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Chapter 157 4.The official pays homage to Shaofu and goes to Beijing
A grassroots man who became a marquis overnight, this kind of thing, unless it happened to the founding hero during the war.But now, Shen Yunfei just recovered a few dragon balls, and solved the problem of going to Beijing by the way, and then he directly made him a marquis. Let alone encountering such a thing, no one even thought about it.

But to say no, the reward edict for finding the Dragon Ball was issued by Emperor Xuanyuan himself. Since he found the Dragon Ball, he should receive the reward according to his merit.

After all, if you really want to say it, the Dragon Ball is related to the upcoming catastrophe, and it is related to the lifeline of the entire China. Finding the Dragon Ball is almost equivalent to saving the country.

Ordinarily, if one finds a dragon ball to seal it as a baron, it would be considered a low price.If you want to blame it, you can blame Shen Yunfei for not dying, but for finding three of them in a row.In addition, recovering Shangjing, saving the entire city, and killing Hong Xi's conspiracy in the cradle, this is another great achievement.If other courtiers and nobles made such achievements, I am afraid it would be too small for a marquis, but it would be too unreasonable for a commoner to receive such a reward suddenly.

In fact, everyone knew that even if Shen Yunfei's skills were really that great, Emperor Xuanyuan would never be able to promote a commoner to be a Marquis.As soon as this example is opened, there will be constant disasters in the court in the future.According to normal circumstances, the conferred title can be lowered, and then exchanged for money or other rewards, which is also courteous.But the scholar-bureaucrat didn't know if his head was missing a muscle, so he actually wanted to add titles one by one, so that all the officials in the court were scolding their mothers.

If this is the case, then the dukes and marquises would have been running all over the streets long ago if they had made meritorious service.That guy said that on purpose, obviously because he didn't want to take this responsibility, and purposely gave the most impossible answer, so that the following things would have nothing to do with him.Anyway, he has come up with an idea, and it is well-founded. If anyone says no, he has to come up with a charter.

Prince Xiaobai frowned deeply at this time, he never thought that Dr. Wei would give such an answer.

According to his original idea, Shen Yunfei would at most be a viscount, so that he could seek an official position in the court. In this way, he would neither offend too many people nor humiliate his talent.But who knew that Wei Sishi's statement that he should be named a marquis really messed up the whole plan.If you don't come forward to calm down now, I'm afraid the civil and military officials will have to fight over this matter.

Thinking of this, the crown prince took a step forward, bowed and said, "Report to my father, I think this matter is inappropriate."

With this opening, the civil and military officials of the whole court immediately calmed down, and all looked at the prince eagerly.Many people were thinking in their hearts: the prince is still sensible and knows that Shen Yunfei cannot be too big an official.It is understandable for the prince to pull up his own power, but if he is a marquis, it would be too big to attract attention.

"Hmm..." Of course Emperor Xuanyuan also knew that it was impossible to make Shen Yunfei a marquis. Seeing the prince's proposal at this time, he nodded and said, "Then what do you think?"

As soon as the emperor spoke, the empress, who sat beside him for a long time, kept a close eye on the prince, to see what kind of official position he was talking about.If it is too high, the courtiers will still be dissatisfied.If it's too low... Hehe, that Shen Yunfei has made such great contributions to you, but now he can't get much benefit, so is he still willing to give up on you, the crown prince?

Even though the queen thought so, the prince Xiaobai knew that no matter how low he belittled Shen Yunfei, he would not have many complaints.During the time they got along, he had already seen that Shen Yunfei was not a person eager for quick success, if he hadn't tried his best to persuade him, it would be another matter whether this guy would come to the court to receive the reward.

However, although it is impossible for the Marquis to become one, it cannot be too low.The best thing is to help him get a real vacancy, so that he can do things for himself, which is much more affordable than any title of glory.

Thinking of this, the crown prince said confidently: "As far as I can see, although Shen Yunfei has contributed a lot, he is inexperienced after all, and the title should not be too high. According to the precedent, he can be made an earl and add a young master. In addition, he will replenish the golden land , to make up for it."

Speaking of this, the prince glanced at the officials and nobles of the court, then bowed his head again and stopped talking.

Ordinarily, the earl is still tall, but compared with the marquis, it is still far behind.As for the position of Taifu, it is neither high nor low. It has some power in its hands, but it does not have great power. It is neither painful nor itchy. It is indeed just right.

Although I felt that a mere grassroots suddenly became an earl, it was still a bit uncomfortable, but since the prince himself opened the mouth, it was not easy for others to dismiss it.

Emperor Xuanyuan nodded, thinking to himself: This child is indeed sensible, knowing that he should not offend those Yuan Gongqings severely.But if you don't take any benefits, you will suffer a big loss, and you will not be able to get back.It's just right now that it's tepid.

The emperor was about to nod his head in agreement, when suddenly he heard the national teacher Di Rui saying: "The prince's words are wrong."

Huh?
As soon as the words fell, all the civil and military gazes of the court swept towards the national teacher again.

