My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chapter 170 I disobey the order!

In Gu Li's mind, Chang An was a man of extraordinary talent, great martial arts, great wealth, good character, and handsome appearance. Even when he was drunk, he was still very heroic. It was really difficult for her to think about Chang An's little flaw.

"I can't imagine that Chang Lang has any bad temper or problems." Gu Li said.

"That's great! Doesn't this mean that my lady Gu's husband is a perfect man?" Chang An shook Gu Li in his arms and said lovingly.

Gu Li immediately became happy, but still pretended to say, "Chang Lang only knows how to brag."

"Is this considered a minor problem of Chang Lang?" Chang An asked.

"Yes!" Gu Li suddenly realized that there was something wrong with his words, and then said: "Chang Lang also has a little problem of bragging, I like it too! I am happy when someone praises Chang Lang!"

Gu Li arched his back with joy and completely submitted to Chang An's arms.

"Mother Gu has finished flying the kite. What does she want to do now?" Chang An asked, pinching Gu Li's non-existent belly.

Gu Li thought about it, and suddenly saw the Zuo Zhuan still on the low table, and said, "I want to learn the words of the sage!"

"Still learning?" Chang An immediately remembered the "trap" from the previous two days and suddenly became a little nervous.

"Yes, it was the contemporary who came last time, but I have actually read this book!" Gu Li stretched out his hand and took the Zuo Zhuan.

"Okay! Which article does Gu Niang want to learn?" Chang An helped her turn the pages and asked.

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On the last day of early April, Li Longji held a morning court session in Xuanzheng Hall as usual. However, there was something a little off about the atmosphere in Xuanzheng Hall at this time.

Li Longji held a memorial in his hand and said, "Prime Minister Song, do you know what this memorial says?"

Song Jing then cooperated well with Li Longji's "drama" and replied, "Your Majesty, I don't know."

"Prime Minister Song, this memorial says that you detained the appeal memorials of the convicted officials without reason. Is this true?" Li Longji frowned and asked.

Song Jing then slowly knelt down and replied, "Your Majesty, it is true."

Li Longji raised his voice again and continued to ask: "Why did you do this? Give me an explanation!"

"Your Majesty, those whom I have arrested before were all those who embezzled money and enriched themselves. Moreover, the evidence of their crimes is true, and both the witnesses and the evidence are recorded, so I think it is not necessary to report to the emperor again." Song Jing replied.

Li Longji said: "But Prime Minister Song, you know that privately detaining the appeal of a criminal clerk is a serious crime!"

"This old minister knows."

Li Longji sighed in a pretentious manner and said, "Prime Minister Song, you have worked hard and made great contributions in the past two years in office. You have also made great contributions to the governance of the evil money. It is time for you to be rewarded. Why do you want to do such a thing?"

"Prime Minister Su!" Li Longji turned to another person and began to "criticize and struggle against him."

"I'm here, old minister." Su Qian also stood up.

"Do you know that Prime Minister Song secretly suppressed the memorials of evil officials?" Li Longji asked, because in his plan, Su Hong must also be involved, otherwise it would be difficult to protect him.

"This old minister knows."

Li Longji started to get angry again and asked, "Prime Minister Su, if you knew about it, why didn't you report it? Do you know that knowing about it but not reporting it is the same crime as not reporting it?"

"I have the same idea as Prime Minister Song. Since the evidence is solid, I will not report it." Su Ke replied.

Li Longji sighed and said, "Although the two prime ministers have done a great job in dealing with the evil money, they should be rewarded. The merits and demerits could have been offset, but the law is the law, and the reward is the reward. I will stick to my conscience!"

After that, he began to give orders: "Come here!"

"Order the Secretariat to draft an imperial edict. It will say that Prime Ministers Song Jing and Su Ke privately suppressed the memorials of corrupt officials, and today they will be dismissed from their positions as Prime Ministers. However, they will also be given rewards for their contributions in combating corruption, and rewards and punishments will be increased simultaneously."

Song Jing and Su Qiang both knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Lord, for your grace."

Li Longji was about to wave them off, but at this moment, the two imperial doctors Yang Mo and Ma Huai suddenly ran into the Xuanzheng Hall. Then they knelt down in front of Li Longji and kowtowed:

"Your Majesty, I bow to you. Long live the emperor."

"Your Majesty, please forgive us for offending Your Majesty. We have important matters to report, so we resorted to this last resort."

Li Longji put down the impeachment memorial in his hand and said, "I forgive you two for being innocent. If you have anything important to say, please stand up and speak."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Both doctors stood up, and then Yang Mo said, "Your Majesty, Ji Kangbo's cowpox vaccination method has been successful!"

Li Longji sat up straight with a "swish" and asked, "Are you serious?"

Yang Mo said: "Every word I said is true."

"I, following your Majesty's order, am going to pick up the death row prisoners for the experiment. We have found two strong men, both of whom have been vaccinated with cowpox. One of them will be taken to the sick shed on the outskirts of the city, while the other will continue to be kept in the prison for observation."

"Today, the condemned prisoner who was imprisoned in the prison has recovered and has been sent to the outskirts of the city. Another prisoner who was sent to the sick shed recovered yesterday and has no symptoms of smallpox so far."

When these words came out, not only Li Longji was a little surprised, but the ministers present were also a little unbelievable: "Doctor Yang and Doctor Ma, you two lied about the news, which is a serious crime!"

"It's not fake news. I know about it." Li Longji defended the two doctors. "At the end of last month, I summoned the Duke Jikang and his wife to come to see me. They also proposed a method to prevent smallpox, and tried it themselves. They recovered a few days ago."

"That is why I issued an oral order, ordering the two imperial doctors to continue the experiment."

