Chapter 1446: Four Emperors, Seven Kings and Six Kingdoms
Chapter 1446 Four Emperors, Seven Kings and Six Kingdoms
Chapter 1444: Four Emperors, Seven Kings and Six Kingdoms
Cao Cao, Liu Che, and Gongsun Xuanyuan, these three princes successively granted public titles, which also aroused the thoughts of other princes.
After all, if you have the title of Duke, the imperial decree will have lower restrictions on the feudal state, and the freedom and autonomy of the princes will also become greater.
In short, being canonized by the Luoyang court will bring you all the benefits and no harm.
Following Cao Cao and other three princes, Zhao Hou Yuan Shao was the first to apply to the court for the title of Duke of Zhao.
To be named a Duke, you must have great merits. However, Yuan Shao has been fighting civil war in the past few years and has made little contribution to the country or the people.
In addition, Yuan Shao was in Qingzhou not long ago and fought a battle with Li Jing, the governor of Qingzhou appointed by the imperial court. Yuan Shu's rebellion also caused a considerable negative impact on Yuan Shao.
Therefore, it is obviously unlikely that Yuan Shao wants the court to make him a Duke.
With no choice, Yuan Shao could only reduce the garrison on the border with Beihai and pay tribute to the court of 100,000 shi of grain and 10,000 taels of gold. At the same time, he also lowered his stance in requesting an imperial edict, hoping to gain the court's support.
Yuan Shao even dug up his own records, saying that he, the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, had no merit but hard work, and that he, Yuan Benchu, suppressed the Yellow Turbans, expelled Xianbei, fought against the Ming Dynasty, and participated in the rebellion against Dong...
In short, in one sentence, I, Yuan Shao, have made great contributions and shed blood for the Han Dynasty. It is not excessive to make me a Duke. The court cannot turn a blind eye to his merits just because of a little mistake.
Qin Hao was speechless after seeing Yuan Shao's edict. Yuan Shao really didn't even give up his face just for the position of Duke.
However, considering that Yuan Shao's tribute is quite generous, and Qin Hao will soon conquer Jizhou, and his relationship with Yuan Shao is so rigid, it is not good for him to keep guarding against him.
In order to make Yuan Shao put down his vigilance against him, Qin Hao decided to grant the title of Duke Zhao to Yuan Shao. After all, with Yuan Shu's rebellion, Yuan Shao inherited all the political blessings of the Yuan family, and with the political background of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, As well as Yuan Shao's own achievements, it was barely possible to create a duke in this chaotic period.
Seeing that Yuan Shao got his wish and was granted the title of Duke of Zhao, the other princes were naturally excited.
Of course, only the big princes were interested. The small princes like Song Jiang and Huang Zu naturally didn't dare to think about making the prince a prince.
Han Fu, who followed Yuan Shao, asked the court to grant him the title of Duke of Han, and then Sun Jian, who also requested the title of Duke of Wu;
The title of Duke is not a big deal, and the imperial court is not as weak as before. It will seal off the title of Duke because of an attack by Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shao really has merit, and it is understandable that he was granted the title of Duke, but what merit did Han Fu have?
Even if he has merit, it is only a small merit and not enough to make him a public official at all.
Even if Han Fu took the initiative to pay tribute, and the amount was larger than Yuan Shao's, the court still refused Han Fu's request to be crowned a duke.
Of course, if Han Fu is willing to voluntarily hand over military and political power, Qin Hao can also grant him the title of Duke, but he is unwilling to do so.
In addition to rejecting Han Fu, the imperial court also rejected Sun Jian's request for a dukedom. During the Battle of Hetao, although Sun Jian supported Qin Hao with some grain and grass, his unification of Jiangdong was not reasonable and legal in the eyes of the imperial court.
Wang Lang did accept Dong Zhuo's canonization, but later he voluntarily resigned and appealed to the court.
Liu Yao is a member of the Han Dynasty, so even if he makes some small mistakes, they will not lead to death. Sun Jian attacked Wang Lang, and he was barely able to claim a reputation as a master, but then he attacked Liu Yao, which was the following crime, not to mention that he also killed Liu Yao.
