As he spoke, he handed the note to Pharmacist Li.

The so-called "June incident" refers to the Xuanwumen incident, and Pharmacist Li naturally knows it.

At this time, he didn't accept the straw note handed by the eldest grandson Wuji, but only smiled and said: "This is Your Majesty's will, and it is really not something that should be foreseen." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said: "Pharmacist, Your Majesty is very kind to you, others don't know, don't I know?" You see now, Xuan Ling, Keming, as well as you and me, have all entered the cabinet; Jingde is only familiar with military and military affairs, and does not know about government affairs.

But Hou Junji ......"

"Keming" is Du Ruhui's word.

The name Hou Junji has been hanging in Pharmacist Li's heart for some time.

This person is the same as Wei Chi Jingde, and he was originally born in the army.

However, he was not ordinary with Wei Chi Jingde, and he was not satisfied with military affairs, and after entering the Qin Mansion, he was angry and studied.

In the Xuanwumen incident, Hou Junji made great contributions.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, if he did not transfer Pharmacist Li from the local government to the central government, would Hou Junji have a chance to be among the cabinets?

Therefore, as soon as the eldest grandson Wuji mentioned the name Hou Junji, Pharmacist Li immediately knew what he planned to discuss, and immediately said: "Auxiliary machine, my lifelong wish is to enrich the country, strengthen the community, promote education, and reassure the people. Now that he lives in the temple and can assist the Ming Lord, he has fulfilled his life's wish. The rest of the ranks, all of them are not what they want. ”

"Auxiliary" is the word of the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson Wuji high-fived and said: "How easy it is to talk to you!" ”

He took out another scroll of cursive paper, opened it, and read it with Pharmacist Li.

I saw that this is the actual list of the meritorious people's food yi, on the previous papyrus, the food of each of the 3,000 households of the imperial prince is only the name, and the list here is the actual sealed position.

There is only one name in the first line, Pei Lian, 1,500 households.

The eldest grandson Wuji said with a smile: "Wude cast Kaiyuan Tongbao in four years, and Pei Sikong had to give a furnace and let it be cast by himself." Now that the furnace has been withdrawn and 1,500 households have been given to eaters, it is really much worse than before! ”

The so-called 1,500 households are the taxes and servitudes of 1,500 households, including rent, yong, and transfer, all of which belong to Pei Lian.

This is equivalent to more than half of the output value of 1,500 households, which is a huge amount of wealth.

However, Pei Lian was able to mint money by himself, which is equivalent to being able to legally print money today, and compared with the two, the enslavement of 1,500 households is much worse.

There are five names on the second line of the paper, the eldest grandson Wuji, Wang Junkuo, Wei Chi Jingde, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, each with 1,300 households.

The eldest grandson Wuji once said that there were five people with the most merit in the Xuanwumen incident, but only four of them were seen here, less Hou Junji, but more Wang Junkuo.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty thinks that Hou Junji is still young in entering the Qin Mansion, and he is not like Wang Junkuo, and he will try his best to stop the rebellion in Youzhou. Here, the "Youzhou Rebellion" refers to the rebellion of Li Ming, the governor of Youzhou, after the Xuanwumen incident.

followed by the eldest grandson Shunde, Chai Shao, Luo Yi, and Li Xiaogong, each with 1,200 households; He was followed by Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, and Liu Shili, each with 1,000 households.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty believes that Hou Junji's merits are comparable to those of Zhang Gongjin and others. ”

followed by Li Shiji and Liu Hongji with 900 households; Gao Shilian, Yu Wenshi, Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie 700 households.

After that, there was Li Yaoshi in the list of 600 households, along with An Xinggui, An Xiuren, Tang Jian, Dou Liang, Qu Tutong, Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi, and Liu Yijie.

After the eldest grandson Wuji opened the list, Pharmacist Li did not speak.

At this time, he said: "Auxiliary, if you can, you might as well step back in the lower column." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji stared at Pharmacist Li and said, "Six hundred households are sealed, and I am really ashamed of my brother. ”

Pharmacist Li also stared at the eldest grandson Wuji, with a sincere expression: "Auxiliary, the family has already placed ancestral property in Sanyuan, and the brother has left Tianlu in Kunming Pond, and now the younger brother is also in the court.

The actual seal of 600 households or 400 households, the difference is only a little bit of Lu, for the meaning of the next, in fact, it is far less than to be able to stand in the center now, and be able to talk freely with my brother! ”

This is a sincere statement.

Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the family members have controlled almost all the political power and economic interests in society.

In the society at that time, "the official had a book, and the family had a genealogy." The election of officials shall be based on the order of the book, and the marriage of the family shall be due to the genealogy. "And the foundation is rooted in two things.

One is the monopoly of knowledge.

Before the advent of movable type printing in the Song Dynasty, books were extremely expensive.

Although there was engraving and printing in the Sui Dynasty, the inheritance of books still mainly relied on hand-copying, which was by no means affordable for ordinary people.

Pharmacist Li was born in the Li family of Longxi, and was the leading family surname at that time, and even the Li Tang royal family claimed to be the queen of Li Wei in Longxi.

During the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, the world fell apart, and Longxi was located in the Hexi Corridor, because of the geographical natural barrier, the ravages of war were far less serious than other regions.

In addition, the former Liang Zhang clan and the Xiliang Li clan successively established the country here, pursuing the policy of "cultural rejuvenation of the country", so that Longxi was able to "continue the academic style of the Han, Wei, Western and Jin dynasties, and open the system of Wei, Qi, Sui and Tang dynasties.

The second is to marry each other to strengthen the position of both families.

Pharmacist Li's mother was born in the Chen Liuhan clan, and her clan was already prominent in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

His maternal grandfather, Han Xiong, brought the family to its peak during the Western Wei and Northern Zhou dynasties.

The uncles Han Baohu, Han Hunting Hu, Han Honghu Keshao Jiqiu, are all famous generals of the Great Sui, especially Han Baohu is the most known in the world.

Mrs. Li Yaowang was born in Henan Daxi, and Mrs. Li Keshi was born in Henan Changsun, both of which are Xianbei surnames.

Pharmacist Li himself, although he refused the marriage arranged by the family when he was young, Mrs. Chuchen, after all, was also from the Southern Chen Imperial Descendant and the Zhang family of Wu County.

Pharmacist Li was born in such a hairpin world, and he has been a high-ranking giant since he was a child, and he is used to seeing power and wealth.

For them, social status and economic prosperity are innate, and they have never been lacking or needing.

What they attach importance to is how to make good use of these natural advantages, so that after self-cultivation and family harmony, they can assist the country and the people, rule the world peacefully, and achieve something.

Now Pharmacist Li has established himself in the center, participating in national politics, and grasping the opportunity to display his ambitions.

And this is exactly what Li Yuan was stingy with and Li Shimin has already granted.

On the other hand, looking at the old department of the Qin Mansion, this is probably not the case.

Take Hou Junji as an example, after he entered the Qin Mansion, he had the opportunity to study.

However, even if he was honored in a high position and even if he was angry to study, it was still difficult to gain the recognition of the family name in the society that valued the family at that time.

They have no book-like pedigree, no ancestral property, and if they want to be among the highest, they can only rely on their official position to make profits.

For example, Cheng Zhijie and Li Shiji were only able to marry the Qinghe Cui family and the Hedong Xue family after they were crowned the princes of the country.