Chapter 46. Feng Wanhu Hou (II)

Several Chu Dynasty, the inner city of the imperial palace! CIMC Yingdian" and, "Fuzheng Palace". [Reading Network] all. Lan seems to be in an important position.

Among them, "Xuanzheng Palace." As a place where the emperor and the old ministers of the cabinet discussed politics on weekdays, for more than 100 years, all kinds of decision-making and political affairs, all kinds of appointments and rewards, all kinds of law changes, and even the emperor's enthronement and abdication were all promulgated here, so as to make the world clear.

A few years ago, Xiao Mo's "three yuan and the second" also received a reward from Emperor Chu Ling at the "Xuanzheng Palace", and there was also a "Twelve Princes Crying Palace" during the period. The drama.

However, compared to the "Xuanzheng Palace", "Jiying Palace." In the Chu Dynasty, the top is even higher.

For more than 100 years since the founding of the Chu Dynasty, the court meeting held in the "Jiying Palace" has only been more than 20 times, but every time the court meeting is held here, it will attract the attention of all people in the world. All kinds of rumors and all kinds of news will be talked about by the world for more than ten years, and they will not get tired of it.

In fact, the last time "Jiying Temple." Open, or the first emperor at the time, Zhang Qian with "Hong Confucianism recommended." It has been more than 30 years since he entered the court as an official and entered the cabinet to participate in politics. After Emperor Chu Ling ascended the throne, it was the first time that a court meeting was held here.

If a court meeting is held in the "Jiying Palace", generally speaking, there will only be two situations: or in the Great Chu literary circle, a generation of writers who are famous all over the world should be invited by the emperor and hundreds of officials to enter the cabinet in the form of "Hongru recommendation", then the "Jiying Palace" will be welcomed by hundreds of officials, and the emperor will perform a ceremony, thus indicating that the world is prosperous and the government and the opposition are prosperous;

Or like today, the front-line soldiers have made great contributions, or the building will fall, save the people from fire and water, or expand the territory, and leave a heroic name thousands of years later, so as to open the "Jiying Palace." "Reward all the soldiers and soldiers, and gather thousands of glory in one.

Xiao Mo had heard of the name of "Jiying Palace" for a long time, but it was not until today that he finally had a chance to see it, and he inadvertently became the protagonist of this place at this time.

Looking back on the past hundred years, those who have received awards here, all kinds of writers, famous generals, virtuous ministers, and founding fathers, even with Xiao Mo's indifferent temperament, deep in their hearts, they still can't help but flash a little longing and fear.

However, when Xiao Mo entered, "Jiying Palace." Later, he found that the "Jiying Palace" was not as luxurious and majestic as he imagined, in fact, it was quite simple, there was no gold jade carving, no luxurious decoration, no yellow silk dragon carving that symbolized the royal majesty, and the area was only about one-third of the "Xuanzheng Palace", and even the emperor's imperial throne was just an ordinary wood carving circle chair above the third order.

At a certain moment, Xiao Mo even felt that even his own living room lobby might be more luxurious and atmospheric than here.

If you say this, "Jiying Temple." What else is unusual is that there are dozens of portraits of people hanging on the two walls of the main hall. It is full of the founding fathers and literary circles who have been enshrined here, quietly recording the martial feats and cultural prosperity of the Chu Dynasty in the past 138 years.

However, in such a simple hall, the Chinese martial arts who entered it no longer saw the previous casualness and noisy speech, but they were all full of solemnity, faintly with a certain reverence and yearning, three or five gathered in one place, or whispered to discuss, or to look at the portraits, with a trace of strange peace, no one came to curry favor around Xiao Mo.

The lofty status of "Jiying Palace" can be seen from this.

Looking at the portraits and quotations of those serious and longing civil and military ministers, those virtuous ministers and famous generals and everyone in the literary world, as well as the palace that was too simple, it could even be said to be too simple, Xiao Mo suddenly had a trace of sudden in his heart.

Although some eunuch ministers had already notified the ministers of civil and military affairs to come to the "Jiying Palace" to say that the court meeting would start immediately, in fact, the more important the matter, the more cumbersome the preparation in advance. Therefore, although the civil and military officials came to the "Jiying Palace", in fact, Emperor Chu Ling still had to wait for a while.

