Zhu Chengxun, a genuine descendant of meritorious military generals, the ninth generation of Wu Jinbo.

Because his ancestor Zhu Rongjing had no meritorious service, he was named Wu Jinbo by Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. However, until now, Wu Jinbo has declined like other descendants of meritorious deeds, and many of his meritorious deeds are inactive or without duties.

Compared with the vassals, the life of the meritorious disciples seems to be more difficult, especially the civil servants who have been severely "suppressed".

After Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the world, he rewarded the heroes according to the country and adopted the five-level title system of Zhou Dynasty: Duke, Marquis, Uncle, Zi, and Male. However, he did not copy the whole copy. Instead, he removed the titles of Zi and Baron, and only retained the title of Xia Gong.

There are three levels of titles: marquis and uncle, and each title is divided into four levels.

Even if they are the same Dukes of the Ming Dynasty, their ranks are already different, and Lumi is also different.

During the Hongwu period, the stipulations for meritorious service were: 5,000 shi to 2,500 shi for a prince, 1,500 to 1,000 shi for a marquis, and 1,000 to 700 shi for an uncle.

In the Zhu Di period, the levels were more clearly divided: those who assisted Taizu to determine the world were called Kaiguo Fuyun Tuicheng; those who raised troops from Chengzu were said to be Fengtian Jingnan Tuicheng; Yu was said to be Fengtian Yiyun Tuicheng, called Fengtian

Yiwei is sincere.

Take the Wei Guogong Mansion in Nanjing. Because Zhongshan King Xu Da followed Taizu to rule the world, he was granted the title of Fengtian, the founder of the country, and the sincere and proclaimed military official. Wei Guogong was paid five thousand dan, making him the highest-ranking Duke in the entire Ming Dynasty.

As for Wu Jin's uncle Zhu Chengxun, because his ancestor was a hero in Jingnan, he was already the state's auxiliary Yun Tui Cheng Bo, a second-class uncle.

When the Duke Bo enters, he can take charge of the five prefectures and the six armies. When he leaves, he can receive the general seal as the commander-in-chief and oversee the Cao Gang, but he cannot intervene in the affairs of the nine ministers.

For example, Xu Pengju, the Duke of the State, commanded the Governor's Office of the Chinese Army, and Chen Wangmo, Bo of Pingjiang, served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces. These are good jobs for nobles to "reach the sky in one step". However, they just follow the vassal, and while enjoying preferential treatment, they are also treated to a certain extent.

of moderation.

"Don't predict the affairs of the Nine Ministers!"

In fact, this has little impact on the merits of the military commanders, but mainly on the merits of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.

Taizu stipulated that civil servants could not be granted the title of duke, but could only be granted the title of earl, and the prerequisite was that they had achieved military merit and were not allowed to interfere with the affairs of the Nine Ministers.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, except for the founding civil servant Li Shanchang, who was granted the title of Duke, the other eight civil servants were all earls, and the most recent civil servant to be granted a title was Prince Shouren of Xinjing.

Many people in later generations wondered why Jiajing did not reuse Wang Shouren?

In fact, there is a big misunderstanding here. It is not that Jiajing does not want to reuse Wang Shouren, but that Jiajing can no longer reuse Wang Shouren.

At the beginning of Jiajing's reign, Wang Shouren's backer, Wang Qiong, the Minister of War, fell, and as a member of Wang Qiong's party, he could not be hit. The Chenhao Rebellion was uncovered, and Wang Shouren was awarded the title of Xinjian for his military achievements such as pacifying the Chenhao Rebellion.

Bo.

This seems to be asking for "justice" and "reward" for Wang Shouren, but in reality it is not a good intention.

Unlike military generals who pursued titles diligently, civil servants were not keen on the matter of titles. Even though Yan Song could be said to cover the sky with one hand, he never thought of getting a title for himself.

For aspiring civil servants, a title can be said to be harmful to oneself and to future generations.

