In the first month of the first month, when the court begins, everyone in the court returns to his or her place.
Everything seemed to be back on track as usual. However, when the ministers lined up and stood by the Jinshui Bridge and looked at each other, everyone understood that everything was actually different.
During the first morning court in the eighth year of Jingtai's reign, a lot of things were settled. The Ministry of Punishment submitted the final list of those who rebelled against the party in the Nangong Incident. The prince once again read out in public the decree of the Queen Mother, deposing the emperor as a commoner and imprisoning Fengyang high wall.
Subsequently, the emperor ordered people to issue an edict. The first offenders were Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, and the governor Zhang Shi. They commanded the envoy Meng Jun to deprive him of his title and scheduled to be beheaded ten days later.
They will all be sent to the border and will never be allowed to return to Beijing.
In addition, the emperor also issued an edict, saying that the emperor's sister-in-law, Queen Duanjing, Qian, was in the lower position and failed to dissuade the emperor from plotting rebellion, which was unethical. He should be stripped of his title because of his deep love for the emperor and his wife.
, still treated her with the courtesy of the queen, and ordered her to go to Fengyang Gaoqiang with her. The remaining concubines of the Supreme Emperor, as well as the princes and princesses, had nothing to do with this matter and were not involved. They were still raised in the Nangong Palace and worshiped according to the regulations.
It should be said that this way of handling undoubtedly demonstrated the emperor's generosity and magnanimity, and made all the ministers lament the emperor's kindness and generosity.
However, the only thing that caused dissent was...the Emperor had too many concubines. The Emperor did not abide by the draft system that was previously changed. Over the years, whether it was to cover up others' eyes or to really engage in sensuality, after all, Nangong is now
Among them, there are forty or fifty concubines with rank titles.
In addition, the emperor issued an edict before and the concubines in the palace were not buried since then. This also means that the court has to support so many concubines until they die. This is not a small sum of money. Therefore, Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue
Objections were raised immediately.
"...Your Majesty, there are many concubines in the Nangong Palace, and many of them are coquettish people. They will seduce your Majesty, and there is really no benefit in staying in the palace. Previously, the Ministry of Rites had a system, and all the concubines in the harem should enter the palace according to the draft system. All the concubines in the Nangong Palace,
The Supreme Emperor granted the title at a word. This was an unintentional move and should be corrected. Therefore, please release all the concubines who have been newly added to the throne after the Supreme Emperor returns to the court and have nothing left to leave the palace, so that they can make a living on their own."
It can be seen that Shen Yi has been holding back these words for more than a day or two. Over the years, Nangong has been feasting and living extravagantly every day. When the emperor is happy, he will make several concubines for fun, although all the money spent is from the inner treasury.
However, Mr. Shen, as the Minister of Household Affairs, has always insisted that what is in the internal treasury belongs to the national treasury, and he is very dissatisfied with this.
Not to mention that the Supreme Emperor has been deposed now, even when the Supreme Emperor was still in Nangong, he often complained about this matter.
Moreover, this time, he obviously made a lot of preparations. As soon as this proposal came out, it received responses from many ministers. A few of them had objections, and they were also talking about whether it was appropriate to directly release the emperor's concubines.
, it was proposed to follow the example of previous dynasties and build a Buddhist temple to send these concubines to pray for blessings.
Of course, Zhu Qiyu did not choose the latter in the end, but agreed to Shen Yi's request and sent back all the concubines in Nangong and asked them to leave the palace on their own. In addition, considering that most of them were from Jiaofangsi,
Most of them had no relatives outside, so he specially ordered people to give him some gold, silver and silk. Of course, that was all a story later.
Regarding the placement of the concubines in Nangong, it is just a small episode. As Shen Yi said, these concubines were not in compliance with the regulations when they were originally canonized. Therefore, they are just corrected now. Although it is slightly controversial, but , and not many people were entangled. What really attracted their attention was the next thing, that is, the reward for the officials who had made contributions in the Nangong incident.
Since someone is guilty, then naturally someone has merit. Compared with how to punish the guilty, these ministers in the court are obviously more concerned about how to reward those who have merit. After all, the latter is related to the future power status of the court. New changes will occur.
The first to bear the brunt is the honorable side, headed by Zhu Yi, Duke of Cheng, who led the imperial army to directly suppress the rebellion. Together with the commander of the fifth regiment, Yongkang Hou Xu An, and the commander of the sixth regiment, Yongshun Bo Xue Fu, who were awarded the title of Fengtian Yiyun. Xue Fu was promoted to Xuanli as a military official and granted the title of Yongshun Marquis.
