Li Xiao stood in the fragrant nectar hall, listening to the emperor's generous rewards to him, and he couldn't help but feel a little more favorable to the young emperor behind the screen.

In history books, Li Zhi is always one of the emperors who has no presence. Compared with his grandfather, father, wife and son, he is actually not very distinctive.

In fact, in history, there were several men who not only became emperors, but also their grandfather, father, wife, and even several sons. Several of his sons took turns to be crown princes and also took turns to be emperors. Even the crown prince who died early later became emperors.

Grandpa was the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, his father was Emperor Taizong of Tiankhan, his wife was the queen Wu Zetian, and his grandson was also the Ming Dynasty Emperor Li Longji of Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan was sad, Li Shimin was domineering, Wu Zetian was domineering, and Li Longji was also proud. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that when Li Zhi was reigned, the emperor who had reached the vast territory of the Tang Dynasty, he did not have much presence.

He took action and was a founding man, and he was very proud. Li Xiao thought that Li Zhi was actually quite capable. Can ordinary people fight against veterans like Changsun Wuji and win?

The founding baron of Lantian County was granted a fief of 300 households from the fifth rank.

The biggest benefit of this title is of course that after you have a title, you will become a nobleman and enjoy many political privileges. Not to mention tax exemptions, you can also be granted a wife and a son. Children and grandchildren can enter the Imperial College for studying, and when you grow up, you can become a guard in the inner palace, and you can directly be appointed as an official position, becoming a shortcut to Zhongnan that does not require imperial examinations or recommendations.

What's more, Li Xiao, the founding baron, is still a real title. Although he has a false title of 300 real food and 50 households, it is also a good advantage. It is equivalent to two-thirds of the rent and tax paid by these fifty households in the future for Li Xiao.

Furthermore, he was awarded the title and was also awarded the title of Yongyetian, which can be hereditary.

The Baron had 500 acres of permanent land, and he had 500 acres of free land, which could be passed down from generation to generation, and was also a land that was exempt from rent and tax. Li Xiao wanted to laugh out loud for such a good thing.

Regarding the inheritance of titles, the Tang Dynasty had regulations that titles that were not clans could be inherited from generation to generation. If there was no special order, it would be a surrender to the title. Generally speaking, there were few surrenders in the first two or three generations, and those who had no contribution to the descendants would be surrendered to the titles.

Compared to the title of a man in the founding county, the emperor raised him the third level of the scattered rank, but Li Xiao didn't care too much about it. The scattered rank is just a representative of this rank.

Li Xiao is still a Corn Supervisor, and still has a duty at the sixth rank. He is a scattered rank and a fifth rank, which does not affect his becoming a sixth rank official. This is like the chief clerks in later generations, such as the deputy county magistrates at the department level, in short, they are high-ranking and low-ranking positions.

If there were too many things like this in the Tang Dynasty, there were not only high-ranking and low-ranking positions, but also low-ranking but high-ranking positions.

Li Xiao is a person who will not be polite. He has always been a honest young man. He accepts it if he likes it and does not pretend to refuse or something.

Therefore, he happily thanked the emperor, and this time he thanked him very naturally.

Li Zhi kept looking at Li Xiao behind the translucent screen. When he saw Li Xiao's happy look, he couldn't help but feel proud.

You Li Xiao, one on the left is not an official and the other on the right is unwilling to become an official. It turns out that it was because he thought the official was a little bit bad in his job.

Look, he didn't refuse when he was asked to be the sixth-grade corn prison last time, and this time he saw with his own eyes the joy of being the man in the county.

It turns out that Li Xiao is also a common person.

Li Xiao was promoted to the title, and the other seven people were also rewarded.

Li Zhi won eight titles in one breath, including Li Xiao. All eight of them were founding barons, each of whom was actually granted fifty households, and each of them was granted a rank of one to three levels of the Shanxi rank.

All eight people were given Yin Fei.

These people were all overjoyed, especially Qin Xiong, who was so old that he was about to retire. He had fought for half his life and suffered countless injuries but did not get a title. Now he was about to retire but he had to give him a founding man. Old Qin was so excited that he burst into tears and his nose was flowing down.

If Li Zhi asked him to die for him at this time, Lao Qin would probably have no complaints. It has to be said that it would be worth it for a founding man to get the loyalty of a veteran. In addition to getting a baron, Lao Qin also transferred Lao Qin to the Yulin Army.

Li Yuanfang also named Baron and is still the deputy director of the Corn Supervisor.

Although Wang Fangyi and Cheng Boxian were all from famous families, they earned the title themselves, and they were all very excited.

Thank you very much.

Li Zhi was so proud that he was so young and heroic, all of my confidants.

Xie Rong came out and stood outside the hall. Everyone still couldn't believe it, as if they were dreaming.

"Lantian County Male?"

"Jingyang County Male?"

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"Hahaha, I've been awarded a title. Let's go, I'll treat you to Zuixianlou in Dongcheng City today. I won't be drunk and I won't be back." Cheng Boxian said generously.

Liu Jun reminded everyone that they should go through the procedures first.

He was eager to change into a scarlet official robe and a silverfish bag. It would be better to ride a horse and walk around Chang'an Sixth Street for a few times, showing off his odor.

