Li Shimin

night.

Li Shimin called Li Chengqian over.

"Xuan Ba ​​wants to obtain a title for those craftsmen, has he mentioned it to you?"

Li Chengqian was taken aback, and quickly replied: "Returning to my father, Uncle Jin Wang has never mentioned this matter. However, Uncle Jin Wang has treated the craftsmen in the village and those farmers very preferentially!"

Li Shimin nodded slightly, "Since that's the case, in the next few days, you will go to Xuan Ba ​​for detailed inquiries on my behalf."

"Father, ask the craftsman about the knighthood?"

Li Chengqian asked cautiously.

"Ok!"

Li Shimin nodded.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help feeling bitter, but he still responded quickly: "Your servant obeys the order!"

"Okay, let's go down!"

Seeing this, Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, and signaled Li Chengqian to back down.

However, what Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others did not expect was that before Li Chengqian asked Li Xuan to find out, all the dignitaries in Chang'an City already knew that Li Xuan wanted to ask His Majesty to give Li Jiazhuang those A matter of knighting the craftsmen!

Early in the morning, Letai brought a group of mohists to kneel in front of Li Xuan's gate with a grateful expression.

"Villain and others, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"It's just Your Majesty. Since ancient times, there has been no precedent for craftsmen to confer titles. Please, Your Majesty, take the overall situation into consideration. Don't annoy Your Majesty just because I wait for these craftsmen!"

"Yes, please don't force your Majesty, those Confucian civil servants and aristocratic families will not let me and other craftsmen get titles!"

Seeing this, Li Xuan sighed helplessly, and did not explain too much to Le Tai and others. These people have been crushed by hundreds of years of Confucianism, and as long as he picks it up again, they will be better.

"Wait until you get up!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Le Tai, Ji Wen and others listened to Li Xuan's words and stood up slowly.

However, he was still worried.

"This king wants to invite His Majesty to ennoble you, how did you know?" Li Xuan asked.

"My lord, this matter has already spread throughout Chang'an City!"

Le Tai hurriedly said, "Right now, everyone in Chang'an City is talking about this matter!"

"So wide?"

Li Xuan was startled, but quickly recovered.

"Let's pass it on. You can invent muskets, glass, bombs, giant steel ships, and glass greenhouses for growing vegetables in winter. All of these are great contributions to Datang and are enough to be named knights!"

Hearing this, Le Tai couldn't help laughing bitterly.

"Your Majesty, outsiders don't know, but none of us who rule Mohism know that the objects made in the forge are not all due to your credit?

If it weren't for you not letting me tell the outside world, I would have no shame in claiming these credits! "

"Okay, half of the credit is for these kings, because this king just drew some blueprints for you and moved your lips. What you made in the forge was done by you. No matter what, this matter You all have a credit for it!"

Li Xuan waved his hand and said: "These matters will be handled by me, so you don't have to worry too much!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Le Tai and the others obeyed Li Xuan's words.

However, when they were leaving, Le Tai and the others turned their heads reluctantly.

"My lord, those people from aristocratic families are too dark, you must not be impulsive!"

……

Not long after Le Tai and the others left, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and the others hurried to Li's Village.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Seeing the expressions of these little bastards, Li Xuan was a little puzzled.

"Master, we are here for the titles of those craftsmen!"

Li Chengqian glanced at Li Xuan cautiously, then said hastily.

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Li Xuan's expression froze, "Who arranged those rumors in Chang'an City?"

"If I go back to Master, I won't know!"

Li Chengqian replied.

Cheng Zhijie, Li Chongyi and the others nodded repeatedly.

"Ok?"

Li Xuan was stunned, and some foxes asked: "Could it be that His Majesty didn't do this?"

"Father?"

Li Chengqian was startled and shook his head again and again.

"Master, please don't misunderstand. The matter of conferring titles has not been clarified by the emperor, so how could it spread to the outside world? Moreover, after returning to the city a few days ago, the emperor ordered me to come and ask the master about the artisan titles. Jue matter.

However, Chengqian has been busy with the sweet potatoes and potatoes in the village for the past few days, so he didn't bother to come! "

"In this case, it should not be His Majesty. Then, this kind of thing can only be done by those aristocratic families and dignitaries?"

With that said, Li Xuan sneered and asked again.

"Now, how is Chang'an City?"

"Returning to Master, since yesterday, this rumor has suddenly spread in the city of Chang'an. Today, at the court meeting, there were many ministers from aristocratic families who were very angry and went up to block it." Li Chengqian said hastily.

"How did His Majesty reply?"

Li Xuan asked again.

