A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 535: Determined to inherit Tie En, the King’s Secretariat’s Regulations

April
Due to the strong domestic opposition to sending troops, Bai Shu, who originally wanted to send troops, fell into hesitation.

In particular, the opposition of State Prime Minister Su An and Guo Wei Yuan Jian forced him to pay attention.

These two people represent the voices of the domestic clans closest to the Bai family. The children of the two clans are almost everywhere in Xia and abroad, just like the Bai clan and the public clan.

There were also objections from several important members of the clan, forcing him to ignore the voices within his clan.

Not to mention that most officials from Zhongshu Province and Shangshu Province came forward to ask Bai Shu to reconsider. This means that 70% of the people in the country do not agree to send troops to Yan.

Nowadays, only people from the military support sending troops.

"Your Majesty, won't you avenge your father's revenge?"

Bai Shu couldn't help but feel a little headache when he heard the heartbreaking cries outside the palace.

This was already the tenth time in the past two months that Bai Gu had come to him to cry.

At first, Bai Shu was aroused by Bai Yu's emotions and was filled with righteous indignation. He just wanted to wipe out Liaodong in one fell swoop and avenge King Min of Guangping.

But gradually, under the continuous analysis of the pros and cons by the big cities, Bai Shu was a little shaken. In addition, several princes and princes from Bai Yi's lineage took turns crying in front of the palace every day. Under desensitization, Bai Shu Shu didn't even want to deal with this matter.

As for why Bai Yu was so eager to persuade Bai Shu to avenge Bai Yi and send troops to the Yan Kingdom, Bai Shu had already made a guess in his mind.

According to the iron rule of Emperor Yuan's "Great Xia Inheritance System", "Fuze will be killed after three generations", up to Bai Gu's generation, the divine seals of his descendants will disappear, and the lineage of King Guangping will be reduced to dukes, and then each generation will be reduced to dukes. One rank, until he was reduced to the rank of concubine.

Moreover, according to the "Tuien System", the food of each generation will be divided equally among the descendants, with the prince taking half, the other concubines sharing the other half, and so on.

That's why Bai Gu is so anxious. If the Guangping Palace has no further achievements, his eldest son will be demoted to Guangping Duke, and the settlement will only have more than 2,000 households.

Originally, the lineage of King Guangping was canonized by Bai Zhai, with ten thousand households in the city. Bai Gu inherited the throne of his father Baiyi, and five thousand households in the city. Several of his brothers were named dukes and divided among the remaining five thousand households.

Therefore, when Bai Yu dies and has no achievements to continue his title, his eldest son will be demoted to the title of Duke of Guang Ping, with a household of 2,500 households.

And if White Eucalyptus successfully promotes the Northern Expedition, he will definitely be able to arrange his own heirs in the army, win military honors in this war, continue the royal title, and even increase the number of households.

In Bai Yu's view, the Xia Kingdom dominates the north, and the small Yan Kingdom is not easy to capture. As long as the army drives over, a great victory can be expected.

And the lineage of King Guangping can be tainted with the merits of this battle and continue for one generation smoothly, just like the lineage of King Dongwu.

Because of Bai Lin's military exploits in the Battle of Youzhou, as well as his achievements in guarding Zhongshan and Yicheng and now guarding Youzhou, Bai Shu granted him the title of king for one generation and granted him an additional 3,000 households.

In other words, in another two years, King Guangping will become the Duke of Guangping County, while King Dongwu will still be King Dongwu.

"King style."

"The minister is here."

"Go and tell King Guangping that the conquest of Yan is a major national event and should not be based solely on temporary emotions. I know that King Min was killed and they, their children, are very sad.

I have decided that in consideration of King Min's contribution to defending Pingcheng and not falling into the Bai family's orders, I will grant King Guangping Yanjue a generation to increase food for a thousand households.

I asked him not to come again. If the conquest of Yan is decided, I will let him go out with the army to avenge his father. "

"Yes!"

