In the imperial court, Li Jing recounted the battle situation in Songzhou and everything that the three generals had told him!
Out of the three thousand armored soldiers, only ten survived. When the city gate was broken, they tore down the doors of each household and pieced them together to form the city gate. When the enemy attacked the city, they would use their flesh and blood to transform into the city gate.
When there weren't enough people, the prisoners were released to fight.
If the city was broken, they would retreat to the main road in the city and wait for the arrival of the army.
3,000 pieces of armor for 40,000, and no one died in vain. It showed the dignity of the Great Tang and the backbone of the Han soldiers.
Li Shi Min stood up as he listened. His mustache was twitching, and his sharp eyes were filled with tears.
Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Li Ji, Zhang Shigui, Li Junxian, and the other generals, including the Golden Guards guarding the hall, all had red eyes.
A sixteen-year-old youth had fought nearly twenty times in a year. What kind of perseverance did he have to persevere?
In the past, they had placed all their attention on the battle of the Western Regions and cheered for the warriors who had opened up the Silk Road.
Little did they know that they could focus on managing the Western Regions and completely rest assured in the rear. It was these unknown guards who guarded the border alone!
"Good, what a great descendant of Hongnong and Yang!”
"Minister Li, is the little minister waiting outside the hall?”
"Quick, summon him to the palace. Zhen wants to reward him well.”
Li Shi Min said earnestly to Li Jing.
"This…"
Li Jing was in a difficult position. Although he did not like to deal with the disputes in the court, he also knew what Yang Hao's resignation meant.
In the imperial court, right and wrong depended on one's mouth!
Resigning was actually a very normal thing. If you resigned for nothing, then so be it. There was no merit or fault, so it was fine to resign.
However, what did it mean for him to resign without waiting for the court to reward him?
What's wrong, kid? Are you looking down on me, Li Shi Min?
What's wrong, kid? You've made a great contribution and you don't want to be rewarded? You're looking down on me, Li Shi Min!
Li Jing knew that Li Shiming had been a little arrogant throughout the journey to the Great Tang. Those who make mistakes must be punished, and those who make contributions must be rewarded. If he didn't reward him, he would be unhappy.
It was difficult to say. If those old scholars and scholars were to be accused of forgetting the country.
That was to turn a great merit into a great sin!
Not only did Li Shimin have such worries, but the generals of the Heavenly Policy Manor also had such worries.
Hou Junji and Zhangsun Wuji looked at each other and nodded as if they had reached a tacit agreement.
He was waiting for Li Jing to say something about this.
"Minister Li, where is the little minister?”
"Could he be seriously injured?"
"If that's the case, we should let the Imperial Academy of Medicine do its best to save him. Send someone else to invite the King of Medicine, Sun Simiao, and Doctor Sun to treat him. The Great Tang could not afford to lose such a talented youth.”
Li Jing frowned again.
On the contrary, Hou Junji and Zhangsun Wuji smiled faintly.
Li Shiming had taken a liking to his little minister, but his little minister refused!
This kind of difference was very easy to make a great contribution.
Sigh!
Li Jing was too lazy to be conflicted. At most, he would just lead everyone to plead for him.
"Your Majesty, he resigned after the war!"
What?
Li Shi Min was stunned.
He had already stood up. He wanted to stand up a little higher so that his beloved could see his face more clearly when she went up the stairs.
Undoubtedly, it was a blow to his head.
Li Shi Min sat back on the throne and lowered his voice. He said seriously and angrily,"Why did he resign? Who allowed him to resign?”
"Minister of War, Lord Hou Junji, has permitted this."”
Li Shiming's sharp eyes turned to Hou Junji."Why?"
Hou Junji stood up and walked to the center, clasping his hands."Your Majesty!"
"I can't bear to see him continue to be the general guarding this border.”
"Do you still remember that during the war, Old General Yang Song resolutely led the Yang Family to Youzhou to resist the Turks and Goguryeo?”
"When the Great Tang was first established, the three sons of the Yang Clan fought against foreign enemies, but they all died in battle.”
"It wasn't easy for us to welcome the Great Tang's golden age. The Silk Road had been opened, the Tibetans had retreated, the Eastern Turks had been destroyed, and the Great Tang was at peace.”
"He just wants to go home and show his filial piety to his grandparents. The people of Songzhou support him in resigning and returning home.”
"Your Majesty!"
Hou Junji's heart ached for Yang Hao as he knelt down and pleaded," Filial piety comes first!"
His voice was trembling, and his acting skills were superb. He really did look like a good elder.
However, he did not know that his meticulously prepared and hoarse 'filial piety is the most important virtue' had pushed Yang Hao to the edge of morality.
Humph!
"Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial.”
"He doesn't care about the country's foundation and only cares about the small family.”
"This is disloyal and unjust!"
"That's right. He clearly has the ability, but he doesn't take responsibility and only cares about his family.”
"Your Majesty, please punish him for his disloyalty!”
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, those teachers and censors who relied on eloquence began to use morality to bind Yang Hao.
"Bullsh * t!"
"You gossipers, what else can you do besides spreading rumors?”
Ah!
The bad-tempered and black-faced Yuchi Gong cursed and took out the King Striking Golden Whip.
"I'll beat you to death.”
"Old Black, calm down, calm down!”
The black yak pushed away Fatty Cheng, who wanted to hug him, and rushed to the civil servant seat to beat him up.
The scene was in chaos.
Other than the Golden Guards and the Hall General, no one else was allowed to bring their weapons to court. Only he, Blackie, could.
The Imperial Censors were being chased and beaten, and Li Junxian had weakly tried to stop them.
He also thought that he should be beaten up. How could he say that white was black?
These people deserved a beating.
"Enough!"
Li Shimin was furious.
In his court, there was no one who would fight once every three days. He had no choice. Courtesy was his principle. This was the only way to cover up the evil deeds of killing his brother and seizing the throne with the actions of a wise ruler in all aspects.
As a result, his court was the most enlightened in history. Sometimes, decisions were made through a fight.
"Old Black, calm down!"
"And all of you, shut up!"
"What do you mean by disloyal?"
"Hou Junji is right. Filial piety is the most important of all virtues. How can an unfilial son talk about loyalty?”
"If the war hadn't ended, his resignation would have been called disloyalty and desertion.”
"He resolved the crisis and won the victory before he resigned.”
"I believe that if there is a war, he will definitely pick up the gun in his hand again.”
"He went to battle for the sake of the country. When victory came, he chose to return home to fulfill his filial piety. This is true loyalty and filial piety!”
"To be a scholar, you have to learn to be flexible. You have to learn to think based on the actual situation.”
When the censor heard this, he felt that the Emperor was right.
He immediately agreed without hesitation,"Your Majesty is wise!"
This wasn't right!
Why did Li Shimin think differently from him? Not only was he not punished, but he was also loyal and filial?
Before he could react, Li Shiming's sharp eyes turned to Hou Junji.
"Hou Junji, do you know your crimes?"
Hou Junji shivered. If the Emperor didn't follow the rules, was he guilty?
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