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Chapter 11 Chapter 11: The Golden Palace Award
When Cheng Yaojin saw this, he suddenly raised his head and let out a devilish laugh: "Ahaha, what did XX say just now, XX didn't say anything just now, wow..."

Li Hao suddenly had black lines all over his head, feeling that the two of them were not on the same channel most of the time, and he thanked him sincerely, but what he got in return was pretending to be crazy and such heart-wrenching laughter.

At this moment, a loud shout came from above the city tower: "Maoshi four quarters! Open the Chengtian Gate!"

As soon as the words fell, I heard a bang, and the huge city gate slowly opened. Li Hao and Cheng Yaojin happened to be in the corridor, the closest to the city gate. Li Hao said happily: "Ah, The door is finally open." As he said that, he was about to run inside.

Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar, pulled him back, and said cursingly: "Brat who doesn't understand the rules, who are you, dare to be the first to enter Chengtianmen, and treat the group of court officials behind you as dead huh!" As he said, he threw it back casually, just like throwing garbage.

Cheng Yaojin's arm strength was great, and he threw Li Hao more than three meters away. Li Hao screamed, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then fell to the ground, completely broken.

"Ouch..." Li Hao struggled on the ground for a long time, but he couldn't get up. The pain was so bad that he couldn't move his limbs. Fortunately, the eunuch Pidianpidian ran over to help him up, and dusted off the dust on his body. , when Li Hao looked up again, there was no figure of Cheng Yaojin, only to see that the officials had lined up and entered Chengtianmen from the side.

"This old bastard!" Li Hao scolded angrily, "It's too harsh."

"Speak carefully, Mr. Li, speak carefully..." It seems that the little eunuch likes "speak carefully".

Li Hao mixed into Chengtianmen from behind the team. After entering Chengtianmen, he walked straight forward. After half a stick of incense, he arrived at a square, which should be the legendary Taiji Square. There is a palace on the north side of the square. It is Taiji Hall. There are many white marble stone bridges between Taiji Square and Taiji Hall. As long as you pass through those stone bridges, you can enter Taiji Hall.

The sun has just risen at this moment, and the morning light bathes the huge square, the scene is quite magnificent, but the team stopped here, the ministers dispersed again in twos and threes, and started chatting all kinds of things again. He could only wait outside the hall, Li Hao was the worst, even if the court meeting started, he still had to wait outside until Li Shimin declared him to enter the hall, then he could enter the hall.

Li Hao waited patiently outside the hall. Finally, the voice of the eunuch came from the direction of the Taiji Hall: "The court meeting is open, and all the ministers enter the hall—"

The ministers crossed the white marble bridge in two rows and walked towards the Taiji Hall. Li Hao watched bitterly from the side of the bridge, followed by the eunuchs, the scene was so bleak.

Li Hao waited outside the Taiji Hall for another half an hour, and finally heard a shout from the direction of the Taiji Hall: "Xuan Cangzhou, Li Hao enters the hall to meet—"

Li Hao hurriedly tidied up his clothes, stepped across the stone bridge, walked up the stone steps of the Taiji Hall, and came to the gate of the Taiji Hall. He saw a person wearing a bright yellow dragon robe sitting on a high seat in the middle. He was too far away. I don't know his face, but he has a lot of beards anyway. 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, walked into the hall with small steps, stood still in the hall, bowed and bowed. Ceremony: "Grassman Li Hao kowtows to see the holy face of Wen Chengwu Detian Khan, may my emperor rule the world forever, long live long live long live long live."

As soon as this remark came out, the officials were in an uproar, where did this flatterer jump out, and he flattered the sky loudly as soon as they met, Wencheng Wude?Dominate the world for thousands of years?This flattery, tsk tsk... But the emperor is a wise king, he doesn't like to listen to flattery, this kid is afraid that he will be punished.

Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard Li Hao's words, and then asked with a smile, "You are Li Hao? 14 years old?"

Li Hao straightened up, bowed his head and replied, "Return to Your Majesty, Cao Min is Li Hao, 14 years old this year."

Li Shimin asked again: "Who taught you what you said just now?"

