199 Rewards for meritorious deeds
In the early years of Chongzhen, there were few titles as before, which were enviable. Unlike in the late years of Chongzhen or the Southern Ming Dynasty, whenever there was a little military power in his hands, they basically had titles, just like a brick hitting the street in later generations, basically any managers were hit.
Many generals were moved when they saw Man Gui get the title of loyal and brave uncle. They also knew that the generals were going to be awarded title, and there was no other possibility besides military merits!
But after measuring in my heart, I found that unless His Majesty made great contributions when he personally conquered Liaodong, the hope of being awarded title was very small. And this seemed to be an impossible task, and I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged! In this way, I even envied Mangui even more.
At this time, Man Gui's reward was completed. Wang Dehua picked up another imperial edict from the front of the imperial edict, took a few steps forward, and shouted sharply: "Zu Dashou came out to receive the edict!"
When Zu Dashou heard this, he immediately became nervous and a little nervous. After all, he had done something wrong. However, nothing was useless to think about it at this time, so he had to go out and kneel down to receive the order.
"...Zu Dashou escaped at the battle and should have been severely punished..."
Hearing the imperial edict that he had defined himself as escaping in the battle, this was a serious crime for the general, which made Zu Dashou's heart skip a beat. Could it be that the emperor was going to settle the score later? For a moment, he suddenly became nervous. Did Mr. Sun Ge also coax himself and just comfort himself before?
But Ma Shilong was very happy to hear that he asked you to be in the front, it would be best if the emperor could settle the score after the fall, and then the Guanning Army would lose you. In this way, the court would have to use itself.
However, there was a turning point in Wang Dehua's ups and downs, and he read it: "But this move is in line with my intentions and tempted Jianlu to attack the capital without causing serious consequences. Moreover, Zu Dashou has not let down his wishes anymore. He knows his shame and has bravely achieved the great victory of Changli. He is even more concerned about the people and sends troops to rescue the people in Yongping and other places in time. I feel very relieved..."
When he heard this, it was Ma Shilong's turn to "shock" in his heart. From the imperial edict, it seemed that in the eyes of the emperor, the contribution of Zu Dashou's contribution to rescue the people in Yongping and other places was also above the contribution of the Battle of Changli! Isn't that saying that he missed an opportunity to make great contributions? Or did he not do that, would the emperor feel very disappointed?
"I am also keeping my word. I will be exempted from the crime of escaping at the battle that day. I will be transferred to the position of Governor General of the Left Army Governor's Office and also serve as the chief instructor of the senior martial arts lecture hall of the capital. I'm here!"
When everyone heard this, they were stunned. Then many people were gloating, especially Ma Shilong, who were secretly happy!
There is no other reason. Although Zu Dashou was promoted from a second-rank military general to a first-rank military general, he was the general of Liaodong vanguard and was a person with real power to lead troops with the seal of Liao vanguard General. Now he has become the general of the Five Army Governor's Office. After his rank has been promoted, he is a clear water yamen and has no real power. This is an upward and demotion in secret, and he will never make any contributions to establish himself. The path of general will end from now on.
Of course, some people were stunned when they heard this from the head teacher of the senior martial arts lecture hall in the capital. I don’t know what the hell is, I have never heard of it?
As for Zu Dashou himself, he was stunned for a moment. He instinctively wanted to refuse, saying that he was guilty and did not dare to accept this contribution. After all, he did not have real power, not only did he not have any credit, but he was also very unfavorable to the family.
Just as he was about to refuse, he suddenly remembered the scene in his mind that Sun Chengzong was asking for help: "The emperor is different from the past now. You must not have any other thoughts. Remember to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country!"
Could it be that the cabinet master had known what happened today and was afraid that he would do something, so he warned him in advance? But did he just recognize this when he rose and fell in secret?
Although he was really unwilling to lose his real power from now on, with Sun Chengzong's repeated warnings, and he was already in the Golden Palace at this time and could not do anything else. He only relied on verbal defense, which seemed impossible to make the emperor change his mind. Thinking of this, Zu Dashou had to admit it and long live to accept the order.
During this period, he didn't even think about what the head teacher of the senior martial arts hall in the capital was? Because he had never heard of this thing, maybe he just added an official title to comfort him.
Hu Guang was also observing Zu Dashou secretly. He keenly saw that Zu Dashou was hesitant, but in the end Zu Dashou still accepted the order without saying anything, which made him nod, and those who know the current affairs are heroes!
After Zu Dashou returned to the queue, Wang Dehua shouted again: "Lu Xiangsheng came out of the line to receive the order!"
When everyone heard this, everyone's eyes focused on the civil servants' queue. At this time, their eyes were rarely jealous, and most of them were admired. After all, they were just a civil servant, but they led the army to fight and fought against Jianlu without losing their disadvantages. It can even be said that the Battle of Changli could wipe out the entire Jianlu army, and the first contribution was Lu Xiangsheng.
"...Teiga promoted Lu Xiang to the left censor and governor Denglai, and the remaining royal army led by him was reorganized into a guard battalion. The list of positions was submitted to the Ministry of War. I'm here!"
When all the civil and military officials heard this, they were all surprised. They leaped from the prefect to the chief official of the border, crossed the provincial three departments, and were governors as the Zuodu Censor, which was very high. It seemed that Lu Xiangsheng was a celebrity in the eyes of His Majesty.
Another point is that Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, is different from others. The emperor specially ordered the remaining royal army to be reorganized into a guard camp. This is all with official titles, which can be regarded as a gift.
After Lu Xiangsheng returned to the ranks, He Kegang was promoted to General of Shanhaiguan, which was considered as the vacancy left after Zu Dashou was transferred.
This surprised Ma Shilong. To be honest, he was the general of Shanxi, and it was the most likely thing to be transferred to become the general of Shanhaiguan. Why did he take He Kegang? He suddenly felt something was wrong.
If it were the past, there should be civil servants who would come out to speak for themselves, such as the former chief assistant Han Du, or the left censor Cao Yubian. Even if they didn't come out to speak, there would always be someone under their command who beat the censors who stood in front of them.
But now, for various reasons, which allies in the court are either idle at home, beheaded and displayed in public, or are imprisoned for crimes. Even Sun Juxiang, the Governor of the Ministry of Revenue, who is currently fine, happened to be sent to Tongzhou to verify the noisy food. I didn't think anything before, but when I saw it, Ma Shilong immediately felt that this would be a coincidence?
It should be a coincidence. To be honest, Zu Dashou was promoted and his deputy took over the position seemed reasonable. Ma Shilong stood in the crowd, lowered his head and frowned and relieved himself.
Chapter completed!