Gao Pingshi's title of Marquis of Nanning was the real highlight today, but it was not the only major event. In addition to the emperor's triumphant victory in this battle to comfort his second ancestors and gain huge political capital by the way, there are several other things that are also important to reward the emperor.
Another happy event after Gao Pragmatic's knighthood was actually a knighthood: Qi Jiguang knighted Ning Haibo!
Gao Jingshi was granted the title of Marquis, so it corresponded to the land of the same government. The emperor chose "Nanning" because Nanning belonged to Guangxi, and Guangxi was where Gao Jingshi's official career really flourished; and Ninghai was a county, which happened to correspond to Qi Jiguang's count. Therefore, this place was chosen because Ninghai County belongs to Taizhou Prefecture, and Qi Jiguang's famous battle in his early years was the Taizhou victory.
Therefore, there are similarities and differences between Gao Pragmatic and Qi Jiguang's knighthood. The similarity is that all the fiefs have the word "Ning", and the nominal fiefdom they chose is the place where their official careers started. This emphasizes that their contributions brought the "Ning" effect to the Ming Dynasty.
There are at least two differences. First, the ranks are different, one is Marquis and the other is Uncle; second, the highly pragmatic Nanning Marquis has the suffix "hereditary", which is called Spyge; Qi Jiguang's Ning Haibo does not. The suffix means that this title cannot be hereditary and is generally called a flowing title. Under the title system of the Ming Dynasty, the titles of both of them belong to the title of meritorious official (the other belongs to the title of foreign relative), and the difference is "worldly" and "not worldly".
Hereditary or not, the gap seems to be very large, but in actual practice it may not be as big a gap as most people imagine.
For example, when Li Chengliang was in the seventh year of Wanli, he was awarded the title of Ning Yuanbo for his military exploits in the sixth year of Wanli. It was not hereditary at first. But at that time, Li Chengliang was still very good at fighting and continued to win many battles. Therefore, it didn't take long for him to be rewarded again for his merits. After Ning Yuanbo, he was added to the hereditary throne.
In other words, if Qi Jiguang makes new achievements in the future, it is very likely that he will continue to receive rewards, and finally get the iron certificate - Liujue has a title but no coupons, and Spyker has a title but has coupons.
The two knighthoods are awarded separately. There are other rewards after the knighthood. This time, there is no need to list them separately. Instead, it is settled by one imperial edict:
Recording the great victory of the Yuan Dynasty, he added the crown prince, Taishi Hubu Shangshu, Nanning Hou Gao pragmatic young master, and was rewarded with five hundred taels of silver. Yin Yizi was the hereditary commander of the Nanning Guards; Governor Ji Liaodu, Yushi Jianda, and Governor Liaodongdu Yushi Gu Yangqian Each received a reward of one hundred taels of silver. Dayin's son, Jin Yiwei, was hereditary to hundreds of families. Yangqian's male, Yuan Yin, was promoted to a hereditary military rank. Each was still given an imperial reward. Governor Xuan Da's minister of war, Xiao Daheng, and governor Xuanfu's imperial censor Wang Shiyang each received rewards. One hundred taels of silver, Yin's son, Jin Yiwei, is hereditary for hundreds of households;
Ning Yuanbo, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, responded to Li Rusong's attack and rewarded Li Rusong with a red silk python robe and two hundred taels of silver. Yin Yizi, the commander of the army, made the hereditary commander; Magui, the commander-in-chief of Datong, Cao Yu, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, and Ma Cheng, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Each of the benefactors will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver, and Yin's son will be the commander of the guard and will be hereditary;
Liaodong Deputy General Xiao Ruxun and other deputy generals were each rewarded eighty taels of silver. Yin Yizi's own guard commanded the generals; there were differences in upgrades and rewards between the generals and guerrillas involved in the battle;
Each of the deputy envoys of the branch, the patrol officer, and the grain manager were rewarded with twenty taels of silver. Those who served as border officers and soldiers in bloody battles were rewarded with the same reward. The original XX (who had done meritorious service) were reinstated and were still given the price of silver. Two hundred taels, send a member of the Department of War to go and reward the officers together with the governor;
If my soldier Zhou Yong has meritorious service, he will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver. Yin Yizi will be sent to prison to study. Han Ji and Song Yingchang, the ministers of the Ministry of War, will each be promoted to one level of salary and will be rewarded with thirty taels of silver. two;
For meritorious service in the transportation of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion (because the Production and Construction Corps is responsible for transportation within the customs), the leader of the squad, the left governor Ding Guogong Xu Wenbi, will be rewarded with 400 taels of silver; each governor will be rewarded with 300 taels of silver, the governor Qianshi will be rewarded with 200 taels of silver, and the rest will be rewarded Silver has its own differences.
