Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1829: Conferring titles on ministers, Imperial Guards, Wu Mu Yue Fei, and the Wang family's pride

"…Appoint the eldest son Wang Yuan as the King of Yan…"

Although Wang Zhi is Wang Yu's eldest son, his eldest son is still Wang Yuan.

Since Wang Zhi was given the title of Crown Prince, then Wang Yuan, the other son, would of course be made king.

Besides, Wang Yu also owed something to his eldest son. In the past few years, Wang Yu had been away from home, and the father and son had been apart for a long time. Moreover, if it weren't for those misfortunes, Wang Yuan would have been his real eldest son.

The word "Yan" has a different meaning, because the Wang family's roots are in Yan.

"...conferring Shangguan Yunqin the title of Imperial Consort..."

"...conferring the title of virtuous consort on Zhangsun Wugou..."

Shangguan Yunqin and Changsun Wugou were both co-wives before, and now that it’s time to confer titles on them, their status naturally cannot be lower.

"...Aphrodite is appointed as the consort..."

"…conferring Vienna the title of Shuyi…"

The reason why these two can have one concubine and one mistress is obviously because of their own strength.

Although the two of them had exposed their strengths in front of everyone, at least in front of outsiders, their strengths were still hidden.

The roles of these two people are the same as that of Jade Concubine Yan Yuxin during the previous emperor's period.

It is worth mentioning that during the previous emperor's time, the title of Jade Concubine was the same as Aphrodite, which was also Shufei. As for why she is usually called Jade Concubine, it is just like calling Dongfang Xuerou, who is a noble concubine, Dongfang Noble Concubine.

The others, Tian Yan, Luo Li, Yelu Zhaoyang, Yelu Qingya, Huang Feiyan, Ye Wanqing, Xiao Meiniang, and Duanmu Rong, were also canonized.

Even Zeng Rou and Zhou Miaotong, who were originally maids, were each canonized as Cai Nu.

In terms of the harem system, the Han Dynasty inherited the Cang system. Under the Empress and Imperial Noble Consort, Noble Consort, Virtuous Consort, and Virtuous Consort were ladies, with the rank of the first grade.

There were also six kinds of etiquette: Shuyi, Deyi, Xianyi, Shunyi, Wanyi and Fangyi, which were of the second rank.

There were nine concubines, including Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chongyi, Chongrong and Chongyuan, with the third rank.

The rank of imperial concubines was fourth, the rank of beauties was fifth, and the rank of talented women was sixth. There were nine of each in total, making them the twenty-seven ladies-in-waiting.

The Baolin rank is the seventh, the Yu Nu rank is the eighth, and the Cai Nu rank is the ninth, with 27 people in each rank, making a total of 81 imperial wives.

As for people like Xiao Yunyao, Yue Lingshan, and Ning Zezhong, Wang Yu did not confer titles on them.

After the harem and the princes were enthroned, the next was the royal family.

"… confer the title of Duke of Liaoyang on Prince Sheng, the title of Marquis of Ze on Wang Jian, and posthumously confer the title of King of Liaoyang on his father Wang Dang, granting him the title of Grand Protector and the title of Senior Pillar of the State…"

Wang Dangzhi, no matter what, his death provided Wang Yu with an opportunity to reorganize the Zhendong Army.

In addition, given his status in the Wang family, even if he were alive, it would be reasonable to award him the title of king. Moreover, now he is dead.

You know, no matter which emperor it is, when rewarding the dead, they are basically very generous, and the specific rewards are several levels higher than those for the living. After all, for them, there is no need to actually pay anything, so what's the harm in giving them an empty name?

"...conferring the title of King Rong on Wang Yuan..."

"…conferring the title of King Ding on Wang Shi…"

Wang Yuan and Wang Shi are Wang Yu’s two uncles.

There were five brothers in Wang Chang's generation, and these two were the third and fifth.

"...conferring the title of King of Guyang on Wang Xin..."

"…conferring the title of King of Qinghe on Wang Shi…"

In Wang Yu's generation, he has only two biological brothers, so naturally these two people should be crowned kings.

Or two people, one of them was allocated land in Hedong, and the other was allocated land in Hebei. Obviously, there was some intention behind this.

However, although one of these two people was named King of Guyang and the other was named King of Qinghe, it does not mean that Guyang County in Hedong Road and Qinghe County in Hebei Road were the fiefs of these two people.

If the land is really sealed off like this, it won’t be a few generations before all the land will be sealed off.

Don't forget, there is also a King of Yan who was conferred above! Could it be that by conferring a King of Yan, it means that both Yanbei Road and Yannan Road are his fiefdoms?
Although they were both named King of Guyang and King of Qinghe, the size of their fiefdoms depended on the subsequent fiefdoms. Generally speaking, only these two were part of the county.

"…conferring upon Wang Shengzhi the title of Duke of Sheng…"

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"Appoint Zhao Anling as the Left Prime Minister, Grand Tutor, Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Duke of Lan, with a fief of 10,000 households, and Senior Pillar of the State..."

hiss……

When Zhao Anling's reward was announced, all the civil and military officials gasped.

