Xiao Biesheng is newly married, Guo Ye returned home to enjoy the joy of family, after a night, refreshed, among which the secret affairs of the boudoir are naturally not enough for outsiders.

The next day, after Guo Ye dressed neatly and sorted out his appearance and dress, he went to the palace to meet His Majesty Li Er.

is still the familiar Wangbei Pavilion, or the familiar eunuch palace maid, but Guo Yeke is not what it used to be.

Now Guo Ye is a high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty, and the little eunuch who led him respectfully took Guo Ye to the door.

"Your Majesty has a decree, the secretary of the Xuanli Department and the general of the leading army of the Weifu, Guo Ye, the prince of Pingyang County, will meet you!"

Under the leadership of the little eunuch, Guo Ye walked into the Wangbei Pavilion and bowed down to pay respects: "Minister Guo Ye, I have seen His Majesty the Emperor, long live, long live, long live!" ”

His Majesty Li Er was in a good mood today, and said with a pleasant face: "Guo Aiqing has worked hard all the way, no courtesy, flat body, give a seat!" ”

The little eunuch moved a round stool, and Guo Ye was not polite, so he sat down.

From Li Jing's letter, Li Shimin had already learned about Guo Ye's exploits, and he was still satisfied with Guo Ye's mission. But now the official monarch and minister are right, according to the rules, he still has to ask: "Guo Aiqing's envoy to Tibet this time lasted for several months, I don't know what to gain?" ”

Guo Yexin is still not very suitable for such a formal question, and the heart said that this is not for me to show credit? I'm a little embarrassed about this.

Guo Ye briefly talked about how he divided the alliance of the Western Regions, how he disturbed some cities, how he burned the Potala Palace, and by the way, he burned Queen Yunrong and Bazhuo Khan, and so on.

Of course, when mentioning his own merits, he cannot forget to mention that it was under the wise leadership of His Majesty Li Er and the strong support of the British Duke Li Ji that he achieved insignificant results. His own merits are not worth mentioning, mainly due to the merits of His Majesty Li Er.

Thousands of wears, but sycophants don't wear.

His Majesty Li Er, the first emperor of the ages, seemed to be quite useful to hear, nodded frequently, and said, "Guo Aiqing is an envoy to Tibet this time. So much, so much, so much credit. It was really unexpected. I am very happy, and I want to reward Guo Aiqing! ”

"Thank you, Lord Ron!"

"The house I gave you in Vermilion Bird Fang has been renovated by the Ministry of Industry, and you should move there as soon as possible, it should be regarded as a reward for your mission to Tibet!"

"Thank you, Lord Ron!"

Knocking on the door, what a fucking knocking door!

Guo Ye's heart, 10,000 grass and mud horses roared by. Your Majesty Li Er, you are too thunderous and rainy!

Is this a heavy reward?

The house of Suzaku Fang, this has been given to me a long time ago, but I didn't move there before, and now I ask myself to move over, even if I have been rewarded?

This reward is really "heavy"!

This time, I went to Tibet to die, and even made great contributions, which is equivalent to nothing rewarded!

However, Guo Ye also knows that at least for a few years, it will not be his turn to become an official and become a knight.

In terms of official position, he is already the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the general of the leading army, and he can only be the prime minister.

In terms of title, he is already the Duke of Pingyang County, and further up he can only be the Duke of the Tang Dynasty.

At his twenties, it was impossible to reward him.

Now is the Zhenguan year, there are still many people who have contributed to the founding of the country, and the heroes who participated in the Xuanwumen Revolution are still the backbone of the imperial court.

Even His Majesty Li Er, ruthless, gritted his teeth, and really gave Guo Ye an official knighthood. Those old ministers didn't dare to trouble His Majesty Li Er. But can they let Guo Ye go? The bullets of the imperial historians, the spitting stars of the old courtiers are not allowed to drown Guo Ye?

Even if Guo Ye is not afraid of these, there are still those clear streams, they have been studying hard day and night for ten years before they become officials. After winning the office, he worked hard for decades, worked hard for his qualifications, worked hard for his political achievements, and when he reached his seventies and eighties, could he reach Guo Ye's status?

These Qingliu watched Guo Ye, a villain who was neither a founding hero nor a scholar, soared to prosper, and achieved results in a few years that they might not be able to achieve in their lifetime, can they not be envious, jealous and hateful? Can you not put small shoes on him?

In short, Guo Ye's promotion to the official position was all of a sudden, standing on the opposite side of the three political forces of the imperial court.

His Majesty Li Er's policy to deal with it is also very simple, that is, to sacrifice Guo Ye and maintain the stability of the three lines of the imperial court. This is the best choice for both Li Er and Guo Ye.

