Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

Coolness is a natural thing. Seeing the old man happy, Li Zhen is very proud. He was able to handle the matter of presenting prisoners so smoothly, thanks to the information he searched on the Internet in his previous life. Things like drawing a knife, raising a gun, walking forward, and presenting a flag were all novelties for the people of the time. After suffering for quite a few days, if it wasn't for Tang Jun's well-trained training and the stimulation of Li Zhen's reward, this thing might not be able to be completed smoothly. Even so, Li Zhen was always worried and fearful. Things would go wrong when walking to the scene, but now that the ceremony is over, Li Zhen finally heaves a sigh of relief, although her face is still very serious, but her heart is full of joy, what is this called?Ha, this is called a strong debut!

"Zhen'er, you have worked hard on this trip. I know that it is all thanks to you that I was able to wipe out Xue Yantuo's bandit army this time. I am very relieved to have a son like this." As soon as the prisoner offering ceremony was over, Li Zhen was summoned After entering the palace, in front of the important officials of the court, Mr. Li opened his mouth with a smile.

Well, can you give me something affordable? We have heard this sentence for a long time.Li Zhen muttered in her heart, but her face was full of respect and she said: "Father is too famous, this battle can be won, it all depends on father's great kindness, Li Shuai is wise, the soldiers of the three armies use their lives, and the sons and ministers are nothing but the best!" I really don't dare to be my father's absurd award because of my duty and ears."

"Haha..." Li Shimin was in a good mood, and he laughed loudly and said, "The duty of a minister? Well said, the most rare thing is the word duty, yes, yes, um, how should I reward you?" Li Shimin While speaking, he cast a meaningful sideways glance at the uncomfortable sons standing beside him.

Damn, old man, are you always trying to reward us?I'm afraid you're planning to trick us, and if you want to reward us, you won't be rewarded earlier, but you want to do it when the brothers are all present. Alas, it is said that emperors have been the most ruthless since ancient times. If you are honest, you can't let us go. horse?Li Zhen's eyes are very good, and Li Shimin's meaningful squint can't be hidden from his observation, even the jealousy in the eyes of his brothers can't escape Li Zhen's eyes, seeing Li Shimin asking at this time, Li Zhen He kept complaining secretly in his heart, but he had to answer, so he had no choice but to say with a bewildered face: "Father and emperor have learned from you, and my son and minister have done their duty. What can I say to reward you?"

"How can we not reward you for your merits? Zhen'er is the richest man in my court. If I reward you with money and things, I'm afraid it may not be in your eyes. That's good." Li Shimin looked at Li with admiration. Zhen took a look, paused, and said with a smile: "Well, since Zhen'er is good at military affairs, then she can help me manage the military department in the imperial court, and it's okay to be the minister of the military department first."

What?What?What?Minister of the Ministry of War?Did you make a mistake?When Li Zhen heard this, the little heart almost popped out of his throat. There is no one else. According to the Tang system, although it is common for princes to enter the court to listen to politics, it is not easy to enter the court as an official, unless they are the brothers of the emperor. In general, sons cannot be officials in the court, they can only be officials in other places. Moreover, the Ministry of War in Tang Dynasty was the most important department among the six departments of Shangshu. The royal relatives are not allowed to serve in the Ministry of War. The worry is that the royal relatives will control the military power and form cliques for private interests, which will affect the unity of the monarchy. Li Shimin suddenly asked Li Zhen to be the second in command of the Ministry of War. If it is not tricky, how can Li Zhen agree? Believe me, but at this moment the old man had already talked, and Li Zhen didn't know whether to refuse or agree for a while. Although his mind was moving fast, it was really difficult to make up his mind.

"Father, the Ministry of War is an important position, and those who are not capable and experienced are not competent. The eighth younger brother is of course amazingly talented, but after all, he is still young. If he suddenly takes a high position, there may be something wrong. Please think again, father." Before Li Zhen could speak, Prince Li Chengqian, who was standing aside, couldn't hold back anymore, and stood up with a lame leg, and said anxiously.

The Ministry of War is indeed an important position, not to mention that the crown prince is in a hurry, even the other brothers can't stand it any longer. No, as soon as the crown prince's words fell, Li Tai, the fourth child, immediately stood up and said, "Father, I think the crown prince What my elder brother said is wrong, the eighth younger brother's ability to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of War is more than enough, even the military exploits are enough. Hehe, but after all, I am not familiar with government affairs, and I am afraid that if I enter the court suddenly, it will not fit with the system. Moreover, if something goes wrong, it will not be good for the eighth younger brother's success. Therefore, I think that the eighth younger brother might as well go to the local area to practice for a few years before entering the court. It's more appropriate, I hope my father and emperor will clearly observe this son's minister's superficial hearing."

Well, don't look at Li Tai belittled the prince first as soon as he opened his mouth, but he went around and said, the general meaning is not much different from what the prince said, but well, he can carry the big banner of the imperial system, It was better than the prince's bluntly saying no, no, as soon as Li Tai finished speaking, although the important officials in the hall didn't dare to speak up, they all showed a look of agreement on their faces.

