The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 417 Promoted to Duke!

Reward!

This is an issue that cannot be avoided.

Because in this battle, Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao killed tens of thousands of Mongolian Tartars, captured countless prisoners, and captured the Mongolian prince alive. The fate of the country was determined in one battle, which was truly a tremendous achievement.

Such an astonishing achievement really made many court officials tremble with fear.

Since the Civil Engineering Movement, it has been a common practice in the court for civil officials to govern the country and hold power.

Even the Chenghua Emperor could not do anything after all the trouble he had. After his death, the Hongzhi Dynasty was still ruled by civil officials and gentry.

Although the nobles are still there, they have already formed a tacit understanding with the civil servants over the years.

But now, Tang Hao, an outlier who had always been feared and suppressed by the court, has taken advantage of his extraordinary achievements to tear apart the unspoken rules of the court. He stands in front of everyone with his Beijing army and enters the court with an unstoppable momentum!

Suppression?!
The entire court, whether it was civil officials or nobles, wanted to suppress everyone!
The old-line military heroes are nothing more than the founding heroes and the Jingnan heroes. When they were suppressed by the civil officials and gentry before, their lives were difficult but they could still survive.

But now, with the rise of Zhongshan Marquis Tang Hao, a new military merit group with him, the Zhongshan Marquis, as the leader is rising strongly, so strong that even the military merit feels threatened!

After all, Tang Hao's coming in not only broke the rules, but also infringed upon the interests of both the civil officials and the nobles!
The cake of the Ming Dynasty is so small that it used to be shared by two major forces: civil officials and gentry, and military honors and relatives of the emperor. But now, a powerful and overbearing military honors group has suddenly emerged, and will naturally take away most of their vested interests!
However, in front of this tremendous achievement, in front of this great victory, in front of these tens of thousands of iron-blooded troops... who would dare to open his mouth and say such words?

Under such circumstances, the confidence of the civil servants and nobles has reached the lowest point in history!
No matter how unwilling they were, the rewards that Zhongshan Hou and his group of military meritorious service deserved could not be reduced in the slightest!
It can even be said that with such military power, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao has begun to ignore the rules!
rule?

I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. What rules do I have to abide by?
In the past, I had no military power, so I had to flatter you civil officials and gentry!
But now, not only do I have the military power in my hands, but I am also an iron-blooded warrior who can defeat the Mongolian Tartars in one battle. So do I still need to tell you any rules?
At this moment, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao directly bared his fangs towards the civil officials and gentry!
As for the rewards, none of the court officials had much objection. Tang Hao was promoted to Duke of Xin, and generals such as An Guo and Tang Mu were given the title of nobility or hereditary imperial edicts.

There was nothing that could be done about it. The military achievement in this battle was so great that promotion was inevitable. There was no basis for dispute among the civil officials and gentry.

The "precedent" set by Wang Yue back then has now become the best theoretical basis for Emperor Zhengde!

In addition to being promoted to Duke, Duke Xin Tang Hao was also conferred the title of Junior Tutor and Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince!

Taifu is the highest position in the imperial court. There are three dukes (Taishi, Taifu and Taibao) and three orphans (Shaoshi, Shaofu and Shaobao) in the imperial court. They are assistants to the emperor. It is a lofty position, with no fixed number of staff and no specific responsibilities. It is actually an honorary title.

These positions occupy an important position in the central government agencies of the Ming Dynasty. Although there are no fixed quotas, due to their lofty positions and honorary titles, they are often used to promote or bestow official positions in recognition of the ministers' achievements and status.

Although the Three Dukes and Three Orphans have no actual duties and powers, and are mainly honorary titles used to commend and respect ministers, this is also a supreme honor!

Duke Xin Tang Hao, from today on, you will be the Grand Tutor of the dynasty!

The only objection is the position.

The court officials naturally wanted to send Tang Hao far away, letting him cause trouble in the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty, but how could the Emperor agree to that?

You must know that in the Battle of Hetao, 50,000 of the 100,000 Mongolian cavalry were killed in battle and 50,000 were captured. There will be no war between Ming Dynasty and Mongolia in the short term, so Tang Hao naturally cannot be allowed to go to the Nine Frontiers.

Now, Tang Hao has returned to the court with a great victory. With Tang Hao's presence, during this period of time, His Majesty the Emperor is the true Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, Zhu Houzhao's words, from the beginning, fell on deaf ears to the later cabinet's opposition, his imperial edicts were almost ineffective outside the palace, but now, who dares to ignore his words? ! Who dares to ignore Zhu Houzhao's will?!

With the presence of Tang Hao, he, as the emperor, has the confidence to overturn the table. With the confidence to overturn the table, these arrogant courtiers will naturally behave themselves.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao would naturally not give up his martial arts.

Under his forceful push, rewards were also implemented bit by bit.

At this moment, under a series of complicated, expectant, or gloomy gazes, several officials walked down from the Meridian Gate Tower, bringing this much-anticipated reward!
Tang Hao, Marquis of Zhongshan, was promoted to Duke of Xin, and served as Junior Tutor and Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, Left Commander-in-Chief of the Central Military Governorate, and Governor-General of the Military Affairs of the Capital Camp. He was granted an iron certificate, a dragon robe, and his hereditary title, among other countless gold and jade rewards.

Tang Hao knelt down to receive the order, with a smile on his face.

Naturally, he had already learned about this reward from Zhu Houzhao in advance.

According to Emperor Zhu Houzhao's idea, Tang Hao should be directly conferred the title of Duke, making him the first nobleman in the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the Ming Dynasty was not allowed to have a king of a different surname, Zhu Houzhao would have wanted to get Tang Hao a king title, because Tang Hao's achievements were more than enough!

Unfortunately, that is impossible.

Tang Hao would not allow Zhu Houzhao to act so recklessly, otherwise he would really become a thief who stole the country!

However, a duke is already really scary.

In the past, Tang Hao was just a marquis, but he could suppress the civil officials and gentry, and also unite the military officials into one!

Now, Tang Hao is a real duke, and his title is hereditary. The most important thing is that he is still very young, only thirty years old!

This means that Tang Hao can still suppress the court for at least another twenty to thirty years!

He is too young!
So young that it’s scary!
Compared with Zhu Houzhao's smiling face, the court officials' mood was undoubtedly much more complicated.

How to do?
Who can suppress this Marquis of Zhongshan...Duke Xin?

After Tang Hao, generals including An Guo, Tang Mu, Ma Yong, Deng Boyan, and Chang Kuohai were all rewarded.

The thirty-six generals who followed Tang Hao in the past have now all been awarded titles, twelve of which are marquises and twenty-four earls, and all of them have hereditary titles!

This was the first time since the Battle of Tumu that so many people were awarded titles for their military merits!
A brand new military merit group has taken shape!

Moreover, all these generals were placed in important positions in the Beijing camp and the nine border military garrisons after prior discussions between Tang Hao and Zhu Houzhao.

In other words, from today on, the military power of the Ming Dynasty will be in the hands of Tang Hao alone!
Not only the Beijing camp, but also the nine border military garrisons and the garrison troops in various places!
Duke Xin Tang Hao, from then on, became the most powerful official under one emperor and above everyone else!

(End of this chapter)