Chapter 419 King Qi

During the Ming Dynasty, except for the local vassal kings who had military and political power before and after the founding of the country, which was like separatist, there was no feudal matter in the entire Ming Dynasty at the rest of the time, and the only exception was the Mu family in Yunnan.

Mu Ying, the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang, led his troops to conquer a world in Yunnan and was named Duke of Qian. His descendants lived in Yunnan forever. Although he was Duke of the State, he was like the King of Yunnan. This feudal special case was effective. In the end, Yunnan had no major troubles in the Ming Dynasty.

Correspondingly, Guizhou was in chaos and chaos, involving many forces in the southwest and south of the Ming army. The components were more complex and Yunnan, which was extremely stable, was also in the outer area.

But this stability and effect are good, which is an exception. Li Meng is in the heart of the Ming Dynasty. If he was asked to come to Yongzhen Shandong, how would he do what he should do with the adjacent Nanjing and the capital?

What's more, if a general made great contributions today, he would give a province of Yongzhen. The other generals also made great contributions. What should I do? There were less than twenty provinces in the Ming Dynasty, but there were already hundreds of generals.

As for the subsequent request, the commander of the military affairs of the four provinces of Zhili, Henan and Shandong was almost the same as the nature of the nine tripods in the Zhou Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period.

This Taiping Luo knew that Shandong general Li Meng was domineering, but he did not expect that he was so arrogant. Could it be that he had long been rebellious? Then wouldn't he come here to get into the tiger's mouth and deliver vegetables to the other party?

Mr. Luo from the capital was not very brave, so he started to tremble all over at the banquet. Governor Yan Jizu also understood why the other party was acting like this, and quickly comforted him:

"Brother Luo, Yan is just telling you a brief moment. What's the matter? General Li also wants to talk to you. Anyway, Brother Luo is also visiting relatives and friends this time. It's not a business job, so don't worry too much."

Mr. Luo had no other answers to this sentence except to laugh at him.

That night, the minister naturally did not fall asleep. He tossed and turned all night and wanted to escape at night several times, but patrolling soldiers passed by from time to time outside. Moreover, the city gate had been closed long ago and could not escape even if he wanted to escape. When he went to General Zhendong's Mansion the next day, the minister Luo's eyes were covered in blood, his face was sallow, and he looked like he had no rest.

The generals guarding all over the country usually hold the title of a governor, who is nominally higher than this minister, but according to the rules of the officialdom. Those from the court are always half a level higher than those in this place, not to mention the rules of civil and noble and lowly martial arts. The ministers from the court are much higher than the governor who has already used a bad name.

If Li Meng knew the etiquette, he should have come out to respond in person. But yesterday's conversation scared Mr. Luo and he didn't expect it. Li Meng was indeed a synod in Jinan Prefecture who came out to talk to him. Looking at Zhou Yang, who was quite young.

Mr. Luo was angry. No matter how arrogant he was, he should not have used such a low-level official to meet him. This is too contemptuous.

Who would have thought that the Tongzhi from Jinan Prefecture had no pleasing expression, and his face was extremely cold. After meeting, he just politely clasped his fists as a courtesy. This was not to mention the common rituals, but also the daily rules for meeting each other. This was already quite rude in the officialdom. Before Mr. Luo made up his mind to be patient or leave, Zhou Yang was not polite and said simply:

"Mr. Luo, this time I came to visit relatives and friends. I was actually here to ask me about Shandong's attitude towards this military merit. Then I will tell you straight to the point!"

This is so direct that Mr. Luo is choking. He is a political relationship. He is a subtle and concise person. Everyone is polite and tests each other's bottom line. Who would have thought that this Shandong official would not say anything about it, but directly expressed his purpose.

Rude, rude, unruly, and unruly, and a martial artist was arrogant. Mr. Luo frowned and nodded, and Zhou Yang said again:

"In the past thirty years, have the Ming army and horses achieved such a great victory against the Tartars? Not to mention the Tartars, even if they fought against the outside and internally, have they ever beheaded more than 30,000 in one battle and wiped out the enemy's victory?"

Even if Mr. Luo didn't understand official duties, he knew that the great victory of Hejian Mansion was the biggest and most brilliant victory in the past thirty years. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he still nodded.

Zhou Yang saw Mr. Luo nodding, and then continued to speak:

"Such a great victory has boosted the morale of the military and civilians. Why has the imperial court not taken out any reward regulations after receiving the victory until now? Even when our soldiers from the capital went to offer victory, the imperial court ignored it and treated it coldly!"