His Majesty is also an insider!

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers present felt even more incredible, not to mention that the emperor also mentioned "Ji Kangbo". In their impression, Ji Kangbo Chang'an was Song Jing's student, the great hero who originally proposed the governance of the evil money law, and today he also found a way to cure smallpox? !

Li Longji looked at the surprised expressions of the ministers below the stage and felt very proud. He then said, "This cowpox vaccination method was proposed by Ji Kangbo to prevent smallpox. Although it is not a treatment method, it can protect the people of our Tang Dynasty from the plague."

"Such a great achievement will be passed down through the ages. You may wish to give us your advice and discuss how to reward him."

The ministers in the audience all said, "Your Majesty is wise and wise. We will obey your orders on all matters concerning rewards and honors."

In fact, Li Longji really wanted to marry the eldest princess Li Ke'er to Chang An as Li Ying said. So he asked, "My dear ministers, what do you think of me marrying Ji Kangbo as a relative's son-in-law?"

To marry off the princess is a better reward than being crowned a king or a marquis. Once he becomes a consort, he is the emperor's biological son-in-law and a member of the royal family.

"Your Majesty is holy."

The ministers below all agreed, but Song Jing, who was kneeling, said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed."

Li Longji frowned and looked at Song Jing - the Queen and himself had obviously agreed, so how could anyone think it was not feasible?

"Then Prime Minister Song, can you please tell me first, why this is not possible?" Li Longji's dissatisfaction just now was all pretended, but his dissatisfaction now was real.

Song Jing replied, "Your Majesty, my disciple has found someone he loves, and he and his wife are very affectionate and devoted to Gu. They even came together to report the cowpox vaccination method. The two of them have long been together in life and death. If Your Majesty rewards him in this way, it will make him feel disappointed."

"Why are you disappointed?" Li Longji asked angrily, "Princess Yongmu is my eldest daughter, well-educated and well-mannered. Why can't I marry her to your student? A talented man and a beautiful woman, isn't that a good match?"

"But my inferior disciple has already vowed not to take concubines or remarry..." Song Jing's words were nonsense, but the two of them actually did so.

"Remarriage is not a problem in our Tang Dynasty. The worst that can happen is that I can reward the Lady of Zibo County with some more money," said Li Longji.

"Your Majesty... this matter must not be..."

Li Longji waved his hands irritably and said, "That's enough, don't say any more. I have made up my mind. Send an order to the Secretariat to draft an imperial edict! Marry Princess Yongmu to Jikangbo!"

"Retreat!"

Song Jing sighed at this time, knowing that the matter was irreversible, so he had to leave in displeasure.

In the afternoon, Chang An and Gu Li had finished lunch and were drinking medicine when they suddenly heard Huai Qin's voice coming from outside: "Master, Sanniang, the emperor's envoy is coming."

Coming? Chang An suddenly felt a little uneasy at this moment, but still said, "You entertain them first, while Gu Niang and I change into court clothes first."

"Yes, son."

After Huaiqin left, Chang'an and Gu Li quickly changed into court robes and came to the front yard.

The emperor's envoy this time looked very familiar to Chang An - Eunuch Cheng. When Eunuch Cheng saw Chang An, he smiled and said, "I would like to congratulate Earl Jikang in advance on his new appointment. Please accept the order."

New good!

When Gu Li heard this, he suddenly felt dizzy and his heart seemed to be grabbed. Chang An, who was standing beside him, frowned and looked very uneasy.

"Marquis Jikang, why is the Lady of Zibo still standing there? Hurry up and receive the order." Eunuch Cheng urged when he saw the two of them standing there.

In this case, Chang An and Gu Li had no choice but to kneel down. Eunuch Cheng nodded with satisfaction and announced:

"Disciple: Plague and smallpox are natural disasters. For hundreds of years, no one has survived. Now, thanks to the cowpox vaccination method of Jikangbo, it can prevent smallpox and protect the people. It is indeed a model for the world and a great achievement for generations. I hereby confer the title of Dingkang Marquis to Jikangbo An as the founding county marquis of Zhongli County, and grant him the title of Dingkang Marquis, ranking third rank, with a fief of 1,000 households, and 1,400 acres of permanent land. I also grant him marriage to Princess Yongmu, and make him a son-in-law. I also grant him 5,000 taels of gold, 500 pieces of silk, and 50 servants to ensure his success in the imperial examination. Lady Gu of Zichuan County is virtuous and willing to try the preventive method with Jikangbo. Is this worse than a woman? I will confer the title of Lady of Zichuan County together with her. I will cancel the marriage between Gu and Dingkang Marquis An, and reward her with a house in Chongrenfang, 5,000 taels of gold, 500 pieces of silk, and 100 servants. I will announce it to the world, and the master will implement it!

On the tenth day of the fourth month of the eighth year of Kaiyuan… The Minister of the Secretariat… wrote the decree as shown on the right. Please submit it. I will issue it to the outside world for implementation. Please speak with respect. I am willing to… submit it. I will issue the decree as shown on the right. Please submit it…

The 10th day of the fourth month in the eighth year of Kaiyuan.

After reading it, Gu Li suddenly felt that she could not hold on any longer and could only keep bowing. Everything around her seemed to collapse, and every word in the imperial edict seemed to weigh on her chest, making it almost impossible to breathe. The pain in her heart was so severe that she was about to faint.

At this time, Eunuch Cheng collected the imperial edict and handed it to Chang An. However, Chang An knelt there without moving, so Eunuch Cheng called out curiously, "Marquis Dingkang, please accept the edict."

But Chang An kept bowing his head and said:

"I disobey your order! I hope Your Majesty will revoke your order!"