Tiantang

Chapter 114 Received the title and soared into the sky

Chapter 122 Received the title and soared into the sky

Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan led their troops to Xingqing Palace.

Seeing that the emperor's chariot had already arrived at the gate of the palace, Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan exchanged knowing glances, got off their horses together, and walked side by side in front of the emperor's chariot.

Walking to a place less than ten feet away from the emperor's chariot, the two bowed down together.

"Minister Zhang Xuan greets His Majesty, long live my emperor!"

"Chen Ge Shu Han came late to rescue me, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Seeing the two kneeling down, thousands of soldiers and horses behind them also knelt on the ground under the leadership of the generals, and exclaimed loudly, "Long live my emperor!"

The sound of the mountain shouting long live resounded through the sky.

At this moment, Li Longji suddenly felt his spirit tremble, and his whole body was filled with endless power.He laughed loudly, stood up slowly, got out of the chariot, leaned over with a smile, one hand at a time, pulled Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan up, and then motioned for them to stand on both sides of him, one on the left and the other on the right.

"The generals and soldiers are flat! You have been loyal to the imperial court and have done a great job in rescuing you. I will reward you with a lot of seals later, as a reward!"

Li Longji waved his hands in a majestic manner, and shouted with all his strength.

"The emperor's grace is mighty, long live my emperor, long live!"

"Long live my emperor!"

Li Longji laughed out loud, his face flushed.

But Zhang Xuan just clearly felt that the old emperor's hands were trembling, and there was a bit of trembling in the seemingly hearty laughter.

It seems that this time King Rong forced the palace, the impact on the old emperor is not small.Zhang Xuan thought to himself.

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Linde Hall.

More than half of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty knelt down to the ground, unable to kneel for long, feeling uneasy.Only Zhang Xuan, Ge Shuhan, Yang Guozhong, Prince Li Heng and others stood.

Needless to say, King Rong and Li Wan's party members, even those courtiers and relatives of the emperor who were coerced by King Rong and signed a memorial to support Li Wan, were extremely depressed and panicked at the moment.Sheng Wang Li Qi and Princess Xianyi and other princes who followed Rong Wang were even more terrified, kneeling on the ground and not daring to raise their heads.

Li Longji sat quietly on the dragon chair, forcibly suppressing his anger and excitement.He knew that if he blindly pursued the connection, at least half of these people would be killed, and the Tang Dynasty might be paralyzed because of this.Since he can even let Yang Guozhong go at this moment, those courtiers who have become fools--just turn a blind eye.

"King Rong rebelled, and my heart is sad. My son, who persecuted me so much; my subjects, who persecuted me so much; my people, who abandoned me like this, how can I not let me be chilled and angry!"

"But I rule the country with benevolence and morality. Even if Qing and others abandon me, I will not be cruel. Forget it, this time, I only punish the leader and the villain, and those who follow the crowd will not blame the past! But wait..." Li Longji said here, because of emotions Too excited, couldn't help coughing violently.

"Everyone..." Gao Lishi whispered worriedly, and beat Li Longji's back behind him.

Li Longji's violent cough echoed above the main hall, and some of the officials were ashamed and knelt down on the ground in mourning.

"Your Majesty, I'm waiting for the death penalty, please be punished by Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, I'm beyond my reach, and I'd like to apologize with death!"

Everyone chattered and started to "plead guilty", and Li Longji slammed the table angrily, "Okay, stop arguing!"

"If you really want to repent, you'll crash to death on this pillar in front of me. I will definitely give you a posthumous title of loyalty. Go." Li Longji sneered and curled his lips.

Those who shouted suddenly became dumb, and knelt there, not daring to fart.

The corner of Li Longji's mouth twitched.

He waved his hands weakly and said, "The three chief villains, Li Wan, Gao Xianzhi, and Huo Qing, have been put to death...Come on, let me pass on my will. The former envoy of the Five Houses, Pei Dunfu, General He Jinliang of the Jinwu Guard, and Xue Dewang, the prime minister of Shangshu Conspiring against the thief, punishing the nine clans! The heads of other thieves will be beheaded for public display."

Having said this, Li Longji took a breath, and cast his sinister eyes on Sheng Wang Li Qi.

Li Qi and Princess Xianyi, the prince's children, trembled, too scared to say a word.

"Sheng Wang Li Qi took away the throne, Princess Xianyi took away the title, and each of them was imprisoned in the mansion for three years..." After all, Li Longji still thought of the family relationship between father and son, and did not ruthlessly deal with Li Qi and other children. Punish lightly.

Of course, for Sheng Wang Li Qi and Princess Xianyi, the title of the throne was taken away, and the power as the prince's children was basically lost.From now on, Chang'an lost their stage.Wealth and honor may be indispensable, but the power you have been striving for has come to naught.

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Li Longji slowly turned his head to look at Yang Lian, the envoy of the Wuwei guard who was not qualified to go to the palace to participate in the court meeting, and said calmly, "Yang Lian, you are absolutely loyal to the court and to me. Ru. Canonize you as Uncle Yang of the Ming Dynasty, commander of the Jinwu guards and horses, and general Longwu, and mobilize 5000 people from the Yingyang Guard Division of Huazhou to settle in Lishan."

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment, a little unable to believe his ears.The emperor suddenly promoted him to the position of General Longwu of the Jinwu Guard. This is a fourth-rank official position, leading an army alone, and one step further will be the Great General of Yiwei.

