After all, where does Duan Jin's personality lie, so does the relationship between Duan Jin and Shuang'er. Huang Qiong believed that Duan Jin would not stop Cai Jin from waiting because of jealousy. What's more, Duan Jin's words are extremely reasonable. It is easy to become a Cai family, but the side effects can be huge. If it gives some people undesirable thoughts, it will still be Feng'er who will be implicated. So when I talked to He Yao today, there was still only one Lin Hanyan left to be granted the title of concubine.
But Huang Qiong, who had already gone to the morning court, had no intention of caring about what He Yao thought. Especially since he never interfered in the affairs of the harem. Today's imperial meeting actually has two contents. One is to commend the civil and military officials who have made meritorious service in countering the rebellion and resisting the Northern Liao Dynasty. The other one is to announce the treatment of the Dali royal family who were escorted to Beijing, especially Duan Sulian. Huang Qiong not only conferred the title of meritorious military attachés this time, but also conferred the title of meritorious civil servants, especially Fu Yuanshan, Lu Mengzheng, and Lu Duan.
Although according to the ancestral system of Da Qi, civil servants are generally not ennobled. However, Huang Qiong promoted all three of them to the first rank, and each was given the rank of bachelor and double salary. Not only that, each of the three people was asked to choose a son and be awarded a fourth-grade hereditary official. Not only had these not been discussed with Fu Yuanshan before, but there was no precedent in this dynasty. But when Fu Yuanshan and Lu Duan declined, Huang Qiong stood up, walked to the courtiers below, took the first-grade civil servant's robe with her own hands, and put it on Fu Yuanshan and Lu Duan.
Then he said to the ministers: "Although you two dear ministers did not go to the front line to kill the enemy, they coordinated the money, food, and various military supplies in the rear. They did not increase the tax by a penny or increase any burden on the people, so as to ensure peace and stability." In the past few years of the rebellion war, there has never been a shortage of military supplies, and there has never been a shortage of food and fodder for the frontline soldiers. Not to mention other things, just this one thing is a great achievement. Not to mention, all these years of working day and night, assisting It is my meritorious service in governing the world. I originally wanted to be the first to grant titles to civilian officials."
"But several of my dear friends are subject to the ancestral system and are unwilling to accept it. I have no choice but to take this step. I am doing this today not only because they have worked hard and are honest and upright officials. But also because I will do this in the future. Set an example for the civil servants. Although the civil servants cannot go into battle to kill the enemy, they help me govern the world. For the court, it is also a great achievement. All civil servants, as long as you are loyal to the king's affairs, I will not hesitate to reward you. Not only I must reward myself. , I also want to be kind to future generations."
"I employ people based on their virtues, but even more so on their ability. If someone wants to be a Liuli Danzi, he or she only wants to be promoted and make a fortune, but does not want to do things for the court, does not want to share my worries, and does not want to benefit the people of Li. It is absolutely intolerable. If there are really people who only want to become an official and want to make a fortune, then get out of here as soon as possible. Don’t wait for me to find out. As I just said, I have always made clear rewards and punishments. Those who have merit should be rewarded, not only If you reward yourself, you should also reward your descendants. Those who are guilty must be punished, and they must be severely punished."
Huang Qiong, who turned back to Lord Dan, looked at the ministers below. As for the ministers below, seeing Huang Qiong's cold eyes sweeping over him, they couldn't help but kneel down and shout long live. But when I saw that all the ministers were pulled and beaten by Huang Qiong, they were made to behave. Fu Yuanshan and Lu Duan could only look at each other and smile bitterly. The master's method was really impressive. By rewarding two of his own people, he told the civil servants that although they could not go into battle to kill the enemy, they could only do their jobs with heart. Whether it's promotion or making a fortune, they will never be missed.
Although they may not be rich, the court will never let them suffer. If someone is corrupt and perverts the law, he will have to weigh the eight and a half kilograms on his neck. After this operation, I am afraid that all officials, especially those civil servants, will work even harder. He is a first-grade official and has the title of bachelor, but his position is still retained, and his actual power has not changed in any way. They also rewarded the hereditary officials with double stipends. From the founding of this dynasty to the present, how many civil servants have been able to achieve such honor?
Since the founding of this dynasty, first-grade officials have generally held a fictitious position and are not actually awarded. There are many first-rank officials, but they are only used to reward the prime minister or some senior ministers. Basically they have no real power, they just look high-class. To put it bluntly, it is just to give those old officials an honor. And even if you are promoted to the first rank, your salary is not actually awarded. Usually it's just the second-grade salary plus 30%. There is no official in this dynasty who has truly received a first-grade salary.
What's more, since the founding of this dynasty, officials who have reached a certain level or have made great contributions to the court can indeed favor their descendants and select one of them to be given an official position. But there has never been a precedent for descendants to be granted hereditary official positions. Even for loose officials, this has never happened before. The three of us are the first to do these things. Not only did he become the first, he was promoted to the first rank as the prime minister under Zhongshu's family and as the deputy prime minister who participated in political affairs. He was also rewarded with a double salary, and the descendants of Enmeng were hereditary.
Compared with Lu Duan, who was still a bit simple-minded, Fu Yuanshan, the prime minister, had a sudden change of mind. Today, this master gave the three of himself such high treatment without consulting with them. In addition to the fact that it is because of the three of them, they have really worked hard for the government these years. But based on my understanding of this Lord’s character, there is another possibility. This Lord may want to introduce changes, and not just ordinary changes. Although it is still unclear what this Lord is thinking.
