Don't be a prince

Yes, idiots.

Li Jing's "two do not want to help", both were criticized as "a grass on the wall", and it was hard to improve the courtiers' impression of him.

As for this guy, although he is very famous now, it won't take long for him to be stripped out of his "true, wall-to-wall" essence, and his reputation will be ruined behind him.

Because in the past, he not only helped the King of Qin, but also devoted himself to the Prince's subordinates.

Feng Deyi suddenly realized, and casually cupped his hands: "It turned out to be Li Gang, ahem, as you can see, the old man is not very good. When I was high-spirited before, I wanted to do my best for the world, but now it seems that I am really going to die." And that's all."

"Ha ha."

Li Chengqian let out a hehe sound that only Li Gang could hear.

Everyone present could hear Feng Deyi's obvious bragging. He stopped at the Ministry of Rites and failed to rank among the prime ministers. This is probably a great regret in Mr. Li's resume.But when Feng Deyi said this, it was a bit annoying.

For a moment, Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu felt a little unnatural.Although the two of them are listed as prime ministers with Feng Deyi, they are actually very difficult to deal with on weekdays.Even though Feng Deyi was upset to see him now, he really didn't know what to say to him.

Just when the two of them were searching for a sentence, a childish voice came out from behind the wheelchair: "Master Li, I heard that some lung diseases are actually very serious. Contact people. The kid should push you away."

Only then did the three notice Li Chengqian who was pushing the wheelchair.

Li Gang was panting a bit at first, but when he heard Li Chengqian's words, he immediately laughed.

Pulling the wheelchair and moving back for a certain distance, Li Chengqian leaned his head forward and whispered into Li Gang's ear, "Master Li, do you want to make a bet? I'm betting that this idiot will die soon, and I think he will die next year."

Chapter 57 Court Assembly

Li Gang gave Li Chengqian a strange look, and asked in a low voice, "What are you betting on?"

Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "If the disciple wins, you should work harder. By the way, how about teaching Wei Wang Li Tai and Shu King Li Ke? It's just us, master and apprentice, so it's boring. Two more people would be more lively."

Li Gang agreed without hesitation: "Okay, but if you lose, boy, the old man wants you to use half of the money you earn this year to help the people, is it possible?"

Li Chengqian stretched out his palm and gave Li Gangsan a high five.

Half of the money, what is it?It's worth it if the things around you can make the old man smile.

The master and apprentice who made the agreement no longer paid attention to Feng Deyi, but looked at Chengtianmen, waiting for the door to open.

I don't know when, the Chengtian Gate opened, indicating that it was possible to enter the court.

The door opened, but the civil and military ministers did not enter directly, but stood up in the order of Wu left, Wen right, high rank before low rank, and then began to enter.

As a respected and respected old man, Li Gang naturally didn't need to follow the officials into the palace. The emperor who learned of Li Gang's arrival directly ordered the eunuchs to carry the soft sedan chair to the gate of the main hall.In this way, it can be said to be extremely courteous.

Seeing the old gentleman entering the court arrogantly in a sedan chair, the officials cast envious eyes in unanimous agreement.

This is the benefit of being old and old!Even if he is not in an important position, the emperor still has to show respect for such an existence.

In contrast, they have no preferential treatment and have to walk into the temple.

The Lizheng Hall is a moderately large hall in the Taiji Palace complex.

Because the Tai Chi Hall was occupied by the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, the court meeting could only be held here.

The result is that there is not enough space to hold a court meeting at an informal venue.

Although the officials in the hall were already crowded, there were still many second-rank and third-rank officials who could only stand outside the door aggrieved.

Li Chengqian, who is the prince, and Li Gang, who is the prince's grand teacher, will naturally not be squeezed out.On the contrary, the two masters and apprentices were near the throne, ahead of Fang Xuanling and others.

Before the emperor appeared, a group of eunuchs appeared. They brought cushions, big and small, and distributed them to the civil and military ministers.

In the court meetings of the Tang Dynasty, except for the emperor who had to bow to salute when he appeared, he basically sat on his knees, and only had to stand when he had something to do to play.

