As soon as the emperor said this, everyone was stunned!

Since you don’t plan to be the king of Cheng Chu, why did you go through a lot of trouble to tell me about your credit?

Just as everyone was hesitating, Li Shimin's voice sounded again, but the emperor said slowly: "Now, Cheng Chumo, the eldest son of the Cheng family, is eighteen years old and has made no contributions..."

I just said this. I just thought that the emperor was to be the king of the king, but the emperor clearly stated that he would not be the king of the king, so it seemed a bit strange to perform his merits again.

Everyone could only listen in confusion.

Li Shimin continued: "Since you have made merits, how can you not be rewarded? I have specially granted Cheng Duke Mo to inherit the position of Duke Lu as the Emperor of Tang!"

As he said that, he stopped, and then he solemnly spit out four words, saying word by word: "Support immediately!"

Inherit immediately?

That means effective immediately.

But Old Cheng is not dead yet...

The ministers present looked at each other and felt a strange feeling. Cheng Yaojin was not dead yet. His Majesty asked Cheng Chumo to inherit the throne of the country. Everyone envied the Cheng family just now, but at this time they felt that the Cheng family was in trouble.

If Cheng Yaojin was removed from his position in the court and instead inherited from Cheng Chumo, the Cheng family would decline in the future. After all, a young boy could not compete with the older generation in the court.

Whether it is a means of struggle or a thickness of face, Cheng Chumo will definitely suffer a loss, and the ministers will play whatever they want.

Unfortunately, they were too happy.

But seeing Li Shimin standing by the pond with his hands behind his back, suddenly lifting his foot and walking towards Mrs. Cheng not far away. At this time, Mrs. Cheng's face was very entangled, as if she was happy that her eldest son inherited the Duty of the country, and seemed to be sad that Cheng Yaojin had lost the Duty of the country.

Li Shimin walked all the way and stopped immediately after five steps. The emperor suddenly spoke in a deep voice and looked at Mrs. Cheng and said coldly: "Before this, you wiped your eyes and tears, and he was sad that Cheng Zhijie has always taken the blame for me. He was even beaten up for his reputation. Yes?"

This sounds like a questioning question. Could it be that the emperor is preparing to settle the score in the autumn?

No wonder Cheng Chumo failed to be the king. It turned out that his roots were Mrs. Cheng. Not long ago, Old Cheng made a poem to help the emperor smooth things over. Mrs. Cheng rushed out to accuse the emperor. It must have been that incident that made His Majesty unhappy, so he directly asked Cheng Chumo to inherit Cheng Yaojin's Duke.

Not only did he not have a king, but he also allowed his descendants to inherit the title. You should know that inheriting the title will be reduced. Cheng Chumo's Duke is not as good as Cheng Yaojin's founding Duke.

Some civil officials from the aristocratic families present were secretly proud, feeling that they finally saw Cheng Yaojin being suppressed one day.

Mrs. Cheng stared at Li Shimin in a daze, and suddenly smiled bitterly for a long time, and bowed and said, "If Your Majesty wants to ask for the crime, my wife will let her deal with it..."

As he said that, he suddenly looked up and said resolutely: "But the civilian woman is dissatisfied, and my husband has been tainted for His Majesty."

yes!

Why did Lao Cheng become a hob meat?

Why did Lao Cheng provoke such enemies in the court?

Because Lao Cheng has always supported the emperor, he let Lao Cheng do everything he wants to do if he can't do. The so-called dirty work is what later generations say to take the blame.

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin suddenly laughed out loud and looked at Mrs. Cheng and said, "Okay!"

After spitting out this word, the emperor's tone suddenly became solemn and suddenly said: "Mrs. Cheng is indeed a virtuous wife, worthy of being the legitimate daughter of Cui clan in Qinghe. You feel sorry for your husband and feel sad for him to be tainted by me. Okay, I will tell you now that he will not need to suffer this pain again in the future."

Mrs. Cheng raised her chest and tried to keep her calm smiled: "Your Majesty gave her the position of Duke. If Your Majesty wants to take it back, you can take it back. My wife only asks for one thing. I hope you don't treat Cheng Chumo harshly..."

