Man Tanghong

Li Yuanji led Li Xiaogong and his party to the awarding platform three miles away, Li Shentong, Li Gang and others had been waiting for a long time under the awarding platform.

After Li Yuanji arrived, Li Gang, as a representative, boarded the award platform with a yellow scroll in hand, and began to read out the awards related to Li Xiaogong and others.

This time, Li Xiaogong made meritorious deeds in defending the land, opening up borders, and calming chaos. He added the title of Situ, added [-] households, added a drum class, and a sword class. It can be said that he has reached the apex of everything a county king has.

Li Shiji also made meritorious deeds in defending the soil, opening up borders, and calming chaos. In the Jinzhu Kingdom, he added five hundred households, added a pair of screens, mantles, and golden melons, and added a troupe of drums and music. He became a top figure among the princes.

Although Chai Shao’s contribution is not as dazzling as that of Li Xiaogong and Li Shiji, his contribution is not small. Not only was he rehabilitated as a noble, but he was further added to the Zhu Kingdom, his household was closed to five hundred, and he was also given a certain honor guard. The status in the middle is also a bit higher than before.

However, Li Jing was the one with the most generous rewards. Li Jing was not only promoted to the Duke of the State in one go, but also closed his household for a thousand. Far.

At the same time, the rewards for An Xinggui, Ma Sanbao and others were also announced.

Li Jing, An Xinggui, Ma Sanbao and others received such generous rewards despite their apparent lack of meritorious service, none of the civil and military officials had any objection.

Because they all knew why Li Jing, An Xinggui, Ma Sanbao and others received such generous rewards.

A jade seal passed on to the country is enough to win a big victory, and it is also enough to confer a duke and a marquis.

This is what Li Jing and others risked their lives for, and it is also due to the luck of Li Jing and others.

Everyone can be envious, jealous, or even resentful, but there is absolutely no way to say that someone's virtue is not worthy.

After reading out the rewards, Li Yuanji brought all the civil and military officials and meritorious soldiers back to the Taiji Palace to have a banquet. Art rebellion celebrates success.

During the banquet, everyone got together with their acquaintances and drank recklessly.

There are those who recite poems and compose Fu, drink orders, punch, wrestle, wrestle, dance, fight, and drooling while staring at the beautiful lady-in-law.

They are all a group of noble people, but after drinking too much, they are no different from ordinary people when they have fun.

Li Gang always felt that such a disturbance would be a lack of dignity and the majesty of the court. He wanted to talk to Li Yuanji several times, but Li Yuanji dealt with it hastily.

The civic officials and generals of the Tang Dynasty had different backgrounds, and their personal virtues were also different, so after they were thoroughly happy, they behaved differently.

As long as civil servants can concentrate on handling state affairs and military generals can conscientiously expand the territory, there is no need to worry about the remaining side branches.

In history, Li Shimin often held nonsense meetings with civil and military officials, especially at the celebration banquet, there were many fights and scolding, and even caused people to be disabled. majesty.

Not only did Datang not be harmed by these people, but with the efforts of these people, he became the overlord on the ground.

Looking around, almost all the enemies that could be seen were beaten to the ground by these people.

That is to say, the Tang Dynasty knew too little about the world. After conquering all the enemies they could see, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty liked to play tricks and put their eyes on places they could see.

If the emperors of Datang could clearly understand the world and stretch out their tentacles to the world, then Datang might be stronger than in history.

After all, Datang is one of the few dynasties that produced several overlord-level emperors in a row, and it is also a dynasty that has capable ministers and famous generals springing up from generation to generation.

As long as there is a clear understanding of the world, then Datang has the ability to manage the world.

An emperor who stretches out his tentacles to the world may not gain much, but if several emperors stretch out their tentacles to the world in succession, there will definitely be great gains.

Maybe it won't conquer most of Asia and Europe like Mongolian Yuan, but at least everyone on the Eurasian continent can recognize the noble status of the Tang people and recognize the influence of the Tang Dynasty on them.

So whether it's a civil servant or a general, if you like to mess around, just mess around, as long as you don't delay the business, there is no need to care about these side details.

You can't learn from the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, using various rules and methods of mutual restraint to restrain the civil and military people to death, wear away their wildness, make them lose their aggressive ambitions, and then be oppressed and beaten by outsiders. .

Such things as paying annual tribute to others, being led like sheep, serving as courtiers to outsiders, and studying abroad in foreign countries are impossible in the Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible for Tang people to accept this kind of shame. .

Before Li Yuan started his family, he made false claims with the Turkic people. After he started his family, even if he was only half of the family, he dared to confront the Turkic people head-on.

