Chapter 212 Large reward
Lu Zhanyan first posthumously conferred titles on the deceased old Duke and his parents, and only then did he formally confer titles on his relatives.
The first was to make Chu Yao the queen and her son Lu Chengyun the crown prince.
Afterwards, Lu Jin was granted the title of Prince Jin, appointed as the Minister of Works, Luo as the Princess Jin, and granted a mansion, 100 taels of gold, 10,000 taels of silver, 100 rolls of silk, 100 pairs of jewels, and a pair of jade ruyi...
The next one is Lu Zhanxing.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that my brother Lu Zhanxing has helped me ascend the throne and has made great contributions to the country. I am very pleased and hereby confer the title of Prince Yi on him. All his descendants, both male and female, can inherit the title.
In addition, meeting Prince Yi is like meeting me, enjoying the homage of all officials, and granting him a palace, a gold medal for immunity from death, 100 taels of gold, gold, silver, jade, 1,000 hu of pearls, a pair of agate lamps, a pair of painted porcelain screens...
The series of rewards that followed were not as shocking as the words "Seeing her is like seeing me" and "the golden medal of immunity from death".
How much does Your Majesty favor this prince to make Your Majesty care about him so much?
This is not the end, His Majesty also named his daughter "Showa Princess"
As everyone knows, "Zhao" is the country's reign title. It is obvious that Your Majesty loves Lu Qingcheng so much that Lu Qingcheng is so favored.
If Lu Zhanxing passed away a hundred years later, his daughter would also be eligible to inherit the title, which shows how much His Majesty loves this prince.
When Lu Zhanxing saw that he was conferred the title of Prince Yi, he thought it was a good thing. After all, Yi also means comfort!
Fortunately, Yang Jingyi's family had their property confiscated and were even exiled to the frontier to do hard labor. There was no one with the same name as him, so he accepted it with satisfaction.
His title is similar to that of King Xiaoyao, and the eldest brother actually gave him a golden medal of immunity from death. Well, I don't have to worry about being suddenly killed by the eldest brother in the future.
Seeing me is like seeing a brother? Although we are not on par with each other, it can be considered as one.
Even her daughter was named Princess Showa, which showed that her brother put a lot of thought into rewarding her brother this time.
My efforts were not in vain, and the day when I can lie down and rest has finally come.
So he went to express his gratitude happily, but did he kowtow?
The elder brother said that since they were family, there was no need to perform such a grand ceremony, and Lu Zhanxing agreed with a smile.
She was even bold enough to ask her brother to move aside so that she could try sitting on the throne.
Then Lu Zhanyan really gave way, and Lu Zhanxing sat on the dragon throne carved from gold, touching it here and there, it was so interesting.
"If you like, you can sit on the throne?"
If others said this, they would definitely think that his brother was speaking sarcastically, but Lu Zhanxing knew that his brother was serious.
"No, I still like to be a playboy."
He stood up from the dragon throne, pushed his brother to sit on the dragon throne, and nodded with satisfaction: "Sure enough, brother is the most suitable for this position."
Lu Zhanyan shook his head helplessly, and then discussed with Lu Zhanxing about rewarding other people.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Zhanyan awarded Lu Xihua the title of Princess Duanjing because of her meritorious service in training elite soldiers, and also appointed her as General Zhenwei, putting her in charge of the East Camp.
Even if the officials had complaints, they were suppressed by Lu Zhanyan. He was not afraid of any official.
The second sister Lu Xihan was named Princess Duanning, and the third sister Lu Xifei was named Princess Duanrou.
Each princess was given a palace, 100 taels of gold, 10,000 taels of silver, 100 rolls of silk and satin, and 100 pieces of jewellery...
This is considered a generous reward for Lu Zhanxing's family.
In addition, the eldest brother-in-law Gu Xuyao was granted the title of Marquis of Yongding and was promoted to Minister of Justice, and the second brother-in-law was granted the title of Marquis of Yonglian and was appointed as Chief Merchant, which means he was responsible for supervising the head of the eight imperial merchants.
