The most important meeting since the spring of this year was probably the meeting before Li Rusong was transferred to Liaodong to succeed his father Li Chengliang. The Xin School took this very seriously. It is said that Li Rusong has received letters from Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue.
The old invitation, I will pay you a visit once the meeting is over.
In fact, Li Rusong received invitations not only from Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue. He even received invitations from the "old leader" the British Duke Zhang Yuangong, inviting him to attend a flower viewing party.
The reason why Zhang Yuangong was Li Rusong's "old leader" was because Li Rusong had been "trained" in the Beijing camp earlier, and his theoretical immediate boss at that time was Zhang Yuangong, one of the governors of the five prefectures.
This time, Zhang Yuangong used the excuse of "flowers blooming in other courtyards" to invite guests to enjoy the flowers, and Li Rusong was not the only one invited. But having said that, Li Rusong was indeed the most important guest at this flower viewing party, but the reason was not Zhang Yuangong
To get close to him, Zhang Yuangong was just acting as a go-between. It was Gao Pragmatic who really wanted to meet Li Rusong.
Zhang Yuangong does not need to get close to Li Rusong, but although Li Chengliang has resigned, he will soon return to Beijing as a Spyker to be raised in honor. This means that Li Chengliang, Li Rusong and his son have actually entered the noble class.
Changes in class have an impact on many things, and the concept of nobles and ordinary generals is definitely not the same. This is why Gao Pragmatic thought for a long time and did not choose to invite Li Rusong directly, but asked Zhang Yuangong to come forward.
The work of honorable ministers is actually very different from that of ordinary generals, so the style of doing things must also change. Gao Pragmatic hopes that through the performance of the nobles in the capital, he can tell Li Rusong that he should change his style.
As an honorary minister, what exactly are the duties? The first is to offer sacrifices, which accounts for more than half of their "workload" recorded in history. They usually offer sacrifices on behalf of the emperor, and occasionally the emperor personally offers sacrifices, and they accompany them.
The Temple of Heaven (Temple of Heaven) offers the most sacrifices, followed by the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Suburban Temple, then Chaori, Xiyue, Fangze, Sheji, Xiannong and other altars, and even the City God, in addition to the tombs of various former emperors.
After running errands, there are often some rewards, such as "given to the British Duke Zhang Rong and Dingguo Duke Xu Wenbi, each with twenty taels of silver and two colorful coins, as a sacrifice to the Xian Palace, and the nephew of the Shenxiao Palace is restored to life", "The British Duke
Zhang Weixian completed his mission by offering sacrifices to heaven and sent him to serve on behalf of the emperor, and he was appointed as the crown prince's Taibao for four years.
Interestingly, the British Duke Zhang Weixian was impeached for "reluctance to perform sacrifices". During the incident, Yu Maozhi said that he "had just arrived at dawn, and the three sacrifices were completed and the sun was already high." Later, the emperor spoke and said that this time it was because of "
"When the official sacrificial register entered by the Ministry of Rites was not written yet," the Ministry of Rites was ordered to "mark the sacrificial register clearly for the sake of compliance" and "to forgive Zhang Weixian's mistake."
From this point of view, this work is quite hard. "The sky sacrifices at the Zi hour, the earth sacrifices at the Mao hour, the Ming Dynasty sacrifices at the Mao hour, and the night brightens at the You hour." I guess I often have to get up in the middle of the night to prepare, and I will be impeached if I am not careful.
, fortunately, nothing major will happen.
Then there is the role of royal etiquette ambassador. For example, during Wanli's wedding, "the British Duke Zhang Rong and the bachelor Zhang Juzheng were sent to accept and inquire about famous rituals."
The emperor's second son was posthumously named: "The prince Zhu Yingzhen was sent to hold the festival, and the great scholar Shen Shixing was granted the title. The emperor's second son was posthumously named King Ping Ai."
Banquet to the President of the Ming Dynasty: "When the Ming Dynasty is completed, the chief compiler of the banquet will appoint the Duke Xu Wenbi of the Ministry of Rites to wait for him."
Jinshi Enrong Banquet: "Ren Yin bestowed a Jinshi Enrong Banquet and appointed the British Duke Zhang Weixian as Chairman."
In addition, the empress dowager was given an emblem: "Renzi's civil and military officials, prince, Taibao, British Duke Zhang Weixian and others congratulated her on the completion of the emblem."
