The Qingming Festival in the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan was the second day after Li Yao returned to Chang 'an. Tang Xuanzong chose to celebrate Li Yao on the same day.
This day was chosen to pay tribute to the Tang soldiers and civilians who had died in the war against the Uighurs.
At the end of the celebration banquet, Gao Lishi announced the decree loudly under the signal of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty,
"Disciple: E King Li Yao, meritorious in conquering the north, conferred the title of E Prince, concurrently serving as Anbei Provincial Governor, leading Anbei Great Marshal, leading Anbei 200,000 troops. The emperor rewarded him with ten thousand taels of gold and ten thousand bolts of silk! Also, give me the Anbei Commander-in-Chief Seal and the Royal Whip!"
After reading it out, Li Yao walked up to Tang Xuanzong. Tang Xuanzong happily put on the commander's robe for Li Yao and handed the golden commander's seal and the whip to Li Yao.
In Li Yao's opinion, the other rewards were secondary. Being able to get the King Striking Whip really surprised Li Yao. This King Striking Whip could " beat up a stupid ruler and beat up a slanderous minister." Ever since Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne, he had not given this weapon to anyone.
Of course, Tang Xuanzong's original intention was not to let Li Yao use this kind of thing on himself.
Wouldn't that be like a son hitting his father!
"Sectmaster: Anbei Vice Marshal Guo Ziyi. Meritorious service in conquering the north, conferred the title of Duke of Cheng, Anbei Protector-General Vice Envoy, Minister of War, Anbei Vice Marshal, guarding Hanhai. His Majesty rewarded him with 9,000 gold coins, 1,000 pieces of silk, and an Anbei Golden Seal!
Under the door: Li Guangbi, the general of Jiankun, made meritorious service in the northern expedition. He was granted the title of Duke of Wei, the deputy envoy of Anbei, the minister of the Ministry of War, and the general of Anbei, guarding Jiankun. His Majesty rewarded him with 8,000 pieces of gold, 1,000 pieces of silk, and an Anbei Golden Seal!
Under the door: Feng Changqing, deputy envoy of Anxi Protectorate, has made meritorious service in guarding the north. He is granted the title of Duke of Ying and the deputy commander of Anxi. Soon, he will follow Gao Xianzhi to attack Tubo. His Majesty rewarded him with 9,000 gold, 1,000 pieces of silk, and an Anxi Golden Seal!
As for the rest of the soldiers, His Majesty will reward them tomorrow!”
After Gao Lishi read out Emperor Xuanzong's edict, the officials and soldiers of the Tang Empire who had come to the celebration banquet began to shout 'Long live the Emperor!' and the atmosphere of the banquet reached its climax.
Just as everyone was celebrating, Li Yao saw Li Linfu sitting at the same table with a smile on his face and knew that this old thief was up to no good again.
Li Yao also smiled and raised her wine glass.
"Minister Li!" Li Yao greeted him with a fake smile.
"Ah, Your Highness King E. This old official congratulates His Highness the King of E on his triumphant return. When the Emperor heard that His Highness the King of E had made a great contribution in An Bei, he was also extremely happy. You've been telling me for days that you're going to reward His Highness the King of E!
Today, he even personally rewarded her with the King Striking Whip. This was the first time in this dynasty!”Li Linfu smiled amiably.
If one didn't understand Li Linfu's character, they might have been deceived by his smile.
But in reality, after seeing Li Linfu's smile, the probability of someone getting into trouble was as high as 99.99%.
The death rate was about the same.
"This old thief's acting is really good!”Li Yao praised sincerely in her heart.
"No, no, compared to Minister Li who worked hard for the imperial court, this prince only used his fists and legs. Compared to Minister Li's hard work in cleaning up the Imperial Court, this Prince is just wiping people's butts.”Li Yao also smiled.
Of course, the last person to see him smile like this was King Shou, Li Mao.
Now, King Shou was still lying on the bed with half of his body paralyzed.
"Your Highness, you can't say that! Luckily the emperor wasn't here, if the emperor heard it, what would happen?!”Li Linfu put on a slightly surprised expression.
Li Linfu's words seemed to be a warning to Li Yao, but they were actually very vicious. He deliberately turned the meaning of Li Yao's words to Tang Xuanzong. In the ears of those who did not understand this matter, the target of Li Yao's words was very likely to be the emperor.
"It's starting, it's starting. This old thief is starting to be honey-mouthed and backstabbing.”Li Yao thought to herself.
"Minister Li, I'm afraid you've misunderstood. This king was already the Anbei Protector-General's envoy before the expedition. But after arriving in Anbei, the only city left in the Anbei Protectorate was Helan City. Whoever lost the whole of Anbei, this king will wipe their ass.”Li Yao was still smiling.
Li Yao's words were actually very explicit.
The previous Anbei Protector-General had been Li Linfu, and everyone was well aware of his relationship with Li Linfu. Li Yao's words had clearly been directed at Li Linfu.
This was almost like stirring up trouble. Because once Li Lin Chang's matter was exposed, the one who would suffer along with Li Lin Chang would be him, the Prime Minister's brother.
"His Majesty has already heard about this matter. It was the Uighurs who instigated a rebellion, which was why Anbei fell.
It was all thanks to His Highness that Anbei was able to be restored. It could really be said to be a heavenly merit and a blessing for the people of Anbei!”Although Li Linfu understood what Li Yao meant, he still raised his wine glass.
"Come! Everyone! Let's toast to the great hero of the Great Tang, His Highness King E! His Highness King E swept through Anbei and successfully negotiated with the Uighurs, allowing them to return to the Great Tang. His Highness King E's contributions are truly significant!
Everyone! Let us raise our glasses together!" Li Linfu said loudly at the banquet.
Thus, at Li Linfu's suggestion, everyone at the table raised their glasses and toasted Li Yao. Li Yao smiled and drank her wine.
After drinking this cup of wine, some of the officials who heard the news of Li Yao's successful negotiation began to discuss.
They didn't go to the battlefield, and they didn't know the truth. Naturally, he couldn't understand Li Yao's hardships.
When they heard the news of the peace talks, they whispered,""Didn't you say that you would be beaten into submission? How did you manage to negotiate?"
"What else can we say? It must be that His Highness the King of E was timid and agreed to so many requests from the Uighurs, which was why we managed to negotiate…"
"Keep your voice down. Don't let His Highness King E hear you.”
"So what if you heard it? You dare to do such a thing that harms the dignity of the Great Tang, so why would you be afraid of hearing our words?!”
This was how powerful Li Linfu was; his true killing move was hidden in his seemingly sweet words. The so-called gossip was terrible.
Of course, Li Yao had heard these rumors. However, on the surface, he still maintained a confident smile.
He knew very well that when a scholar met a soldier, reason could not be explained.
Just as these words were going on and on, someone stood up and controlled the situation.
"Bullshit! His Highness rushed to Helan and fought a bloody battle with Yan Ran. Which time did he not charge ahead! His Highness almost died for the Great Tang! Who was spreading these rumors?”
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