in2ebook Chapter 147 Young and Promising
Chapter 147 Young and Promising
The second, third and fourth sons who went on the expedition together, Erdenbu, Erhe and Achuhun, also received corresponding rewards.
Erdenbu was appointed as the "Cabinet Reader" and was also granted the privilege of serving as the "Zhangjing" of the Military Affairs Office, a fourth-rank official. (All officials in the Military Affairs Office served concurrently, and were employed according to their original official rank.)
Erhe was the "Langzhong, Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War", a fifth rank.
Achuhun was specially granted the title of "Ministry of Rites, Co-translator of the Four Translation Institutes, and Reader of the Manchurian Inspection Minister". Regardless of his rank, he was allowed to wear the official uniform of the sixth rank and receive the salary of the sixth rank official.
Their official positions are not too high, but the key point is their age.
When he entered the court at the age of nineteen, he was directly appointed as an official of the fourth and fifth ranks. At the age of seventeen, he was personally appointed by the emperor to an important position in the Ministry of Rites and enjoyed the treatment of a sixth-rank official.
The size of the official position is no longer the point; the point is the emperor’s intention.
He wanted to let these three brothers who were sent out to fight in the war learn in practice how to be officials in the court, and after they had learned enough, he would directly promote them to specific positions.
Otherwise, the three brothers would not have been assigned to different positions according to their abilities.
If you really just want to confer official titles on them for show, you can just send them all to be guards and have them stand at the door every day and everything will be fine.
It's like the princess's longevity.
Kangxi understood the abilities and personalities of the boys in Peng Chun's family thoroughly, otherwise it would have been difficult to handle this matter.
Folgon, who had always been by the prince's side, finally had a status.
He was appointed as the Chancellor of the Chancellery.
He was a minor "central" official who assisted the Prince's Secretary and the Junior Secretary in handling and executing the internal affairs of the palace.
Although he is a sixth-rank official, he is actually equivalent to the chief steward of the Jingshifang of the Imperial Household Department in the harem. Anyone would have to give him some respect. It is a very decent but not too high-profile job.
This time, Forgon went directly from being the leader of the scheming gang of Hahazhuzi to a member of the bureaucratic class in the Prince's Eastern Palace, namely Yuqing Palace, and successfully completed the class transition and qualitative change of identity.
Fulgon was the same age as the crown prince, and even younger than those Hahazhuzi. It could be said that the fact that he was able to obtain an official position made most of the young young men of the Eight Banners jealous.
He felt that Forgon was just running errands and trying to please everyone, and he shouted "Why!" countless times in his heart.
After all, for them, war is too far and too dangerous, but they think I can do it if I can play the role of a mouthpiece in front of the prince.
Jealousy was brewing in the self-awareness that the bottle was less than half full.
After receiving this reward, Peng Chun gradually felt relieved.
So he took the opportunity to report his request and family affairs to Kangxi in advance.
First, he asked Kangxi in a humble manner whether the family title could be passed on to the youngest son?
If possible, please ask His Majesty to issue an edict and let them pass away directly to prevent my sons from being unhappy about this in the future.
When this matter was mentioned a few days ago, Peng Chun and Fu Cha were very much in agreement. After listening to the rewards predicted by He Zhun Yierha, the brothers felt that it was most appropriate to leave the title to their own stupid younger brother.
After all, the merit gained through war is much more valuable than the title!
Regardless of whether they inherited the title or not, they must be known outside as the sons of General Peng Chun who defeated Tsarist Russia. Who wouldn't look up to them?
But Fengsheng, who is already thirteen years old, is no longer the funny boy who was played around by his brothers and sisters when he was seven or eight years old. He also has his own considerations in his mind.
He felt that since he was asking to marry a royal princess and inherit the title, he was taking all the good things in the family. How could this be justified?
Especially since my little sister even said that the title he inherited doesn’t have to be demoted!