The ones in the hall are the biggest pile of heads in the court, so even the cushions are much more favorable than the ones outside.Li Chengqian witnessed Cheng Yaojin arbitrarily taking away two cushions, but the eunuch who distributed the cushions dared not speak out.

Seemingly noticing Li Chengqian's gaze, Cheng Yaojin looked this way, showing a slight embarrassment.

Looking at this lawless guy, Li Chengqian was full of respect.

In this period of history when people like Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were unlucky, only Cheng Yaojin lived all the way to Wu Zetian's dynasty, and got mixed up to the point of "chasing the long-lived king of Lu", which is not unreasonable.

As the "thorn head" of the Zhenguan Dynasty, Cheng Yaojin never made big mistakes and kept making small mistakes.It may seem annoying, but in fact those in power like such people the most.There are rewards for meritorious service, and punishments for mistakes.As for the balance of merit and demerit, that would be even better.

It wasn't until the cushions were distributed that Li Shimin appeared, and sat neatly on the seat that made countless people covetous.

All civil and military officials and Li Chengqian stood in silence, and then saluted respectfully.Even though he is a prince, Li Chengqian's status is still "children". Since he is a minister, he naturally has to salute together in the court.

As for Li Gang sitting in a wheelchair, just ignore him.

After the ceremony, the officials sat down on their knees and began to check the things recorded on their wat boards.The only ones who could speak at this time were those in the temple. Officials outside the temple had no chance to speak unless they were summoned.

The majestic voice of Li Shimin, who was wearing a flat sky crown, sounded: "Do you have your own performance?"

Fang Xuanling stood up. As the order of Zhongshu, he was usually the first to speak after the emperor's questioning.

After the salute, Fang Xuanling said: "I have this report. In the past, the Turks invaded the territory and even broke through Gaoling and Jingyang. Wherever they went, the people were in dire straits. I ask your majesty to send officials to appease the people of the two places, organize production, and let the two places return to normal as soon as possible." .”

The day before yesterday was the day when the Turks invaded the country, and yesterday, because of the art of military training, the court meeting was not held.

It is customary to appease the people after the war, so Fang Xuanling was the first to talk about it.

Li Shimin nodded: "The Turks violated the border, but the frontier army failed to stay away from the enemy abroad. It is the crime of the court! Auxiliary machine, I will send you as a pacifier of Liangzhou Road to appease the people in Gaoling, Jingyang, and organize production. If the local reserves in the two places are not enough to survive the winter, money and food will be withdrawn from the treasury. Be sure not to freeze and starve to death.”

Changsun Wuji came out of the shift and said: "Observe the order!"

Seeing Changsun Wuji who calmly retreated to his original position, many people showed envious expressions.

As the eldest grandson Wuji, who was the emperor's former friend and brother-in-law, it can be said that he is like a fish in water in the court.Although the job of appeasement is busy, it can be said that the local government has great power, and the credit is very high after the task is completed.Such a duty, non-emperor's confidant ministers cannot take on it!

The first matter was handled properly, and Fang Xuanling returned to her position.

Zhong Shuling has finished his speech, and the next step is the real time for anyone who wants to start playing.

Almost at the same time, Dali Temple Minister Dai Zhou and Cheng Yaojin both stood up.

After the two looked at each other, Dai Zhou chose to sit back again.

Although Dali Siqing is one of the nine ministers and has an extraordinary status, he can only be courteous in front of Cheng Yaojin, the Duke of the State.

After leaving duty, Cheng Yaojin did not bow down to salute, but knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty sent me to Gaoling to fight against the enemy, it is my trust and kindness to me, but I failed my majesty's expectations and was defeated by the Gao Ling, your subordinates have suffered heavy losses. I beg your majesty to punish you!"

Cheng Yaojin's voice was loud, but no one spoke at this time.

"Everyone who understands knows that there is a reason for Cheng Zhijie's failure this time. Although losing his teacher and humiliating the country is a serious crime, but in the case of the Turks retreating, there is no blame for him. It can be said that he is guilty, but it only needs a symbolic Just a punishment."

