In Chang'an City, rumors about the new generation of playboys' laughing stock Changsun Chong are still in the limelight, but this day there was a change of topic because of one thing, that is, the 5,000 troops who went to Hebei Road to provide disaster relief were returned. This is a triumphant victory army.

They not only defeated the evil disease and plague, but also defeated the invaders from Goguryeo. According to convention, the emperor and all officials were going to greet them in person.

Li Er was in a good mood when he rewarded the ministers in Tai Chi Hall, but after seeing them all, he didn't see where his son-in-law Du Shaoqing was.

"When the miraculous doctor walked into Huazhou, he said that he had left home and missed his mother for a long time, so he changed his way home to visit relatives." Li Junxian stood up and explained.

As the main minister of disaster relief, he did not report the results of the battle when he came back from Triumph, but instead went home to visit relatives first. This behavior made many ministers discuss, but Li Er understood that the boy was really indifferent. Isn’t this just taking advantage of the loophole to take his daughter to elope?

"Okay, it's understandable that the miracle doctor has worked hard and made great contributions. Come and call for rewards." Li Er waved his hand and pressed the comments of his ministers.

The eunuch stood up to read the edict and rewarded him. General Yuchi Gong was appointed Duke of E, and added 200 households to the fief; King Li Ke of Wu increased 200 households to the position of governor of Yangzhou from afar; Li Junxian was appointed as the general of the Xuanjia Army and promoted to the first level...

Everyone, including the two generals who rushed to Hebei Road to help, were rewarded, but the Hebei Road disaster relief chief recommended Wei Zheng not.

"I have a memorial about Wei Aiqing here, which comes from Wang Si, the Minister of Rites. Come and read it, let me ask you all to take a look at it."

The content is very simple, that is, the Secretary of the Central Committee, Wei Zheng, exercised diplomatic power on the front line of Hebei Road without authorization, and extorted the property of the Goguryeo small country, which would damage the power of the Tang Dynasty and must be severely punished.

This news was reported to the emperor one step ahead of time, and it was not spread. Therefore, the ministers did not know the specific results of the Hebei front line, because Wang Si and Wei Zheng agreed to wait for Wei Zheng to apologize to the emperor personally.

"Your Majesty, as the Secretary of the Central Committee, Wei Zheng has the right to exercise the diplomatic powers of the Tang Dynasty on his behalf and act cheaply when a sudden war breaks out. This is not against the rules." Shangshu Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling was the first to stand up and speak.

Wang Si retorted: "Even so, it is a fact that he blackmailed the property of Goguryeo, a small country. As a country above the Celestial Empire, our Tang Dynasty was so greedy for small profits. Wouldn't it be a joke for the small country in the border?"

Many ministers agreed, and the court had already discussed it, and sent a special envoy to hold Goguryeo accountable, but you, Wei Zheng, performed your powers beyond the court. I wonder if you took Your Majesty and the court seriously. This is the idea of ​​many ministers.

Emperor Li Er looked as usual, and could not see his joy or anger. He spoke to Wei Zheng and asked, "Wei Aiqing, what do you mean?"

Wei Zheng took out a memorial and submitted it, "This is a memorial of apology from the old minister."

Li Er was still asked to read it in public. After reading it, everyone was shocked. In the memorial, Wei Zhengyong was responsible, and finally said that he was willing to step down from his official position and received a crime.

"Wei Aiqing, what are you doing?" Li Er frowned.

Wei Zheng walked to the middle and bowed respectfully to the emperor. Then he said loudly in the Taiji Hall: "Your Majesty, the memorial is written by the Secretary of the Central Committee, Wei Zheng's apology.

But I personally think that I have done nothing wrong.”

"Don't you regret it if you boldly exercise your power and smear the reputation of the court?" someone shouted.

Wei Zheng didn't even see who the other party was, and explained to the emperor: "We used the design of Doctor Du in the front line to capture 50,000 survivors, and this record is unthinkable.

