Chapter 252: Grace (Ninth)
The titles of the Ming Dynasty were very complicated, but what everyone is familiar with was probably the position of military honors. After all, only martial artists have this need. They should certainly be awarded martial honors. But the problem is that there were indeed literary honors in the Ming Dynasty, but... it was not very popular later. After all, the world is peaceful, so what kind of contributions can literati make? Can they still go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?
So the key to the problem is that Ye Chunqiu made military achievements, but he could not award martial arts honors unless you don’t want him to continue the imperial examination.
If so, it would almost be like throwing Ye Chunqiu into hell.
In this era, military officials or military officials are different, and no matter how prominent they are, even if they are ranked first and second, they will be discriminated against. What's more, military officials in the court can still be scolded by the seventh-rank censor. If you don't even have to say anything, you will be destined to be scolded by the seventh-rank censor. If you don't want to say something, you will be dead.
Even to the end, in the local area, a third- and fourth-rank military officer could be ordered by a local sixth- and seventh-rank official almost like a head.
Of course, if you enter the military position of the personal army, it is obviously better than an ordinary military position, but you still have a humble status and are not looked down upon.
Now that you give Ye Chunqiu a martial arts honor, it is equivalent to breaking Ye Chunqiu's journey to the imperial examination. Ye Chunqiu is already the Jieyuan of Zhejiang Province. He will be in the list of the imperial examinations in the future. There is great hope. How can people accept military positions unless they have any water in their minds?
Li Dongyang smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'll give you a revisionist Shuyi. As a title, I should be named an earl. After all, he is young, and the earl is just right. It's probably... that's it, what do you think?"
It is indeed a headache for a juren to make military achievements. Then Xiu Zheng Shuyi is just a civil servant and a fifth rank. He seems to be very inconspicuous, but he is quite noble, which is considered a kind of honor. As for the title of an earl, the title of foreign surnames has only third grade since the Ming Dynasty, and he is just a duke, marquis and uncle, and the lowest Count is equivalent to having a profit of guaranteed income from drought and flood.
This means that even if Ye Chunqiu is not diligent in his five bodies, he can still make a living by relying on Wenxun and the Earl. Of course... If Ye Chunqiu can go further, he will become the first noble in the world to win a Jinshi. Just this unique glory will be like a tiger in his future career.
Most of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty were all scattered and waiting for death, and it was absolutely a matter of the first time to enter the officialdom with the earl.
Liu Jian nodded with a smile and said, "It's good, but I'm afraid I'll harm him. Since that's the case, let's just report it to the palace and ask His Majesty to approve it."
Liu Jian’s words hurt him, but it was the truth. A scholar who became a count would not have much hope for the imperial examination. Even if he had talent, he gradually became abandoned and indulged in enjoyment. Without that urgent mood, it would be strange if he could pass the exam. After all, there was no precedent for a person with a title to become a Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty. In all dynasties, it was rare and a rare animal.
When everyone saw Liu Jian’s words, they smiled, but they didn’t want to ban them, and they couldn’t say anything. Although they felt it was a pity, this was someone else’s fortune after all, and it was hard to say anything.
Even Xie Qian said lazily: "After reading the memorial, Ye Chunqiu...is not like a scholar."
Unlike scholars, this sentence is said by Master Xie, which is like a swearing person. It is like they think that someone is like a scholar, which is probably a very heavy praise.
Everyone laughed, but Li Dongyang stroked his beard and thoughtfully, but did not agree.
After some discussion, everyone dispersed.
Although the scholar made the contribution of suppressing the Japanese, for the ministers in the cabinet, they valued more the self and influence of suppressing the Japanese. As for whom the Japanese pirates had, what kind of martial arts this person had, it was not what they paid attention to. After all, it was a "skill" and could not enter the elegant hall.
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When the Holy Decree arrived, it was Eunuch Cao who came to issue the decree. Nian Eunuch Cao was obviously very interested in Ye Chunqiu and was willing to have more contact with Ye Chunqiu, so he volunteered.
Ye Jing and his son had known that there would be an imperial edict, so they quickly put up a table of incense to receive the edict. Eunuch Cao smiled and recited the imperial edict. When he heard the imperial edict "revising the sacred edict", Ye Jing frowned. Yi was easy to understand, so it was naturally an official title, but he added a sacred edict, which was actually easy to understand. It was just... it was just to tell you that you are not a legitimate, but a sacred edict. Of course, there was no intention of mocking Ye Chunqiu as a sacred edict. It was just that he was a deputy, right, Tongzhi, and other official positions. Ye Jing probably felt that it was not auspicious.
As for Wenxun, although it is very noble, it is actually not a very great thing for Ye Chunqiu and Ye Jing. Ye Chunqiu is a juren. Once he is a Jinshi in high school, what is a Wenxun?
However, the real highlight is the next Fenghua Bo.
When a Fenghua Bo read it, Eunuch Cao's eyes shone. Tsk, the Fenghua Bo can be eaten for a lifetime. This Spring and Autumn is really a good fortune.
He finished reciting the will and finally extended the ending sound: "Ye Chunqiu, please accept the will."
Ye Chunqiu stood up, looked at Eunuch Cao with a smile, and said, "The students will not accept the order."
After Eunuch Cao was planning to hand over the decree to Ye Chunqiu, he said a few congratulations. Who would have expected that Ye Chunqiu would have said so many words, Eunuch Cao was so scared that his face turned blue: "What, there is something wrong with the imperial edict, Chunqiu, what do you mean? Have you never heard of someone who doesn't accept the edict?"
Ye Jing was also stunned and couldn't help looking at Ye Chunqiu and said, "Chunqiu, why is this? This is the grace of the court."
Ye Jing was also stunned and couldn't help looking at Ye Chunqiu and said, "Chunqiu, why is this? This is the grace of the court."
Regarding this so-called reward, Ye Chunqiu first changed from surprise to calmness.
A title?
Well, it is indeed very beneficial, but I am already Jie Yuan and still young. Even if I fail the next exam, will I miss the next time?
Although this reward is quite generous, it is not so easy to be a lord of the Ming Dynasty's different surname, especially after the Tumu Fort Incident, the merits were almost destroyed, and the civil servant group officially stepped onto the stage. These lords almost became thorns in the eyes of the censors, and they were impeached if they were disagreeable. They could suffer even if they fart. There have been few lords and lords in the Ming Dynasty who have always had a good end.
And I was still young after all, just a small juren. Holding this title was like a child walking in the night with gold ingots.
Chapter completed!