When Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded Zhang Ximeng, he used a much more polite tone, and he also said words comparable to Lu Wang. This is why Zhang Ximeng was compared to Jiang Ziya who had been in power for 800 years, but he was awarded the title of Duke of Qi. He simply had to let it go
People associate.
But everyone present, regardless of their martial arts, even those who were jealous of Zhang Ximeng, had to admit that he deserved the honor. If Zhu Yuanzhang didn't reward Zhang Ximeng properly, he wouldn't even be able to explain it to his old brothers.
how?
Can’t we Mr. Zhang?
"I would like to thank my lord for your great kindness."
What else can Zhang Ximeng do besides accept it?
But just when Lao Zhu was helping him, Zhang Ximeng said seriously: "Is the minister still in charge of Menxia Province?"
Zhu Yuanzhang paused for a moment, and then he could only say: "Sir, he is the right prime minister, leading the province, and is under Prime Minister Li!"
Hearing this, Zhang Ximeng smiled happily, then turned around and said to Li Shanchang: "Li Xiang, the commander-in-chief of Zhongshu, is the chief minister, and the subordinate officials are under the sect, with the management of officials as the first priority. We must also rely on Li Xiang's strong support.
It can be implemented smoothly.”
Li Shanchang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, you are too polite. We are both assistant ministers. Although we are ranked above the officials, we are still high-ranking ministers. The Ming Dynasty was founded, and the emperor first ascended the throne.
.There are still many important things that require us to work together. There are different divisions of labor among the subordinates of Zhongshu, but they are all for the sake of serving the superiors, but there is no need to be so polite."
Even those who are not convinced by Lao Li's words cannot find anything wrong with him.
Speaking of which, Li Shanchang is also unlucky. He is obviously a figure like Xiao He and the number one hero. Not even Xu Da can take him away...
But he happened to meet Zhang Ximeng. No matter from which angle he looked at it, Lao Li had no chance of winning.
Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang were almost like a family. He established a complete system of doctrines, replaced Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and assisted the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
He is like a living master and sage.
It doesn't matter, even if Li Shanchang is most familiar with government affairs, Zhang Ximeng is not weak at all. Lao Li's tricks can't be hidden from Zhang Ximeng at all.
The direct reason why Lao Li was able to receive the reward first was that he was still in charge of Zhongshu Province and was the prime minister. Zhang Ximeng naturally had to be ranked at the back.
But there was only one more fundamental reason, and that was that Zhang Ximeng was unwilling to compete with him, and was giving it to him as a gift to the left prime minister.
The goddess you think about day and night is not as good as the ball in other people's eyes.
Is there anything more depressing?
have!
That means there is no ball!
Anyway, Li Shanchang looked away. In the final analysis, Zhang Ximeng was mainly pragmatic. He stood too high and was not suitable for trivial matters such as daily necessities.
Our old Li holds the power to execute almost all major policies, and he is not afraid of being dirty or tiring. As long as this power is used well, even the emperor does not care. As for Zhang Ximeng, it is not impossible to serve him!
You think we have given up, but you are wrong. We, Lao Li, are unyielding and never regret anything. We just need to adjust our strategy.
After conferring the title of three dukes and one Xipinghou, Zhu Yuanzhang sped up the process and appointed three people in one go.
"Chang Yuchun is the commander-in-chief of the left army and leaves Zhenjiang Prefecture; Hu Dahai is the commander-in-chief of the right army and leaves Zhenjiang Prefecture; Feng Guoyong is the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army and stays in Yingtian!"
When the three people heard this, they all jumped up and hurriedly thanked the emperor for his kindness.
Among the five governors, Xu Da was given to a duke, and Zhu Ying was given to a marquis, representing the upper and lower limits respectively.
Give three of them, that is to say, in the next war, as long as they can make meritorious service and perform well, they will immediately have a hereditary and irreplaceable title. What else can this benevolent man say? Just work hard!
As for other generals, including Wu Zhen, Wu Liang, Hua Yun, Tang Shengzong, Lu Zhongheng and others, they only have strong envy.
Although they are old people from Huaixi, their merits are indeed not good, their abilities are even worse, and they can only be regarded as the next batch.
After Zhu Yuanzhang named three people, he paused again and then said: "There is another person. He is our good brother. Although he did not participate in the ceremony this time, his contribution is obvious to all. Tang He was awarded the title of Duke of E. , hereditary and irreplaceable. The next battle to destroy Chen will depend on his containment!"
When we ordered soup and soup, everyone hesitated for a while and immediately convinced themselves.
Tang He not only had seniority and made great contributions, but he also did not shy away from hardships and went directly to the Miao tribe with thousands of soldiers and horses. The development of such a huge force opened the door for Lao Zhu to manage the southwest, and even restored Yunnan and other places in the future. , all have to be counted as soup and a share of credit.
This identity and contribution are enough for a hereditary and irreplaceable prince!
So don’t be dissatisfied, everything that Lao Zhu can point out is unique.
After mentioning Tang He, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak for a long time. Then he stood up and walked in front of several civil servants.
"Mr. Jia, Mr. Zhu, you two, follow Mr. Zhang as the young master and the young protector, and teach the prince for us!"
When Jia Lu and Zhu Sheng heard this, they hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you for your trust, my senior ministers will do their best to teach the prince.
Live up to the trust entrusted by superiors."
Zhang Ximeng is the young master, Jia Lu is the young master, and Zhu Sheng is the young master. They constitute Zhu Biao's three mentors. As for what the little guy can learn, only God knows.
