There must be rewards in the court.

This is the moment when the victors reap the fruits.

But before everyone in Tiance Mansion wants to award a reward, they must first uphold the name Li Shimin. This is just like people who work in companies in later generations. Once the company's business becomes big, they will always be sloppy. There will definitely be factions, and there will definitely be fights and battles.

What is it for? To put it bluntly, it is all for profit.

For example, if a certain faction of employees in the company has the upper hand, then they definitely want a salary increase and a promotion, but they cannot raise it directly.

The department manager must be pushed up first and promoted to a higher level. When the boss's power increases and his salary also increases, then everyone can see the difference and reap the benefits naturally.

This is the current situation of everyone in Tiance Mansion

No matter who wants to obtain the longed-for benefits, he must first put Li Shimin's brand in front. Since ancient times, he has worked hard with his head tied to his belt. What do you want? Isn't it this...

…

At this time, the first imperial edict began to be read in the court hall.

The imperial edicts at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty were not as shameless as those of later dynasties. There was no words at all in the beginning like "Blessed by Heaven", it was just a dry "Edict".

And because the imperial edict was to be spread all over the world through Menxia Province, there was the word "menxia" at the beginning of the imperial edict.

"By decree, I have the King of Qin, Li Shimin, under my command. The military and state have important tasks, and they employ people and administration with great care. They dare not relax before they are tired of their hard work. Xu Yinghong continues, working day and night, looking up to the ancestor Mo Liezhao Fou, and entrusting him with the most important things.

To celebrate the occasion, it will be held in Yuanliang..."

In this type of imperial edict, the first paragraph is basically full of praise, which can be interpreted as bragging. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you read it or not.

What really matters are the next few words.

Everyone in Tiance Mansion suppressed their excitement and listened carefully to the imperial edict and continued to recite it.

"...as the head heir of the clan and the one who belongs to the will of God, I hereby strictly abide by the initial edict, carry out the ceremony, and obey the public opinion. I sincerely inform heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country, and confer the treasure on the book, and establish him as the crown prince.

Years of unification, with the heart of spreading the world..."

It’s finally done!

The dozens of people in Tiance Mansion were filled with excitement, and their faces showed uncontrollable ecstasy.

This imperial edict was not an imperial edict for Li Yuan's succession, but instead made Li Shimin the crown prince, and from then on he officially became the legal heir to the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, everyone knows this is just a formality.

In fact, Li Shimin has taken over all the power.

Because the last paragraph of the imperial edict is very clear.

"I have been ill for a long time, and I think that all the opportunities in one day will not last long. I hereby order the Crown Prince to ascend to the Taiji Hall with the seal to handle all affairs, support the army and supervise the country. All matters reported by Baisi will be decided by the Crown Prince."

This passage is easy to understand. It means that Li Yuan thought that he was ill and could not do too strenuous work, so he asked the crown prince Li Shimin to help.

From then on, Li Shimin had the final say in all matters in the Tang Dynasty.

Everyone knows this is an excuse.

But this does not prevent Li Shimin from monopolizing power.

Except that he has not yet sat on the dragon throne, he is exactly the same as the emperor.

"Announce it to the world, and the envoys will know it."

"The eighth month of the seventh year of martial arts."

The recitation of the first imperial edict has since been completed.

…

At this time, there were hundreds of officials standing in the entire court. The officials from the aristocratic family suppressed their anger, while everyone from the Tiance Mansion was very happy. They suddenly saluted and sang together, saying loudly: "We pay homage to the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin stood quietly at the top of the court class, with a calm face that could not tell whether he was happy or angry. On the dragon chair not far away, Li Yuan also had the same expression on his face. The father and son looked at the hundreds of officials paying homage, with eyes in their eyes.

There was a faint hint of coldness.

Only people in the Li family understand what the people in Tiance Mansion want.

They obviously want Li Shimin to be the emperor, but in fact they want the merit of serving the dragon...

Therefore, Li Yuan quickly asked people to read the second imperial edict.

"Feng, eldest son Wuji, Duke of Zhao, with three thousand households in the city, starting from the first rank..."

"Feng, Fang Xuanling, Liang Guogong, three thousand households in the city, from the first grade..."

"Feng, Du Ruhui, Duke of Seguo, with three thousand households in the city, starting from the first rank..."

