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Guangxu, who was sitting on the high platform, had a panoramic view of the whole scene of officials, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. This was the excessive reward Guangxu gave to Yuan Shikai, and it could also be regarded as a squandering of power since he first exercised the power of the emperor.

Guangxu changed the hereditary title of earl proposed by his father into duke.

He wanted everyone in the world to know that as long as they were willing to work for him, no matter what their background was, whether they were Manchu or Han, they would definitely receive benefits. Yuan Shikai was the best example.

If the endings of the kings of different surnames in the Qing Dynasty were not so good, he would even want to be crowned a king to let the world see his magnanimity.

At this time, Yuan Shikai could not help being amazed when he heard the final reward, and thought to himself: Guangxu is really willing to spend a lot of money, it seems that he really regards me as his own. Forget it, I will spare his life and let him reform his thoughts in New China.

A few minutes later, the shock of Yuan Xiangcheng's title of Duke had subsided, but the imperial decree continued.

The next person to be rewarded was unexpectedly Weng Tong.

All the officials were a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that it made sense.

Although Lord Weng did not drive away Cixi like Lord Yuan, he was able to organize officials and stabilize the situation when the capital was leaderless. In addition, his original identity as the emperor's teacher made it reasonable for him to be ranked second.

Moreover, he and Yuan Xiangcheng are one civil and one military, and it is said that they do not get along with each other, so they can check and balance each other, so the emperor can sit in peace.

"Weng Tong has lived in the capital for a long time, playing cozy with the evil queen, secretly contacting loyal and patriotic people, and maintaining stability in the court during the chaos in the capital.

When the six ministries and nine ministers were vacant, he was able to bring all the officials to see me. He was resolute and hardworking, and loyal to the country.

He was specially awarded the title of Prince Taishi, and appointed as the leading military minister and the Minister of Revenue.

No title? Yuan Xiangcheng glanced at Weng Tong in front of him. Even so, his legs were shaking with excitement.

Weng Tong had worked in the Grand Council before, but he was there as a military advisor. Now he has been reinstated and promoted half a level.

It seems that Guangxu still has to rely on Weng Tong to appease the officials, Yuan Xiangcheng felt emotional.

However, Yang Shenxiu did not have time to wait for others to sigh, and continued reading:

"Prince Li Shiduo was appointed as the Prince's Grand Tutor and was appointed Minister of Military Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In addition, his son Chenghou is loyal and brave, so he has been specially granted the title of Duolo Beile, which will be hereditary. Considering that Chenghou will inherit the title of king in the future, we can choose someone from the same clan to inherit the title of Duolo Beile.

Another title was conferred. Guangxu was really generous. Yuan Xiangcheng looked at Shiduo in front of him with his chest puffed out, and was secretly surprised.

The royal family titles in the Qing Dynasty were ranked from the highest to the lowest, namely, Prince, Duke of a County, Beile, Beizi, Zhenguogong, Fuguogong, etc. Beile was the third level, which was quite high. Historically, only the sons of the emperor could be given the title.

Now giving Chenghou the title of Beile, which is hereditary, is naturally to repay his kindness for leaving the capital alone and going to Korea.

As for Shiduo himself, he was promoted from the head Grand Councilor to the Grand Councilor. It seemed that his position was lower, but in fact he took over the power of Yilao who fled south, and his power remained unchanged.

The rewards are still continuing.

"Li Hongzao, Minister of Military Affairs and Minister of Personnel..."

"Xu Gengshen worked in the Military Affairs Office... Minister of Justice"

"Pan Zuyin...learning to walk in the Grand Council...the Minister of Works"

This was a collective reward for the civil servants who stabilized the situation in Beijing. Li Hongzao, who was expelled from the Grand Council by Cixi during the Jiashen Yishu period, was reinstated and became a Grand Councilor again.

Xu Gengshen was promoted from Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice to Minister of the Ministry of Justice, while Pan Zuyin was able to enter the Grand Council to learn about administration.

Yuan Xiangcheng was not in a hurry even though it was not the turn of the person he recommended. After all, he had become rich too quickly, and the officials around him were too low-ranking to be qualified. He could only wait until the people before him had finished speaking before it would be his turn.

Kim Byung-si

Here they come, talking about our own people, Yuan Xiangcheng focused his attention.

"Kim Pyong-si, the former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Joseon, was awarded the title of First Class Baron and promoted to Governor of Haedong for his contributions to stabilizing Joseon."

"Yiktang'a, concerned about the safety of the country and unwilling to invite chaos from the enemy, has been conferred the title of First Class Viscount and promoted to Governor of Heilongjiang and Defense Ambassador."

