Chapter 196 The court is mighty

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On the first day of October in the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Shuowang Dynasty.

Originally, a dynasty like this, a six-grade petty official like Jiang Zhixuan, should not attract people's attention at all. But today, he is inevitably in the limelight. Not because of his fame as a new branch Sanyuan Jinshi, nor because of his identity as a living lang, but because of what was discussed at today's court meeting.

As the turmoil over the assassination of Empress Changsun = subsided, the mountain clans in the southwestern frontier grew stronger and more arrogant. The state apparatus of the Tang Dynasty began to operate in full force, and the center of gravity of officials from the emperor to various ministries began to gradually shift to the mountain bureaucrats to quell the rebellion. And today's court meeting is to focus on discussing the specific matters of using troops against the mountain bureaucrats!

The reason why Jiang Zhixuan attracted attention was because he was a living man of His Majesty the Emperor, and he had a "ten taboos and ten sparse use of soldiers against mountain officials". This is not something that should be worried about within the purview of a living man at all, however, what is even more surprising to the officials of the DPRK and the central government. His Majesty Li Er actually gave permission, and even asked him to read this song aloud above the main hall. This made everyone in the court, including the crown prince Li Chengqian and the king of Wei Li Tai, taste a taste:

This Rausch living room. It's just that His Majesty the Emperor was at the moment of the Empress's assassination, and a temporary position arranged to protect this Jiang Zhuangyuan will definitely not last long. As for this recital, it must have been presented to His Majesty the Emperor a long time ago. It is even very possible that this piece of music was made at the behest of His Majesty the Emperor......

At the same time, this recital was read out at the beginning of the dynasty. It is undoubtedly that His Majesty the Emperor is using Jiang Zhixuan's mouth to convey a message to the hundred officials: I have made up my mind to conquer the mountain officials, and the battle of the mountain officials is imminent......

If it is His Majesty the Emperor's golden mouth and jade teeth, the holy decree issued by Qiankun will not be opposed by any ministers. The problem is that this matter was raised by Jiang Zhixuan, who had just taken office, although it showed that he knew that the matter was irreversible, but there were still some ministers who couldn't help but want to jump out and be disgusted. I can't object to Your Majesty the Emperor, you old man, I can object to this champion who has not yet grown his hair

Among them, Wu Siyuan, who will be a young craftsman, is the most active. He is now under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, and is in charge of the maintenance, storage, distribution, and transportation of weapons and equipment and various equipment of the imperial court. After listening to Jiang Zhixuan's recital, he was the first to stand up and asked in a condescending tone:

"Lord Jiang, this official wants to ask, do you know that there are swords, guns, arrows, geometry, armor, armor, armor, and siege equipment in the treasury of the imperial court and the treasury of various state capitals."

After Jiang Zhixuan finished playing the recital, he was waiting for these people to jump out and refute it. After he reported to Menxia Province yesterday, he went to the palace to see Li Shimin with this trick that he had been thinking about for more than ten days. Li Shimin received him happily. After reading his recital, Long Yan was happy, and he also took advantage of the rise to increase the three taboos and four taboos, turning the original six taboos and seven taboos into ten taboos and ten taboos, and let him put it forward in tomorrow's Shuowang Dynasty. At the same time, he also reminded him to do his homework, because there would definitely be people who would jump out and oppose the use of troops against the mountain officials on various grounds......

Therefore, Wu Siyuan jumped out like this at this time, and the questions he asked were also high-sounding, but Jiang Zhixuan was not afraid. turned around, and when he saw that it was Wu Siyuan, a thief, his heart suddenly sank, and the thought that he only wanted to refute suddenly became a half-dead thought. At that moment, he opened his mouth and asked rhetorically:

"It turned out to be Lord Wu, and the officials dared to ask what position Lord Wu is now." His fearless appearance made the ministers secretly frightened: Sure enough, His Majesty must be opening his eyes for this Lord Jiang, otherwise, how could he dare to ask such a rude question about Lord Wu, a young craftsman who is obviously five or six levels higher than him

Wu Siyuan was also stunned. Why didn't this person play cards according to the routine, and he couldn't understand it in a hurry, so he had to answer honestly:

"The current official will be the position of a young craftsman, in charge of the ......" said that he came to his senses here, this surnamed Jiang was in Yin, and I just thought about it, and saw Jiang Zhixuan looking at him with a smile and took over the conversation:

"I don't know if the officials are right about the safekeeping, maintenance, and distribution of weapons, armor, and other equipment that are in charge of the treasury of the imperial court and the treasury of the state capitals."

