Chapter 435 Considering the loyal ministers, I just want to let go of myself
The posthumous title given to Xiao Tang was just a matter of discussion, but when it came to conferring an official title on Xiao Tang, some differences arose among the officials in the court.
According to Xiao Tang's previous positions, the most powerful position was in charge of the official affairs of the Jingxi South Road Appeasement Department. However, Xiao Tang, the Jingxi South Road appeasement envoy, only received a salary corresponding to his grade. The assignment to the west of Beijing that year was temporary.
Assigned as a local affairs officer, after he has appeased and inspected the military and political affairs in the west of Beijing and recruited local bandits who caused trouble, the real power still has to be "returned to the country"...
Nowadays, the official rank that actually dispatches people is still the post of Sidu Yuhou, the commander of the palace, but this official rank is only from the fifth rank of the palace commander (not to mention that there are also three yamen in the palace commander's house).
Wei Gaoqiu was secretly causing trouble, so how could it be possible for Xiao Tang to taint the real power?) According to the common practice of posthumous gifts to deceased ministers, it is not a bad idea to be promoted to three levels.
But usually most of the pacifiers in power also hold official positions of second rank or above. If Xiao Tang is posthumously promoted to Xiao Tang based on the position of pacifier, and this junior minister is posthumously promoted to an official rank of first or lower rank, he will surpass Cai Jing.
Gao Qiu, Tong Guan and other powerful figures in the imperial court are truly the most deceitful people in the world.
However, Zhao Ji felt that it was not enough to express his sympathy for his beloved Qing by only pursuing the promotion and promoting Xiao Tang to the fourth rank according to the official position of Yuhou, the prefect of the palace.
When he, the prodigal emperor, saw a four-foot-tall Taihu boulder, he would be extremely happy. He not only gave it the name "Shen Lun Zhao Gong Stone", but also granted it the title of Pan Guhou. His family background was originally a scoundrel in Suzhou, but he later became a wealthy
Zhu Meng, who had accumulated huge profits in Hua Shi Gang, was also promoted to a military envoy by Zhao Ji with a stroke of his pen. Not only did most of Xiao Tang's repertoire make Zhao Ji forget to return, but this young man from the imperial court who had indeed made military exploits was sent as an envoy under his own imperial decree.
He was fishing for pearls and "died" in Liaodong. What's more, in the Jinfeng Yulu Tower, there was Liu Yingyan, who was very favored by Song Huizong, and had been begging him to give him a generous grant to support Xiao Tang.
Okay, doesn't it mean that he, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, is too petty?
However, there were still some upright ministers in the court. They noticed that Zhao Ji seemed to want to arbitrarily appoint officials and titles based on his own preferences. They immediately jumped out with red faces, quoted the old regulations and spoke eloquently, and tried to persuade Zhao Ji to withdraw his orders.
Zhao Ji showed an impatient look on his face and said to himself that people have already been killed in the line of duty. Why can't you ministers be more considerate? Why bother making such a fuss about it?
During this period, Gao Qiu watched with cold eyes as the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government argued endlessly about the matter of pursuing Xiao Tang. He was originally a rogue in the market, and what he valued was the actual power and interests he could control. Unlike many ministers who paid attention to reputation and ancestral precedents.
A false reputation before and after life will lead to a quick loss. Even if you give that little thief a first-class imperial master as a posthumous gift, what use will the imperial master be? How can Xiao Tang, who is completely dead, still be able to go against me?
Gao Qiu also secretly looked at Zhao Ji, and saw that his master's face, sitting on the dragon chair, was getting longer and longer, so he secretly said: According to the emperor's thoughts, he doesn't like these poor and corrupt people who only care about their vain heads.
What's the point of worrying about a false reputation, let alone a person who has been appointed as a dead official?
Thinking of this, Gao Qiu also became a little impatient. He coughed lightly, walked out of the queue, and said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise, I think that although Marquis Xiao Duyu is relatively young, he has devoted his loyalty to his country and died.
Naturally, you cannot be negligent when it comes to official matters and granting titles. Your Majesty has benefited all over the world, so you must pity your loyal ministers. Since Xiao Du Yuhou is doing official business in the Appeasement Department on Jingxi South Road, it is better to reward meritorious service from the second-rank official rank to show that Your Majesty is worthy of his meritorious ministers.
virtue."
As soon as Gao Qiu said this, several ministers who were strongly opposed to Song Huizong's extraordinary promotion of Xiao Tang became quiet. When they looked at Gao Qiu sideways, their disdain and disgust were even more obvious.