First-class Gong! How many people have worked hard for three generations and still can't get the word "gong"!
Just give it to him?
But Hejun Yilha said,
My brothers still have the chance to make more contributions, and it's hard to say whether they can get a few more honors. But Fengsheng, you will never have the chance to go to the battlefield.
At the same time, the brothers also spoke their true feelings one after another.
I hope Brother Fengsheng can protect the Dong'e family's assets, and stay safely and happily in Zhenghongqi, at their roots.
This is what everyone wants to see when they come back from working hard outside.
Fengsheng accepted this enormous wealth with tears in his eyes. Each family member got what they needed and got much of what they wanted.
Even Achuhun felt the warmth brought by the so-called "brothers from the same mother" at this moment.
It is rare for children born to the same mother to fight with each other, but once it happens, the pain is unimaginable to ordinary people.
Now, the Dong'e family is so happy that no one has the heart to destroy it, and everyone is willing to sacrifice their lives to protect it.
People of this era are born with a sense of mission to defend their beliefs at the cost of their lives.
It has nothing to do with race or belief, it’s just the times that shape people.
Peng Chun's thoughts quickly returned to the main hall, and Kangxi indeed asked Peng Chun about his decision.
Peng Chun followed the standard answer given by Fu Cha yesterday and recited it truthfully with an expression and tone that said "I will confess it frankly".
When Kangxi heard this, his eyes were filled with longing and joy.
Brotherhood! A family! Isn't this also his ideal? !
Due to his temperament, Kangxi agreed immediately and showed extra grace by allowing Peng Chun to enjoy the title of Duke for three generations.
In addition to the rewards of official positions and titles, Kangxi also gave a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.
The Ministry of Revenue paid the bill, Kangxi was always very generous.
In addition, Kangxi was also very curious about Peng Chun's family affairs.
It is human nature to eat melons, let alone the melons from one’s relatives.
Peng Chun had no choice but to tell the whole story of how he had just returned home and learned that the fifth son had some admiration for Zhang's daughter. He then told the story of how he had read fortune with Tong Jia before going to the war, and how he had arranged verbal marriages for several children at home in order to bring good luck and "get married when I win the battle and come back". He told all the stories.
Kangxi had inquired about these things, but later he gradually forgot about them because of the serious illness of Empress Xiaozhuang and the invasion of Tsarist Russia and Peng Chun's expedition. Now that they were mentioned, he could indeed find the corresponding memories.
These things happened before the expedition, and no one had thought that the Dong E family would be in such a situation today. Now that the matter of marriage was mentioned again, Kangxi naturally would not think that it was a long-planned conspiracy or a clique for personal gain.
After all, Dong E Peng Chun was an honest man, a sensible man with a genius in fighting, and a height of over seven feet. This was already known to the entire Qing Dynasty.
"That's great! In the next three to five years, the Dong E family will have many happy events!
If I'm not busy, I'll go to your house for a meal."
Peng Chun: !!!
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He came to the Forbidden City empty-handed and returned to Dong'e Mansion in six horse-drawn carriages.
Peng Chun truly returned with a full load.
An imperial edict was issued to reward meritorious soldiers and their families one after another, but no matter how much they were rewarded, they could not compare to the rising Dong E family, which was at its peak.
There are seven sons in a family, and any one of them can support the family for a generation.
The Dong E family produced seven children in just one generation!
Even the youngest son Fengsheng, who was the most talked about before, quietly got the title of first-class duke in the future.
It really makes others envious!
But they could only envy Peng Chun's magnificent military exploits in their dreams. The only ones who were confused were a few of the taskers.
But no matter how much one investigated Princess Dong E, one could not find the slightest sense of incongruity in her. Her pedantic and humble manner of a slave, her fawning on those in higher positions, her condescending attitude towards people at banquets, and her posture when traveling with Madam Dong E, as if they were cast in the same mold...all these signs showed that she was a genuine girl from an aristocratic family of this era.