Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 16 On the Rewards for Deeds
The sky is slightly bright.

Early in the morning, Qingji held a court meeting with the officials in the main hall.

As early as when the army entered the city, Qingji had already sent someone to inform the officials of the court meeting, so no one from the officials was left, and everyone who should come came to participate.

At this moment, Qingji had already removed the armor on his body, and was wearing the emperor's ordinary clothes!

Because Qingji has not yet been crowned, although Qingji is the actual king of Wu, he is still inconvenient to be called a widow and wears a crown.

At this time, Qingji was wearing a black corset, covered with a high-quality, embroidered dragon and phoenix, white silk feather coat, and a long crown on his head. He looked heroic and majestic, very luxurious and mighty.

Qingji, who was born in a royal family and had good genes, naturally had a good skin.

"The ministers are waiting to see the king! The king will live for ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand years!"

Under the guidance of eunuchs (eunuchs), Qingji entered the main hall step by step from the door on the left, stepped onto the Majesty's platform, and received the worship of all the ministers and officials like a tsunami.

Standing in front of the throne, Qingji looked up at the ministers who were paying respects under the majesty's altar. For a moment, his heart was surging!
The king of a country holds the power of a country, life and death.

Is this something that many people have dreamed of since ancient times?

In order to ascend to this position, through the ages, countless people have lost their lives and their heads are in different places!

The monarch represents the supreme existence in this country.

When Qingji was standing here, sitting on the throne, how could he not be in a complicated mood?
"No gift, flat!"

"Thank you king!"

As Qingji raised his hand, all the ministers and officials under the platform stood up one after another, sat on their own futons, and sat upright.

In this era, kneeling and sitting on the ground are very particular!

Sitting in ancient times can be the same as kneeling, but kneeling is not the same as sitting.

Those who sit can sit upright or sit on the heels of their feet.

Kneelers, knees on the ground, straight body, buttocks do not reach heels!

In the preface, sitting can be combined with kneeling, precisely because sitting can take a kneeling posture, but kneeling cannot be used in a sitting posture.

Also, try to sit on your heels when talking, and kneel when eating, which is also in line with the human body structure!

And the sitting in it does not allow the feet to spread out, like a dustpan.

This is an indecent gesture and impolite to others, so it has always been forbidden.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although the monarchs and ministers were different in dignity, they all knelt or stood for banquets and discussions, but there were differences in the positions of discussions and meals.

When discussing matters in the imperial court, the north and the east are the top priority!

"Book of Rites Mingtang Position" records: In the past, the princes of the Zhou Dynasty were in the Mingtang position: the emperor stood with an ax in the south; Sangong, before the middle rank, faced north and went east.

The position of the princes, the east of the 阼 step, the west and the north.

The country of the princes, the west of the west steps, the east and the north.

From then on, the north and the east continued to be superior until the end of the Qing Dynasty!

The banquet is the opposite. It is recorded in "Book of Rites · Qu Lishang": Xi: Nanxiang Beixiang, the west is the top; Dongxiang Xixiang, the south is the top.

It can be seen that the banquet is in the west and the south is the best!
It is worth mentioning that since the beginning of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, so far, the monarchs and ministers have always sat and discussed Taoism, and they will not kneel down at every turn.

Later, it gradually evolved into an official standing in front of the monarch!

Historically, since the Yuan Dynasty, there have been regulations on kneeling and worshiping.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it began to spread and reached its peak. It not only demeaned the dignity of human beings, but also fostered the slave character of many people, so it was extremely harmful!
At this time, Qingji, who was sitting on the throne, looked around and looked at the officials under the majesty's platform who looked like old monks in meditation, and said loudly: "I, Qingji, was able to enter the capital of Wu and succeeded in hunting down the thieves. No!"

"This battle is a battle to bring order out of chaos. In a civil war, Qingji only punishes the chief villain, not the gang!"

"Everyone who is the old traitor Ji Guang, Qing Ji can deal with them one by one according to his discretion."

"Those who have made merit will be rewarded, and those who have done wrong will be punished!"

"Ji Zi!"

Qingji yelled, but there was no response from under the majesty's platform, so he couldn't help wondering.

"Where is Ji Zi?"

At this time, the senior doctor was taken out with the wat holding his teeth in his hand and said: "Qizou Dawang, Ji Zi is at home pretending to collect the corpses of his descendants and hold funerals, so he asked for leave!"

leave?

Qingji doesn't know about this, but he can understand Ji Zha.

After all, at Ji Zha's age, it's not easy to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person.

"Declaration, bestow Jizi's second son and grandson, buried with the ceremony of being a king, and set up a shrine for him in Xianghu Lake. On the day of being buried, I... the widow will lead the officials to worship in person, so as to comfort his spirit in heaven!"

"King Rende!"

All the officials shouted.

To be buried with the ceremony of conferring a king, and to set up a shrine to offer sacrifices to, is a great honor and honor for the Duke and Duchess!
This is not only due to Qingji's sympathy and respect for Ji Zha, but also reflects Qingji's advocacy of this kind of sacrifice for righteousness.

Under Jizha's precepts and deeds, it is not easy for his descendants to do this!

"Meng Ben and Heifu stepped forward to listen to the seal!"

"The end is here!"

Two of Qingji's confidantes immediately came out.

"You follow the widows to hunt in the guard, recruit soldiers and train soldiers, command troops to fight against rebellion, share weal and woe, and have made great achievements."

"The widow will confer upon you both the titles of superior officials, three hundred households each in Shiyi Hongshang and Yanling, each with a superior mansion and twenty servants!"

Hearing this, both Meng Ben and Hei Fu couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed and said: "I am waiting to thank you for your reward! Your Majesty, Wannian!"

The official rank of a senior doctor is really not low, and the reward for Qingji is very generous.

Not to mention mansions and servants, the three hundred households in the food town are no small matter!
The ministers and officials of all countries in the world have used the fiefs as food for generations, and have the right to tax food, so they are called food towns.

The Qing and the doctor enjoy the right to rule in Shiyi and assume obligations to the monarch.

Now that Hei Fu and Meng Ben have been promoted to the title of Senior Doctor, it can be said that they have reached the sky in one step!
But this is what they deserve.

It's just because they followed Qingji to fight everywhere in the early years, and they never left when they were in trouble, they were loyal, and they made a lot of contributions!

Now that Qingji is in power, how can he forget his hero?
Immediately afterwards, Qingji rewarded the old ministers of King Liao of Wu with some silk cloth, hemp and money. For the soldiers who made meritorious service, most of them were promoted to ranks and given mansions and servants.

This is a happy scene for everyone!
Only those ministers who were promoted by He Lu were still uneasy.

But Qingji didn't deal with these people immediately!
There is still some tolerance for this.

As a monarch, He Lu is indeed able to know the pearl with his eyes and know people well!

Therefore, Qingji believed that there must be many talents among these old ministers of Helu.

Now that Qingji has become the king of Wu, he can let them go and stay in his post to observe for a while!
However, what made Qingji feel depressed was that besides Ji Zha, another meritorious minister, Sun Ping, was also absent from the court meeting.

(End of this chapter)