The secretary asked Wang Shi to put down the ink pen in his hand, hand the memorial that needed annotation to the secretary beside him, straighten his clothes, and open the palace door.

Bai Gu was crying sadly when she saw the palace door opened and Wang Shi came out. She was overjoyed and greeted him, flatteringly:
"Prince Prime Minister, is your Majesty willing to see me?"

Wang Shi didn't like Bai Gu. As a close minister of the emperor and an assistant to the head of the Bai family, he had met many of the Bai family's sons.

But this Bai Gu was the most unlike Bai Shizi he had ever seen.

In Wang Shi's view, Bai Yu only inherited the Bai family's handsomeness and whiteness in appearance, and his behavior was presentable due to the strict requirements of family studies, but what he said was just like a villain seeking official status.

Wang Shi somewhat admired the wisdom of the ancestors of the Bai family, who set the iron law for future generations to "cut off at the age of thirty", coupled with the deterrence of clan laws.

Let a prodigal son like Bai Gu, who is slightly far away from the influence of family studies, not be able to ruin the reputation of the Bai family.

Although he was disdainful in his heart, a spring breeze-like smile appeared on his face:

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has a decree that the king should not come to the palace to cry in the future. This will damage the reputation of the royal family and make outsiders laugh."

"Prime Minister, Kao's father died unjustly..."

Wang Shi stopped Bai Yu from continuing to speak and continued: "I haven't finished speaking yet."

Bai Gu smiled a little and said: "I am a little anxious, please continue."

"Your Majesty said that in consideration of King Min of Guangping's prowess, not to lose the name of the Bai family, and to live up to the kindness of Daxia, he has granted King Guangping the right to extend his title to a generation, and to provide food for a thousand households."

According to the clan government's evaluation of the registered clan members of the Bai family, this Baigu has always been naughty. Even though he is now in his forties or fifties, he still hangs around in flower houses and wine shops.

Fortunately, he knew the importance of it and never revealed his name as the Bai family. He covered it up and did not do anything to bully the market. It was just a little inconsistent with the Bai family tradition.

So Bai Shu looked down upon Bai Yu, and he didn't know how such a heroic person like Uncle Wang Bai Yi could give birth to such a son.

However, Bai Shu knew very well that the king should not reward and punish according to his preferences, so he promoted Bai Gu from a captain to a hussar general second only to the general, which was the second highest figure in the Central Forbidden Army. Originally, the title of the General of the Cavalry was the same as that of generals with other titles, such as General of the Cavalry. However, because the champion Hou Huo Qubing once held this position, he has always been ranked first among all generals, just below the Great General.

And only slightly lower than the Cavalry General is the position of Cavalry General, which is often awarded to relatives. For example, the current Chariot General is Xiahou Bo, the younger brother of Queen Xiahouman.

From ancient times to the present, military positions in the world are divided into "daily military positions" and "special military positions"

[Daily military duties] are military duties responsible for daily management except during periods of expedition.

Such as: general, hussar general, chariot general, captain, school captain, Sima, military marquis, etc.

Their status is basically fixed.

[Special military position] A military position temporarily awarded when leading the army in wartime, or a military position that honors meritorious officials.

For example: the prefixes of "General of Zhenjun", "General of Zhenjun", "General of Four Expeditions and Four Towns", "General of Si'an and Siping", "General of Miscellaneous Numbers", "General of Pi", "General of Partial Branch", "Joining the Army", etc.

In each period, their status will be adjusted according to specific needs, so their status will be different in each period.

Bai Gu was overjoyed to learn that Wang Jue could continue his succession for one generation and increase the number of food households. He immediately bowed his head to the Chengzheng Hall where Bai Shu specializes in handling political affairs:

"Your Majesty, Bai Gu, thank you for your kindness. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."

After three bows, Bai Gu stood up, bowed to Wang Shi, turned around and left the palace.

Wang Shi shook his head secretly, then returned to Chengzheng Hall and closed the hall door.

