The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

The emperor and his ministers talked for a long time.

It was nothing more than finalizing some major policies for the next period.

It was not until late at night that Zhu Houzhao let Tang Hao leave the palace.

In fact, the emperor was still reluctant to part with the wild man and wanted to keep Tang Hao in the palace to sleep with him, but was sternly rejected by Tang Hao.

My wife is still waiting at home!

Who wants to sleep with a grown man like you? Isn't it nice to go back and hug my wife and children?

So Tang Hao left cursing and didn't give Zhu Houzhao a chance at all.

When Tang Hao left the palace, the carriage of the Duke's Mansion was already ready.

All the servants looked at Tang Hao with fanaticism.

"Master, the mansion is ready and waiting for you to go back!"

"The second master is offering sacrifices to the ancestors. You can start when you go back!"

Ancestors?

Tang Hao laughed dumbly.

Of course, ancestors must be offered sacrifices!

Because Tang Hao was promoted to Duke of the State today, and his title was exactly the Duke of Xin of his ancestor Tang He, this was undoubtedly a day worth remembering for the old Tang family. They should go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors and tell their ancestor Tang He that their descendants did not bring shame to you, and we have taken back your title.

The carriage moved forward slowly and soon arrived at the Duke's Mansion.

Zhang was holding her child and looking forward to it at the door.

Seeing the carriage coming from afar, Zhang Jingshu also smiled.

She didn't care whether her husband was promoted or not, she just hoped that her husband could return safely.

Fighting is not a peaceful thing. There are countless famous generals and heroes who died from stray arrows on the battlefield, so Zhang Jingshu was even more worried.

Fortunately, Tang Hao came back in one piece.

Tang Hao quickly got off the carriage, then stepped forward and hugged his wife and children in his arms.

"I'm back!"

Feeling her husband's broad and powerful chest, Zhang Jingshu couldn't help but have red eyes.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back!"

"Are you hungry? I'll go make you something to eat..."

Tang Hao laughed when he heard this, and then he picked up his wife and played with her for a while, and then put her down.

The little guy screamed when he saw this, how could there be such a father who didn't deserve it?

Tang Hao then came to the ancestral hall.

All the Tang family members gathered here at this moment.

Second uncle Tang Yi came up with red eyes, first observed whether Tang Hao was injured, and then bowed to him respectfully.

All the Tang family members did the same, following Tang Yi to bow to Tang Hao.

The reason is simple, the old Tang family can regain the title, all thanks to Tang Hao's achievements!

At the beginning, their ancestor Tang He had five sons and five daughters in his life. The eldest son Tang Ding died in Yunnan, the third son Tang Nai and the fourth son Tang Xie all died young, and the fifth son Tang Li also died in the expedition against Wu Kaiwei. Only the second son Tang Ji was the longest-lived among the five sons.

According to the Ming Dynasty's system of inheritance of titles, Tang He's title of Duke Xin could only be inherited by the eldest son, but the problem was that Tang He's eldest son Tang Ding died in Yunnan in the 14th year of Hongwu, and Tang Ding's son Tang Sheng (Tang He's eldest grandson) and Tang Sheng's son Tang Wenyu (great-grandson) all died young before they could inherit the title.

Therefore, when it came to Tang Wenyu's son Tang Jie (great-grandson), he asked the court to inherit Tang He's title. At that time, the Three Yangs were in power and the civil officials and gentry were in charge of the power. The court actually dismissed the title left by Tang He on the grounds that no one had inherited the Tang family title for forty years!

What a ridiculous thing!

Even if the title was not inherited by anyone, it was the title that their ancestors fought for in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. It was a recognition of their ancestor Tang He's lifelong achievements. As a result, it was directly dismissed for such a ridiculous reason!

It's hard not to be disheartened!

The old Tang family used all their connections and even bribed those civil officials and gentry, but the final result was the same. They were directly dismissed. There was nothing to argue about.

However, the question is, is the court's doing this in accordance with etiquette?

Does the old Tang family not have a hereditary certificate?

Or did the descendants of the old Tang family make a big mistake that lost the title?

None of them!