And just when Xiao Mo was secretly observing, the Eight Sages King, who had kept a distance from Xiao Mo since he came to the inner city of the palace, suddenly walked to Xiao Mo's side, with inexplicable emotions in his eyes, pointed to this hall, and said slowly: "Zirou, do you think this" Jiying Palace. Too shabby? ”

Xiao Mo shook his head and said, "When I first saw it, I did have such an idea, but now I feel it. "Jiying Palace, it should be so simple, if it is too luxurious, then it is not" Jiying Palace. Finish. ”

A hint of appreciation flashed in the eyes of the Eight Sage Kings, and he said, "What Zirou said is good," Jiying Palace, it should be like this. This is the ultimate ideal of our courtiers, recording all the civil affairs and martial arts of my Great Chu, if you say how luxurious, it is not an exaggeration, but Taizu is eloquent and strategic, but he said that "Jiying Hall should be as simple as the old, and it will not change forever" This king did not understand when he was young, and asked the emperor about this matter, and the emperor explained, "One is too extravagant and vulgar, insulting the famous people, and the other is forgetful, only focusing on today's glory, forgetting the hard work before yesterday's achievements and fame." ”

Between the words, there was a painful admiration, and a kind of firmer determination.

Xiao Mo nodded, and he was also amazed: "The wisdom of Taizu is beyond the reach of our descendants."

The Eight Sages King shook his head with a smile and said slowly, "Zirou can be humble, but not self-deprecating, although Taizu is eloquent and strategic, but we may not be able to make some achievements to stand side by side."

This is still a kind of envelope, with a little encouragement, but Xiao Mo didn't answer, just smiled and was silent to deal with it.

The Eight Sages King didn't care, he just pulled Xiao Mo, walked on both sides of the hall, and introduced all kinds of portraits to Xiao Mo, all kinds of deeds of famous ministers and good generals, these deeds Xiao Mo had heard of for a long time, but at this time the status was different, the mentality was very different, listen to it again, with the surrounding environment, but there is another understanding.

At the same time, when all the civil and military forces saw Xiao Mo and the Eight Sages King getting together, they all secretly paid attention, but Wang Han walked directly to the two of them, and participated in the discussion of the alliance of the three families that Xiao Mo had hinted at before.

On the other side, Zhang Qian was talking to Zhang Yansheng about something, and when he saw Xiao Mo, Wang Han, and the Eight Sages King gathered together, he frowned, flashed a trace of contemplation, but it was Zhang Yansheng, a light smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, but he didn't care.

,,"This is General Luo Tongxian, the forward battalion he led back then can be described as prestigious, no matter how many people can fight, he is the first brave general under Taizu's account." Before I established the country of Great Chu, the insult to him by the dirty general Yuan Fan, who was called "Dog Luo"! language, the Great Ancestor was also furious when he heard it. However, Luo Ben Zhen Shi gladly accepted it, saying that this title was a praise for his loyalty and bravery, so all his colleagues later called it "Dog Luo." And after the founding of the People's Republic of China, in this Jiying Palace, General Luo Tongxian was the seventh military general to be entitled. ”

The Eight Sages King pointed to a portrait on the wall of the "Jiying Palace" and introduced it to Xiao Mo.

On the portrait, I saw a middle-aged man with a gloomy and serious face, wearing armor and holding a knife, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and his bravery was fully displayed.

On the other side, Wang Han added with a panting face: "Actually, Luo Tongxian's predecessors should have been ranked higher, but unfortunately once the enemy stole the camp, endangering Taizu's safety, General Luo Tongxian blocked a knife for Taizu in danger, and when he was hit in the throat, Taizu thought that General Luo Tongxian was killed in battle, and he cried very sadly after retreating from the enemy. However, God blessed Luo's predecessors, at that time, the divine doctor Liang Zude was treating Taizu for typhoid fever in the camp, but he applied the holy hand in time, and it was Luo's predecessor who was injured in the throat, and he was saved in nine deaths, but unfortunately although General Luo Tongxian's life was saved, he couldn't speak from then on, became a mute, couldn't give military orders, and could no longer lead the army to fight, and his merits were surpassed by other generals. ”

The Eight Sages King also nodded and said, "However, although General Luo Tongxian was unable to lead the troops, he has been guarding Taizu's side, and since then, he has never let Taizu suffer the danger of the year, which is a great achievement." After the establishment of the country of Da Chu, I abandoned the martial arts and literature, and the idle endowment was only three years, and I became one of the elders of the pavilion around Taizu, and the pen and ink were always with me. During this period, Taizu personally studied ink for him many times, which was passed on to the world and became a good story. ”

