Chapter 503: On merit, naming
The quaint city gate is both heavy and majestic, and when a new day comes, all the nine gates of the capital are opened, and the martial law that lasted for nearly three months is lifted.
The people were finally able to come and go freely, and the sudden lifting of the lockdown brought joy to the whole city.
The City That Never Sleeps has also reopened, with a variety of entertainment venues that never close their doors from day to night.
Catch up with the people in the capital now, and they all have some silver. Some of them were meritorious people who received a reward of silver, and although the Mongols did not finally attack the Jingshi, the imperial court had already sent out all the silver.
The emperor had money, but he encountered a war related to the fortunes of the country, so he was very willing to spend the silver at that time.
is a person who has nothing to do with these, the grain from Tongzhou had to be transported to Beijing before, and at that time, a few more trips could be obtained for three or five taels of silver.
In these years, there is no such thing as saving money to buy a house, when you have money, save some of it, and spend the rest.
Therefore, after the war, the business of Jingshi recovered very quickly, and for many people, they only remember the tense atmosphere, but they do not feel that the sky is falling.
The storyteller in the restaurant has already talked about the book, and he is depressed, as if he is on the battlefield.
Three or two friends sat in it, some listened carefully, and some just listened to a story.
“…… This time, if you really want to talk about the credit, the emperor should be the first to take the credit. If it weren't for His Majesty's secret planning of such a big strategy, it would not have caused the little Tatar prince to fall deeper and deeper, and the military department Shangshu could be in second place. ”
"No, no, this battle with the Tatars is the last moment when the Ming cavalry arrives, otherwise the 50,000 Tatar soldiers will be difficult to win!"
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After a big victory, when it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, which one has great merit and which one has little merit, this is the most sensitive matter.
Wang Bing was very lucky, and there was really no one to pick out among the Beijing teachers at that time.
Zhu Houzhao's attitude was that he would rather find Wei Ningbo than go to the British Duke and Cheng Guogong, and Wei Ningbo Wang Xuan could at least bring his sister Wang Zhi, although it was not convenient to have a woman in the army.
But in a big war about the fortunes of the country, a little inconvenience or a little embarrassment is irrelevant.
Later, Wang Bing took advantage of this.
In that kind of situation, the little prince of Tatar has been deeply involved, and the people sent by the imperial court, as long as they pinch together several parties, do not be stubborn, and discuss it with everyone, this matter will become eight or nine.
Fortunately, Wang Bing served Zhu Houzhao for a few years, and in that situation at that time, it was self-evident how important victory was, and Zhu Houzhao could pick his skin when he made a little basket, so even if he did it casually, he would not choose that time.
How good it is now, the battle has been won, he still led the troops out, and he is the secretary of the military department of this dynasty.
With such a credit, even Zhu Houzhao is unwilling, and he must be given a seat in the cabinet no matter what.
Otherwise, this matter will not be justified, and when you ask people to go to war, you will say it nicely, and when you go back to receive the reward and pick and search, it is really petty.
So at this point, he is a matter of which the Sacred Heart has approved.
Not to mention, Wang Bing is still clear about major matters, on this point, how big of a problem can he be with the appointment of cabinet ministers?
In this case, the three members of the cabinet will be together.
Yang Yiqing was originally the person in charge of the reset, and he was already an elder, and now that the reset, it is even more natural for him to return to the center of the court.
The Chinese people pay attention to seniority, although Wang Wei is the emperor. But Yang Yiqing entered the cabinet before him, so the head of the cabinet is naturally Yang Yiqing.
Yang Yiqing, Wang Wei, Wang Bing.
Three-person cabinet, two because of the set.
Zhu Houzhao was happy to see this situation, he just wanted to tell the courtiers, big and small, that if he did the emperor's affairs well, he would be promoted.
As for the governor of the northwest trilateral and the secretary of the military department......
Zhu Houzhao felt that the threat from the north was no longer there, and the setting up of the trilateral governors had lost its significance, and the heavy responsibility of guarding against and attacking the northern nomads had shifted more to the Hetao area.
From a military point of view, it is to push the line of defense forward.
Gansu, Ningxia, and Yulin still have their own general troops, and it just so happens that in this war, there are also many generals who have made meritorious contributions to be placed.
In addition to going north, the Ming also needed to expand its influence to the west.
With the Hetao, the left and right sides of its coverage, namely the towns of Ningxia and Yulin, will become second-level defensive areas, while Gansu will remain important, because the towns of Gansu will pass west through the Hexi Corridor, which is the Guanxi Qiwei and then Hami.
So Gansu and Hetao, these are two key points, one to the west and the other to the north.
"Your Majesty?" Liu Jin lowered his head and walked in and called softly.
