Chapter 127 Great seal and reward, the first in meritorious deeds
Li Shimin sits cross-legged on the imperial couch, with all Chinese and military officials in the Xiongshi Hall. Although the Turkic army is about to approach the city, he finally sits in this position. A new era has begun, an era that belongs to him Li Shimin.
One emperor and one courtier.
The new emperor ascended the throne, and he was appraised as a hero from Conglong.
"Mr. Chen!"
The waiter Chen Shuda stepped forward, "The minister is here!"
"Come and roll the name, and tell the lords of the person who has been awarded the title and the title he has received!" Li Shimin said, and an internal servant brought a lacquer box to Chen Shuda, which contained the decree of rewards for meritorious officials.
Chen Shuda picked up the lacquer box, came to His Highness, stood at the end of the class, and sang loudly facing Beilang.
"Sikong and Pei Ji, Duke of Wei, are Taiyuan's first righteous heroes and the first of martial arts heroes. They have been given real seals and a total of 1,800 households together with the previous ones."
"Sun Wuji, the chief secretary of the Ministry of Officials, is a hero of his life, and his meritorious service is the first. He was granted the title of Zhao Guogong, and 1,500 households were actually sealed, and 10,000 pieces of silk were given!"
"Governor of Liangzhou, General Zuowei, Lord of Shangzhu Kingdom, Duke of Qi Qin Qiong, Zuo Ming and hero, tied for the first place with Changsun Wuji in terms of merit, a total of 1,500 households before they were sealed off, and 10,000 pieces of silk! "
Qin Lang sat there on his knees, and it was no surprise to hear that Pei Ji was the first to receive the title. Although this old guy was not liked by Li Shimin, and was even hated, so he was asked to stand aside as soon as he became the prince, but Pei Ji would not They are both the first prime ministers of the Wude Dynasty and the absolute confidantes of the Emperor Wude, so today's award must also give him a place, in fact, it is to save face for the Supreme Emperor and the veterans of Wude.
And it is not surprising that Changsun Wuji is the first judge of merit. He has always been Li Shimin's confidant. No one objected to my brother-in-law being the first.
But Qin Qiong was the third one who received the title, which is surprising. Although Qin Lang is a general of the Qin family, he is at most a military representative after all. On the day of the incident, Qin Qiong secretly dispatched elites from the Tiance Mansion from the Weishui camp to rush back to Chang'an to help, and then beheaded the princeling generals and brought the soldiers back to Chang'an. In addition, Qin Lang also made a lot of contributions that day, and Qin Qiong used to be the number one general under Li Shimin's command. Taking this into consideration, it is not surprising that he surpassed Yu Chigong, who was originally tied for number one with the eldest grandson in history.
After all, Yu Chigong ranked first in history, it is entirely due to his outstanding performance that day, killing Yuanji, intimidating Li Yuan, and holding Jian Jian's head to shake off the palace soldiers who attacked Xuanwumen.
Now in this time and space, with Qin Lang's participation, Qin Qiong is no longer neutral, but actively participating. It is very important to bring back 30,000 troops that day.
Qin Qiong was awarded twice before, once changed to the Duke of Qi, and once was sealed to 1,200 households, and now it is increased to 1,500. Although the addition is not much, but Zuo Mingyuan, the first few words of merit, It is enough to once again stabilize Qin Qiong's position as the number one military officer in the new dynasty.
Qin Lang was very pleased.
It's done, the Qin family can finally be stable in the Zhenguan Dynasty this time, and they don't have to sit on the bench like in that time and space, not to mention that he, Qin Lang, also married the princess, which is even more secure.
The other ministers in the hall listened to the report, and they also had their own tastes.
Although most of the top three awards are envious, they are still acceptable. After all, no one dares to compete with these three. Didn't say anything.
Back then, he was defeated by Qin Qiong. Although he later joined King Qin and made a lot of contributions, he had no chance to stand alone in the past.
"Yichi Jingde, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Hou Junji were on the same level as Changsun Wuji and Qin Qiong in terms of merit. Yuchi Jingde bestowed the title of Wu Guogong, sealed 1,300 households, and gave 10,000 pieces of silk. Fang Xuanling entered Jue Xing Guogong granted 1,300 households with real seals. Du Ruhui bestowed Jue Lai Guogong with 1,300 real seals. Hou Junji bestowed Jue Lu Guogong with 1,300 real seals."
Yu Chigong finally heard his name, Wu Guogong, 1,300 households, 10,000 pieces of silk, etc. Qin Qiong, although there are 200 households less than Qin Qiong, it must be downgraded, but he is still very satisfied, after all Under Qin Qiong is him Yu Chigong. If others are under Qin Qiong, before him, he will definitely not accept it.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui over there were very calm.
