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Chapter 983 Dayan's Title Award

"Oh oh oh!!"

Amidst the cheers and cheers of tens of thousands of people in the stands, the twelve horses in the preliminary round galloped like lightning.

No need for binoculars, and soon everyone saw a tall and handsome Jurchen horse, riding a horse, leaving the other racehorses behind. The rider on the back was graceful and undulating like waves, which ignited the enthusiasm of the audience.

Of course, the audience who bought other lottery tickets couldn't help cursing, wishing that such an arrogant Jurchen would stumble and fall directly.

However, this is not an early lock-in of the championship. Experienced spectators know that on the five-lap track, the initial lead does not mean anything. Those who are knowledgeable express their worries, thinking that this is just a manifestation of the unqualified rider.

Sure enough, after only two laps, the Jurchen horse began to slow down, the distance gradually narrowed, and gradually merged into the three horses in the first echelon.

"Rush - rush!!"

And the most popular No. [-] seed player seemed to be also in the first echelon, following the Jurchen horse, seized the opportunity on the third lap, successfully overtook and became the leader.

This immediately aroused the enthusiasm of the masses, countless people waved their hands and cheered for it, and the sound waves soared into the sky.

"Haha, I'm going to win! I'm going to win!"

Especially those who bought lottery tickets, danced and danced, and those who heard Zong Ze's comments on the high platform looked over triumphantly, showing the color of demonstration: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"

Zong Ze was calm and calm.

Indeed, there is no need to be anxious, because the situation can be described as twists and turns. The fifth lap has just started, and he is in the second echelon. He Xima, who has been taking his time until now, suddenly exerts his strength. , successfully surpassed No. [-] to become the first, and opened the distance significantly in the second half of the lap.

It’s easy to say that the first come first, but any spectator who is familiar with the habits of horses knows how difficult it is to be able to break out like this after four rounds of galloping. Lin Yuanjing couldn’t help but admire: “The Hexi horse really lives up to its reputation ! This riding skill is also quite good!"

"Alas!"

Zong Ze verified his guess and smiled, but the man who just thought he was a sure winner trembled a bit, looked at the amount of the lottery ticket in his hand, and was about to fall backwards.

Fortunately, there was also a loser next to him. The two supported each other and pinched each other before they managed to stand still.

"Oh, it's a pity to be overtaken at the last moment..."

When the No. [-] horse crossed the finish line first, not to mention the complaints in the stands, the VIP seats in the box let out sighs of disappointment.

Among them, the one with the highest status and the worst loss is none other than King Jian of the previous dynasty and the present Duke of Kang Zhao Si.

After Li Yan ascended the throne, he promulgated the system of titles, and granted titles to reward clans and different surnames.

At first, I wanted to try the titles of the Tang Dynasty, such as the king of the first rank, the heir king and county king of the first rank, and the sons of the clan. From the Duke of Jianguo County of the second rank, the Marquis of the County of the Third Rank, the Uncle of the County of the Fourth Rank, the Son of the County of the Fifth Rank, and the male of the County of the Fifth Rank.

But after careful consideration, Li Yan still divided the titles of heroes with different surnames into three grades: Duke, Marquis, and Bo.

The ten "public" titles——

Zhao Si exposed Li Zong's evil deeds of killing his mother, announced it to the world, and named Kang Guogong;

Gongsun Zhao is the master for the people, enforces the law impartially, wipes out the bandits in Wuyoudong, monitors the movements of Jurchen, and makes Geng Guogong;
Ding Run eradicated violence, recruited righteous men from Liangshan, restored Yanyun, and sent a letter to the Duke;
Gao Qiu is the master of the people, known as Qingtian, he restores Yanyun, and makes Yun the Duke;
Cai Jing guarded the Daming Mansion when the Liao army invaded, protected the safety of the people in Hebei, and named Wei Guogong;

Lu Junyi led Xiangyong, recovered Yanyun, and fought against the Liao people. With great military exploits, he was named the Duke of Wei;
Hua Rong led the soldiers of the township, restored Yanyun, beat the gold bandits hard, made great achievements in battle, and was granted the title of British Duke;

Shi Qian assists in the military situation, finds out the enemy's whereabouts, knows himself and the enemy, and makes Lu Guogong;
Chai Jin assisted in the construction of the Township Corps, guaranteed logistics, abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, and named Zheng Guogong;

Chao Gai pacified Guanzhong, stabilized the people, attached himself to Dayan, and became the Duke of the state;
In addition to the ten princes, there are also twenty-four "hous", most of whom are civil and military men who have made great contributions to the founding of Dayan.

Zhu Wu was named Marquis of Dingyuan, Wu Yong was named Marquis of An, Ling Zhen was named Marquis of Yanling, Suo Chao was named Marquis of Xiongwu, Xu Ning was named Marquis of Yongjia, Zhang Qing was named Marquis of Zhangde, Qin Ming was named Marquis of Wu'an, Shi Wengong was named Marquis of Anping, Yang Zhi was granted the title of Marquis of Tianbo, Hu Yanzhuo was given the title of Marquis of Backer, Guan Sheng was given the title of Marquis of Shouting...

There are fifty-eight "uncles" in the back, most of whom are heroes of various ministries. During the period of unifying the world, they dedicated their careers and did their best for the country.

This is not all about rewards for meritorious deeds. The palace released news that the imperial court is also planning to list the most meritorious officials on the Qilin Pavilion of the Western Han Dynasty, the Yuntai Pavilion of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Lingyan Pavilion of the Tang Dynasty to sacrifice to heaven.

