Chapter 273: First Earl

Wang Ping'an held the tea in his hand, but did not drink it. He said, "When I was in Xuzhou, the two prefectures of Bian and Song dynasty were flooded. The imperial envoy, Lord Yuchi, was sent here by the emperor to provide relief. He met me by chance. He once told me about the suffering of the people's disaster and told me some new methods of disaster relief. However, Lord Yuchi was busy with work. After that, he went to another place to appease the people!"

The ministers nodded together and said, "It turns out that the new disaster relief law was originally proposed by Duke Jingde!"

Yuchi Gong stroked his forehead and thought to himself: "I'm so sorry that I asked Wubing to give me the credit. In fact, this matter has nothing to do with me. It's all his idea. He actually gave me the credit in public. This child is so loyal. I like you very much!"

Li Shimin nodded and smiled at Yuchi Gong, "Jingde, it turns out that Jiang is still so hot. If you can have this idea and teach it to the younger generation, you have not made any contributions. It is really rare. You should be a role model for the ministers!"

Yuchi Gong's face turned red and he hurriedly bowed, "The old minister thanked the emperor for his praise. The old minister also had a flash of inspiration at that time, so he had a rough idea of ​​the new law. If the emperor had not sent the old minister to provide disaster relief, he would not have been able to flash the new law of inspiration for disaster relief!"

The ministers said one after another: "It seems that the new law appears because of the emperor's wisdom. If the emperor had not sent Jingde to Xuzhou, how could a new law on disaster relief appear!"

After praising her, everyone unanimously stated that the source of the new disaster relief law was found because the emperor was wise and it was all the emperor's contributions and had nothing to do with others!

Li Shimin touched the beard on his lips, smiled and nodded, and smiled at Wang Ping'an, "Soon up and say it."

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said, "I have sorted out Lord Yuchi's ideas and handed them over to Xuzhou Governor Niu Zhenghong. Seeing that the new law is reasonable, Niu immediately ordered the implementation and handled the disaster relief matters vigorously."

The ministers nodded again and said, "It seems that Niu Zhenghong is a good official, and he is doing his job properly!"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Niu Zhenghong is capable of doing things and needs to be commended. Come and record the file and submit it to the Ministry of Personnel for reporting!"

Wang Ping'an said again: "In the new disaster relief law, there are several items about preventing plagues. With the efforts of all the military and civilians in Xuzhou, the plague did not break out, and this experience is being quickly promoted to various prefectures and counties!"

Without waiting for others to praise him, Changsun Wuji clapped his hands and said, "It seems that the military and civilians of Xuzhou are all kind people who benefit from the new law, but do not forget the people elsewhere. The emperor issued an order to commend the local people so that the people of all states and counties in the world will follow suit!"

Li Shimin said: "Accurate, very good!"

The ministers were busy and praised the people of Xuzhou, kind people, and kind hometown!

Wang Ping'an said again: "Although the Crown Prince is in Chang'an, he is concerned about the victims. He lives in the temple but is worried about the people. After learning the new laws on disaster relief, he ordered the eunuch Mi Xiaomiao and the guards of the Meng brothers to rush to Xuzhou to ask the ministers about the specific matters. The three of them investigated openly and secretly and understood the people's conditions, and obtained specific details that many ministers did not observe!"

Mi Xiaomiao was a deacon in the East Palace, so she naturally served in Chongxian Hall. However, his identity was too far from that of Shi Zhongchen, so he did not serve in the hall, but outside the hall, but was not far away.

He heard that Wang Ping'an actually proposed his name in front of the emperor, the prince, and a group of heroes. He was so grateful that he almost cried. When could he be noticed by so many big people? It was simply impossible. Unexpectedly, Wang Ping'an raised it in public today!

Mi Xiaomiao looked at Wang Ping'an in the hall, and the gratitude in her heart was simply indescribable. She just thought to herself: "After the time comes, I have to ask Brother Meng to have a few drinks and talk about today's events. Wang Ping'an also mentioned them. This matter must be told to others. Wang Ping'an is a very loyal person. As long as he has helped him, he will never forget it and always think about rewarding him. Where can I find such good friends and good brothers? You have to cherish it to achieve it!"

Li Shimin nodded again and said, "Okay, these three people are good at doing things, so they need to be praised." He turned to Li Zhi and said, "Zhier, the more people around you who are good at doing things carefully, the better!"

