The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

The teacher returned to the court.

Li Longji led hundreds of officials out of Chang'an thirty miles to greet him.

Small countries like Tubo and Nanzhao are different, and they are different from the East Turks. The East Turks were destroyed at least once by Li Jing's army. As an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo has been harassing the border, so why not grant a marriage? A compromise.

Moreover, the strategic significance of destroying the Tubo Kingdom to the Tang Dynasty was countless.

When the tired army saw the holy driver, they stopped.

There are fine wines and meats that have been prepared in advance.

The generals headed by Bai Gui and Xue Ne were invited by Gao Lishi to come before the Holy Emperor.

"I will see you, Your Majesty."

The general salutes.

"Thank you for your hard work, generals. Please excuse me immediately."

Li Longji smiled.

After he finished speaking, he looked at the two leading coaches, "This Tubo Guodian depends on you two, Bai Qing and General Xue..."

He paused.

Gao Lishi announced the decree and set the reward.

Without exception, as Yang Xuanyan said, Bai Gui made a great contribution this time. He was directly promoted from County Duke to Duke of the State and was named acting Duke of the State.

As for the two titles of county king and prince, only the royal family members can be awarded the title. When the minister reaches the top, he is the Duke of the country. Unless he has made great achievements, he has to be crowned the king.

And Xue Na was also granted the title of Duke of Pingyang.

Pingyang County Duke was Xue Rengui's original title. Due to the defeat of Dafeichuan, Xue Rengui was dismissed from his post and became a civilian. Therefore, the title of Pingyang County Duke to Xue Na this time is self-evident, which is equivalent to exonerating him. The shame of his father Xue Rengui.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty..."

Hearing the reward, Xue Ne half-knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

Li Longji smiled and personally helped Xue Na, and with some words of encouragement, he said that the Tang Dynasty had not forgotten Pingyang County Duke Yunyun, and he easily gained Xue Na's loyalty.

"On behalf of the Duke..."

Bai Gui also pondered for a moment after hearing the words.

In this world, his ancestral home is Jinyang, and the county commander is the Bai family of Jinyang. Jinyang is not far from Dai, and Dai was destroyed by Zhao Xiangzi. Therefore, according to the place of his ancestral home, it is very suitable to make him the Duke of Dai. After all, Zhao Guogong is the title of Changsun Wuji, which is somewhat taboo.

However..., there is another point. The title of Dai Guogong was originally Li Jing's title, and later Li Jing changed it to Wei Guogong. Before Li Jing took refuge in the Tang Dynasty, he was the mayor of Mayi County in the Sui Dynasty. Mayi was located in Daibei, so it was very suitable for him to be named Dai Guogong.

Similarly, the title of Dai Guogong will also be the title of Dai Guogong when Guo Ziyi is promoted to Fenyang County Prince in the future.

Li Longji obviously had a profound meaning in naming him Duke of the State.

"As expected of Tang Minghuang."

"Does this ban mean you want me to learn from Li Jing? Resign yourself and thank guests behind closed doors?"

Bai Gui's expression remained unchanged and he thought.

The reason why some uneducated generals died miserably was because they did not understand the emperor's hints. In the court, they used open guns and hidden arrows. Some words could not be said openly, so they had to guess and understand by themselves.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the generous gift!"

Bai Gui also saluted and thanked him.

"Bai Qing, there is no need to be polite. Why do you and I, my monarch and my ministers, care about these false courtesy? I have been thinking about beauty and you for a long time."

"The court in Pavilion Hall is reserved for Mei and you."

Li Longji stepped forward and held Bai Gui's hand cordially, as if he were a king or a minister.

In fact, that's right. Compared with the veteran Xue Ne, the relationship between Bai Gui and Li Longji is undoubtedly much closer.

"Back then... Your Majesty ordered me to go out to town, saying that I wanted to hone my skills. Now I have achieved success. After eight years, I am willing to serve as His Majesty's Zhongshu Shiren again, draft edicts and write edicts for Your Majesty..."

Bai Gui also changed his demeanor, pretending not to understand the implication of Li Longji's words, and spoke sincerely.

He said that he wanted to sacrifice for Zhongshu again, firstly to repay Li Longji's old feelings, and secondly, to advance in order to retreat. How could he, a majestic duke, go from the title of first rank to the Inner Dynasty to the Zhongshu Province? Being a member of the Zhongshu Sheren and the Deputy Zhongshu Ling (the Assistant Minister of the Zhongshu) were considered to be wronging him, and at least he had to be given the position of chief officer of each department.

Li Longji: "..."

