Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 181 Li Shimin's List
"I've already drawn up a list, let's take a look first." Li Shimin picked up the list written on the dragon case, handed it to the eunuch next to him, and handed it to the officials under the steps.

Fang Xuanling received the list in his hands, and a group of people gathered around him, only to see the list read, second, Changsun Wuji.

As the Duke of Qi, the eldest grandson Wuji is the elder brother of the Empress of Tang Dynasty, and the greatest contributor to the Xuanwu Sect. Moreover, his uncle is Gao Shilian, the elder of the dynasty, and his family background is extremely prominent, so there is no objection to this ranking.

From Changsun Wuji onwards, Li Xiaogong, Prince of Hejian, Du Ruhui, Duke of Lai, Wei Zheng, Duke of Liang, Gao Shilian, Duke of Shen, Wei Chi Jingde, Duke of E, Li Jing, Duke of Wei, Xiao Yu, Duke of Song...

Seeing this ranking, the faces of the princes present finally became a little strange.

Especially Fang Xuanling, the current prime minister and the second oldest son of Changsun Wuji. How come he should be ranked third, but why did he end up behind Wei Zheng? This is unscientific!
There is also Chi Jingde, the Duke of E, why is he ranked ahead of Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, and Li Ji, the Duke of England?

Among the list of 25 heroes, most of them are colleagues who are officials in the same dynasty. Everyone maintains a superficial politeness on weekdays, but it does not mean that they are actually so polite!

Li Shimin could see that the ministers present were dissatisfied with the rankings, so he couldn't help but add, "Well, dear friends, the ranking of this list is not based on any ranking, but the list that I have initially finalized. You see..."

Pooh... The superficial contempt of the officials was obvious, and each of them just sneered in their hearts, but they were unwilling to reveal it.

The list has already been released. Who can’t see the ranking on this list? How come it has nothing to do with the ranking?

Li Xiaogong, Prince of Hejian County, wanted to save Li Shimin from the siege, so he stepped forward and asked, "Well, Your Majesty, why is there one person missing from this list? The number one seems to have been missed."

"Yes, Your Majesty, who is the number one?" Upon hearing Li Xiaogong's question, the princes present who were dissatisfied with the ranking all started to ask, and some people discussed endlessly in private. .

"That's right, who will be at the top of the list? Could there be someone with greater merit than Duke Qi?"

"There are only a few people in this court who have outstanding merits. If we really want to talk about merits, I am afraid there is no one else besides Duke Wei and the Prime Minister, but they are already on the list!"

"That's strange, Your Majesty, who is this number one?"

Seeing that the curiosity of the officials had climbed to the peak, Li Shimin announced the name of the leader of the 25 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion.

"I thought..." Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Prince Li Fu should be the first of the 25 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion!"

In a word, the entire Imperial Study Room fell into dead silence for a moment, and all the officials looked at each other, dumbfounded.

After a long time, Changsun Wuji finally stepped forward angrily, "Your Majesty, I think this ranking is a bit inappropriate."

"According to the list given by His Majesty, the 25 meritorious officials in Lingyan Pavilion are all heroes in the founding of the country, but the crown prince didn't make any contributions at all during the founding period. How can he be ranked first in Lingyan Pavilion?"

"If he is placed at the top of Lingyan Pavilion just because of his status, wouldn't it be unfair to other princes?"

Changsun Wuji's words sounded high-sounding, but in fact he couldn't understand why the prince could ride on his head.Why should the prince ride on his head, just because he is the prince?
Following Changsun Wuji's voice of questioning, the rest of the princes also questioned, "Yes, Your Majesty, this matter is inappropriate!"

"What merits does His Royal Highness have to be worthy of the title of the founding hero?"

"Your Majesty, you can't think of the prince for all good things. You are not urging the prince, but harming the prince!"

"The title of the number one hero in Lingyan Pavilion is not worthy of virtue for the crown prince. The crown prince is raised so high, why should he?"

Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and others also spoke out one after another. Of course, they are qualified to speak out. After all, they have been diligently following Li Shimin since the change of Xuanwumen.

They are all Li Shimin's founding heroes. Most of the people listed on the list are big figures who have made great contributions to Li Shimin, but what is Li Fu?
How old was he when the Xuanwu Gate changed?He was not even a prince at that time, so what contribution could he make and why should he sit at the top of Lingyan Pavilion? Naturally, the officials would not agree.

Li Shimin smiled lightly, walked down the steps slowly, took the list from Fang Xuanling's hand, and sneered while raising the list.

"It seems that all the lovers have forgotten the salt-making department of Tiance Mansion, the paper-making department, the printing department, and the steel factory you saw before?"

"The books you are reading now, the paper you use for playing, the refined salt you eat when cooking, and the cotton clothes you wear, which one is not from the prince's handwriting?"

"What's the matter? You have enjoyed everything the prince has brought to you, but now you turn your back on me and think that the prince is easy to bully?"

When Li Shimin said these words, there was a sneer on his face, but the anger in his words could be understood by anyone.

For a time, all the officials present did not dare to speak freely. Li Shimin saw it, but he did not let everyone go.

"I admit that, as the Duke of Qi said just now, the crown prince did not contribute to the founding of the country, but since the crown prince took office, has his contribution to the Tang Dynasty over the past year really been less than that of you?"

"I dare to say that the achievements of the Crown Prince in the past year are enough to offset the achievements of all of you now. With only one year of hard work, the Crown Prince has allowed the Tang Dynasty to improve its national strength for at least ten years, and you have done a lot for the Tang Dynasty every year. what?"

"I built Lingyan Pavilion not only to commemorate the achievements of my old friends and princes, I have a steelyard in my heart!"

The ministers finally bowed their heads, and everyone was deep in thought. Although the state officials present were all performing their own duties, they were still aware of what happened in the ruling and opposition parties.

Judging from the statistics of the Ministry of Household Affairs this year, in the year since the crown prince took office, the treasury of the Tang Dynasty has increased by at least five times compared to previous years.

Whether it is military power, civilians, or foreign wars, and even in front of foreigners, great changes have taken place in the Tang Dynasty.

So when Li Shimin said just now that Li Fu had improved Datang's national power for at least ten years, this was definitely not an exaggeration, but something real and visible.

From the earliest potatoes, Quyuanli, to the later papermaking, printing, salt making, coal stoves, cotton clothes, etc., all played a great role in promoting Datang.

Thinking about it this way, apart from making great achievements during the founding of the country, the princes present here seem to be living on their laurels in the following years. Thinking about it this way, it really makes people feel a little ashamed.

Comparing with the crown prince, Li Fu ranks first among the 25 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion, and he deserves his name!
(End of this chapter)