Time flies and it’s another new year.

According to the traditional Chinese calendar system of heavenly stems and earthly branches, this year is the year of Gengyin, which in future generations will be regarded as the year of the tiger.

The annual great ceremony is taking place at the moment.

In the solemn court hall, Liu Che sat on the throne, with a majestic crown. In the hall, hundreds of officials bowed their heads and ministers kowtowed.

Countless people's hearts are filled with excitement and they can't help themselves.

Because the emperor is about to reward the former emperor's meritorious officials according to tradition.

Regarding this matter, the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Imperial Censor's Office had already expressed their anger with the ministers.

Although, it was not revealed which titles those people would be awarded and what titles they would be awarded.

But countless people who think they are heroes are eagerly looking forward to today.

Isn't it just for this moment that all of you have worked hard for the Liu family and dedicated your youth to your children and grandchildren?

Because of this, the public opinion between the government and the public has recently set off a trend of praising and touting the late emperor's achievements.

Among them, the ones who work the hardest are of course those who consider themselves to be ‘meritorious ministers’.

Liu Che looked at the ministers, pursed his lips, and then lowered his head to look at the list of ministers who had been entrusted with the title.

The list is very long, with dozens of people in it.

Among them, eleven people will be named princes.

The rest all belong to high-level feudal lords, with titles ranging from Zuo Shuchang to Guannei Marquis.

The so-called feudal lord refers to a nobleman who owns a settlement.

According to the provisions of Han law, except for the Marquis of Guannei and the Marquis of Lieutenant, the other 19th-level titles cannot have food fiefs.

But there are exceptions to everything.

At some point, there will be a group of nobles who do not hold the title of Marquis of Guannai or above, but enjoy the title of fiefdom.

Such nobles are called lords.

In the Han Dynasty, the feudal lord was a special kind of noble. Their status was generally higher than that of the Guannei marquis, and second only to the lie lords.

Automatically enjoy the status of courtier, can participate in national affairs, and can also serve as Jiuqing or county governor.

However, the title of king cannot be hereditary, and only the person who receives the title benefits. After the person's death, his descendants resume their original titles and can no longer enjoy various preferential treatment as kings.

For example, during the period of Emperor Gao, Kong Teng, a descendant of Confucius, was granted the title of Sacrifice King.

But Kong Teng's son Kong Zhong, grandson Kong Wu, and Kong Anguo were all white.

Despite this, the status of the feudal lord is still the same today as it was during the Warring States Period.

It makes countless people flock to it.

Some people even prefer not to have the title of Marquis of Guannei but to gain the title of Lord.

The reason is very simple. In past history, more than 70% of men who were granted the title of lord were eventually granted the title of lord.

In addition, in reality, calling yourself Mr. So-and-so is undoubtedly more powerful than calling yourself Marquis So-and-so in Guannei.

In particular, the vast majority of female royal relatives and wet nurses of the emperor will eventually be granted the title of king.

This situation undoubtedly fueled the world's pursuit of the title.

Generally speaking, if a military general performs meritorious service, if his merit is not enough for the time being, he will be granted the title of Marquis of Guan Neihou or Lieutenant Colonel.

Then, the emperor of the Han Dynasty would make him a feudal lord.

Now, those lords on the list belong to this situation.

For example, there is no doubt.

Three years ago, Wu Chu rebelled. As the then middle doctor, Zhi Buyi also hired a general to lead the army to fight for a while. He didn't even go to the front line. Zhou Yafu defeated the entire main force of the rebel army in Xiapi...

In any case, it is not suitable for him to become a marquis in a situation like his.

But as a Jiuqing, especially one who is in a key position like the Da Nong Order, it would be outrageous not to be granted the title of a high-ranking noble.

This is as ridiculous as if the director of the planning committee of the later dynasty did not join the party.

So Liu Che just found an excuse and stuffed Zhi Buyi into the list.

Except for Zhi Buyi, the other people's military exploits are real.

However, someone put Liu Che in a difficult position.

This someone is Li Guang.

Li Guang's performance and military exploits in suppressing the Wu-Chu rebellion leave people speechless.

But when he accepted the general seal and reward from Liang Wu and Liu Wu, it was a huge mistake that made people unable to say anything good about him!

Although later generations defended Li Guang, saying that Li Guang was a pure soldier and did not understand politics...

However, no matter how hard you wash the floor.

It is also impossible to remove this stain.

Only names and implements, no fake people.

Just this sentence is enough to defeat all the arguments used to defend Li Guang.

The lessons of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods should be told to all emperors.

If grace comes from below and the conquest of rituals and music is in the hands of the princes, what kind of situation will the country face?

Therefore, this time, Li Guang still said goodbye to the title of Marquis.

Liu Che didn't want someone to imitate him in the future.

In that case, the separatist rule of the feudal towns will soon lead to disaster.

But in order to avoid people in the history books complaining about Li Guang being difficult to confer in the future, Liu Che put Li Guang in the list of conferees.

