Li Shimin also felt that Li Hao's proposal was inappropriate, such a great achievement was only a Shangzhu country, a little too petty, so he looked at Li Hao and asked: "Poetry madness, General Xue Rengui is a great achievement in destroying the country this time, although Goguryeo is a small country, but its combat power is extraordinary, at the beginning, I personally led an army of 150,000 and failed to destroy his country, Xue Rengui won all the way, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and he destroyed Goguryeo within three months, which shows his outstanding ability, if it is just a Shangzhu country, I am afraid it is not appropriate." ”

"Your Majesty." Li Hao said slowly, "Your Majesty drove the expedition before, although it failed to destroy Goguryeo, but it caused a great loss of Goguryeo's national strength, and the minister broke Goguryeo's 30,000 army in Youzhou last year, so that Goguryeo had just recovered a little strength and was lost again, and now Goguryeo is no longer as fierce as it was back then." ”

Li Shimin slowly brushed his beard when he heard this, and he was noncommittal, but it was obvious that he listened to Li Hao's words, but he was still thinking about it, in fact, I have to say that Li Hao's words have some truth, and the current Goguryeo is definitely not as powerful as it was back then, but if you really want to say that they are weak, they are not weak.

Yu Zhining, the secretary of the ministry, heard the words and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that King Qiongnan's words are wrong!" ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin spread his hands when he heard this, "What is Yu Qing's opinion?" ”

Yu Zhining said: "Your Majesty's imperial expedition made Goguryeo's national strength decline, but the Goguryeo people are known for their fierceness, and Goguryeo is not a country of agricultural products, the whole country is relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, although Your Majesty defeated Goguryeo, but the mountains and forests are especially there, the sea is especially there, the mountains and forests are there, the birds and beasts are there, the mountain ginseng is there, the sea is in, then the seafood is there, after the period of time, the Goguryeo people can recover their vitality, and after two years, they can restore the fields." ”

Li Shimin nodded again and again when he heard this, Yu Zhining said it was still very reasonable, Goguryeo is located in the bitter cold land of eastern Liaodong, although the country is also engaged in agricultural products, but only one season a year can be harvested, the yield is extremely low, most of the people of Goguryeo still rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea, the prey and mountain ginseng in the mountains are the most precious things of the Goguryeo people, mink and Korean ginseng, selling Goguryeo can be exchanged for a lot of grain.

Yu Zhining continued: "There are more than 600,000 people in Goguryeo, and after His Majesty's personal conquest, there are nearly 500,000, and it is not difficult to gather an army of 100,000, but this time General Xue Rengui only led 80,000 troops to destroy the whole country of Goguryeo, and his achievements are still quite great achievements!" ”

Yu Zhining is not Li Hao's opponent, but he just can't get used to Li Hao suppressing Xue Rengui like this, so he can be regarded as pulling out a knife to help him this time.

Li Shimin agreed very much with what Yu Zhining said, turned his head to look at Li Hao with a smile, and asked, "Poet, do you have anything to say?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty." Li Hao saluted and said, "Even if what Lord Yu said is true, but the minister thinks that the honor of the Shangzhu country is enough to reward General Xue, the honor of the Shangzhu country is not trivial, it is extremely difficult to seal, the minister has gone all the way, and has made countless military exploits to be crowned the pillar country, General Xue has debuted so far, but in a few years, the war is only worth two battles, and it is enough to be able to seal the pillar country so quickly!" ”

Li Hao's words made the ministers feel it, he just wanted to suppress Xue Rengui, so Chu Suiliang directly came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what King Qiongnan said is inappropriate, the title of Shangzhu Country is indeed difficult to seal, but he is not in a hurry to seal it, the minister thinks that General Xue should be promoted to the title first, and the title is the first!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister also seconded it!"

……

All the ministers came out to support Chu Suiliang, Li Hao turned around and pretended to look at them with a resentful face, all the ministers showed a smug look, and Chu Suiliang even gave Li Hao a provocative look.

After listening to Chu Suiliang's words, Li Shimin pondered carefully and asked slowly: "Then Zhuqing thinks that how to reward Xue Rengui, Chu Suiliang, you can talk about it first." ”

"Your Majesty!" Chu Suiliang said excitedly, "The minister thought that when Xue Rengui of Jin was the prince of the country, he was named the general of the hussar from the first rank, and the prince was crowned the Taibao, and he was the third product under the door of the same Zhongshu, and he entered the Tiance Mansion as the deputy general. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister also seconded it!"

……

Another flurry of seconding voices.

Chu Suiliang's proposal shocked Li Hao, such a reward is directly the rhythm of pushing Xue Rengui to the altar, almost on a par with him Li Hao, in terms of title, the prince of the country and the king of the county are of the same rank, Li Hao's military officials are also hussar generals, at the same time, the prince Taibao and Li Hao's prince Taifu level, and the three products under the door of the same Zhongshu are even more awesome, this is the position of the prime minister, which is one level higher than Li Hao's Pingzhangshi under the door of the same book, this is completely the god-making plan of the civil officials, They want to make Xue Rengui a new generation of military attachés in the court, and compete with him Li Hao.

For Chu Suiliang's reward proposal, Li Hao was naturally secretly happy, he knew that Xue Rengui was a person, and he would never betray himself, the higher Xue Rengui climbed, the better it would be for him, if Li Shimin nodded, then Li Hao's plan to ask for a reward in reverse was a perfect success, and then it depends on how Li Shimin decides.