Although squinting his eyes and pretending to sleep, Li Gang still explained the rules of court to Li Chengqian in a low voice.

Sure enough, Li Shimin spoke up: "Although Qing was defeated, it was because of the enemy. Moreover, Qing led the crowd to fight back and captured thousands of enemy heads, which can be called atonement. If so, I will punish you with one year's salary!"

Although one year's wages were deducted, Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as there is punishment, even if it is a symbolic punishment, he still has the face to go out.

Chapter 58 Surprised

Yu Chigong was also fined for one year's salary. Like Cheng Yaojin, although Jingyang hurt the enemy by a thousand, he also hurt himself by eight hundred.Similarly, Jingyang failed to stop the Turks.In this case, he is also guilty.

After returning to their seats, the two who had been fined their salaries looked at each other with a smile, and then returned to seriousness.

"Although the salary was fined, who lived on that little salary? Besides, although they were defeated this time, they were the first to ask for orders in the face of national crisis. These two people still have some credit. It's the same thing in the court. , although the rewards and punishments are clear, but some credits cannot be buried because of the punishment. Sometimes being punished is not necessarily a bad thing."

Listening to the old man's low-pitched explanation, Li Chengqian nodded half-understanding.The Chaotang is indeed the rumored maelstrom, the big mud pit, and the doorway in it was not clear to him, a layman who came across, in a short time.

After Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong asked for punishment, Dali Temple Minister Dai Zhou stepped forward.

After bowing and saluting, Dai Zhou said in a serious voice: "Your Majesty, the Dali Temple's handling of the remnants of King Xi (Li Jiancheng) has ended. Since June, Dali Temple has beheaded a total of 420 people and dismissed 350 seven people. .The Knight Rider 21."

Hearing Dai Zhou's serious voice, many people in the hall gasped.

Although I had some psychological preparations for the follow-up of the incident, I was still a little shocked to hear that more than 1000 people were beheaded, more than 300 people were dismissed from office, and 21 people with titles were removed.

But at this time, no one dared to get involved.It is inevitable that the emperor wants to eliminate the power of King Xi.No matter who it is, usurping power through a coup will set off a bloodbath.It's not bad that "only" so many people have died now.

"Go back."

Hearing the emperor's weird voice, Dai Zhou could only step back.

Because the crown of Ping Tian covered the emperor's eyes, no one could see through the eyes of the emperor's thoughts.

However, whether the emperor started to soften his heart or wanted to continue to clean up, since Dai Zhou has made the matter clear, it means that this bloody storm has come to an end.

At this point, many people who are waiting to die at home or to be dismissed to seize the title can probably breathe a little bit of relief.

Li Gang nodded secretly, and said to Li Chengqian: "For the emperor, it is very important to know when enough is enough. I dare say that the influence of King Xi has not been completely eliminated, but if it continues to be cleaned up, it will be very important to the court. It has had an impact. Look at the front of Yushi, the guy who sits the most upright and doesn't doze off at all. The old man remembers that his name is Wei Zheng, and he used to be one of King Xi's subordinates. But your father didn't kill him, but instead He was promoted to be a royal censor. Do you understand why?"

Glancing at Wei Zheng, Li Chengqian nodded.

It's nothing difficult, Dad didn't kill him, but instead kept him and even promoted him, just to appease some people.Under such circumstances, people from Xiwang's family would not take risks out of fear, but would foolishly wait for themselves to become the lucky one.

Seeing Li Chengqian nodded, Li Gang didn't ask him what he understood.There are many things, as long as you understand them, it is not suitable to talk about them in the open.

After Dai Zhou withdrew, no one stepped forward for a long time.

Just when Li Chengqian was sitting on his knees, his legs were numb, and he felt that it was time to retreat, Li Jing stood in front of the general.

"Aiqing came out at the right time. The Turks invaded the country, and Chang'an was safe and sound. Coupled with the frontier defense design in Gaoling, Qing has made great contributions. I want a lot of rewards!"

Even though he said so, but behind him, Li Shimin's eyes still showed a trace of panic.

