In Wenyuan Pavilion, after the bachelor left, the remaining six bachelor's degree students from the Hanlin Academy couldn't help but widen their eyes when they looked at the book handed down from the imperial study room.
"Nobility, food and wine..."
"Is this going to be sealed!?"
"Is it more than this?" He Changwen looked at every word on the fold, his fingers trembling. He, a dignified fifth-grade scribe, couldn't help but tremble with fear when he saw the content on it.
"The food and property are just salary, gold and silver, but what this brochure says is that there are two powers, the military and the government. You don't need the army, but you need the government!"
“Is this going to build a state within a state?”
Li Wenbin took out the booklet passed down from Dongyue County.
"This is a memorial from Dongyue County."
"Taibai and Qinglian are the same person. They went north to fight against the demon, went deep into the barren area, and single-handedly smashed the demon holy stone to forcefully save Fengchuan's life."
"Then he defeated the demon clan's earth-level monsters head-on, reshaped the holy monument with a poem, and completely turned the tide of the war!"
"This great talent in both civil and military affairs has made great achievements, and I sincerely request the imperial court to reward him."
He Changwen shook his head. This information had been submitted two months ago. "No matter how great the credit is, it is impossible to seal it. Not only do you need to live in the city, but you also need the power to govern... Isn't this a joke?"
Another bachelor's degree student at Hanlin Academy lowered his voice and said,
"Don't forget, everyone, there is a high probability that Li Changan... will not come back."
"No matter how big the reward is, he can't get it."
"Shh...shut down. Let's not get involved in this kind of thing. Let's give the princes in the court a headache."
"There is no news from the imperial study room, so that must be the meaning."
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The document requesting a title for Li Changan passed through the Wenyuan Pavilion and was then delivered to the hands of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites.
That day, the situation in the court became treacherous because of this letter.
"This is absolutely impossible. Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, there has been no precedent for actual enfeoffment, let alone the power of a land to rule?"
"Li Chang'an has not yet reached the crown. Even if he has extraordinary achievements, how can he get this reward?"
"In my opinion, if it's just a knighthood, it's within reason."
Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, directly stated his point of view.
Wailang, a member of the household department, retorted,
"Five thousand years ago, the Han Dynasty had a champion prince, and he would be rewarded in the year of the dancing elephant."
"Now Li Changan has saved the building from falling, saved the land of Fengchuan, and prevented the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the Jin Dynasty. How can such tremendous achievements be judged by his age?"
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"There is absolutely no need to discuss this matter. To ennoble, live, and govern is to establish a state within a state."
"Once there is this precedent, the government will be in chaos in the future!"
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"Those who have merit must be rewarded, and those who have committed crimes must be punished. This is the foundation of our Jin Dynasty. Now that Li Changan has such merit, if the reward is not enough, it will chill the hearts of the loyal and brave people in the world."
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The entire early morning political discussion ended in a debate between both sides.
In the end, the queen on the dragon throne waved her hand to the eunuch to announce her withdrawal from the court without even opening the curtain in front of her.
After the court, Shen Hansong, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was summoned to the Imperial Study Room.
"Old minister Shen Hansong, please pay homage to the Queen." Shen Hansong bowed and saluted.
"Master Shen, no courtesy." A gentle voice came from behind the screen in the Imperial Study Room, "I'll give you a seat."
After changing out of her court clothes, the queen walked out of the screen wearing a white gold silk phoenix feather brocade dress with waist-length black hair. "Master Shen, do you think this reward is feasible?"
Shen Hansong, who had just sat down, quickly stood up, bowed his head and saluted, "I don't dare to speak nonsense."
"It's possible to be granted a title, but it's absolutely impossible to live in a land, let alone the power to govern?"
"This is a big deal. Once the seal is implemented, no matter how big the reward is, it will set a precedent. By then, the imperial court will be in chaos."
The queen always had a faint smile on her face, and the makeup on her eyes had not yet been removed, showing her innate grace and elegance, but the coldness in her eyes did not fluctuate at all.
"What if Li Changan dies?"
Shen Hansong was stunned and quickly buried his head lower.
"If it's a dead person, no amount of reward will be too much. As far as I know, Li Changan... has no heirs, nor is he married..."
The queen said to Shen Hansong, "Master Shen, go back and think carefully about what posthumous title you should give this talented man who died in Fengchuan..."
