Chapter 758: Emperor Chongping: Appoints Jia Heng as the Crown Prince’s Taibao
Just when Jia Heng was organizing his army in the Jiangnan camp - in the city of Shenjing
Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall
The ministers in the palace are discussing matters. As the autumn grain collection has gradually taken over the theme of the political life of the Han Dynasty, and the rice grain and silver payment of northern Xinjiang need to be planned again, the cabinet and the military aircraft department have been frequently convened recently to hold court discussions.
Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet below, had a cold look on his old face. He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Tan Jie, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, is reporting that since the beginning of summer in the south of the Yangtze River, there has been too much rain, which has affected the grain harvest. I ask your Majesty to take appropriate measures to avoid sending grain this year.
Amount."
If the child suffered a defeat in the south, I think the Holy Spirit's impression of the child would also change.
Emperor Chongping said solemnly: "Now the northern frontier army is in urgent need of transporting grain, and not a single grain of grain transported from the south of the Yangtze River should be missing."
Yang Guochang cupped his hands and said, "I will write to the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing to urge the transportation of grain."
Yang Guochang finished his duties and returned to court. It was almost noon. All the courtiers were hungry and wanted to wait for Emperor Chongping to say goodbye to the court.
Emperor Chongping glanced at the courtiers below, his eyes stopped on the face of Shi Jie, the Minister of War, headed by the Military Aircraft Department, and asked: "Is there any report from the Military Aircraft Department and Jinling?"
Shi Jie responded quickly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the memorial from Jinling has not been delivered in the past few days."
Because the news of the destruction of the Nanfang Town Navy was spreading in Beijing, Emperor Chongping did not receive Jia Heng's flying pigeon message for a while, and he was inevitably a little anxious.
Thinking it was Jia Heng, he wrote another memorial to record the events in detail and submitted it to Beijing.
Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment.
At this moment, behind the palace, through the hanging bead curtain, an eunuch poked his head out and winked at Dai Quan, who was serving beside Emperor Chongping.
Knowing that something was going on, Dai Quan went to the inner prison, took the brocade box containing the paper, paused slightly, and quickly returned to Emperor Chongping.
"Your Majesty, Yong Ningbo's flying pigeon sent a message."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, he took the paper from Dai Quan and couldn't wait to read it, saying: "Okay, as expected of Ziyu!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several cabinet ministers and court officials below changed slightly, and they secretly thought, what do you mean by this?
Emperor Chongping put down the paper, looked down at the expectant and doubtful eyes, and said: "Just now, the flying pigeon sent by Jia Ziyu said that on August 16, the army won a great victory at Haimen, and the bandits were defeated.
Three hundred Jurchens were captured in the battle, and four thousand pirates were captured. The Donglu did not dare to take boats to attack Jinling again. Detailed military reports will be delivered today by a 600-mile expedited horse."
Because the amount of information that flying pigeons can convey is limited, there is not much text on the paper, but fortunately there is still classical Chinese at this time. Although Jia Heng does not understand Shannon's information theory, he can simply encode the information with the help of later generations' spy war knowledge.
It’s better to know something and try to strike a balance between information distortion and simple compression.
However, the homing pigeons were still affected by the weather on the way. They could have arrived earlier, but they didn't want to arrive now.
As soon as these words came out, it was like a stormy sea was set off in Hanyuan Palace, which was unbelievable.
How long has it been since then that Yong Ning Bo achieved another great victory? Is it true that his martial arts luck is Changhong, and he will win every battle?
Just when the ministers were having different thoughts, Liu Yu, who was not far behind Yang Guochang and was drinking wine at the Imperial Academy, frowned and his eyes flashed. He held a wat tablet and came out to play. He said: "Your Majesty, Zhen Haijun is here.
They were destroyed on August 15th, and the Japanese invaders were sent to the Jiangbei camp the next day. Will this flying pigeon pass the message..."
