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Chapter 753 Su Yao Hosts the Medal Awarding Ceremony

The Censor is the eyes and ears of the imperial court.

In the initial pre-Qin period, they were merely historians and secretaries responsible for recording. Since the Qin Dynasty established the Grand Censor, whose position was second only to the prime minister and who was in charge of impeaching and correcting officials' mistakes, the censors were introduced to the supervisory function for the first time.

In the Han Dynasty, the Censorate was established, which was led by the Assistant Censors, the Assistant Censors, etc. Even the Inspectors who were sent out to inspect the Han Dynasty were a type of Censor.

It is said that during the Xinmang period, Wang Mang changed the "Three Dukes" into "Eleven Dukes" at once, namely, Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, State Master, State General, Grand Marshal, Grand Tutor, Grand Chancellor, General Gengshi, General Wei, General Liguo, and General Qian.

After Liu Xiu became emperor, he issued an edict to restore order and the old system of the Han Dynasty, with the Grand Marshal, the Grand Tutor and the Grand Chancellor as the Three Dukes. Later, he removed the word "Grand" and changed Sima to Grand Commandant.

In fact, Sikong also had the functions of the former Chief Censor and was in charge of supervision matters.

Therefore, Sikong Zhongfu was so determined to mobilize the imperial censors to attack and directly criticize Su Yao in the court.

However, this actually doesn't have much effect.

Apart from making Princess Wannian, who was sitting in the position of regent, angry and causing her to resign early, it did not cause any actual impact.

The reason is very simple. Su Yao never went to court. His focus was on the army.

"Have you heard? Have you heard?!"

"Not only will there be major changes in the imperial court, but even the military system will have to undergo major changes!"

"It is said that the capital will have twelve imperial guards, and six lieutenant generals in one go!"

"Good fellow, what a good fellow!"

There was a boiling atmosphere in the military camp outside Luoyang City.

Su Yao's reform plan was bold and radical. Even without the reminders of Xun Yu, Jia Xu and others, Su Yao knew that it would inevitably encounter a lot of resistance in the court.

However, Su Yao did not choose to wait until the last minute to solve this problem. Instead, he took the initiative to release information in advance, closely observed the development of the situation, guided the direction of events, and at the same time firmly held the military power in his hands.

Countless reforms in later generations and experiences of political struggles have taught Su Yao that political power comes from the barrel of a gun!

As long as the military power is in hand, what is there to fear from those who are trying to take advantage of others?

If they want to jump, let them jump first. This will allow us to use the developments during this period to clearly see who are our friends, who are the targets we can strive for, and who are the hopeless enemies who must be completely destroyed.

Therefore, when Zhong Fu, Zhao Qian and others launched the first round of exploratory offensives in the court, Su Yao came to the military camp and personally promoted and awarded medals to the soldiers.

That's right, awarding honors.

With the establishment of the Twelve Guards of the Imperial Army and the launch of the early military reform, Su Yao also established a nine-grade and eighteen-level military rank system in the army, replacing the increasingly chaotic miscellaneous titles of lieutenants and generals with formal military rank levels.

For example, the title of Lieutenant General of the Imperial Guards awarded to Guan, Zhang, Zhao Yun and others corresponds to the Lieutenant General of the Central Guards, a third-rank official, which is a junior general rank.

That’s right, still the General of the Central Army.

This was the name decided upon after discussion between Su Yao, Xun Yu, Jia Xu and others.

Considering the level of acceptance of people at that time, although Su Yao copied the work of the Wei Suo system of the Ming Dynasty, he did not copy the names of later generations. After all, people at that time were more familiar with the existing official ranks, and they had not experienced the inflation of later generations, such as the prevalence of lieutenants and generals, so the title of Zhonglang Jiang still had sufficient value.

Therefore, General of the Household became the most basic general-level military rank after Su Yao's reform, which was divided into two levels: General of the Household of the Imperial Guards of the third rank and General of the Household of the Guards of the fourth rank, corresponding to the command of the central and local guards respectively.

For a moment, the fate of the soldiers under Su Yao seemed to have changed overnight.

"Guan Yu, General of the Cavalry Guards, third rank!"

When he heard his name being called, Guan Yu's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly trembled. He stood in the crowd, staring at Su Yao on the podium, with unprecedented ambition and passion surging in his heart.

The transformation from a fugitive to the current Lieutenant General of the Imperial Army is like a dream.

Guan Yu knew very well that all this was given to him by Su Yao, and it was Su Yao who gave him a chance to prove himself again.

Restraining his excitement, he walked up to the platform with his head held high, came to Su Yao, and knelt on one knee:

"I, Guan Yu, would like to thank the general for his recognition and promotion!"

Su Yao smiled and nodded, then hung the sword that symbolized his general status and a small "goldfish bag" around Guan Yu's waist.

The goldfish bag is an identity decoration similar to the Han Dynasty's gold seal and purple ribbon. It is used to hold carp-shaped gold symbols and is given gold as a gift for those above the third rank.

However, for the military generals, Su Yao deliberately changed the fish symbol pattern on them into a mighty tiger pattern to highlight their status as military generals.

At the same time, in addition to the sword and tiger bag, there is also a rank emblem pinned on the shoulder, with simple patterns such as wings and stars to clearly indicate the rank.

As the most junior general, the General of Zhonglang naturally starts with a one-star rank.

Correspondingly, Su Yao had a shining five-star emblem hung on his shoulder.

Guan Yu took the sword and tiger bag, felt their heavy weight, and an unprecedented sense of responsibility and mission surged in his heart.

Guan Yu stood up, straightened his back, his eyes gleaming with pride and glory, bowed deeply to Su Yao again, and said in a deep voice:
"I will never forget the great kindness of the General! I will repay you with my life and follow you till death. For the common people and the great cause of the General, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Su Yao looked at Guan Yu with satisfaction, patted his shoulder and said with a smile:
"Yun Chang, you don't have to be so polite. You are a hero. I just provided you with a stage to display your talents."

"I believe that Zhonglang Jiang is definitely not the end of your career. Now that the world is not at peace, it is a great opportunity for you to make achievements and become famous throughout the world!"

Su Yao's words were full of encouragement and expectation. He swept his eyes over the soldiers below the stage and continued:

"Today's awarding of honors is not only a recognition of your personal military achievements, but also an expectation for your future potential."

"I, Su Yao, always hire people based on their talents, regardless of their background."

"As long as you are loyal and brave, and serve the world and the people, I will definitely provide you with enough stage to let you fully display your talents."

"Fame, wealth, land, beauties, as long as you are loyal and brave, and fight bravely, I, Su Yao, will never be stingy with even a penny!"

Su Yao's words were not just nice polite talk.

He soon proved it with practical actions.
(End of this chapter)