Chapter 193: The First Step to Reclaim Military Power [Asking for a Monthly Pass]
Chu Yi slowly stepped forward, standing in front of a group of soldiers, his gaze swept over everyone, it can be said that everyone's eyes fell on Chu Yi, or on the bright yellow scroll in Chu Yi's hand.
The Son of Heaven decreed that he would be consecrated.
Slowly unfolding the holy decree, Chu Yi said in a deep voice: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: Lu Wenyang's rebellion is all coming...... Specially established, viscount, baron two titles, to reward meritorious soldiers! ”
Although I have heard it for a long time, the Son of Heaven has not issued an edict for a long time, so everyone is a little uneasy in their hearts.
After all, the addition of a second-class title, such a major event is not so easy to pass, especially the cabinet, which will definitely be stuck in this matter.
If the cabinet can't pass it, this will seem to be unjustifiable, and now I can hear Chu Yi read out the holy decree, and with the holy decree announced to the civil and military officials, no one can change the facts at this time.
Among the hundred officials, there are many civil officials who are mourning, and the Wuxun side is naturally excited, and the title has increased, which is nothing more exciting for the Wuxun side.
"Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
All the martial artists bowed down to the Son of Heaven, although it was of no use to them personally that the Son of Heaven increased his title, after all, they almost all had titles, and such viscounts, barons, and low-level titles could not be taken into their eyes.
But each of them has descendants, just like these dozens of soldiers in the main hall, whether they are descendants or concubines, at least they are the descendants of their noble side.
If they can be entitled this time, it will invisibly increase the power of their nobles, although it is a low-level title, but it is also a title no matter what. Didn't you see that the civilian side is already like a dead father?
Shi Kui first assisted Chu Yi to suppress the Jiangnan gentry and nobles, and then escorted tens of millions of taels of dirty silver, although the dirty silver was taken away halfway, but his crime was not Shi Kui, and later led the army to attack the rebels at night, which directly led to the collapse of the rebels.
Shi Kui heard Chu Yi read his name, stepped forward, made a sound of armor, saluted Chu Yi's Son of Heaven, and then stood there respectfully.
Chu Yi glanced at Shi Kui, nodded slightly, and said: "Shi Kui, the official of the thousand households, has made outstanding achievements, and he has been specially awarded the title of Yi Yongbo, General Zhaowu, and rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, a hundred acres of fertile land, and a hundred horses of silk silk......"
Shi Kui couldn't help but stay there, his face was full of shock, obviously he never dreamed that he would be able to accept the title of earl.
You must know that this is the title of the Ming Dynasty, its rarity can be described as rare, from the founding of the country to the present, the titles of the Ming Dynasty and the Son of Heaven can almost be counted, and even the titles that are still inherited to this day are not comparable to the titles awarded at the beginning of the founding of the country.
One can imagine how difficult it is to get a knighthood as a Ming general.
But now, in the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, he was actually named Uncle Yi Yong, which was the position of earl, which was definitely beyond Shi Kui's imagination, so Shi Kui was stunned.
The civil and military officials looked at Shi Kui, and their eyes couldn't help but show a little envy.
It's no wonder that they are envious, even if the civil officials suppress the nobles, but for them, it is also an incomparable yearning for the title.
Knighthood and strength are the ultimate goal of all officials, and as a result, at this time, a military general who would not be looked at by them at all on weekdays was actually named Yi Yongbo, how could this not make them envious or even jealous.
Many people on the Xungui side also looked at Shi Kui with a strange gaze, who didn't know that from Chu Yi to Jiangnan, Shi Kui was a sharp knife that Chu Yi used to suppress the gentry and magnates in Jiangnan, and this knife helped Chu Yi slaughter many people in Jiangnan.
Holding Chu Yi's thighs, plus Shi Kui himself is also competitive enough, especially outside the city, he led hundreds of people to directly attack the rebels, causing tens of thousands of rebels to collapse and directly lay the overall situation, no one has anything to say about such feats.
Therefore, although it is a bit unexpected to say that Shi Kui was named Yi Yongbo this time, but thinking about Shi Kui's military exploits and having Chu Yi as a backer, it is not surprising.
Seeing that Shi Kui was distracted, a smile appeared on the corner of Chu Yi's mouth, and he coughed lightly and said, "General Shi Kui, don't hurry up and thank you!" ”
Shi Kui reacted, instinctively knelt on the ground and bowed to the Son of Heaven to thank him, and when he retreated, he still looked confused, which shows how much stimulation Shi Kui was to be suddenly crowned as Yi Yongbo.
"Changyu stepped forward to listen to the seal!"
Immediately, I saw a soldier with a bandaged cloth belt on his body stepping forward and looking at Chu Yi fixedly.
