The army that conquered the west won the battle and took back the Western Regions. Zhu Yunwen was not stingy. After Zhu Di submitted the military merit list, he directly ordered Mei Yin to declare on his behalf: "The military merits are in the list, and the imperial court will fully honor the military merit rewards within five days. If the sergeant has doubts about the military merits list, If you think the reward is unfair, you can appeal to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion and the Ministry of War."
The Ming Dynasty's military merit book is quite complete. Not only the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office are involved in it, but also the Security Bureau is involved. Although it is difficult to calculate the number of people killed by firearms, it is still handled well. The military merit book has been published long before the class. , if there are any issues, they have already been re-examined.
Mei Yin looked at the excited sergeant and cleared his throat: "Any sergeant who participates in the war is allowed to take two months off after receiving his reward without losing his pay."
The sergeants were even more excited. This is two months of paid leave. After being away from home for so long, it’s time to go back and spend time with my family.
Zhu Yunwen didn't say much. He arranged for the disbandment of the sergeants and a three-day celebration in the military camp. Those who wanted to go home were not stopped. As for the reward, it required documents from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office, and Zhu Yunwen needed to hold a court meeting, which was not held in a teaching field. .
The sergeant could leave, but senior officials such as Zhu Di, Xu Huizu, Liu Jun, and Yang Rong could not leave. They were all invited to the palace by Zhu Yunwen. Huo Lin, Xuan Qingshu and others who had returned to Beijing earlier also returned to the army in advance and were called in together. In the palace.
There is not much difference between the banquet in the palace and the banquet in the military camp, but the wine is stronger and the dishes are richer.
Zhu Yunwen knew that they couldn't let him go even if he was there, so he simply ate half of the meal. After comforting everyone, he left the banquet under the influence of alcohol and arranged for the servants to take anyone who was drunk back home in a carriage.
The feast lasted until dusk, when Zhu Di was drunkenly carried into the carriage. Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were already very drunk. Zhu Gaochi took the carriage outside the palace and returned to Prince Yan's Mansion with Qiu Fu and others.
Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di who was drunk in the carriage and was also very happy. His father had secured a large territory for the Ming Dynasty. If Taizu knew about it, he would probably laugh a few times.
"Are they all members of our family?"
Zhu Di closed his eyes and whispered.
Zhu Gaochi quickly helped Zhu Di sit up and said, "Father, don't worry, it's Qiu Fu who's driving. We'll go back home right away."
Zhu Di opened his eyes, looked at Zhu Gaochi, looked around, and said, "What did you think when you entered the Ministry of Household Affairs and became the head of the Department of Household Affairs?"
Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di, who was not very drunk, and said quickly: "What my father doesn't know is that the imperial court now has access to the Imperial College and new technologies. Serving as an official in the imperial court is the basis for not falling behind others and for a long and prosperous future."
"Oh, what Longchang Yongdai, you put aside the dignity of the Crown Prince and entered the household department, are you trying to share my worries?"
Zhu Di's eyes were bright.
Conquering the Western Region and defeating Timur, such martial arts were enough to "shock the Lord". The ministers were very capable of guessing the emperor's heart. They would always use dirty tricks to deal with ministers or generals with "high achievements".
The court is not the Prince of Yan's palace. If no one is in the court, there won't be many connections. It is also difficult to get a glimpse of the affairs of the court at the first time. Don't wait for two days for the impeachment memorial to be sent. The Prince of Yan's mansion will only find out later. .
Although it is not important for Zhu Gaochi to enter the household department, he can indeed understand the dynamics in the court. If there is any trouble, he can detect it immediately. Furthermore, many officials may not dare to attack the powerful Zhu Di directly. Zhu Gaochi entered the Ministry of Household Affairs, but became the target of some people's attention, and invisibly shared the pressure to impeach Zhu Di.
Zhu Gaochi didn't know that his father wanted so much. When he agreed to Zhu Yunwen, he simply felt that staying in Prince Yan's Mansion as the heir apparent would be a waste of time and would give him no chance to display his talents.
