Chapter 738: On Meritorious Deeds
"Minister Liaodong General Soldier Zhou Zheng, led the generals of Liaodong to meet the emperor, I wish my emperor long live!"
Under the gaze of the ministers of the Taihe Palace, Zhang Hao, the Duke of Yiguo, led Li Yuntian and other generals of the Liaodong Capital Division to stride to the front of the palace, and knelt down at Emperor Xuande with a respectful expression.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Li Yuntian and the others immediately followed Zhang Hao to kneel on the ground and saluted Emperor Xuande in unison.
"Zhong Aiqing is flat." Emperor Xuande smiled and raised his hand to the void, and after Li Yuntian and Zhang Hao and others got up, he smiled and said, "The Zhongqing family fought bloodily on the battlefield and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. ”
"Thank you Emperor for your grace!" Li Yuntian's Zhang Hao and others bowed to Emperor Xuande to thank them when they heard this, and they were all energetic and high-spirited.
The Ming army of Liaodong has made great contributions in Liaodong and Beizhili, so it is natural for Emperor Xuande to give the generals and soldiers of Liaodong a knighthood, and everyone is now waiting for the reward of the imperial court with high interest.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said......" Jin Ying, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, bowed slightly to Emperor Xuande and walked to the front of the imperial steps, opened a holy decree in his hand and read it out loud, "Zhang Hao, the chief soldier of Liaodong, has strategized and dispatched appropriately, and he has been promoted to the rank of young master......"
The first person in the Ming army in Liaodong to be rewarded was naturally Zhang Hao, the chief soldier of Liaodong, Zhang Hao has been a duke, so the title can be said to have reached the top of the Ming Dynasty.
However, this does not mean that Zhang Hao cannot be promoted by the imperial court, and the Ming Dynasty also has the titles of three dukes, three orphans, three princes and three princes and three young princes above the official positions.
The highest level of real employment in the Ming Dynasty is the six Shangshu and the Imperial History of the Imperial Palace, and the official rank is the second grade.
According to the Ming Dynasty Nine Grades Zhongzheng System, there are also official positions of Zhengyipin and Congyipin, but these official positions only indicate the addition of official ranks, and have no actual power, but only represent the identity in the officialdom.
Among them, the Ming Dynasty's honorary official system consists of three ranks: the first grade, the first rank and the second grade.
Zhengyipin's official position has three dukes: that is, Taishi, Taifu and Taibao, except for a very few important ministers who have made great achievements in the world can be promoted to the three dukes alive, usually only posthumously conferred the official positions of the three dukes after death.
There are two official positions from Yipin: Sangu and the prince Sanshi.
The three orphans are the young master, the young master and the young guard, and the three princes are the prince and the prince, the prince and the prince, of which the three orphans are respected and are located before the three princes.
The official positions of Zheng Erpin include the prince and the three young princes: that is, the prince and the young master, the prince and the prince and the prince.
In these honorary official systems, in the same rank, "division" is respected, "fu" is second, and "bao" is last, so that officials with comparable qualifications can be ranked in the officialdom by virtue of additional titles.
Among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, there are only two people who have obtained honorary official positions above the rank of junior master, one is the British Gong Zhang Fu, who was promoted to Taishi, and the other is Zhou Zheng, the Duke of Zhongguo, who was promoted to the rank of young master.
Now, Zhang Hao has been promoted to a young master and has become the out-and-out No. 3 person among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty.
"Li Yuntian, deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, fulfilled his duties, worked hard, and was specially awarded the third-class Fengtian Yiyun Tui Cheng Town Guogong ......" Zhang Hao naturally took Li Yuntian's turn, and Jin Ying said in a frustrated voice.
The ministers in the hall couldn't help but look at Li Yuntian, and secretly sighed in their hearts, Li Yuntian only took six years from earl to duke, and he had created a miracle in the history of the Ming Dynasty and became the youngest person to become a duke in the Ming Dynasty.
Although Li Yuntian is young, he is all convinced by his entry into the imperial court:
Once upon a time, the ministers thought that Liaodong was going to be lost, but Li Yuntian turned the tide and decided Liaodong in three battles, forcing the Mongol army in Liaodong to turn from offensive to defensive.
Once upon a time, the ministers were frightened in the capital, thinking that the capital would be broken by the army of Arutai, but Li Yuntian unexpectedly waved his army into the pass, and in an instant, he reversed the tide of the battle in Beizhili, not only captured Arutai, but also subdued the Kansai army, forcing the wolf to flee.
Therefore, Li Yuntian's entry into the seal this time is regarded by everyone as a well-deserved reward, and it is a reward that Li Yuntian deserves, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public.
After hearing that he was enshrined as the Duke of Zhenguo, Li Yuntian stood there with a look on his face as usual, he already knew that he would be enshrined as a duke, this was not Emperor Xuande's love for him, but according to the promotion system of the Ming Dynasty, he steadily entered the title from a marquis to a duke with his military merits.
The only difference is that Li Yuntian doesn't know whether he will be awarded the title of third-class duke or fourth-class duke, after all, his qualifications are still shallow, although he can be named a duke, it is reasonable to be listed as a fourth-class duke, and now it seems that the imperial court is very satisfied with the war he commanded in Liaodong and Beizhili.
After the Yongle Dynasty, each of the three titles of the Ming Dynasty, the prince, the Hou, and the earl of the Ming Dynasty was divided into four ranks, the first class was called the founding of the country and the auxiliary Yun Tuicheng, the second class was named Fengtian Jingnan Tuicheng, the third class was named Fengtian Yiyun Tuicheng, and the fourth class was named Fengtian Yiwei Tuicheng.
