Just when Zhu Dadian was preparing to go to Beijing to pay homage to the Prime Minister in Liaodong, the important ministers here in the capital were also very busy. They not only had to prepare for the ceremony to pay homage to the Prime Minister, but they were also busy making personnel adjustments.
Zhu Dadian is going to be the prime minister, so Wu Sheng will naturally have to make room. Wu Sheng will take over Zhou Yanru's position, take up the first post in the Consulting Hall, and serve as the Great Sikong of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the change in Wu Sheng's position, Ma Shiying's position has also changed.
According to the change, Ma Shiying will take over Chen Yan's position and serve as the censor of the capital in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
In other words, Zhou Yanru and Chen Yan will completely retire in this personnel adjustment. They are not the only two important ministers who will retire this time. Chen Xinjia will also completely leave the officialdom. It can be said that Zhu Youjian has been making do with it since time travel.
Several watchmakers have finally completed their tasks and handed over the baton.
Even if there is no credit, there is still hard work! Although Zhu Youjian doesn't think much of the abilities of these people, they are veterans who have accompanied him through the most difficult years. So when they bid farewell to officialdom, they decided to give them a share
Decent.
"Grand Master, please accompany me for a walk in the palace courtyard. From now on, I hope Grand Master can come into the palace to see me more often. I will not be irritable in the palace and have no one to chat with." Recruiting Zhou Yanru to come in.
After the palace, Zhu Youjian did not speak directly, but suggested that the two of them walk around the palace and talk together to show special treatment to Zhou Yanru.
"I will definitely come to the palace more often in the future. I hope your Majesty will not dislike me and bother me."
"Why would I dislike the Grand Master's annoyance? As long as the Grand Master enters the palace, he won't talk too much about state affairs. To be honest, I'm tired of state affairs now. It's best not to worry about it if I can."
"Your Majesty, we cannot have such a mentality. The world has just been settled, and we must not leave His Majesty's control."
"With or without fatigue, the burden on me cannot be relieved anyway. This is probably the emperor's helplessness! Forget it, let's talk about the arrangements after the Grand Master resigned from the post of Da Sikong. I don't know the title of Cheng Guogong.
Is it taboo for the Grand Master?"
As he was talking, the emperor suddenly got down to business, and Zhou Yanru was almost staggered. Cheng Guogong? This title used to belong to Zhu Chunchen. During the chaos in Beijing, he was beheaded, and the Zhu family was naturally given the title.
.The emperor wants to give this title to himself now. Which one should he accept or not?
"How virtuous and capable is this old minister to be able to become a duke? I hope your majesty will take back my order."
"The grand master's hard work and meritorious service are the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty's resurgence, so he is naturally worthy of the title of Duke of the State. If you don't accept this title, how can other ZTE heroes be rewarded? It's settled, the title of the grand master of the Ming Dynasty is Duke of the State.
The title I prefer for Chen Yushi is Duke of Ju, I wonder what the grand master wants?"
"good!"
"That's it. Tomorrow I will let the Ministry of Rites draw up the edict. And this time Chen Taibao will also become an official. My idea is to give him a marquis. I don't know what title to use?"
"Chen Xinjia is a long-lived man who belonged to Fuling in ancient times. The old minister thought that he should be given the title of Marquis of Fuling."
"Let's designate him as Marquis of Fuling! He will be canonized together tomorrow."
After retiring, he could still get the title and treatment of a Duke. When Zhou Yanru walked out of the palace, he was in a good mood. His position as an official for half his life was not in vain. He was called the mainstay of ZTE, but his actual salary was that of a Duke. He was a civil servant in the Ming Dynasty.
, there are not many people who are treated like this and die well.
The current Duke can certainly not be compared with the past. In the past, the Duke was hereditary, but now he will be downgraded every generation, and the title will be gone after three generations. But the difficulty of obtaining it has been reduced. In the past,
For civil servants, let alone the Duke, it is difficult to even be granted the title of earl. Three generations are enough. The emperor would even demote his own family members, let alone outsiders.
With a salary of one thousand taels of silver dollars a year, when it is reduced to the third generation, they can still get a not insignificant salary. Except for the heirs who can become nobles, other heirs can not only take normal scientific examinations, but also have the education guarantee of Royal University.
, no matter how bad your studies are, you can still earn a salary, and the uterine delivery system will take care of you. The treatment is really not bad! Zhou Yanru’s current hope is that he can live a few more years, so that the honor of the Duke’s Palace can be given to the Zhou family
Save it for as long as possible.
Back at the mansion, Zhou Yanru quickly shared the good news with his family. In addition to giving his family reassurance and letting them know that although he had retired, the holy scroll was still there, and that his retirement was just to complete the replacement of the old and the new in the Ming Dynasty's political arena, it was also
In order for the family to prepare and tidy up, the Zhou family will become the Duke's Mansion from tomorrow.
The Zhou family was naturally overjoyed when they heard the good news. Although Lao Zhou served in the court, although he held a high and powerful position, the family members did not get much glory. After becoming the Duke of the country, the situation was much better, and he could be justified.
By taking advantage of the Ming Dynasty, the status and income of the Zhou family are guaranteed for at least three generations. Other children and grandchildren of the Zhou family also have basic protection. To be honest, the actual benefits this time are greater than when old Zhou was in office.
Just when the family was happily preparing to welcome Feng Guo, a guest came to the Zhou family. Naturally, it was Chen Yan who had received the news from the palace. The old boy was very anxious about the news about Feng Guo Gong. He had to find Zhou Yanru.
The parties concerned need to seek verification before they can feel at ease.
"Fa Sheng, did you receive the news and come to me to seek confirmation?" Zhou Yanru welcomed Chen Yan into the living room and spoke in a semi-ridiculous tone.
"The Grand Master's face is glowing, there must be something happy!"
"It's a happy event! It's also a happy event for you to become a saint. I would like to congratulate Duke Ju Guo!"
"Your Majesty really wants to make you and me the Duke of the country?"
"Exactly! I'm so lucky to meet a benevolent king in this life and serve as an official as the Duke of the country. What more can I ask for? From now on, we can happily entertain our grandchildren and enjoy our retirement life."
"What a blessing! What a blessing this life is. I have been an official for decades, and it has been magnificent. The country's affairs have turned from decline to prosperity. It is time that is not wasted. After becoming an official, I am lucky enough to encounter the grace of the saints, and my descendants will be able to live a long life. You and I should take care of ourselves.
Take a good look at the grand renaissance of the Ming Dynasty in the world."
"I want to take care of myself and see more of the grand renaissance of the Ming Dynasty. Over the years, the world has been in chaos and I am worried about national affairs. How can I have time to watch the world? Besides, what is there to see at such a time? Fortunately, my efforts in this life have not been in vain.
I have handed over the even Ming Dynasty to the descendants, so that they will not be scolded by the descendants." As Zhou Yanru spoke, he began to take credit for himself. From now on, there will be no fame and fortune to fight for during his lifetime.
You have to fight hard for fame. Chen Yan is one of his competitors.
Are you handing over a prosperous Ming Dynasty to the younger generation? You are not afraid that your words will dazzle your tongue. If I had not been in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate these years, established new trends for the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, would the country be as prosperous as it is today? Thanks to it.
Can you and your gang of corrupt officials create the ZTE? Chen Yan denounced Zhou Yanru's remarks about claiming credit. It seems that after returning home, he will have to think hard about how to shape his contribution to the Ming Dynasty's ZTE.