"...This is what happened to my father!" Li Chengqian told Li Dejiao all about the spy, how he sent troops to arrest him, and the results of the interrogation.
Since Lin Xuan didn't want to take the credit, he naturally didn't mention Lin Xuan.
After listening, Li Shimin looked at Li Dejiang and said with approval: "Yes, he is as considerate as silk. He is worthy of being the son of a pharmacist. He has not embarrassed your father."
Li Dejiang said excitedly: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. This is what I should do."
Since he has a valid position, he can naturally call himself a minister.
I have to say that Li Shimin was pretty good at his heroes.
Most of the sons of princes will be given empty posts when they reach adulthood.
Although there are no rights in a fictitious position, there is also a salary, but the salary is only half of that in a normal full-time job.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "I am here to tell you that the second son of the Duke of Dai is extremely intelligent and of good conduct. Now that I have discovered the detailed work of the Western Turks in Chang'an, I am very relieved. I am specially named: Uncle of Sanyuan Kaiguo County."
Li De was overjoyed with the award and quickly thanked him: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"
"You deserve this. Okay, you can go down first, and the prince will stay!" Li Shimin said calmly.
He is just a county official. According to Li Jing's merits, he should have received the Li De Award long ago.
Most of the second sons of other princes were knighted by him, and some who were not knighted were also made princesses.
When he gets married to the princess, he will also be given a title.
Li Dejie's failure to receive a knighthood actually has a lot to do with Li Jing.
When Li Yuan was preparing to raise troops in Taiyuan, Li Jing was serving under Li Yuan.
Li Yuan's secret recruitment of troops was discovered by Li Jing.
Li Jing noticed his motive, so he disguised himself as a prisoner and went to Jiangdu (Yang Guang was not in Chang'an at the time) to report to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. But when he arrived at the capital Chang'an, Guanzhong was already in chaos, and he was unable to make the trip due to road blockage. Soon, Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan, quickly captured Chang'an and captured Li Jing.
Li Yuan was very angry at Li Jing for reporting him and ordered Li Jing to be executed.
Li Shimin appreciated his talent, begged Li Yuan for mercy, rescued Li Jing, and recruited Li Jing into the government to serve as his personal bodyguard.
Li Jing later lived up to Li Shimin's expectations and quickly stood out and made many military exploits.
Before Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, Li Jing had a heavy army.
Li Shimin had always regarded Li Jing as his confidant, and sent someone to notify Li Jing, hoping that Li Jing would send troops to help him when he took action.
However, Li Jing did not respond to this matter, nor did he report him, but chose to remain neutral.
After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and others were all granted the title of Duke for their merit.
There was no reward or punishment for Li Jing.
Later, although Li Jing was granted the title of Duke for his role in destroying the Eastern Turks, Li Shimin was not as close to him as he was to Cheng Yaojin and others.
This is also the reason why Li Shimin has never been awarded the Li De Award before.
"Yes!" Li Dejiang bowed his hands and walked out.
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and asked, "What do you think of what you did today?"
"What does Father mean?"
Li Chengqian felt a little uneasy, wondering what he had done wrong again.
Li Shimin saw Li Chengqian's expression, thought about his recent performance, and said pleasantly: "I'm talking about you sending troops to arrest people."
"Father, shouldn't we arrest those Western Turkic spies who come to the Tang Dynasty to inquire about information?" Li Chengqian asked doubtfully.
Li Shimin sighed and asked: "After you send people to arrest them, won't the Western Turks send agents to come? They will only be more careful in the future. There are many agents sent by other countries in Chang'an. I just sent people to monitor them.
, do you know why?”
"Father, are you trying to find out who they are colluding with?" Li Chengqian said uncertainly.
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "The reason why I won't do anything to them is because they are already under my surveillance and will not bring much harm to the Tang Dynasty. Once they are caught, the people sent next time will be hidden even deeper."
Li Chengqian was thoughtful and said: "Father, I understand, this time it is my son Meng Lang!"
Li Shimin was very pleased to see that Li Chengqian had listened to his words.
Usually when he talks about Li Chengqian, although Li Chengqian looks respectful on the face, the impatience in his eyes cannot deceive him.
