can finally say it today.

"Where's Yi Nan? The culprit must be escorted to Chang'an and sentenced to justice. Suddenly, a group of people in the court were gossiping, and they were right.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Yi Nan was injured and fled, Li Ji has already sent someone to chase him." ”

The officials looked suddenly enlightened, and they were quite looking forward to the next situation. As for the affairs of the Turks, no one mentioned it, after all, Ashnasimo did not openly rebel, and for the sake of stability, no one said much in this regard.

The court was completely happy, and Songzhou's predicament was solved. The entire army of Xue Yantuo was wiped out, and when the fourteenth year of Zhenguan was approaching the end of the year, two successive victories made people happy.

Except for the time when Zhenguan defeated the Eastern Turks in the fourth year, Datang seems to have never been so powerful this year, how can people not be excited?

Therefore, today's court meeting, because of this good news, suddenly changed the direction of the wind and became a celebration and joy party.

Most people have smiles on their faces, but a few people are exceptions, such as the brothers Li Chengqian and Li Tai.

There is no other reason, but because the name of Li Zhi, the king of Jin, is constantly mentioned. was constantly praised, and even his father said a few words about the pheasant slave living up to expectations.

If the victory of Zhenshui is the handiwork of Li Ji, but Li Zhi is ranked in front of the song, His Royal Highness the King of Jin went to Dingxiang in danger, and it is indeed a great achievement to stabilize Ashina Simo and the Turks. But if the real water victory seems to be a little bit like that, it doesn't have a lot to do with Li Zhi!

However, out of consideration in all aspects, Li Ji naturally did not dare to monopolize this credit, so he had a lot of compliments and respect for His Royal Highness King Jin. After all, in terms of rank, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is the governor of the state. And his Li Ji is only the long history of the Governor's Mansion, and his subordinates have made meritorious contributions, how can he not have the share of his superiors?

The same is true for Li Shimin, if this matter belongs to Li Ji alone. Then the merit of destroying the country is incomparably remarkable, and it is troublesome to reward it. The degree of merit is bound to be higher, and it is more troublesome to deal with, anyway, there is his own son involved. So take advantage of the situation and give more credit to your son, won't the matter be solved smoothly?

This is a tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister, which is in line with the common demands of Li Shimin and Li Ji. So it was highlighted in the court at the first time.

Li Zhi's purpose of going to Dingxiang naturally became a commander and supervisor, a thirteen-year-old doll commanding the battle? Obviously, few people believe this, but everyone shut up in unison, the emperor praised his son, wouldn't he be unhappy for himself if he said a word?

What's more, it is an indisputable fact that His Royal Highness the King of Jin went to Dingxiang in person, and it was close to the front line, which can be regarded as a risk, so he deserves this credit. Only a few people who know the inside story well know in their hearts that His Royal Highness King Jin really deserves this credit, and it is an indisputable fact that he risked his life. He deserves these glories now, even if exaggerated.

The princes of the court naturally understand people, and how can others oppose what they acquiesce to? So just in an instant, His Royal Highness King Jin instantly overshadowed His Royal Highness King Wu, who was heroic and extraordinary a few days ago.

All the courtiers had the same feeling that they had always despised His Royal Highness King Jin, or had not paid attention to it at all. The thirteen-year-old Jin King Li Zhi officially appeared in front of everyone for the first time, and in such an earth-shattering and chic way, it can be said to be impressive!

In the past, they only knew that His Royal Highness the King of Jin was gentle, polite and cultivated, and was the youngest son of His Majesty the Emperor. Now Li Zhi has added two new labels, heroic courage and extraordinary talent.

Don't you dare to risk yourself and go to the front line in person? Isn't it capable of performing his duties as the deposed envoy of Hedong Province and working with Li Ji to resolve the military disaster on the frontier?

Suddenly, His Royal Highness King Jin seemed to have become the most talented prince, and the label of Yingwu, which originally belonged only to Li Ke, also fell on Li Zhi.

His Royal Highness the King of Jin, both civil and military!