Sun Jian's process of unifying Jiangdong did not follow legal principles. He was already on the verge of rebellion to a certain extent. If the person in power in the DPRK had not been Qin Hao, who had a good relationship with him, Sun Jian would have been directly labeled as a traitor, and there would have been no discussion at all. The kind that doesn’t come with it.
Although the personal relationship between the Qin and Sun families was good, Qin Hao would not make Sun Jian a duke because of this. In addition, although Sun Jian's contribution was not small, he did not have Yuan Shao's political background, so it was naturally impossible to make Sun Jian a duke.
Although Qin Hao rejected Sun Jian's request for a dukedom, he named him the Great General of the Southern Conquest, commanding the military and administration of Yangzhou and the two states.
In order to prevent Sun Jian from grudges, Qin Hao also made a promise to Sun Jian. As long as he could kill Hong Xiuquan or Yuan Shu, he would definitely make him the Duke of the country.
Both Hong Xiuquan and Yuan Shu were treasonous to the imperial court. If he had the credit for killing them, it would be reasonable for Sun Jian to be granted the title of Duke. At that time, Qin Hao would not be stingy with the title of Duke Wu. .
Sun Jian also knew that he could not hold the title of Duke at all, so he took the initiative to ask for the title just as a try. Although he failed to get the position of Duke of Wu, he also got the general of Zhengnan, one of the Four Conquests, and he also occupied the place to rule Jiangnan from now on. Sun Jian was naturally satisfied with the legal principles.
Qin Hao rejected the requests of Han Fu and Sun Jian to make him a duke, and also let the princes in the world understand that the title of the imperial court is not a cabbage, Zhao Kuangyin is just a special case, and you must pay something if you want to get benefits.
Qin Hao's decision to make Cao Cao, Liu Che, Gongsun Xuanyuan, and Yuan Shao princes was all justified, and his rejection of Han Fu and Sun Jian was equally justified, leaving no one with any faults.
After this act of enfeoffment, the authority of the Luoyang court represented by Qin Hao was even greater. However, the authority of the court was consolidated, but the imperial power of the Han Dynasty was further impacted.
At this point, in addition to the three major camps in the world, the world has also entered a new era of four emperors, seven kings and six kingdoms.
Four Emperors: Han Emperor Liu Xie, Ming Emperor Zhang Sheng, Yuan Emperor Tuo Lei, Qing Emperor Nurhaci
Seven Kings: King Li Shimin of Tang, King Yang Guang of Sui, King Liu Ji of Shu, King Zhu Tianpeng of Qi, King Hong Xiuquan of Heaven, King Liuyu of Chengdu, and King Chiyou of Nanman
The Dukes of the Six Kingdoms: Qin Gong Qin Hao, Song Gong Zhao Kuangyin, Wei Gong Cao Cao, Zhao Gong Yuan Shao, Yan Gong Liu Che, Liao Gong Sun Xuanyuan
In addition to the four emperors, seven kings and six princes, there are also six major princes and three major counties in the world.
Six Kingdoms: Marquis of Chu Liu Xiu, Marquis of Wu Sun Jian, Marquis of Han Han Fu, Marquis of Liang Song Jiang, Marquis of E Huang Zu, Marquis of Yu Yuan Shu
Three princes: Han Sui, the Hou of Jincheng, Ma Teng, the Hou of Wuwei, and Shixie, the Hou of Jiaozhi
From the time when thirty-six princes and heroes attacked Dong, to the current era of four emperors, seven kings and six princes, in just three or four years, more than half of the princes in the world have been reduced.
Dong Zhuo, Li Yuan, Yang Jian, Wang Shichong, Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang, Temujin, Huang Chao...etc., countless heroes have fallen, and many new heroes have appeared.
After you sing and I come on stage, it’s really wonderful.
But this is just the beginning. A more intense annexation war is coming, and the person who started it is Qin Hao.
The second update on the guarantee is here. The current monthly ticket is 140. In the next chapter, whether to make up for the arrears or continue the guarantee depends on whether the monthly ticket can exceed 200.
(End of this chapter)