There is no necessary connection between the official position and the title of the Tang Dynasty. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThere are many people who have titles but no official positions, and there are many people who have official positions but no titles. Knighthoods are a type of reward for merit, and in addition to the royal family (royal family), they are divided into dukes, princes, earls, sons, and barons, and enjoy different treatments.

A knighthood is a status symbol, and those who have a knighthood enjoy aristocratic treatment. Titles can be descended by hereditary succession (in the case of primogeniture, the succession is reduced by one degree. The official position cannot be inherited.

Huang Qi didn't have the opportunity to make great contributions before, so he didn't have a knighthood. Although he is an official, his status is still that of the civilian class. He was very envious of those who had knighthoods and dreamed of becoming nobles.

At this moment, when he heard that His Royal Highness King Liang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to promote him to be an earl, Huang Qi's heart was ecstatic, if this was awarded to the earl, he would be an earl in the future, and he would also be a dignified lord of the Tang Dynasty.

For Li Su, his favor has reached its peak, and what he can do is to benefit the people around him as much as possible, which is also a sense of achievement. The people in the research institute have been working with him for a long time, so they have to get some rewards for them.

Since Li Su, the king of Liang, proposed to give heavy rewards to the people of the Datang Scientific Research Institute, Li Chengqian, the crown prince as the director of the scientific research institute, was naturally very happy. He believes that the scientific research institute has made such a great contribution to grain planting, and it is natural for relevant personnel to receive awards for meritorious service. So he agreed to Li Su and wrote a recital for Huang Qi and others from the institute to apply for the award.

For the matter of rewards, it has always been one of the focuses of people's attention. No matter who has been rewarded, it is inevitable that some people will be envious, jealous and hateful.

Li Chengqian has been burning a little bit recently, and he feels that the institute has made a lot of contributions, and it is natural to be rewarded. In addition, it was a coincidence that the crown princess was about to give birth in the next few days, and he was a father for the first time, so he was so excited that he didn't pay attention to this matter, and forgot to find the ministers who supported him in advance to ventilate in advance.

Early ventilation is important. In modern society, if a leader wants to achieve a goal, he must communicate with other leaders who have a good relationship in advance, and when he has a meeting, he puts forward an opinion, and the person who has secretly communicated well will stand up and support, and things will be easy to do.

If you don't communicate in advance, even if you are your own person, you will be caught off guard and don't know what to do. Moreover, they will feel that you don't care about their opinions, which can create a barrier.

One morning two days later, the main hall of the Taiji Hall.

Today's early dynasty is no different from usual, and each ministry talks about its own affairs. The unit of the research institute is a small unit, which is ranked behind the Ministry of Engineering.

Li Su went to court today, and took Li Dan, Du He, Huang Qi, Cheng Chumo, Li Ninger and others. Among these people, only Li Su was qualified to go to the palace to participate in the court meeting. Li Dan and the others were waiting outside the hall.

The position of each minister in the court is regulated, and it cannot be changed at will.

Li Su was a prince, but he usually did not go to court, so there was no place for him in front, and he stood behind the officials of the Ministry of Works. There are a lot of people in front of him, and he can't see the situation in front of him.

At this time, it was Li Su's turn to speak, and Li Su stood up and looked at it, a little dumbfounded - the crown prince Li Chengqian did not come.

Li Su was hesitating, whether to talk about it today, and he didn't say anything for a while.

Li Shimin was a little puzzled, and said in his heart: "What do you mean by standing up and not speaking?" He asked, "King Liang, what do you have to say?"

Li Su had to say, he said: "Father, the Datang Science Research Institute, has been very successful in cultivating and promoting new varieties of grain for the imperial court. Among them, Huang Qi, Li Dan, Du He, Cheng Chumo and Li Ning'er of the Institute have made great contributions, and the minister has asked His Royal Highness the Prince, the director of the Institute, to ask the court to give commendation, and the minister is asking about this matter today. ”

Li Shimin said: "I haven't received any feedback from the institute. Cen text. ”

When Cen Wenwen heard Li Shimin call him, he came out and said, "The minister is here." ”

Li Shimin asked: "Has Zhongshu Province received the prince's recital?" ”

Cen Wenwen said: "No. In the past few days, the crown princess is about to give birth, and His Royal Highness the crown prince has not come. ”

When Li Cheng heard this, he was dumbfounded, and said in his heart: "What the hell is Li Chengqian doing?" My wife gave birth to a child, so she didn't do anything?! If you just don't come, can't you send someone to play the recital? It's also too unreliable. ”

Li Shimin waved his hand, and Cen Wenwen retreated. Li Shimin said: "The research institute has indeed made contributions in increasing grain production, so if you have any ideas, please talk about them." ”

Li Su felt that something was wrong, so he asked him to be rewarded in front of the public, how can he say this? Helplessly, he said: "Rewarding meritorious ministers is an effective measure to motivate subjects to continue to dedicate themselves to the imperial court, so the ministers asked the imperial court to reward Huang Qi, Li Dan, Du He, Cheng Chumo and Li Ning'er." ”

By September 20, Datang's grain output had exceeded the average output of previous bumper years, and the total output could increase by about 50% in the autumn grain.

Li Shimin was very happy and said, "Are they all here?" Call them in. ”

Huang Qi, Li Dan, Du He, Cheng Chumo and Li Ning'er were all announced, and after saluting Li Shimin, they stood aside.

Li Shimin said to Li Su: "Very good, if you have any requirements, just say it?" ”

This kind of thing should be played in advance, and Li Shimin will discuss it with the main ministers again, and then announce it, which is suddenly embarrassing for Li Su to say in public. The reward is too high, others have opinions, they can't make it, and they will be laughed at. If you want to be low, you have wronged Huang Qi and others, and they will have opinions in the future. According to the original goal, there is no room for bargaining.

Li Su said: "The reward is a matter for the imperial court, is it okay for the minister to say it here?" ”

Li Shimin smiled: "You are their top boss, you can make a suggestion for everyone's reference." "You can see that he is in a very good mood.

Li Su thought for a while, and decided to add a level to the expected goal, ready to bargain, and there was room for concessions.

He said: "The minister believes that Huang Qi and others have made great contributions, and suggests that Huang Qi be awarded the first count, Li Dan will be promoted from viscount to second earl, Du He will be promoted from baron to first viscount, Cheng Chumo will be promoted from baron to first class viscount, and Li County Lord (Li Ning'er) will be given material rewards. ”

Tang Taizong Li Shimin believes that the institute has made great contributions, and Li Su's request is not excessive, he recognizes it in his heart and is ready to accept it in full. However, he routinely asked, "Do you have any opinions on being listed as a minister?" ”

Li Ke, the king of Shu, Li Tai, the king of Wei, and others, from the very beginning of the dialogue between Li Shimin and Li Su, keenly discovered the problem - Li Su looked for the crown prince Li Chengqian for this matter, but Li Chengqian did not care about this matter, and there may be a contradiction between them.

As the saying goes, "flies don't bite seamless eggs." "They immediately decided to prevent Huang Qi and the others from receiving the reward, and if they couldn't stop it, they also had to lower the level at which they received the reward. In this way, we can not only deal a blow to the arrogance of the research institute, but also expand the contradictions between Li Su and Li Chengqian.

They decided to make a move.