A few days before the new year, Li Zicheng basically accompanied his concubine and children, and only on the morning of the fifth day of the new year, he summoned Wang Anping, the minister of the Han and Qing Dynasties, and the two talked secretly for most of the hour, and no one knew the content of the conversation.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the end of the New Yuan holiday, Li Zicheng held the first court meeting in the fourth year of Yongchang for the first time.

The scale of the court meeting was very large, in addition to the chief officials of the three courts and ten departments, the middle-level officials of each ministry also attended the court meeting, and hundreds of people stood in the hall of the imperial palace after making a big salute.

Li Zicheng shook the cuffs of his yellow robe and glanced at the ministers, "At the first court meeting of the new year, what are the plans and prospects for the new year, and what do you have to report?" ”

The ministers were still full of expectations just now, and when they saw Li Zicheng's gaze, they all lowered their heads.

Li Zicheng smiled secretly in his heart, the founding emperor is good, all the ministers dare not look up, they can act arbitrarily! His gaze fell on Defense Minister Niu Jinxing's face and nodded slightly.

Niu Jinxing hurriedly went out and played: "The emperor of the minister, Yongchang three years, the Mandate of Heaven army north to conquer Monan, south to Yunnan, southeast to ensure that the coast is unharmed, according to the military merits reported by the battalions, has been converted into silver taels, the promotion has been promoted, but the title of the imperial court ......"

"Knighted?" Li Zicheng nodded slightly, "The soldiers opened up the territory of China, especially the conquest of the Mongol tribes in southern Mongolia, and solved the border troubles for thousands of years, should the soldiers be knighted, Niu Aiqing, do you have a document to play?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister didn't!"

"Why?"

"The soldiers have too many military exploits, and the ministers can't decide," Niu Jinxing bowed his head and said: "Moreover, although there is a precedent for knighthood in Huaxia, there is no relevant law, so the minister can only ask the emperor to show his subordinates, and the minister can go to arrange it to inspire the soldiers ahead." ”

"Chen Aiqing of the Ministry of Justice," Li Zicheng said loudly: "After the court meeting is over, you will immediately start to draw up the "Juelu Law" as soon as possible according to the various military laws of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and from now on, you can reward the soldiers according to the "Juelu Law"!"

Chen Mingxia hurriedly went out of class and said: "The minister obeys the order!"

Li Zicheng looked at Niu Jinxing and said, "Niu Aiqing continues!"

Niu Jinxing said: "The minister does not dare to autobiography, there is another reason, it is because the title of Huaxia is not fixed, once the knighthood is awarded, what treatment is there, only by formulating the law, the minister can formulate the titles of meritorious soldiers according to the law......"

"Aiqing is right, Huaxia governs the country according to law, and today we will discuss this "Juelu Law" in the court," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Chen Aiqing has to listen to it, go back and sort it out, it is "Juelu Law". ”

"The minister obeys the order, and the minister will listen to him!"

Li Zicheng waited for a while, and saw that the ministers were silent, so he said loudly: "Since all the secretaries don't speak, then I will make a start, Huaxia's title is divided into five categories, such as duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male, among which the duke, marquis, and uncle can be hereditary, but each generation decreases by one grade, and the viscount will no longer be hereditary!"

"Not hereditary?" Everyone was discussing, and even Liang Wencheng was puzzled, if it wasn't for the hereditary replacement, the titles that the generals sacrificed their lives to earn would be eliminated by the knighthood for up to four generations......

Li Zicheng coughed and said, "Do you know why Huaxia was not knighted?" ”

The crowd fell silent.

"There are many reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, one of the important reasons is the title, the hereditary title," Li Zicheng said loudly: "The Ming Dynasty, in addition to the title of meritorious hero with different surnames, there are more children of the clan, more than 200 years, the number is not less than 100,000, these people are not only rich, but also occupy a large amount of fertile land and do not pay taxes, resulting in a continuous decrease in national taxes, and the number of knights continues to increase, in the long run, how can the country be burdened?" ”

"Ah......h

Above the court, most of them are civil officials, this account can be calculated, and most of the knights are military generals, it is difficult for civil officials to have a chance, I don't know who started the head, and suddenly bowed to the ground, "The emperor is sage!"