Well, Liu Yuzhong was clearly influenced by the events such as "Jia Ziyu cleverly recognized the false news, Emperor Chongping fainted in Xihe Palace", "Jia Ziyu boldly showed his loyalty, and Queen Xuefeng of the Song Dynasty was suddenly attacked", etc. His heart was blessed and his mind was activated.
, want to see through the authenticity of the letter passed by Fei Ge.
Liu Yuzhong's words obviously also played some role.
Pang Shilang, the Minister of Rites, paused for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "What Mr. Liu said is not unreasonable. Could it be that they have already been defeated, and the bandits deliberately delayed our court's decision-making response?"
After these words were spoken, the officials in the palace looked at each other in shock. After thinking about it, it seemed possible.
"The battle in Henan was not
Is that so? The fake victory report is intended to disturb my central vision." At this time, Cen Weishan, the Minister of Punishment, nodded and said with a solemn expression.
Emperor Chongping: "???"
Did these people do this on purpose? Are they bringing up past events and exposing scars?
"This is a homing pigeon specially trained by the Jinyi Mansion. It took several homing pigeons to transmit the information. How can it be fake?" Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice, holding back the anger in his heart.
However, Liu Yuzhong stubbornly said: "Your Majesty, I think we should err on the side of caution and we need to wait for the follow-up memorial to prove what I said."
Emperor Chongping looked at the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine with his thin, pine-browed eyes, feeling angry and laughing at the same time.
Is this Liu Yuzhong a pedantic in his studies?
However, Liu Yuzhong's words were quite recognized by the officials of the Department of Science and Technology. For a time, several chief censors came out to agree with him.
Emperor Chongping's face was as calm as the abyss. He looked at Yang Guochang and said, "Yang Qing, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, we still need to wait for the memorial to report the good news. If it is a good news, it is not too late to celebrate." Yang Guochang cupped his hands and said.
"Han Qing."
Han Huang hesitated for a moment. He didn't want to answer at first, but he couldn't resist the emperor's aggressive gaze, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Wei Chen believes that in military affairs, if you are more cautious, you will never go wrong."
Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, speechless.
Just now I said I was asking about the good news, but in fact I was asking about the attitudes of the Qi and Zhejiang parties towards Jia Heng. As expected, due to the promotion of the Military Aircraft Department, he gradually valued Zi Yu, and the officials from the Qi and Zhejiang parties began to form a vague consensus of rejection.
This may not be a good thing.
Just when the ministers in the palace were quiet for a moment, suddenly, a young eunuch hurriedly ran over from Danbi outside the Hanyuan Palace, panting and entered the palace, with sweat still on his forehead and temples, holding a
Brocade Box, loudly said: "Your Majesty, Yong Ningbo's military information has been delivered urgently and densely."
Because Emperor Chongping had specifically told him that if he had any military information about Jia Heng, he should deliver it to the palace as soon as possible. No matter what he was doing at the time, he had to come and report it. After the report came quickly, the report finally arrived.
Arrive at Shenjing City.
As soon as the eunuch said these words, the palace suddenly fell silent, and all the courtiers were shocked.
"Dai Quan." Emperor Chongping ordered. "My servant is here."
Dai Quan responded, took a fly whisk, came over from the golden luan, took the secret box from the young eunuch, quickly opened it, took out a memorial from it, turned around and trotted to present it to Emperor Chongping.
Under the attention of the civil and military ministers in the palace, Emperor Chongping took the memorial and began to read the text of the memorial.
Compared with the brief text of "The Carrier Pigeon", the narrative of the battle report recorded in the memorial is undoubtedly more detailed and sufficient. It records in detail that after the defeat of Zhenhai, Jia Heng went to Tongzhou to defend the port to help, and then picked up the remaining troops in Tongzhou to defend the port, using strong tactics.
Cleaning up military discipline, motivating generals, and also mentioned the issue of rewards for generals who kill the enemy.
Then Jia Heng led the navy to attack the pirate navy. He fought against the enemy at Haimen and defeated the pirates. Zhengbai Banner had three hundred flag soldiers.
The army was annihilated and four thousand pirates were captured. It was a great victory.