Zhou Yang had no sense of being a subordinate. He was completely questioning and became more and more severe. Mr. Luo couldn't bear it, but suddenly remembered that this was the territory of Shandong General Li Meng. If he was not careful, he was afraid that he would not be able to go back. He swallowed his anger and said:

"The court is also discussing how to reward Shandong. After all, this is also the biggest victory. I am sorry for the soldiers who are fighting. Besides, this official came this time, for this matter, and communicated with General Li to a constitution."

Seeing the other party being so passive, Zhou Yang was already aware of it, nodded, slowed down and said:

"Governor Yan must have said something to the adults last night. I wonder what the adults are thinking?"

Yan Jizu was indeed in the same group as Shandong. Mr. Luo thought of this first, but how could he accept those conditions? His face changed drastically and he said in a panic and anxious manner:

"The court certainly won't agree to the situation. Even if it's a war, it's not impossible. This brother, Luo, said privately, don't fight against the world with one's strength. In the end, he will be scolded by the people of the world. The worse result is not impossible."

Hearing this seemingly "serious" advice, Zhou Yang sneered and said again:

"Now the world is not cursing us in Shandong, but the court that made the world fight hard and the soldiers who are heartbroken."

Mr. Luo was speechless again, and Zhou Yang didn't say much. He touched a wooden box on the coffee table beside him, slowed down and said:

"Since the conditions are not agreed, there is nothing to talk about between you and me. In this wooden box is the decree of my family to the Lord. Please decide!"

The wooden box is quite exquisitely made. It is tightly sewn, with a small lock on the joints. Several places where it may be opened are all painted with fire paint to ensure that it will not be opened and removed.

This is a conversation, and it is clearly planned to give the wooden box. Mr. Luo was angry, but he also knew that this was the best solution for him. Taking the wooden box back can also be considered an explanation to the emperor and ministers in the capital, and he would not have to bear any responsibility.

After thinking a little, Mr. Luo judged the pros and cons, and hurriedly gave a few polite words, then left with a wooden box, according to Mr. Luo's idea. After finishing the errand this time, he had to go to Mount Tai to visit this famous Dongyue, but this errand is so difficult, so he still has the intention to play.

He left the General's Mansion in Zhendong in shame. After returning to the inn, he directly ordered his servants to set off and quickly turn back to the capital. The civil servants and generals on the ground in Shandong had no word "loyalty and righteousness" in their eyes.

The return journey did not take any time. The Jinyiwei and the soldiers in the Beijing camp were surrounded and monitored by Shandong soldiers and horses. They were also in a state of fear. When they heard that they were about to leave, they immediately accelerated and did not dare to stop at all.

Originally, officials like Luo Shilang were required to walk slowly when they left the capital, and they had to stay once every time they passed by a city. One was to travel around the mountains and rivers, and the other was to receive filial piety along the way.

But this Shandong job is so dangerous and I have suffered military disasters along the way. I have no mood of having fun, and I just want to go back to Beijing to pay the job soon.

As a result, this trip was rare and efficient. In the early February, Mr. Luo had already returned to the capital. Although the situation in the capital changed in just over ten days. It was said that the scholars from somewhere gathered to drink and talked loudly at the banquet. The court was cold and weak towards Shandong.

Originally, everyone was talking about this matter, but when they were talking, the guest sitting next to him was a spy from the Jinyiwei, and immediately arrested the person and prepared to question him.

Who would have thought that before he could be arrested and tortured, the relatives of these scholars came to find him. However, they turned out to be relatives of a eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisory Bureau. The relationship between the inner court was not something that the Jinyiwei could offend. He hurriedly let the people go away and ate a lot of them. For this reason, the Jinyiwei, the Eastern Factory and Shuntian Mansion were much weaker. In addition, there was constant news in Shandong, and the people had no scruples, and public opinion became increasingly unfavorable to the court.

Recently, some people even posted a notice at night saying that the thieves in Huguang and Henan were fierce. It was the time to use people. If the court did not reward the soldiers who had made contributions, wouldn’t it be that the thieves would let the thieves be allowed to destroy the world?

Some ministers even posted this thing on the wall of their houses. The ones posted were either "Fu of Flying Generals" or articles commenting on Yue Fei and Qin Hui. They vaguely compared the Shandong Li Meng to Yue Fei, and the court's princes to Qin Hui. As for whether Emperor Chongzhen was Zhao Gou, no one dared to say it.

But now, no one mentioned the court meetings in Shandong every day. Everyone pretended to be calm and busy with other things. For example, the Tartars suffered heavy damage. According to everyone's estimates, at least in this year or two, they would not enter the pass and rob. Then more than 200,000 troops stationed in northern Zhili could be drawn out to Henan and Huguang to deal with the bandits.

The military pay and various supplies allocated to the Ningyuan regiment general Wu Sangui can also be slightly reduced every year, and the bottomless pit is really too expensive.