Li Hao replied: "No one taught the grassroots. It was the grassroots' own thinking. Wencheng Wude is a fact. It is the grassland's expectation to rule the world for thousands of years."

The ministers had no choice but to accept it now. It is also a skill to be able to explain flattery in such an upright manner.

Li Shimin nodded with a smile, in a good mood. Although he doesn't like to listen to flattery, it's only aimed at the ministers. He still likes to listen to the words of the common people. Everyone has vanity, and Tian Khan Li Shimin is no exception.

Li Shimin smiled and looked at Wei Zheng. Although he didn't say much, a brief eye contact was enough to convey a lot of information. Li Shimin's simple action was just a sentence: "Look, Tian Sheweng (hillbilly), I am not a fool, but a wise gentleman. of."

Wei Zheng snorted softly, glanced sideways at Li Hao, and murmured disdainfully: "Plagiarism, shameless person."

Although he spoke very quietly, the hall was very quiet, and there was an echo reverberation effect, so the voice was amplified until everyone could hear it clearly, which made Li Shimin very embarrassed.

Li Hao is also very embarrassed, Wei Zheng!What enmity do I have with you!Why do you keep running on me!

"Cough cough!" Li Shimin coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment, changed the topic, and said, "Let me introduce to you, this young man is surnamed Li Minghao, from Wende, Cangzhou. He fled to Linbei County, Xuzhou three years ago due to the plague in Cangzhou. The great epidemic in Henan Province is coming fiercely, and the plague has appeared in four prefectures. I originally thought that the people in Henan Province would encounter another catastrophe. I didn’t expect Li Hao to donate a piece of medicine. , this plague, only 330 people suffered.”

When Li Shimin said this, he stopped suddenly, and saw that all the officials in the court were discussing and whispering to each other. They all thought that there were too few people who died. It's all a piece of cake, 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 while, and Fang Xuanling came out and said: "Your Majesty, Li Hao made a generous contribution to save the people from the fire and water. The merits of the present age will benefit the future. Your Majesty governs the country with iron laws. If you have done something wrong, you will be punished. It must be rewarded, I think Li Hao has made great contributions and has no choice but to reward."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone nodded. In fact, what he said was nonsense. If Li Hao is not rewarded, then why should Li Hao come to the hall? However, everything is about a cutscene and ceremony, and things in the hall are more about superficiality.

"Yes." Li Shimin nodded and asked Li Hao, "Li Hao, what reward do you want?"

Li Hao knew that his reward had already been decided by default, and it would be useless even if he said it. Li Shimin was trying to test him. Fortunately, he was prepared, took out a note from his arms, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, Cao Min It is the people of the Tang Dynasty, how dare they turn a blind eye to see that the people of the Tang Dynasty are in dire straits, so they donate the prescription to treat the plague, as long as your majesty spreads the prescription to the counties, even if the plague recurs in the future, there is nothing to fear."

Li Shimin was a little confused when he saw that he was not answering the question, and saw that he was holding a note in his hand, so he asked, "Is this the prescription for curing the plague?"

"No." Li Hao shook his head, "This is a wonderful way to prevent smallpox."

"Wow—" As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the audience, all the courtiers whispered to each other, and there was a lot of discussion, even Li Shimin was shocked.

There are two most common plagues in ancient times, one is smallpox and the other is plague. The mortality rate is extremely high and the contagion is extremely strong. Smallpox magic, how can this not be surprising.

If other people say such things, Li Shimin will definitely not believe it, but Li Hao is different, because Li Hao has already offered a magical prescription, and it is not surprising to give another prescription now, so he hurriedly said to the valet beside him: "Hurry up!" ! Present it!"

The eunuch came to Li Hao in small steps, 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 shake at all, and the shock absorption effect was excellent.

Li Shimin took the note from the valet, opened it, his eyebrows flew up, his mouth grinned, and he took a long breath with a "hiss", this word...too bad!

"You wrote that word?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it was written by Cao Min himself."

"Your word..." Li Shimin looked at the words on the note with a wonderful expression. He wanted to squeeze him a few words, but he thought that the other party was just a 14-year-old child, so he finally gave up and started to read the words on the note with a sigh. content.