After Emperor Chongping read it, he read it again, his cheeks flushed, and he couldn't help but take another look at the seal and signature. After confirming it, he felt even more happy.
Well, what Liu Yuzhong just said finally made the emperor suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
After all, if you fall into the same trap twice, you will die of shame.
When Emperor Chongping saw that there was nothing unusual, he picked up the memorial and said with a smile on his face: "Dai Quan, show it to all the ministers."
This time, there will be no lies!
Upon hearing this, Dai Quan quickly took the memorial and walked towards Yang Guochang, Han Huang and others.
After a while, the ministers circulated it, with shock on their faces.
Did Yong Ningbo really win?
Emperor Chongping looked at Liu Yuzhong who was looking at the memorial and asked: "Liu Qing, do you still see any doubts?
Not everyone in the civil and military circles of this dynasty is Ziyu!
Liu Yuzhong took the memorial and saw nothing unusual. He looked sullen for a moment and handed it to someone.
Wang Shu, the minister of Dali Temple nearby, cupped his hands towards Emperor Chongping and said, "The humble minister is stupid and cannot tell the truth from the false."
Emperor Chongping looked at Shi Jie at the military station and asked, "Where is Shi Qing? Shi Qing has read the memorial before. Do you know whether it is true or false?"
It may be said that it was also because he was so deeply wounded by the false victory last time that Emperor Chongping simply took the risk this time and asked the courtiers below, as if he subconsciously wanted to wash away the original shame in this way.
Shi Jie cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the memorial contains the code mark previously agreed upon by Yong Ning Bo. This will be used as a secret to confirm the authenticity of the memorial."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Yuzhong's face was slightly shocked, while Yang Guochang's face darkened, and his heart was slightly shocked.
Han Huang, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, also narrowed his eyes. This Jia Ziyu is really scheming. Does a minister of the Privy Council also have a secret code mark?
When Emperor Chongping heard this, a bright light flashed through his heart, and he suddenly said: "When Shi Qing said this, I seem to have remembered that Zi Yu mentioned at the beginning that the military and political ministers contained in the secret brocade box of the Military Aircraft Department were for the purpose of
It must not be leaked, so the memorial should have a secret code for the appointment. I forgot about it just now, so the pattern of the memorial is dotted with bird patterns, the length and length..."
Ziyu had mentioned it to him before, but he was so busy with government affairs that he didn't think of it just now.
Shi Jie quickly became solemn and interrupted: "Your Majesty... this method cannot be used frequently."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "I forgot my feelings for a moment, Shi Qing reminded me.
It is indeed difficult to make this kind of secret appointment known to the public.
As for the ministers below, listening to the monarch and his ministers singing almost in unison, describing the key points of the secret box of the Military Aircraft Department, they all looked confused. What else do they, the ministers outside the Military Aircraft Department, not know?
Emperor Chongping looked at the ministers below and said: "You ministers, ministers of the military and state, are concerned with the danger of the country, and communication must be kept confidential."
There is an indescribable feeling in my heart.
Ziyu was really a minister who planned the country and had far-sighted plans. If the Ministry of War had kept secrets when delivering official military reports, how could there have been false reports of success in the past?
The ministers below were so surprised that they were speechless.
Han Huang, the second minister of the cabinet, sighed in his heart. The emperor relied more and more on the military department, and they, the cabinet ministers, became more and more distant from the central affairs. This is the normal law of a bad country!
Just when the ministers had different thoughts, Emperor Chongping said: "My lords, this time Jia Ziyu led the navy to achieve a great victory at Haimen. He defeated the bandits in one battle and wiped out the Jurchen white flag. His contribution is not small.
, I have to reward you.”
The ministers were shocked again when they heard this.
The Holy One is going to give Jia Ziyu a title again. If he is granted a title because of his merits, he will not be rewarded in the future. Is this okay?
At this time, Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet, hesitated for a moment, then went out and handed over his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Yongning was promoted to the first-class uncle not long ago. Your Majesty was so kind to him. It was at the time when Uncle Yongning was carrying the Jade Dragon, and he was grateful for the emperor's favor with tears, how can we do it because of this?"
