Chapter 11: The Golden Palace's Reward
Seeing this, Cheng Biting Jin suddenly raised his head and let out a demonic laugh: "Ahaha, what did so-and-so say just now, so-and-so didn't say anything just now, wow, ......."
Li Hao was suddenly covered with black lines, feeling that the two of them were not on the same channel most of the time, and he sincerely thanked him, but in exchange for pretending to be crazy and stupid, he was so devastating laughter.
At this moment, a shout came from above the tower: "Four quarters of the hour! Open the Gate of Heaven! β
As soon as the words fell, I heard a boom and thought, the huge city gate slowly opened, Li Hao and Cheng Yanjin happened to be in the corridor, closest to the city gate, Li Hao said happily: "Ah, finally open the door." As he spoke, he prepared to run inside.
Cheng Yanjin stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar, pulled him back, and scolded: "Boy who doesn't understand the rules, you are the oldest, and you dare to be the first to enter Chengtianmen, when the group of court officials behind is a dead person!" As he spoke, he threw it backwards, just like throwing garbage.
Cheng Biting Jin's arm strength was very strong, and he directly threw Li Hao more than three meters away, Li Hao screamed, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then lay on the ground and fell to the ground.
"Ouch......" Li Hao struggled on the ground for a long time, but he couldn't get up, it hurt so much that he felt that his hands and feet couldn't move, but fortunately, he was able to pick up the eunuch and run over to help him up, and dust off his body for him.
"This old bastard!" Li Hao scolded angrily, "It's too heavy." β
"Shen Yan, Li Gongzi Shen Yan......" It seems that this little eunuch likes "Shen Yan" very much.
Li Hao followed the team in the future mixed into the Chengtian Gate, after entering the Chengtian Gate, go straight forward, after half a pillar of incense, you will arrive at a square, it should be the legendary Taiji Square, there is a palace in the north of the square, that is the Taiji Palace, there are many white marble bridges between the Taiji Square and the Taiji Palace, as long as you pass through those stone bridges, you can enter the Taiji Palace.
At this moment, the sun has just risen, the morning light bathes the huge square, the scene is quite magnificent, but the team stopped when it arrived here, the ministers scattered again in twos and threes, and began all kinds of idle talk, no way, the time for the court meeting has not yet arrived, they can only wait outside the hall, Li Hao is the worst, even if the court meeting starts, he still has to wait outside, until Li Shimin announces that he has entered the hall, he can enter the hall.
Li Hao waited patiently outside the hall, and finally, the voice of the eunuch came from the direction of the Taiji Palace: "The court will open, and the ministers will enter the hallββ"
The ministers lined up in two rows to cross the white marble bridge and walked towards the Taiji Palace, Li Hao looked hard at the side of the bridge, followed by the eunuchs, and the scene was so desolate.
Li Hao waited outside the Taiji Hall for another half an hour, and finally heard a shout from the direction of the Taiji Palace: "Li Hao of Xuancang Prefecture enters the palace to meet ββ"
Li Hao hurriedly tidied up his clothes, stepped across the stone bridge, walked up the stone steps of the Taiji Palace, and came to the door of the Taiji Palace, only to see a person wearing a Ming Huanglong robe sitting on the high position in the middle, too far away, unable to see the appearance, anyway, I saw a lot of beards, needless to say, it must be Li Shimin, there are many civil and military ministers standing in two rows in the hall, Li Hao lowered his head, stepped into the main hall with small steps, and knelt down in the hall to salute: "The grass people Li Hao knocked on the holy face of Wencheng Wudetian Khan, may my emperor rule the world for thousands of years, long live long live, long live." β
As soon as these words came out, the civil and military forces were in an uproar, where did this jump out of the sycophant, and as soon as they met, they slapped the sycophants loudly, Wencheng Wude? Reign in the world for thousands of years? This sycophant, tsk...... However, the emperor is the emperor of the saints, and he doesn't like to listen to sycophants, this kid is only afraid that he will be trained.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment when he heard Li Hao's words, and then asked with a smile: "You are Li Hao?" Fourteen? β
Li Hao straightened up, lowered his head and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the grass people are Li Hao, fourteen years old this year. β
Li Shimin asked again: "Who taught you what Fang Cai said?" β
Li Hao replied: "No one teaches the grass people, it is the grass people themselves who think about it, Wen Cheng Wude is a fact, and it is the expectation of the grass people to dominate the world for thousands of years." β
The ministers have to be convinced now, and it is also a kind of ability to explain the sycophants so uprightly and brightly.
