Chapter 389 Danger and Opportunity

Just when the Yang family was busy moving, Yang Zhengshan also received news from Kyoto.

Marquisate!

Yang Zhengshan was a little confused when he saw the letter sent by Wu Zheng.

Why was I suddenly given a marquisate?

It was the prince who insisted on it!

In the study, Yang Zhengshan frowned.

"The prince wants to harm me!"

Soon, he figured out the key.

Marquisate!

This directly pushed Yang Zhengshan to the forefront.

On the surface, the prince wanted to win him over and take advantage of his marquisate to show goodwill to the border town generals, but in fact this was a bait that the prince set for Prince Cheng and Prince Gong.

Prince Cheng and Prince Gong would definitely not let the prince get what he wanted!

Then how would Prince Cheng and Prince Gong break the situation?

The simplest way is to kill Yang Zhengshan!

As long as Yang Zhengshan is killed, the prince's plan to show goodwill to the border town generals will fail!

But Yang Zhengshan was the general of a town after all. If he died an untimely death, the court would have to investigate it thoroughly. At that time, the prince could take the opportunity to attack Prince Cheng and Prince Gong.

Even if the prince did not have evidence to prove that Prince Cheng and Prince Gong did it, he could still make Prince Cheng and Prince Gong dirty.

At that time, the generals of the border towns would definitely be dissatisfied with Prince Cheng and Prince Gong!

The nobles would also be dissatisfied with Prince Cheng and Prince Gong!

Even the civil and military officials in the court would be dissatisfied with Prince Gong and Prince Cheng.

"The prince's move is brilliant!"

"If I die, he can use this to attack Prince Gong and Prince Cheng. If I live and succeed in conferring the title, he can get the border generals to come closer!"

"Not only the border generals, but all the military generals want to be conferred the title. As long as the prince opens this loophole, all the military generals will be loyal to the prince!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the letter in his hand again, "I don't know which expert gave the prince advice, this move is really brilliant! It's just not very friendly to me!"

Based on his understanding of the prince, the prince would never come up with such a brilliant plan.

The prince's mind is not deep, just look at what he did before.

Of course, it can't be said that the prince is very bad. After all, he has been the prince for thirty years. Even if he was a simple white before, he is now a bit scheming.

It can only be said that the prince is a mediocre person, not as deep-minded as Emperor Chengping.

After thinking through the key, Yang Zhengshan sat back at the desk and put down the letter in his hand.

"To confer the title, we need to go to Kyoto. I think the messenger sent by the court will arrive soon!"

"This trip must be extremely dangerous. I need to be careful!"

Yang Zhengshan said in his heart.

The prince played this trick very well. Yang Zhengshan knew the danger, but he had to go to Kyoto to confer the title.

He couldn't refuse, and there was no reason to refuse.

This was a danger, but also an opportunity.

After passing it, the Yang family would be a noble family from now on.

It goes without saying how rare the opportunity to be conferred the title is. Yang Zhengshan had no reason to give up this opportunity.

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The affairs of Chongshan Town were complicated, but Yang Zhengshan was very familiar with Chongshan Town, so he quickly sorted out the affairs of Chongshan Town.

However, some problems still needed to be solved by the court. He could not make the decision on his own and needed time to wait for the court's response.

For example, the candidates he recommended, such as his desire to incorporate the five military camps of Tenglongwei into the town standard camp of Chongshan Town, all needed the approval of the Central Army Commander's Office and the Ministry of War.

Therefore, there is not much that Yang Zhengshan can do at present.

He asked Yang Mingzhi to go to Fuzhou City to temporarily take over as the lieutenant general, asked Qin He to return to Dingliaowei to temporarily take over as the lieutenant general, and then asked Niu Zhuang and Tang Feihu to lead the army back to Jianningwei and Jinzhouwei.

As for the Dusi Yamen, well, the Dusi Yamen is now worse than the General's Mansion, because Ji Feiyu almost killed all the officials of the Dusi Yamen.

The Dusi Yamen responded as soon as Ji Feiyu rebelled.

Unfortunately, how can the strength of the Dusi Yamen be compared with the General's Mansion? The result is self-evident.

From the commander-in-chief to the ordinary runners, almost all of them were killed by Ji Feiyu.

In the end, only a dozen powerless clerks were left.

There was no way, Yang Zhengshan could only support the Dusi Yamen by himself. Many affairs in Chongshan Town require the cooperation of the Dusi Yamen, and all affairs involving the management of military households cannot be separated from the Dusi Yamen.

While Yang Zhengshan was busy with military affairs in Chongshan Town, officials sent by the court arrived at Chongshan Pass.

The officials sent by the court were divided into two parts. One part was to verify the military exploits, including the doctors and chief officials of the Ministry of War, the censors of the Censorate, and the eunuchs in the palace. The other part was for Yang Zhengshan's title of marquis, mainly officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Being a marquis is not a trivial matter, and it cannot be done with just one imperial edict.

