Chapter 47 The Prince
Qin ordered the generals of the Southern Zhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Jiangxi to be appointed as the general of the general who was in charge of the land and land, and to be given a special gift of python jade, to act cheaply, to hold the seal of the general of the army, the left governor of the Left Army, the crown prince Taibao, and the marquis of Anyuan. These series of titles are Chen Wen's official position in the Ming court, and the man said this as soon as he opened his mouth. Chen Wen, who had prepared a long time, had already made people set up the incense table, and then fell to the front of the imperial power represented by the angel.
"The Emperor Chengyun of Heaven, and the imperial edict said: I ordered the generals of the Southern Zhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and the generals of the land and land, and the generals of the land and land, and specially gave python jade, and acted cheaply, and put the seal of the generals of the generals of the Left Army Governor's Office, the Prince Taibao, and the Marquis of Anyuan Chen Wen..."
Chen Wen had heard of the imperial edict from the imperial edict of the king of Lu to the general of the Hanging Seal to Linhaibo and later Anyuanhou. Putting aside those gorgeous rhetoric, things that are more practical are often behind these.
"... Jin Qing was appointed as the general of the general who was in charge of the navy, land, army, horse and rescuing the generals of the south Zhili, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places. He specially gave python jade, and acted cheaply. He was sealed by the general of the general of the Left Army Governor's Office, the left governor of the Shaobao and the Prince of the Prince, and the Duke of Xiuguo. Special task..."
The admiral had one more Fujian than the last appointment. Among the additional titles, the original Prince Taibao was the second-rank, and the newly added Shaobao was the first-rank. However, the left governor of the Left Army Governor's Office was already the first-rank, and the additional title was only used to show the merits and noble status of the recipient. In contrast, he was only used to kill Chen Jin and Shi Tingzhu. In this case, the real reward was the title of Duke, which was the purpose of the angels who rushed to Zhejiang from afar and on the open.
"I, please respectfully ask Tianan, long live, long live, long live, long live."
"Saint Gong'an."
"I, thank God for your kindness, long live, long live, long live, long live."
"The grace of heaven is vast."
"My decree forever, long live, long live, long live, long live."
"Yicheng is to be warned."
After receiving the order, Chen Wen was promoted from Marquis of Anyuan to Duke Xiu and became Duke of the Ming Dynasty.
Before Jiashen, there was only Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. During the Yongle period, the few dukes were granted the title of "Duke of Yue" and Jingnan", which only a dozen of them were added, including the posthumous title of generals like Hu Dahai, who failed to survive to the day of success. Before and after the Southern Ming Dynasty, including the Ming and Zheng period, the Duke of Guo had a total of more than 50 titles, most of which accepted it, and there were no ones. If the posthumous title was added, then this number would only be more.
However, so far, there are actually not many who have obtained the Duke. Some of them died, some surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and some who have not been granted titles like Liu Guoxuan. In these four southeastern provinces, there are only Duke Xiu of Chen Wen and Duke of Zhang of Zheng Chenggong, which is all. There are relatively more in the southwest, mainly to win over the warlords in the southwest, the Daxi Army and the generals of Kuidong. Of course, the biggest reason is that the Yongli court was always in the southwest, and the moon was first obtained near the water tower.
The marquis before, Yu Nanming had already been a mess, and for Chen Wen was just a symbol of turning from the Lu vassal to the Gui vassal. It may even be in the view of Emperor Yongli or the King Sun Kewang of Qin who now controls the national affairs, Chen Wen, the marquis, may not be able to persist in Zhejiang for a long time, and it is a routine matter. However, beyond everyone's expectations, Chen Wen not only persisted, but also defeated the Qing army again and again, which led to the title of Duke of the State today.
There is no doubt that this is the merit that Chen Wen has obtained through many years of leadership of the Zhejiang Mingjun Group to fight bloody battles and work hard. Although the Dukes in the Jingnan Dynasty may be slightly inferior in individual aspects compared to the founding of the country, they are still well deserved compared to the warlords who have almost made achievements in their battles and have won titles with their troops.
Chen Wen and Zheng Chenggong were awarded the title of Duke, and the title was equal. On the surface, the situation in which he and Zheng Chenggong are now in the Southeast Ming army, and the Zhejiang Ming army and Fujian Ming army are the two most powerful military groups. It is also the default of the Yongli court in the southwest and the Qin King Sun Kewang who controls the national affairs.