"Song Qing, the former commander of the frontline army during the Jiashen Incident and the governor of Sichuan, was bewitched by the evil queen and blocked the imperial army at Shanhaiguan. However, he surrendered during the battle, preserving the army's vitality and preventing internal strife. He was very kind and was appointed governor of Jiaodong, stationed in Dengzhou."

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These three people have crossed the threshold and become high-ranking officials. Jin Bingshi was originally Korean and was also Yuan Shikai's good friend and main assistant when he was the governor of Korea.

Yuan Xiangcheng proposed to Guangxu that in order to stabilize the Korean people's hearts, it would be appropriate to let the Koreans manage Korea themselves. After all, the Qing Dynasty was in civil war and people's hearts were inevitably uneasy.

After some explanation, Jin Bingshi was awarded the title of first-class baron and the governor of Haedong.

Otherwise, to be fair, it is obviously impossible for a Korean official to jump across several levels and become a Chinese governor.

It was because Yuan Shikai was worried about handing Korea over to someone else's hands that, after much deliberation, he could only temporarily let Jin Bingshi serve as the governor of Haidong. At least he was not the same kind of person as the Qing Dynasty.

Jin Bingshi was able to be granted a title and serve as a governor because of his special status. The same was true for Yiktang'a. Due to his merit in informing on others and his Manchu status, Guangxu also granted him a title of viscount and governor.

Of course, Yiktang'a's focus is still on the position of "Defense Ambassador" to guard against the Russians.

Relying on Kim Byung-si and Yiktang'a, Yuan Shikai further strengthened his impression as a loyal minister and a person who was not attached to power in front of Guangxu. He gave Korea as he was asked to, and gave up the Northeast, which he had conquered with his own hands.

Guangxu naturally reciprocated the favor and took the initiative to reward Song Qing, who had defected to Yuan Shikai, with the position of Governor of Jiaodong.

As the name suggests, the Governor of Jiaodong was actually half the Governor of Shandong. It was only because the southwestern part of Shandong was occupied by the Hunan Army that Song Qing was appointed as half the Governor.

But it was not an insult to Song Qing. After all, he was just an admiral before, one level lower than the governor.

"Duan Qirui is given the title of Admiral and appointed General of Taiyuan Town, stationed in Fenzhou, Shanxi."

"Sheng Fei, promoted to the rank of Admiral, appointed General of the Hebei and Yubei Towns, stationed in Weihui Prefecture, Henan."

"Feng Guozhang was given the title of governor and was actually appointed as the general of Yanzhou Town, stationed in Yanzhou, Shandong."

The original official positions of these three were nominal generals, and now they are confirmed and have the title of admiral added.

One of the reasons why Guangxu was so generous this time was that Yuan Shikai voluntarily transferred the "control" of the three armies of Duan Qirui, Sheng Fei and Feng Guozhang, pretending to give them to the court.

The above few need to be rewarded by the court, and the governor can decide for himself for the rest, and he only needs to report to the Ministry of War. Yuan Shikai had already figured out how to reward them.

Bai Dingshan, who was lurking beside Ronglu, was given the title of general and was actually granted the rank of third-rank lieutenant general.

Duan Zhigui, Wang Zhanyuan, Jin Weidong and others were also awarded the rank of third-rank lieutenant general, but no additional titles were given.

Wang Shizhen, Cao Kun, Zhang Huaizhai and others were awarded the rank of guerrilla commander with the rank of third grade.

A wave of great victories led to the promotion of almost everyone in the National Defense Army. However, the officials conferred by the Qing court were nothing within the National Defense Army and were just displayed for people to see.

Duan Qirui and Jin Weidong were both commanders of a town. The former was a nominal admiral, while the latter was just a small lieutenant general. If we really go by official positions, there were few qualified people in the National Defense Army to serve as commanders.

The reason why there is such a huge difference in official positions for the same position is that he had already planned the military rank issue and would start awarding ranks as soon as the war subsided.

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While I was still thinking about it, Yang Shenxiu started reading again.

"Inspector Yang Shenxiu, unafraid of the evil queen, spoke out for my personal rule and was brutally tortured, forced to dig in the dirt with his bare hands in the cold of winter. I will always remember this.

How can I be stingy with my rewards for the actions of loyal ministers and righteous men? I grant them the title of First Class Baron and Minister of the Ministry of Rites, to accompany me and to consult on reforms."

After reading this passage, Yang Shenxiu could not hide his excitement and wanted to kneel down in front of Guangxu to thank him for his grace.

"Prince Taichang Temple?"

Yuan Xiangcheng then looked carefully at the patch on Yang Shenxiu's chest, which had a peacock printed on it, indicating that he had already been ranked third.

From a fifth-rank patrol censor to the third-rank Taichang Temple Lu Qing, it is enough to show the significance of following the dragon. Others took ten years to complete the journey, but Yang Shenxiu did it in half a year.

