Xie Ming

Chapter 486: Conferred the title of Duke of Jingguo!
Zhizhong separated Yao Zuyin and told Xiao Lang privately about what happened to Yuzhen and Xiao'e.

When Xiao Jingchuan heard that Yuzhen had entered the palace, he knew that the damage had been done, and in a moment of desperation he wanted to rush out of the room to look for Xiao'e and insist on asking for details!

Qiu Zhizhong tightly held Xiao Lang's hands and feet from behind, fearing that he would fail because of his love, so he pulled him hard, and pleaded for justice, refusing to let him go!
Xiao struggled hard but was unwilling to give in.

So the two sides started wrestling in the house!
Tables, chairs, and benches were overturned, moved, and kicked, making a mess!
"Qiu Zhizhong, get the hell out of here!"

"If you keep pestering me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Zhizhong was so persistent that he held on to the string. Even though he was sore all over from the bruises, he still refused to give up!
But to be honest, his skills were not as good as before. It was not that Xiao Lang intentionally held back and did not want to hurt him, but he had been beaten up a long time ago and would not have been delayed until now!
"no!"

"Old Xiao, if you want to fight, kill, or kill me, just go ahead!"

"In less than an hour, we will be entering the court. You can't go anywhere right now!"

"As long as I, Qiu Zhizhong, am here, I will never let you mess around!"

Zhizhong held his breath, barely holding on, his words firm and resolute.

"what--"

After hearing this, Xiao Lang roared and stretched out his arms, and Zhizhong was thrown two steps away again!
But after he fell, he didn't wait for Xiao Jingchuan to take another step forward. He gritted his teeth and got up, then hugged his legs again!
The two of them had a lot of trouble in the house
More than a quarter of an hour passed!
Xiao and Qiu finally collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion.

Even though his legs and feet were hit, they were still tightly entangled on Xiao Lang, unable to relax for even a moment, and were clamped tightly!

"Old Xiao!"

"Stop, stop it!"

"We've made enough noise, and now that things have come to this, we really shouldn't rush into it any longer!"

"I, Zhizhong, Changting, Peizhong, Huchen, Yuanping, the hopes of so many people are hanging on you!"

"Wake up!"

"Tomorrow's promotion ceremony must not be wrong!"

"Just, just wait for one day!"

"After the ceremony, I will go with you to look for Xiao'e in person!"

"Old Xiao, I beg you for this!"

After that, the two had nothing more to say, and gradually calmed down, breathing heavily.

After a long while, seeing that Xiao Lang had no more brute force to use, Zhizhong was able to untie the ropes and stand up with difficulty.

"In half an hour, we will go to court."

"I might as well not go back and just stay here and watch you!" Zhizhong felt aches all over his body and he grimaced as he looked for a chair to sit on.

But Xiao Lang got stubborn.

"roll roll roll!"

"Go your way!"

"Tell me to be alone!" Xiao You complained, looking quite impatient.

Upon hearing this, Zhizhong had no other choice but to limp out the door with his body stiffened.

When he got to the door, he turned around and gave instructions.

"Well, I, I'm not going back!"

"I and a few of my servants will just stay in your yard for a while!"

"If you're upset, then just stay in the house. I'll go to the yard so you don't see me!"

After saying this, Xiao Lang kept silent, sighed, and went out!
Xiao Jingchuan, who was sitting alone on the ground in dejection, saw Zhizhong leave. He supported himself on one leg and leaned against the leg of the table behind him, too lazy to get up.

He was just in a daze, opened two doors, and looked out in confusion.

The mountain alliance is still in my heart
After all, it is difficult to entrust the brocade letter to someone else.
The next day, during the grand court meeting at the Southern Court, Emperor Hongguang Zhu Cilang ascended the throne in the Fengtian Hall of the palace and conferred the title of Duke on Xiao Jingchuan, a hero who had contributed to the Jingnan Campaign!

The Fengtian Hall is fully equipped and the ceremony of conferring titles is magnificent!

In the morning, General Longhu, a second-rank military officer, was in charge of the Shandong military, and led the Shandong Army, Xiao Jingchuan, into the Fengtian Gate and walked straight to the steps in front of the Fengtian Palace and stood there.

