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Qinzai! "

Chapter 314

"Qinzai!"

After the words fell, the Zichen Palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. All the civil and military officials in the palace turned to look at Wei Chen in unison.

Shock, surprise, joy, jealousy... all kinds of eyes were intertwined together, and silently, everyone's hearts were already ups and downs.

Ordinary people may be most concerned about how much gold and silver silk is included in the reward, but the people standing in the palace are all court officials of fourth rank and above, who have long looked down on these mundane things. What they care about is power, future, and honor. .

Among the rewards given to Wei Chen this time, there is no need to elaborate on the [Middle Pillar] plaque. From its literal meaning, it can be seen that this is the emperor's commendation for Wei Chen's contribution to quelling the chaos and rescuing him, and he was chosen as the "mainstay". meaning.

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This is not only a great favor, but the meaning behind it is extremely important. Among the hundreds of civil and military officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Scorpion Baba is the only one.

Giving bullfighting uniforms falls under the category of giving uniforms. It has always been the case that the emperor bestows servitude on civil servants. The first-grade python suit, the second-grade flying fish suit, the third-grade bullfighting suit, and the fourth- and fifth-grade unicorn suit.

This does not mean that officials will be able to obey once they reach the rank, but they must make meritorious service in office and gain the favor of the emperor in order to have such favor.

Among the Hanlin Academy, only Liu Tingxi and Wu Yingyan were awarded bullfighting uniforms by the emperor. Apart from them, no one else was qualified to enjoy this honor.

Liu Tingxi was Zhan Shifu of Zhan Shifu and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and Wu Yingyan was a minister of the Ministry of War and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. They were both in the third rank, and they had served for many years and worked conscientiously, so they were given the title.

As for Wei Chen, before today, he was just a fifth-grade Hanlin Lecturer, and he did not hold any concurrent posts in other yamen. Yet he was actually awarded a bullfighting uniform and became the third person in the Hanlin Academy to enjoy a bullfighting uniform. It can be said that he was Unprecedented.

As for the other reward, Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, this is a casual official from the third rank. Although it is only a false title, it has a lot of benefits.

Not only will it allow Wei Chen to receive an extra salary from the third rank, but it will also prepare Wei Chen for his official appointment in the future. At least until he reaches the third rank, Wei Chen's promotion path will be smooth.

Of course, the above rewards are still in the category of favors and honors, and it is this appointment that truly determines Wei Chen's power, position and future.

Zhan Shifu is the government office that tutors the Prince of the East Palace. It has jurisdiction over Zuo Chunfang, You Chunfang, and the Economic Affairs Bureau.

It has always been the norm for Hanlin to be promoted to Zhan Shifu, or to concurrently hold official positions in Zhan Shifu.

After all, the Hanlin Academy, as a reserve of senior cadres of the imperial court, has a small establishment and fewer positions for promotion.

In the entire Hanlin Academy system, the Hanlin bachelor with the highest official position only has the fifth rank, which is obviously far from enough.

Therefore, Zhanshifu became a place that provided official titles for Hanlin officials to advance. For example, Liu Tingxi, a Hanlin scholar, concurrently served as Zhanshi in Zhanshifu, thus ranking in the third rank.

Before Wei Chen was sent to Yuzhou, because of his contribution to establishing the throne, he concurrently served as Zuo Zhongyun of Zhan Shifu as a Hanlin compiler, thus raising his rank to the sixth rank.

It's the same now. Wei Chen's position as Hanlin's bachelor's lecturer remains unchanged, but he has an additional official title of Zhan Shifu's Shao Zhanshi, from the fifth rank to the fourth rank, which is equivalent to a three-level promotion in a row.

Moreover, this Zhan Shifu Shao Zhan

Things are different from ordinary fourth-grade officials.

You know, Zhan Shifu's job is to teach the prince to read.

In the past, it was fine if there was no prince in the Zhou Dynasty. Zhan Shifu was just a Qingshui yamen with nothing to do and could only be used to provide official titles for Hanlin promotions.

But now that the prince has been established and has the power to supervise the country, the significance of Zhan Shifu has suddenly increased by several levels.

Since Wei Chen was the younger brother of Zhan Shifu, his status in Zhan Shifu was only lower than that of Zhan Shifu and Liu Tingxi. He was qualified to assist in all affairs of Zhan Shifu, so he naturally had the title of Prince Master.

In the future, when the prince ascends the throne, Wei Chen will be an assistant minister in the East Palace and a former member of Qiandi. These are all qualifications for joining the cabinet and worshiping the prime minister in the future. There is no need to say more about his future.

Some courtiers carefully reviewed Wei Chen's resume since he became an official and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

He was first appointed as the editor of Hanlin Academy, secondly as Zuo Zhongyun of Zhanshifu and concurrently as editor of Hanlin Academy, thirdly as magistrate of Yuzhou, fourthly as academician of Hanlin Academy, and fifthly as young scholar of Zhanshifu and concurrently as academician of academician.

It has been just four years since Tianyou first appointed him an official in the sixth year of Tianyou. Wei Chen has moved around in four years and has been promoted to the high position of the fourth rank. If he had not witnessed it with his own eyes, I am afraid no one would believe it.