Generally speaking, this is a reward that everyone is happy with. Although there are few people who are directly promoted, there are many people who are kind and generous. Especially the silver reward, it can be said that it is much more generous than in the past - after all, Qi Jiguang's various major victories back then were only rewarded with ten taels, twenty taels, and thirty taels of silver.
Another difference from the past is that the reward for the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was added at the end. Don't look at it. In theory, it seems reasonable to reward the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army during a war, but in fact it is not at all - all the previous great victories actually had nothing to do with the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies!
This time, the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was actually able to get a reward. Although it was just a little money, it was nothing trivial to these people, but the significance was extraordinary. Because of this, after the edict was announced here, the military ministers and nobles looked at Gao pragmatically with more affectionate expressions. Unfortunately, Gao pragmatically knelt at the head because he was receiving the reward again, but he could not see this.
Many of the people who were supposed to receive the rewards were not present, but it didn't matter. The announcement of this edict was essentially a symbolic political move, and the specific rewards would be followed by a subsequent imperial edict that each person could receive individually.
After completing the above process, we came to the last major event of the day: the Emperor of Ming Dynasty accepted the pilgrimage of King Shunyi and other ministers.
Today, Bhan Naji wore a royal robe, brought the Ordos representative Yilduzi and a group of leaders under his own Tumut. Under the watchful eyes of the civil and military officials of the court, he went to see the emperor in the pure Ming and Han rites, and bowed five times. Three knocks.
It is worth mentioning here that in the Ming Dynasty, three kneels and nine knocks were only used to worship heaven. Later, it became widespread due to the Tatars' mischief. Therefore, at this time, it was impossible for Han Naji to kneel and nine knocks three times to Zhu Yijun. It could only be five bows and three knock.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a practice of five bows and three kowtows. It is clearly stated in "Huidian": "Kowtowing five times and bowing one's head first is the etiquette for ministers to meet their superiors. Bowing first, bowing one's head four times, and then kowtowing one's head is the ceremony." That is to say, first bow and bow three times. Hands are raised, bowed, and bowed. The first four prayers are performed by bowing, and the last prayer is kowtowed.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yijun solemnly accepted the second expression of surrender from the Mongolian troops, and then ordered Chen Ju to call for rewards. The leaders of the Tumut tribes, headed by King Shunyi and Mrs. Zhongshun, received generous rewards. The Ordos tribes such as Ilduqi were not as rewarded as the Tumut due to Boshu Ketu's previous treason, but they also received some property. As well as the increase in border trade quota this year.
However, the most eye-catching thing among the rewards this time is the reward for Erdemutu. Zhu Yijun clearly ennobled him as the Crown Prince of Shunyi as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he also appointed a position very similar to that of the Ming Dynasty: Chief Military Officer Helin. At the same time, he was ordered to "choose an opportunity to establish a garrison in Transkarkha and report it to the Ministry of War."
The former is just "making up for the formalities", because the Ming Dynasty has been calling him Prince Shunyi for some time, but it has not been officially canonized. This time, all the procedures have been completed. From now on, he will be completely legalized as the heir of Han Naji. .
The latter set a precedent: when I agreed to pay tribute, I had already agreed that the internal affairs of Tumut, also known as the "Ming Dynasty Jin Kingdom", would be decided by King Shunyi, and the Ming court would not interfere. However, this time it was obviously Ming Dynasty that broke this rule and directly intervened in its internal power distribution.
However, there is actually a legal issue in this matter, that is, whether the territory of the Outer Khalkha tribe belongs to the "Ming Dynasty Jin Kingdom". If it belongs to the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom, it is certainly unreasonable for the Ming court to directly interfere with its administrative power, military power and other powers. But what if it does not belong to the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom?
