"The emperor was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict said: I only manage the world with literature and fight chaos with force. Military commander Sun Pusheng is the mainstay of the imperial court and the stronghold of the country. He is capable of both civil and military affairs. He can only repay the results with his efforts, but his achievements are not good.

In order to favor my destiny... I am now the Duke of Jing, so as to stabilize the sea and bring peace to the country..."

Cheng Jing's sharp voice echoed in Fengtian Hall.

Sun Pusheng stepped forward and knelt down.

The courtiers were not surprised, and Sun Pusheng was indeed named Duke of the country.

Since the establishment of the New Dynasty, Daning has reclassified its titles and divided them into eight and ten levels.

They are, in order, king, county prince, country duke, county duke, county marquis, county uncle, county son, and county son.

The king is the first rank, and the king is the first rank. The difference lies in whether the title is one character or two characters.

The term "prince" is given only to relatives of the emperor. This can be regarded as following the previous dynasties. For example, Emperor Longjing was granted the title of King of Qin when he was still a prince. Kings with different surnames such as King Zhenbei were called county princes.

The same is true for enfeoffment.

The Duke of the country is of the second rank, and also of the first rank.

It seems that it should be granted, but in fact it is quite rare. Since the founding of Daning, except for the founding of the New Dynasty, it has never been granted a title until now.

Yu Wenxiong was posthumously crowned king, but that was a posthumous title.

This also shows that His Majesty is indeed letting go and will never be stingy as long as there is merit.

Of course, this is just the beginning. This conferring decree is destined to be long, and Sun Pusheng is just the first person.

As expected, Jiang Wan, the deputy admiral of the left, was granted the title of Su Hai Gong, the second rank of Duke of Suhai, which was one rank lower than that of Sun Pusheng, but it was still a supreme honor.

Before Jiang Wan joined the navy, he was the left deputy commander of the firearms battalion.

Subsequently, Lian Yucheng, the right deputy admiral, was granted the title of Duke of Jingxia, which was also the second rank of Duke of Duke.

Lian Yucheng came from the Zhenbei Army, which has always been the practice. He took over when the original right deputy admiral Lin Tai resigned.

The imperial edict continued to be read, and people were amazed again and again.

Your Majesty is indeed generous!

Nowadays, the navy has grown in size and has three major fleets. The commander of each fleet is the general, also known as the three generals and the three giants.

These three people were all named princes.

You know, the Navy Admiral Sun Pusheng before this was just the Marquis of Jinghai.

These three people were not the only ones to be granted the title of Marquis, there were twenty-five in total!

This is really an exaggeration. It has never been like this before the establishment of the new dynasty and the founding of the country. This is just the Daning Navy.

The war has been going on for five years, and so many people have made military exploits. If they are sealed like this, I don’t know how many will be sealed?

How terrible!

As for the title of earl that came to mind later, everyone who heard it was numb, because there were so many people who had been granted the title.

Your Majesty will indeed relax enfeoffment as he said before.

Many civil servants in the palace have begun to frown. If it is sealed like this, the number of nobles in Daning will be overwhelming.

This hole has been opened, but it cannot be closed.

Cheng Jing read it for nearly half an hour, and by the end his voice was hoarse and his mouth was really dry.

This is still not all.

There are also many people at the navy station who have not come. They have no chance to go to Fengtian Palace, but the eunuchs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies will go there to announce the decree and confer the title.

There are too many people who have been knighted.

The ministers are worried. I don't know whether this is good or bad. No one can guess His Majesty's thoughts. You must know that His Majesty once hated aristocrats the most, even though he was also from a noble family.

"I thank you, Your Majesty, and I will not give up even if you die!"

After Cheng Jing finished reciting, all those present to receive the conferment, including Sun Pusheng, knelt down to express their gratitude.

Ennoblement is not only a decree, but also the corresponding clothing, which can be obtained at the end of the court meeting.

Not to mention that the imperial court does not grant titles easily, and the cost of granting titles each time is too high. This is more practical than merit medals.

But now that you have been granted a title, you will no longer need to pay for merit and rewards, and there will be no need to mention rewards such as silver and gifts. You have become a noble, so what else do you want? In this way, it can be regarded as a saving.

Sun Pusheng actually wanted the merit card more.

Merit medals are medals, and they are the ones that can really be passed down. It is extremely difficult to get them.

He has no ambition, he just wants such an honor.

Let's talk to His Majesty when we get the chance.

"And the most important sentence is not in the imperial edict."

At this time, Guan Ning said: "The above titles are all hereditary."

Everyone was shocked.

Even those who were granted the title, such as Sun Pusheng, raised their heads regardless of the arrogance.

The word hereditary is too strong!

It means that the son inherits the title from his father and hereditary title.

"Of course it's just an ordinary hereditary inheritance, not replacement."

Guan Ning added another sentence.

There are two types of hereditary inheritance. One is hereditary substitution, which means that the number of hereditary successions is unlimited, and the inheritor inherits the original title of the inherited person. Nonsubstitution means that it will not be replaced or abolished.

Ordinary hereditary means inheritance and demotion in the traditional sense.

For example, if Sun Pusheng is the Duke of the country now, he will be the Duke of the county when his son succeeds him, and then he will continue to be demoted. Even so, it is extremely rare.

This was something that was unthinkable before.

Xue Huairen was the founding Duke of the country. He has died. Xue Qing did not inherit the title because it was not hereditary. However, Xue Qing did not need a title. He was already the most powerful father-in-law. What title could have such a powerful status.

This is not the most important thing. Hereditary means having a fiefdom.
Chapter completed!