Does this mean that even if Yuan Yi died, his death would be in vain?
These four words were like four knives piercing Yuanji's chest. A surge of anger surged into his mind, and his eyes turned red.
"Your Majesty, no matter how unbearable Yuan Yi is, he is still a descendant of the Yuan family..."
Gritting his teeth and complaining in pain, Yuan Ji straightened his back, as if he wanted to stand up and argue with the emperor.
Yu Zhong's heart sank.
Even with his eyes closed, he could guess what Yuan Ji wanted to say: No matter how unworthy Yuan Yi is, he is still a descendant of the Yuan family. No matter how talented Li Chengzhi is, he is still a Han slave...
Is Yuanji crazy?
What Your Majesty is most afraid of is that someone denies the late Emperor's contribution to sinicization, causing a dispute between the Yuan and Han Dynasties. Moreover, denying the late Emperor is tantamount to denying His Majesty's orthodox position...
Have you forgotten how Yuan Xi, Yuan Xiang, and Yuan Xie all met with disaster?
If you really dare to say the second half of the sentence, more than one Yuan Yi will die today...
In a hurry, Yu Zhong raised his leg and stepped heavily on Yuan Ji's leg, causing him to kneel down again.
Then Yu Zhong took another step forward, stopped in front of Yuan Ji, and bowed deeply: "King Jiangyang couldn't bear the pain of losing his son, so he spoke without hesitation. Please forgive me..."
The emperor's eyes were full of power and he looked at Yuan Ji coldly.
Is it just a matter of words?
You should be thinking about it every day and thinking about it at night before you blurt it out...
Yuanji, Yuanji, no matter when you meet me, when you mention the late emperor, how often do you not keep praising the late emperor for his sinicization as an immortal achievement?
Turns out it was duplicity?
In vain, I thought that although you were greedy, you were loyal, able to take into account the overall situation, and good at military affairs. I even wanted to worship you as the governor, to help Gao launch the southern expedition, that is, to assist and balance.
Now it seems that if I really want to go, I am afraid that I will be constrained by all my efforts, right?
Fortunately, it's not too late to remedy the situation...
The emperor turned to look at the city, and said in a very calm tone: "The pain of losing a son? It won't be too late to talk about it after finding Yuan Yi's body... Yu Zhong sent the imperial guards to collect the defeated troops, chariots and horses, and conduct a detailed inventory of the dead and injured.
Report as soon as possible."
Yu Zhonggong responded and secretly cursed Yuan Ji.
King Jiangyang, King Jiangyang, if His Majesty was not extremely disappointed in you, why would you say such heartless words?
Just to appease Han Chen, I will certainly punish you today...
Sure enough!
"We called Taiwei Yuanjia, Situ Yuanyi, Sikong Gaozhao, the leader Yu Zhong, Sizhou Mu Yuanyong, Liu Fang, the left attendant, Cui Guang, the right attendant, Liu Teng, the inner attendant, Wang Xian, the censor lieutenant, and Tingwei
Qing traveled to Zhaozhao and selected Cui Liang, the Minister of Ministry, and others to discuss matters in the palace. The other ministers dispersed... and returned to the palace..."
All the ministers were shocked.
If you only call the three divisions and the leading army, Sizhou Mu, Minister of War, etc., the discussion will be about military affairs. If you add the ministers, Yushi Lieutenant, Tingweiqing, etc., eighty percent of the discussion will be about a certain important military official.
’s fault.
What if we add another Minister of Selections?
The emperor's thoughts are ready to come out: Ninety-nine percent of the time, someone is going to move his position.
There is no way it could be Li Chengzhi... He is still a million miles away. Cui Liang, the minister of selection, can arrange everything for him...
The ministers bowed their hands to send the emperor off respectfully, and all of them glanced at Gentsugi, who was pale and dripping with cold sweat...
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Good people don't live long, but disasters last for thousands of years!
Yuan Yi is not dead?
It was also destiny: Yuan Yi injured his leg, so he could not ride a horse. He rode in a car from beginning to end. Fortunately, his car never turned over.
Unfortunately, Li Chengzhi shot an arrow and broke his tibia. Even if he recovered, he would have to walk with a limp for the rest of his life.
Not to mention being an official, even the prince of Jiangyang would be deprived of his appearance.
