Ji Tang

Chapter 892 Duke Tan

"Jisong comes forward and listens to the seal!"

Ji Song took a step forward, knelt on one knee, raised his head and clasped his fists.

Chen Shou took out a bright yellow imperial edict, glanced at Ji Song, and declared loudly: "The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty said: In the early days of the past, the Turks moved south, the country was turbulent, and the land in Guanzhong was in danger of overturning. Hundreds of thousands of troops were arrayed on the side of the Wei River. Ji's Jiaersong was a courageous man, and at a young age he commanded more than a hundred people from his tribe. Although he avenged his father, he entered the camp alone and killed his enemy generals. Later, he Gaoling defeated the enemy army and promoted our country's prestige."

"Although the Turks retreated, they were still enemies of the Tang Dynasty. In the second year of Zhenguan, Song came to the court to serve as a weak official. After a few years, he founded Sinong Temple, encouraged the people to cultivate wasteland, and gained countless fields. In the winter of the third year of Zhenguan, he was ordered to do so in danger. After taking the post of commander-in-chief of the army, he commanded more than a thousand generals and soldiers to trample the Turkic royal court, captured the chieftain alive, and hundreds of officials below him, and the Eastern Turks were destroyed."

"I presented a curved shaft plow, a six-legged columbine, and a waterwheel to make farming in the Tang Dynasty more efficient..."

"In Shandong, floods broke out in the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River. The people were displaced and there were countless casualties. Song Yichu built the Tang Dynasty Navy and went south to Jiaozhou. He obtained millions of stones of food and rescued the people. His contribution was extremely great!"

"After leaving the town of Xuanzhou, the land will be rich in five years."

"The academy has been built so far and has become a sacred place for the culture of the Tang Dynasty. It has been admired by people all over the world for a long time!"

"Form a long-distance naval fleet, travel to tens of thousands of miles of sea, obtain high-yield grains, and build the civilization of the Maya."

"With the method of smelting iron, the Tang Dynasty will have the benefits of steel, and the people will have iron farm tools, and the efficiency will be greatly improved!"

"Make rice paper, smelt steel, build iron cities, and open iron mines."

"The journey to Liaodong was overwhelming. We captured Beisha City, Shi City, and Jian'an City. Outside Anshi City, we defeated one against five!"

".With all these things, no reward is not enough to convince the people of the world, no reward is not enough to show the merits of the Tang Dynasty. What he did is of great benefit to the present day and will benefit the future."

At this time, Li Shimin stopped Chen Shou from announcing the decree!

"Jisong!"

Ji Song was stunned for a moment, but still replied: "I'm here!"

Li Shimin looked down, and everyone he saw bowed his head and remained silent. Even those who wanted to prevent the emperor from awarding rewards shut up immediately after hearing about Ji Song's achievements!
If such achievements cannot be canonized by the imperial court, then what are they?Not waste?

This is the collective interest of the officials. At other times, even if they hope to cut Ji Song into pieces, at this time, they will not stop Ji Song from getting his due achievements.

The initiator, there is no future?

If they can stop Ji Song's reward today, there's no guarantee that others won't use the same method to stop their achievements tomorrow!

What's more, seeing the emperor being so solemn, it was impossible for them to stop him even if they wanted to.

Ji Song's achievements have been mentioned before, so the next step is Ji Song's reward.

I saw Li Shimin loudly saying: "You have conquered all directions in the sky, slept in the snow and frost, weathered the wind and rain, fought hundreds of battles, and died half of your life. You have served your country with deep kindness. You have helped the difficulties, you have done a lot of propaganda, you have made great contributions to the city, and you have been honored as the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty." , the level of rewards, consider the appropriateness, judge the merits, and decide the rewards, it’s up to you!”

Ji Qing and others felt excited when they heard that the teacher's achievements were recounted by the emperor himself. How glorious is this?
The hearts of all the ministers sank slightly, and everyone who had good friends with Ji Song was smiling, waiting for the next reward. The emperor praised him so much, and this reward was definitely not low.

But those who were against Ji Song sighed secretly in their hearts, thinking that Ji Song was about to soar into the sky.Now there are aristocratic families in the court, including Longxi nobles, founding heroes, and members of the Ji family who represent poor families and common people. Previously, because Ji Song was not at the center of the court, only Xie Lian maintained it, but with His Majesty's regard for the Ji family, , there will definitely be another powerful faction in the court in the future.

Li Shimin didn't care what everyone thought. He looked at Ji Song and said in a deep voice: "I am now the Marquis of the County of Kaiguo. Ji Song, the Marquis of Hao, is the Duke of the Founding of the Kingdom. His title is: Xi, which means the Duke of the Founding of the Kingdom. "

"Specially promoted to Dr. Zijin Ronglu, General Jinwuwei, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Xuanzhou Governor"

"The land is two thousand acres, and the household is three hundred."

