Ma Yulin was also full of surprises. He did not expect that he would be awarded the title of Duke, so he hurried out of the queue and took the tray.
"Thank you!" he said loudly.
At this moment, a general couldn't help shouting: "Your Majesty, the last general will not accept it!"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at the man, but before he could say anything, Fang Yuan scolded him sharply.
"Zheng Sanzhi, we are not gathering for discussion now. We are ascending to the throne hall. How can we allow you to have objections?"
He turned his head and cupped his hands towards Zhang Yangquan and said: "Your Majesty, I sincerely request that Zheng San be kicked out of the hall!"
Zhang Yangquan was silent for a while and then asked Zheng San directly: "General Zheng, if you have any objections, you can tell me. If it is not reasonable, I will not forgive you lightly!"
Zheng Sanzhi knelt on the ground and said: "This is not for myself, but because I feel that Prime Minister Zuo's contribution is better than that of Prime Minister Ma. I don't understand why Prime Minister Ma has been granted the title of Duke, but Prime Minister Zuo has not!"
His words raised questions in the minds of many people, especially military generals.
They have been staying in the military camp and don't know anything about Batu.
In order to protect Guo Niansheng's reputation, Zhang Yangquan did not announce the matter to the outside world, so none of them knew about it.
Guo Niansheng hurriedly said: "General Zheng, I made a big mistake myself, and that's why I was demoted by Your Majesty. Why don't you step down quickly?" He winked.
Zheng Sanzhi was taken aback and said quickly: "Your Majesty, minister, minister..."
Zhang Yangquan said: "Let's return to the list."
Zheng Sanzhi agreed and quickly got back into the queue.
After the duke is the canonization of the marquis.
Guo Niansheng said loudly: "The first marquis, Linjiang Marquis, Guo Niansheng, has an annual salary of one thousand dan, and the marquis is given a jade gui, a badge, and a gold book."
After finishing reciting, he turned around and said loudly: "I thank you."
Seeing that he understood the general situation so well, Zhang Yangquan nodded to show his approval.
Guo Niansheng continued: "The second Marquis, Marquis of Huai'an, Chen Ji, has an annual salary of one thousand dan, and the Marquis is given a jade gui, a badge, and a gold book."
Chen Ji walked out of the queue with a smile and said in a loud voice: "I thank you for your kindness."
"The third Marquis, Dingyuan Marquis, Chang Yuchun, is paid a thousand dan per year, and is given to the Marquis a jade gui, a badge, and a gold book."
Chang Yuchun was overjoyed. Although he was not a duke, he ranked third among the marquises, surpassing Bian Yuanheng. He hurried out to receive the gift of thanks.
"The fourth Marquis, Marquis of Pingjiang, Bian Yuanheng, has an annual salary of one thousand dan, and the Marquis is given a jade gui, a badge, and a gold book."
Bian Yuanheng's heart was filled with half joy and half sigh.
He met Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun earlier than Fu Youde, but it was a pity that he went to serve Zhang Shicheng first, otherwise he would have a place among the dukes.
"Thank you."
Next, Wang Da, Hou Baisi, Geng San, Yu Yanyu, Sun Hu and others were also granted the title of marquis.
After the Marquis, it was finally the Count’s turn.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he was an earl, so he was not worried, but Li Shanchang became nervous.
"The first earl, Zhongqin Bo, Liang Rong, has an annual salary of 500 shi. The earl is given a jade gui, a badge, and a gold book."
Liang Rong trembled slightly, strode out of the queue, and said happily: "I thank you for your kindness."
He was also worried that he would not be awarded a title because of his previous mistakes, but now he is just an earl, but he is satisfied.
"The second earl, Danyang Bo, Li Shanchang, has an annual salary of 500 dan, and is given to the earl a jade gui, a badge, and a gold book."
Li Shanchang took a deep breath, walked out of the queue slowly, and said loudly: "I thank you!"
"The third earl, Uncle Chengyi, Zhu Yuanzhang, has an annual salary of 500 shi, and is given to the earl a jade gui, a badge, and a gold book."
Zhu Yuanzhang strode out of the queue, smiled and thanked him.
In addition to the three people, Zhang Biao, Qian Shouxin, Yu Tonghai, Zuo Junbi, Wang Pu, Xu Da and others also received the title of earl.
All added up, a total of fifty-eight people were knighted.
Zhang Yangquan asked himself that he tried his best to be fair. However, after the knighthood, the faces of the civil and military officials varied. Some were happy, some were sad, and some showed resentment.
When he saw this, he sighed secretly.
After conferring titles on officials, the next step is to confer titles on the harem and the official’s female dependents.
Shen Qianqian was named a noble concubine.
Qin Lingsi was named Mrs. Qin.
In addition, Zhang Yangquan also conferred the title of Jieyu on Tao Ai, Yu Cuiru and other eight women.
In the canonization of official family members, most of the female family members were conferred based on their husbands' titles. Only when it was Zhu Yuanzhang's turn, both wives were conferred the title of countess.