Not surprisingly, 99% of Yuan Yi's life will be useless. This can be regarded as eliminating Li Chengzhi's major worry.
On the contrary, Russell was 10% dead: he was cut into two pieces by an armored car. If he hadn't been wearing full armor, he probably wouldn't have even been able to survive.
I also heard that the emperor had warned Yuanji, the king of Jiangyang, for his stubbornness and stubbornness, which resulted in the deaths of more than a hundred imperial guards. He was dismissed from the post of general of the left guard and moved to the post of general of Pingdong, where he served as an assistant, general of chariots and cavalry, and commanded all the military affairs in Jiangxi.
Li Chong, the governor of Yangzhou, blocked the Southern Dynasty.
They seem to be of equal rank, but the former is the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, and the latter is the assistant officer of Li Chongzhi, the governor of Yangzhou, making judgments between superiors and superiors.
It was like suddenly losing three mortal enemies, and Li Chengzhi felt very uncomfortable. He knew that when the emperor summoned him, he would definitely be reprimanded, and there was a high possibility that he would be punished, but Li Chengzhi was still very happy.
It was also his own fault: when he suddenly saw Yuan Yi coming forward, he felt a God-given opportunity and shot without even thinking about drawing his bow. But he forgot that in the entire Wei Dynasty, those who could shoot with iron feathers and arrows were less than two slaps in total.<
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He can’t rely on him even if he wants to!
The good thing is loyalty, and Yuan Ji has already said that all means can be used, and the fire has not started at that time, and the victory or defeat has not been decided, so the emperor will not hold him accountable...
With random thoughts running through his mind, Li Chengzhi waited in the corridor, waiting for the emperor to summon him.
The matter of Yuan Sui has been discussed and all the ministers have dispersed. Only Cui Liang remains in the palace. At this time, he is giving a detailed report on Li Chengzhi's family background, family status, achievements and faults.
"Li Guiyi, the great-grandfather of Li Chengzhi, served as a general in the second rank and joined the military. His rank was the upper fifth rank from the right (above the fourth rank, only the rank was considered, and below the fourth rank, in addition to the rank, the rank was also discussed. Each rank is divided into upright, starting from
There are two levels, and each level is divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower, in order to determine the official's family background and inspect the selection and promotion of officials)...
His ancestor, Li Qi, was an official at Zhenjunxingtai, the fourth rank on the right (the fourth rank on the right)..."
His father, Li Shixian, served in the military from the rank of second-rank general to the sixth rank on the right (from the sixth rank on the right)...
Determined based on the equality of the three generations, if talking about surnames, Li Chengzhi is named Ding (at the end of the gentry hierarchy, from high to low, they are Gaoliang, Huafu, A, B, B, Ding, etc.). Those with the surname Ding are Han.
clan)......
In terms of family status, the ancestral home of the Li family is the fifth rank (the first and second rank are Gaoliang). The Huafu is the third rank (upper rank), the surname A is the third rank (lower rank), the surname B is the fourth rank, and the surname C is the fifth rank. The surname Ding is the fifth rank (lower rank), and the lower ranks are
Han tribe)......
If we talk about the rank of the county, it is the second rank (the first rank is Gaomen, the second rank is ordinary gentry, and the lower rank is Han clan)..."
The emperor suddenly realized: No wonder Gao Zhao has been hesitant and unwilling to marry Li Chengzhi. It turns out that just in terms of family status and surname, there is a three-level difference between the two families?
If it is based solely on family status, the two families are not allowed to intermarry, unless the concubine of the Gao family marries the Li family's legitimate son as the official wife, or Li Chengzhi's official rank rises to the sixth rank or above.
And Gao Zhao is so active now, presumably because he sees that Li Chengzhi has great potential, and also guesses that I want to reuse him, right?
"According to the new order of Taihe: Officials are promoted based on their family status by descending four ranks. Therefore, if Li Chengzhi is promoted to an official position by Zhongzheng, his starting official should be from the right to the ninth rank (down from the ninth rank, the end of the official grade)...