Although everyone was also very energetic when discussing these places, they were secretly absent-minded because everyone was waiting for the news that Mr. Luo brought back from Shandong.

However, Mr. Luo was in a hurry and arrived in the capital much faster than everyone expected to return, but it disappointed most people. They would not know what conditions Shandong had put forward. Mr. Luo, who has always been unwilling to offend others, asked to report in private this time.

There are so many big-name officials in the court, and this is an important matter. How could he let him report it in private? In the end, officials above the Minister can participate.

The location is the inner study room of Emperor Chongzhen. The Grand Secretary and the Secretary of the State Council had already gathered together with trepidation. Some people were already scolding Mr. Luo for being mysterious in their hearts. They had a close relationship with Mr. Luo and went over to inquire, but they didn't ask anything.

What is the secret of this? Everyone watched Mr. Luo respectfully take out a wooden box from his arms. At this time, even the eunuch who was serving was driven out. Wang Chengen came over and looked back at Emperor Chongzhen. After obtaining his approval, he threw the wooden box to the ground.

Seeing the size of the wooden box and unable to hold the kind of memorials for the report, Wang Chengen also had to be careful. The wooden box was not strong and would be crushed by the fall, revealing a roll of paper inside.

Wang Chengen bent down and picked it up, and handed it to Emperor Chongzhen behind the desk. Chongzhen frowned and took the scroll of paper and opened it to watch, it was just a piece of paper that was slap in the palm of his hand.

Emperor Chongzhen first widened his eyes, and his face quickly turned into the color of pig liver, his breathing was extremely heavy, and his body was trembling violently, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the Admiral Beijing camp who was standing next to the desk, saw the emperor like this, for fear that he would faint directly by then. He hurriedly walked behind Emperor Chongzhen and patted him gently, which made him relieve himself slightly.

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to tear the note to pieces, but hesitated for a while and slapped it heavily on the table. He took a few breaths before he said angrily:

"The traitor, the traitor, the shameless warrior, this world is the world of the Ming Dynasty. How could this killing cause covetousness? He is not afraid of lightning strikes in the sky, and attacks the whole world!!"

After a pause, Emperor Chongzhen shouted again:

"Zhang Guowei, now you go to arrange the troops from the north and the south to eliminate the lawless thief. Luo Shunkai, you go to Shandong to discuss. Then come back!! You have all the dignity of the court!!"

When Mr. Luo, who was kneeling below, heard this, he immediately understood that the emperor was about to take his anger at someone who had nothing to do with it. In a hurry, he didn't care about his elegant demeanor. He walked a few steps forward and knelt on the ground in panic and kowtowed and said:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Li thief said it was a model of Yunnan, Yongzhen, Shandong, and Henan. How dare I agree to such a rebellious request? I immediately left. The servants of Li thief caught up and gave this wooden box. Weichen knew nothing, and I didn't know anything!!"

Hearing this surrender from Mr. Luo, Emperor Chongzhen's face was pale, but in the end he threw the note into front of the desk, stood up and said coldly:

"Today, you will definitely come up with a result. I will report to me tomorrow. I am a little tired. Let's go back and rest first."

Emperor Chongzhen's earth was always more angry than each other, but why did he suddenly feel angry today? The ministers in the study room looked at each other, wondering what was wrong today.

But everyone is a savant figure in the officialdom, so of course they will not show any doubts. They are all there respectfully bowing their hands and sending them.

When Emperor Chongzhen left, the eunuch Liu Yuanbin, the governor of the Beijing camp, thought about it, lowered his head and picked up the roll of paper. The ministers in the inner study, regardless of their authority and integrity, all surrounded him and watched.

Seeing the content on the scroll, these first- and second-grade masters who have been fully trained and are not angry can't control their emotions. They took a breath of air. Liu Yuanbin's hands couldn't help but tremble. There was indeed no moral nor rules in the world.

There are only two words on the note "King of Qi"...

Since it was a note from Jiaozhou Camp, it must have been the request of Shandong General Li Meng. Beheading more than 30,000 and annihilated the invading army of the Tartars can indeed be regarded as the greatest contribution in the Chongzhen year. Even if it was counted in the Tianqi period, this is probably the first contribution.

But the reward he asked for was really unreasonable. Mu Ying led his troops to defeat the Liang King of the Mongol Yuan and obtained the land of Yunnan, which was Yongzhen for generations. However, his title was only a marquis of Xiping. After his death, he was posthumously awarded the title of king, but his family was hereditary marquis. The Mu family was in Yunnan and had been in charge for many years. Mu Sheng also made contributions to Annan and was only favored by the Duke's hereditary land.

