Chapter 281 The descendants of the Japanese returnees ()
The trip to Tianjin could not be delayed for too long. While Gao Pangshi and others were having talks, Liu Wei and other troops who came with them were camping in the predetermined countryside.
After setting up camp this time, General Gao Pragmatic only led more than a thousand troops to the capital. The reason for this was because this return to the capital was not a triumphal return, and the capital had not prepared any projects such as a suburban welcome, so it could only be applied to the generals entering the capital.
Beijing's system means that each general can lead no more than five hundred troops.
There are only two generals at the general level who are returning to Beijing with Gao Jingshi and are preparing to return to town this time, namely Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei, so the standard quota is 1,000 people. As for Gao Jingshi, it stands to reason that he is a civilian official, but in fact he does not lead troops
There is a limit on quantity, but he is also the Marquis of Nanning, so this is a bit sensitive.
In fact, in the canonization document of the emperor at that time, it was clearly written that the Gao pragmatic title was a civil servant title, and the credit was due to a series of reforms over the years. Because of the achievements brought about by these reforms, the great cause of conquering the Yuan Dynasty was realized.
From this it can be seen that the merits of being a highly pragmatic prince are essentially Xiao He's type - Xiao He was of course a civil servant, so the book was made as an analogy to Li Shanchang, who was granted the title of Duke of this dynasty.
However, no matter what, what everyone knows is that this decree insists on whether Gao Jingshi should be ennobled as a civil servant or a military minister. In the final analysis, it is just the emperor who wants to praise Gao Jingjing.
Regardless of the fact that they are all titles of nobility, there are also different grades of titles. The grade mentioned here is not that a duke is greater than a marquis, or a marquis is greater than an uncle, but the difference between titles of the same level.
Generally speaking, the lowest level is for relatives to be ennobled. A good explanation for this is that Empress Dowager Li's father, Li Wei, was granted the title of Uncle Wu Qing during the Longqing Dynasty. When his nephew Zhu Yijun became the emperor and took charge, he was immediately granted the title of Uncle Wu Qing.
Such a title is a title given to a relative.
According to the system established by Zhu Yuanzhang, in principle, relatives of the Ming Dynasty rarely received titles, and even if they did, they would not be granted land. Moreover, they usually did not hold the highest title, that is, Duke of the State.
In addition, the uses of titles given to relatives are also relatively limited, and they generally only provide money and food but no real power. By the middle and late Ming Dynasty, since the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies had become a decoration, a very few relatives could go to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies after being knighted.
, but please note - it is really just in name, and you are not even required (not allowed) to attend classes.
But the most cruel thing was during the Jiajing period. Emperor Sejong also ordered that the titles of relatives were not allowed to be hereditary. Even if the emperor had to make an exception, they could only be hereditary for one or two generations. It was a bit like a favor order. This was also the reason why Li Wei, Marquis of Wuqing Dynasty, died.
The reason why we caused so much trouble later.
I seem to have forgotten to mention this matter about Wu Qinghou's family before. Let me briefly explain: Li Wei's title when he died was Wu Qinghou, but when he died, Zhu Yijun had already taken charge. In order to show his filial piety to the Queen Mother, Zhu Yijun insisted on dying for Li Wei.
Later he was granted the title of An Guogong.
This incident caused a lot of remonstrances from both the government and the public, but Zhu Yijun insisted on the word "filial piety" to his death. Of course, Gao Pragmatic also helped a little - it was not that Shangshu supported the emperor.
, but I only tried to persuade him once, saying a lot of truth that everyone else had said, and then nothing more happened.
For the emperor at that time, not opposing, or not fiercely opposing, could basically be regarded as supporting.
However, although Li Wei was granted the title after his death, it was a posthumous honor. In theory, his son who ascended the title had to follow the old rules. The old rules just said that either he could not ascend the title, or he had to refuse favor if he had to ascend the title.
, let Wu Qinghou return to Wu Qingbo.
However, Zhu Yijun refused, so he packaged the matter together. Grandpa wanted to pursue the title of Duke of the Kingdom, and uncle wanted to refuse to accept the title of Marquis of Wu Qing. Of course, this matter finally came to pass.
After all the gossip, let’s get back to the business. Even if the holy scroll looks extremely grand like the Wu Qinghou family, so what? Just like the princesses of Li Tang who are often worried about getting married, if there is a problem, there is always a root cause. Just
The emperor insisted that without the support of the civil service group, the status of his uncle's family could not really be improved.
Therefore, in addition to being able to enjoy the salary of the Marquis, the eldest son Li Wenquan and the second son Li Wengui also added the title of "Left Governor of the Central Army Governor's Mansion", but they still did not hold any real power. The two left governors did not even dare to go to the Governor's Mansion.
I've been there, it's just a prostitute's salary for free.
The one above the title of a relative is a title of a military official, or a title of a civil servant based on martial arts. The title of a military official can be based on the example of Li Chengliang, who fought for half a life, basically won more than he lost, and actually solved a lot of troubles on the frontier, so he was able to get a title
A noble title cannot be hereditary.
