The trip to Tianjin could not be delayed for too long. While Gao Pangshi and others were having talks, Liu Wei and other troops who came with him were camping in the predetermined countryside.
After setting up camp this time, General Gao Pragmatic led only more than a thousand troops to Beijing. The reason for this is because this return to the capital is not a triumphal return, and the capital has not prepared any projects such as a suburban welcome. Therefore, it can only be applied to the system of generals entering the capital, that is, each general can not lead more than 500 troops.
This time, there are only two generals at the general level who have returned to Beijing with Gao Pingshi and are preparing to return to town, namely Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei, so the standard quota is one thousand people. As for Gao Pragmatic, it stands to reason that he is a civilian official, and there is actually no limit on the number of troops he can lead. However, he is also the Marquis of Nanning, which is a bit sensitive.
In fact, in the emperor's canonization document at that time, it was clearly stated that the high-pragmatic title was a civil servant title, and the credit was based on a series of reforms over the years. Because of the achievements brought about by these reforms, the great cause of conquering the Yuan Dynasty was realized. It can be seen that the merits of the highly pragmatic feudal princes are essentially Xiao He's style - Xiao He was of course a civil servant, so the book was made by Li Shanchang of this dynasty. analogy.
However, no matter what, what everyone knows is that this decree insists on whether Gao Pragmatic is ennobled as a civil servant or a military minister. In the final analysis, it is just the emperor who wants to praise Gao Pragmatic.
Even though they are all knights, there are also levels of knighthood. The grade mentioned here is not that the Duke is greater than the Hou, or the Hou is greater than the Bo, but the difference between titles at the same level.
Generally speaking, the lowest level is the title given to a relative. This is a good explanation, just like Li Wei, the father of Empress Dowager Li, who was granted the title of Wu Qingbo during the Longqing Dynasty. When his nephew Zhu Yijun became the emperor and took charge, he was immediately granted the title of Wuqing Marquis. Such a title is a title given to a relative.
According to the system established by Zhu Yuanzhang, in principle, relatives of the Ming Dynasty rarely received titles, and even if they did, they would not be granted land. Moreover, they usually did not have the highest title, that is, Duke of the State.
In addition, the use of the title of a relative is relatively limited, and usually only money and food are given but no real power. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, as the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion had become a decoration, a very few relatives who were knighted could go to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to show their names, but please note - it was really just a name, not even a class (not allowed) ) go up.
But the most cruel thing was during the Jiajing period. Emperor Sejong also ordered that the title of his relatives should not be hereditary. Even if the emperor insisted on making an exception, it could only be hereditary for one or two generations, which is a bit like a favor order. This is also the reason why Wu Qing Hou Li Wei caused so much trouble after his death.
I seem to have forgotten to mention the matter of Wu Qinghou's family before. Let me briefly explain: Li Wei's title when he died was Wu Qinghou, but when he died, Zhu Yijun had already taken charge. In order to show his filial piety to the Queen Mother, Zhu Yijun insisted on giving Li Wei the title of Duke An after his death.
This incident caused a lot of remonstrances from both the government and the public, but Zhu Yijun always insisted on holding on to the word "filial piety". Of course, Gao Pragmatic helped a little - it was not that Shangshu supported the emperor, but that he only persuaded him once and said a lot of truth that everyone else had said, and then nothing happened.
For the emperor at that time, not opposing, or not fiercely opposing, could basically be regarded as supporting.
However, although Li Wei was granted the title after his death, it was a posthumous honor, and his son who ascended the title theoretically had to follow the old rules. The old rule just said, either you can't attack the prince, or if you have to attack the prince, you have to show favor and let Wu Qinghou return to Wu Qingbo.
However, Zhu Yijun refused, so he packaged the matter together. Grandpa wanted to pursue the title of Duke of the country, and uncle wanted to grant him the title of Marquis of Wu Qing. Of course, this happened in the end.
Enough chatting, let’s get down to business. Even if the holy scroll looks extremely grand like that of Wu Qinghou's family, so what? Just like the princesses of Li Tang often worry about getting married, there is always a root cause when problems arise. The emperor's strong recommendation alone, without the support of the civil service group, cannot really improve the status of the uncle's family.
Therefore, in addition to enjoying the salary of the Marquis, the eldest son Li Wenquan and the second son Li Wengui were also added as "Left Governor of the Central Army Governor's Mansion", but they still did not hold any real power. The two left governors did not dare to even visit the Governor's Mansion. I've been there, it's like paying prostitutes for free.
Above the titles granted by relatives are those granted by military ministers, or by civil servants based on their martial arts. The military minister's title can be based on Li Chengliang's example. He fought for half his life and basically won more than he lost. He actually solved a lot of troubles on the frontier and was able to be granted a title of wandering knight, which cannot be hereditary.
Of course, Li Chengliang later changed his name to Spyke and became hereditary, but that was because his son Li Rusong had made great contributions again. Li Rusong's merits are quite great, but he is not too old. In order to avoid being unable to be sealed in the future, he simply added it to his father.