Later, Emperor Hongguang Zhu Cilang issued an imperial decree to confer titles on Xiao Jingchuan, who was promoted to the title of military official who was loyal and devoted to the country in the face of the rebellion, and was awarded the title of Zuo Zhuguo, the title of Ronglu Dafu, the title of Zuo Jundudufu, and the title of Duke of Jingguo!

After that, there was another set of complicated etiquette that needed to be followed one by one, until half past three in the afternoon (around 16:), when the palace ceremony was basically completed!
It really makes people suffer!

When he left the palace, he was accompanied by someone from the Imperial Household Department.

The imperial court granted the Duke of Jingguo a mansion in the west of the city, and the entire site of the former Prince of Han's Palace was renovated to become the new Duke of Jingguo's Mansion!

[Explanation: The meaning of the loyal and devoted military official who supported the emperor and pacified the rebellion, Zuo Zhuguo, the specially promoted Ronglu official, and the Zuo Jun Dudufu]

["A civil official who founded the country and assisted in the prosperity of the country and upheld the truth", "A military official who served the heaven and pacified the rebellion and upheld the truth" - these are titles given to meritorious officials.]

[The first-class title is "Founding the Country and Assisting Fortune", which, as the name suggests, can only be enjoyed by those who have made great contributions to the founding of the country;]

[The second-class title is "Fengtian Jingnan", and only the meritorious officials who participated in the "Jingnan Campaign" are eligible to receive it;]

[Here, Xiao Lang raised an army to escort the king south, and was thus given this title! ]

[The third-class meritorious official was given the title of "Fengtian Yiyun";]

[The fourth-class meritorious official was given the title of "Feng Tian Yi Wei". Those who inherited the title of their father or grandfather were given the title of "Qin Cheng Fu (Zu) Ye". Military officials were given the title of "Xuan Li", civil officials were given the title of "Shou Zheng", and those with great merit were given the title of "Tui Cheng". ]

[“Specially promoted Guanglu Dafu” and “Specially promoted Ronglu Dafu” are titles of unofficial officials, both of which are of the first rank. ]

[There are 42 types of civil official titles, the highest being Special Advancement Guanglu Dafu, and the lowest being General Zuolang (from the ninth rank);]

[There are 30 kinds of military officer titles, the highest being Special Advancement Guanglu Dafu, and the lowest being Zhongxian Xiaowei (from the sixth rank).]

[“Zuo Zhuguo” and “You Zhuguo” are honorary titles, awarded for merit, and only available to those above the fifth rank (military officers above the sixth rank).]

[There are 11 kinds of honors for civil officials, from the highest to the lowest: Zuo Zhuguo (first rank), You Zhuguo (first rank), Zhuguo (second rank), Zhengzheng Shangqing (second rank), Zhengzheng Qing (second rank), Zizhi Yin (third rank), Zizhi Shaoyin (third rank), Zanzhi Yin (fourth rank), Zanzhi Shaoyin (fourth rank), Xiuzhen Shuyin (fifth rank), Xiezheng Shuyin (fifth rank). ]

[There are 13 military honors, from highest to lowest: Zuo Zhuguo (first rank), You Zhuguo (first rank), Zhuguo (second rank), Shang Hujun (second rank), Hujun (second rank), Shang Qingche Duwei (third rank), Qingche Duwei (third rank), Shang Qi Duwei (fourth rank), Qi Duwei (fourth rank), Xiaoqi Wei (fifth rank), Feiqi Wei (fifth rank), Yunqi Wei (sixth rank), Wuqi Wei (sixth rank). ]

[Similarly, in the early Ming Dynasty, there were five military governorships (Central Military Governorship, Left Military Governorship, Right Military Governorship, Front Military Governorship, and Rear Military Governorship). The highest officials of each governorship were the Left Governor and the Right Governor. At this time, the Left Governor and the Right Governor were both actual positions.]

[But later, the emperor gradually transferred military power to the Ministry of War, and the Five Military Commandery became an institution in name only. Positions such as Left Commandery and Right Commandery gradually evolved into honorary titles given to military officers! ]

(End of this chapter)