This is much better than being confused in my previous life, Yuan Xiangcheng thought to himself.

Yang Shenxiu seemed to be the last person to be named and rewarded, and then there were some "sunshine-like" rewards. After a few minutes of chattering, the list was finally finished.

"My dear ministers," Guangxu said, standing in front of the high platform of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and could not help but express his great pride: "There are still rebellious people in the south, but it is difficult to pacify them in one fell swoop because of the country's limited national strength."

After hearing what Guangxu said, many officials admitted their incompetence and pretended to kneel down.

"It's not your incompetence," Guangxu shouted, waving his sleeves. "It's the incompetence of the evil queen that has caused the country to this state of decline. As long as the emperor and his subjects are of one mind, the Qing Dynasty will eventually be unified!"

"The north and south of the Qing Dynasty will eventually be unified!" Rows of ministers shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky.

"Yes, the north and the south will eventually be unified," Yuan Xiangcheng thought to himself, "but it won't be the unification of the Qing Dynasty, but the unification of China."

Chapter 158: Yuan Xiangcheng, a man of high moral character and concern for industry

Since the battle to enter the Pass at the beginning of the year, there have been no large-scale wars in the world. Even if there are still minor frictions along the Yellow River, they no longer attract attention.

The people's focus naturally shifted from the domestic war to the parallel situation between the North and the South.

Guangxu specially issued an imperial decree to search for new policy solutions at home and abroad, and claimed that once adopted, he would be rewarded with the title of substitute scribe.

Because of this incident, the upright Hanlin scholars discussed it every day in the court, causing a huge uproar.

Those who agree believe that things have their priorities, and now is a time of crisis for the country. If there is a good plan, why not reward him with a seventh-rank pen tip?

Opponents believe that rules are rules. It is too unfair to become an official just by talking without imperial examinations, favors, or donations.

Only then did Guangxu realize that he had no idea of ​​the internal entanglements in this huge court. The new policy had not even begun, and the mere request for a good reform plan had caused such a commotion.

What would happen if the reforms were really implemented?

An inexplicable anger emerged in Guanglinxu's heart. He felt that he had been looked down upon. When the old witch was around, he had never seen so many people oppose a decree.

He recalled what Yuan Shikai had said to him before he left Beijing: "Your Majesty, governing a large country is like cooking a small fish; reforms cannot be rushed."

What Yuan Xiangcheng said was the truth, especially the truth.

After all, the Qing Dynasty is now in a state of decline, looking like the end of a dynasty, which is becoming increasingly annoying. However, if it can regain its vitality under Guangxu, it may make the people of the world nostalgic for the Qing court again, which will be detrimental to his future unification of China.

However, how could Guangxu, who was back in power, listen to Yuan Xiangcheng's "well-intentioned advice"? So, under the influence of rebellious psychology, Guangxu, who was 8 years younger than in the original time and space, acted more radically than in the original time and space.

As for Empress Dowager Cixi in the south, she seemed to have learned her lesson. After fleeing for more than ten days, she settled in Wuchang with Emperor Baoqing and did not make any remarks.

Of course, the situation was generally stable on the official front, but it was not the case among the people. The north clamored to go south to quell the rebellion, while in the south there were voices of rebuttal and some people planned to welcome the royal army.

In such an atmosphere, the news that the self-proclaimed orthodox northern court was carrying out reforms spread like wildfire, sparking heated discussions across the north and south.

No one knows what kind of law should be changed or how to change it.

Some people advocate reforming the system by referring to the past, some advocate restoring the system of the Three Dynasties, and some advocate governing by inaction. Of course, given China's current poverty and weakness, more people have turned their attention to the West.

As a result, within a few months, articles introducing the constitutional monarchy systems of European countries such as Britain, Germany, Belgium and Denmark spread wildly.

It is human nature to follow fashion, and the ancients were no exception. Nowadays, new scholars seem to be out of touch with the times if they don't talk about reform and constitutionalism when they meet.

The eyes of the whole world are focused on the capital, wanting to see what will be done next besides seeking good reforms.

However, these things have nothing to do with Yuan Xiangcheng, who is far away in Shengjing.

He took the initiative to send a large army south for defense, asked to guard the border outside the Great Wall, and did not leave any garrison in the capital. He was upright and voluntarily gave power to Guangxu.

After these series of combined punches, not to mention Guangxu, even the officials and scholars who originally thought that Yuan Shikai had ulterior motives were confused.

After the news that Yuan Shikai had left Shanhaiguan on horseback reached the south, the newspapers that slandered Yuan Shikai at the instigation of Zeng and Li did not know where to start to smear him.