0086: Marquis
The feudal system of the Han Dynasty was set by Liu Bang that year, and many of them continued the military merit system of the Qin Dynasty, and although there were changes in the Eastern Han Dynasty, they basically continued the system left by Liu Bang back then.
And this system is also very simple, it is to look at the merits of war! The person who beheaded the general was given 2,500 catties of gold and sealed 5,000 households, and the people who were beheaded and captured were given 1,500 catties of gold and 2,500 households, and the people who were beheaded and captured were 500 households. In addition, if you do not meet the above conditions, but the merit is very large, you can also be named a marquis at your discretion. It sounds simple and crude, but I have to say that after this system was established, an insurmountable lock was added to the emperors of the later Han Dynasty when they were crowned marquis.
The best example is the former flying general Li Guang, Li Guangrong has been riding all his life, but in the end he didn't catch a single marquis. Many people are speculating about one reason or another, but in fact, the only reason is that Li Guang did not meet this standard.
If you don't kill the generals, then if you want to be a marquis, you have to accumulate credit, for example, Zhang Liang, Xiao He and others in the early Han Dynasty basically didn't kill a few enemies, but they still relied on merit to make a marquis. But what about Li Guang? After many defeats in his life, his merits and demerits were offset, and he finally ended up in an embarrassing situation where he had not been crowned a marquis in his life.
Another example is today's Zhongchang servant Zhang Rang, as a eunuch, he was also made a marquis, but the reason for the marquis was not because Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty favored him, but because he participated in the action of Emperor Liu Zhi of the Han Heng Emperor to kill the powerful minister Liang Ji when he was serving as Xiaohuangmen, so he was named the marquis of the capital because of his merits.
And now, Li Yi has obviously reached this standard, and Lian is Xianbei Shan Yu, there is no doubt that he is among the generals, so he will be made a marquis, and everyone can't say a single five-four-three. However, what kind of marquis to be named and how much food to be given will have to be carefully discussed.
Yes, Liu Bang originally formulated the system of feudal marquis, but even Liu Bang himself did not fully comply with it in terms of bounties and food. In other words, there is a lot of room for maneuver in terms of how much money to reward and how much food to give.
"The minister thought that Li Zikang's reward could refer to the situation of Huo Quai's feudal marquis in the past, and he followed the general Wei Qing to attack the Huns, led 800 light cavalry to kill more than 2,000 enemies, and captured the relatives of the Huns Shan Yu and several officials, and was finally named the champion marquis, with 2,500 households!" Qiao Xuan said respectfully.
In comparison, Li Zikang killed more enemies, with more than 4,000 people, and only 95 people under his command. At the same time, Huo Qubing only beheaded the relatives of the Xiongnu Shan Yu, but Li Zikang directly killed Xianbei Shan Yu...... "Qiao Xuan keeps bala bala, and it can be summed up that Li Yi is not inferior to Huo Qubing in the past, or even better.
Even in the end, Qiao Xuan also patted Liu Hong's sycophants very rarely, thinking that it was precisely because of Liu Hong's wisdom and martial arts that a young talent like Li Yi would be born. As for the bounty? Qiao Xuan didn't mention a word, after all, in his heart, that kind of thing full of copper smell was not worth mentioning at all.
I have to say that once someone like Qiao Xuan, who has a strong personality, is not a powerful person, and has a high reputation, will be able to stand aside for basically all the masters of flattery throughout the ages. Because the impression they originally gave people was enough to add a dazzling halo to their sycophants, and subconsciously people would feel that what he said was true. And obviously, that's what Liu Hong thinks.
"Haha! You can say that again! That's a great point to say! Qiao Aiqing is worthy of being the pillar of the society, and what she said is very meaningful! Then Li Aiqing will be named the champion Hou, as for the food...... The same 2,500 households, what do you think? Liu Hong said with a laugh, but the last sentence was to ask others.
Similarly, Liu Hong didn't mention how much money he was rewarded, after all, Qiao Xuan didn't say it, why did he mention it? It is a little horse that can save a little.
The champion marquis belongs to the liehous, and is second only to the prince in the title. It sounds very powerful, but in fact, strictly speaking, there are only two kinds of marquis in this era, the marquis of Guannai who has no fief and a name, and the liehou who has a fief and a name. Among them, the liehou mostly takes the fief as the candidate name, such as Guan Yu's Hanshou Pavilion Hou, which is both Hanshou, Ting, Hou, Hanshou is the place name, and the pavilion is the status.
The status mentioned here is the difference in status among the princes due to the different fiefs, and there are three kinds of counties, townships, and pavilions. The food of the township is not necessarily less than that of the county candidate, but in terms of status, it is a generation shorter. And the champion Hou, although there was no champion place originally, but when Liu Che set up a new champion county for Huo Quai, it belonged to the county Hou.
"Your Majesty is wise!" The crowd shouted in unison.
On the one hand, because Qiao Xuan has a lot of friends in the court, and now the three princes Zhang Ji, Yuan Kui and Yang Ci are all good friends with him, how can others not sell his face?
On the other hand, it is because Qiao Xuan pulled Huo Quzhi out, although I don't know if Li Yi can reach the same level as Huo Quzhi in the future, but as Qiao Xuan said, compared with Huo Quzhi's contribution when he was named the champion Hou, it seems that Li Yi is better. After all, no matter what, Li Yi killed Xianbei's Shan Yu.
And about the marquis, the system is there, although there are also Huangfu Gui and Zhang Huan who failed to be the marquis for various reasons, but Liu Hong has already said that this matter has always been a regret in his heart, and now that he is in such a good mood, how can everyone jump out to oppose it at this time?
Of course, in this, Li Yi's reputation also played a very important role. Although he was born in a poor family, he was apprenticed to Huangfu Gui and Zhang Huan, and he was also a famous teacher. And whether it is the invention of the bilateral stirrup, etc., or the reputation that has been broken over the years, he can be regarded as the most outstanding young talent in recent years. In addition, he has obviously stood on the side of the scholars, and if he doesn't show goodwill, will he still push it to the eunuchs?
It's just that after the matter of the marquis was resolved, another question arose, that is, what official position should Li Yi be given. Feng Hou, that is a system to follow, Li Yi killed Xianbei Shan Yu, he should be made a marquis, and no one can find anything wrong. But if you are promoted, then there is no system to follow. For example, in the past, Huo Qubing directly became a waiter because of Liu Che's appreciation.
Everyone kept talking, and He Jin and others felt that Li Yi should be allowed to enter Beijing as an official, which was recognized by many scholars and doctors who were attached to He Jin. However, some people feel that Li Yi is too young and should stay in the local area, experience some training before entering Beijing as an official.
And in this regard, Liu Hong was also a little hesitant, and he was full of good feelings for Li Yi and Liu Hong, because he helped himself out of a bad breath. But on the other hand, as many scholars and doctors said, Li Yi is too young, but he is only 18 years old, and he is not even qualified to be promoted as filial piety.