At this time, just when everyone thought it was over, the emperor retreated, and Chen Shou took out another imperial edict and said loudly: "In addition, the title of Marquis of Jie will be retained, the fiefs and households will remain unchanged, and the descendants will inherit it. , rest with the country."

It was so quiet that the whole hall could hear a needle drop, and everyone was calmed by the emperor's generosity.

Not only can Ji Song be enthroned as Duke of the State of Xi, this is what it should be. Who can let people have a good ancestor!

The Ji family inherited the name of Zhou Dynasty's Marquis, and their family had a complete lineage. This was known to the world.

When Ji Song succeeded Duke Xi, he had completely surpassed the glory of his ancestors. From then on, Ji Song himself was the person who started the line of ancestors and was worshiped by future generations for generations!

But what is the point of retaining the title of Marquis?Still resting with the country?
Is this too much?
"Isn't it good that the Marquis of Qi is good, and the Duke of Tan Guo still doesn't accept the order?"

Chen Shou said with a smile.

Ji Song was still in a dazed state at this time. There is no title more satisfying than this title for the Duke of Tao.

Even though he knew from Pingyang in advance that he would retain his title of Marquis and retire with the country, at the moment when he actually fulfilled his promise, he still looked at Li Shimin in shock.

Li Shimin looked at Ji Song with a smile, as if he was encouraging, but also like an elder's expectations for the younger generation!

From now on, the Ji family will be completely tied to the Tang Dynasty or the Li family.Until one day the Tang Dynasty dies, the title of Marquis Hao will disappear completely.

From now on, no matter how much contribution Ji Song makes, he will only be rewarded with some property, official position, or title.

After obtaining the hereditary Hao Renhou, the Tang Dynasty will be completely bound to this title. When the Tang Dynasty rises, the Hao Renhou line will flourish. If the Tang Dynasty dies, the Hao Renhou line will also completely die out, and the Hao Renhou line will also die out. From now on, he can only become a die-hard loyalist of Datang.
Ji Song thought a lot, but he knew that he could not refuse. Although he had always been outside the rights of the Tang Dynasty, some things could not be stopped at all.

The southern aristocratic family took refuge in him, and officials from Lianggang, Xuanzhou, Academy, and Sinong Temple involuntarily gathered around him as he grew up.

Li Shimin needs a force to check and balance the court, and officials related to Ji Song need a leader on the surface, and these are beyond Ji Song's control.

Ji Song bowed his head as if he was pouring gold over jade and said: "Your Majesty, Ji Song, please accept the order and thank me!"

"Your Majesty!"

Just when Datang was stunned, Chu Suiliang suddenly stood up and said loudly.

"What is Chu Aiqing's opinion?"

Li Shimin looked unhappy.

"As for Ji Song's reward, it goes without saying that he should have been promoted to Duke due to his merits, but due to my selfishness, it was postponed until today."

Before Chu Suiliang could attack, Li Shimin said loudly: "As for retaining the title of the queen, everyone can rest assured. After Ji Song, the title will be directly reduced to the title of Marquis Hao Jie, and he will only be in charge of troops and will be a royal guard."

He glanced at all the officials, and finally his eyes rested on Chu Suiliang and said, "Ai Qing, do you have anything else to say?"

Chu Suiliang smiled bitterly and said bitterly in his heart: "I have no objection!" The emperor has said so, what other objection can he have?Royal guards, this is a force left by the emperor to protect the future royal descendants!

Li Shimin nodded and finally said: "This award ceremony is over. The remaining meritorious officers and soldiers will then be led by the prince to lead the military department and the household department to jointly issue awards."

"Retreat!"

After the emperor left, Chu Suiliang came to Ji Song and looked at Ji Song with complicated eyes.

"Okay, now I should call you the Duke of Xiangguo!"

Ji Song glanced at him and waited for his next words.

"Gong Zhiguo, I wonder if it is really worth accepting such a reward?"

I don’t know why, but he seemed extremely angry!
"The Ji family was originally a thousand-year-old family. Although it declined midway and almost became a commoner, it has always retained the family heritage and has a complete lineage. This is why it has won everyone's respect."

"But who are you now? The royal eagle dog? The Emperor's lackey?"

"You have disappointed me so much. From now on, the Ji family will no longer be part of the aristocratic family, and we will be ashamed to be together!"

boom!
Chu Suiliang looked at Ji Song in disbelief. He really couldn't understand how he dared?
That's right, Ji Song kicked him to the ground. The officials who had not left were shocked when they saw this scene!
Anyone who serves as an official in the government must keep a tightrope in everything, and it is rare to take direct action like this.

Ji Song walked up to him step by step, squatted down, and whispered: "Who do you think you are? I, Ji Song, need you to evaluate my work?"

Seeing Chu Suiliang who was trembling with anger, Ji Song spat, looked at the people around him, and said loudly: "Ji Mou warns some people to think carefully before doing something or speaking, otherwise if I hear it, then Don’t blame me.”

