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Chapter 347
Xijing, Tai Chi Palace.

Early morning on the first day of November.

This day is Li Yuan's appointment day.

All officials below the third rank and above the seventh rank in the capital must participate.

The sky was dark and dark, and thousands of palaces merged into the night. Hundreds of officials, dressed in official robes and holding wats in their hands, entered the Taiji Palace from the corridor under the dripping eaves.

Li Yuan was dressed in a dragon robe on the main hall, and after accepting the worship of all the officials, he sat on the dragon chair, while all the ministers stood aside.

The head official of the palace stepped forward and shouted: "If there is something to do, go to work and play early, and if there is nothing to do, roll the curtain and retreat!"

I saw Nayan Liu Wenjing coming up to the foreword and saying: "Your Majesty has this play. The censor heard that Your Majesty often eats and sits with ministers. This is against common sense. Please be careful, Your Majesty."

After Liu Wenjing finished speaking, all the officials couldn't help raising their heads slightly, and looked at the right servant of Shang Shuxing standing in the front row, She Pei Ji.

Pei Ji had always been valued by Li Yuan, and was often left in the palace. Liu Wenjing's words, of course, meant Pei Ji.

All the ministers knew that Li Shimin, Liu Wenjing, and Pei Ji were all heroes of Yuanmou after the Jinyang uprising, no matter what crime they committed, they could all be forgiven.

But since Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, the contradiction between Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji has become more and more intense, and the dispute between the two has reached the surface.

Li Yuan smiled, and said indifferently, "Liu Aiqing, you are too lenient."

Liu Wenjing said: "I don't think so. The emperor is facing billions of trillions, and he can lead the land. If the noble and the humble lose their positions, what is the way of Yin and Yang monarchs and ministers? It is like the sun bowing down on all things, so how can all living beings look up to them!"

Li Yuan was stunned, and said with a smile: "The sun looks down on all things, so how can all living beings look up to them, this is the words of the king. Does Liu Aiqing want to teach me the things of the ancients? But when Guangwu of the Han Dynasty slept with Yan Ziling, Yan Ziling Adding enough to the emperor's belly, the emperor couldn't bear to scold him. Pei Aiqing and Liu Aiqing are both my old ministers in Jinyang, and I never dare to forget them. Liu Aiqing, don't take it as a suspicion."

Liu Wenjing heard that Li Yuan had made up his mind to protect Pei Ji, and was even angrier at Pei Ji, but she couldn't refute Li Yuan's words on the face, so she could only back down.

At this time, Pei Ji said: "The minister also has a book to play! Now that the new dynasty has been established, it is just to seek a new one to get rid of the old ones, like a farmer looking forward to autumn. The old dynasty used Daxing County as the capital, and Chang'an County was the prefecture of Jingzhao County. Your Majesty Change the old and make new, change Jingzhao County to Yongzhou, please change Daxing County to Wannian County, and Chang'an County is still called Chang'an, so it is called Wannian Chang'an."

"Ten thousand years in Chang'an, Chang'an in ten thousand years, good! Well said!" Li Yuan clapped the table, Longyan was delighted.

Li Yuan Fuxu said: "If I want to get rid of the evils of the old dynasty, I will start from the feet of the emperor, not just to change the Shuo, just as you said, to change Daxing County to Wannian County, and this Daxing City will also restore the old name of Chang'an. , taking the meaning of Changzhi and long-term stability. Chang'an County and Wannian County are bounded by Zhuque Street in the imperial city, 54 squares on the west side of the street belong to Chang'an County, and 54 squares on the east side of the street belong to Wannian County."

Hearing what Li Yuan said, Pei Ji and all the officials congratulated him.

Li Yuan laughed loudly and said: "This is a grand event, and I would like to congratulate all my lovers."

Seeing Li Yuan's long face joyful, Pei Ji smiled and glanced at Liu Wenjing, before stepping back into the train.Liu Wenjing gritted her teeth secretly, cursing from the bottom of her heart, sycophant.

"The minister has his own play!" Zhao Cijing, the minister of the Ministry of War, stepped forward and shook his head when he saw the joy in the hall.

"Read!"

