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In the eyes of many people, the fiefs given by the royal family to meritorious people have always been permanent, and there is no age to say, this has been the case in all dynasties.

Therefore, when Gao Ming said that the fief given to the meritorious hero this time was ten years, everyone in the court showed a look of surprise.

"The fief is only ten years? Isn't that too short? ”

"I've never heard of such a short fief before."

"yes, yes, that's too short......"

Looking at the Wu Baiguan who was talking, Gao Ming's face did not show a look of surprise, obviously the reaction of the hundred officials was what he expected.

Gao Ming let everyone discuss, and when everyone was almost done, he smiled and nodded, and then looked around.

"Do you think that the fiefdom is only ten years, which is a short time? So let me ask all of you, which of you will live another ten years? If you think you can live, let me take a look! ”

“……”

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, the hall suddenly fell silent.

The average life expectancy of Datang is 50 years old, and in this era, "life is rare for ten years" is not an empty phrase, because there are really few people who can live to be ten years old.

At this time, the officials who can stand in the main hall of the court, except for the prince who stands to listen to the government, the youngest officials are all over twenty-five years old, and if they live for another ten years, then they will be at least ninety-five years old.

Obviously, this is very difficult!

None of the military officials present were confident that they would live to ninety-five, so they were all silent in the face of Gao Ming's question.

Looking at the silent crowd, Gao Ming smiled again, and then nodded again.

"Okay, the question just now seems to be a bit difficult for everyone, so let me change the question, may I ask everyone here, who can guarantee that his son will live for another ten years? Take a look at it! ”

“……”

Hearing Gao Ming's question, the officials present immediately looked at me and I looked at you, but still no one raised it.

The Tang Dynasty is an era of serious early marriage, men generally marry wives and have children at the age of fifteen, take Li Zhi as an example, he has just turned sixteen this year, but his son Li Zhong has already turned one year old.

Even Li Zhi, the prince, is like this, not to mention the other ministers, even the youngest son present can now recite the Analects.

Although everyone hopes that their children can be healthy and live a long life, no one dares to raise the promise that their son can live for another ten years in front of Gao Ming and Li Shimin in the main hall.

So, the main hall fell silent again.

Looking at this scene, Gao Ming immediately shrugged his shoulders, and then spread out towards everyone.

"You see, you yourself won't live for ten years, and your sons will not live for ten years, and even the grandsons of many of the people here will probably become a dying old man after ten years, do you still think ten years is very short?"

"This ......"

Hearing Gao Ming say this, everyone's eyes suddenly showed a thoughtful look, and a few began to whisper again.

"Listening to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say this, it seems that ten years is not short!"

"Isn't it short? The old man's grandson is fourteen today, and he will be able to marry a wife in another year, and I am afraid that in ten years, the old man's grandson will be full of gray hair! ”

"yes, yes, that'...... true"

Seeing that everyone had begun to accept his statement, a smile suddenly flashed on Gao Ming's face, and then he arched towards the surrounding ministers.

"Maybe many people present are wondering why the fiefdoms of the previous dynasties were permanent, why is it that now my Datang fief has become a ten-year period, is this too stingy? For this question, I want to tell you that in fact, this so-called 'permanence' has not lasted as long as you think. ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, everyone quickly stopped talking, and then they all turned their eyes to Gao Ming, waiting for his explanation.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Gao Ming immediately smiled and nodded.

"To talk about this problem, first of all, we have to count the national ancestry of all dynasties since Qin Shi Huang ruled the world!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming stretched out five fingers towards everyone.

"You see, the Qin Dynasty died II, the Guozuo was only 14 years, the Western Han Dynasty was 210 years, the Eastern Han Dynasty was 195 years, the Jin Dynasty was 156 years, the Sui Dynasty was only 8 years, and the Tang Dynasty was ...... Uh......"

Gao Ming originally wanted to say "the national glory of the Tang Dynasty", but only halfway through the words, he reacted that he had leaked his mouth, so he quickly changed his words.

"That...... The Tang Dynasty is still unknown! ”

“……”

Looking at everyone's surprised eyes, Gao Ming hurriedly squeezed out a compassionate expression.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my Tang Dynasty has been stumbling for 26 years since the founding of the first year of Wude, this is the result of the joint efforts of the first emperor, my father, and all of you, and how far the future can go, no one knows, after all, people's lives are too short!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, many people present showed emotional expressions.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right!"

"Yes, human life is really too short!"

"That's true......"

Seeing that everyone was successfully diverted by himself, Gao Ming's heart suddenly blossomed, but on the surface, he still had a sad face.

"Take history as a lesson to know the rise and fall, so my lords, compared with the 14 years of the Qin Dynasty and the Guozuo, and the 8 years of the Sui Dynasty, our Tang fiefdom has ten years, which is much more than the two dynasties combined, is this still short?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, many ministers couldn't help but nod their heads, obviously they also agreed with Gao Ming's statement.

At this time, Gao Ming also walked to the top of the main hall, and then arched towards everyone.

"You are all the ministers of my Tang Dynasty, it is precisely because of you, as well as the energy of two generations of virtuous emperors, that there is today's Zhenguan prosperity, I thank you here in advance!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming bowed to everyone with a sincere face.

Although everyone didn't know why Gao Ming wanted to come to such a show, seeing this scene, everyone present hurriedly bowed to Gao Ming in return.

"The matter of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, this is my duty!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has praised it!"

"yes, yes......"

Although everyone was modest, but the smile on the corner of their mouth betrayed their inner thoughts, at this moment, almost every official present was full of good feelings for Gao Ming, and they were thinking in their hearts.

"What a reasonable His Royal Highness the Prince!"

In addition to the officials, Li Shimin, who was sitting at the top, was also secretly refreshed.

"Two generations of virtuous emperors? Count this kid as talking! ”

Seeing the joy of everyone around him, the corners of Gao Ming's mouth curled up again.

"Sure enough, it's a thousand clothes that don't wear sycophants, it seems that this step is the right one, and the rest is easy to do!"