Chapter 529: He slapped the royal family in the face and he still had to pay
On the fifth day when Chu Qianqiu arrived in Beijing, he invited the prime minister to come and talk.
Originally, the prime minister should have avoided suspicion, but he finally agreed to the invitation.
In these days, people who went to Beijing were overwhelmed. Disciples of Yaowang Sect, people who had dealings with Imperial Physician Dian, and brokers related to Tianji Pavilion were arrested one after another.
Even if Six Gates wanted to show off, it couldn't be done because Wanshou Temple directly sent eminent monks to assist in the investigation.
Above the temple, impeachment memorials from civil servants floated like snowflakes one after another, criticizing each other.
Some accused Chu Qianqiu of seeking fame and reputation, maliciously publishing secret techniques, and having evil intentions.
Some accused the Six Gates of ineffective supervision and asked Tianji Pavilion to work with the Imperial Doctor Dian to create blood pills.
Others believe that this matter is detrimental to the dignity of the court and should not be publicized and should be avoided as much as possible.
Some people throw the blame away, thinking that Tianji Pavilion belongs to the Taoist sect, so this is a conspiracy belonging to the Taoist sect and cannot be regarded as the fault of the Shenwu Dynasty.
Wait, that's all.
All the senior officials in the temple expressed their opinions and held their own positions.
The power and weakness of the imperial machine are clearly revealed.
The strange thing is that Chu Qianqiu, the instigator, had no chance to appreciate the elegance of the temple because his official position was too small before he was rewarded by the imperial court.
Of course, there are also suggestions to give Chu Qianqiu a promotion and raise his salary, or even to stay in Shangjing forever and not let him return to Lingzhou.
Unfortunately, the situation is too chaotic now.
A group of officials also had different opinions on the issue of Chu Qianqiu's reward.
Some suggested keeping him in the Ministry of War, some suggested letting him serve in the Shence Army, and some, fearing for the unrest, suggested that Chu Qianqiu be appointed as an inspector to patrol the world. The other officials were so frightened that they quickly covered his mouth.
There was a lot of chaos in the temple, but under the Queen Mother's control, a plan was finally devised.
First of all, the court has decided to let Tianji Pavilion take the blame, since their reputation is not very good anyway.
Then Wanshou Temple will supervise the six gates and conduct a thorough investigation of the Blood Pill, which can be regarded as an explanation to the Holy Land of Martial Arts.
As for Chu Qianqiu, he set up a ceremony to expose the imperial doctor and killed the villain of Tianji Pavilion. He must be greatly rewarded.
The young eunuch Cao Jili was specially called to announce the decree because he was a familiar face before, and he shouted excitedly
"... Specially appointed General Zhongwu, hereditary to ten thousand households, given one treasured soldier, five spiritual soldiers, five treasured armors, and one thousand taels of gold..."
"My lord, thank you for your kindness."
It can be said that Chu Qianqiu slapped the royal family in the face, and the royal family had to give him money and give away the treasure with tears in his eyes.
Of course, the imperial court's awards are also very interesting.
General Zhongwu is a casual official, a third-rank official, of no use, and does not even have a salary. (Note 1)
It only means that Chu Qianqiu has officially entered the ranks of senior officials in the Shenwu Kingdom.
What is a high official? A person of third rank or above is considered a high official.
This means that Chu Qianqiu can enjoy some more advanced ritual vessels and etiquette.
For example, Chu Qianqiu can wear a purple robe, the same as the prime minister. At the same time, the Chu family compound can be built higher. Originally, the wall could only be built 5 meters high, but now it can be built 8 meters high, and so on.
What's more interesting is that the title "General Zhongwu" is not just a casual official. The word "Zhongwu" is also a posthumous title, which is the highest honor among military generals.
In Chu Qianqiu's previous life, the person who was given this posthumous title could name a lot of familiar names, all of which were important figures in history, such as Prime Minister Zhuge, Marshal Yue, Guo Ziyi, Chang Yuchun, etc.
In the Shenwu Dynasty, there were also countless well-known generals who were given this posthumous title after their death.
