A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Starting from the Village Chief
Chapter 105: Flattering the Emperor
Chapter 105: Flattering the Emperor
Taiji Palace, by the North Sea,
Linhu Palace.
After the emperor's court meeting, he entertained the triumphant officials here, and Li Yi was able to see Li Yuan up close.
To be honest, Li Yuan was not very good-looking. He had a big forehead, which made him look very smart. His skin was very loose and his face was full of wrinkles.
No wonder Yang Guang called Li Yuan his mother-in-law.
But at today's court meeting, Li Yuan also issued an edict to give Yang Guang the posthumous title of Yang.
The Emperor Huangtai of Luoyang gave his grandfather Yang Guang the posthumous title of Ming, the temple name of Shizu, and called him Emperor Shizu Ming.
But Li Yuan also gave Yang Guang a posthumous title today, but it was Yang, and he did not give him a temple name, so he could only be called Emperor Yang of Sui in the future.
Li Yi had heard many legends about Li Yuan.
For example, Li Yuan was a sharpshooter. Although he lost his father at the age of seven and inherited the title of Duke of Tang, he had always insisted on practicing riding and shooting since he was a child. At the age of fifteen, he became a sword-bearing guard in front of the emperor. Because he was highly regarded by his uncle Yang Jian and his aunt Empress Dugu, he served as the governor of Qiao, Qi and Long at a young age.
The daughter of Dou Yi, the governor of Dingzhou, wants to compete in a martial arts competition to find a husband.
Li Yuan went there, bent his bow and shot two arrows into the eyes of the peacock on the screen from a hundred steps away. He immediately stood out from the crowd of noble children and captured the heart of Dou's daughter. Dou Yi also liked Li Yuan's handsome appearance.
So Li Yuan successfully married the daughter of the famous Dou family.
After the marriage, Dou not only helped Li Yuan give birth to five children, but the Dou family also provided great support to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan was handsome when he was young, but he doesn't look so handsome now, but he must have been very good at archery. Not only did he win the daughter of Dou family with his archery skills when he was young,
Later, he was stationed in Hebei and fought against bandits. When the two armies were fighting, the enemy was outnumbered. Li Yuan rode his horse and took up his bow, shooting more than seventy arrows in a row.
Shoot down a large number of bandits,
The enemy was so frightened that they pissed and farted, and Li Yuan took advantage of the situation to kill them and won a great victory.
It is said that Li Shimin was taught archery by Li Yuan himself since he was a child, so he also became a sharpshooter. He was not only good at archery, but also had amazing arm strength. Ordinary bows could not satisfy him. He used a two-meter long bow and used arrows that were four inches longer than ordinary ones.
Generally, arrows have two feathers, but Li Shimin's arrows have four feathers.
Not only can he hit the target every time, he can also shoot through the door panel with one arrow.
When he was a teenager, Li Shimin followed his father to fight against bandits. Li Yuan was surrounded. Li Shimin broke through the siege with light cavalry, fired three arrows in a row, killed three generals, shocked the enemy army, and rescued his father.
There is evidence that Li Shimin was a good archer. During the Xuanwu Gate Campaign, Yuanji shot three arrows at Li Shimin but missed. However, Li Shimin shot and killed Jiancheng with one arrow.
Of course, Li Yuan was not only good at archery,
Li Yuan preferred playing the pipa and was also fond of women.
When he was guarding Bingzhou, he dared to secretly seduce the palace maids of Yang Guang's Jinyang Palace.
After entering Chang'an, he even wanted to snatch the wife of Xin Chujian, the prince's attendant, who was his elder sister-in-law.
As for the daughters of Yang Su, Xue Daoheng, etc., he also accepted quite a few.
Li Yi still admired the nobles of this era, especially the Guanlong nobles, who conquered the world on horseback and were great at riding and shooting. Moreover, they married into the Longyou gentry and learned poetry and prose.
Whether it was Yang Guang or Li Shimin, their writing, calligraphy, and poetry were all at a high level.
Compared with them, people like Li Yi, who studied for more than ten years in later generations, are far behind.
Li Yuan sat there without any airs.
When speaking, he never calls himself "I", but always refers to himself by his name. When addressing ministers, he does not call them by their names, but by their official titles or pseudonyms, as if they were old friends.
He even pulled Pei Ji to sit on the imperial couch with him.
