Chapter 266: The End (1)

Capital.

After a short period of celebration and revelry, the DPRK and China fell into an unprecedented chaos.

All kinds of hustles such as changing the land and returning to the stream, Miao Jiang dividing troops into Yongzhen, and many factions of officials and indoctrination of barbarians were either left in the middle by the Holy Son of Heaven quietly, or they were fought by the faction led by Zhu Xieyuan, and finally coped with the past unsatisfactorily. Then, there was a small episode on the extraneous branches: Zhu Xieyuan argued that Luo Ganxiang should not be asked to divide the seedlings so as not to make it bigger, and it was posted word for word in the imperial court's palace newspaper! Now it's okay, the entire Ming Dynasty knows about this - of course, including Luo Ganxiang, the chief military officer who has been named Gaozhou Bo.

I knew on my toes that it was definitely not due to simple negligence, but to someone doing it on purpose. However, the Ming Dynasty does not have any "Secrecy Law" - the battle of Salhu, the soldiers are divided into four roads, which way, who is the commander, which way, when and where to meet, etc., all written in black and white in the newspaper, Nurhachi is comfortable sitting on the hot kang head and gnawing on the roast pork leg is all clear...... Of course, no one cares about such "little things".

Zhu Xieyuan just shook his head and sighed when he looked at Di Bao: he knew that if he really pursued it, not only would he immediately fall into the quagmire of "a gentleman is frank and can say everything to others", "if you are not weak-hearted, why are you afraid to say it publicly", but it will also lead to no result, and it will even add fuel to the fire, resulting in a sharp deterioration of the relationship with the Miao general group represented by Luo Ganxiang.

The chief military officer is a second-rank military officer. Of course, the actual status of the second rank of the martial arts is slightly worse than that of the prefect who is only the fourth rank of the civil official, and it is not said that the elder of the pavilion who is a university scholar, even if he is the governor of Shangshu according to the inspector, it is easy to clean up a martial artist. However, at this time, Luo Ganxiang has been awarded the title of Gaozhou Bo, and this identity is completely different!

China's titles are divided into five ranks, such as dukes, marquises, uncles, and men, and their origins actually come from the feudal system of the Spring and Autumn Period. Zhou Tianzi divided the world, and there was also a "monarch" who had a feudal country, and the princes were divided into five classes according to the size of their merits: the first class was called "Gong", which was more special, either it was a posthumous additional title, or it was the princes in Wangji, such as Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong, or it was particularly close to the Zhou royal family, such as the monarch of Hu and Yu; The second class is called "Hou", these are the kings of great powers, such as Qi, Lu, Wei, Jin and other countries; The third class is called "Bo", and the smaller princes and monarchs, such as Cao, Mao, Zheng and other states; The fourth class is called "Zi", which specifically refers to the princes of the barbarian land, such as Chu, Wu, Yue, Ju, etc.; In the end, the "male" is a particularly small country, such as Xu Guo. Later, Zhou Tianzi declined, the so-called etiquette collapsed, and all the princes upgraded themselves, at the beginning they were all called Gong, Qi Huan, Jin Wengong, or something, and then there were those who were called kings and emperors, lest they not stand out from the crowd - although others can't compare, they can be proud behind closed doors even if they are more famous than you. It wasn't until Yingzheng swept Liuhe and invented a self-respecting title of "emperor" for himself, that the fifth-class lord, who originally belonged to the feudal monarch, was demoted to the rank of the nobles.

