Of course, if you want to compare him with the princes of Wei, he is still a lot shorter.
And now, Wei Yunyi demoted the former King of Gaoyang, Li Chengbing, directly to the Duke of Gaoyang. In other words, he demoted him from a king to a duke.
Although his title was high, he was kept in the capital. In addition, since he was the king of the kingdom, his status was even lower, so it was just an empty title.
If it comes to power, I'm afraid he is not even as good as an ordinary official of the Wei Dynasty.
This means that a king who once owned territory has now lost everything.
Being raised in the capital is equivalent to being imprisoned in disguise.
But those Gaoyang royal family members.
Wei Yunyi didn't consider it at all. As an emperor, he didn't need to think so carefully. He could just let the cabinet do it.
Below, Minister of War Lin Yuansong nodded slightly after hearing this, thinking that this treatment was very normal.
Although it was Gaoyang who started the rebellion before, the country has now been destroyed and even the king has been taken to the capital.
In all dynasties, the emperor would never kill people directly for such things.
Unless there is a blood feud between the two sides.
But it's obvious.
Gao Yang didn't do this at all.
Putting Li Chengbing in the capital was actually a pretty good outcome. Otherwise, if he were sent directly to some bitter cold place, he would have been in great danger of death. Here, at least he had food and drink.
However, Lin Yuansong did not speak at this moment and still stood there.
At this time, the ministers around him began to feel a little nervous.
After dealing with the King of Gaoyang, the next thing would be the territory of Gaoyang.
Wei Yunyi on the dragon throne.
Naturally, I also understand what these ministers are thinking.
With an additional piece of territory, many people will indeed think about it.
Especially the cabinet, because in the eyes of the cabinet, this extra territory has great uses, such as taxes, land and so on.
Of course, all this depends on how the emperor himself handles it.
Wei Yunyi, on the other hand, had already had an idea about this.
At this moment, a smile appeared on his face, and then he said, "The land of Gaoyang was won by the soldiers of the Great Wei after bloody battles. Therefore, I have decided to abolish the name of Gaoyang as a country and establish the Gaoyang Protectorate, officially incorporating it into the territory of the Great Wei."
"As for the selection of the Protector General of Gaoyang... I've already considered it. Let Marquis Guanjun take over temporarily!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present widened their eyes and showed an incredible expression.
Even Song Hongzhi looked confused, wondering if he had heard it wrong.
The establishment of Gaoyang Protectorate was within the expectations of the ministers.
Because Gaoyang had been destroyed.
But it is different from Jiangnan, Northwest, and even the north.
The people of Gaoyang didn't really recognize the Wei court, so there had to be a chief officer who held both military and political power to manage the area. Instead of letting the court directly govern and then completely transplant the policies of the various prefectures, the people of Gaoyang would definitely not be able to accept that for a while.
It was necessary to establish a protectorate to allow a certain degree of autonomy within the limits of the imperial court.
This has been done throughout the dynasties.
And when this place, due to the influence of the Central Plains and other places, fully recognized the imperial court, the Protectorate was abolished.
But none of the ministers present had expected that the candidate for the Protector of Gaoyang would be the young prince...
Indeed, after the Battle of Gaoyang.
Song Hongzhi's military talent has been recognized by most people.
But that's all.
As the saying goes, military generals ensure the stability of the country, and civil officials govern the country.
If you want to become a local leader, the most important thing is to have talent in governance and politics.
After all, governing a place requires various means, not just relying on war.
Especially now, Gaoyang Kingdom has just been destroyed, and we urgently need a capable minister to go and appease the people.
If we say that Song Hongzhi had achievements in the imperial examinations, after all, having achievements in the imperial examinations meant that he must have some means of governing the local area. Coupled with his own achievements, there would be no big problem for him to be appointed as the Protector General of Gaoyang.
But this little uncle of the emperor doesn’t have it.
If he were to take charge of the military and political power of Gaoyang Protectorate...
The ministers present could hardly imagine what was going to happen.
Even Zhang Zhengming couldn't help but frown, his heart full of doubts.
But he did not stand up at this moment, but was thinking about the significance of His Majesty's move.
Where is Song Gongwen?
There was already a huge wave in my heart.
It would have been fine if his son had been conferred the title of Marquis, but now he is expected to take control of a region's power.
You must know that once the Gaoyang Protectorate is established, its status will surpass that of other prefectures and regions, and the person in charge will be a high-ranking official...
Song Gongben thought that his seven consecutive promotions to become the second assistant minister of the cabinet was already impressive enough, but compared to his son, it seemed that he was still a little behind...
Of course, although he was shocked, he was also thinking in his mind why His Majesty did this.
However, the teacher and student did not speak in the court.
This does not mean that other ministers will remain silent.
For a while.
The ministers spoke up one after another, saying that this was inappropriate.
Even the censor stood up. He could remain silent about the fact that the young uncle was conferred the title of marquis, after all, that was the achievement of destroying the country. But it was a different matter when he was appointed as the Protector General of Gaoyang.
So everyone was very enthusiastic and expressed their opinions.
And above.
Wei Yunyi had already anticipated this situation.
But it was obvious that the ministers' objections could not change his mind. He simply said, "You don't need to say any more. I have already made the decision. The Marquis of Guanjun is the commander-in-chief of the Gaoyang Campaign. It is only right that the court establishes the Gaoyang Protectorate and appoints him as the Protector."
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