However, this is just an idea of his, and the specific needs to be discussed by hundreds of officials, after all, Admiral Tiance has never had such an official position before, and Li Yuan suddenly came up with it according to the theory of the stars.

The celebration banquet was set on the fifth day of the return of the army, and before the celebration banquet, the rewards of the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition had to be drawn up.

The rewards of other soldiers are easy to say, and all the generals who participated in the battle of Luoyang, as long as they did not make mistakes in this battle, will be added one level.

At the same time, according to the size of the position, a certain amount of gold, silver, and wealth were rewarded, and these matters were handled through consultation between the household department and the military department, and it was easy to draw up a charter.

There is no shortage of money in the hands of the court, and Gaozu ascended the throne in the way of Emperor Chan before ascending the throne. After he ascended the throne, all the property of the previous dynasty Daxing City became his.

Now Li Shimin has laid down the Eastern Capital again, in addition to the savings of Emperor Yang of Sui, there are also the people's fat and ointment that Wang Shichong has scavenged from the people in recent years, which have now become the things in the Tang Dynasty's bag.

Li Shimin knew that when the new dynasty was established, the country needed a lot of money, and when the class returned to the dynasty, he transported back most of the belongings in the palace of the Eastern Capital, and because of this, Li Yuan became more and more satisfied with Li Shimin.

The reward of the generals is easy to solve, and the only one who is difficult to reward is Li Shimin, who is now not only the prince of the meritorious soldiers, but also the post of Shang Shuling, and the official position on his body is high enough, and the hundred officials really can't think of what suitable title should be added to him for a while.

But if he does not add the title, it is obvious that the reward of gold and silver treasures alone cannot be justified, so when this issue was discussed at the court meeting yesterday, all the ministers were silent.

Gao Zu didn't think about how to reward the second son yesterday, for this reason, the hundred officials were silent, and he followed the vague words and skipped it first, and now he had a draft in his heart, and his wrung brows unconsciously stretched.

The next day, at the court meeting, Gaozu asked everyone again about the reward of King Qin, and the hundred officials were still silent, and Gaozu glanced at everyone: "Since all the secretaries can't think of a good way, I will mention one." ”

"I am ready to make the King of Qin the general of Tiance, above the kings, second only to me and the crown prince, and at the same time give him the right to set up his own official subordinates."

As soon as Gaozu said this, the ministers were taken aback, and the face of the crown prince Li Jiancheng darkened on the spot.

Xiao Yu, the uncle who has always respected the rules and is also the first to stand up against it: "Your Majesty, by all means, the title of Admiral Tiance is just that, but you can have the right to be an official, and the minister thinks it is absolutely impossible." ”

"Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, except for the emperor, only the crown prince has this power, if the prince also has the right to buy his own official subordinates, where will the prince be?"

"Lord Xiao's words are reasonable, and the ministers seconded the proposal, I hope Your Majesty will think twice." Pei Lian, Feng Deyi, and several other ministers above the fourth rank all came out and expressed their opposition in unison.

"If you don't have this power and title, how can you show that King Qin is different? The biggest reason for the fall of the Sui Dynasty was that because of unfair rewards and unclear punishments, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty blindly followed his own nature and likes to do whatever he wanted, without regard to the wishes of the people in the world. ”

"How much work is done to quell Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande at the same time, Aiqing here won't know, right? Could it be that just because King Qin is my son, his status is high enough, and it is not good to be rewarded, everyone will erase this credit? Li Yuan frowned when he heard this.

He originally wanted to crown Li Shi as the general of Tiance just a thought, but now looking at the faces of the crown prince and the ministers, this idea has become firm.

He is now in the prime of life, and the crown prince has already reached adulthood, coupled with the attitude of the ministers towards the prince, if he does not set up a person who can check and balance with the prince, he may not be able to sit firmly in this position.

The ministers obviously did not expect them to stand up against it and it was self-defeating, and in the face of Gao Zu's obviously somewhat unkind gaze and questioning tone, no one dared to speak for a while.

Since ancient times, as long as it is not a puppet king, the emperor and the courtiers fight in the ring, as long as the emperor does not do something too out of line, once the emperor insists, there are not many courtiers who can fight for the emperor, not to mention that this time Gaozu himself is reasonable.

Seeing that all the ministers were silent, Gao Zu couldn't help but move his gaze to the prince: "Prince, what do you think?" ”

"Erchen thinks what his father said is reasonable." The palm under the sleeve of Li Jiancheng, who was named by Gao Zu, clenched unconsciously, he lowered his gaze, took a slight breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said slowly.

"Sure enough, you are still transparent, prince, you need to remember, for the monarch, the most taboo reward and punishment is unknown, if the meritorious ministers can not be rewarded, and the ministers who have faults cannot be punished, the court of Nuoda will soon become a miasma, a mess...... "Gaozu saw that the prince knew the current affairs, and did not fight with himself in person, he was quite pleased, and took the opportunity to educate a few words.

The prince lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything, although the courtiers didn't speak, many people were slandering in their hearts, what they said was true, but looking at the bones, how many monarchs can really do this?

Let's not talk about anything else for the time being, but say that Gaozu, the year before last, Pei Lin and your fourth son, King Qi, fought such a big defeat in Taiyuan, did you punish them?

Oh, it can't be said that there is no punishment, Pei Lin went to prison for a few days. The King of Qi was demoted to the army of the King of Qin and began to train from the grassroots level, but this kind of punishment can be regarded as a punishment compared to the transgressions they committed?

However, Liu Wenjing, because she didn't know the current affairs, was charged with a crime with no evidence, and she lost her life for some reason.

Of course, they only dared to slander a few words in their hearts, and no one dared to say them, even Xiao Yu, an old minister who was a little stubborn, did not speak.

No one objected anymore, and the matter of King Qin being named the general of Tiance was thus decided, and only when the canonization decree was officially promulgated, King Qin was the general of Tiance with his own official office.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Li Jiancheng returned to the prince's mansion, the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed, he smashed a lot of things angrily, and the crown princess Zheng rushed to persuade him, but he was blasted out.

In the end, Wei Zheng, who had just been recruited into the mansion not long ago, came to persuade him, Wei Zheng obviously knew the reason for his anger, and came in and said directly: "The minister thinks that His Royal Highness does not need to be angry about the affairs of the palace today. ”

"My father treated me like this, and you still said that I shouldn't be angry, if I'm not angry, should I still celebrate?" Li Jiancheng glared at Wei Zheng angrily.

"Of course there is no need to celebrate, but it is really not enough to be angry, Your Highness, please think about it, Your Majesty rewarded King Qin as the general of Tiance, mainly because his merits in this Eastern Crusade are too great, and it is not okay not to reward him."

"In addition, Your Majesty also has the meaning of balancing the court, although Your Majesty is over fifty years old, but he is in good health, and Your Highness, you are also over thirty years old, and you are known as a virtuous name, it is inevitable that he will be defensive against you."

"At this time, the King of Qin can just form a counterbalance with His Royal Highness, so that His Majesty can sit back and relax, and the King of Qin has received such a high reward, his every move will be noticed by the world, but if he has the slightest irregularity, it will attract attack...... Wei Zheng said slowly.