Wang Han continued: "Every time the old man recalls the deeds of Luo Tongxian's predecessors, he is overwhelmed, and now in my dynasty, there are many people who can write, few people who are good at governance, and even fewer people who know how to fight. However, Zirou today has the style of Luo Tongxian's predecessors, but Luo's predecessors entered the literature from the martial arts, while Zirou entered the martial arts from the literature, that is. ”

Xiao Mo shook his head and smiled, and said: "Lord Wang has a good reputation, but Xia Guan does not dare to compare with Luo Tongxian's predecessors, at least, if Xia Guan's body is severely injured and becomes disabled, he does not have the ambition and will of Luo Tongxian's predecessors." ”

"That's right, it seems that you haven't been carried away these days."

It was not the Eight Sages King who said this, nor Wang Han, but from behind Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo turned his head to look, but saw a burly old man staring at him with blazing eyes, and after looking at him for a while, he nodded slightly to the Eight Sages King and Wang Han, and left like this, which was rarely respectful.

However, the Eight Sages King and the Dynasty did not show any anger, but after watching the old man leave, Wang Han explained to Xiao Mo: "This is Luo Shang, the protector of the country, is the descendant of Luo Tongxian's predecessors, the Luo family has been loyal and martyred for generations, but it is too upright, and has always been outspoken, in fact, there is no malice, Zirou must not be surprised." In fact, Zirou's humility just now has made the Protector have a good impression of you, but he didn't show it, he has always been like this, Zirou has been in contact with more, and he understands. ”

Xiao Mo nodded and said, "The Protector is a senior, and his words are just the truth, how dare the lower officials blame." ”

While speaking, Xiao Mo saw that the protector Luo Shang had already walked slowly to the other end of the hall.

There, a group of military generals from the court and the central government were gathering in one place and talking in a low voice, and after seeing Luo Shang approaching, these military attachΓ©s and generals saluted one after another, looking respectful, and then seemed to ask Luo Shang something, and then looked at Xiao Mo with a complicated expression.

Seeing such a scene, Xiao Mo felt strange.

Since returning to Beijing and returning to the DPRK, the officials he met in the DPRK and China were all enthusiastic, and no matter how high or low the official rank, there was a trace of respect in their demeanor, as well as reverence, envy and jealousy hidden in the depths of their hearts.

These generals are different, although they have the same emotions of reverence, envy and jealousy, but they lack the enthusiasm and respect of the literati officials, but have more indescribable complex emotions, full of contradictions.

Speaking of which, the people who greeted Xiao Mo outside the palace were almost all officials of the civil and military departments, and officials of the military generals were extremely rare.

There seems to be some deep meaning in this, which makes Xiao Mo think deeply.

On the other side, Wang Han's eyes fluctuated slightly, and he said: "Although Luo Tongxian's predecessors entered the cabinet to participate in politics and abandoned martial arts and literature, they still sent all their children and grandchildren to the army for training. And those military veterans who were contemporaries of Luo's predecessors, although they did not enter the literature from martial arts like Luo Tongxian's predecessors, their juniors have embarked on the path of literati. Coupled with the support of countless colleagues under the command of Luo's predecessors, this line of protectors of the country has actually become the leader of the military generals of the DPRK and China. ”

After a pause, Wang Han glanced at Xiao Mo deeply, and said, "Therefore, today's Zirou is sealed, and I can't say that I have to go through some waves." ”

Hearing Wang Han's words, Xiao Mo was puzzled, but the Eight Sages King had already understood, and nodded: "This depends on Zirou's own choice." ”

Xiao Mo frowned slightly, he realized something in his heart, but he was not very clear, and he was about to ask, but he saw a eunuch coming out of the back of the palace, it was Fei Sangui that Xiao Mo had seen. Fei Sangui also saw Xiao Mo at a glance, smiled flatteringly, and after nodding his head, he raised his head and expanded his chest, and said loudly: "Your Majesty has arrived, and all the ministers will greet you." ”

Fei Sangui's voice was piercing with the unique sharpness of eunuchs, but the officials did not dare to slack off, and stood in line one after another, waiting for Emperor Chu Ling's arrival.