Zhu Houzhao was sitting cross-legged, with a map in front of him and some small flags and other things in his hands.
"What?"
"Zhang Yong is back."
"Then let him in."
"Yes."
Zhang Yong led the Tengxiang Four Guards, and this time he also made a small contribution.
But...... His countenance was not very excited, it still looked a little tight.
"Slave Zhang Yong, see Your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao turned around, but still sat cross-legged, "Get up." You weren't hurt this time, were you? ”
"Slaves and maids, His Majesty is worried." Zhang Yong smiled and quickly took it back, "...... There is something that the minister of the outer court should also report to His Majesty, but the slave still thinks that he should report to His Majesty as soon as possible. ”
"What's the matter?"
"It was under the tent of the little prince of Tatar that a Han man was found."
Zhu Houzhao blinked, he didn't react to what the problem was for the first time. Probably because I didn't think in that direction.
But listening to Zhang Yong's 'ambiguous' tone, he immediately thought of what was going on, and immediately asked in a deep voice: "Who is it?" ”
"His name is Ma Yiqian, and he is a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi."
"Humph!" Zhu Houzhao was quite displeased, and threw a piece of music in his hand to the ground angrily, "It's really a shame for my Han people." ”
In the Qianqing Palace, everyone dared not speak.
Although this kind of thing is to catch people, it is also a shame.
"Where is this man now?"
"One arm was broken in the war, but fortunately, his life was saved, and now he is in the prison of the Criminal Department."
"Deal with it according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty!"
Even if he Zhu Houzhao is a modern person, he really can't find any reason to forgive this kind of traitor and traitor, "What punishment should be what punishment is, and his nine clans will be dealt with together." ”
"The slave maid also found out that this Ma Yiqian has some connection with the previous Jiang Tongzu case, and their personal friendship is good."
"Things gather like and people divide into groups. That's right, turn this case into an iron case! My generosity and benevolence, they can't touch the light at all! ”
After losing his temper, Zhu Houzhao said softly: "It's rare that you have this mind, tell me about this matter first." It is said that new things are good, but people, I still like old ones. Zhang Yong, you have also worked hard this time, what reward do you want? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the slave doesn't want anything. As long as the slave can guard His Majesty and serve His Majesty, this is the greatest reward for the slave and maid. ”
"The reward should still be rewarded, you will board it for a few days, and then you will be rewarded with others for meritorious deeds!"
"Yes."
Zhu Houzhao thought left and right, and was always a little uneasy, he really couldn't understand the creature of traitors.
I had a thought in my heart to meet this person, but after thinking about it carefully, I felt that it was very inappropriate.
"Where is this Ma Yiqian from?"
"A native of Tongzhou, Beizhili."
"It's close. It's just that there is not a bit of northerners' toughness. This is the first traitor in the Zhengde Dynasty, and I can't cheap him. I mean, engrave a monument to his deeds and erect it in the local area, so that he will be spurned by everyone and reviled from generation to generation. ”
Back then, Emperor Taizong also thought of a very unique method, which was to tax his neighbors heavily!
In this way, these neighbors must hate him to the core, and basically scold him when he mentions it.
But this way...... There is really a lack of morality, Zhu Houzhao thought about it and forgot it, the Yijiu clan is sure, but the neighbors on the side are innocent people.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, this matter will be handled by the slave maid."
"Hmm. After the inscription was engraved, wasn't he dead? Grab him and carry his monument on his back and go to the streets. ”
Zhang Yongxin said that it seems that the emperor hates this person very much. It's no wonder that since ancient times, what good end can traitors have?
After everyone left, Zhu Houzhao felt a little impetuous in his heart, and he couldn't stand the things anymore, so he ordered: "Swing and go to Yongshou Palace." ”
"Yes."
Two princes were added to the palace.
Everywhere is jubilant.
One of the things that is important is the name.
How to choose the name of the royal family in the Ming Dynasty has been called Zhu Yuanzhang to die. That is, many people know that gold, wood, water, fire, and earth are used as radicals.
Specifically, during the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang set the lineage for several of his sons, which is the second word in the name.
For example, Zhu Biao's line is "Yunwen follows the ancestral teachings, and the great monarch of Qinwu wins the ......", specifically Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunxi, etc., Zhu Yunwen also has two sons, named Zhu Wenkui and Zhu Wengui.
Zhu Di's series is Gao Zhan Qi Jianyou, and he is often responsible for it. Ci and Yi Bozhong, Jian Jingdi Xianyou.
That's how Zhu Houzhao's word 'thick' came from.
The third character, the five elements, is in the order of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood.
