"On your big day, why are you crying so much? I really want to punch you."
Yongxingfang, Wujia.
The new plaque for Marquis Shouyang has not yet been made, but everyone in the Wu family has already regarded themselves as the Marquis Mansion. In the North Courtyard, Mrs. Wu Liu was crying while holding the petition.
"I'm happy."
"I'm glad you're still crying."
"I'm so happy that I can't help it,"
"It's just a county prince, it makes you happy." Lao Wu curled his lips.
"You're just a county prince? I've been with you all my life, but I haven't seen you earn me a wife title. You haven't even earned me a township prince. Now that I have the blessing of my son, I can be named a county prince. I'm not happy enough.
?" Mrs. Wu Liu usually obeyed Lao Wu Na's advice.
Today, I can actually refute Lao Wu.
Lao Wu was speechless after being refuted.
Seeing the formal declaration of the County Lord's decree in his wife's hand, Lao Wu felt a little sour in his heart. His younger son was granted the title of County Marquis, and his eldest son was granted the title of County Prince. However, he is still the official of the seventh-grade Shenjifang. Today, he is only
It's just the first level of Jin Sanguan.
"Do you know the words?"
"I recognize the seal of the Shangshu Province, and I also recognize the six-character seal of the Shangshu and Libu." Wu Liu was extremely proud.
The son was granted the title of Marquis, and the imperial court granted the title of mother. Although she was only the county prince, the Wu Liu family was extremely proud.
"My son is so great, he will definitely give me a title of lady in the future!" Mrs. Wu Liu would cry and laugh at times.
"It's not easy to be a royal wife. You have to be a civil and military official of the first rank, or a duke. If the duke is not the first but the successor, you have to be a civil servant of the third rank." Lao Wu reminded the old woman.
"My son will naturally be able to hold a first-class official position in the future and be given the title of Duke!"
"Then wait."
"Hmph, even if I can't wait until that day, I can still be given a gift after death!" Wu Liu said.
Lao Wu shook his head and left.
The imperial court grants only the title of mother and wife, but doesn't the father need it?
Lao Wu is also very envious.
Of course he also wants to earn the title of wife, but it is not easy to be granted the title of mother or wife. The basic requirement is to obtain the fifth rank, the fifth rank of official or the fifth rank of ministerial official, as long as he is a full-time official.
An honorary officer must have at least the fourth rank and a title of nobility. In order to be granted the title of Mother and Wife Country Lord, to be granted the title of County Lord, he must have at least a rank of three honorable officers and a title of nobility.
The commander-in-chief must be at least a second-grade honorary like Zhuguo or Shangzhuguo, plus have a title.
But when you reach the level of a county lady, the honorary officer is no longer useful, and you must be an officer of the third rank or above.
The wife of the state must be an official of the first rank, or be granted the title of Duke of the State. The inherited Duke is not enough.
Lao Wu is now a seventh-grade official. From the seventh-grade rank to the fifth-grade honor, there is still a long way to go before his wife can be granted the title of Lord of the Township. There is no hope in this life.
Mrs. Wang stood aside to serve, looking enviously at Mrs. Wu Liu holding the petition. The Tang Dynasty paid great attention to the petition, and even senior officials had their own merits.
Although you have to pay money to get these lawsuits, but who cares about the money.
"Congratulations to the county gentleman."
Wu Liu felt very comfortable listening to the county prince's voice.
"Your Majesty, you will go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs tomorrow to pay the money, and then submit the clothing sample and size, and decide on the wedding dress. On New Year's Day and the winter solstice, the County Lord will put on the dress and go to the palace to pay homage to Your Majesty, the Queen."
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"As expected, I have lived in the palace before, and I know a lot about these things." Mrs. Wu Liu rarely praised Wang. "Let Sanlang study hard, and he will be as promising as their eldest and second brothers in the future, and he will also be appointed as his mother.
I’ll earn you the title of destiny wife.”
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Front yard hall.
Fan Xuanfu was still reluctant to go home.
"Don't I have to come to propose marriage tomorrow?"
"I'll stay a little longer."
Lao Wu came over and saw the two of them so tired of being together. He coughed twice and felt a little helpless. He had to remind them, "Tomorrow, we will invite Duke Qi and Duke Lu to come to propose marriage. I can't let my aunt not be at the house by then, but come back with you."
Ah, it’s not like I’m going back to my family after marriage,”
Fan Xuanfu was leaning in Huaiyu's arms and was about to lose his temper while chatting. Suddenly the father-in-law appeared and blushed with shame. Hearing these words, he became even more shameless and ran away.
Lao Wu shook his head and sat down.
"Young people, don't pay attention either."
"Ah Ye, you're not with grandma in the North Courtyard, why are you here?"
"You think I'm in the way?" Lao Wu glared, very dissatisfied.
"No, why is Aye unhappy?"
"I'm happy, how can I be unhappy? My son has been granted the title of Marquis, how can I be unhappy," Lao Wu pointed to the direction of the gate, "I will ask Zhao Yi to arrange for the ordering of the door plaque of the Hou Mansion tomorrow. Also, since you have been granted the title of Marquis,
Although it is a false nobility, it is still a third-grade nobility, and our family can be regarded as a noble family.
According to the rules, the Wutoumen also needs to be modified, and the family status needs to be improved. Zhao Yi must be asked to handle these things as soon as possible, and he must be careful, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise it will be overstepping the rules."
The benefits of turning a viscount into a marquis are slowly becoming apparent. For example, if a fifth-grade viscount becomes a fourth-grade earl, but a third-grade marquis becomes a third-grade one, the marquis' family will be ranked high in the family, but the earl's family will not be qualified.