But that would have to wait until the Kingdom of Jin was destroyed before awarding the reward.

All of the above are meritorious officials with different surnames, as well as the royal clan.

Now there are very few clans, so that among the nine temples, Zongzheng Temple is the most idle, and there are very few royal relatives and relatives.

The family members of Lin Yuanjing’s lineage, the family members of Li’s lineage, and the relatives of Li Qingzhao’s lineage, those who are too far away to reach him are not counted. There are only a few hundred people in total, and the royal family is even less. Very, this is also the reason why the courtiers demanded to accept more concubines and spread their branches and leaves.

But Li Yan is very clear that if there are too many clans, it is very difficult to reduce them. Isn't it easy to grow them with fewer clans?Three generations and four generations can flourish, and five and six generations can soar the number of people, and then become a drag on the imperial court...

This Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly a typical negative example.

Zhu Yuanzhang treated the descendants of the Zhu family very well. Except for the eldest son of the clan, all the sons were named princes, and the sons of the princes were named princes. He is the lieutenant of Zhenguo, the fifth grandson is the lieutenant of Fuguo, and all descendants of the sixth generation are awarded the lieutenant of Fengguo, which is hereditary.

In the ninth year of Hongwu, it was stipulated that the prince Lumi had [-] shi, the county king [-] shi, and the general of the town had granted [-] hectares of land for permanent employment and tax exemption.

But this is too exaggerated, so in the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, the amount of Lumi for the year was re-set, [-] shi for the prince, [-] shi for the county king, [-] shi for the general of the town, [-] shi for the general of the auxiliary country, and [-] shi for the general of the state. General six hundred shi, Zhen Guo lieutenant four hundred shi, Fu Guo lieutenant three hundred shi, Feng Guo lieutenant two hundred shi.

In addition, the state also built palaces and tombs for the clan, and provided entourage officials, servants and other benefits.

According to the evaluation of the historians of later generations, Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking is very similar to that of Qin Shihuang. He thinks that the descendants of the Zhu family will last forever and never cease to rule the country.

The subsequent development is also somewhat similar. The second generation was in chaos. Fortunately, it fell into the hands of the Zhu family and died without the second generation.

Unfortunately, as soon as "Jing Nan" came out, after Zhu Di ascended the throne, not to mention the military power of the vassal king was lifted, and the restrictions and supervision on the clan were also strengthened, forming a situation of "dividing the land without granting land, ennobling the nobles without being close to the people, and eating salary". not to deal with the matter" situation.

To put it bluntly, I started raising Mi Chong who didn't do anything, but the benefits were so high...

So don't explain it to the end. In the middle of Ming Dynasty, there were too many people in the imperial family. Those royal families had nothing to do to give birth to children all day long. Tens of thousands of hectares made the court poorer and poorer, and social conflicts became more and more intensified.

Later, in order to take a breather, the imperial court did not care about the ancestral system or not, and opened the ban on the clan's official career, and allowed the generals below Zhen Guo to take the imperial examinations, hoping that the clan would support itself and no longer parasitize the food.

But after raising them for so many years, the descendants of the Zhu family have basically become useless. How is it possible to expect them to be self-reliant at this time?

In the end, the Ming Dynasty fell, and there were many reasons for the country’s subjugation. It is undeniable that the clan system was one of them. Emperor Hongwu wanted his descendants to last forever, but it turned out that these descendants dragged down the entire country to a certain extent, which is really ironic.

Dayan naturally wants to learn a lesson, she can't see other clans sucking blood from the people, she hates it deeply, and she would do the same thing herself...

For Zhao Si, he doesn't care about those important national affairs, and he can be a chic rice bug in his life as a duke of the state. Recently, he loves horse racing, but he keeps failing in betting. Horses are so brave, you shouldn't trust the No. [-] Khitan horse..."

A young guard behind him suddenly said: "The rider is still highly skilled, and the rider on the tenth is too eager. The Jurchen horse has good stamina, and it forcibly lost momentum in the first two laps."

Zhao Si raised his brows slightly, turned around, and looked at the speaker carefully: "What's your name?"

The guard immediately half-kneeled and saluted: "My lord, the younger one's surname is Zhang Mingjun, his style name is Boying, and he is from Fengxiang Mansion."

Zhao Si looked at him, and then at the other guards: "You all bought lottery tickets, right? Which number did you buy? Unfold it for the public to see!"

Several guards behind him opened lottery tickets one after another. They all had the same No. [-] as the master, but Zhang Jun bought No. [-] and No. [-].

The corner of Zhao Si's mouth raised: "You are special, aren't you afraid that your country's father will be angry?"

Zhang Jun said without hesitation: "The Lord is a magnanimous person. Since he asked us to choose, he just hopes that we can be selected. How can you be angry?"

Zhao Si laughed: "That's right, it's just a game, why are you so serious? Come on, tell me your opinion with the Duke!"

Facts have proved that in Zhao Si's eyes, horse racing is indeed a game, but he just wants to win, so after Zhang Jun's analysis, he feels that it is reasonable, especially in the next five races, Zhang Jun actually bet on four of them , looked even more impressively at this attendant.

When the gongs and drums sounded, today's horse racing came to an end, people flowed out of the arena, and went to other buildings in Washi, such as Goulan, such as shops, and Lin Yuanjing invited Zongze, Zhao Si took Zhang Jun, and went to the building. Go to the restaurant.

Xianyu Taishanghuang and Xiaoyao Guogong, a seemingly ordinary day, passed like this.

(End of this chapter)