Chapter 8 Summoned by Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty
About an hour later, Cheng Yaojin ran back in a hurry.
"General Yan listens to the order. The emperor has ordered General Yan to take confidentiality measures. No one can leave privately once the order is reached. Wait for the order." After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, without waiting for the reaction of General Yan and others, he took Zhang San.
Run outside.
"You kid, come with me, the emperor wants to summon you." Cheng Yaojin said as he ran.
"What?" Zhang San was shocked.
"I'm going to meet the famous King of Qin Li Shimin? Now it should be Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the only emperor through the ages!" Zhang San was very excited.
"When I meet you later, do you want an autograph? Can we take a photo with you? What will you call me then? Are you calling him His Majesty the Emperor, Long live the Emperor, or something like that?"
When Zhang San was immersed in fantasy, Cheng Yaojin lifted Zhang San from the ground to the horse's back with a big hand and walked away.
Zhang San was so shocked that he almost fell off his horse.
Not long after, Zhang San followed Cheng Yaojin to Danfengmen Square. Looking at the magnificent Yong'an Palace complex, Zhang San was shocked.
Climbing up the stairs, Zhang San followed Cheng Yaojin through the palaces one after another, arriving in front of the Zichen Hall, and then passed a eunuch leading the way to the main hall.
At this time, there were three people in the main hall. Sitting in the middle was a middle-aged man who was not angry and proud. He was wearing a red and yellow silk satin, a nine-ring belt around his waist, and Liuhe boots. He must be Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
Sitting next to them were two officials wearing purple crew-neck shirts. They must have high official status.
"Your Majesty, I have brought Zhang San." As soon as Cheng Yaojin came in, he laughed loudly and bowed his hand to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin and the two officials next to him also looked at the nervous Zhang San with smiles.
But all I saw was Zhang San kneeling down, imitating what was shown on TV: "Common man Zhang San kowtows to His Majesty the Emperor and wishes His Majesty long live, long live, long live."
"Okay, get up and answer." Li Shimin saw that Zhang San's behavior revealed a feeling of being out of tune with the world.
After hearing this, Zhang San got up from the ground and curiously looked at the people in the hall and the furnishings inside.
"Be a good boy in the middle of winter. If you take back a few of the antiques here, you will make a fortune." Zhang San was amazed in his heart.
Li Shimin didn't care about Zhang Sand looking around, and said to the people on the left and right: "Fang Qing and Du Qing, have you seen the horse that Cheng Zhijie brought back?"
Zhang Sanyi heard this and thought to himself: These two are the living Fang Moudu Duan.
"Back to the emperor, we have already seen it. I didn't expect that the problems that have troubled the army for thousands of years have been solved by these small iron pieces. It is really an ingenious work. This can save the army hundreds of horses every year.
Horse wear and tear.”
Du Ruhui, as the Minister of War, said very excitedly at this time.
"Keming is right. With this item, our army's strength will be further enhanced." Fang Xuanling agreed with Du Ruhui's words.
"Your Majesty must reward this boy Zhang San well. My Chu Mo boy also saved his life thanks to Zhang San's rescue." Cheng Yaojin said sincerely beside him.
"Oh, Zhang San also has medical skills? Why did your elder brother get into trouble?" Li Shimin was very curious after hearing this.
So Cheng Yaojin told the ins and outs of the incident.
Zhang San was just responsible and listening, thinking: Ma Liu rewarded a good person with a thousand and eighty taels of gold, it is still very stressful here.
When Li Shimin heard this, he thought: Zhang San still has some abilities.
Then he asked about the situation in Zhang San's home. When he heard that Zhang San's brothers had died fighting for the country, Cheng Yaojin, who was the general of Jinwu Guard, was very moved.
Of course, what Zhang San said was what his little sister told him, and now that he is borrowing this identity, he can only answer this way.
"Zhang San heard the seal." Li Shimin sat upright.
Zhang San was still in a daze, so Cheng Yaojin kicked Zhang San forward and knelt in front of Li Shimin.
"I'll go, Cheng Yaojin and we have a grudge, right?" Zhang San rubbed his butt and balls and complained in his heart.
Of course, Zhang San also realized that it was a good thing, so he knelt there respectfully.
"Zhang San presented sharp weapons such as horseshoes to the country, which helped the Tang Dynasty reduce the consumption of hundreds or even thousands of horses every year. This is a great achievement. In addition, the Zhang family and his son dedicated their lives to the country, to the well-being of the country, and to their lives. This is so.
Great benevolence. Zhang San is specially granted the title of Founding County Man, with a settlement of 300 households, 500 acres of Yongye farmland, and a ten thousand-year fiefdom in the county."
After hearing Li Shimin's award, Zhang San looked dull and thought: Is this a knighthood? Is it true? Zhang San had a question mark on his face.
Fortunately, Zhang San had seen big scenes in the emergency department in his previous life. Although he had doubts in his heart, he quickly thanked him at this time.
Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui were surprised after hearing this. After all, it is very difficult to obtain a title now. Could it be that the emperor's move had some profound meaning?
Zhang San knew that it was impossible for a single horseshoe to receive this reward. Is there any conspiracy in it? After all, the famous Li Shimin was sitting on it!
But then I thought about it, except for my little sister, I am a loner in this Tang Dynasty. I don't think there is anything that can be plotted by Li Shimin, right?
No matter how you look at it, this is undoubtedly a great good thing. Who cares, just take it one step at a time. Maybe you have traveled through time. God is pitiful for you to compensate yourself. Aren’t the protagonists of those time-travel novels in previous lives the same?