Lao Zhu returned to the dragon chair again and said: "In addition to the five chief governors, there are also ten governors and twenty governors, who are assigned to the five military governors' offices. Among them, the personnel of the rear army governor's office are tentatively designated , the other four governor's offices should be fully staffed as soon as possible. All governors and ministers above will be made count!"
Lao Zhu changed his previous practice and began to wholesale knighthoods.
In addition to the Governor's Mansion of the Hou Army, there were eight Governors Tongzhi and sixteen Governors Qianshi.
The lowest level is also an earl, so there are suddenly more opportunities.
For example, brothers like Wu Zhen and Wu Liang have high military exploits and sufficient qualifications. It is too difficult for them to take charge of their own affairs. However, it is easy to get a marquis who is a hereditary and irreplaceable marquis who has made great military exploits and is a nominal governor.
As for Hua Yun, he commanded the cavalry and was very powerful. It was too difficult to be the commander-in-chief of the First Army. However, if he was incorporated into the Northern Expeditionary Army, he could defeat the Yuan Ting cavalry and greatly increase the country's prestige. Even a marquis could not escape.
Therefore, everyone is very excited and has hope in life.
Only Zhu Ying, his eyes were rolling around, thinking to himself, I am the governor of the rear army, why didn't my godfather send someone? Could it be that I was allowed to make arrangements myself?
If that's the case, I have a lot of sleeping dragons and phoenixes under my command. As long as the godfather is not afraid of lowering the importance of the governor and the governor, then I can just do whatever I want!
Naturally, everyone didn't know what Zhu Ying was thinking and continued to listen.
Sure enough, Lao Zhu ordered two more people, "Zheng Yuchun, Guo Xing."
Two trainers stood up and said, "Greetings to the superior."
Lao Zhu smiled and said, "You are very good. Since the establishment of trainers, military discipline has improved a lot. The top and bottom are united and the morale is high. You have made great contributions in helping to run the army. Naturally, you have started from the earl."
The two of them were quite surprised. It turned out that not only the generals who directly led the troops had the opportunity, but also them.
"I thank you for your superiority!"
Lao Zhu smiled and nodded, and then his eyes fell on the naval general. Lao Zhu said: "It is because of you that we can successfully cross the river, capture Jinling, win the victory at Hukou, and the navy has contributed a lot. In terms of merit,
When it comes to rewards, it stands to reason that the Navy should have a share... But after thinking about it again and again, I feel that the Navy should be listed separately. But you also know that the past dynasties have not paid much attention to the Navy. How to arrange it still needs to be done.
Exploration... we can only say that the navy can produce more than one prince!"
Good guy, just a good guy!
It turns out that Lao Zhu didn't look down on the navy, but that he had a heavier task and his future was even more limitless.
All the navy generals shed tears of gratitude.
At the same time, some smarter people frequently glanced at Zhang Ximeng and said in their hearts, our Commander-in-Chief, you must help! The future of the Navy depends entirely on you.
Lao Zhu talked for a while, his mouth became dry, and he smiled and said: "We are usually a little strict, but we will not be careless about the rewards that should be given to everyone. In the evening, there were people's parades and theatrical performances, and the whole world celebrated.
Everyone, please go back first, take a short rest, and see you in the evening."
Everyone retired together, and only a few people remained. They did not leave, but waited for Zhu Yuanzhang's will.
Lao Zhu gave tea to a few people, and he drank a bowl himself first, looked at a few of his confidants, and then smiled at Guo Ying, "We will let you take charge of the Imperial Guards, and we will reward you based on your merits. There is no way we can do without you."
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Guo Ying was greatly surprised. To be honest, since he did such an unlucky job, he didn't expect to be admitted to his ancestors' graves. How could he have expected that he would be rewarded based on merit and given a great title to meritorious officials?
Guo Ying doesn’t even know which leg to take!
Lao Zhu couldn't help laughing and said: "We were just afraid that you would show your cowardice, so we sent them all away. How can you supervise all officials like this?"
How can it be intimidating?”
Guo Ying trembled when asked, could it be that he, the intelligence leader, did a very bad job?
He subconsciously looked at Zhang Ximeng, but Zhang Xianggong just smiled faintly, and this smile was like spring breeze turning into rain. Guo Ying suddenly felt happy in his heart, and immediately said: "If I return to the top, I will be in charge of the Guards Department and supervise all officials. But I will not be a cruel official like in the past.
, relying on cruel methods to intimidate hundreds of officials. Although my work is slightly different from that of other departments in the Ministry of Justice, I dare to say that all the methods we use can withstand the test of superiors and are worthy of the country!"
Leader Lao Zhu said, "That's right. We are a country, not bandits and bandits. We cannot have no limits... Do you know why?"
Guo Ying immediately said: "I understand that when doing things, we can't just think about not achieving the goal and use any means. When we do things, we also value the process, the people who execute the orders, and the people's hearts and minds who do things for us. We support the Department of Guards
People who do things in a special way need to let them understand that what we do is right. Otherwise, my subordinates will all be villains, and everyone will be as bored as thieves and avoid them. When the time comes, if I want to do something again,
It is even more difficult, and even the people in the Guards Department will be bribed by others, and become riddled with holes, like a sieve. I would like to thank readers for their monthly votes and subscription support."
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered slightly, then turned to Zhang Ximeng and said, "Sir, this is what you taught him, right?"
Zhang Ximeng said: "I only know that Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang are already one-way transparent."