"Yuan Ke, a scholar of Zhongji Palace and Minister of War, accepted the order!"
"Your Majesty Yuan Ke will accept the order immediately!"
"The emperor was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict said: In July of the first year of Chongzhen, the slave-building coalition broke through the border, Yuan Keli... specially went to Dr. Ronglu, gave him a python suit, an additional salary of 1,000 stones, and one of his descendants, the commander of the nine guards of the Forbidden Army, and the same knowledge. Add the Crown Prince and Tutor!"
"I accept the order and thank you!"
Yuan Keli was shocked and immediately accepted the order to thank him.
With his self-cultivation, his eyes were full of surprise at this moment.
Although the common people can't understand a series of official positions, they can understand Mangfu, salary and Mengyin.
There are four types of court uniforms awarded to ministers by the imperial court, namely the python suit, the flying feather suit, the bullfighting suit and the unicorn suit. Among the four, the python suit is the most popular.
Except for Wang Chengen and Li Ruolian, the people who had python suits in the dynasty were the Emperor Tianqi who gave Sun Chengzong a python suit. Apart from this, Yuan Keli got this one, which was the fourth one.
Wang Chengen accompanies the emperor. The python suit is custom-made, while Li Ruolian is the sharp sword in the emperor's hand and an absolute confidant. It is normal to wear the python suit to facilitate his work.
Now to Yuan Keli, it is recognition of his contribution.
Let's talk about the official rank of Doctor Ronglu, which is the highest among casual officials. It is a first-grade official. It is higher than the Doctor Guanglu given by the court when he left office during the Tianqi years.
One of Meng Yin's descendants serves as the commander of the nine guards of the Forbidden Army. This is an individual reward for the meritorious service of the civil servant army.
The civil servants Yinwu are basically low-level, roughly below the sixth rank. Now they are given from the third rank, which can be regarded as the emperor's special task.
"With an additional salary of a thousand stones, this is equivalent to a year's salary of a first-grade official. Isn't it too high?"
"What's so high? Although he didn't go to the battlefield, he commanded well. He surrounded and killed 65,000 slaves and was rewarded with a silver reward of 1.3 million taels. Even if it is 1%, it is still 13,000 taels. Now It’s just a thousand stone increase in salary, it’s not much!”
"Silver and salary are nothing, mainly the prince and tutor. Compared with this, other rewards are nothing!"
"What do you mean? Explain?"
"To explain in our folk terms, the prince's tutor is the prince's teacher, and the prince treats him as a disciple. Mr. Sun Ge knows that he is the teacher of Emperor Tianqi!"
"That's not right. I remember that when Yuan Ge Tianqi left office in the seventh year, the court gave the title of Taibao to the Crown Prince! Why is it given to the Crown Prince and Tutor now? What's the difference between them?"
"I won't be able to explain it for a while. Anyway, they are all the prince's teachers, and the division of labor is different. The prince's Taibao just now was given in the name of Nandu. To put it bluntly, it was just to retain him. It's useless! And, and... "
There are some things that the common people dare not say, but the ministers know it clearly. Emperor Tianqi has no heirs, and the crown prince and Taibao are just a joke.
But things are different now. The queen is pregnant with Liujia. As long as it is a boy, it is certain that he will become the prince.
As long as the imperial court does not remove this false title, even if Yuan Keli has not taught the prince any lessons, even if he dies, he will still have the title of Imperial Master.
It can be said that this is the highest honor for a civil servant while he is alive. Only this one, and other rewards are just a cloud.
If Yuan Keli survives for a few more decades, it is not impossible to become a Tai Tu in the future.
The ministers looked at Yuan Keli with envy in their eyes.
"I thank Your Majesty for His grace. Long live my Emperor!"
After Yuan Keli accepted the imperial edict, he knelt down towards Chongzhen again.
Chongzhen raised his hand: "Wang Chengen, help Yuan Aiqing up!"
Seeing Wang Chengen helping Yuan Keli up, Chongzhen's eyes were full of smiles.
Yuan Keli's reward was so generous, so as the finale, how amazing should Sun Chengzong's reward be?
In anticipation, Wang Chengen presented another imperial edict: "Sun Chengzong, a scholar from Dongge University, takes over the edict!"
"Your Majesty Sun Chengzong accepts the order!"
