The emperor will have many sons, but each son has different weight.

Sometimes Li Shimin thinks Li Tai is well-behaved and obedient, but sometimes he also thinks that Li Chengqian is more like him.

Choosing is the hardest.

But today... Li Shimin finally understood what Li Tai's biggest weakness was.

Lee Seung-qian can develop a strategy with Chen Zhengtai.

At the same time, dare to practice.

But now, his face was so embarrassing that he was bruised and swollen, which would cause jokes from others, but now... he has become a mark that is enough to show his military achievements.

Li Shimin still felt a little unbelievable at this time, but now... the facts prove that it is impossible not to believe this thing!

At this time, he seemed particularly happy, and his eyes were full of glory: "I am not afraid of the troubles of the Turkic people, but the only thing I fear is that I have no successors and the prince is resolute and courageous. This is very similar to me. With such a prince, I can rest assured."

Listening to Li Shimin's unswerving praise, the ministers in this palace had different thoughts.

Most of the people who have made military achievements, such as Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin and others, couldn't help but feel very happy.

But some people can't help but feel complicated.

The prince made military achievements and his status is now as solid as a rock. On the other hand, Li Tai seemed a little dirty.

In the court, many people like Li Tai, especially the children of those aristocratic families!

This is actually understandable. Li Chengqian, like his father and grandfather, is too arrogant. Everyone can see that he, like Li Shimin, has a very happy side!

What the aristocratic families dislike the most is that they are very happy with merit. They like to keep the door closed and stock up on the food and money to live a life of peace and peace.

This is generally true for both the Yang family, the Wei family, and the Cui family. Because the dynasty has expanded, it is inevitable that money and food will be needed. Sooner or later, the court will put their ideas on them. Most of the children of aristocratic families love to read, and reading is their resource!

In the era of peace, the children of aristocratic families who studied and entered the government could have the advantage. Therefore, they prefer Li Tai, who is gentle, especially Li Tai, who is well-educated and well-educated. At a young age, he could easily grasp Confucian classics, which is even more rare.

In the Yue Palace, a large number of scholars became the disciples of the Yue Palace. Most of these scholars were closely related to the aristocratic families. Some were former officials of the Cui family and some were children of the Yang family. They all had one thing in common.

But for the heroes, this is not the case. They yearn for more achievements. They are obviously far inferior to those of the great gentry in terms of family background. They are just relying on their great military achievements made by becoming the emperor's ministers and making great achievements.

These people are actually more like Cheng Yaojin. Although they have become upstarts, they have an indescribable sense of anxiety in their hearts!

They knew very well that although they were rich and wealthy due to their military achievements, this was not a long-term solution. Once the Tang Dynasty no longer borrowed the meritorious and military officials, sooner or later their descendants would gradually become lost to everyone!

Cheng Yaojin likes Li Chengqian very much, and he thinks Li Chengqian is like him.

Li Shimin had a clear smile on his lips and said, "Such great achievements are rare in the world. The most important thing is... This time, the Turkic crisis is solved, which is enough to worship the Taimiao and report good news to the Supreme Emperor. Li Chengqian is really my Qilin son. The soldiers who followed Li Chengqian to Xiazhou will also be rewarded, Changsun Wuji..."

Changsun Wuji was extremely excited and quickly stood up: "I'm here."

Li Shimin said, "I heard that your nephew Changsun Jiaqing also went to Xiazhou with the prince?"

Changsun Wuji's eyes were bright and he hurriedly said, "Yes."

"Given to the Duke of the County."

Changsun Wuji immediately said, "Your Majesty is wise."

His heart is hot.

Changsun Jiaqing was his nephew and Li Chengqian's cousin. When the Emperor was there, because he attached importance to Li Chengqian's education, Changsun Jiaqing asked Li Chengqian to accompany him and stayed with Li Chengqian. He never thought... As he was reading, he had a military merit.

This guy Chen Zhengtai... I think it's okay, but unfortunately... that niece has remarried. If I had known this, I would have thought of a way to marry Chen Zhengtai again!

Changsun Wuji couldn't help but wonder... Are there any widows in the family? Or...what else is about to become a widow?

He felt a pity that as the head of the Changsun family, he was very concerned about the marriage issues of his children and nephews.

What a fuss.

In fact, when it comes to Changsun Wuji, he doesn’t care much about a title, but since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, titles have become increasingly rare. In addition to the title of his son’s father and grandfather, it has become very rare to be granted a title based on his military merits!

This is a huge honor, and it also means... the person who can be awarded the title with the prince will become the most important team after the prince ascended the throne in the future, just like the old subordinate of the Qin Palace.

Of course, people like Changsun Wuji value the present but the future.

Li Shimin then smiled and said, "Cheng Qing's family."

Cheng Yaojin was also very excited: "Here, come. No, Your Majesty, I am here."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Your young son is also with the army. I will reward you with such great achievements, and I will also give you the county duke."

Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed. He was afraid that the emperor would be stingy. The boy Cheng Chumo was his youngest son, which meant that his eldest son could inherit his title, while the second son married a princess. But when he arrived at this youngest son, he actually didn't have much kindness. Unexpectedly, that bastard boy was confused... and got a military merit!

Military merits are like me. Although the county magistrate is small, his future will definitely not be the same!

He said happily: "I thank you."

Li Shimin called a few more people, and they all had an impression of them and were all awarded titles.

This time the contribution was too great. If Li Jing led his army to fight this battle, I am afraid that at least 100 people would be awarded titles for military merits. But... the cost of this battle is extremely small, so naturally... special rewards are given, and everyone who follows the army will have a share.

"Gaoqing's family."