Next, Fan Guang, the Bo of Jing'an, Li Xian of Feng Kingdom, Marquis of Changping Yang Hong, and Bo Liang Yao of Baoding, who were ordered to assist in sealing the Nine Gates and suppressing the rebellion, were granted the title of Feng Tianyi Guards to promote sincerity and declare power as military ministers, and Fan Guang was granted the title of Jing'an Marquis of Baoding, granted Liang Yao, Bo of Baoding, the title of Marquis of Baoding, and gave him the title of Shiquan, quasi-hereditary, but not hereditary. He gave Li Xian, the Duke of Feng, the title of Baoding, quasi-hereditary, but promoted Yang Jie, the eldest son of the Marquis of Changping, to be the governor of Tongzhi.
Regarding this reward, in fact, there have been rumors in the court for a long time. After all, when the Nangong Incident happened, many people could see clearly that the person who was ordered to command in the city was Jing'an Bo Fan Guang, and his cooperator was Baoding Bo Liang Yao. .
As for Feng Guogong Li Xian and Changping Marquis Yang Hong, Li Gongye went to the top of the city to boost morale, but Yang Hong has been on a sick bed in the past few years and cannot get up. In fact, most of these awards are for Yang Jie.
After all, Yang Jie made great contributions to the grassland back then, but due to various reasons, he could not be rewarded for his achievements. He just took this opportunity to reward him.
However, after the decree was announced, there was a mixture of joy and sorrow in the court. There is no doubt that with this decree, a new noble group in the Jingtai Dynasty was formally formed, headed by Duke Cheng, Feng Guogong, and Marquis Jing'an. , the situation of Changping Hou and many others co-existing has been established, which means that the sequence of military ministers is about to enter a stable period again. From the perspective of the stability of the court, this is a good thing, but it also means that the military ministers have regained their position in the court. Enough voice.
You must know that in addition to these high-ranking nobles, a group of new generals also emerged in this battle with the rebels led by Chen Mao. Perhaps for them, this is not a particularly big war, but , but its significance is extraordinary.
Because they are escorting, their military exploits are different from ordinary military exploits, which is enough to support them to become the backbone of military ministers in the future. This also means that after this, if they want to regain the absolute advantage that civil servants had over military ministers before, it will become extremely difficult. It is difficult, so in the eyes of some ministers, this is not something to be happy about.
Of course, no matter what they think, everything is a foregone conclusion.
There are rewards for nobles, and civil servants are no exception. Although in this incident, all the civil servants did not have much merit except Yu Qian, but the greatest ability of civil servants is to be able to speak well.
He will put gold on his face.
The first is Yu Qian's problem. At first, there were some voices in the court who believed that Yu Qian was mobilizing troops privately and violated the regulations. Even Yu Qian himself felt the same way. For this reason, he immediately returned the talisman after returning it.
He was put on a confession form and banned from the house.
However, as the emperor summoned the important officials in the court and vaguely revealed a few words, the direction of the entire court quickly changed. The bosses tacitly agreed to a new statement, blurring out all the details, and directly
It is said that Yu Qian followed the imperial decree and brought the angels to the fifth regiment camp to mobilize troops to quell the chaos, as if there was no such thing as holding Xu An with a sword at all.
Therefore, Yu Qian naturally became the number one hero in suppressing the rebellion. In detail, his contribution was even greater than that of Cheng Guogong Zhu Yi. Naturally, the reward was also more generous.
It is said that the emperor once asked privately whether Yu Qian should be knighted. Yu Qian was so frightened that he hurried out of the palace and went to the palace to persuade him before he reluctantly gave up the idea.
But despite this, in the end, Yu Qian's rewards were very enviable. He was granted the title of Fengtian Yiwei, a loyal civil servant, a first-rank special officer, Guanglu doctor, a first-rank Youzhuguo, a young master, and a son of Zhunyin as a Jinyiwei.
The commander of the envoy, one son, was appointed as the commander of the Qianshi. According to the regulations, he was granted the title of three generations, and his wife was given the title of first-grade imperial concubine, and she was qualified to enjoy the imperial temple.
Forget about the others, but this last one shocked everyone when it came out.
Even now, when they heard that the eunuch who announced the decree had read it clearly, the ministers still felt unbelievable.
You must know that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, those who deserve to enjoy the Ancestral Temple, in addition to the 21 founding heroes of the Taizu era, are the five Jingnan heroes of the Taizong era. Among these 26 meritorious officials, only Yao Yao
Guangxiao was born a civil servant, which meant that Yu Qian would be the second civil servant in the entire Ming Dynasty to be able to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple. This honor was not unimportant.