"The Emperor was entrusted to heaven, and the edict said: In the seventh month of the first year of Chongzhen, the slave coalition was established...he was specially promoted to Dr. Ronglu, and was given python clothes and a salary of thousands of stones. After a hundred years, he would be able to enjoy the Ancestral Temple. Later emperors were not allowed to remove them because of their descendants' mistakes. Ancestral Temple, admire this!"
quiet!
Those who listened to the contents of the imperial edict were polarized, shocked and confused.
"What does this mean? There is no difference between sealing it and not sealing it!"
"That's right, after all, Mr. Yuan Ge still has hereditary inheritance. Why is it no longer here with Mr. Sun Ge?"
"What do you know? After Sun Gelao resigned in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, the imperial court rewarded Dr. Tejin Guanglu, his son, the hereditary scholar, and the mang suit."
"There was already a python suit in the Year of Apocalypse? So what's the point of giving another one now?"
"Do you understand that once the emperor and his courtiers came together, the python suit represents the trust of the emperor? The last one was the trust of Emperor Apocalypse. Can this trust of the new emperor be the same?"
"Don't look at it, Doctor Tejin Guanglu and Doctor Tejin Ronglu are just one word apart. They are both genuine, but Tejin Ronglu is more noble and has fewer people."
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"You are actually worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple. How is this possible?"
"Being worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple, this is the highest honor a minister can receive after his death!"
"It's simply unbelievable. In the more than two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been a total of thirty-three people who have enjoyed the Ancestral Temple. Excluding the nine emperors, there are only twenty-four ministers. How rare!"
"The small number of people is only second. Among the twenty-five ministers, all are military generals, and there are no civil servants!"
"It's not like there are no civil servants, Yao Guangxiao, but he was moved out by Emperor Jiajing!"
"Hiss... So, after a hundred years of age, Sun Ge will be the first civil servant to enter the Ancestral Temple?"
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"You said that Sun Ge Lao deserves to enjoy the Ancestral Temple or Yuan Ge Lao deserves to be the Crown Prince and Tutor, which one is better?"
"It's hard to say. Jiannu has not yet been overthrown, and the Mongolian tribes have not yet been defeated. If Mr. Yuan Ge continues to be the commander, he may be rewarded and be able to enjoy the honor of the Ancestral Temple in the future."
"Yes, but the Crown Prince and Tutor, it's hard to say. Although the Three Dukes are not certain, as the prince's instructor, the future Imperial Master and Tutor, it's hard to say!"
"What you mean is that Sun Ge is not as good as Mr. Yuan Ge. Hiss... Mr. Sun Ge was Emperor Tianqi's teacher, but he failed to teach Emperor Tianqi well. The emperor was furious..."
"Shut up, you are seeking death. Can we discuss royal matters?"
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This time, the officials were really envious. Compared with being worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple, the Crown Prince and Tutor seemed really inferior.
If you are allowed to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple, let it be the Imperial Ancestral Temple, but the emperor has the final say in this matter.
Emperor Jiajing could remove Emperor Hongxi from the Ancestral Temple, so what does it matter if he is a minister worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple?
But the emperor said that future emperors should not be so angry as to enjoy the Ancestral Temple because of Sun Chengzong's descendants. This means that as soon as the Ming Dynasty is over, the memorial tablet of Sun Chengzong after his death will be in the Ancestral Temple for one day.
Chongzhen was on the ceremonial stage, vaguely hearing the discussions of some people, with a smile on his lips.
This means that in the feudal dynasty, the ancients despised life and death, valued honor and disgrace, and believed in gods.
If this is left to future generations, it would be better to give him money and official positions than to deserve to enjoy the ancestral temple.
Let Yuan Keli be the crown prince and tutor, not only because of Yuan Keli's versatility in civil and military affairs, calligraphy and painting, but also because of Yuan Keli's upright character, fairness and integrity.
By teaching the future prince in this way, even if the prince is mediocre, it is enough to be able to maintain the foundation he has laid.
Compared with Yuan Keli, Sun Chengzong was more diplomatic in this aspect.
The reward for Sun Chengzong to enjoy the Ancestral Temple was out of compensation for Sun Chengzong's establishment of the Guanning Defense Line.
