I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Zhiyao, who was sitting on the throne, could see everyone at a glance, and most of them looked more excited.

Their excitement can be understood. It is one thing to be recognized for their past efforts, and another is to obtain a title that far exceeds the boundaries of a prince.

What is "the minister of the king"?In the past, the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty conferred great meritorious officials, and the princes who had the qualifications to establish a country were the princes.

No matter how powerful, "Qing" is not a formal title, but a doctor is a formal title.

In the past, it was not possible for the feudal lords to confer titles above the rank of a grand duke, and only the co-lords of the world possessed this power.

The state of Chu, who likes to play its own way, broke many boundaries set by the Zhou royal family, but it did not break through the red line of knighthood.

Maybe it's because Chu State disdain to play with the Zhou royal family?The most excessive thing they did was to set up the class of "feudal monarch", prefixed with the fief of the vassal, and given the title of title doctor.

Now, Zhiyao, who is the lord of the original country, wants to confer titles, the highest of which can be a marquis.

That is the marquis, the overlords who once ruled, not counting the ones who claim to be kings, and the overlords are nothing but marquises.

Of course, there was originally only one king. Later, Chu State claimed to be the king and was recognized by some countries. In addition, Wu and Yue claimed to be the king. .

After the Xiangwanghuimeng ended, there were four widely recognized kings in the world, and it seemed that the title of king was not so unusual.

Of course, I'm not surprised. In addition, Zhiyao became the first person who conferred the title of baron or above after becoming king. This alone is full of big patterns.

Don't know what the big picture is?In addition to showing that Zhiyao is willing to share wealth with the heroes, Zhiyao is actually fulfilling the duty of the co-lord of the world, and there are other connotations.

Among them, the most important thing is to have the bearing of the co-lord of the world, breaking the title of baron and above that has only been conferred by the Zhou family for hundreds of years.

As for the other connotations, Zhiyao will mention them one by one in her next will.

After Zhiyao sat down, everyone stood up from their respective positions, saluted in Zhiyao's direction, and shouted in unison: "Meet my king. My king Wannian! Dayuan Wannian!"

It is enough to shout "Meet my king" at ordinary times, but today is special, all the ministers discussed it, and added two words of flattering for ten thousand years.

Zhiyao got up to return the salute, and said, "Everyone, return to your seat."

The king of a country wants to return the gift?This kind of behavior is really nothing unusual in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period.

do you know?There was such a monarch who made his ruler feel that he was not respected, so the ruler simply drove this monarch to the enemy.

At present, it is not a purely "family world" structure, and the monarch is not the largest and only slave owner, so we must maintain basic mutual respect no matter what.

Everyone sat down, and the eunuch standing beside the majesty ordered Taihu to shout: "There is something to play!"

Do you think that everyone knows that the imperial edict will be issued today, and will not discuss things at the court meeting?how can that be possible!
The reserved character has existed in Zhuxia since ancient times. The more good things happen, the more reserved the person involved will be.

This kind of reserve is to express a kind of self-confidence, and at the same time, it can also express a kind of meaning of "I didn't force it, it belongs to me". "return" level.

If you look impatient, it will make people feel lacking in tolerance, and even laugh at the fear that if you are slower, it will not be someone's turn, lack of self-confidence and not enough to take on big responsibilities, and so on.

After Han Geng finished shouting at Taihu, he waited for about three or five breaths, then stood up and shouted: "I have played!"

Weiguo moved its capital under the threat of Chidi. When "Puyang" was decided as the new capital, it was a difficult time for Weiguo.

Why did Wei Guo suddenly come up?Because the palace city where the monarchs and ministers of the original country are staying now was built by the Wei country.

At that time, the state of Wei was not able to build the palace city very well. Although it was rebuilt again and again later, the layout of various halls, platforms, and halls was still smaller.

For example, now, as the main hall for the grand court meeting, the space is only about 150 square meters at best, and there must be load-bearing columns in between, and some lamps for lighting, and other decorations, etc., to ensure orderly energy. Arranging the seats, the seats for more than forty people made the hall appear crowded.

The throne is about five meters away from the actions of the ministers. Han Geng’s normal voice can be heard by Zhiyao, but it is difficult for colleagues who are far away to hear clearly. Usually it doesn’t matter. Everyone wants to have a stronger sense of presence today. , so that you need to shout.

Han Geng reported that the construction of the canal to the north of the big river had been completed, he told some details, and asked for credit for several people.