Rewards for small achievements?"
Emperor Chongping said: "Yang Qing, Yongning Bo defeated the pirates, how can you not be rewarded for your merits?"
Pang Shilang, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out of the class and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although this merit is commendable, it is by no means enough to make a prince! In the past, Taizu established the system. Unless he has made great contributions to the country, he cannot be granted the title of prince.
"In the Taizong Dynasty, there were people who made great achievements in the southwest and northwest, and the highest they could achieve was the title of marquis. I ask your Majesty to think again."
Fang Huan, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the famous utensils of the country's dukes are related to the ancestors' methods of making them. How can they be ruined by the skill of the ruler? As the saying goes, those who first make figurines have no descendants, and their ministers are dull. I only ask your Majesty to think twice."
At this time, Cen Weishan, the Minister of Punishment, also raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Yongning's uncle is not as good as the weak crown. Since he became an official, he has risen from a white man to a super-ranked earl. His grace has been unprecedented and grand. It is precisely because of his exhaustion and dullness that he has served the country.
At that time, if you were rewarded one after another, you would not be promoted to a certain title, and I think this is not a long-term way to preserve it."
At this time, along with Pang Shilang and the two ministers from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel, another minister from the Ministry of Personnel, Zhou Tingji, also handed over and left to report.
The censors in charge of the imperial examination, as well as the officials of the Six Sections, came out one after another to agree, quoting scriptures, and proving from various angles that Jia Heng's meager merits were not enough to make him a marquis.
Although Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, did not leave his post,
He agreed, but he also paid attention to Emperor Chongping's movements. If he proposed to make a prince, he would obviously oppose it.
Qin Ye looked at the court officials who came out to oppose him one by one, frowned, sighed in his heart, and looked around to see Ziyu's enemies in the court.
He was still a little embarrassed to express support for his father-in-law. Seeing this scene, Jia Zheng was also secretly anxious.
At the beginning, the meritorious service that Shi Jia Xian's younger brother made in the northwest was not very significant, and he was still granted the title of marquis. Why can't Ziyu be granted the title of marquis now?
Emperor Chongping looked down at the courtiers who had invited him, his face gradually became as cold as stone, and in his calm voice with a hint of sullenness, he said, "When did I say that I would make Uncle Yongning a marquis?"
Pang Shilang, Cen Weishan, Ke Daoyanguan: "...."
No, this is an overreaction? But the emperor seemed to be very interested just now?
Emperor Chongping said coldly: "According to the memorial, the Jurchen Prince Duduo is still fleeing across the rivers and seas, and there is still the possibility that sea pirates will come to invade our territory of the Han Dynasty. Now Yongning Boti has mobilized the land and water troops and horses in the camp south of the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River to rectify the situation." There are still many battles to be fought in order to ward off the bandits. Even if you want to be promoted to a noble rank, you still have to wait for the sea, Yan, and rivers to clear up, and the military affairs to be settled! As for the so-called sudden rewards, one reward and another reward, so on and so forth, to the envoy Jia Ziyu If I can wipe out the Eastern barbarians in one year and reach the county king in cloth, why should I be so stingy?"
As soon as the emperor said these words, the entire Hanyuan Hall was silent, and immediately, the hearts of all the ministers were shocked.
But having said that, if you really wipe out the Donglu, there is no problem in making a county king.
Emperor Chongping glanced at the ministers below and said in a deep voice: "My lords, now that Jia Ziyu has become the Yongning Bo, he can still be promoted to a higher position and give him praise and small rewards for his merits. As far as I know, his ancestors have not yet given posthumous gifts." , How can I bear it in my heart?"
To put it bluntly, the merits of being granted the title of Marquis are obviously not enough, but one can give posthumous gifts to the ancestors, and oneself can be promoted to an official position.
Yao Yu, the Minister of Rites, thought for a while, held the wat tablet in his hand, and went out to announce: "Your Majesty, Yongning Bo's mother has been posthumously conferred the posthumous title of Mrs. Jia Mao Yide. Her father has not yet been conferred the posthumous title, so she should be given the posthumous title."
