Chapter 60 Promotion and Fortune
"Ministers and others see the emperor!"
In the Taiji Hall of Taiji Palace, countless civil and military officials knelt down to see Li Shimin, the new emperor. According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, kneeling was performed only at the most important ceremonies. And now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, it is natural to kneel. However, this time, only the civil and military officials of Chang'an who participated in the enthronement ceremony were above the ninth grade, and there were no congratulations from foreign envoys. After all, the reason for this ascension to the throne was not very glorious, so in order to get the title of "righteousness" in a hurry, he didn't care that any foreign envoys did not come, and hurriedly ascended the throne to get the throne. Therefore, this matter was a bit hasty, and only officials from Chang'an participated, and few officials from other places came. But as long as he ascends the throne, the name of righteousness has been decided, and no one can change it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am here today thanks to your dedicated assistance. And I have also promised you that as long as you are loyal to me and do your duty, then I will not be stingy with wealth and reward. Now, proclamation! Li Shimin said.
After all, the preparation was relatively hasty, so the enthronement ceremony was relatively simple, so the reward began directly. And those civil and military officials who followed Li Shimin were also excited, because they had worked hard for many years just for today? So today is finally here, and everyone can enjoy the wealth.
"Canonize the eldest grandson Wuji as the Duke of Qi, seal 3,000 households, and seal 1,300 households." "Canonize Du Ruhui as Cai Guogong, seal 3,000 households, and seal 1,200 households." ……
The first thing to divide is the title, and in ancient times, the title was more important than the official position, with the title is to be able to share weal and woe with the country, and the emperor can renew you. Moreover, the title can be said to be inherited from generation to generation, and it can leave a wealth that is given away for free every year to future generations, and it can be obtained without work while lying at home. In addition, people with knighthoods can have priority in official positions, so there are many benefits of this title, so it is more important than official positions. The first to be canonized is the knighthood, and then to the official position.
However, the previous ones are all high-level titles, all of them are at the level of the Duke of Guo and the Duke of the County, and they have nothing to do with Chen Fei, who is only a baron. Therefore, Chen Fei knew that this time the national duke level would definitely not have his own share, and even the county duke and county duke would not have their own share, and it would be good to have a viscount. So I'm afraid I'll have to read it later, so I'll have to wait.
"Canonized the left prison guard Kai Cao to join the army, Chen Fei was the son of Weinan County, 800 households were sealed, and 250 households were sealed."
Chen Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the eunuch had finally read his title. However, I heard that I had a fiefdom of 800 households in name, but according to the rules, I could only actually get 250 households, which is not bad.
"If it is converted into the wealth of the next generation, I can get almost a million every year without working hard, which is really rich. Every year for nothing, sure enough, ancient feudalism was not without benefits. However, 250 households, this number is a bit unlucky! Chen Fei complained in his heart.
If others heard Chen Fei's complaint, they would definitely spray him with a pot of shit, after all, people dream of getting a knighthood, who cares if this number is auspicious! As long as it's a title, it's very likable, and no one will not want a title because the numbers are unlucky.
"Canonize Sun Wuji, the prince of Qi State, as the left servant of Shangshu." "Canonize Xingguo Gongfang Qiao (character Xuanling) as the Zhongshu Order." "Canonize Cai Guogong Du Ruhui as the secretary of the ministry." ……
These are canonized official positions, but because of this change, there are many changes in the official positions of the imperial court, and they will not be listed one by one, after all, everyone's time is precious.
"The remaining meritorious heroes at all levels will be selected by the Ministry of Officials, and then reported to Shangshu Province for review and then awarded officials." The eunuch beside Li Shimin took the initiative to say.
When Chen Fei heard this, he was a little speechless, his official position was still too small, and he didn't even have the opportunity to read it out in public. However, Chen Fei looked at Du Ruhui, because he had just been canonized as the secretary of the ministry, that is, the transfer of the official position of management personnel, so where he wanted to become an official also depended on his opinion. However, Chen Fei has no friendship with this Du Ruhui, and he doesn't know what position he will give himself. And Chen Fei didn't know how many levels he could improve, so Chen Fei didn't even know what his future would be now.
When everyone's official positions were announced, Li Shimin suddenly said: "Xuanzuo Prison Guard Chief Gao Kan came in to meet him!" ”
At this time, a Jiupin official walked to the front from the rear, took the initiative to kneel down on one knee and said: "Chen Gaokan, I have seen the emperor!" ”
"Gao Aiqing, I originally promised that if any strong man could kill the most enemies in the city, I would marry my eldest daughter, the county lord of Xiangcheng, who is now the princess of Xiangcheng. According to the report of the Ministry of War, Gao Aiqing personally killed 52 enemies, which was the most in the whole army during the defense of the city, so I plan to marry the princess of Xiangcheng to you, are you willing to accept it? Li Shimin asked.
"The minister is willing to accept it! The minister must live up to the emperor's trust and treat the princess of Xiangcheng well. Gao Kan hurriedly said.
"Canonize Gao Kan as the captain of the horses!" Li Shimin said personally.
When Chen Fei heard this, he immediately wanted to be funny. Because this Gao Kan killed only twenty-nine enemies, although there were more in the whole army, but it was not the most. And the reason why he was able to have fifty-two was because the brothers in the left prison guards took the initiative to give him the credit for killing the enemy in order to win honor for the left prison guards. And this matter is not a secret among the guards of the left prison, and those soldiers who took the initiative to send military merits were also compensated with money. And this time, the left prison doorman finally kept the princess with him, so the honor of the left prison doorman has improved a lot.
As for the Captain of the Horse, he was actually a five-rank official, and he was the official who was responsible for managing the emperor's first car on behalf of the emperor when he went out. Since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, due to some coincidences, the sons-in-law of several emperors have obtained the official position of Captain of the Horse. Therefore, later dynasties also followed this practice and added the official position of a concubine to the emperor's son-in-law, which is why the emperor's son-in-law was later called a concubine. Now that Gao Kan has obtained the official position of the lieutenant of this concubine, it means that he can become Li Shimin's son-in-law.
Next, the enthronement ceremony ended. As for Chen Fei, he is not very interested in those ancient song and dance performances, but now is not the afterlife, and if he is not interested, he can leave casually. If he dares to leave casually this time, he will definitely be held accountable, and Chen Fei can only stay patiently.
After most of the day, Chen Fei finally came out, and everyone was ready to leave. When Chen Fei was about to leave, someone stopped him.
"Chen Fei, you come with me to Shangshu to save it!" A middle-aged man in his forties said.