Chapter 146: Knighthood
It was the fifth day of the eleventh month in the eighth year of Zhengyong.
Xu Mujun led his troops southward and killed Tuoba, the elder of the Tuoba family, Fajiang, the head of the Vajra Academy of Tianlong Temple, and Ban Yuandao, the mysterious monk from Nanyue County.
Liang Hongyu, the genius of Shushan Sword Sect, fled in panic.
At the same time, he defeated the Nanyue County rebels and his own son Xu Xuanwu, and ordered Chen Zhong and Chen Yi to escort Xu Xuanwu back to the capital.
He himself entered Nanzhao alone!
The news spread back to the capital, shocking both the government and the public.
In the eighth year of Zhengyong, it is the tenth day of the eleventh month.
Great dynasty.
Lu Xiangqing took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, General Xu is unparalleled in his loyalty and bravery. He suppressed the rebellion in Nanyue County and personally captured the rebellious Xu Xuanwu. This loyalty can be learned from heaven and earth!"
"Please confer the title of Xu Mujun!"
"Please confer the title of Xu Mujun!"
"Please grant Xu Mujun..."
Dozens of ministers listed their bows one after another.
Zheng Yi said: "What can be sealed?"
Today, Xu Xuanwu is already the chief minister of the cabinet, a general, a marshal, a Dazhuguo, a minister of Mangzhou, and a Taibao. He is a highly respected minister. What other titles can he get?
Lu Xiangqing said: "Be granted the title of Grand Master, be granted the title of nobility!"
"A knighthood?"
The people below started talking about it. Once you are knighted, you will be honored and you will live with the country.
And based on Xu Xuanwu's current status and achievements, it would not be an exaggeration to grant him at least an earl, or even a marquis or a duke.
And this time, Xu Xuanwu's identity will immediately be different from that of many ministers.
At that time, any official, no matter who he is, will be the first to salute as long as he sees Xu Mujun.
Moreover, most of the titles of Dayu Kingdom were awarded in the early days of the founding of the country.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, especially in the past hundred years, few people were knighted.
Even if it is a title, it will only be given to baron, viscount and the like, and it is not hereditary, only one generation.
If Xu Mujun is granted a title now, if it is hereditary, then he will really be separated from the country.
As long as the Yu Dynasty is still there, the Xu Mujun family will always be nobles!
A large family must be supported by the Yu Dynasty.
Zheng Yi thought for a while and then said: "The general's hard work, outstanding achievements, and unparalleled loyalty and bravery have earned him the title of... first-class marquis and the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, hereditary and irreplaceable!"
As soon as he finished speaking, many ministers began to discuss in low voices.
"First-class Marquis? Marquis Zhongyong!"
"Compared with the general's record, this title seems a bit unmatched..."
"Hiss! What do you know? Now that the world is in chaos, Your Majesty still has to rely on General Xu for assistance. If you are granted the title of Duke today, what will happen in the future?"
"That's right, it will be bad once there is no way to seal it..."
"From now on, we can call the general the Lord Marquis..."
"What do you know! Hereditary neglect! That is hereditary neglect!"
"We, Dayu, have been in the country for more than three hundred years. Except for a few hereditary princes and marquises in the early days of the founding of the country, the rest of us will only be reduced step by step."
"Xu Xuanwu has been deposed, what is the use of his hereditary replacement?"
Facing the discussions of many ministers in the audience, Zheng Yi listened, but had no reaction and continued:
"In addition, Xu Mujun was granted the title of Grand Master, he entered the court without being followed, praised and worshiped without name, and went to the palace with swords and shoes!"
"Wow..."
Now, many ministers were even more shocked and started talking louder.
"Your Majesty is too kind to the general."
"If you don't follow the rules when you enter the court, you won't be praised and worshiped, and you go to the palace with swords and shoes, what will you do next? It won't be to add nine tins!"
"How is it possible! Your Majesty is in his prime in the Spring and Autumn Period. Once Xu Mujun joins Jiuxi, he will be granted the title of King with a different surname!"
"Your Majesty will not be so confused, and these are just His Majesty's honors for General Xu. General Xu is loyal and courageous and will not be disrespectful to Your Majesty!"
"He is just a Marquis, and His Majesty has so much trust in him. When he makes great achievements again, he may be made a duke..."
Many ministers discussed it, but Zheng Yi ignored it.
