"Wei Mulan, chief of staff of the Special Guard, joined the army as a woman and performed meritorious service. After that, she served as a general of the Imperial Guard, and later joined the Special Guard, serving as the Chief of Staff of the Special Guard, and she was a heroine. Tejia was named the Duke of Liangguo. ”

After this edict, everyone was a little confused. Who Wei Mulan is, of course everyone knows, that is one of Li Junxian's wives. And this edict actually wants to crown Mulan as the prince of the country, which is really surprising. No matter how Wei Mulan says it, she is also a woman, and a woman can actually be crowned a national prince? Everyone was at a loss, obviously they didn't expect that a woman was qualified to become a prince of the country, almost a very human minister.

"Your Majesty!" "Your Majesty, you can't!" "Your Majesty, no!" ……

A large number of people turned the ground together, this obviously disagreed with Li Shimin's edict, and did not want Mulan to obtain the title of duke.

"Why not? General Wei Mulan is the chief of staff of the Special Guard, and all the battle plans are formulated by Wei Mulan, so why can't Wei Mulan get the title of Duke of the country? Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, Wei Mulan is a woman, and he has already been a chicken Sichen when he entered the army, can we still let him get the title of Duke of the country?" A minister said.

But Li Shimin immediately asked: "Is Princess Pingyang also Si Chen?" ”

The official immediately shuddered, apparently knowing that he had said the wrong thing. What do you say Wei Mulan is a woman, then joining the army is Ji Si Chen. But didn't Princess Pingyang of the Tang Dynasty also join the army, that is, Si Chen. I am insulting Princess Pingyang, so Li Shimin is afraid that he will be angry.

"Your Majesty, I'm ......" That guy didn't speak fluently.

But the other guy immediately said: "Your Majesty, it is inappropriate to give a woman the title of duke." Wei Mulan is already a county magistrate, which is already a great grace for a woman, and she should not continue to ask for anything. But the emperor added the title of the prince, which is a bit ......"

This guy didn't say anything about Si Chen, but said that it was inappropriate to give a woman too high a title. And this answer actually caused some civil officials to nod. I think this answer is very good.

But Li Shimin then asked: "Why can you hundred officials be knighted?" ”

"It is because they are loyal to the emperor and have contributed to the Tang Dynasty that they were able to obtain the title." The minister replied.

Li Shimin continued: "Is General Wei Mulan a traitor? Isn't there a meritorious service? ”

"This ......"

Li Shimin's meaning is obvious, that is, Mulan is not a traitor, but has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, so why can't she be knighted? Therefore, according to the standard of knighthood, it is possible to add a knighthood. There is no provision that a woman cannot be knighted, so the minister's words will not work.

"Your Majesty, then she is a woman!" The minister also wanted to stop it by saying that Mulan was a woman.

"What about women? Isn't it possible for a woman to be knighted for meritorious service? If because she is a woman, she will take away the reward she deserves. Could I just take away the title of anyone present? Li Shimin asked.

At this time, everyone with the title of knight looked at that guy, obviously with a very unkind face. Li Shimin deliberately brought this question to the ditch, as if the emperor could take away anyone's title at will. Although those ministers with knighthoods also somewhat agreed with his proposal that his women should not be knighted, but now that the emperor has said so, then they naturally have to stand on their own interests. If, according to Li Shimin, the emperor can take away their titles at will, then it is not safe for them to be titled?

And for the sake of their own titles, even if they agree with the theory that women cannot be knighted. Now he can only stand on the side of the emperor. This is related to their own vital interests, so they can only let go of the discrimination against women and help Li Shimin withstand this pressure.

"Your Majesty, I didn't mean that?"

"And what do you mean?"

The guy was speechless. But Li Shimin continued; "Since there is no objection, then this edict will be carried out! Canonized Wei Mulan as the Duke of Liangguo, hereditary replacement! ”

No one has the courage to stop it, because this is against all the nobles! And Mulan also received the title of Duke of Guo. It can be said that it is the first time in the world.

From the beginning to the end, Li Junxian and Wei Mulan did not speak, and Li Shimin played by himself. The reason why Mulan doesn't care. That's because she only went to the battlefield to follow Li Junxian. And Li Junxian is not suitable to speak, because at this time, as Mulan's husband, he should avoid suspicion. But Li Junxian still hopes that Mulan can get the title of Duke of Guo, because in this way the Li family will be able to obtain the titles of two Dukes. One family and two princes, this is a huge family.

Everyone also discovered that Mulan is Li Junxian's woman, and that is the Li family. In this way, isn't Li Junxian a two-country public? Datang actually has such a family, and the family has two national princes. Other people's families have only one national duke, but now Li Junxian actually has two national dukes, which is too surprising. This can be said to be Li Shimin's great favor to Li Junxian.

"Minister Wei Mulan, thank you for the emperor's reward!" Mulan immediately saluted and thanked her.

Li Shimin sighed: "I saw the shadow of Princess Pingyang in you." ”

Only then did Li Junxian know that perhaps Li Shimin's sealing of Mulan this time was actually due to many reasons. Because Li Junxian's exploits this time are actually enough to be crowned king, but according to the unspoken rules of ancient times, he cannot be crowned king. Therefore, Li Shimin counted most of Li Junxian's merits on Mulan's head. And Mulan's military identity reminded Li Shimin of the princess of Pingyang back then, which is the reason why Li Shimin resisted the pressure and rewarded Mulan.

The reward soon ended, and everyone went home happy, because everyone made a lot of money, and they all became nobles. Especially Ma Zhou, he couldn't stop smiling, because he went from a humble student to a nobleman, which can be said to be a step to the sky. Even in history, when he obtained the county duke of Gaotang, he was posthumously awarded the title after his death, and now he can obtain the title of a county duke when he is alive. What's more, Ma Zhou is still young, maybe he is getting old, and his credit is getting bigger and bigger, and it is not impossible to get the title of a duke! (To be continued......)