Chapter 35 The words of tiger and wolf
Chapter 35 The words of tiger and wolf
"Prince Xiaoyao has made great contributions in this battle and solved the root cause of the Great Wall demon riots for the court. Is it okay for me to reward him like this?"
Wu Zetian glanced at Sikong Zhen and Di Renjie and asked back calmly.
"I think that although King Xiaoyao has made outstanding military achievements, he does not deserve such a reward."
"Historically, the regent king has been in charge of state affairs and made decisions for the emperor because the heir to the throne is still young. Now that Your Majesty is in good health, you don't deserve to be crowned the King of Freedom." Di Renjie said with a stiff face.
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't understand why Wu Zetian conferred the title on Jiang Mingche in this way.
The regent is in charge of the government, granted the Nine Gifts to supervise the country, and the general of Tiance is in charge of the army. Is Wu Zetian really so confident that Jiang Mingche will not undermine her?
"I have been feeling unwell lately and need to rest, so I want King Xiaoyao to take charge of government affairs for me. How is that feasible?"
"This..." Wu Zetian's words made Di Renjie speechless. As a powerful star, how could Wu Zetian be in poor health?
It is obvious that the other party is giving himself a way out so that he will not continue to advise him.
"This..." Di Renjie hesitated and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Wu Zetian before he could finish his words.
"I have made up my mind, no need to say more."
"As you wish..." Di Renjie responded somewhat depressedly and returned to his seat reluctantly.
Wu Zetian has already said this, if he continues to go against her, he would be being ignorant.
"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate. Your Majesty must not appoint Prince Xiaoyao as the regent."
As soon as Di Renjie returned to his seat, Sikong Zhen immediately stood up from the side.
"Prince Xiaoyao suggested to me that you rebuild the Storm Army. After careful consideration, I agreed to his proposal. Now I have recovered 5,000 mechanical cores from the streets of Chang'an City and am preparing to hand them over to you so that you can rebuild the Storm Army."
"Do you have anything else to say?" Wu Zetian glanced at Sikong Zhen and said lightly.
"This..." After hearing Wu Zetian's words, Sikong Zhen was stunned for a moment.
Jiang Mingche advised Wu Zetian to rebuild the Storm Army? When did this Prince Xiaoyao become so kind?
And most importantly, the empress actually agreed directly? Was Jiang Mingche trying to win people's hearts and show his favor to her?
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Sikong Zhen's mind.
Sikong Zhen was not interested in who was the emperor or who was in power. He just wanted to rebuild the Storm Army to protect Chang'an City forever.
Since Jiang Mingche helped him so much, he naturally couldn't say much.
If Jiang Mingche hadn't given him advice, he wouldn't know how long it would take for him to rebuild the Storm Army on his own.
"I am sorry for my words... Your Majesty can make the final decision..." After looking at Jiang Mingche, Sikong Zhen went straight back to his seat.
This was indeed a pleasant surprise for him; he had never expected such an outcome before.
"Do you have anything else to say?" After Sikong Zhen sat back in his seat, Wu Zetian turned and looked at the civil and military officials in the Golden Palace.
All the civil and military officials were silent for a while, and no one dared to speak.
Apart from Jiang Mingche himself, the three people who have the most say in the court are Di Renjie, Sikong Zhen and Cheng Yaojin.
There is no need to say much about Cheng Yaojin. He and Jiang Mingche are close friends. Their interests are closely related, so he naturally would not jump out to oppose Wu Zetian's enthronement.
Now that Di Renjie's persuasion has failed and Sikong Zhen has been won over by Jiang Mingche, the appointment of the Regent is a foregone conclusion.
If they can't even understand this situation, then their careers in the officialdom have been in vain...
It seems that Jiang Mingche will have the final say in the Golden Palace from now on...
From now on, they can only keep currying favor with the regent to protect themselves in this chaotic situation.
"Very good." Looking at the silent civil and military officials, Wu Zetian nodded with satisfaction.
"In that case, let's start the conferring of titles." Having said that, Wu Zetian turned her head and glanced at Shangguan Wan'er who was standing beside her.
Shangguan Wan'er stood up from behind Wu Zetian, took out the enthronement edict and began to read it.
[The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that King Xiaoyao Jiang Mingche has made meritorious contributions to the country and has a good way of governing the country. He went to the Great Wall and quelled the demon riots that had plagued the Great Wall for decades. His name is well-known in the world and his merits will be passed down through the ages. Now, in accordance with the will of Heaven, I appoint King Xiaoyao as the Regent, grant him the Nine Gifts, and let him govern the country with me. This announcement shall be made to the world and let the envoys know.]
"Regent, please accept the order." After reading the imperial edict, Shangguan Wan'er looked at Jiang Mingche with a smile.
From Prince Xiaoyao to General Tiance and then to Regent, she has read the imperial edict for Jiang Mingche three times.
Jiang Mingche's name is destined to be remembered forever.
Throughout the thousand-year history of the Tang Dynasty, no one has ever been able to obtain both the honors of General Tiance and Regent at the same time, and there will never be one in the future. Jiang Mingche is the first person in history. (The plot of the novel is different from history, please do not substitute it.)
"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness... I will do my best until my death." Jiang Mingche raised his hands and took the edict of enthronement from Shangguan Wan'er, his face very calm.
Although the Regent's power is much higher than that of General Tiance and Prince Xiaoyao, but with the previous two enthronements, he is now calm inside.
After receiving the edict of enthronement, Jiang Mingche went straight back to his seat.
"If you have something to report, please stand up. If not, please dismiss the court." After Jiang Mingche sat down again, Wu Zetian swept her phoenix eyes across the civil and military officials in the temple.
Your Majesty, I have something to report... Your Majesty, I, an old minister, also have something to report... After the morning court session ended, Jiang Mingche took the four girls and left the Golden Palace directly.
The nine gifts bestowed by Wu Zetian had been sent to her own palace.
"From now on, you will all be princesses of the Tang Dynasty. Are you happy?" Jiang Mingche turned to look at his four women and smiled gently.
Each of the four girls has their own merits, and they are all stunningly beautiful, and he likes them very much.
"So what if she is a princess? She still needs to be whipped by you, the regent..."
Gongsun Li said this with a smile, and her words made the other three women blush instantly.
"Sister Ali, what nonsense are you talking about?" Yun Ying said with a red face, stammering.
Just thinking about that kind of scene, Xiao Yunying felt a little scared and looked timid... That thing is so big, will it really not break...
"Ahem..." Jiang Mingche coughed twice in embarrassment. He didn't expect that the usually well-behaved bunny-eared girl would actually say such vicious words.
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