In the early morning, Wu Huaiyu got up early, Runniang also got up early to change Huaiyu's clothes, and the Gao sisters and An Linna served beside him.
Wu Huaiyu in the bronze mirror is particularly energetic today.
People feel refreshed when happy events occur.
Reliable news is that today's court meeting will determine the title of the hero, which is a big deal. Huaiyu even knew that he was proposed to be an earl. This news shocked and surprised him. He even heard that Huaiyi, Mo Mazhou, was also planning to make a baron.
, he felt that this news was unreliable, but it was revealed by Zhang Anan’s godson Zhang Baoguo.
I called Huaiyi in the east courtyard, and then called Lao Wu in the north courtyard. The three of them will go to court together today.
Today is not the Zhengshuo Dynasty, but the emperor has decreed that everyone above the ninth rank of civil and military affairs should be in Beijing.
Countless officials gathered towards the East Palace, and it was very lively. The faces of many officials were filled with uncontrollable joy. It was obvious that these people were well-informed and knew that they might be knighted or promoted.
This time, there will be an unprecedented large-scale award of meritorious officials, and the award will be even grander than the one at the beginning of the Wude Dynasty.
Originally, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he had to award the ministers. This time it was delayed for almost three months. There were many reasons, mainly the Turkic invasion. However, the complexity and variety of the situation in the DPRK was also a main reason for the delay to this day. Because
The situation is complicated, and the rewards this time are larger than normal.
However, after Li Yuan became emperor, he retained official titles for the nobles left behind by the previous dynasty, which was actually regarded as a reward.
Hundreds of officials entered the palace.
When the princes and ministers entered the palace, many of the lower-ranking people could only stand outside the palace.
Huaiyu was not on duty as a guard today, but he was still standing in the fifth-grade military attaché class. Because of the viscount, he was still able to stand in front of the fifth-grade military officer class.
"It has been a few months since I ascended the throne, and I have yet to reward the meritorious officials with titles and lands. Today, I will arrange the rewards for your merits by grade. There are two levels of real titles and false titles. The actual titles are divided into nine grades, with the highest being one thousand and five.
One hundred households, minimum three hundred households,
If there is any inappropriateness, you can each declare it."
Li Shimin ordered Prime Minister Chen Shuda to announce the roll call.
The list is very long. Let’s start with the list of ninth-level seals, a total of forty-eight people. Sikong Zuopushe, Duke of Wei, Pei Ji, ranks first on the list. He has sealed 1,500 households, and he is the only one to seal 1,500 households.
Then there are six names: Sun Wuji, Wang Junkuo, Qin Qiong, Yuchigong, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, the second eldest son, all of whom are granted 1,300 households.
Chai Shao, Li Yi, Li Xiaogong and Changsun Shunde were the third class, and each had a title of 1,200 households.
Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin and Liu Shili were promoted to the fourth class and granted a thousand households.
After the ninth list of actual titles was sung, Chen Shuda immediately sang the list of false titles.
There are one hundred and eight people in the list of loose nobility. The first one is Chen Shuda himself, followed by Yang Gongren, Pei Ju, and Li Gang. Two of these three military virtue prime ministers are still the current prime ministers, but they still failed to enter the actual seal list. This time with
The crown prince's younger brother, Li Gang, was placed at the top of the false title list.
Li Shimin changed the titles given to them by Li Yuan. All four of them became Dukes of the Kingdom. The titles were changed and they were rewarded with money, silk and fields.
After that, there is a long list, including the princes of the clan, prefectures and kingdoms, old ministers of military virtue, and some generals who lived in the Qin Dynasty.
For example, Xu Luoren and Qiao Gui from the Sijiuli of Li Shimin's Mo Mansion were all promoted to the rank of Duke, while several powerful generals such as Xue Wanche, Xie Shufang, Feng Li, and Li Anyan from the former Imperial Palace were also promoted to the rank of Duke.
Prince of the county, duke of the country, duke of the county, duke of the county, marquis of the county, county uncle, county son, county male, false titles and loose titles are not added with the word "founding the country" in front of the titles to distinguish them from actual titles.
The list was very long, and Chen Shuda kept singing loudly. Outside the hall, there were also ministers who were responsible for singing and announcing it again to the officials in the square outside the hall.
Everyone was listening carefully, wanting to hear their own awards.
After the two lists of knighthoods, there is also a list of those who have been promoted to casual ranks...
After a long time, Chen Shuda finally finished singing.