The household department is the most suitable for you. If you stand firm as a civil official in the court, it will be helpful for the Yan Palace to maintain its prestige and prosperity. Unlike the current Dai Palace, Liao Palace, etc., they have gradually faded out of the court. , lost prestige among officials.
Seeing that Zhu Gaochi was silent, Zhu Di thought he had guessed correctly, so he patted Zhu Gaochi on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work. That's all. The emperor may not give me much reward. If I can trick you, my expedition to the Western Regions will not be in vain." .”
Zhu Gaochi smiled a little honestly: "My father conquered the Western Region this time.
He received numerous praises from both inside and outside the court, and I heard that the Ministry of War, the Fifth Military Governor's Office, and the cabinet were summoned several times to discuss how to reward him. The emperor is not a stingy monarch and will not disappoint his father. "
"Heh, what can he come up with to impress me? That's all. After all, he is fighting for the Ming Dynasty and living up to Taizu's entrustment."
Zhu Di shook his head, then leaned on the carriage and closed his eyes.
The Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion were very efficient. In order to allow the sergeants to go home earlier and reunite with their families, it only took a day and a half to distribute all the rewards according to military merit.
The rewards from the imperial court were very generous. For killing three enemies, not only would the reward be sixty taels of money, but also cloth, cotton-padded clothes, grain, and even ten kilograms of meat. The sergeant had to be happy and greet his soldiers at the same time. My family came to fight against the enemy, and the military camp only provided one small donkey, which was too much to pull.
There was no way. Although defeating Timur and capturing war horses was quite rewarding, considering the construction of the racecourse, Zhu Di only brought 20,000 war horses back to Beijing. There was no way for all the sergeants to ride their war horses home in glory. This was a pity.
The sergeant's reward is comfortable, and the promotion is based on the number of people. If you kill three enemies, you will be promoted to a hundred households. This hundred households may only be for reputation or treatment, and may not be directly in charge of a hundred sergeants.
The rewards for being a soldier are settled, and the only thing left is the general.
Tang Yun died in battle as the commander of Shi, and became the highest-ranking officer in the Ming Dynasty who lost his position in the battle against Timur. Zhu Yunwen named him Xinchang Bo, and appointed Tang Yun's son Tang Shun to inherit the position of commander of Shi.
Although Qu Neng, Yuan Yue and others did not return to the capital, none of them were rewarded. Qu Neng was granted the title of Uncle Pingyang and served as the commander of the Western Regions. Yuan Yue was also promoted from Commander Shi to Zhongyong Bo due to his outstanding performance. He was also awarded the title of Count along with Tan Yuan, Duan Yun of Modao Team, Ars Lang of Iron Eagle Cavalry, captured Shami Chagan, and captured Polo City. Mao Zheng et al.
Xu Kai, Hua Ju, Liu Qixia, Qu Tao, Zhou Dazhi, Zhuge Tang and other generals were awarded the rank of fourth-rank commander of the Self-Defense Institute, and the rank of third-rank commander of the Dusi Division.
War heroes who emerged during the battle, such as Governor Yang Fenghuo, were directly promoted to Grand Governor by Zhu Yunwen. Together with Wang Jingzhang, Chen Qia, Chen Jun and others, they became one of the highest "political commissars" of the Beijing army.
Some recruits, such as Gao Zhongguang, Lin Jiu, Qi Chuan, Liang Jie, Zhou Qian, etc., grew up through the war and were promoted to a thousand households due to their military merit. Xuan Qingshu joined the Ministry of War as director because of his merits in planning and appeasing the local people.
Guo Sansheng, a great Confucian from Hexi Province, made great contributions to appeasement of the local area. He also made suggestions for subsequent local governance and promoted the construction of karez and other projects. He made great contributions. Zhu Yunwen directly promoted him to the position of Imperial College Secretary, from the fourth rank, and was in charge of the culture and education of the Western Regions.