Li Shimin smiled and nodded, in a good mood, although he didn't like to listen to sycophants, but that was only for ministers, he still liked to listen to the people's words, he preferred to listen to the people praise himself, because that would prove that he was a Ming Jun, everyone has vanity, and Li Shimin, the Khan of heaven, was no exception.
Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng with a smile, although he didn't say anything, but a brief eye contact was enough to convey a lot of information, Li Shimin's simple action was a sentence: "Look, Tian Sheweng (hillbilly), Lao Tzu is not a faint king, it is a Ming monarch who came." β
Wei Zheng snorted lightly, squinted at Li Hao, and muttered disdainfully: "Slippery beard and slap the horse, shameless." β
Although he spoke very quietly, the hall was very quiet, and there was an echo reverberation effect, so the sound was amplified so that everyone could hear it clearly, and Li Shimin was very embarrassed.
Li Hao is also embarrassed, Wei Zheng! What kind of grudge do I have with you! Why are you always squeezing Lao Tzu!
"Ahem!" Li Shimin coughed lightly, concealed his embarrassment, diverted the topic, and said, "Let me introduce to Zhongqing, this young man's surname is Li Minghao, a native of Wende in Cangzhou, three years ago he fled to Linbei County, Xuzhou due to the plague in Cangzhou. β
When Li Shimin said this, he suddenly stopped, and saw that all the ministers in the court were talking about it, and they all thought that there were too few people who died, which is the truth, usually according to the magnitude of this plague, it is a piece of cake to die tens of thousands of people, but I didn't expect that only more than 300 people died in the end, which is definitely a record.
The ministers discussed in a low voice for a moment, and Fang Xuanling came out and said: "Your Majesty, Li Hao has made great righteous contributions, saving the people from fire and water, the merit is in the present generation, and the benefits are in the future, Your Majesty governs the country with iron law, and has always been punished and rewarded for meritorious service, and the ministers think that Li Hao has made great contributions and has to be rewarded." β
As soon as this remark came out, everyone nodded one after another, in fact, what he said was nonsense, if he didn't reward Li Hao, what did he want Li Hao to do in the palace, but everything pays attention to a scene and ceremony, and the things in the court are more superficial.
"Hmm." Li Shimin nodded and asked Li Hao, "Li Hao, what reward do you want?" β
Li Hao knew that his reward had already been decided, even if he said it, it was useless, Li Shimin was testing him, fortunately, he had already prepared, took out a note from his arms, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the grass people are the people of the Tang Dynasty, how dare you see the people of the Tang Dynasty in dire straits and turn a blind eye, so they offer a prescription for the treatment of the plague, as long as Your Majesty spreads the prescription to the counties, even if the plague is repeated in the future, there is no need to be afraid." β
Li Shimin was a little confused when he saw that he had not answered the question, and when he saw that he was holding a note in his hand, he asked, "This is the cure for the plague?" β
"It's not." Li Hao shook his head, "This is a wonderful way to prevent smallpox." β
As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar, and all the courtiers exchanged heads and talked about each other, and even Li Shimin was shocked.
There are two kinds of the most common plague in ancient times, one is smallpox, the other is plague, the mortality rate is extremely high, and the contagion is very strong, Li Haogang offered a prescription for the treatment of plague, and now he said that the note in his hand has a wonderful way to prevent smallpox, how can this not be surprising.
If other people said such things, Li Shimin would definitely not believe it, but Li Hao was different, because Li Hao had already offered a magical prescription, and it was not strange to offer another prescription now, so he hurriedly said to the attendant beside him: "Quick!" Present! β
The close eunuch stepped in front of Li Hao, carefully took the note with both hands, and walked back to Li Shimin as if holding a treasure, although his feet were walking, his hands did not bump at all, and the shock absorption effect was excellent.
Li Shimin took the note from the hand of the attendant, unfolded it and looked at it, his two eyebrows suddenly flew up, his mouth grinned, and he gasped with a "hiss", this word ...... It sucks!
"You wrote that?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it was written by the grass people themselves."
"You ...... words" Li Shimin looked at the words on the note, his expression was very exciting, he wanted to squeeze him two sentences, thinking that the other party was just a fourteen-year-old child, but in the end he gave up, sighed lightly and began to read the content on the note.
