The Imperial Palace, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

"Minister, Kyoto Acting Governor Zhuge Liang, meet the emperor!" Zhuge Liang bowed slightly.

Tang Tingbai sat on the Taishi chair and drank sour plum soup.

"Hehe, get up!" Tang Tingbai was full of smiles, the more he looked at Zhuge Liang now, the more he liked it.

Tang Tingbai drank the sour plum soup in the bowl in one gulp before slowly speaking.

"I called you today for two things."

"First, I am ready to send troops to Western Xia, and I want the Vermilion Bird Legion in your father's hands."

"Second, you, the acting prefect of Kyoto, have done a good job these days, and I am ready to remove the word "agent!"

What?

Listening to Tang Tingbai's words, Zhuge Liang's face changed.

Because the two things that Tang Tingbai said easily were big things for the entire Dayan Imperial Court.

"Please rest assured, the emperor will definitely persuade his father to take the initiative to hand over the talisman of the Vermilion Bird Legion tomorrow morning!" Zhuge Liang opened his mouth.

Although his father is invincible, handing over the Vermilion Bird Talisman will reduce the overall strength of the West Lake Power Group.

But Zhuge Liang is still Dayan's courtier.

He knows better that only when the emperor has military power in his hands, can Dayan develop better and become stronger.

"Your Majesty, the minister will go home and retire first!" Zhuge Liang bowed.

"Stand down!" Tang Tingbai smiled faintly, but he was very happy in his heart.

He believed that with Zhuge Liang's ingenuity, he would definitely be able to convince Zhuge Invincible to hand over the talisman.

In fact, Tang Tingbai didn't want to tear his face with Zhuge Invincible.

Although this old guy is arbitrary and arbitrary, he still has some credit for fighting for the country for twenty or thirty years!

……

Zhuge family, study.

"Rebel, are you crazy?"

"It is impossible for the old man of the Suzaku Legion to hand over the talisman to him, let alone a small Kyoto prefect, even if he gives another Kyoto commander, it is impossible for the old man to hand over the talisman!"

Zhuge Wushu sat on the chair, his old face flushed.

And Zhuge Liang beside him had a calm face and poured a cup of tea for Zhuge Invincible!

"Dad, you dissipate your anger first."

"You are the leader of West Lake, and you are indeed right to think about the future of hundreds of officials in West Lake, but don't forget, you are the central general of Dayan and the courtier of Dayan."

"Before, Tang Tingbai was cruel and mediocre Dayan in his hands, and he was not far from destroying the country, but what about the current emperor? Although it was a little brutal, but under his leadership, Dayan wiped out the Goryeo Kingdom with 50,000 soldiers and horses, and even all of us know that under the leadership of this emperor, Dayan may expand its territory again, do you still want to abolish this emperor now? ”

I......

Zhuge Invincible was speechless for a while and did not speak.

Yes, the previous Tang Tingbai was a waste and had no ability to lead Dayan to prosperity, so he wanted to abolish the emperor and set up a new emperor.

But now, the emperor has changed, and he has taken Dayan to expand his territory again, and more than a dozen counties of the Goryeo Kingdom have been included in the territory of Dayan, and Tang Tingbai's ability is still okay.

"Dad, our Zhuge family has been loyal for generations, it is impossible for our family to rebel, why do you keep your military power?"

"Now hand over the military power, and after the emperor is completely developed, my Zhuge family will still be reused, but if you don't hand over the military power, with the emperor's temper, do you think he will let our Zhuge family go in the future?"

Zhuge Liang's tone was calm, but the words were pierced on the tip of Zhuge Invincible's heart.

After speaking, Zhuge Liang knelt directly in front of Zhuge Invincible, with determination in his voice: "Dad, if you don't hand over the military power, tomorrow your son will rebel against you and cut off the father-son relationship with you, lest my Zhuge family will be wiped out in a few years!" ”

You—

Zhuge Invincible's face changed, and he clenched his fists.

His face was extremely ugly.

Zhuge Invincible is not a fool, so he naturally knows that Zhuge Liang's words are right.

But let him hand over the talisman of the Suzaku Legion, he is really reluctant.

But if they don't pay it and resist the tyrant of Tang Tingbai, their Zhuge family and even the entire West Lake will suffer a big loss.

After a long time, Zhuge Invincible sighed, his voice was full of exhaustion: "That's it, that's it, you're right, my Zhuge family doesn't want to rebel, why do you keep the military power?" Tomorrow, the old man will hand over the Vermilion Bird Talisman! ”

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang looked overjoyed: "Dad, you are a smart person, the child thinks that in addition to handing over the talismans of the Vermilion Bird Legion, you should also hand over the talismans of the Xuanwu Legion, anyway, these soldiers and horses will have to be handed over in the future!" ”

Deliver two talismans?

It's equivalent to giving Tang 100,000 elite soldiers for nothing!

Zhuge Invincible's beard was crooked, and he looked at his son in disbelief: "Zhuge Liang, are you bastard the old man's own son?" Why do your elbows always turn outward? ”

Zhuge Liang smiled embarrassedly, he scratched his head: "Is it biological, can you go to my mother's grave and ask?" ”

You—

"Rebel, the old man will kill you!" Zhuge Wushu stood up and pulled out the cowhide belt around his waist.

