Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 178 Order No.1

The official and noble system of the Ming Dynasty was very complicated.

Generally speaking, it can be divided into three categories: lord, official position, and dispatch.

The so-called lord is the so-called title system, which is actually not exclusive to military commanders. Lords are divided into civil honors and military honors.

Wu Xun is the duke, marquis, and earl that the common people are most familiar with.

In addition, civil servants also have lords, called Wenxun, which are specially awarded to civil servants who have made meritorious service in war.

The so-called Shangzhu Kingdom is a kind of Wenxun, but there is no such thing as Shangzhu Kingdom in Ming Dynasty. The highest Wenxun is the left and right Zhu kingdoms of the first rank.

The biggest difference between Wen Xun and Wu Xun is that Wu Xun usually comes with a coupon.

Possessing the title of imperial certificate and the qualification of hereditary inheritance, so the awarding of martial arts is extremely strict.

To put it simply, there is only one sentence, the title of Lord of Fanwu cannot be conferred without military merits.

To put it more bluntly, only by going to the battlefield in person, leading the army to fight, beheading generals and capturing the flag, can one be eligible for martial arts.

This is also the initial dividing line between civil servants and generals.

Those with civil honors were assigned to the side of civil servants, and those with military honors were assigned to the side of military generals.

Therefore, the conferment of titles by the imperial court is not based on the so-called division of civil servants and generals in the hearts of ordinary people.

Instead, it is divided according to the role played in the battlefield. If you shoot arrows and lead the charge, you will be awarded martial arts.

Warlords, logistics, and government affairs in the army, those who do not go to the battlefield, are awarded Wen Xun.

It doesn't matter which side you are from.

The essence of Wu Xun is the position of reward given by the country to the soldiers who fought on the front line.

Since the logistics and other departments in a relatively safe position do not have to risk being killed on the battlefield, even if they play an equally huge role, they can only get Wen Xun who cannot be hereditary.

Of course, Wen Xun is extremely rare for civil servants, and usually only the admirals who are in charge of the front line have the opportunity to get it.

In addition, there is a special case for the award of martial arts, that is, foreign relatives, but this kind of martial arts is not hereditary.

This is the case with Feng Guogong, whom Zhu Qiyu conferred this time.

Otherwise, the Jin title he gave to Li Xian should be "Li Xian, Marquis of Fengcheng, promoted to Duke of Fengguo, granted hereditary certificate".

Without the hereditary certificate, Li Xian's Feng Guogong is just this generation, and when passed down to the next generation, he will return to the Marquis of Fengcheng.

This is also the reason why the courtiers didn't talk about military merits!
For the civil servants in the court, they must either be promoted or have a title.

Both Yu Qian and Hu Wei are one of the Seven Ministers, for them, they can only add titles.

But even so, the ministers below obviously felt that it was too thick.

Of course, this is without their knowledge.

Seeing three or four censors in a row, and even officials from the six departments objecting, Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and asked Wang directly beside him.

"Zai Otsuka thinks, is my reward too generous?"

A group of people looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the head of the hundred officials. Although it was said that the last time, during the siege of the servants by the civil servants, Otsuka Zai did not stand firm, which made Shilin criticize him.

But Otsuka Zai was Otsuka Zai after all, and many people still felt that it was a wartime, and they should not attack each other with their relatives, thinking that Wang Zhi had maintained the stability of the court.

Therefore, in this matter, many people still hope that Otsuka Zai can stand up to persuade the emperor and uphold justice.

However, this head of officials is destined to disappoint them again this time...

"Your Majesty, Li Xian, the Marquis of Fengcheng, advocated that His Majesty take charge of the overall situation when the country was in danger. Yu Qian and Hu Wei also strongly advocated it. If you have contributed to the country, you should be rewarded!"

All the courtiers thought that the reason why the emperor rewarded Li Xian and others was because of their meritorious service.

But in fact, only a few senior officials know that the real reason is to initiate the establishment of a new king.

But this matter cannot be stated clearly.

Because on the bright side, the throne of the Son of Heaven did not come from the support of the officials, but from the "initiative" of the Supreme Emperor.

So Wang Zhi could only speak vaguely.

