Reward merit and punishment, the quality that the emperor must have.

Sweet potatoes have been planted for two seasons, and the harvest is huge, and the facts are there.

Li Qinzai's contribution is a sure thing and it is indisputable.

With such a huge credit, how could Li Zhi pretend to turn a blind eye? The heroes who have lasted for hundreds of years of national glory can't just reward some gold and silver cloth, right?

The truth is placed in front of the monarch and the minister, and the reward is too light to be justified.

Today, Li Zhi summoned all the important ministers of the court into the palace, and paved the way in front of everyone for a long time, and it was thousands of miles of territory, and the country was eternal, emphasizing the importance of sweet potatoes to the Tang Dynasty again and again.

For what?

In order to give Li Qinzai a knight.

There is a very troublesome problem that Li Qinzai is too young, only in his twenties, and now he is a marquis of the county, which is a bit too much at this age, and few people have heard of it throughout the ages.

The only one that can be compared to it is probably only Hou Huo, the champion of the Han Dynasty, who is sick.

Counting the days, Li Qinzai was made a county marquis two years ago, and just two years later, he was about to be promoted to a knight.

The title rises further, but it is the county duke.

A county magistrate in his twenties, can you believe it? Huo Qubing has never been so beautiful.

Li Zhi had already anticipated that there would be great resistance to Li Qinzai's promotion to the rank of knight.

This is the purpose of his gathering of important ministers today and laying the groundwork in front of them for half a day.

Laying out the facts and reasoning, Li Zhi just wants to convince them.

If the Han Dynasty can have a Huo Quai, why can't my Tang Dynasty have a Li Jingchu?

Huo Qubing was named the champion at the age of eighteen, although it was a special case, it was not a standard, and no one stipulated that he could not be surpassed.

There is a Li Qinzai in Datang, who has really made so many contributions to the community, especially the introduction of sweet potatoes, which is even more meritorious, why can't he be promoted to the county princess? Just because you are young and not qualified enough?

In fact, after Li Zhi laid the groundwork for a long time, the ministers already understood his intentions.

The crowd was silent, and many people's faces were still not good-looking.

Yes, age and seniority matter. When a person lives to this age, his thinking often becomes old-fashioned and rotten, and age and seniority become a magic weapon for them to hinder those who come after him.

The courtiers present were either prime ministers or scholars, but only a few of them were knighted.

I have fought for life and death in the court all my life, and I haven't been able to get a knighthood when I'm old, even if it's not even a baron's turn, why is a hairy boy in his twenties named a marquis and a duke, and he sits like a rocket to go up?

It's not fair!

Although Li Zhi was reasonable and reasonable, no one in the crowd present still expressed his position.

At this time, Xu Jingzong finally stood up.

Xu Jingzong is actually reluctant to be the prince of Jin County in his heart, this is too, he was crowned a prince in his twenties, and in another ten or twenty years, why can't you be crowned king?

However, courtiers often have a valuable quality, that is, they take the emperor's likes and dislikes as likes and dislikes.

It doesn't matter what you think, what matters is to follow the emperor's heart.

Besides, Xu Jingzong was named the Duke of Gaoyang County as early as the second year of Xianqing, and the title is not small, and he will not be too jealous of Li Qinzai's title of Duke of County.

Isn't that what human nature is like about not suffering from inequality?

Seeing Xu Jingzong stand up and express his position, Li Zhi's eyes lit up.

is worthy of my right-hand man, I didn't hurt you in vain.

With Xu Jingzong's statement, Li Zhi suddenly felt a little more confident.

"Xu Xiang's words are reasonable, hehe, my Datang has always had clear rewards and punishments, meritorious service should be rewarded, and mistakes must be punished, this is the rule of iron."

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he quickly swept around the rest of the people, and said in a surging voice: "If I turn a blind eye to this world-shattering achievement, it will not only chill the hearts of the heroes, but also damage the emperor's prestige. ”

"In the future, if I raise an army to conquer Fanyi and pacify the four seas, who will be willing to fight to the death for a faint king with unknown rewards and punishments? Who is willing to make meritorious contributions to my life? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present changed their faces.