"Is King Guangping gone?" Bai Shu sat in his seat, pressed his temples, and asked Wang Shi with his eyes closed.

"gone."

Bai Shu sighed and said:

"Prepare a move!"

Wang Shi quickly walked to the desk aside, pushed aside the memorial, took a blank edict, picked up the white jade pen, dipped it in ink, and sat upright, waiting for Bai Shu to continue.

"I have carefully examined the memorials from various provinces, prefectures, and prefectures. Among the hundreds of officials, 12 out of 10 were in favor of the Northern Expedition, while 67 out of 10 were against it. It can be seen that the Northern Expedition was carried out too hastily.

I decided to postpone the conquest of Yan, and ordered all provinces and prefectures to strengthen the management of the agricultural, academic, and merchant armies responsible for their respective jurisdictions. Daxia will cease its activities and cultivate people's livelihood. This is the top priority.

As for the northern expedition to the Yan Kingdom, we will discuss it at another time. However, we need to make it clear that the Yan Kingdom cannot be destroyed forever. It is like a sore on a person's back. It must be squeezed. I hope all ministers will remember my thoughts and hear this.

This edict was transferred to three provinces, six ministries, nine ministers, four states and one government. "

After Bai Shu finished narrating, Wang Shi blew the wet ink carefully, and when the thick ink was slightly dispersed, he presented it to Bai Shu for review.

Bai Shu looked at it and saw that there was nothing wrong. He picked up the ink pen and drew a circle on it.

Then he handed it to the head of the eunuchs on the side, Zhongchang Shibu, and asked him to stamp it with "Emperor's Treasure" to prove that this edict was issued by the emperor.

Then, Wang Shi took it from Shi Bu and wrote at the end of the volume:
"Secretary Provincial Secretary Order Wei Xian Formula"

He took out the talisman hanging on his waist, took a breath, smeared it with the ink pad, and stamped his name.

He rolled it up carefully, handed it to the servant who specially escorted the edict with both hands, and said:

"Forward to Zhongshu Province."

The minister bowed to take the edict and was about to get up and leave.

Suddenly there was a loud shout: "Slow down!"

The servant turned around in confusion, and when he heard what Bai Shu said, he immediately lowered his head and stood upright, not daring to move.

The minister only noticed a gust of wind blowing beside him. The minister had always had a keen sense of smell, and there was a faint smell of blood in the fragrance that was difficult to detect.

Having served the ban all year round, he naturally knew who was coming.

Naturally, only the Daxia Fengdao Guards were the only ones who could freely enter and exit the forbidden areas without any restrictions and still smell of blood on their bodies.

The Fengdao Guards were a department set up by Bai Zhai in order to allow the Bai family's secret guards to walk on the bright side. They held special waist knives and often guarded the emperor's side, so they were called Fengdao Guards.

The secret guards should have a dual identity and receive double salaries, but secretly, in the secret guard system, the secret guards interact according to the old system, and when they come into contact with outsiders, they will all be shown as sword guards.

For the sake of convenience, the term "secret guard" was changed to "fengdao guard", and the rest of the official system and settings are the same as those of the "secret guard".

The person who leads the Fengdao Guard is of course the Captain of the Fengdao Guard.

Wang Shi could see where the servant did not dare to look. A middle-aged man dressed in the same clothes as the eight guards who had been guarding Bai Shu all year round, but with obviously gorgeous needlework patterns, came to Bai Shu's side and bowed and handed him a hand. The last two messages.

He is the contemporary captain of the secret guard, as well as the captain of the Fengdao Guard, the captain of Fengche, and the Duke of Yi.

In the list of meritorious officials kept by the Secretariat Province, the name of Youyi Guogong Quanliu is not known to the world, but as an official of the Secretariat Province and the closest official to Bai Shu, Wang Shi,

Naturally, it is clear how powerful Duke Yi is in Daxia, who is always on the reward list but never seen.

(End of this chapter)