"My master, my father didn't explain too much, but the generals in the army stopped it. However, if those civil servants keep holding on to this matter, the generals won't be able to stop it for long!"

Li Chengqian replied.

"It's okay!"

Li Xuan smiled lightly, "Since those civil servants are so excited, let them come to the king!"

"Master, you are joking, no civil servant dares to come to Lijiazhuang now!"

Li Chengqian had a strange look on his face.

"Humph!"

Li Xuan snorted coldly, and asked again: "When will there be a great dynasty?"

……

Chapter 633

The big court is that officials of the sixth rank and above in Chang'an City need to go to court.

In this meeting, not all officials have to go to court every day.

In Chang'an City, civil officials from the fifth rank to the first rank, as well as officials from Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province, as well as supervisory censors, Dr. Taichang, Liubu Shangshu and the six ministers, Wailang, went to court every day.

This is just Xiaochao.

The rest are officials, and the time of going to court is also different.

Civil and military officials of the sixth rank to the ninth rank in Chang'an City have to go to court on the first and 15th of every month.

Then, military officers of the third rank and above have to go to the court every three days. Military officers like Cheng Zhijie and Hou Junji may have a thick skin and often go to the court.

Then, there are fourth-rank to fifth-rank military officers, who need to go to court every five days.

Afterwards, the princes who entered the capital also had to go to court every day. As for Li Xuan, a prince who had never left Chang'an to become a feudal vassal, he did not need to abide by these rules.

Therefore, when Li Xuan asked this suddenly, Li Chengqian was taken aback.

Then after thinking for a while, he replied: "Master, the day after tomorrow is fifteen, which happens to be the Great Dynasty!"

"I wonder if this is Master?"

"If they don't come, this king will take advantage of their presence and ask them, are these sour scholars still shameless?"

Li Xuan said coldly.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and others were shocked.

"Master is going to court?"

"Is it not possible?"

Li Xuan asked.

"It's not impossible to go back to the master, but it's extremely cumbersome to go to court, and the court meeting starts at five o'clock, and all the ministers who go to court need to get up at four o'clock.

And if the master wants to go to court, he has to live in the city.Otherwise, if the city gate is not opened, the master will not be able to go to court! "

Li Chengqian quickly explained.

Hearing this, Li Xuan's eyelids couldn't help twitching slightly, he actually forgot about it.

"Get up early and get up early. It just so happens that this king has not gone back to the palace in Chang'an City for quite some time. You can take this opportunity to go back and have a look!"

"Yes, Master!"

Li Chengqian bowed his hands with joy on his face, "After I go back, I will report this matter to my father!"

"what ever!"

Li Xuan nodded indifferently.

Afterwards, Li Chengqian thought of his main purpose of coming here, and asked again: "Master, Chengqian has one more matter!"

"Let's hear it!" Li Xuan said.

"Master, I am waiting to come here this time to ask the master. Does the master have a charter for these craftsmen to be knighted?"

Li Chengqian asked cautiously.

"Charter?"

Li Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head directly.

"There is no charter!"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but have a bitter expression.

Fortunately, Li Xuan said again: "However, those who can be knighted must be craftsmen who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty and invented and manufactured weapons that benefit the country and the people, and are eligible to be knighted!"

"Thank you, Master!"

After waiting for a long time, he found that Li Xuan had only such a sentence, so Li Chengqian quickly thanked him.

Although the master didn't say anything specific, these two sentences are enough for him to do business.

Afterwards, Li Chengqian hurriedly bid farewell and left.

Back to Liangyi Hall.

Li Shimin was looking at the memorials with a gloomy face, all of which were written to discourage, or impeach Li Xuan, and even memorials by Cheng Zhijie and others.

Anyway, if anyone dared to speak for those craftsmen, or for King Jin, the ministers of those aristocratic families would all impeach him crazily.

"They are all a group of obstinate and treacherous ministers who are blinded by interests!"

In the end, Li Shimin really couldn't bear to watch it any longer, threw the melody in his hands to the ground with a face full of irritability, got up and sat on the sofa in front of the window, and slowly drank the fragrant tea.

"These sour scholars, if it weren't for those craftsmen who invented and manufactured these sofas, fried tea, and even pens, paper, glass, glasses, etc., how could they be so comfortable?"

"Now, Xuanba just mentioned it to me. After they knew it, they actually worked so hard. It's simply ungrateful, wolf-hearted..."

Deep down in Li Shimin's heart, Li Shimin was somewhat in favor of conferring Letai a knighthood.

However, he did not expect that the reactions of those aristocratic families and civil servants would be so intense.