Ji Tang

Chapter 311 Lost before it even started

As prime minister, he has the obligation to correct His Majesty's mistakes. As an emperor, he is most afraid of going back on his word. This is not the behavior of a wise king.

If the emperor often breaks his word, how will the ministers do their jobs?Who knows when you will regret it again. When the time comes, you will be an exception and not a human being, so you might as well not do it.

When Chen Shou faced Fang Xuanling's questioning, he didn't mean to get angry. He smiled bitterly and explained: "What a great minister."

He pulled Fang Xuanling aside and made sure that no one else could hear, and then said: "This is not the trouble caused by Hao Jiehou. Your Majesty is ready, but I didn't expect that Hao Jiehou was so homesick that he abandoned the army yesterday." I went back to Chang'an alone and spent last night outside the city."

"You don't know that this will make His Majesty unhappy. You also know that His Majesty has high hopes for the Marquis, but what do you want Your Majesty to do?"

"As a general in command, leaving the army privately is a serious crime. You can only..."

The more Fang Xuanling heard, the more something was wrong. What the hell was going on!
For others, this is a serious crime, but for Ji, who has only one child in the family, it is not a problem at all.

Looking at Chen Shou who was sighing, and then thinking about Ji Song, who was always cautious, and His Majesty's abnormal behavior, he didn't understand that something was going on here.

He pulled Chen Shou and whispered, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Chen Shou looked around and whispered: "Reward!"

As soon as the word "reward" came out, Fang Xuanling immediately understood that this time the emperor wanted to "have prostitution for nothing" again!
For the soldiers who made great achievements this time, the rewards for most of them have been planned long ago, but the reward for the good Marquis Ji Song has been delayed.

He knew that there must be a contest between His Majesty and those people.

It was obvious that someone wanted to make a fuss about Hao Yuhou's affairs. Although he had promised not to be promoted in the previous 20 years, this was happening one at a time.

The key is that this kid Ji Song is so good at meritorious service. Not to mention the fact that Sinong Temple has opened up millions of farmland, there is no reward from the court.

The curved shaft plow and the columbine, these two sharp tools for cultivating the land, are not great achievements that will benefit the present but will benefit the future. However, the imperial court still did not award any rewards, which is somewhat unreasonable.

Now that he has the great feat of eight hundred soldiers attacking the Turkic royal court at night, and the unparalleled feat of his men in capturing Jie Li alive, if he still doesn't reward him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the world from talking about you!

Everyone who knows knows that this is the emperor protecting Ji Song and not letting him become the first rafter or the first bird to fly.Those who don’t know think that the imperial court’s rewards and punishments are unfair!
Therefore, neither His Majesty nor those who are discussing the merits know what to do about this matter.

But Ji Song returned to Beijing privately last night and abandoned the army, which allowed His Majesty to see an opportunity.

But he also admired Ji Song's decisiveness. He could think so far-reaching without knowing much about the court. He was worthy of being a leader of the younger generation.

"I understand, go and report to His Majesty!" Fang Xuanling said with a bitter smile.

What else can we do when things get to this point? Just let their drama continue. This kid has taken good care of his second son, and it's time for him to reciprocate the favor.

When Chen Shou left, the important ministers immediately became upset. What is this?
The emperor won't go if he says he won't go?How can your Majesty change your order overnight?

The emperor and others did not dare to question him, but the prime minister Fang Xuanling was different. Who made him the head of the officials? It was his duty and responsibility as the prime minister to advise his majesty.

Therefore, as soon as Fang Xuanling came to the royal road, he was immediately surrounded by hundreds of officials.

"Prime Minister, what's going on? How can your Majesty change your orders so quickly?"

"Yes, please ask the Prime Minister to persuade His Majesty!"

"That is, as the head of a hundred officials, how can you be so humble? If you don't dare, although I am a low-key person, I still have the courage to advise His Majesty."

"That's you." The officials were furious, and Fang Xuanling's head was as big as a bucket. Everyone was talking so much that Fang Xuanling didn't even have a chance to speak.

This is also a flaw in Fang Xuanling's character. The so-called Fang is good at planning but lacks decisiveness. If Du Ruhui were here, the officials would never dare to do this.

But Du Ruhui was seriously ill in bed at this time, and he didn't know if he could survive this time.

"What do you want to do? As an important minister of the imperial court, what is the behavior of besieging the prime minister of the dynasty like this? Why don't you retreat quickly?"

Wei Zheng shouted loudly, and all the officials were instantly speechless. They could vent their dissatisfaction with Fang Xuanling, a 'good old man', but they were a little frightened by Wei Zheng, a 'common man' who didn't have much time to do!
If they offend Fang Xuanling, they don't feel any burden, but if they offend Wei Zheng, the admonishing official, then they can wait to be impeached!

The emperor could only "dare to be angry but dare not speak" towards Wei Zheng, so they had no choice but to give in.

Therefore, the people who had been surrounding Fang Xuanling just now took their positions immediately after hearing Wei Zheng's words. If it hadn't really happened before her eyes, Fang Xuanling would have thought it was a hallucination!

He smiled wryly and bowed his hands to Wei Zheng as a way of saying thank you.

"Forget it! It's embarrassing to say that the good Lord Jisong actually returned to Beijing privately last night. This made His Majesty very angry. He doesn't know how to lose his temper at this moment!"

"Return to Beijing privately?"

Everyone was stunned, this was a serious crime. Before returning to the capital, the general who led the army had to bathe and change clothes in Sheji and the Ancestral Temple to get rid of the evil spirits from his body before he could return to the capital to face the saint.

Is this good Marquis so stupid that he dares to abandon his army and return to Beijing privately?It's like eating the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard.

But some people think, this is wrong!

Although this is a serious crime, it depends on who it is!
If Li Jing, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, dared to do this, they would immediately label him as a premeditated rebel.

But when it comes to Hao Jiehou, if Hao Jiehou has the intention to rebel, no one with any brain will think about it.

You wouldn't think that he would rebel unless you had your brain kicked by a donkey.

Ji Song is the only direct descendant of the Ji family and does not have any descendants. Although he is very famous, especially in Guanzhong, if he has evil intentions, some people will believe him!
But they immediately realized that this was not the reason for the emperor to resign. This was clearly a reason to accuse Ji Song of a moderate crime, and then balance the merits and demerits.

Finally, there is another penalty of half a year or one year.

Not only did my idea of ​​having a break with His Majesty come to nothing, but the good Lord Jisong also climbed out of this whirlpool.

This.
Thinking of this, everyone was a little dumbfounded.

I haven't put any effort on my side yet, but someone has already successfully stolen the tower. What kind of thing is this? It's just a lack of martial ethics.

"Okay, now that His Majesty has given the order, let's leave the matter of welcoming the triumphant army to the Crown Prince and the Ministry of Rites. Everyone can go and do what they are supposed to do!"

"Also, the Ministry of Household Affairs will pay close attention to the division of meritorious fields. They will divide them from the newly reclaimed farmland in Sinong Temple and spread them out as much as possible."

"The Ministry of War must quickly decide on rewards for meritorious soldiers. There must not be any negligence. Well, everyone should retreat!"

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, she didn't dare to let them go and left without hesitation.

Everyone opened their mouths to say something, but finally shut up and could only sigh and leave.

(End of this chapter)