Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Although he was mentally prepared, Guo Ye was still a little flustered when the situation came to an end, and he even complained about His Majesty Li Er!You have been procrastinating for so many days, don't you care about this day or two?You asked me to send my mother away gracefully in the capacity of Minister of Rites, Duke Pingyang, and I, Guo Ye, accept your love!

Why can't I wait for half a day?But at this critical moment, I want to dismiss my official position!

Guo Ye went out to see that the person who came to pass the decree was an old acquaintance——Eunuch Shun!

Eunuch Shun was serious, and said: "Mr. Pingyang County, this decree must be read before the old lady's spirit, lead the way!"

The sky is big and the earth is big, and His Majesty Li Er is the biggest. Although Guo Ye secretly slandered the place where the decree was announced, he still brought Dong Shun to the place and knelt down!

Whoops!

When he kneels, everyone present also kneels!

As Eunuch Shun read out loudly, a smile gradually appeared on Guo Ye's face!

The content of this imperial decree greatly exceeded Guo Ye's expectations!

It turned out that this was not an imperial edict for Guo Ye to dismiss him from office, but an imperial edict for the old lady!

The old lady was originally a fourth-rank imperial lady, but now His Majesty Li Er swiped a pen and bestowed on the old lady the title of Mrs. Cai Guo!

This can really be called the mighty grace of the emperor!

Mrs. Cai Guo, in terms of grade, it is a first-class product!Even the mother of Empress Changsun, she is just a Mrs. Zhao, and she is the same as the old lady in terms of rank!It's just that Zhao Guo is a big country, Cai Guo is a small country, and the old lady is slightly inferior in terms of status!

This is not over yet!

Eunuch Shun took out another brocade box, and said: "Master Pingyang, Your Majesty asked me to give this to you, please take a look!"

Guo Ye opened the brocade box and saw that it was an elegiac couplet!

Mr. Shun said fairly: "Prince Pingyang, this is an elegiac couplet written by His Majesty to your Madam Cai Guo Liushi! You have received it!"

Guo Ye was so moved that he was about to cry at this time, His Majesty Li Er is really open-minded in his work!With this elegiac couplet in hand, I can be considered worthy of my mother!

However, reciting elegiac couplets by myself is like boasting myself, which is a bit of a fly in the ointment!He handed the elegiac couplet to Eunuch Shun, and said: "I am so sad that I can't see clearly, what is written on this elegiac couplet, Your Majesty, please read it for me, Eunuch Shun!"

Of course Dong Shun understood what he meant, took the elegiac couplet, and read aloud: "Good morals and virtues last forever, bright festivals and high winds last forever!"

This elegiac couplet can only be said to be quite satisfactory, but because it was written by His Majesty Li Er himself, it still has an unusual meaning!

People's status is different, and the weight of what they say is naturally different!

If Guo Ye himself made such an elegiac couplet for his mother, he would be regarded as Lao Wang selling melons, boasting himself, and no one would take it to heart!Guo Ye's friends wrote the same couplet, which only shows that Guo Ye's popularity is good!

His Majesty Li Er wrote this couplet, and it became an official certification!Guo Ye's mother, just has the virtue of good conduct, and is high-spirited!Anyone of you who refuses to accept is against the Tang court and against His Majesty Li Er!

What is mourning after death?This is called mourning after death!

People have been busy all their lives, isn't it just trying to make a conclusion, so that they can be passed down to future generations?Now the old lady's final conclusion is that she has a high moral character and a high moral integrity!

Of course, everyone knows that His Majesty Li Er can write the elegiac couplet by himself, not because of the old lady's real character that moved His Majesty Li Er, but because the old lady has a good son——Guo Ye!

This is considered mother to child!

Guo Ye fell to his knees and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Eunuch Shun smiled slightly and said: "Don't be busy, Mr. Pingyang County, we have a second order!"

After Guo Yexin finished speaking, whether it was a blessing or a disaster, it was a disaster that could not be avoided. It seems that His Majesty Li Er gave him a sweet date and slapped him again!The decree of dismissing officials is finally coming!