Of course, Li Chengliang later changed his title to Spyker, making it hereditary, but that was because his son Li Rusong had made great contributions. Li Rusong had made a lot of contributions, but he was not too old. In order to avoid being untitled later, he simply added him to his father's head.
superior.
Civil servants who were knighted for their martial arts were more noble than Li Chengliang. The best example is Wang Shouren, also known as Wang Yangming. Although Wang Yangming's new earldom actually harmed him a lot, he lost the opportunity to join the cabinet and assist the government.
, but it is good news for his descendants, because after many years of quarrels inside and outside the court, it was still given to Shige. When Emperor Longqing succeeded to the throne, he even gave Wang Yangming himself the posthumous title of Xinjian Marquis.
Civil servants were knighted for their martial arts. Since there were only three of them, including him, his status was rather special, especially when he was respected by other later civil servants. In the Ming Dynasty society where civil servants were superior to others, since civil servants were
They all respect him, but his status is certainly not comparable to Li Chengliang's military minister title.
And even more precious than the knighthood of civil servants for their martial arts, there was one and only one person who stood out after the founding of the People's Republic of China. He was Gao Pragmatic, who was canonized as Marquis of Nanning after his triumphant victory over the Yuan Dynasty.
According to what Zhu Yijun said in the article, the Gao pragmatic feudal prince was actually "both civil and military": he not only laid the foundation for the victory against the Yuan Dynasty because of his reforms, but also personally led the troops to completely defeat the Mongol Khan and the commander-in-chief of the Yuan Emperor.
Under such circumstances, the preciousness of this Marquis is naturally unparalleled. You can say whether he has literary or martial arts skills, it doesn't matter.
Of course, in any case, his position at that time was not a certain governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. His full official title should be "Shao Fu, Prince Taishi, Grand Scholar of Wenhua Palace, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and Ping Japanese Classics, Nanning"
"Hou Gao is pragmatic". In addition to the title of Marquis of Nanning, the title of Young Master, and the title of Prince and Grand Master, in theory, all civil servants and military generals can serve. He is also a bachelor of the Wenhua Palace, a minister of the Ministry of Households, and a pacification of the Japanese history.
It is limited to what civil servants can do.
So it stands to reason that he can bring as many people as he wants to Beijing without anyone caring about him. It’s just that Gao Pragmatic has always been a cautious person, especially in the officialdom. He has already made many great achievements that no one can ignore.
The lower you go, the more you have to keep a low profile on certain things.
To be honest, he was accompanied by tens of thousands of land and sea servants, and it would not be financially unaffordable to bring them all back to the capital to reward him! However, doing so would be too high-profile, and it would easily arouse the emperor's suspicion.
He often reminds himself not to take Zhu Yijun lightly because he has a good relationship with him. No matter how good the relationship is, he is still an emperor. As for whether his ministers may endanger his country and the country, no emperor with an above-average IQ can be careless.
Is Zhu Yijun’s IQ online? Absolutely! So no matter how boring the superficial skills are, you have to do it, and you have to do it well.
As a result, Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei each brought 500 personal soldiers, and Gao Pragmatic served as a dignified manager, but they only brought 200 servants, just like ordinary ministers returning to Beijing to report on their duties - governor-level ministers returning to Beijing
When debriefing, he usually brings two to three hundred people with him. Being pragmatic, he takes the low rather than the high, and only brings two hundred people with him.
Anyway, with a thousand people like Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei here, Tianjin is also close to the capital, so security issues are not a problem at all.
On the way, Gao pragmatically looked at the two capable general soldiers around him, and suddenly felt that life was really interesting.
In his early years, he had no official position and was very light. When he traveled, he always made a big show. Anyway, everyone in the government and the public knew that he was rich, so what if he was willing to spend money to support his family?
But now that he had already become a minister of the cabinet, and seeing that Liang Menglong would inevitably resign soon after returning to Beijing, it was time for him to become a second minister. As a result, the number of guards around him was reduced again and again.
What should we think about this? Maybe we should change the angle - at least it means that the security situation around Gyeonggi is better now than it was back then.
Thinking of this, Gao Pragmatic scratched his head a little. Time is not forgiving. Cao Gan, who accidentally robbed him back then, has resigned for the third time this winter after being the president of Jinghua Trading Company for so many years.
I guess this matter really can't be delayed any longer.
Cao Gan also suffered from some hidden injuries back then. Thanks to the fact that it was still early for him to join his army, he never lived that kind of life again. Later, he had regular check-ups and dedicated care by medical students from the Department of Medicine.
easy.
But after Cao Gan resigned, who should the Jinghua Merchant Society choose?
How about handing it over to Cao Ke and letting him inherit his father's business? It doesn't seem appropriate. This may easily lead to a situation where the Cao family dominates the Jinghua Trading Company. Although it is reasonable and reasonable, Cao Ke was born as a scholar and has long-term
The confidant who serves as the trade secretary of the secretariat does not have any motive to betray him, but he cannot engage in mountaineering because of this.
Why not let Cao Ke take over from Gao Rui and take over the management of Kaiping Industrial Zone? Gao Rui has been working in Kaiping Industrial Zone for almost 30 years. Although the industrial zone is getting bigger and bigger, it is now called an "industrial zone".