Li Yuan even held Liu Wenjing's hand affectionately when he was dismissed from his post last time.
He had a good memory. Many of the officers and generals summoned this time were of low rank, but Li Yuan could still call out their names and even tell them their backgrounds.
For example, General Pang Yu was originally a general of the Sui Dynasty. Like Huangfu Wuyi, he stayed in Luoyang, the eastern capital. When Wang Shichong rebelled, Huangfu Wuyi abandoned his wife and children and ran to Chang'an alone.
Pang Yu also entered the pass later. Li Yuan treated both of them very well, appointing one as Shangshu and the other as General.
Pang Yu did not perform well in the battle of Jingzhou. He led 5,000 fresh troops to fight, but was almost defeated by Zhai Changsun. If Li Shimin had not attacked in time, Pang Yu would have definitely lost.
"We have two Wuyi here today. I just talked about my old friend Huangfu Wuyi, and here is Li Wuyi."
Li Yuan smiled and waved to Li Yi, "Little Wuyi, come here."
Li Yi was suddenly called and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, your servant Li Yi pays respect to you."
"This isn't the imperial court, so why be so polite? Come over here," Li Yuan patted the couch beside him. "I'd really like to take a closer look at you. What kind of young man is this who has refused my personal offer of an official position twice?"
Li Yi came before Li Yuan,
Li Yuan asked him to sit with him.
"I dare not be disrespectful,"
"Just sit down when I told you to. Come on."
Li Yi was pulled directly to sit beside Li Yuan. Li Yuan still held his hand tightly, turned sideways and looked at him with a smile.
Li Yi saw that his face was full of wrinkles and his forehead was so high. When he smiled, he looked like Grandma Wolf.
"You have done a great job this time, boy. What reward do you want? What official position do you want this time? Just tell me directly."
"I have not made any contributions in this military campaign. Your Majesty has granted me the Fourth Rank Merit and the Eighth Rank Dismissal. I am deeply grateful."
Li Yuan laughed loudly.
"You are such a dishonest boy. You are so young, yet you have learned such nonsense."
At this time,
Suddenly there was a loud fart.
The sound is very loud,
Li Yi quickly said, "I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach. I may have eaten something bad last night. This is very rude. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
"Hahaha," Li Yuan laughed again, "That loud fart just now was mine, you little brat."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
In fact, the fart was so loud that many people who were close by could hear that it was the emperor who farted.
But Li Yi immediately said that he was the one who put it there.
"This kid is really dishonest," Li Yuan said, holding up a glass of wine. "I'll punish you by drinking a glass."
Li Yi took it and drank it all in one gulp.
At this time, Li Yuan let out another loud fart.
He felt a little embarrassed. "Boy, I'm going to test you today. Write a poem about this fart, but don't let the word fart appear in the poem."
"If you can write a piece of writing as good as the Three Character Classic, which is comparable to the Thousand Character Classic, then a poem shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
Li Yi's Three Character Classic has now spread throughout Chang'an. Many people do not believe that it was written by a sixteen-year-old young man, especially a young Taoist who had just returned to secular life. If it was written by a young man from a famous family of the Five Surnames and Seven Clans in Shandong, everyone would say that he has a profound family background and is a young and talented person, but if it was written by a sixteen-year-old Taoist, no one would believe it.
Li Yi didn't expect Li Yuan to bring up this at this time, and even use this fart to test him.
I regretted robbing Li Yuan of his ass just now.
After thinking about it, it really happened.
"I will hazard a few words and write a doggerel poem. My apologies for the incompetence.
The dragon's flight brings rain and wind, its energy empties into the air with a roar. Thunder shakes the heavens and earth, and all civil and military officials kneel to listen.
Li Yuan laughed out loud after hearing this.
"Although it doesn't rhyme very well, it's indeed well done. You are talented to come up with these four lines in such a short time." Li Yuan clapped Li Yi's hands, very satisfied.
At this time, Prince Jiancheng said, "In ancient times, Cao Zhi could compose a poem in seven steps. Today, Li Daizhao is even more amazing. I wonder if he could compose another one?"
"One more song," Li Yuan cheered.
"Then I will show my ugliness again.
The situation at the border was critical when a divine dragon suddenly descended with extraordinary magical power. It summoned a divine wind to blow away the enemy formation, driving them back three thousand miles.