Li Zhi's words are a bit heavy, but I have to admit that he does make sense.

If you want to blame it, the person who made this great achievement is too young, which is really incredible.

At this moment, Li Zhi's expression was very resolute, and he had a posture of not giving up if he didn't agree, but the ministers really didn't want to agree in their hearts.

Zuo Prime Minister Xu Yushi set his eyes on Li Tao, and suddenly smiled: "Li Jingchu has made this world-famous achievement, Your Majesty has this pillar, it is the blessing of the country, the young generations dare to fight, but also thanks to the good upbringing of the Ying Gong, the Li family has this unicorn, and the Ying Gong's work is even greater, I don't know what the Ying Gong has a high opinion?" ”

The people present looked at Li Tao one after another when they heard this.

Li Zhi and Xu Jingzong secretly scolded the old man in their hearts.

The ball was inexplicably kicked to Li Tao.

Li Tao, who had been silent, finally opened his eyes, and said slowly: "The old minister is in his twilight years, and the blessings and humiliations of his descendants are their own business. ”

Saying that, Li Tao suddenly said: "Xu Zuoxiang's meaning, of course the old minister also understands, Your Majesty, give Qin Zai the proposal of the Jin Jue, the old minister thinks it is appropriate to postpone it......"

Xu Yushi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a loss of color: "Yinggong, this ...... Your Majesty, the minister has no such intention, the minister just asks the opinion of the British duke, whether he is promoted or not, it is all in His Majesty's decision, and the minister has nothing to say. ”

The corners of Li Zhi's mouth hooked.

Hey, the ball is kicking back again.

Not only did he kick back, but he also shot at goal.

is worthy of being an old fox of the Three Dynasties, and his Taoism is much higher than that of Xu Yushi.

Xu Yushi's cold sweat came down, but he just asked casually, how could Li Tao understand it as an objection?

Everyone is a decent person, even if they don't agree with Li Qinzai's promotion in their hearts, they will never say it, blocking people's future is like killing their parents, which can offend the entire Li family to death.

The situation seems to have changed a little, and Li Zhi will certainly not let go of this opportunity to turn the tables.

So Li Zhi nodded and said slowly: "Since Xu Zuoxiang has objections, I will postpone this matter according to Yinggong's opinion, haha, Xu Zuoxiang's concerns are indeed reasonable, Jing Chu is still a little younger in the end, and it is reasonable but not polite, let's talk about it in a few years." ”

The cold sweat on Xu Yushi's forehead became more and more.

At this moment, he really wanted to slap himself hard, what kind of heart and eyes did he play when he was full, all the people present were old foxes for many years, which one didn't have more eyes than him?

Now it's okay, inexplicably the Son of Heaven and Yinggong teamed up to detain a black pot.

When did I say I was against it? These words reached Li Qinzai's ears, and with that bastard's temper, it would be strange if he knew that I was blocking his future and did not set fire to my mansion.

His expression suddenly changed, and Xu Yushi said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Li Qinzai must be promoted to the knighthood, not only has he made meritorious contributions, but Your Majesty should also reward and punish the merits in a clear way, so that he will not be criticized by the people of the world, and can he establish the imperial authority in the hearts of the soldiers of the world and the soldiers of the three armies." ”

"Therefore, the minister thought that Li Qinzai had to be promoted to the knight, and he couldn't wait for a moment!"

Li Zhi's face was expressionless, but the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, he was desperately restraining himself from laughing.

The two prime ministers made their position clear, and the rest of the ministers ......

What are the few Shangshu still struggling with, what else can they do except agree?

Whether he is young or has little qualifications, he has indeed made great contributions, and if he only talks about merit, it is indeed not too much to be promoted to county magistrate.

The grandfather is still there, and it's a bit disgusting to talk about age and qualifications.

So after several scholars looked at each other, they saluted together: "The ministers are willing to attach the proposal of the left and right ministers, Li Qinzai has high merits, and he cannot be rewarded if he is not a Jin Jue." ”