Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

The copper incense burner was burning ambergris, and the incense rose up, and the smoke was green and light, but the blue smoke rose into the air but condensed but did not dissipate, and the fragrance was pleasant.

"Li Shentong, Li Daozong, and Xue Wanche should never enter Lingyan Pavilion!" Changsun Wuji held the teacup in his hand and firmly expressed his opposition.

Opposite him, Li Shimin also held a cup of tea.

There are thirty-six heroes in Lingyan Pavilion, but now Li Shimin has only announced the twelve heroes who have made great contributions to the first level, and the other twelve heroes who have made great contributions to the princes, as well as the other twelve heroes who have made great contributions to the princes, and have not yet been announced. Today, Li Shimin asked Changsun Wuji to go to the palace to have dinner together, and had a meal with Empress Changsun, Chengqian and other family.

After the meal, Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji had tea together and told him about the list of heroes.

Li Shimin was considering whether to let Li Shentong, Li Daozong, Xue Wanche and others enter Lingyan Pavilion.

"Li Shentong and others should never let them enter Lingyan Pavilion."

"The King of Huai'an and King of Jiangxia were both forced rather than voluntarily, and they made great contributions at the critical moment." Li Shimin said. Of course, the two members of the list of meritorious officials were included because before that, these two royal families had always supported him. No matter how Li Xiaogong, they supported Jiancheng before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shentong and Li Daozong supported him even more.

In addition, the Supreme Emperor was killed by these two people, but this was not done. Moreover, Li Shimin also hoped to enter Lingyan Pavilion through Li Jing, Li Shentong and Li Daozong, and also expressed his attitude that he was not completely purged of the chaos. Anyway, those who were positive and loyal to him would continue to be used.

Such ministers have stains, but there must be several in Lingyan Pavilion.

"Then you can put Li Shentong and Li Daozong and the others at the end, but Xue Wanche must not enter Lingyan Pavilion."

"Then put the King of Huai'an and King of Jiangxia on the outermost layer of Lingyan Pavilion."

"The twelve heroes I have planned on the second level are Princess Pingyang, Wei Zheng, Tang Jian, Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Gongjin, Zhang Liang, Changsun Shunde, Luo Shixin, Shan Xiongxin, Niu Jinda, and He Jin."

Originally, the last two Li Shimins planned to put Li Daozong, King of Jiangxia and Li Daozong, King of Huai'an.

"Is it appropriate for the eldest princess to be included in Lingyan Pavilion?" Changsun Wuji hesitated. Pingyang was a princess after all. Although at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, she raised tens of thousands of troops in Guanzhong and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty's victory in Guanzhong. Later, she led troops to fight several times, but she was a woman after all.

"A woman is not as good as a man, and the eldest princess has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin said with a smile.

Among the second-level heroes, military generals are still the main ones. The only civil officials are Wei Zheng, Tang Jian, and Changsun Shunde. He is also the uncle of the queen and Changsun Wuji. He defected to the Li family very early and is considered an old minister of Li Tang.

"The twelve heroes in the third level, Yu Wenshiji, Yang Gongren, Su Dingfang, Guo Xiaoke, Yu Zhining, Yu Shinan, Du Yan, Ma Zhou, Chu Suiliang, Cen Wenben, Li Shentong, and Li Daozong."

This list should not be said to be a hero of the Tang Dynasty, but a confidant of Li Shimin. The ministers of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Feng Deyi and many other generals were not included.

People like Chu Suiliang, Cen Wenben and others have not experienced enough experience and have little achievements, but because they are now prime ministers, they have the opportunity to enter Lingyan Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, I have something I have hesitated for a long time, but I still can't help but say it."

Li Shimin added some tea to Changsun Wuji, and then adjusted his sitting posture."

"The different surnames cannot be granted a king. This is a national policy that was established at the beginning of Zhenguan. Now, the eight people including Li and others have been granted a king, especially Li, which is too much. If you have merits, you should reward them, but this is not the method of reward. For example, Su Dingfang was awarded a king for only five years in the Tang Dynasty. What did other civil and military officials think? If you say, there are more people who have made more contributions than him. If Su Dingfang is granted a king, how could other people not be dissatisfied?"

"And Li, Your Majesty directly appointed him as King of Yue and also asked him to establish a country in Liu Qiu. Have you ever thought about this future?"

Li Shimin pondered, "I trust Wenyuan."

"Besides, Liuqiu Island is not the hometown of the Central Plains. Li went to seize it himself. I even sold Li a lot of money to Liuqiu. That land has become Li's family fiefdom. Now it has turned him into his fiefdom, and there is no change."

"Your Majesty, how can there be no change in this?" Changsun Wuji said anxiously, "How can the fining of a country be the same as the territory? That is a fining of a country. After Li founded the country, it would be an independent kingdom. Think about it again, the Li family in Bashang is extremely rich and rich and prestigious. If there is such an independent kingdom, hasn't your Majesty ever thought that in a few decades, maybe the end of the Yue Congress would be too big?"

"Li Cai is twenty-six, how many years younger than Your Majesty. Think about Zhao Tuo, Nanyue in the Qin and Han Dynasties, who was originally the deputy general sent by Emperor Qin Shihuang to pacify Lingnan. Later, Lingnan was pacified, and Zhao Tuo was only appointed as the magistrate of Longchuan County. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Tuo killed Qin Dynasty officials in Lingnan and arranged his confidants. After Qin was destroyed, Zhao Tuo directly raised an army to annex Guilin County, Xiang County, and Nanhai County, claiming to be King Wu of Nanyue. Later, although Zhao Tuo once joined the Han Dynasty and became a vassal state of Han, after Liu Bang passed away, he became the Han Dynasty and established himself as Emperor Wu of Nanyue, and had always opposed the Han Dynasty."

Changsun Wuji advised Li Shimin, "Zhao Tuo is just a county magistrate of Qin, and he can be king and emperor in Nanyue for more than 70 years. The Nanyue Kingdom has been passed down for five generations, allowing Nanyue to be separated from the Central Plains for more than 100 years. Your Majesty, Li is not Zhao Tuo, and Li's family on the Bashang is not an exaggeration to call him the richest man in the Tang Dynasty. Li is even more famous all over the world, with a literary and Wuzong, and his relatives and friends all over the court and the country, and marrying with various families. He is already a dozen princes. If Your Majesty then grants him a king and makes him a country, there will be endless troubles."

Li Shimin shook his head.

"I always believe in his loyalty to me. During this Hanjing Rebellion, Li first raised an army to support the king. After his success, he immediately handed over the military power and resigned without any greed for power. I can tell you that I named him the king, and he repeatedly submitted his letters to resign. Li is very good at these and will never cross the line."

Changsun Wuji stamped his feet in anger.

"Your Majesty, during this Hanjing Rebellion, Li raised his arms in Dengzhou, and the followers gathered. In an instant, a team of elite troops would gather. He advanced westward without anyone to stop him. Did Your Majesty not notice Li's amazing appeal and combat power? If there is a case, I would say that if Li wanted to rebel, I would be equally fierce. Li is indeed cautious now, but who can guarantee that he will still be like this twenty or thirty years later? Who can guarantee that his children and grandchildren will be loyal to the court like this?"

"When Cao Cao was alive, how could he expect Cao Wei would be usurped by the Sima family in the end?"

"In the previous dynasty, Yang Jian was still the Northern Zhou throne who usurped the throne from his daughter and nephew."

"If you have merits, you must not refuse to reward!" Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, I am not saying that I will not reward you for your contributions, but that Your Majesty can give Li the rest of his reward, but he must not be appointed as king, let alone make him founded."
Chapter completed!