Wu Siyuan had a bad feeling, and he had almost thought of what question Jiang Zhixuan would ask next. But that question, he really can't answer at this time, he has only been in office for two or three months, even if he goes all out, he can't do anything about the number of various instruments in the treasury of the state capitals across the country. Immediately, sweat began to appear faintly on his forehead, and he was silent about Jiang Zhixuan's rhetorical question. Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhixuan didn't think about letting him go, and really asked that question:

"Then, this question should be asked by the lower officials, Lord Wu, yes! Lord Wu, as a young craftsman, should report to His Majesty at this time, and now in the treasury and the treasury of the state capitals, there are swords, guns, arrows, geometrics, armor, armor, geometric, siege equipment, geometry for His Majesty and the Ministry of War to consult whether the materials and equipment that can be mobilized are sufficient, Lord Wu thinks it is right or not."

The reason why he is so unrelenting, on the one hand, is because of his resentment that Wu Siyuan designed to steal his beloved wife's hard work when he was in Huayin; On the one hand, it is also because from now on, he has officially entered the court. If you want to be respected in the court in the future...... At the very least, people dare not underestimate it, so it must be prestigious. Today, with the support of His Majesty, this Wu Siyuan happened to hit the muzzle of the gun again, how could Jiang Zhixuan let go of such an opportunity

Wu Siyuan gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart, but he was very annoyed: he knew that he wouldn't have jumped out so hastily to be the first bird. It's good now. I didn't do enough homework, but I was caught by the tail and couldn't get off the stage. Just as he was thinking about how to answer, before he could express his position, he heard His Majesty the Emperor on the dragon chair say in a loud voice:

"Exactly, Wu Aiqing, please tell me whether the weapons and armor and other equipment in the treasury and state capitals are sufficient to support the counterinsurgency army of the imperial court for half a year."

The beads of sweat on Wu Siyuan's forehead became even more fine, and he turned to Li Shimin, who was sitting in the ninety-fifth position, and bowed with his fists:

"Your Majesty, there are now more than 200,000 blades such as knives, guns, arrows, 160,000 pairs of armor, and siege equipment in the treasury...... There are about 1,000 ...... As for the local treasury...... Minister...... I don't know yet......"

As soon as he said this, there was an uproar in the huge hall. It was not that they were shocked that the armaments in the treasury were so scarce, but that they were shocked that the officials who were about to be young craftsmen and were responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of weapons had such a limited understanding of the armaments of the imperial court. What more than 200,000 pieces, what about more than 1,000 pieces, I don't know, such a person can even mix from the four grades

Li Shimin's face was also a little gloomy, I actually raised such a waste, and even angrily asked:

"Wu Aiqing, as a young craftsman, you have no idea about the armament of the imperial treasury, this is dereliction of duty!"

Wu Siyuan's knees weakened, and he knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed in great trepidation to justify:

"Your Majesty forgives your sins, Your Majesty...... The minister served as a young craftsman for more than two months, and he has been in the past two months. The ministers were trembling, that is, they were re-counting the number of armaments in the treasury and the treasury of the state capitals, and to this day no accurate number has been reached, so it ...... The minister can only report the approximate number for His Majesty's reference, please Your Majesty to check ......"

Li Shimin's face was a little pale when he heard this, since he had just taken office and was working hard to re-inventory, it would be good to be able to report it now. Immediately "hmm", waved his hand to get him up:

"In that case, I will not hold you accountable for dereliction of duty, and I will ask you. It will take a long time to get the exact quantity."

Wu Siyuan hurriedly bowed down and replied, "Back to Your Majesty, it will take twenty days at the earliest!" ”。

Li Shimin's eyes flashed: "Okay, twenty days later, I will ask you again for accurate numbers." You should step down first, and if you don't understand the problem in the future, don't take it out and make things difficult for others......"

