Chapter 277 Post-war Trouble (Twenty-five) Thank you Lord for your kindness
Become a Marquis! Hereditary but not replaceable!
As soon as this imperial edict came out, there was a sudden silence in the whole place. More than 100,000 people gathered together and fell silent. Then, someone suddenly praised loudly with an old and thick voice: "The Book says: Virtue is the official, merit is the reward. Your Majesty
I do not hesitate to be rewarded by being a prince, not just for Gao Nanning, but for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty... I would like to congratulate Gao Nanning, congratulate the Holy Emperor, congratulate the grandson of the Holy Ancestor, and congratulate the country!"
Everyone focused their attention on the place where the voice came from, but they saw the old and trembling Xu Wenbi, the Duke of Ding, stepped forward, pushed the golden mountain and fell the jade pillar, and knelt down, leaning forward motionless. Only then did he realize that he was already a step too late.
Dingguo Gong Xu Wenbi was the eighth grandson of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan in the Ming Dynasty, and the seventh grandson of Dingguo Gong Xu Zengshou. In the second year of Longqing, he granted the title of Dingguo Gong. In the fifth year of Longqing, he agreed with me in the court meeting to grant tribute. Zhu Yijun ascended the throne.
Later, he took charge of the affairs of the Governor's Mansion of the Hou Army.
Xu Wenbi was cautious and fearful, and was highly trusted by his superiors. He had long been the "leader of the squad" and had repeatedly paid homage to his ancestors. He was also the first commander of the Production and Construction Corps after the establishment of the Production and Construction Corps, and eventually became the Grand Tutor and the Crown Prince.
He can be called the most distinguished living military minister and the most distinguished person.
Before Gao Pangshi's triumphant return, Liu Xin, Gao Mo and others contacted all parties privately, but Xu Wenbi did not give a clear answer. Instead, he spoke vaguely and vaguely, making Liu Xin and others mistakenly think that the old fox planned to protect his life to the end.
Who would have thought that if he didn't take action, he would be the king of bombs. With his top noble title and the respect of the leader of the class, his words not only diverted the emperor's pragmatic nature of generous rewards from "nepotism"
, and it rose to the level of expectations for the Manchu Dynasty’s civil and military officials to serve their affairs sincerely.
Then he clearly stated his stance, using "congratulations", step by step from the high pragmatic person, to the emperor, to the ancestors, to the world and the country. Needless to say, this is the clearest stance and the most firm.
Stand in line.
At this time, the civil servants were still shocked by the emperor's words, "He was granted the title of a Korean prince." They were still confused by such a big change that Xu Wenbi took the lead, and they didn't know how to react for a while. But the military ministers and nobles would not.
After thinking about so many things, especially Zhu Yingzhen and Zhang Yuangong, I almost lost my temper and burst my lungs.
Of course, they were not knighted because of Gao Jingjing, but because Xu Wenbi was taking credit. This old man was obviously one of the core bosses of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance, but he usually acted like he had only a vague friendship with Gao Jingjing.
But when it came to such a "initiative", you refused to lag behind for a moment, and jumped out to pick peaches hurriedly - haven't you been lingering on the sickbed for more than a year? Why are you moving so quickly now?
ah?
"I second the proposal!" Zhu Yingzhen and Zhang Yuangong followed impatiently, bowing down together as if they had rehearsed countless times, and even the words they said were extremely synchronized: "Gao Situ is not only the hope of the world, but also your Majesty.
I have expressed my sincere hope to all the ministers, and they all think it is a great good thing!"
Zhu Yijun was overjoyed when he saw the three princes expressing their opinions one after another. He was about to praise them a few words, but he saw that more than 20 princes and uncles behind the three of them took a step forward and echoed loudly: "I second my opinion! Congratulations to Situ.
, Congratulations to the Holy One, congratulations to the world!"
"Okay, okay, it seems that all my dear friends are of the same mind as me, okay!" Zhu Yijun said, looking towards the other side.
The other side was naturally the Civil Service Class, but when Zhu Yijun glanced at it, he found that Li Chengliang, who was grey-bearded but burly and sturdy, was kneeling at the end of the Military Class. He felt a movement in his heart and was secretly surprised. But Li Chengliang looked very strange.
Honest, he bent over and knelt in his position, not to mention not raising his head, and even his whole body was motionless, so he couldn't see his expression.
When Zhu Yijun's eyes turned completely to the civilian train, the cabinet chief minister Shen Shixing, who was standing at the head of the train, instantly sat down.
It is completely acceptable for Shen Shixing that the emperor conferred the title of Marquis of Nanning on a pragmatic and pragmatic person; it is also acceptable for Shen Shixing if he is hereditary and abdicated. However, the story of "his title is like that of a Korean duke" is absolutely unacceptable!
Because the Korean Duke Li Shanchang was the first civil official among the founding knights, and he was also a civil servant knight. This type was extremely rare in the Ming Dynasty, and was only one of the special cases in the early days of the founding of the country. The biggest advantage of the civil servant title is that even
Those who have been granted a title can still serve as civil servants in the court. In theory, they can rule the world as a noble. They will not be restricted to the Qingshui Yamen of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion like those who are granted a title by military ministers!