Suddenly, a lot of people have that impression in their minds. Even His Majesty Li Er has said several times in a row that the pheasant slave is good, and he will definitely appreciate his merits when he comes back.

Li Chengqian and Li Tai heard these words clearly, and the taste in their hearts was not very good.

In recent months, the limelight of the two of them has been robbed, first Li Ke, and now Li Zhi, no one originally took this young brother to heart.

But now, it seems that this problem cannot be ignored.

Li Zhi is thirteen years old, growing faster than expected, he is also the prince of the grandson, deeply loved by his father, and has made great contributions.

You must know that in addition to the principle of establishing a reserve in this era, there is also a theory of establishing a virtuous person. What is meritocracy? A few words of praise from others don't count, but the credit is the most real.

So Li Zhi's threat suddenly became much greater, and for Li Chengqian, there was another person to push the wall of the East Palace. For Li Tai, there is another yellow finch behind him.

In the face of the throne and power, what is the relationship between brothers and sisters? At this moment, the two brothers have nothing but jealousy in their hearts.

Of course, they also thought of one person later.

Although it was not mentioned much in the court, everyone knew it. That is Shi Xie Yi, the governor of the Jin Dynasty. No matter how much credit Li Zhi has achieved, he is only thirteen years old, how much strategy and ability can he have, if there is no one behind him to help him with advice, is it possible to help him do things?

Obviously, if you have to say how much credit King Jin has, the person who should be most thanked should be Changshi Xie Yi.

To a certain extent, it was Xie Yi who single-handedly created the merits and status of His Royal Highness King Jin today, Li Shimin understands, and the court and the princes understand.

Li Chengqian and Li Tai also understood. And he was indignant in his heart, and he couldn't do anything to this big enemy, and the result was that the old hatred was not over and a new hatred was added.

Seeing Xie Yi push Li Zhi step by step to the point where he is today, they can only grit their silver teeth, and they have a bad premonition. As long as Xie Yi is here, Li Zhi's future achievements are immeasurable, and the threat is immeasurable.

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The court meeting was over, Li Shimin returned to the Chengqing Palace, and the ministers of Zaifu also followed.

Until this time. They also have time to talk about the specifics of the ins and outs.

"This is the song of the pheasant slave and Li Ji, as well as the article attached by Xie Yi, take a look!" Li Shimin handed over a few copies of the report.

When many ministers watched the recital, Li Shimin said: "Li Ji's luck is good. rushed to Ruozhenshui first, Xue Yantuo didn't know anything about it, so he plunged into it directly, and the whole army was wiped out. ”

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty." Although this matter was dangerous, it was indeed a blessing in disguise, and Xue Yantuo's main force was wiped out. Datang went to a big trouble. ”

"Indeed, it was really an accident, I was worried about the war disaster in the north, but now it seems that worrying is completely unnecessary." Li Shimin said: "Pheasant slave and Xie Yi have some ways, and they stabilized Ashina Simo in Dingxiang, so that Li Ji calmly arranged, completed the blocking, and won a complete victory." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what the minister said is right, His Royal Highness the King of Jin has his own heavenly appearance, and it is indeed worth looking forward to going with Xie Yi." ”

"Well, that's right, the pheasant slave really gave me a big surprise this time." Li Shimin said with a smile: "My pheasant slave has really grown up, no accident, now I should have embarked on the road back to Chang'an." ”

By now, Li Zhi's safety is indeed nothing to worry about, Xue Yantuo's main force was destroyed, Li Ji's army turned around and headed south, Ashina Simo dared to make any rash moves?

Sure enough, then Ashina Simo's invitation came, saying that Tu Lishu had gone to encourage him to send troops to rebel, but he refused with words. But due to the old friendship, he did not report it in time, and asked His Majesty the Emperor to condemn him and so on.

Ashina Simo is naturally guilty, and it is indeed a heinous crime to learn the news of the rebellion and not report it. What's more, he Dingxiang Turkic Department was not a stern refusal at all, but was in a wait-and-see state, and now that he saw that Xue Yantuo was completely finished, he remembered to give in to the Tang Dynasty.

