Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 274
Wang Pingan held the tea in his hand, but did not drink it. He said: "When I was in Xuzhou, the two states of Bian and Song were hit by floods. The imperial envoy, Mr. Yuchi, was sent here by the emperor to relieve the disaster. When I met me by chance, I once told me about it. The people suffered from the disaster, and they talked about some new ways to relieve the disaster, but Yuchi was busy with his affairs, so after speaking, he went to other places to appease the people!"

All the ministers nodded together, and said one after another: "It turns out that the new law on disaster relief was originally proposed by Lord Jingde!"

Yuchi stroked his forehead respectfully, and thought: "I'm really sorry, let Wu Bing give me the credit, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with me, it's all his idea, he actually gave me the credit in public. This kid is really loyal, the old man likes you very much!"

Li Shimin hummed, nodded at Yu Chigong and said with a smile: "Jingde, as expected, Jiang is still old and hot. You can have this idea and pass it on to the younger generation. It is really rare that you don't take credit for it yourself. You should be a model for the officials. !"

Yu Chigong blushed, and hurriedly bowed and said: "The old minister thanked the emperor for his praise. The old minister also had a flash of inspiration at that time, and only then did he have a rough idea of ​​the new law. If the emperor hadn't sent the old minister to rescue the disaster, I am afraid that the old minister's inspiration would not flash out. A new method for disaster relief!"

The ministers said one after another: "It seems that the emergence of the new law is due to the wiseness of the emperor. If the emperor hadn't sent Jingde to Xuzhou, how could there be a new law for disaster relief!"

After touting, everyone unanimously expressed that the source of the new disaster relief law has been found, it is because the emperor is wise, it is all due to the emperor, and has nothing to do with others!

Li Shimin touched the beard on his lips, nodded with a smile, and smiled at Wang Pingan: "Go on."

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "I sorted out Lord Yuchi's thoughts and sent them to Xuzhou Inspector Niu Zhenghong. Niu Inspector Niu saw that the new law was reasonable, so he immediately ordered it to be implemented, and the disaster relief work was done swiftly and swiftly."

The ministers nodded together again and said, "It seems that this Niu Zhenghong is a good official, and he handles things properly!"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Niu Zhenghong deserves to be rewarded for his ability in doing things. Come here, record the file and report it to the Ministry of Officials!"

Wang Ping'an said again: "In the new disaster relief law, there are several articles on the prevention of plague. Thanks to the efforts of all the soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou, the plague has not broken out, and this experience is still being rapidly promoted to various states and counties!"

Without waiting for others to praise, Changsun Wuji clapped his hands and said: "It seems that the soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou are all kind people who benefit from the new law, but they don't forget the people elsewhere. !"

Li Shimin said: "Quite, very good!"

The ministers were busy and exaggerated the people of Xuzhou, kind people, a kind town!

Wang Ping'an said again: "Although His Highness the Crown Prince is in Chang'an, he cares about the victims of the disaster. He lives high in the temple, but he is worried about the people. After learning about the new disaster relief law, he ordered Mi Xiaomiao and the Meng brothers in the palace to rush to Xuzhou. Asking the ministers about specific matters, the three of them made open and unannounced visits to understand the situation of the people, and obtained specific details that many ministers have not seen!"

Mi Xiaomiao is the deacon of the East Palace, so he naturally serves in the Chongxian Pavilion, but his status is far from that of Shi Zhongchen, so he is not serving in the hall, but outside the hall, but not far away.

When he heard that Wang Ping'an proposed his name in front of the emperor, the crown prince, and all the heroes, he was so grateful that he almost didn't cry. He is a little eunuch, when will his name be noticed by so many big men? Ah, it's simply impossible, but Wang Ping'an brought it up in public today!

Mi Xiaomiao looked at Wang Ping'an in the hall, and the gratitude in his heart was beyond description. He just thought: "After I'm on duty, I have to have a few drinks with the Meng brothers and talk about what happened today. Well, Wang Ping'an also mentioned them. This matter should be discussed with others. Wang Ping'an is very loyal. As long as he has helped him, he will never forget it and always wants to repay him. This kind of good friend, good brother , where can I find it, I have to cherish it!"

Li Shimin nodded again and said: "Okay, these three people are able to handle errands, and they need to be commended." He turned to Li Zhi and said, "Zhier, the more people who are careful about errands around you, the better!"

