Chastity Layman

  Chapter 676 Su Shi

  At the end of February, the cold snap is not over, but spring is here.

  Spring returns to the earth, and the grass looks far away. At the end of the month, the emperor held a grand crowning ceremony for Crown Prince Li Chengqian in the Taiji Hall. The ceremony was grand and solemn, and the Ministry of Rites searched scriptures and excerpted history to draw up a set of complicated crowning etiquette.

  Crown Prince Chengqian, who has turned twelve, is already tall and tall, and his face is flushed with excitement.

  Qin Lang was holding the crown of the crown prince's three additions in his hand, standing on the hall and watching his disciples go through this sacred moment. Three crowned hats, formal adulthood.

  Long time no see, Li Jing, the Duke of Dai, has gray hair and looks much older. Today, he is wearing a purple robe and crown for civil servants, showing the vicissitudes of life.

  The emperor sat on the imperial couch to watch the ceremony.

  The princes, nobles, civil and military officials witnessed the ceremony together.

  Looking at this scene, Qin Lang felt a little envious. He would be twenty-two soon, but he had already missed the coronation ceremony. He looked up to a corner of the hall. Although Qin Qiong didn't come today, there were still several juniors from the Qin family.

  Qin Qiong's four sons, five sons and six sons have all come. Qin Silang has the Duke of Jinan County on him, Qin Wulang is the Duke of Qi's son and also has the Duke of Guangning County, and the sixth son has to be named Duke of Guangnian County.

  In addition, Qin Lang's two sons also came, and were held or hugged by two servants to stay with their uncle. The eldest, Qin Jun, was the Duke of Licheng County, and the second son, Qin Ren, was the Marquis of Wudu County.

   A family of seven nobles, it can be said that the scenery is unparalleled.

This kind of situation was very common in the Western Wei, Northern Zhou and even the early Sui Dynasty. The twelve great generals of the eight-pillar country, the families of the core nobles in Guanlong, which one is not a bunch of princes, anyway, since Yuwentai, the title is not as good as before, and the empty title is empty. Name, benefits but not fees. As for the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, the situation was even worse than this.

  For example, the famous general Duan Shao, the son of the hero Gao Huan's brother-in-law, is also the number one nobleman in the Northern Qi Dynasty after Duan Rong. He is good at riding and archery and has the talent of a general. He once became a king and also a duke. After his death, his two sons inherited the kingship, and the rest of his sons were also named dukes.

When he was young, he followed Gao Huan to Er Zhuzhao, and he had been conferred the male title of Xialuo County by the Northern Wei Dynasty. Later, after his father Duan Rong passed away, Duan Shao transferred his baron to his younger brother, and he inherited his father Duan Rong's title of Marquis of Guzang County. . Later, because of his meritorious service in guarding Jinyang, he was named the Duke of Changle County, and at the same time he was not named the male of Zhending County.

  After the establishment of the Northern Qi Dynasty, he won the titles of Chaoling County Duke and Bacheng County Duke. He gave the Chaoling County Duke title to his stepmother Liang, and Bacheng County Duke title to his half-brother Duan Xiaoyan.

  After the Hou Jing Rebellion, Duan Shao became King of Pingyuan County for his contribution to quelling Dongfang Baie's rebellion. Later, after Duan Shao repelled the invasion of Yu Wenyong and the Turks in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he was given the title of Duke of Wude County. When Emperor Wucheng Gaozhan, Mangshan battle, Duan Shao and the other two Northern Qi war gods Hu Luguang and Lanling King Gao Changgong defeated the main force of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and was named Duke of Lingwu County, and later Duke of Guangping County. Before his death, he was also named Duke of Leling County.

  After Duan Shao became king, he was granted the title of duke four more times. Similarly, King Gao Changgong of Lanling belonged to the clan.

In fact, this is also the result of the increasingly worthless changes in titles since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The fifth-class title system was introduced in the Cao Wei Dynasty. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, real titles and false titles had already begun to be implemented. Later, during the Northern Qi Dynasty At the same time, while inheriting the real and virtual feudal system of the Northern Wei Dynasty, another feudal system was established.

   In the final analysis, the title has devalued.

During the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms stood side by side, and the wars were frequent. Many generals continued to make meritorious service, so they kept conferring kings and dukes, which led to a great demotion of titles. Not to mention the title of Sanjue.

  So later on, many heroes not only had founding titles, but also loose titles, and later they were not titled, with the highest title as their own title, and at the same time received the number of other titles.

  These meritorious officials who are also several nobles can also transfer their titles to their brothers and so on.

  The Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which stood side by side with the Northern Qi Dynasty, had roughly the same situation. Although there was no situation where one person held multiple titles, their practice was to directly assign titles to the sons and brothers of heroes. For example, a certain meritorious official has made great achievements, so he is promoted to county duke by marquis, and can even be divided into a baron or viscount. After sealing one, seal another.

  So it is like in the Li Mu family of the eight-pillar country, there are more than 100 titles and official positions, and even newborns are also fifth-rank officials.

When Li Tang first established the country, Li Yuan also gave generous rewards in order to win the hearts of the people. He often became the king directly when he had a separatist tycoon with a lot of territory and horses. They are often also very generously given rewards from the Duke of the State or the Duke of the County or the Duke of the County.