Choosing the address of the longevity palace for the emperor: "In Geng Wu, it was appointed that the Duke Xu Wenbi, the great scholar, Shen Shixing, the minister of rites, the eunuch Zhang Hongtong, the official of the second department of rites, would pay homage to Mount Tianshou to choose the auspicious place for the longevity palace."
Accompanying and escorting the emperor on his tour: "The general visited the mountain mausoleum and appointed all the ministers to guard the guards. To escort the emperor, he appointed the Duke Xu Wenbi, Zhang Wu Bo Yang Bing, the residence guard appointed Fu Qian Bo Mao Deng, and the imperial censor of Zuo Du, Chen Qiang."
The honorary title belongs to the military minister, but sometimes there are civilian dispatches, such as supervising the actual records: "The British Duke Zhang Rong is ordered to supplement the supervisor of the historical records of the two dynasties"; presiding over the imperial lecture: "Jiyou orders the prince Taibao British Duke Zhang Rongchong
"Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhongyun, the official of the Zhijing Banquet". But obviously, here they only have soy sauce.
There are not many records related to their military positions. Among them, there are not many records, such as position changes: "Order the right army governor's office to be in charge of the affairs of the Dingguogong Xu Wenbi." (Basically, it means front, back, left, right, middle back and forth
toss).
Self-reported resignation: "The British Duke Zhang Rong, who is in charge of the military government, has resigned from the government with his military and political resignation, but he will not accept it." (Ding Hai has written in the chapters of Jingcha before that, self-reported political achievements are the responsibility of high-ranking officials in Jingcha)
As a general rule, everyone will usually say "no", and the response to a resignation application will almost always be "no");
Examination of the Ministry of War: "The Ministry of War of Xin Maoshuo selected military and political generals... Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, and other professional talents should be retained if they are available."
In addition to these routine matters, the impeachment of officials is of course also indispensable. Some of them are just looking for trouble, but most of them have real intentions, such as "In the matter of military affairs, Zhao Shixun impeached the right-hand government official and in the matter of Ding, Duke Xu Wenbi was left in trouble to cope with the attack."
, it is necessary to ask for subordinate officials and set up private records... Please strictly prohibit dismissal in order to deter corruption."
This was a case of extorting bribes under a clever pretext, but the result was just "to honor the old and keep on doing his job, but to correct the old shortcomings for the future." If this was a civil servant, his job would probably be ruined.
There is also "evidence that Duke Xu Wenbi, who was in charge of the military affairs of the country, used his military position to insult ministers for investigation." If you insult a minister, you will be reported to the emperor for punishment. It can be seen that the status of military officials is indeed lower than that of civilian officials.
Of course, Duke Dingguo has a transcendent status. The person who committed the crime this time was not him, but a few hundred households under his jurisdiction. They "gathered in a forbidden area to insult the ministers." Logically speaking, it has little to do with him. However, Xu Wenbi was "involved" because of his "involvement".
There were only six, but two were falsely accused, and three were falsely reported...and they were vaguely responsible." As a result, they were "fined to be imprisoned in Lumi for half a year."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There is also "The military department gave Xiong Yu a clear statement about the appropriate military administration. The Zuofu government sent a letter to Chengguo Gong Zhu Chunchen to seek military administration. The ministry wanted to denounce it, but there was no
Why did he make an exception and stay under Chen Shu? Fortunately, once he was released, he gradually couldn't last long."
Although this memorial and the rebuttals of Zhu Chunchen and others "are not reported," it can be seen from the accusation of "camping for military affairs" that noble military ministers cannot be too proactive even if they are fighting for their duties (the military affairs here are
It refers to the Prime Minister and the Rongzheng. This position is traditionally held by nobles.) It is still very taboo to seek for a job.
There are even fewer people who actually write about their work, and several of them are about the "Eastern Affairs", that is, the Korean War: "Shi Xing, the Minister of the Ministry of War, gathered the great scholar Zhao Zhigao and other Dingguogong Xu Wenbi and Jiuqing Ke
Dao Yuzuo Que researched and translated the Japanese envoy's request for a seal.
Judging from this, they still have a certain say in the military aspect, but in reality they are either making soy sauce or talking nonsense.
The embarrassing status of the "Fifth Army Governor's Office" can also be seen in the following example: "The British official Zhang Weixian, who was in charge of the Military Governor's Office after the Sino-Japanese War of 1898, recently reported that the Badaling garrison had been transferred to the Yi people...
