Wanli 1592

Chapter 718 The Emperor and Duke Qin
However, the current troubles of the ministers are far more than that.

Now the bigwigs in the cabinet are still arguing endlessly over the emperor's insistence on granting Xiao Ruxun the duke title, which made all the cabinet ministers anxious and panicky.

Generally speaking, it is normal to confer titles after winning a battle, there is nothing to say, the officials are also planning rewards and ennoblings for the meritorious ministers this time, and they are also planning to reward Xiao Ruxun with something, and are planning to discuss it with the emperor.

But the main reason is that the emperor's request is too much. For Xiao Ruxun, he not only wants to add the title of Duke of the State, but also the title of Duke of Qin. Don't you think this is a mess?

According to the countries of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Xu Da who made the most contribution to the founding of the Taizu was the Duke of Wei.

According to the reputation, Chengzu Jingnan, the highest credit is Ding Guogong and Cheng Guogong.

Xiao Ruxun's contribution is high, but can it be higher than Xu Da's contribution to founding the country?Can it surpass Lan Yuhai's achievements in breaking Beiyuan?
It wouldn't even reach the level of Duke Qin, would it?

Qin is the country that Confucian children dislike the most, but it cannot be denied that Qin is the strongest of the Eastern Zhou states, and the final winner who emerged to unify China after hundreds of years of chaos. And the prince is not sealed.

There was King Qin in the Ming Dynasty, it was based on blood relationship, the patriarchal clan is superior, and the officials can't control it, but you can't mess around with this hero, there must be a relationship!You can't do whatever you want!

Qin is the most important title among titles. Xu Da did not receive the title of Qin for his great contribution, and he did not receive this title for his contribution to founding the country, yet you want to give Xiao Ruxun the Duke of Qin. This...

You have to know that at the beginning Taizu did not grant Xu Da the title of Qin Guogong. In fact, there was also the reason that Tang Taizong Li Shimin had been Qin Guogong, and there was a taboo. Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, those who became Qin Guogong were all descendants of the clan, and those with foreign surnames took the initiative to avoid it.

Let’s not talk about the Yuan Dynasty. The barbarian dynasty is not worth mentioning. Our Ming Dynasty is the orthodox Han family in the Central Plains. Of course, we must follow the orthodox rules. You give him a title that the emperor once granted.
What Zhu Yijun meant was that Xiao Ruxun beheaded hundreds of thousands of enemies for the Ming Dynasty, wiped out countless enemy troops for the Ming Dynasty, and repeatedly turned the tide. Wan Beilu, for solving the border troubles of Daming for ten years, isn't that much credit enough?
If such a great contribution is not given to the duke of the state, does it make people in the world think that I treat the meritorious officials harshly?
People in the world think that Daming treats the heroes harshly, so they scold the emperor!It is also the emperor who loses people's hearts!Not you!
The title Qin was given to him not because of anything else, but because he was born in the Xiao family in Yan'an. Yan'an was ceded by the State of Wei to the State of Qin during the Warring States Period, and it belonged to the territory of the State of Qin. What else can I say?
The ministers of the cabinet killed "Qin Guogong" is the title that Tang Taizong Li Shimin once conferred, and the ministers of the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains in later generations should not accept this title, otherwise they are not ministers, and it is not what a minister should do , so do not accept the emperor's opinion.

Zhu Yijun was upset.

Is it up to you whether to be a minister or not?
Are you the emperor or am I the emperor?
I say he is my subject and he is, I say you are rebellious and you are!
Can you tolerate your irresponsible remarks?Is this world still my Daming's world?

What are you looking at?Displeased with me?Come on, come on, I'll cut it off, and one of you will be the emperor, okay?Then you have the final say!

Being so angry by the emperor, all the ministers from the six cabinet departments were sweating like rain from the top down, knelt down and said no, and kowtowed, Zhu Yijun let them go with a cold snort, and all the ministers retreated in embarrassment.

After returning to the cabinet, the ministers were still terrified. Shen Li wanted to find a sense of presence, so he said with a dark face that the emperor must not let Xiao Ruxun be the Duke of Qin, and the world will be chaotic. This is completely unreasonable. follow!

Cai Guozhen also shook his head again and again and said it was impossible. He thought this matter was not in accordance with the rules of etiquette. The rewards for officers and men should be discussed by the ministers and the Ministry of Rites, and then be judged by the emperor. Now the emperor wants Qin Guogong directly, This is simply contempt for patriarchal law!

Shen Yiguan squinted at Cai Guozhen.

"Why didn't you say it when His Majesty asked?"

Shen Li and Cai Guozhen were stunned by this, and they stopped talking immediately.

Then Shen Yiguan looked at Song Yingchang.

"Song Butang, what do you think?"

Song Yingchang looked puzzled, twitched his beard and frowned, and said: "Xiao Zhennan's meritorious service is indeed unprecedented since Chengzu, beheading 30 captives and beheading [-] captives. Within ten years, the captives will no longer be a threat. Such a big If the meritorious service is not rewarded heavily, the criticism of the people of the world is indeed too much for us to bear, but this Qin Guogong is really..."

Although Song Yingchang admired Xiao Ruxun very much and supported Xiao Ruxun to go further, but the title of Qin Guogong was a bit presumptuous.

Shen Yiguan looked at Song Yingchang, then looked away, and looked at Yu Jideng again.

"Yu Butang, what do you think?"

Yu Jideng stroked his beard with dissatisfaction on his face: "Your Majesty, this is too rash. The title of Duke of Qin was the most beautiful before Tang Dynasty, but Emperor Taizong of Tang used to occupy the title of Duke of Qin. He was the clan at that time, and later he was the emperor. How can the sealed title be given to someone with a different surname?
The greatest contribution of our Ming Dynasty is Wei Guogong Dingguogong and Chengguogong. Wei Guogong has not been able to make Qin Guogong for his contribution to open the country. Zhao Guogong can do it, Yan Guogong can do it, but Qin Guogong can't. "

Shen Yiguan nodded slightly, and then looked at Zhao Shiqing, Minister of the Department of Accountancy.

"Zhao Butang, what do you think?"

Zhao Shiqing was promoted by Shen Yiguan, so he naturally understood what Shen Yiguan meant.

"Let's not say that Qin Guogong is arrogant, but isn't it too arrogant and domineering to say that Xiao Ruxun sent people to Beijing to offer victories and captives with such fanfare? It is gratifying to win the battle, but the city is full of disturbances, and everyone is talking about it. Everything is praising him Xiao Ruxun, is this his request?

He was only 28 years old, became the Marquis of Zhennan, became the governor, and commanded an army of 10,000+, and now he is going to be named Duke of Qin.He is so arrogant now, how arrogant will he be when he really becomes the Duke of Qin?

Also, if the group of arrogant soldiers under his command imitated his appearance and acted arrogantly in front of us, then why should we bow our heads and promise him? "

Cai Guozhen said again: "Not to mention anything else, Your Majesty wants to make him the Duke of Qin. This matter is not only related to our civil servants, how should those nobles treat it? Wei Guogong's family guards Nanjing. Let alone, how does the Dingguo Duke think about it?" What do the Duke of Cheng think? A 28-year-old child will step on them and become the No. [-] honorable man of Ming Dynasty in a blink of an eye. Isn’t that a bit too much?”

This remark hit the point, and all the bosses nodded repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)