"Awesome!"
After the words fell, the Zichen Palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. All the civil and military officials in the palace turned to look at Wei Chen in unison.
Shock, surprise, joy, jealousy... all kinds of eyes were intertwined together, and silently, everyone's hearts were already ups and downs.
Ordinary people may be most concerned about how much gold and silver silk is included in the reward, but the people standing in the palace are all court officials of fourth rank and above, who have long looked down on these mundane things. What they care about is power, future, and honor. .
Among the rewards given to Wei Chen this time, there is no need to elaborate on the [Middle Pillar] plaque. From its literal meaning, it can be seen that this is the emperor's commendation for Wei Chen's contribution to quelling the chaos and rescuing him, and he was chosen as the "mainstay". meaning.
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This is not only a great favor, but the meaning behind it is extremely important. Among the hundreds of civil and military officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Scorpion Baba is the only one.
Giving bullfighting uniforms falls under the category of giving uniforms. It has always been the case that the emperor bestows servitude on civil servants. The first-grade python suit, the second-grade flying fish suit, the third-grade bullfighting suit, and the fourth- and fifth-grade unicorn suit.
This does not mean that officials will be able to obey once they reach the rank, but they must make meritorious service in office and gain the favor of the emperor in order to have such favor.
Among the Hanlin Academy, only Liu Tingxi and Wu Yingyan were awarded bullfighting uniforms by the emperor. Apart from them, no one else was qualified to enjoy this honor.
Liu Tingxi was Zhan Shifu of Zhan Shifu and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and Wu Yingyan was a minister of the Ministry of War and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. They were both in the third rank, and they had served for many years and worked conscientiously, so they were given the title.
And Wei Chen, before today, was just a fifth-grade Hanlin Lecturer, and did not work part-time in other yamen, yet he was actually awarded a bullfighting uniform and became the third person in the Hanlin Academy to enjoy a bullfighting uniform. It can be said that he was Unprecedented.
As for the other reward, Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, this is a casual official from the third rank. Although it is only a false title, it has a lot of benefits.
Not only will it allow Wei Chen to receive an extra salary from the third rank, but it will also prepare Wei Chen for his official appointment in the future. At least until he reaches the third rank, Wei Chen's promotion path will be smooth.
Of course, the above rewards are still in the category of favors and honors, and it is this appointment that truly determines Wei Chen's power, position and future.
Zhan Shifu is the government office that tutors the Prince of the East Palace. It has jurisdiction over Zuo Chunfang, You Chunfang, and the Economic Affairs Bureau.
It has always been the norm for Hanlin to be promoted to Zhan Shifu, or to concurrently hold official positions in Zhan Shifu.
After all, the Hanlin Academy, as a reserve of senior cadres of the imperial court, has a small establishment and fewer positions for promotion.
In the entire Hanlin Academy system, the Hanlin bachelor with the highest official position only has the fifth rank, which is obviously far from enough.
Therefore, Zhanshifu became a place that provided official titles for Hanlin officials to advance. For example, Liu Tingxi, a Hanlin scholar, concurrently served as Zhanshi in Zhanshifu, thus ranking in the third rank.
Before Wei Chen was sent to Yuzhou, because of his contribution to establishing the throne, he concurrently served as Zuo Zhongyun of Zhan Shifu as a Hanlin compiler, thus raising his rank to the sixth rank.
It's the same now. Wei Chen's position as Hanlin's bachelor's lecturer remains unchanged, but he has an additional official title of Zhan Shifu's Shao Zhanshi, from the fifth rank to the fourth rank, which is equivalent to a three-level promotion in a row.
Moreover, this young Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu is different from ordinary fourth-grade officials.
You know, Zhan Shifu's job is to teach the prince to read.
In the past, it was fine if there was no prince in the Zhou Dynasty. Zhan Shifu was just a Qingshui yamen with nothing to do and could only be used to provide official titles for Hanlin promotions.
But now that the prince has been established and has the power to supervise the country, the significance of Zhan Shifu has suddenly increased by several levels.