For example, Zhu Houzhao's grandfather's name is Zhu Jianshen, who is water, and his father's name is Zhu Youzhang, which is wood. When he arrived at his name Zhu Houzhao, it was next to the word fire. According to the Chinese Simplified way of writing, it should be 'burnt' in ancient texts, in addition, the following four points themselves are also the meaning of fire, like boiling, steaming, frying, burning...... It's all with fire.
According to this rule, Zhu Houzhao's son should use the word soil next to it.
The historical Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, and his son Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaikun, are next to the soil character.
In addition to these rules, there are other particularities in choosing names, such as the emperor has to go to the southern suburbs, northern suburbs, Fengxian Palace, Chongxian Hall to pay respects, and also send officials to some special places to pay respects.
Civil and military officials should wear auspicious clothes...... The imperial court also had to issue edicts on a certain date, and so on.
This is the rule of the court, and it is enough to follow it, although it is indeed tedious.
In addition, in ancient times, officials and people should avoid it, and the imperial court generally deliberately used some rare words in order to reduce inconvenience, and also asked the Hanlin Yuan to check the name of the clan given by Qin, and submit it to the imperial review to avoid repetition.
This thing is also very necessary, and there are already people who carry the word.
Zhu Youzhu has so many brothers, and the children and grandchildren of those brothers have generations, and if they don't check it well, sometimes they will have the same name.
Because there are so many words in a radical.
So such a thing that was originally very fun, after learning so many rules, has made Zhu Houzhao lose interest.
In the end, it might be, ah...... This word has not been used, it is in line with the rules, and there is no negative meaning of the word, it is him.
In the past few days, the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy have already handed over some words.
Zhu Houzhao also took these to Yongshou Palace.
"Ao(Tongshouyin)...... The meaning of duty and duty. He is my first child, and he will be my eldest brother in the future. I hope he will do his duty and protect his younger siblings. ”
Huaiyan has few words, and he is quiet, but he is not a weak person, and he is very satisfied when he hears this, "Your Majesty is attentive, and the concubine likes it very much, as the eldest brother, he should be like this." ”
"Hmm." Zhu Houzhao turned out another page, which was for Huaixiao, "壦 (Tongxunyin), this is a wind instrument. I think it's pretty good, I feel like a gentleman. How can my son be less gentlemanly? ”
"This is good, the concubine wants this."
The two children are coaxed by several palace maids at this time, the children are sleepy, the current weather is neither hot nor cold, as long as they are full, they are basically sleeping, so it is not annoying.
Zhu Houzhao handed them two pieces of paper, "If you are satisfied, then give them to the children." By the way, there's one thing I think is funny. ”
Huai Xiao and Huai Yan sat upright, probably because they gave birth to a child, so there was a young woman style that was difficult to hide between the eyebrows, as if it was ...... seems to be as amorous as water, which makes Zhu Houzhao feast his eyes.
"What's the matter, let Your Majesty still say it's fun?"
Zhu Houzhao touched his chin, "Huaiyan is a younger sister, but the child is born early, Huaixiao is a sister, and the child is born late." Although there is a difference of one day, my sister's son is the eldest brother, and my sister's son is the younger brother? ”
The two looked at each other and smiled,
"A big day is a big day."
Well, they're all concubines anyway, so it doesn't matter.
Zhu Houzhao stepped forward and hugged the two of them on the left and right, "There is one more thing, the Mei family gave birth to two princes at once, which is also a great achievement at any time." Besides, your father was also a man I relied on, but in the past he was a businessman, and some things were always not so justifiable. Now there's the two of you, and the two little ones. Mei, I also want some rewards. ”
It is the right thing to have two sons. Even if you don't mention these, a few 'willful' emperors in front of you will often seal up their families because they love their concubines. Now Zhu Houzhao is at least well-founded.
Mei Kejia is very capable, and if he doesn't solve some 'hat' problems, he is always a businessman, which is actually somewhat inconvenient.
But it's not the same to remove this obstacle, for example...... Feng Bo. As a noble of the imperial court, he can do more for the imperial court. His fleet doesn't have to be just merchant ships, can't there be other forces?
Of course, after his strength grows, it will definitely affect the DPRK and China...... For example, the battle for the crown prince in the future, but that will be more than ten years later, and there is no need to think about it for the time being.
"Your Majesty is gracious, and the concubines dare not accept it. However, the Mei family is favored by the country, and His Majesty will reward him again, and the concubines and sisters will be flattered. ”
"What do you say?" Zhu Houzhao nodded his sister's chin,
Huaiyan's eyebrows and eyes were full of spring, close to his chest, and his voice was gentle and crisp, "The concubine can't think of this, after all, what His Majesty says is what it is." ”
(End of chapter)