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "I know that they are careful in handling things, so I sent them there. They really did not disappoint my expectations of them!"

Mi Xiaomiao heard clearly, closed her eyes with her eyes closed, and was ecstatic in her heart: "I'm going to be promoted, and I finally made it through, thank you, Wang Ping'an!"

Wang Ping'an said again: "The servant Minei and the two Mongolian guards brought the message to His Royal Highness, saying that among the plagues, smallpox is the worst disease and endangers the people of the Tang Dynasty. Is there any way to prevent it?"

All the ministers came out in unison, all surprised and said: "It turns out that the method of preventing smallpox disease was really proposed by His Royal Highness early on. If His Highness was not careful, he thought of it from the new method of disaster relief." To prevent smallpox, the veterans still don't know that smallpox can be prevented!"

Changsun Wuji immediately said: "If the smallpox disease can be prevented, the common people of the world will no longer suffer from this plague. This is all thanks to His Royal Highness, and the merit will last forever...Of course, this is also the emperor's wisdom." If you hadn't sent Jingde to Xuzhou, so many things would have happened!"

"Yes, yes!" The ministers hastened to praise Li Shimin again, flattering the emperor.

Li Shimin was very comfortable being photographed. He turned his head and patted Li Zhi on the shoulder, saying: "Zhier, you have done a good job. You care about the suffering of the people. The people will remember your kindness!"

Li Zhi was too embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "This is because of the good teaching of the father, and the ministers just followed the teachings of the father in the usual way. If you want to talk about kindness, the father is the one who is truly kind to the people in the world!"

The ministers boasted again, the emperor has kindness to the people, and the prince's kindness to the people is also not small.

Suddenly Li Ji coughed twice and said, "Your Majesty, I think the Crown Prince has done something wrong!"

ah?Why is old man Li singing the opposite tune again, hurry up and bring him a bowl of mung bean soup!

Li Zhi was taken aback, and thought: "What did I do wrong? Wang Pingan put the credit on me, shouldn't I have it?"

Li Shimin frowned and said: "How is it not good, let me tell you, Li Ji!" Everyone said yes, but you said no, I was angry, and I stopped calling you Maogong, and called you by your name directly!

Li Jidao: "Preventing the evil disease of smallpox is a great thing to benefit the country and the people, but it is extremely difficult, but why does His Royal Highness have to bear such a heavy burden alone! Your Majesty, gentlemen, look, His Royal Highness Your body is thinner than before! Alas, His Royal Highness, you should have let the veterans know about this earlier, so that they can share your worries! You have to bear the heavy burden, but you have damaged your body, what you did is really wrong!"

Wang Pingan grinned when he heard this, "Brother Maogong, it's ok, you have two tricks, you can flatter me, little brother, even if I ride a white dragon horse, I can't catch up with you!"
Only then did the ministers react, that's right, you see the prince is so tired that he has lost weight!Changsun Wuji said loudly: "Prince, you have done wrong in this matter. How can you keep us all in the dark without saying a word and bear such a heavy burden by yourself? You should Say it early and let the veterans share the burden for you! You are the prince, whether your health is related to the country, why are you so uncaring... You, the veterans really can't say anything!"

Look at you child, how can you be like this? You are so hardworking for state affairs, you are full of people in your heart, you have no self at all, and your body has been damaged. I, as an uncle, can't stand it. I really want to be good. Criticize criticize you!

The ministers also said: "Yes, His Royal Highness, state affairs are important, but your body is also important. You should tell this matter early and let us share your worries. How can you carry all the burdens yourself? How about in the past? Look, you've exhausted your entire body!"

Everyone was flattering, Wang Pingan hurriedly joined in the fun, he said: "His Royal Highness is modest and prudent, he is afraid that things will not be done well, and everyone will waste their efforts, so he will bear it all, it is for the good of everyone !"

So that's what happened. It turns out that His Royal Highness is doing good deeds for our own good!But other people do bad things and don't leave their names. How can you do good things, Your Highness, and still refuse to leave your name?
The ministers said one after another: "Prince, you are too modest and cautious! There is no need for this. You care about the people and the ministers. You are afraid that we will be tired, but you yourself can't be exhausted!"