Because, in the "Cijue List" quoted in Jia Heng's official resume, it was Jia Heng's mother who raised him through all kinds of hardships, so she was posthumously given the title of Madam Chaopin.
Moreover, in fact, imperial edicts are often given to mothers and husbands.
As for people, as for fathers, it is generally not common to give gifts, but it is not impossible.
Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment and said: "The Ministry of Rites has decided to give Jia Heng a beautiful posthumous title as a posthumous title to show his legacy. In addition, the cabinet will draft an edict."
As he said that, he looked at Han and Yang.
"The humble minister is here." Han Huang, the second assistant to the cabinet, holding an ivory and jade saber, came out of the squad and played.
When Yang Guochang saw this, he endured the irritation in his heart. He also held the ivory and jade wat, cupped his hands and said, "I'm here, my old minister."
In the current cabinet, because Zhao Mo is still on his way back north and Qi Kun is still patrolling salt, only the first, second and second assistants are left, and the two parties of Qi and Zhejiang are clearly divided.
Emperor Chongping looked around at the officials and said loudly: "He was granted the title of Yongning Bo, and Jia Heng, Minister of the Ministry of War, was appointed as the crown prince's Taibao. This official title is still not enough to reward his merits. After the peace and stability of the sea area, he has other meritorious deeds and will be promoted to the title."
Previously, when Jia Heng was the governor of Henan, he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War. At that time, he barely had an official rank of 1st rank. However, when he resigned as governor, his civil official title was still only 2nd rank. This was also the highest rank for all civil servants in the Han Dynasty before joining the cabinet.
The position, that is, the second rank is already the pinnacle, but after adding the crown prince and Taibao, it will always be the first rank.
If he was not too young and the Han Dynasty had already appointed Li Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War, as a Shaobao, it is unlikely that he would be granted a Shaobao.
As for Li Zan, who became a bachelor of Wuying Palace and was promoted to an official rank from the first rank, he was also the crown prince's Taibao.
As for Emperor Chongping, he wanted to add an official title first, and remember part of the credit for this time. When he has accumulated enough merits for making him a marquis, he would naturally give Jia Heng a title. After all, this time he fought against the Donglu and annihilated thousands of people.
The invincible Three Hundred White Flags.
When Yang Guochang and Han Huang heard this, their faces were clouded, and they cupped their hands and said, "I respectfully obey the imperial edict."
The promotion of civil servants from the first rank to the crown prince and Taibao is much more valuable than the first rank from the military attache to the governor, and the status is comparable to that of a cabinet bachelor. As for the posthumous gift of the first examination, it is even more glorious.
This Yong Ning Bo's momentum is so strong that he really can't hold it back, and
Moreover, the Military Aircraft Department that it advocates needs to be particularly vigilant. The two parties in Qi and Zhejiang have also recently recruited military personnel, and the only way to move into the Military Aircraft Department is to do so.
After Emperor Chongping finished speaking, he felt a little excited and said with emotion: "Jia Ziyu fought well in this battle. The navy of the navy was defeated first and then won. This shows that it is not that the navy of Chen Han is unable to fight, but that it lacks a capable general to command the troops.
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In the past few days, the unspeakable anxiety deep in his heart has completely dissipated. Ziyu did not disappoint him. Even against Donglu, he still won every step of the way, maybe even in water battles that he was not very good at.
Listening to the emperor's joyful words, the officials in the palace felt a little confused and confused.
Qin Ye, who was below, had a look of excitement on his face when he heard the emperor's words of encouragement for the official appointment.
Jia Zheng was also overjoyed. In the solemn Hanyuan Hall, he finally resisted the urge to twist his beard and had only one thought in his mind.
Crown Prince and Taibao, this kind of official title cannot be given to ministers without high virtue and high prestige. Ziyu is so young, his name will be remembered in history, and his reputation will be passed down for generations. According to this trend, it is impossible to say that he will be able to enjoy the imperial temple in the future and be worshiped forever.