"Assign Yang Heng to the position of Uncle Wu Yi, general of chariots and cavalry, with a second-grade salary."
"Gao Sachs is Wu Xinbo, General Wei, with a second-grade salary."
"Nie Xing is Wu Zhongbo, a general of heroic cavalry, with a second-grade salary."
The three people came out and knelt down one after another, saying in unison: "My lord, thank you for your kindness!"
These are the three earls whose names begin with the word "武" and are also the only three earls with titles. They rank first among the earls. Only under the Four Expeditions Generals, except for Guan Kui who died in battle, all the eight generals were promoted.
After doing this, the attendant continued to read:
"In order to show the merits of the generals, I am appointed as the Eight Heroic Generals of the Qin Dynasty."
Hearing this, Tan Zhen, Wan Yong, Wang Lie and other generals became nervous, and some couldn't help but tugged on their official uniforms.
"Earl Fenwu General Wang Lie has a third-grade salary."
"Earl Fenwei General Tan Zhen has a third-grade salary."
"Earl Jianwu General Chen Hui has a third-grade salary."
"Earl Jianning, General Wan Yong, has a third-grade salary."
"Earl Zhenwu General Zhou Ding, third-grade salary."
"Earl Zhenwei General Chen Guan has a third-grade salary."
"General Cao Yan, Count Zhaowu, has a third-grade salary."
"Earl Zhao Ning, General Zhao Chen, is a third-grade salary officer."
These are the new eight generals, senior generals of the third rank, all earls. Their military achievements are recorded clearly. They all participated in many large-scale battles, commanded thousands of people under the command of commander-in-chief, and won many battles. He has made great contributions.
Originally, Zhou Ding and Chen Guan were called Zhenwu and Zhenwei, but in order to avoid Zhongbai's title of Zhenwu general, they were changed to 'Zhen'.
Among them, Wang Lie, Cao Yan, etc. all have similar qualifications and have followed Xiao Yuan very early. There are three generals from the Xuan clan, namely: Tan Zhen, Wan Yong, and Chen Guan.
The attendant continued to read:
"Assign Li Zhengfang to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, with the title of earl and second-grade salary."
"Yan Ming is the Minister of Rites, holds the title of earl, and has a salary of the second rank."
The positions of these two ministers have not changed, and they have both been awarded to earls. Although they did not have any great achievements, they were still dedicated to their work, and after all, Conglong deserved the title.
The two of them were so happy that they came out of the queue one after another and knelt down to express their gratitude.
The attendant paused for a moment:
"Assign Chen Jing to the title of General Zhenwei, with the title of earldom and a salary of the third rank."
Chen Jing made great contributions. Not only was he the highest-ranking military commander in Dongling during the decisive battle between Qin and Ling, but he also destroyed several infiltration plans of the enemy. If you really want to talk about it, he is no worse than General Baxiao.
"My lord, thank you for your kindness! Long live my emperor!"
The latter came out excitedly, his eyes were already red. Yes, he was a secret military general. He lurked in Dongling all year round to guide the secret agents in their work. He was not allowed to go home. Finally, the world was unified. He was awarded an official title. It can be imagined that at this moment Even more choked up.
"Ren Xu Zong became the magistrate of Liangzhou, the title of earl, and the salary of the third rank."
"Zhang Gongyou is the magistrate of Lingzhou, holds the title of earl, and has a salary of the third rank."
"Li Yong is the magistrate of Chuzhou, holds the title of earl, and has a salary of the third rank."
"Lü Fan is the magistrate of Qinzhou, holds the title of earl, and has a third-grade salary."
"Tian Shuo is the Protector of Xining, with the title of earl, and a third-grade salary."
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Xiao Yuan exchanged most of the frontier officials and awarded them titles based on their corresponding political achievements, including Sichuan, Shu, Huandi, etc. Lu Fan was transferred back to Qinzhou as the highest official because of his outstanding performance in managing the western frontier.
Military generals have military exploits, and civilian officials have political achievements. Without local governance by civil servants, there would be no money and food for soldiers, horses, and horses. Therefore, military exploits and political achievements are the same, and rewards should be based on merit.
"Ren Wang Zhidong is appointed as the governor of Su Neishi, with the title of earldom and a salary of the third rank."
"Han Ju is an admonishing official, a count, with a salary of the third rank."
Both of them had been promoted. The former Minister of Household Affairs and the Minister of Works were delighted when they heard this and hurriedly came out.