Li Zhi hurriedly said, "I know they did things carefully, so I sent them there. They did not disappoint my expectations for them!"

Mi Xiaomiao could hear it clearly, looked up at the sky and closed her eyes, and was ecstatic: "I'm going to be promoted, and I finally got through. Thank you, Wang Ping'an!"

Wang Ping'an said again: "The eunuch Min and the two Meng guards brought to the crown prince. He said that during the plague, smallpox disease is the most abusive and harmful to our people of the Tang Dynasty. Do you have any way to prevent it?"

The ministers came out in unison, all of whom were surprised and said, "It turns out that the method of preventing smallpox diseases was really proposed by His Highness the Crown Prince. If His Highness had not been careful and learned from the new disaster relief method, he thought of preventing smallpox diseases. The old ministers still don't know that smallpox diseases can be prevented!"

Changsun Wuji immediately said: "If the disease of smallpox can be prevented, the people of the world will no longer have to suffer from this plague. This is the credit of His Royal Highness, and the contribution will last for thousands of years... Of course, this is also the manifestation of the emperor's wisdom. If you hadn't sent Jingde to Xuzhou, so many things would have happened!"

"Yes, yes!" The ministers quickly praised each other again, praised Li Shimin, and flattered the emperor.

Li Shimin was very comfortable when he was photographed. He turned his head and patted Li Zhi on the shoulder and said, "Zhi'er, you have done a good job and care about the sufferings of the people. The people will remember your kindness!"

Li Zhi was too embarrassed and hurriedly said, "This is all the teachings of the father. The sons just did it according to the teachings of the father on weekdays. If you want to be kind, the father is the one who truly has the most kindness to the people of the world!"

The ministers praised each other again, and the emperor was kind to the people, and the prince was kind to the people.

Suddenly, Li Ji coughed twice and said, "Your Majesty, I think the prince is doing something wrong!"

Ah? Why did Old Man Li sing the opposite tune again? Come in with him a bowl of mung bean soup!

Li Zhi was stunned and thought to himself: "Why did I do something wrong? Wang Ping'an pushed the credit on me. Shouldn't I take it?"

Li Shimin frowned and said, "What's wrong? Li Ji, come and listen!" Everyone said it was OK, but you said it was not OK. I was angry and would not call you Maogong, just call your name!

Li Ji said: "Preventing smallpox disease is a great thing that benefits the country and the people, but it is difficult to deal with. But why does Your Highness the Crown Prince have to bear such a heavy burden alone? Your Highness, you see, Your Highness the Crown Prince is thinner than before! Alas, Your Highness, you should let the old ministers know about this earlier, so that you can share your worries! You have to bear the burden with all your strength, but you have damaged your body. You are really doing something wrong!"

Wang Ping'an grinned and said, Brother Mao, okay, you have a few tricks. You can flatter. Even if I ride a white dragon horse, I will not catch you!

The ministers had reacted, yes, look, the prince was tired and lost all his weight! Changsun Wuji shouted: "Crown Prince, you did something wrong. With such a heavy burden, how could you keep us all in the dark and take it all by yourself? You should say it out early and let the old ministers share the burden for you! You are the crown prince, and whether you are healthy is related to the country and the country, why are you so unrespectful to you... You, the old minister really can't say it!"

Look at your child, how can you do this? You are so busy with state affairs. You are full of people and have no self at all. You have hurt your body. I, the uncle, can't stand it anymore. I really have to criticize you!

The ministers also said, "Yes, Your Highness, state affairs are important, but your body is also important. You should tell this matter early and let us share your worries. How can you carry all the burden on yourself? Look, let's lose weight by yourself!"

Everyone flattered the whole world, and Wang Ping'an quickly joined in the fun. He said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is modest and cautious, afraid that things will not be done well, so he will do his best, so he will take it all. This is for everyone's good!"

So that's the case. It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing good deeds for our own good! But others do bad deeds without leaving their reputation. Why, Your Royal Highness, do you do good deeds and still refuse to leave your reputation?

The ministers said one after another: "Crown Prince, you are too humble and too cautious! There is no need for this. You care about the people and the ministers, and you are afraid that we will be tired, but you yourself cannot be exhausted!"

Modesty is a virtue. Your Highness, you have too many virtues. You have to change it in the future. You can’t just consider everyone, but you have to consider yourself!