It is strictly prohibited to pass through all checkpoints and entrances."
The reply I got was: "Said above: This report is an important matter of border defense, and the ministry will discuss it." The "department" here naturally refers to the Ministry of War, and Zhu Yijun meant "Since it is an important matter of border defense, then it
Let the Ministry of War take care of it," so the British prince has nothing to do with him here.
They have no involvement in specific affairs. On the contrary, they still have some power of recommendation in terms of personnel, but they probably rely on face rather than authority: "Ding Siqi was originally the chief military officer of Ningxia. Li Rubai, the right commander, guarded Liaodong with his original official seal, and the British
He was recommended by the public officials, soldiers, and ministers."
On the contrary, they have the right to speak on topics other than their own duties: "Dingguo Duke Xu Wenbi, Prince Consort Hou Gongchen and others invited the emperor's eldest son to perform three rites, but none of them did so."
...Everyone asked for the blessing of the Kingdom of the King of Blessings to be delayed by all the difficulties, but he did not repay it."
Although this is all following the trend, it can also be seen that the positions of the civil and military ministers in the dispute over the foundation of the country are the same, and they do not agree that the emperor can easily change the principle of establishing heirs and elders according to his own likes and dislikes.
There is nothing to say about the inheritance of titles, changes and related rewards, but the few records about the property of nobles and nobles are worth looking at:
"The Kingdom of Tuntian Censor found out that Zhu Yingzhen, the Duke of the state of Fengrun Yutian and other counties, withdrew from the reed land and the private land was reclaimed and unregistered, and the land was reclaimed by the general public. Eight thousand silver was collected, and there were 1,911 strange beans. There were 1,911 stones. There were strange yong."
quota".
"The title of the Ministry of Household Affairs is that the eight prefectures and counties of Shuntian are born out of... Xunqi's new and old villages have more than 11,550 hectares of land. Except for the Duke Zhu Yingzhen and others, they should continue to manage the business as usual. His consort Qi Wan's descendants Xie Wenquan and others will decide at their own discretion.
"If you reduce the amount of money you take, you will be rewarded with a difference."
"The steward of Cheng Guo Gong received a thousand taels of silver as a gift for his disciples, so that Yi Zi bought martial arts indiscriminately."
In fact, although there are few records of this kind, I am afraid that it is the main energy of these nobles. Generally speaking, during this period, the nobles were basically like mascots. Their main job was to perform sacrifices on behalf of the emperor and undertake responsibilities.
All kinds of royal ceremonial work. It seems that the old Zhu family still regards them as their own, and they are truly "living together with the country".
As for the right to speak in the court, they have a certain say in political and military affairs, but they have no control over it. In terms of material life, simply speaking, they have a high salary, many rewards, farmland, and can take bribes without worrying about being too big.
Punishment, treatment in this aspect is obviously better than that of civil servants.
In terms of status, whether it is title or grade, the nobility is higher than that of civil servants. (By the way, the saying that "a duke is a super-grade" is actually inaccurate. Super-grade should be a term only found in the Qing Dynasty. This is not true.
The book occasionally says this because everyone is accustomed to understanding it this way. In fact, the "Da Ming Huidian" and the "History of the Ming Dynasty·Zhiguanzhi" do not mention the first rank. Gonghou Bobiao always states that "the Duke's position is in the first rank, and the uncle's position is in the second rank."
superior".)
It can also be seen from the various ceremonial occasions and related records in the above records that the nobles are in front and the civil servants are behind. For example, when the crown princess was canonized, "it was appointed that the Duke Xu Wenbi would be the chief envoy, and the bachelor Shen Guanyi would be the deputy envoy." , refers to Jiejieyi’s visit to the palace of the Crown Princess to perform the honorary ceremony of accepting questions.” Shen Guanyi, the chief assistant at the time, was only a deputy envoy;
Another example is "The Liao Zuo used troops and hundreds of civil and military officials, but the British Duke Zhang Weixian and others donated money to support the salary gap." Like this, adding a representative after the general term "civil and military officials" is the head of the class of distinguished military ministers;
Another example is that before Zhu Yijun died, "Bingshen, who was seriously ill, summoned the British Duke Zhang Weixian, the great scholar Fang Congzhe, the Minister of Civil Affairs Zhou Jiamo... etc. to the Hongde Hall." At the same time, as the minister of Gu Ming, theoretically speaking, at that time The British Duke Zhang Weixian, the leader of the martial arts class, also ranked first.