But looking at the top leaders of Qiqing, none of them reacted, the default attitude, combined with Otsuka Zai's words.

Many smart officials in the court also thought of some inside information.

As a result, many people secretly retreated into the distance.

Anyway, he is a duke who is not hereditary, and if he is from the dragon, then the reward is naturally justified.

With Wang Zhi's endorsement, Chen Xun no longer hesitated, and stepped forward to speak.

"The minister leads the order."

Immediately afterwards, Li Xian, Yu Qian, and Hu Wei also stepped forward to thank each other.

But until he retreated into the distance, Li Xian was still in a trance.

Why did he suddenly become the Duke of the country?
Although it is said that this is a generation of duke without a world certificate, but it is still a duke.

As the highest rank in the Ming Dynasty, a lord comparable to the Sangong among civil servants.

There are only five extant Dukes of the Ming Dynasty today, the Duke of Wei granted by Taizu, the Duke of Ding granted by Emperor Taizong, the Duke of Qian, the Duke of England, and the Duke of Cheng.

Although everyone has a world certificate, but I don't have one, but in the end, I'm still a duke of the state!
On the side of the relatives, the Duke of the State is the highest title, while on the side of the civil servants, the third Duke is the one who competes with the Duke of the State.

But since the death of Sanyang, the imperial court has not conferred the honorary title of Sangong to any courtier.

That is to say, if you don't look at real power, but just look at rank, then Li Xianzhen is the so-called, under one person, above ten thousand people.

After calming down, Li Xian suddenly thought again.

The court now adds him, a total of six Dukes.

Among them, Wei Guogong was granted by Taizu, and the current Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong just came to the throne last year, and he is still in Nanjing, so he has nothing to do with the government affairs of the court.

The Mu family of the Duke of Guizhou, who has guarded Yunnan for generations, is not in the capital either.

Dingguogong Xu Xianzhong died of illness last year. His two children were five years old and the other three years old, both of whom were not yet old enough to be a prince.

Zhang Fu, the British Duke, had just died in civil engineering. The current British Duke, Zhang Mao, was only nine years old when he came to the throne just now.

Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong...

Well, he also died in civil engineering, but he is different from Zhang Fu. Zhang Fu was just useless, but Zhu Yong led his army to be ambushed and failed to return after a big defeat. This indirectly caused the army to retreat in a hurry and then stationed In Tumubao.

Therefore, Cheng Guogong's attack on the seal has not yet come to fruition...

In other words, among the relatives in Beijing, in terms of title alone, if you get rid of the nine-year-old baby of the Duke of England, you can count yourself?

Thinking of this, Li Xian suddenly raised his head, facing the smiling eyes of the Son of Heaven.

Old Master Li, no, it should be called Old Master Li, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what's the matter!

He just wanted to live his idle life in peace, why is it so difficult?
Zhu Qiyu didn't know what Li Xian was thinking, and he wouldn't care if he knew.

As Wu Shi told him, it doesn't matter what you think, once a person makes a choice, there is no way for him to retreat.

From the time when Li Xian first advocated the establishment of a new king, he was destined to be unable to be an idle relative in peace and stability.

After dealing with this matter, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment, then spoke again.

"As for the military exploits proposed by the Ministry of War..."

Looking at the civil servant who was staring at him with a chin, Zhu Qiyu shook his head.

Although Li Xian's conferment into the Jin Dynasty was justifiable, he did not have military achievements after all, which had aroused dissatisfaction among many courtiers.

So in this matter, it is natural to make some concessions.

So Zhu Qiyu spoke.

"Yang Hong and Ren Li were promoted to marquis, Guo Deng conferred the title of earl, Tao Jin and Fan Guang conferred the title of earl, and since the battle of Ara Zhiyuan has already conferred the title of Yang Hong, Yang Xin's reward will be determined separately by the Ministry of War, and he will retire from the court!"

Most of the courtiers could accept this result, and it was impossible to stop them all. Being able to stop a Yang Xin and suppress a Guo Deng was also a good harvest.

Although, out of nowhere, a duke appeared out of nowhere...

Therefore, Li Xian, the new Duke of Feng, who was saluting, somehow felt the chill behind him...

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