Wu Siyuan collapsed for a while, forced his hand to thank him, and then stood back to his position with difficulty. The ministers were awe-inspiring in their hearts: His Majesty's intentions were too obvious. If anyone makes things difficult for that Lord Jiang today, His Majesty will make things difficult for anyone. Immediately, one by one, they clasped their fists and guarded one, watching their eyes and watching their hearts, and the old god pretended to be deaf and dumb. But they are all thinking in their hearts, from now on, they should pay attention to that Jiang Zhuangyuan, and don't offend him unless they have to......

With Wu Siyuan's experience, the ministers behind finally learned to be obedient. Stop asking questions that are obviously making things difficult, and start to dry them one by one, and discuss serious questions. I have to say that the reason why Li Shimin was able to create the famous Zhenguan prosperous era in history is that these ministers under him who do practical things are also indispensable. Although there were still a few people who still insisted that it was not appropriate to use troops against the mountain officials at this time, since the emperor set the tone for the use of troops, they still actively participated, actively made suggestions, and put forward many useful suggestions.

Jiang Zhixuan, as the first person to propose the use of troops against the mountain bureaucrats at a formal court meeting, naturally became the focus of the ministers' inquiries. From time to time, ministers asked him about various situations of the mountain officials, such as the population, the number of troops, the current sphere of influence of the mountain officials, and so on. Fortunately, Jiang Zhixuan had already done his homework and answered every question fluently, so that while the Manchu Dynasty civil and military officers received a satisfactory answer and praised him, they all thought of a question at the same time:

No one knew the answer to the question of why a new science and technology scholar in the company of the third yuan knew so thoroughly about the situation and movements of the mountain bureaucrats, and it was not until the final conquest of the mountain bureaucrats that the victory class was recruited......

After the pilgrimage dispersed. Jiang Zhixuan followed Li Shimin back to the palace. There is no way, he is now a living man, and his daily work is to follow His Majesty the Emperor and record His Majesty's important words and deeds. Therefore, after other ministers attend the court meeting, they can go home to hug their wives and find concubines, or call friends to go to the restaurant to find Fang and buy drunk; Jiang Zhuangyuan still had to follow behind His Majesty the Emperor, pricking up his ears at any time.

Fortunately, His Majesty Li Er was in a sunny mood today, and he didn't think about continuing to toss after going down to the court, so he went straight to the Taiye Pool. Regarding Jiang Zhixuan's performance today, Li Shimin is very satisfied. On the first day of going to court, he made a splash and put forward the things he was most concerned about. He also had a verbal argument with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and dealt with them decently, and in the end, he even set a time for sending troops to the mountain officials. He also established his own prestige in the court, although he is still just a small six-grade living room, but I believe that no one dares to underestimate him. And after doing all this, Jiang Zhixuan didn't let himself worry about anything, just a few words from the side, which established his impression of Jian in the emperor's heart......

Li Shimin was in a good mood and talked a lot. Yesterday, the two men met for the first time after months of separation, and they discussed major state affairs. Today, the general direction of national affairs has been set, and the rest only needs to be carried out step by step. Therefore, Li Shimin is also in the mood to care about Jiang Zhixuan's private affairs.

"Zhixuan, Mrs. Zun is okay, I heard from the queen that Mrs. Zun's childbirth was almost difficult to give birth, but there is such a thing"

"Your Majesty Xie is concerned, this is indeed the case, fortunately, there was a divine doctor present at the time, otherwise...... Wechen really doesn't know what to do! ”

Li Shimin sighed: "I remember that my little body is very good, why did I have a difficult birth when I left Beijing, but I worked too hard after returning home."

Jiang Zhixuan arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, it's not." Mainly because Uchiko gave birth to twins this time. And until the time of delivery, the whole of the minister's mansion did not know the news, including the same ...... of the inner son."

Li Shimin looked back in disbelief: "I didn't know it yet, and the queen didn't tell me that Xiaoxiao actually gave birth to a pair of dragons this time...... Twins! ”

Jiang Zhixuan's face was filled with excitement: "How dare the minister deceive Your Majesty, some trivial things, how dare to worry about the queen all day long......"