"Yesterday, the Ministry of War urgently reported that last month Jinyang City fell to Li Chongjiu in Youzhou. Li Chongjiu was non-stop. He broke Pingyao on the [-]th and Jiexiu on the [-]th. Xihegong Zhang Lun, the deputy commander of the Taiyuan Road Marching, lost all three battles, and now he has to surrender his insurance. It's Xicheng."

"Why is Zhang Lun defeated?" All the ministers couldn't help talking about it. After Zhang Lun raised troops in Jinyang, he broke Lishi, Longquan, and Wencheng counties for Li Tanglian, expanded the territory, and his credit was second only to Li Zhiwan and Yin Kaishan. Liu Hongji and other generals are now losing streak under Li Chongjiu.

After hearing these words, all the officials did not expect that this was just the beginning, and then all the officials went to the book one after another.

"There is a play on the Yushitai. The king of Qi, Li Yuanji, came forward to impeach him. Yin Kaishan, the head of the Taiyuan Road army, fled without fighting, which led to the fall of Jinyang!"

"The Zhongshu Province received a letter from Yin Kaishan, the general manager of the Taiyuan Road Army, to defend himself, saying that the bandits are so powerful that the entire army can be temporarily avoided! Yin Kaishan has another book, and Li Siqi and others under the King's Mu of Qi are greedy for merit and want to fight. The crime of instigation .”

"I have this report. In two months, the Hengshan bandit Zhao Wanhai gathered tens of thousands of people and joined forces with Li bandit to attack Jingxing. Princess Pingyang and her [-] soldiers were attacked by the enemy. We have not heard from him for ten days."

"The minister has his own play. Last month, Lu Chongmao of Xia County claimed to be the King of Wei and occupied Xia County to start a riot!"

"Yesterday's Jiangzhou Disaster Report, Li Chongjiu's army's vanguard Fanqi, has washed Fenzhou, and now his scouts have entered Jiangzhou. Li Chen, the general manager of Jiangzhou, Xiangwu Wang, is in a hurry. He said that after a few days, the Fifteen Prefectures of Hedong will no longer be owned by me. "

Several people finished playing together, and the hall was deserted.

Li Yuan on the dragon chair raised his face and said: "Could it be that you have colluded and came together today to spoil my interest? Why don't you say it? Is it true that Li Chongjiu will cross the river tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow he will It's at the foot of the capital, so you don't say anything."

The important ministers were all silent, at this time Zhao Cijing came forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Bingzhou, Shizhou, and Xizhou have all fallen. Xia County Lu Chongmao is on his own, and Hedong Yaojun is still there. The thieves are so powerful. In order to fight for the front, I think it is better to abandon the east of the Dahe and guard the west of the Guanxi."

At this time, another minister stepped forward and said, "I seconded the proposal! Li Chongjiu has the help of Fanqi, and his troops are unstoppable. Now that the situation in the east of the river has become so corrupt, if he sends troops to cross the river again, all of them will be lost. Xue Ju of Longxi and Hexi, Li Chongjiu The rails are our serious concern.”

After the two finished speaking, another five or six ministers came out of the class, holding the board wat and bowing their heads, saying: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

"My minister agrees!"

As soon as the ministers spoke, there was a complete silence in the hall.

Li Yuan did not speak, and after hearing what these people said, he paced back and forth in front of the dragon chair with his hands behind his back.

Prince Li Jiancheng was like a puppet, not making a sound, as for the rest of the ministers, they were afraid to speak, observing the expressions of other people from left to right.

The Tang Dynasty had only been established for three months, and the land of Hedong was almost wiped out by Li Chongjiu.This time even Guan Zhong was shocked.

"My son thinks that Hedong cannot be abandoned!"

Just at this moment, a voice came out, resounding everywhere.Many ministers breathed a sigh of relief, and it turned out that it was indeed Qin Wang Li Shimin.

Li Shimin had just rushed back to Chang'an three days ago. In the previous two battles in Qianshuiyuan, the Tang army commanded by Li Shimin was defeated first and then won. They defeated Xue Ju and his son with great difficulty.