As he said that, he turned to look at his son, and his tone turned gentle, "He is still young and has a very straightforward personality. I hope that Your Majesty can take it from Princess Qinghe and protect it in the future court. As for the ministers and the wise men, we will just return to the countryside. We will guarantee that we will not appear in front of Your Majesty again, so as not to make you feel unhappy."

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin suddenly laughed again and said, "I can't agree to want to retire and farm. Cheng Zhijie showed up at only 40 years old. If he starts to retire and starts, he will waste it?"

uh-huh!

These words left everyone stunned.

Mrs. Cheng was also stunned, not knowing what the emperor was thinking.

Li Shimin suddenly turned around and looked at the old Cheng who had just been running over and said, "Cheng Zhijie, I want to pay back your life-saving debt today."

Old Cheng smiled bitterly and bowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, your wife should not contradict you."

Li Shimin ignored this and suddenly raised his arm and stretched forward. This stretch directly on Lao Cheng's shoulder. The emperor patted Lao Cheng's shoulder twice and said in a deep voice: "Cheng Zhijie, you accept the order."

Old Cheng was slightly stunned.

But when Li Shimin turned his head and looked at Mrs. Cheng, then looked at Li Yun, then glanced at many ministers in the imperial garden, and finally turned his eyes to Lao Cheng again.

At this time, Lao Cheng had already taken three steps back and bowed his hands to salute solemnly.

The emperor suddenly smiled and said with peace, "You and I have been in power for more than ten years, and I can be called a mutual understanding between them. Cheng Zhijie, be granted the title of king..."

Wow!

As soon as the emperor said this, the whole audience was filled with an uproar.

Cheng Zhijie was named king?

This is different from Changsun Chong’s title of king.

Cheng Zhijie was already rampant when he was Duke of the Kingdom. If he was granted the title of king, wouldn’t it be even more powerful?

However, this moment was the scene where the emperor issued a solemn order. Even the counselor could not stop him. However, seeing Li Shiminsu looking at Lao Cheng with a heavy attention, he slowly spoke: "I, Li Shimin, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, granted the title of King Zhijie, the title of King Zhijie, with a fief of 300 miles and a fief of 5,000 households. This gift will be opened to heaven and spread to the world."

It's awesome!

Not only was he appointed as a king, but he was also a special king. Because the words of the heavens in the sky are generally not said by the emperor.

Lao Cheng only felt his mind buzzing, and with his cleverness, he couldn't figure out what the emperor intended.

Mrs. Cheng next to her was trembling all over, which was a trembling from disappointment to surprise.

At this moment, Li Shimin suddenly saw him lifting his feet and walking towards another Duke in the crowd. The Duke of the country was Liu Hongji, who was addicted to gambling. This guy was obviously surprised to see the emperor coming over.

Li Shimin laughed and suddenly reached out and patted Liu Hongji on the shoulder, saying in a deep voice: "The bet I started today, your wife is the first to bet. Cheng Zhijie has been named king, and you, Liu Hongji, should also be named one. As for your position as Duke Kui, you must also inherit the child like Cheng Zhijie."

By this time, everyone present had fully understood.

It is true that the emperor wants to be a king of a different surname, but he will not be arbitrary. The reason why he chose Cheng Zhijie and Liu Hongji is because these two dukes are strong-witted in the royal family.

Their son inherited the position of Duke of the Kingdom, but he was directly promoted to the title of King of the opposite sex. This was a reward for the vast sky and the vast sea. Li Shimin would indeed not treat his subordinates unfairly.

Liu Hongji also appointed the King of the Different Family, who is the same as Lao Cheng. He has a fief of 300 miles and a fief of 5,000 households. From today on, the Cheng family and the Liu family have become the king's house.

In today's flower viewing conference, three kings have been awarded, Cheng Yaojin, Liu Hongji, Changsun Chong, and one is King Li Zhi of Jin.

Because Li Zhi himself was a king's title, he was given a first-class title and changed it to King of Yan. Not only did he take over Li Yun's commander-in-chief of the Youyan Land, but his fief was also expanded to the entire Hebei Road.

Four rewards, each shocking.

But the emperor lost five bets in total.

That means there is still a bet to be paid.

The ministers present couldn't help but look at Concubine Yang because the last bet was Concubine Yang's.