In the Ming Dynasty, the most resident generals were the Duke of the Kingdom. Even the founding fathers of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were the founding fathers of the founding fathers of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. Most of the generals, Dukes, were replaced by Dukes, and even the most nobles could get the princes. In the Jingnan period, Zhang Yu and others also received a great reward. Yongle also felt sorry for Zhang Yu's death in the king's affairs and gave Zhang Yu's family more favors. However, Zhang Yu's son Zhang Fu was promoted from the count and made supreme merits before he was awarded the duke. Later, he was the founding father of the two dynasties of the Baoding Dynasty. He also proposed to let him guard the Jiaozhi land in Annan for generations, but he was finally refuted.

Since then, there have been very few people who were granted the title of Duke and Marquis, and only the relatives of the foreigners have the opportunity to be granted the title of Marquis. Among the military generals, Shi Heng and others, they won the marquis by chance, but they did not end up well. Wang Yue himself was the most outstanding figure among civil officials. He was a rare talent in the Ming Dynasty, and became the head of the prosecutor and the admiral camp. However, he was confused. After getting the count, he actually gave up the literary resources of the Qingguidi and changed to the ranks of the honorary ministers, and wanted to win a marquis desperately, but in the end he did not get his wish. Since the Wanli of Jiajing, it has been even more difficult to get a title and reward. Even Li Chengliang was just an earl.

The system of the Ming Dynasty was different from previous dynasties, and it was very difficult to get titles, but it was easy for high-ranking Qing to lack the title of official rank. The titles such as Prince Taibao, Shaobao, Taibao, etc. were highly valued by all dynasties. The three Dukes of Taigong Taibao were placed in the Tang and Song dynasties. The prime minister among the prime ministers, and the elders among the elders were qualified to get them before retirement. For example, people like Yao Chong, Song Jing, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, etc., had all the credit and prestige. Only when they retired and returned home could they have such gifts. The young master Shaobao and the prince's master Bao were also the treatment that the important ministers had received after they retired. However, the titles of Tang and Song dynasties were very easy to come. Once Xuanma was appointed as prime minister, they could immediately be granted the title of Duke. The so-called Duke and Duke. It is said that they were both prime ministers and dukes. Those ministers who received the position of Master Bao as the third Duke of Master Bao would be posthumously named as kings after their death.

In the Ming Dynasty, it turned around. Civil officials had no merits in field warfare and would never get the count, but they had many three dukes. Although it was difficult for generals to protect the three dukes, there were basically several in each dynasty. There were many three oars, such as the prince's third division, the prince's three oars, and even the guerrillas were entrusted with the prince's young tutor.

So this time, some people in the court wanted to make things worse and directly gave Li Meng a big shot. This is reasonable. Anyway, Master Bao is the top of a minister, and there is nothing wrong with giving it. He can even fool Li Meng, a rude and vulgar military man, compared the names of all dynasties with him, and told them that Wen Yanbo and others would rather not be the title of Duke, and he would definitely want Master Bao to be honored.

Li Meng had such a great victory. According to the court officials' estimates, he was completely qualified to be a marquis and might be able to be a Duke. However, due to Emperor Chongzhen's stingy habit, he was probably only a title of Count, and he could not be hereditary.

But the court's stinginess was the attitude of the court, but there was a lion in Shandong. This was a king of Yizi. The most noble title of the Ming Dynasty. Many members of the royal family were still princes with two characters, and it was impossible to get a king of Yizi. You must know that the current king of Yizi is only qualified to be the relatives of the Ming emperors of all dynasties. Even Xu Dachang Yuchun was just a prince with two characters after his death. Does Li Meng feel that he is more noble than Kaiping, Zhongshan?

Li Meng was just a martial artist who started his business with salt. He actually asked for a king's title, and he was also the king of Qi, who was in his heart. It was really crazy and contradictory. Now even the ministers who felt that the court had not given rewards for Li Meng for a long time had completely changed their minds and began to get angry.

"This... what kind of decency is there!!"

"Apart from the thieves and the Tartars, there was such a monster inside our Ming Dynasty!!"

"What else can you give such a person? You have to come up with a punishment charter. With such an example, wouldn't the martial artists in the world be so powerful!!"

The crowd was excited for a moment, but Liu Yuanbin, who was holding the note, was smiling bitterly there. Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, had always stood by and did not interrupt. The highest position was the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Chief Supervisor Chen Yan. He did not express his opinion, but observed the expressions of the people around him.

Luo Yangxing had a good relationship with him, otherwise he would not have come forward to report Zhou Yanru in the Golden Palace. After pondering for a while, Chen Yan asked:

"Commander Luo, can the tutoring department have a detailed work in Shandong? What is the situation there?"

As soon as this question was asked, Luo Yangxing's face suddenly looked bad, but he knew that the other party was asking questions unintentionally, so he spoke a little embarrassedly:
Chapter completed!