According to Shen Shixing's and Wang Xijue's prior inferences and predictions, the worst possible possibility for them after Gao Pragmatic's triumphant victory over Yuan Dynasty was that he would be ennobled as a civil servant, but both of them felt that the probability of this happening was extremely low.
——After all, there are too few precedents for this, and Gao Pragmatic’s great achievement this time was after all a military exploit. How could your emperor turn a blind eye and insist on conferring a title on him as a civil servant? This... This is simply not in line with the ancestral system!
However, despite a million reluctances, it is really difficult to say the words "I object" right now!
Shen Shixing immediately figured out several key points in the whole matter: First of all, why did the emperor create such a big pomp and ceremony, and go to the countryside to welcome him with eight memorials as a sacrifice to the Ancestral Temple? The emperor wanted to build momentum and create
The greatest potential goes to Gao Pragmatic and himself!
The long-cherished wish of the second ancestors was fulfilled in one battle, which completely vindicated the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty in replacing the former Yuan Dynasty. Who dares to say that such a contribution is not important, and who dares to say that its significance is not significant? In the context of "it is enough to comfort the second ancestors"
Under such circumstances, what if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, who ruled the world with filial piety, conferred a title on Gao Pragmatic, who made the first contribution? What if he conferred a title of "Wen Jue"? Do you dare to say that you can't afford it?
Whoever dares to say this is not just slapping the emperor in the face, but also slapping the faces of his second ancestors! How many heads do you have enough to chop off? I’m afraid you don’t want to end up killing the ten clansmen!
Secondly, Gao Pragmatic originally planned to return to Beijing quietly in this triumph, but he was stopped by the emperor when he arrived in Yanqing Prefecture. The emperor not only asked him to bring back the imperial guards, but later even asked him to bring Han Naji and others together.
The Mongolian leader brought it.
Shen Shixing originally thought that the emperor just wanted to establish authority and make the Mongols completely realize that the destiny of the Ming Dynasty could change, and it all depended on the Ming Dynasty. From now on, they must behave themselves and be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
However, at this moment, he suddenly realized that the emperor's move was at least killing two birds with one stone. In addition to the previous one, there was also a more important one. That is, after he announced the reward of a knighthood to a highly pragmatic civil servant, which civil servant dared to do so in front of Mongolia
Human face opposes the emperor's imperial edict?
This exposes his shortcomings before the eyes of foreigners. In terms of nature... death with a royal stick or a stick is probably too light!
Once again, when the military nobles were led by the leader of the class, the other two great princes immediately seconded the proposal, and all the other nobles expressed their full approval, the emperor said meaningfully, "My beloved ministers, you are indeed in agreement with me."
concentric".
Can’t you hear what this means? This reward is the emperor’s original intention. Approving the reward means being “of one mind” with the emperor! What about the other way around? All the military ministers and nobles are of the same mind as the emperor, but you civil servants insist on being with me.
"Centrifugal"?
Don't forget, at this moment, the emperor is being defended by an army of more than 100,000 people who are "of the same mind as me". This is the time when his power is at its peak! If you show "disengagement" from the emperor at this moment, I'm afraid someone will find a way to do it in the next moment.
Let the "three armies be furious", and then this "centrifugal minister" can only take five steps with blood splattered.
Shen Shixing couldn't help but feel a little dazed. How long ago had that timid little emperor become so farsighted and even cunning that he could quietly manipulate so many civil servants?
I think back then, even the World Temple did not rely on this method! As for the late Emperor Mu Temple, it was all supported by Gao Gong alone, and the emperor... Shen Shixing couldn't help but look up at the emperor, but only saw Zhu Yijun slightly.
He raised his chin, with a half-smiling expression on his face, as if he was joking like a cat playing with a mouse.
Shen Shixing was very angry, but he did not dare to look at the emperor for a long time. He could only lower his head immediately, his thoughts racing but unable to do anything. At this moment, he suddenly heard Wang Xijue coughing slightly from behind. Shen Shixing
Xing suddenly woke up. Everyone was waiting for him to express his position. How could he remain silent?
Shen Yuanfu let out a long sigh in his heart, and he fell down limply like a snake with its backbone removed. He said in his mouth: "I... second my opinion."
Shen Shixing's voice was really weak. Only the cabinet ministers, ministers and other senior officials who were closest to the general platform could hear his words clearly. But as soon as they heard his words, everyone let out a sigh of relief. These sighing people
The voices are all different, some are relieved, some are indignant, some are disappointed, and some are... it's hard to put into words.
"Mr. Shen also agrees, that's the best." Zhu Yijun chuckled, obviously there was no trace of evil spirit in his tone, and even seemed a bit too gentle, but every word and every sentence he said reached everyone's ears, but it was like
As cold as a blade: "...then where are the other ministers?"