Fu An was sent as an envoy to the Western Regions and was trapped for nine years. He was neither humble nor arrogant, and never surrendered. He defended the prestige and dignity of the Ming Dynasty. Because of his commendable integrity, he was promoted to the fourth rank of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple and entered the Zhanshi Mansion. Zuo Chunfang Zuo Shuzi, the fifth rank.
Not many people are jealous of the young minister of Honglu Temple, but becoming an official of Zhan Shifu is enviable. After all, he is a prince and has a promising future.
Fu An and Wang Quanzhen were also promoted to serve in Honglu Temple.
Xuan Qingshu became the director of the Staff Department of the Ministry of War due to his success in strategy.
Surprisingly, Huo Lin was not included in the reward.
Huo Lin went to Yili City to confront Timur and brought back his envoys. On the eve of the final battle, he even took the risk to determine the location of Timur's military tent and provide accurate information for the artillery bombardment. His military achievements were not small, but there was no trace of anything. The reward is somewhat surprising.
But the Ministry of War didn't mention it, the Fifth Army Commander's Office didn't mention it, the cabinet didn't mention it, and even Huo Lin himself didn't mention it. Things were quite strange, and Huo Lin gradually faded out of the sight of court officials and was gradually forgotten.
But Zhu Yunwen was not a mean person, and he did not forget Huo Lin's contribution. After he entered the Security Bureau and solved the document leak case, he was promoted to Qianhu, and after being rewarded by the court officials, he promoted Huo Lin to be the governor of the Security Bureau. Make, from the fourth grade.
All the rewards are settled and easy to arrange.
But there are only two people who are difficult to reward, and that is Wei Guogong Xu Huizu and Yan Wang Zhu Di.
Duke is the highest level of nobility. The ceiling is no higher than that of Duke. If you really want to
If you go up, you can only be crowned king. But Zhu Yunwen even dealt with his own uncles and other vassal kings, so how could he give Xu Huizu a king?
King Yan is the vassal king. This is the top. If it goes up any higher, it is not a reward, but a loss of head.
The cabinet, the Ministry of War, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office discussed the reward for these two people for more than ten times but failed to finalize it. They could not find a suitable reward method until Zhu Yunwen came up with another reward plan.
On June 1st, there will be a great meeting.
In Beijing, civil and military officials and generals from the west were gathered together. Nearly a thousand officials met outside the Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Yunwen looked at his chamberlain Shuangxi. Shuangxi stepped forward, took out the imperial edict, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "General Zhengxi, King of Yan Zhu Di, come forward to receive the title."
Zhu Di stepped forward, saluted and listened to the order.
Shuangxi solemnly read: "Zhu Di, the fourth son of the Crown Prince, and my imperial uncle, led the troops to the west, opened up the Western Regions, made unparalleled achievements, and was named the Grand Marshal of the Zhu Kingdom. He is a model for military generals and an example for soldiers in the world!"
"Generalissimo of Shangzhu Kingdom?"
Zhu Di was stunned. There was no such thing in the imperial official system.
However, the Shangzhu Kingdom does exist, and the Generalissimo also exists. This is the first time that the two have been combined.
At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it existed briefly in the Shangzhu Kingdom, and the people who were granted the title were Li Shanchang, Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun. However, after Chang Yuchun died of illness, Li Shanchang and Xu Da were no longer Shangzhu Kingdom, but changed to "Zuo Zhu Kingdom". Zhu Di was granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom, which was obviously the highest award. The Grand Marshal further emphasized Zhu Di's respect for Marshal Zhu Di.
Shuangxi continued to read: "The Grand Marshal of the Shangzhu Kingdom was appointed by me for your sake. It is the highest military honor in the Ming Dynasty! In recognition of your merits, I was specially given the Grand Marshal's Mansion of the Shangzhu Kingdom and ordered the Ministry of Industry to establish it in the city of 300,000 people. Build a statue of the Generalissimo of the Shangzhu Kingdom for the world to admire. In addition, grant 1% of the commercial tax of the Western Regions and rest with the country to forever protect the lineage of the Generalissimo of the Shangzhu Kingdom and show the grace of the country!"
