PS: Thanks to the book friend for the tip "I don't have anything I want to read".
The chief of staff said this without being distracted.
Both the eunuch in the palace and the middle-aged man named Zhang listened intently.
Especially when the man surnamed Zhang heard the other party calling out his title, his expression changed several times. Only then did he realize that the foundation of the capital had been discovered.
"General, you have good eyesight." The eunuch in the python robe gave a thumbs up and praised, then said, "Uncle Zhang came with our family to deliver the order."
The eunuch who came out of the palace has experienced a lot, is used to seeing various scenes, has a stronger tolerance, and is more calm than Uncle Zhang next to him, unless he is teased about his private shortcomings like just now.
"Oh, what a count!" Zhang Sancha looked at Uncle Zhang unscrupulously.
He was just an earl, he had seen many princes and princes, and there were countless generals, lieutenants and the like.
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it. By luck, my ancestor made some small contributions, and then he got an heirloom title." Uncle Zhang said modestly, with a hint of pride on his face.
Their family was the Earl of Jingnan, one of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, not the kind of cheap lord who made his fortune by marrying his daughter.
Zhang Sancha tilted his head and looked at Uncle Zhang in front of him, and said with a smile: "The dignified Earl of Ming Dynasty is really humble. You are much better than me, a mud-legged person. I remember when I was in Datong, when I went to Prince Dai's Mansion for the first time, I But I respectfully invited your acting king out of the palace."
Uncle Zhang's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. The original complacency disappeared without a trace. His legs began to tremble uncontrollably, and he became frightened.
The eunuch in python robe on the side sighed inwardly when he saw Uncle Zhang's ugly appearance.
All these lords are useless.
If he really has the title of earl, he can look down on these generals who are leading the Tiger Flag in front of him. It is impossible for others to have a higher title than him in the future.
Moreover, it is the title of the founding of the country, which is much better than the title that has been passed down for many generations.
At this moment, Jia Liu's guards came in from outside.
He came to Jia Liu's side, leaned over and whispered in Jia Liu's ear for a while, then stepped aside.
"Who is Eunuch Cao delivering the message for?" Jia Liu stared at the python-robed eunuch.
The python-robed eunuch's heart moved, and he immediately knew that he had been recognized.
He said with an unchanging expression: "We are the emperor's personal servants, so naturally we have followed the emperor's orders and come here to convey orders to the generals."
"Why don't I remember that there is a great eunuch like you next to my lord? Do you know?" As he said this, Jia Liu looked at Zhang Sancha and others inquiringly.
Wang Yuncheng on the side said: "Our lord does not have any eunuchs to serve him. This guy is most likely a fake. I think we should just pull him out and chop him!"
Plop!
When Uncle Zhang heard that he was going to be taken out and beheaded, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
"Our Cao Huachun, under the orders of the current Emperor of Heaven, has brought the Emperor's Holy Edict." Cao Huachun took out a yellow silk brocade from his wide cuffs and raised it with one hand.
What does the Ming Emperor's imperial edict have to do with the people in the Tiger Flag?
Neither Jia Liu nor Zhang Sancha and others even moved their buttocks.
The guard Jia Liu who was guarding the side stepped forward directly, snatched the imperial edict from Cao Huachun's hand, turned back to Jia Liu, and handed the imperial edict over.
Jia Liu casually took the imperial edict, opened the corner scroll, and read the contents inside.
After reading it, there was a hint of ridicule on the corner of his mouth, and he threw the so-called imperial edict to Wang Yuncheng next to him.
The holy object was tossed from hand to hand.
Seeing this scene, Cao Huachun's mouth twitched a few times, and he wanted to scold him, but when he thought of the identities of these people, there was no scolding left.
As for Uncle Zhang beside him, although he got up from the ground, he kept looking down at the tips of his shoes, as if he had not seen the attitude of the people in the Tiger Flag towards the imperial edict.
"Commander, the little emperor in the Forbidden City is really generous. He will be crowned king if he takes action." Zhang Sancha looked at Jia Liu with a joking look on his face.
Cao Huachun, who was standing below, interjected: "The emperor values several generals. As long as a few generals can understand the righteousness, they can not only be crowned kings, but also dukes and marquises."
"Then what title do you think I should get?" Zhang Sancha asked Cao Huachun with a smile.
Cao Huachun looked at Zhang Sancha's face for a few times and said with a smile: "As long as the general is willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty, our family can be like the emperor and ask for a duke for the general."
He is not afraid that these people in the Tiger Flag want official positions, but he is afraid that these people want nothing.
"Listen, I've already become a public servant. Please help me think about it. What kind of public service should I be?" Zhang Sancha said to the others with a smile.
The Chief of Staff of the First War Zone said: "Otherwise, you can have Duke Cheng, Deputy Commander Wang can have Duke Ying, and I can have Duke Ding. Anyway, the commander-in-chief has already been crowned king, so there is no need to compete with us. The seat of the Duke."
"Come here, I won't interfere." Jia Liu replied to several people with a smile.
However, when Cao Huachun heard the names of these three princes, his face changed.
These three princes are now the pillars of the capital, and they are also the three existing princes in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the ancestors of these three princes were able to be named princes after going through Jingnan. What is important is that these three princes The title of Duke of the country is that the father dies and the son retires with the country.
"If the generals like it, the emperor can ask the cabinet to re-select the titles of the three dukes. They must choose a good-sounding title." Cao Huachun said with a smile.
How could three princes who had retired from the country be granted titles to a few rebels?
The titles given to rebels are all titles that cannot be achieved by death, so how can they be passed down from generation to generation?
Hearing Cao Huachun's words, Zhang Sancha's face sank and he said coldly: "What? Are we not worthy of being the princes of the country?"
"General, stop joking." A smile appeared on Cao Huachun's face.
It is impossible for the Duke to grant a title to a rebel. If he agrees and returns to the palace, the emperor will not bypass him.
Zhang Sancha put one hand on the gun on his waist and said, "Who are you kidding? Do you think we don't understand anything? You've got a bullshit Duke fooling us here, I'm afraid it's ours This Duke is not even as good as his Count."
As he spoke, he pointed his other hand at Uncle Zhang beside Cao Huachun.
Uncle Zhang was stunned for a moment when he saw the finger pointing at him. He didn't expect that he didn't say anything, but it was pointed at him.
"The general has misunderstood. The emperor is sincere. Throughout the ages, I am afraid that only today is the emperor willing to grant titles to a few people so that they can have a status that will bring glory to the ancestors." Cao Huachun explained hurriedly.
He naturally knew that there were differences between titles and titles, but he didn't expect that people like Hu Ziqi, who had a mud-legged background, could actually understand the meaning here.
