Great Tang princess

Chapter 230 The Princess' Award

Seeing Li Yuechen walking towards them with two hammers on his shoulders, many officials had complicated expressions.

To this day, it is hard for them to imagine that the girl who was embraced by the emperor to show off to foreign envoys not long after she was born, really lived up to the emperor's expectations and grew into a shining star of the Tang Empire.

Rather, it even far exceeded the emperor's expectations!
This year's record on the front line made everyone call it incredible.

Two days later, when the new issue of the newspaper is published, it is conceivable that the folks will return to rumors that the God of War has descended to earth and the like.

No minister would like to see such a result.

Everyone knew that the emperor had PTSD caused by his eldest grandson Wuji, and he had extreme distrust of his ministers.

Now that she is not in good health and cannot go to court, she would rather let the queen sit behind the bead curtain and listen to the government every day than see the courtiers become more powerful.

For them, it is troublesome enough to deal with one queen now, if there is another princess, they will definitely have a bad life in the future.

Now that the princess has an astonishing record, it is a certainty that she will hold military power in the future.

What they can do now is to try their best to intensify the conflicts between the prince, queen and princess.

As long as they are at odds, the ministers can become the targets of many parties, and if they play well with the technique of checks and balances, they will naturally become popular.

The emperor's art of check and balance is not only played by the emperor, the ministers are also proficient in it.

At the entrance of the main hall, Liu Rengui and all the generals who participated in the battle were also wearing armor.

Seeing the princess coming, their attitudes were very respectful and saluted.

After all, only by seeing the heroic figure of the princess on the battlefield with his own eyes can he truly understand their admiration for the princess at this time.

This is not because of the status of a member of the royal family, but a kind of awe of the strong.

"Everyone is free of courtesy." Li Yuechen walked over and smiled, "Today, we are all heroes, so there is no need to be polite!"

Li Yuechen's words made the generals feel at ease, and they all smiled and congratulated each other.

As the sun began to glaring, the door of the Zhenguan Hall opened, and the sharp voice of the Chief Ouchi sounded: "Up—towards—"

The officials sorted out their appearances, and then entered the hall in formation.

Li Yuechen was at the front, took off his shoes and entered the hall, knelt down and sat down.

After all the officials were seated, the emperor and empress walked out of the aisle side by side and sat down in their respective seats.

Although it has been expected for a long time, I still feel a little surprised to see the emperor come to court in person.

Ever since the princess set out for the expedition, the emperor has stopped going to court at all. No matter if it is the court meeting on weekdays or the Shuo Wang Dynasty on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, there is always Tianhou on behalf of him.

If the emperor does not go to court, the empress will naturally be powerful. Wu Sansi, Wu Chengsi and others have all been promoted in this year. Their role is to fight those who do not support the empress.

In such a situation, even those who do not support the queen on weekdays dare not confront her head-on, and can only choose to avoid her.

Now that the emperor came to court in person, it was tantamount to telling the ministers how much they valued this daughter and standing for the princess.

Li Yuechen sat down on his knees with a serious face, waiting for the end of the court meeting.

Although it is said to be a welcome ceremony, in fact, these meritorious generals don't have to do anything, just wait to receive the reward, and there is no need to make a battle summary report on this occasion.

After saluting, Li Zhi on the dragon chair stroked his beard, with an unconcealable smile on his face, and after saying a lot of praising opening remarks, he asked Zhang Chengxin to announce the decree.

"My servant, I am so relieved that all the generals are triumphant today..." Zhang Chengxin began to recite the imperial decree in a cadence.

Li Yuechen didn't listen to the opening speech before, anyway, the key point is to increase the rewards, all the soldiers have been rewarded more or less, and of course the princess's personal guards have also received a lot of rewards.

Liu Rengui was shot by the left servant of Feng Shangshu, and was awarded special advancement.

In fact, this special promotion has no special power, it is just a loose official, but it enjoys the treatment of the second rank.

But until the edict was finished, Li Yuechen didn't hear what his reward was.

Immediately, I felt shocked in my heart, I am afraid that my father is holding back some big tricks!

After all, judging from how much he is favored, it is impossible for him to forget himself if he forgets anyone, so the only possibility is that this reward may be a bit big, and he needs to say it in person in the court.