The Empress Dowager gave this official position in the hope that Chu Qianqiu would serve the court well.
Of course, the rank of General Zhongwu also has an additional benefit, which means that Chu Qianqiu's son has a ticket to enter Zhishan Academy.
Descendants of high-ranking officials of third rank or above can enter the school without taking the examination.
The second reward is also very interesting, it is hereditary for thousands of households.
Without fighting a single battle, Chu Qianqiu promoted his ancestral household of 100 households to several levels, directly surpassing Huang's father-in-law's position and becoming a household of less than 10,000 households.
Is it reasonable?
It's very reasonable. Yi Daoren is a master in the realm of manifestation. It would be considered stingy for the court to seal ten thousand households. Tens of thousands of households would not be too much. To be more ruthless, if you kill such a strong man on the battlefield, you can directly grant the title to the Duke of the Kingdom.
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But after all, Yi Daoren was not killed on the battlefield, and the court did not want to publicize the matter too much, so it was given to a lower-income family, which was very stingy.
So how much is ten thousand households worth?
Here we must first mention how much money a household had. A household in the Shenwu Dynasty had 50 cents. (Note 3)
The Chu family used to be a hundred households, so the monthly allowance for a hundred households was 5 taels of silver.
Now that Chu Qianqiu is under 10,000 households, the imperial court has actually given benefits to 5,000 households, which means that the monthly allowance has changed from 5 taels of silver to 250 taels. There has been a qualitative leap, which is really gratifying.
This means that among the children born in the future, one of Xiaoxiao’s children can inherit the Wanhu household, and the other can inherit the Thousand household. If Chu Qianqiu is more philanthropic, he can split the Wanhu household into 5 Thousand households and let the children inherit. The court will also approve it.
Yes, but no one does it.
Surprisingly, Chu Qianqiu's real position, the garrison of the Li camp, remained unchanged.
"The imperial court cannot command the Shenwei Army. Even if I offer you a new position, you can resign and refuse."
"So the imperial court simply won't take your position."
"Let the Shenwei Army feel more at ease."
"There are still a lot of follow-up matters to be dealt with with Blood Pill One Eucalyptus. Even His Majesty's wedding may be affected."
"We don't have much energy to deal with the Shenwei Army now."
Asia Prime Minister Cui Taihua was the first person to come to congratulate him.
He was afraid that Chu Qianqiu would not understand the court's profound meaning, so he came over to explain.
"Don't worry, Ya Xiang, I am not dissatisfied with this reward."
"The Queen Mother has a measure of rewards and punishments, just like Yao and Shun among women."
Chu Qianqiu smiled. After all, it was something he picked up for free. He could eat more than one fish and poach more corners of the court. How could he be dissatisfied?
But this attitude made Cui Taihua feel strange, and he said directly:
"My dear nephew, I don't quite understand. I heard that you invited the old guy and said that we wanted to talk?"
Cui Taihua can sit firmly in the position of sub-prime minister, so he is naturally well-informed. Hearing Chu Qianqiu's invitation, he was thinking in his heart, but he did not expect that Chu Qianqiu would directly send someone to invite him over.
"Exactly."
"Although I have some misunderstandings with Prime Minister Wang Ji, as we are officials in the same dynasty, it is better to dissolve enemies than to end them."
"Then I invited Mr. Wang to visit and settle the old grudges."
Chu Qianqiu said with a smile. After all, under Cui Taihua's promotion, the Prime Minister walked away on the mass grave and it has become a household name.
"I don't understand, I don't understand."
I don’t understand why Chu Qianqiu wants to bury the hatchet.
"Ya Xiang, don't you want Prime Minister Niu Seng to be the Prime Minister again?" Chu Qianqiu said with a smile, which made Cui Taihua suddenly realize.
He wants Prime Minister Niu Seng to come back and Prime Minister Wang Ji to come to power.
Maybe Cui Taihua didn't expect that this was a deception trick used by Chu Qianqiu to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
However, this is also for the sake of my father-in-law.