Among them, the first-class founding auxiliary Yun Tuicheng was awarded to those who followed the Hongwu Emperor to open the country, the second-class Fengtian Jingnan Tuicheng was awarded to the nobles who followed the Yongle Emperor to raise troops, and the rest of the honors who made military merits were awarded the third-class Fengtian Yiyun Tuicheng or the fourth-class Fengtian Yiwei Tuicheng.
Therefore, the newly promoted nobles after the Jingjing can only be awarded the third-class Fengtian Yiyun or the fourth-class Fengtian Yiwei, and the third-class Fengtian Yiyun is already the highest level of the current title of the Ming Dynasty.
"Xingping waited for Zhao Yong, although he was in danger, he was loyal and unyielding, he fought bravely and well in Liaodong and Beizhili, and he won the battle and made great contributions, and he was specially awarded the fourth-class Fengtian Yiwei to promote the Chengxing Guogong......" The third to be promoted was Zhao Yong, Jin Ying read out loudly.
Zhao Yong suddenly showed a look of surprise when he heard this, he originally thought that he would be able to offset his merits this time, and there were not many rewards, but he didn't think that Emperor Xuande would let him be crowned a duke with a big stroke of his pen, which made him quite surprised, and he was ecstatic in his heart, and he was secretly grateful to Li Yuntian.
The ministers in the hall looked at Zhao Yong with envy, it was obvious that Zhao Yong's military exploits in Liaodong and Beizhili were deliberately given to him by Li Yuntian, otherwise how could Zhao Yong be reused as a defeated general, and then make those contributions?
"Yongping Bo Yang Wei, loyal to the Ming Dynasty, brave and brave in Liaodong and Beizhili, even the battle, special into the fourth-class Fengtian Yiwei Tucheng Yongping Marquis......" According to the rank of the generals of the Ming army in Liaodong, the fourth is naturally Yang Wei, Jin Ying methodically read Yang Wei's reward.
Yang Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, his face was filled with excitement, in fact, when Zhao Yong was made a duke, he knew that he would definitely enter the first level, which made everyone at the scene secretly feel envy and jealousy.
"An Wubo Li Da Niu, training the new army, bravely attacking, specially entered the fourth-class Fengtian Yiwei to push Cheng An Wuhou!" The next person to be able to enter the seal was Li Daniu, and Jin Ying's volume became slightly higher.
Li Daniu trained 50,000 Korean soldiers, and made great contributions in Liaodong and Northern Zhili, so it is well deserved to be able to enter the seal.
Moreover, Li Da Niu is Li Yuntian's confidant, and Emperor Xuande naturally wants to give Li Yuntian face and reward Li Da Niu.
"Liu Qing, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, fulfilled his duties, was loyal and brave, and was specially awarded the fourth-class Fengtian Yiwei Tui Chengren Wubo......" After the five nobles in the Liaodong Ming Army were rewarded, the rest naturally took the turn of Liu Qing, the commander of the Liaodong capital, and Jin Ying read it out loud.
Liu Qing suddenly showed excited eyes, he had reached the age of the sixtieth year, he thought that he would die in Liaoyang City and die in Liaoyang City, but he didn't expect that in the end, he not only succeeded in escaping, but also was able to enter the seal because of his merits, and his heart was naturally full of emotion.
"Mongolian Dayan Department General Halbala, a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty, after being attached, he devoted himself to my Ming Dynasty, made great contributions, and was specially named the King of Anyi, and set up a palace in the capital, with a bounty of 1,000 taels, and the royal permission to lead his troops to move to the Hetao to protect my Ming Dynasty." As expected, when people thought that the other generals of the Liaodong Ming Army would be rewarded in the next holy decree, Jin Yingfeng turned around and said in a sharp voice.
This caused all the ministers in the main hall to look at the generals in Mongolian costumes standing behind Li Yuntian, and they didn't know who Halbara was at all.
Halbara's face turned red at this time, his fists clenched tightly, and he forcibly suppressed his excitement, and a hanging stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
To tell the truth, many people in the Dayan Department were skeptical of Li Yuntian's promise to let them enter the Hetao to reside in the herds, after all, Emperor Yongle had rebelled against the Wuliang Ha Sanwei and did not let them enter the Daning herdsmen.
Halbara trusts Li Yuntian very much, because Li Yuntian acts impartially and treats the soldiers of the Dayan Department equally, but before there is no result, his heart is also up and down, after all, the matter of the Dayan Department's southward relocation to the Hetao is not Li Yuntian's final say, and God knows if someone will obstruct it.
Now, Harbara can finally breathe a sigh of relief and give an explanation to the people of the Dayan Ministry.
"The Mongolian Anle King put the Bald Polo and crowned the throne for Emperor Taizong, although he was bewitched and made a mistake, but he finally woke up and made great contributions in Beizhili, and gave a palace in the capital, a bounty of 1,000 taels, and the royal permission to lead his troops to move to Hala and Lincheng." Now that Halbara was crowned a prince, it was naturally the turn of the Yongle Emperor to take the throne of King Anle, and Jin Ying quietly read out the reward for the bald Polo.
Nervously, Bald Polo secretly let out a long breath, because he participated in the ambush of Emperor Xuande's army on the Yuma River, so he was worried about being settled by the queen of autumn, and now it seems that his worries are superfluous, and Emperor Xuande obviously forgave him for his past crimes.
What particularly excited the Bald Polo was that Emperor Xuande approved the move of the Hui Te tribe to the south, so that he could lead his tribe south to enter Hala and Lincheng, the water and grass of Hala and Lincheng are the most beautiful areas except for Hetao and Daning, otherwise the previous Mongol Empire would not have set up the Khan's court here, so that the Hui Te tribe's subordinates could recuperate here, and at the same time avoid the raids of Mobei Tuhuan, Adai Khan and Taiping, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.