For example, Prince Jingyuan, Prince Ji, conquered Luchuan three times and was granted the title of Prince Jingyuan for his merits. Together with Prince Yue of Weining and Prince Xinjian, Prince Shouren, they were the three civil servants who were granted titles in the Ming Dynasty due to their military merits. However, his descendants took the title, but they were the same officials.

You can't even get half a job.

The most important thing is that once you accept the merits of the imperial court, you will not be able to hold important positions in the imperial court, and you will not even be able to participate in the affairs of the Nine Ministers.

For example, Wang Shouren was born seventh among the top two Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi. He had been in the officialdom for 22 years. He was only fifty years old. He was the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing at the time, and he was determined to be the successor of Wang Qiong, the Minister of the Ministry of War.

The thing happened to be the next "Uncle Xinjian". Since he had received the title, it was impossible for him to return to the capital to take over as Minister of War or hold other important positions. Due to the ancestral system, "you are not allowed to intervene in the affairs of the Nine Ministers", so he had no chance to join the Six Ministries.

, can only serve as governor in a local area.

In the sixth year of Jiajing's reign, due to the kindness of Guangdong and Guangxi, the national leader Lu Suwang of Tianzhou rebelled. The imperial court issued an edict to appoint Shouren as Minister of War in Nanjing and censor of Zuodu, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

This was the last stop of Wang Shouren's official career, and he, the new uncle, had no life certificate and no annual salary.

If it had fallen on the descendants of military generals, there would have been a huge commotion, but Wang Shouren's descendants seemed to be happy with this. They didn't care about the seven hundred shilu rice every year, but they concentrated on the imperial examination.

In general, no matter whether you are a military commander or a civil servant, a title is a double-edged sword.

Zhu Chengxun was unwilling to receive 900 shi of rice every year and live a life of nobility waiting to die. He knew that he could not get a job as a general soldier, and he did not want to hang around in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, spending money and making connections.

He obtained the position of commander of Tongzhou Guard.

Many thoughts kept flashing through his mind, and finally settled on one point: he wanted to shoot the Mongolian leader, he wanted to gain military glory, and he wanted to become a Ming general who would become a Ming Dynasty general who would become jealous of the Mongols.

cough!

He drew the bow to its full position, pointed the arrow at the running figure, and suddenly released the bow string with his finger. The sharp arrow on the bow seemed to fly out with a dragon's roar.

this……

Lin Haoran led all the officials and generals to the city to inspect the battle situation. They saw Zhu Chengxun drawing his bow and shooting hard. Many people present were stunned when they saw Wu Jinbo's general style.

It's just that more people followed the sharp arrow with a crackling sound, wondering whether this powerful arrow could hit the two fleeing Mongolian cavalry leaders, and whether they could seize this last shot.

Chance.

Ta-ta-ta...

The big red date horse was bleeding from its buttocks, and it was carrying the two men as they ran wildly towards the official road in front of them, getting further and further away from here.

"Just wait and see, one day I, Hamu, will pay back a hundredfold, and I will make your Ming Dynasty bleed like a river!" Hamu, the capital, has never been so embarrassed, and now he roared towards Tongzhou City hatefully.

.

The sharp arrow seemed to be following his voice, and was already following closely behind, about to pierce through their bodies.

hiss……

The red date horse's buttocks bled too much, and it was hit by two more arrows when it was running away. Now it faced a fence blocking the middle of the road, but it could no longer jump, so it hit it hard with its head.

on the fence.

puff!

The sharp arrow passed through Geriletu's body. Due to the sudden fall of the horse, Hamu pushed Du'er's body downwards, and the sharp arrow could only pass through his eyes.

Hamu felt the pain on his brow, but the fear lingering in his heart could not go away. He was almost shot and killed, and he almost became blind.

Although he escaped this disaster, his younger brother Geriletu was killed on the spot, and he fell heavily from his horse to the ground and lost all consciousness.
Chapter completed!