Discussion of the title of marquis

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Discussion of the title of marquis

On December 13, the second year of Tianhan, Zhang Yue and others finally entered the haunted Chang'an City.

"Ming Gong, is this Chang'an City?"

After entering Chang'an City, both Yang You and Zhao Yi were shocked by the majestic buildings.

Zhang Yue was actually not much better. He suppressed the shock and excitement in his heart.

"Yes, this is Chang'an, the center of the world!"

At this time, a man dressed as a Langguan came forward.

"May I ask, who are the Luntai Yingtian Sima Zhang Gong and his party?"

Zhang Yue said, "I am Zhang Yue. I wonder who you are?"

The man smiled and said, "This official is Fu Jiezi, the supervisor of Pingle, and I have been ordered to come here to welcome the Duke..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yue looked at the person in front of him curiously.

If there is no mistake, this person should be the Marquis of Yiyang, who is as famous as Ban Chao.

Unexpectedly, Fu Jiezi had already assumed the post of Pingyue Supervisor at this time.

“Thank you so much!”

Zhang Yue bowed his hands and then headed toward the city under the leadership of Fu Jiezi.

…

When Zhang Yue entered Chang'an City, a battle related to him had already started at the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Weiyang Palace is located in the southwest of Chang'an City, and the two tall Han palaces at the east gate of Weiyang Palace are named "Canglong Palace" because Canglong is the general name for the seven places in the East, and there are countless reliefs on the palaces with entwining dragons.

This is the main gate of Weiyang. All princes entering the court entered through this gate.

Outside Weiyang Palace, facing Canglong Palace, is a mansion comparable in size to a palace. This is the Prime Minister's Palace.

At the west gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prime Minister Chang Shi and twelve officials were guarding the gate with halberds. The guards watched anyone coming and going with vigilance.

Not far away from them, a car was slowly approaching. There was a young official sitting in the car.

They knew the visitor, and he was none other than the Prince Consort Jin Rixi, who was now highly appreciated by the emperor.

After Jin Rixi got out of the car, he waited for the announcement as usual before entering the Prime Minister's Mansion.

At this time, dozens of officials were waiting in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

These officials were clearly divided into two circles.

The captains of the Northern Army and the officials of the Second Division were basically concentrated on the left side.

Another group of officials is surrounded by a dignified middle-aged official on the right.

The man had a smile on his face, his long sleeves were good at dancing, and he communicated politely with everyone, appearing to be extremely well-educated.

But when he saw Jin Rixi who had just walked into the Prime Minister's Mansion, his smile suddenly disappeared.

He lowered his voice to the people next to him and asked, "Why is this Prince Consort here?"

The man frowned and said, "I'm afraid it has something to do with that concubine Zhang Yue!"

The person who asked the question was none other than Zheng Hui, the current prince's family magistrate, and the person who answered him was Li Yuan, Zhanshi of the East Palace.

The two of them came to the Prime Minister's Mansion this time to persuade Prime Minister Gongsun He to oppose Zhang Yue's appointment as a marquis.

Li Yuan frowned: "This boy Zhang Yue was recommended by the Prince Consort. I'm afraid that him coming to see Prime Minister Gongsun at this time will be detrimental to our plan!"

This time the two men came to persuade Gongsun He to oppose Zhang Yue's title of marquis. In fact, they did not have any hatred towards Zhang Yue, and Zhang Yue was also from Guandong.

Their opposition to Zhang Yue's ennoblement was mainly to attack the military aristocrats of Guanxi and the Gongyang School.

The Gongyang School that advocates "inner saint and outer king" and "great revenge" dominates the empire's cultural circles today.

The biggest difference between the Gongyang School and other schools of Confucianism is that they are consistent with the Kansai Group when it comes to foreign affairs and both advocate toughness. To put it simply, they are the main war school.

The "virtuous and upright" people who were not in power in the court mainly came from the strong men of Guandong and the Guliang School and Zuozhuan School.

Both factions are now gathering around His Highness the Crown Prince, hoping that through His Highness the Crown Prince can change the current unfavorable situation.

The leaders of the two factions are Jiang Sheng and Wang Xuan, teachers of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The two believed that Zhang Yue, who had no background in Chang'an City, was a good soft persimmon.

As long as Zhang Yue can be prevented from becoming a marquis, it will not only damage the morale of the military, but also weaken the influence of Gongyang School.

After Jin Rixi entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, he naturally saw Zheng Hui and Li Yuan.

However, he ignored it and just found a secluded place to sit down alone.

This time he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss matters, which actually represented the emperor's will.

However, he himself had carefully understood Zhang Yue's situation, and he was very satisfied with Zhang Yue's performance in the Western Regions.

Even so, he did not make any comments for Zhang Yue in front of the emperor.

Because he knew that as a foreigner, the best way to survive was to obey the emperor's orders.

As a close minister of the emperor, what I fear most is having too many ideas of my own.

…

About half a quarter of an hour later, the imperial prime minister Gongsun He slowly walked out of the middle door. He was wearing the prime minister's robes, his face was ruddy, and he looked quite majestic.

But in fact, this prime minister is not even as good as his predecessor Shi Qing. He cannot make any major decisions and is just a tool for uploading and distributing information.

All the officials bowed to him, and the prime minister returned the courtesy. Then Gongsun He entered the middle gate first.

After Gongsun He entered, everyone took off the weapons hanging on their waists and entered the middle gate one after another.

Inside the middle gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion is the Xiangshe, which has a main hall, a courtyard, a back garden and residences for various officials. Today's meeting will be held in the main hall.

After entering the spacious main hall, everyone took their seats one after another under the arrangement of Prime Minister Chang Shi.

Jin Rihui glanced around and saw all the officials of the prince's family, led by the prince's family commander Zheng Hui, sitting in the east. At this time, they were looking at him nervously.

Jin Rixi smiled and walked to the west. His seat was in the west like the other nine ministers.

As for the Northern Army captains and officials from the Second Division, they gathered in the south.

With a bell ringing, an official walked to the center and read out the edict:

"Zhang Yue, Sima of the Luntai Division, has solved the crisis in Loulan and beheaded the King of Loulan. The head of the King of Shan has returned and will arrive in Chang'an soon.

Your Majesty ordered the Prime Minister's Office to discuss this matter, and asked the ministers, officials, doctors, and counselors to examine the past and present, clarify his merits, and then add titles and titles. Today, all ministers can speak freely!"

The emperor generally would not personally participate in the awarding of meritorious soldiers.

For this kind of thing, you only need to let the prime minister and the imperial censor take the lead in handing the results in writing to the great eunuch, and the great eunuch will submit the report. If the emperor agrees, he will give an instruction of "Zhi Yue Ke". If he disagrees, he will write back the memorial and start again.

Discuss again.

However, the current emperor is an exception. He not only likes to participate in meetings in person, but also often supports the party he likes.

This time the emperor did not participate in person, and even ordered officials and doctors from the prince's family to participate in the discussion. This was actually intentional.

The emperor's purpose was to see how good the people around the prince were and whether they could shoulder the heavy responsibility of assisting the prince.

If these virtuous and upright people do something outrageous again this time, I'm afraid there will be another bloody storm.

And what choice will the Qinghe Zhang family make this time?

Jin Rixi sat quietly in the back row, scanning the people in the hall with a playful smile on his face.

"I wonder who will jump out this time?"

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