Chapter 1609: The Earl
When he walked out of the gate of the Shenwei Camp, he saw Prince Rui and his retinue smiling at the gate.
As soon as he saw me, Prince Rui smiled and said, "Commander Mo, congratulations on your promotion again." ”
I felt a little strange when I heard Prince Rui's words, my reinstatement of the position of commander of the Shenwei Battalion can only be regarded as a reinstatement of my original position, where is it considered a promotion?
Although he felt that Prince Rui's wording was problematic, he still smiled and said, "Thank you, Prince Rui, did you send the Qilin Seal?" ”
Prince Rui said with a smile: "Sending the Qilin Seal is only one of them, and there is another good news to announce." ”
When I heard Prince Rui's words, I was curious, could it be that there was no problem with Prince Rui's wording, and there was really an extra promotion, and I immediately smiled and said, "I don't know what Prince Rui is referring to the good news?" ”
Prince Rui smiled and said, "This morning, the queen summoned me over and personally entrusted me to announce a good news on her behalf. Commander Mo has made a lot of credit this time, and the royal family has always had clear rewards and punishments, so the queen decided to mention the title of Commander Mo. ”
"Knighthood?"
I was overjoyed when I heard Prince Rui's words, the most difficult thing in Dayan to obtain is the title, Ji Shaojun is now powerful in Beijing, holding the Zhongjing Praetorian Guard, and he is only a viscount, many people who have made great contributions to the country, society, and the royal family can't get a title, which shows how difficult it is to get a title.
It's hard enough to get a knighthood, and it's even harder to get promoted, and I've been stagnant since I was made a baron, and there's no news of promotion, and now it's finally here.
I was already a baron before, and if I wanted to be promoted, I would be a viscount at the bottom, so I could finally be on an equal footing with Ji Shaojun without feeling crushed by him.
Prince Rui said with a smile: "That's right, the queen asked me to read out the commendation for the promotion of Commander Mo, and this promotion of Commander Mo is also extremely rare." ”
I wondered, "Extremely rare?" How do you say that? ”
Prince Rui said: "You are not promoted by one level this time, but by two levels in a row, as far as I know, there has been no such precedent in the past hundred years. ”
"Two levels in a row? Earl? ”
I was so surprised to hear Prince Rui's words that I couldn't believe my ears.
was promoted two levels in a row and reached the earl, which has reached an extremely rare height according to the rank system of the prince and the uncle.
Hou Yibai served as the commander of the Shenwei Battalion, and sacrificed his life to save Emperor Zhengming many times, so he was named a marquis, his strength and merits are beyond doubt, and I am not yet thirty years old, and I have been made an earl at such a young age, which is definitely a glorious thing.
Earl?
Thinking about it, I feel very excited, in addition to the detailed division of the duke, marquis, and male fifth, the title of Dayan can actually be roughly divided into two levels, the viscount and the baron below the earl belong to the lower ranks, and since the earl, it can already be regarded as a high-ranking title, and the status is extremely respectful.
Dukes are generally not granted, the marquis is almost the top level, and the earl is only one level lower than the marquis.
With this title, I can blow it for the rest of my life.
Prince Rui smiled: "That's right, it's the earl, congratulations, Lord Mo!" With that, he turned around and took a brocade box from one of his attendants and handed it to me.
What is placed in this brocade box is the unicorn seal that represents the supreme command of the Shenwei Battalion, and only with the unicorn seal in his hand can he command the Shenwei Battalion.
There were too many things yesterday, and the unicorn seal was not handed over to me right away, so today it was sent by Prince Rui himself.
What I didn't expect was that Prince Rui not only sent the unicorn seal, but also conveyed me a great news that I was about to be made an earl.
Promoted to earl, the formal ceremony will naturally not be so hasty, Prince Rui told me that the queen has been in a bad mood recently, so the formal canonization ceremony will be after a while, after the queen's mood has stabilized.
I can understand the Empress's feelings, and I thanked her on the spot, and said something about the scene that I will do my best to manage the Kamui Camp and serve the royal family.
Prince Rui then left, and before leaving, he told me that Guan Weiqing's interrogation might be handed over to me, and that there should be a notice in the afternoon.