He said: "Chen Guoye respectfully welcomes the oracle!"

Chapter 1450 Three Imperial Edicts (2)

"...Guo Ye, the Duke of Pingyang County...has made great contributions...he was changed to the Duke of Qin, and given a Huangzhuang, [-] households in Shiyi, and [-] households in Shishi...!"

As soon as the second imperial decree came out, the audience fell silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop!There were dozens of people inside the mourning hall, and hundreds of people in the yard outside the mourning hall. They were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe, the atmosphere was extremely suppressed!

Among the people present, there were the little Beijing official who came from the cold kitchen, the sons of eunuchs called bodyguards brought by Master Changsun, and some were the servants of the Pingyang County Government!

Don't underestimate the servants, the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister's door, and the servants of the Minister of Rites of Pingyang County, there are not seven ranks, but eight ranks!Especially in the city of Chang'an, at the feet of the emperor, even ordinary people can cherish the high officials of the court, let alone them!

None of these people have low political sensitivity!

In this imperial decree, His Majesty Li Er's gossip about the scene of parallel, four, and six, you may not understand, but you can understand the treatment of Guo Ye!

Let me talk about the easy-to-understand first. His Majesty Li Er rewarded Guo Ye for his contributions and gave him a Huangzhuang.

Next time, it will be great!

There are [-] households in Shiyi, and [-] households in Shishi!

Let the [-] households in Shiyi ignore it. According to the system of the Tang Dynasty, this is a false name, with no salary and no power. When it's time for money, add food!This is just like the Medal of Honor of the later generations, three or five, seven or eight are worn on the chest, bright and bright, it looks high-end and elegant, but in fact it is useless!

The real dick is Shishifeng [-] households!

What is Shishifeng?That is to say, the imperial court designated [-] households in a certain area, and these families had to pay two-thirds of the taxes that should be handed over to the imperial court to Guo Ye, and the other third to the imperial court!

How much is this equivalent to?

According to the system of the Tang Dynasty, the sum of all taxes for each adult man is about fifteen shi of rice.These days, there is no family planning system, and a family has at least three Dings. That is to say, Guo Ye can collect 360 shi of rice every year, and now a shi of rice is about [-] yuan, which means that Guo Ye can earn about [-] guan more per year. income.

That sounds...seems...too little!

But don't forget that the taxes these people pay are in kind, not money.Now it is the Zhenguan period, there are fewer people and more land, the world is peaceful, and a stone of rice is [-] yuan.This is the moment when the price of rice is the lowest in history, and the price of rice is very abnormal!For the normal price of rice, take the so-called prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong in later generations as an example, a stone of rice costs at least two taels of silver, that is, two pennies!

The income that Guo Ye can probably increase in a year is about [-] guan!

Twenty thousand coins is a lot to say, but it is nothing to Guo Ye, a guy who is as rich as a country, so where is it?Because this is a fiefdom!

The fief is different from the general salary!But hereditary is not replaced, passed on to descendants!

When Guo Ye was alive, his family had a big business, and his descendants certainly had no worries about food and clothing.But what if he died?It is inevitable that future generations will have unworthy descendants who cannot keep the family business!

What should I do if my family is in ruins?This fiefdom is the final guarantee!It can provide an income of [-] guan every year. As long as the Tang Dynasty exists for one day, the Guo family will truly live with the country!

If the decree of His Majesty Li Er was only these two things, the people would have cheered and cheered, but now people are not only not happy, but are too scared to speak out!

The reason for this is that His Majesty Li Er seems to have promoted Guo Ye - Qin Guogong!

For Guo Ye, it was a qualitative leap from the Duke of the county to the Duke of the state!From now on, he can truly be on an equal footing with people like Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Jing!

But this title is too wrong!So unruly!It's too scary!

This is Qin Guogong!

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there is only one person who has been Duke of Qin, and that is His Majesty Li Er!