Then to the Ming Dynasty, the dynasty was initially decided, and the heroes who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to fight the world were all awarded the third-class titles of Duke and Marquis - the two titles of viscount and baron were too low and no one received them, so they were invalid. The lords of the Ming Dynasty are divided into two kinds according to the identity of the recipient, one is the clan, the prince of the first word, the prince of the second word, the general of the county, the general of the Zhenguo, the general of the auxiliary country, and the generals; One is the foreign relatives and ministers, that is, the princes. Theoretically, the title also has a corresponding official rank, the duke corresponds to the first rank, the fief should be called the country (Guogong), the marquis corresponds to the second rank, the fief is called the county (county marquis), the Bo corresponds to the third rank, and the fief is called the county (county uncle)...... The Celestial Empire is a state of etiquette, and in order to subdivide the dignity and inferiority, there is a need to divide the same rank into higher and lower ranks, so make a fuss about the "honor". For example, Liu Chao and Luo Ganxiang, one is Suiyang Bo and the other is Gaozhou Bo, both of them are "Bo", at this time, it is necessary to look at "Xun": Liu Chao is the "captain of the light car" who is the standard of the three products, and Luo Ganxiang is the "captain of the light car" who is the standard from the third product, Liu Shuai is slightly better than Luo Shuai, and it is clear at a glance.

There is also a concept of "oversealing" here. The title is not casually awarded - you yourself have a second-rank official position, so if you are awarded a knighthood, you should be awarded the corresponding marquis, and if you are a third-rank official, then you should be awarded the earl. In theory, there is also a question of seniority. The so-called famous weapons of the imperial court cannot be lightly allowed, although the official positions of Liu and Luo are both second-class, but of course, no one can compare with Sun Jie in terms of military merits, qualifications, and especially the trust of the saints, and it is already a very great grace to award an earl. There are exceptions, people who the Son of Heaven likes very much, or who have really made immortal achievements, even if they are third-grade and fourth-grade officials, the Son of Heaven has to reward a marquis. This is called oversealing.

The title has a standard grade, but the status cannot be counted as such. How do you calculate it? Considered "super-grade" - that is, as long as you have a knighthood, your status is higher than that of ordinary officials with only rank. For example, Luo Ganxiang's status as a Gaozhou Bo is higher than that of the six Shangshu in the imperial court (or only in name, don't take it seriously).

In the end, under the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the title of the second duke and marquis can only be awarded to military generals, and the title of civil official can only be awarded to the earl. "Da Ming Law" Volume 2 "Officials and Officials: The Rank System": "All civil officials who do not have great merits to the country, and the secretary of the department is hazy and asks for the title of duke, when the official and the person who receives the title are beheaded!" "Even those who are instigated behind the request will cut off their heads, and ask if you are afraid!

Having said that, if a civil official wants to get a princely title, it can't be said that it is completely hopeless, but there is really a way: go to death - you can posthumously seal after death, this is fine.

Jue is also divided into two types: "Shijue" and "Liujue". The lord can be hereditary, and the lord is limited to one generation. However, in the middle and later periods, the empire's finances became more and more tight, and it was really impossible to take out the money to support more and more idlers.

Sun Lao, Liu Luo, and others were all Liujue. But it won't work either! A group of vulgar martial artists, as well as barbarians, either Hou or Bo, have all rode to the necks of adults who have read poetry and books in the cold window for ten years, what is this called? This is called Sven sweeping the floor, this is called tolerable, which is unbearable! What? Are they all good men and men who spill their heads and blood? Phew! "The one who sings with the champion outside the Donghua Gate is a good man", understand? What kind of thing is a bunch of sub-hills!

Because the rebellion of Lu'an was too big and lasted too long, the governors died several times in succession, and when they heard that they had been pacified, everyone was dizzy with joy, and no one thought that the holy decree should jump out to add to the blockage. When this fanatical momentum passed, someone finally woke up: that old Zhu Tou is okay, no matter how much he doesn't deal with Sven, but how old are those martial artists? Don't you just have the strength to cut people, a group of talking animals! Why did it all become super all of a sudden, how can we be bullied in the future by calling us gentlemen who are full of economy and know righteousness? !

But at that time, I was happy and forgot to stop it, and the holy decree had already been issued and took effect...... Then play yin! Therefore, there was a request to divide troops to be stationed in Tunguang and send officials, and then there was a wide announcement to sow discord.