The Left Prime Minister, the Grand Tutor, the Chief Minister of the Cabinet, the Duke of Lan, and the Supreme Pillar of the State, this is a complete configuration that has reached the top.

Although the official system of the Han Dynasty was modified to some extent on the basis of the Da Cang Dynasty, it also had certain commonalities. Generally speaking, the official system of the Han Dynasty included titles, civil and military officials, and honorary titles.

The Left Prime Minister, the Grand Tutor, and the Chief Minister of the Cabinet are official titles.

The Left Prime Minister was a real official, a member of the Imperial Clan, while the Grand Tutor was one of the Three Dukes and was of the first rank.

However, the three officials of the first rank, namely, Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, and Grand Protector, as well as the three officials of the second rank, namely, Junior Tutor, Junior Preceptor, and Junior Protector, were assistants to the emperor. They had high positions but no fixed number of people or specific responsibilities. They were actually honorary titles. Moreover, they were granted during one's lifetime and given as gifts after one's death.

The Cabinet was a new institution established by Wang Yu's New Han Dynasty. Officials were selected from the court as palace ministers, with an indefinite number of officials. They formed the Cabinet, served the emperor, and began to participate in the decision-making of confidential affairs.

However, the cabinet was only an internal agency that provided advice to the emperor. The promotion and demotion of cabinet ministers was decided by the emperor, and the size of their powers was determined by the emperor's will, so there was no fixed rank.

The head of the cabinet's grand secretaries is the cabinet's chief minister.

Duke of Lan, this is a title.

In the Han Dynasty, apart from the highest rank of king, which was only awarded to members of the royal family, the other rank titles, from highest to lowest, were divided into duke, marquis, earl, vizier, baron, commander of the light chariots, commander of the cavalry, commander of the cloud cavalry, and commander of the enthroned cavalry.

In terms of quality, the duke is a super-grade, the marquis is the first grade, the earl is the second grade, and so on, and the last lieutenant is the eighth grade.

Among the four levels of nobility, king, duke, marquis and earl, the king and duke levels can enjoy fiefs. Even if there is no fief, there are still fiefs. Generally speaking, if you are a member of the royal family, you may have a fief, and if you are from outside the family, you usually only have a fief. Zhao Anling's fief is ten thousand households.

This reform of the title compared to the title of Da Cang was also to prevent the emergence of powerful dukes such as Zhendong, Zhenbei, Zhenxi, and Zhennan. In particular, the original Duke of Zhendong of the old Wang family had their fiefdoms in Yanbei, which was their base, and this was an important reason why the four generals' mansions developed into a military group. But from then on, in Wang Yu's Han Dynasty, even if foreign officials were granted the title of duke, they should try their best to avoid being awarded fiefdoms.

The two levels of Hou and Bo had no fiefdoms, only fiefs for food.

However, the titles of Viscount and above had no fiefdoms or fiefs, only salaries.

The two titles of Viscount and Baron are divided into two grades and six levels, that is, Viscount and Baron can be divided into first class, second class and third class from top to bottom.

The four levels of nobility, namely, Light Cavalry Commandant, Cavalry Commandant, Cloud Cavalry Commandant and En Cavalry Commandant, can be divided into four grades and twenty levels, and each level of nobility is divided into five grades.

In terms of title, Zhao Anling also reached the maximum and reached the top of the title.

Lordship is also a kind of title, but it has no practical meaning and is merely a symbol of honor.

From top to bottom, they are divided into first-rank Shangzhuguo, second-rank Zhuguo, third-rank Shanghujun, third-rank Hujun, fourth-rank Shangqi Duwei, fourth-rank Feiqi Duwei, fifth-rank Shangbu Duwei, fifth-rank Bu Duwei, sixth-rank Xiaoqi Wei, sixth-rank Feiqi Wei, seventh-rank Yongqi Wei, and seventh-rank Wuqi Wei.

Above the lord, Zhao Anling also reached the top.

With such a configuration, it is no wonder that every civil and military official gasped.

However, when Zhao Anling accepted the reward, he smiled on the surface but was actually cursing inside.

The more Wang Yu treated him at this time, the more uneasy he felt.

The lesson of Wang Dangzhi is still here!
Besides, he really couldn't think of any reason why Wang Yu treated him so well.

"Appoint Guan Zhong as the Minister of Personnel, Junior Teacher, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Si Nanbo, and Senior Guardian."

After all, he is the head of Wang Yu's direct civil servants. Although this configuration cannot be compared with Zhao Anling, when placed among Wang Yu's direct officials in the New Dynasty, no one else can compare with him.

"Kuai Liang was appointed Minister of Rites, Junior Tutor, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Marquis Dingyuan, with a fief of 6,000 households, and a pillar of the state."

"The title of king should be regarded as the Minister of Rites, the first-class Viscount of Bravery and Wisdom."

"Appoint Zhao Nanping as Imperial Censor and a third-rank military officer."

The Grand Censor, as the chief official of the Censorate, was also a second-rank official, equivalent to the six ministers.

Logically speaking, although Zhao Nanping is also an old man in Yanbei, it is still a little short of being promoted so high. However, since he fired the first shot of the three persuading people to take the throne, it doesn't matter if he is a little more noble.

