He had just arrived in Tokyo recently. He is currently serving as Chengzhiro and the new chancellor. He has only been in court a few times so far.
I still remember that when he went to court for the first time, he was scared to death because of the issue of establishing an heir. Since then, he has shrunk and will never speak unless the officials ask him to do so. Compared with being in the limelight, it is still a small life.
more important.
But today he was shocked again. The difference was that he was scared last time and excited this time.
Zhou Chen is his son-in-law. Although he has not officially married yet, he is still his eldest son-in-law. Now that he heard Zhou Chen being discussed in the court and mentioned being ennobled, it really shocked his head.
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Suddenly, an official in purple robes stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely unacceptable. The commander of Zhoudu has indeed made extraordinary achievements and can be promoted, but the matter of ennoblement is absolutely unacceptable. Please consider it at your Majesty's discretion."
Suddenly a military attache stood up and retorted: "Master Yang, what you said is wrong. General Zhou made great achievements that have never been done before in this dynasty. He conquered two states and several cities, and expanded the territory of our Song Dynasty. With such achievements, how can we not seal it?"
Lord?"
"Yes, that's right, Your Majesty, the commander of Zhoudu should be knighted."
"No, rewards are allowed, but no titles are allowed."
"Fart, if you have merit, you should be rewarded. Your Majesty, I think you can be knighted."
"You, you, you cursed someone in the court. Your Majesty, please expel him..."
The opposition between civil and military officials was vividly displayed today, and even swear words were used. The military attachés who came out were all in favor of the knighthood, while the civil servants who spoke were fully opposed.
On the other hand, the top civil and military officials at the forefront remained motionless and did not participate in the dispute.
The reason why the generals support Zhou Chen so much is not because of their good relationship with Zhou Chen, but because of the interests of the military attache. Zhou Chen is the legitimate son of an honorable noble, and he is in the natural camp of military generals, and he is so outstanding, so the generals naturally want to help him.
As for the civil servants, it was not that they had any grudge against Zhou Chen. The main reason was that they were opposed to the suggestions made by the military attachés, especially matters such as knighthood. They were not willing to allow Zhou Chen to be knighted and strengthen the military attache's reputation.
There was such a quarrel in the court that the official felt his head hurt and shouted angrily: "Shut up, shut up."
The hall slowly became quiet. The official's anger was still lingering. It was supposed to be a happy event, but it turned out to be so boring, which made him very unhappy.
"This matter will be discussed later, and discussed later."
"Retreat!"
Sheng Hong ran home in a hurry, and immediately took his wife Wang Ruofu to the Shou'an Hall in the backyard.
"Mom, what a great joy, what a great joy."
As soon as the person entered the house, Sheng Hong couldn't control his emotions and shouted excitedly.
Old Mrs. Sheng scolded dissatisfiedly: "You are the head of the family. You should be calm and calm when encountering problems. Don't lose your sense of proportion. Look at what you look like now."
Wang Ruofu and Sheng Hualan in the room looked at the excited Sheng Hong in confusion, not understanding why he was so gloomy.
After being scolded by the old lady, Sheng Hong apologized, but his face could not stop being happy.
"Mother, madam, Hua'er, do you know what happened in the court today? Good news, great good news, a great victory in the northwest, and the two states of Xixia were captured in succession. Brother Sanlang Chen made great achievements. There are still people in the court today who made suggestions.
I want to knight Saburo."
"A knighthood?"
Wang Ruofu stood up in shock and cried out: "Do you really want to be knighted?"
Although the old lady and Hua Lan did not speak, their expressions became shocked and they stared at Sheng Hong.
"Dad, are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true. He just mentioned the matter of knighting Saburo. There was such a quarrel in the court that the officials had to announce their withdrawal from the court."
Sheng Hong looked excited: "I think that for Saburo's great achievements, the officials intend to reward him heavily, and it is possible to be knighted. Of course, it is hard to say whether he can be knighted, but what is certain is that Saburo has made such a great contribution.
For great achievements, you will definitely be promoted to an official position and receive numerous rewards."
Wang Ruofu was excited with a smile on his face: "That's great, that's really great. Our uncle is really capable, good at literature and martial arts. Our Hua'er has chosen a good husband. If he can
It would be great if she can be ennobled, and then Hua'er will be the Earl's wife."
The earl is the lowest title in this world. If you want to be knighted, you start from the earl.
Sheng Hualan looked happy. Being promoted to an official position would make people happy, but what was even more joyful was that Zhou Chen's victory meant that others were fine, and she could rest assured.
However, the old lady said with a serious face: "As for Brother Chen's knighthood, you must not go out and spread rumors. This is still an undetermined matter. We can't cause trouble for Brother Chen."
