Chapter 1444: Four Emperors, Seven Kings, Six Kingdoms
Chapter 1444: Four Emperors, Seven Kings and Six Kingdoms
Cao Cao, Liu Che, and Gongsun Xuanyuan, these three princes successively became princes, which also made the thoughts of other princes come alive.
After all, if one holds the title of Duke, the imperial decree will have lower restrictions on the feudal state, and one will have greater freedom and autonomy in living.
In short, being canonized by the Luoyang court will bring you all the benefits and no harm.
Following Cao Cao and other three princes, Yuan Shao, the Marquis of Zhao, was the first to apply to the imperial court for the title of Duke of Zhao.
If you want to be named the Duke of the country, you must have great merits. However, Yuan Shao has been fighting in the 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, and 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.
In desperation, 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 posture in requesting an imperial edict, hoping to gain the court's support.
Yuan Shaolian even revealed his own identity, saying that he, the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, had no merits but also suffered, 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, it is just one sentence. I, Yuan Shao, have made great contributions to the Han Dynasty and shed blood. It is not excessive to make him a Duke. The court cannot turn a blind eye to his merits because of a little mistake.
After Qin Hao saw Yuan Shao's edict, he was speechless. Yuan Shao really didn't even want to lose face just for the position of Duke.
However, considering that Yuan Shao's tribute is quite generous, and Qin Hao will soon conquer Jizhou, 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, it was only the big princes who were interested. The small princes like Song Jiang and Huang Zu naturally did not 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 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 it was before. It would seal off the title of Duke just because of an attack by Yuan Shu.
It is understandable that Yuan Shao was granted the title of Duke, but what contribution did Han Fu have?
Even if he has merit, it is only a small merit and not enough to be granted a public title at all.
Even though 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 granted a title of duke.
Of course, if Han Fu was willing to take the initiative to exert military and political power, Qin Hao could also grant him the position of Duke, but he was 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 food 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 was a member of the Han clan, so even if he made some small mistakes, they would not lead to death.
Sun Jian attacked Wang Lang and was barely able to gain a reputation, but then he attacked Liu Yao, which was the following crime, not to mention that he also killed Liu Yao.
The process of Sun Jian's unification of Jiangdong did not occupy legal principles. He was on the verge of rebellion to a certain extent. If the person in power in the DPRK was not Qin Hao, who had a good relationship with him, Sun Jian would definitely be directly labeled as a traitor, and there would be no discussion at all.
The kind that doesn't come with it.
Although the Qin and Sun families had a good personal relationship, 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 him a duke.
Although Qin Hao rejected Sun Jian's request for a dukedom, he named him the General of the Southern Conquest, the commander-in-chief of Yang, and handed over the military and administrative affairs of 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 make him a principality.
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.
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Sun Jian also knew that it was untenable for him to be granted the title of Duke, 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 land to rule Jiangnan from now on.
Sun Jian was naturally satisfied with the legal principles.
Qin Hao rejected Han Fu and Sun Jian's request for a dukedom, which also made the princes of 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 his father-in-law 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, the world has also entered a new era of four emperors, seven kings and six kingdoms.
The Four Emperors: Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhang Sheng of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Tuo Lei of the Yuan Dynasty, and Emperor Nurhaci of the Qing Dynasty
Seven Kings: Tang Wang Li Shimin, Sui Wang Yang Guang, Shu Wang Liu Ji, Qi Wang Zhu Tianpeng, Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, Chengdu King Liu Yu, Nanman King Chi You
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 six princes and three princes in the world.
The Marquises of the 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, and Marquis of Yu
Three prefectures: Han Sui, the Marquis of Jincheng, Ma Teng, the Marquis of Wuwei, and Shixie, the Marquis of Jiaozhi
From the time when thirty-six princes and heroes were fighting against Dong to the current era of four emperors, seven kings and six princes, in just three or four years, most 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, I will come on stage. It's really wonderful.
But this is just the beginning. A more intense merger war is coming, and the person who started it is Qin Hao.