Chapter 193: The First Step To Reclaim Military Power [Seeking Monthly Ticket]
Chu Yi slowly walked forward and stood in front of a group of soldiers. He glanced at everyone. It can be said that everyone's eyes fell on Chu Yi, or on the bright yellow scroll in Chu Yi's hand.
superior.
The emperor issued an imperial edict.
Slowly unfolding the imperial edict, Chu Yi said in a deep voice: "The emperor has been entrusted by heaven, and the edict says: Lu Wenyang rebelled, and all the soldiers came... The two ranks of viscount and baron were specially established to reward the meritorious soldiers!"
Although they have heard about it for a long time, the emperor has not issued an edict, so everyone is a little uneasy.
After all, adding two levels of peerage is not so easy to pass, especially the cabinet, which will definitely be stuck on this matter.
If the cabinet cannot pass it, this decree will appear to be unjust and unjust. Now I hear Chu Yi read out the imperial edict, and as the imperial edict is announced to all civil and military officials, no one can object at this time to change the fact.
Among the hundreds of officials, many on the civil service side felt like mourning their heirs, but naturally everyone on the Wu Xun side was excited about it, and their titles were increased. For Wu Xun side, there is nothing more exciting than this.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
All the military honors bowed to the emperor. Although it was of little use to them personally that the emperor increased their titles, after all, they almost all had titles. Viscount, baron and lower titles were unlikely to be taken seriously by them.
But they each have descendants, just like the dozens of soldiers in the main hall. Regardless of whether they are direct descendants or concubines, they are at least descendants of their noble side.
If they can be awarded this title, it will invisibly strengthen the power of their nobles. Although it is a low-level title, it is still a title after all. Don't you think the civil servants are already dead as if their parents are dead?
Shi Kui first assisted Chu Yi in suppressing the wealthy gentry and nobles in the south of the Yangtze River, and then escorted tens of millions of taels of dirty silver. Although the dirty silver was taken away in the process, Shi Kui was not responsible. Later, he led his army to attack the rebels at night, which directly led to the rebellion.
When the army collapsed, he was definitely the first among the dozens of soldiers present when it came to meritorious deeds.
When Shi Kui heard Chu Yi read out his name, he stepped forward, his armor swung with a clang, saluted Emperor Chu Yi, and then stood there respectfully.
Chu Yi glanced at Shi Kui, nodded slightly and said: "Shi Kui, a Qianhu official, has made outstanding contributions. He was specially named Yi Yongbo and appointed General Zhaowu. He was rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, a hundred acres of fertile land, and a hundred pieces of silk...
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Shi Kui couldn't help but stay there, with a look of shock on his face. Apparently he never dreamed that he could be granted the title of earl.
You must know that this is a title from the Ming Dynasty. Its rarity can be described as rare. From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, the titles conferred by the emperors of the Ming Dynasty can almost be counted. Even the titles that are still passed down to this day are not as good as those conferred at the beginning of the founding of the country.
title.
One can imagine how difficult it is for a military general of the Ming Dynasty to obtain a title.
But now, in the emperor's imperial edict, he was actually granted the title of Uncle Yiyong, which was the position of an earl. This was definitely beyond Shi Kui's imagination, so Shi Kui was stunned.
All the civil and military officials couldn't help but look at Shi Kui with a bit of envy in their eyes.
No wonder they are envious, even if the civil servants suppress nobles, for them, they still yearn for the title.
The ultimate goal of all officials is to gain a noble title and become more powerful. As a result, a general who would not be looked down upon by them in ordinary times was actually named Yiyongbo. How could this not make them envious or even jealous?
Many people on the noble side also looked at Shi Kui with a strange look. Who didn't know that since Chu Yi went to Jiangnan, Shi Kui was Chu Yi's sharp knife for suppressing the powerful gentry in Jiangnan. This knife was used by Chu Yi to suppress the powerful gentry in Jiangnan.
Jiangnan didn't know how many people he helped Chu Yi massacre.
With Chu Yi in his arms, Shi Kui himself was also very ambitious, especially when he led hundreds of people to directly attack the rebels outside the city, causing tens of thousands of rebels to collapse, which directly established the overall situation.
No one can say anything about his merits.
Therefore, although it is a bit unexpected that Shi Kui was named Yi Yongbo this time, it is not surprising after considering Shi Kui's military achievements and Chu Yi as his backer.
Seeing that Shi Kui was absent-minded, Chu Yi showed a smile on his lips, coughed slightly and said: "General Shi Kui, why don't you hurry up and accept the order to thank me!"
Shi Kui reacted and instinctively knelt on the ground to bow to the emperor and thank him. When he stepped back, he still looked dazed. This shows how much stimulation Shi Kui was given by being suddenly named Yi Yong Bo.
"Chang Yu stepped forward to accept the seal!"
Immediately, a soldier covered in bandages stepped forward and looked at Chu Yi intently.