Civil servants who were knighted for their martial arts were more noble than Li Chengliang. The best example is Wang Shouren, also known as Wang Yangming. Although Wang Yangming's new earldom actually harmed him a lot and caused him to lose the opportunity to serve in the cabinet, it was good news for his descendants, because after years of quarrels inside and outside the court, the To Spyker. When Emperor Longqing succeeded to the throne, he even gave Wang Yangming himself the posthumous title of Marquis of Xinjian.
Civil servants were awarded titles for their martial arts. Since there were only three of them including him, just like things that are rare and valuable, his status was quite special, especially when he was respected by other later civil servants. In the Ming Dynasty society where civil servants were superior to others, since civil servants respected him very much, his status was certainly not comparable to that of Li Chengliang, who had the title of military minister.
Even more precious than the knighthood of civil servants for their martial arts, there was one and only one who stood out after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Gao Pragmatic, who was canonized as the Marquis of Nanning after his triumphant victory over the Yuan Dynasty.
According to what Zhu Yijun said in the article, the Gao pragmatic feudal prince was actually "both civil and military": he not only laid the foundation for the victory against the Yuan Dynasty because of his reforms, but also personally led the troops to completely defeat the Mongol Khan and the commander-in-chief of the Yuan Emperor. In this case, the preciousness of this Marquis is naturally unparalleled. You can say whether he is a literary or martial artist.
Of course, no matter how you say it, his position at the time was not a certain governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. His full official title should be "Shaofu, Crown Prince Taishi, Bachelor of Wenhua Palace, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and Ping Japanese Classics, Nanning" Be high-minded and pragmatic.” In addition to the title of Marquis of Nanning, and the additional titles of Young Master and Prince and Grand Master, theoretically all civil servants and military generals can serve in these roles, as well as the Grand Bachelor of Wenhua Palace, the Minister of Household Affairs, and the Ping Japanese Economic Strategy, which are only limited to civil servants. of.
So it stands to reason that he can bring as many people as he wants to Beijing without anyone caring about him. It's just that Gao Pragmatic has always been a cautious person, especially in the officialdom. Under the premise that he has made many great achievements that no one can ignore, he has to keep a low profile on certain things.
To put it bluntly, he was accompanied by tens of thousands of sea and land servants, and it was not impossible for his financial resources to support them all when they were brought back to the capital to reward them! But doing so would be too high-profile and could easily arouse the emperor's suspicion.
He often reminds himself not to take it lightly because Zhu Yijun has a good relationship with him. No matter how good the relationship is, he is still an emperor. As for whether his ministers may endanger his country and the country, no emperor with an online IQ can be careless.
Is Zhu Yijun’s IQ online? For sure! Therefore, no matter how boring the superficial work is, we must do it and do it well.
As a result, Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei each brought 500 personal soldiers, and Gao Pragmatic, as a dignified manager, only brought 200 servants, just like ordinary ministers returning to Beijing to report on their duties - the first-level ministers of the governor-general returned to Beijing. When debriefing, he usually brings two to three hundred people with him. Be pragmatic and take the low, not the high, and only bring two hundred.
Anyway, with Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei, a thousand people here, and Tianjin is close to the capital, security issues are not a problem at all.
On the way, Gao pragmatically looked at the two capable general soldiers around him, and suddenly felt that life was really interesting.
In the early years, I had no official position and was very young. When I traveled, there was always a big pomp. Anyway, everyone in the government and the public knew that I was rich, so what if I was willing to spend money to support my family?
But now that he had already become a minister of the cabinet, and seeing that Liang Menglong would inevitably resign soon after returning to Beijing, it was time for him to become a second minister. As a result, the number of guards around him was reduced again and again.
What to think about this? Maybe we should change the angle - at least it means that the security situation around Gyeonggi is better than it was back then.
When he thought of this, Gao Pragmatic scratched his head a little. Time is not forgiving. Cao Gan, who accidentally robbed him back then, has resigned for the third time this winter after being the president of Jinghua Trading Company for so many years. It is estimated that this matter cannot be postponed any longer.
Cao Gan also suffered from some hidden injuries back then. Thanks to the fact that it was still early for him to join his army, he never lived that kind of life again. Later, he had regular check-ups and dedicated care by medical students from the Department of Medicine. easy.
But after Cao Gan resigned, who should the Jinghua Business Society give him?
How about leaving it to Cao Ke and letting him inherit his father's legacy? It seems inappropriate, as this could easily lead to a situation in Jinghua Trading Company in which the Cao family dominates. Although Cao Ke was reasonable and emotional, as a close confidant of his own school boy and long-term role as the trade secretary of the Secretariat, Cao Ke did not have any motive to betray him, but he could not engage in mountaineering because of this.
