area51novel Chapter 221
Chapter 221
Wang Xi came to the outside of the palace and walked in two steps to Su Chen.
"My Lord, please forgive me. They don't know your reputation. Please follow me into the palace."
Wang Xi stood on the steps below Su Chen and bowed. Although Wang Xi was the old king's right-hand man, he couldn't directly reprimand the guards in front of the palace.
"Uh, you are... I don't want to go into the palace by myself. I will sit here for a while and wait for His Majesty to leave the court before going in."
Su Chen had only seen Wang Xi, and didn't know his name or his position.
"My humble name is Wang Xi, and I work under General Manager Wang." Wang Xi introduced himself respectfully.
"Hello, Eunuch Wang, go and do your work. I will go in by myself later, and those guards know me."
Su Chen said with a smile.
"My Lord, His Majesty is in court, and it will take about a quarter of an hour to adjourn. I will go to the palace to move a chair." Wang Xi bowed.
"No, look, I used newspaper to cushion it, it's okay."
Su Chen raised his butt and took out the newspaper underneath to show Wang Xi.
Seeing this, Wang Xi said no more, and bowed again and returned to the hall.
"Xiao Si, why don't you go and do what the princess asked you to do?"
Wang Xi came to the hall and found that the eunuch was still standing there and scolded.
"Master Wang, I'll do it right away!"
The eunuch hurriedly called people to move things.
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"Fu Ji, how many founding county marquises are there in the Tang Dynasty now?"
Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji and asked.
"Your Majesty, there was no county marquisate during the Wude period of the retired emperor, and a Lantian county marquis was canonized in the first year of Zhenguan.
Therefore, there is currently only one founding county marquis and one Lantian county marquis in the Tang Dynasty."
Changsun Wuji thought for a while and answered respectfully.
"Why was the Lantian county marquis conferred?" Li Shimin asked again.
"Your Majesty, I..." Changsun Wuji couldn't remember this incident for a moment.
"Your Majesty, I remember that the Marquis of Lantian County was awarded the title of Marquis of Lantian County because he repeatedly reported others for failing to pay taxes."
Dai Zhou stepped forward and answered.
"Oh? I remember, there was such a thing."
Li Shimin frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "What is the character of this person?"
The ministers were not sure about this question, as they had no contact with that person.
However, if he often reported others' behavior, it seemed that his own character was not much better.
Seeing that the ministers did not answer, Li Shimin said bluntly:
"Demote him from the third-rank Marquis of Lantian County to the fourth-rank County Earl. Do you have any comments?"
The ministers were silent, as this matter had little to do with them.
"I have no objection!"
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.
However, the ministers did not know why Li Shimin suddenly mentioned this matter.
"Ministry of Personnel, listen to the order!"
Changsun Wuji stood up quickly, "I accept the order!"
"Order: From now on, the Tang Dynasty will no longer confer the title of Kaiguo County Marquis.
In addition, the original Kaiguo County Marquis will be of the same rank as the King."
After Li Shimin gave the order, everyone looked at each other.
Why bother?
Just give Su Chen the title of King, and demote the previous Lantian County Marquis by one rank.
Li Shimin didn't think so, he felt that he was too smart to do so.
If Su Chen was directly given the title of King, the ministers might say that Su Chen was young and talk nonsense.
But changing the title directly is a little different.
I can only say that Su Chen is lucky and caught up with the good policy. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.
"Do you have any objections to this?"
Li Shimin exuded a trace of imperial majesty and glanced at the ministers.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Seeing this, Li Shimin nodded proudly, and then waved his hand:
"Resign!"
"Farewell, Your Majesty!" The ministers bowed to see him off.
But what was puzzling was that Li Shimin did not stand up, and seemed to have no intention of leaving the dragon throne.
Therefore, the ministers present did not dare to leave on their own.
In the past, Li Shimin left first with the ministers' farewell.
Li Shimin gently waved his arm again and said, "My dear ministers, please go on your own!"
"I'm leaving!"
The ministers bowed and took three steps back, then turned and walked out of the hall.
However, there were still eight people who did not leave the hall.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji and seven other dukes.
Because Li Chengqian "surrendered" to Li Shimin yesterday, he planned to send someone to invite the heads of various families to go to the manor together today.
"Send someone to notify the heads of each family."
"Let's go and get ready." Li Shimin walked down.
...
A group of ministers walked outside the Taiji Hall and saw a young man sitting on the steps in front of the hall. The minister walking in front frowned slightly.
'Who is so shameless that he dares to sit with his back to the center of the Taiji Hall. '
Su Chen heard footsteps behind him and turned his head to look.
"Finally, the meeting is over!"
He patted his butt and picked up theThings placed on the steps.
Holding a glass bottle in one hand, a few books in the other, and a few newspapers under his arm.
Su Chen didn't know the ministers in front of him, so he could only look at everyone with a smile.
When Su Chen was still sitting on the steps and turned his head to look back, the ministers in front had already recognized that it was the marquis.
They immediately stepped forward and greeted him enthusiastically.
"Marquis Su!"
"Hello, Marquis Su!"
The ministers filed out and bowed to Su Chen.
Su Chen was holding things in both hands at this time, so it was difficult to return the greeting.
"Hello, everyone, please go first!"
Su Chen responded with a smile and stepped aside.
"Marquis Su, please go first!"
The ministers took the initiative to disperse to both sides, making way for Su Chen to enter the hall first.
"I don't have anything important, please go first!"
Su Chen was very puzzled as to why these ministers now called him 'Marquis Su' instead of 'Marquis Su' as before.
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At this time, Li Shimin and others in the hall were blocked at the gate of Taiji Hall.
Li Shimin frowned slightly, seeming a little unhappy.
Wang Defa observed his expression and was about to go out of the hall to find out the congestion.
At this time, Wang Xi came to Wang Defa's side and whispered that Su Chen was sitting on the steps at the entrance of the hall.
"Why report it now!"
Wang Defa shouted in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, Marquis Su is sitting on the steps outside the hall."
Wang Defa's words were equivalent to explaining to Li Shimin why they were blocked, and also told Li Shimin that Su Chen came to the palace.
Li Shimin was happy to hear this, "Look at the good things you have done!"
After being happy, he kicked Li Chengqian, but he didn't kick Li Chengqian.
This kick was caught by Cheng Yaojin and kicked on one of his thighs.
"Why did Lao Hei push me?"
Wei Zheng immediately stepped forward, bowed and said:
"Being so rough with a subordinate in public is detrimental to the image of the emperor.
It is not the behavior of a wise monarch. I hope Your Majesty will think about it and change it!"
Wei Zheng did not say that Your Majesty was rough with the prince, but he went with the flow and said that Your Majesty was rough with the minister.
This can save the prince's face.
Li Shimin didn't buy it, "I want to teach the prince a lesson. He had discussed important matters with that kid and agreed on a date, but the prince forgot about it."
It's no wonder that Li Shimin said it in public.
Because Li Shimin mistakenly thought that Su Chen came to the palace to question the prince because he broke his promise.
Otherwise, who would sit on the steps of Taiji Hall!
It's obvious that he came to block the door!
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