Chu Yi looked at this man who was in his twenties at most with admiration. It was said that Chang Yu was born in the British government. He was a commoner son of Zhang Lun, but he was good at martial arts. In the city
Men Zhizhan led his soldiers to hold off the rebel charge. He was hit by several arrows and suffered no less than a dozen wounds from swords and swords. Even Chu Yi was amazed by Zhang Yu's performance when he knew about it.
Perhaps his military exploits were not the most outstanding among those present, but both Chu Yi and the Emperor wanted to confer Chang Yu the title of Yiwu Bo, setting a great example for the honorable party, and also gave the most precious cake to the honorable party.
One serving.
Chang Yu's military merits were read out, and when he heard that he had been conferred the title of Uncle Yiwu, Chang Yu's seven-foot-tall man couldn't help but shed tears of excitement.
On the noble side, the British Duke Zhang Mao was both pleased and with mixed emotions as he looked at Chang Yu who was granted the title of Uncle Yiwu. However, no matter what, when the noble side saw that Chang Yu was granted the title of uncle, everyone showed satisfaction.
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"Cheng Xiangwu stepped forward to listen to the seal!"
Immediately, he saw a big man who looked like a black tower taking a step forward, his feet shaking slightly, and even Chu Yi couldn't help but take another look at him.
This time Cheng Xiangwu turned out to be a master of horizontal training, not much worse than Hu Yi, the commander of the Forbidden Army. He could fight with the best players in the world without losing.
The world is big and full of wonders. He was born in a military family. He relied on his strange strength and talent, as well as his martial arts training in the army, to inherit his father's position. As an official of hundreds of households, he fought in this battle to suppress the rebels.
Among them, Cheng Xiangwu single-handedly killed more than a dozen rebel generals, and only killed Lu Wenyang's generals to the point of fear. This can be said to be a remarkable achievement in battle.
"I decree that Cheng Xiang should be appointed as Wu Bo!"
Cheng Xiangwu looked like a reckless man, but if he was really a reckless man, how could he have practiced Heng Lian Kung Fu to such an extent? Even so, when he suddenly heard that he was named an earl, his reaction was no better than that of Shi Kui.
, Zhang Yu and the two were so much better, the whole person couldn't help but giggle.
In ancient times, Fan Jin passed the imperial examination. A position in the imperial examination can drive people crazy, not to mention that it is a title. When they saw Cheng Xiangwu smirking, no one laughed at the other person because of it. Instead, they looked at Cheng Xiangwu with envy.
After being awakened by Chu Yi to thank the emperor for his kindness, Cheng Xiangwu, who received the reward, looked at Chu Yi with grateful eyes.
Cheng Xiangwu was not stupid. He naturally understood that without Chu Yi, no matter how great his achievements were, he would have been lucky enough to be awarded the title of viscount or baron.
As for the title of earl, it is absolutely impossible to have anything to do with him. However, this time he was actually named Uncle Dingwu. Cheng Xiangwu knew exactly who gave him a hand.
For people like Cheng Xiangwu who have been practicing in the military for many years and have already seen the power of various relationship networks, Cheng Xiangwu knows exactly what choice he should make.
Therefore, even in front of all the civil and military officials, Cheng Xiangwu still gave Chu Yi a big gift to express his gratitude.
An ordinary emperor might have been unhappy because of this, but Zhu Houzhao was not angry about it. Instead, he felt that Cheng Xiangwu's behavior was a way of repaying his kindness.
Without Chu Yi's recommendation, Cheng Xiangwu would not have been awarded the title of earl. For Cheng Xiangwu, Chu Yi was like his reborn parent.
Many officials even looked at Shi Kui and then at Cheng Xiangwu, and the idea came to their minds whether they should hug Chu Yi's thigh.
The next person to be conferred the title of viscount and earl was. Although the first person to come forward to be conferred the title of viscount was a little disappointed. After all, if there was another earl to confer the title of viscount, he might be the new earl. But it is obvious that even in
To a certain extent, the imperial titles have been relaxed, but the emperor's intention is very clear. The high titles are still tightly controlled and will definitely not be bad.
The birth of dozens of viscounts and barons definitely injected a powerful force into the noble party.
You must know that these new viscounts and barons do not have titles like those princes, but they do not have much control over the military.
Most of these people are generals in the army, and they all command more or less soldiers. In addition, the emperor's reward for meritorious service has led to many people's positions being promoted.
Dozens of viscounts and barons were in charge of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, almost directly and indirectly commanding about half of the troops in the Beijing camp.
These people have been granted titles by the emperor, and it can be said that their loyalty to the emperor is absolutely the most reliable. Through these people, Zhu Houzhao easily completed the control of the troops and horses of the capital.
You must know that the emperor wanted to mobilize soldiers and horses in the city before. Except for the emperor's personal guards among the twelve guards such as Yulin Guards, Jinyi Guards, and Jinwu Guards, the deployment of other soldiers and horses must be approved by the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the Ministry of War.
Although I dare not say that the military power has been emptied out by the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Office, it is not much different.
But now, even if Zhu Houzhao does not go through the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Office, he only needs an imperial edict to go down. I believe that these new viscounts and barons will definitely obey the emperor's orders.
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