He glanced at Bai Gui suspiciously. He didn't believe Bai Gui's intelligence and knowledge, and didn't understand what he meant.

He must be pretending to be confused.

However, even if he knew this in his heart, he still couldn't bear to be surprised. After all, Bai Gui was only in his late thirties now and was in his prime. However, it was different from Li Weigong's age when he closed the door to thank guests, so the mood between the two was naturally different... ….

Likewise, it was indeed unbearable for him to abandon Bai Gui.

"Princess Jinxian and Bai Qing have a very close relationship. I want to marry her to Duke Dai. I wonder what Bai Qing thinks?"

Li Longji gritted his teeth and said.

When he mentioned the words "Dai Guogong", he deliberately emphasized his tone.

In addition, the word he used was marry, not Princess Bai Guishang. The difference is huge. One is equivalent to recruiting a "brother-in-law". Being a prince-in-law is not a good thing, and the other is a normal marriage. He will marry Princess Jinxian as his wife with the title of Dai Guogong. The other concubines can also be taken in. .

Of course, no one would really get into trouble and take a concubine.

Only in terms of regulations, this power is available.

"The Xiongnu are not destroyed, why should we take care of our family!"

Bai Gui replied.

Tubo was destroyed, but the Eastern Turks were not destroyed yet.

Li Longji: "..."

He finally understood that Bai Gui was pretending to be confused and refused to avoid the edge. He returned to Beijing this time with the intention of becoming the prime minister.

This is easy to understand.

After having achieved such great military exploits, the imperial court would definitely not allow him to stay on the border. Even if he were to command the border army again, he would have to wait a few years to prevent changes, so it was common practice to return to Beijing and serve as an official in the court.

But generally when a border general returns to Beijing, it is very simple to arrange his official position, either as a Forbidden Army officer, or as an adjutant of the Six Ministries, in short, there are many.

However, Bai Gui's position when he left the town was that of Zhongshushe, and he was a civil servant. He could not return to the court with a lower official position than this, or he could be promoted and demoted secretly, giving him a false position. Otherwise, everyone could see that the emperor would not reward meritorious deeds. My dear, I will definitely be complained about in the long run.

Therefore, if the ministers personally express their willingness to recuperate, and the emperor agrees, everything will be settled.

But who told Bai Gui not to act according to common sense and to keep an eye on the position of Prime Minister.

"Your Majesty, this time when the army returns to the court, I will pass through Jiannan Road. The people in Jiannan Road are prosperous, corrupt officials have disappeared, and the officials govern the country in a clear and transparent manner. This shows the governance ability of Dai Guogong..."

Xue Ne on the side suddenly interjected without saying a word.

Hearing this, Li Longji's expression changed quickly and he took a deep look at the two of them.

"Come here and deliver the edict. Su Ting is dismissed from the post of Minister of Rites, and appointed as the Inspector of Jiannan Road. Bai Gui, the Protector of Jingnan Province, is appointed as Zhongshu Ling of the Zhongshu Province. At a later date, he appoints Su Ting as the Inspector of Jiannan Road. The governor of Yizhou..."

He pondered for a while and said.

He originally planned to let Su Ting take the post, but the person who wanted to succeed Zhong Shuling was not Bai Gui, but someone else. Now that Bai Gui is "aggressive" and wants a prime minister position, he has already talked with Su Ting a few days ago, and Su Ting is mentally prepared. Changing the position will not cause Bai Gui to offend Su Ting, an old minister.

Yes, although Bai Gui forced him a little, Li Longji still missed a certain amount of old love. One is because of the Golden Fairy Princess. The second is that Bai Gui is the prime minister. Although the prime minister has a high and powerful position, he is not as feared as the general. It can be seen that Bai Gui only became famous at a young age, and his character is a bit too sharp and needs to be polished.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Bai Gui cupped his hand and thanked him.

He had a certain degree of confidence in forcing Li Longji like this. Li Longji is not a person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes. If he is forced within an appropriate range, there will be no big problem.

Even if there is, he is confident that as long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, Li Longji will not regard him as a thorn in his side or a thorn in his flesh. Emperor Tang Ming is also an indecisive person, even to his close ministers.

Furthermore, he now has the ability to protect himself to a certain extent. Although doing so involves risks, the benefits are great and the consequences are still within his tolerance.

The only worry is whether Li Longji will deal with Xue Na because of this. Unlike him, Xue Na is a close minister of the emperor and has family ties such as Princess Jinxian. Xue Na has no background, so it will be easier to deal with. However, Xue Ne is already old, and after this expedition, he will soon return to his hometown for retirement, so this concern is not a big problem.

In the future, he will also give certain compensation to Xue Ne and his descendants.