In terms of public and private, etiquette and law, the court should not directly dismiss the title of the old Tang family!

However, the civil officials and gentry controlled the government, and no matter how resentful and dissatisfied the Tang family children were, it was meaningless.

In the end, the court gave them a hereditary leisurely position as the commander of the Nanjing Jinyiwei, which was a kind of compensation for them.

However, losing the title of Duke of Xin was what they deserved, and that was the proof of their ancestors' lifelong achievements!

The Tang family could not blame the court, but only themselves, blaming their descendants for being unfilial and not being able to keep the family business that their ancestors had won!

Until today!

Until Tang Hao came out of nowhere!

First, he took back the Zhongshan Marquis of his ancestors, and then he fought a decisive battle, and was promoted to Duke of the State with his great military exploits, and took back the title of Duke of Xin of his ancestors!

So far, the old Tang family has revived again and become the first noble family in the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the Tang family members die now, they can go down to meet their ancestors!

Thinking of this, Tang Yu grabbed Tang Hao with tears in his eyes and choked up: "Hao'er, you did a good job, a good job!"

Tang Hao patted his hands and said softly: "We are all family, second uncle, there is no need to say more, this is what I, Tang Hao, should do."

Tang Yu showed a relieved smile on his face, and then hurriedly made way.

Tang Hao strode to the center of the ancestral hall, looked at Tang He's spirit tablet, and respectfully offered incense and chanted.

The ancestor worship was over.

Tang Hao turned and looked at the Tang family members.

"First, the Tang family members must not do whatever they want, let alone oppress the people, otherwise they will never be forgiven, and killing people is a matter of course!"

Hearing this, all the Tang family members were shocked.

The head of the family was telling them not to rely on his power to do whatever they want. Whoever dares to get involved in human life must die!

"Second, the Tang family members must not only practice martial arts, but also study literature. If there are young talents who are both civil and military, this association will strongly recommend him to take the position, regardless of the legitimate and illegitimate branches!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar, and all the Tang family members were instantly excited.

Regardless of the legitimate and illegitimate branches, as long as there is talent, the head of the family will strongly recommend it. This is a road to heaven!

You must know that the head of the family is now the head of the military merits of the Ming Dynasty and the most powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty!

Are you afraid that the people he recommended will not have a good future?

After a brief warning to the Tang family, the ancestor worship ceremony was completely over.

Tang Hao couldn't wait to return to the courtyard where he lived, only to see Zhang Jingshu already looking at him eagerly, and the little guy was waving his teeth in the cradle.

Tang Hao went forward to tease the little guy, then picked up Zhang Jingshu, and rolled onto the bed amid the latter's exclamation.

A night of dancing of fish and dragons.

Duke Xin was refreshed.

The next day.

Before night, all the generals gathered in Tang Hao's mansion.

The former Zhongshan Marquis Mansion had now changed its plaque and became the "Duke Xin Mansion".

Tang Hao slept in for a rare time, so all the generals had arrived, but he hadn't come yet.

When Tang Hao changed his clothes and came to the hall at Zhang Jingshu's urging, he could hear the noise and laughter of the generals from afar.

Speaking of which, it was because of the reward last night.

All the generals were assigned to lead the army alone, and they were either the generals of the nine frontiers or the deputy generals and lieutenant generals, which could be said to be important positions.

The nine frontier military towns are undoubtedly the first line of defense of the Ming Dynasty, and the garrisons add up to hundreds of thousands. Zha Tanghao naturally wants to control this force in his hands.

Liaodong, Jizhou, Xuanfu, Datong... Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty's border defense completely follow Tang Hao's ideas, drastically eliminate bad habits, complete the transformation bit by bit, and rebuild a strong army!

If everything is completed, hundreds of thousands of troops will be under control!

At that time, all ghosts and goblins, all conspiracies and calculations are illusions!

In this world, he Tang Hao can make it round or flatten it!

"Haven't you eaten yet?" Tang Hao walked into the hall, and the generals immediately stood up to greet him.

Tang Hao waved his hand, and then ordered the servants in the mansion to serve the dishes.

"Don't worry, let's eat and talk!"