The battle to destroy the Yuan Dynasty was initiated by the Ming Dynasty, and the battle to capture and defend the Outer Khalkha was fought jointly by Magui and Bahannaji, of which Magui was the actual commander. In this case, if we ignore the historical objective fact that the Transkarkha region was originally a Mongolian territory controlled by the Mongols, then this area is obviously a pure spoil of Ming Dynasty.
How to distribute the spoils is of course decided by the Ming Dynasty, and now the Ming Dynasty's decision is equivalent to saying that I do not directly control it, I will hand it over to you Mongolians, but I want to keep the name of this place belonging to the Ming Dynasty.
This approach was actually far beyond Bhannaji's expectations, but Bhannaji was not too entangled in the name issue. Instead, he felt that doing so was quite beneficial to his plan.
The first is that through the Ming Emperor's imperial edict, he can reasonably and legally take over the territory of the Outer Khalkha tribe, and he will have the legitimacy of rule from then on; secondly, he does not have to worry about internal distribution disputes - if you are dissatisfied, you can go to the emperor to complain, I, the king He is just following orders; thirdly, no matter what the name is, the eldest son Erdemutu will have his own tribe from now on, instead of just relying on his father to support him from the Western Post headquarters. This will be very important for his future rule of Mongolia. There must be benefits.
Of course, although Bhannaji does not attach much importance to names, it does not mean that he despises the role of names. After all, the reason why the Mongolian Golden Family has always been able to control most of the power relies on the role of names.
Therefore, Han Naji also realized that the Ming Dynasty had dug holes in this new system in the territory of the Outer Khalkha tribe. The official position of chief soldier has always been a product of the Ming Dynasty system, and the chief soldier of Ming Dynasty did not have local administrative power. He was nominally equal to the governor and the guarding eunuch. In fact, it was the governor who had the final say, let alone the governor. There was also a governor at that time.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has set up Helin generals in the territory of the Outer Khalkha tribe, who knows when they will add governors and eunuchs to guard them? At that time, who has the final say in the Outer Khalkha tribe, and Han Naji, the King of Shunyi, cannot guarantee it.
However, at this time, the military power of the Ming Dynasty was extremely powerful, and Tumote's economy had already been completely tied to the Ming Dynasty. It was obviously impossible for Han Naji to say no to the Ming Emperor because of the unpredictable future. The Ming Dynasty felt that directly taking charge of the Outer Khalkha Department was a thankless task, so the current setup was used for a long time. Only in this way can the Outer Khalkha tribe be regarded as its real gain from this battle.
In any case, Han Naji accepted the emperor's edict seriously and led Ilduzi and others to retreat. Next, the Superintendent of Ceremonies announced the rewards for the troops who participated in the suburban welcome and sacrifice ceremony at the Ancestral Temple today.
To put it simply, this reward is to give out money, and in fact it is not given out much. It is basically one tael, two taels, three taels, five taels, eight taels, and ten taels, and most of them are one tael. However, because it was stated before issuing the reward that today's reward does not conflict with the regular reward from the Ministry of War, all the participating armies were quite satisfied and cheered "Long live our emperor".
It seems that money is indeed a good thing.
Later, he offered a banquet, but the army would definitely not be able to attend and would have to be settled first. Only civil and military officials at all levels can attend the banquet.
There is a strict system for holding grand banquets in the palace. For example, today, the Shangbao Si sets up the throne in the Fengwang Hall, the Jinyi Guards set up the yellow command on the east and west sides of the hall, and Jin Wu and other guards set up twenty-four bodyguards. The east and west parts of the temple are separated.
In the hall, there are nine kinds of music and songs, among which there is a great music. Outside the hall, three dance groups are lined up in front of His Highness. Guanglu Temple has a wine pavilion on the west side of the throne, a dining pavilion on the east side of the throne, and a delicacies and glutinous rice pavilion on the east and west sides of the wine and dining pavilion.
Set the royal banquet on the east and west side of the throne. Set the crown prince's seat to the east of the throne (even if it is empty), facing the west. The seats of the kings are arranged in order toward the south, facing east and west (even if it is empty, but it does not have to be set up). . The civil and military ministers of the fourth rank and above are seated in the hall, and those of the fifth rank and below are seated under the east and west corridors, with teapots, wine ministers, food ministers, etc. waiting nearby.
After the banquet table is set and everything is ready, the officials of the Ceremony Department ask to take their seats. In an instant, drums and music began to sound.
