A few months passed in the blink of an eye. The emperor's Eastern Expedition was successfully concluded. Goguryeo, a country that had once glimpsed the ambitions of the Central Plains, had its ancestral temples destroyed, the country overturned, and finally fell to the iron cavalry of the Tang army.

Of course, they were not the only ones to be unlucky. Tribes and countries such as Silla, Khitan, Mohe, Tieli, Uluohu, Sumo, Luotan, Simu, Kusuo, etc. all asked the emperor to use the power of victory to reward them.

The whole family is famous.

This is exactly the same as Li Chengqian's approach to the Thirty-six Kingdoms when he was in the Western Regions. Since his son did the first year of junior high school, and I did the fifteenth year, it is not worth making a fuss about. Anyway, after the territory is conquered, the emperor does not care what others will say.

The army's expedition did not end with the emperor's training. The emperor deliberately left Li Daozong, Li Boyao, Xue Li and other generals behind to specifically attack those ignorant tribes, and the only order he gave them was "kill".

In order to welcome the emperor's successful triumphant return, Li Chengqian called all the big bosses from the three provinces and seven ministries to listen to their plans for welcoming the emperor, palace banquets, settlement and pensions for the meritorious and fallen soldiers, and clearly told the ministers not to be negligent in the slightest.

Don't think that you can just leave the matter to the people below. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Li Chengqian personally consults on major projects and checks them before putting them into practice, especially regarding pensions and rewards, which are almost impossible.

It wasn't until the emperor sat on the dragon chair, having a drink with his ministers and enjoying singing and dancing that Li Chengqian truly relaxed. The spring plowing had just passed, which was a good time for Wanfan to recover, but the emperor's hair was much whiter than before the expedition.

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"Prince, did you see that your Majesty is really happy today? I haven't seen him so happy for a long time!" Changsun Wuji sat over and said with a smile.

"Uncle, why do I feel so strange? Although my father is a good drinker, he has never drank so much. Is this caused by the joy of winning a battle?" Li Chengqian tilted his head and glanced at the same thing.

Changsun Wuji drank.

Haha..., "His Royal Highness, Gao Ming, of course uncle is happy, because after today, you will no longer be you, how can you say uncle is not happy!" Changsun Wuji, who has a tough tongue

, replied with a big tongue.

"If you add me, you won't be me anymore. Uncle, did you drink too much or something? You are confused! You..."

Before Li Chengqian finished speaking, Changsun Wuji fell asleep on the table. Helpless, Li Chengqian could only call the servants over to help Duke Zhao to rest.

Before Changsun Wuji understood what he said, the confused Li Chengqian was called up by the emperor, and he was pulled to the imperial steps by the emperor in a daze. As soon as the emperor raised his hand, the golden bell on the banquet officer's side rang.

All of a sudden everyone's eyes were drawn to him.

"My dear friends, it has been twenty years since the ninth year of Taketoku. I believe that I have never slacked off since I ascended the throne. I led the weak and exhausted country to rise from the ruins, and together with my ministers, I created the prosperous age of Zhenguan.

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"In the past twenty years, countless heroes and martyrs have sacrificed their lives in the battlefield for the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, and countless capable and honest officials have died due to fatigue. So this prosperous age is not only mine, but also yours! You have created history, and you have also made history.

Having witnessed history, all of you will be remembered in the history of our country, the Tang Dynasty."

"Time flies, time is ruthless, you are not the only one getting old, I am the same. But it doesn't matter, we still have the next generation, and the next generation has sons. The descendants will continue to live on, and the country will be passed down from generation to generation."

Hearing what the emperor said, Li Chengqian understood what Changsun Wuji meant. He stared at the emperor and kept shaking his head, and even coughed a few times, hoping that his father would stop.

But Li Shimin not only had no intention of stopping, but waved to Gan Yun, and then he saw the old guy walking over with two servants, holding a jade seal, a crown and a dragon robe.

"The prince's abilities are obvious to all. He can secure the country with his literary skills and rule the country with his military skills. I can rest assured that the Tang Dynasty is in his hands. Therefore, I decided to follow the example of the great ancestor, retreat to Cuiwei Palace, and meditate on the prince. I helped the prince on his horse and sent him off.

One journey, to inherit the rule of ten thousand years, to spread the heart of the four seas!"

After the emperor said this, he immediately helped all the ministers below to sober up. They all looked at the emperor and his son on the imperial steps with their mouths wide open. Who would have thought that the emperor at the height of his power would abdicate after returning from a great victory?

Even the three emperor's confidants, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Ma Zhou, who thought they knew the emperor, did not expect that the emperor would directly abdicate at this time and in such a situation!

Not to mention the irregularities in etiquette, it is simply unbelievable that a person who values ​​power so much can give up the supreme imperial power so easily. It is indeed God’s will!

Under the astonished gazes of the ministers, Gan Yun and others put on the dragon robe for the stunned Li Chengqian on the spot, and Li Shimin personally put the crown on him. After handing the imperial seal to his hand, he looked up and down carefully.

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"Gao Ming, we, father and son, are both emperors. Emperors never stick to trivial matters. It's enough to decide on the title. As for the Zen ceremony, I think I can let Qin Tianjian pick a good day and hold it again."

"Hey, don't be surprised. As I said, the country of the Tang Dynasty will be handed over to you after the Eastern Expedition. This is a reward for years of loyalty and filial piety. I believe that you will make the Tang Dynasty more prosperous."

After finishing speaking, the emperor stopped Li Chengqian from speaking, and instead pulled him to the dragon chair and pressed it down hard. Then he waved to the ministers, laughed loudly, and turned around to leave with Gan Yun and other chamberlains in a very cool manner.

After decades of encounters between monarchs and ministers, the emperor abruptly announced his abdication at the celebration banquet and abdicated the throne to the prince. Although the ministers were surprised, they were all convinced. After all, the prince's prestige and achievements were there, and sooner or later he would inherit the throne.

The thing happened quite suddenly, but it was as it should be and as expected.

After respectfully saluting Li Shimin's back, the ministers, led by the two Prime Ministers Fang and Du, paid Li Chengqian a royal courtesy and said: I congratulate the new emperor. Long live, long live, long live the new emperor.

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The emperor is the supreme person in the world and a unique position in the world. Li Chengqian did not expect that the emperor's words about going to war were true. It seems that this matter was discussed between him and Changsun Wuji, otherwise he would not be so secretive.

Watching the ministers below performing the courtesy of a king and his ministers, Li Chengqian felt very emotional in his heart. After twenty years of hard work, how many joys, sorrows and joys have gone into, how can it be explained clearly in one or two sentences? The three words "not easy",
Chapter completed!