Gao Shilian stood up slowly. Gao Shilian is not an ordinary person. He is the uncle of Empress Changsun. It would be fine if it was just a relationship between uncles. However, Changsun Wuji and Empress Changsun, the brother and sister, were kicked out of the Changsun family when they were young because of their orphanage. In the end, Gao Shilian took them in and raised them. Therefore, in the market, people confused the Gao family with the current Changsun family. The Gao family is the Changsun family, and the Changsun family is the Gao family.

"I heard that your grandson Gao Jin has also gone with the army? I also gave it to..."

Gao Shilian's face was blue and white, and he coughed: "Your Majesty, I did not go. He was indeed on duty in the Eastern Palace. It was only that day that he happened to have a abdominal pain, so..."

"Oh." Li Shimin sighed: "That's a pity. Just pretend that I haven't said what I just said."

Gao Shilian: "..."

Gao Shilian was still very proud at the beginning. His grandson was smart. When he heard that the prince had something to do, he felt that the prince must be making a fuss, so he directly took the excuse of abdominal pain to escape. Later, he heard that the prince actually took people to Xiazhou. The court was shocked, and Gao Shilian was still proud!

Look at how smart my grandson is, he knows how powerful he is.

But now... Gao Shilian has the urge to vomit blood, and this grandson is embarrassing.

Li Shimin was in a very good mood and was in high spirits, so he continued to speak out and reward him.

But many people heard it in their hearts, which was both envious and jealous.

Li Tai's face was ashamed. He knew in his heart that his father rewarded the people around the emperor's brother so much, and these people... the higher the status, the more they would become the wings and minions around the prince in the future. On the other hand, he had not gotten anything good, and he seemed a little at a loss.

Kong Yingda looked confused and said it would have been said earlier, and said I would have gone too. Of course... he was a scholar after all, and he still disdained military merits. I, a descendant of Kong's famous family... I don't care about it!

After working for a while, Li Shimin finally turned his eyes on Chen Zhengtai and said, "This time, although Chen Zhengtai did not leave with his personal prince, I think... it is closely related to Chen Zhengtai. If Chen Zhengtai had not planned in the middle, how could this great victory come today?"

Li Chengqian was already smiling and followed Li Shimin's words: "What the father said is that without a senior brother, his son is still wasting his time in Chang'an. This time... although he regretted not to succeed, it was his first contribution."

Chen Zhengtai immediately straightened his back and thought to himself: That's right, it's just down.

Of course, this sentence cannot be said directly. He looked very modest and said, "The prince is so righteous. This is the result of the struggle between the prince and the soldiers. How can I make any contribution? I just thought about gunpowder and flying balls, and accompanied His Highness to customize the strategy of going out to fight. All of the above are not worth mentioning. The mentor and the prince are both too proud. Oh, yes, it is necessary to declare that the flying balls and gunpowder and the money and food spent along the way are all paid by the students. Of course, complimenting money and food should not be considered a merit. Isn't the money of the students the money of the mentor? Isn't it different from each other, or from each other."

After hearing this, the ministers really wanted to vomit blood.

In the past, many people heard some rumors from Changsun's family that Chen Zhengtai was slick, and everyone thought it was just an exaggeration, but today I saw it... Someone wanted to roll up his sleeves and directly break this guy's dog head.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "The first merit is the first merit. Why are you humble? You are my disciple. I have treated you badly? You have a higher title and become a county duke."

Just a little longer?

Isn't this too stingy?

Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but feel resentful. I was just modest. Didn't Your Majesty see it?

But to others, this is an insurmountable gap between county dukes and county dukes. After the founding of the country, this county dukes rarely granted them again.

Chen Zhengtai naturally thanked him well.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "The county lords granted to the court are rare. Chen Qing's family has made great contributions this time. After thinking about it, the county lord's household was 2,000, so... I will add the real household."

The ministers couldn't help but be surprised again.

You should know that any ruler actually has little thoughts. On the surface, the Duke of the State and the Duke of the County are willing to give you rewards, such as food, thousands of households, and thousands of households, giving you the protection of interests, but in fact...

By the Tang Dynasty, the so-called households began to shrink. Most of these households were just households on paper. So on this basis, the concept of the so-called real household was derived. That is to say, on the surface, the county magistrates had two thousand households, but there were so many households in the imperial court who gave you so that you could collect their taxes. Therefore... the real households were only three or four hundred households, which was called real households in the Tang Dynasty.

Just like Chen Zhengtai, he was a county magistrate, with 1,500 households, but in fact he could not see a single hair. Now... Li Shimin finally gave him a special gift, and the county magistrate directly gave 2,000 households.

Chen Zhengtai thanked him again.

Li Shimin said jokingly: "This time, I don't know where Zhengtai wants to seal it again? You know, there is no place to seal it in Chang'an."

Chen Zhengtai said without hesitation: "Students beg their mentor to entrust their students to the southwest of the county, preferably in the southwest of the county."

County?

Zheng County also belongs to Jingzhao Prefecture. In fact, it is only a few dozen miles away!

This small county is across the river from Chang'an, but because the county is full of mountains and is in the remnants of the Qinling Mountains, the farmland is sparse and extremely barren!

In the eyes of the court, this small county under Jingzhao Prefecture would be a waste of money if it were not close to Chang'an. Compared with other counties in Guanzhong area, it would be like a sky and an underground.

Every time I encounter a famine, the worst one is often this county, because there is no other reason, and I am poor!

After hearing this, Li Shimin burst into laughter.

These ministers couldn't help but smile.

They thought Chen Zhengtai would speak loudly. After all, this is a county magistrate, which is different from others. Once Chen Zhengtai chooses a county with fertile land, the benefits will be amazing.

Li Shimin said, "You guys, I am a disciple, everything is good, but I lack geography. Well, Fang Qing's family, how many households do there in this county have?"
To be continued...