In fact, it is no smaller than a city, and its status in the Jinghua Group has always been very high... But by the same token, Gao Rui should also change his position.
Speaking of which, in terms of industry and commerce, the commanders of the six major garrison armies in southern Xinjiang cannot stay in office for so long. They change their posts every few years. The navy's two-ocean fleet is no less generous. There is a change of guard within the fleet and they go to Dingnancheng to serve as senior advisers.
Take turns. In short, no one in charge of the army can last more than ten years, and they basically change positions after five years.
Whether it is Cao Ke or Gao Rui, it is actually easy for them to change positions. What is more important now is that Gao Mo is already over seventy years old and has mentioned giving up his position countless times, making this matter even more difficult to delay.
The power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Beijing is very powerful, especially because it has a high level of independence. Almost no other departments can control it. To a certain extent, apart from myself, only the Secretariat can supervise one or two things, or simply Liu Xin can control it.
get some.
But a few years ago, Liu Xin was no longer the special aloof person she used to be. Her father Liu Xian saw her for the last time before his death. He was deeply regretful about her life-long event and finally left with regrets.
This incident gave Liu Xin a great stimulation. After the filial piety was over, she officially married into the Gao family with the support of Liu Wei. Because of the influence of her late father, she no longer has to worry about her identity... Three years ago, she was pragmatically married to Gao
A son was born, named Gao Chun, Gao Pragmatic's fifth son.
Speaking of which, Gao Pragmatic is very prosperous. Now he has three daughters and five sons. Moreover, Huang Zhiting is pregnant and may give birth in the next year. I don’t know if it will be four daughters and five sons or three daughters and six sons. It really makes Gao choose
The old couple are very satisfied.
Gao Cai even joked that the Gao family relied on him to have children in his generation, and now his son is just like him, which proves that the old man is extremely talented... Some people like to joke when they are old, and it seems that Gao Cai is like this. But that's it.
No wonder, with Gao Pragmatic, the eldest son who has never had to worry about him since he was a child, it is normal for him to have a cheerful personality.
Gao Pragmatic's current three daughters and five sons, in order of birth, are as follows:
The eldest son, Gao Yuan, was born to Huang Zhiting; the eldest daughter, Gao Yan, was born to Huang Zhiting; the second son, Gao Yan, was born to Narita Kai; the third son, Gao Mu, was born to Meng Guzhe; the second daughter, Gao Yi, was born to Narita Kai.
The fourth son, Gao Ji, was born to Huang Zhiting; the fifth son, Gao Chun, was born to Liu Xin; the third daughter, Gao Zhen, was born to Liu Xin.
In fact... speaking of it, there is another son, who is the daughter of the eldest princess Yongning. But obviously, it is difficult for this child to enter the Gao family tree. Even because the matter is too sensitive, even His Majesty the Emperor can't stay there, and once quietly
I traveled incognito once and went to Gao Pingshi's house late at night. The two of them discussed it for most of the night and came up with several solutions.
At that time, Gao Pragmatic's first idea was to find a random reason and describe the child as an orphan he happened to meet, and he adopted him because he couldn't bear to see it.
However, Zhu Yijun rejected it outright. As the child's biological uncle, he firmly disagreed with the child being an adopted son. In his opinion, this was definitely a matter of principle.
In fact, before Gao Pingshi proposed this idea, he had guessed that Zhu Yijun would probably not agree. The reason is that His Majesty really cares about some of his compatriots.
King Lu was not only extravagant and extravagant in his fiefdom of Wei Hui, but many places in his palace used emperor's rites in excess of the regulations. As a result, when the matter was reported to Zhu Yijun, the emperor's eldest brother, nothing happened.
According to Chen Ju's private disclosure, the emperor not only did not get angry after hearing this, but also smiled and said: "Yi Liu has not learned any rules since he was a child. Let him go. This matter will not affect others."
As a result, although he was generous, the courtiers refused and petitioned for severe punishment. Ninety percent of them were ignored by Zhu Yijun, and a few memorials were sent back to several important ministers. The general meaning is that King Lu did not receive the same education as me when he was a child. The blame for this is on me as the eldest brother, so I decided not to have lunch for three days as a self-examination, and then nothing happened.
When the courtiers saw that the emperor had "sinned himself" and continued to pursue him, they suspected that they were trying to force the emperor to death, so they had to stop. Of course, some people suspected that the emperor was planning to imitate Zheng Zhuanggong, and in so doing, he regarded King Lu as his uncle. , but after waiting for so many years, there is still no follow-up. It can only be said that the emperor really cares about family ties.
Since Gao Pragmatic's proposal was rejected, the emperor had to think of a way by himself. However, his first proposal was too whimsical, and was rejected by Gao Pragmatic - the emperor said, "How about I think of a way to say that the child is mine?" Born by a certain concubine?
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ps: This chapter is a make-up for yesterday. I have been too busy recently, so I squeezed out this chapter during my lunch break. Please forgive me if there are any typos or the sentences are not smooth.