The most important thing is that the old man is already over 60 and won't be able to work for many more years. By then, he can just give way to Wang Yu's own people.

In his official position in the Censorate, Dahan also made some changes compared to the original Dacang.

Under the Grand Censor, there were the Left and Right Censors-in-Chief, both of whom were of the third rank. Then there were the Left and Right Deputy Censors-in-Chief, both of whom were of the fourth rank, the Left and Right Assistant Censors-in-Chief, both of whom were of the fifth rank, and a number of Chief Censors, both of whom were of the eighth rank.

Each local prefecture was to have one Censor-in-Chief, who was of the sixth rank, two Deputy Censors-in-Chief, who were of the seventh rank, and a number of censors.

Zhao Nanping could not hide his excitement after being promoted to a second-rank official, and he immediately stepped forward to express his gratitude.

"Appoint Di Renjie as the Minister of Justice."

"Appoint Kuai Tong as the Minister of the Honglu Temple and the Guard General."

"Appoint Cai Yong as a Hanlin scholar in the Hanlin Academy and give him the title of Grand Tutor."

Cai Yong actually has no presence in Wang Yu's power.

However, when his identity was implanted, one of the parts was that he had been Wang Yu's teacher for a period of time. Therefore, based on this identity, he had to be given the position of Grand Master.

Cai Yong's actual political ability could not be compared with the many political talents under Wang Yu. Therefore, Wang Yu simply let him take charge of the Hanlin Academy.

The Hanlin Academy is equivalent to a national university or cadre academy, and is responsible for drafting imperial edicts, historical records, writing letters, lecturing on classics and history, and compiling national history. Within the Hanlin Academy, the Hanlin Bachelor is in charge of the Hanlin Academy, and is a fifth-rank official.

"Han Xin was given the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, with a fief of 800 households, and the title of General of the Tiger Guard Corps..."

The Zhendong Army and the Fu Army were disbanded and reorganized. After the military system reform, the general was in charge of all the field corps. The commander of each field corps was a general with a title, and the rank was equivalent to the third grade. The battalion officers were one level higher than the rank of colonel, one level higher than the rank of brigade commander. Ten infantry battalions made up a brigade, and five cavalry battalions made up a brigade. The commander was the Yingyang General, and under him were the Zhonglang, Zhonglang Jiang, Zuolang Jiang, as well as a number of subordinate officers such as the Recorder, Warehouse Officer, Bingcao, Cavalry Officer, and Armor Officer.

"Meng Tian was granted the title of Tongwu Bo, a fief of 300 households, and the title of General of the Barbarian Bear Legion..."

"Appoint Xue Rengui as the Earl of Pingyang, with a fief of 300 households, and the title of General of the Iron Lion Legion..."

"Appoint Mo Peng as Marquis of Jinghai, with a fief of 500 households, and the title of General Liejing..."

"Li Jing was granted the title of Wuyi Bo, with a fief of 300 households, and was promoted to the 4th rank General of Northern Di, and the 3rd rank General of Anbei..."

"Appoint Guo Ziyi as the Feiyu General of the Feiyu Army and the first-class Viscount of Yongyi..."

Originally, the Feiyu Legion was led by Wang Yu himself. However, with Wang Yu becoming emperor, it was no longer appropriate for him to lead this legion directly.

Therefore, Guo Ziyi will temporarily lead the Feiyu Corps.

Since then, the rewards for the five major field army corps and the border army commanders have all been completed.

"Temporarily appoint Yue Fei as a third-rank general..."

"Appoint Wang Jue as the fourth-rank Central Guard General, and Wang Yi as the fourth-rank Wuwei General. Appoint Wang Jue as Marquis of An."

Wang Jue and Wang Yi were both of the same generation as Wang Yu, and were the best of the younger generation of the Wang family. Wang Jue was younger, only twenty-two, while Wang Yi and Wang Zisheng were slightly older, already in their twenties.

"King's Decision, Command 93, Military Strength 100, Intelligence 84, Politics 72, Charisma 86."

"Wang Yi and Wang Zisheng, Command 96, Military Strength 96, Intelligence 77, Politics 76, Charisma 84."

As the son of Wang Dangzhi, after all, Wang Dangzhi gave his life for his great cause of reform. Therefore, Wang Yu was quite caring towards Wang Zisheng. He was the only person of Wang Yu's generation who was granted the title of duke, except for his two younger brothers.

The rest, even if they were born into royal families, were at most marquises.

Only the elders have the possibility of being given titles of labor or even being crowned as kings.

Border troops, field troops, and local government troops are the three main components of Wang Yu's current military.

However, as he became emperor, in addition to these three main components, a new Imperial Guard was established as the fourth main component.

Because Wang Yu has set the capital in Yecheng, Hebei Province. Therefore, there is no government army in Hebei Province, and the imperial guards are built with the Hebei Province government army as the main body, with a temporary number of hundreds of thousands. One day, when his sphere of influence is further expanded, the number of imperial guards will be expanded again.

In the future, if Wang Yu takes over Henan Province, he will move the capital to Henan Province. Only then will the Hebei Province re-establish the government army.