Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 311 The consequences of rewards based on merit

With Zhu Yuanzhang's intervention to appease him, Zhu Ming finally stopped venting his anger at Qitai.

The main reason is that Qi Tai has a heart that can be punished.

Yes, now those who are rewarded based on their merits, except for Peng Yue and Niu Sheng, who were formerly members of the Guards Corps of the Prince of Qin, the others have basically pledged their allegiance to Zhu Chu.

If it weren't for fear of bad influence, even the Xipinghou Mansion would have followed the Dian Prince's Mansion.

It's a pity that Muchun is now the Marquis conferred by Zhu Yuanzhang and the Marquis of Xiping in the imperial court. In fact, he prefers to follow Zhu Chun in the north and south, that would be happy.

But no matter what, what if they are all Zhu Chu's people? Are all their achievements and achievements fake? Are all the lives of those who died on the battlefield to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty fake?

If this really ignores them, and makes a double standard between the achievements on the grassland and the achievements on the Yunnan battlefield, what should the Yunnan Ming Army think? How to feel cold?

Zhu Ming glared at Qi Tai coldly and tolerated it for the time being, but it was conceivable that Qi Tai, like Fang Xiaoru, had already entered the little book in Zhu Ming's heart and became a blacklist.

You have found a way to die.

They impeached Zhu Ming, but Zhu Ming didn't care.

But you use personal interests, selfishness, party struggle, and political struggle, regardless of the major events of the family, country, and the world, and the people of the world and the soldiers who have sacrificed for the country. Isn't it chilling? His crime deserves to be punished.

Zhu Ming took a deep breath and looked back at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that Zhu Chu was angry. In fact, even he was worried, lest this bastard would do something stupid again, so he quickly said: "In the battle in Yunnan, Chu'er made a great contribution, and his achievements on the grassland this time are unparalleled." Gong. However, you are already a prince, my son. Even if I want to reward you, it will be impossible for me to do so."

Zhu Zhen nodded. This was discussed between the father and son in the concubine's palace garden in the morning.

"As the saying goes, the mother is as valuable as her son. Your biological mother, Concubine Zhou, has done a great job in giving birth to a tiger son for me. So I plan to choose an auspicious day and canonize Concubine Zhou as a noble concubine in the harem," Zhu Yuanzhang said of his long-standing plan.

These ministers of the DPRK and China will understand after a little thought.

Since Zhu Zhen, as a prince, has no title, naturally he can only attribute his achievements to Concubine Zhou to enhance her status as a concubine.

Otherwise, if Zhu Zhen was given the title of general, they might also be worried.

"Good," Huang Guan, who is the Minister of Rites, immediately agreed with praise.

But Zhu Yunwen frowned tightly, with some bad premonitions in his heart.

After all, he himself had a similar experience. Zhu Yunwen was not Zhu Biao's legitimate son. As I said before, rather than saying that the mother is more valuable than the son, it is better to say that Zhu Yunwen is the son because of the mother.

If Zhu Xiongying had not died, and the former Crown Princess Chang (Chang Yuchun's daughter) had not died of illness, it would not have been his turn to take the throne. After all, there was still Zhu Yunxi.

But Zhu Yunwen could only choose to remain silent at this time. He did not want to get into trouble when Zhu was in the limelight.

If he continues to obstruct him, he will really make Zhu Yuanzhang angry. At that time, it will not be a question of whether Zhu Yuan will be angry or not, but that Emperor Hongwu will be angry.

What's more, it would be the most terrifying if such a great contribution was attributed to Zhu Chu.

This is the so-called compromise. If Zhu Cheng were to be made the general marshal of the army, no one would agree, and it would turn into a situation where the ministers risked their lives to remonstrate.

But if you want to promote Zhu Zhen's mother, Concubine Zhou, to a noble concubine, then it's not that important.

"But after all, you have made outstanding achievements in life and death, so it is really unreasonable not to reward you with something." Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be thoughtful, and said after a while: "We heard that you had a good relationship with a Tu girl in Yunnan? Is that true? Muqiu from the Tu tribe, right? In that case, I will personally issue an imperial edict for you to marry as a partial concubine."

Zhu Xi's eyes widened, this was an unexpected surprise that he had not expected.

He had had headaches before. To be honest, he had been prepared for it. It was impossible for Mu Qiu to be his wife and concubine.

Not even a partial concubine is possible.

Don’t you see, who is the concubine of the second brother Qin Wang Zhu? That's Deng, Deng Yu's daughter.

Even Deng Yu's daughter could only be a partial concubine.