"The Emperor Shengming!" Some of the officials who knelt down in the court at first had no intention of kneeling, but when they saw that most of them knelt down, they also knelt on the ground.

"No rudeness!" Li Zicheng originally thought that there were many people who opposed it, but when he saw that all the ministers agreed, he was very happy, fortunately, there were not many generals in the court, "Today is to discuss the matter of knighthood, no need to be polite!"

"Emperor Xie!"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "What other suggestions do you have regarding the law of knighthood?" ”

Niu Jinxing is the Minister of National Defense and the nominal supreme commander of the army, so he said: "Your Majesty, the minister suggests that for each expedition, only the main general and the auxiliary general with outstanding military achievements can be knighted, and the rank of the knighthood is determined according to the land area and the population of the land!"

As soon as he opened his statement, there were many ministers who made suggestions:

"We also have to consider the income from the land to Huaxia!"

"The title is separated from the position, low-level officers, and even soldiers, if they have made great contributions, they should also have the opportunity to be knighted, and the title should have a corresponding salary, but not too high!"

"If you have made great contributions to counterinsurgency in the country, you should also be awarded a knighthood!"

……

Song Xiance said: "Your Majesty, the minister believes that the title cannot be limited to military generals, and civil officials should be knighted if they are naturalized in the newly conquered land, consolidate the new land, and if they have merit, they should also be knighted!"

Li Zicheng's face remained unchanged, but he was overjoyed in his heart, with a clear charter for knighthood, the soldiers should be even more morale when they are fighting abroad, right? He looked at Chen Mingxia and said, "Chen Aiqing, remember these words, sort out the "Juelu Law" as soon as possible, and when I read it, it can be promulgated and implemented!"

"Obey the order!"

Li Zicheng glanced at it, waited for the ministers to calm down, and said: "Zhong Aiqing, the title is different from the position, only the title is Yulu, and there is no corresponding power, so I reserve the right to reward, and under special circumstances, I can grant special titles, including granting foreigners." ”

"Foreigner?"

"If you are a person outside of Huaxia who has made great contributions to Huaxia, you should also enjoy the power of knighthood!"

Foreign Minister Nan Juyi thought of his diplomatic affairs, and he was most likely to meet foreigners, and hurriedly said: "The emperor is sage!"

Niu Jinxing found that although today's court meeting was lively, the meritorious soldiers who made meritorious contributions last year had not yet been knighted, so he said: "Your Majesty, will last year's war wait until the "Juelu Law" is completed before being knighted?" ”

"No," Li Zicheng said categorically: "Last year, China had not yet formulated the "Juelu Law", and last year's war did not apply to the "Juelu Law" that had not yet been formulated. ”

"The titles of the soldiers ......" Niu Jinxing said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the establishment of the soldiers last year made a lot of achievements......

"I will come here to reward, this is the last time, in the future, it must be based on the "Juelu Law", and there will be no large-scale knighthood," Li Zicheng said: "The commanders of the first to eighth battalions, the commanders of the South China Sea Fleet, the commanders of the North Sea Fleet, and the commanders of the Tiger Cavalry and Wolf Cavalry will all be awarded to the marquis, plus Ningnan Marquis Zuo Mengeng, a total of thirteen marquis in China!"

"Marquis?" There was another period of chaos in the court, and most of the opponents had their own reasons, and the most common reason was that their military merits were different, especially Xu Renlong, the commander of the North Sea Fleet, who had no military merits at all.

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said: "I know your thoughts, and I know that you have a point, but most of these people follow me to conquer the east and kill the west, establish a country in China, and unify China, they are all risking their lives, how many brothers,

They have all turned into loess ......"

"But what about Xu Renlong? The North Sea Fleet has not achieved an inch so far......"