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?"

Li Hao replied calmly: "Return to Your Majesty, yes."

"What if it doesn't work?" Li Shimin asked, and he regretted it after asking. He was forcing him to issue a "military order". Such a handsome young man has made great contributions to the country. There was a problem with the method of inoculating vaccinia, the young man who had just made a great contribution to saving the people was about to die, but the emperor opened his mouth, and it was difficult to take back what he said, so he could only see how Li Hao answered.

Li Hao has been following Cheng Yaojin's instructions, with his head down, not daring to look at Li Shimin. After hearing Li Shimin's words, he is also very upset. I can't keep up, I haven't done a test myself, how dare I be sure, I can only reply helplessly: "If it doesn't work, it seems that Your Majesty has nothing to lose."

As soon as these words were uttered, the entire court fell silent. Even Li Shimin stared at Li Hao blankly. This was the first time he heard such an answer in his life. It was really...too courageous, no, it was courageous Too young, Li Shimin suddenly felt that he couldn't see through the young man in front of him. If he was timid, wouldn't he be afraid of beheading if he dared to answer him like this?If he is so bold that he doesn't even dare to issue a "military order", would his guts be eaten by a dog?

Li Shimin handed the note in his hand to the eunuch who was next to him, and turned to Li Hao, "Li Hao, are you literate?"

Li Hao: "Return to Your Majesty, Cao Min has been studying for several years."

"Go back and practice your calligraphy more." Li Shimin was still struggling with Li Hao's bad calligraphy.

"Yes! Your Majesty." Li Hao thought to himself, "It's none of your business that I have bad handwriting. I just don't like to use brushes. What's wrong!"

"Listen to Li Hao!" Li Shimin suddenly raised his voice, his face full of majesty and authenticity, "Li Hao from Cangzhou, offering prescriptions to save the country, his loyalty is commendable, I will reward Li Hao as a doctor from the Jiupin Tai Hospital, and reward the fertile land Fifty acres, Qian Qianguan!"

This reward is pretty good. I have all the officials, fields, and money. Li Hao doesn’t care about the officials and the fields. What he cares about most is the money. The money gap is too far away. My own prescription saved tens of thousands of lives, and I only gave a thousand coins. Li Shimin is so stingy, and God is Khan, he is simply a miser.

In fact, one thousand coins is not a small amount. The price of goods in the Tang Dynasty was very low, and the purchasing power of copper coins was very high. One penny is equivalent to one dollar in modern times. Ten thousand.

However, Li Hao’s contribution this time is indeed too great. Not only did he quell the plague, but even if the plague reappears in the future, there is no need to be afraid at all. Moreover, as long as the method of inoculating vaccinia spreads throughout the country, smallpox will disappear. It was almost comparable to the military merit of destroying a small country, so Li Hao thought that the bounty was too small.

After hearing this award, Fang Xuanling suddenly cast a wink at Changsun Wuji. This is a special skill for court meetings that the two of them have practiced for many years. It is called "eye contact method". Fang Xuanling's eyes were able to convey his own meaning, the meaning was very simple: "That's not right, didn't we discuss about [-] acres of land and [-] guan of money last night?"

Changsun Wuji returned a look with a message: "Didn't you see that he gave another prescription for preventing smallpox?"

Fang Xuanling nodded.

After Li Shimin finished talking about the rewards, he was still unsatisfied. Looking at Li Hao, who hadn't looked up, he suddenly felt that this young man was very good, he had a heart of loyalty to the king and served the country, and he seemed to have a bit of talent. This was the type of talent he liked. He once said, Let all the talents from all over the world enter my pocket, isn't Li Hao a talent that can be cultivated.

After hesitating for a long time, he suddenly said: "Also! You can make Li Hao a man of Lantian County, and give him a house."

As soon as this remark came out, the ministers were in an uproar again, and Fang Xuanling winked at Changsun Wuji again: "Did you mention the title of knighthood when discussing with His Majesty last night?"

Changsun Wuji rolled his eyes back: "Ask me, who am I asking?"

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