Thinking of this, Guo Ye also figured it out. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and everyone wants to be top-notch.

The coming day is long, he is only in his twenties, how many years can the three forces of the imperial court suppress him? Ten years, or twenty years?

Even after twenty years, he is still in the prime of life, and those old guys are either in the coffin, but also half of their bodies are in the ground, and they are boiling to death these old guys. When the time comes, will they still be able to suppress themselves and go up?

Being young is your greatest asset!

As soon as Guo Ye thought of this, he looked away and thanked him respectfully from the bottom of his heart.

His Majesty Li Er was actually a little embarrassed. Guo Ye has made countless contributions, especially to solve the two major problems of Queen Yunrong and Bazhuo Khan, His Majesty Li Er is sincerely happy.

But politically speaking, it is very inappropriate to add an official to Guo Ye at this time. This will seriously hinder the stability and harmony of the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty Li Er had no choice but to compensate Guo Ye from other aspects.

His Majesty Li Er saw that Guo Ye was not dissatisfied, and said with a long face: "This time, thanks to Guo Aiqing, I found out the truth about the assassination of Duan Zhide, the general of Tuyuhun. It is not a simple criminal case, it turns out that Duan Zhide was killed by Queen Yunrong of Tubo, and he can be regarded as loyal to the country. Regarding the matter of Duan Zhide's death, Guo Aiqing, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, I don't know what to think! ”

The first emperor of the ages is the first emperor of the ages, and it is clear that asking this is to give a favor to Guo Ye.

Although Guo Ye could not be given an official and knighted, His Majesty Li Er still found a way to compensate Guo Ye elsewhere. If it is really a high merit that is not rewarded, how can His Majesty Li Er get the allegiance of many outstanding people and create the rule of Zhenguan? How can he be called the first emperor of the ages by later generations?

Guo Yedao: "The death of General Duan Zhide is really sad and lamentable. Now that the world has been peaceful for a long time, there has not been an official of this level who has sacrificed for the country for a long time. Weichen suggested that General Duan Zhide should be mourned after his death, and the bereavement of General Duan Zhide should be preferential and serious! ”

So how do you do that? Do you have any specific comments from the Ministry of Rites? His Majesty Li Er asked.

Guo Yexin's opinion on what the Ministry of Rites is my opinion. Guo Ye told him about the agreement with Duan Zhixuan, and replied: "There are mainly three things. The first imperial court wanted to give General Duan Zhide a good gift to praise his loyal ministers. The second is to posthumously confer the title of General Duan Zhide. The third is to pay heavy attention to the descendants of General Duan Zhide. ”

"What descendants does Duan Zhide have?"

"Chen heard that General Duan Zhide has only one son, named Duan Tianbao, in order to praise General Duan Zhide, Weichen proposed to let Duan Tianbao inherit the title of General Duan Zhide, without demoting the title. In addition, I heard that this Duan Tianbao is both civil and military. The minister promoted him as the right general of my army and the defense of the palace. ”

"Huh?"

His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment, the front was still within the normal range, and Duan Tianbao could be pulled under Guo Ye's hands. This shows that the relationship between the Guo family and the Duan family is not ordinary. I haven't heard that the Duan family and the Guo family have any personal relationship before!

His Majesty Li Er said: "Well, what Guo Aiqing said is very reasonable, your Ministry of Rites will draw up Duan Zhide's nickname and the title of posthumously, and put them on display." As for the rest, there is no precedent, so I need to think about it. ”

Guo Ye was stunned when he saw Li Er, knowing that His Majesty Li Er's caution had been committed again. The heart said that it seems that this matter of giving Duan Tiande an official is a bit self-defeating. I don't know if His Majesty Li Er can agree.

Duan Zhixuan, Duan Zhixuan, I have done everything I should do, and I have fulfilled my promise with benevolence and righteousness. As for whether His Majesty Li Er agrees or not, I can't help it, the sacred heart is unpredictable.

His Majesty Li Er had a lot of opportunities, and Guo Ye saw that there was nothing else to do, so he left the palace with interest.

Guo Ye took dozens of servants and drove straight to the mansion of Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo.

In front of the Weiguo Mansion, it is the same as what I saw yesterday, with a busy stream of visitors entering the mansion, and the prosperity is undiminished. Blocking the road tightly.

Guo Ye saw that the car couldn't move anymore, so he got out of the car. Command the servants to wait at a distance. Guo Ye changed into civilian clothes, took two servants, and walked to the Weiguo Mansion, planning to visit to find out.