After the end of the war, His Majesty Li Er couldn't wait to reward his merits.

Regarding this battle, he only knew that it was Guo Ye, the prince of Qin, who said that he had mobilized the Khitan and Xi people to send troops, and he didn't know how to use it to cause chaos in the Goguryeo camp, and finally the two sides joined forces inside and outside, and broke the 300,000 army of Goguryeo. As for the details, it is not very clear.

Now hearing that Guo Ye was going to impeach Zhang Liang, His Majesty Li Er couldn't help frowning, thinking that Guo Ye was proud of his achievements and wanted to announce his personal vendetta.

He said: "Today is a good day for my Tang Dynasty to come to the door, I only reward merit, regardless of sin." If you have anything to say later, don't spoil everyone's interest. ”

"But ......"

"Nothing. I am here, no matter how great the sin of the Lord of the Lords of the Empire is, even if he is a spy of Goguryeo, how much difference can there be between being dealt with one day earlier and one day later? ”

"Your Majesty."

"Okay, let's not talk about these disastrous topics." His Majesty Li Er stood up and said with a straight face: "Guo Ye, the Duke of Qin, listens to the seal." ”

Guo Ye hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Weichen is here." ”

His Majesty Li Er said: "Guo Aiqing sent an envoy this time, saying that the Khitan and Xi tribes sent 80,000 troops, and his merit was also one; broke Goguryeo, rescued me and 60,000 troops under the city of Liaodong, and his merits were two; Promote the prestige of our country, so that the Khitan and Xi people are attached to the Tang Dynasty, and its merits are three. ”

"With these three merits, I have decided to give you three rewards. First, the eldest son of Feng Guo Aiqing was the Duke of Longxi County, and he added 3,000 households to eat and 300 households to eat. ”

"Thank you, Lord Longne!"

"Second, Chai Xiuxiu, the lord of Pingyang County, was crowned as the princess of Pingyang, and Pingyang County was given as his Tang Muyi."

When Guo Ye heard this, he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, no!" According to the laws of my Tang Dynasty, only the daughter of the Son of Heaven can be called a princess. The daughter of the crown prince can be named the county lord. It is already an exception for you to crown Humble Jing as the lord of Pingyang, and then you will be crowned as a princess, it will be too much grace! ”

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Of course, it is inappropriate for this reward to be used on others, but if it is used on Guo Aiqing's wife, there is nothing inappropriate. ”

"Why is that?"

His Majesty Li Er smiled slightly and said, "If Xiuxiu can't be a princess, then how can I crown Princess Seonhwa of Silla?" ”

"What do you mean ......"

"Although Princess Shanhua is your concubine, she is always a princess of a country. If I don't reward him, won't I be cold in Silla's heart? How will the feudal kingdoms of the world view me, the heavenly khan? ”

"Uh...... There is some truth to this. But I wonder how Your Majesty is going to reward the good flowers? ”

"This is my third reward for you, I want to crown Princess Shanhua as the lord of Lelang. Chai Xiuxiu turned out to be the lord of Pingyang, if it was the same as Princess Shanhua's knighthood, wouldn't there be no distinction between superior and inferior? So, she had to be a princess. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Don't worry, thank you, my reward is not over yet. In addition, I also want to make Yang Fengyi the lord of Seoul County, and Kang Zhiru as Mrs. Chengguo. ”

His Majesty Li Er paused for a moment, and then added: "Just sealing the princess of Shanhua is too favoritism, causing Aiqing to lose harmony in your back house, and then sealing the other two, it will not be so conspicuous." Is Qin Guogong still satisfied with this arrangement? ”

Guo Ye scratched his head and said, "Your Majesty is willing to make an exception and seal Weichen's concubine, of course I am very happy." But ......"

"How?"

"There is a way that people do not suffer from widowhood but suffer from inequality, and do not suffer from poverty but suffer from insecurity. There are many beautiful concubines in Weichen, and everyone has no title, but they are safe. But you only sealed three, and the grades of these three people are completely different...... Wouldn't that be even more discordant? ”

"Haha! It turned out that Guo Aiqing was worried about the instability of the back house. It's okay, I've got you up with an idea that can solve this problem perfectly. ”

"But I don't know what the idea is?"

"You have eight concubines in the house now, in addition to Princess Shanhua, Yang Fengyi and Kang Kang Zhiru, there are also Zhenniang, Yuan Ruoshuang, Sun Xiaoxiao, Shangchuan Meizi, and the beauty Xia Xiaohe I gave me."

"Exactly."

"That's easy. For such a contribution as today, there are four more. I can add Yuan Ruoshuang as the wife of the country, and the other four people are the five rank of the wife. ”

"Mrs. Wupin? Why are you getting lower and lower? ”

"It's not low. Princess Shanhua is the princess of Silla, Yang Fengyi is the daughter of the lord of Seoul, and Kang Zhiru is the daughter of my high-ranking officials in the Tang Dynasty. However, there are a few people left......"

