The nobles of the Ming Dynasty only had titles and titles, and there were no actual fiefs, even if they were originally very high-ranking British dukes, Wei dukes, and Chengguo dukes, they all only had titles and fiefdoms, and there were no fiefs. Except for the vassal king surnamed Zhu, the nobles with different surnames have no fiefs.

Now Chongzhen has given the entire Zhoushan Island to Chen Yue as a fief, which is unique in the entire Ming Dynasty, and the reward is not ungenerous. However, considering that Zhoushan is an overseas barren land, it is not much from the perspective of pure interests.

The problem is that Chen Yue's credit is too high, otherwise he can't be rewarded, and Chongzhen can't take out anything else now, so he can only do so.

When the matter of the reward was discussed by the cabinet, Shoufu Shi Kefa instinctively felt that something was wrong, but considering Chen Yue's efforts to splash the sky and the kind of place where birds don't on Zhoushan Island, he didn't say anything.

Then there is the question of the name of the Duke of Guo, Chen Yue was originally the Marquis of Pingnan, and now he is promoted to the Duke of the State, and it is the easiest to call the Duke of Pingguo, or Zhoushan was originally called Changguo, it is better to simply crown Chen Yue as the Duke of Changguo, but Qian Qianyi said that Chen Yue's credit is too great, and the Duke of Pingguo and the Duke of Changguo are not enough to show their merits.

According to the practice of previous dynasties, the title is generally sealed according to the place name, and the place name is the most prominent and noble in the Spring and Autumn Five Tyrants and the Seven Heroes of the Warring States. Zhoushan is located in Zhejiang, the territory of the Yue Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is most appropriate to be named the Duke of Yue, and the Yue Kingdom is one of the hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, but there is a Yue character in Chen Yue's name, and then the Yue Guogong is sealed, and the Yue Guo Gong Chen Yue is a little embarrassed.

Therefore, Qian Qianyi proposed to be named the Duke of Qi, one of the Seven Heroes of the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons and Warring States, and the Duke of Qi was prominent enough. And now Shandong is occupied by the Manchus, and the title of Chen Yue as the Duke of Qi also encourages him to make new contributions to expel the Manchus.

Several members of the cabinet discussed and discussed, but in the end they couldn't make a decision, so they simply wrote Pingguo Gong, Changguo Gong, Yue Guogong, and Qi Guogong on the fold and sent them to the inner palace to ask Chongzhen to decide.

The next day, the officials of the four grades and above in the capital all participated in the court meeting, and the civil and military ministers lined up according to their grades, on the left were two rows of dozens of high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and on the right there were only five or six big cats and kittens. Last year, Xu Jiujue, Duke of Wei, Liu Kongzhao, Ruyibo, and others participated in the case of King Fu's rebellion, and almost wiped out all the nobles in Nanjing, and only a few people survived such as Chang Yanling, Marquis of Huaiyuan, plus the newly promoted Duke of Baoguo, Zhu Guobi, Marquis Wu Mengming, Marquis of Zhenbei, and Chen Yue, Marquis of Pingnan.

However, after repeated battles, there are many meritorious generals, and the right side of the court will soon be enriched under the reward. For example, today is the time to reward meritorious heroes.

Today's only protagonist is Chen Yue, the Marquis of Pingnan, because the other generals are fighting on the front line and cannot return to Nanjing to receive rewards.

When Chen Yue walked into the palace hall from the Daming Gate, countless officials greeted him along the way. Because everyone knows that another duke of the court is about to be produced.

The military generals of Wenchen stood according to their grades and welcomed the arrival of Emperor Chongzhen.

Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, and the ministers saluted like a ceremony. The first item on the agenda was the reward for Chen Yue, which was read out by Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch.

Chen Yue stepped forward and knelt down in front of the steps, listening to Han Zanzhou read out the holy decree, and Chen Yue was dizzy when he heard the long paragraphs, which seemed to be beautiful words boasting of his merits.