Do you have any adventures?
If you give yourself another system, it will be awesome. Zhang San was thinking randomly in his mind, and did not notice the doubtful expressions of Cheng Yaojin and others.
Of course, in history, war horses at this time were indeed a major obstacle to the Tang army's operations. There were no war horses in China. Most of these horses were bought from the Turks and then multiplied in the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, Emperor Li Yuan coaxed, deceived and bought more than 500 war horses from the Turks at a very high price. Now, although they have been multiplied for many years, there are only a few thousand war horses. The horseshoes are worn out.
One of the most serious reasons affecting war horse combat.
Although Li Shimin could see the confusion of Cheng Yaojin and others, he did not think of any explanation.
After Li Shimin announced the reward, he immediately ordered his servants to inform Yan Lide, the supervisor, who worked hard to make enough horseshoes and replace the entire army's war horses with new horseshoes. At the same time, he dispatched Zuo Wuwei to help block the news.
After all the orders were promulgated, Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling to issue an edict to announce to the world that Zhang San was made the founding county man.
With excitement in his heart, Zhang Sanhuai was led out by Cheng Yaojin and followed by Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhang County, for receiving the emperor's award today."
When Xuanling came out of the back room, Du Ruhui congratulated Zhang San on being awarded the title of Kaiguo County Male.
Zhang San was grinning almost to the back of his head.
"Thank you, thank you." Zhang San responded politely. After all, these two people were popular people in front of the emperor, so they did not dare to have a bad attitude.
Then Zhang San said goodbye to Cheng Yaojin and Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.
After Cheng Yaojin took Zhang San out of the palace, he called for his family to drive Zhang San away in a carriage, and asked Zhang San to take care of Cheng Chumo.
To this, Zhang San repeatedly assured that after all, it was thanks to Cheng Yaojin's help and advice that Zhang San, a little peasant, would never see the emperor in his lifetime.
The sun had already set when we returned to the Taoist Temple. Zhang San first went to see Cheng Chumo's condition and found that the boy was much energetic and looked much better.
As for Fang Yiai, Changsun Chong and Yuchi Baolin, they have gone back to their respective homes.
Five Buqu and two maids from Duke Lu's residence were left here to take care of Cheng Chumo.
When the little girl saw that Zhang San came back safely, she also relieved her worries, fearing that the third brother would never come back.
Above the Taoist temple hall, Zhang San told the old Taoist priest and the little girl the good news that he had been promoted to an official position. The little girl suddenly felt like flying into the clouds. The third brother was so powerful that he became a high official just by running out.
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The old Taoist priest was also very surprised, but he was much more stable than the little girl. He called me "Infinite Heavenly Lord" and said a few words of blessing.
After returning home in the dark, the little girl was still in a state of excitement and told her that she was going to pay homage to her parents and brothers tomorrow to comfort their spirits in heaven.
Zhang San could only obey this, and the official reward from the imperial court would surely come tomorrow.
I was very excited when I thought that I would become a noble of the Tang Dynasty. I chatted with the little girl for a long time before falling asleep.
Early the next morning, the brother and sister got up early, cleaned up the courtyard and room, and waited for the arrival of the court officials.
Around nine to ten o'clock in the morning, a large group of people came on horseback, attracting people in the village to come out to watch the fun.
I saw a eunuch walking into the courtyard holding an imperial edict and loudly announcing the decree of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.
The general meaning is the same as yesterday. After the end, I took a goldfish charm from the hand of the person next to me and presented it to Zhang San. This is the identity symbol of Zhang San, a man from Founding County.
"My grandson congratulates Mr. Zhang. The Emperor asked me to tell Mr. County to benefit the village, serve the country, and not let down the Emperor's respect."
The servant who called himself Sun Xi said with a smile.
Zhang San also replied with a sincere face: "I will definitely devote myself to death in order to repay the emperor's respect."
Next, the field officer Wai Lang and the Wannian County magistrate registrar handed over to Zhang San the 500 acres of Yongye farmland, a government-owned farmland outside Zhangjiacun near the Weishui River, totaling 510 acres, more than 500 acres.
The ten acres of land that came out were also packaged and given to Zhang San.
An official who was the general supervisor told Zhang San about building a county male residence for Zhang San.
Zhang San had another polite conversation with many officials before it was over. He also gave everyone some maltose made by himself as a thank you gift. Everyone liked the maltose very much. When they learned that Zhang San made it himself, they were even more grateful to Zhang San.
Much appreciated.
The people in Zhangjia Village next to them were in shock from beginning to end.
How come Iesaburo Zhang will be a lord in the future?
Muramasa was even more amazed and called Zhang Sanlang a Wenquxing descended to earth. Zhang Sanyi was stunned when he heard this.
Zhang San and Xiaomei let out a long sigh of relief after everyone left.
The little girl was jumping up and down happily, without the tranquility of the past.
After this was over, before Zhang San could take a breath, the little girl took the third brother to pay homage to his parents and brother's graves.
It is said that the little girl was crying and laughing in front of the grave, which made Zhang San sigh with sadness.
Although they were not his parents or relatives, Zhang San still kowtowed a few times seriously.
By the time we got home, the sun was already setting in the west, and the little girl was busy cooking for the third brother. When it came to eating, Zhang San's stomach couldn't help but growl.
In this reward, the imperial court also awarded twenty stones of grain and ten bolts of silk. These rewards are still very rich for the current Zhang San brothers and sisters.