The same was true for the other ministers, who raised their heads and looked at the emperor in horror, not knowing what tricks he was planning to play.

Last time I wanted to establish the princess as the crown prince, which already made the ministers tremble with fear. I hope I don't make trouble today.

Looking at the eyes of the ministers below, Li Zhi seemed to have expected it a long time ago, showing a slightly veiled smug smile.

Then he cleared his throat, and said seemingly unintentionally: "Cough... this time the princess has made a great contribution, so it's impossible not to reward her. Do you have any suggestions?"

When this question was asked, the ministers all looked at each other in blank dismay.

In terms of identity, the prince and princess are already the titles of the first rank, and there is nothing to reward.

As for the official position, the princess had the position of servant of the household department before, and she was also the fourth rank, and then she was at the level of the six ministers.

But such important official positions are rare, if the princess is allowed to occupy one, the weight of these ministers will be reduced in the future, so this suggestion will definitely not be mentioned.

In fact, according to their thinking, it doesn't matter even if she is appointed as a general of the auxiliary country, it's better not to let her have real power.

But if you think about it, you will know that it is impossible. Now the princess's record, coupled with the emperor's attitude towards her, is absolutely necessary to give real power!
Seeing that the ministers were silent with complicated faces, Li Zhi suddenly said, "Actually, I think, how about making Tiance General?"

As soon as the words fell, the ministers opened their eyes wide and raised their heads, looking at Li Zhi on the dragon chair with surprise.

Many ministers even grew their mouths, and their eyes almost popped out!

Not to mention them, even Li Yuechen, who was a little sleepy, suddenly became very sober, and looked up at Li Zhi on the dragon chair as if his hair had exploded.

Good guy, you really dare to say it!Are you not afraid of being auspicious?

These four words should be banned words in Datang, right?
On the other side, Prince Li Xian, who was in the front row, suddenly felt a chill in his neck. Could this be serious?
Logically speaking, this position should not have been established since the Taizong Dynasty.

The hall suddenly fell into a strange silence, and a few seconds later, a "boom" erupted like a vegetable market.

"Your Majesty can't!"

"Think twice, the emperor!"

"This position is too special to be created casually!"

……

The ministers shouted in a hurry, and the sound was chaotic at this moment, and it even felt like the roof was about to be toppled.

Normally, Li Yuechen would choose to stand with her father no matter what happened, but she also felt that it was not appropriate for today's matter.

It's okay to say if it's the future, but people in this era are too sensitive. Such a position can easily make people think wrong.

Especially for the second brother Li Xian, he is now the prince, such a position is indeed easy to cause misunderstanding between siblings.

After all, Taizong killed his brother and put his father under house arrest with such a title.

Even now, the old man trusts himself and knows that he will not do such a thing, but the second brother, the prince, doesn't necessarily think so.

He is sensitive now, so it is better not to do these things.

Li Zhi seemed to know these questions too, he looked at the ministers who were making a fuss blankly, then turned his head and smiled at his daughter.

"Since all the lovers think it's inappropriate, let's make him General Zuoqianniuwei." Li Zhi said suddenly, shutting up all the noisy ministers.

This result, they feel is acceptable.

The general of the Sixteen Guards is considered a third-rank official, but the four departments of Qianniuwei and Jianmenwei have almost nothing to do with the ministers.

The Qianniu Guard is the emperor's personal bodyguard, and the gate guard is responsible for the safety of the palace, which is equivalent to the security force inside the royal room.

Originally, ministers like them couldn't get involved in such a position. Rather, this result made everyone feel good and could accept it.

Li Yuechen also breathed a sigh of relief, being General Qianniuwei would not create a estrangement with his second brother, rather it would make the relationship between the siblings better.

After all, I can be regarded as his future personal bodyguard, and the relationship must be closer.

……

Under Li Zhi's decision, today's welcome ceremony is considered to be over.

After going to court, Li Yuechen went back and took off his armor, and then went to the Hall of Renshou to pay his respects to his parents.

"Chen'er, this Zuoqianniuwei will become independent in the future." Li Zhi said, "The new army you will train in the future will be placed here."

Li Yuechen was a little puzzled: "But Grandpa, these scouts are for fighting..."

