Great Tang princess

Chapter 299 Glory
Considering that there might be problems that need to be solved tomorrow, Li Yuechen also ran to the court, and stood on the left and right in front of the officials with Prince Li Xian.

But the ministers looked at Li Zhi on the dragon chair, complaining in their hearts.

Now the emperor is becoming more and more self-willed. No matter what they call him, he will not come to court on the grounds of poor health.

Princess Taiping went to court today, but the emperor came uninvited, and the show was no longer performed.

When he started to go up, there was another pile of trivial matters in front of him. Li Zhi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, half-closed his eyes, looking uninterested.

The same was true for Li Yuechen who stood at the front. He waited until Cui Yi, the minister of rites, spoke, and then took a deep breath and raised his spirits.

"Report to the Emperor, the Queen of Heaven, and Princess Taiping, who are lawless. Yesterday, they openly arrested the servant sent by the rich businessman to give food, forcibly detained him for work, and did not give him food..."

Listening to Cui Yi's explanation, Li Zhi on the dragon chair raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Yuechen: "Taiping, what's your explanation?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Cui Shilang made a mistake!" Li Yuechen stepped forward, saluted and replied, "It's not porridge, it's just some rice added to a pot of clear water. I let the man drink a bowl by himself , asked him if he was full, and he said he was full. So he was asked to help with the work there. Anyway, they are doing things for the victims, so why stick to the formality?"

Cui Yi turned his head and saluted: "Your Highness, giving porridge is a kind act, but if you force her to arrest and order her to do heavy work, no one will be willing in the future..."

"If people who do good deeds will be like this in the future, I would rather not have it!" Li Yuechen interrupted him directly, "A good deed... Even if it is to gain a good reputation, it shouldn't be so insulting to others, right?"

"A pot of clear water with a few grains of rice is enough for porridge. If foreign enemies invade our Tang Dynasty in the future, if Cui Shilang only takes ten infantrymen to the front line, is it a counterattack?"

"It has nothing to do with me if you want to gain fame, but even if it's pretending, I hope you can pretend to be a little bit later, instead of being so perfunctory!" Li Yuechen raised his voice directly.

Cui Yi interrupted: "Princess, don't misunderstand, it's not a member of the lower official's family, it's just a member of the clan..."

"Don't distract me!" Li Yuechen yelled, "If you really want to do good, don't ask you to rush to the front line like the army, at least you can send people over to help rebuild houses and reclaim fields? And you want a good reputation, And you don’t want to pay, do you really think that everyone in this world is a fool?”

No one expected the princess to roar in the hall, and Cui Yi was also taken aback.

But he calmed down quickly, and immediately replied: "Princess, that's not the family of the lower officials..."

"Then go back to this palace and tell them!" Li Yuechen was too lazy to play word games with him, and replied impatiently, "From the beginning of the disaster relief to the post-disaster reconstruction, the army is busy. As a parent officer, can you do anything?" What measures? I would like to ask you, where the embankment is currently damaged, where it will be rebuilt, the number of victims killed, and the number of missing people, do you know?"

"..." Cui Yi was in a daze for a moment. He hadn't started counting these things, so he naturally didn't know.

"I'll ask you again, how much money has been spent on disaster relief so far? The number of deaths in the army! Do you know?" Li Yuechen questioned loudly with a tear in the corner of his eye.

Her voice echoed in the quiet hall, repeating it over and over again, it seemed to be a question again and again.

"This……"

Cui Yi couldn't say anything, but just stood there in a salute posture, coming and going, and didn't say a complete sentence.

After yelling, Li Yuechen took two deep breaths to control his emotions, sniffled his nose, and continued: "As an official of the imperial court, I don't know anything about natural disasters. I still have time to impeach me and arrest a few The porridge servants...let alone starve them for two days, so what if I cut them off on the spot?!"

Cui Yi still didn't say a word, but there were other voices in the court hall.

Liu Rengui stood up slowly, and his angry voice resounded in the hall: "Minister, I impeach Cui Yi, the Minister of Rites, for neglecting his duties and disregarding the principles of the court..."

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

……

The supporters of the princess headed by Liu Rengui stood up one after another to express their agreement with Liu Rengui's impeachment. Most of these people were from the military and rarely participated in court affairs.

But now that Liu Rengui spoke first, they all expressed their support without hesitation.

The army has made great efforts in this disaster relief!

