The next day, morning court.
Li Shi Min sat on the dragon throne with a radiant face.
Zhangsun Wujin and the others looked at Li Shiming strangely.
These days, Li Shiming always looked worried during the morning court session. Why did he change his appearance today?
Did something good happen to His Majesty?
Even though the civil and military officials were suspicious, they did not say anything.
"Dear ministers, I have something to discuss with everyone today.”Li Shi Min said.
The civil and military officials looked at Li.
"I want to give Ye Qiu the title of Marquis of Guangyang and command the entire Guangyang County. I want to give him ten thousand taels of gold and a thousand acres of land. What do you think?”Li Shi Min laughed.
When they heard Li Shi Min's words, all the civil and military officials were stunned.
During this period of time, the name they heard the most was Ye Qiu.
It could be said that they knew Ye Qiu well. First, he had robbed the Wuan County treasury eight times, then defeated Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong's alliance army, captured two Grand Marshals, and extorted the Emperor.
That was not all. Ye Qiu, a mountain bandit, had actually only gone to Guangyang County and directly killed Prince Guangyang, Li Hancheng, and even robbed the crown prince.
Logically speaking, such a lawless and lawless bandit should not have been exterminated.
Why was His Majesty still thinking of giving him the title of Marquis? What was His Majesty planning?
The Tang Empire had not been established for long, and anyone who could receive a title of nobility from His Majesty was a founding hero who had made outstanding contributions to the Tang Empire.
And what had this Ye Qiu done for the Great Tang?
Not only had he not accomplished anything for the Great Tang, but he had also repeatedly contradicted the Great Tang, causing it to lose face.
Why should such a person be given an official position? Moreover, he was a first marquis who ruled the entire Guangyang County.
In the entire Great Tang, only the kings of the Great Tang could become first marquises. Even Cheng Yaojin didn't have such a title.
All the civil and military officials were shocked.
Moreover, they also knew that Ye Qiu was extremely bold and had no intention of becoming an official. Otherwise, with Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong's guarantee, he would have become an official long ago.
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be allowed. This lowly official does not agree.”
As soon as Li Shiming finished speaking, someone objected. This person was none other than the number one remonstrant of the Great Tang, the number one honest official of the Great Tang, Wei Zheng.
"Your Majesty, this lowly subject disagrees. What virtue and ability does Ye Qiu have to oppose our Great Tang time and time again? It's already fortunate that our Great Tang hasn't sent troops to suppress him.”Hou Junji hurriedly stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, this matter is still open to discussion.”Fang Xuanling added.
Even Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong, who had always admired Ye Qiu, were surprised.
In fact, they were very supportive of Li Shiming's decision. However, they didn't expect Li Shiming to make Ye Qiu a Marquis. Most importantly, he even made Ye Qiu lead the entire Guangyang prefecture.
Although Qin Qiong had promised Ye Qiu that he would become a high-ranking official when he invited him back to Tang, that wasn't something that could be done overnight. In their opinion, Ye Qiu could start from a young age. With Ye Qiu's talent, he would definitely become a high-ranking official in the future.
They never thought that Li Shiming would come so directly.
Most importantly, they knew that Ye Qiu would never come to Great Tang to become an official. Li Shi Min's decision to give Ye Qiu an official position was completely his own wishful thinking.
Li Shi Min sat on the throne. He was prepared for the reactions of the officials below.
However, Du Ruhui's reaction was beyond his expectations.
Du Ruhui stood there without saying a word, but there was a hint of a smile in his eyes. It was obvious that he had figured something out.
"Your Majesty, if you don't take back your fame, this old minister will kill myself in this Daming Hall.”
When Wei Zheng became stubborn, he was even more stubborn than a donkey. Seeing that Li Shimin had no intention of retracting his order, his stubborn temper rose. He lowered his head as if he would hit the stone pillar at any time.
"Minister Wei, calm down, calm down.”All the civil and military officials consoled him.
The more they tried to comfort Wei Zheng, the more determined he was. If it wasn't for someone pulling him, he would have bumped into them.
Li Shiming looked at them and was about to speak when Du Ruhui stepped forward.
"Everyone, please calm down. I feel that His Majesty's plan is to kill three birds with one stone.”
Du Ruhui said. Everyone was stunned again and looked at Du Ruhui in confusion.
Li Shiming smiled. Du Ruhui was usually quiet, but among all the officials, he was the one who understood him the most, other than Zhangsun Wuji.
"Firstly, His Majesty's appointment will allow us to be on good terms with Ye Qiu. Secondly, Ye Qiu and Liang Shidu were currently in an ambiguous relationship. Once Liang Shidu found out that the Emperor had given Ye Qiu an official position, then they would definitely not be able to continue this ambiguous relationship. Thirdly, the people of Guangyang County loved Ye Qiu very much. The Emperor could win over the hearts of the people in Guangyang County by doing this.”Du Ruhui said.
After hearing Du Ruhui's words, the civil and military officials who had originally opposed him fell silent and revealed a contemplative expression.
Even Wei Zheng, who had the most intense performance just now, stopped. Then, he slapped his head and said,"Aiya, this lowly subject is really foolish. Why didn't this lowly subject think of these points? Your Majesty, this lowly subject has offended you just now.”
Li Shimin waved his hand. If he was punished, Wei Zheng would say that he was an incompetent ruler.
"Your Majesty, there is one thing that I do not understand.”Qin Qiong said from the side.
"What is it that you don't understand?" Li Shi Min asked.
"Based on this lowly subject's understanding of Ye Qiu, he will definitely not accept Your Majesty's grace.”
Li Shi Min laughed and said,
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