Modesty is a virtue, His Royal Highness, you have too many virtues, you have to change it in the future, you can't just consider everyone, you have to consider yourself too!

Sitting on the chair, Li Zhi felt his mouth dry. How could he talk about humility? Am I doing this well? Why don’t I usually feel this way?

After the officials flattered for a while, Li Shimin said: "Zhier, let Wang Ping'an give you a prescription to make up for your health! You should also divide the matter and let the ministers do it for you. You can't do everything. You can do it all by yourself, and your energy is limited. You should hand over some to the ministers to exercise their ability to do things, that's the best!"

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Yes, my son knows, and I will leave the matter to my subordinates in the future!"

He glanced at Wang Ping'an and thought: "No disease, you are really a lonely and good servant. When I become the throne in the future, I will definitely let you be the secretary... Well, the uncle is in charge of the secretary, so let me let you go." Among you, Shu Ling, be the lonely right-hand minister!"

Li Shimin said: "Wu Bing, let's continue." He was so happy that he stopped calling Wang Ping'an and changed his name to Wu Bing.

Wang Pingan hurriedly said: "I thought about it, but I couldn't find a way to prevent smallpox, so I had the audacity to follow Mi Nei to Chang'an, and ask His Royal Highness for advice. His Royal Highness did not think that I was a grassroots person at that time, and treated each other warmly. I took my ministers to the countryside outside Chang'an City."

Li Shimin sighed, and said: "The prince once took you to the countryside, what did you go for?"

Li Zhi thought to himself: "When will I take you to the countryside? I seldom even go out to the East Palace!"

Wang Pingan said: "His Royal Highness cares about the lives of the people, agriculture and mulberry, and often goes to the countryside to watch farmers plowing. At that time, His Royal Highness took the ministers to watch the shepherd boy herding the cattle. He pointed at the cattle and asked the ministers whether cowpox is also a kind of smallpox. .”

Li Zhi's face became redder and redder. He occasionally went to the countryside outside the city, but he never cared about the farmers plowing the land, and he was not interested in farming cattle. It's just a crooked poem.Cowpox, what is that, and what does it have to do with smallpox?
But the ministers got up in unison, and said: "His Royal Highness cares about Nongsang and the people, he is really a kind person. And the cowpox that can be obtained from the cattle is also a kind of smallpox, which is even more serious. It's amazing, the prince is wise, the prince is wise!"

Li Shimin turned his head again, looked at Li Zhi, and said, "Okay, Zhier, you did a good job, my son will be a wise king in the future!"

In Li Zhi's life, the compliments he has heard are not as many as today. He knows that all of this has nothing to do with him and is all due to Wang Ping'an, but Wang Ping'an gave all the credit to himself. Make his father appreciate him greatly, and make his position as prince more consolidated.

What is a confidant, this is a confidant, just like uncle Changsun Wuji, who is the confidant of the father, everything is considered for the father, Wang Pingan is the same, everything is for his own sake!
Li Zhi thought to himself: "I have to thank Wang Ping'an, but how should I thank him?"

Wang Pingan said again: "His Royal Highness said something to wake up the dreamer. I finally found a way to prevent smallpox, and after talking to His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness signaled to the eldest grandson to let the eldest grandson deal with the matter, and then I talked to the eldest grandson again." Having said this, I have received the full support of my eldest grandson..."

Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "That's right, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who instructed the old minister to ask Wang Ping'an in detail. The antecedents of the matter are the same as what he said without illness. Afterwards, the old minister will explain to the emperor and all the lords. gone."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "So that's the case, I really didn't expect that the cause of the matter is like this!" He stroked his beard and said to Li Zhi: "Zhi'er, you should do more things like this in the future. Share your father's worries. Yes, but you must also pay attention to your own body!"

The ministers immediately began to sing praises again, slapping the emperor and the prince, the dragon farts of these two men, and by the way, also showing their merits.But from the beginning to the end, no matter whether it is the emperor and prince or the officials, no one praised Wang Ping'an, not even half a sentence, and didn't even mean to praise Wang Ping'an, just like Wang Ping'an was an outsider. It doesn't matter to me at all!
However, just like what Shi Zhongchen and Wang Pingan said, if you monopolize the credit, you may only get three points of the reward, but if you share the credit, you may get ten points, and there must be no one holding you back. Everyone will say you deserve it!