"It is because of this that you are allowed to be independent." Li Zhi explained, "In the future, the right Qianniuwei will be responsible for protecting the royal family. The left Qianniuwei will be entrusted to you to train your special..."

"Special Forces!"

"En." Li Zhi nodded, "I will integrate the left and right Qianniuwei into one place, and you will be responsible for recruiting and training your left Qianniuwei in the future, how about it?"

As soon as Li Zhi said this, it was like giving her a lot of room to manipulate, and she could do whatever she wanted.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Okay, but there is no rush. Before training, the child needs to get other things done first."

"What's the matter? Do you need my help?" Li Zhi asked.

"The first is to build barracks and training grounds. Haier plans to build a military station in Mangshan to provide daily training. Because it is just behind the palace, not far away, and I can be there on call..."

Li Zhi nodded: "You can handle this matter as you see fit, tell me what you need!"

"En!" Li Yuechen nodded.

……

Li Zhi's idea is very simple, because his daughter is too special, so it is not easy to arrange it into the existing military system.

It's better to create an army for her alone, no one else can intervene, and she can do whatever she wants.

Especially in recent years, his health has been failing, Li Zhi wants to pave the way for his daughter before he dies.

But Li Yuechen felt that this would be more beneficial to his future plans.

To create a special force alone, it needs to be separated from the current Fubing.

And Qianniuwei was originally a professional soldier. With this designation, even if the treatment is better and the system is changed, it will not make other soldiers feel unfair.

I thought it was a royal private army, and it was normal for them to be treated differently.

Moreover, it is inevitable that the newspaper office will develop into an intelligence agency in the future, and it also requires a force that is absolutely loyal to the royal family.

Under such a demand, such an arrangement can be said to be exactly what one wants.

……

After chatting with the two of them all morning and having lunch here, Li Yuechen got up and left.

Then he came to the newspaper office, intending to ask Gao Yanfu about specific matters.

When they came to the newspaper office, Shangguan Wan'er immediately called Gao Yanfu.

"The servant has seen His Highness!"

"Excuse me." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Talk about the specifics of the rumor."

Gao Yanfu had a respectful look on his face: "Yes, after three months of secret investigations, I finally found the source..."

After roughly explaining what happened, he raised his head and asked, "How should Your Highness deal with it?"

"Just stare!" Li Yuechen thought for a while, "Don't expose yourself."

In this way, at least one of their nails in the palace has been found. It is better to know than not to know, and no matter what problems there are, they can also deal with them in advance.

"Yes, I understand!" Gao Yanfu saluted respectfully.

Through these two sentences, he knew that his good days were coming.

Now that the princess has shown her attitude, there will definitely be more places where he can be used in the future, and finally she doesn't have to teach a group of young eunuchs to do printing work here every day.

Princess Yiyang suddenly said: "Speaking of which, there is more than one person who was bribed in the palace, right?"

"Your Highness said," Shangguan Wan'er nodded, "Actually, quite a few people have come into contact with Wan'er in secret."

"Yo, even you have contacted? It seems that these people are quite courageous." Li Yuechen laughed.

Shangguan Wan'er suddenly smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, Wan'er will not betray His Highness!"

"Well, I know!" Li Yuechen touched her head, then turned his head and asked, "Gao Yanfu, do you know who is being bribed in the palace?"

Gao Yanfu looked a little embarrassed: "Your Highness, this number is definitely not too small. If you really want to catch it, grab a lot."

"I'm not going to arrest, but I'm asking you to investigate!" Li Yuechen suddenly laughed, "In this way, you will be responsible for making connections with these people from now on, and let me find out who is helping whom. The more detailed the better!"

"Yes!" Gao Yanfu nodded in agreement, "It's just Your Highness, this matter..."

"I know it's very troublesome. If you are short of money or people, you can tell Wan'er, and I will try my best to meet your needs!" Li Yuechen replied, "After all, the newspaper office is a little short of staff now, don't you think so? "

This time, Gao Yanfu showed joy: "Your Highness said yes, please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely do my best!"

Li Yuechen still has a lot of things to do in the future, the first step is to understand the affairs in the palace.

The imperial palace is my home, if I don't even know the people and things at home, there will be a lot of troubles in the future!

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