Huaiyu had also heard his name on the list of false titles. He was granted the title of Bo of Shouyang County. He was granted the title of 700 households in the city, which was on the fourth rank. Of course, the 700 households in the city were only in name. It was a completely false title. In fact, one household was included in the title.
nothing.
He also heard that Huaiyi conferred the title of Daling County Male.
Qin Qiong was granted the title of Duke of Qi, ranking second in rank, and actually granted 1,300 households. He was actually ranked fourth on the list of actual seals, ahead of Yuchi Gong.
This seemed to be a little different from his impression. Didn't he remember that Qin Qiong changed his title to Hu Guogong and sealed 700 households like Cheng Yaojin?
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin Youyi, Su Erguogong, was changed to Hu, Lu Erguogong. Why is Qin Qiong actually ranked fifth now?
Wasn't Duke Lu Guogong the one who impeached him last time? His title was changed or he was demoted. It seems he didn't hear it.
Those who can be in the palace today are those with higher official positions and even have titles. Basically, their names are on the list of awards.
It's just that some people are very happy, and some people's faces are not so good-looking.
Li Shimin looked at the silent crowd, and then opened his mouth to let everyone express their opinions. If you feel that the reward is inconsistent with your merits, you can state it.
As soon as these words came out, the silence broke.
The palace immediately became as noisy as the vegetable market. Almost everyone felt that their own reward was too low, and many people stared at others, thinking that the other party's merits were not as good as theirs but still higher than theirs, so they should be rewarded higher.
Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, shouted the loudest. Li Shimin's cousin was very unconvinced.
Li Shimin asked him to stand up and speak.
"Your Majesty, I raised troops in Guanxi. I first responded to the banner of righteousness and made great contributions to the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Later, I pacified Shandong and led the Central Plains. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others only knew how to use their swords and pens to show off their words, but their achievements ranked second to mine.
Above all, all are second-class real seals, sealing 1,300 households.
I am actually not as good as the three slaves Ma Sanbao, Fan Xing and Qian Jiulong. I am not even listed on the list of actual titles, and I am only ranked second on the list of false titles. I refuse to accept it!"
Although Li Shentong was not the prime minister, he was Li Yuan's cousin and both were Li Hu's grandsons. Moreover, unlike Changle King Li Youliang and Lujiang King Li Yuan who supported Jiancheng, Li Shentong had always supported Li Shimin and even helped Li Shimin.
Very busy several times.
But today, he didn't even make it to the list of actual seals, and he couldn't even be at the top of the list of false seals. He couldn't figure it out. His face turned purple with anger, his beard was trembling, and his body was shaking.
Li Shimin had already expected this and took his time.
"In the early days of the rebellion, although my uncle was the first to raise his troops, he was forced to do so to escape disaster. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he did not treat his uncle badly. He was granted important positions by high officials and ordered to sit in the Central Plains. However, Dou Jiande devoured Shandong and my uncle's entire army
annihilated.
Liu Heitai gathered the embers again, but his uncle could only look for the wind and run away.
Xuan Ling, Ru Hui and others, are strategizing, sitting in peace in the country, discussing merits and deeds, so naturally they should be ranked above their uncles.
My uncle is a close relative of the country, and I will never begrudge you any rewards. However, today’s reward for meritorious deeds is based on merit. How can we act selfishly?”
Li Shentong was still dissatisfied, but Li Shimin didn't give him any face, and directly pointed out that Li Shentong had lost several troops and generals in Shandong back then, which made him embarrassed to continue talking.
In contrast, Prince Li Xiaogong of Zhao County brought half of the country to the Tang Dynasty, but this time he was only granted the third rank, with 1,200 households. He was not only under Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, but also under Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong, Wang Junkuo and other generals.
.
Even his Prince Zhao was renamed Prince of Hejian. The two-character title is definitely not as good as one title.
But Li Xiaogong, who had not been seen for a long time, was sitting on his knees in the palace with his eyes closed, completely indifferent. In the eighth year of Wude, when he was the governor of Yangzhou, he was reported for treason and was recalled to the court by Li Yuan. He was also imprisoned for a period of time. Although
Later, he was found not guilty and released, but Li Xiaogong also completely came to his senses. From then on, he spent every day building a garden at home, listening to songs and watching the dancing Nabi people, and drinking and having fun every day without even leaving the house.
If Li Shimin hadn't sent someone to declare that he must come today, he would not go to court again.
The representatives of the clan kings were Li Xiaogong and Li Shentong, plus Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang who had previously rebelled and was killed, and Li Youliang, the king of Changle who had been deprived of the governorship of Liangzhou due to his poor resistance to the invasion. The emperor's attitude towards them was very clear.