You must know that Li Zuochang and Cai Xuan, who were ranked second in the same class as Wei Chen, are still only sixth-grade Hanlin compilers.

The two of them spent four years in the Hanlin Academy before they could catch up with Wei Chen's starting point. If they want to climb to Wei Chen's current position, they will have to wait for at least another ten years, and they will have to be promoted without making any big mistakes. Very smoothly.

However, although everyone in the Zichen Palace was amazed by Wei Chen's promotion speed, they all felt that Wei Chen deserved such a reward.

Even the usually harshest censor did not jump out to object this time.

Because everyone knows in their hearts that with Wei Chen's contribution, it is not an exaggeration to be promoted to five levels in a row, but now he is only promoted to three levels in a row. This is already the result of the officials' efforts to restrain themselves.

After all, Wei Chen is too young and has too little seniority to be promoted too quickly. Otherwise, if Wei Chen makes any further contributions in the future, he will face the dilemma of no promotion and no reward.

At that time, not only will the officials have a headache, but Wei Chen himself will also be anxious and worried about being tabooed by the officials.

Therefore, being a little stingy in official promotion is actually a kind of protection for Wei Chen.

Zhao Zhen was worried that Wei Chen was not deeply involved in the world and did not understand this truth, so he generously rewarded Wei Chen in other aspects to appease Wei Chen.

[Central Pillar] Plaque, bullfighting uniform, silver green Guanglu doctor, posthumous gift to Wei Chen’s parents, imperial seal to Ru Lan Minglan, and many gold and silver silks, etc. This is how this package of rewards came about .

That is to say, Wei Chen has no heirs yet, otherwise even a baby that has just turned [-] days old can still be a seventh- and eighth-grade official.

Wei Chen suppressed his excitement, walked out of work, went to the imperial steps to pay homage, and solemnly received the imperial edict from the eunuch.

Zhao Zongquan nodded slightly towards Wei Chen and waved his hand. A waiter slowly walked to Wei Chen holding a tray in both hands. The item in the tray was a red satin brocade bullfighting uniform.

The [Central Pillar] plaque and rewards such as gold and silver were too difficult to carry, so they had to wait until the court meeting was over before sending them to Wei Chen's house. However, this bullfighting suit was extremely light and could be given as a gift from the palace.

In the Zichen Palace, all the civil and military officials looked at the bullfighting uniform given to Wei Chen and admired it with admiration.

The decoration on the bullfighting uniform is a python with the head and horns. The five-clawed python is a dragon. Whenever an official's clothing involves the character "python", it means a noble status. The wearing of the bullfighting uniform means that the person is a close confidant of the emperor. The respected minister of the humerus.

There were many third-rank ministers standing in the palace at this time, but only a few of them had bullfighting uniforms. Instead, Wei Chen, a fourth-rank minister named Zhan Shifu, rushed to the front.

Wei Chen also knew what an honor this was, and couldn't help but feel a little excited. After holding the bullfighting uniform in his hands, he first bowed to the empty throne to express his gratitude, and then bowed to the prince and queen.

"My lord, Wei Chen, thank God for his grace!"

Chapter 315: Banquet after court

After Wei Chen, Zhao Ceying, Gu Tingye, Ying Gong, Shen Congxing, Song Chaozhong, Geng Han, Duan Chengran, Yuan Wenshao and other heroes who had contributed to the pacification of the rebellion were all rewarded.

Among them, Zhao Ceying, as the eldest son of the crown prince, was granted the title of King of Gaoyang County and was appointed as the military envoy of the Zhongwu Army.

The British Duke was promoted from Prince Shaobao (second grade) to Prince Taibao (first grade), ranking in the third division of the prince.

The commander of the Divine Guard Army was entrusted with the title of General Zhongwu (fourth grade) in the Song Dynasty.

Shen Congxing was granted the title of General Dingyuan (the fifth rank), Geng Han was granted the title of Ranger General (the fifth rank), and Duan Chengran was granted the title of Guidelang General (the fifth rank).

When Shen Congxing entered the palace, he was appointed as the Marquis of Yu, while Geng Han and Duan Chengran were appointed as deputy commanders of the Xiaomeng Army and Xiaoxiong Army respectively.

Yuan Wenshao was granted the title of Zhaowu Xiaowei (sixth grade), promoted to deputy commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and took charge of all affairs of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division in the South Gate.

As for Gu Tingye, he was promoted from the original Jinshi of the Ministry of War to the rank of Yuanwailang (from the fifth rank).

This level of promotion is obviously a bit shabby compared to Gu Tingye's contribution to killing the leader of thieves, King Yan, with one arrow.

But there is no way. Gu Tingye is now taking the civilian route like Wei Chen. Naturally, it is impossible to rise as high as a military attache.

If Gu Tingye was not a Jinshi, Zhao Zhen originally intended to let Gu Tingye serve as the deputy commander of the Palace Front Division and in charge of the palace guards. This is a fourth-grade military attache position.

But then again, although civilian officials are promoted slower than military attachés, their status is unmatched by military attachés.

