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Chapter 568 Chapter 583: Xue Rengui reaches the top
Li Shimin also felt that Li Hao's proposal was inappropriate. It was a bit too petty for such a great achievement to confer only one Shangzhu state, so he looked at Li Hao and asked, "Shikuang, General Xue Rengui has made great achievements in destroying the country this time. Although it is a small country, its combat strength is extraordinary. At the beginning, my royal family led an army of 15 and failed to destroy the country. Xue Rengui won consecutive victories all the way, and he conquered Goguryeo within three months. It shows his extraordinary ability. A Shangzhu country, I am afraid it is not appropriate."

"Your Majesty's lessons learned." Li Hao said slowly, "Your Majesty's previous conquest by the emperor himself failed to destroy Goguryeo, but it caused a great loss to Goguryeo's national strength. Last year, I broke Goguryeo's [-] troops in Youzhou, making Goguryeo just recover a little force. If it is damaged again, today's Goguryeo is no longer as fierce as it was back then."

Li Shimin stroked his beard slowly when he heard the words, noncommittal, but obviously, he listened to Li Hao's words, but he was still thinking about them. In fact, he had to say that Li Hao's words made some sense. Now Goguryeo, They are definitely not as strong as they were back then, but if they are really weak, they are not much weaker.

Yu Zhining, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, heard the words and said: "Your Majesty, I think King Qiongnan's words are wrong!"

"Oh?" Li Shimin spread his hands when he heard the words, "What's Yu Qing's opinion?"

Yu Zhining said: "Even though your majesty's personal conquests made Goguryeo's national power decline, the Goguryeo people are known for their fierceness, and Goguryeo is not a country of agricultural products. The whole country relies on mountains to eat mountains and seas to eat seas. , but especially if the mountains and forests are there, especially if the sea is there, if the mountains and forests are there, then the birds and beasts will be there; if there are ginseng, and if the sea is there, then there will be seafood. After a period of time, the Goguryeo people will be able to recover their vitality, and after two years, they will be able to restore their fields.”

Li Shimin nodded again and again when he heard the words. What Yu Zhining said is very reasonable. Goguryeo is located in the bitter cold of Liaodong. Although the country also produces agricultural products, it can only harvest one season a year, and the output is extremely low. Most of the people in Goguryeo still rely on mountains. Eating the mountains and relying on the sea to eat the sea, the prey in the mountains and wild ginseng are the most precious things for the Goguryeo people. Mink fur and Korean ginseng can be exchanged for a lot of food in Goguryeo.

Yu Zhining went on to say: "Goguryeo has more than 60 people. After His Majesty's personal conquest, there are still nearly 50. It is not difficult to gather an army of [-]. However, General Xue Rengui only led [-] troops this time, and he was wiped out." All over the country of Goguryeo, its achievements are still considerable!"

Yu Zhining is not Li Hao's opponent, but he just can't bear Li Hao's suppression of Xue Rengui, so this time he saw the injustice and drew his sword to help.

Li Shimin agreed with Yu Zhining's words very much, turned his head to look at Li Hao with a smile, and asked, "Shikuang, do you have something to say?"

"Return to Your Majesty." Li Hao saluted, "Even if what your lord said is true, I think that the merits of the Shangzhu Kingdom are enough to reward General Xue. Countless military exploits are enough to confer on the Zhu Kingdom, General Xue has only been in the market for a few years, and there are only two battles, it is enough to be conferred on the Zhu Kingdom so quickly!"

Li Hao's words made all the officials feel that he just wanted to suppress Xue Rengui, so Chu Suiliang went out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think that what King Qiongnan said is wrong. The honor of Shangzhu Kingdom is indeed difficult to confer, but Don't be in a hurry to confer, I think that general Xue should be promoted to the title first, and the title is the first!"

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister also agrees!"

……

All the civil servants came out to support Chu Suiliang one after another. Li Hao turned his head and looked at them pretending to be resentful.

After listening to Chu Suiliang's words, Li Shimin pondered for a while, and asked slowly: "What do you think, how should Xue Rengui be rewarded, Chu Suiliang, please tell me first."

"Qi Zou Your Majesty!" Chu Suiliang excitedly said, "I thought Xue Rengui was the Duke of Jin, and he was conferred the title of first-rank hussar general, crowned prince Taibao, third-rank under Tong Zhongshu, and entered Tiance Mansion as deputy general."

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister also agrees!"

……

Another series of seconding voices.

Li Hao was shocked by Chu Suiliang's proposal. This kind of reward is directly the rhythm of pushing Xue Rengui to the altar, almost keeping pace with him and Li Hao. Sanguan is also a great general of hussars. At the same time, the crown prince Taibao and Li Hao's prince Taifu Pingjie are even more awesome. This is the position of prime minister, which is one level higher than Li Hao's Tongzhongshu sect Pingzhangshi. , This is completely the god-making plan of the civil servants. They want to make Xue Rengui a new generation of military officials in the court, and fight against him and Li Hao.

For Chu Suiliang's reward proposal, Li Hao is naturally secretly happy. He knows Xue Rengui's character and will never betray him. The higher Xue Rengui climbs, the better for him. If Li Shimin nods, then Li Hao's reaction Even if Xiangqiu's plan for rewarding him is a perfect success, the next step is to see how Li Shimin decides.

After hearing Chu Suiliang's proposal, Li Shimin frowned slightly. He felt that Chu Suiliang's proposed rewards were a bit exorbitant, especially the third rank of Tong Zhongshu's family and the prince Taibao, which were not included in his reward plan at all, and even the title was higher than According to his plan, his original plan was only to make Xue Rengui a county prince, but now Chu Suiliang directly proposed to make him a prince, which is a bit big.