This also cultivated the integrity of Tang Ren who would rather die standing than live on his knees.

In the court hall of the Tang Dynasty, whoever dared to say a word to pay tribute to others, or proclaim himself a minister to others, would definitely be swallowed alive by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

The lowest limit of Datang is to marry a daughter and get married.

If you exceed this bottom line, then fight.

Although this point is far less domineering than that of "not being in harmony, not being a minister, not paying tribute, the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country", if the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is captured, he will definitely not be driven back by outsiders.

"Yuanji..."

Li Xiaogong used the strength of wine to get close to Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji motioned Li Xiaogong to sit closer and talk.

Li Xiaogong was reeking of alcohol, and after sitting closer, he discussed: "Can I resign from the position of Situ?"

Li Yuanji picked up the wine cup and sang lightly, and said with a smile: "Why did you resign from the position of Situ? This is a position that is under one person and above ten thousand people."

Although the position of Situ has been cut off after the Tang Dynasty, its representative significance is still there.

This kind of position is generally only awarded to those important ministers who are no longer able to do things, have worked hard, or have died.

At present, Datang has only awarded Situ once, and it was still awarded to the direct princes.

With Li Xiaogong's status and contributions, he can afford this position.

But...

"If I take up the post of Situ, I will only be a wealthy idler in the house in the future. You know, your cousin and I can't be idle at all."

Li Xiaogong said with a bitter face.

Although the position of Situ is noble, but after being awarded this position, he will basically be confessed, and it will be impossible to do anything in the future.

Li Xiaogong is only 30 years old now, he doesn't want to retire now.

Li Yuanji said with a smile: "It's not bad to be a rich and idle person in the house, right? I don't think so."

What Li Yuanji said was the truth, but Li Xiaogong took it as a joke, and said with a wry smile: "Your cousin, I am only in my 30s now, just a little older than your elder brother.

You let me sit on the bench in the house and keep me idle all the time, isn't it killing me. "

Speaking of this, he begged again: "Just do it, let my cousin live. My cousin doesn't want you to give me any high-ranking officials, you just need to find something for my cousin to do."

Li Yuanji smiled and said, "The truth?"

Li Xiaogong immediately patted his chest and said: "It can't be true anymore!"

Li Yuanji picked up the wine cup and said with a faint smile: "But you have just made great achievements, and the court has to reward you."

Li Xiaogong blinked and said: "You mean to ask me to cause trouble, and then take advantage of the situation and give up my Situ?"

Li Yuanji put down the wine cup and sighed, "No ordinary misfortune can stop you, Situ."

Li Xiaogong said very politely: "Then tell me, what trouble should I cause?"

Li Yuanji laughed in a low voice: "I just ordered the border to be sealed off, and no merchants are allowed to enter or leave, let alone any goods. In a short period of time, it may be calm, but after a long time, there will definitely be troubles."

Li Xiaogong said thoughtfully: "You have cut off the family's financial resources. If the family loses a fortune in a short period of time, you can still endure it. After a long time, you can't bear it anymore?"

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "And these people are basically hiding in the dark. If I want to catch them all, it is impossible."

Li Xiaogong took over the words and said: "You can at most kill a few scapegoats pushed by others after they have finished their troubles, and you can't hurt their roots at all."

Li Yuanji nodded again.

Now Li Xiaogong also understood what Li Yuanji was going to do, so before Li Yuanji could speak again, he continued: "You want me to come forward, lure these people out, and then catch them all?"

Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "No, no, no, now is not the time to wipe them all out, I still have to rely on him to help me set up a frontier market."

Li Xiaogong was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "Then what do you want me to do?"

Li Yuanji stared at Li Xiaogong and said with a smile: "I want you to take the lead in destroying this prohibition, and when it is done, I will remove you from the post of Situ."

Li Xiaogong stared in astonishment and said: "Are you going to kill me, a monkey, to scare the chicken?"

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Only in this way, they will believe in my determination to block the border."

While thinking about it, Li Xiaogong said: "Then after you scare them, how do you build a border through them?"

Li Yuanji said with a smile: "It depends on you..."

Li Xiaogong didn't understand, so he said: "What are you looking at me for?"

Li Yuanji continued to laugh and said, "Let's see if you can convince the other Uncle Wang and Wang brothers to pretend to be pitiful with you, and then go to my father and cry."

Now Li Xiaogong fully understood what Li Yuanji was going to do, and said a little speechlessly: "You want me to ask my uncle to come forward and break this ban. Then we will take the lead to build a border market on the border.

Then those who eat in the frontier, in order to prevent the border market on the frontier from being controlled by us, will definitely try their best to participate.

At that time, they can borrow their money to build a border market? "