Wei Zhongxian came to his senses at this time, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty is angry, the old slave will go to pass the decree, this will go to pass the decree." ”

"Go!" Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "Dog minion! How long has it been since Daming had such a big happy event? You have the ability to get more than 30,000 Jiannu heads to come to Beijing! I think it's just that you're a dog minion and it's not good to do things! ”

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly kowtowed, "The old slave doesn't dare to be, the old slave doesn't dare to be." ”

Wei Zhongxian was afraid that the emperor would be angry, so he struggled to get up, and he was almost frightened, and he was afraid that the emperor would blame himself.

"You're back!"

Just when Wei Zhongxian had already gotten up and turned around, Zhu Youxiao said.

Wei Zhongxian was so frightened that he quickly knelt down again, "Your Majesty, what else do you have to order." ”

"Add one when you issue the decree, and let their cabinet agree on the title of Duke of Webb! Also, let the household department immediately raise the pension money and conscription silver that Wei Bao needed, a total of 2.5 million taels! Reward Wei Bao with 10,000 taels of gold! Zhu Youxiao said: "It will be completed within two days!" ”

Wei Zhongxian was shocked, in fact, it was really His Majesty who insisted on giving Duke Wei Bao the title, this is nothing, if you give it, you will give it, Wei Zhongxian knows that even if the ministers are not convinced, they can only admit it, after all, Wei Bao's credit for this trip is really too big.

But 2.5 million taels of silver, plus 10,000 taels of royal, about 300,000 taels of silver, that is 2.8 million taels.

The ones sent out from the household department are all high-grade official silver, which is almost equal to three million taels of silver, where can I get so much silver?

Wei Zhongxian knew that Wei Bao wanted so much silver, most of them were suspected of being false, and he didn't plan to really get that much.

"Your Majesty, it's okay to talk about the title, but the silver, we really can't take out so much, did Your Majesty forget it last time? Wei Bao was able to get the official position of the governor of Haiphong, or helped raise five million taels of silver, and now the Ming Dynasty is full of disasters, there is a shortage of silver everywhere, and the silver of all ministries is difficult to pay, and disaster relief is also required, and the royal family's silver is also in arrears for a long time, and the vassal kings in various places have already complained. So, isn't this silver matter a little delayed? Wei Zhongxian said.

"Does Wei Bao cost more than 2.5 million taels of silver? Do I want to reward Wei Bao with more than 10,000 taels of gold? Liaodong Frontier Army, in which year the military expenditure and food pay are combined, no more than three million taels? When have you ever won even one battle for me? Every year, so much silver is pasted, and finally it is posted on Jiannu, so that Jiannu is getting stronger and stronger, and Wei Bao beat Jiannu back to his hometown in a battle, and it will be difficult to attack my Ming Dynasty in the future, except for Wei Bao, who can do it? Also, if the border army is killed or wounded, if it is not quickly replenished and compensated, who will dare to work for the imperial court in the future? This time the army is not encouraged, does the Ming Dynasty plan to recover Shenyang in the future? Zhu Youxiao said angrily.

"These old slaves know that the old slaves fully understand His Majesty's hard work, but the court has no silver, can you first make an IOU, print the official seal of the household department, and guarantee that it will be issued within two years! As for the 10,000 taels of gold that His Majesty wanted to reward Lord Wei, the old slave tried to make it up. Wei Zhongxian said.

"An IOU? Another IOU? Do you know that this is the biggest victory of the Ming Dynasty in 200 years! Wei Bao's family only asked for 2.5 million taels of silver, and it was not for themselves, but for the dead soldiers of the Ming army, why should they make an IOU? You Wei Zhongxian from now on, what you eat in the future, as well as your monthly money, I will give you an IOU, can you? Zhu Youxiao said angrily.

Wei Zhongxian was shocked, and he didn't know why the emperor was angry at him today.

He, Wei Zhongxian, has always worn a pair of pants with the emperor, and the muzzle of the gun is the same as that of the outside.

Wei Zhongxian clearly felt that in the emperor's heart, his status was already inferior to Wei Bao.

"The old slave is going to pass the decree!" Wei Zhongxian glanced at Kebaba and knew that the emperor was already a death order, and there was no room for turning around, so he could only bite the bullet.