And Xiao Mo didn't have time to ask in detail at this time, so he had to walk quickly into the queue where the officials were, and stood in the backmost position Now although Xiao Mo has made great achievements, everyone knows that he has a great future, and he is favored by Emperor Chu Ling, and he is a generation of literary people, but in fact, he is still only a scholar in the middle of the house, a waiter in the Chongwen Palace, and he has not yet reached the qualification of being a member of the court. It is already the grace of Emperor Chu Ling and the extraordinary accommodation of the Ministry of Rites.

And those who stood with Xiao Mo, all over the palace, only had the same qualifications and official positions as Xiao Mo

At the same time, as Fei Sangui's voice fell, the sound of silk and bamboo bells sounded, and Emperor Chu Ling, with the support of a group of eunuchs and ministers, walked to the "Jiying Palace".

In the sound of long live the mountain, Xiao Mo knelt down with all the civil and military personnel, saluted Emperor Chu Ling, and secretly raised his eyes to look, but saw that Emperor Chu Ling was also looking at him, and did not blame Xiao Mo for such a rude behavior, but smiled closely.

And the sad recommendation that appeared before because of Zhang Yansheng's description of the tragic scene in the north has been diluted a lot.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat." Emperor Chu Ling called.

After the civil and military officials got up, Emperor Chu Ling smiled and said loudly: "Lian is very happy today. The eighth brother of the Union is back, the two juniors of the Union are back, they are not only back, but also have made unprecedented feats since the founding of my Great Chu, the grassland barbarians are huge, menacing, taking advantage of my Great Chu to lose his defense, in a short period of time, seventeen cities were broken, but so what? It's not the eighth brother who was linked, and the two young talents of my Da Chu called back? Not only did he fail to get the slightest bargain, but his vitality was greatly damaged and he was subordinated to the Union? ”

As Emperor Chu Ling's words fell, first Zhang Qian, Wang Han and other cabinet elders came out to praise the exploits of Xiao Mo and others, and attributed all kinds of merits to "Great Chu Tianyun My Emperor is Wise", after the civil and military officials began to chant in unison, "My Emperor Hongfu Grassland Barbarians are not self-sufficient" and "Your Majesty has a good leadership" Yunyun, although he has not deliberately cultivated, but it is quite neat.

When the voice of the hundred officials fell, the nature of Emperor Chu Ling became more and more high, and he said: "What makes Lian happy is not that our dynasty won the war, speaking of which, Lian would rather have peace in the world and never have a war." ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chu Ling sighed and said slowly: "These days, my Great Chu has been ravaged by the grassland barbarians, the people have suffered, and more than ten cities in the north have fallen, which is an unprecedented catastrophe in my Great Chu for more than 100 years, and it has made the United Ancestors ashamed of the ancestors. Although he won, how dare he be complacent and reward himself? The Federation has decided that after rewarding the meritorious generals today, the Federation will issue an "edict on one's own crimes" tomorrow morning to clearly announce to the world the sins of the Federation. ”

Hearing Emperor Chu Ling's words, the faces of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty changed.

However, without waiting for the relief of the civil and military forces, Emperor Xiao Chu Ling's expression was already gloomy, and he changed it to a happy color, and then said: "What Lian is really happy about is that I have a successor to Great Chu, and my royal family has made meritorious contributions to the country!" "Xiao Mo and Zhang Yansheng, no more than twenty years old, no more than five officials, but not only talented, noble conduct, but also when the alien race was raging, when the building was about to collapse, they asked for their own lives, went north to resist the enemy, and in the end, they recaptured nearly ten fallen cities, blocked the barbarians under the city, killed nearly 100,000 enemies, and forced the grassland barbarians to claim peace !!"

"The eighth brother of the Union, with royal respect, went to the front line in person, resisted the enemy outside Pingxing Pass for several months, and finally although some generals were short-sighted and acted privately, Pingxingguan fell, but at that time, the first thing he thought of was not self-preservation, but killing the enemy for the country!! Personally led more than a thousand remnants of soldiers, willing to take great risks, went deep into the vast grassland, and slaughtered countless barbarians. Later, he recaptured Pingxingguan with his own hands, as well as several fallen cities, cutting off the back road of the grassland barbarians!! ”

"If the royal family members and descendants of my Great Chu can fight for the country like my eighth brother, and if the young talents and future courtiers of my Great Chu are as loyal and capable as Xiao Mo and Zhang Yansheng, even if there are any natural disasters, what is the alliance afraid of? How can my Great Chu not be passed on to all generations? ”

I have to say that Emperor Chu Ling's words are quite exaggerated, but they can't help but leave a face for other ministers, and as his words fell, the civil and military forces of the Xiaoman Dynasty fell down, and his expression was mixed with excitement and shame, kneeling on the ground, shouting "Your Majesty Shengming"

After Emperor Chu Ling asked the courtiers to get up again, he nodded to Fei Sangui beside him.

