I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 377 Zhu Houzhao's Magical Idea
Given Zhu Houxuan's current status, the Third Master and the Third Young Master are definitely not suitable.

The title of the Three Dukes of the First Rank was also inappropriate, as the Three Dukes meant the emperor's teacher. Zhu Houxun was four or five years younger than Zhu Houzhao, so it was really not appropriate for him to be one of the Three Dukes.

So there are only three lonely ones left.
Everyone in the palace breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor should be satisfied now.
The people present could accept Zhu Houxun's adding the Three Dukes and Three Orphans because although the Three Dukes and Three Orphans were honorary titles, it also depended on who received the titles. It was the most difficult for civil officials to receive the titles, but after receiving the titles, their status could really be substantially improved.

The effect of adding titles to relatives of officials and honorary officials is not that good, it is more of a ceremonial title.

If Zhu Houxun was given the title of Sangu, it would probably be similar to the title given to a close official.

"Three orphans won't work!" Zhu Houzhao thought about it and rejected it. "My second uncle has no merit but was given the title of Grand Tutor among the Three Dukes. It would be too unfair to give King Jing the title of Three Orphans."

Zhu Houzhao's two uncles were appointed as Taibao in the first year of Zhengde, but they were still hated by people even after being appointed.
Zhu Houzhao's words made the ministers present depressed.
There was no other way. Zhu Houxuan started out as a prince, which was too high a position. The three dukes and three orphans were what civil officials pursued their whole lives, but it was still a little insufficient for him.
But then again, if the civil servants could achieve the same results as Zhu Houxuan, they would at least start as one of the Three Dukes.

"My fellow ministers, please think about it again! Think about it again!" Zhu Houzhao continued to urge.

The ministers present were so annoyed by Zhu Houzhao that they thought for a long time but still couldn't think of a suitable answer.

Liang Chu couldn't help it at this time, he said: "Your Majesty, there are only a few ways to reward: promotion, advancement, increase of salary, reward of land and house, posthumous title for father and grandfather, conferring the title of Lady of Imperial Noble Consort, and favor, etc."

"Your Majesty thinks that promoting a higher rank is unfair to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing, and this method is not feasible; if we promote him to a higher title, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing is already a prince, the highest title in this dynasty, and he cannot be promoted; Your Majesty thinks that rewarding His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing with land and houses is not enough to reward his Royal Highness the Prince of Jing for his merits; if we posthumously confer titles on his father and grandfather, if his father and grandfather were princes, then he could posthumously confer titles on them, but now they are all princes and it is no longer possible; nor can the Queen Mother and the Princess of the Jing Mansion be given the title of Ladies; if we grant him a favor, the Prince of Jing's heirs will at least be princes, and it is no longer possible to grant him a favor," Liang Chu said earnestly, and he analyzed all the ways of conferring titles.

"It's not that we don't want to share your majesty's worries, but we really can't think of any good ideas!" Liang Chu finally said with a long sigh.

Liang Chu's words were agreed by everyone present. Everyone was a little tired of Zhu Houzhao.
The Ming Dynasty had been enforcing the feudal system for more than a hundred years. There were many ways to punish feudal lords, but there were few ways to reward feudal lords or princes. In other words, there was no corresponding system at all. Under normal circumstances, feudal lords could not do anything great, so naturally there would not be too many cases of the court rewarding feudal lords.
Zhu Houzhao fell into silence.
Liang Chu secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thinking that he had persuaded Zhu Houzhao.

"Mr. Liang, you are too modest. Didn't you just give a wonderful suggestion?" Zhu Houzhao's voice suddenly sounded.

Liang Chu looked up in astonishment and looked at Zhu Houzhao in surprise. He didn't know what Zhu Houzhao was up to. In the end, he only saw the excited smile on Zhu Houzhao's face.
The other ministers were also stunned.
"What did Liang Qing say just now about posthumously conferring titles on our ancestors?" Zhu Houzhao said, staring at Liang Chu closely.

"Posthumously confer titles on our ancestors?" Liang Chu immediately went over what he had just said twice in his mind, but didn't find anything wrong with it.

"This old minister says that your Highness the Prince of Jing's father and grandfather were both princes, and it is no longer possible to posthumously confer a title on him," Liang Chu said.

If the title is to be conferred posthumously, then the title must be higher than the one he was conferred during his lifetime. If a prince is conferred posthumously, then he will become an emperor, which is definitely not possible.
"There is still one part that has not been said." Zhu Houzhao said immediately.

Liang Chu thought about it for a while, but he still didn't understand Zhu Houzhao's idea, so he said, "I also said that if the father and grandfather of His Royal Highness Prince Jing were princes, he could be posthumously conferred the title." "Yes!" Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands, "What did Minister Liang say about the part about favor and influence?"

"The heir to the King of Jing is at least a prince of a county, and he can no longer be granted imperial favor. Your Majesty, this is not possible." Liang Chu suddenly understood Zhu Houzhao's thoughts and said hurriedly.

"Liang Qing, this idea is great!" Zhu Houzhao interrupted Liang Chu directly and praised him while patting his thigh.

"The reason why the father and grandfather of King Jing cannot be posthumously conferred titles is that they have reached the top of their titles and there is no more title to be conferred. But it is different for King Jing's descendants. Except for the legitimate son who can inherit the title of prince, the other descendants can only be conferred the title of prince of a county. Their titles have not reached the top, so they can be rewarded!" Zhu Houzhao said excitedly.

The ministers present were stunned by Zhu Houzhao's brain circuit, which was completely beyond everyone's expectations, but they had to admit that Zhu Houzhao's idea was logically sound.
Since the King of Jing's father and grandfather have reached the highest title and cannot be conferred posthumously, why not just confer favor on the King of Jing's other descendants who have not reached the highest title?
"Then I will follow Liang Qing's advice and reward the Prince of Jing. The Prince of Jing's eldest son Zhu Zaihao is now more than three years old. This time, I will grant him the title of prince! Let me think about the title of prince." Zhu Houzhao said quickly.

After hearing this, Liang Chu felt his eyes go dark and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Thinking of what he just said, he wanted to slap himself twice.
Now, the King of Jing was rewarded in the name of his advice. If he really did that, he would probably lose his reputation in his later years.
He looked at Zhu Houzhao's excited face, and couldn't tell whether Zhu Houzhao was inspired by him to come up with this idea, or whether he had already thought of it and was just digging a hole here waiting for someone to jump in.
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!" All the ministers in the hall knelt down.

Li Xunxue, the Minister of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, please understand that Taizu stipulated in the Imperial Ming Ancestor Instructions that only the emperor's descendants can be granted the title of prince. It is completely an act of usurpation to grant the eldest son of the King of Jing the title of prince. Please withdraw your order."

"Your Majesty, please withdraw your order!" the ministers said in unison.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground, and smiled, "What if I insist on doing this?"

"Your Majesty, please think twice! Doing this will completely disrupt the government! It will lead to chaos."

"Your Majesty, if you do this, the people of the world will be alienated."

"If Your Majesty really does this, then I will kneel here for a long time until Your Majesty changes his mind."

The ministers spoke in unison.

Zhu Houzhao looked at this and said, "Okay, I got it. Let's put this aside for now. Everyone, please get up first."

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief, but still did not dare to let down their guard.
"I have never liked the title of King Jing. Why not take this opportunity to change it?" Zhu Houzhao said.

(End of this chapter)