Chapter 1122: Promotion to a higher position
The form of court meetings in the Han Dynasty was somewhat similar to the parliamentary system in later Western countries.
First, the emperor or a certain important minister proposes a proposal, and then all the ministers present discuss the proposal and express their own opinions.
When expressing one's own views, one needs to stand up and even move around freely to discuss one's views in front of everyone in the temple.
If other people have any questions about the minister who expresses his or her views, they can ask questions, but they cannot stand up and can only sit down. This is called sitting and discussing.
After the minister has finished explaining his views or answering other people's questions, he returns to his seat and sits down.
Then the next minister who has a different opinion stands up and expresses his opinion.
If there are too many differences over a proposal, it is not unusual for several or even ten consecutive meetings to be held for debate.
However, unlike the discussions in later parliaments, the ministers in the palace must maintain etiquette and cannot spit or throw things, such as shoes.
Well, the shoes had been taken off when entering the temple, but there were still other things.
For example, the futon under one’s buttocks and the wat board in one’s hand.
You must convince people with reason, you must be civilized, civilized!
The Han people represent the most advanced cultural direction and are the beacons of the world. They cannot be as unreasonable and ignorant of etiquette as the Hu Yi people.
Feng Junhou also secretly suspected in his heart that taking off his sword and taking off his shoes when entering the palace was not only to express respect for the imperial power.
Perhaps it was also to prevent the officials of the Han Dynasty who were good at martial arts from showing their level of the six arts of a gentleman to the emperor, such as drawing swords and cutting each other with each other.
Of course, the court meeting and later parliamentary systems are only slightly similar, and they have more differences.
For example, the opinions of the chairman of the parliament (the emperor) and party bosses (powerful officials such as the prime minister, Sima, and generals) carry extremely high weight.
Fortunately, Feng Junhou’s first court appearance was not to discuss proposals or anything like that.
In other words, there is only one resolution today, and it is a resolution that has been decided long ago and can only be announced by the emperor: unified rewards.
It has been a long time since the Han Dynasty had promoted officials on a large scale.
The return to the old capital was earned by loyal and righteous people who forgot about themselves, worked hard without caring about their own lives, shed blood and sacrificed their lives.
In terms of emotion and reason, the Han Dynasty will reward them.
It's just that the edict is a bit difficult to understand - for Feng Junhou, that's right.
“In the tenth month of the first year of Yanxi’s reign (Jiayin), the Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict: In the past, Xiaoling was at peace, and rebellions broke out all over the place. In order to revitalize the Han Dynasty, the late emperor started in Zhuo County and fought in all directions..."
Listening to the visitor above reciting the imperial edict that he half understood, Feng Junhou suppressed the urge to yawn, and quietly moved his buttocks little by little with subtle movements that were unnoticeable.
Let your heels, which have begun to tingle and feel numb, relax a little.
"...The world is boiling, my destiny is Yin worry, and it is difficult to cut the wind. With the blessing of the bright spirit above, and the assistance of the heroes below, I have cleared the county and inherited the precious history. How can one person alone be able to achieve this? We have shared the resources at this time. Strength, world peace and exclusive enjoyment of its benefits are dedicated to this..."
Unable to bear it any longer, Feng Junhou did not open his mouth, but put his cheeks away and yawned to shut up.
This book is nothing. After all, I don’t have enough sleep. It’s normal to yawn.
What Feng Junhou didn't expect was that with this yawn, tears began to fill his eyes and were about to fall.
I blinked hard, trying to hold back the tears, but the faster I blinked, the harder my eyes could hold back the tears.
It’s bad!
It is my first time to go to court because I don’t have enough experience, so I should go to bed early the night before.
Feng Junhou didn't dare to blink any more, and kept his eyes wide open, delaying as long as he could, hoping that the visitor could finish reciting the imperial edict quickly and take the opportunity to wipe away his tears.
As a result, his expression looked extremely serious, which coincided with the current occasion.