But seeing Fei Sangui take a step forward, standing in front of Emperor Chu Ling's side, he opened a holy decree and said in a loud voice: "Zhang Yansheng, a member of the Zhongshu House, and Zhang Zijia receive the decree." ”

Behind Xiao Mo, Zhang Yansheng came out of the queue and walked a few steps quickly. Kneeling in front of Emperor Chu Ling, he raised his voice and said, "The minister is here." ”

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: Zhang Yansheng, a scholar in the middle of the house, is a good minister's talent, quick thinking, good conduct, outstanding reputation, but also in the barbarian invasion of Chu, he invited himself to resist the enemy, collected more than 30 counties in nine cities in the fallen place, killed tens of thousands of enemies, saved the people from fire and water, and made outstanding contributions. Specially sealed Wei Guobo, 8,000 households, special goldfish bags, and 30,000 silver coins. Kampot 500 horses. Chincis.

Gong Yixin,

As Fei Sangui's words fell, all the ministers were in an uproar.

Although he had already guessed that Emperor Chu Ling's reward this time must be extremely rich, few people could have expected that it would be so generous.

That's just a doctor, although he was promoted to three levels in one breath from the third-grade official position, but it was just an idle and wealthy position, and he deserved it with his merits.

But the household servant, as well as the Shishi, is very different, although it is also from the three-grade official position, but the voice of the squire assists the household department Shangshu to be in charge of the world's money and food and the people's household registration, which has great real power!! And the Shishi can often accompany the emperor by his side, which has a great influence on the law of the Chu Dynasty.

However, these are not the main ones.

Wei Guobo, who enclosed 8,000 households and gave goldfish bags, was what really shocked the officials.

As the saying goes, if you don't add a knighthood, it's useless to be a duke. In other words, the titles of the Chu Dynasty, regardless of grade, are actually divided into three types in terms of dignity alone.

The first is the most common title, there is no "country" in the title, and there is no "loyalty" and "Yiwuwen" one of the four words, although this kind of title is glorious, but it does not benefit the descendants, and it is also known as "the lord of the world"

If the title is a little more glorious, there is no word "country" in the title, but there is one of the four words "loyalty" and "Yiwuwen", which is called "Zi Degrading" or "Shi Jue", that is, although the descendants can inherit the title, but when they inherit, they will be demoted to the next level, and the prince will become a marquis, a marquis will become an uncle, a man will become a son, a son will become a man, and a man will become a civilian.

And the most glorious thing is undoubtedly the title with the word "country" in front of the title. This kind of title, also known as "hereditary reckless jue", that is, as long as the Chu Dynasty is not available, your descendants and younger generations, the successor can inherit your title.

As for others, for example, the "hereditary recumbent lord" is more than three times that of the "immortal lord". It doesn't seem to be that important.

Zhang Yansheng's grandfather, Zhang Qian, also has a knighthood, and he is a marquis, but he is the "Immortal Lord" Zhang Yansheng's "Uncle Weiguo" Although the title is one level lower

In fact, for more than 100 years in the Chu Dynasty, the "hereditary reckless lords" were generally only awarded to the royal family.

And "8,000 households in the fiefdom" is even more rare.

As early as the end of the Han Dynasty, the so-called "Thousand Households and Ten Thousand Households" no longer had real power, but turned into money and grain as an annual reward, and the money and grain were not much.

Although Zhang Yansheng was named the "Marquis of Eight Thousand Households", the benefits he could actually get were only fifteen yuan per month, and less than 1,000 catties of grain for one act. For him, such benefits are almost none.

Note 1: What is practiced here is an ancient unit, and one catty is equal to sixteen taels.

Although there are not many benefits, I can't bear its dignity.