The reason why the Three Kingdoms are the Three Kingdoms is because the forces of the three parties are fighting endlessly. Now that the boss and the fourth brother have emerged, the third child, Li Ke, naturally has no reason to stay out of the matter, but this guy is very shrewd, looking at his father's face Li Zhen's smile became colder and colder, and he knew that Li Zhen's appointment as the Minister of the Ministry of War was probably a holy will, and it would never be withdrawn because of the opposition of his sons. According to Li Ke's estimation, even if Li Zhen raised an objection It's not a big deal. Although he can't guess his old man's mind for a while, Li Ke doesn't want to miss this opportunity to win over Li Zhen and pour a pot of dirty water on his brothers by the way. The queue bowed and said: "Father, I think that although the words of the elder brother and the fourth brother of the prince are not unreasonable, but the eighth brother is a great talent. He also has an outstanding literary talent, and if he is not familiar with government affairs, he would be a poor talent to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of War. Therefore, I think that the eighth younger brother must be qualified for this position, so I ask my father to check it out."

The three brothers are talking to themselves, and the rest of the younger brothers in the court are just the ninth brother Li Zhi and the tenth Li Shen. The fifth, sixth and seventh are all officials in other places at the moment, and the remaining two The two sons - Li Jian, the thirteenth generation king, and Li Ming, the fourteenth king of Cao, are still young and have no qualifications to listen to the government. They are not in the hall at this time. The atmosphere was not right, he was already frightened, so he dared to speak up, he could only stand aside and watch obediently.

"Zhen'er, what do you say?" Li Shimin glanced at the three sons, but did not make any statement, but looked at Li Zhen and asked.

How to say?Damn, this sweet is not tasty at all!Li Zhen already vaguely saw the old man's intentions in her heart, and knew that she might not be able to escape this test. Although she was very unwilling in her heart, she didn't have the courage to do it in front of her old man, and she couldn't be reluctant The look on his face was crooked and tired in his heart, but his face was very calm, and he replied respectfully: "Thank you for your kindness, my son, I will try my best to do it. Make a point."

"Yeah." Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, waved his hands and said, "Just do it, I will decide everything for you, that's all, I won't keep you any longer if you haven't washed your dust, go on."

Well, the old man issued an order to evict guests, Li Zhen didn't want to stay longer, she was eager to hurry back to her palace and discuss with Nalong Haosheng, so she kowtowed respectfully, thanked her, and didn't talk to those people Brother spanked, left Chengtianmen, got on his horse and ran back to the palace.

"What's so hard to guess? Didn't the lord see it? Why do you need to say more." Li Zhengang narrated the whole incident, never thought that Nalong would not even raise his eyelids, and said lightly After saying a word, he didn't forget to take a sip of the fragrant tea on the table, looking calm and composed.

I can see it, but I can see it, but how to deal with Li Zhen is a little undecided. I thought that Nalong would show me a clear way, but seeing Nalong's leisurely look, Li Zhen was really a little confused. The son was so angry that he turned around a few times anxiously, stroked his forehead and said: "What the king is asking is how to deal with this matter?"

"Yeah, good tea, it smells so good, I have never had such a good tea in my life, good, good!" Nalong said a series of good words, but never mentioned how to deal with it, which made Li Zhen dumbfounded.

Heh, damn it, of course this tea is good tea, damn it, how could one or two of the best quality tea be bad, dare we invite tea drinkers instead of military advisers?Li Zhen looked at Nalong suspiciously, but didn't say anything for a while.

Nalong squinted at Li Zhen, and said with a faint smile: "Your Highness, whatever the Majesty wants, you can just give him what you want, and the Kung Fu Wang Ye can do it in order to save face, so there is no need for someone to teach it, but it's okay. , some things don’t have to be brought to the table, don’t they?”

Um?what?Li Zhen thought about it, and immediately realized, he smiled and said, "Mr. is talking about building plank roads and crossing Chencang secretly?"

"Ha, Mo Ke didn't say anything, what did you say, my lord?" Nalong laughed, shrugged his shoulders, and replied with a strange expression on his face.

"Haha...you cunning strategist!" Li Zhen suddenly understood, pointing at Nalong and laughing loudly.Just when the host and guest were laughing happily, the old housekeeper Liu Dequan hurried in, and said with a low eyebrow, "Your Majesty, the concubine Yan in the palace asked you to come to the palace immediately. .”

Liu Dequan was originally the deputy chief eunuch in Concubine Yan's palace, and he has been with Li Zhen for more than ten years. In these years, since Li Zhen is a prince who has left the palace, it is inconvenient to enter the palace. Most of the contacts with Concubine Yan are from Liu Dequan Seeing that Liu Dequan came in a hurry, Li Zhen couldn't help being stunned, and hurriedly asked: "What can you tell me?"

"No, the person who came here just said that the prince should enter the palace immediately, and nothing else was said." Liu Dequan shook his head and said.

Well, my mother called us into the palace in such a hurry, maybe it was because of the Minister of the Ministry of War, well, let's go for a while.Li Zhen has been back to Chang'an for a long time, but she has been busy with the grand ceremony of presenting captives, not to mention entering the palace, even her own palace is a one-time visit, originally planned to enter the palace later for Concubine Yan and other concubines New Year greetings and gifts, now that Concubine Yan has opened her mouth, Li Zhen can only rush to the palace...