But there is one thing that Fu Yuanshan knows very well. That is, this master is definitely not a conservative master who simply follows the rules and adheres to the so-called ancestral family law. This can be seen from the fact that he set up a military aircraft office to provide an overview of the world's military aircraft priorities. Although the Military Aircraft Department is not high-level, it handles all military aircraft matters. In fact, some of the responsibilities of the Privy Council have been eliminated in disguise. Yu Mingyuan became the privy envoy, but the problem was that the matter of military counselor had nothing to do with him.
This master has a great ambition hidden in his heart. Fu Yuanshan already knew this when he was in charge of the country. But Fu Yuanshan didn't know how big the master's plan was. Fu Yuanshan vaguely guessed Huang Qiong's purpose of staying at Fan's house for more than a month when he returned from his tour to the south and north. Who is the Fan family? He is just a businessman. Although this dynasty is not as good as previous dynasties, it has placed merchants, the richest class, at the lowest level. But the status of businessmen is not high, but this is the reality.
You should know that the ban on merchants not being allowed to wear silk in this dynasty was not lifted until the Lizong Dynasty. How high the Fan family's status in the martial arts world is is the Fan family's business. No matter how many officials in the imperial court accepted money and benefits from the Fan family. But in the eyes of many high-ranking officials and dignitaries, the Fan family is still a low-class businessman. As the emperor of the dynasty, Huang Qiong could not live with so many yamen in Xiangyang Mansion. But he lived in a big businessman's home for more than a month. Fu Yuanshan could vaguely guess what this meant. Coupled with the previous understanding of this Lord, and the words he said at the court meeting today, which not only impressed the officials, but also shocked the ministers.
Fu Yuanshan guessed that the master's next move would definitely not be too small. Even if it is not clear for a moment, the true intention of this Lord is to support the businessman or to take other actions. But Fu Yuanshan understood that today's words also foreshadowed that this master might take action next. According to the current situation in the imperial court, the conservative atmosphere is extremely serious, and many officials, big and small, are doing their jobs but not doing their best. A large number of yamen were set up just because there were them in the previous dynasty, so they were set up in this dynasty.
There is not only some overlap in functions between many yamen, but also serious constraints on each other. At the same time, the current court money and grain collection system, the clan favor system, including the official system, are unable to adapt to the young emperor's ambitions. Of course, Fu Yuanshan also knows that Daqi today has too many shortcomings. In fact, we have reached a point where many things cannot be done without changing them. This move today is probably from this master, paving the way for the next move. It is a reminder to all officials for the next change.
Again, some beatings were made on the officials. But even if there is a vague guess, Huang Qiong may make a big move next. Over the years as Prime Minister, I have learned that many things in the imperial court have reached a point where they cannot be improved without reform. But Fu Yuanshan was still a little worried in his heart. Since ancient times, change has been a thorn in the side of that dynasty. Every change will touch the interests of the powerful. But those powerful people represent exactly what is called the will of the people. Because they actually hold the right to speak in this world.
If His Majesty's actions are too violent and touch the core interests of those powerful people, those powerful people may not really agree. At that time, even if it does not cause turmoil in the world, it may cause a lot of troubles. But even though his heart was full of worries, Fu Yuanshan also knew that with this master's unyielding temperament, it would be difficult to change once he made up his mind. Especially now that he has established a firm foothold and acts without any scruples. When you set a goal, you must let it go.
Thinking of this, Fu Yuanshan couldn't help but feel an unspeakable feeling when he looked at Huang Qiong, who was standing on top of Danbi and talking eloquently. But at this moment, Huang Qiong, who was focusing on his ministers, did not see Fu Yuanshan's complicated eyes. After signaling to the eunuch to proceed with the second step, which is to confer Duan Sulian and the Dali royal family, he returned to the throne and sat down. Fu Yuanshan's thoughts slowly calmed down when Duan Sulian and a group of Dali royal family members were brought up.
As a celestial kingdom with a territory of thousands of miles, the imperial palace of Daqi is naturally different from the Dali Kingdom, which is located in a quiet corner and covers only a few thousand miles. Whether it is grandeur or splendor or area, it cannot be compared with the palaces in the two capitals of Dali. Even the imperial palace in Yangju City has more than doubled in size since Duan Sulian succeeded to the throne. But compared to Daqi's imperial palace, its scale is less than 30%. Seeing the magnificent palace in Daqi, Duan Sulian and his party became even more frightened.
Especially after being brought into the palace, Duan Sulian and his entourage were made more timid by the tall and upright soldiers of the Royal Forest Army who stood upright, with spears in their hands and armor on their bodies, who were extremely bright. When he entered the main hall, he knelt down as soon as his knees went weak before the official could call him to salute. With his move, not to mention the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, even the etiquette officials were stunned. This guy can be regarded as the king of a country, but his performance is not as good as that of some of the Wang Zong disciples behind him.
At least among those Wang Zong disciples who were also weak-minded and accounted for the majority, there were still a few tough ones. Even though he had been escorted to the capital of Daqi, he was already under someone else's roof. But he still stood strong, not wanting to kneel to Huang Qiong, the emperor of Da Qi. Duan Sulian, who was worried about being beaten by these guys and refused to bow his head, reluctantly knelt down and kowtowed after being pulled hard.
Compared to the soft-legged crab-like King of Dali, plus a bunch of clan children with softer bones. These clan members barely behaved as they did for Dali Kingdom, preserving the last trace of dignity. At least the face of the Dali royal family has not been completely disgraced.
