Chapter 273: First Earl

Wang Ping'an held the tea in his hand, but did not drink it, he said: "When the minister was in Xuzhou, the two states of Biansong and Song Dynasty had been flooded, and the emperor sent the emperor to this place for disaster relief. ”

The ministers nodded together and said one after another: "It turns out that the new disaster relief law was originally proposed by Duke Jingde!" ”

Wei Chigong stroked his forehead and thought: "I'm really sorry, let Wuxian give me the credit, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with me, it's all his idea, he actually gave me the credit in public." This kid is really righteous, the old man likes you very much! ”

Li Shimin hummed, Chong Wei Chi Gong nodded and smiled: "Jingde, sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, you can have this idea and teach it to the younger generations, you don't take credit for it, it's really rare, you should be a model for the ministers!" ”

Wei Chigong's old face flushed, and he hurriedly bowed and said: "The old minister thanked the emperor for his praise, and the old minister also had a flash of inspiration at that time, so he had a rough idea of the new law, if it wasn't for the emperor sending the old minister to disaster relief, I was afraid that the old minister's aura would not be able to flash out of the new disaster relief law!" ”

The ministers said: "It seems that the emergence of the new law is still due to the emperor's wisdom, if the emperor hadn't sent Jingde to Xuzhou, how could there be a new law for disaster relief!" ”

After touting it, everyone unanimously said that the source of the new disaster relief law has been found because the emperor is wise, it is all the emperor's credit, and it has nothing to do with others!

Li Shimin touched the beard on his lips, nodded with a smile, and smiled at Wang Ping'an: "Go on." ”

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "The minister sorted out the ideas of Lord Wei Chi and sent them to Niu Zhenghong, the assassin of Xuzhou, and when the new law was reasonable, Niu Zhenghong immediately ordered the implementation of the new law, and handled the disaster relief matter vigorously and resolutely." ”

The ministers nodded together again and said, "It seems that this Niu Zhenghong is a good official and does things properly!" ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Niu Zhenghong is doing a good job, and he needs to be rewarded." Come on, keep the file, and report to the Ministry of Officials! ”

Wang Ping'an said: "In the new disaster relief law, there are several articles about the prevention of plague, through the efforts of all the military and civilians in Xuzhou, the plague has not broken out, and this experience is still being rapidly promoted to various states and counties!" ”

Without waiting for others to praise again, the eldest grandson Wuji clapped his hands and said: "It seems that the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou are all kind people who have benefited from the new law, but they have not forgotten the people elsewhere. ”

Li Shimin said: "Accurate, very good!" ”

The ministers are busy and boasting about the people of Xuzhou, the kind people, and the kind township!

Wang Ping'an said: "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in Chang'an, he is concerned about the disaster victims, and he is worried about the people in the temple, after learning the new disaster relief law, he ordered the palace attendants Mi Xiaomiao and the guards Mengshi brothers, specially rushed to Xuzhou, asked the ministers about specific matters, and the three of them made a secret visit to observe the people's feelings, and got the specific details that many ministers did not see!" ”

Mi Xiaomiao is a deacon of the East Palace, so he naturally serves in the Chongxian Pavilion, but his identity is too far from Shi Zhongchen, so he does not serve in the palace, but outside the palace, but it is not far away.

He heard that Wang Ping'an actually put forward his name in front of the emperor and the crown prince, as well as a group of heroes, he was so grateful that he almost didn't cry, he was a little eunuch, when could his name be noticed by so many big people, it was simply impossible, but he didn't think that he was mentioned by Wang Ping'an in public today!

Mi Xiaomiao looked at Wang Ping'an in the hall, and the gratitude in her heart was simply indescribable, she was just thinking in her heart: "After the next duty, I have to find the Meng family brothers to have a few drinks, talk about today's events, Wang Ping'an also mentioned them." I have to talk to others about this matter, Wang Ping'an is very righteous, as long as he helps him, he will not forget, and always think about return. This kind of good friend, good brother, where to find it, you have to cherish it! ”

Li Shimin nodded again and said, "Okay, these three people are doing a good job, and they need to be praised." He turned to Li Zhi and said, "Zhi'er, the more careful people around you, the better!" ”

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Erchen knew that they were careful, so they sent them, and they really lived up to Erchen's expectations of them!" ”