The marquis of the fiefdom was originally only a class among the marquis, with the lowest marquis of thousands of households and the highest marquis of ten thousand households. But in the Chu Dynasty, it was separated from the title and became a special glory, which means "ruling the world with the emperor". Glory goes without saying.

In the Chu Dynasty, what the world values most is often not profit, but noble status and good reputation.

And the Marquis of Jingyi, since the Qin Dynasty. It is the most glorious reward of the royal family for meritorious service.

When the Chu Dynasty was founded, Chu Taizu only sealed eleven marquis of ten thousand households, and that was still the founding period of the country, and there were rewards for the slightest meritorious service, and ordinary titles were not worth more than pork!! And now for more than 170 years, the Chu Dynasty has only sealed three "Thousand Household Marquis"! The more honorable "Marquis of Fiefdom" was never seen again.

In the eyes of the nobles in Beijing, the so-called "marquis of thousands of households" is not slightly worse than the "recommendation of Confucianism" in the eyes of the literati.

And now, Zhang Yansheng has been named "Five Thousand Household Marquis"!!

Some wealthy families in Beijing, including the privy envoy Wang Han, had a hint of envy flashing in their eyes.

However, what shocked the officials the most was that one. "Goldfish Bag"

The fish bag system, which has been implemented since the early Tang Dynasty, is used to hold various runes in the shape of carp. Tang Sanpin took purple goldfish. Goldfish above the fourth grade, and silverfish above the fifth grade.

However, after the arrival of Chu, although most of the officialdom system was still inherited from the Tang Dynasty, the so-called official duties and responsibilities have become more and more chaotic, and the meaning represented by most of the time is just the amount of Yulu.

Do you have real power, and what kind of real power do you have? It still depends on the emperor's trust, as well as temporary appointments. The Ministry of Industry is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites is in charge of the affairs of the Criminal Department, and the chief writer of the Criminal Department is in charge of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Punishment is idle at home, such a strange cycle is a common thing for the Chu Dynasty.

Take Zhang Qian and Wang Han, the two elders, as far as the prime minister of the Chu Dynasty, although Zhang Qian is the prime minister of the Chu Dynasty, although he is noble and has a good official residence, he is a false position, regardless of the facts, but in fact, Zhang Qian is in charge of most of the political affairs of the Chu Dynasty; Wang Hannai is a privy envoy, nominally in charge of military affairs, but in fact, the military power of the Chu Dynasty has always been in the hands of the emperor, to put it bluntly, it is still a false position, but now he is not only in charge of the military department, but also firmly controls the Ministry of Industry and the Criminal Department.

In such chaos, what represents the actual power of an official is the "fish bag"

Generally speaking, those who wear "silverfish bags" can be ranked in the court, and those who wear "goldfish bags" have the right to discuss politics, and the most noble "purple goldfish bags" can participate in political affairs and enter the cabinet to take charge of politics, that is, the "cabinet elders" in the world's mouth

And Zhang Yansheng, not only the official worship of the Shishi, the household waiter, and the general doctor, but also the special Wei Guobo, the seal of 5,000 households, and finally, even a special goldfish bag?

This reward exceeded everyone's expectations.

In fact, there are many people who are not convinced.

But what if you are not convinced? Zhang Yansheng's exploits are still there, and there is another grandfather Zhang Qian who leans towards the government and the opposition, do you dare to object?

In this way, everyone remained silent in the face of such an extraordinary reward.

"Your Lord's Decree, Thank You for Your Grace."

On the contrary, it was Zhang Yansheng, with a flat nose on his face, only when he heard the "Hubu Shilang" and "Special Goldfish Bag", there was a hint of joy on his face, but it was fleeting, as for what Wei Guobo, five thousand household marquis, Shishi and the like, he didn't care at all, just under the envious gaze of all the civil and military forces, he silently retreated behind Xiao Mo.

However, no one could have imagined that Xiao Ling wanted to stop Emperor Chu Ling from being so generously rewarded at this time. It's none other than Zhang Yansheng's grandfather Zhang Qian!!

No matter how Zhang Yansheng changes, he is Zhang Qian's grandson, and his glory is the glory of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so for Zhang Yansheng to be rewarded, Zhang Qian was only happy at first, and had no other thoughts.

