When Li Yuan announced that Li Er was not guilty, the man who had founded the Great Tang and forged his empire seemed to have aged significantly.
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Imperial Father." Li Er cried again.
After that, Emperor Li Yuan issued imperial edicts one after another.
"The Crown Prince and King Qi have rebelled and have been executed. My son, Shimin, has made outstanding contributions. He is an example of the world in terms of both civil and military affairs…He should be the Crown Prince of the Great Tang and assist me in handling the affairs of the country.”
" Generals of the Heavenly Strategy, report to the Imperial Court to eliminate the crafty sycophants. Your contribution is to the country…"
" Xiang Yu was granted the title of Defender General, Champion Marquis, 800 households of food, 1,000 gold, 100 pieces of brocade..."
" Qin Qiong is the general of the auxiliary kingdom, Marquis of Lu, with 600 households of food, 800 gold, 100 pieces of brocade…"
" Zhangsun Wuji was appointed Grand Marshal and Marquis of Zhao. He was given 600 households, 800 gold, and 100 pieces of brocade…"
"Cheng Yaojin was appointed as the general of the Golden Guards, the Marquis of Wei, with 600 households of food, 600 gold coins, and 80 pieces of brocade…"
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All the generals of Heavenly Policy received generous rewards. Not only were they given high positions, but they were also given marquises.
The generals did not care too much about the rewards of these marquises. Everyone knew that with their contributions, they would at least be dukes when the King of Qin succeeded to the throne.
After the slightly plump eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, Li Shimin and the other generals thanked him.
At the same time, Li Yuan called the Crown Prince Li Shimin over and said in a desolate tone,""Shimin, father has wanted to pass the throne to you for a long time. It's just that Li Jiancheng is still your elder brother, so…"
Li Yuan sighed. He knew that it was too late to say anything now.
"Son, Imperial Father is old. He is unable to handle political affairs. Now, Imperial Father only wants to enjoy life. So, you should work harder in the future. In the future, you, the Crown Prince, will be in charge of the country. You will be in charge of all military affairs. There is no need to report to Imperial Father anymore.”
After Li Yuan finished speaking, he left the Hall of Diligent Government with the few remaining eunuchs.
Li Er looked at his father's lonely and desolate back. He did not feel much guilt in his heart. He only sighed.
His father, who was still in high spirits yesterday, had suddenly lost his supreme power. He had actually aged all of a sudden. This was really the greatest irony.
Outside the main hall, the generals of Heavenly Strategy celebrated.
At this moment, the entire palace was under their command, so they spoke without any scruples.
"Haha, Xiang Yu, you brat, you're already a marquis at fifteen, and a second-grade Defender General. I think in history, only Wei Qing and Huo Qubing can stand shoulder to shoulder with you.”
"Yuchi Gong, are you jealous? Not only did this kid become a marquis and general, but he also obtained the first merit today. He simply made us old fellows blush with shame.”
"Another 200 troops, the King Qi Residence, the title of Marquis, and the title of Defender General. This life is simply heaven-defying."
"Hehe, geniuses always die young, so it's not necessarily a good thing, hmph. Haven't you heard of climbing high and falling hard?”
There were people who were envious, people who praised, and even more people who were jealous.
Xiang Yu was also overjoyed. Yesterday, he was only a third-rate rank-nine minor school. Who would have guessed that he would become a rank-two Defender General and even be conferred the title of Marquis Champion today?
He even became the biggest contributor to the change of Black Tortoise Sect.
Even he himself did not expect that in just one day, his identity and status had undergone such a world-shaking change.
The other generals of Heavenly Policy were also filled with emotions.
They had followed the King of Qin and fought in the south and the north. They had made many military achievements and thus became Rank-2 and Rank-3 generals. However, this youth had only spent a day to catch up to their decades of achievements. How could they not feel bitter?
Xiang Yu looked at the jealous expressions of the generals and laughed in his heart. He could not help but shout,"Everyone, after my mansion is tidied up, I will definitely invite you all to get drunk.”
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong's eyes widened as they clapped their hands and cheered,""Alright, right. You junior should be filial to me. It was said that the cellar of the Qi King's mansion stored pure brewed wine that was more than thirty years old. It was rarely shown to others. Who would have thought that it would end up benefiting you, kid?”
At the mention of the Qi King Manor that Xiang Yu had obtained, Zhang Liang's bean-like eyes lit up once again. He could not help but shout,"It's said that Li Yuanji once collected beauties from 81 different counties in the country. Each of them had their own merits, and they were all one-in-ten-thousand beauties.”
"Haha, yes, I heard about it too. It's said that there will be all kinds of erotic dances. Tsk tsk, that scene is simply unimaginable…"
"Kid Xiang, if that's the case, can you finish it?”
"Haha, our Great General Xiang is invincible. Even if there were 10,000 beauties, he would be able to subdue them, let alone 81.”
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Xiang Yu couldn't help but look down on this group of boorish people. In this dignified palace, this group of birds was actually preparing to drive?
"Everyone, King Qi is seeking his own destruction because of his extravagance and lust. How can I, Xiang Yu, follow in his footsteps?”Xiang Yu was resolute and decisive, looking at the beauty as if she was dirt.
Li Er just happened to walk out. Hearing his words, he nodded solemnly and said,"What a good way to treat beauties like dirt. If you really don't want them, you can just send those 81 beauties back. They are all people with poor lives, and many of them were robbed.”
"Yes, Your Highness…the Crown Prince. After I return, I will send those poor women back to their hometown so that they can reunite with their families.”Xiangyu nodded.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin and the others said," King Qin, cough cough…Your Highness, since His Majesty has already let you manage the country, why not just abdicate the throne to you?"”
In fact, this was also what most of the generals of Heaven's Strategy thought. At this point, could it be that the Emperor was still unwilling to give up?
"How about…we express our feelings to His Majesty?”Zhang Liang also came forward and smiled obsequiously.
"Nonsense." Li Shi Min reprimanded him and said,"Benwang…BenGong will never be that disloyal and unfilial person. Today's event was purely for self-protection, so he had no choice but to do it.”
Zhu Tiance's soldiers naturally didn't believe this. However, they did not dare to say anything else.
Only Xiang Yu knew that Li Er wanted to be a whore and build a memorial archway.
Today, he had already killed his own blood brother. If he were to force his father to abdicate, then even if others did not dare to say it, they would definitely talk about it behind his back.
However, after this buffer period, when everything was ready, he would naturally carry out the last step of the plan.
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