The trip to the state and the grassland, coupled with the great victory of Ruozhenshui, the imperial court has already begun to reward meritorious deeds.

The British Gong Li Ji is rewarded, coupled with the ineffectiveness of pursuing Xue Yantuo Khan, and the small punishment, I naturally will not get too many rewards.

However, Emperor Li Shimin was still righteous, and still gave Li Ji's son a lot of rewards, and the second son of the Li family directly became the county prince.

This kind of example of doing nothing and getting a high-ranking official out of thin air is not very common in the Tang Dynasty, but Li Jijia has done it twice, which can explain some problems to some extent.

Li Zhi, the king of Jin, did not have an obvious reward on the official title, but he had promised the daughter of the Taiyuan Wang family the most princess, and the wedding would be held on a good day within the year. Princess Jin has such a noble background, and she is the first among the princesses, which also explains some problems to some extent, and it can be regarded as an alternative reward.

In addition, the emperor also rewarded the Furong Garden in the seventeenth mile of Zhou Hui to Li Zhi, the king of Jin, which was the largest and most scenic garden of the royal family in Chang'an, and became the private property of the Jin Palace. Such an honor is really enviable!

After Xie Yi learned about this, he especially felt so, because in the original history, Furong Garden was given to Li Tai. It seems that after the compilation of "The Chronicles of the Earth" was completed, Li Shimin felt that his son had made great contributions, so he rewarded him with such a hibiscus garden.

But now, given to Li Zhi in advance, he suddenly surpassed the demeanor of His Royal Highness King Jin, this situation is completely different. He had a Wei Wangchi in Luoyang, which was originally very glorious, and now he is embarrassed to say it to the public.

As for Changshi Xie Yi himself, the reward is naturally necessary, the position has not changed, but the title has changed - Marquis of Huaiyang!

The title was promoted from the original earl to the marquis, and he became a marquis in his early twenties, which is a unique thing in the Tang Dynasty. So for a while, Xie Yi's limelight was once again full of Chang'an. Become the object of struggle and imitation by young people.

Xie Yi's own feeling is not so great, Hou Ye is just a little more powerful, he can take more parts out of the house, and his status lintel is higher.

In Chang'an, where the princes of the clan are all over the street, and the prime ministers and princes are everywhere, what can a little marquis do? The knighthood is still a bit of a void.

But there can be such a title. In the eyes of others, it is already a blessing that is rare in eight lifetimes when the ancestral tomb is smoking. Du Xijun said that only the title is getting higher and higher, which is worthy of the Zhongxing representative status of the Xie clan of Chen County, and in the future, both the mansion and the scale of the mausoleum after death will be a grade higher.

Xie Yi always smiled and said, "Finally, I am a little closer to Mrs. Cai Guo, and the offense in the future can be lighter......

……

Jokes are jokes, the emperor has a reward, and this thanksgiving is indispensable.

So in the first month, Xie Yi took the time to go to the palace. It can be regarded as a thank you to the emperor's New Year's greetings.

"See Your Majesty, I wish Your Majesty a prosperous New Year, good life and good life."

"Hmm!" Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "I thought you had forgotten your identity when you stayed in Gongchuan......

Xie Yi did not see the Yuan Ri's congratulations, nor did he appear in Chang'an City, so the emperor was inevitably a little unhappy.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!" Xie Yi hurriedly pleaded guilty.

"That's it!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "I know that your wife is pregnant, and you have been away for a long time." has just returned, and it is reasonable for the family to reunite. I won't blame it. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty for your understanding!"

"Is your wife okay? When will it be produced? ”

"Well, the delivery date is probably in February......"

"Hmm!" Li Shimin nodded and said: "If you want to be a father, you should be more mature and steady, and you should be more cautious and calm in doing things in the future, don't act rashly anymore, understand?" ”

Xie Yi hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your teachings." The minister was taught. ”

"Hmm!" Li Shimin nodded and asked; "Is there anything else to do today besides congratulating me? By the way, what's going on with that gunpowder demonstration? ”

"How about the Metaverse?" Xie Yi asked tentatively in a low voice.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "No, I want to approach the envoys of various countries on the Shangyuan Festival." No time ......"

"Your Majesty!" Xie Yi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister thought that on the day of Shangyuan, he would demonstrate the effect of earth-shaking thunder in front of the envoys of various countries, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks?" ”

"This ......" Hearing this proposal, Li Shimin subconsciously stroked his beard, pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, good, what Xiaoyao said is very reasonable, Shangyuan I should let them hear a little noise and see the power of my Datang secret weapon." ”

Of course, Li Shimin understood what Xie Yi meant, and took advantage of the gathering of envoys from various countries on the Shangyuan Festival to promote the strength of the Tang Dynasty's force. In particular, the weapon of the earth-shattering thunder can be described as the most lethal and the most powerful secret weapon.

This time in Tubo and Xue Yantuo can be regarded as some power, but the other surrounding states have obviously not yet experienced the power of gunpowder.

Only by testing and demonstrating it in front of them can the horror of the earth-shattering thunder be truly revealed, and the surrounding states will fall into panic and dare not have two hearts towards Datang.

Xie Yi said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you think that since this is a demonstration, should there be an imaginary enemy, or a certain side as an opponent?" ”

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Oh, then who do you think can be an imaginary enemy?" I can assign them to play with you. ”

Xie Yi whispered: "Your Majesty, what does the Tubo Kingdom think?" ”

"Tubo, why do you want to use Tubo as an imaginary enemy?" Li Shimin asked curiously.

Xie Yi was unhurried, and said leisurely: "Because Tubo is the most powerful tribe in the eastern region so far, and it has even been strong enough to call out my Tang Dynasty.

If you don't take the opportunity to take a sharp start, I don't know what will happen in the future? Tubo has also replaced the leaders of the Turks, Xue Yantuo and other small tribes in the Western Regions and has become the first opponent of the Tang Dynasty. And its monarch has a strong heart, and his ambition seems to be not small, so he is the first to bear the brunt of the blow.

Therefore, it is an imaginary enemy, so that our officers and soldiers can see their swordsmanship and do a good job of targeted training, so as to train soldiers and reduce mistakes on the battlefield in the future. ”

Li Shimin asked leisurely: "So you plan to use the earth-shaking thunder to scare and scare the Tubo people?" ”

"Yes!" Xie Yi nodded lightly.

Li Shimin said softly: "But I already have a plan, I want to marry Princess Wencheng to Tubo, will you do this will hurt the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo?" ”

Hearing Li Shimin say this, Xie Yi knew that what Li Anning said was indeed true.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this move is to test the ability and sincerity of the Tubo people, if they don't behave well, where can they marry the princess of my Tang Dynasty?"

Xie Yi smiled: "So, why don't you take the opportunity to test the abilities and reactions of the Tubo people and see how they are?" At the very least, it should knock on the mountain and shake the tiger. (To be continued.) )