His Majesty Li Er sighed and continued: "Except for Yuan Ruoshuang, who is considered a member of the Goguryeo royal family, the status of several other people is too low. If I had been given the title of Lady of the Kingdom, I am afraid that I would have drowned in the spitting stars of the courtiers. ”

Guo Yedao: "If Your Majesty is really embarrassed, why don't you seal it?" In fact, it was only the first two rewards, and Weichen was already satisfied. ”

"How can that work? The most important thing for the court to act is to have clear rewards and punishments. Qin Guogong has made three major contributions, how can there be only two rewards? ”

Guo Ye said with a bitter face: "But Weichen's concubine was originally of equal status, and although she was given a knighthood, she was also divided into three, six, nine and so on......"

"Don't worry, I'm not done yet." His Majesty Li Er said, "Didn't I just say that I wanted to solve it perfectly? How could it be possible to leave such a big hidden danger? ”

"Then you go on."

"If you make four more big contributions, you can seal the four concubines. What about another forty great achievements? You can rest assured that from now on, every time you make a great contribution, I will allow one of your concubines to be promoted to the next level. With dozens of great achievements, won't their status be equal? ”

Speaking of which, Guo Ye understood what His Majesty Li Er really meant.

What Princess Shanhua is not sealed will make Silla feel cold, and what is too abrupt to seal only one person, that is all the excuse of His Majesty Li Er. Everything is his own "meritorious master".

Now that he is less than thirty years old, he has become an official to the Ministry of Rites, and he has been knighted as the Duke of Qin, which is really unpromotable.

At the same time, a young high-ranking official like himself in the court has no other semicolon. Obviously, there are still many opportunities for me to make great contributions in the future.

After that, if you make a great contribution again, how should you reward it?

Add food to the eup? This is a rare benefit for others, but for oneself, who is rich enough to rival the country, it is really a chicken rib.

What's more, the imperial court family has no food left. There are hundreds of households today, and thousands of households tomorrow, this is a permanent reduction in the tax-paying population, and it really hurts His Majesty Li Er to seal it. Even for the sake of future generations, you can't always play like this.

Of course, this is not a problem. If it were another emperor, there were 10,000 ways to solve this problem.

For example, there is no way to rise, but only to die.

For example, giving an official position with a respected status but no real power to raise oneself and not giving oneself the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

For example, he casually made a small mistake and demoted his official position. Wait until you have made a merit and then go back.

For example......

But for His Majesty Li Er, the first emperor of the ages, these methods are disdainful. So, I came up with such an unruly solution.

Isn't the eldest husband making great achievements just to fight for a wife? Although Chai Xiuxiu and Guo Xiaozha have little room for promotion. But the concubine is barely on the side of his wife, right?

Every time he made a great contribution, he promoted one of his concubines to one level. If you want them to be equal in the end, you have to make nearly a hundred great achievements. With so much credit, without twenty-three years, is that possible?

As for twenty or thirty years from now...... That's even simpler, His Majesty Li Er wants to promote himself to an official, so he will promote himself. If you don't want to be promoted to your own official, why don't you just give yourself a few more beauties as concubines?

It's really offensive and defending.

But......

Guo Yedao: "Your Majesty has a gift, and the minister does not dare to resign." Just to remind you that the concubine of the rewarded courtier is related to Princess Shanhua, and this time the courtiers may not say anything. But in the future, someone will take this as an example......"

"What's next? Whoever has made such a great contribution in the future, I can also allow others to reward their concubines. The question is, do they have that much ability? ”

Li Ji said with a smile: "It is possible for others to make a lot of great contributions, but it is absolutely impossible to be willing to use their merits to ask for a seal for their concubines." I can't take care of my children and grandchildren, how can I take care of my concubine? ”

Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "According to what you say, I still have to blame my son for being few, and I can only use my concubine to count." Your Majesty had to make this decision? ”

"Although it is not far away, Qin Guogong has to work harder, haha!"

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That night, the Tang army celebrated the victory and drank heartily. Guo Ye was happy in his heart, and he was also slightly drunk.

To tell the truth, His Majesty Li Er's reward really solved a big hidden danger for him. No matter how His Majesty Li Er is the Emperor of the Ages, he is not a saint.

He can not care about his own merits once or twice, but there are so many three, four, and five shocks...... If the shock continues, one day it will be unbearable.

Besides, even if his old man really thinks that he can absolutely control the situation, every time he sees himself, it is like seeing a creditor who will never pay back, can that taste good?

However, with such an agreement to flip the reward, it is a completely different matter. He and His Majesty Li Er have a love affair with money and goods, and no one owes anyone, and since then the monarch and the minister have gotten along.

Just when he was in a daze, a person gently tugged at his sleeve and said, "Qin Guogong wake up, Qin Guogong wake up!" ”

"Who?"

"I, Dong Shun!"

"Huh? Shun Gonggong? Guo Ye woke up most of the time in an instant, and said, "But there is His Majesty's will?" ”

"Exactly. Your Majesty has a decree that you should come to you as soon as possible. ”

"I'll come now."

"Don't worry." Dong Shun lowered his voice. said: "Zhang Liang gave you a lot of eye medicine in front of His Majesty just now, how to deal with it, you have to think about it first." ”