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"Later, due to the civil strife in Jingzhou, Jingzhou Zhongzheng (an official who specializes in recommending talents) was involved in dismissal and could not be recommended. The governor, Xi Kangsheng, inspected the promotion and concluded that Li Chengzhi was the best in talent and the best in virtue (nine grades of Zhongzheng)
System), combined into upper and lower, according to the system should be promoted to the third level and ninth level, so the Xi Governor moved Li Chengzhi to serve as Cang Cao to participate in the military, and the level is the eighth level on the right..."
The emperor was speechless: if his family status was even less good, Li Chengzhi would not even be able to be an official, but could only be a clerk. Fortunately for Li Chengzhi, otherwise in the next generation, the Li family, their ancestral home, would be reduced to a common people and deprived of their "ancestral home."
"The two-character name of the county.
Xi Kangsheng's assessment is quite pertinent: In terms of talent, Li Chengzhi should be considered a "top" talent. But with his temperament that he must retaliate, it is already good to be rated as above average.
Yuan Ke nodded and signaled Cui Liang to continue.
"Because it was not until the autumn that all officials were allowed to take exams, so after Li Chengzhi responded to the imperial edict and entered the capital, he was temporarily promoted to the seventh rank on the right. After being promoted and dismissed many times, he is now on the eighth rank on the right. Ruoquanxuan
If you are an official, you need to re-record your merits and faults..."
With that said, Cui Liang opened a book and said loudly:
"In the first month of the first month, Liu Huiwang, a monk in Jingzhou, gathered a crowd to rebel, and Li Chengzhi launched an army to attack him. In early March, he captured the leader of the thieves, Liu Huiwang, and Liu Huizhen, and they were promoted to the first level for their merit...
After killing more than 50,000 thieves, Jingzhou was determined and promoted to the next level based on merit...
In the middle of March, the Tuyuhun vassal king was killed in Wuwei, and he should be promoted to the first level based on his merits...
At the end of April, 50,000 stones of millet were offered, and the two levels should be promoted. At the beginning of June, a new method of calculation was created, and the first level should be promoted and combined into the first level...
In the middle of June, I ambushed the assassin and rescued Her Royal Highness the Queen twice. I should be promoted to two levels...
In mid-June, to treat Hu Chonghua's...well, serious illness, he should be promoted to the first level...
In addition, the creation of spear formations, hollow formations, methods of messaging and warning, etc., should be promoted to the first level...but there are many mistakes..."
"Okay!"
Yuan Ke waved his hand impatiently.
He knew that Li Chengzhi had made a lot of contributions, but when he calculated it carefully, it turned out to be so much?
A full eight levels, if you choose an official, you have to be promoted to at least four ranks. Starting from the eight-rank official appointed by Xi Kangsheng, doesn’t it mean that Li Chengzhi has to be promoted to the fourth rank?
How many grades does a state’s governor have?
When I first heard it, I thought it was unbelievable. But if I calculated it carefully, I felt that it should be the case. For example, the pacification of Jingzhou, the killing of Murong in formation, the rescue of the Queen, Hu Chonghua, etc. were all great achievements. If you capture each of them individually, it is possible to be directly promoted to the first rank. Together,
Upgrading to the fourth level is really not that much.
Of course, this is just a description, not a selection. For example, Li Chengzhi's exams involve the second and third grades, but there are many people who choose the fourth and fifth grades, and there are still those who choose the sixth and seventh grades. Otherwise, why would Cui Cui
The "definition of character" created after Liang Dynasty (promotion must be based on seniority and years first, and merit later), as well as the unique "county promotion", "prefecture promotion" system in the Wei Dynasty, and the system of exchanging goods to compensate for crimes?
Just because the official position is not enough...
Besides, Li Chengzhi made mistakes at every turn, and would be demoted to a lower level every once in a while. After adding, subtracting, and subtracting, I guess half of it would be good.
Yuan Ke pondered for a moment and then said: "I know...Liu Teng, summon Li Chengzhi into the palace..."
Cui Liang was very eye-catching and bowed solemnly: "Would you like me to retire first?"
"Well, let's go!"
Yuan Ke waved his hand absently.
Not long after, Li Chengzhi entered the main hall. Before he could cross the threshold, his eyes glanced inside a few times, as if he was secretly taking a look at whether the emperor's face was cloudy or sunny.
Seeing that he looked like a thief, Yuan Ke was angry and laughed at the same time.
Li Chengzhi, Li Chengzhi, what official should I choose for you?