But even Zhang Qian didn't expect that Emperor Chu Ling's reward would be so generous!! The reward is too rich, and for Zhang Yansheng, there is naturally nothing bad. But among the three people who have been rewarded today, Zhang Yansheng has the least meritorious service, and even he has such a reward, so what kind of reward will Xiao Mo and the Eight Sages King receive?

Out of instinct, Zhang Qian wanted Emperor Chu Ling to take back his fate.

However, such a reward was too tempting after all, even if Zhang Qian wanted to refuse, he hesitated for a moment in advance.

And at this moment, Zhang Yansheng had already returned to the court, and Fei Sangui took out another holy decree, opened it and raised his voice: "Zhongshu Sheren, Chongwen Hall attendant Xiao Mo Xiao Zirou received the decree. ”

Hearing Fei Sangui's voice, Zhang Qian sighed secretly, knowing that it was too late.

Since he didn't block Zhang Yansheng's reward, then after Xiao Mo and the Eight Sages King were sealed, there was naturally no reason to stop it.

And at this moment, Xiao Mo was already out of the ranks, walked a few steps, came to Zhang Qian's side, knelt in front of Emperor Chu Ling, and said slowly: "The minister is here." ”

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Zhongshu Sheren, Chongwen Hall attendant Xiao Mo, talented, noble conduct, famous all over the world, is the talent of the virtuous minister, but also in the barbarian invasion of Chu, self-invited to resist the enemy, block the barbarian in Shangyuan City, kill nearly 100,000 enemies, forced the barbarians to seek peace, to protect the stability of the people of Chu Wan, and then served as the deputy envoy of the negotiation, so that all the tribes of the grassland called the ministers to pay tribute, promote the prestige of our country, and have made outstanding contributions, "Now he has made meritorious contributions to the country, and he is a scholar of Hallym University, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and Rites, and he is serving as a doctor. Specially sealed the Marquis of Weiguo, sealed 10,000 households, gave a goldfish bag, and rewarded 50,000 pieces of silver. Kampot 800 horses. Chincis. ”

Sure enough, it is more abundant than Zhang Yansheng's.

At this moment, everyone's hearts flashed with such thoughts.

All the officials are so strange. With Xiao Moliao's meritorious deeds, it should be ranked in the most well-sealed and rewarded time, but it is behind Zhang Yansheng and before the Eight Sage Kings? But more, there is still envy and jealousy of Xiao Mo.

Doctor Zhengfeng is the same as Zhang Yansheng's doctor Tongfeng, but he is an idle and wealthy official position, although he is in the court, but he does not have any real power. The three grades of official residence are one level higher than that of Dr. Tongfeng.

The right to be a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, even if he receives the title of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, can participate in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, which is above the Ministry of Rites and below the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, but has no real power, and is also a third grade, which is one level lower than the real Ministry of Rites, and is still just an idle position.

However, the scholar of Hallym University is from the second grade, which is one level higher than the scholar of the Ministry of Rites and the doctor of Zhengfeng.

In the Chu Dynasty, the bachelor's system was divided into three levels, namely direct bachelors, bachelors and university scholars, corresponding to the fourth grade to the third grade, the third grade to the second grade, and the second grade to the first grade.

Hallym University Bachelor is the lowest level of university scholars, but the lowest bachelor is also a university scholar!!

If it is said that Zhang Yansheng's scholar has the opportunity to accompany the emperor often, then the scholar of Hallym University can really accompany the emperor at all times, and can be said to be one of the closest ministers of the Son of Heaven, the most favored and trusted position, and one of the positions that can influence the emperor's thoughts the most.

Moreover, when he was at Hallym University, he was often the main writer of the emperor's decrees, and it goes without saying that he had a great influence on the policy of the DPRK and China, and he was well-informed.

In fact, in a certain sense, a scholar is a cabinet minister who does not care about anything, and he can participate in and discuss the affairs of the DPRK and China. The advisors and teachers who are close to the emperor cannot be held by those who are not highly prestigious, and they have a great influence.

And after Xiao Mo became a scholar of Hallym University, he wore a "goldfish bag" again, in fact, he had become a powerful minister with no real power. It's equivalent to wearing a "purple gold fish bag".

From a fifth-grade Zhongshu scholar, to a second-grade Hanlin University scholar, he has been promoted to a full five levels, think about Xiao Mo's entry into the dynasty as an official since the third yuan and the first time, and then think about his hard work for decades, but in just one year, he was surpassed by Xiao Mo or side by side. But it is not tolerable that the civil and military forces are not jealous.