After a long time, I finally heard the content of the reward.

"The general of the captivity, the governor of Jiangbei, and the Marquis of Pingnan, Chen Yue, awarded the founding of the country to assist the military ministers of Xuanli, the special entry of Guanglu doctors, the governor of Zuodu, and the prince Taibao, and entered the Duke of Qi, joined the army and state affairs, and ate Zhoushan. Cidan book coupons, python robe and jade belt, 100 gold ingots, 100 silver ingots, 10 pearls, 100 brocade silk, 10 show girls, read their merits, and give the Forbidden City a horse. ”

With Han Zanzhou's suppressed words, the Manchu civil and military forces were shocked.

Zhengyipin's Zuo Governor and Prince Taibao are just that, and now the Governor's Mansion of the five armies of the imperial court has long lost its real power, and the Prince Taibao is only a title. And the hereditary Duke of Qi is remarkable. There are two kinds of titles in the Ming Dynasty, one is hereditary, and the other is only granted for life, such as the Marquis of Pingnan before Chen Yue and the Marquis of Zhenbei of Wu Mengming, both of which are not hereditary. The hereditary Duke of Qi marks the emergence of another duke who dies with the country. The status is the same as that of the three major princes of Beijing, including the British Duke, the Chengguo Duke, and the Baoguo Duke, and what is even more surprising is the food yi Zhoushan, which shows that the entire Zhoushan Island is Chen Yue's fief. This kind of encounter was never even experienced by Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan back then!

But think about Chen Yue's merits, save Chongzhen from Beijing, the rebellion of King Pingfu, and annihilate the two Manchu Tartar armies to save the Ming Dynasty in danger, any of these credits are earth-shattering, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty can exist now, and it can be said that it can be said that Chen Yue's credit can be said to exist now. What's more, Chen Yue had no attachment to military power, and took the initiative to resign for his father and filial piety after defeating the Mantars.

Thinking about all this, it is understandable that such a reward will be awarded.

"Weichen knocks on the emperor Longen!" Chen Yue knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Chongzhen to thank him, with infinite emotion in his heart.

Judging from the reward alone, Chongzhen is already very generous, with the title of hereditary Duke of Qi, as long as Daming exists, even if he doesn't do anything in the future, his children and grandchildren will be extremely rich. In this sense, I have reached the pinnacle of my life.

Imagine the career of Dick Si in the previous life, and then look at the current prominent position, the ups and downs of life are really ups and downs, which makes people have to sigh.

After the reward, even if there was a little eunuch holding a python robe, he asked Chen Yue to go to the side hall to change his clothes.

Shoulder-length round neck, large placket, wide sleeves, robe length to feet, red brocade robe embroidered with gold thread with eight four-toed pythons, wearing extremely luxurious.

Wearing a nine-beam crown on his head, stepping on official boots, and a jade belt around his waist, Chen Yue appeared in the hall wearing a new official uniform, which made all the officials stand up and marvel, what a handsome and dashing young man.

Looking at Chen Yue, who re-entered the hall and saluted him, Chongzhen was slightly stunned, looking at the high-spirited young duke at the bottom of the steps, he couldn't help but feel that his Shaohua had gone to old age. Looking at the young and dashing Chen Yue, Chongzhen couldn't help but think of his three equally young princes, the prince's age was similar to Chen Yue, if the prince was still there, Chen Yue would not let him more.

However, until now, the three princes have not heard from him, and he must have suffered misfortune, and every time he thinks about it, Chongzhen is extremely sad.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Seeing that Chongzhen was stunned, Han Zanzhou, who was standing on the side, reminded him softly, so that Chongzhen came back to his senses.

"The young hero of Qi Guogong makes me feel sad that I am dying of old age," Chongzhen first laughed at himself, and then said, "Qing went to bury Zhongguo Gong first, but after the filial piety period is over, I will marry Kun Xing to Aiqing, and you will be my son-in-law in the future!" ”