"What are you doing standing there, calling someone?" Cheng Yaojin was very dissatisfied when he saw Lin Xuan standing there stunned.
"Oh, little Lin Xuan, I have met Uncle Qin." Lin Xuan came to his senses and bowed quickly.
"Ahem... Zhijie mentioned you to me, yes." Qin Qiong nodded and said with a smile.
"Second brother, are you okay?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Qin Qiong worriedly.
"It's okay, the old problem is over." Qin Qiong waved her hand and said nonchalantly.
Lin Xuan really couldn't compare the man in front of him with the yellow fat horse in "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", wearing a purple gold crown on his head, wearing a chain of gold chain armor, a pair of cooked copper maces on his back, and holding a tiger-head gold gun in his hand, fighting against the army
The unrivaled hero who retrieved heads from a bag was connected to the old man in front of him who coughed after even a few words.
Just when Lin Xuan felt sorry for Qin Qiong, the palace door slowly opened.
Everyone quickly stopped chatting, and the officials checked their robes, straightened their official hats, and began to line up.
"Boy Lin, you don't have an official position. You will follow the eunuch to the side hall and wait for His Majesty's summons. Don't run around." Cheng Yaojin quickly confessed and hurried to line up.
At first, Lin Xuan thought he could see the early morning court, but now he realized that he had thought too much.
It makes sense when you think about it, the morning court is a place where national affairs are discussed, why would he, a commoner, join in the fun.
Civil servants lined up, and military attachés lined up. After lining up, they slowly walked into the palace gate.
Lin Xuan fell behind. After all the officials had entered, Lin Xuan went to the eunuch at the entrance of the palace and explained his identity. Under the leadership of the eunuch, he walked into the palace.
The eunuch who led the way took Lin Xuan to a side hall of Taiji Palace, told him to wait here for the emperor's summons and not to run around, and then left.
The palace decoration is magnificent, and some exquisite bronzes are placed in some places.
These things will be regarded as national treasures in future generations, and Lin Xuan has the urge to take them home.
Of course, I just thought about it. There is no place to hide such a big thing.
If you go to steal something in the palace, your life will be lost if you are discovered.
Lin Xuan walked around the main hall and felt a little boring. In his eyes, these things represented money, and now that he couldn't get rid of them, they were nothing to look at.
After finding a place to sit down, Lin Xuan wondered what Li Shimin would reward him.
Forget about the money, he is not short of it. He remembered that the court in the early Tang Dynasty was still relatively poor, and it was estimated that they would not be able to reward him much.
What Lin Xuan wants most is a title. With a title, he also belongs to the special class and has a certain status in the Tang Dynasty.
As the Khan of Heaven, Li Shimin was called a wise king by later generations, so he shouldn't be too stingy.
Lin Xuan waited for more than two hours, but no one came, so he couldn't help but curse secretly.
If you haven't summoned him for so long, why did you ask him to come so early? He could have slept until dawn and come back again.
This was bad in ancient times. When the emperor summoned someone, he had no human rights at all.
Just when Lin Xuan was thinking wildly, a young eunuch came in and said with a smile: "Master Lin, your Majesty has summoned you. Come with me quickly."
"Oh, please excuse me, father-in-law." Lin Xuan said politely.
The young eunuch took Lin Xuan outside the main hall of Tai Chi Palace, signaled him to wait a moment, and then went to a side door to report.
Not long after, people in the main hall shouted: "Lin Xuan is here to see you."
When Lin Xuan heard this, he quickly straightened his clothes and walked into the hall.
"Lin Xuan, a humble citizen, comes to see Your Majesty." Lin Xuan bowed and saluted.
After hearing "flat body", Lin Xuan straightened up, his head slightly lowered, and his eyes not looking straight.
"The prince has made great achievements in rescuing the victims. From now on, the cost of the East Palace will be doubled." Li Shimin said.
"Thank you very much, Father." Li Chengqian came out to express his gratitude.