What Feng Junhou didn’t expect was that the visitor had just finished reading the opening chapter and officially entered the topic:
"...Jia Yong's achievements are simple in my heart, and it is appropriate to entrust them with meritorious titles: Prime Minister Liang, dedicated his whole life, posthumously named Zhongwu Hou, and established a temple to receive it..."
“Bah!”
Feng Junhou's eyes could not bear the accumulation of tears, and two large teardrops slid down quietly and fell on his robe.
Blinking again, the third and fourth drops also flowed down...
The emperor, who was sitting at the top, saw that Feng Junhou, who had always looked serious, suddenly shed tears when he heard that he was posthumously calling his father-in-law, which made him confused.
Then he suddenly realized that Feng Junhou missed his father-in-law too much and couldn't help himself.
Looking at the generals and ministers who were full of hope and joy, the little fat man's originally happy heart felt like he was in a trance for some reason.
While feeling a sense of sadness, I also felt a little emotional:
My brother-in-law is so affectionate.
"Therefore, General Tong Lang (namely Pang Tong), the military advisor, sacrificed his life to become a benevolent person, and was given the posthumous title Jinghou; in the past, General Yu was brave and righteous, and was given the posthumous title Zhuanghou; in the past, the general on the right flew, and was defeated by thousands of men, and was given the posthumous title Huanhou; in the past, the general on the left was Chao "The generals in the past who were loyal and brave were given the posthumous title of Marquis Gang. The generals in the past who were loyal and obedient were given the posthumous title of Marquis of Shunping."
“Yu, Fei, Yun, Chao, and Zhong, these five followed the late emperor, founded the country, and made many meritorious deeds. They are called the Five Tiger Generals.”
Tears flowed down, and my eyes felt less uncomfortable, but I couldn't wipe them with my hands. Now it was my face's turn to feel uncomfortable.
The most important thing is that the last two big tears flowed to both sides of the nose and stopped...
The so-called tears flow together is because when you shed tears, some of the tears often enter the nasal cavity. The longer the tears stay in the eyes, the more nasal mucus will be.
Feng Junhou is in this situation now. The tears in his eyes have accumulated for too long and finally flowed down, but his nose is about to flow out.
You can’t make too many movements, but you can still sniff.
It's just better not to inhale. With one inhale, even the remaining tears stuck on both sides of the nose are sucked into the nose.
Although this inhalation relieved the discomfort, after just a few breaths, I felt that there was more liquid in my nose ready to flow out.
I couldn't help it anymore, so I sucked my nose hard again.
The sound of inhaling was a little loud this time, causing several ministers nearby to look over subconsciously.
Then he saw Feng Junhou crying, seemingly unable to control his emotions.
Fuck!
Why do you cry when you are promoted to a higher position?
Just those who can sit in the temple based on their ability, especially those sitting at the front, naturally think faster than ordinary people.
Just like Jiang Wan, who was sitting diagonally opposite, he was greatly shocked when he saw Feng Junhou like this:
“Why did the king do this when he heard that these loyal ministers who had passed away were posthumously honored?”
“Could he be commemorating the Prime Minister? Or maybe it’s Mr. Guan? After all, he is the son-in-law of the Guan family...”
Jiang Wan just saw that the prime minister was posthumously honored, and he was still happy.
Seeing Feng Junhou’s appearance at this time, he suddenly felt ashamed:
No matter how beautiful the posthumous title is, how can the dead be resurrected? The king values love and righteousness, but we are far inferior to that.
There are also those with evil intentions. For example, Wei Yan, who was sitting next to Feng Junhou, glanced sideways at Feng Junhou and frowned:
What about mourning?
He is just a big old man, how can he have the thoughts of those civil servants?
He was muttering viciously in his heart that Junhou Feng was the mourning general of Zhendong. When he raised his head again and saw the appreciative glances directed at Junhou Feng by the important ministers opposite, he couldn't help but be startled.
