Chapter 164: Knighthood

You'll have to wait until later...... Gu Ziyao secretly wrote down the emperor's attitude, in this world of strict heavenly machines, the only thing that can compete with heavenly machines is the mandate of heaven, that is, the power of the royal family, if Gu Ziyao wants to make a difference, every detail cannot be relaxed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Emperor Longping finished complaining, looked at Gu Ziyao and frowned, turned around and asked Eunuch An with a smile: "It's a little difficult to do now, this kid doesn't want to be an official for the time being, and I can't help him with the imperial examination, I can only look at his own ability."

But he has made a great contribution today, and he must be rewarded, Father-in-law An, you have seen a lot of things, and you have been by my side for a long time, what do you think you should reward this kid?"

Why did you suddenly ask me? Eunuch An chuckled even more in his heart, Emperor Longping usually took care of these trivial matters in a hurry, and he didn't care about other people's opinions at all, and often had to let the cabinet members take care of the aftermath for him.

Today, he asked Gu Ziyao first, and then asked himself, which shows that Emperor Longping attaches great importance to Gu Ziyao. Hooray, it's easy for others to misunderstand you like this!

Eunuch An saw that the faces of everyone around him had changed greatly, and his eyes looked at Gu Ziyao with more awe, but he was afraid that once today's incident passed, the various rumors of Gu Ziyao's soaring identity would intensify.

It's hard to explain this, and there is no way to remind the emperor, Eunuch An can only grit his teeth and say: "Gu Ziyao's dedication to auspiciousness, his merit is not small, only this merit is not his own, it is the power of the whole pavilion of the secret capture pavilion, Your Majesty wants to reward the officials of the secret capture pavilion first, and this Lin Pavilion master, Lin Meng and others."

However, today Gu Ziyao has the merit of saving and guarding, and the two merit are combined, and the old slave does not dare to say anything. However, according to the practice of the previous dynasty, there may be a reward of knighthood. ”

The first half of his words were reasonable, Emperor Longping nodded slightly, but Gu Ziyao felt that something was wrong, could it be that this old eunuch meant to suppress his own merits? No, today Lin Shen behaved like this, and the emperor was so satisfied, even if he was blind, he knew that Gu Ziyao would definitely not be able to suppress it today.

When she heard the second half of Eunuch An's words, Gu Ziyao was awe-struck in her heart, and she looked at the eunuch in disbelief, unable to guess whether he was kind or malicious.

The reward of knighthood, is it idle?

The title of this dynasty is extremely strict, and the heroes are also demoted to hereditary status, and most of the nobles who founded the country have disappeared after three hundred years. However, there was a change in the middle of the dynasty, leaving behind a lot of nobles, and now it is also a force surging in the court.

This group of people is brave and ruthless, and has the divine power of the mandate of heaven to protect themselves, and there are often hidden gold medals in the family of Danshu iron coupons to avoid death, and they are the most domineering in Beijing, hugging each other as in-laws, and both glory and loss are lost, that is, the clear stream that controls the government and the powerful eunuchs do not want to provoke them, but for the balance and stability of the court situation, they must find a way to win them over.

After the honor, of course, the most hated are the nouveau riche, which is equivalent to a share of their privileges, who can be happy? For those who have been knighted for military merits, they may not have anything to say, but for the fortunate knighthood, these people are not polite at all.

It is not unheard of in Beijing that the son of Xungui beats his favorite ministers, and Emperor Longping has a good temper, but he just admonishes both sides to calm things down.

Now that this eunuch An proposes to knight Gu Ziyao, is this a good intention to praise him? Or does he want to borrow a knife to kill people and throw him at this group of murderers who are sharpening their knives? Gu Ziyao is not easy to judge for a while.

Emperor Longping was also slightly surprised, he really wanted to give Gu Ziyao a big reward, but Gu Ziyao was still a white scholar, although he had a rank but no substantive official position, which limited what the emperor could give.

There are some honorary titles and rewards, but because Gu Ziyao's identity is insufficient, it seems that it is not weighty.

Knighthood is another path that the emperor has never thought of, and Eunuch An is really flexible. Emperor Longping secretly praised in his heart and seriously considered the feasibility of knighthood. The title is precious, generally paid for military merits, and it is rare for literati to be knighted except for the founding of the country and Jingjing, and this system is different from the heavenly machine system, and the average scholar does not pay attention to it.

The supernatural powers attached to the official position come from the heavenly machine, although it is formed by the mandate of heaven, but the source is the scholar's own spiritual power and understanding of the heavenly machine. The supernatural powers attached to the title are completely subordinate to the Mandate of Heaven, and the corresponding title will have corresponding supernatural powers. This also means that the knight has a closer relationship with the royal family, and has a basic loyalty that can be guaranteed.

Therefore, when the country was founded, the emperor would seal the clan and the heroes to balance it with the civil and official group, but it was a pity that the fifth generation of the gentleman was beheaded, and after a few generations, it was difficult for a few descendants of the princes and princes to support the wall, and they would naturally be suppressed by the bureaucrats who fought to come up.

Emperor Longping was lazy and lazy, but his heart to seize power was no different from that of ordinary emperors, and of course he was unwilling to just act as a symbol of the Mandate of Heaven in the heavenly machine system, and was unwilling to let the cabinet cover the sky with one hand. He deliberately fostered the power of eunuchs and nobles, which was nothing more than a balance in the court.

But after all, the nobles have limited ability, step by step, and they have almost no right to speak in the DPRK and China.

For a moment, the minds of the few people present didn't know how many thoughts had turned.

Only Lin Meng was ignorant, and he only cared about rejoicing for his good brothers. Gu Ziyao has not yet reached high school, and he can get a knighthood, even if he is only the lowest-level civil lord, it means that he will have a bottom line when he enters the court in the future. Civil officials have titles, how many people can there be above the court?

said that it was too late and that it was fast, Emperor Longping pondered for a while, and immediately made an order. "Gu Ziyao has meritorious service in offering auspiciousness, and he is a knight. ”

The situation on Xungui's side could not have been worse, since there was a little chance of change, of course Emperor Longping didn't want to let it go. This loyal and likable young man is not stupid either, and he is able to make both of the Secret Capture Pavilion willing to give up the first credit. In the treacherous environment of Beijing, you should also find your own way to live.

What's more, there is also his own emperor covering him, what is this young man afraid of?

"Thank you, Your Majesty Longen!" Gu Ziyao was overjoyed, this time the harvest greatly exceeded expectations, although it would definitely cause some small troubles, but for the gain, it was simply not worth mentioning.

En Cavalry Captain is the seventh grade, which is the lowest one in the dynasty, and it is generally a demotion that has been exhausted, and his father has special merits. or die in battle before the battle, then the son can attack the enron cavalry captain. This can be said to be both the end of the knighthood and the beginning of the title.

The fact that he was awarded the title of knight captain for merit is really rare in the history of this dynasty. Because this title is a little embarrassing after all, if you make a great contribution, it is too light to be knighted, but the credit is not enough, and you don't have to pay for it with a title. (To be continued.) )