As you said, we have also thought of holding the other party accountable as usual, and then we will inevitably release these useless prisoners.

But you probably don't know what the other party said when I negotiated with Goguryeo? The other party said, "Isn't the Tang Dynasty a country of etiquette? We have admitted our mistakes, so we should unconditionally release our soldiers."

Everyone, what is this? This is ridicule. It is the way that gentlemen can deceive them. It is precisely because Goguryeo recognized this that he was so bold to first throw plagues into Hebei and lose all his conscience. Then he took the opportunity to send troops to seize the summer grain and property of our Hebei Road. They did whatever they wanted so boldly, because of why? It is this, they knew that even if they failed, they would be just put back and held accountable.

Fifty thousand prisoners came to the Tang Dynasty and were released intact by us. What should we do? Will they continue to have the strength to invade the next year?

Is it easy to bully me in the Tang Dynasty? Don’t forget how the former Sui Dynasty failed in the three campaigns of Goguryeo.”

"That's Yang Guang's cruelty, he will die if he is wary!" Someone came forward to refute.

"Barring! The small country of Goguryeo is shameless. Every time the battle is defeated, it uses peace to miss the opportunity. The front-line generals have to shelve and ask the emperor. Goguryeo can win all depends on this kind of rogue means." An old minister stood up and cursed, "It is no one else, but the old minister of the three dynasties - Xiao Yu.

"Old man Xiao Yu, what's your intention to talk about the military aircraft of the previous dynasty and open your eyes for the tyrant Yang Guang?"

There were no shortage of court officials who had such righteousness to protect the emperor of the dynasty, so the Tai Chi Hall became chaotic.

Li Er interrupted angrily, "Enough, I am not a monarch who is unrighteous. If you listen to both sides, you will be clear. No matter what the former Emperor Daye of Sui, you will only talk about the battle of Goguryeo. As Xiao Aiqing said, he was defeated by the capriciousness of Goguryeo.

Wei Aiqing, you continue to say that Goguryeo children dare to mock our Tang Dynasty like this and should be killed!"

Wei Zheng nodded and continued, "I have been walking north all the way and saw that the people of Hebei Road were killed and injured by the plague, and suffered countless losses of property. Summer grain was also caused by Goguryeo. During the war, Yingzhou and Pingzhou suffered greater losses.

Why do all these losses come? How should we bear it? Could it be that Goguryeo's vicious plan can only be caused by the people of the Tang Dynasty to suffer silently? Why?

After someone mentioned it, we decided to make up for the culprit Goguryeo. We must ask them to compensate for the losses caused by war, plague, food robbery, etc., and that's right, it's compensation. Everything we ask for is calculated compensation. It's not the Tang Dynasty that threatens to extort small countries, but the price that small countries dare to offend our Tang Dynasty.

If they don’t let them know the pain and fear, will any small country dare to harass us like an ant in the future and then apologize? The power of the Tang Dynasty did not make the small country in the border mock us behind the back of accusing us of being stupid and having a lot of money, but the real power of the Tianwei is to make the four barbarians tremble and pay tribute every year!

Therefore, I have a second memorial, asking Your Majesty to revise the convention and rename the power of the Tang Dynasty."

After saying that, Wei Zheng took out the second memorial, many people in the court couldn't help but cheer for Wei Zheng loudly. Of course, most of them were military generals.

Li Er laughed, got up and went down to the palace, and helped his beloved minister, Secretariat, with his own hands, "Your love is deeply in my heart, you are well said, well said! Come, I will read the edict to reward you."

The eunuch directly began to recite the edict: "Hebei Province's disaster relief general was promoted, and the Secretary of the Central Committee ordered Wei Zheng to make contributions to disaster relief. He also made great contributions in the battle against Goguryeo. He was granted the title of Duke of Zheng, added three hundred households to the fief, and was also appointed as the official Zijin Guanglu Dafu."
Chapter completed!