Although this matter has not been reported yet, as long as you have the heart, you will know after a little inquiring. It is not a secret at all.

Cui Yi didn't expect that things would turn into such a situation, and he panicked all of a sudden, and quickly turned to look at his ally.

But whether it is the Lu family or the Wang family, they all have a silent expression at this time.

Obviously, at this point, if they dare to speak out, they will definitely become the target of public criticism.

It was not the first day for Cui Yi to be an official. He knew very well that he could naturally see this situation, and his face became stiff immediately.

He knew that with today's troubles, his official career had come to an end, so he didn't speak any more, and almost kept the salute posture in place, like a statue.

However, Li Yuechen was also a little dazed at this time, this scene was not what she expected, and it was not she who ordered Liu Rengui to stand up to impeach Cui Yi.

The reason why I came to Shangchao today is to see if there is any trouble with me, and I have a quarrel by the way, but I don't want to impeach anyone.

But at this point, even if Li Yuechen wanted to stop it, it was too late.

Looking at Cui Yi who was stunned in place, he sighed slightly.

Although I feel a little pity, but things are already like this, so it may not be a good thing.

At least it can give others a warning, don't always fight against the princess when you're all right!
After all, the struggle in the court has never been about fighting and killing, but about the ways of the world!

Cui Yi was finished, and Li Yuechen didn't say any more sarcastic remarks, but took two steps forward, his bright eyes scanning the crowd.

Everyone she saw lowered their heads subconsciously, not daring to look at her.

After a few seconds of silence, Li Yuechen's voice sounded in the court hall: "The people who were arrested yesterday were not only members of the Cui clan, but also people from other clans... I don't want to dig deep into the connections behind them, but I hope everyone , I can sincerely contribute to Datang in the future! Even if it is not too much, as long as there is, it is enough!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't want to stay here any longer, so he turned around and saluted Li Zhi who was sitting on the dragon chair, "My son has to go back to the barracks to deal with the funeral of the sacrificed soldiers, so I will take my leave first!"

Li Zhi nodded, stood up and said: "Okay, I'm a little tired too, let's discuss the follow-up matters with Tianhou!"

After finishing speaking, he actually got up and left with his daughter on his own!
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were a little dazed. Unexpectedly, the emperor would leave the court early with his daughter without leaving the court!
Di Renjie, who had become a censor, was about to stand up and vent, but suddenly saw Wu Zetian squinting at him behind the bead curtain.

"Di Aiqing has something to play?"

"Cough..." Di Renjie, who has always dared to be tough with the emperor, suddenly cleared his throat, "Reporting to the Empress, I want to ask about the resettlement of the victims..."

Wu Zetian nodded with a smile: "Well, Di Aiqing cares about the common people, and it is my great Tang blessing... this matter..."

The court entered into a normal discussion as usual. As for Cui Yi, no one paid any attention to him.

In this place, it's always normal for people to go to drink tea.

……

The father and daughter walked out of the hall from the passage and took a deep breath of fresh air outside.

Li Yuechen seemed to be in a bad mood, walking on the road expressionlessly.

Li Zhi next to him turned his head to look at his daughter who was not much shorter than himself, and asked softly, "How many people died in Chen'er's army this time?"

"Three hundred and twenty-eight!" Li Yuechen's tone was very lonely, as if he was talking to himself, "One battalion commander, three company commanders, seven squad leaders, one hundred and thirty-two non-commissioned officers..."

"Okay, don't think about it anymore!" Li Zhi stretched out his hand and patted his daughter's shoulder, "I know, these are soldiers brought out by you yourself, but you have to face everything!"

Li Yuechen nodded: "My child understands! I got angry in the court today, so I just feel uncomfortable. They are all raised by the mother, but no one remembers them..."

"No problem, anyway, Chen'er will definitely change this situation in the future." Li Zhi smiled and patted his daughter's head.

Hearing his father's comfort, Li Yuechen asked a little puzzled: "Isn't grandpa afraid that the child will mess up this Tang Dynasty in the future?"

"You won't! I believe in Chen'er's ability!" Li Zhi laughed.

The father still trusted him as before, Li Yuechen nodded, turned around and looked at the father with a serious face and said: "Don't worry, my son, I will do my best to make my Tang Dynasty strong forever!"

Li Zhi nodded: "Well, if you want to do it, do it!"

"My boy wants to propose a martyr system so that these sacrificed soldiers will have a good treatment." Li Yuechen explained, "Take care of their families and children..."