After a long time, Li Shimin closed the note, looked at Li Hao, and asked, "Li Hao, can this so-called vaccinia vaccine really prevent smallpox?" β
Li Hao replied calmly: "Back to Your Majesty, yes." β
"What if it doesn't work?" Li Shimin asked, he regretted it after asking, he forced him to set up a "military order", such a handsome young man, and he also made great contributions to the country, in case he set up a "military order", and then if there is a problem with a cowpox method, the young man who had just made a great contribution to saving the people was going to die, but the emperor Chrysostom was open, and what he said was not easy to take back, and he could only see how Li Hao answered.
Li Hao has been following Cheng Yanjin's instructions, hanging his head, not daring to look at Li Shimin, after hearing Li Shimin's words, he is also very unhappy, although he is confident in the method of planting cowpox, but after all, this is in ancient times, technology and facilities can not keep up, he has not done a single experiment, how dare he pack a ticket, can only helplessly answer: "If not, Your Majesty seems to have no loss." β
As soon as these words came out, the entire court fell silent, and even Li Shimin looked at Li Hao in a daze, this was the first time he had heard such an answer in his life, it was really ...... is too bold, no, it's too timid, Li Shimin suddenly felt that he couldn't see through the young man in front of him, if he said that he was cowardly, he dared to reply to himself like this, wasn't he afraid of killing his head? If he is so bold that he doesn't even dare to set up a "military order", and his guts are eaten by dogs?
Li Shimin handed the note in his hand to the eunuch beside him, turned his head and asked Li Hao: "Li Hao, are you literate?" β
Li Hao: "Back to Your Majesty, the grass people have been reading for a few years. β
"Go back and practice more calligraphy." Li Shimin is still struggling with Li Hao's bad words.
"Yes! Your Majesty. Li Hao thought, "Lao Tzu's bad words are your business, Lao Tzu just doesn't like to use brushes, what's wrong!" β
"Li Hao listens to the reward!" Li Shimin suddenly raised his voice, and said with a dignified face, "Cangzhou Li Hao, dedication to save the country, loyalty is commendable, I will give a generous reward, Li Hao will be named a doctor from Jiupin Tai Hospital, reward fifty acres of good land, and thousands of dollars!" β
This reward is very good, the official, Tian, and the money are all there, Li Hao doesn't care about the official and Tian, what he cares about most is money, a thousand yuan, equivalent to a thousand taels of silver, Li Hao is so disappointed, it is too far from the bounty he expected, but he has saved the lives of tens of thousands of people, so he gave a thousand yuan, Li Shimin is so stingy, and he is a khan, he is simply a miser.
In fact, a thousand yuan is not a small amount, the price of the Tang Dynasty was very low, the purchasing power of copper coins was very high, a penny is equivalent to a modern dollar, the money has always been a thousand wen, that a thousand guan is a million, a million, a million.
However, Li Hao's credit this time is indeed too great, he not only quelled the plague, even if there is another plague in the future, there is no need to be afraid at all, and as long as the method of planting cowpox is spread throughout the country, smallpox will be extinct, such a credit is almost comparable to the military merit of exterminating a small country, so Li Hao thinks that the bounty is too small.
After hearing this reward, Fang Xuanling suddenly threw a wink at the eldest grandson Wuji, this is a special skill for the court that the two of them have practiced for many years, called "eye contact method", no need to speak, as long as one look, you can convey your own meaning, Fang Xuanling's eyes The meaning of this look is very simple: "No, what we discussed last night was not to reward thirty acres of land and five hundred yuan?" β
The eldest grandson Wuji gave a look back, with a message: "Didn't you see that he offered another prescription to prevent smallpox?" β
Fang Xuanling nodded.
After Li Shimin finished saying the reward, he was still unsatisfied, looking at Li Hao, who had not looked up, and suddenly felt that this young man was very good, with the heart of loyalty to the monarch and serving the country, and seemed to be a little talented, this is exactly the type of talent he likes.
He hesitated for a long time, and suddenly spoke again: "Besides! Li Hao was crowned as a man in Lantian County and given a house. β
As soon as these words came out, the ministers were in an uproar again, and Fang Xuanling threw a flattering look at the eldest grandson Wuji again: "Did you say that you were knighted when you discussed with Your Majesty last night?" β
The eldest grandson Wuji rolled his eyes: "You ask Lao Tzu, who does Lao Tzu ask?" β