Chapter 157: The development of Shinto, one person has two titles!
“It seems that Sister Miaoyu has made some big moves in Jiangnan.”

Jia Cong chuckled.

The Jiangnan Shinto system was established at a rapid pace.

The ghost soldiers explored various places, and if there was an elderly person in a critically ill family who had done good deeds, they would send ghost soldiers to go there in advance to prepare to take him away.

Following this line of thought, a large number of land and mountain temples have been built in the past six months.

There are fifty-nine counties under the jurisdiction of the ten prefectures.

Thirty-nine county city god offices have now been established, covering most county seats.

Shandong also established eight county city god offices, which was a good start.

It is true that the Liu royal family was unable to truly uncover the true details of Shinto.

But to say that no clues were found at all would be an underestimation.

The two fourth-level masters came to greet him this time, which might be a reminder.

However, Jia Cong had already anticipated this.

Think three steps ahead and even think of the response methods in advance.

“Sister Bao, the royal family’s bottom line is higher than we thought.”

“Send a message to Sister Miaoyu, tell her to complete the Shinto system in Shandong and Jiangnan and stop expanding it.”

“I understand, Cong’er!”

Baochai nodded.

“Hou Jingyun, reorganize the entire army and prepare for the triumphal ceremony!”

“promise!”

……

At the command, the army reorganized.

Leave the carriage behind.

A total of 231 Korean relatives, led by King Li Yuzhe of Korea, were driven out of the carriage.

The escort was in the middle and moved forward another three miles.

This is the merit of destroying a country.

Emperor Shunde led all the officials out of the city to welcome him.

Although Jia Cong only brought back three thousand cavalry.

Military music, singing and dancing all followed ancient rituals and were very grand.

Then the army marched into the city in a majestic and mighty parade, with countless people watching on both sides.

The most dazzling ones are the Eight Hundred Blood-Clothed Guards.

Ordinary people would feel terrified even if they watched from a distance.

Walk to the Taimiao.

It is the ceremony of offering victory and the ceremony of offering captives.

After Li Yuzhe submitted the letter of surrender, Emperor Shunde winked at Xia Shouzhong, who had returned to Beijing for more than a month.

Xia Shouzhong stepped out holding the imperial edict.

“The Emperor Shunde of Heaven decrees!”

“I believe that the way of heaven and earth has a beginning and an end, and the rise and fall of a nation is all determined by heaven’s will.

“King Yi Ok-chul of Joseon inherited the foundation laid by his ancestors, but he did not understand the way of heaven, failed to govern the people, colluded with the rebels, and led to the overthrow of the country and the decline of national fortune.”

“Recently, I realized that my sins were grave and irreparable, so I led my people to surrender in order to save my life.”

“I think that God has a benevolent heart and does not want to cause more killings, so I grant his request and pardon his previous sins.”

“Remove Li Yuzhe’s title of Prince of the Joseon County and confer him the title of Chonghun Marquis, and give him the title of General of the Left Thousand Oxen Guards!”

“Appoint Li Zhixing, a descendant of the Joseon Li family, as the first-class Anming Marquis. I decree this!”

As soon as the words fell, all the officials were shocked.

The general still didn’t understand what was going on.

But among the civil officials who were able to stand in the ranks, all of them were well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics.

Subconsciously, he turned his gaze to Jia Cong, who was standing at the head of the military generals today.

The Duke of Chu is very confused!
The so-called serious stupidity means being incompetent and unjust. He lost his country twice, once because of the destruction of his country and the other because of surrender!

Obviously this is a very derogatory title.

This is not yet critical.

The key point is that there was once a very stupid prince in history.

In the past, Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, and Emperor Qinzong of Song, Zhao Huan, father and son, were captured by the Jin people after the Jingkang Incident.

Song Huizong was given the title of “Duke Hun De” and Song Qinzong was given the title of “Marquis Chong Hun”.

Finally he died in humiliation.

There is also the General of the Left Thousand Bull Guards, an official title that first appeared in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

They were the emperor’s personal guards, but they had been abolished in the previous dynasty.

Nowadays, Daqian only has the Dragon Guards, so where are the Qianniu Guards?

On the contrary, Li Yu, the last ruler of Southern Tang in the early Song Dynasty, was once granted the title of “Marquis of Weiming” and General of the Left Thousand Oxen Guard.