Li Zhi sat on the chair and felt his mouth dry. Why did he talk about it? When he was humble, he was so good? Why didn’t he feel this way?

After the ministers were flattered, Li Shimin then said, "Zhier, let Wang Ping'an prescribe you a prescription and replenish your body! You should also divide the matter and let the ministers do it for you. You can't do everything alone, and your energy is limited. You should also hand it over to the ministers to do it and exercise their talents in doing things, so that's the best!"

Li Zhi hurriedly said, "Yes, my son knows, and I will leave the matter to my subordinates in the future!"

He glanced at Wang Ping'an and thought to himself: "No sickness, you are such a good minister. When I ascend the throne in the future, I will definitely let you be the Minister of the Secretariat... Well, the uncle is taking care of the Secretariat, so let you be the Minister of the Secretariat and be the Right Prime Minister of the Secretariat!"

Li Shimin said, "Wujian, continue to talk." He was happy and stopped calling Wang Ping'an, but instead called Wujian, this was the word he personally gave to him.

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said, "I thought about it but couldn't find a way to prevent smallpox, so I had to follow Eunuch Min to Chang'an and ask His Highness the Prince in person. His Highness did not mind that I was a grass-roots person at that time, and treated me enthusiastically, and took me to the countryside outside Chang'an City."

Li Shimin said with a oh, "The prince once took you to the countryside. What are you doing?"

Li Zhize thought to himself: "When did I take you to the countryside? I rarely even leave the East Palace!"

Wang Ping'an said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince cares about the lives of the people, the farming and sericulture, and often goes to the countryside to watch farmers farm. At that time, Your Highness the Crown Prince took his minister to see the shepherd boy herding cattle, and once pointed at the plowing cattle. Do you ask me if you know that cowpox is also a kind of smallpox."

Li Zhi's face turned red. He occasionally went to the countryside outside the city, but he never cared about farmers' plowing land, and was not interested in plowing oxen. At most, he just saw the shepherd's piccolo, became excited about poetry, and wrote a shameful poem. What is cowpox, what does it have to do with smallpox?

But the ministers all yelled and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince cares about agriculture and sericulture and the people. He is really a kind of benevolent person. He can also find that it is also a kind of smallpox disease from the plowing ox. This is even more amazing. The Crown Prince is wise and the Crown Prince wise!"

Li Shimin turned his head again, looked at Li Zhi, and said, "Okay, Zhier, you do well, my son will be a wise ruler in the future!"

In his life, Li Zhi heard all the praises he had not heard much as today. He knew that all this had nothing to do with him, and it was all Wang Ping'an's contribution, but Wang Ping'an gave all the contributions to himself, making his father highly praised him and strengthened his position as the prince.

What is a confidant? This is a confidant. Just like my uncle Changsun Wuji, he is the confidant of my father. Everything is considered for my father. Wang Ping'an is the same, and everything is considered for himself!

Li Zhi thought to himself: "I have to thank Wang Ping'an very well, but how should I thank him?"

Wang Ping'an said again: "Your Highness the Crown Prince woke up the dreamer with his words. I finally found a way to prevent smallpox. After talking to Youth Prince, Youth Prince signaled to Lord Changsun to let Lord Changsun handle the matter. I told you about this matter again and received the full support of Lord Changsun..."

Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "Yes, it was His Highness the Crown Prince who instructed the old minister. The old minister asked Wang Ping'an in detail. The cause of the matter was exactly like Wuyan said. The old minister explained the matter to the emperor and the lords after that."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "So that's it. I really didn't expect that the cause of the incident was like this!" He touched his beard and said to Li Zhi: "Zhier, you have to do more things like this in the future to share the worries of your father. Well, but you must also pay attention to your body!"

The ministers immediately began to praise the emperor and the prince. The two men's farts also showed their merits. But from beginning to end, no one praised Wang Ping'an, nor the ministers, nor even a single sentence, nor even a meaning to praise him. Just like Wang Ping'an is an outsider, what he said has nothing to do with himself!

However, just as Shi Zhongchen and Wang Ping'an said, if you take the credit for the whole, you may only get a three-point reward, but if your credit is divided, it may get a tenth, and no one will drag you down, and you will say you deserve it!