He didn't care whether he was rewarded or not. He was very happy when his father praised him.
He still remembers Li Shimin's praise of him when he returned to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin nodded and continued: "Li Tai assisted the crown prince in disaster relief and was granted the title of King of Wei. He was made the governor of Yanzhou and the five governors of Xia, Sheng, Beifu, Beining and Beikai."
Wow~
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, the officials were in an uproar. It was because Li Shimin's reward to Li Tai was too heavy.
In the second year of Zhenguan, Li Tai, who was only nine years old, was renamed King of Yue and was granted the title of Grand Governor of Yangzhou and Governor of Yuezhou, Governor Chang, Hai Run, Chu, Shu, Lu, Hao, Shou, She, Su, Hang, etc.
He served as the military governor of Yangzhou in sixteen states including Xuan, Dongmu, and Nanhe, and also supervised Yue, Wu, Quan, Jian, Tai, and other six states, with as many as 22 states as fiefs!
The prince Li Ke, who was granted the title at the same time as him, only had 8 states.
In the fifth year of Zhenguan (631), while Li Tai served as the governor of Yangzhou, he also held the post of general Zuo Wuhou.
Li Shimin now granted him the title of King of Wei and six more states. Including the previous ones, there were twenty-eight states.
What does Li Shimin want to do? He wants to depose Li Chengqian and make Li Tai the crown prince?
Don't blame them for thinking too much. It's a matter of the crown prince. No matter how much you think about it, all the ministers had different thoughts.
"Thank you, father." Li Tai thanked him quickly.
Li Tai glanced at Li Chengqian with a smile on his face, and saw that his face was gloomy, and the smile on his face became even bigger.
Li Chengqian clenched his fists in his wide sleeves.
Why?
After his hard work, he finally got double the fee, but the reward for Li Tai was so heavy.
Li Chengqian was very unwilling and a little frustrated. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't compare to Li Tai, so why did he work so hard?
"Your Majesty, you can't do that. The King of Yue originally had 22 states, and now he has added 6 states. This is a recipe for disaster."
Li Chengqian still had many supporters, so he came to his senses and quickly stopped him.
"I have decided on this matter." Li Shimin's tone was full of no doubt.
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he ignored the ministers and continued: "Lin Xuan has made great contributions in assisting the prince in disaster relief. He was granted the title of Bo of Jingyang County and a settlement of 700 households."
Lin Xuan was a little confused. He was now knighted?
"Your Majesty, you can't do that. How can you be granted the title of county magistrate for a trivial merit?" Wang Ze quickly stepped out and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the title should not be granted lightly." Many officials from aristocratic families came out to agree.
There were also some who simply felt that the reward for Lin Xuan was too heavy, and they also agreed.
There were more people who stopped Lin Xuan from being ennobled than those who stopped Li Tai, accounting for almost two-thirds of the hundred officials.
"Small merit? I remember that you had nothing to do at that time and still asked me to issue an edict to punish yourself. Now that someone has made a meritorious service, it has become a small merit in your eyes?" Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, even if he has meritorious service, making him a county boy is already a favor." Wang Ze said.
The Wang family had previously approached Lin Xuan to buy Yunlou but was rejected. In addition, due to Lin Xuan's attention, the family had to provide food. The Wang family hated him to the core.
"I just want to let the world know that as long as I have merit, I will not hesitate to reward you."
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he ignored the obstruction of the ministers and said to Lin Xuan: "Lin Xuan, are you still not grateful?"
When Wang Ze spoke up, Lin Xuan came to his senses, but he was a little confused at the time. He didn't know if Li Shimin would change his attention, so he didn't speak.
Now after hearing Li Shimin's words, he quickly saluted, "Thank you, my dear, for your majesty's reward."
"Now that you have a title, you will become a minister in the future." Li Shimin said with a smile.
"I understand. Thank you so much, Your Majesty." Lin Xuan quickly changed his words.