Wu Huaiyu's current rank has just met the requirements for halberds, and he can list ten halberds, which is the minimum, and the most can list twenty-four halberds.
But even in Chang'an, the halberd inside the door is already a symbol of true respectability and nobility.
At that time, the Wutou Gate will be heightened to show the family status.
In the past, the halberd was very strict. It required that the rank, honorary officer, ministry, and even the title of the halberd must all reach the third rank or above at the same time before it could be set up. However, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has not been so strict. Only those who can reach the third rank in the rank and title of the halberd
The above are all qualified to be halberds, the only difference is the number of halberds.
Generally, officials are required to apply to the Ministry of Rites after meeting the conditions, but there are also cases where the emperor directly grants halberds to officials who meet the conditions. In the early Tang Dynasty, it was because Li Yuan often gave halberds that the stricter standards of halberds in the Sui Dynasty were broken, and it became what it is today.
Those who have a rank of nobility of three or above can directly apply for the rank of halberd.
Apply to the Ministry of Rites, pay a sum of money, and collect it from the Weiwei Temple Arms Department. Generally, an official can only apply for one set of halberds.
If a family has several members of the third rank, they can also be crowned with halberds at the same time. For example, the seven brothers Xue Wanche have five titles. Now all five brothers are crowned with halberds. They are known as the Xue family with five halberds.
You can also apply for a replacement of the door halberd every five years and just pay the money. However, after the official who enjoys the door halberd qualification dies, the door halberd must be taken back and cannot be buried with him or listed again.
"After the halberd comes back, our family will have to build a gallery inside the gate, otherwise it will be easily damaged by wind, sun, rain," Lao Wu and his son muttered to each other.
"Didn't Li Yuan originally have a gallery for the halberd here?"
"This is just a separate courtyard of Li Yuan, and it cannot be listed."
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Gao Shen, official uniforms, and halberds all cost extra and were not cheap. Huaiyu felt that this was a way for the yamen to generate income and provide welfare.
In fact, it’s okay not to ask for a petition. The Ministry of Civil Affairs will also have an official document like a letter of appointment. It’s the same thing if you have that. But who will save that few money? Even if you don’t have any money, you still have to collect the Beijing debt.
This is an honor. Secondly, this is originally generated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs. If you don’t accept it, the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs will not generate any income. How can they get additional benefits?
Doesn’t this make people unhappy?
As the yamen in charge of the evaluation and selection of officials, if you offend them, will you still have an official career?
Even these days, when officials are promoted to nobility and want to change their court, they are actually reporting to special yamen such as generals and prison guards. They send people to repair it. It may not necessarily be people from the government who do it, but it must be designated by them.
It must be related to the fact that the work is contracted by a certain craftsman.
It is definitely more expensive to repair than to repair it yourself, but you don't need others to repair it. If you hire someone to repair it yourself, it may not pass the inspection and the dimensions may be exceeded.
Although Wu Huaiyu can be regarded as a popular fried chicken nowadays, he is still afraid of being misled by others.
Lao Wu also reminded his son that this kind of money cannot be saved. It is like an official who comes to announce a decree. Although he is doing official work under orders, he must give gift money, not less, and must follow the rules.
These days are definitely much better than those of Chongzhen. They are better than the Qing Dynasty, but they are not much better. After all, everything is the same today.
Lao Wu chatted with his son for a while, explained some things and left.
Wu Huaiyu sat there alone, closing his eyes and replaying the past over and over in his mind. This was a better way to summarize and reflect.
People should not only look forward, but also look back from time to time, so that they can avoid many unnecessary mistakes and discover some problems.
a long time.
Huaiyu opened his eyes, picked up a piece of jute paper, and began to rub ink.
Li Shimin issued a task to all officials. All officials, regardless of their rank or from which yamen they belonged to, were required to write an article to the emperor about the gains and losses of current affairs. They were required to offer advice and suggestions, and to make up for the mistakes. Each official also had to
Recommend at least three talents to the imperial court.
This task is not simple. You cannot just write randomly. You must show your personal standards. If you write randomly, it may affect your career. Of course, if you can write well, you may be like Ma Zhou.
It is possible to be given gold and purple in one leap.
Recommending talents is not easy. Although it is said that you should not avoid relatives when recommending talents, they must be talents. If the person you recommend is not good, then you have to be responsible. At least you don't know the person well, and at worst if something happens to the person you recommend, you
They are also jointly and severally responsible.
What's wrong with Datang?
What shortcomings did Li Shimin have in power after he succeeded to the throne?
If he really wanted to write about it, Huaiyu would have too many things to write about. After all, time travelers are very transcendent, and he already knew the results of some things that he was still confused about now.
But what can be written and what cannot be written must be carefully considered.
Huaiyu didn't want to make a blockbuster memorial. He still wanted to show some talent without being so outstanding.
It's best not to offend too many people's interests.
This is like writing a representative proposal, which is difficult to write.
He took up writing a strategy to destroy the Turks and wrote several pages. After thinking about it at last, Huaiyu crumpled it into a ball and threw it away.
He paused for a while and continued to write. This time, what he wrote on the paper was to ask the provinces to merge with the prefectures and counties, change the names, divide the world into ten realms, and send officials to inspect and supervise. This would never offend anyone.
After writing this, Wu Huaiyu wrote an impeachment memorial to impeach the old Wei next door.
After painstaking efforts, he wrote more than a thousand words, but in the end Wu Huaiyu read it several times but locked it in a drawer before the time came.