The so-called three wives and four concubines actually have a strict system. First of all, ordinary people cannot marry them. Ordinary people are not even allowed to take concubines and will be sentenced.

Even wealthy merchants and merchants were not allowed to have concubines. They had to carry concubines behind their backs. Once they were questioned by the government, they would be judged accurately.

Only a person with a good reputation can be allowed to have a concubine.

Moreover, concubines in ancient times basically had no status or status.

For example, Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng wrote about Jin Nahamei, saying, "It's like three wives and four concubines. Those who buy laughter and pursue pleasure are treated as a separate matter."

"Jin Order": The kings had eight concubines; the commanders and princes had six concubines. "Official Rank Order": The first and second rank have four concubines; the third and fourth rank have three concubines; the fifth and sixth rank have two concubines; the seventh and eighth rank have one concubine.

This is still a concubine's room.

Moreover, although the Ming Dynasty had partial concubines, it was different from the Qing Dynasty's side Fuji system.

The Qing Dynasty allowed the existence of two side Fujins to assist the direct Fujins in managing the affairs of the palace.

The partial concubine in the Ming Dynasty was also called the second concubine, which was the second wife after the main concubine, so even Zhu Zhen could only have the eldest wife and the second wife.

Note that the second concubine and the partial concubine are wives with status, not concubines like the girls in the same room.

It can be said that Lao Zhu was very considerate. Knowing that Zhu Ming liked the daughter of the Mu family in Yunnan very much, although he could not let her become the main concubine, he still gave her the status of a partial concubine.

In this way, if Mu Qiu gives birth to another child, he can enter the family tree, that is, enter the family tree. Just like the children of the second brother's family who were born together with Concubine Deng, if the main concubine has no heirs, the children of the side concubines will also have the right to inherit. .

Zhu Chu took a long breath, finally there was good news. This way he could be with Mu Qiu openly, and he could also give Ah Qiu an explanation.

"Wait a minute, what about my princess? It must be my sister Xu," Zhu Zhen rubbed his hands, trying to finalize the matter between him and Xu Miaojin.

But he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang showed a malicious smile and said: "You are really anxious, Chu'er, we know you are anxious, but don't be anxious first. After all, you said in court a few years ago that you are not in a hurry. I don’t want to force the arrangement of marrying Xu Miaojin. After all, forceful melons are not sweet.”

Are you waiting for me here?

Zhu Zhen was dumbfounded and said subconsciously: "It's sweet or not, it just quenches your thirst."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark. Is that Xu Da's daughter, or the youngest beloved daughter, quenching your thirst? How dare you say that.

No wonder the Xu Mansion has always been indifferent to you. Your brothers-in-law will not be sorry for the nonsense you said unless they slap you.

"Shut up. If Xu Da wants to whip you in the future, I won't care. He won't use the soles of his shoes like us." Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, and then said: "Then we should reward according to merit, and the rewards and punishments should be clear. .”

Now that the rewards have been given to Zhu Zhen, Mu Ying is next in line.

Mentioning Mu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang can't help but sigh until now.

Although Mu Ying was already dead, she was specially sent here to be buried, and she was given a royal title. After her death, Mu Ying was even posthumously named King of Qianning, given the posthumous title of Zhaojing, and was entitled to enjoy the Ancestral Temple.

But his descendants are still alive.

So Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said to himself: "Which of my sons has not been given a marriage?"

Hey, hey, are you so blatantly using your son as a political commodity?

Even Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes.

It was Zhu Yunwen who hesitated and tried to dissuade him: "Grandpa Huang, Mu Ying is your adopted son. Logically speaking, his children are of the same generation as his grandchildren. I'm afraid it won't be easy for the Wang uncles to marry him."

After all, yesterday morning at court, Zhu Yuanzhang rejected Zhu Yunwen's request to propose to Xu Miaojin of the Xu family based on his seniority, and pointed out a marriage to him on the spot to quell his desire.

Just kidding, if there was news that your uncle and nephew were fighting over a girl, wouldn't it make the world laugh out loud?

At this time, Zhu Yunwen said this, and Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded, and changed the topic and said: "In this case, let's take advantage of Xu Zengshou of the old Xu family."

Xu Zengshou was really sitting on a pot at home and came from the sky, and for no reason he was arranged to have a marriage by Emperor Hongwu.

However, given the level of the Xipinghou Mansion, their marriage to the Wei Guogong Mansion was considered a high level for them.

In ancient times, the mother's family had to put out a dowry of the size of a ten-mile long street to be considered polite.

