Chapter 283 The Conferment Ceremony Is Exciting (Part 2)

The eunuch Cai He, the eunuch Bingbi, who read out the imperial edict, read out all the names of the 18 founding princes of the Tang Dynasty conferred by Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian in one breath.

Liu Ziyu, who should have been ranked first among the eighteen princes who founded the Tang Dynasty, did not appear on the list.

Instead, Hou Huo Qubing, the champion in his weak years, became the first of the eighteen princes in the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

Until Cai He finished reading the last list of those who were granted the title of marquis, Liu Ziyu still stood there with dull eyes, her face was pale, and her heart was ashen.

There is a saying called "There is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart." It is most appropriate to describe the deputy general Liu Ziyu at this time.

He never expected that Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian would not grant him the title of Duke, but now he, Liu Ziyu, was not even included in the list of marquises.

What made him even more resentful was that among the eighteen princes who founded the Tang Dynasty, people like Guo Dingfang led their troops to surround Longcheng, the fiefdom of the King of Jin, and then surrendered the Longyou and Hexi states to the Tubo barbarians;

Even the useless generals who almost fell into the hands of Tubo in Chang'an Mansion were actually made the Marquis of Zhenxi?

Also, the loyal Marquis Xiao Po was just a "horseman" who was born as a slave and was half Hu people. Before he followed Emperor Zhaowu to raise an army, he was just a flag bearer in the Longcheng Polu army. Neither is a soldier;

Because he managed to keep the battle flag intact during the defense of Longcheng, he was appreciated by Emperor Zhaowu and was incorporated into Emperor Zhaowu's imperial camp, the Jinwu Guards, as the commander;

But it happened that this guy who led his horse to the ground in front of Emperor Zhaowu was conferred the title of Marquis of Zhongyi;

And he, Liu Ziyu, was the first to declare his allegiance to Chen Huaian, the original king of Jin, and he repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in the southern expedition, conquering Kaifeng Prefecture and taking Jinling City directly.

Unexpectedly, in the conferment ceremony after the founding of the new dynasty, there was not even a title of marquis?

Is this, is there still heavenly law, is there still royal law?

At this moment, Liu Ziyu peeked at the dragon chair from the corner of his eye, already filled with dissatisfaction and resentment.

Even Zhao Wang Liu Xinwu, who had just been crowned king, was puzzled and confused by this.

He didn't understand why the emperor refused to award even the title of marquis to his adopted son Liu Ziyu.

If one were to determine the level of a title based solely on military exploits, considering Liu Ziyu's great contribution to the Tang Dynasty, he should be awarded a title no matter what!

No matter how you look at it, Liu Ziyu is at least better than the Anxi surrender generals such as Guo Dingfang, Tan Li, and Wang Wenbin, right?

However, as a veteran of three dynasties and a veteran in politics, King Zhao Liu Xinwu, even if he had doubts in his heart and wanted to fight for his adopted son Liu Ziyu, it should not be on this occasion.

Therefore, King Zhao Liu Xinwu still had a calm expression on his face.

He was also wondering in his mind whether his adopted son Liu Ziyu had done something to offend Long Yan during his stay in the capital, which led to the emperor deliberately lowering his title at the conferment ceremony as a way to beat Liu Ziyu. Ziyu.

Just when the father and son were confused, the eighteen people who were awarded the title of Marquis of the Tang Dynasty knelt down in the Jinluan Hall one after another, and thanked the emperor in the court: "My lord, thank you for your kindness!"

On the dragon chair, Zhaowu Emperor Chen Huaian also repeated the gesture of waving his hands again and said: "My beloved lords, please be free of courtesy and stand alone!"

When the 18th Earl of the Tang Dynasty returned to his original position, the next person to be conferred the title of Earl would be the 36th Earl of the Tang Dynasty.

This is also the last batch of civil servants and generals to receive the title at this founding ceremony.

The eunuch Cai He, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, continued to read out the imperial edict in a long voice——

"Tang Ziyi——Uncle Jingyuan;"

"Ni Dingguo - Lan Lingbo;"

"Liu Ergou——Uncle Suiyuan;"

"..."

Cai He, the eunuch who announced the edict, was like an emotionless edict machine, reading out the list of people who were awarded the title of Count of the Tang Dynasty one after another.

At this moment, Liu Ziyu, who had long been despairing, no longer had the urge to count the names one by one, as if he was a walking corpse standing in the Jinluan Palace.

Until, when his name was read out from the mouth of eunuch Cai He: "Liu Ziyu - Uncle Wu Yi!"

"Appreciate this——"

Immediately afterwards, the eunuch Cai He read out the word "Qin".

At this point, the list of all the conferred persons in the founding ceremony of the Tang Dynasty has finally been finalized.

A total of 60 people were awarded Tang Dynasty titles this time, including six dukes (including one posthumously), 18 marquises (including one in advance, Zhongyong Hou Lu Jiang), and 36 counts.

Liu Ziyu, the deputy general who thought he would be named Duke of the Tang Dynasty and ranked first among the six Dukes, finally caught up with the last train on the list and became the last of the thirty-six Earls.

In other words, among the 60 people who were ennobled today, in order of status, Wu Yibo Liu Ziyu happened to be the youngest.

The next time he goes to court, Liu Ziyu will have to move back from his current position in the Jinluan Hall according to his official position.

His idea of ​​standing in front of Wei Guogong Chang Yuchun and letting the former deputy commander of the army smell his farts finally came to nothing.

Liu Ziyu couldn't remember anything about what happened next.

All he knew was that he was like a puppet being held up by strings, following the thirty-six Earls who were conferred, repeating the action of kowtowing to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian in the court to thank him.

Next, Liu Ziyu didn't listen to a word of what the Ministry of Household Affairs drew up regarding a series of benefits such as lumi and salary according to the size of the title.

He only knew that after today's court meeting, Liu Ziyu, the head of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, the sworn brother of the current Empress, and the "eldest brother-in-law" of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, would completely become a laughing stock in the eyes of the civil and military officials of the court;

Even his subordinates in the army had a higher ranking than him in the ceremony of being conferred.

In the future, will he, the Earl of Wuyi, command those marquises, or will those marquises command him?

Liu Ziyu didn't dare to think about it, nor did he want to think about it.

At this moment, he just wanted to leave the court quickly, and then find a place where no one was, and get drunk.

Only by getting drunk can he relieve the thousands of resentments and sorrows in his heart!

"Leave the court——"

Finally, Liu Ziyu waited until the eunuch Cai He, the pen-holding eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, shouted the word "leave the court".

He was the first to rush out of the Golden Palace and ran all the way out of the imperial city at the speed of abandoning the door.

In the past, Liu Ziyu, the "uncle of the emperor" who was surrounded by people and looked very powerful after leaving the court, was like a frightened bird at this moment, riding his horse alone through the streets and alleys of Jinling City.