"It's good that you understand, but you have little experience, so I don't blame you for this. When encountering problems in the future, think carefully before making a decision!" Li Shimin said.
"My son, I understand. Thank you very much for your teachings!" Li Chengqian said respectfully.
He usually didn't listen to Li Shimin's words. The main reason was that Li Shimin always scolded him.
Therefore, whenever Li Shimin said something, he would be very disgusted and unwilling to listen at all.
But today was different. Li Shimin not only spoke in a very gentle tone, but also told him the reason.
Instead of scolding him directly like usual.
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and asked: "Did Li Dejiang really discover this matter today?"
He also knew something about Li Dejia. It was not that Li Shimin looked down on Li Dejia, but that Li Dejia was not that smart.
"Back to my father, Lin Xuan discovered it." Li Chengqian didn't dare to hide it.
Li Shimin understood Lin Xuan's thoughts after a moment's thought and said, "Lin Xuan is very talented. You should have more contact with him in the future."
"My son understands!"
Li Shimin didn't need to tell him, he would also get in touch with Lin Xuan.
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"Lin Xuan, Lin Xuan, I was knighted, haha!"
Lin Xuan was writing Pinyin in the study when he was startled by Li Dejiao's voice. His hands shook and he almost ruined what he had just written.
Lin Xuan put down his pen, opened the door, and said angrily: "Why don't you just get a knighthood? Are you so happy?"
"This is a title, a title that can be passed down to descendants!" Li Dejiang said excitedly.
Lin Xuan said to Chunyue who was behind Li Dejiang: "Go and pour some tea!"
Lin Xuan asked Li Dejiao to sit down and said, "Tell me, what title has your Majesty granted you?"
"County uncle, Your Majesty has made me county uncle!" Li Dejiang said excitedly.
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes and said: "I thought he was the Duke of the country. He is just a county official. He will be gone after two generations. What's there to be happy about?"
In the Tang Dynasty, the title was not hereditary. Each time one inherited a title, the title would be lowered by one level.
Even those princes will become county kings when their sons inherit the title.
Of course, the Duke of the State is the highest title that can be bestowed upon someone with a different surname. When the Duke of the State makes further contributions, they will not have to be demoted for several generations.
As for other titles, there is still room for improvement, so there is no such thing as being downgraded.
Li Dejiang was an earl, and when his son succeeded him, he became the county son. When his grandson succeeded, it could no longer be passed down.
Of course, if his son is alive and his grandson is capable, has made great achievements, and has been rewarded, then that is another matter.
"I would be satisfied if I had an earl." Li Dejiang said with a smile.
Lin Xuan said angrily: "You are only good at this, go back quickly and tell your parents the good news!"
He estimated the time and realized that Li Dejiang must have received the award and came to him.
"Yes, yes, I have to go home to announce the good news, Lin Xuan, you will be my brother from now on, I will remember this!" Li Dejiang said seriously.
"Okay, grown man, mother-in-law, go back quickly." Lin Xuan said.
He didn't think that Li Shimin would be awarded the title of Earl of Li De Jie just by catching a few cheats.
With this little credit, he could barely get a county title, let alone a county boss.
This is nothing more than Li Shimin's way of appeasing Li Jing.
After dismissing the Li De Award, Lin Xuan continued to write Pinyin.
He also learned about how people were made literate in ancient times.
I have to say that ancient people were still very wise.
Already know how to use Chinese characters as carriers and use methods such as zhiyin and fanqie to phoneticize Chinese characters. Zhiyin means using homophones to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters. If the homophones are rare characters, they cannot be read even if they are phonetically noted. Fanqie
, that is, two Chinese characters are used to phonetically notate another Chinese character. The upper character of Fanqie has the same initial consonant as the noted character, and the lower character of Fanqie has the same finals and tones as the noted character.
However, these two phonetic notation methods are not convenient to use.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Western missionaries came to China to preach. In order to learn Chinese characters, they began to use Latin letters to spell Chinese.
Hanyu Pinyin is created by summarizing their respective advantages, modifying them.