hsntnovel Chapter 1825 Reward 1
Chapter 1825 Reward 1
Today is not a grand court, and there are not many civil and military officials, but they are all important ministers in the court and royal relatives.
Li Shen's arrival was beyond some people's expectations.
I don't understand why this young prince, who hasn't attended court for a long time, came here today. Could it be that someone has offended him again?
A man's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Li Shen is now notorious and no one wants to have anything to do with him.
Only a few people knew why Li Shen came today, such as Changsun Wuji and Li Tai.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. I wish you eternal happiness, a long life, and may you be able to achieve great success in both civil and military affairs and unify the country."
After Li Shen came in, he started to speak, which stunned the ministers present.
Isn't Prince Ji a little too lazy? The words of flattery he used are the same as Your Majesty's. Besides, is it really okay for you to say that?
Li Chengqian was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He always felt that dealing with his younger brother was more difficult than dealing with state affairs.
This guy never plays by the rules. To put it nicely, he doesn't care about details. To put it bluntly, he doesn't know the rules.
"No need to be polite." Li Chengqian said.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Shen still thanked respectfully.
Only then did everyone take a closer look and realize that Prince Ji was dressed really flashily today, with all the gorgeous decorations. It was too exaggerated and not restrained at all.
Just like a nouveau riche.
"Gentlemen, I have one more announcement to make today." Li Chengqian said as he picked up an imperial edict.
"My lords, since I ascended the throne, what I have been thinking about most is the well-being of the people and the prosperity of the country.
The palace of this era has devoted its heart and soul to repairing roads, and its achievements are great...
The completion of this road connects the city and the countryside, and reaches all directions. Merchants and travelers are coming in an endless stream, and commerce is booming... Its contribution is obvious, it benefits the people, and is praised by all the people.
Prince Ji, as a member of the royal family, has a heart of compassion for the people and sets an example... I sincerely commend him and honor his virtue.
Grant: 500 hectares of fertile land, 1,000 households of fiefdom, and all tax revenues shall go to the royal palace.
King Ji should make good use of the rewards, continue this benevolent spirit, become more of a pillar of the country, and write more glorious chapters of meritorious deeds.
The announcement will be made far and wide so that everyone will know.
The master implements it. "
"......." Quiet, extremely quiet. After Li Chengqian finished reading out Li Shimin's order, the Taiji Hall was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
Even Li Shen was a little confused. Was this imperial edict referring to him? Was he really that outstanding?
The imperial edict praised Li Shen like a saint, who benefited the people of the world and was dedicated to the country and the people.
Li Shen muttered in his heart, wondering how his father came up with these words. It really made it difficult for his father.
Even if I were to praise myself, I wouldn't dare to come up with such an exaggerated embellishment.
Maybe someone else wrote for Dad, just like Wang Xuance.
When he thought of this, Li Shen wondered whether he should ask his father to ask the writer to come over and send him to the editorial department of the newspaper.
With this ability, it would be a waste of his talent to be a clerk in the court.
This ability to create something out of nothing, to sneak around, and to confuse right and wrong is absolutely suitable for working in a newspaper.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please express your gratitude quickly." Just when Li Shen was daydreaming, Li Zhong reminded him softly.
Li Shen was awakened:
"Oh, yes, I thank your majesty for your grace, and thank your highness the crown prince."
Li Shen finally lowered his proud head for money.
"Your Highness, I think this is against the rules."
Li Shen knew that it wouldn't be so smooth, and sure enough, someone stood up to oppose it.
Everyone looked carefully and saw Cui Renzhi from the Censorate standing up.
"Oh? I wonder what's wrong with urging you, my dear?" Li Chengqian asked with a smile.
“Your Highness, I think that rewarding good farmland is fine, but rewarding food and fiefdoms is a bit inappropriate.
According to the Tang Dynasty law, a prince's fief was actually limited to one thousand households. Now Prince Ji's fief was limited to one thousand five hundred households, which exceeded the limit.
But considering that Your Majesty issued the imperial edict and made great contributions to saving the Empress, it is understandable.
But now he has granted a fief of 1,000 households, and the fief of Prince Ji has reached 2,500 households, more than 10,000 people. This is against the ancestral system and is not in accordance with etiquette.
I hope Your Majesty will withdraw your order and give me something else as a reward.” Cui Renzhi argued confidently, also using the term “exceeding the rules”.
The bottom line is that Li Shen's fiefdoms are too large, two thousand five hundred households, more than ten thousand people, which is too dangerous.
“Your Highness, I think what Censor Cui said is absolutely right. Prince Ji has made meritorious contributions and can be rewarded separately. The issue of fiefdom is of great importance.
This is against the ancestral system, and the law made by the previous emperor cannot be broken." Zheng Jingsi also stood up.
"Your Highness, I second the motion."
As Cui Renzhi stood up to oppose, several officials from aristocratic families also stood up and agreed.
Li Shen had a calm expression on his face. He was accustomed to such scenes, and he had long expected that the Shi family would stand up and oppose.
These people just oppose for the sake of opposing, and it has nothing to do with the matter itself.
However, Li Shen was prepared to wait and see what would happen. The reward was promised to him by the Queen, and his father had said that he would make proper arrangements.
"Your Highness, I think what Censor Cui said is too extreme." Li Shen was not disappointed.
A big shot stood up, Li Shiji, the Prince's Secretary and the third-rank official of the Secretariat.
The third rank of Tongzhongshu Menxia was equivalent to the prime minister, because the highest rank of officials in the Zhenguan period was the third rank.
Any higher rank belongs to the noble class, and the third rank is the highest among the powerful class.
This is not comparable to a censor below the fourth rank.
"Duke Yingguo, what do you mean? Shouldn't we follow our ancestral rules and act according to the law?" Cui Renzhi looked at Li Shiji.
"You are wrong, Censor Cui. We must follow our ancestors' rules and laws.
If this is normal, it will happen naturally, but there are special circumstances.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty has been clear about rewards and punishments, rewarding those who have made contributions and punishing those who have made mistakes.
The imperial edict has already stated that His Royal Highness Prince Ji's construction of bridges and roads is a major undertaking that benefits the country and the people, and will benefit the present and future generations.
Such achievements are of great merit, and it is not excessive to reward him with a fief of a thousand households.
Moreover, the Jiwang Mansion has paid tens of millions of guan in taxes to the national treasury over the years. Even if it is a small amount, it can be made an exception to be crowned as a king, let alone a mere thousand households of food fiefdom?"
Li Shiji was calm and composed, and his arguments were well-reasoned, leaving Cui Renzhi speechless for a moment.
Prince Ji's achievements were indeed great. At that time, Ying Guogong Wu Shigui donated some money, food, clothing and other supplies to Li Yuan, and was later conferred the title of Duke.
Prince Ji gave tens of millions of strings of cash to the imperial court, so even a commoner could be made a king.
“Duke Ying, Prince Ji has indeed made contributions, but as a member of the royal family, Prince Ji enjoys the support of the people, so naturally he has to do something for the people.
As a member of the royal family, you should set an example and benefit the people. There is nothing wrong with that.
Even if he has made contributions, there is nothing wrong with other rewards, but the issue of the fiefdom is probably inappropriate.
After all, this was made by the previous emperor."
Seeing Cui Renzhi kept silent, Zheng Jingsi had no choice but to stand up and support him.
In a word, the country belongs to your Li family, so you should do something for it.