Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 69
In General Wei's mansion, old general Tao Ai sat upright in the lobby, his long white eyebrows stood upright, his chest heaved, and he held up the sharp and shiny sword in his hand, wiping it back and forth.

After all, he was a well-known veteran general in Yun Kingdom back then. Although he was very old and his hair was all white, he had a majestic face and a burly figure.The spirit and spirit are especially present, and he looks like a treasured sword that is not old.

Tao Ai's most valued grandson, Yang Xuanyan's second son-in-law, Tao Yu, watched for a long time, hesitated, and finally walked forward carefully, and said softly:

"Grandpa, you are so old, you still need to pay attention to your stomach. It's still early for lunch, and you have to cook in the kitchen, I'm afraid it's not good for your health..."

With a cold face, Tao Ai continued to wipe the well-maintained sword in his hand that didn't need to be wiped at all. Hearing what his grandson said, he raised his head slightly, and interrupted directly with a somewhat offensive tone:

"If you are told to go, if you don't prepare food after [-] minutes, you are my grandson, and you have to be dealt with according to military law!"

It could be seen that the old man had a strong prestige, and Tao Yu was so frightened that his whole body trembled, he closed his mouth subconsciously, and turned around to supervise the kitchen.

But the old man is not young after all, and Tao Yu was really not at ease with such a gluttony, he turned around before making any progress, so he stopped, bit the bullet and said again:

"I know your temperament, and I also know that you hold back your depression for the sake of our family. But you can't abuse yourself... Besides, you have not been in charge of military affairs for a long time, and you just want to do some things. If you don't, it's no more difficult than embarrassing yourself!"

Tao Ai frowned upon hearing this, and said patiently:
"If you are told to go, go, inform your uncles, and let them have enough food."

"Grandpa, you are in good health, but the uncles in the house all have old injuries..."

"Why is your boy the same as your father, what about your mother-in-law? I didn't let you force them to eat!" Tao Ai reprimanded with his eyes bulging.

I was born to my father, it's not like him to be damned!
Tao Yu lingered in his heart, but he didn't show anything on his face. Instead, he couldn't help asking:

"Grandpa, why are you so abnormal today?"

Tao Ai glanced at his grandson, snorted lightly, and said:
"It's not because of the daughter-in-law you married... Prepare early, the big one is coming!"

Tao Yu couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this, and couldn't think clearly why his wife was involved, so he involuntarily glanced at the bottom of his grandfather's buttocks.

Tao Ai frowned, lowered his head to look under himself, and immediately reacted, stood up abruptly, and said angrily:

"Bastard, hurry up!"

Seeing that his grandfather was about to hit him, Tao Yu quickly shrank his head.

At this moment, an old man who was nearly sixty years old, with a hideous scar on his neck and four fingers missing on his right hand, walked into the hall quickly, clasped his fists at the two of them and said:
"General, Master Qu Cheng, the young mansion outside the gate, led the eunuchs to come, claiming to come to proclaim the decree!"

Tao Yu was taken aback when he heard the words, and turned to look at his grandfather.

"It's all your fault for dawdling, there's nothing to eat!" Tao Ai glared at his grandson, and then walked straight outside.

Feng Bao, who was waiting in the courtyard, held the imperial decree in his hand, and accompanied by Qu Cheng, he looked at the layout of the mansion calmly.

The furnishings in General Wei's mansion are not crude, but they can't be called very good either.The only thing worth noting is that in the outer courtyard, many elderly people with mutilated bodies guarded the entire mansion according to the method of patrolling and setting up defenses in the army.

A typical military commander's mansion, the house is used as a barracks.

Holding the long sword in his hand, Tao Ai walked out quickly, seeing Feng Bao in the courtyard, and Qu Cheng with a happy face, the old general's eyes lit up.

Needless to say at this time, Tao Ai already knew the result.

His Majesty, at the last moment, actually won!

"Old General, oh, no, I should call you Taiwei from now on! Old Taiwei, Your Majesty's imperial decree has arrived!" Qu Cheng said with a smile on his face.

Without saying a word, Tao Ai knelt down on the ground.

Feng Bao quickly signaled his young eunuch to help Tao Ai up, and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty ordered that Lord Taiwei has made great achievements in hard work and is highly respected, so there is no need to salute in the future!"

After finishing speaking, Feng Baoyi displayed the imperial decree in his hand and said loudly:
"In the spring and February of the 22nd year of Tiande, Emperor Dayun issued an edict: General Wei Tao Ai, Su Wei Zhongzheng, Xuande Mingen, observance of festivals and friendship, and peace of the country, I am very grateful. Now he is promoted to Taiwei and named Neitinghou. Give food to five hundred households in the city, and are ordered to supervise all military affairs inside and outside the capital. This is your honor!"

Tao Airao had been prepared for a long time, but when he heard the imperial decree, he was still excited, and his throat seemed to be blocked.

He knew that he still had some prestige in the army. If the emperor regained power, he would definitely use him in order to eliminate the influence of Wang Xiao's old troops on the army.But when he was really entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Xiao Cheng, he still couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart.

I have been living at home for 20 years, and my sword has not been rusted all day long, but my body is already old.I never thought that there would be a day when I would return to the barracks in this life.

After a while, Tao Ai calmed down, bent down to accept the imperial decree, and hissed:

"Chen Taoai, accept the order!"

The next moment, Tao Ai held the imperial decree in both hands, stood up straight, and stood upright like a spear, but his old body exuded a chilling edge.

"Put on armor for me!"

Tao Yu was stunned for a long time before he realized that he turned around and was about to get the armor.

But before he could take a few steps, several elderly members of the family rushed over with somewhat outdated armor and put it on for their grandfather with ease.

Tao Yu paused and subconsciously looked around, only to realize that the uncles at home had already lined up in the courtyard at some point.

These old people, changed from their dull and honest appearance in the past, looked at Tao Ai with hot eyes, exuding an aura of killing people all over their bodies.

It was only then that Tao Yu remembered that these uncles in the family were all his grandfather's personal guards back then...
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[Taiwei Tao Ai, the loyalty value has increased by ten points. 】

The corner of Xiao Cheng's mouth curved, showing a hint of a smile.

"Your Majesty wants to stay with the minister, has the situation in the court been stabilized?" Wang Xiao said calmly, looking at Xiao Cheng who was sitting opposite him, with a calm expression and neat clothes.

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"That's it!"

When Wang Xiao heard this, she was silent for a moment, and said:
"Your Majesty, would you like to talk to me about your methods? Well, please, Your Majesty, don't use family and country righteousness to perfuse me."

Xiao Cheng's eyes moved, he took a look at Wang Xiao, and he knew it in his heart.

It is estimated that Wang Xiao at this time is just trying to figure out why he lost like this.

"it is good!"

Xiao Cheng nodded directly, and told all the means he had just done in the court.

After hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Wang Xiao thought for a while, then nodded, then shook his head, and said:

"Your Majesty's actions, with both kindness and power, are indeed a good way to deter all officials. But the memorial left by His Majesty left a lump in the hearts of all officials. It would be better to burn all the memorials to show His Majesty You have a heart! The minister's cronies, you can just find an excuse to take it down."

Xiao Cheng chuckled lightly and said:
"Haha, if your cronies hear this, I'm afraid they will regret being with you!"

Afterwards, Xiao Cheng paused, his smile gradually disappeared, and he said in a low tone:
"If there are bumps, there will be bumps. Anyway, these officials in the court, hehehe, as long as they can be used for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiao reacted abruptly, and looked up at Xiao Cheng with a look of shock in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)