Theoretically speaking, the most glorious person in this prisoner ceremony should be Wang Yue Wang, who was patrolling the border with the imperial censor of the capital, led his troops out of the fortress for 200 miles, and hit the enemy with one strike. Everyone could predict this.
However, the expected events were definitely far less impressive than the accidents. Fang Yingwu almost died tragically for his country in front of the emperor and officials because of an accident, which inevitably stole some of Mr. Wang's limelight.
Among the affairs of the imperial court, military aircraft were the most secret, and the inside information about the victory at Weining Sea had not been widely circulated. However, through the voices of the thieves and prisoners, Fang Yingwu, who proposed a surprise attack on Weining Sea, surfaced, causing everyone in the court to panic.
Everyone knows it. It is even spread in the streets and alleys. People who like to hunt for novels like this one.
However, it is said that after the ceremony of presenting prisoners was completed, the emperor issued an edict to the cabinet and the ministers of the ministries and academies gathered to discuss the merits. So the next day, the cabinet's bachelors and the officials of the six ministries and the imperial court gathered in the east room to discuss the issue of rewards.
The first discussion was about the reward of Wang Yue, the censor of Zuodu. The opinions were relatively unanimous. Mr. Wang had made outstanding contributions in the frontier for a long time. This time he commanded a great victory that had not been seen in decades, and defeated the former emperor's northern hunting country.
He who hates family feud should be given a title, so he decided to make him a hereditary Weining Bo to commemorate this great victory at Weininghai.
Then there is the issue of rewards for officers and soldiers who go on expeditions. This is also easy to deal with. It should be handled according to the Ming Dynasty system, or it is not an exaggeration to add one level to the one with the most merit.
But there is a special person at the back, which makes the ministers very difficult. According to reports, eunuch Wang, who was in charge of the army, had a maid named Sun who shot and killed the chieftain. No one can say for sure how to reward this achievement. The Ming court did not
I have banned female officials.
Someone suggested that if the emperor agreed, he might as well reward the female leader of the barbarian chieftains on the border and give her the title of madam. Although I always felt that it was strange to reward an unmarried little maid as a madam, I could only deal with it this way for the time being.
The last one was Fang Yingwu. The Dukes of Gonggun probably knew that this was difficult to deal with, so they had a tacit understanding and put it at the end of the discussion.
Originally, some ministers were questioning whether Fang Yingwu's credit was considered as merit? Was there any false reporting? Even if it was not false reporting, then by all means, he was just making a suggestion that I didn't know was reliable or not.
Anyway, he is not responsible.
But when I think of the tragic way that Fang Yingwu was almost strangled to death yesterday, I also think of Fang Yingwu's grievance of being kicked out of the first place in the palace examination. Besides, Fang Yingwu seems to have one or two achievements in the cabinet's merit book.
Therefore, it is a bit difficult to speak up if you have doubts - this is the advantage of taking the moral high ground.
Anyone with some emotional intelligence understands that if someone denies Fang Yingwu at this moment, then it is suspected of being jealous of the talented and suppressing the underachievers. The focus is just on how to reward the merits.
It is said that recently because of the second assistant Liu Jue, the first assistant Wan An and Liu Ji have been close to each other. During this meeting, they stood close to each other. When everyone was talking about it, Wan Shoufu asked Liu Mianhua in a low voice:
"How did you arrange it, Yuzhi?"
Liu Mianhua was thinking about how to express his position on Fang Yingwu's issue, which was very sensitive and important. Suddenly, he heard Wan Shoufu's question. He was suddenly confused, "What are the arrangements?"
Wan Shoufu snorted softly, "People of the Ming Dynasty don't tell secret stories. Yesterday, Guidong's prisoner presentation ceremony was very popular. Who else is the person behind the scenes than you?"
Liu Ji helplessly replied: "Ah? Ge Kui has misunderstood, and that has nothing to do with me."
Wan An didn't believe Liu Ji's answer, "Who else can do it but you? Who else can do it? Who else can do it? Just don't want to admit it."