In the Chu Dynasty, officials who were promoted five times a year, or even seven times a year, although they existed, few could be promoted to such a high level.

Yet, though the ministers were not angry or jealous in their hearts. But there is no reason to refute it.

After all, when Zhang Yansheng accepted the reward, they did not raise any objections, Xiao Mo's martial arts were much higher than Zhang Yansheng's, and in some respects he saved the entire Great Chu, and then he also had the merit of negotiating with all the tribes in the grassland, with Zhang Yansheng as a reference, such a reward was by no means excessive.

Could it be that Xiao Mo's talent is not enough to serve as a scholar of Hallym University? Then the bachelors of the Manchu Dynasty will all resign.

What's more, although Emperor Chu Ling's official position of Feng Xiao Mo is high, he has no real power, so people can't even say a reason for "being young and inexperienced".

This is what Xiao Mo deserves for his own talent, this is what Xiao Mo deserves for his meritorious deeds, and this is what Xiao Mo deserves for being favored by Emperor Chu Ling.

Therefore, although Xiao Mo's reward for the civil and military forces in the small court, although he had the heart to refute it, he could only accept it helplessly, put aside his jealousy and redness, and began to think about how to befriend Xiao Mo.

In fact, Zhang Qian very much hopes that someone will raise objections at this time, so that he can also implicitly express his support and suppress Xiao Mo's rise.

Unfortunately, no one objected at this time.

Seeing such a scene, Zhang Qian sighed secretly in his heart. I can only admit it.

At the same time, he also had to secretly praise Emperor Chu Ling's cleverness, although his cleverness was often not used in the right place.

The reason why he rewarded Zhang Yansheng first was to use Zhang Yansheng to block the mouths of all civil and military personnel.

And Emperor Chu Ling put the reward of the Eight Sage Kings at the end, I am afraid that he wanted to discuss with the ministers the matter of the Eight Sage Kings' entry into the dynasty and politics.

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However, at the same time, the representatives of the old wealthy families of the DPRK and the Central Legon are different from the ordinary ministers of civil and military affairs.

Maybe it was because of Zhang Yansheng's previous reward that they ignored this.

Xiao Mo became the Marquis of Wei Guo and the real household of Fengyi!!

Everyone in the world says that there are wealthy families everywhere in Beijing. But in fact, the real wealthy nobles in the capital, or the wealthy families of the wealthy families, are recognized. There are only eleven of them. These eleven families all have three recommended characteristics: a prince of a country, a marquis of ten thousand households, and an ancestor who is famous all over the world.

And Xiao Mo has now become the Marquis of Wanhu, although he is not a prince of the country, but he is also the marquis of the country, only one level away, and with Xiao Mo's talent and feats, and Emperor Chu Ling's favor to him, who knows if he will really become a prince of the country in the future? Although there is no ancestor who is famous all over the world, Xiao Mo himself is famous all over the world."

Does all this indicate that the Xiao family is about to become the twelfth wealthy family of the Chu Dynasty?

Between the giants, there may be intrigues, but more. But they still form alliances and marriages, protect themselves with mutual benefit, and resist the emerging courtiers and even the royal family!!

If Xiao Mo's Xiao family becomes the twelfth wealthy family"

"Perhaps, the relationship with the Xiao family. It should be closer. ”

This is the same idea of the representatives of all the wealthy families, and as for Wang Han, his eyes were even more sparkling when he looked at Xiao Mo.

"Your Lord's Decree, Thank You for Your Grace."

However, Xiao Mo did not leave the thoughts of the civil and military forces in the hall. His expression was even calmer than that of Zhang Yansheng, and after thanking him, he slowly retreated towards his original position.

When he looked up, he saw that Emperor Chu Ling was showing a knowing smile to him, as if to say: "You want to be a rich idler, worry-free about food and clothing, free and easy, don't be too low, don't have too much responsibility, as long as you can often get along with Lian, now this arrangement, are you satisfied?" ”

At the same time, in Xiao Mo's ears, Fei Sangui's voice came again: "The Eight Sages King took the order!" ”

Defense: There has been a problem with the computer, and a little "word count" is stuck, "I don't know how many words are written in this chapter, and I counted the thirteen pages of the document, which should be above Wan Zhuo." Anyway, the plot of the chapter is over, so let's send it like this