Mi Xiaomiao heard clearly, looked up to the sky and closed her eyes, and was ecstatic in her heart: "I'm going to rise, I'm finally getting out, thank you, Wang Ping'an!" ”

Wang Ping'an said again: "The Mi Nei and the two Mongolian guards brought a message to His Royal Highness the Prince, saying that among the plagues, smallpox is the most abusive and endangers the people of my Tang Dynasty. ”

The ministers came out in unison, all of them were surprised, and they all said: "It turns out that the prevention method of smallpox disease was really proposed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince early, if it weren't for His Royal Highness the Prince's carefulness and inferences, he thought of the prevention of smallpox from the new disaster relief law, and the old ministers still don't know that the smallpox disease can be prevented!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately said: "If the smallpox disease can be prevented, then the people of the world will no longer have to suffer from this plague, this is all the credit of His Royal Highness the Prince, the credit is in the future...... Of course, this is also a manifestation of the emperor's wisdom, if you hadn't sent Jingde to Xuzhou, there would have been so many things! ”

"yes, yes!" The ministers hurriedly sang the praises of virtue again, praised Li Shimin, and slapped the emperor's sycophants.

Li Shimin was very comforted, he turned his head, patted Li Zhi's shoulder, and said: "Zhi'er, you have done a good job, you care about the people's welfare, and the people will remember your kindness!" ”

Li Zhi was too embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "This is all taught by the father, and the sons are just doing according to the father's teachings on weekdays, if you want to talk about kindness, the father is really the most kind to the people in the world!" ”

The ministers are boasting again, the emperor is kind to the people, and the prince's kindness to the people is not small.

Suddenly, Li Ji coughed twice and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the prince is doing something wrong!" ”

Yes? Why did Old Man Li contradict again, hurry up and bring him a bowl of mung bean soup!

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and thought, "What did I do wrong?" Wang Ping'an pushed the credit on me, shouldn't I ask for it? ”

Li Shimin frowned and said: "How is it not good, Li Ji, you can tell me and listen to it!" "People say it's good, but you don't say it's good, I'm angry, I won't call you Mao Gong anymore, just call your name!

Li Jidao: "Preventing smallpox is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people, but it is difficult to do, but why should His Royal Highness the Crown Prince bear such a heavy burden alone!" Emperor, gentlemen, you see, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is thinner than before! Alas, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you should have let the old ministers know about this matter earlier, so that you can share your worries! You have done something wrong to bear the burden with all your might, but you have lost your body! ”

Wang Ping'an grinned when he listened, Brother Mao, okay, you, there are two hits, you have the kung fu of slapping the horse's ass, little brother, even if I ride the white dragon horse, I can't catch up with you!

The ministers reacted at this time, yes, you see that the prince is tired, and he has lost weight! The eldest grandson Wuji said loudly: "Prince, you have indeed done something wrong in this matter, such a heavy burden, how can you keep us all in the dark without saying a word, and bear it yourself, you should say it early and let the old ministers share it for you!" You are the prince, whether you are healthy or not is related to the country's social welfare, why do you not cherish it so much...... You, the old minister really can't say anything! ”

Look at you, this child, how can you be like this, working so hard for state affairs, your heart is full of people, you don't have yourself at all, and your body is damaged, I can't even look at it as an uncle, I really want to criticize and criticize you!

The ministers also said: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, state affairs are important, but your body and bones are also important, you should tell this matter as soon as possible, let us share your worries, how can you carry all the burden yourself?" Look, let's lose all your bones! ”

Everyone slapped the sycophants loudly, Wang Ping'an hurriedly joined in the fun, he said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is modest and cautious, I am afraid that things will not be done well, so everyone will do their best in vain, so he will bear it with all his might, this is for everyone's good!" ”

It turns out that this is the case, it turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing good deeds for our good! But everyone else has done bad things without leaving a name, Your Royal Highness the Prince, how did you do a good thing, and you still refuse to leave your name?

The ministers said one after another: "Prince, you are too modest and too cautious!" There's no need for this, you care about the people of Li and care about the ministers, and you're afraid that we will be tired, but you yourself can't be tired! ”

Humility is a virtue, His Royal Highness the Prince, you have too many virtues, you have to change them in the future, you can't just think about everyone, you have to think about yourself!