"Not only the decree, this matter is in charge of you and Gu Bingqian, as well as all the cabinet ministers, as well as the household secretary, two days, remember the deadline I gave, if you can't do it within two days, you all give me a roll, I believe that Wei Aiqing will be able to hold up the court!" Zhu Youxiao said loudly.

This time, Wei Zhongxian was really startled and realized a problem, the emperor was bold.

Zhu Youxiao was also very diligent when he was just in power, but a year later, he was really anxious by the Donglin Party, and not only did things have no results, but also often had bad consequences, so he gradually became disheartened and handed over the government to him Wei Zhongxian.

Now that Wei Bao has won such a big victory, it must make the emperor feel that the biggest hidden danger of Da Ming has been eliminated, at least not so serious.

What is the biggest hidden danger of Daming?

Jiannu, Jiannu is the biggest hidden danger of the Ming Dynasty, a war is millions of taels of silver thrown out, and people are pressed to the ground and beaten.

Now that Wei Bao is beating Jiannu violently, can the emperor have no confidence?

In addition, Wei Bao previously eradicated officials on a large scale, and more than half of the officials in the capital were promoted by Wei Bao.

Wei Zhongxian knew very well that from now on, once something needed to be discussed by the imperial court, Wei Bao would definitely win.

Although these people came up after his approval, they all came up from Wei Bao's hands, and the person who handled them was the master of these people!

After figuring out this layer in an instant, Wei Zhongxian's intestines almost regretted it!

I was lazy for a while, I was a little anxious, and I wanted to make money and went crazy, so I was caught by this Wei Bao.

Well, now, when I found out, it was too late.

The most important thing is that Wei Zhongxian knows that it is already difficult to compete with Wei Bao for favor with the emperor, at least in the eyes of the emperor, Wei Bao's ability is the strongest in the world, and it is difficult to beat Wei Bao at this point.

Wei Bao's ability is indeed very strong, otherwise he can't bully Jiannu like this, these are things that even Wei Zhongxian can't think of, otherwise this time, he can't let Wei Bao go to Liaodong if he is killed.

Wei Zhongxian knew that now he must no longer disobey the emperor's will, and if he wants to engage Wei Bao, he can only start from loyalty, and let the emperor know that he Wei Zhongxian is the most loyal person to His Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, and Wei Bao is just a bastard!

"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty rest assured, the old slave is desperate to complete His Majesty's will!" After Wei Zhongxian kowtowed, he quickly left.

Wei Zhongxian's attitude finally made Zhu Youxiao's mood a little better, but he still said angrily to Kebaba: "Mrs. Fengsheng, Wei Zhongxian is getting more and more difficult to use, and in the past two years, he has become more and more fond of making his own opinions, it seems that only he Wei Zhongxian knows the most about court politics!" ”

"He has his problems, too." Ke Baba said: "However, Your Majesty is indeed right to knock Wei Zhongxian, this is just like Your Majesty's carpentry work, no matter how good the device is, it is new when it is first made, and after a long time, the iron will rust, the wood will be loose, and even the door will be old, and when the switch is opened and closed, it will make a strange creaking sound." ”

Hearing what Kebaba said, Zhu Youxiao's mood immediately improved, and he nodded: "Yes, yes, this analogy is very good, Wei Zhongxian is a device that has been used for a long time, it is either rusty or loose, and there are problems everywhere." In my opinion, Wei Bao is the best device I have made! Exquisite, but not sought. ”

Kebaba smiled and nodded, thinking the same as Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian is a dish that His Majesty likes to eat, such as braised carp.

Your Majesty may eat it every day, and you will eat braised carp every meal, and you will not be tired or annoyed.

But when His Majesty found that there was another braised sea bass one day, which was not only more tender and delicious, but also did not need to spit out the thorns, and was more delicious, it may be difficult for the braised carp to become the emperor's first choice.

In fact, the emperor's dishes are not very rich, and the emperor often eats ordinary dishes, those seasonal vegetables and fruits, the imperial dining room easily does not dare to serve them to the emperor.

Otherwise, the emperor will eat comfortably, and one day he will suddenly have to eat, and the eunuch will not be able to take it out, then I don't know how many people will fall to the ground.

Wei Zhongxian is a person who is often by the emperor's side, and even if he wants to please the emperor, he can only use some things that can be done easily.

And a foreign minister like Wei Bao, as long as he has the ability, Wei Bao will dare to knock Shenyang down.

And it is not completely impossible for Wei Zhongxian to achieve a victory like Wei Bao's victory in Ningyuan this time.