The eight imperial merchants sacrificed half of their wealth to keep their status as imperial merchants and fill the national treasury. It was difficult to drive Lu Zhanyan away, so he could only arrange for his second brother-in-law, who was a businessman, to be the general merchant, responsible for supervising them, and he could also do business himself.
Lu Zhanyan also appointed his adviser Xiao Lanjue as the Earl of Jing'an, promoted him to the Minister of Personnel, the head of the Six Ministries, and appointed his wife as a princess.
He also did not forget Mu Qingli. He revoked the previous wanted order and conferred him the title of Earl of Yong'an. The order would take effect as long as he returned.
He also appointed Mei Ge Lao as the Prince's Tutor, and he would be the emperor's teacher in the future.
Lord Wei still serves as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, and Prime Minister Su is still the Prime Minister, but they were also given rewards as a recognition of their good work.
Qin Ren was appointed General Zhenguo, and several other generals were appointed generals, etc., to guard the border areas respectively.
Huo Dongshen was appointed as the Minister of War, and the Ministry of Revenue was originally going to be handed over to Mu Qingli, but now that he was not there, the position of Minister of Revenue was of top importance and no one would feel at ease, so Lu Zhanyan waved his hand and handed the position to Lu Zhanxing.
Lu Zhanxing immediately refused and ran to the imperial study to make a scene: "No, big brother, I don't want it, please forgive me! Let my second brother-in-law come, he is a businessman, he knows more than me! Big brother..."
"Are you trying to disobey my order?"
Seeing that his elder brother seemed a little angry, Lu Zhanxing was stunned at first. If the hard approach doesn’t work, let’s try the soft approach.
"Brother, please be kind. I really can't do it. I can't even figure out my own accounts. Please, brother... my dear brother, you are the best... How can you bear to see me racking my brains every day to settle accounts, and finally losing all my hair! Just leave it to my second brother-in-law..."
She hugged her eldest brother's arm and shook it hard.
Lu Zhanyan: “…”
Zhou Li: Thank you!
Lu Zhanyan was so annoyed that he could only say, "Alright, alright, stop shaking. I will do what you say."
Seeing that his elder brother agreed, Lu Zhanxing was overjoyed and immediately let go of his brother's arm: "Brother still loves me!"
Lu Zhanyan glanced at the arm that had escaped from Xingdi's hand, and said helplessly: "I've never seen anyone as lazy as you."
Others were eyeing this position, but she just refused the high position she had obtained.
Finally, Lu Zhanyan issued an edict, appointing Zhou Li as the Minister of Revenue, and making Lin Tao's father, who was also a businessman, the chief merchant, as a way of thanking them for their support.
All the other people who had made contributions to the emperor were promoted two levels, and most of the rewards and items were given to them.
Lu Zhanyan began to transfer to other positions.
As for the vassal states, he had no plan to establish them. After all, it would be difficult to manage them with vassal kings. Anyway, the kings of those vassal states were gone, so he didn't have to worry about anyone rebelling.
There was a King of Yi, who was quite cooperative, so he was allowed to manage Yizhou and became the Governor of Yizhou. However, he could not inherit the throne in the future.
Seeing that his elder brother had almost arranged all the personnel, Lu Zhanxing could finally go without any worries.
My father has been assigned a mansion. The mansion of Duke Qing became Prince Jin's Mansion, while I still live in the original mansion. The plaque of Duke An was changed to Prince Yi's Mansion.
Originally, Lu Zhanyan wanted them all to live in the palace, but Lu Zhanxing insisted on living in the former Duke Anguo's Mansion, saying that it was where their ancestors had lived for generations and it must not be abandoned.
Lu Zhanyan had no choice but to agree and give the Anguo Mansion to Lu Zhanxing.
Lu Zhanxing smiled proudly. From now on, the huge Prince Yi’s Mansion would be his!
After the eldest sister brought the family back to the capital, my father clamored to move to a new mansion. After all, the Duke of Anguo's Mansion had been passed down from generation to generation and was incomparable to the Duke of Qing's Mansion.
Lu Zhanxing refused without hesitation: "Dad, you don't have many years left to live, so just live here. In the end, this palace is mine."
"How dare you curse me, you evil creature? I will beat you to death!!!"
