jdhmnovel Chapter 877 Each has his own reward
Chapter 877 Each has his own reward
"Although the Left and Right Eagle Guards followed Li Xiaoyi, Fang Ruhai, and Yang Dacheng in treason, they were ultimately following the orders of their superiors."
"I have decided to rebuild the Left and Right Eagle Guards. General Huan Bin of the Thousand Oxen Guards will be transferred to the position of General of the Left and Right Eagle Guards!"
Huan Bin, who was waiting for his reward calmly, was dumbfounded when he heard this and hurried out.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
"How dare I serve as both the Left and Right Generals of the Eagle Guards? Your Majesty, please revoke your order."
Li Cunxi raised his eyebrows, thought about it secretly, and said:
"Then, my dear Lord Huan Bin, you will serve as the Grand General of the Left Eagle Guard."
Huan Bin breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to express his gratitude.
"After the court is dismissed, the Ministry of Personnel will draft an edict to confer the title of Duke of Chen on Huan Bin."
Zhang Jianzhi: "I obey your command!"
"Wang Jinghui, formerly General of the Thousand Oxen Guard, has served me for many years and protected my safety numerous times. I have been transferred to the position of General of the Right Eagle Guard and have been granted the title of Duke of E."
"My minister obeys."
Li Cunxi blinked, took out a document from his arms and handed it to Shangguan Wan'er beside him.
Shangguan Wan'er understood, held the document in both hands, walked down the steps, came to Zhang Jianzhi, and presented it with both hands.
Zhang Jianzhi knew without even looking that all of these were dukes that Li Cunxi wanted to confer titles on.
It is enough to confer titles on a few people in the court to let everyone know that the emperor values friendship and loyalty. The rest of the people below can convey the emperor's orders, so as not to make the emperor too tired.
"My dear Lord Di, you have devoted yourself to the country and have been granted the title of King of Zhou."
Di Renjie suddenly looked up and looked at Li Cunxi with surprise and suspicion.
When they were discussing conferring titles of king and duke, Li Cunxi never mentioned conferring him the title of king.
According to his own thinking, being a duke is enough for him.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible!" Di Renjie quickly stepped forward and said.
"I have made up my mind."
Li Cunxi said seriously that he had been protected by Di Renjie for more than ten years, and it was time for him to repay Di Renjie.
Di Renjie lowered his eyes and showed a relieved expression.
However, he could not take the throne, but he could not refuse Li Cunxi at this time.
He loudly declared "Thank you, Your Majesty" and then quietly retreated.
"Are the Right Guard General Li Bing, the successor to Prince Pu Li Jiao, Li Chongrun, and Li Xian here?" Li Cunxi continued to ask below.
Two figures walked out from the court on both sides, namely Li Bin, Li Jiao, Li Chongrun and Li Xian.
The four of them saluted politely and then stood together.
The hatred between Li Chengqian and Li Tai was perfectly resolved in the third generation, thanks to Li Xian and Li Dan, who sacrificed a large number of lives to build a bridge between the two.
Fortunately, the two of them did not die out. The young Li Chongrun and Li Xian stood together like two ostriches.
"Li Jing was made King of Lu, Li Jiao was made King of Song, Li Chongrun was made King of Qi, and Li Xian was made King of Wu."
Zhang Jianzhi bowed for the umpteenth time and said, "I will draft the decree later."
Afterwards, Zhang Jianzhi asked his ministers to help write it down, and his imperial tablet was almost full.
"My dear ministers, the official positions of all officials remain unchanged. For vacancies, you gentlemen may recommend candidates to me."
"The position of Right Prime Minister of Wenchang is currently vacant. Does anyone have any candidates?"
Di Renjie glanced back at the side of his face and left the court. "Your Majesty, I heard that Lord Xue once served as Prime Minister in the pseudo-Wu regime. He must be very capable and should be the Right Prime Minister of Wenchang!"
Wu Chengsi also came out: "I second the motion."