"Feng, Gao Shilian, Shen Guogong, three thousand households in the city, starting from the first grade..."

"..."

I read out the names one by one, and it was astonishing that they all held the title of Duke. These were just civil servants, and in the blink of an eye, seven or eight of them had been granted titles.

Following closely are the military commanders.

The founder of the country, E, Yuchi Jingde.

The founding Duke of the country, Wei, Li Jing.

The founder of the country, Su, Cheng Yaojin.

The founding Duke of the country, Bao, Duan Zhixuan.

The founders of the country were Kui and Liu Hongji.

The founding fathers of the country were Qiao and Chai Shao.

The founding fathers of the country, Yun and Zhang Liang.

…

The names were read out one by one again. This time, there were more princes, and all of them were granted by the founding prince. They were of the highest rank among the same titles.

The military generals were not as good as the civil servants, and basically all of them could not hide their excitement. The generals died in hundreds of battles, and they won thousands of princes. After everyone worked hard for so long, they finally got the benefits they wanted.

At this point, everyone in Tiance Mansion has finished dividing the fruits of victory.

But no one expected that Li Yuan took out another imperial edict and said slowly: "I also have a reward."

Everyone was stunned and then became curious.

In particular, everyone in the Tiance Mansion could not hide their excitement. Everyone only thought that Li Yuan had a bigger reward, and many generals couldn't help but breathe heavily.

Unexpectedly, after the eunuch opened the imperial edict, he just read one sentence and made everyone freeze on the spot. No matter the people in Tiance Mansion or the officials of the aristocratic family, no one knew who the name was in the edict.

"Feng, Hu Baobao, Duke of Tanzhou, with 10,000 households and 10,000 real estates. The title is hereditary and will not be replaced. The inheritance will not be diminished for a hundred generations. The Tang Dynasty will not be destroyed. I will live with the country..."

hiss!

The whole place gasped.

This reward is really astonishing, surpassing the rank of an ordinary prince.

Although the title of Duke is directly named Tanzhou, this is based on the territory of a state as a fiefdom, which completely overrides the titles of the people in Tiance Mansion.

The title of Duke just now was just a place name with ancient characters, but no fief was given, and there were only 3,000 households in the settlement.

Moreover, this food town is fictitious, it is just to give it a nice name.

However, this tiger cub has a different official status. The fiefdom alone covers the territory of a state. Not only does it have a real fiefdom, but it also has 10,000 households. The imperial edict clearly states that these 10,000 households are actual households.

, this is not a false grant, but a real grant of 10,000 households.

This is just a fiefdom and a small town.

The key is the reward at the end.

The title is hereditary and cannot be replaced, and it can be inherited for hundreds of generations. As long as the Tang Dynasty is not destroyed, it will rest with the country.

…

All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked on the spot, especially the people in Tiance Mansion, who felt burning pain on their faces.

They had just harvested the fruits of victory and were ecstatic about their knighthood. Unexpectedly, they suddenly discovered that their reward was not worthy of carrying shoes compared with others...

We are most afraid of comparison when it comes to things in this world. Once we compare, we will feel dissatisfied.

But seeing Changsun Wuji slowly walking out, he bowed his hands towards Li Yuan and asked, pretending to be curious: "May I ask Your Majesty, who is this tiger cub? I wonder what kind of achievements he has made, so that he can be so generously rewarded by Your Majesty."

Li Yuan's face was pale, as if he was turning a deaf ear, but there was a coldness in his eyes, and there was some vague mockery.

Changsun Wuji felt a shiver in his heart and suddenly bowed down solemnly. This time he saluted extremely solemnly, respectfully and without any flaws.

After saluting, he no longer asked about the reward just now, but sighed and slowly retreated to the court.

Apparently he already understood the meaning of this reward.

But the generals obviously didn't think it through. They saw seven or eight people standing up together, obviously wanting to take advantage of the Xuanwu Sect's victory and prepare to ask who the owner of this weird reward was.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, I finally heard Li Shimin, who had been silent all this time, speak slowly: "No one is allowed to compare with this reward..."

The tone was firm, even cold.

The generals immediately stopped and retreated to their original position without even thinking. Although they were still puzzled, no one dared to show dissatisfaction anymore.
To be continued...