The envoy of the Imperial Examination was an official of the Ministry of Rites. In addition to adding Chen Wen to Duke Xiuguo, several generals under Chen Wen were also granted the title of Guangning Bo, Wu Dengke was granted the title of Yiwu Bo, Lou Jiye was granted the title of Pujiang Bo, Yin Yue was granted the title of Dongyang Bo, and Zhang Zisheng, the Zhejiang Mingjun Group now has a total of one duke and five earls.
The lower-level generals did not have the opportunity to participate in this spoils party for obtaining titles, but the Yongli court also thought it was good, so they brought several blank edicts of the general with seals and handed over the right to fill in to Chen Wen.
In addition, in terms of civil servants, Sun Yu was promoted from the fourth-rank prefect of Jinhua to the second-rank governor of Zhejiang, appointed by Wang Jiang, from the fourth-rank prefect of Jinhua to the second-rank governor of Zhejiang, and was appointed as the Minister of War, in charge of the civil affairs of a province in Zhejiang, and awarded Shangfang swords, and granted him the right to temporarily appoint local civil servants; Kong Yanzhen, the former hereditary doctor of the Five Classics of the Hanlin Academy, continued to be hereditary and rewarded quite well, completely ignored the fact that their family had accepted the appointment of the Qing Dynasty. Obviously, they still valued more the influence of the Southern School of the Kong family and the orthodox halo that it brought to the Ming court; in comparison, only Han Qizheng, who was in charge of the Execution Department as a Tongzhi, was appointed as the Zhejiang Censor, which seemed a bit outdated.
Naturally, the civil servants and generals were actually granted the title. In terms of posthumous title, the Yongli court posthumously named Chen Wen's grandfather, his father was Duke, his grandmother, and his mother was the wife of the imperial edict; the title of Xinchang Bo Yu Guowang was the Marquis of Xinchang, but his son would be the hereditary Count, not the Marquis. In addition, Wang Yi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War of Zhizhe, also received the posthumous title, with the word Zhonglie, which seemed closer to his life's actions than Liemin in history.
Wang Yi was given the posthumous title, which was a good idea. Chen Wen was under Wang Yi's command, and the title of the original Shangguan was also a kind of win-win, and it was also a praise and praise for the saints. Now that Wang Yi's daughter is still there, the imperial decree is naturally indispensable. In addition to Wang Yi's daughter and Sun Yu's wife Yi's relatives, the court also specially awarded an imperial decree to an unmarried girl. However, upon hearing this news, Zhejiang civil and military officials present showed unnatural expressions, and even Hu Laijin, the absolute newcomer in the Zhejiang Ming Army system, was no exception.
"When the name of the mother-in-law was called "the edict was obtained by his loyalty and righteousness. It is really a strange woman. I dare to ask the Duke, where is this young lady Zhou, so I can do my best to fulfill my mission."
The envoys of the Imperial Execution did not have granted edicts to women on behalf of the emperor, but those who were either wives of civil and military officials, widows and orphans of saints of the country. Such a father was just an ordinary gentry, a daughter of a little man who had never been an official or a sacrifice to his country, and had not even married. He obtained edicts by his merits of reporting the news. There would be similar possibilities in the Han and Tang Dynasties. Huang Ming, he had never heard of it.
However, he felt strange and Chen Wen's expression was not very natural. "Well, let's talk about this matter when I return to Jinhua Mansion."
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Zheng Tai and the envoys came together, but Chen Wenwen, the civil and military officials of the Ming army in Zhejiang in Wenzhou, were the new Wenzhou Prefecture officials, Hu Laijin, who was currently in charge of defense and Wu Dengke who came to report the situation.
Chen Wen's Duke Xiu Guo and Wu Dengke's Yiwu Bo were immediately enthroned, but other edicts had to be returned to Jinhua Palace before they could be granted. However, this did not prevent Chen Wen from holding a banquet for entertaining a banquet for one country, and Zheng Tai and Wu Dengke, the Hou Yi Bo, were accompanied by Zheng Tai. Naturally, there was no possibility of refusing to the envoys.
Back at the tent of the garrison camp, he changed his clothes and came out again. Although Hu Laijin had not been granted a title, his envy when he looked at Wu Dengke was still so strong that he could not melt. It seemed that Chen Wen couldn't say that he was an official fan and was ambitious.
Wu Dengke and Hu Laijin met several times before, all because Hu Laijin discussed defense anyway, but Wu Dengke did not avoid him for some words and simply said to Chen Wen directly.
"Master, the character "Show" will not be remembered in the six palaces of Jin Quyan, Taiwen, who are now revived by the King of Kings."