Mu Ying and Zhu Chu were of the same generation, so Mu Ying's children had to be matched with children of Zhu Chu's generation.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to give a reward, it would be difficult. He couldn't go beyond his sons and send someone's granddaughter to the Mu family and give them a consort, right?

What's more, the daughter of the next generation prince's family can be regarded as a princess at most, but not a consort.      Zhu Ming became emperor, and he had to give birth to a princess daughter so that he could give the Mu family a consort, so as to show the royal favor.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was helpless and had no choice but to 'start' from the old Xu family.

Then came the brothers Muchun and Mu Sheng.

Historically, these two brothers followed their father in the wars in the north and south, so in the battle of Dingbian, their light was overshadowed by Mu Ying.

But this time, they followed Zhu Zhen and made great contributions. Zhu Yuanzhang even planned to ennoble Muchun as a duke.

But then I thought again, if Mu Chun is made the Duke of the country so early, when Zhu Chu wants to use him in the future, if the Mu family makes great achievements again, there will be no reward.

Lao Zhu is still a bit petty and does not want to have a living king with a different surname. The king with a different surname can only be granted the title after his death.

Because once there is a king with a different surname during his lifetime, he will become an iron hat king and will be passed down from generation to generation.

It's just that the Ming Dynasty didn't have a theory of surrender, only hereditary. Either you made a mistake and were directly dismissed from the title, or you passed it on forever.

So even Xu Da did not become a king with a different surname.

Zhu Yuanzhang is stingy. He doesn't care about his descendants. Anyway, in his hands, the Ming Dynasty can only be the Zhu family. Foreign surnames can enjoy some privileges, but they must not overstep their duties.

"Give Muchun the rank of General Pingnan and a reward of gold, silver, cloth, and satin," Zhu Yuanzhang thought hard before coming up with a plan.

But this is an empty name. If you don't give the army just a name, it means nothing.

It's like Xu Da still holds the title of Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses, but without Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict, he would not be able to command any troops.

Including Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and others present, who did not bear the title of various generals.

But it's useless. The two of them are still the princes of the country, and they were sent to various places to train soldiers a few years ago.

"Mu Sheng showed his fatherly style at a young age and was specially given the position of commander in the army."

This is real power.

Because Mu Sheng came to serve in Zhu Yu's army in place of his brother Mu Chun, it means that it was not until now that he was officially recognized by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he suddenly became famous.

You must know that Muchun was just a servant before, but he was promoted to the position of commander by taking advantage of Zhu Chun.

And Mu Sheng can be said to have been promoted several levels in a row.

If it were normal, everyone would naturally have to stop it.

But from Mu Ying to Mu Chun, no actual reward was given. Mu Ying's daughter was even promised to Xu Zengshou of the Xu family. I don't know whether it was a profit or a loss.

So when it came to Mu Sheng, everyone chose to remain silent and compromise.

After the Mu family, it’s time for Zhao Kuo and Wang Fu.

Zhu Zhen had a dispute with Qi Tai because of Wang Fu before, and now he did his part to tell the credit of the two of them.

"Wang Fu was originally the guard commander of King Shigelu. Ever since he was assigned to me by my father, he has been loyal to his duties and never slackened in his duties." When Zhu Ming said this, he couldn't help but think that for a long time, even he himself Wang Fu was responsible for all the urinals (chamber pots), and he couldn't help feeling very emotional.

Although Zhu Chu had already tested out that Wang Fu might be Zhu Yuanzhang's man, he had no doubts about him from beginning to end.

Because if even Wang Fu couldn't believe it, under the conditions at that time, Zhu Zhen didn't know who else he could believe.

And Wang Fu also lived up to Zhu Chu's trust.

"There is also Zhao Kuo. Although there are allusions to armchair warfare in history, Zhao Kuo actually persisted for a long time even when he was in danger. What's more, he faced Bai Qi, the God of War. He didn't lose unfairly, but he didn't show what he should have. ability."

"And my king, Zhao Kuo, can be said to be a brave and brave army. He always leads the army without fear of life and death, charging and killing hundreds of thousands of Silunfa troops until they are on the verge of collapse."

"The two of them followed my king all the way to the north and south, and fought all over Yunnan."

"There is also Qu Neng. He was originally the commander of the Sichuan capital in the fiefdom of my eleventh brother Shu King Zhu Chun. By chance, he happened to encounter the rebellion of the natives of Beisheng Prefecture, so he had the courage and strategy to lead the troops to Heqing immediately. Only with the support from the county government, I was able to easily eliminate the Beisheng Prefecture rebels."