Since Wei Chen was the younger brother of Zhan Shifu, his status in Zhan Shifu was only lower than that of Zhan Shifu and Liu Tingxi. He was qualified to assist in all affairs of Zhan Shifu, so he naturally had the title of master of the prince.
In the future, when the prince ascends the throne, Wei Chen will be an assistant minister in the East Palace and a former member of Qiandi. These are all qualifications for joining the cabinet and worshiping the prime minister in the future. There is no need to say more about his future.
Some courtiers carefully reviewed Wei Chen's resume since he became an official and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
He was first appointed as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, secondly as Zuo Zhongyun of Zhanshifu and concurrently as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, thirdly as the magistrate of Yuzhou, fourthly as the academician of the Imperial Academy, and fifthly as the young master of Zhanshifu and concurrently as the academician.
It has been just four years since Tianyou first appointed him an official in the sixth year of Tianyou. Wei Chen has moved around in four years and has been promoted to the high position of the fourth rank. If he had not witnessed it with his own eyes, I am afraid no one would believe it.
You must know that Li Zuochang and Cai Xuan, who were ranked second in the same class as Wei Chen, are still only sixth-grade Hanlin compilers.
The two of them spent four years in the Hanlin Academy before they could catch up with Wei Chen's starting point. If they want to climb to Wei Chen's current position, they will have to wait for at least another ten years, and they will have to be promoted without making any big mistakes. Very smoothly.
However, although everyone in the Zichen Palace was amazed by Wei Chen's promotion speed, they all felt that Wei Chen deserved such a reward.
Even the usually harshest censor did not jump out to object this time.
Because everyone knows in their hearts that with Wei Chen's contribution, it is not an exaggeration to be promoted to five levels in a row, but now he is only promoted to three levels in a row. This is already the result of the officials' efforts to restrain themselves.
After all, Wei Chen is too young and has too little seniority to be promoted too quickly. Otherwise, if Wei Chen makes any further contributions in the future, he will face the dilemma of no promotion and no reward.
At that time, not only will the officials have a headache, but Wei Chen himself will also be anxious and worried about being tabooed by the officials.
Therefore, being a little stingy in official promotion is actually a kind of protection for Wei Chen.
Zhao Zhen was worried that Wei Chen was not deeply involved in the world and did not understand this truth, so he generously rewarded Wei Chen in other aspects to appease Wei Chen.
[Central Pillar] Plaque, bullfighting uniform, silver green Guanglu doctor, posthumous gift to Wei Chen’s parents, imperial seal to Ru Lan Minglan, and many gold and silver silks, etc. This is how this package of rewards came about .
That is to say, Wei Chen has no heirs yet, otherwise even a baby that has just turned 100 days old can still be a seventh- and eighth-grade official.
Wei Chen suppressed his excitement, walked out of work, went to the imperial steps to pay homage, and solemnly received the imperial edict from the eunuch.
Zhao Zongquan nodded slightly towards Wei Chen and waved his hand. A waiter slowly walked to Wei Chen holding a tray in both hands. The item in the tray was a red satin brocade bullfighting uniform.
The [Central Pillar] plaque and rewards such as gold and silver were too difficult to carry, so they had to wait until the court meeting was over before sending them to Wei Chen's house. However, this bullfighting suit was extremely light and could be given as a gift from the palace.
In the Zichen Palace, all the civil and military officials looked at the bullfighting uniform given to Wei Chen and admired it with admiration.
The decoration on the bullfighting uniform is a python with the head and horns. The five-clawed python is a dragon. Whenever an official's clothing involves the character "python", it means a noble status. The wearing of the bullfighting uniform means that the person is a close confidant of the emperor. The respected minister of the humerus.
There were many third-rank ministers standing in the palace at this time, but only a few of them had bullfighting uniforms. Instead, Wei Chen, a fourth-rank minister named Zhan Shifu, rushed to the front.
Wei Chen also knew what an honor this was, and couldn't help but feel a little excited. After holding the bullfighting uniform in his hands, he first bowed to the empty throne to express his gratitude, and then bowed to the prince and queen.
"My lord, Wei Chen, thank God for his grace!"
