Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-Second The Medal of Approval
Chapter 322: Referral of the Memorial
Li Shimin looked at Wang Ping'an and said, "Wang Ping'an, you are confused about your work..."
"Yes, I have always been confused!" Wang Ping'an answered quickly.
Li Shimin touched his beard and smiled. Wang Ping'an has a good temper. Anyway, no matter what others say, he is um, okay, yes, never talk back!
He said, "It is natural for you to get the treasure map and hand it over to the prince, but you shouldn't instigate the prince to go hunting for treasure with you. I heard that he had encountered miasma. It was a mechanism specially arranged by Yang Xuangan to protect others from getting the treasure left by him. If the prince gets an accident, can you afford it?"
Wang Ping'an hurriedly wiped his sweat with his sleeves, looked scared, and said, "I didn't think it thoroughly beforehand. It's all my fault. I beg the emperor to punish me!"
The ministers listened to the conversation between the king and his ministers, and all remained silent, thinking: "Listen to the tone of the emperor's speech, Wang Ping'an is afraid that he will receive additional rewards again!"
If Li Shimin wants to punish someone, he will definitely talk about the person's contribution first and praise him, and finally say that you have made so many contributions, but unfortunately he has committed some crimes. I can only kill you... Then, shed a few tears and pushed the criminal minister out!
If he scolds the other party from the beginning, he often wants to exert favor. He scolds him first so that the ministers will not be proud of their success after they get favor!
Sure enough, the ministers were not wrong. Li Shimin changed the subject and said, "From today, you will still be the Imperial Physician Order, but you don't have to go to the Imperial Physician Office to serve the duty. After the hour of Mao every day, go to the Chongxian Pavilion of the East Palace to assist the prince in handling government affairs!"
Wang Ping'an hurriedly said, "I obey the order!" He agreed, but thought to himself: "Aren't I a bachelor from Chongxian Pavilion? Why do you have to give me this sentence?"
Although the ministers in the palace did not speak out, they were envious. Wang Ping'an became the servant of the Secretariat and did not go to the Secretariat to serve on duty, but went to the Chongxian Pavilion. Isn't this clear that the emperor wants to train the prime minister for the crown prince? Wang Ping'an is really lucky!
In the eyes of the ministers, a new star in the court has already risen!
"Be careful when doing things!" Li Shimin waved his hand and asked Wang Ping'an to retreat.
Ma Zhou looked back at Wang Ping'an who had retreated respectfully and thought to himself: "This young upstart looks a bit like when I was young!" He lowered his head and slowly retreated back to the court.
The guards went to the hall and moved boxes of gold down. The monarch and ministers began to discuss the government affairs. Li Shimin did not ask Wang Ping'an to withdraw from the hall, so he stood at the end without saying a word, just listening.
The state affairs discussed today actually have something to do with Wang Ping'an, and they are talking about the Turkic affairs.
The Turkic disciple Ashina Qiboer, who was taken by Wang Ping'an, had returned to the grassland. With the support of the Tang Dynasty, the process of recruiting his old subordinates was much faster. At this time, six or seven hundred herdsmen had gathered, and nearly a thousand males were mostly old and weak herdsmen, but no matter what, this was always a good start.
Wang Ping'an Lengding was very happy when he heard about Asuna Qiboer. After leaving for so long, he turned out to be a good person on the grassland. Hundreds of herders surrendered to him, but it is estimated that those who can surrender to him should be extremely poor people. Otherwise, each of them had their own tribes, who could surrender to their orphans and widows!
Li Shimin ordered people to draft an imperial edict and ordered the guards of Yumen Pass to support Asunaqiboer. When the winter came, he allowed Asunaqiboer to bring his tribes to set up a tent outside Yumen Pass, and get supplies from the Tang Dynasty nearby. When the spring comes, he will continue to harm other Turkic tribes.
After discussing this matter, we discussed Gaochang's affairs. Although the Tang Dynasty conquered many places and obtained vast territory in the Western Regions, the rule there was not particularly effective.
The most important reason is that the Turks existed. During the reign of Li Shimin, this enemy was never completely resolved. Although the Turks surrendered on the surface, they secretly always accommodated enemies who opposed the Tang Dynasty. Many rebels were surrounded and suppressed by the Tang army. If they could not be beaten, they would run away and flee into the Turkish territory. The Tang army could not chase them and fight. After withdrawing the troops, the rebels would come back. This repeated incident caused a headache for the monarch and ministers of the Tang Dynasty.
This time they were talking about a group of traitors. The leader was a man who claimed to be a descendant of the Gaochang royal family. The traitor actually kidnapped a monk from the Tang Dynasty and was in charge of the Tang Dynasty's ransom. This is really a bastard who has been added to the third level!
The glorious Celestial Empire is absolutely impossible to negotiate terms with the traitors. Even if the other party surrenders, it is even more impossible to pay the ransom. There is only one way to deal with this matter, which is to dispatch troops, capture all the traitors and execute them all!
The matter I discussed today is how to wipe out this group of traitors and successfully rescue Tang Xuanzang, because Tang Xuanzang has been recognized by Li Shimin and he was the envoy sent by the Tang Dynasty to India!
Wang Ping'an frowned after listening to it. The ministers in the palace didn't care how much about Tang Xuanzang's life or death. The way they discussed was how to put the blame on the Turks, and then used troops to the Turks, and sent troops openly on the grassland!
Suddenly, Li Shimin said: "Wang Ping'an, what do you think about this matter?"