……

There was no word all night, Xuanzheng Palace.

Tang Tingbai was dressed in a brand-new dragon robe and sat on the dragon chair.

The early dynasty has been going on for most of the hour.

Tang Tingbai yawned, and he looked at Sun Bo, the head of the Ministry of Rites.

He was going to fight Western Xia, and he had to need a reason, a sufficient reason.

"Gongsun Butang, I've counted the days, the time for the subject countries to pay tribute is almost up, right?"

Tribute?

Gongsun Bo smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, over the years, my Dayan has been in constant wars and turmoil, and the national strength has declined, and since a few years ago, the vassal countries have stopped paying tribute to Dayan. ”

Tang Tingbai nodded, not surprised.

"Gongsun Butang, in the name of the Ministry of Rites, I have passed on the letters to several vassal states of Dayan, so that they will pay tribute every year, and be called a minister every year, who dares to refuse, I personally led the army to destroy their country!"

In these words, Tang Tingbai said it extremely domineeringly.

What?

Hearing this, Gongsun Bo's face changed.

The faces of the civil and military officials changed even more, and they knew that the emperor was preparing for war.

"Your Majesty, by all means, my Dayan national strength has not yet recovered, and it is not suitable for long-distance battles, besides, we have just destroyed Goryeo, and we have fought a war with the Turks, and we have suffered heavy losses, so we should recuperate."

"The old minister seconded the proposal, my Dayan governs the country with Confucianism, pays attention to benevolence and righteousness to govern the world, and the old minister is willing to send several major vassal countries to persuade them to pay tribute again!"

"Please think twice, although the Great Yan Treasury seems to have a lot of silver, but once it falls into the quagmire of war, the Great Yan Treasury will fall into crisis again."

“……”

In the Xuanzheng Palace, the civil officials stopped it together.

The generals did not speak, their eyes filled with anticipation.

This is the difference between a civilian official and a military general.

Civil servants can be continuously promoted through political performance.

And if generals want to be promoted, there is only one possibility, and that is military merit.

But where does the military merit come from?

Naturally, it's a battlefield!

Tang Tingbai sat on the dragon chair and plucked out his ears: "General Central, what do you think?" ”

Zhuge Invincible immediately took a step forward, and the sound was like a bell.

"Your Majesty, in recent years, several vassal countries have indeed become older and more excessive, so it's good to teach them a lesson."

After speaking, Zhuge Invincible took out a blood-red talisman from his arms: "Playing the emperor, the commander of the Vermilion Bird Legion told the old man to return to his hometown, and the old minister is too old to manage the Vermilion Bird Legion, please send someone to take over the Vermilion Bird Legion!" ”

Hearing this, Tang Tingbai smiled with satisfaction.

And the civil and military officials were shocked again.

They all know how much the old fox Zhuge Invincible values power.

Asking him to hand over his military power is definitely more uncomfortable for him than killing his own son.

But now, he actually took the initiative to hand over the military power.

How is this possible?

Is this old thing crazy?

"In that case, then I won't shirk!" Tang Tingbai smiled all over his face, personally walked to Zhuge Invincible's side, and took over the Vermilion Bird Talisman!

Tang Tingbai cleared his throat: "Everyone, I have seen the achievements of Zhuge Liang, the acting prefect of Kyoto, in the past few days, and I have decided to make him the official prefect of Kyoto, and I am the official position of the third grade, you all have no opinion, right?" ”

What???

Listening to Tang Tingbai's words, the civil and military officials were shocked again.

They can't remember how many times they were shocked today.

Every decision of the emperor stunned them, it was too sudden.

First, let a few vassal states pay tribute and call them vassals, and if they don't want to, they will destroy other people's countries.

Immediately afterwards, Zhuge Invincible took the initiative to hand over the military power.

In the end, Tang Tingbai actually let Zhuge Liang, who had only been the acting prefect for a few days, directly become a regular.

Prime Minister Su Zhen spoke, he knew that no one could change Tang Tingbai's decision.

As for Tang Tingbai asking their opinions, it was just polite.

Su Zhen took a deep breath: "The emperor is wise, and the old minister approves." ”

Seeing that Prime Minister Su Zhen agreed, the civil and military officials could only talk in a tone, and they all bowed their hands: "The emperor is wise, and the ministers are in favor!" ”

Tang Tingbai smiled with satisfaction, and he threw the Vermilion Bird Talisman to Jia Luo: "In a while, you will hand over the talisman to Huang Zhong, the commander of the White Tiger Legion, he will be the new commander of the Vermilion Bird Legion from today onwards, let him train his troops well, maybe in another ten days and half a month, he will start a war with a certain subject country!" ”

Jia Luo nodded immediately: "Subordinates understand!" ”

At this moment, a dusty brocade guard walked into the Xuanzheng Palace.

"The emperor's big things are not good, the fifth prince Tang Tingmo has fled into the territory of the Western Xia Kingdom."

"And according to the detailed information of Jinyiwei, the Western Xia sent 200,000 troops to prepare to attack our country's Jiannan Mansion......"