Is mourning worthy of your view?
Um?
Crying in mourning?
Um!
Crying in mourning!
No matter how slow his reaction was, General Zhendong realized it at this time. He couldn't help but take a breath, and a word came to his mind:
Cunning words and persuasion? !
In the past, I only saw "Qiaoyan", but now I actually see "Lingse"!
Without saying what everyone is thinking, the visitor has already continued reading:
"Duxiang Hou Yan (cavalry general), Marquis of Ruyang County in Jin Dynasty; Zhenyuan general class, moved to left guard general; former general Zhi, moved to right guard general; Zhendong general Yan, moved to left hussar general; Zhendong general General Yong, moved to the right as General of Hussars, Marquis of Pingcheng County in Jin Dynasty, and became the Protector of the Central Government."
At the age of just thirty, Kankan rose to the position of General of the Right Hussars and became one of the top bosses in the Han Dynasty.
If coupled with the heavy power he holds in his hands - not to mention Pingshang Shushi - the Zhongdu Hu has the power to oversee the Chinese and foreign military affairs.
After such calculation, this person is the actual first important minister of the Han Dynasty, bar none.
Looking at Feng Junhou's young face, some people even thought of the prime minister who came out to assist the late emperor at the age of 27 and proposed "Longzhong Dui".
Almost everyone has an idea:
Prime Minister... there is someone to succeed you!
Your Majesty is imitating the righteousness of the emperor and his ministers from the late emperor and the prime minister, and wants to continue a good story between the emperor and his ministers with Feng Qiaoqi?
It’s God’s will?
“The general who conquered the east, the general who moved to the east, the general who moved to the east, and the marquis Han Ting of the Jin Dynasty…”
Feng Junhou glanced at Guan Xing, who was sitting not far from him.
Coincidentally, Guan Xing also looked at Feng Qiaoqi silently.
“When the general who conquers the south arrives (that is, when Chen arrives), he moves to the general of Zhennan; the general of the west, Wei, moves to the general of the east, and the Marquis of Jin Wating; when he joins the army in Guang, he moves to the general of the south; the prefect of Jiangzhou, Yi, moves to the general of Annan…”
So another wave of eyeballs looked at Feng Junhou.
It is rumored that Feng Junhou has four generals, Feng Linhuoshan, under his command.
In the battle in Guanzhong, Guan Suo's fine cavalry galloped like the wind.
In the Battle of Xiaoguan, Zhao Guang's cavalry invaded like fire.
In the battle at the street pavilion, Zhang Yi's sword advanced like a forest.
I just don’t know who will be the last one to remain motionless?
But it doesn't matter who it is, even if there is no one, the three people who moved to the general's number today are enough to prove that Feng Qiaoqi is indeed worthy of being the number one man in the Han army.
First, those who pursue posthumous titles, and then those who have fought abroad in recent years and made great contributions to the Han Dynasty.
Next, there are the bodyguards, such as Feng Junhou’s two brothers-in-law.
Guan Xing moved to assist the general of Han Dynasty and led the central army to protect the army. Zhang Bao moved to the general of Anhan and led the army to lead the army.
(The status of Fuhan and Anhan should be no less than that of the Four Expeditions, and may even be equal to the Four Towns. The author is just imagining this, so don’t blame the party’s scholars)
Then another wave of eyes looked at Feng Junhou.
The Feng family is probably the most powerful person and the first relative of the Han Dynasty, right?
I'm afraid the Empress Dowager's mother's family, the Wu family, can't compare with it.
As for the Queen’s mother clan, the Xiahou family…
Wasn't Xiahou Ba captured?
I saw many people looking at my brother-in-law with complicated expressions.
Guan Xing and Zhang Bao:?
We both got promoted, what do you think he did?
Next, there are people like Dong Yun, Fei Yi, Wang Ping, Ju Fu, Shi Bao, Liu Yin, Li Qiu, Wang Xun, etc., each with different awards.