To sum up all the above, it means that although the status of nobles is respected, they must not meddle in affairs randomly; although the nominal status is high, it is best not to offend civilian officials.
The flower viewing party is scheduled for the eighth day of March. There is nothing special about this day. The reason for this arrangement is because the Chief of Ceremonies arranged for Li Rusong's visit to be on the sixth day of March.
Although Li Rusong now actually has an "Uncle Ning Yuan", that is, as the eldest son, he is the one who "should inherit the title". But after all, he still has a "mission official" at this time, that is, The "chief military officer guarding the Xuanfu" must first meet with the emperor before he can step down from this position. At the same time, the new "chief military officer guarding Liaodong" must meet with the emperor before anything else.
As for the seventh day of March, that day was specially set aside for Li Rusong to visit Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue. After all, their father had already joined the Xinxue sect, so Li Rusong must go to see them first.
On the eighth day of March, the British Duke Zhang Yuangong held a flower-appreciation meeting at his Xishan Villa. Because Gao Pragmatic happened to be resting in the Baiyulou Villa during the "cold spring", he also invited him there, saying that there was a hot spring in his Xishan Villa. , the most convenient for recuperation and recovery.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is of course just a pragmatic excuse for skipping work. After all, civil servants are not more noble than officers, so skipping work requires a reasonable reason.
Since the Yingying Gongxi Mountain Villa is relatively far away, probably about 20 miles north of the Gao pragmatic Baiyulou Villa, Li Rusong set out from the capital early and headed northwest.
Not long after walking, Li Rusong heard the sound of people in front of him, and there seemed to be fighting. He couldn't help but was stunned. He subconsciously pressed the knife on his waist and asked the people around him: "The front is supposed to be the Beiding Empress Temple. How can there be people fighting here?"
Li Rusong has been a military attache in the capital for many years and knows the origin of the Beiding Temple in front of him. It was originally a temple built by the royal family. The temple is dedicated to Bixia Yuanjun and is one of the five famous "Five Temples and Eight Temples" in the capital. .This place is located at the northern end of the northern extension of the central axis of the capital. It is a landmark building at the northern end of the capital.
The "five roofs" of the capital represent the five directions of the capital, each with its own characteristics. The middle roof is mainly used for social fire and walking meetings; the south roof is famous for horse racing; the west roof is the place where the Empress Dowager congratulates her; the north roof, Dongding is also a temple market, a lively place for markets and temple fairs outside the capital.
But the excitement was still lively, and it was completely different from the sound of fighting. Li Rusong heard something wrong with the sound in front of him, and immediately became alert.
However, the servants of Li family in Tieling who stayed in the capital were not surprised. They explained with a smile: "I don't know something, but it is different now. Although there is the Empress Temple in front of it, but a little further north of the Empress Temple is the Imperial Guard.
The military camp has been practicing like this day and night for the past two years, for fear of being outdone by Jian Xin Zhai further to the west."
Li Rusong's heart moved. He glanced in the two directions mentioned by the servant, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked: "The Imperial Guards camp is directly north of the capital, and Jianxinzhai is on the side of it... What do you mean?
The guards are practicing like this because they are afraid of being outdone by Jian Xinzhai. Is it possible that Jian Xinzhai also has troops stationed there?"
"Jian Xin Zhai is naturally not a garrison. It is Gao Situ's annex. There are always two to three thousand servants there. They are all ruthless people who practice in winter and summer. The servants in Jian Xin Zhai have all practiced to this level.
In such a situation, how could the Imperial Guards who were just opposite them sit still?
Therefore, Commander Qi made rules and trained the Imperial Guards very well. He would even compete with Jian Xinzhai's people every one or two months. The two sides selected 200 or 300 people to engage in some kind of competition. The fight was a bustle, but
You are not allowed to use firecrackers. Fortunately, there is a medical clinic in Jianxinzhai, so no lives will be lost."
Li Rusong's heart moved, and he suddenly snorted coldly: "The location of the Xishan Courtyard by Mr. Yingying is quite interesting. When I go to his Courtyard, I happen to pass between the Imperial Guard Camp and the Jianxinzhai Jiading Camp."
After that, he raised his chin slightly and said to the more than a hundred cavalry soldiers behind him: "Cheer up, don't let others look down on our Liaodong Army!"
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