The so-called "no rush" when entering the court, "no praise and worship", and "no honorable mention", and "walking in the palace with swords and shoes" are the special treatment, or royal treatment, given to important ministers by His Majesty.
Don't follow the rules when entering the court: According to the ancient system, any minister must bend down and walk quickly with small steps when going to see the emperor. Walking in the palace with head held high and swaggering is definitely not allowed.
But after you have the perks of "not trending when you enter the court", you don't need to take small steps quickly.
Walking slowly is also a privilege.
Praise and worship without names: According to the ancient system, in addition to names, officials also have characters.
For example, Cao Cao was named Mengde; Liu Bei was named Xuande; Sima Yi was named Zhongda; Zhuge Liang was named Kongming, etc.
Cao Cao can be called Cao Mengde, and Zhuge Liang can also be called Zhuge Kongming.
It can be seen from the idiom "call him by his name" that it is very impolite to call a person by his name.
However, when ministers have an audience with the emperor, they first need to wait outside the palace gate. After the ceremonial officer informs the emperor and the emperor allows the minister to have an audience, the minister can enter the palace to see the emperor.
When a minister receives the honor of "praising and worshiping without name", it is not that the minister can directly enter the palace without the emperor's permission, but when the minister has an audience with the emperor, the salute officer will no longer call the minister's name directly, but Call official position.
For example, after Xu Mujun received this honor, when he had an audience with Zheng Yi, the saluting officer needed to address him as "General Xu has an audience" or "Grand Master Xu has an audience."
Rather than "Xu Mujun comes to the audience."
This is an honor and a privilege!
Third, go to the palace with swords and shoes: swords refer to weapons, and shoes refer to shoes.
In the palace, only the imperial guards and the emperor were allowed to wear weapons. Other ministers were not allowed to wear weapons when meeting the emperor.
Moreover, ministers were not allowed to wear shoes when they had an audience with the emperor.
After obtaining the honor of entering the palace with swords and shoes, ministers can carry weapons and wear shoes in and out of the palace.
In this way, it can be proved that the minister who has obtained these three privileges has a high status.
Many ministers just discussed it but no one objected.
After all, Xu Mujun's contribution this time was really great.
He led his bodyguards south to South Vietnam and not only killed several innate strong men who rebelled against the king, but also personally arrested his own son, Xu Xuanwu, who was one of the largest anti-king forces in the south.
You must know that Xu Xuanwu at that time was a powerful rebel king who occupied Nanyue County, swallowed up Yunzhou, and coveted Yuezhou.
Once he is given time to swallow Yuezhou, the three southwest states can be connected together and overlook Shuzhou.
As a result, Xu Xuanwu's forces became the number one anti-king. But now, under the leadership of Xu Mujun alone, Xu Xuanwu's ambitions have been extinguished, and the huge force under his command has also collapsed.
With such great achievements, a mere marquis is already considered low.
Zheng Yi said: "Jinyiwei, do you have the latest news about Nanyue County and the general?"
Tang Cheng stood up and said: "Your Majesty, according to the latest information, General Xu has taken over all the Long Xiang Army under his command after quelling Xu Xuanwu's rebellion."
"And many of the soldiers who followed Xu Xuanwu also defected, gathered soldiers from other counties and garrisoned Yunzhou."
"Then General Xu entered Nanyue County, killed the black Miao leader, and released the white Miao chief priest Shen Yue, who temporarily led Nanyue County."
"After that, General Xu himself continued southward and entered the territory of Nanzhao Kingdom."
"Nanzhao Kingdom is located south of Nanyue County, with high mountains. We don't have many spies here, so we don't have the latest information."
Zheng Yi asked: "Who is the commander-in-chief guarding Yunzhou and Nanyue County now?"
"General Xu's personal guard, Guanshan."
"Seal Guanshan as the admiral of Yunyue, take charge of the military affairs of Yunzhou, Yuezhou, and Nanyue counties, and suppress the rebellion in the territory!"
"Yes!"
An official from the Ministry of War came out and said: "Your Majesty, the commander-in-chief of Yunzhou is Miao Xiu, but Miao Xiu is guarding Yongzhou Cangguan at this time, so..."
"Now is war time. Yunzhou has returned to the imperial court, so it should be treated with special treatment. We will redistribute it after the war."
"No!"