After listening to Chu Suiliang's proposal, Li Shimin frowned slightly, he felt that Chu Suiliang's reward was a bit inflated, especially the three products under the Tongzhong Book Sect and the Prince Taibao, which were not in his reward plan at all, and even the title was higher than his plan, his original plan was just to seal Xue Rengui as a county duke, and now Chu Suiliang directly proposed to seal the prince of the country, and the step was a bit big.

But Li Shimin was not easy to oppose directly, so he turned to Li Hao again: "Poet maniac, do you think it is appropriate to give such a reward?" ”

Li Hao has been paying attention to the change in Li Shimin's expression, and he can feel that Li Shimin feels that this reward is too high, so he retreats and says: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is very inappropriate, and it is enough to award the title to the Pillar Country!" ”

Li Shimin smacked his lips when he heard this, grandma's, one is too high, the other is too low, it's really terrible, so he can only ask others, first ask the eldest grandson Wuji: "Auxiliary, do you think it's appropriate to reward Xue Rengui like this?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji received a threatening letter from Li Hao some time ago, it was about Liang Wenyou's corruption case, Li Hao grabbed one of his pigtails again, and the eldest grandson Wuji almost didn't cry and fainted in the toilet, now he dares to beep indiscriminately, he can only support Li Hao: "The minister thinks that Li Hao's reward can also be considered." ”

"Huh?" Li Shimin frowned suddenly, although this time the eldest grandson Wuji did not make peace with the mud, but this answer was unexpected by him, Li Hao was jealous of Xue Rengui, this is understandable, after all, Xue Rengui has threatened Li Hao's position in the army, but what kind of play did the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly play?

What Li Shimin wants now is not to let people do multiple-choice questions, but to give another moderate option, because he is not satisfied with the current two options, one is too high and the other is too low, so he can only continue to ask others, and ask Li Ji, who is known as a prestige in the army: "Mao Gong, how do you think to reward Xue Rengui?" ”

He changed his question this time, just to get Li Ji to propose a reward again, but Li Ji arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister supports Chu Suiliang's proposal." ”

Li Shimin was a little distressed, why did Li Ji have such no eyesight, didn't he see that I was very dissatisfied with these two options, so he said slowly: "Although Chu Suiliang's proposal is good, I am afraid that when General Xue makes new contributions in the future, I am afraid that there will be no official to seal." ”

He said it directly, but Li Hao said at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister is also out of this consideration, and the minister's proposal is enough to seal Xue Rengui to the pillar country." ”

"Poet, shut up!" Li Shimin was a little annoyed, he felt that Li Hao was like a-stirring stick, and he knew that he would not be allowed to participate in the early dynasty.

At this time, Wei Zheng came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the three grades under the Tongzhongshu Sect can be reduced to the Pingzhang Affair under the Tongzhongshu Door." ”

Li Shimin still frowned when he heard this, and even Wei Zheng did not object to such a reward, but just demoted the three products under the Tongzhong Book Door to the Pingzhang Affair under the Tongzhong Shumen, in fact, whether it was the three grades or the Pingzhang Matter, it was to let Xue Rengui worship the Prime Minister.

Although Li Shimin was very reluctant to reward Xue Rengui like this, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces had no objection to this proposal at the moment, and he really had no choice but to say: "Okay, since the Zhuqing has no objection, then I will pass on my will, Jin Xue Rengui is the Duke of Dingguo, and gives a mansion of the Duke of Zhuque Street, and is a general of the Hussar of the First Rank, and the crown prince is crowned Taibao. ”

When Li Hao heard this, he secretly bowed his head and smiled, finally, under his own operation, Xue Rengui was a very popular minister, and in just a few years, he climbed to the peak of the official position of the military generals in the court, and paid homage to the prime minister, and walked on the peak of life. Now that he and Xue Rengui have reached the top, only Fan Lihua is left, Fan Lihua has only just entered the Tang Dynasty for less than half a year, and he lacks qualifications for the time being, and he will have to mix for a few more years to reach the height he should have, but Li Hao knows that with him, he will not wait long.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the ministers walked out of the Taiji Palace in twos and threes, Li Hao still pretended to be sad like last time, sighing, in fact, his heart had already blossomed.

Chu Suiliang felt that he had won Li Hao again this time, and ran to Li Hao and said, "King Qiongnan, it seems that you have disappointed this time." ”

Li Hao pretended to be confused and asked, "How do you say this?" Why am I disappointed? ”

"Everyone is a smart person, why should King Qiongnan pretend to be confused." Chu Suiliang sneered.

Li Hao still said with a puzzled face: "Master Chu said it so well and it doesn't make sense, how can I pretend to be confused, just say anything, why bother to beat around the bush like this." ”

"King Qiongnan can really pretend to be garlic." Chu Suiliang smiled and said, "King Qiongnan, you suppressed Xue Rengui in the palace like this, it's too obvious, even Your Majesty can't look at it, and you Li Hao is not the only one who can make meritorious contributions to our Tang Dynasty." ”

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said: "Who said that I suppressed General Xue, I have the grace of knowing Xue Rengui, his identity is rising, and it is too late for me to be happy." ”

"Oh? Really? Chu Suiliang sneered, "Then why did King Qiongnan suppress Xue Rengui?" ”

"I'm just telling the truth, Shangzhu Kingdom can indeed be worth Xue Rengui's merits."

"Do you believe it yourself?"

"I believe it." Li Hao blinked again and again, he hadn't blinked for many years, and every time he blinked, it was the rhythm he wanted to trick people.

"Hehe......" Chu Suiliang learned Li Hao's stunt from somewhere, and he can express all his contempt and disdain.