At this point, the discussion of meritorious service and knighthood has finally come to an end.
At this time, Guo Niansheng returned to the queue, and Zhu Sheng came to everyone with a decree.
"His Majesty has decreed that a new Privy Council will be established to take charge of the national army. Xu Baisheng will serve as the Privy Council Envoy, and Fang Yuan, Zhu San, Li Er, Fu Youde will serve as the Privy Council Deputy Envoys..."
A group of military generals also have actual posts in the Privy Council according to their rank.
In addition, the left and right prime ministers were abolished, and a new Government Affairs Council was established, with Guo Niansheng as the envoy, and Chen Ji, Liu Bowen, Ma Yulin, and He Jue as deputy envoys.
The Yushitai was changed to the Imperial Procuratorate, and Liu Bowen was appointed as the envoy.
Dali Temple was renamed Dali Yuan, Ma Yulin was appointed as the envoy, Li Shanchang was promoted to Minister of Hubu, Zhu was promoted to Minister of Personnel, Liu Weiqian was promoted to Minister of Punishment, and the remaining officials were all promoted.
After all the canonizations were completed, it was already mid-term, and Zhang Yangquan held a banquet in the main hall to celebrate with all the officials.
Sunset, dusk, twilight falls.
When the banquet was almost over, Zhang Yangquan took the lead to leave the hall. When the civil servants and generals saw him leaving, some continued to drink, and some left immediately.
Sun Hu and Liang Rong felt that they were too drunk in the palace, so they left the palace and went to a small restaurant on Minghu Street.
Sun Hu was very proud to have won the title of Marquis, but he was quite dissatisfied that Liang Rong only received the title of earl.
Liang Rong didn't care at all.
"Brother Sun, I have made a big mistake. His Majesty's gift of giving me a count is already a great gift. Please don't worry about me!"
Sun Hu snorted and said: "I don't quite understand, how does Your Majesty judge the title? How can Ma Yulin, a white-faced scholar who neither knows how to fight nor has the ability to strategize, judge a duke?"
Liang Rong said with a smile: "He is a civil servant and we don't have much contact with him. We must not judge that he has no merit because of this!"
Sun Hu hummed: "You are open-minded!"
The two of them were eating and drinking, and after a jar of wine, they suddenly saw several drunk generals walking down from the second floor.
One of the big men had a pockmarked face and was complaining loudly.
"That bullshit knighthood is so unfair to his grandmother!"
Sun Hu turned his head and glanced at the man, and said angrily: "Wei Mazi, you are howling in mourning!"
When the pockmarked man saw Sun Hu and Liang Rong, he ran over quickly, his eyes red.
"Two brothers, you have seen today that His Majesty has forgotten us old brothers!"
Sun Hu's face sank and he said coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about again! How dare you talk about His Majesty behind his back? You're going to die!"
Wei Mazi said angrily: "I just can't bear this tone!"
Sun Hu glared and said, "Didn't you get the title of earl? What can't you bear?"
Wei Mazi said loudly: "We all followed His Majesty and the leader of the Dazhai in the uprising from Longtan Village. We have been through life and death. How many great contributions have we made? Then Fu Youde, Liu Bowen and Ma Yulin all joined later. Why did they become dukes while we only had counts?
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Sun Hu angrily rebuked: "Your Majesty is justified in doing this. Why don't you think about it, half of those old brothers didn't even have titles back then, why didn't you give them titles?"
Wei Mazi was stunned for a moment and shouted: "That's why I can't figure it out! Those old brothers should all be knighted back then, I should be a marquis, and you two should be dukes!"
Sun Hu said: "If you can't figure it out, think about it slowly! You can also go crazy with alcohol and go to the palace to cause trouble. Your Majesty is kind and may not do anything to you. The Queen will not be lenient!"
Wei Mazi trembled when he thought of the tactics of the leader of the village. He suddenly sobered up a little after drinking. He snorted and left with a group of brothers.
Liang Rong smiled and said: "Brother Sun, weren't you still complaining just now? Why are you trying to persuade Wei Mazi again?"
Sun Hu sighed.
"I'm just going to tell you a few words, but I still have a sense of moderation in my heart. That boy Wei Mazi has always been clueless in doing things. If you don't scold him to wake him up, I'm afraid he will get into big trouble!"
Liang Rong sighed and said: "Actually, it's not easy for Your Majesty. If you canonize so many people at one time, there will always be people who are dissatisfied. I hope everyone will be satisfied!"
At this moment, I saw a person standing up in the corner and striding out of the tavern.
Liang Rong's expression changed slightly: "Brother Sun, did you see that the person just now seemed to be Mr. Ma!"
Sun Hu's face also looked a little unnatural, he touched the back of his neck and said: "What a bad luck, this husband will not go to the king to complain!"
Liang Rong smiled and said: "I am the prime minister, and the prime minister can support a boat. How can he be so stingy?"