Di Rui still had that low-browed and trusting look, as if he didn't care about everything in the hall, but what he said caused a big wave of waves.

"Oh?" Emperor Xuanyuan asked: "Does the national teacher think that Shen Yunfei's achievements are not enough to be an earl?"

"No." Di Rui just raised his eyes, cupped his hands at Emperor Xuanyuan, and said slowly: "I don't think that Shen Yunfei can't be this earl, but I think that such a great achievement, a mere earl really wronged him .”

"what?!"

This time, all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were frightened, thinking: What's the matter today?How come things are all upside down?

It is understandable that the prince asked to subtract Shen Yunfei's title.But what kind of wind is this national teacher?He actually said that the earl was too young.Could it be that it is really necessary to let a young boy enter the court as a Marquis?Then where is the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty going to save face? !
Di Rui didn't seem to notice the expressions of the courtiers in the palace at all, and said to himself: "The catastrophe of China is so important at this time. Finding the Dragon Ball is a matter of life and people, even if it is a king, it is a matter of course. However, considering that the nine beads are not complete, only three dragon beads are useless. Moreover, the dragon beads have already recognized the owner, and Shen Yunfei just brought him back. This matter needs to be reported to the Penglai Saintess, and a solution can be found As for the matter of Shen Yunfei's reward, it can be sealed after the Penglai Saintess gives a clear answer. Before that, it can be treated as a false title."

Oh, I see.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty wiped the cold sweat from their heads one after another.I thought that the national teacher really wanted to propose that Shen Yunfei be crowned king, but if that was the case, it would be very lively.

According to the current intention of the national teacher, although Shen Yunfei has made great contributions, but this contribution cannot be determined.It's hard to say whether it's good or bad for Dragon Ball to recognize the master. Only after returning to the Penglai Saintess can we know.In this way, any conferment of a prince or a king is just empty talk.In the final analysis, he, Shen Yunfei, couldn't even get a baron, he could only enjoy some false titles, he was just an idler.

Although the ministers and nobles breathed a long sigh of relief, they immediately raised their breath again.

It's fine if you don't reward Shen Yunfei, if you offend the prince because of it...

When he was terrified, he heard the national teacher say in a calm manner: "As for the recovery of Shangjing, it is a great achievement. According to the law, I should also serve as an official to worship Sima. I boldly suggest that Shen Yunfei temporarily act as the prefect of Shangjing. Fu title, to take care of the place for the emperor. If Penglai sends back news that Dragon Ball is indeed safe, and reward both merits, Shangjing can be bestowed on Shen Yunfei, and the city lord Shanggong will be sealed."

"Wow—"

The whole court suddenly boiled again, and it was even more lively than before.

However, at this time the courtiers were just discussing, but no one objected.Even Prince Xiaobai just frowned, but didn't say a word of no.

The lord of the city, Shang Gong, is indeed scary to say the least, but when it comes to the power and position in the court, he is not as good as a senior official.

After all, the lord of the city belongs to the enfeoffment nobles and only cares about the place.And when you go to court, as long as it is not related to that place, you have no right to speak.

Like Feng Boxi, although he is the son-in-law of Feng Xiang, but in the court, apart from his lofty status, he really has no real power to speak of. To put it bluntly, he is just a local emperor.

The officials didn't want Shen Yunfei to rise too high, because they were afraid that he would gain real power.Now, throwing him far away to the capital, on the surface it looks very beautiful, but in fact, he is far away from the government, he is not the same as him.

Not to mention that he is still just a prefect, even if he really becomes the city lord, it has nothing to do with the officials at the top.

As for the difference between this enfeoffed city lord and the city lord inherited from the ancient bloodline, if no one else mentions it, naturally no one will take the initiative to bring it up.

To put it bluntly, to Shen Yunfei, the title of City Lord Shanggong is nothing more than a superficially glamorous title.As for whether he is qualified to inherit the throne, that is not what the ministers in the court are concerned about.

After a brief discussion, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty agreed with the national teacher's statement.Everyone said that Shen Yunfei has made such great achievements, and he is indeed worthy of this position.

It's no wonder that the courtiers were so united, and they were indifferent to Shen Yunfei's easy taking of a city.Aside from the fact that this suggestion was made by the National Teacher, Shangjing City is a legacy city of the Gonggong clan, and outsiders can't control it at all.In addition, the royal family of the Gonggong clan declined, so that the place was full of monsters and bandits. Looking at the original prefect, you can tell that it was not controlled by monsters in the end.If it's really a good place, it's too late for those elders and nobles to grab it, so how can they agree.

Giving the upper capital to Shen Yunfei is enough to show the court's affirmation of his contributions, and it can not affect the entire court structure, which is killing two birds with one stone.As for whether he can govern well when he gets there, it doesn't care about other people's business at all.

Well-managed, at best, there is one more local official, just like the owner of Shizhai in Wushui Sanmiao.If he doesn't manage well, it's because he doesn't have the ability.It's better to let the monster eat him, then it will be over and there will be no troubles.

(End of this chapter)