"The yellow sand wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will never be returned until it is broken..."
In the court, Wei Zheng suddenly spoke up for Li Zexuan, which indeed surprised everyone. However, Li Er, who was sitting at the top, did not pay attention to this. He murmured Li Zexuan's poem twice, If you look carefully, you will find that both of his eyes have straightened!
After a while, while the ministers in the court were still buzzing and whispering, Li Er finally spoke.
"There is no need to discuss this matter~! In the battle of Asukakyo, the Japanese took the initiative to provoke trouble. They first attacked our merchant ship of the Tang Dynasty, and then assassinated our king of the Tang Dynasty. They should be punished! Everything Xiaogong did was for our Tang Dynasty. Even if the common people have exceeded the rules, they will be outside and the military orders will not be obeyed. They cannot punish the heroes because of these!
The journey south was full of hardships and dangers, but Xiaogong shouldered the heavy responsibility alone and brought back a large amount of food, spices and money to the imperial court at a very low cost of casualties. It is said that merit is the most important and hard work is the most meritorious! I have decided to enclose 200 households with food, reward 10 pairs of ivory, 50 tiger skins, 100 bolts of silk, 5,000 taels of silver, and 2 million coins~! "
After discussing for so long, Li Er finally made the final decision, and the noisy crowd in the court suddenly became quiet.
"Thank you, Your Majesty~!"
Li Xiaogong quickly bowed to thank him.
Cheng Yaojin and others happily said: "Your Majesty is wise~!"
Cui Shanfu frowned in anger, but at this time he did not dare to say anything. He did not want to touch Li Er's brow again.
Just listen to Li Er say next:
"The pension for the fallen soldiers was increased by one level, and the civilian husbands who died in the battle were paid by special personnel sent by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Among them, the surviving civilian husband Meng Youliang loudly warned in times of crisis, preventing merchant ships from falling into the hands of bandits. Moreover, this man was unparalleled in his loyalty and bravery, and his life and death were at stake. , forcibly diverted the burning ship away from the course, so that the main fleet survived. I decided to make him the Eighth Grade Xuejie Colonel, with a reward of 100,000 yuan, and 100 pieces of silk~! Feng Zhihua, a merchant on the same ship, values love and care, and remains calm in the face of danger. , grant him the title of "Righteous Businessman"!"
After hearing this, Li Zexuan felt secretly happy for Meng Wenhao's father. This man, who was like the backbone, finally used his own life to provide a bright future for his family. It was really not easy! Although the eighth-grade official is young, he still has an official status. In the future, his family will no longer be bullied casually.
This was just a reward for two unknown people, and the rewards were all insignificant things. Naturally, the ministers in the court would not object. Some of them even felt that Li Er should not talk about such a trivial matter in the court. It seems a bit fussy.
"Li Zexuan, a man from Lantian County, made compasses, presented nautical charts, and helped the fleet return. Although he did not personally participate in the voyage, his contribution to the rear was indelible! Moreover, the suggestion for the fleet to go south for trade was originally made by you. Now the fleet You are indispensable for bringing back such a huge amount of materials and money to the Tang Dynasty~! In addition, you previously invented the paper machine, flat paper price, presided over the compilation of the "Dictionary of the Tang Dynasty", and enlightened thousands of people. Your contribution is in the contemporary era and benefits the world. In Qianqiu, I decided to reward you for your merits and make you the Marquis of Yong'an, with a fiefdom of Lantian and a settlement of 600 households~!"
Regarding Li Zexuan's official position, Li Er has always deliberately suppressed it. Li Zexuan had made a lot of achievements before, but Li Er did not award him any rewards. He felt that Li Zexuan was too young, and the rewards were too much, and he was just flattering!
But later, Li Er felt that the abilities and opinions displayed by Li Zexuan were increasingly unlike what a teenage boy could possess, so at this time, Li Er decided not to suppress it anymore, and just do it in one step. , directly promoted Li Zexuan's title from county boy to marquis, a leapfrog promotion!
Of course, this one step is a real one step. At least within ten years, Li Zexuan's title will not be able to rise any further, otherwise he will soon reach a point where he can no longer be promoted. But Li Er wants to Let’s leave his talent to Li Chengqian!
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty~!"
When all the ministers heard about Li Er's reward, they were all stunned. Li Zexuan took advantage of others' astonishment and stepped forward to thank him.
To be honest, he doesn't care whether his title can be promoted in the next few years. His original dream was to become a marquis in the Tang Dynasty. Now that the dream has come true, of course he must cherish the opportunity. As for the Duke above the marquis, he Without even thinking about it, for him, a Marquis is enough!
"Your Majesty, this..."
Almost at the same time, Wei Zheng also spoke. It seemed that he wanted to object, but seeing that Li Zexuan accepted the reward so quickly, he could only swallow the words that came to his lips, with an ugly expression on his face. .
Li Er glanced at Wei Zheng indifferently, but did not ask in detail at all. He directly waved his hand and said: "The matter of the reward is over here! All the ministers have something to report, but if nothing happens, they will withdraw from the court~!"
The ministers looked at each other in confusion. After the Tang Empire, titles were extremely rare, but now Li Er awarded a founding prince so lightly. It seemed very rash no matter how you looked at it.
But Li Er, who was used to being strong, once made up his mind, gave no room for negotiation, so they could only stare in secret.
Changsun Wuji pursed his lips, looking a little ready to make a move, but after thinking for a long time, he still said nothing.
Cheng Yaojin was so happy that he was the one receiving the reward from Li Er.
After waiting for a while, there was no objection in the court. Li Er was about to announce his resignation when he saw someone walking in from the door. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xiao Yu?
"Xiao Aiqing, why are you back again~? Could it be that the matter at the dock was settled so quickly?"
Li Er looked at Xiao Yu who came in a hurry and asked curiously.
How could 880,000 shi of grain be transported in such a short period of time? Xiao Yu smiled bitterly and cupped his hands and said:
"Back to your majesty, the autumn harvest has just passed, and Taicang in Chang'an City can only hold a hundred thousand shi of grain at most. So I came back to ask your majesty whether the excess grain should be transported directly to Luoyang along the canal~?"
Li Er suddenly realized that he couldn't blame him for not thinking carefully. He had never thought that Li Zexuan would bring back so much food, otherwise he would not have let Xiao Yu make another trip.
"Yeah~! Just follow Xiao Aiqing's advice and transport the excess grain directly to Hanjiacang in Luoyang by fleet~!"
It just so happens that if a locust plague occurs next year, grain relief can be provided from Chang'an and Luoyang at the same time! This is what Li Er thought in his heart.
"I obey your decree~!"
Xiao Yu responded and walked away.
Li Er looked at the ministers in the hall, and then said loudly: "Since there is nothing to do, let's retreat from the court~!"
In this way, a morning court, after many twists and turns, finally ended! Li Zexuan returned with a full load!
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Second update!
Thank you again, young lady, for the generous reward, for being promoted to the great cute master!
June 29 is an auspicious day, so let’s have a small explosion on that day! Not a lot. Xia Ke's hands can't work for long periods of time now. I used to be able to finish a chapter in two hours, but now it takes more than three hours to finish one chapter. I don't dare to type too fast. After coding a chapter, I can actually hear the bones when I bend my fingers. sound! Well, more or less explosions are all about friendship. I hope the young lady can accept it, and I hope everyone can understand! Thank you for your continued company!
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