This kind of person is very hateful, if he were to change someone else, Li Shimin would not hesitate to ask for guilt.

But Ashnasimo can't, after all, there are many Turks behind him, and he has no public sins, so it is difficult to punish the crime.

The north has finally stopped, and there is no need to force Ashina Simo to be anxious at this time, everyone tacitly agrees that things will be settled.

So, Li Shimin discussed with all the Zaifu and finally forgave Ashina Simo. However, if he is allowed to settle in Chang'an on the grounds of recuperation, he can leave him dignity and status, wealth and glory, but the military power must not be left behind.

As for the Dingxiang Grassland Army, he was handed over to An Guo Gong, he was the concubine of the eldest princess of Jiujiang, and he was more intimate with the Li Tang royal family, and his identity was different.

Moreover, he originally had a high status on the steppe, and he went there, coupled with the cooperation of Li Ji's army, he was completely able to suppress the Turks on the steppe.

Later, a few more pieces were sent to Chang'an, first Li Ji's request for guilt, claiming that he failed to catch Xue Yantuo Khan Yinan, and asked His Majesty the Emperor to punish him.

As soon as this letter arrived, Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County in Lingzhou, came to the secret recital, first telling the news of the retreat of the Western Turkic army, and then catching Yi Nan.

However, this Xue Yantuo Khan was injured and his injuries worsened after running all the way, and he died not long after being caught.

At this time, Yi Nan's life and death are no longer important. If it weren't for the fact that there were still millions of Turks in the steppe, Jieli Khan would not have had a chance to live. At this time, Xue Yantuo was about to fall apart, and even if Yi Nan was, he was not qualified to be placed under house arrest.

Seeing the two notes that came one after another, Li Shimin smiled, and then handed them to the eldest grandson Wuji.

After seeing it, the treacherous and cunning eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this situation is ...... Very good! ”

"What if I tell you that it was Li Ji's people who drove Yi Nan into the Lingzhou realm?" Li Shimin frowned and asked softly.

"It's good!" The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a moment and gave an answer.

This answer seemed to be slightly unexpected, Li Shimin was slightly stunned for this, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Li Ji is very sensible!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, the British Duke is also loyal. ”

"Yes, I know!" Li Shimin nodded and said: "He has this loyalty, and it is good that he can put himself in the right position." Since he has worked hard, I have to fulfill him. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji suggested: "Yes, when Your Majesty becomes the Duke of England, you might as well add some favors......

"Okay, then give his second son another county duke, it's always okay!" Li Shimin said leisurely: "The soldiers and horses of the state, I still hand him over." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji praised: "Your Majesty is wise, and the British Duke will definitely be able to understand Your Majesty's expectations and loyally guard the frontier for my Tang Dynasty." ”

"I hope so!" Li Shimin nodded and said, "By the way, Li Ji also asked for merit for two people......

"Who?"

"One is named Xue Rengui, who is now by the pheasant slave's side, and is said to be brave and brave, and he was the first to find the clues; There is also Kan Ling, who discovered and reported to Dingxiang when he lost his head. ”

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

"This Xue Rengui is naturally rewarded, as for Kan Ling, should I forgive him?"

"Your Majesty, Kan Ling's move can be regarded as loyal to my Tang Dynasty, not to mention Xie Yi...... For his sake, it is not impossible to pardon Kan Ling's sins of exile. The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a moment and gave a small suggestion.

Li Shimin nodded and said: "There is some truth in what I said, Li Ji also mentioned that it is not appropriate for me not to give face, not to mention that there is indeed merit, if the reward and punishment are not clear, others will criticize me for having a small belly and chicken intestines." ”

"Your Majesty is serious." The eldest grandson Wuji smiled lightly.

Li Shimin shook his head lightly, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "If you want to say that the rewards and punishments are clear, the pheasant slave and Xie Yi are also great heroes, auxiliaries, how can you tell me how I should reward them?" (To be continued.) )