After lunch in Xu's mansion, Xia Hongsheng said goodbye and left. Although Xia Hongsheng has the habit of taking a lunch break, Li Lao Er does not.

In the morning, Li Lao Er was busy dealing with government affairs, and he took a few days off because of the victory over the Turks, and he had accumulated government affairs for a few days, and Li Lao Er must have been very busy this morning, so Xia Hongsheng did not go directly to the palace in the morning.

Xia Hongsheng really didn't guess wrong, Li Shimin was really busy. When he arrived at Li Shimin in the Liangyi Hall with the wooden box, his recital had not yet been completed.

"You drink so much, it's time to practice." When Xia Hongsheng saluted, Li Shimin didn't raise his head and said to Xia Hongsheng while replying to the recital: "My banquet has just begun, and you are also a meritorious general, but you got drunk and were carried out, making people laugh." ”

"This, this...... Your Majesty, there is no way to do this matter of drinking! Xia Hongsheng shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Wechen is not good at drinking, and at the banquet, they caught Wechen to pour wine......

"I'm just not used to people laughing at you." Li Shimin waved his hand: "Why don't you live and recuperate at home, what are you doing here today?" I won't lose your reward. ”

Xia Hongsheng really wanted to roll his eyes at Li Lao Er angrily. But after thinking about it, in front of other ministers, Li Lao Er would not speak in such a tone that seemed close, which was obviously treating him as a junior, not a courtier. Although I don't know if he is sincere or a trick to control people, there are not many people who can get this kind of treatment.

"Wechen is here to ask Your Majesty for his sins today!" Xia Hongsheng bowed down and said to Li Shimin in a tone that he had made a big mistake.

"Oh?" Li Shimin raised his eyes from the song, put down the song, looked at Xia Hongsheng, and said, "What you do, Li Jing." Li Tao and the others have all played negligently, is it possible that these two people can still hide it for you? ”

This is obviously unbelievable.

"Wechen is making a lot of nonsense in the army, using His Majesty's name to deceive the soldiers, this is the crime of deceiving the king, and Wechen is here to ask for the crime today." Xia Hongsheng still bowed down and said to Li Shimin.

"What's going on?" Li Shimin listened to Xia Hongsheng's words and asked.

Xia Hongsheng replied: "At the beginning, the chief manager raided Dingxiang. The Turkic cavalry scattered and fled, and Weichen led 2,000 cadets of the military academy to escort the grain, grass and baggage, and met the Turkic cavalry on the way. The cadets of the military academy remembered the soul of the Tang Army, and the brave won when they met on the narrow road, lined up against the enemy, and won a complete victory. ”

Li Shimin nodded: "I know this matter, this is a great achievement, what is the crime?" ”

Xia Hongsheng said again: "After this battle, two cadets were killed in the battle. More than 50 people were seriously injured. All of the seriously wounded were physically disabled and could no longer fight with the army. Wechen went to visit them, did Your Majesty know what they said to Wechen? ”

Li Shimin shook his head.

"Your Majesty, they either cut off their feet, saw their legs, cut off an arm, or were blind...... But instead of worrying about their own injuries, they are worried. Such a crippled body can no longer serve the country and fight for the army. I am worried that the military academy will no longer let them stay in the military academy because of their physical disability and can no longer fight, and they will no longer be allowed to serve the country and be loyal to His Majesty! Xia Hongsheng said in a deep voice: "They begged Weichen, although they are missing an arm, they can at least die with one enemy in the next battle." Although a leg is missing. But you can also rush into the enemy camp on horseback and throw out gasoline bottles......"

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "These are all loyal people!" ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "So Weichen said to them, who said that if you are injured in battle, you will be fired?" Which of the school rules stipulates that going to the battlefield to kill the enemy to the death causes injury? Is it to be expelled from military school? Wechen said that there are a lot of things taught in the military academy, and although they can't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in the future, they can continue to learn other things. For example, if you learn intelligence and come out to be a spy in the future, isn't it also a contribution to Datang? Or why don't you go and bring new students in the future? They're in school for a few years, and it's enough to be a counselor for new students! They are not ordinary people, they are all combat heroes, their injuries are not from fighting and fighting, but from serving the motherland and killing the enemy desperately! In order to make their hope immortal, Weichen said to them that when the class master returned to the court, they, not only them, but all the seriously wounded, would receive His Majesty's commendation and reward, and His Majesty would personally issue medals! Weichen laughed at them, they were actually worried about whether they would be expelled? Wechen told them that they would never be expelled for the rest of their lives! Let them live and recuperate, and then wait for our Tang Dynasty army to wipe out the Turks, and when they come back, Your Majesty will definitely bring them medals in person! ”

Li Shimin didn't speak, and Xia Hongsheng continued: "Your Majesty, do you know what these seriously injured wounded people said after listening to Weichen's words? They say, Your Majesty personally gave the medal?! Those two broken feet are worth it! When you recover from your injuries, you will learn to be a spy, and you can still collect information about the enemy for Your Majesty, and you will still be working for Your Majesty! ”

The minister couldn't listen anymore, so he ran out.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty didn't say that, Weichen used Your Majesty's name to deceive those soldiers, the ministers are guilty, please punish Your Majesty." Xia Hongsheng bowed and said.

Li Shimin was silent for a long time, then raised his head and said, "These are all hot-blooded and loyal people of the Tang Dynasty, how can I make them chill?" I can't understand Xia Qing's intentions, and I don't need to persuade me to be so self-defiled. If Xia Qing has any suggestions, you might as well say it directly. ”

Xia Hongsheng breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that all the soldiers go into battle to kill the enemy, serve the country, and make meritorious contributions, no matter how big or small they are, they are all merits. However, the number of soldiers is too large, often tens of thousands, and it is impossible for the imperial court to reward them, which is unrealistic. But how can you not let Your Majesty and the court be so troublesome, and at the same time be able to commend all the meritorious soldiers? Wei Chen actually had a suggestion to His Majesty before, that is, to issue military merit medals! ”

"Military merit medal...... Li Shimin thought thoughtfully, and said: "I remember the military merit medal, you used it for me to see before, it is a kind of badge to wear on the chest. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xia Hongsheng nodded and said to Li Shimin: "The so-called military merit medal is a ......medal specially awarded to meritorious personnel who have made outstanding achievements in army combat, training, duty, scientific research and other army construction." )