  For example, after Li Mi’s defeat in the Tang Dynasty, Xu Shiji still controlled Li Mi’s old troops and his territory in Henan. In order to recruit them, Li Yuan directly crowned Xu Shiji’s father king, Xu Shiji duke, and his brothers. In the end, Xu Shiji's father Xu Gai rejected Wang Jue, so he changed the title of father and son to the state.

As for what kind of loose officials, thousands of them were awarded a day, without even the seal of the clerk, and they were awarded directly orally. Now in the fifth year of Zhenguan, there are still a large number of such high-level loose officials in the Hedong area of ​​Guanzhong. The ordinary people and landlords of Gao Xunguan were all lucky enough to meet Li Yuan passing by, and were hit by Sanguan Xunguan who fell from the sky.

   There were also many captured prisoners of the defeated Sui Army, who were released by Li Yuan, and then awarded a casual official with a fifth rank or above before leaving.

   As for Li Tang's clan, Li Yuan was even more generous, no matter the age or age, even newborns were crowned kings. Like Li Shentong and other families, brothers and sons are all kings. Just a few Li Shentong brothers, plus their dozens of sons, were once crowned kings.

   This situation was adjusted and changed after Li Shimin succeeded to the throne.

   First, the clan kings who had no merit were conferred, and only six clan kings were retained. Later, two rebels were killed. The rest were either relegated to county magistrates or Hou Bozi men, and those who were not even adults had their titles taken back directly.

  Li Shimin later made adjustments to the titles of the Tang Dynasty, imperially established the nine-class nobility system, and also made a distinction between real titles and false titles.

  After Li Shimin reformed the title of title, the control over actual titles was very strict. Only those who have made great achievements, especially military merits, can only be awarded real titles, otherwise they will not be conferred lightly.

   But at the same time, he also made adjustments to the false titles. The actual titles are generally hereditary, and the special order can not be degraded. But a false title does not have food, and it is a lifetime title that is not hereditary.

For some high-ranking officials, Li Shimin also awarded these high-ranking officials several times, but those who did not have titles were given false titles. For example, Wei Zheng's original Julu Baron was awarded under such circumstances. .

As for some of Yuan Cong's confidantes who have made great achievements, especially Conglong Zhigong, Li Shimin is very generous. Sanjie or knighthoods were given to their sons.

Among them, the most prominent ones are Qin Qiong and Qin Lang's father and son. The father and son are Li Shimin's confidantes, and they have repeatedly made great military exploits in the Zhenguan Dynasty. son title.

  Among them, Qin Qiong conferred three generations of titles for his great achievements, each with a title, and then let his three sons specially inherit the title given by their ancestors, while Qin Lang directly rewarded his son.

  Although apart from Qin Qiong and Qin Lang who are real knights, the other five titles, one county duke, three county dukes, and one county marquis, are all fictitious titles, but they are all dukes and marquises after all, and their grades are also determined here.

  In the Zhenguan Dynasty, that was the only part of scorpion shit.

  This status is comparable to the treatment received by famous royal families such as Li Shentong and Li Xiaogong. Except for them, who else can have a lot of titles.

   "The gift is over!"

  The ceremonial officials sang loudly, and Chengqian finished wearing the three hats in turn, and then was sent to the harem to meet the queen. The emperor waved his hand and announced a palace banquet to celebrate.

Qin Lang led his three younger brothers and sat together with his two sons. The fat brother Qin Guozhong also joined him. This man in Chang'an can be regarded as a banner for the imperial court to appease the Turkic people. He threw away Ashina The surname of Golden Wolf King is also chic and cheerful. Although he can't leave Beijing, his brothers and sons are all in the frontier fortress now, either ruling the tribe or holding official positions.

  Qin Guozhong hugged Qin Jun, amused him, and took out a bag, which was actually full of various gems, and grabbed a few for each of the Qin family.

   "Why is Yi brother so polite?"

The fat wolf who was crowned the king of the county laughed, "It's not worth a lot of money. You can't be stingy when you are an elder brother. Besides, I have two little nephews here today. Besides, my elder brother has been doing nothing for the past few years." Only by relying on San Lang's help and guidance, can I live such a chic and nourishing life."

As the former Yu Sheshe Ashina Momo, the current Datang County King Qin Guozhong is indeed very nourishing. After all, he still has 100,000 tribes under his control. Although it is split into several states and counties, the court still has to rely on their brothers The father and son are in charge, and he himself has a large number of livestock slaves. Now that the environment is good, the livestock are sold to the Central Plains, and the fur, milk and meat of the livestock can be earned a lot.

   Not to mention that this kid not only herds and breeds, but also engages in trade and processing. In the south and north of the desert, his family's caravans and workshops make money like a cash cow.

   "Sanlang, I heard the news that the sage intends to make the eldest daughter of Su Dan, the secretary of Wugong Su's family, as the crown princess!"

   "Secretary Cheng Su Tan? Is the news reliable?"

  Fei Lang said softly, "Believe me, I can't be wrong. Brother, I am often called to and from the court, and I am quite well informed. What is the origin of this Su Dan, the daughter of the little secretary Cheng can actually be selected as the crown princess?"

  (end of this chapter)