For example, if Sun Chengzong is given enough food and salaries, soldiers and horses, and all the employment power in Liaodong is given to Sun Chengzong, Sun Chengzong can also fight one or two beautiful battles.

But what about after that?

It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to keep Liaodong with sufficient food and salary for a long time, and the national strength of the Ming Dynasty does not allow it.

At this time, Wei Bao suddenly adjusted the emperor's taste too high, and it seemed that only by killing more than 30,000 Jiannu would he be worthy of victory.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to let Wei Bao be the Governor of Jiliao? He was made a duke again, and in his own hometown, and there were so many familiar generals, in the long run, I am afraid it will not be appropriate. Kebaba said cryptically.

Kebaba knew that although the emperor rarely directly managed the affairs of the empire, the emperor was actually a smart and quick man, and the emperor must have understood what he meant.

Sure enough, Zhu Youxiao looked at Kebaba suspiciously, "Mrs. Fengsheng, do you doubt Wei Aiqing's loyalty to me?" ”

"No, how could I be so suspicious, I also think that Master Wei is a very good person, young and promising, and very modest, the most important thing is to be able to do things for Your Majesty, just ask a person who can solve problems for His Majesty every time, how can he be disloyal to His Majesty?" Kebaba Road.

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he immediately became a lot more happy: "Yes, I also think so, if you want to say that Wei Aiqing has the ability, he must have the ability, but I don't believe that only Wei Aiqing has the ability in the Ming Dynasty, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, plus the local officials, there are more than 30,000 officials in the Ming Dynasty, and I don't believe that there is only one Wei Bao out of 30,000 people!" According to me, it is because Wei Aiqing is the most loyal to the monarch and the country, and he is most willing to serve me! ”

Ke Baba nodded, smiled slightly, did not answer, and secretly sighed, sure enough, as he thought, it turned out that the emperor already had such a high evaluation of Wei Bao in his heart and was so dependent.

"I sometimes think that I don't have no friends, Wei Bao is my friend, everyone has friends, and I have friends." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

Kebaba was shocked, do you treat Wei Bao as a friend? "Your Majesty, you are the emperor, the emperor doesn't need friends."

"Nonsense, everyone needs friends, the moon rises in the city, and the moon rises in Liangzhou. There are 100,000 families in Liangzhou, and the Hu people play the pipa half-untied. The pipa is broken, and the wind is bleak and the night is long. There are many old people in the Hexi curtain, so don't come to the third or fifth spring. Seeing autumn grass in front of the Huamen Tower, how can you look at the old with poverty. How many times can you laugh in your life, and you must get drunk when you meet in a wine fight. Zhu Youxiao improvised a poem.

There are not many poems in Zhu You's school meeting, most of them are catchy types, and this night collection of judges in the Liangzhou Pavilion is a rare poem that describes friends among the poems that Zhu You will meet.

Zhu Youxiao said, he was also moved, and said to Kebaba: "Do you know why I am in such a hurry to urge Wei Zhongxian to settle the matter of rewarding the silver and the title?" I am going to Shanhaiguan in person this time, and I have not forgotten that I promised Wei Bao to marry his first love. ”

Ke Baba sighed secretly, but with a smile on his face, he nodded and said: "Your Majesty is really too affectionate and righteous, Master Wei must be very moved when he knows it." However, Your Majesty, now that it is cold in winter, does Your Majesty really want to go to Guanwai at this time? What's more, just after the war, at this time, I'm afraid that the outside of the border is not peaceful, right? ”

"It's okay, Shanhaiguan must be fine, Wei Aiqing chased Jiannu to Yizhou City, what can happen in Shanhaiguan?" Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

In this way, under Zhu Youxiao's thunderbolt reaction, this time Wei Bao was knighted and the matter of raising money was extremely smooth.

It's okay to say that the title is not enough, the silver is not enough, and Wei Zhongxian's disciples are hard!

There is no way, Wei Zhongxian said cruel words, 2.5 million taels of good official silver, 10,000 taels of good gold, and you have to squeeze it out.

Wei Zhongxian gave Wei Liangqing and Fu Yingxing a death order, and Wei Liangqing and Fu Yingxing gave a death order to the people under them.

Many people came out with tens of thousands of taels of silver.

So now most of the eunuchs are quite disgusted with Wei Bao.