You need to complete the ceremony of conferring the title in the court to get the seal of the marquis, and after the title is conferred, you will also be given a house and land.

The ceremony of conferring the title is organized by the Ministry of Rites, and Yang Zhengshan must follow the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites.

Pang Tang was responsible for receiving the officials from the Ministry of War and the Censorate. Of course, Yang Zhengshan also went out of the city to welcome them, but this time Pang Tang was the leader in verifying the military exploits, so Yang Zhengshan didn't need to worry too much.

As for whether someone will maliciously erase their military achievements, there is no need to worry about this. The court will not allow anyone to do so, and the border town generals will not tolerate such behavior. Whoever dares to do so will be the enemy of all the border town soldiers.

Of course, the verification of military achievements also requires the cooperation of Yang Zhengshan's soldiers. Yang Zhengshan asked Song Dashan and Yang Mingzhen to wait for Pang Tang's orders and assist the officials of the Ministry of War and the Censorate in verifying military achievements.

As for the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Yang Zhengshan naturally had to receive them personally.

The official from the Ministry of Rites who came this time was Yin Qingxin, a member of the ceremonial department. The ceremonial department was responsible for the rules and regulations of the court and the etiquette system. From the emperor's enthronement ceremony to the clothing and decoration of officials, everything fell under their jurisdiction. scope.

And things like making a marquis also need to be handled by them.

Yin Qingxin was still very polite to Yang Zhengshan. After the two people sat down in the lobby of the General Military Mansion, Yin Qingxin said directly: "General Yang, the matter of the title of marquis has been determined. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the cabinet have approved it. The Ministry of Rites has made a selection. On October 20th, the Fengtian Palace held a ceremony for General Yang to be a marquis!"

"The specific regulations can only be discussed with General Yang in detail after General Yang arrives in Kyoto. The official is here mainly for two things. One is to confirm the ceremonial guard, court uniforms and crowns for General Yang. The other thing is that General Yang is needed. Get to Kyoto before October 15th!”

The ceremonial guards and court uniforms he mentioned were naturally the ceremonial guards and court uniforms of the future marquis.

Speaking of which, the court still owes Yang Zhengshan a court uniform. He, the commander-in-chief of Chongshan Town, does not yet have a court uniform.

There are many kinds of clothing for Da Rong officials, including court clothes, sacrificial clothes, official clothes, regular clothes, gift clothes, etc.

Court uniforms are used for all major sacrifices, celebrations, Zhengdan, winter solstice, holy festivals, issuance of edicts, opening readings, entering tables, and transmitting documents.

Whenever the emperor personally offered sacrifices in suburban temples or Sheji, civil and military officials would offer accompanying sacrifices and wear sacrificial robes.

Wear official uniform every morning and evening when attending court affairs, serving on duty, expressing gratitude, and saying farewell.

Wear regular clothes in court.

In daily life, official robes refer to public clothes and regular clothes. In fact, court clothes and sacrificial clothes are rarely worn, and are only worn on more solemn occasions.

Among them, court clothes are the most gorgeous and solemn, so they are relatively troublesome to make. It usually takes a long time after the official takes office before the Garment Bureau of the Ministry of Industry can make the court clothes and deliver them to the officials.

The ceremonial guards, court uniforms and crowns and belts mentioned by Yin Qingxin actually refer to the etiquette of noble marquises. There are hierarchical differences in the color of uniforms, crowns and belts, houses, specifications, sizes and quality of pommel horses.

There are clear etiquette requirements for the structure, decoration, color, area size, number of rooms, etc. of the mansion.

To put it simply, Yin Qingxin is here to teach the Yang family the rules, so as to prevent the Yang family from transgressing in all aspects in the future.

This is the regular process of knighthood. The main reason is that Da Rong Chaotang has not been knighted for more than 30 years. Except for the officials of the Ministry of Rites, many of the rules are only half-understood.

This time Yang Zhengshan was granted the title of Marquis, and the Ministry of Rites was cautious and asked Yin Qingxin to explain various rules and etiquette to the Yang family.

In fact, Yang Zhengshan does not need to worry about this, he can just leave it to Wu Hai when the time comes.

What Yang Zhengshan really cares about is getting to Kyoto before October 10th.

Calculating the time, he only has twenty days, so this should really be put on the agenda.

That night, Pang Tang entertained officials from Kyoto at the governor's office, and Yang Zhengshan naturally had to come forward.

Not only Yang Zhengshan, but also Lu Chongde also attended the banquet.

Although Lu Chongde's status in Chongshan Town is somewhat embarrassing now, no one will look down upon Lu Chongde.

Even though Lu Chongde suffered a huge setback against Ji Feiyu this time, he was an important minister in the court after all, and he also had a high reputation in the court.

With his qualifications, even if he leaves Chongshan Town, he will most likely go one step further.

The atmosphere at the banquet was harmonious. Everyone exchanged glasses and chatted happily.