Li Shimin waved his hand happily: "This is not a trivial matter, Xiaoxiao gave birth to a pair of twins, and the queen didn't even say anything...... By the way, you said that until the time of delivery, you didn't know that the twins were in your arms, what was going on, which quack doctor treated Xiaoxiao"

Jiang Zhixuan couldn't cry or laugh: "Your Majesty, since I returned to Huayin, I have always been the medicine king Sun Divine Doctor who is treating Neiko, but the divine doctor is very forgetful, although he has long been diagnosed that Neizi is pregnant with twins, but he has never told Weichen and his family ......"

"Hahaha......" Li Shimin couldn't stop laughing: "How can a person like the King of Medicine be so guilty of such a haha...... Look, I'm afraid the old doctor is also confused......"

Jiang Zhixuan said with a smile: "I don't know this minister, but during that time, the medicine king often entered Huashan alone to collect medicine, saying what pills to refine." ”

Li Shimin suddenly thought thoughtfully: "But it calms the nerves and clears the lungs"

Jiang Zhixuan frowned and thought for a while: "It seems that yes, the minister doesn't remember very clearly, the divine doctor said that the pill was very important, and during this time, he honestly and unceremoniously accepted more than 1,000 consultation fees from Weichen, saying that it was used to buy medicinal materials......"

Li Shimin knew in his heart, just last month, the medicine king Sun Simiao sent his eldest disciple to Beijing and sent three boxes of fragrant pills, called "Tranquility and Lung Clearing Pills", saying that they were for Her Royal Highness Princess Jinyang. Unexpectedly, this pill was actually refined by the Medicine King himself, and his proud protégé also made some contributions......

Keeping this matter in mind, Li Shimin diverted the topic:

"Xiaoxiao this time, have you ever entered Beijing with you?"

"Back to Your Majesty, because a pair of children have not yet reached the age of 100 days, it is not appropriate to travel long distances. So after discussing with Neiko, Weichen decided to wait for the two children to finish their daylight before entering Beijing. Wechen can just take advantage of this time to find a place in Jingshi as a place for Wechen and Neiko and others to stay......"

Li Shimin said "oh": "The queen has been chattering, saying that she misses Xiaoxiao very much." But in my opinion, what the queen misses the most is your stinky boy tiger head. ”

"Your Majesty Xie and Niangniang......" Jiang Zhixuan didn't know what to say, but he heard Li Shimin continue to say to himself:

"Not only that, but also my little son-in-law, who is noisy in my ears every day, asking me to find her little aunt. Although the pheasant slave didn't say it, I could also see that he was very worried about Mrs. Zun...... "Speaking of this, Li Shimin finally stopped and looked at Jiang Zhixuan: "Now, you know why I didn't wait for your child to be 100 days old, so I hurriedly summoned you back."

Jiang Zhixuan was very excited in his heart, His Majesty the Emperor's family was really too good to say to him and Xiaoxiao. When he took off his clothes, he knelt down:

"Your Majesty and Niangniang know the grace of returning to protect them, and Weichen and Neizi are inscribed with five feelings, even if they are broken, it is difficult to repay ......"

According to the normal bridge, at this time, Li Shimin should quickly help him up, and he was full of encouragement. It's just that he never imagined that Li Shimin would accept his worship calmly, and he never told him to be flat at all......

Jiang Zhixuan knelt for a while, but he didn't hear the expected sentence "Aiqing, hurry up and be polite." I couldn't help but start to hair again, and Hu Si thought wildly in my head: It can't be that the sentence is wrong again, it is really a companion like a tiger......

He thought about it a lot, and Li Shimin at this time was making a very important decision. After a long time, he finally looked back at Jiang Zhixuan who was kneeling on the ground, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile:

"I don't need to break my bones, but I do have an errand that I want to leave to you!"

Jiang Zhixuan raised his head, looked at His Majesty the Emperor who was close at hand, and said with an excited expression:

"Your Majesty, please!".

Li Shimin's happy smile gradually became serious, staring at Jiang Zhixuan's eyes, and said in a deep voice word by word:

"I want you to serve as a prison soldier and go out with the counterinsurgency army of the imperial court to fight the mountain guards!"