Then some other ministers came out and knelt down as the edict was read. In a short period of time, a large number of them had already knelt down.
The attendant was still reading: "Let Wei Changlin be appointed as a court lieutenant, with the title of earl, and a salary of the third rank."
At this point, the earl conferment has been completed, and there are a total of 58 founding heroes.
Among them, there are 37 generals and 21 civil servants.
Then, the attendant respectfully returned the edict and received the third one.
"Ji Ping is the head of the Ordnance Department of the National Arsenal, with the title of Viscount and a third-grade salary."
"Yu Hong is the censor Zhongcheng, with the title of viscount and a third-grade salary."
"Fu Qingyi is the Minister of Rites, with the title of Viscount and a third-grade salary."
"Guan Chao is Lang Zhongling, with the title of Viscount and a third-grade salary."
These officials all have their own merits, among which Guan Chao is worth mentioning.
This man was the younger brother of Guan Kui, the former Eighth Knight General. He joined the army with his brother back then, but his military exploits were not as great as Guan Kui's. After his brother died in battle, he tried his best to recruit the vanguard, and he always took the lead and was loyal.
And Lang Zhongling, in charge of the palace guards, can be said to be an official position very close to the emperor. This is also related to his brother's death in battle.
At this time, Ding Rong was already panicking and couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead with the sleeve of his official uniform, because the Viscount had already arrived.
Finally, the attendant began to read:
"Ren Dingrong is appointed as the Shaofu Order, with the title of Viscount and a third-grade salary."
Ding Rong's heart skipped a beat, like a roller coaster. He hurriedly ran out of the queue and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness. Long live your Majesty!"
At the same time, he was overjoyed. He was incomparable to those who made great contributions to the founding of the country. He was already satisfied to be awarded a viscount.
"Ren Jiang Ping as General Anyuan, with the title of Viscount and a fourth-grade salary."
"Wang He is General Anxi, with the title of Viscount and a fourth-grade salary."
"Pei Yang is General Annan, with the title of Viscount and a fourth-grade salary."
"Qiao Yun is General Anton, with the title of Viscount and a fourth-grade salary."
Jiang Ping and Wang He have higher qualifications. They have guarded Qinguan and Xining respectively, and have participated in many wars. They have indelible military exploits.
Pei Yang and Qiao Yun were former generals of the Xuan Kingdom and participated in the Battle of Huan, the Battle of Chu, the Battle of Qin Ling, the Battle of Baiting, and the Battle of Caizhou.
These four people were all captain-level generals in the past, and now they have been promoted and knighted for their merit.
"Ren Yan Sui as Zhongshu Lingshi, with the title of Viscount and a salary of the fourth grade."
Yan Sui was a famous eloquent in Xuanyuan. Since becoming an official, he has been on many diplomatic missions to other countries and has made great diplomatic achievements.
"Pang Si'an is the internal historian's counselor, with the title of viscount and a fourth-grade salary."
One after another, civil and military ministers came out and knelt down.
After a while, the conferment of viscounts was completed, with a total of 72 people.
The attendant took the edict again:
"Assign Li Jingzhi to the rank of Captain of Infantry and Cavalry, with the title of baronet and a salary of the sixth rank."
"Luo Chong is the captain of the Yue Cavalry School, with the title of baronet and a sixth-grade salary."
"Shi Heng is the captain of the Zhenglu School, with the title of baronet and a sixth-grade salary."
"Guo Du is a captain of the Ping Kou School, with the title of baronet and a sixth-grade salary."
These four people were all promoted from small soldiers to corps commanders, commanders, and captains of thousands. They were promoted step by step based on their military exploits. Even though they only had sixth-grade military positions, they had titles. Many of the fourth-grade county guards could not even reach the rank of baron.
This time, the number of baron conferments was also the largest. The attendants were thirsty, and it was not until the hall was full of people kneeling that it finally ended.
So far, there are only 6 founding dukes.
21 marquises.
58 counts.
72 viscounts.
126 barons.
None of Xiao Yuan's titles were randomly awarded. All of them had detailed and clear records of their merits and demerits, and none of them had a large number of titles. They were relatively harsh on titles.
It also illustrates the importance of title.
The total number of founding heroes who were awarded titles is 283, and military generals account for about 200.
These are all the proud soldiers and generals of the founding monarch.
(End of chapter)
