Timur was not an idiot. Hearing that the emperor punished Han Du in this way, he naturally felt dissatisfied. But when he looked up and saw the emperor's gloomy face, he held back the words he wanted to say out loud.
After pondering for a while, Timur borrowed the donkey to ride down the slope, then he gritted his teeth and surrendered, not daring to say another word.
Seeing that no one dared to object, Lao Zhu glanced at the envoys from various countries.
He smiled and said: "All the envoys came from afar to congratulate the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is very grateful. To thank you for your kindness, the Ming Dynasty has prepared a banquet. Please invite all the envoys to the table."
After finishing speaking, Lao Zhu waved his hand. Eunuchs came in from outside the palace and took envoys from various countries to sit down at the table.
"I will thank His Majesty the Emperor. Long live Your Majesty."
After all the foreign ministers had retreated, Lao Zhu glanced at Han Jingyun with a smile. He turned to the officials and asked: "This time Han Jingyun has done the most great work. He not only saved the face of the Ming Dynasty, but also shocked the foreign countries. Dear sirs,
How should I reward you for your insight?"
Han Jingyun's achievements were naturally seen by all the officials. If Han Jingyun were not here today, the Ming Dynasty would have lost all its face. It can be said that Han Jingyun relied on her own efforts to support the building from collapse and save the court and all the officials.
She has an official face, and all the officials naturally respect her.
But respect is respect. If the emperor is talking about rewards, then all the officials will naturally be happy to see the results and have nothing to say.
But the emperor happened to be talking about a reward, which made all the officials look hesitant.
Li Shanchang vaguely understood the emperor's intention, and stood aside cunningly with his head lowered, keeping silent.
"I wonder how the emperor thinks the reward should be awarded?" Li Shuzheng, the Minister of Rites, bowed and asked. Everyone else could stand aside and ignore it, but he, Li Shuzheng, couldn't. Who let the Ministry of Rites be in charge of the reward?
Lao Zhu looked at the expressions of the officials, hesitated for a moment, and said: "I think Han Jingyun is a master of arithmetic and has no right person in the Ming Dynasty, so he is qualified for the post of Supervisor of Qintian. What do you think, dear ministers?"
As soon as Lao Zhu said these words, let alone the officials, even Han Du felt that Lao Zhu had drunk too much distilled wine and was talking nonsense.
Let women serve as officials? Isn't this what you are doing?
Although the Qintian Supervisor was not an important department like the Six-Ministry Supervisory Office among the imperial yamen, it was often considered a small transparency within the imperial yamen.
Moreover, there are everyone in Qintian Prison, not only Ming Dynasty officials, but also former Yuan officials and people from other countries. It can be said to be a hodgepodge.
But there is only one thing, there are no women.
To be honest, even Han Du never thought that with his own efforts, he could let a woman from the Ming Dynasty enter the officialdom. For no other reason than that it was too thankless and thankless.
Han Jingyun never thought that she would become an official one day. After all, this was so different from what she had seen and heard since childhood. She didn't know whether being an official was good or bad for her. She couldn't make up her mind.
He couldn't help but glance at his elder brother.
When Han Du saw him, he motioned to the girl to calm down and it was best to lower her head and say nothing. At this time, Han Du seemed to feel a storm enveloping Fengtian Temple. He and his girl were standing in the center of the eye of the storm.
, it seems calm, but if you act rashly, you might be involved. It is better to stand there, say nothing, do nothing, and wait and see what happens.
After Lao Zhu's words fell, Li Shuzheng quickly objected, "Reporting to the emperor, I think it is absolutely impossible."
As for why Li Shuzheng was so anxious, it was naturally because he did not dare to let the people in Qintianjian speak out. Those officials in Qintianjian were not orthodox officials at all, they were a bit like technical officials. Although these officials had
He holds an official position, but most of the time he is immersed in studying arithmetic, astronomy, calendars and other things.
Han Jingyun's arithmetic skills are so high, the officials of the Qintian Prison may not necessarily refuse her to join. If the officials of the Qintian Prison had spoken first, and the emperor was helping, the situation would have been really serious.
Going to a place that the officials don't want to see.
Lao Zhu's face was expressionless, as if Li Shuzheng's objection had been expected, and he said calmly: "Why not? Ming Dynasty has always rewarded meritorious deeds and punished delinquents. How could Han Jingyun not be rewarded for his great achievements?
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"Even if there is a reward, it cannot be an official position." Old man Li Shuzheng had a firm look on his face, gritting his teeth and refusing to give in to the emperor.
"Then in your opinion, what should be the reward?"
Li Shuzheng was at a loss for words after hearing this. Logically speaking, the imperial court had certain rules for rewarding women. It was nothing more than a wife being valued based on her husband, and a mother being valued based on her son, and they were only rewarded with the title of royal wife.
But Han Jingyun didn't rely on anyone. She relied on herself to make great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, she was still a woman who had not left the government. If she was given an imperial title, wouldn't it be insulting?
Therefore, the imperial edict cannot be sealed, so what should be sealed? Li Shuzheng was also confused for a while.
Faced with Lao Zhu's cold-blooded persecution, Li Shuzheng had no choice but to come up with an impossible solution.
"Back to the emperor, the veteran thought that since Han Jingyun has no title, it would be better to reward his father with a title to reward his meritorious service in teaching his daughter."
Li Shuzheng's operation is also feasible, and there are lessons learned from the past. It is reasonable to put the credit of the children on the parents' heads.
But Lao Zhu was dissatisfied. He waved his sleeves and asked angrily: "Don't mention Hande to me. If he has 10% of the skills of his children, I can let him be the minister."
Lao Zhu's words made all officials fall silent. Obviously, it would not work to put Han Jingyun's achievements on Han De's head.
To be fair, Han De was not bad, at least not when he was an official. How can I put it this way? It can only be said that Han De was an ordinary official. He did not have any outstanding political achievements, but he also did not make any mistakes.
He can be regarded as an ordinary official. The only bad thing is that he is too upright. In front of all the officials, he directly exposed the shortcomings of Baoqian, which made Lao Zhu lose face.
Even in the current situation, Lao Zhu wanted to let Han Jingyun join the Qintian Prison, but the officials did not agree. The officials wanted to reward Han Jingyun's achievements to his father, but the emperor did not agree.
Li Shuzheng lowered his head now and stood motionless, showing no intention of retreating. Anyway, the old minister had already given his advice. As for the emperor's disapproval, that was the emperor's business.
In short, if you want to give a woman an official title, there is no way!
But with Lao Zhu's temper, he obviously would not give in.
The two faced each other tit for tat without giving in at all.
Just when the atmosphere was getting colder and colder, Liu Song, the official minister, stood up.
"Your Majesty, it is clear that there is no precedent for a woman to be ennobled since ancient times. However, Han Jingyun has made great contributions, and the old minister thought that he could be ennobled."