Amidst the melodious music, the emperor ascended to the throne and was happy. The whip was blown, and the crown prince (no one yet), prince, and prince (no one in Beijing) came to the hall and took their seats. Then the civil and military officials of the fourth rank and above filed in through the east and west gates and stood in the hall. The officials of the fifth rank and below stood on the Danqi. Next, the officials praised the ceremony, and the civil and military officials praised the emperor.
Guanglu Temple entered the imperial banquet and began to play music. After the royal banquet was served, the fun stopped. Internal officials presented flowers to the emperor. At the opening ceremony of Guanglu Temple, wine was poured, and the first wine was offered in front of the throne.
At this time, the Jiaofang played "The Song of Yan Jing" (all kinds of "harmony" music will not be played at the banquet). Along with the music, officials both inside and outside knelt down, and the priest knelt down to drink wine. After drinking, the joy stops. All the officials fell down on the ground and saluted, drank wine, and thanked the Holy Spirit for his grace. Then everyone took their places, and the preface class scattered flowers to the officials.
During the second banquet, the Jiaofang Secretary played "The Song of Imperial Style". Following the music, the officials of Guanglu Temple drank wine in front of the imperial court, and the prelude poured wine for the ministers. The emperor raised the cup of wine high, and the ministers also held the cup of wine high and drank, enjoying themselves.
Then there is the soup ceremony, and the drums are played before the festival. When they reach the outside of the hall, the drums are stopped. Music began to be played in the hall, and all the officials stood up. After the Guanglu Temple official served the emperor with soup, all the officials sat down, and the prelude was given to the officials to serve the soup. The emperor held up chopsticks, and the officials also held up chopsticks. They praised the meal and stopped playing music. At this time, the martial arts performance began, and "Dance to Peace the World" was played.
When entering the third wine, "The Song of the Emperor Ming" was played. The music was melodious, and the ceremony of entering the wine was like the first time. After the music ended, "The Dance of Fuping the Barbarians" was played.
During the Fourth Jue's drinking session, "The Song of the Legend of Heaven" was played. After drinking, "The Dance of Cars and Books" was played.
When the fifth wine was served, "Zhen Huang Gang's Song" was played, and "Baixi Ying Wu" was played.
Entering the Sixth Jue, he played "The Song of Jinling" while drinking. He presented wine and soup as if for the first time, and played "Eight Barbarians Presenting Treasure Dance".
The seventh prince drank and played "Changyang Song" and "Lotus Picking Team Dance".
When the Eighth Jue was presented with wine, he played "The Song of Fragrant Sweet Wine", and when the wine and soup were served, he played "Fish Leaping in the Deep Dance".
While serving wine to the Ninth Lord, "The Song of Riding the Six Dragons" was played.
After the emperor and the ministers finished drinking, the officials of Guanglu Temple took back the royal title, and the preface class took back the wine cups of the ministers. Then the emperor began to be given soup and a big meal. At this time, drums and music were playing, and all the officials stood up. After eating the soup and meal, the ministers sit down again. After that, the preface class should offer meals to the ministers. After the meal is finished, the ceremony of praising the meal and ending with joy should be held. When the meal is served, the Hundred Flowers Dance is played.
Zan withdrew the case, Guanglu Temple officials withdrew the imperial case, and then the preface class withdrew the meal case of the ministers. When the banquet of praise was completed, all the officials were present and stood facing the north. When paying homage to the emperor, the ministers stood in east and west positions and bowed three times and kowtowed to the emperor. After the officials of the Ceremony Department finished playing the ceremony, the emperor drove back to the palace, the Jiaofang Department stopped playing music, and the ministers left the table one by one.
This whole process is not so much about eating as it is about eating in a show. Except for the emperor himself who may dare to eat seriously, the other ministers basically watch the emperor's movements carefully and then carry out their own corresponding actions. , for fear of causing a "disrespect before the emperor" and being caught in pigtails by the patrolling censor, it was impossible to have a good meal.
Therefore, Gao Pragmatic, who was already hungry after the show, and a few young eunuchs who helped him carry iron coupons, edicts, new official uniforms (given by the young master), etc., just wanted to leave the palace and return home quickly. Eat at home. Who would have thought that before he had walked a few steps, Xiao Huangmen, the eunuch of ceremonies, hurriedly came to stop him: "Master Marquis, please stay, the emperor is calling you!"
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