Chen Wen knew that he did not avoid Hu Laijin when talking to Wu Dengke, which was a kind of win over him, which made him feel that he was not an outsider of the Ming army in Zhejiang. This suggestion that he was regarded as his own people was very important for the newly effective outsiders. Wu Dengke was obviously studying to cultivate his spirit for many years, and his cunning and knowledge have long been different from the past. Chen Wen was quite pleased with this.
But Wu Dengke said it very seriously and seemed to be even more serious than when he was awarded the title of Count, which made Hu Laijin still feel a little confused about where to put his hands and feet.
"I have thought about this matter carefully just now. The few of the revived mansions we have now do not contain this word. This word has never been used on the country name. It was not used during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There was a place that used this word before."
What Chen Wen said was Jiaxing Prefecture, which was named Xiuzhou during the remnant Tang and Five Dynasties. It was originally part of Suzhou. Later, it was divided by Qian Miao's heir Qian Yuanguan. At that time, the ground of Songjiang Prefecture was also included in the jurisdiction.
The names of the titles when the Southern Ming Dynasty were enthroned, the place of birth, the place of restoration, the place of meritorious deeds, and even good words or names that have existed since ancient times. All of these exist. The word Xiu Yi is not related to Chen Wen's ancestral home, hometown, occupied areas, or meritorious deeds. The word "Martial Arts" was useless before. The only explanation was that it refers to Jiaxing Prefecture, which made Chen Wen and Wu Dengke, who had experienced the Cao Conglong Rebellion, couldn't help but feel alert.
"It seems that His Highness, the King of Qin, does not want us to go north at all."
Chen Wen simply explained the matter in Xiuzhou to Hu Laijin, and even this foreign general showed a look of surprise.
In fact, Chen Wen felt something was wrong from the time when the envoys of the Imperial Execution arrived. After the four provincial capitals ended, he sent people to report the victory to the Yongli court in Guizhou, and used Zheng Chenggong's sea boat to the east and west of Guangxi, and after landing on the shore, he rushed to Guizhou. Logically speaking, at this time, the envoys had just arrived, but the envoys of the Imperial Execution had already arrived in Zhejiang, which means that Sun Kewang had already sent people to set off before the envoys of the Imperial Execution arrived.
In Chen Wen's impression, judging from the things Sun Kewang has done, he is petty and jealous of talented people, and he is inconsistent with no tolerance. This time, he took the initiative to give him an official title, which was completely contrary to common sense, and it is probably not too simple.
"Master, the general thought that the King of Qin would ignore it. He could not reach our Zhejiang King's Division. However, this envoy and his entourage should be more careful."
Hu Laijin gritted his teeth and said this. In fact, it was the effect that Chen Wen and Wu Dengke wanted to see. If they refused to say this, then this person would definitely not have his own interests into the interests of the entire Zhejiang Ming Army, so it would naturally be impossible to gain trust. Of course, as a newly joined member, it may not be true if he said this, but even the "vote forbidden" could not be trusted.
"Brother Hu, as you said, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Sun Kewang himself can't do anything to me, Chen Wen, a minister from the Ministry of Rites and a small envoy to proclaim the emperor. He can still make the world come out."
"The last general is stupid." Hu Laijin heard the meaning from the transition between Deputy General Hu and Brother Hu. The joy in his heart arose and immediately fell to Chen Wen.
He helped Hu Laijin up, Chen Wen picked up the edict and read it again. The filth behind the gorgeous words quickly appeared in his mind, and even the thoughts behind the person who was responsible for writing the edict could be guessed.
"What a Xiu Duke, and what a great admiral, Nanzhili, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places to suppress the generals. The forces of the army are far from reaching Zhejiang, so they use this method to add seals. It is obvious that they want to use this to influence my judgment. By the way, they instigate the Ming army in the Southeast to discord and use Zheng Chenggong to restrain me. Sun Kewang, you have a good idea. After I recover Nanjing, I will go to Guizhou to settle the accounts with you."
I felt very unhappy, but I was still as calm as the face. The banquet was held to entertain the messengers. The wine and food were all local specialties from Wenzhou. It was also rare to see even an official position in the southwest ground. During the meal, there were singers, dancers and musicians from the Jiaofangsi to cheer them up. It was a joy to the host and guests.
Subsequently, the envoys of the Xuanhuang followed Chen Wen, Zheng Tai and others to Quzhou Prefecture and Jinhua Prefecture, and completely eliminated the Xuanhuang. At the same time, Chen and Zheng also further improved the transaction details on the road to ensure the smooth progress of the trade.
"Even the southeast coast, even the child knows that his brother is the God of Wealth and has gone to the mortal world. Don't kill the price too hard. I'm very poor."
"Fu Ren, you can take advantage of this. I will not obey your command in terms of price."
Chapter completed!