But there is no way, whoever makes them eat the Wei family's food is counting on the return of corruption that will intensify after a while.

And the money was lent to the household department, and the household department was still a person from Wei Gonggong, so the money couldn't run away.

As for Wei Bao's duke name, it's quite nerve-wracking.

This is mainly a matter for a few ministers.

The knighthood of the Ming Dynasty was divided into two types: clan and meritorious relatives.

At the beginning of Ming Taizu, the custom seal was sealed.

The eldest son of the prince was ten years old and became the son of the king, and the eldest grandson was established as the grandson, and the crown and clothing were all regarded as a product; When the sons were ten years old, they were named the kings of the county.

The eldest son of the county king is the prince of the county; The eldest grandson is awarded to the eldest grandson; The crown and clothing are regarded as a product; The princes were awarded the general of the town and the country, from the first product; General Sun Fuguo, from the second grade; Great-grandson General Fengguo, from the third grade; Lieutenant Sun Zhenguo of the 4th Generation; From the four pins. Lieutenant of the 5th Sun Fuguo, from the 5th grade; The sixth and lower generations are all lieutenants of the country. From the six pins.

The Ming Dynasty also read the system of the previous dynasty, and the fifth rank of the lord was awarded the meritorious relatives, and the later leather and male, only the duke, the marquis, and the third class were left, and customized: "All the lords are not allowed to be sealed if they are not for military merit, and the title is not for special purposes." ”

There are two kinds of knighthoods, one is only granted for life, not hereditary, and the other is hereditary, world or not, depending on the size of the military merits, all of which are given coupons.

In addition to those who have military merits, those who can also get the title of title are Yan Shenggong, a descendant of Confucius in Qufu, and those who have been awarded for their grace, such as the captain of the horse and the relatives, but they are only given edicts and not coupons.

The first prince's year was set at 50,000 stones, and later the prince's age was reduced to 10,000 stones, the county king was 2,000 stones, the Zhenguo general was 1,000 stones, the auxiliary generals were 800 stones, the Fengguo generals were 600 stones, the Zhenguo lieutenant was 400 stones, the auxiliary lieutenant was 300 stones, and the Fengguo lieutenant was 200 stones. In addition, a large amount of land was given, and some princes even reached tens of thousands of hectares.

Unlike the previous dynasties, the dukes, marquis, and earls of the Ming Dynasty only had titles and shilu, and there were no fiefdoms.

Gu Bingqian and several ministers thought of several names.

In the Apocalypse Dynasty, no one has been made a duke yet.

There are Ning Guogong, there are Gan Guogong, there are Li Guogong, anyway, they are all place names in front.

Zhu Youxiao was very happy when he learned that the silver and gold had been gathered, so he did not criticize his subordinates too harshly for these duke names.

"You are still ministers, you are all people who have read poetry and books, what are some of the names? It doesn't make people see my love for Wei Aiqing at all. Zhu Youxiao said: "According to me, let's call Zhenguo Gong!" ”

Burst!

Several ministers secretly thought that the uneducated emperor was really terrible.

Zhu Houzhao of the Ming Dynasty named himself Zhu Shou to lead the troops to the battle, and was awarded the title of Duke of Zhenguo with his own military merits, with the shadow of the combination of the title of Mingzong and the title of meritorious hero, that is, the title of general of Zhenguo and the title of Duke of Guo.

But in fact, Zhenguo Gong did not belong to any title system that existed in the Ming Dynasty, and belonged to Zhu Houzhao's private creation. The Ming Dynasty had only one of its Zhenguo dukes.

So Gu Bingqian had to remind him stubbornly: "Your Majesty, Grandmaster Wu once proclaimed himself the Duke of Zhenguo, and Lord Wei's title can't be the same as that of Grandmaster Wu, right?" ”

"Huh? And what's going on? Zhu Youxiao really didn't know about this, "Grandmaster Wu is the emperor, what else do you need the title of grandfather?" ”

In the twelfth year of Zhengde, in 1517, Wuzong came to Xuanfu and decided to build a town here.

Why is it called "Zhenguo Mansion"?

It turned out that Wu Zong proclaimed himself "the governor of military affairs and the mighty general of the general and the chief military officer", and all the official documents exchanged were all carried out by the mighty general Jun Ti, and renamed himself Zhu Shou, and later crowned himself as the "Zhenguo Gong", so that the military department was archived and the household department was paid.