Li Zhi stood up suddenly, and said, "Father, although Wang Pingan did not have any credit for the whole matter, he was diligent in his work and was able to do well the tasks that everyone entrusted to him. Lao, my son thinks that such a minister should be rewarded for his good work and set an example for the courtiers in the world. As long as he is willing to work hard, the court, father, and the princes will not treat him badly!"

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Okay, Zhi'er, tell me, how should you reward the disease-free?"

Li Zhidao: "About the new disaster relief law, which benefits the country and the people, my son thinks...that he should be named a Marquis!"

Changsun Wuji became anxious immediately, thinking: "Prince, Wang Ping'an means enough to you, but you mean more than him. The new disaster relief law directly makes him a marquis, so he has prevented smallpox, what should he be named a duke? What should I do?" Just kidding, how can someone who has never seen blood be promised by the Duke!"

He stood up and said: "The prince's words are very reasonable, but the old minister thinks..." He looked at Li Zhi, he couldn't refute his face too much, and then looked at Wang Pingan, this kid is really good.Forget it, take a step back!

Changsun Wuji said: "The old minister thinks that Wang Ping'an is still young, although he has worked hard and worked hard, but it is difficult to convince the public. Why not make him an earl first, and reward him when he makes new achievements in the future!"

What Li Zhi said, directly conferring Wang Ping'an a Marquis, was indeed a bit too much.Datang Dingjue Ninth Class, King, County King, these two Wang Ping'an don't need to think about it for the time being, either he is a royal family with the surname Li, which he is not, so don't think about it; or he is a warlord with great power who can shake the court, Li Shimin During the reign, Wang Ping'an wanted to be a warlord, but that would be impossible, unless the powerful Li Shimin died and the confused Li Zhi came to power, this would be possible.

The three levels of state, county, and county officials require military merit, and only those who have seen blood can be awarded. During Li Shimin's reign, there were no exceptions, and Wang Ping'an didn't have to think about it.

The remaining Hou, Bo, Zi, and Nan can be granted to Wang Ping'an.However, it is extremely difficult for a person who has no title and no great credit to directly skip the third class of uncle, son, and male, and directly become a marquis. There is no way to seal it up!
In feudal society, there was a habit that when a subject's contribution was so great that it could no longer be granted, the next step was often to kill the subject.If I can't reward you, then I won't reward you!
Therefore, it is good intentions for Li Zhi to directly confer the title of Marquis to Wang Pingan, but good intentions may not lead to good things. After he becomes emperor, he can do whatever he wants. No one else can control him, but he has not yet become emperor Well, how could he have the final say on who should be named a Marquis? That doesn't mean putting Wang Ping'an directly on the firewood pile.But Changsun Wuji refuted it, but for Wang Ping'an's good, he pulled him off the pyre!

In fact, both of them are kind!
The other ministers were silent, thinking in their hearts: "It's a bit too old to be an earl, it's almost the same to be a baron first!"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi, then at Changsun Wuji, and then at Wang Ping'an.Seeing the sweat on Wang Ping'an's forehead, the hand holding the teacup trembled.He thought to himself: "It is a good thing to have a fearful heart!"

Li Shimin said: "It is true that Wang Ping'an has no credit, but he has done some hard work. Since the crown prince asks for rewards for him, then I will reward them." There are seven hundred households in the food town, and a thousand acres of fertile land!"

Wang Pingan was stunned. Has he become an earl?With a county fief?I proposed a new method of disaster relief, I have credit, but it was not banned, and was forgotten by others. I donated the prescription of anti-inflammatory potion, which benefited all the troops of the Tang Dynasty. I have credit, but others simply can't remember it. He was not banned, but he came up with the method of preventing smallpox. It was all other people's wisdom, other people's wisdom, and had nothing to do with him...

Well, I admit, it has nothing to do with me, if you don't block it, don't block it, at worst, I will go home and farm, and I will give all the credit to you!

Everyone said that he had no credit, the credit is all everyone's, and he at most sweated a little, had a little bit of hard work... the result?

Wang Ping'an thought: "I've become an earl, is it true?"

I heard Shi Zhongchen say: "Wang Ping'an, why don't you come forward and thank you?"

(End of this chapter)