I don’t know when Feng Junhou’s eyes and nose had dried up, and the visitor just finished reading the imperial edict.
Feng Junhou breathed a sigh of relief and quietly moved his buttocks, feeling that his feet were completely numb.
Xindao was finally ready to receive the seal and ribbon. Unexpectedly, the visitor took out another imperial edict:
"On the tenth day of the tenth month of the first year of Yanxi, the emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict saying: I have been entrusted by the late emperor to not give up, so that I can ascend to the throne. I heard Pingji's voice and paid the entrustment..."
Feng Junhou was startled, and then he became furious.
Only your mother!
Isn’t it pretty?
Am I pretty?
Feng Junhou stared at the visitor standing above him with bulging eyes, and forced himself to raise his buttocks slightly, so that his stinging legs could get some relief.
He couldn't help but curse in his heart: Is it over yet? It’s not over yet!
“Hereby is the Marquis of Zhang Xia, who is canonized as Lord of Pingyi; General Zuo’s wife of the right hussar is canonized as Lord Xiuwu; general right’s wife of the right hussar is canonized as Lord Shunde…”
This imperial edict does not say much, but the impact it brings is stronger than before.
the reason is simple.
This is a knighthood decree for women.
It is easy to understand why Zhang Xiahou was granted the title of Lord of Pingyi. After all, it is the queen’s mother’s family, and according to the convention, she can indeed be granted the title.
Just to knight Feng Xiuqi’s wife...
Well, the queen's sister can also be knighted.
Over the years, Feng Xiuqi's right wife has gained a good reputation in the upper class circles. In addition to being in charge of the royal family's internal funds, she has also been Feng Xiuqi's secretary.
I heard that Feng Junhou relied heavily on him.
But Mrs. Zuo Feng Guanshi…
Just looking at the important ministers sitting in front, their expressions were calm, as if they had expected it.
After all, the face of a man is more important than conferring a title on a woman.
As for those who didn't know the inside story, such as the officials standing outside the palace and near the door, they finally couldn't help but commotion when they heard that Feng Huiqi's two ladies were knighted at the same time.
How much does the emperor favor Feng Mingwen?
Even his wife can take advantage of it?
“Quiet!”
The imperial censor responsible for maintaining order shouted sharply.
Fortunately, the visitor finished reading quickly and finally retreated.
Soon, this time it was Guang Luxun's turn to come forward. At the same time, another visitor came to Liu Yan, asked Liu Yan to step out of the queue, and said, "Bow!"
Liu Yan quickly stood up and bowed to His Highness. Guang Luxun stepped forward, raised his hand and read:
“The imperial edict was issued to make Yan the Marquis of Ruyang County…”
After reading the policy, the visitors standing aside praised: "Bear again!"
Liu Yan did what he said.
At this time, a minister came in from outside the palace holding a seal ribbon and handed it to the imperial censor.
The imperial censor came forward again holding the seal and ribbon, stood on the east side, and awarded it to Liu Yan.
The visitor shouted again: "Three obeisances."
Liu Yan paid his respects again.
After the pause, the visitors shouted:
"Yan Xin was granted the title of Marquis of Ruyang County, and the Marquis of Duxiang County was removed. Thank you!"
This is to notify all officials in the court of Liu Yan's new title.
This is to avoid standing outside and not being able to see the officials in the palace and not knowing what title Liu Yan currently holds.
At court, if someone calls someone Duxianghou, it will be an offence.
The visitors shouted again: "The emperor is in good health."
Liu Yan quickly thanked him, and then returned to his seat holding his seal ribbon and sat down.
After reading this set of procedures, Feng Junhou counted the time and suddenly felt a little trembling:
“In this way, just those who can come to accept the reward can spend a whole day, let alone noon, I am afraid it will be at night..."
PS: The etiquette for large-scale promotions is of course not that simple. The author has simplified a lot of the process.
(End of this chapter)