Li Changshan returned to Jinling City on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Heavy snow fell, dyeing the entire Jinling City white.
Li Changshan led a team of troops and his eldest grandson Li Qingchuan and fourth grandson Li Chengxi into Jinling City on their dark-haired horses despite the wind and snow.
When he returned to the general's palace, he didn't even have time to say a few more words. He just changed into court clothes and led a group of people directly into the palace to meet the saint.
This time, when he returned to the border, he not only patrolled and changed camps, arranged military affairs for the middle-aged and middle-aged soldiers, but also brought back tributes from neighboring countries to the emperor.
At that time, this country was extremely rampant. It not only provoked the Yuan Dynasty's caravans by killing and selling goods, but also sent troops many times to plunder the city. Later, Li Changshan defeated them. Tributes have been paid every year, and this year's tribute is especially special. Many, and these are all the contributions of Li Changshan.
Not only did the emperor not feel happy about it, but his anger rose in his heart.
However, in front of all the civil and military officials, he had to praise Li Changshan with a smile and give him a reward.
Li Changshan has been in the army for forty years and has made countless military exploits. He is a first-class general who governs the country. He has no rewards or titles.
In order to calm the generals' hearts and to appease Li Changshan, the emperor rewarded him with some gold, silver, jade, brocade and silk.
Unexpectedly, Li Changshan did not accept the reward. Instead, he knelt down with his two grandsons who had positions in the army.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am already old and my body is getting weaker. I really can't take on the post of the general who governs the country. I sincerely ask Your Majesty to allow me to be discharged from my army and return to my hometown."
As soon as he said this, the whole hall was in an uproar.
The civil and military officials were stunned for a while, and then started talking among themselves.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne with an expressionless face.
Li Changshan's request undoubtedly hit his heart directly.
He has been planning for such a long time, even at the cost of his own son, but so far he has not been able to take back the military power in Li Changshan's hands.
However, now that Li Changshan is so willing to hand over military power and even retires to his hometown, he is very suspicious that Li Changshan has other plans?
The emperor thought for a while, and finally his eyes moved from Li Changshan's gray head to the faces of the two younger members of the Li family.
"Could it be..."
Sensing the emperor's gaze, Li Qingchuan and Li Chengxi looked at each other and said in unison: "I beg your Majesty to allow me to resign from my position in the military."
Suddenly, everyone's eyes in the main hall fell on the three members of the Li family, and the discussion stopped abruptly.
The emperor still did not speak, but looked at the three descendants of the Li family who were kneeling there with complicated eyes.
He thought Li Changshan would ask for military power to be handed over to the younger members of the Li family, but it turned out not to be the case.
The suspicion in his mind deepened.
Li Changshan is already old, so it is a normal reason to resign and return home to take care of himself.
But the two younger generations of the Li family, the elder is not over twenty-one years old, and the younger is not over eighteen years old. One is the fourth-grade General Mingwei, and the other is the fifth-grade General Dingyuan. Military merit may not lead to Li Changshan's current position.
Are you actually resigning now?
You must know that with this resignation, not only all the previous efforts have been in vain, but also no hope for the future future.
Li Changshan neither wants his own military power nor the future of his younger generation, so what exactly does he want to do?
Are there such stupid people in the world?
The emperor never believed that Li Changshan had no other motives.
Li Changshan has held military power for decades and has countless cronies in the army. The emperor knew that he should not rush to deal with the Li family, but he could not let Li Changshan leave Jinling City with his family.
He wanted to keep Li Changshan to stabilize the morale of the army, and only after he had tidied up the forces in the army and all the leaders in the army were replaced by his people could he take action against Li Changshan.
At this time, not only cannot he suppress the Li family, but he must also give him some sweetness so that the world and the people in the military can see how benevolent he is.
"Humph."
The emperor snorted softly.
It suddenly became quiet in the main hall, and you could hear a needle drop.
"The general has been fighting for many years and has worked hard to protect the Yuan Dynasty. I agree with Li Changshan to resign from the post of General Zhenguo and be renamed Zhenguo. There is no need to retire and return to his hometown. He can live out his life in Jinling City, General Zhenguo. The government office was changed to the government office of Zhenguo."
"As for you two."
The emperor looked at Li Qingchuan and Li Chengxi: "Since you don't want to go to the army anymore, then go to the Imperial College and take the civil service examination in the spring next year. Your grandfather is old and should be retired, but you can't stay idle and help me share my worries. "
"This……"
The two younger members of the Li family turned around to see Li Changshan.
According to grandfather's wishes, they were to resign from their positions in the army together and then leave Jinling City as a family.
Li Changshan had already guessed that the emperor would not let him go so easily. The emperor was not at all worried about him leaving Jinling City with his family and wanted to keep them where they could see him and monitor his every move.
He kowtowed again: "I obey the decree, thank you Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor!"
The two younger members of the Li family also understood what their grandfather meant and quickly kowtowed to express their gratitude.
All the civil and military officials above the main hall turned their attention to Li Bojun.
Hey, everyone in your family has resigned. What about you, why don’t you express your opinion quickly if you want to resign or stay?
Liu Bu stood next to Li Bojun and bumped his shoulder: "You also want to resign, right?"
Li Bojun stood there confused: "I..."
No one told him whether to leave or stay. He looked at his father, hoping that his father would give him an instruction. He would advance and retreat with his family.
Li Changshan knew that he had made the decision privately without consulting his family this time, and felt a little ashamed of them. He hurried into the palace as soon as he came back without telling them, just to avoid them thinking too much.
At this time, he met his eldest son's gaze and gave him a calm smile.
Li Bojun understood what his father meant, so he stood there motionless.
Bai Yanshu, who was standing behind them, could not recover from the shock.
All his efforts could not bring him any chance of promotion. The Li family members were already at the top, and now they collectively wanted to resign.
Is this family named Li all crazy?
Originally, he was counting on Bai Yuanhua to marry Prince Ming, and then the Li family would help Prince Ming ascend to a high position. As the father-in-law of Prince Ming, his official position would definitely rise accordingly.
Later, Bai Yuanhua married the lame Prince Li, a prince who could never become the emperor. It was of no benefit to him.
Therefore, when he gave up the Bai Yuanhua path, it was equivalent to giving up the Li family path.
Now, Li Changshan has resigned with his two juniors. Although he has not directly fallen into a pariah, but has become some kind of prince of the country, it is already a far cry from the prosperous days in the past. What real power there is.
He laughed in his heart, laughing at Li Changshan for being stupid, and laughing at the fact that the whole family named Li had no brains.
Originally, he was worried that Li Changshan would come to him to settle the scores that burned Li Qingluo some time ago.
But now, he is not afraid anymore.
Li Changshan, who is not a general of the country, poses no threat to him.
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