Hou Junji, on the other hand, was overwhelmed with joy and almost stood up. He was originally the founding Viscount of Quanjiao County, and as for his position, he was only the commander of thousands of people. It can be said that he completely relied on Xuanwumen to break into the country that day. In the Hall of Eternal Life, the reward for controlling the emperor's achievements is really satisfying unexpectedly.
Even if there are 200 households less than Qin Qiong, and 10,000 pieces of silk less than Jingde, it doesn't matter. He has already been rewarded with two Huangzhuang and 10,000 pieces of silk.
Huai'an Wang Li Shentong heard more and more wrong.
The three people at the beginning do not have his share, so he will not talk about it. But four more came after this, and they still didn't have his share.
Thinking of him being a dignified and famous king of the clan, his status in the clan was on a par with Li Xiaogong. At the beginning, he had pulled together a powerful force to welcome his cousin Li Yuan into the pass. He also helped Li Shimin many times, but now that Li Shimin is the emperor, he doesn't remember the merits of his cousin?
How can a **** like Hou Junji rank first in merit?
Why should a petty official like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui take the first place?
The more I think about it, the more dissatisfied I become, and my whole body becomes restless.
"Elder Sun Shunde, Chai Shao, Li Yi, and Li Xiaogong each sealed off 1,200 households..."
"Qin Lang, Zhang Gongjin, and Liu Shili sealed off one thousand households each."
"Li Shiji and Liu Hongji each feed nine hundred households."
"Gao Shilian, Yu Wenshiji, and Cheng Yaojin have seven hundred households."
"An Xinggui, An Xiuren, Tang Jian, Dou Gui, Qu Tutong, Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi, and Liu Yijie each eat 600 households."
"Huai'an King Li Shentong and Jiangxia King Li Daozong eat five hundred households."
"Eleven people including Qian Jiulong, Fan Xing, Gongsun Wuda, Li Mengchang, Duan Zhixuan, Chongqing Yun, Zhang Liang, Li Jing, Du Yan, Yuan Zhongwen, etc. eat four hundred households in the town."
"Ma Sanbao, Li Anyuan, Zhang Changxun, Zhang Pinggao, Li Zihe, and Qin Xingshi each eat 300 households."
There are a total of forty-six meritorious officials, all of whom are sealed, with a maximum of 1,800 households and a minimum of 300 households.
In this list, there are mainly the confidantes of the original Qin Palace, such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, eldest grandson Wuji, Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong, Cheng Yaojin, etc., and some are royal relatives, such as Li Xiaogong, Li Shentong, Li Daozong, Chai Shao, Dougui, and so on. There are Wude Prime Ministers Pei Ji, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi, Yuwen Shiji, etc. Of course, there are also some border generals, such as Li Shiji and Li Jing. There are also veterans of Wude, Qian Jiulong, Fan Xing'an, Xing'an Xinggui, An Xiuren, Tang Jian and others.
In short, this list of rewards basically includes all forces, but there is no former princeling.
Qin Lang felt that this situation was mainly due to the fact that the real core of the original princelings such as Wang Gui, Wei Ting, Wei Zheng, Xie Shufang and others were not high-ranking before, while the higher ones such as Zheng Shanguo, Zheng Congxuan and Pei Shiju were suppressed by Li Shimin So this time they were not included in the list, but they were still reused in the court.
Another feature of this list is that there are more generals than civil servants.
Li Mengchang, Gongsun Wuda and others were just low-level military officers in the Qin Palace, but with the help of the Xuanwu Gate, they can also be granted the title of county duke, and Hou Junji can even ascend to the sky in one step.
Of course, Qin Lang doesn't stand out very much in this list.
He had to seal 1,000 households, and he was ranked fifth with Zhang Gongjin and Liu Shili, two great generals, but in the whole list, he was still at the top. Several prime ministers and several famous clan kings were behind him. , even famous generals like Li Shiji and Li Jing are behind him, and Cheng Yaojin is even worse.
However, because Qin Lang had been granted the title earlier, he directly sealed it as the Duke of Yi, and since then he has been sealed twice, and there are already 900 real seals, but this time he only added 100. It's less conspicuous.
There are also unlucky ghosts like Liu Hongji, An Xiuren and An Xinggui whose numbers have actually dropped.
Li Daozong, the king of Huai'an, considered himself Li Shimin's man, and thought he had done a lot of hard work, but now Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Liu Shili, and even Cheng Yaojin all climbed on top of him, and he was very dissatisfied up.
Chen Shuda finished the roll call, and asked all the recipients to come forward to receive the decree of reward.
So everyone lined up to receive the order.
When Qin Qiong's name was sung, Qin Lang stepped forward to take it for him, and when he just sat down, sang his name again, so he got up and went to get his own back.
One family and two dukes, this honor is only comparable to the An Xiuren and An Xinggui brothers, the dukes of the two countries, but although the An brothers are also the dukes of the two countries, they are still the same as the father and son of the Qin family who are prominent in this award. There is some gap, not to mention that Brother An Xiuren's original 800 real seals have been reduced to 600 this time.
