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Chapter 139 The Unexpected Imperial Edict

Li Shimin has now been aroused by Li Fu to defeat the aristocratic family, so he doesn't bother to bother with the details with Li Fu.

Returning to the palace in a hurry, Li Shimin immediately summoned Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu, and asked Shang Shusheng to draw up an order immediately.

The content of the imperial decree is naturally to let Wu Meiniang be the head of the paper making department and the printing department.

"Wu Meiniang? This name sounds strange, and it looks like a woman's name!" Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu looked at each other in surprise, and asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, dare to ask who is Wu Meiniang, and how can His Majesty allow him?" To be the master of the two divisions?"

Shang Shusheng had been waiting for Li Shimin and Li Fu's proposals for the positions of directors of the papermaking department and the printing department.

Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu had discussed it a long time ago. If it was something they were both familiar with, they would draft the decree and promulgate it directly. If it was unfamiliar, they would naturally have to ask.

But the name Li Shimin gave this time was too unfamiliar, and it was a woman's name, so both Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu hesitated, and did not immediately agree to Li Shimin's request, but asked carefully.

Li Shimin smiled faintly, "This Wu Meiniang is a ten-year-old girl, she is quite talented, I have already established the road to Jianguo, no problem, I can draw up a decree."

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin slowly sat down in the dragon chair, looked at the expressions of Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu, changed several expressions in a row in just a few breaths, and finally turned into anger, and began to advise him .

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. How can a ten-year-old girl be the head of the two divisions?"

"Don't you know, Your Majesty, the importance of the Paper-making Department and the Printing Department to our Tang Dynasty?"

"The two important yamen must be highly respected, and only those who have both ability and political integrity can be in charge. Your Majesty's move is really inappropriate!"

"That's right, a little girl knows what papermaking and printing are, and please take it back!"

Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu looked nervous and stubborn, as if they would never draw up an order for Li Shimin no matter what.

Li Shimin knew very well that the thoughts of his two courtiers, after all, if it weren't for Li Fu's voice, Li Shimin himself would not have agreed to let a ten-year-old girl be the head of the two divisions!

It is true that no one can believe it, and any emperor can be given the title of "faint king".

But the problem is, Li Shimin heard Li Fu's heartfelt voice, and knew that the most suitable candidate for the head of the two divisions was Wu Meiniang, not one of them.

Therefore, Li Shimin didn't give any convincing reason to his most trusted courtiers, and said simply and rudely: "Then what do you mean, are you not planning to draft a decree?"

Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu naturally did not dare to directly say that they wanted to disobey Li Shimin's will, but they still said it in a roundabout way.

"Your Majesty, I am in charge of the Ministry of Finance, and I have the duty to remind Your Majesty that it is really inappropriate for a ten-year-old girl to be the head of the two divisions!"

"Is this little girl recommended by His Highness the Crown Prince again? Your Majesty, you can't always be used to His Highness the Crown Prince. His behavior is sometimes too ridiculous. Your Majesty, you can't be like the Crown Prince!"

Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu tried their best to persuade them, which made Li Shimin really angry and funny, waiting for them to finally control their emotions.

"Okay, I know your worries, but I have made up my mind. This decree must be promulgated when you come out of this door. I can't wait for a moment!"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he got up and left without giving Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu any chance to persuade him.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu yelled at Li Shimin's back, but it didn't work at all. Li Shimin walked extremely resolutely, apparently already made up his mind.

"It's over, Your Majesty doesn't know who was bewitched, how could he make such an absurd decision?"

"A ten-year-old girl is now in charge of the two important yamen of our Tang Dynasty. Where is the court? Where is the face of the Tang Dynasty?"

Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu uttered their sorrows in the imperial study, but no one listened to them except themselves. Li Shimin had already entered the harem, so no matter how much they said, it would be useless.

In desperation, Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu had no choice but to return to Shangshu Province and draft the edict in accordance with Li Shimin's wishes.

Even if he is angry again, this country belongs to him, and they eat the king's salary, so naturally they have to obey the holy will, unless they don't want to do it, or don't want to live!

The imperial decree was promulgated soon, and as Li Shimin expected, the entire city of Chang'an was shocked.

Especially the civil and military officials in Chang'an were blown away one by one. Everyone who knew the content of the imperial edict looked dumbfounded or dumbfounded, as if they couldn't believe what they heard, and then started to complain.

"Who is this Wu Meiniang? Why can he be in charge of the paper-making department and the printing department at the same time?"

"It sounds like a woman's name, and it sounds familiar. Oh, I remember, the female officer next to the prince, yes, it's her!"

"What? Is the female officer next to the prince so powerful? Can he be in charge of two divisions at the same time? Are you kidding me!"

"When will I be a member of the third grade of the Tang Dynasty, and I can only let a woman be in charge? It's ridiculous, it's simply too ridiculous!"

"It's the crown prince who is absurd, and His Majesty is also absurd. It's simply reckless, too capricious!"

"It's just nonsense. The female official has suddenly turned into a third-rank official of the court. The court's face is even more important!"

"What more, I heard that this female officer just turned ten years old this year, hahaha... A ten-year-old third-rank official is younger than Li Chengtong!"

"A ten-year-old third-rank official, the leader of the two divisions, this is nonsense, Your Majesty is really confused!"

All the officials in Chang'an blushed because of this, and all looked filled with righteous indignation. They all shouted to enter the palace and to admonish Li Shimin to death.

Almost no one is willing to endure letting a ten-year-old girl become a third-rank official in the imperial court. This is really ridiculous!

You must know that most of the officials will stop at the fourth rank or even the fifth rank in their whole life, but suddenly one after another, the teenage girl and the ten-year-old girl have become the third rank of the Tang Dynasty. How embarrassing are they?

The most important thing is that the teenage girl before did a good job, leaving everyone speechless, which made them feel even more uncomfortable, so no one wants to have such an uncomfortable existence for them again!
In Yushitai, many Yushi have surrounded Wei Zheng at this moment, wanting Wei Zheng to express his opinion.

"My lord, you can't go on like this, you have to speak up and plead for the people!"

"I used to be in my teens and it was justified, but now I'm ten years old, a ten-year-old girl, my lord, you can't do this!"

(End of this chapter)