"I heard that someone framed Qu Neng and was related to Lan Yu's rebellion? This is simply nonsense. In order to preserve Qu Neng, a loyal and patriotic general, I forced Qu Neng to stay in Yunnan. And just a year ago, Ningyuan Chieftain Dao worshiped and attached to Annan and refused to obey the orders of the court. It was Qu Neng who pushed him all the way and wiped out the rebels."

"These three people have made great contributions, and I ask my father to promote them at his discretion."

Zhu Ming didn't care about avoiding suspicion at this time. When asking for credit from his subordinates, he didn't hesitate at all.

Even the two civil magistrates Li Shuran and Yan Shitai, and even Curie House, were mentioned by him.

As the prefect of Dali, Li Shuran not only kept Dali in good order, but also made great achievements in experimenting with growing crops, so he was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang.

As for Yan Shitai, Yan Shitai was originally exiled to Yunnan for committing crimes. He was also the prefect secretly appointed by Zhu Zhen. This time, he also completely restored the Yongchang Prefecture system and allowed Yan Shitai Ning to take up the post of prefect. .

Including the Juliwu clan, they also received many rewards, which will be sent to Yunnan later.

In fact, Zhu Ming still has many people to mention, but he doesn't want to expose the situation of Simodian easily in advance.

Whether it was the new explosives or the Hongyi cannon, they were still secret weapons in Zhu Chu's hands, so he had to give up.

In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang gathered his team and took advantage of the noon time to discuss the matter of rewards based on merit, and finally returned the rewards that had been owed for two years to the entire Yunnan army.

And in addition to these mentioned generals, all soldiers will naturally be rewarded, but there is no need to discuss them in detail, just follow the traditional standards.

Of course, there are also soldiers who died in battle, and they will not be forgotten by Zhu Zhen.

In addition, Zhu Zhen has always loved the people as his sons and his soldiers as his sons. Whether it is the Yunnan side or the Xi'an army, there is no need to worry about generals such as Peng Yue and Niu Sheng embezzling Mo's pension, or daring to embezzle the soldiers. reward money.

Otherwise, Zhu Chu would not spare them.

After this discussion of merit and rewards, Niu Sheng and Peng Yue were promoted two levels on the spot. In the end, even Wang Fu and Zhao Kuo were specially promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang and became the level of the capital commander, equivalent to Qu Neng.

If they were still the commanders of the guards, they could only lead more than 5,000 troops in one guard station.

But if you become the commander of the capital, you can even lead up to 50,000 or even 100,000 troops.

This is real power.

It's just that Qu Neng was already the commander of the Sichuan capital, because he left Sichuan privately and ran to Yunnan, so he should have been punished.

Zhu Yuanzhang simply made Qu Neng the commander-in-chief of Yunnan, and also granted him the title of General Dingyuan.

Even Zhu Chun did not forget the Dao Gong family in Tengchong Town. Instead, he took this opportunity to restore their Han surnames. Anyway, Zhu Chun had already changed Tuguiliu and abolished the chieftain system, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not do anything about this matter. hesitate.

From then on, the Dao Gong family became a thing of the past and the Gong surname was restored.

"Yunwen, it's up to you to draft the edict and submit it to the court tomorrow morning," Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly turned to Zhu Yunwen and said, giving him the imperial edict to reward people based on their merits.

Zhu Yunwen was deep in thought. When he heard this, his heart moved and he agreed: "My grandson knows."

Zhu Yuanzhang was really fair and impartial, knowing that almost all of the forces conferring titles to Zhu Yu this time were basically his people.

I don't know why this kid is so popular and supported by others. I'm afraid that the troops that originally belonged to the Prince of Qin's Palace will now follow his lead.

Zhu Yuanzhang is giving Zhu Yunwen a chance to sell well. As for the extent of the effect, he doesn't know.

I'm afraid that after Niu Sheng and Peng Yue's troops return to the capital, Zhu Yunwen will have to personally convey the imperial edict, right?

Zhu Zhen didn't care, as long as he could get practical benefits.

Even speaking, Zhu Chu had no intention of winning over Peng Yue and Niu Sheng. Niu Sheng had his own cleverness, while Peng Yue chose a neutral wait-and-see attitude.

Therefore, Zhu Zhen really had no intention of recruiting this army, and others misunderstood him.

"Speaking of which, Chu'er, we heard that you have a very strange but powerful mysterious weapon in your hand. Why don't you show it to us?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said this.

Zhu Ming blinked and thought, "Oh no, I'm afraid Big Pineapple won't be able to hide it anymore."

(PS: It’s the end of the month, let’s add an update. There will be another chapter soon.)

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