For Li Jing's award, it is really a bit worrying.Wei Guogong is a first-rank military professional, and then he is the "General of Hussars".But Li Shimin, who held the military power in his hands, didn't want to seal off this position, unless the general was dying soon.

Li Jing also knelt down on one knee and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. However, I have the guts to refuse Your Majesty's grace. Please give me another reward."

Li Jing's unexpected answer not only surprised the courtiers, even Li Shimin's motionless dragon robe creased a little quietly.

It's so abnormal!

However, Li Shimin still said: "I love you, but it's okay to talk about it!"

Taking a deep breath, Li Jing said anxiously: "Your Majesty, please be your majesty's vassal to be the crown prince's chief protector, to be the prince's martial arts and military master, and to participate in the training led by the prince himself. Please allow me!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!

The one with the most violent reaction was the generals. Many generals exclaimed, and Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, wanted to stand up even more. After he pressed his hand to the ground, he realized his movement and shrank back.

The one who reacted most violently was Hou Junji. He almost punched the ground with all his strength, causing everyone to look sideways.Because he also asked Li Jing to teach him, but Li Jing taught him some military knowledge, so he didn't teach him anything.You know, he asked Li Shimin to give orders to Li Jing!

Now that Li Jing publicly said in the court that he wanted to teach the prince the art of war, it was absolutely impossible for him to hide his secrets.In the hall, every spittle is a nail!

Also shocked was the emperor, he knew too much about Li Jing's art of war!Even he was named "Admiral Tiance" and known as the invincible commander of the Tang Dynasty. However, the marching and battles of honor are more of the experience he summed up, and he has never been taught the art of war by a teacher in the true sense.

Although he was conceited, he still had to admit defeat when facing Li Jing in the formation of troops.From this we can see how dick Li Jing is.

But such a dick, actually said that he wanted to teach the prince the art of war?

Li Chengqian rubbed his swollen legs, and said to Li Gang with a wry smile: "The disciple thought you were going to hand over a book, but you just threw a millstone over!"

Li Gang said disapprovingly: "Do you know the painstaking efforts of this old man? The next time you bet, you should attack the old man lightly. Although I don't know how you deduced it, the old man feels that the possibility of Feng Deyi having an accident next year is very high. High!"

With the previous bet about money, Li Gang is actually very wary of the bet Li Chengqian proposed.But the reason why he still agreed was because he knew that most of the bet Li Chengqian made was because he wanted something from himself.

Faced with Li Chengqian's request, it was always difficult for Li Gang to refuse.Otherwise, let alone a meal of leek boxes, even if there is another meal of dumplings, he would not agree to come to court.

Excited, Li Shimin couldn't help standing up, and asked in a loud voice, "Is Aiqing serious?"

Chapter 59 Big Hands

It wasn't a day or two since he had been envious of Li Jing's art of war, and he agreed to Hou Junji's request mainly because he also wanted to deduct a little of Li Jing's knowledge.

Li Jing's art of war comes from his uncle Han Qinhu, which can be regarded as family learning. Facing family learning, no one has the face to learn it hard, and the emperor is the same.But at this time Li Jing stood up and said that he wanted to teach Li Chengqian, which can be said to be in the arms of Li Shimin.

This is what Li Jing himself wants to teach, so no one will accuse the emperor of coveting other people's family education.

Li Jing nodded and said, "I will dare not lie to Your Majesty!"

"Good, good, good!"

Li Shimin uttered the first good word standing up, and when the second good word came out, Li Shimin had already left Yuan.The third good word exit has already stood by Li Chengqian's side.

Without hesitation, Li Chengqian was picked up, and Li Shimin hated iron for not being strong: "Li Qing's family's art of war is unmatched by anyone in the contemporary era. If you don't learn from your teacher immediately, what should you do if you miss it?"

Li Chengqian was in a daze. In fact, although he had memorized the court etiquette, that bastard commander hadn't taught him the etiquette of apprenticeship!

Seeing Li Chengqian's confused look, Li Shimin kicked him in the crook of the leg, and Li Chengqian immediately knelt down because of the kick.And he himself, regardless of the respect of the emperor, solemnly bowed his hands at 45 degrees.