Why not let Cao Ke take over from Gao Rui and take control of the Kaiping Industrial Zone? Gao Rui has been working in Kaiping Industrial Zone for almost thirty years. Although the industrial zone is getting bigger and bigger, and is now called an "industrial zone", it is actually no smaller than a city. His status in the Jinghua Group has always been very high... But By the same token, it’s time for Gauri to change positions.
Speaking of which, in terms of industry and commerce, the commanders of the six major garrison armies in southern Xinjiang cannot stay for so long, and they change their posts every few years; the Navy's two-ocean fleet is no less generous. Take turns. In short, no one in charge of the army can last more than ten years, and they basically change positions after five years.
Whether Cao Ke or Gao Rui, it is actually easy for them to change positions. What is more important now is that Gao Mo is over seventy years old and has mentioned giving up his position countless times, making this matter even more difficult to delay.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Beijing has very powerful powers, especially with a high degree of independence, and almost no other departments have control over it. To a certain extent, apart from myself, only the Secretariat can supervise something, or simply Liu Xin can take some control.
But a few years ago, Liu Xin was no longer the particularly aloof person she used to be. Her father Liu Xian saw her for the last time before his death. He was deeply depressed about her life-long event and finally left with regrets.
This incident greatly stimulated Liu Xin. After the mourning ceremony was over, she officially married into the Gao family with the support of Liu Wei. Because of the influence of her late father, she no longer has to worry about her identity... Three years ago, she gave birth to a son for Gao Pragmatic, named Gao Chun, and was Gao Pragmatic's fifth son.
Speaking of which, Gao Pragmatic is full of children. Now he has three daughters and five sons. Moreover, Huang Zhiting is pregnant and may give birth in the next year. I don’t know if it will be four daughters and five sons or three daughters and six sons. The old couple were very satisfied.
Gao Chou even joked that the Gao family relied on him to have children in his generation, and now his son is just like him, which proves that the old man is extremely talented... Some people like to joke when they are old, and it seems that Gao Chou is like this. But it's no wonder that Gao Jingjing has such a eldest son who doesn't have to worry about him since he was a child. It's normal for him to have a cheerful personality.
Gao Pragmatic's current three daughters and five sons, in order of birth, are as follows:
The eldest son, Gao Yuan, is the daughter of Huang Zhiting; the eldest daughter, Gao Yan, is the daughter of Huang Zhiting; the second son, Gao Yan, is the daughter of Narita Kai; the third son, Gao Mu, is the daughter of Meng Guzhe; the second daughter, Gao Yi, is the daughter of Narita Kai. The fourth son, Gao Ji, was born to Huang Zhiting; the fifth son, Gao Chun, was born to Liu Xin; the third daughter, Gao Zhen, was born to Liu Xin.
In fact... Speaking of which, there is another son, born to Princess Yongning. But obviously, it is difficult for this child to enter the high family tree. The matter was so sensitive that even His Majesty the Emperor couldn't stay at home. He once secretly traveled incognito and went to Gao Pangshi's house late at night. The two discussed it for most of the night and came up with several solutions.
At that time, the first method Gao Pragmatic proposed was to find a reason at random and describe the child as an orphan he happened to meet, and he adopted him because he couldn't bear to see it.
However, Zhu Yijun rejected it. As the child's biological uncle, he firmly disagreed with the child being an adopted son. In his opinion, this was definitely a matter of principle.
In fact, before Gao Pingzhi proposed this idea, he also guessed that Zhu Yijun would probably not agree. The reason is that His Majesty really cares about several of his compatriots.
King Lu was not only extravagant and extravagant in his fiefdom, Wei Hui, but many places in his palace exceeded the regulations and used emperor's rites. As a result, when the matter was reported to Zhu Yijun, the emperor's eldest brother, nothing happened.
According to Chen Ju's private disclosure, the emperor not only did not get angry after hearing this, but also smiled and said: "Yi Liu has not learned any rules since he was a child. Let him go. This matter will not affect others."
As a result, although he was generous, the courtiers would not do it and they all went to court demanding severe punishment. Ninety percent of them were left untouched by Zhu Yijun, who responded to a few memorials from several important ministers. The general meaning is that King Lu did not receive the same education as me when he was a child. The blame for this is on me, the eldest brother, so I decided to make three decisions. I skipped lunch for a day as a reflection, and then nothing happened.
When the courtiers saw that the emperor had "sinned himself" and continued to pursue him, they suspected that they were trying to force the emperor to death, so they had to stop. Of course, some people suspected that the emperor planned to imitate Zheng Zhuanggong, and in doing so regarded King Lu as his uncle. However, after so many years, there was still no follow-up. Then it can only be said that the emperor really cares about family ties.
Since Gao Pragmatic's proposal was rejected, the emperor had to find a way on his own. However, his first proposal was too whimsical and was rejected by Gao Pragmatic - the emperor said, how about I think of a way to say that the child was born to a certain concubine of mine?
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ps: This chapter is to make up for yesterday. I have been too busy recently, so I squeezed out this chapter during my lunch break. Please forgive me if there are any typos or awkward sentences.