"Your Majesty..." Some people were still hesitating, but Wu Dui, Liang Menglong and others were ready to express their stance, but they only said two words when they were interrupted by a stormy voice: "My Emperor Shengming! My Emperor Shengming
!...My Holy Emperor!"
The ministers were shocked. This angry voice actually started from the Jin Yiwei who was closest to the general platform, and then caused the production and construction corps to follow suit, and finally the imperial guards not far away, and even the second Mongolian cavalry.
, eventually evolved into an army of hundreds of thousands, all cheering loudly.
Many civil servants cursed in their hearts: You Qiu Ba know nothing, and you are just shouting about the Holy Spirit!
It is a pity that no matter how stubborn the civil servants are, they will never dare to say "no" in the cheers of hundreds of thousands of troops, not to mention that these people are all standing on the same side as the emperor. In this case, even if
At that time, Concubine Yang had no choice but to die, not to mention who among them had the grace and favor of Concubine Yang?
Wu Dui and Liang Menglong looked at each other quietly. Taking advantage of the cheers of "My Emperor's Holy Ming", they both shouted loudly: "I second my opinion, my Emperor's Holy Ming!"
As soon as they opened their mouths, the momentum became even more unstoppable. The civil servants of the Practical School all shouted, "I second my opinion, my emperor is wise." Immediately afterwards, the neutral officials who had already realized that the trend was unstoppable also started to "I second my opinion."
In the end, Wang Xijue, who had already seen that the situation was over, no longer hesitated and expressed his support.
After the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, except for the restoration of the Yingzong clan, the first marquis who was granted a title as a civil servant was born: Nanning Hou Gao was officially granted the title!
After all, Zhu Yijun was not yet 30 years old. He couldn't hide the joy in his heart when he thought that the drama he had carefully designed finally came to an end according to his own will. He threw his head up to the sky and laughed three times. Then he walked quickly to Gao Pangshi and started from there.
Chen Ju next to him took the gold plate in his hand, looked at the death-free iron coupons and other items placed on it, and said with a smile: "Nanning Hou Pingshen, accept the decree and be granted the title."
However, no one expected that something unexpected would happen until now - Gao pragmatically knelt down in front of the emperor without moving, and said: "I think I have made a small contribution, but I am afraid it is not enough to receive such a huge reward. Please
Your Majesty, please think twice." After saying that, he knocked three times, which seemed to be sincere.
Zhu Yijun frowned and said: "The achievements in conquering the Yuan Dynasty are so great. Isn't it less than a mere moment? It's because Aiqing has been an official for more than ten years. According to my opinion, even the reward from the Duke of the country is enough."
"However, this is really out of the norm, and may cause worries for future generations." Gao's pragmatic tone was very calm, but seemed to be very determined.
Zhu Yijun didn't know what Gao Jingshi was selling, so he thought to himself: Could it be that I didn't make it clear to Jingshi in this design, so that he had some misunderstanding?
This was not going to work. Zhu Yijun immediately decided to change his approach to persuasion. He sighed softly and said: "Pragmatic, do you remember that when you and I were reading "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", the late emperor suddenly came unannounced and then took the exam for you?
My time?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gao Pragmatic was obviously stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Your Majesty, of course I will remember it."
"Okay, what are we reading that day?" Zhu Yijun asked.
"I'm reading "Xian Shi Lan·Zha Wei Pian"." Gao pragmatically said, it seems that he really remembers it.
Zhu Yijun nodded with satisfaction, and then sighed with emotion: "The law of the Lu State is that the people of Lu give concubines to the princes, and those who can redeem them, take their gold from the government. Zigong redeems the people of Lu from the princes, and give them to the princes, and do not take them.
The gold. Confucius said: "The gift is lost. From now on, the people of Lu do not redeem people. If you take the gold, you will not be harmed by your behavior. If you do not take the gold, you will no longer redeem people."
When Zilu saved a person from drowning, the people worshiped him with an ox, and Zilu accepted it. Confucius said: "The people of Lu must save people from drowning." Confucius saw it in detail, and saw it in a far-off way."
When he said this, he returned the gold plate to Chen Ju, personally stepped forward to help Gao Pingshi up, and said seriously: "This is the title of the Marquis of Nanning. If I love you to take it, you will not be harmed by it. How can you imitate Zigong's failure?"
In the Ming Dynasty, where the people of Lu did not redeem others?"
Gao pragmatic's original firm look was indeed shaken, and he frowned deeply. Zhu Yijun said no more, turned around and snatched the gold plate from Chen Ju's hand, forced it in front of Gao pragmatic, and whispered: "I told you to take it.
Just take it. When this matter is finished, the court will still have several troubles for you to resolve, but there will be no delay."
Gao pragmatic was speechless for a moment. He raised his head and looked at Zhu Yijun, only to see Zhu Yijun glare: "How about you try saying "no" again?"
"My lord..." Gao Pingshi smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, thank you for your kindness." After saying that, he bowed down again. This is the end of Nanning's ceremony of award.
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