Before Quan Wanji came to the Yushitai to take up his post, he had already done thorough research on the situation inside the Yushitai.
A few months after Wang Jian took office as the censor, the Yushitai went through a major overhaul.
Except for Niu Sangen, the chief bookkeeper, and several supervisory censors, everyone else was cleared out.
In the current Yushitai, except for the original few neutral supervisory censors, the rest of them were promoted by Wang Jian single-handedly and were his loyal lackeys.
After Quan Wanji left the office, Wang Jiande started busy with his own affairs.
Such a little guy is not worthy of his attention.
In the next few days, Quan Wanji behaved very honestly.
Apart from looking for Ma Zhou to understand the responsibilities of Youyu Shi Zhongcheng, he spent the rest of the time quietly watching Case Zong alone.
Late June.
After working overtime for a period of time, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Revenue finally completed the inventory of the loot seized from Tuyuhun and Tubo.
At the court meeting.
The Minister of Revenue, wearing a hood, held up a thick piece of rice paper and read aloud about the seizure.
"In this expedition, a total of horses, cattle heads, and sheep were seized..."
"More than ninety-five million taels of gold and silver were seized, as well as antiques. , 455 pieces of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists were seized..."
"1.18 million stones of grain and 1.25 million pieces of leather were seized, and..."
This time the Tang Dynasty took Tuyuhun and Tubo territory All the wealth was plundered and brought back.
For each category, the numbers are astronomical.
When he read to the end, Dai Zhou paused for a long time.
Under the gaze of Li Shimin and hundreds of officials, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and then spoke loudly.
"Captured prisoners..."
Although Dai Zhou, the Minister of Household Affairs, is not as rigid as Yan Shigu and others, he has been influenced by Confucianism for decades.
He still couldn't accept the fact that Wang Jian captured the prisoners.
It wouldn’t matter if they were normal captives. The key was that these captives were all foreign women of the right age.
After hearing Dai Zhou read the last item, many elderly ministers in the court began to point fingers at Wang Shen.
His words and expression were full of condemnation.
However, no one dared to speak out loud, and no one dared to impeach Wang Jian.
Didn’t you see His Majesty sitting on the dragon throne, looking at Wang Jian with a smile on his face?
If you find fault with the king at this time, it will make your majesty uncomfortable. They will be in danger when your majesty is angry.
As for the generals standing on the right, their faces showed natural expressions.
For those who fight on the battlefield,It is said that the winner gets everything from the loser.
After the ministers in Tai Chi Hall discussed it, Li Shimin said with a smile.
"Wang Aiqing's battle has enriched our Tang Dynasty's treasury a lot!"
"I have decided to reward Wang Aiqing with ten thousand taels of silver!"
< p> "Reward thousands of hectares of fertile land!"Wow~
Faced with Li Shimin's unexpected reward, everyone in the Tai Chi Hall was shocked.
If it were just a reward of gold, silver and fertile land, it would mean nothing to Wang Jian, who commanded the annihilation of two countries.
The key point is that His Majesty had already knighted the king before this, and it was still the title of Duke!
Your Majesty rewards you with great power and big money.
This reward is really ridiculously high.
Changsun Wuji hurriedly stood up and admonished: "Your Majesty, the reward given to Wang Jian was already very high, and now he has been rewarded with so much silver and land."
"Is it... too high?"
With Changsun Wuji taking the lead, Lu Chengqing, Li Baiyao, Liu Jie, Wei Ting, Yang Shidao and others stepped forward to echo. < /p>
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"Although Wang Jian has meritorious service, the previous reward is fully worthy of his contribution."
"Your Majesty, please take back your life!"
< p> This time, the attitude of this group of people was extremely strong.If it were in the past, Li Shimin might have been persuaded by these officials and would have humbly corrected them.
But now Wang Jian has made such a great contribution, and Li Shimin also pledged his eldest daughter Li Li to marry Wang Jian.
It is said that if a son-in-law is half a son, if he rewards Wang Aiqing with more gold and silver, his daughter will not have a hard life after marrying him.
I saw Li Shimin waving his hands and saying in a strong tone: "For the great achievement of destroying two countries at once, I think this reward is not a lot at all!"
"I have decided on this reward. Dear friends, there is no need to discuss it."
Seeing Li Shimin's face turned a bit ugly, Changsun Wuji, Lu Chengqing and Wei Ting, who knew how to assess the situation, returned to their positions silently.
Although their faces were full of reluctance, no one continued to touch Li Shimin's bad luck.
But there are still so-called ‘iron-minded’ ministers.
Yang Shidao, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is such a person.
I saw him continue to admonish: "Your Majesty, two years ago you asked Lord Changsun to preside over the revision of Tang laws in order to have a basis for your actions."
"But now, as the king of a country, not only have you failed to set an example, but you have also taken the lead in breaking the provisions of Tang Law."
"If you can convince hundreds of officials? How can you convince all the people?"
Quiet!
The Tai Chi Hall instantly fell into deathly silence.
Many officials were sweating because of Yang Shidao's bold remarks.
This guy is so brave!
On the Dragon Throne.
Li Shimin's face turned dark.
Just when the atmosphere in Tai Chi Hall became subtle, Wei Zheng, the most staunch and unyielding man, finally stood up.
He first glanced at Yang Shidao, then took a deep look at Changsun Wuji, and then spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, I believe that what you all said just now is right to reward according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty."
"If there is no basis for rewards and punishments, then once the monarch relies on If you award rewards according to your own preferences, the court will become chaotic."
After hearing what Wei Zheng said, Li Shimin and all the ministers in the court were all surrounded.
Didn’t Wei Zheng and Wang Jian wear the same pants?
Why are you siding with Changsun Wuji and others today and opposing Wang Jian?
While the other officials were full of doubts, only Wang Jian remained calm because he guessed what Wei Zheng was going to say next.
Just as the courtiers were whispering among themselves, Wei Zheng changed the topic.
"Your Majesty, in the current Tang law, there is no record of rewards for annihilating two countries!"
"Therefore, I believe that rewards can be based on merit, so that rewards and punishments can be measured."
"As the commander-in-chief of the army, Wang Jian not only annihilated the two countries, but also brought huge financial revenue to the country."
"And His Majesty's financial reward to Wang Jian, It’s not even a small fraction of what was captured.”
“So I think your Majesty’s reward for Wang Jian is not much at all”
Damn it!
This old man went through such a big circle because of the following two sentences.
Changsun Wuji, Lu Chengqing, Li Baiyao, Liu Jie, Wei Ting and Yang Shidao all cursed Wei Zheng in their hearts.
The other ministers who supported Wang Jian had expressions of sudden realization on their faces.
"That's it!"
All the subordinate officials in Menxia Province breathed a sigh of relief.
If Wei Zheng, the boss of the department, and Wang Jian, the boss of Yushitai, started fighting, it would be difficult for them to talk to each other.
Once Wang Jian is offended, the mad dogs in Yushitai are not allowed to catch them and bite them.