Li Zhi sat on the chair, only to feel that his mouth was dry, how to talk and talk, when it comes to modesty, am I so good, why don't I usually feel this way?

After the ministers rested for a while, Li Shimin said: "Zhi'er, let Wang Ping'an prescribe a prescription for you to make up for your body!" You should also divide things up and let the ministers do it for you, you can't do everything alone, you have limited energy. It should also be handed over to the ministers to do it, and exercise their ability to do things, so it is good! ”

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Yes, the ministers know, and they will hand over the matter to the subordinates in the future!" ”

He glanced at Wang Ping'an and thought: "No disease, you are really a lonely and good minister, when I ascend the throne in the future, I will definitely let you be the secretary of the book...... Well, Shangshu Province is being taken care of by your uncle, so let you be the right minister of the lonely book! ”

Li Shimin said: "No disease, continue to speak." "I was happy in my heart, I didn't call Wang Ping'an anymore, but I was no sick, which was the expression he personally gave him.

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "The minister thought about it, but he couldn't find a way to prevent smallpox, so he had to follow the Mi Nei servant to Chang'an and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for advice in person." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not suspect that the minister was a grass citizen at that time, and treated him warmly, and took the minister to the countryside outside Chang'an City. ”

Li Shimin sighed and said, "The prince once took you to the countryside, what are you going to do?" ”

Li Zhi thought to himself: "When did I take you to the countryside, I rarely even go out of the East Palace!" ”

Wang Ping'an said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cares about the lives of the people, cares about the farmers, and often goes to the countryside to watch the farmers farming. At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took his ministers to see the shepherd boy herding cattle, and once pointed to the ploughing oxen, and asked the ministers to know that cowpox is also a kind of smallpox. ”

Li Zhi's face was red and red, others occasionally went to the countryside outside the city, but they never cared about the peasants plowing the land, and they were not interested in plowing cattle. Cowpox, what is that, and what does it have to do with smallpox?

The ministers all sighed in unison, and they all said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cares about Nongsang and the people, he is really a loving person." There is also a cowpox that can be obtained from ploughing cattle, and it can be concluded that it is also a kind of smallpox disease, which is even more remarkable, the prince is wise, and the prince is wise! ”

Li Shimin turned his head again, looked at Li Zhi, and said, "Okay, Zhi'er, you do a good job, Wu'er will be Mingjun in the future!" ”

Li Zhi in his life, the praise he heard, together, was not as much as today, he knew that all this had nothing to do with him, it was all Wang Ping'an's credit, but Wang Ping'an gave him all the credit, so that his father praised him and made his position as the crown prince more consolidated.

What is a henchman, this is a henchman, just like his uncle and eldest grandson Wuji, he is the henchman of his father, everything is considered by his father, and the same is true of Wang Ping'an, everything is for his own sake!

Li Zhi thought to himself: "I have to thank Wang Ping'an, but how can I thank him?" ”

Wang Ping'an said again: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince woke up the person in his dream, and the minister finally found a way to prevent smallpox, and after talking to His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince signaled to the eldest grandson to let the eldest grandson deal with the matter, and the minister told the eldest grandson about this matter again, and got the full support of the eldest grandson......

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and said: "Yes, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who instructed the minister, and the minister asked Wang Ping'an in detail, and the antecedents of the matter were the same as what Wu said about the disease. ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I see, I really didn't expect that the cause of the incident was like this!" He touched his beard and said to Li Zhi: "Zhi'er, in the future, you have to do more things like this, and share your father's worries." Well, but also watch your body! ”

The ministers immediately began to sing praises again, patting the emperor and the crown prince, the dragon farts of the two of them, and by the way, they also showed their merits. From beginning to end, whether it is the emperor, the crown prince, or the ministers, no one has praised Wang Ping'an, not even half a sentence, not even the meaning of praise, just like Wang Ping'an is an outsider, what he said has nothing to do with himself!

However, just as Shi Zhongchen and Wang Ping'an said, if you monopolize the credit, you may only get a three-point reward, but if your credit is divided, it may get ten points, and no one will definitely hold you back, they will say that you deserve it!