"Before going to Liaodong, I have to give Yin Fei first. This is a good omen." Xue Chuyu also looked excited.

He went to the Ministry of History to receive the official lawsuit, got Jin Ling's body, and got the scarlet official robe and silverfish bag. There was also a small silverfish in the silverfish bag.

This is a fish talisman.

In the past, I was used to tiger talismans, but in this dynasty, because Li Yuan's grandfather was named Li Hu, he changed the tiger talisman to a fish talisman to avoid taboos. The talisman is engraved with the identity and appearance characteristics of officials. The talisman is about six centimeters long and about two centimeters wide.

What's special is that it is divided into two halves, with the same shape in the middle to fit together.

This is a proof of identity, equivalent to an official's ID card, and it was also the invention of Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty Li Yuan.

Only officials above the fifth rank of the Tang Dynasty had fish talismans.

The court gave fish talismans to officials above the fifth rank. The left talisman was left in the inner court as the foundation, while the right talisman was carried by the holder as a proof of identity.

In addition to being an official's ID card, the fish talisman sometimes acts as a military talisman. Even the number of left and right talismans is not necessarily treated. The amount depends entirely on the number of users and needs.

Its first function is not to indicate identity, but to make a certificate of power, which can be used to mobilize the army and appoint and remove officials. This is to replace the tiger talisman and military talisman in the past.

Officials with fish talismans must also check the fish talismans to verify their identity when entering the palace.

Li Xiao touched the silver-white fish and felt that the mold of the silver fish was too simple. The silver fish was not very similar at all. However, this design that cuts the silver fish in half and has a bulge in the middle to make the two fish fit in time, which is quite unique.

The fish test talisman is like scanning an ID card. Take out your own fish talisman, and then take out the other half of the fish talisman you store. The two fish talismans are combined in the middle. If they are the same, they can be tightly matched. If they are not the same pair of talismans, the size of the same character in the middle is different. If they are convex and concave, they cannot be closed. If they cannot be closed, the verification will fail.

I have to admire the wisdom of the ancients. In addition, the holder's name and official position characteristics are specially engraved on the fish talisman. It is really difficult to get away with it.

Officials above the third grade and above also gave a golden fish bag to hold the fish talisman. Officials below the third grade and above the fifth grade and above were given a silver fish bag to hold the fish talisman.

Officials under the fifth rank used copper fish talismans, but did not have fish bags.

This fish bag is convenient for carrying fish talismans when going out for business. It requires that the talismans be kept away from the bag and the talismans be kept away from the talismans. When officials look to the emperor, meet colleagues, and go out for business, they must first illuminate the fish talismans to verify the correctness, and then they can recognize and accept it for the other party.

Therefore, at this time, there is a saying that those who possess fish talismans should show their nobleness and lowliness and respond to their fate.

Historically, during the Wu Zetian period, the fish talisman was replaced with the turtle talisman. In the Ming Dynasty, the fish talisman became a tooth card, and in the Qing Dynasty, the top on the official hat was more obvious and easier to recognize.

"Congratulations on the title!"

The officials in the Ministry of Personnel had a smile on their faces. Even the official complaints and official robe money and fish talisman money were confiscated. The new titles of Yin Fei were given, but the emperor had told them that their official complaints and official robe money were specially given by the emperor.

Liu Wen smiled and took out a handful of golden leaves. This guy was prepared for a long time and even the rewards were ready. It was inconvenient to carry copper coins and was not worth much, so he prepared the golden leaves.

"This is a little money for tea, water, wine that the eight of us gave us, and we will share the money together."

"I dare not, don't dare." The official in charge said, not daring, and pretended to push it a few times, but he had already pushed the cuffs to Liu Wen sideways, allowing Liu Wen to stuff the golden leaves in conveniently.

This is also a routine in the officialdom, and everyone is used to it. Although the money is given to one person, the money must be paid by everyone in the Ministry of Personnel.

Li Xiao estimated that those golden leaves could be worth at least ten pounds of money. I have to say that Liu Wen was really generous.

He really didn't have this idea and was unprepared at all. Fortunately, Liu Wen gave it to everyone directly, which saved him from embarrassment. If everyone rewarded him and he didn't, then the people from the Ministry of Personnel would probably remember him.

The officials became more and more polite when they collected the money, and they helped with their affairs while talking and laughing.

"I guess Chu Suiliang will not be able to return to Chang'an in this life after being demoted to Tanzhou."

"No, I said I was demoted to the governor of Tanzhou, but I guess I would definitely be demoted to a further place halfway through the way, maybe I would go to Lingnan."

"Actually, it's a pity that Zhao Chiman is a powerful general. After all, he ended up being cut in half."

"Yes, when Zhao Chiman was a guard in Chang'an, he once hunted with Taizong and encountered a tiger pounced on Taizong's mount. Zhao Chiman rushed forward and killed a tiger with both fists. Later, when he went to the border of Liangzhou, he was shot down when he was fighting against the Turks. He chased the enemy with both legs, kicked the enemy and the horse to the ground with one kick, and then stepped forward and cut the Turkic general's head back."

"It's a pity that such a person would die on the border battlefield."
Chapter completed!