Datang Longya

Chapter 839 A Royal Guard of Honor

Li Xiaogong solemnly accepted the imperial decree, very excited.

This reward, the merits of his life, is probably the same.

After Li Xiaogong, only Leng Feng was left.

The courtiers couldn't help slowing down their breathing.

Among the world's attacks on the Tang Dynasty, Gaochang gained the most. Although the casualties were very heavy, their persistence also played a very important role.

It can be said that in terms of military exploits, Li Xiaogong and Leng Feng are at the top, and Leng Feng, who is the commander in chief of the Longyou Road, is the pinnacle.

Wei Guogong Li Jing and Hejian King Li Xiaogong have both reached the pinnacle of status, and their achievements have been distributed to the second son.

Will Leng Feng, who is the heirloom Duke, be arranged in the same way?
Fang Xuanling opened the imperial decree, scanned it once, and looked at Leng Feng who came out.

At this moment, Leng Feng didn't know whether he was kneeling or not.

He is not used to kneeling, and he is not willing to kneel. If he does not kneel, it will be a slap in the face of Li Shimin at the court meeting.

When Leng Feng was struggling, Fang Xuanling started reading directly without waiting for his reaction.

"The emperor said: I only heard that at the time of the Three Kingdoms, those who were crouching dragons and phoenixes would be able to secure the world. Today, Leng Feng, the protector of the country, is handed down from generation to generation. He has made great achievements in controlling the sky thunder with military force and offering body training to strengthen the army. Today Rongdi knocked on the pass, Qing led his troops to the border, fought to the death without retreating, wiped out countless enemies, and revitalized the northwest. What else can we do to show the prestige of the Tang Dynasty?

Therefore, I gave you the right not to worship the emperor when I saw the emperor. I also granted my second son Leng Rui, Marquis of Chang'an County, and my fifth disciple Di Renjie Yangqu County Bo. The ceremonial guard of the noble is used to go out to worship the ancestors."

If the title of second viscount was somewhat expected, then the distribution of merit to the apprentice, coupled with the ceremonial honor of the king, made all officials unexpected.

As for not worshiping the emperor, not worshiping the imperial decree.
Anyway, this guy hasn't worshiped much, so it's nothing.

It's fine to distribute the merits to the second son, but when can it be distributed to the apprentice?What the officials are thinking now is not whether it is suitable or not, but regretting why they didn't put their own children under the name of Lord Protector as disciples.

And it is even more powerful to get the guard of honor of the king.

The guard of honor is the face of the family. When worshiping ancestors, the guard of honor is one of the best sacrificial rituals. When traveling, the guard of honor is to save face.Between officials of the same level and the same title, the guard of honor is also divided into high and low strengths.

With the ceremonial guard of the prince, although the Duke Protector will still be the title of Duke passed down from generation to generation, on formal occasions, especially when the ceremonial guard is displayed, he should be treated as a prince.

Fang Xuanling smiled and handed the imperial decree to Leng Feng, and asked, "Duke Protector, today your second son and young apprentice have been knighted, and you have even received the guard of honor of the prince. Such a happy event, you When are you going to have a banquet to celebrate?"

Du Ruhui also stood up and said with a smile: "For such a big happy event, it's okay to have a low-level banquet. If I don't eat delicious food, I'll eat expensive ones. Why don't you hurry up and make arrangements?"

Leng Feng accepted the imperial decree, and said with a wry smile: "It's not my family who got promoted and conferred titles, why don't you see you cheating others?"

Li Xiaogong is also a person who is in high spirits on happy occasions. Hearing Leng Feng's complaints, he stood up and said: "Don't worry, I will count it as my share. I will give you five thousand silver coins for the banquet!"

Li Jing raised his hand: "The King of Hejian offered five thousand, so I will also offer five thousand. The Huguo Gong will give you any more, and we will be able to have a good meal when we are full of civil and military affairs."

Hearing what the two said, all the officials laughed out loud.

Whether to eat or not is a trivial matter, everyone is not short of this meal, the main reason is that the reunion of civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty is rare, and this banquet can be regarded as making up for last year's annual banquet.

Every year, there is an annual banquet for civil and military officials. Last year, due to the global attack on the Tang Dynasty, it was not able to be held, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Li Shimin, who had been on the sidelines, said, "Let's settle it down. Tonight, our monarchs and ministers will gather in Tianxialou. However, before that, let's discuss the situation at the border. Although it is mentioned in the memorial, I will explain it to you personally. There is still a difference."

Li Jing nodded, stood up and said: "The humble minister came first. The land of Guazhou was originally the place where Tubo and our Tang Dynasty fought. The city wall of Guazhou was repaired to withstand the attack of the Tubo. The land we collected has not yet established a strong enough city. The plateau of the Tibetans has a severe cold climate, and there is also an epidemic. Ordinary soldiers cannot go up at all. Therefore, at present, we do not have a good ability to deal with the Tibetans.

In a short period of time, the Tibetans will not dare to go to the plateau, but if the Tibetans are not willing to die, our newly acquired land will still be very dangerous. "

Not only did the Tubo people dare not continue to fight, even the Tang Dynasty did not dare to continue to fight. With frequent battles, no matter how powerful a country is, it will be exhausted one day.

As soon as Li Jing finished speaking, the generals began to discuss fiercely.

For such a question, the civil officials can only look at it. If it is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, they still have the opportunity to speak, but only the generals can decide the ownership of the new land west of Guazhou.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin looked towards the general: "I feel that this new piece of land is considered tasteless, and it is a pity to discard it if it is useless to eat. Although I have not personally seen the landform there, it is estimated that it is not suitable for farming and grazing. Bar."

Li Jing nodded: "To the west of Guazhou, there are mostly Gobi deserts, and the only places with vegetation are not suitable for large-scale grazing of cattle and sheep. As for planting, it is basically to plant one gourd and harvest two gourds."

Leng Feng couldn't help but said: "There is no useless land in this world, even the desert is the same. I haven't found its value, it's just temporary."

Li Xiaogong said helplessly: "I know that anything can turn into flowers in your eyes, but do you want to go there to reclaim wasteland yourself? Besides, we don't know the habits of the Tubo people, and no one can be sure that they will be able to do so in a short time." I will never go to the plateau again."

Li Jing said to the emperor: "That's true, Your Majesty, I feel that it is very good to have that piece of land in my pocket, but if I can't accept it, there is nothing to regret if I lose it in a short time. The big deal is to take it back after a while." Just come back."

Today's Tang Dynasty is indeed not suitable for launching a war in a short time. Besides, if the new land is lost, it will be lost. It is not worth getting angry because of this.

After nodding secretly, Li Shimin said: "Then, as Duke Wei said, the land west of Guazhou should be dealt with in this way."

Seeing the emperor's decision, the civil officials secretly sighed.

From the west of Guazhou to the foot of the plateau, there is a large piece of land. If the imperial court officially takes over this land, many official positions will be created out of thin air.

But in such a state of indifference, it is impossible to ask the court to set up an official position.

What a pity!

(End of this chapter)