Li Zhi suddenly stood up and said: "Father, although Wang Ping'an has no credit to speak of in the whole matter, he is diligent and can do a good job of the things that everyone has to do. Erchen thinks that such a minister, as a good student reward, set an example for the courtiers of the world, as long as he is willing to work hard, the court, the father, and the monarch will not treat him badly! ”

Li Shimin smiled: "Okay, Zhi'er, you say, how to reward no disease?" ”

Li Zhidao: "Regarding the new law on disaster relief, it benefits the country and the people, and the ministers think it is ...... It should be sealed! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji suddenly became anxious, thinking: "Prince, Wang Ping'an is interesting enough to you, but you are more interesting than him." The new disaster relief law directly sealed the marquis, so he prevented smallpox, what should he be sealed, the duke? What are you kidding, how can a person who has never seen blood be allowed to do so as a duke! ”

He stood up and said: "What the prince said is very reasonable, but the old minister thinks ......" He looked at Li Zhi, this face can't be refuted too much, and then looked at Wang Ping'an, this kid is really good. Forget it, take a step back!

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "The old minister thinks that Wang Ping'an is still young, although he has some hard work and hard work, but it is difficult to convince the public, it is better to make him an earl first, and then he will make new contributions in the future, and then he can be rewarded!" ”

What Li Zhi said was indeed a bit too much to give Wang Ping'an a marquis. The ninth rank of the Tang Dynasty, the king and the county king, these two kings don't have to think about it for the time being, or he is a royal family surnamed Li, which he is not, so there is no need to think about it; Either it is a warlord who has huge power and can shake the imperial court, during the reign of Li Shimin, Wang Ping'an wanted to be a warlord, that is a dream, unless the strong Li Shimin dies and confuses Li Zhi to come to power, this is possible.

The three levels of national duke, county duke, and county duke need to have military merits, and only those who have seen blood can be sealed, during the reign of Li Shimin, there was no exception, and Wang Ping'an didn't have to think about it.

The rest of the Hou, uncle, son, and male can be given to Wang Ping'an. However, a person without a lord, and there is no huge merit, directly skip the uncle, son, male three, etc., and directly seal the marquis, but it is extremely difficult, if because of the new disaster relief law to seal the marquis, the day of flowers, there is no way to go up again!

In feudal society, there is a habit that when the merit of a courtier is so great that it can no longer be sealed, then the next step is often to kill the hero. If I can't reward you, then I won't reward you!

Therefore, Li Zhi directly wants to give Wang Ping'an the title of marquis, it is kind, but kindness will not necessarily do good things, after he becomes the emperor, he can seal it as he wants, others can't manage it, but he hasn't been the emperor yet, who is the marquis, how can it be up to him to decide, that doesn't mean that Wang Ping'an will be directly put on the pyre. And the eldest grandson Wuji retorted, but for the sake of Wang Ping'an's good, he pulled him off the pyre!

In fact, both of them are kind!

The other ministers were silent, and they all thought in their hearts: "Earl, it's a bit big, it's almost the same as being a baron first!" ”

Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi, then at the eldest grandson Wuji, and then at Wang Ping'an. Seeing the sweat on Wang Ping'an's forehead sliding down, the hands holding the teacup trembled. He thought to himself, "It's good to be afraid!" ”

Li Shimin said: "Wang Ping'an really has no credit, but there is indeed some hard work, since the prince is rewarding him, then I will reward him." He paused, and then said: "Feng Wang Ping'an is the earl, the fief is Zheliu County, 700 households, and 1,000 acres of fertile land!" ”

Wang Ping'an was stunned, he became an earl? Got a fief of a county? He proposed a new method for disaster relief, which was meritorious, but it was not sealed, and it was forgotten by others, and he offered the prescription of anti-inflammatory potion, so that all the troops of the Tang Dynasty benefited him, and he had merit, but others simply couldn't remember it, and he was not sealed, and he proposed a method to prevent smallpox, which was all other people's wisdom, other people's wisdom, and had nothing to do with himself......

Well, I admit that it has nothing to do with me, if you don't seal it, you won't seal it, it's a big deal that I'll go home and farm, and all the credit will be given to you!

Everyone said that he didn't take the credit, and the credit was all the people's, and he sweated a little at most, and he had a little hard work...... The result?

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "I've become an earl, is it really fake?" ”

I heard Shi Zhongchen say: "Wang Ping'an, don't you come forward to thank you?" ”