Chapter 627: Qinhou
Chapter 627 The Marquis of Qin
Chapter 625: Marquis of Qin
The news of the great victory in Hetao spread quickly throughout the world after reaching Chang'an.
At first, Qin Wen took the initiative to lead the army out of the fortress, but he encountered a lot of criticism. Many people thought that this was causing trouble for the Han Dynasty.
But Qin Wen not only captured the Hetao, but also killed 100,000 foreigners. This achievement was a slap in the face, and it really shocked everyone.
As we all know, passive defense and active attack are two different concepts.
In the battle in Hetao, cavalry was the main force.
During the reign of Emperor Wu, the Han Dynasty concentrated the power of the whole country, so that it could support the exodus, but the result was that all the savings of the Wenjing rule were wiped out.
The Jin army only has a barren Bingzhou, and there are four counties that are not under its jurisdiction. In this way, they can defeat the Xiongnu and seize the trap. Isn't this too cruel?
Next, everyone seemed to have agreed upon it, and all came together to praise Qin Wen's merits. Public opinion went directly to Qin Wen's side.
How many people were scolding Qin Wen at the beginning, but now there are so many people praising him and even wishing to praise him as a saint.
Life is so wonderful.
Qin Wen led the attack on Hetao, and his reputation once again spread throughout the world, and even Dong Zhuo had to temporarily avoid the spotlight.
As Qin and Wen conquered Hetao, Dong Zhuo occupied a large area of Qiang land, and Liangzhou and Bingzhou also had a formal large-area border.
The Jin army can enter Liangzhou from Hetao, and the Liang army can also advance from Qiang land to Hetao. Both sides must consider their diplomatic relations with the other party.
Dong Zhuo originally planned to take 400,000 prisoners of war for himself, but now Qin Wen is also eyeing them. If he still takes them for himself, it will be too ugly.
In the end, the two families reached an agreement to share 400,000 Yellow Turban prisoners of war equally, but the requirement was that the border garrison should not exceed 5,000.
After the issue of Yellow Turban prisoners of war was peacefully resolved, what made the court even more troublesome was the reward for Qin Wen.
If it is such a great victory, if it is not a reward, wouldn't it indicate that the court is no longer good for the princes. Will the princes in various places obey the decree of the court?
But if you want a reward, Qin Wen is already a Marquis of Jin. If the title of Marquis is further promoted, he will be a Duke.
Liu Bang's White Horse Oath stipulates that "no one with the surname Liu can be king", so the dukedom has become the pinnacle of title promotion with foreign surnames.
There is not much difference in status between the king and the duke. They are both the lords of a country and have all the power of life and death in the country. They just have different names.
The influence of the title of Duke is too great. Even if Qin and Wen were relatives, Liu Hong would not grant Qin and Wen the title of Duke, but it would be unjustifiable not to reward him.
At this time, Zhao Zhong gave Liu Hong a bad idea, that is: the father's work is done by the son.
After Liu Hong adopted the plan, he decided to reward Qin Wen with thousands of gold, increase his food estate, and named his son Qin Hao the "Marquis of Qin".
The reason why Qin Hao was named Qin Hou was because the Qin family came from the Qin region in Guanzhong. However, Qin Hao's "Qin Hou" and Qin Wen's "Jin Hou" are not the same concept.
Qin Wen's Marquis of Jin was a Marquis of the State, the highest stage of Marquis, while Qin Hao's Marquis of Qin was just a county Marquis.
Champion Marquis is actually also a county marquis, but the fiefdom is from "lower" county, and now it is changed to "upper county".
After receiving the reward, Qin Hao expressed his gratitude, but in his heart he couldn't help scolding Liu Hong for being shameless. It would be too shameless to try to offset his father's contribution in this way. In this way, the champion prince who had accompanied Qin Hao for four years was finally changed to the title of Qin Hou when he was eighteen years old.
After the prisoner of war issue was resolved, Qin Hao had no reason to stay in Chang'an, and before leaving, he visited Cai Yong.
Cai Yong was demoted to a commoner again due to the "Rebellion of the Deposed Emperor", and after the identity of the novelist leader was exposed, his best friend Wang Yun also cut ties with him. Nowadays, Cai Yong has been writing books at home, and Qin Hao came to invite him to come back and serve as the dean of Nanyang Academy.
Novelists are a peculiar school, the only one among a hundred schools that does not practice martial arts, and Cai Yong is also the only one among the leaders of a hundred schools of thought who is a true literati.
Although Cai Yong is a commoner now, he is the leader of a school after all, so how can he be loyal to Qin Hao, a junior?
In order to convince Cai Yong, Qin Hao struggled with his words, and finally brought out the big weapon of "paper" and promised not to disturb Cai Yong's learning. Only then did he finally convince him and agreed to return to Nanyang with Qin Hao.
Cai Yong was highly respected, with peaches and plums all over the world, and he also occupied the fourth seat in the list of literati. Only with him in charge could Nanyang Academy develop at the fastest speed.
Of course, it was precisely because of this visit that Qin Hao learned that Cai Yan was still unmarried.
When the Yellow Turbans bloodbathed the Sizhou family, the Wei family was also among the bloodbaths.
Although the Wei family has a great business, they dare not confront the Yellow Turbans, so most of them hid in Guanzhong.
As for Wei Zhongdao, the medicine jar, he died of illness on the road before he could reach Chang'an, and the engagement between the two parties was naturally terminated.
Although Wei Zhongdao died, the Wei family still wanted to marry the Cai family. After all, the reputation of Cai Yong's son-in-law was also extremely rich in political capital.
As one of the leaders of a hundred families, how could Cai Yong have guessed the Wei family's plan? As soon as the Wei family members announced their intentions, they were kicked out by the furious Cai Yong. From then on, the two families never had any contact with each other.
"Sister Yan is so pitiful. If not, husband, you should marry Sister Yan too."
Hearing Liu Mu's words, Qin Hao, who was drinking water, spit it out and said with a bitter smile: "Mu'er, don't make such a joke randomly."
Liu Mu looked serious and said, "I'm not joking. Husband, in fact, Sister Yan has liked you for a long time..."
Liu Mu and Cai Yan were close friends. They always talked about everything, so of course they could figure out Cai Yan's secret.
Liu Mu knew that while he still hated Qin Hao, Cai Yan had already fallen in love with Qin Hao. This also made Liu Mu feel guilty about Cai Yan, thinking that if it weren't for him, it would be possible for the two of them to be together.
Liu Mu is not a jealous woman, and she also knows that her husband cannot marry just her, so instead of letting in those women who don't know the details, it is better to let in the sisters who she knows well.
Qin Hao didn't know Liu Mu's true thoughts. If he knew, he would definitely shout "good wife". This kind of wife is really hard to find even with a lantern.
“Okay, don’t think too much.”
Qin Hao pinched Liu Mu's face lovingly and said seriously: "There are not eight million but five million women in the world who like your husband. Do you have to marry your husband and go home?"
Such shameless remarks made Liu Mu laugh.
“Husband, you are so narcissistic.”
“This is called confidence.”
Liu Mu smiled even more happily and seemed to have forgotten what he mentioned. Seeing this, Qin Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then he felt a little proud.
Cai Yan has always liked herself? Qin Hao never expected this. At least he didn't notice it at all when he was getting along with Cai Yan.
(End of this chapter)