Anyway, the Xiongnu dungeon will be opened in a few years. With Li Guang's current age and qualifications, as long as he is not too stupid to keep up with the development trend of the times, I believe he can still gain enough military exploits to become a feudal prince.

Except for the two special circumstances of Li Guang and Zhi Buyi, the rewards given by others are very normal and consistent with their own merits.

"The late emperor established great virtues and praised the world for his great virtue. Since I was appointed, I have always thought about the virtues of the late emperor. I want to worship Huangshi and praise the virtuous Xiao Cao. I am a scholar-official general and assist my imperial father. I will eliminate the traitors at home and punish the barbarians and Di.

The merit lies in Sheji, and the order has a secretary to represent the meritorious officials of the late emperor. Report it to me, and I will discuss the merits and reward them to praise the meritorious officials!" Although the list had already been drawn up under the black-box operation of Liu Che, Zhou Yafu and Chao Cuo.

, it was even submitted to Donggong long ago and got Donggong’s consent, but the necessary cutscenes still need to be done.

You must at least fool the people of the world and make everyone think that all the rewards given by the old Liu family are open, fair, fair and transparent.

Those who have merit must be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes must be punished.

But it's just a formality.

Prime Minister Zhou Yafu immediately took out a memorandum that he had prepared a long time ago, handed it to his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, I am going to report this to you. I have discussed it with all the ministers. They all thought that Emperor Renzong Xiaojing established great virtues in the world.

Shi Longen traveled all over the world, Jiayuanyuan, cared for the orphans and widows, eliminated thieves and ministers at home, and controlled the barbarians and Di. He was actually a holy emperor who was rare to see in all ages. Today, Chenjia, the lieutenant of Jiangdu Kingdom, Hunxie, the minister of Dahonglu, and Chenjia, the internal history of Zhao,

Therefore, the general specially invited the veteran ministers Bu, Chu Taifu, Chen Yiwu, Zhao Prime Minister, Chen Jiande and others to assist the late emperor, implement benevolent policies, care for the orphans and widows, eliminate traitors and ministers, and have contributed to the country. They should be honored as nobles... Now the great peasant minister has no doubts

, Wei Wei, Chen Guang, etc., should be crowned kings... The foolishness and ignorance of these ministers are reported to your majesty and presented to the emperor. I, the prime minister Yafu, and the imperial censor, I made a mistake and died in ignorance. Please inform the world.

This shows that Your Majesty admires the great virtues of the late Emperor’s meritorious officials!”

Liu Che pretended to think about it and then said: "Yes! Please discuss it with the prime minister and all the officials to draft a title, write it on bamboo and silk, and tell the world!"

So all the ministers kowtowed with joy and said: "Your Majesty will always remember your filial piety. I will bow my head and congratulate the world!"

On that day, the Han Dynasty gave birth to seven brand-new princes at once.

They are Zhao Yiwu, the Marquis of Shanling, Zhang Shang, the Marquis of Shanyang, Su Jia, the Marquis of Jiangyang, and Luan Bu, the Marquis of Yu. Chen Jia is the Marquis of Jianping, Gongsun Kunxie is the Marquis of Pingqu, and Wang Shen is the Marquis of Xinshi.

These seven brand-new princes themselves are not a big deal. But the descendants of these seven people have produced many heroes and political giants in history.

For example, the eldest son of Zhao Yiwu, Marquis of Shanling, was named Zhao Zhou, and he once served as Xiaozhu's prime minister in history.

The son of Pingquhou Gongsun Kunxie later became the most famous oil-puller in the Wei Qing Group. His soy sauce skills were jaw-dropping.

Of course, the most famous among them is the youngest son of Shanyang Hou Sujia.

This baby named Su Wu, who is still in his infancy, eventually became the spokesperson for the integrity and integrity of the Han people in history.

In addition to these seven princes, the new princes also have great backgrounds.

Uncle Tian, ​​the Nei Shi, was granted the title of Lord Changxin and was granted a settlement of 300 households. It is certain that when he retires and becomes an official, at least one Guannai Marquis will not be able to escape.

Weiwei Li Guang was named Lord Jianwu. It can be seen from this title that Liu Che had high expectations for him.

Da Nong ordered Zhi Busuo and was named Lord Yanghe.

In total, there are dozens of people who have been granted the title of monarch.

Therefore, this enfeoffment has become the largest number of people to be enfeoffed at one time since the establishment of the Han Dynasty.

In addition, four people won a consolation prize and were named Guannei Hou.

There are more than twenty recipients of the Encouragement Award, all of whom have become high nobility or above.

Except for Li Guang and Gongsun Kunxie, who were more surprising, everyone else was in line with the predictions of the government and the opposition.

The surprising thing about Li Guang is not that he only received the title of Lord Jianwu of 220 households, but that he was actually granted the title of Lord?

This made countless people's eyes shattered.

In the prediction beforehand, Li Guang would get nothing.

As for Gongsun Kunxie, that is even more surprising.

You know, Gongsun Kunxie has just ended a year-long sick leave. To be fair, he can get a title at most.
To be continued...