In the end, he was poisoned to death. In addition, although it was Li who surrendered, two marquisates were conferred.

The implication of Emperor Shunde’s words could not be more obvious.

As long as “Marquis Anming” is alive, the Li bloodline can continue.

In order to make the records in future history books look better, the remaining members of the Li royal family were left to Jia Cong to deal with.

What does it mean to take revenge for every slight grievance?

This is called revenge!
It was not until then that all the civil and military officials came to mind.

The Kingdom of Korea was destroyed.

The reason behind this was nothing more than coveting Jia Cong’s sister, a trivial matter that seemed insignificant to outsiders.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I sincerely surrender my country…”

Li Yuzhe also reacted and knelt down to beg.

But before he could finish his words, Xia Shouzhong signaled the eunuch to cover his mouth and drag him away.

Jia Cong stood at the head of the generals, expressionless.

There was no trace of fluctuation on his face.

Shinto is ruthless, but people are kind!

The only ones who can make the innate gods still maintain human feelings are the sisters in the family.

Li Yuzhe was allowed to enter Beijing alive because of Emperor Shunde’s face.

……

After the captive offering was completed, all officials returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The next step is the highlight: rewarding according to merit.

Zhang Shen, deputy general of Liaodong Town, assisted in suppressing the rebellion and conquering Korea.

Promoted to General of Liaodong Town and conferred the title of First-Class Son!

Xia Shouzhong was a smart man and never thought of concealing the truth. He just reported every conversation he had with Jia Cong to the emperor.

A nephew was created a baron.

Baochai was given an additional 300 shi of food allowance and was awarded 10,000 acres of farmland in the south of the Yangtze River.

Even Miaoyu, who was not present, was given the honorary title of “Dao Miao Zi Yu San Xiang Zhenren”.

Then there is the most crucial Jia Cong.

Almost one person destroyed a country!
Under the gaze of civil and military officials, Xia Shouzhong took out the imperial edict.

“The Emperor Shunde of Heaven decrees!”

“I have received the mandate of heaven and rule over the four seas. Now there is Jia Cong, Marquis of Jing’an, who has fought against the rebels, expanded the territory, and made outstanding contributions.”

“He is both wise and brave, and his loyalty and bravery are commendable.”

“Allow him to inherit the title of Rongguo Mansion, hold two titles concurrently, and be awarded the third-class title of Marquis of Wuwei!”

“Appreciate this!”

……

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the imperial edict was read out.

After the death of Jia She and his son in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Cong inherited the title of second-class general with full legitimacy. In addition, for his contribution in destroying the country this time, it was only natural that the title of second-class general was promoted to marquis.

Can follow the usual practice.

The title of Marquis of Jing’an or Marquis of Wuwei should be chosen between the two.

But the imperial edict said that he held two titles!

It undoubtedly set a precedent for Daqian, and even in the entire history books, there is no second example.

Duke Dingguo Zhang Yuan, who was standing behind Jia Cong, couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

The hereditary first-class Marquis of Jing’an!

Third-class Wuwei Marquis!
Left Commander-in-Chief of the Front Military Governor’s Office!

Commander of the Beijing Camp!
Grand Commander of the Andongbei Protectorate!
Grand Commander of the Andongnan Protectorate!
As the saying goes, Feng Tang is easy to grow old, but Li Guang is hard to be granted a title!

For a general like Li Guang, it is extremely difficult to seek a title!

But Jia Cong was only ten years old.

With the title and official position, now one person holds six positions!
Take any one of them, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to achieve even if he works hard for a lifetime.

The royal family did this to prevent the situation where there would be no more titles to be given and no more rewards to be given in the future.

It was also the first time that one person held two titles.

It is clear what the intention is.

Not surprisingly, the Jia family…

To be precise, Jia Cong’s descendants were destined to have two princes in the same family, and the inheritance would continue from generation to generation.

What an honor this is!

He is countless times more powerful than himself, the Duke of Dingguo, who was granted special permission to inherit the title without being demoted!
“Your Majesty, please accept the order and thank me!”

Under the envious gazes of civil and military officials, Jia Cong bowed and accepted the imperial edict.

In Shenjing City, the next plot is about to begin. The details of the next plot have been almost sorted out in the past two days.

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(End of this chapter)