Zheng Yi took a deep breath and then said: "Gentlemen! The matter in Yunzhou has been resolved. After Guanshan pacifies the Yunzhou rebellion, we can lead the Yunzhou champions south to Shu, together with Cui Xiawu's army, to wipe out the rebellion of the King of Shu!"
"Order, General Jin Peng and General Meng Guang of the Beiyang Navy also join forces to destroy the Jingzhou Navy."
"With your full cooperation, all my subjects will be able to take the lead in pacifying Shuzhou and Jingzhou!"
"Once Shuzhou and Jingzhou are obtained, we can form a siege against other rebel kings."
Many ministers respectfully said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Zheng Yi continued: "Liu Chengen, deliver the message."
"No!"
"Yu officers and soldiers, bravely kill the enemy, I will give you corresponding rewards."
"Whoever ascends first, falls into the battle, kills generals, or captures the flag will be heavily rewarded!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
At this moment, a eunuch nervously ran over from the side hall, but when he saw that His Majesty was still presiding over the court, he stopped quickly and kept looking here.
"Retreat!"
Zheng Yi stood up, and many ministers waited for His Majesty to leave before slowly exiting.
"Your Majesty."
The little eunuch came over quickly, and Zheng Yi asked: "What happened? Why are you so nervous?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
The little eunuch stammered: "The emperor and the empress accidentally fell to the ground when they were admiring flowers in the imperial garden."
"The pain in the abdomen is unbearable, and there is redness oozing out. The imperial doctor said..."
Before the little eunuch finished speaking, Zheng Yi immediately walked quickly towards the harem.
Liu Chengen hurriedly chased after him and shouted: "Show off in Kunning Palace!"
After saying that, he gave the little eunuch a slap in the face, gritted his teeth and said: "In the future, we will be the first to notify our family about such things, do you understand?"
"Yes, yes yes..."
The little eunuch said hurriedly: "What my godfather said is true, but it was Eunuch Lu Jinhai from Kunning Palace who asked me to pass the message directly to His Majesty..."
"Lu Jinhai?"
Liu Chengen followed Zheng Yi and whispered: "It seems that Mr. Lu, the people of the Lu family, should also know."
Outside the palace, Lu Xiangqing was sitting on the sedan chair and said in surprise: "What did you say? Lin'er accidentally fell down?"
"How is it possible!"
"Every day in the imperial garden, eunuchs arrange the masonry, flowers and branches, and clean up fallen leaves and rainwater. How could it fall down?"
"Lin'er has a foundation in martial arts. Even if she is pregnant, she cannot fall to the ground so easily."
"Could it be that...someone wants to harm my grandson?"
He frowned slightly and whispered: "Send a message to the harem and ask them to remind Your Majesty."
"No!"
As an aristocratic family, the Lu family naturally has other nobles and beauties in the harem besides Queen Lu Lin'er.
After making these arrangements, Lu Xiangqing hesitated and let his servants carry him away from here.
Soon, his figure came to a secret mansion.
After letting the people around him hide around him, Lu Xiangqing opened the door and walked in.
There is also a middle-aged man in the mansion, who seems to have been waiting for a long time.
"Uncle Lu Shi, you made your nephew wait so hard!"
The middle-aged man has a round face, and his smiling eyes are almost narrowed into slits.
"Niece Xiankaishi, I have already said that I will not be involved in your actions, why are you still struggling with it?"
Lu Xiankai chuckled and said: "Uncle Shi, you and I are both members of the Lu family. If Emperor Zhengyong's son is forcing him to the extreme, do you still want to help him?"
"Return to the family and work with me. Now I, the Lu family, have occupied most of Jizhou, and all the prefectures and counties have joined me. I have more than 300,000 troops under my command."
"The reason why we haven't sent our troops north to attack Gyeonggi yet is to force Emperor Zhengyong to abolish the reform."
"As long as he is willing to abolish the reform, I, the Lu family, will still be his ministers, don't you think so?"
Lu Xiangqing shook his head and said: "You are no match for His Majesty."
"Huh?"
Lu Xiangqing was too lazy to continue explaining and continued: "Go back and tell the clan that Lin'er is pregnant and about to give birth. We need two parties to make bets."
"Once Lin'er gives birth to a prince, our Lu family will remain invincible no matter what happens."
Asking for a monthly ticket~
Asking for a monthly ticket~
Asking for a monthly ticket~
Asking for a monthly ticket~
Asking for a monthly ticket~
(End of chapter)