Sitting on the top, Sun Ning, whose eyes were like torches, naturally saw all the reactions of these courtiers in his eyes.

At that moment, the smile on his face was cold, and he said loudly: "This is the candidate for the hero that I have discussed with the two prime ministers and all the meritorious heroes, is there anyone who is dissatisfied?"

In fact, regarding Li Wannian's decision to be crowned the Duke of the Kingdom, Sun Ning could have come up with more reasons to convince all the courtiers.

For example, although he once raised an army to cause rebellion, the harm to the world was really not comparable to Qin Yude and Zhao Guangxiao, and even he did not stay in the Central Plains for long. Later, after arriving in Chang'an, it was also a place of peace of mind, not only did it not hurt the innocent, but countless people were alive. Look at the book

Perhaps the only thing that has been criticized is that he raised troops that day with the intention of attacking Sichuan and Shu. But didn't he also end in defeat in this battle?

And the credit he made after that was indeed great enough, if he hadn't sent troops from Guanlong to the north and broke the cities of Hebei and Northern Xinjiang occupied by Guirong, the Northern Expedition would not have been so smooth, and I don't know when the next battle would have dragged on, and how many soldiers and people would have died.

So if you really want to talk about merit, Li Wannian's merit is not under Yan Hu and the other four, plus he still has an elite of more than 100,000 in his hand, it is even more enough for the imperial court to offer such benefits and rewards for recruiting him.

However, Sun Ning didn't intend to elaborate on these things in public, because there was no need.

If you know and understand, you don't need him to explain more, as for those who can't accept it, or even simply blushing because of it, it's useless to say it, it's better to use the imperial power to suppress it directly.

Sure enough, as the emperor's face sank, after asking this sentence, the whispering voices outside the hall suddenly disappeared, and everyone was stunned for a while, not daring to have any more objections.

Originally, the current Sun Ning is like the founding king, no matter who he wants to reward, the courtiers below can only listen and obey, how can they have a chance to speak out?

Seeing that the ministers didn't dare to discuss it anymore, Sun Ning's expression was a little pale, and then he said, "The five generals have all made great contributions to the imperial court, so the imperial court will give important rewards. I mean, within one month from the date of promulgation of the edict, all five princes must enter the court, and there must be no violation!"

Only then did many courtiers understand that while the imperial court gave Li Wannian enough face and gave him a good lord, it also meant that all the military power that belonged to him was taken back.

Thinking about what Chang'an Taishou said about the "remote collar" mentioned in his reward just now, everyone understood it even more. I'm afraid that Li Wannian will not be able to leave again when he comes to Luoyang.

When you think about it, the vast majority of people can accept it. Exchanging a respected official title for peace in the world is always a very good deal.

As Sun Ning nodded, Wei Shen continued to read out the contents of the edict.

The next people to be awarded were not the logical generals such as Wei Ting, Liang Wentong, and other generals who also made outstanding contributions, but were replaced by civilian officials.

As Sun Ning mentioned as soon as he saw Shen Zhou when he came back, they, the important ministers of the imperial court, have been silently supporting the front in the rear for many years.

Among them, if you want to talk about Yuan Gong first, it is naturally none other than Shen Zhou, the left minister. Therefore, he was also named the Duke of Xianguo, and he was also hereditary, still the left minister, and the doctor of Guanglu.

Then there is Zhuge Qingyun, although he has made mistakes before, but he will atone for his sins after that, this time he can break the army of ghosts, and his credit for lobbying the Yelu Department can naturally not be ignored, so all the credits are together, and he was also knighted, but he is the Marquis of Hejian, and his official position is the book of the Ministry of Rites, and he entered the political hall and assisted the two prime ministers.

As for Xiao Changyong, Sun Ning was originally going to seal him, although his credit is not as good as the first two, but there is also hard work, isn't it?

But in the end, he was politely rejected by Xiao Changyong, and the reason he gave was legitimate, saying that his credit was far inferior to that of others, but he had fulfilled his duty as a minister, and he had already been sealed as a prince, so he really didn't dare to gain an inch.

But Sun Ning and the others actually understood that Xiao Changyong did this to protect the Xiao family.

After all, among the five major military generals, his Xiao family has already occupied two seats, which is enough to make people angry, if there is another prince of his own country, it will really become everyone's target.

Even if the emperor believes it

If you can get past them, but after a long time, aren't you afraid of bringing disaster to your own family?

So he could only choose not to be sealed, and even thought that he would resign from the old man under the pretext that he was too old to use.

In this way, his son and grandson can be the first in the court steadily, a family of two people, and they are already the apex of the people's ministers, what else is there to fight for?

Sun Ning naturally understood his father-in-law's thoughts, so he simply skipped him, and then sealed the generals who led the troops to fight on the front line.

Whether it is Nie Long Weiting, or Liang Wentong Gu Yaohua, or other officers and generals who have emerged with the battles, they all have their own strengths, but they also have shortcomings, so they can't be as independent as the previous generals, which makes their merits inferior.

In the end, the four of them with the greatest merit and prestige were made marquises, and the others were earls and even viscounts from below.

And these generals will become important guards of the Dayue Imperial Court on the northern front line in the future, so if it is true, they still have a lot of opportunities to continue to make meritorious contributions and receive awards, but they don't need to be too impatient.

By the time these civil and military officials had been rewarded and they had all their places to be rewarded, and they were all happy, and more than half an hour had passed, and everyone's stomachs had begun to rumble and protest.

But there is no way, such an important court meeting, it is impossible to give up halfway, even Sun Ning, and he can only continue to finish some major events later.

"It has been two hundred and twenty-five years since I was today, and I have been in power for twenty years. In the meantime, some changes have indeed occurred, especially this time when the world is turbulent, internal and external troubles, which have turned me upside down and the people of Li have suffered.

"Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of the heavens, the ancestors have spirits in the sky, and the ministers and soldiers have worked hard and faithfully, so that we can enjoy peace today. Therefore, when I return to the court today, I intend to change yesterday's mistakes and revitalize my Dayue Dynasty!"

Sun Ning's tone was solemn, and he said loudly: "Therefore, I have decided that from next year, the Yuan will be changed to Yuexing, and at the same time, the imperial examination will be held again next year, and the world's heroes will be recruited to become officials in the court. However, in the future, the examination questions of the imperial examination will be changed, not only the four books and the five classics will be examined, but all astronomy and geography, firearms, the way of governing the people, and the way of employing soldiers can all be included in the questions, so as to recruit more talents who can make the country prosperous and the people live in peace for our Dayue Imperial Court!"