Li Yuan took the lead in clapping and cheering.
As soon as these two doggerel poems came out,
The embarrassment of the emperor's series of farts was covered up.
The atmosphere was quite relaxed for a while.
Li Yuan wanted to reward Li Yi with an official position, but Li Yi refused.
"Since that's the case, I won't force you. I'll grant you the scarlet robe."
But today I saw another side of Li Yuan in the Golden Palace. In front of all the civil and military officials, he beat the coroner Zheng to death with clubs, beheaded Xue Rengao's family in the downtown area, and even killed powerful generals like Zong Luohou and Zhang Gui.
This shows that Li Yuan was still very ruthless when he needed to be.
Xue Rengao was also from the Hedong Xue clan, but later moved to Jincheng. Concubine Xue in Li Yuan's harem was the daughter of Xue Daoheng, also from the Hedong Xue clan.
But Li Yuan did not give him any face and killed him directly to eliminate the trouble forever.
Think about it in history, he also killed rebel kings such as Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, and Li Gui, and no one's persuasion or pleading was of any use.
He will not show mercy to anyone who poses a threat to him.
Perhaps the only time he showed mercy was towards his son Li Shimin.
Li Yuan is now showing all kinds of humility, generosity and generosity.
It should be just a character he created, not entirely real, but it cannot be said that it is all fake.
"Since you don't want an official position, I will reward you with some land. Boy, how much land do you have now?" Li Yuan asked with a smile.
Li Yi calculated his own land with Li Yuan, returned to secular life and was granted 50 mu of land. Then he was granted the title of male of Qianshui County and 500 mu of land. He was also granted 100 mu of land in Sanyuan.
He had recently bought 50 mu of land in each of the two districts in the south of the city, and the Wei family gave him 100 mu.
"A total of 850 acres of land."
"A man from Qianshui County, so talented, and who has made such great contributions to the country, a mere 850 mu of land is too little." Li Yuan waved his hand, "I will grant you another 1,000 mu."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace." Li Yi was delighted. With a thousand acres of land, even if it was rented out, he could earn several hundred dan of grain a year.
Chatted till noon.
The emperor gave food,
Right in the Linhu Palace, you can admire the scenery of the Royal Sea while enjoying the delicious food prepared by the chefs of the Guanglu Temple.
This gifted meal was at the prime minister's dining level, with mutton and fish, and was full of color, aroma and taste. To be honest, it was much better than Li Yi's.
After enjoying the gifted food, Li Yi followed everyone out of the palace.
To receive your reward,
There are horses and slaves as rewards for going to war, and today there are also scarlet official robes.
Once he puts on this scarlet robe, he will be able to enjoy the courtesy of a fifth-rank official.
Li Yi went to handle the matter of rewarding land again, and specifically asked about the matter of his current seventh-level merit land. It turned out to be just as Guo Erlang said.
As a magistrate of the Imperial Court, he could obtain one thousand mu of meritorious land. He had previously obtained five hundred mu of nobility land.
Therefore, after this promotion, he can get another 500 mu. According to the system, the permanent farmland of officials and nobles is not combined, but only the highest level is given. The highest level of farmland he can get now is the seventh level of honor.
Therefore, he was able to obtain 1,000 mu of permanent farmland, but he had previously been allocated 50 mu of land when he settled down, 20 mu of which were permanent farmland, so this also had to be deducted.
Finally, he could add another 480 mu of permanent farmland.
The 1,000 mu awarded by the emperor was not included in this. The newly granted 1,000 mu of land was in Qizhou, west of the capital, and the supplementary 480 mu was in Puzhou, east of the river.
Li Yi was also somewhat convinced. Isn't this just artificially creating trouble?
His two thousand acres of land were scattered here and there, hundreds of miles apart, making it difficult to manage. He could only rent them out first. But even if he rented them out, he still had to go there in person to handle the formalities and rent them out. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
However, in name, Li Yi already owned 2,330 acres of land, of which 2,300 acres were permanent land that could be passed down to his descendants, and 30 acres were the share of the land that would be returned to him upon his death.
He was not an official and had no official land.
There are also 280 acres of land, which are school lands under the name of Wuji Academy.
With more than 2,000 acres of land, he can already be considered a large rural landowner.
(End of this chapter)
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