Zhao Ji's random rewards were not only capricious, but also did not follow the ancestral system and did not follow common etiquette. Who was the biggest beneficiary? It was not the second-year high school student of "Yuanshe" who was a gangster in the market in front of him, but now the third-level Taiwei Gao Qiu!
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It is said that Gao Qiu was first a scoundrel who suffered repeated beatings with the cane, a boy who worked in a herbal medicine shop, and a helper and playmate in the prince's mansion. Later, when Zhao Ji ascended the throne, he ascended to heaven and found an important position in the Bianliang Forbidden Army in Tokyo, just as a supervisor.
The military did not achieve any military exploits at the border, but still returned with gilded qualifications to take charge of the life and death of the Bianjing Forbidden Army. In comparison, Xiao Tang's title was well deserved.
What's more, since the last time Gao Qiu falsely advised Zhao Ji to promote Xiao Tang, all the ministers in the court knew more or less that Gao Qiu's feud with Xiao Tang was getting worse due to the ridiculous behavior of Gao Yanei, his son Gao Yanei.
As the story goes deeper and deeper, Gao Qiu openly and secretly suppresses Xiao Tang. He not only suppresses Xiao Tang openly and covertly in the Bianjing palace, but also uses despicable means to harm the Imperial Army generals who are close to Xiao Tang in the capital. Anyone who can do this in the palace of the Song Dynasty
Those who have a foothold are all powerful and scheming, and Gao Qiu is now popping up to pretend to admonish Zhao Ji to reward Xiao Tang generously. Isn't he just pretending to please Song Huizong?
But Song Huizong Zhao Ji just followed Gao Qiu's tactics.
Gao Qiu, who relied on every possible means to please and cater to Huizong, naturally understood his master's temperament. Usually, whether you are domineering or arrogant, as long as you don't cross the bottom line in Zhao Ji's heart, it doesn't matter how you make trouble. Even now Zhao Ji can see it
He, Gao Qiu, did not sincerely ask for rewards for Xiao Tang, but now he just needed to express his attitude to him and let the aloof emperor know that he would never disobey him. According to Gao Qiu's way of being an official, he must
If you want to stand firm in the court, it is actually a very simple sentence: know how to look at the official's eyes.
This matter seems simple, but usually too many powerful officials get carried away because of their sudden power, and are suppressed by Zhao Ji quietly. For example, Cai Jing stepped on Zhao Ji's bottom line, was deposed and demoted to Prince Shaobao, and was demoted from Bian.
Beijing sent him to Hangzhou to serve as a free man. Zheng Juzhong thought he would win the position and could not help but rely on his parents' favor. When Zhao Ji found out, not only could he not be the prime minister, but he was also removed from the important position of knowing the affairs of the Privy Council...
Other powerful traitors such as Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng were all beaten and warned by Zhao Ji to varying degrees because of this. Gao Qiu may not be as good as those old and cunning powerful officials in playing power, but he has always been able to handle and see clearly on this issue.
He would never violate Zhao Ji's taboo by being carried away for a moment.
Of course, besides Gao Qiu, there was someone who had long noticed the taboos in the seemingly easygoing Song Huizong, and that person was Xiao Tang.
The courtiers such as Taixue Zhang Chaolao, Zuo Sijian and Chen Guan who had strongly opposed the promotion of Xiao Tang last time were also well aware of the overt and covert struggle between Gao Qiu and Xiao Tang. When Zhang Chaolao,
When Chen Guan and others saw that Gao Qiu had come out to express their loyalty to Song Huizong in a coquettish way, no matter how strongly they opposed Xiao Tang's extraordinary gift, they all lost their minds. Regardless of whether they persuaded him or not, the emperor would still award the reward indiscriminately. If the stalemate continued, it would not be the same.
Fulfilled the wish of this rogue sophomore in high school?
What's more, although the extraordinary posthumous gift to Xiao Tang was inconsistent with the official system, the official junior who was praised as "Ren Xia" both inside and outside Bianjing had a good reputation. He and you were enemies during his lifetime, so why bother now after his death?
You, a scoundrel who only knows how to flatter others and get rich by flattery, make a fuss again!?
Immediately, the issue of the posthumous title of Xiao Tang was quickly finalized: Yuhou, the sidu in front of the palace, and Xiao Tang, the pacification envoy on the southwestern road of Beijing, were killed because of their meritorious service in defeating thieves and were on a mission to the Liao Kingdom. The Holy Spirit observed the "loyal ministers"
, he was granted the posthumous title of Xiao Tang as a member of the Privy Council of the second rank and signed a letter, and he was worshiped as the envoy of Xin'an Army and a bachelor at the Wujing Pavilion. He was awarded the military honors of Shangzhu, the founding marquis of Henghai County, and a settlement of 1,500 households.