It can be said that this article alone is enough to make the civil servants present feel proud. You must know that being worthy of the treatment of the Ancestral Temple is, in a sense, more rare than the title of Duke. Some people even wish to have it.
Shaobao, no, he should be called Shaoshi Yu. I wish that Master Yu could die right now, and this treatment would be guaranteed.
Of course, this is a joke. The reason why this honor can be successfully announced is not only due to Yu Qian's own achievements and the emperor's favor, but also because the nobles have made too much of the limelight this time. Therefore, civil servants must recommend
The momentum of one person coming out to kill the other. Otherwise, a lot of people would have jumped out and objected to this level of treatment.
As the highlight of the civil service, Yu Qian is the most critical focus, but it is not all of the civil service awards.
After all, no matter how heavy the reward is for Yu Qian, it is only for one person. He alone is obviously not enough. Therefore, other important ministers in the court also received some rewards. As usual, the six ministers, censors, and cabinet ministers also received some rewards. I received some rewards of gold, silver, wealth, and silk, but these can be ignored. What the civil servants really strive for are the rewards for the subordinates of the Eastern Palace.
During the Nangong Incident, the prince stood firmly on the side of the emperor. After learning the news, he went to report it to the emperor as soon as possible, and stayed by the emperor's side throughout the whole process. Such an action, no matter what was said below. , but at least now, it should be rewarded.
But the prince is the crown prince, so the credit for the prince's work should naturally fall on the subordinate officials of the East Palace.
However, on this point, the courtiers rarely disagreed, especially among the civil servants, who were quarreling over this.
Some people believe that the subordinates of the East Palace did indeed have meritorious service to Fu Bi, but after all, they had no direct role in this matter. Therefore, their merits should be calculated according to Fu Bi's merits, not their contribution to quelling the chaos.
The representatives of this faction were headed by Tianguan Wang Wen, including Shen Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, Wang Ao, the Minister of War, and Zhang Min, the cabinet minister.
Others feel that the prince is the East Palace, and his actions are inseparable from the East Palace. Therefore, the assistant officials of the East Palace should naturally be rewarded according to their contribution to quelling the chaos.
Representatives of this group were headed by Yu Shiyue, the Minister of Punishment, and included Chen Xun, the Minister of Industry, and cabinet ministers Xiao Xi, Sun Yuanzhen, Zhu Jian and others.
In fact, this was the main content of the quarrels in the court during the period a year ago, and even because of this, the nobles really saw a big joke.
You know, usually this group of civil servants unite to argue with them, but this time, there is no objection to the awards of the nobles, but it is their own awards that are so quarrelsome, it is really hard not to gloat at their misfortune.
Of course, the nobles are having fun, but those who are really immersed in the court are looking for the inside.
This dispute was apparently about how to describe merits, but in fact, it was about the position of the crown prince of the East Palace.
Again, if something like this happened to the Supreme Emperor, it would be difficult to stabilize the throne of the East Palace. Although the Crown Prince made the right choice in this incident, the Supreme Emperor was deposed as a commoner. In fact, it was This means that the prince not only lost his strongest support, but also shouldered a heavy burden.
From now on, the legal system, character, ability, etiquette and laws of the East Palace will be questioned in all aspects. In fact, there has been no direct statement from the DPRK and China. On the one hand, it is because the matter in the Nangong Palace has not yet been completely settled. On the other hand, it is also because the emperor is still maintaining the East Palace, but even so, the constant tests from the government and the public, both inside and outside the palace, have already begun.
On the surface, the core of this dispute is the subordinates of the East Palace, but in fact, it is actually suppressing and curbing the development of the power of the East Palace.
This is true in the court, and it is also true in the palace. Others don't know, but the important ministers in the court more or less have a general understanding of the situation in the harem.
In previous years, family banquets were always held in Jingyang Palace. Empress Dowager Wu, the emperor's biological mother, always preferred the imperial concubine Hang, and had a cold relationship with the empress of the middle palace.
However, for this year's family dinner, the Queen Mother took the initiative to propose that the family banquet be held in Kunning Palace. How could it not be thought-provoking?
Of course, this sign is just beginning to appear now, but it can be expected that this sign will only become more and more abundant and more and more prosperous...
The affairs in the palace were just an interlude. There was a long debate in the court. In the end, the emperor made the decision. He believed that the prince had meritorious service and could not but refer to the assistant ministers in the east palace.
Therefore, in this award, in addition to a group of masters from the East Palace who received symbolic rewards, other subordinates of the East Palace basically received new awards, such as Xu Youzhen, Shen Jing, Ni Qian and other senior officials , and even received assignments other than those from the East Palace, and could substantially participate in the government affairs of the court...