When Li Shimin was about to take advantage of the situation to raise troops to clean up the two of them in one fell swoop, there was news in the army that Jinyang had fallen, and King Qi and Yin Kaishan had fled.Li Yuan ordered him to quickly dispatch his troops back to Chang'an, so Li Shimin could only give up his almost won victory and lead his army back.

Now hearing that all the ministers are afraid of Li Chongjiu's soldiers and want to give up on Hedong, Li Shimin can't bear it anymore.

Li Shimin stepped out of the squad immediately, and said loudly: "Father, the foundation of Taiyuan's king's business, the foundation of the country, the richness of Hedong, and the capital of Jingyi. If you take it away and abandon it, I will be resentful. My son is willing to fake [-] elite soldiers. Lead the army across the river, destroy Li Chongjiu, conquer Fen and Jin!"

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and he said, "King Qin, are you sure?"

Li Shimin said: "Although Taiyuan was defeated and Jinyang was lost, the third sister, fourth younger brother, and Yin Kaishan's military strength were not greatly damaged. However, Li Chongjiu maintained his own army and advanced lightly. He was far away from the food road. My son and minister watched him. Like the end of a crossbow, one battle can defeat it!"

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Yuan couldn't help but nodded.

And Liu Wenjing and others also came out and said: "I think King Qin's opinion is feasible."

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister also agrees!"

More than 30 ministers knelt down in front of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan flicked his sleeve robe, and said: "My intention has been decided, and the emperor will personally conquer Jinyang."

All the ministers were in an uproar when they heard the words. They thought that Li Yuan would not move lightly when he was in Chang'an, so even if Taiyuan was in trouble, they only sent Li Shimin to the expedition. Unexpectedly, Li Yuan decided to go on the expedition himself.

The ministers wanted to say more, Li Yuan waved his hands and said: "Don't say too much, Li Chongjiu is not to be underestimated, Liu Wuzhou, Luo Yi, Gao Kaidao are not his opponents, I will eradicate the legacy of raising tigers with my own hands now .”

"Yong'an Wang Li Xiaoji, Minister of Industry Dugu Huai'en, Governor of Shanzhou Yu Yun, Minister of Internal History Tang Jian, I order the four of you to lead an army to attack Xia County and eliminate future troubles first."

"No!" The four ministers came out to take orders.

"Tunwei General Wang Xingmin obeys orders. You lead the army in Luzhou to help Luzhou Governor Guo Ziwu defend Luzhou. Shangdang Hedong is like Bingzhou. Tell King Qi that Yin Kaishan, Jinyang's gains and losses, I will not care about it for the time being, but If you lose again, you will be punished for both crimes!"

"The last general takes orders!" Wang Xingmin replied loudly.

"The governors of Lingpu and Jiangzhou, Li Chen, the king of Xiangwu, are the governors of Xizhou, and the deputy chief of the Taiyuan Road Marching, Xihe Gong Zhang Lun, defend Jiangzhou together. There must be no loss. Our army will be able to catch up within [-] days. Now, if they lose it within twenty days, I can absolve them of any crime."

"Qin King Li Shimin!"

"My son is here!" Li Shimin said loudly.

Li Yuan said with his hands behind his back: "I will add you as Taiwei, Envoy Chijie, Daxingtai Shangshuling of Eastern Shaanxi Province, and all the commanders-in-chief of Zhaopu, Shaanxi and Hebei will be under his command, and you can lead [-] elite soldiers from Pu Bandu River, the governor's three armies counterattacked Taiyuan County and captured Li Chongjiu for me, understand!"

Li Shimin showed an expression of disbelief when he heard the words, but Li Jiancheng's face changed drastically when he heard the words.

What is the title of Taiwei? Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong are one of the three princes. Although it is a false title, it is the ultimate civil servant.

What's more, Li Shimin is now the king of Qin, regardless of his official position, he is the top of the ministers, and then Li Yuan has no other rewards to add except for giving the throne to Li Shimin.

Now Li Yuan has given Li Shimin the military power of half of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jiancheng himself is not as good as his younger brother in anything other than the title of Prince of the Tang Dynasty.

"I have thanked my father and emperor, and I will do my best for the Tang Dynasty before I die."

Li Shimin's words echoed above the hall.

(End of this chapter)