Li Zhi suddenly stood up and said, "Father, although Wang Ping'an did not make any contribution in the whole matter, he was diligent in his work and could do what everyone had given him well. He had no contribution, but he had worked hard. My sons thought that such ministers would be rewarded by good students and set an example for the ministers in the world. As long as he was willing to work hard, the court, father, and the king would not treat him unfairly!"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Okay, Zhi'er, how should I reward Wuya?"

Li Zhidao: "About the new law on disaster relief benefits the country and the people, my sons think... they should be granted a title of marquis!"

Changsun Wuji suddenly became anxious and thought to himself: "Crown Prince, Wang Ping'an is very kind to you, but you are more kind to him than him. The new disaster relief law is directly granted a marquis. Then he prevents the evil diseases of smallpox. What should he be granted to the Duke? What a joke? How can a person who has never seen blood be granted the Duke!"

He stood up and said, "What the prince said is very reasonable, but the old minister thinks..." He looked at Li Zhi, and the face could not be refuted too much. He looked at Wang Ping'an again. This child is really good. Forget it, take a step back!

Changsun Wuji said: "The old minister thought that Wang Ping'an was still young. Although he worked hard and worked hard, he could not convince the public. It would be better to be named an earl first. When he made new contributions in the future, he could be rewarded again!"

What Li Zhi said was that it was a bit too much to directly confer a title to Wang Ping'an. The Tang Dynasty's titles were ninth grade, kings, and princes. There was no need to think about these two Wang Ping'an for the time being. Either he was a royal family surnamed Li, he was not, so he didn't have to think about it; or he had great power to shake the warlords of the court. During the reign of Li Shimin, Wang Ping'an wanted to be a warlord, so he could not imagine it. Unless the powerful Li Shimin died and the confused Li Zhi came to power, this was possible.

The three levels of Duke of the State, Duke of the County, and Duke of the County, require military merits and people who have seen blood must be granted the title. During the reign of Li Shimin, there was no exception, and Wang Ping'an didn't have to think about it.

The remaining marquis, corpses, and men can be granted to Wang Ping'an. However, a person without a title has no great contribution, so it is extremely difficult to directly skip the third-class marquis, corpses, and men directly. If the marquis is granted due to the new disaster relief law, the matter of the sky will not be able to be granted any further!

In feudal society, there is a habit that when the credit of a minister is so great that it is impossible to be granted, the next step is often to kill the hero. If you can’t reward you, then you won’t reward you!

So, Li Zhi directly wanted to be a marquis of Wang Ping'an, which was kind-hearted, but kind-heartedness might not necessarily cause good things. After he became the emperor, he would be granted whatever he wanted. No one could control him, but he hadn't become the emperor yet. How could he have the final say for whom he was a marquis? It would not be like directly carrying Wang Ping'an onto the pile of firewood. Changsun Wuji retorted, but for the sake of Wang Ping'an's goodness, he pulled him off the pile of firewood!

In fact, both of them are kind-hearted!

However, the other ministers were silent and thought to themselves: "It's a bit too big to be named Earl, it's almost the same as having a baron first!"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi, then at Changsun Wuji, and then looked at Wang Ping'an. Seeing the sweat on Wang Ping'an's forehead slipping down, his hands holding the teacup were trembling. He thought to himself: "It's a good thing to be afraid!"

Li Shimin said: "Wang Ping'an did not make any contribution, but it was indeed a bit hard work. Since the prince asked for rewards for him, I would like to reward him." He paused and said: "Master Ping'an was named Earl, his fief is Zheliu County, his fief is 700 households, and his fertile land is 1,000 acres!"

Wang Ping'an was stunned, and he became an earl? He had a fief of a county? He proposed a new method of disaster relief. He made contributions, but he was not banned. He was forgotten by others. He presented a prescription for anti-inflammatory medicine, which benefited the Tang Dynasty's army. He made contributions, but others simply couldn't remember this. He was not banned. He proposed the method of smallpox prevention, which was all the wisdom of others, and his wisdom had nothing to do with him...

OK, I admit that I have nothing to do with me. If I don’t have it, I won’t have it. At worst, I will go home to farm and give you all the credit!

Everyone said that he had no credit, and the credit was all for everyone, and he could sweat a little at most, and he had a little hard work... What was the result?

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "I have become an earl, is it true or false?"

Then he heard Shi Zhongchen say, "Wang Ping'an, why don't you come forward to thank me?"
Chapter completed!