Seeing Qin Lang holding two edicts alone, everyone was really envious.
Huai'an Wang Li Shentong was already very unhappy, but now seeing Qin Lang receiving two reward orders alone, he became even more resentful.
Li Shimin sat in the hall, "I have ranked your merits and rewards in different levels. If there is any inappropriateness, you can declare it separately."
He just finished speaking.
Li Shentong immediately stood up.
"I raised troops in Kansai and responded to the flag of righteousness first. Could it be that the credit is not as good as that of Qin Qiong, a cavalry general? Not to mention, Qin Lang is just a brat, what credit does he have to be above me? Even Fang Xuanling , Du Ruhui and others, I feel that they are just playing tricks, but now they can rank first? I really feel unconvinced!"
Li Shentong pointed the finger at Qin Qiong and his son and Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, the emperor's confidantes, in a very rude way.
Li Shimin saw that Li Shentong took the lead, and many people in the hall were eager to try, so he said bluntly, "Uncle, you are a close relative of the royal family, I really do not hesitate to you, but you should not be rewarded equally with meritorious ministers based on personal affection! "
"Although my uncle was the first to respond with a volunteer army, it was his own attempt to get rid of the disaster. When Dou Jiande invaded Shandong, the imperial court sent his uncle to command troops to appease Shandong. As a result, his uncle's army was wiped out. Liu Heita rebelled again, and my uncle abandoned his troops again. Wangfeng escaped, and was even captured by thieves at one point."
"Qin Qiong followed me to lead the army to fight, charged into battle, fought hundreds of battles, and suffered countless bloodshed. He conquered Liu Wu, Zhou Ping, Wang Shichong, defeated Dou Jiande, defeated Liu Heizai and rejected the Turks for the imperial court. How can it be useless to praise loyalty and bravery?"
"Although Qin Lang is young, he made a great contribution to the rebellion against rebellion, let alone put down the rebellion of Hebei Wang Junkuo and Li Yuanzhi by one person. For thousands of miles, everyone has made great achievements in founding and governing the country, and when it comes to meritorious deeds, they should naturally be rewarded above uncles."
Li Shentong blushed a little when he was mentioned about his defeat in commanding the army. Although he restrained one party many times, he never fought a decent battle. But he still refused to accept, "Hou Junji, Yuchi Jingde, Zhang Gongjin, Zhang Liang, etc. are nothing more than your Majesty's personal guards, how can they be superior to me?"
"Although the minister has not made any great achievements, there must be some hard work. This time, the enfeoffment of the city, not to mention one thousand five or one thousand households, but one thousand two thousand or one thousand households should be there, but Only five hundred households?"
"Wang Xiaogong of Hejian granted 1,200 households. Uncle thinks that your contribution is greater than Xiaogong's, or is it the same as his?" Li Shimin asked back.
Li Xiaogong is Li Shimin's cousin and the most powerful fighter in the clan. Back then, with the assistance of Li Jing, he first established Bashu for the imperial court, and then settled Nanliang and Xiaoxiao, and then established more than eighty prefectures. It can be said that the whole The southeast half of the country was brought down by Li Xiaogong.
How can Li Shentong be compared with Li Xiaogong? When the imperial court sent Xiaogong to attack the southeast, he was sent to guard Shandong. As a result, he was wiped out by Dou Jiande's entire army, lost all his territory, and became a prisoner himself, and even took others Li Shiji was captured at a loss.
Later, Dou Jiande was killed, he appeased Hebei again, and then caused Hebei to rebel. Liu Heita beat him again.
Li Shimin used Xiaogong to suppress Li Shentong, which made him unable to refute.
But then Li Shimin said, "Jiangxia Wang Daozong's achievements are no less than Uncle's, but this time only 500 households were sealed. Does Uncle think that his achievements are higher than Daozong's?"
Li Daozong was only twenty-four years old at this time, and his seniority was also a generation lower than Li Shentong, but this King Jiangxia fought under Li Shimin's account when he was a teenager, and he was the most brave and good at fighting.
Although he is not as famous as Li Xiaogong, he is still a real hero. He has fought almost all the battles with Li Shimin. Since Wude five years ago, he has been stationed in Lingzhou and served as the governor. He has defeated the Turkic invaders several times.
The biggest shortcoming of Li Shentong is in commanding troops to fight.
Li Xiaogong was the commander in chief who won half of the imperial court in the early years, and Li Daozong was a rising star in the clan who was able to fight well.
So Li Shimin tapped the imperial case, and knocked down the early bird who wanted to question the reward list.
Li Shentong withdrew, so Qiu Shili and other generals who wanted to make a fuss just now didn't dare to fight for merit anymore.
(end of this chapter)