However, the expected effect was still not received.

Sun Jie had already had a serious chat with Luo Ganxiang in advance, and after hearing the report (Luo Zongbing's background was far inferior to An Yunao, and he didn't know Chinese characters), Luo Ganxiang went to Zhu Xieyuan, not only thanked him sincerely, but also solemnly bowed: "Luo is a barbarian who doesn't understand anything, but he can still distinguish between good and bad, the boss is for the good of a certain family, and a certain thank you for the children and grandchildren of the ancestors!" Well, that's it. ”

Is this worth it?

Gotta keep tossing!

How to toss?

Easy to do: make a fuss about the write-off of military expenses and credit.

Huge funds, eaten grain and grass, mobilized labor, consumed materials...... All these imperial finances will definitely be subsidized, but only a small part of the subsidies will be subsidized, and more than seventy percent will be shared by the provinces involved in the war - which province will share how much, and how much it can be verified after it is reported, there is a lot to be done here!

In addition, there are credits. Sun Jie's establishment is in Beijing, not the local government, but it is always a fact that Lao Shun's department is a Sichuan army, right? Luo Ganxiang is barely considered Sichuan, Liu Chao's original establishment is in Guangxi, and he has fought in Guizhou for so many years, even if the Guizhou generals are good and Long's An Yunao is counted as the Yunnan army, then is the setting of Wusa Mansion counted as Sichuan (administrative region) or Yunnan (without the help of Long's An Yunao, this barbarian woman can't even save her life) or Guizhou (An Xiaoliang has always been with Guizhou's Shuixi before)? Which of the military merits of each province is big and which is small must be discussed, is there anything wrong with it*?

Why do you have to share the work to the province? Because it is necessary to count the praise and painting of the civil officials of the provinces. In war, cutting people is only the lowest aspect! What did Han Gaozu say? Town the country, care for the people, give gifts, and keep the food and road...... You have to rely on Xiao He, you just say it's right! So, putting aside the phenomenon and looking at the essence, the credit, our civil officials have to take the lion's share!

Hey, I almost forgot, there are other questions! Earlier, some adults treated the official position of the court as a child's play or even a favor, and they didn't care whether their efforts were worth it or not, so they indiscriminately rewarded a bunch of barbarians, and this is okay, so An Xiaoliang and Maude were desperate to surrender, right? How can you count the heinous crimes you have committed in the past, can you just write them off?! If that's the case, wouldn't anyone be able to make trouble first, and it would be over if they couldn't defeat it? Isn't that reasonable?

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In line with the fine tradition that if there are no contradictions, contradictions must be created, small contradictions must be instigated into big contradictions, and major contradictions must be intensified into a disaster, the entire Beijing officialdom has become a pot of porridge, and everyone has to stand in line. Want to stay out of the matter and protect yourself? Duh, traitor, join you!

This time the movement was too big, and the Son of Heaven, who had been sick, could no longer stand the psychological stimulation of the rollercoaster-like joy and fall, and he had to support the Xianjie Taimiao, suffered from the wind and cold, and his physical condition deteriorated rapidly. Li Shizhong's eyes were red in a hurry, and he asked Dongchang to find fault and arrest a few of the most noisy ones and put them in the Zhenfu Prison, but he didn't expect that there were really people who seemed to have fallen into evil, and the prison screamed one by one, and Li Gonggong's subordinates were not vegetarians, and they used the means, and as a result, a few died.

Now, there is no movement on the surface, but everyone can see that this is the calm before the hurricane, and a turbulent undercurrent is brewing and stirring, about to set off a monstrous tide that will sweep the empire.

* This is really not my nonsense, in real history, after the rebellion of Lu'an was pacified, was it the great merit of the Sichuan army or the great merit of the Guizhou army, and Zhu Xieyuan's opponents in the imperial court did quarrel, and the result was that the comrades-in-arms who originally fought side by side turned against each other, and the two provinces of Sichuan and Guizhou were on the same page......