Knighted?
Li Shuzheng couldn't help but look at Liu Song, and the idea of conferring a title on the woman was really strange.
Liu Song ignored Li Shuzheng and continued to explain to the emperor: "Although there are not many titles for women, it is not impossible. Historical records record that during the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu's sister was once granted the title of Marquis of Linguang."
As soon as Liu Song's words came out, the spirits of all the officials were lifted up. When it comes to awards, being knighted is obviously a better way to demonstrate one's merit than being granted an official title.
So why are all the officials so uninterested in the title of nobility? Because the "Da Ming Code" formulated by Lao Zhu clearly stipulates: "Civil officials are not allowed to be crown princes." Therefore, although the title of the Ming Dynasty is very attractive, unless you have military merit, you will not get a title if you work hard as a civilian for a lifetime.
Baiguan will naturally not care about something that is impossible for him to obtain.
But some people cared. After hearing Liu Song's words, Li Wenzhong immediately refused.
He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of knighthood has been decided for a long time. Those who do not have military merit cannot be knighted. Although Han Jingyun has made great contributions, it is not military merit and cannot be knighted."
As the number one person in the military, Li Wenzhong naturally had to stand up and oppose it at this time. There is no way, the title is really more wolves than meat, and countless people in the entire Ming army are watching closely. If a woman is allowed to take away a title now, not only will it be heartbreaking, but more importantly, if a woman is riding on his head, then the generals in the military will not be able to raise their heads in the future.
Now that the residual Yuan is still there, it is time for Lao Zhu to rely heavily on the army, so naturally he will not embarrass the military generals at this time. Moreover, Li Wenzhong's reasons were so good that no one could refute him.
The scene became deadlocked.
Li Shanchang suddenly stood up to smooth things over and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think the reward should be? Can you listen to Han Jingyun's opinion?"
The matter of awarding awards has always been condescending and top-down, and the opinions of the parties have never and will not be solicited. But since everyone's opinions can't be unified now, it doesn't hurt to listen to what Han Jingyun means.
So, Lao Zhu smiled and asked Han Jingyun: "What kind of reward do you want? If you tell me, I will accept it."
Han Jingyun was stunned when the emperor asked her. She had never thought about what she needed. When asked, she naturally didn't know how to answer.
Han Du smiled quickly and replied for Han Jingyun: "It is my sister's honor to be able to serve the emperor and contribute to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. How dare I ask for any reward."
Although Han Du's words were beautiful, Lao Zhu had heard so many beautiful words that he naturally lacked interest in them. He glanced at Han Du calmly and said, "Have I asked you what you think?"
After saying that, he looked at Han Jingyun and said kindly: "Don't worry and say what you want."
Han Du was scolded by Lao Zhu, and he touched his nose with a flattering smile, not daring to say anything more. But he kept winking at the girl, indicating that she didn't want anything. At this time, no matter what you say you want, it will lead to unexpected consequences. Rather than this, it is better to say nothing.
Han Jingyun saw the eldest brother's signal, looked at the emperor again, suddenly smiled, and said: "If the emperor must reward the people's daughters, then the people's daughters would like to ask, can they be redeemed in cash?"
Discount?
Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment and did not react.
Han Jingyun quickly explained: "That's it, can you give some money to the women of the country?"
Just money?
This requirement is really low, it can be said to be the lowest of all rewards.
The Ming Dynasty almost never directly rewarded people with money, and money was usually used as a vassal of rewards.
This was the first time Han Jingyun asked for money directly. However, as soon as Han Jingyun's request for money came out, Baiguan and Han Du breathed a sigh of relief, with smiles on everyone's faces.
The only one who was not very happy was Lao Zhu.
"Are you so short of money?" Lao Zhu looked a little unhappy. Faced with Han Jingyun's request, he really didn't know what to ask.
"Yeah...of course." Han Jingyun didn't care and expressed his thoughts directly.
"You are not old, what do you need money for?" Lao Zhu was still puzzled.
Han Jingyun blushed, glanced at Zhu Biao quickly, and deliberately pretended to be nonchalant.
But she didn't think about it. Except for Baiguan and Han Du who didn't notice her little movements because of the angle, the emperor was sitting right in front of her. How could her little move escape Lao Zhu's eyes?
Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment when he saw Han Jingyun's movements. Turning back to look at Zhu Biao, his mind suddenly brightened.
What else don’t you understand?
He couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "I will be rewarded with ten thousand gold and withdraw from the court!!!"
Before the old eunuch finished singing, Lao Zhu left first.
Han Du and Han Jingyun did not follow Baiguan away. They stood there with big eyes and small eyes, looking at the gold in front of them and looking at each other.
To be honest, although Lao Zhu's reward of ten thousand gold sounds nice, in terms of value, it is really not as good as this pile of gold. From this point of view, Lao Zhu is really poor. Look at how Timur lost this treasure casually. Where is Lao Zhu? Han Jingyun helped him a lot, but in the end the reward was not as good as the one Timur threw casually.
Han Du tried to lift it, but the gold didn't move at all. Obviously, this pile of gold was not something that the brother and sister could move back. Just when Han Du wanted to ask Lao Zhu to send someone for help.
The old eunuch came to the two of them and said with a smile: "You two, the emperor has summoned you."
When Han Du heard Lao Zhu's summons, he happened to want to ask Lao Zhu for help, so he naturally went to see Lao Zhu without hesitation. Although Han Jingyun didn't know why the emperor wanted to summon her together, he happened to be with his eldest brother, so he had no objection.
"Chen Han Du..."
"Folk girl Han Jingyun..."
"Meet the Emperor!!"
After hearing Lao Zhu's words, Han Du and Han Du stood up.
Lao Zhu and Queen Ma were both there, and Zhu Biao ran over licking his face for some reason and stood next to Queen Ma, pretending to be there.
Since all three Han Du knew each other, they didn't feel anything was wrong. Even more unaware of Lao Zhu's summons this time, because the possibility of a business matter is very small, but it is more likely to be a private matter.
Queen Ma took a careful look at Han Jingyun, with a satisfied look on her face. He waved his hand and said, "You were the one who solved that problem? Come, come to me and let me take a good look at this talented woman of our Ming Dynasty."
Han Jingyun blushed when Queen Ma said that, but he still lowered his head and agreed softly, and walked up to Queen Ma obediently.