After finishing speaking, he stepped directly over Chu Suiliang. Seeing this scene, the people of the aristocratic family were so flawless that they wished they could tell Ji Song was torn into pieces.

But seeing the miserable state of the man on the ground, everyone shut up.

Ji Song now holds the title of two nobles. No matter how big a thing he commits, as long as he doesn't send troops to attack the palace, he can at most go back to being a good prince again without affecting his status and power at all!
Moreover, not just anyone can take away the title of Marquis of Haoju, who has retired with the country. Your Majesty will not do it now, and the prince will not do it in the future. By the time the king of the future generations comes, I am afraid that he will no longer have such great power, let alone the title of Marquis of Haoju. As the last barrier of the royal family, he is the person Li Shimin left behind for his descendants who is least likely to betray him. As long as the descendants are not fools, they will not do anything to the Hao Jiehou lineage.

Unless future generations fail to live up to expectations and cause anger and resentment, but that will happen in the future.

Now, as long as the emperor doesn't want to do anything to Ji Song, others can't do anything to him.

What's more, is Ji's so easy to bully?

Nowadays, young officials in more than three cities of the imperial court are from the academies. Officials in Lianggang and Xuanzhou all follow Ji Song as their leader, and talents from other clans are emerging.

Not to mention Ji Qing, Wang Xuance, Liu Xiancheng, and Xue Li, the four knights.None of the more than [-] Ji clan members are mediocre. What should everyone do with such a Ji clan?
Other families will weaken over time, but as long as the Tang Dynasty still exists, the lineage of Hao Jiehou will never really weaken, and it will be invincible first!

Your Majesty treats Ji Song so kindly!
Some are jealous, and some are regretful, but as long as they have a relationship with Ji Song, they are all smiling!

With the banner of Hao Jiehou, how could they lose?
Even if it weakens in the middle, as long as the title of Marquis Hao is still there, it is not considered a defeat.
"gentlemen!"

Ji Qing and others were shocked when they saw their husband beating someone. This was a reward ceremony. Fortunately, the foreign envoys who were watching the ceremony had left, otherwise there would have been a scandal!

"You go back first!"

Ji Song didn't say much, but just ordered: "After the rewards are given to others, ask all the stewards and clan members outside to return to Zhuangzi. I have something to announce!"

After finishing speaking, Ji Song walked towards the inner court. He had something to say to the emperor!
"Please come this way, Duke Xi!"

Li Shimin might have expected that Ji Song was coming and had already sent someone to pick him up.All officials who saw this scene were filled with envy!
It is not difficult for others to meet the emperor, but Duke Xin entered the inner court in a majestic manner. This is incomparable!

Ji Qing and several others looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes. What was going on that called everyone back?

You must know that many people are in other places, and some are even thousands of miles away in foreign lands. They are all important figures in charge of the Ji family. Once they leave, they will suffer heavy losses!

The gentleman doesn’t know this, but he still lets everyone come back in an understatement!

"The family is going to change!"

Liu Xiancheng said suddenly without knowing what he thought of.

"Xiancheng, do you know something? Why do you say that?"

Ji Qing said suspiciously.

"That's right, tell us what you know right away and still play riddles with us?"

Wang Xuance said impatiently.

Although Xue Li did not speak, he also looked at Liu Xiancheng.

Liu Xiancheng smiled bitterly: "What else could it be? These days, when I learn about Ji's development and growth over the years, I feel terrified!"

"From the jungles in the south to the snowy grasslands in the north, from the sea in the east to the countries in the western regions, the Ji family has grown to incredible proportions. This is no longer a power that ordinary aristocratic families can control. I am afraid that your majesty also has doubts in his heart now!"

"If my guess is correct, it is inevitable that the Ji family will split up!"

"Branch?"

Ji Qing was shocked, but thinking about what he learned, he suddenly lost the courage to refute!

Yes, the Ji family is too huge. This is what they learned in a hurry. I am afraid there is more horror in it than they realized!
"Forget it, sir, you can make your own decisions on these matters. We can just follow him. Why do you think so much?"

Wang Xuance doesn't care.

Several people looked at each other and understood that this matter was inevitable. As long as they did not want to rebel, the Ji family's split was irreversible!
Ji Qing and others left, but Fang and Du, who were about to ask the emperor for instructions, were turned away because the emperor was meeting Ji Song!

They sighed secretly in their hearts. From now on, General Ji Song and all the courtiers are not really on the same side. They can make friends and cooperate. But when it comes to political affairs, I am afraid that Ji Song will fall to the emperor without hesitation. This is the situation he is in. An inevitable choice for different locations!

Shaking their heads, the two of them turned around and went to the three provincial government offices. Now they could only wait for the emperor to interview Ji Song before coming back.

Others were shocked when they saw this scene. When they returned home, they must warn their families that they must not be the Duke of Tao unless necessary, otherwise.
They knew in their hearts that it was a stupid decision to go against a family that was firmly tied to the royal family!

(End of this chapter)