Zhang Xuan coughed lightly in front of him.

Yang Lian woke up like a dream, fell to his knees with a thump, and said gratefully, "The final general thanked His Majesty for his grace, long live my emperor!"

Li Longji smiled lightly, "Get flat."

"Goshuhan."

"The minister is here."

"You obeyed the imperial edict and made great contributions in rescuing him. I am very relieved. You are hereby conferred the titles of Kaiping County King and Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and concurrently serve as Hexi Jiedu Envoy and Hexi Military Recruiting Envoy."

It is expected that Ge Shuhan was named the king of the county, because Ge Shuhan was originally a high-ranking envoy, and he was the governor of the feudal town, so there was not much room for advancement in his official position. .Therefore, neither Ge Shuhan, Zhang Xuan, nor the ministers were too surprised.

Li Longji pondered for a moment, then cast his gaze on Zhang Xuan, and gradually became a little fiery.

For Zhang Xuan, the old emperor at the moment is 1 satisfied.Zhang Xuan not only did not disappoint him, but also brought him a big surprise, and quickly controlled the chaos in Chang'an.

"Zhang Xuan, you received the gold medal from my secret decree. You ran and shouted for me in times of crisis, and you finally made great achievements in rescuing and calming people. Such a variety of things can be said to be courageous, insightful, resourceful, strategic, and good at grasping advances and retreats. You are truly a genius in the world. , the humerus of the Tang Dynasty, and my beloved minister."

Li Longji said with some emotion, "I am very relieved. Having Qing in the court is really a good omen for the eternal prosperity of the Tang Dynasty."

"Zhang Xuan, come forward and listen to the seal."

Zhang Xuan settled down, took three steps forward, and knelt down on the ground, "My minister Zhang Xuan is here!"

"Canonize you as Fuguo Zhongyonghou, Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, General Jinwuwei, General Habayashiwei, Commander Qin Xunyiwei, Governor of Jingzhao Prefecture." Li Longji finished speaking in one breath, slightly panting.

Including Ge Shuhan, Prince Li Heng, Yang Guozhong and others, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were taken aback and gasped.

Although Zhang Xuan made great contributions to saving King Jiaqin, he wouldn't be promoted to such a high position all of a sudden, right?Moreover, he was not only named Marquis, but also combined civil and military positions, commanded the three major imperial forces, and concurrently served as the governor of Jingzhao.

The emperor simply didn't follow the rules. It was tantamount to placing all the administrative and military power of the entire Tang Dynasty on Zhang Xuan alone... The importance of grace and glory can no longer be described in words .

Zhang Xuan was also very surprised.However, he came back to his senses in an instant, the emperor's first reward for his meritorious deeds, and the second is that he really couldn't find anyone more trustworthy than Zhang Xuan at this moment.

The so-called fear of well ropes after being bitten by a snake for ten years, before the situation in Chang'an really stabilized, he had no choice but to trust Zhang Xuan alone.

"I thank Your Majesty Long En, long live my emperor!"

In the sound of Zhang Xuan kneeling on the ground, the complex and envious eyes of all the courtiers, royal relatives and relatives were instantly focused on him—if there were still many people who ignored Zhang Xuan before, then, Today's Zhang Xuan can be said to be soaring into the sky with great power in his hands.

In Chang'an, the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, even Yang Guozhong, the minister of power, is not as good.

After all, Zhang Xuan, who holds military power and administrative power in Gyeonggi, is the real real power faction.Given time, it is a logical result that he surpassed Yang Guozhong and others in rank.

Prince Li Heng secretly sighed in his heart.

He knew in his heart that the emperor's reappointment of Zhang Xuan was tantamount to completely removing Zhang Xuan from his Eastern Palace and stripping Zhang Xuan of the label of Eastern Palace Assistant.And without Zhang Xuan's assistance... Where will he, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, go?

Of course, the above are just the emperor’s rewards for high-level officials and generals such as Zhang Xuan, Ge Shuhan, and Yang Lian. Afterwards, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War will reward all middle- and low-level generals and even ordinary soldiers who participated in this counter-rebellion according to the regulations. "Rewards for meritorious deeds" must be carried out.

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Zhang Xuan walked out of Linde Hall, looked up at the sunny day high in the sky, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

From an ordinary scholar to today's honor of less than a few people and more than ten thousand people, the power is in his hands, and the power of an individual can change the situation of a country... Thinking of the past and the present, it feels like a dream .

"General Zhang!" Yang Guozhong's slightly market-like greeting came from behind.

Zhang Xuan turned around slowly, glanced at Yang Guozhong, cupped his hands and smiled indifferently, "I've met Yang Xiang!"

"The general is young and promising, and he was in such a high position when he was weak. I think I am the first general since the founding of the Tang Dynasty." Although Yang Guozhong smiled, his voice was full of jealousy and resentment.

He climbed to the complementary position today, after many years of operation and several twists and turns.And Zhang Xuan soared to the sky easily, almost on an equal footing with him.When it comes to real power and the trust of the emperor, it is obvious that Yang Guozhong at this moment cannot be compared with Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan knew Yang Guozhong's emotions well, but he didn't take it personally.

He greeted Yang Guozhong casually, and was about to turn around to leave, but he heard Gao Lishi standing at the entrance of the hall and shouting loudly to him, "Master Zhang, Your Majesty has a decree to call you to the imperial study."

(End of this chapter)