"Xu Renlong is indeed special," Li Zicheng said: "The North Sea Fleet was formed relatively late, and it has not participated in the battle so far, so it can be regarded as a pre-award of knighthood to Xu Renlong, and the next time Xu Renlong has made meritorious contributions, I will no longer promote his title!"

“……”

Li Zicheng continued: "The adjutant general of the 1st to 8th battalions, the commanders of each division; Commander of the 9th Battalion; commanders of all battalions of the South China Sea Fleet; The commander of the battalion of my family; Sun Chuanting, Governor of Qingshan Prefecture, Ji Zhikun, Governor of Xing'an Prefecture, Wu Dawei, Governor of Hexi Prefecture, Hong Chengchou, Governor of Liaoning Province, Mu Tianbo, Governor of Yunnan Province, and Yi Zhihong, Governor of Qinghai Province; All awarded to the Count. ”

"Niu Aiqing, you will report the personnel of each battalion, including the navy, the tiger cavalry, and the wolf cavalry, that should be awarded to the viscount and baron, and all the knighted personnel will be given the corresponding metal plates and documents, which will be issued in my name."

"Obey the order!"

"In addition, if the important ministers of the court and the central government have made special contributions to the country, I will also grant them knighthoods!" When Li Zicheng said this, he glanced at Liang Wencheng, and saw that Liang Wencheng shook his head slightly, so he kept silent.

The ministers sighed, the number of knights today is no less than dozens, plus viscounts and barons, there should be more than 100 people, but including Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, there are only six civil officials, and they are all serving in the borderlands.

Many people feel that today's court meeting was completely planned by the emperor to inspire the soldiers......

Just when the ministers thought that the court meeting was about to end, Li Zicheng said again: "Zhong Aiqing, the Mandate of Heaven Army in China already has the Kyushu military flag, in any place, the Kyushu military flag is the symbol of the Mandate of Heaven Army, representing the Mandate of Heaven Army, whether it is a Chinese or an outsider, it is easy to identify, but in this country, there is no national flag that symbolizes the country." ”

"Flags?"

"The national flag symbolizes the country, just like the Kyushu military flag represents the Mandate of Heaven Army," Li Zicheng believes that it is not difficult to understand that in ancient times, in addition to the military flag, there would also be a national flag representing other countries, "When I went south, I saw that Portugal and the Netherlands had their own national flags, and during the talks that day, I could only fill the number with the military flag!"

“……”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Everyone, Aiqing, if anyone designs a national flag for Huaxia, I will award it to the baron!"

"When the court was knighted? Just for a flag? ”

"The content of the national flag is not limited, and it is best to have a certain connection with the Kyushu military flag for easy identification!"

The ministers discussed again, and many people still discussed with each other, although there were many opinions, but Li Zicheng was not very satisfied.

In the end, a petty official named Shi Jiashan of the Ministry of Education proposed: "Huaxia not only has a total of 15 provinces in the Ming Dynasty, but also Taiwan Province in the south, Qinghai, Gansu, and Liaoning provinces in the north, as well as three prefectures of Linhe, Qingshan, and Xing'an, a total of 22 provinces, and the pattern of the national flag can be designed as two large, two small and four stars, with the small star representing one province and the big star representing ten provinces. ”

"Ao," Li Zicheng felt a little interesting, and said with a smile: "Then what if we increase the number of provinces in the future?" ”

Shi Jiashan bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, if you increase the number of provinces, then increase the number of small 'stars' on the national flag to remind the people that the soldiers of China are fighting bloodily for China again......"

"I'm right," Li Zicheng nodded, "This national flag, yellow star on a red background, let's call it 'Red Star Banner', I will give you a baron of red star!"

The ministers are still discussing, Li Zicheng and Wang Zhixin announced the "retreat from the dynasty", he wants to gather people, design the "Red Star Flag", let Sun Mengjie publish it in the "Qingshui Daily", the people of Beijing will be the first to see this national flag.

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