In fact, the construction of the aqueduct east of "Ye" has nothing to do with the Han family. The relationship with Han Geng, who is in power, was only later classified as a state matter, and Han Geng never worried about the whole process.

In the past, as the public clan, the Zhi family could just celebrate by themselves, and rewards for meritorious deeds were also carried out internally.

It's different now. Zhiyao broke up his family and became a country. Anyone can eat the food produced after the completion of the water conservancy project. Reporting this news today is a kind of joy.

Zhiyao knew the news of the completion of the project a long time ago, so he still made a look of great joy, but today he was wearing a full set of big fur hats, his face was blocked by the hats, and the light from the throne was rather dim, so it was really hard to see his expression clearly.

After finishing the report, Han Geng stepped back, returned to his seat and sat down.

Hu Jie then stood up, walked to the aisle in the middle, saluted and shouted: "I have something to play!"

Taihu glanced at Zhiyao, fulfilled the duties of the eunuch order, and shouted: "Come on!"

Hu Jie shouted with joy on his face: "The Western Expedition of the Great Plains, the Western Captives cannot be taken. Our army captured 'Yong', and captured many prisoners. After victory, we will go west, break the Western Captives in the 'Xishan', and capture the others. There are dozens of nobles, driving the other king to flee west."

Xilu?It is the Qin State that has lost its territory.

The lost Qin monarch led a group of remnant soldiers, and about a dozen thousand Lishu, into a tribal alliance called Birong. The follow-up news was that this group of remnants of Qin fought fiercely with Birong, and defeated Birong to obtain Habitat, and then began to continue to conquer the tribes of Birong.

In response to the behavior of the remnants of the Qin State, the original monarch and ministers had held a small meeting and decided to temporarily let the remnants of the Qin State go.

It's not that Yuan Guo's monarch and ministers have any good intentions, the main reason is that Yuan Guo has a lot of things going on right now, and he really doesn't have the extra energy to continue the expedition.

Leaving some Qin people like Jun Qin may have other uses, for example, the Yuan country used the surviving Qin monarchs and ministers to make the Zhao family unhappy.

After all, what Zhao Wuxie did in Qin last year was extremely dishonest.

The people of Qin who were deceived and coerced by force to go to the land of the nine bends of the river, they learned the follow-up news of Qin Jun and others, can they continue to accept the rule of the Zhao family?

For the Yuan Kingdom, the remnants of the Qin Kingdom have another purpose. They can be used to disrupt the various ethnic groups known as the "Hexi Corridor" in later generations, and serve as a vanguard for the future advance of the Yuan Kingdom to the west.

In the final analysis, the Yuan Country could even defeat the Qin Country in its heyday, and Qin Jun only had more than a hundred thousand people under his command, so it was impossible to shake the Zhi Clan's rule over the Yuan Country.

In the past, Zhiyao learned that Zhao Wuxie fled away with his participation, and the reasons for not chasing after him were as above, there was a delay, and the threat was no longer fatal, and there was value to be used, so he must use his power in more urgent places.

Therefore, it is not a set of "hitting a snake and not dying", whether it will "leave its own harm" depends on the follow-up.

Hu Jie's report on the Western Territory was also for the purpose of adding joy to happiness.

Later, all the ministers reported good things, and those who didn't know thought that everything was going well in Yuanguo.

There will definitely be other things, some of which are still bad news, but those who should know have already known, and it is very likely that they have already arranged a response plan, and they will not bring it out today to add to the trouble.

The court meeting went on for more than half an hour, and the due "reservedness" had already taken effect. Everyone had a tacit understanding not to start the performance, and the impatient people even looked at Zhiyao eagerly.

Waiting for no one to leave the shift, Zhiyao knew it was time, stood up from the throne, stepped off the stage, and walked out of the hall with a smile on her face.

The main reason is that the main hall is really too small to accommodate all the meritorious personnel who will receive imperial seals. One after another, they only enter after they are declared famous. What is going on?

Therefore, when Zhiyao came outside the hall, she could see that there were already many people sitting in the arranged square outside.

The square is also not big, covering an area of ​​about ten acres, lacking the atmosphere of a big country.

God is beautiful today, the sun keeps the temperature from being cold, but there is still a chill when the wind blows.

It's just that good things will happen today, people's hearts are hot, and a little cold wind is nothing.

After Zhiyao came out, the officials were ranked according to their official positions, with the Sangong and Jiuqing at the forefront, followed by officials from various ministries.