Liu Mianhua smiled bitterly, "Fang Yingwu did this himself, I don't know the details."
"Are you kidding? How could Fang Qingzhi's son do such a thing?" Wan An asked back. Liu Mianhua was filled with grief and anger, but he had no way to defend himself, feeling that he was even more unjust than Dou E.
Wan An asked playfully: "This matter must have gone through Wang Zhi or Wang Yue. I just want to know how you colluded with these two people? You might as well tell us."
Liu Mianhua was very distressed, "I also want to know..." Wan Shoufu saw that Liu Mianhua was very strict with his words, so he stopped asking any more questions. After all, everyone has their own little secret. Looking up and listening to others
talk.
At this time, the discussion in the Dongchao room was very lively, and the two sides were at a bit of a stalemate. If Fang Yingwu was an official with a position, it would be easy to handle. He could just be promoted to one level or one rank in his original official position, and there would be no dispute.
But the problem is that Fang Yingwu is currently a Jinshi of Guanzheng and does not hold a formal official position. It is very uncertain what qualifications he will have as an official in the future. The dispute among the princes is not more about the grade, but about the qualifications. Should he be given to the common people?
Custard Qualification.
Some ministers believe that he should be promoted to a sixth-grade official on the spot and then given a corresponding official position at will. That would be enough.
Some ministers believed that even the barbarians praised the talents of the Prime Minister and Fu, so the court should also show some love for talents. It should first reward a Shujishi with qualifications, and then talk about the issue of grade.
Another minister retorted, "The Hanlin Academy is so noble and noble. It is a place where culture and culture gather together. If you can enter the Hanlin Academy for your military merits, wouldn't it make you laughable and generous? Make everyone in the world laugh at you?"
Then he was retorted again, Fang Yingwu was the eighth high-ranking Jinshi in the second class, and he was still the first in the examination. He was better than most of the people present. He was qualified to be selected as a scholar, and he had the qualifications to enter the Imperial Academy.
What is being ridiculed?
Among the three elders in the pavilion, Wan An didn't care at all, but Liu Jue was of course strongly opposed to granting Fang Yingwu Shujishi qualification. Liu Mianhua remained silent out of avoidance of suspicion. Finally, he looked at Wan Shoufu and saw that Wan Shoufu still didn't
In order to express his position, he said: "You guys can't come to a conclusion in this matter, so I still submit a memorial to the Holy Judge!"
If the ministers can't come up with the result of their quarrel, they can only ask the emperor to make a decision. This concludes the meeting of the cabinet, ministry, and court, and all the princes go back to their homes.
But one day later, Fang Yingwu and his father Fang Qingzhi came out of the house and went to the Yamen together. However, Fang Qingzhi, the editor, went to the Yamen of the Hanlin Academy, while Fang Yingwu, a Guanzheng Jinshi, went to the Ministry of Rites to make soy sauce.
Just when he came out of the alley, he met a man from Zhongshushe who was running errands for the cabinet. His surname was Zhao. He was also from Zhejiang and he knew Fang Qingzhi. When he saw the Fang family and his son, he quickly bowed and said: "Editor Xiang Fang"
Congratulations!"
Fang Qingzhi asked inexplicably: "Where does joy come from?"
Zhao Sheren laughed loudly, "I am not congratulating you, but congratulating your son! I heard in the palace that the emperor approved your son to be selected as a concubine, and he did not even need to sit in the palace, but directly served as editor of the Hanlin Academy.
This is a great reward for your work! The imperial edict will be issued soon, so your master will now be the editor-in-chief of Fang!"
Fang Qingzhi was greatly shocked, and even Fang Yingwu was stunned. This surprise was a bit unexpected... He couldn't even dream of it. Originally, his expectation was to qualify as a Shujishi, and then he would be disbanded in three years.
After staying in the Hanlin Academy, I never thought about getting it right in one step.
Heaven's grace is so great that it must be wiped out! Fang Yingwu stood at the alley with tears in his eyes, looking up to the sky and raising his arms and shouting.
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A moment of drowsiness turns into an eternity of hatred, and looking back again turns into a life of a hundred years