"If anyone else has any objections, please leave the class and make a statement!"
"I have an opinion!"
Wu Guogong, Lieutenant Chi Gong, left for duty. This old black man who looked like an iron tower did not wear armor and wore a purple robe today, but he still gave people a great sense of oppression.
Yuchi Gong stood up and did not attack Pei Ji, nor did he accuse Changsun Wuji. One of these two people had been the prime minister for nine years and was still the third prince, and the other was Li Shimin's brother-in-law and confidant Yuan Cong.
He was not unconvinced by Qin Qiong. After all, he had defeated Qin Qiong's men twice before, so he was still convinced.
The one he was dissatisfied with was Peng Guogong Wang Junkuo. He was dissatisfied with this fellow from Hedong. Wang Junkuo was a scoundrel who was the best at riding on the wall. Why should he be ranked third?
What qualifies him to be ranked above him?
It can be said that Wang Junkuo once made great achievements in resisting the Turks and defeating the enemy in Youzhou, but Yu Chigong only defeated more Turks than him. Not long ago, he defeated five thousand enemies in Sanyuan.
As for his support, Yu Chigong also killed Yuan Ji and rescued Li Shimin. He also personally 'invited' Li Yuan to the dragon boat in Haichi that day and asked him to issue an edict to declare Yuan Ji a traitor.
"The merits of the minister should be greater than those of the king."
Yuchi Gong almost said that he should be ranked third among the heroes.
Wang Junkuo is not in the palace today. He is still serving as the governor of Youzhou.
"In the first year of Wude's reign, Wang Junkuo abandoned Li Mi and led tens of thousands of horses to surrender. After that, he stayed in Hebei for a long time. He followed me to attack Wang Shichong, captured Dou Jiande, defeated Liu Heita, and made many military exploits. He defended Youzhou and defeated the Turks.
Moreover, when Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang, rebelled, Wang Junkuo single-handedly captured and destroyed Li Yuan, and Wang Shen stabilized Youzhou and saved the court from a major chaos. This is a great contribution to Sheji!"
Yuchi Gong was not convinced, but on the fourth day of June, the murder of Yuan Ji and the kidnapping of Li Yuan could not be revealed in public in the palace. In the end, he could only stand there with a blushing face, eyes wide open, breathing heavily, and refusing to retreat.
Down.
Li Shimin's face sank, "Of course I also remember that you Yuchi Jingde protected me and killed Jiancheng Yuanji for your merits, but I also rewarded you long ago. Before the sixth month, your official rank was not obvious, but you were only a fourth-rank officer. I not only rewarded you
I have given you ten thousand pieces of silk, and rewarded you with all Yuan Ji's property, and granted you the title of Duke of Wu. This time I will grant you the second-class title, and one thousand three hundred households. Aren't you satisfied?"
As soon as these words came out, Yuchi Gong could only kneel down and said, "I surrender."
Li Shimin waved his hand, and Yu Chigong stood up and retreated to the class, but his face still looked very dissatisfied, but since the emperor said such words, he had no choice but to retreat.
The emperor's confidants were like this. When other people saw this, they also knew that the emperor's words just now were obviously just words. It seemed that the list of rewards had been drawn up long ago and could not be changed.
Xiao Yu granted the title of Yi to the left and right servants, and could only live in the seventh class. There were only 600 households in the real seal. But seeing that Chen Shuda, Pei Ju and others were not even included in the list of real seals, they had no choice but to accept being set by Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Wei Chigong.
The fact that these formerly low-level warriors were weighing heavily on their heads.
Everyone wants to fight for the real seal.
Those on the fake list know that their achievements are not enough to compete with those on the real list, and no one will come forward when they see this.
Although there are nine levels of false knighthoods, no one has come forward again.
Wu Huaiyu thought that as an uncle of Shouyang County, many people would stand up to oppose him, but in the end, no one had any objections?
Don’t you think it took him more than three months to go from Bai Ding to Earl too quickly?
Or is it that there are too many people being awarded titles today, and many people who had not been granted titles before have been granted the title of duke or duke this time, or even the title of duke or duke, so it is not special?
Just when Huaiyu was feeling complacent that the count had successfully obtained it, he noticed a gaze staring at him and turned to look.
It turned out to be Lao Wei from next door.
Wei Zheng looked at him deeply and then left work resolutely.
His mother is a thief!
"Your Majesty, Wei Zheng, may I ask, why should Wu Huaiyu be granted the title of county magistrate?"