There is a high platform outside the square, which was originally used for the king of a country to sacrifice to heaven.

The tripod used to offer sacrifices to heaven has been removed, seats are placed above and below the high platform, carpets are laid on the places with seats, some brightly colored screens are specially arranged, and many flags with different colors are inserted. The original shabby.

After everyone sat down, the sound of music sounded on the scene.

The music sounds very "flat", almost without "flatness", which is exactly the "elegance" pursued by court music, and it is also called "grace music".

There was once a person who, when he heard "奇"... that is, music with more twists and turns, he would be furious and make various comments, and even the king of Wei State kindly entertained him with music. He heard the court music of Wei State Very briskly denounced it as "the voice of subjugation".

Modern people may not be able to understand, but the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are the era of "rites and music". Rituals are all kinds of constraints, and music is used for grand ceremonies or sacrificial occasions.

According to Ji Zhou's etiquette norms, in case of major events, one must sacrifice to heaven.

Last time, Zhiyao didn't even arrange a sacrifice ceremony for such a big event as the meeting of kings and kings.

At that time, everyone, including everyone in the original country, thought that Zhiyao wanted to innovate and remove the influence of the Zhou family. In fact, they didn't think too much about Zhiyao's lack of a ceremony to sacrifice to heaven.

Today, Zhiyao will perform sacrifices, but it is to sacrifice ancestors. The ancestors include the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, but the title of "God" is no longer included in the sacrificial text.

The king's sacrifice is nothing more than reporting good news, or making some kind of plea on behalf of the country.

Therefore, the reason why "Guangzong Yaozu" has become a glorious idiom is because not everyone was able to perform sacrifices a long time ago.

After completing the sacrifice, Zhiyao can take a rest.

Taihu appeared on the stage again, but there was another person beside him, and that person was Zhikai.

As the prince's Zhikai, he is holding a wooden plate with scrolls on it.

Taihu bowed to Zhiyao first, and got a signal before turning sideways to take a scroll from the wooden tray that Zhikai was holding, and before spreading it out, he shouted: "Han Geng come out."

Unexpectedly, Han Geng who was the first to be himself was startled for a moment, then he reacted and hurried out of the shift.

"Here is an edict: Geng is loyal and loyal, noble but able to be frugal, follow it without slack, make meritorious deeds, and relieve the worries of the superior..."

Taihu can read every word clearly. Since it is the decree of the imperial seal, it is naturally more beautified.

Why is it not the beginning of "Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor's edict"?First of all, Zhiyao is not yet the emperor, and secondly, not every imperial decree is an "edict", and the rewards are actually "edicts".

It's a pity that Han Geng didn't have a record that could be achieved, or because of the imperial seal, he would have been able to brag about it.

After reading the imperial decree, it was naturally Han Geng who thanked him.

What Han Geng was thinking in his heart was not that important, but he could see a sense of relief on his face.

In fact, Han Geng is really relieved, even though he lost some fiefdoms and population, it is not a bloody exit, is it?
Then came the edicts of other people, and the contents of many decrees were repeated, but it was like this now.

From the marquis to the baron, a total of nearly 50 people were awarded the imperial title.

The imperial seal is only about titles, not about fiefdoms, population or materials.

This is different from the Zhou Dynasty or other dynasties. It looks a bit sloppy, but it is actually related to the national policy formulated by Zhiyao, and it is also related to the current era.

Today's imperial seals only give political treatment to meritorious officials, and once confirmed, they will give privileges.

Fief or something?Whether they made contributions or did something wrong, the gains and losses of the fief have long been settled.

It is precisely because some people's fiefs have decreased, so it will not be mentioned during the imperial edict process, otherwise it will be poking people's hearts with sharp knives.

Afterwards, Zhiyao will make up the decree about the fiefdom, officially confirm which piece of land belongs to whom, and at the same time give material rewards.

If there is a big happy event, there will naturally be a banquet.

When the banquet was held at night, Hu Jie and Han Geng, who looked a little drunk, came to Zhiyao for instructions.

What Hu Jie mentioned was that he was old and wanted to resign from his post to take care of his old age.

Han Geng proposed to put the construction of the capital on the agenda.

To be honest, Hu Jie is really old, and he has long since lost the energy to handle various affairs, and because of his mediocrity, he might as well make way for his son Hu You.

Seeing Han Geng's proposal to build the capital, Zhiyao fell into deep thought...