……
A morning meeting lasted until the afternoon, and it ended when everyone's scalps were tingling and they were restless.
At today's court meeting, all those who should be sealed were sealed.
Even Wu Youde was regarded as an example by Li Cunxi and was named King of Yan.
As for the title of the General of the Thousand Bull Guards, no one mentioned it at all until the court meeting was about to end, when Li Cunxi finally revealed the true identity of the new General of the Thousand Bull Guards.
That’s...Ma Rong!
No one would have thought that the general of Qianniu Guard chosen by Li Cunxi would be Ma Rong, the evil slave of the Prince of Qin's Palace whose reputation was ruined by Qiao Tai and Xuguzi.
However, no one objected to this result. Li Cunxi's placement of his own people was not an isolated case. If anyone really objected, they could see whether Li Yuanfang, Hu Jinghui and others agreed.
After the court was dismissed, Huan Bin quickly and efficiently handed over the defense to Ma Rong, said goodbye to his general Zhang Lin, and took over as the general of the Left Eagle Guard.
Li Cunxi returned to Yongxiang South and had dinner with Xiao Mei, who had just been crowned queen. He then made an excuse to meet Wu Zetian and left.
Xiao Mei sat by the window and said, "Don't be too tired. After all, today is only the first day."
"Tired?" Li Cunxi twitched his lips. "Can this be called tiring? Before, we stayed up all night making babies, which was considered tiring. Wait for me to come back tonight."
"Well, you are the emperor now. You should exercise restraint and wait for an opportunity."
"I've become the emperor, but I don't have a child. How can I not work hard? Wait for me tonight."
After saying this, Li Cunxi left in a hurry.
Accompanied by the Qianniu Guards, Li Cunxi left the Taichu Palace. Chen Shi, who had been promoted to General of the Qianniu Guards, handed over the meeting to Ma Rong, who then personally escorted Li Cunxi out.
After taking a detour to Xuanwu Street, Ma Rong found Di Mansion and quickly brought Li Cunxi to Prince Xia's Mansion next to Di Mansion.
The Prince Xia's Mansion was the residence of Wu Zetian. After the emperor abdicated, Li Cunxi publicly named Wu Zetian the Prince of Xia in order to express his feelings.
While the grand court meeting was still underway, Feng Keyan's subordinates brought the plaque of the Xia Palace and installed it on Wu Zetian's door. Anyone who knew what the Xia Palace represented would understand.
The guards in front of the door were guards who were once loyal to Wu Zetian. They voluntarily followed Wu Zetian out of the palace and continued to stand guard here.
"His Majesty has arrived, please get out of the way immediately."
Ma Rong, wearing the same general uniform as Huan Bin, held his sword at his waist and spoke to the guards.
The guards didn't dare to stop him and immediately stepped aside.
A sharp-eyed servant had already returned to the lobby to report to Wu Zetian.
Although Wu Zetian's health showed signs of improvement, she could not withstand too much stress and could not walk after just two steps. She had to ask Shangguan Wan'er, who came to visit her, to welcome Li Cunxi on her behalf.
Shangguan Wan'er was very sad. She responded and walked out of the main hall, into the yard, and bowed to Li Cunxi from a distance.
"My lord, pay homage to Your Majesty!"
"Shangguan Aiqing, where is my aunt?"
"Prince Xia was in the main hall, intending to greet Your Majesty, but he was unwell and unable to walk, so he asked me to come in his place."
"Why bother to greet her? The friendship between my aunt and I naturally doesn't require these conventional rituals."
Li Cunxi got the specific location of Wu Zetian and took Ma Rong inside.
In the main hall, Wu Zetian was already sitting on a chair, catching her breath, with the help of her former palace servants.
"Aunt." Li Cunxi said softly after entering the main hall.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my physical inconvenience."
"Why do you say that, aunt?"
"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and has countless things to familiarize yourself with. Why are you looking for me now?"
Li Cunxi found a chair and sat down: "Of course I came to talk to my aunt."