Shen Hansong said in a low voice, "Madam, Li Changan has only entered the ancient tomb for more than two months. If he talks about his death, I'm afraid it's too early to tell."
"Moreover...it was mentioned in the folder submitted by Dongyue County that Li Changan also has a sister-in-law and a younger sister..."
The queen shook her head and said, "Go down."
Shen Hansong was slightly startled, and then quickly left the imperial study room.
The queen slowly walked to the bronze mirror and took off the makeup she wore every day when attending court.
It lacks the air of elegance and elegance, and has more of a feeling that the powder has not been applied, and the beauty has been washed away, leaving a plain appearance.
There was a slight fluctuation in the cold Danfeng eyes,
"Sister-in-law...? I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case... According to the information from the Qintian Prison, the Liu family's bosom friend and the dead Li family's husband have never been married."
"On the contrary, I have been married to Erlang of the Li family, who disappeared a few days ago, for many years."
"They are really a pair of wonderful people. One is not willing to defile himself, and the other is unaware of the facts but still disregards his identity..."
A faint sigh sounded in the huge imperial study room.
Shen Hansong returned to Wenyuan Pavilion.
The other six bachelor's degree attendants immediately came forward and asked, "Master Shen, what is the Queen's wishes?"
Shen Hansong closed the door of Wenyuan Pavilion, shook his head and said, "Empress, let us draft a posthumous title first."
The six Hanlin bachelor's degree students present were stunned for a moment. Li Wenbin was afraid that he had not heard clearly, "It's a posthumous title, not a title?"
"It's a posthumous title." Shen Hansong nodded affirmatively.
He Changwen frowned slightly, and then said with a half-smile, "So, even if you are granted a title, it is just a title."
"The reward decree will not be announced to the world until it is confirmed that the person is dead."
"Yes, Li Changan is not married yet and has no children, so no matter how big the reward is, it is only in name only." Shen Hansong sighed lightly,
"Regardless of whether the seal is real or not, it is just a few more words written in the history books."
"No benefit will be lost."
Li Wenbin was quite puzzled, "Why would White Deer Academy do such a thankless thing?"
"This is braving the disdain of the world."
"Perhaps he wants to leave a good name for Li Chang'an and gather fame for White Deer Academy."
A Hanlin bachelor's degree student smiled contemptuously and shook his head, "Maybe there are other plans..."
"I hope it's just to give him a good reputation." He Changwen sighed,
"After all, if such a great literary talent does not perish, he will definitely be the second Su Yuanqing, or even surpass him."
"To die for the country and the public, yet to be contaminated by such filth, will chill the hearts of the world's literati."
"I'm just afraid that others won't give him this peace." Shen Hansong looked out the window through the paper window,
"It's mid-June now, and there are many different sounds among the noisy cicadas..."
"I don't know what those old guys in Qintian Prison, who watched the sky all day and night, saw, and actually convinced the Queen that Li Changan was dead."
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"A real seal? We must work hard on this matter. White Deer Academy wants to help Li Chang'an build an ancestral hall to gain fame for the academy."
Beijing,
Songyue Academy Main Campus,
Deep in the Hanging Mountain,
A middle-aged scribe wearing a turban on his head said to others around him,
"But it will also have many benefits for us!"
"If there's one, there's two. White Deer Academy won the lottery. Next, it's our Songyue Academy's turn."
"Go find Wansong, Xiangshan, and the Imperial College."
"On this matter, the four courts and one prison must stand on the same front."
"If there is an academy fiefdom, this Jin Dynasty will truly belong to the academy!"
An old man with a white beard next to him hesitated for a moment and said,
"Why don't we just forget about the Imperial College... After all, the Dugu family is now in charge of the Imperial College, and the current empress who listens to politics from behind the curtain is also the legitimate daughter of the Dugu family."
The middle-aged scribe shook his head,
"There is no need to worry... The Queen began to be involved in government affairs fifteen years ago, and officially took charge of government affairs from behind the curtain ten years ago. Do you think she doesn't want to sit on that dragon throne openly?"
"As for our Emperor, who has been pursuing immortality for fifteen years, I'm afraid he doesn't even know where to put the imperial seal."
"Li Changan's reward can definitely open up a new situation for the Jin Dynasty."
"As long as she agrees, what if we help her become the second emperor of the Jin Dynasty?"
"The two emperors of the Jin Dynasty, one asked for immortality, and the other sat in the court!"