But Li Shimin couldn't object directly, so he turned to Li Hao again: "Poet Kuang, do you think such a reward is appropriate?"

Li Hao has been paying attention to the changes in Li Shimin's expression. He can feel that Li Shimin thinks this award is too high, so he retreats as an advance way: "Return to Your Majesty, I think it is very inappropriate, and it is enough to award the honor to the Zhu Kingdom!"

Li Shimin smacked his lips when he heard the words. Grandma's one was too high and the other was too low. It was really terrible, so he could only ask other people, first he asked Changsun Wuji: "Auxiliary machine, do you think it is appropriate to reward Xue Rengui like this?"

Some time ago, Changsun Wuji received a threatening letter from Li Hao about Liang Wenyou’s corruption case. Li Hao grabbed one of his braids again. Changsun Wuji almost fainted in the toilet. Now he dares to mess around Beep, he can only support Li Hao: "I think the reward proposed by Li Hao can also be considered."

"Huh?" Li Shimin frowned suddenly. Although Changsun Wuji didn't get along with him this time, the answer was beyond his expectations. Li Hao was jealous of Xue Rengui, which is understandable, after all, Xue Rengui had already threatened Li Hao's military status. , but Changsun Wuji suddenly what kind of acting is this?
What Li Shimin wants now is not to let people do multiple-choice questions, but to give another moderate option, because he is not satisfied with the current two options, one is too high and the other is too low, so he can only continue to ask other people, Ask Li Ji, who is well-known in the army: "Mr. Mao, how do you think Xue Rengui should be rewarded?"

He changed the way of asking this time because he wanted Li Ji to propose another reward, but Li Ji cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I support Chu Suiliang's proposal."

Li Shimin was a little distressed, why is Li Ji so blind? Didn't he see that I am not satisfied with these two options? So he said slowly: "Although Chu Suiliang's proposal is good, I am afraid that General Xue will come back again in the future." When making new achievements, I am afraid that there will be no official to seal."

He said it directly, but Li Hao said at this moment: "Your Majesty, I also have this kind of consideration in mind. It is enough for me to propose Xue Rengui as Shangzhu Kingdom."

"Shut up, poetry madman!" Li Shimin was a little annoyed, he felt that Li Hao was like a shit-stirring stick, he would have known that he would not be allowed to attend the morning court.

At this time, Wei Zheng came forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the third grade of Tongzhongshumen can be demoted to the level of Tongzhongshumen."

Li Shimin still frowned when he heard the words, even Wei Zheng didn't object to such a reward, he just downgraded Tong Zhongshu's third grade to Tongzhongshu's level.

Although Li Shimin was very unwilling to reward Xue Rengui like this in his heart, none of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty had any objection to this proposal at the moment, and he really had no choice but to say: "Okay, since the ministers have no objections, then I will pass on my will. Jin Xue Rengui became the Duke of Dingguo, and bestowed a mansion of the Duke of Zhuque Street, conferred the title of first-rank hussar general, and crowned the crown prince Taibao, and made peace with Zhongshumen. horses, ten horses, and his wife, Liu Shi, was granted a first-rank imperial order!"

Hearing this, Li Hao secretly lowered his head and smiled. Finally, under his own control, Xue Rengui, an extremely human minister, climbed to the pinnacle of the official position of the court general in just a few years. At the pinnacle of his life, in his plan, the three pillars of the court's future generals are: himself, Fan Lihua, and Xue Rengui.Now he and Xue Rengui have reached the top, only Fan Lihua is left. Fan Lihua has only been in Datang for less than half a year, and she lacks qualifications for the time being. It will take a few more years to reach the height she should have, but Li Hao knows, With him, the wait won't be long.

After the court was over, all the officials came out of the Taiji Palace in twos and threes. Li Hao still pretended to be sad and sighed like last time, but in fact he was already happy.

Chu Suiliang felt that he had won over Li Hao again this time, so he ran up to Li Hao and said, "King Qiongnan, I seem to have let you down this time."

Li Hao pretended to be confused and asked: "How do you say this? Why am I disappointed?"

"Everyone is a smart person, so why does King Qiongnan pretend to be ignorant?" Chu Suiliang sneered.

Li Hao still said with a puzzled face: "Master Chu's words are so good and unreasonable, how can I pretend to be confused and pretend to be confused, and explain clearly if there is anything, why should I beat around the bush like this."

"King Qiongnan is really good at playing tricks." Chu Suiliang said with a smile, "King Qiongnan suppressed Xue Rengui so much in the palace, it is too obvious, even His Majesty can't stand it, you can make meritorious service for us in the Tang Dynasty Yes, it's not just you, Li Hao, now."

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said: "Who said that I suppressed General Xue, I have been kind to Xue Rengui, his status has risen, and I am too happy to be happy."

"Oh? Really?" Chu Suiliang sneered, "Then why did King Qiongnan suppress Xue Rengui?"

"I'm just telling the truth. Shangzhu Kingdom can indeed match Xue Rengui's achievements."

"Do you believe it yourself?"

"I believe it." Li Hao blinked again and again. He hadn't blinked for many years. Every time he blinked, it was the rhythm of him trying to trick people.

"Hehe..." Chu Suiliang learned Li Hao's unique skills from nowhere, and he could express all his contempt and disdain with one sentence.

(End of this chapter)