Wang Ping'an was stunned. Why did he ask about his coming? Aren't he listened? He hurriedly left the court and said, "I have no opinion, I will follow the emperor's orders!"
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, just say anything. You are now a member of the Secretariat. Participating in the government and making decisions is your duty. I want to hear your thoughts."
Wang Ping'an looked up at Li Zhi, and Li Zhi's expression was muddy. It was obvious that he had no idea, so he had to look at Changsun Wuji. Seeing Changsun Wuji nodding slightly to him to show encouragement, he dared to speak.
Wang Ping'an said: "My opinion is that there is no need to mobilize a large army, but send an elite army to first agree to the conditions of the traitors, set a place to redeem people, and then hand over the ransom to the traitors, so that they can be happy first, and send people to follow them. When the traitor's nest is found, then dispatch a large army to wipe out one stone!"
Li Shimin said, "This idea is good, but what we are talking about today is not how to successfully save the monk, nor how to wipe out the gang of rebels, but how to start a war against several Turkic tribes."
Wang Ping'an frowned and thought to himself: "Why do you ask me about such a big thing? I'm not the general who leads troops... Ah, by the way, I'm the governor of Shazhou. It's so unlucky. I won't start a war on my territory, right?"
He said: "If you go back to the emperor, you only need to send someone to ask the Turkic tribe for help in the severe cold season and ask them to send troops to help us suppress the bandits!"
After hearing this, the ministers nodded together, which was a way. They looked at Wang Ping'an together, their eyes full of sympathy and pity.
Wang Ping'an was seen for no reason and thought to himself: "Why do you look at me with this kind of look? Did I say it wrong?"
Li Shimin above nodded and said, "This method is good, just like my intentions. Wang Aiqing is smart and clever, very good!"
Wang Ping'an thanked him for his kindness and returned to the court to the end.
The method he made was indeed good. In the cold, if the Tang Dynasty sent envoys to seek help from nearby Turkic tribes and asked them to send troops to wipe out the rebels of the Tang Dynasty. If the Turkic tribes sent troops, there would be many casualties and injuries, which would weaken their strength. If they did not send troops, the possibility was the greatest. The winter on the grassland was so cold that the tribe leaders were unwilling to send soldiers to help the battle. Then in the spring of the next year, the Tang army would have a reason to attack their tribe. If you refuse to send troops to fight, you must be the accomplices of the rebels and want to disrupt the borders of the Tang Dynasty!
No matter how the Turkic tribes do it, the benefits are all in the Tang Dynasty!
Wang Ping'an wondered, the emperor praised me and said that I had a good idea, but why did the ministers... Ah, I understand! Just think about this with a little bit of it, you will know the tricks!
Even a rookie like him wants to have this idea. Those erectional ministers can't think of it, but why don't everyone talk about it? Whoever says it will send whoever you will!
There is the fief of Zheliu County where he is also the governor of Shazhou. This idea was made by him, so he is the best candidate!
Wang Ping'an swallowed his saliva and thought to himself: "I'm hit!"
The monarch and ministers in the palace discussed other matters, and then the court meeting was dispersed and they returned to the yamen.
Wang Ping'an did not return to his residence, but followed Li Zhi to the East Palace.
On the way, Li Zhi smiled and said, "No sick, are you happy about this today? You have entered the Secretariat and will be the only one who is alone in the future. You have to do it well!"
Wang Ping'an said, "I know nothing about the affairs in the court. I only know how to treat a doctor. It is better for Your Highness to tell the emperor. Let me go back to the Imperial Physician Office!"
Li Zhi smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "You can't be an imperial physician all your life. You're too useless. You'd better help memorials!" He turned around and waved at Shi Aiguo.
Shi Aiguo hurried forward, stuffed several memorials into Wang Ping'an's hand, and smiled and said, "No sickness, I will give all these memorials to you in the future!"
Wang Ping'an was so amused that he offered the gold, just to save more, and at the same time he could do some practical things for the people. The rewards he didn't want to get actually entered the Secretariat and became a servant. What kind of servant did this servant do?
After going to Chongxian Pavilion, Li Zhi said to Wang Ping'an: "No illness, after you approve these memorials, take them to the orphans, and then send them to the Secretariat!" After that, he went to the back hall to sleep regardless of the situation.
Wang Ping'an had no choice but to stay in the front hall to approve the memorials for Li Zhi. The memorials that Li Shimin assigned to Li Zhi were all local folk trivial matters in Chang'an. The main purpose was to enable Li Zhi to understand the lives of the people and the various aspects of the world, and nothing important was.
It went very smoothly. Wang Ping'an approved the previous memorials and turned to the last one. It was a case. A fire broke out in a village outside Chang'an City the day before yesterday. The house was lit and a patient was burned to death. The patient's wife was not at home at that time and came back only after the fire was extinguished. Seeing that her husband was burned to death, she wanted to bury her, but the uncle of the husband refused to let him go, saying that the patient died strangely.
The Chang'an County Magistrate found out that the patient was burned to death and had nothing to do with others. But the uncle of the Fu family still had to sue and refused to give up. The Chang'an County Magistrate asked if he could hand the case over to the Ministry of Justice.
Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Is this not easy to solve? What's the problem?" He replied in the memorial that the patient died strangely, just look at whether there is any dust in his mouth.
After the approval was completed, he took the memorial and went to the back hall to find Li Zhi.
Chapter completed!