Chu Yi glanced at this man who was at most in his twenties with admiration, saying that Zhang Yu was born in the British government, and he was a son of Zhang Lun's generation, but he cultivated a good martial arts, and led his soldiers to block the rebel charge in the battle of the city gate, and he was hit by several arrows, and there were no less than a dozen knife wounds and sword wounds on his body, even Chu Yi was amazed by Zhang Yu's performance.
Perhaps his military exploits were not the most prominent among those present, but both Chu Yi and the Son of Heaven were willing to entitle Changyu as Yi Wubo, set a big example for the noble side, and also gave the most precious cake to the noble side.
read out Changyu's military exploits, and when he heard that he was actually awarded the title of Yi Wubo, Changyu's seven-foot man couldn't help but shed tears of excitement.
On the honorable side, the British Duke Zhang Mao was both pleased and complicated to look at Zhang Yu, who was named Yi Wubo, but no matter what, when the honorable side saw that Zhang Yu was awarded the position of uncle, everyone showed a satisfied look.
"Cheng Xiangwu stepped forward to listen to the seal!"
Suddenly, I saw a big man like a black tower step forward, his feet shook slightly, even Chu Yi couldn't help but look at the other party more.
This Cheng Xiangwu turned out to be a master of horizontal refining outsiders, even if he was not much worse than Hu Yi, the commander of the forbidden army, he could fight with the first-class masters in the rivers and lakes without falling behind.
The world is big, there are no surprises, born in a military family, relying on a strange talent, coupled with the cultivation of kung fu in the army, inheriting his father's position, as a hundred household officials, in this war to suppress the rebels, Cheng Xiangwu killed more than a dozen generals of the rebels in a row, and only killed Lu Wenyang's generals with courage, which can be said to be a brilliant battle.
"Feng Cheng Xiang Wuding Wubo!"
Cheng Xiangwu seems to be a reckless man, but if he is really a reckless man, how can he cultivate horizontal kung fu to such an extent, even so, when he suddenly heard that he was made an earl, his reaction was not much better than that of Shi Kui and Zhang Yu, and the whole person couldn't help but smirk.
Gu Youfan Jin Zhongju, a position can make people crazy, not to mention that this is still a title, seeing Cheng Xiangwu smirk, no one sneered at each other because of this, but looked at Cheng Xiangwu with an envious gaze.
Cheng Xiangwu, who was awakened by Chu Yi to bow to the kindness of the Son of Heaven and received the reward, glanced at Chu Yi with grateful eyes.
Cheng Xiangwu is not stupid, he naturally understands that if there is no Chu Yi, even if he makes great achievements, it is already great luck to be able to win the title of viscount or baron.
As for the title of earl, it is absolutely impossible to have anything to do with him, but this time he was actually named Dingwu Bo, who pulled him, Cheng Xiangwu knew it.
For people like Cheng Xiangwu, who have been polished in the army for many years and have long been accustomed to the power of various relationship networks, Cheng Xiangwu knows very well what choice he should make.
Therefore, even in front of the civil and military officials, Cheng Xiangwu still gave a big gift to Chu Yi to show his gratitude.
If you were an ordinary emperor, you might be unhappy because of this, but Zhu Houzhao didn't get angry because of this, but felt that Cheng Xiangwu's behavior was a reward for gratitude.
Without Chu Yi's recommendation, Cheng Xiangwu would not have been crowned as an earl, and for Cheng Xiangwu, Chu Yi was his reborn parents.
Even many officials looked at Shi Kui and then at Cheng Xiangwu at this time, and a thought was born in their hearts, whether to hug Chu Yi's thigh.
The next to be enthroned is the viscount, the earl, although the first person to come forward to be named the viscount is a little disappointed, after all, if there is another earl, he may be the new earl, but obviously, even if to a certain extent let go of the title of the title, but the meaning of the Son of Heaven is obvious, the higher title is still firmly controlled, absolutely not rotten.
The birth of dozens of viscounts and barons is definitely a very strong force for the noble side.
You must know that these newborn viscounts and barons do not have empty titles like those dukes, but they do not have much control in the army.
Most of these people are generals in the army, and their subordinates are under the command of more or less soldiers, plus the Son of Heaven's meritorious deeds, many of them have been promoted.
Dozens of viscounts and barons were in charge of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, almost directly and indirectly commanding about half of the troops in the Beijing camp.
These people have been crowned by the Son of Heaven, and it can be said that they are definitely the most reliable loyalty to the Son of Heaven, and through these people, Zhu Houzhao easily completed the mastery of the soldiers and horses in the capital.
You must know that the Son of Heaven wanted to mobilize the soldiers and horses in the city before, except for the Son of Heaven's personal guards among the twelve guards, such as Yulin Guard, Jinyi Guard, and Jin Wuwei, the transfer of other soldiers and horses must be approved by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies and the Ministry of War before they can be transferred.
But now, even if Zhu Houzhao does not go through the military department and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, he only needs a holy decree to go down, and I believe that these newly-born viscounts and barons will absolutely obey the orders of the Son of Heaven.
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