"What is Chen'er going to do? How can I cooperate?" Li Zhi asked.

"Grandpa, you don't need to cooperate. My child plans to build a school in the near future. I want these children of martyrs to enter it to learn culture. If they want to serve in the army in the future, they can also directly train them as grassroots officers in the future..."

Li Zhi nodded slightly after hearing this: "This idea is not bad!"

Originally, Li Yuechen had planned to run a school, but this time it was a special event, and it was considered to be brought forward.

In her vision, the school will be divided into two parts, and after the children of martyrs enter it to study for a period of time, they will ask about their volunteers.

If you want to be an official in the future, then continue to study culture.

But if you want to be a soldier, you can go to another school district to study the art of war, and you will directly enter the army after graduation.

……

On the training ground of the barracks, a platform built with a lot of wood was burning ragingly. The flames were nearly ten meters high, twisting violently in the air.

Within the orange flames, more than [-] corpses in black military uniforms were being gradually incinerated.

All the soldiers stood in a square formation around the flames with solemn expressions, nailed to the ground like javelins.

Even in the daytime, the flames more than ten meters high still cast an orange-red light on their faces, and the flames were reflected in them, flickering slightly.

Li Yuechen himself was also wearing a straight black military uniform, standing at the front of the line, looking at the melting corpse in the flames with a serious expression.

The surrounding air heated by the flames formed a gust of wind, making the ponytail at the back of her head and waist flutter with the wind.

And so they stood until the sun went down, the flames went out, and the body was reduced to ashes... and they remained where they were.

Li Yuechen turned back sharply, faced the soldiers standing upright, and said loudly: "Today, I am here to bid farewell to 28 comrades in arms! I am very heartbroken! Because these are the soldiers I brought out." But I am also proud of them, proud! Because they showed the glory and mission of the soldiers!"

"Although their physical bodies are gone, their souls and wills are still here! We should keep their feats and glory in mind! Just like our purpose, we are here, and Datang is here!"

All the soldiers stood at attention and shouted in unison: "I'm waiting! Datang is here! I'm waiting!! Datang is here!! I'm waiting!!! Datang is here!!!"

The roar of the soldiers echoed in the sky above Mang Mountain, and it did not dissipate for a long time...

The next morning, Li Yuechen took the wooden sign made by the Engineering Institute in the past few days and came to the road at the gate of the barracks.

All the soldiers stood behind her, and some of them held trays in their hands. Inside the trays were small palm-sized wooden plaques with their names and military ranks engraved on them.

Looking at the straight hardened road under his feet, and at the street trees on both sides of the barracks, Li Yuechen nodded slightly. Geng Yunqiang took the lead and walked out with a group of soldiers, holding wooden plaques engraved with the names of the martyrs, hanging one by one on the on the branch.

Some of these soldiers are their squad leaders, some are their soldiers, and some are master-student relationships...

With red eyes, the soldiers hung the wooden cards in their hands on the branches and fastened them firmly, then raised their hands to wipe away their tears and saluted solemnly.

After a while, all the wooden signs were hung on the branches, fluttering gently with the slight breeze.

In the current era, Li Yuechen is unable to build a standard martyr's cemetery for them, so he came up with this way to pay homage to them.

These wooden signs will be guarded and inspected by special personnel, and if they are aging or illegible, they will be replaced with new ones.

The next thing to do is to prepare to send the hair saved by the soldiers back to their relatives. At the same time, she has asked Shangguan Wan'er's newspaper to print the martyr notice.

In addition, the Academy of Engineering is already designing and producing military medals, and these will be sent to the family members at that time.

After hanging the signboard, the atmosphere among the soldiers was a bit depressed. Suddenly, a soldier pointed at the door, "Look, Your Highness!"

Li Yuechen turned his head and saw the black crowd trotting all the way to the gate of the barracks.

Just raising his vigilance, he thought it was someone attacking the barracks, but Li Yuechen was suddenly taken aback. These people were all victims of the disaster rescued a few days ago!
These people did not break into the barracks, but knelt down at the gate of the barracks in unison, with their heads solemnly stuck to the ground!

Li Yuechen saw it, they were expressing their gratitude!

She suddenly laughed, her soldiers didn't die in vain, someone still remembered them!
Smiling and laughing, a teardrop fell from the corner of her eye...

(End of this chapter)