For example, Song Chaozhong, the commander of the Divine Guard Army, is now a fourth-rank Zhongwu general. When he sees Gu Tingye, who is from the fifth rank, he still bows respectfully.

This is the difference.

As a military attache, even a military veteran like the British Duke cannot act arbitrarily when he is on an expedition, but must obey the orders of civilian officials.

In the final analysis, no matter how high a military attache reaches, he is only a "general", and the real "handsome" is generally a civilian official.

Gu Tingye's goal in the future is to be such a commander-in-chief who guards one side, rather than a general under the control of others, so he chose to take the imperial examination, become a Jinshi, and join the Ministry of War.

At this point, Gu Tingye rarely received the support of his father Gu Yankai. After Gu Tingye became a Jinshi, it was Gu Yankai who worked secretly to send Gu Tingye to the Ministry of War.

As a civil servant, Gu Tingye just started his official career last year, and this year he was promoted to the fifth rank. This is already a rocket-like promotion speed.

Anyway, Gu Tingye himself is already satisfied with this. Chen Shao, the top scholar in the ninth grade of Tianyou, is still only compiling from the sixth grade Hanlin, let alone others in the same year.

After today, he, Gu Tingye, will be the No. 1 among Tianyou's ninth-year academicians.

Gu Tingye came out of work to express his gratitude and took the unicorn uniform given by the emperor. He looked at the auspicious animal patterns embroidered on it and felt a little lost for a moment.

This unicorn uniform was originally the official uniform of the prince's consort. Later, it was used as a gift uniform and was given to ministers of the fourth and fifth grades. His father, Gu Yankai, had one. It was like a treasure on weekdays.

Gu Tingye was naughty when he was a child. He somehow dug out the unicorn suit from under the box and put it on himself to play with. Gu Yankai saw this and Gu Yankai was furious. He hung Gu Tingye up and whipped him severely.

After a meal, Gu Tingye still remembers the sour and refreshing taste.

Gu Tingye was still in a state of excitement when he returned to the court train with Qilin uniform in hand.

Today is different from the past. Now he, Gu Tingye, also has a unicorn suit!

It's a pity that his father, Gu Yankai, was feeling unwell today and did not come to attend the pilgrimage. He would not be able to see his glorious moment as the lintel of the Gu family.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, he will return to Ningyuan Houfu soon.

Gu Tingye couldn't help but laugh heartily when he thought about the surprised and envious expressions his father Gu Yankai and his elders and brothers would show when he returned to the Marquis Mansion wearing this imperial-given unicorn uniform.

After the morning court, when all the officials retired, Gu Tingye was still a little tipsy when he followed the people in front of him and walked out of the palace gate.

At this time, a voice suddenly sounded from behind: "The emperor gave me the unicorn suit. What a great grace it is. Gu Yuanwailang is really carrying the sacred scroll, and he will definitely come to the pavilion to pay homage to me in the future!"

Gu Tingye was given a unicorn suit, and when he was in high spirits, he was slapped with flattery. He felt as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit, and not a single pore was feeling smooth.

Gu Tingye burst out laughing immediately, thinking that there was such a wonderful person among the courtiers, and I must make good friends with him.

"Haha, thank you very much for your kind words, brother. I would like to wish you the emperor's blessing and blessings as soon as possible!"

With that said, Gu Tingye turned his head and wanted to talk to the person behind him, but Gu Tingye didn't expect that when he looked back, he saw an extremely familiar face.

Gu Tingye was suddenly embarrassed. He no longer had the lively look before, and his face gradually swelled into the color of pig liver.

For a moment, the air seemed to be stagnant, and there was an awkward atmosphere everywhere.

After a while, Gu Tingye coughed dryly, stared at the man, and complained bleakly: "Xingyun! Why do you bother to entertain me like this? You have made great achievements this time, and the emperor gave you a bullfighting uniform. My Kirin suit is so powerful!"

The person standing behind Gu Tingye was none other than Wei Chen, who had just come out of the Zichen Palace. Just now, Wei Chen saw Gu Tingye not far in front holding the unicorn suit and looked dizzy with joy, so he made a teasing comment.

At this time, being stared at by Gu Tingye's resentful eyes, Wei Chen quickly laughed and changed the subject: "If I remember correctly, this is your first time to go to court, Zhong Huai. After this morning, there was a banquet and food. It’s all hosted by Guanglu Temple, and I’ll take you to try it out later.”

However, Gu Tingye was unmoved. He rolled his eyes at Wei Chen and said angrily: "Don't fool me. I entered the palace when I was eight years old. Do you think I don't know the ways of the palace?

The skilled cooks in the palace are all in the imperial dining room. As for the pickled goods in Guanglu Temple, they can only cook diced pork in white water and they are still edible. What is there to taste? "

When Gu Tingye revealed the truth with one word, Wei Chen was not embarrassed. He just smiled and said: "Just be satisfied with this meal. What's wrong with boiled diced pork in white water? In the previous dynasty, I wanted to boil diced pork in white water but I didn't have it yet. Baiguan After going to court, I have to go back to the Yamen hungry!"