Since ancient times, there has never been an emperor who has surrendered his status to the imperial court, and he really regards state affairs and government affairs as child's play.

Gu Bingqian and other ministers didn't know how to explain this kind of thing to Zhu Youxiao, and they were even worried that Zhu Youxiao would be as ridiculous as Wuzong, and when the time came, he would make himself an official, and he would laugh to death.

Wei Zhongxian was more able to speak, and explained: "Your Majesty, it was a joke made by Sect Master Wu, and it can't be taken seriously. ”

Zhu Youxiao is also a smart person, although he has not heard of Wuzong's own official title, but he also knows some ridiculous things about Wuzong, so he no longer asks about it.

"In addition to Zhen Guogong, there are other good names, right? More powerful, you are all Jinshi nominated by Jinke, right? Can't think of a decent name? "Zhu Youxiao will be the way of the law.

Wei Guangwei thought to himself, this gave Wei Bao's title to him, but it was a good thing, it not only flattered His Majesty, but also flattered Wei Bao.

Wei Guangwei knows that everyone doesn't have a good name in their hearts, but they don't dare to mention it, what Weiguo Gong, Zhenguo Gong, these names are majestic, but they seem to be high in merit and the emperor is compared, right?

Therefore, everyone does not dare to put forward the name of this category casually.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of the Auxiliary Prince?" Wei Guangwei finished speaking cautiously and looked at the other ministers.

Several other ministers secretly thought, your fart is really disgusting!

He is also a sixteen-year-old man, but he won Jiannu once, and he didn't destroy Jiannu, what qualifications does he have to be called Fuguogong?

When Taizu established the Ming Dynasty, so many meritorious nobles did not use such a title.

"Loyal ministers of the auxiliary country, auxiliary princes, good, good name! Good name. Zhu Youxiao read it again, and smiled at Wei Guang again: "Fu Guogong, this name is good, Wei Aiqing, you still have a good brain." ”

Wei Guang was slightly overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty Xie praises." ”

During this time, Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei and others were extremely sad, Wei Zhongxian no longer trusted them and wanted to be replaced, and they were all older, and the first and second assistants had to bear the brunt of being replaced.

Wei Guangwei knew that Wei Bao already had the potential to fight against Wei Zhongxian, but he didn't dare to make up his mind and bet the treasure on Wei Bao's head.

"Shousuke, what do you think?" Zhu Youxiao asked Gu Bingqian.

Gu Bingqian glanced at Wei Zhongxian, and seeing that Wei Zhongxian's face was expressionless, he said to the emperor with anxiety: "Weichen thinks it's very good. ”

Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed, and asked the other ministers, and everyone said that it was good.

Even Feng Quan, who had always been unaccustomed to Wei Bao and was jealous to death, didn't dare to do it at this time.

First, the emperor's love for Wei Bao can be seen as long as he is not blind, not to mention that he can enter the cabinet, he is all human spirits.

Second, Wei Bao is indeed powerful now, unless anyone is sure that Wei Bao can be defeated at once, otherwise, who would dare to oppose Wei Bao alone?

Who knows if Wei Bao will know what happened in front of the emperor today.

Everyone knows that Wei Bao has a lot of eyeliner in the capital and everywhere.

Wei Zhongxian controlled Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but he also controlled such key yamen as Dali Temple and Duchayuan.

There is also the Tiandihui business name that is now overwhelming.

The most terrifying thing is that Wei Bao controlled more than 50,000 male soldiers in Liaodong!

There are still 100,000 soldiers and horses in Shandong.

Da Ming can pull out a dozen troops at most three or four hundred thousand, and Wei Bao alone controls nearly half of them.

Not to mention that Wei Bao also has a father-in-law who is a British duke.

Thinking of the British duke, everyone also thinks it is funny, a son-in-law, two dukes, this is not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in the history of China.

Everyone is worried, this time Wei Bao has made meritorious service and has been promoted to duke, then the next time Wei Bao has made greater contributions, look at what else your emperor has to give Wei Bao, is it possible that someone who is less than twenty years old will be crowned king?

This is a big deal, so it's settled.

Zhu Youxiao happily said to the ministers: "Okay, the day after tomorrow, I will go to Shanhaiguan in person." You should notify Wei Bao to go to Shanhaiguan to pick up the car now! I will personally give Wei Bao the silver reward and the knighthood. ”