"I understand, my son understands."
Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu nodded repeatedly. Although they were excited, they still had sense.
In fact, the official is also thinking about whether to ennoble Zhou Chen. To be honest, he has a very good impression of Zhou Chen. He is versatile in both civil and military affairs and has special abilities. He helped him conquer a territory, so he likes Zhou Chen very much.
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But he also knew that being knighted was not just a matter of being granted a title. The interests and relationships involved were too complicated. If Zhou Chen was not born into a noble family, he could have been granted the title of uncle.
But the problem is that Zhou Chen was originally born in the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion. If Zhou Chen is given a title again, wouldn't he be a double noble?
At present, there is no double noble family in the imperial court, so Zhou Chen is confused about whether he should break it for Zhou Chen.
At this moment, Zhou Yexiong of the Zhongjing Hou Mansion suddenly uploaded a memorial. After reading it, the officials were silent for a long time.
"This Marquis Zhongjing is like this, no wonder he is opposed to it?"
A few days later, the rewards for Zhou Chen came down. There was no knighthood, but the titles of Captain of Light Vehicles, Observer Envoy of Yinzhou, General Dingyuan, Commander of the General Command of the German Army, plus some gold, silver and jewels.
, a royal mansion.
At the same time, news also came out that Marquis Zhongjing himself opposed Zhou Chen's knighthood, so the officials did not grant him a knighthood.
This news is not known to be true or not, but it has caused quite a shock in the city of Tokyo. Although Zhou Chen may not be successful in being knighted, his father is opposed to his son being knighted, which is really puzzling.
If anyone wants to say who is the most aggrieved by Zhou Chen, it is Zhou Chen's future mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang.
"Oh my God, is there such a thing in the world? I am opposed to my son being knighted. What kind of reason is this? I have never heard of a father who does this. He is really partial to his throat. His eyes are
Is there only the eldest son here and doesn’t care about the second son at all? This makes me so angry, so angry with me."
In the Shou'an Hall, Wang Ruofu cursed regardless of his image. He didn't care about the identity of Marquis Zhongjing at all. He wished he could rush into the Marquis Zhongjing's house and curse.
"Okay, okay, this is just a matter of making excuses. If you are acting recklessly here, it would be ugly if word gets out and your in-laws find out."
Sheng Hong reprimanded Wang Ruofu impatiently. He didn't think it was too strange that Zhou Chen failed to be knighted. Firstly, Zhou Chen was too young, and secondly, he was born in a prince's palace. If he was knighted again, he would be a double knight. This is not meaningful.
It's the same, so you can understand it even if you don't have a knighthood.
But Wang Ruofu couldn't control that much. She only knew that the title was in hand, and she would soon be the earl's mother-in-law. Now she suddenly flew away, and there were rumors that the in-laws didn't want her. How could she not be angry.
"Why is it ugly? Where did the eccentric eldest son go? He is uglier than me. This kid Saburo is also pitiful. He worked desperately on the front line to fight and perform meritorious service. What is the result?"
Mrs. Sheng dissatisfied and lectured: "Okay, madam, stop talking. What's the use of being angry? This is their own business."
The old lady spoke, and Wang Ruofu finally stopped, but his face was still ugly. Having a title and not having a title are two different concepts. She was more anxious than anyone else about a major matter involving her daughter.
The old lady said: "Not being knighted is not necessarily a bad thing. Sanlang is still young and showing off in the forest is not necessarily a good thing."
Sheng Hong agreed: "What mother said is, speaking of it, the official reward this time is already very good. Now Saburo's rank is three levels higher than mine, haha."
When Zhou Chen was promoted to an official, his future father-in-law naturally had a bright face and took advantage of him.
"Mother, if it weren't for you, Hua'er wouldn't have such a good marriage."
Wang Ruofu muttered: "The marriage is very good, but if we don't get married for a day, I don't feel at ease. The same goes for San Lang. When can we return to Beijing to get married? We can't keep Hua'er waiting like this, right?"
Old Mrs. Sheng had just picked up the tea cup. When she heard this, she put it down with an angry 'bang' sound.
Sheng Hong also changed his expression: "What are you talking about, mother-in-law? There is a war in the border area for Sanlang. He can come back as soon as he wants. He and Hua'er are not very old, so there is no need to worry. He is now in a prosperous career.
This is a good time to make achievements, so please don’t say this again in the future, do you hear me?”
He understands officialdom better than Wang Ruofu and is more supportive of Zhou Chen. Anyway, it has been decided that they will get married anytime, but there are not many opportunities to build a career, so they must seize it at this time.
Chapter completed!