I originally wanted to find an opportunity to go out of the palace, meet with the eldest prince alone, and discuss with Shi Zhao who will enter the palace to serve as the assistant commander of the Shenwei Battalion, but when I heard Prince Rui's words, I could only postpone it.
In the afternoon, Shoufu presided over another meeting, at which it was announced that Guan Weiqing's interrogation would be handed over to me and the four princes to co-preside over, and that after the results were obtained, they would be handed over to the judicial department for handling.
Guan Weiqing and Murong Hang's rebellion is mainly within the royal family, so it should be investigated by the royal family, and the judicial department is responsible for sentencing.
After the meeting, the four princes and I exchanged views individually.
The fourth prince first smiled and said, "Commander Mo, I heard that you are about to be promoted to earl, congratulations first." ”
I smiled and said, "This is all because the queen looks up to me, and I am grateful in my heart." After speaking, he paused and continued: "Fourth prince, what is your opinion on Guan Weiqing's interrogation work?" ”
The fourth prince said: "Guan Weiqing is a disciple of the Lord of the Taiping Temple, and his actions are very likely to be related to the Taiping Temple, so I think we should investigate it strictly to the end, if it is really related to the Taiping Temple, we can't easily let the Taiping Temple go." ”
The words of the four princes coincide with me, the Taiping Temple is too dick, like the sky, but this time it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hit the Taiping Temple.
The four princes have nothing to do with the Taiping Temple, so they naturally want to take this opportunity to attack the Taiping Temple.
I said: "The fourth prince is right, I think so too, and Qian Wenfeng and Xu Wentao must also be arrested as soon as possible." ”
Qian Wenfeng and Xu Wentao were detained after Duan Zhixing and Song Chaoyi were detained, and Guan Weiqing found a disciple of Taipingguan to replace them.
These two people are also considered masters, and their status in the Taiping Concept is not low.
Although they left the palace with the Taiping Guan Guan at that time, after all, they also participated in the actions of Murong Hang and Guan Weiqing, so they must also be arrested.
The fourth prince said: "The arrest of these two people is not to be delayed, in my opinion, or we will go to the Taiping Temple immediately and force the Taiping Temple Lord to hand over the two." ”
Hearing the words of the four princes, I was quite excited in my heart.
The strength of the Taiping Guan Guan is definitely the first person in the world, his status is respected, and he has the title of Protector of the Country, and the position of the chairman of the Taoist Association.
I also have selfish intentions in the matter of the Taiping Temple, and I am now the abbot of Biyun Temple, so naturally I have to think about Biyun Temple.
Originally, Biyun Temple was more beautiful than the Taiping Temple, but since it was banned, it has plummeted, and it is far inferior to the Taiping Temple.
If I can take this opportunity to let the Taiping Temple be banned, and then find a way to lift the ban on Biyun Temple, then Biyun Temple will be able to regain its former glory.
In addition, the Taiping Guan Guan Lord is so dick and so unstoppable, if I can humiliate him today, it would be very good.
Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Okay, let's go to the Taiping Temple together." ”
But I made up my mind in my heart, what the hell, the Taiping Guanguan is mainly to obediently hand over people, even if he knows each other, if he refuses to hand over people, then it is no wonder that I Mo Xiaokun.
If you can't turn the Taiping Temple upside down, why am I still called Mo Xiaokun?
The fourth prince said: "If you want to go to the Taiping Temple, you have to ask the first assistant to sign a document for us." ”
I understand the consideration of the four princes, the status of the Taiping Guan Guan is too high, and if there is no concession document signed by the first assistant, it is really possible that it will not be able to shake the Taiping Guan Guan. Immediately said: "Without further ado, let's go see Shousuke immediately." ”
The fourth prince Murong Siqi and I immediately went to see Shoufu and explained his intention to Shousuke.
Without saying a word, Shoufu asked the secretary to draft a concession document on the spot, signed it on the spot, stamped it, and handed it to us.
When he handed it to us, Shoufu said earnestly: "The Taiping Temple has a great influence in Dayan, and when you go to the Taiping Temple, you must also be cautious and not reckless." Of course, what should be done, what must be done, there can be no ambiguity. ”
Murong Siqi and I glanced at each other, tacitly, and then agreed, took the documents, and returned to the Shenwei Camp station, gathered the people of the Shenwei Camp, and left the palace to go to the Taiping Temple.