Concubine Yang's face was extremely nervous, happy, cramped, her eyes were full of desire and fear. This expression was very complicated, and she could see that she was extremely worried about gains and losses.

Li Shimin sighed and looked at Concubine Yang and said, "I didn't count Li Ke in the first place. It was your mother's kindness that made me change my mind."

This sentence means that the emperor will not deny the last bet.

Concubine Yang knelt down directly, cried with joy and said, "Thank you for your grace."

Then he turned to Li Yun and said hurriedly: "Thank you, His Highness Zhao for your help."

Li Yun did not dare to accept her kneeling salute. He quickly bounced his feet away from him and said with a wry smile: "Aunt Yang, you must not do this, you can kill me."

Concubine Yang wiped her eyes and tears, and she was smiling while crying.

Li Shimin spoke slowly and said in a serious tone: "Now there is King Li Ke of Wu, who is kind and filial to his son. I am very happy and I specially grant it a title."

As he said slowly, hesitating, "Change King Wu to King Lu, change his fiefdom to Qilu, connect with Hebei Road, and be on par with the King of Yan, and add the position of Hedong Road to the Grand Governor, and get on the horse to control the army and dismount the people..."

This is a very heavy reward. After all, King Li Ke of Wu was not the queen's legitimate birth, and because Concubine Yang was a princess of the previous dynasty, Li Shimin has always been very cautious in treating Li Ke, but this time he was given a great reward and the treatment he received was directly the same as Li Zhi.

A flower viewing conference turned into a king-winning conference. At this point, all five bets were paid. Li Shimin suddenly looked at Li Yun.

Li Yun stood there with a calm expression.

Li Shimin suddenly spoke and asked leisurely: "From the third family, are you sad?"

These words stunned everyone present.

The emperor asked King Zhao if he was sad?

Some smart ministers quickly woke up and said secretly: "Yes, Your Majesty asked Li Zhi to be the King of Yan, be appointed as the Grand Governor of Youyan, be appointed as the Grand Governor of Lu, be appointed as the Grand Governor of Hedong Road, these were originally the official positions of King Zhao..."

Some people also thought secretly and said to themselves: "Hebei and Shandong were originally the fiefs of King Zhao. Your Majesty made this move to give King Zhao's things to his children. No wonder they asked King Zhao if he was sad."

Li Yun didn't want to guess everyone's thoughts, but Li Yun just looked at Li Shimin calmly and said with a calm face: "Your Majesty must guarantee that they will dig the Yellow River."

Li Shimin and Zheng pointed out, "I changed the title of them to let them suffer. Otherwise, the two young princes would have no achievements. Why should they hold a fiefdom of Dao?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "That's fine."

This means that I have no complaints.

Some ministers who wanted to watch the show felt very disappointed.

But at this moment, Li Shimin suddenly asked again: "Don't you find it strange? I have conferred the king of Cheng Zhijie and Liu Hongji."

He stopped for a while and then said, "There is also Changsun Chong, who has also been named the king."

Then he continued: "Although they were named kings, the title was not announced. Except for Changsun Chong who was enthroned in Yingzhou, Cheng Zhijie and Liu Hongji did not even say where the fief was."

Li Yun hesitated for a moment and shook his head slowly and said, "Your Majesty's move is indeed strange, but unfortunately I can't guess it for a while."

"It doesn't matter if I can't guess it, I will tell you the answer!"

Li Shimin suddenly laughed out loud and said leisurely: "I want them to follow you!"

Buzz!

Whispers suddenly broke out in the audience.

What's going on? Let two kings of different surnames follow King Zhao?

Li Shimin's voice sounded again, and his tone was still slowly saying: "I want to confer King Zhao as the king of the country..."

He stopped here and said four words in a word, saying solemnly: "The Lord of the Bohai Kingdom!"

Wow!

The whole audience was in an uproar.

No wonder His Majesty took away the fief of King Zhao, which turned out to be a greater benefit.

Since ancient times, the lord of a vassal state has a similar position to that of a prince. This is an existence that is one level higher than the king's title, which is equivalent to owning a prince's state.

This is the real big deal!

But where is this Bohai Kingdom?

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