PS: I went to test the board game "The Qing Dynasty is going to end (tentative name)" with my friends, and I came back late, and the update was late, sorry.

At this time, Cao Wei's title system still largely followed the system of the Later Han Dynasty, which was mainly divided into two parts. The first part is the clan with the same surname, the king and the marquis - this marquis is not a liehou, but a prince, the king eats the county and the marquis eats the county, each has a country - but there is an additional duke in it. At present, there are only three dukes, one is Cao Cao's brother Cao De, the second is Lu Bu, the Duke of Liang - this is a historical problem - and the third is Liu Xie, the Duke of Xin'an. The second part is a different surname, all named Hou, that is, the liehou, from high to low including the county marquis, the township marquis, the pavilion marquis and the Guannei marquis, the first three have real sealed households, the last three are only fictitious, which is equivalent to receiving an extra portion.

Liehou is a famous lord and heavy weapon, for example, there is a military merit to be rewarded, theoretically speaking, even if you are the prime minister, if you have no military merits, you will not be born to be a marquis - there is a certain possibility of posthumously sealing after death. Zhu Bao was originally a county guard, and it was impossible for him to be ordered to enter the court as an official, and he refused to give him a state assassin Shidang, so he planned to seal a Guan Neihou as a reward, and the rest of them are currently just white, how can they be crowned as marquis in one step?

You must know that the liehous are the same as the three dukes, all of them use gold and purple ribbons, and their public opinion service system can also be compared to the three dukes.

Therefore, it was Xun who said that if the Southwest Hao prisoners wanted to have hereditary descendants, they could be knighted, but not given to officials, so Cao Cao asked if they were all marquises? They're not qualified. Yes Xun said that since this is the case, then reformulate the title system and set up some new titles that can match their rank.

Cao Cao said in his heart that it was here again...... You've been arguing about the title for years, do you have to force me to settle it quickly? Think again. Both innovative and upward. Also as the new Knight. This is indeed not a good thing to postpone. So he instructed Shi Xun: "You can discuss it with Chen Changwen, and report it to me in three days." ”

Shi Xun and Chen Qun stared at each other with big eyes, and said in their hearts Regarding the issue of the new title, we are the two of us fighting the most, and the emperor still asked us to discuss together? The results will be available in three days? This is forcing us to quickly resolve our differences and compromise for survival.

There was no choice but to take the order, and then the two of them continued to quarrel again. quarreled for three days. Because of the deadline, they had no choice but to give in to each other, and finally came up with a plan that was not very satisfactory to both parties, but was barely acceptable by pinching their noses.

On the surface, Chen Qun advocated the restoration of the so-called Zhou system of duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male fifth-class titles, but Shi Xun hoped to add or delete them on the basis of the twenty-rank lords of the Qin and Han dynasties. In essence, Chen Qun wanted to transform military merit into civil servants, while Shixun hoped to retain the system of rewarding military merit and restore the civil lord, so as to encourage the whole society to uphold martial arts. The two had their own thoughts. Each has its own desires, which is really a dispute of routes. Fortunately, these two routes are not absolutely parallel and can barely cross, so there is room for mutual compromise.

He did not want the knighthood system to be completely clerical, but he also knew that with the development of history and the evolution of society, it was also an irreversible trend - besides, the transformation from military aristocracy to practical bureaucratic rule was also in line with his political philosophy. So, the scribes can have it, as long as it's not all of them.

Chen Qun was opposed to the military merit and the civil lord system, but both of these points were the old system of the Qin and Han dynasties, and he wanted to completely overthrow it in an instant, and the resistance was also quite great - at least no one in the military supported him Chen Changwen. If Chen Qunhe is Xun is in a different place, maybe Xun will have the courage and prestige to completely restructure, but Chen Qun does not have this strength. Therefore, he had to take a few steps back.

The final title system is therefore divided into three major systems: one is the same surname, the upper one is the king, the lower one is the prince, the king eats the county, the county, the public food county, the township, all have a number, there is a country, but the Han system is followed, and the country is actually in charge of the government by Fu or Xiang, which is equivalent to the county taishou, the county commander or the village elder, and the princes themselves only have the right to sacrifice, and there is no actual military power. Compared with the feudal system of the Wei Dynasty in the original history, it prevented meritorious people with different surnames from entering the Youguo system.

Of course, foreign chieftains were also able to enter this system to a certain extent, such as the Xiongnu, Karasuma, Xianbei and even the chiefs of the Qiang and Di tribes, or the number of kings, dukes, or single yus, whose identities were the same as those of the princes with the same surname.

The second system is based on the surname of the seal, divided into Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi, Male, Guannei Hou, Guanwai Hou Qi, etc., among which Gong, Hou Shixiang, Bo, Zi Shiting, but there is no country, only food and rent tax, as for the baron and below, but the food is Lu. At first, Shi Xun wanted to set the last two classes as his name, so as not to be confused with the townsman, but Chen Qun said that what he wanted would be confused. The Hanyi Hao chiefs in those remote areas, where do they know what the title is, just know that they are noble, if you are crowned a certain marquis, you will be happy, if you are given a hereditary other name, you will not be very happy, and even think that the court is perfunctory to them.

The above two systems are all officials, and meritorious service is rewarded, whether it is military merit or political honor, it can be hereditary - of course, if the heir is not qualified, the court can also take it away at any time, or demote it, and exercise power. The third system is the civil lord, which is very simple, only three ranks, such as the upper honor, the middle honor, and the lower honor, without rent, and without hereditary.

To put it bluntly, the third-class civil lord is an empty honorary title, which is similar to the "advanced worker" and "38 red flag bearer" in later generations. But in a hierarchical society, this kind of honorary title is also very honorable, because it can be "super-systematic". According to the regulations, from the Son of Heaven to the hundred officials, and then to the common people, in different levels, there are different regulations for the portal building, chariot and horse clothing, and even the sacrificial specifications and daily use.

For example, if you have a white body, even if you have a lot of wealth, or you are an in-law with the royal family, or you are a close friend of the Son of Heaven, you are still not allowed to wear a beam crown, wear ochre clothes, seal letters with gold and silver, paint the door of the mansion, do not raise three floors of buildings, and do not have two horses......

In fact, the more it enters the period of prosperity and social maturity of the dynasty, the more common it is to overstep the system, until the court does not hold the people accountable and cannot be managed. For example, if you are not the Son of Heaven, the kings are not allowed to wear yellow clothes, and the common people are not allowed to wear silk, but after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, especially in the prosperous places south of the Yangtze River. There are not a few ordinary scholars who wear yellow clothes. Merchants and civilians who have no merit and fame also wear silk brocade every day. It was only at the beginning of the dynasty. In an era when the system was relatively strict and social wealth was relatively scarce, this set of rules was still enforced as usual - for example, the current Wei Dynasty.

Therefore, although the princes with the same surname have no official positions, their public opinion system is higher than that of the three dukes; The first five princes with different surnames are equivalent to the three dukes, and the last three are equal to the nine qing; As for the third-class people, the common people can compare them to the assassination, the guard, and the order respectively. However, the lack of rent and tax makes the civil lord not attractive to the real people, and he is a poor family who has become rich because of industry and commerce. and the family that temporarily lost power in the court, but they must have sharpened their heads and wanted to get it. To put it bluntly, that's also a trick that only rich people like and can play.

Therefore, it was Xun Hao's bad words that made Chen Qun give in one more step and allow the people to reduce taxes, which can be regarded as leaving a little memory for the poor.

The new title system, in terms of hierarchy, is actually counted as thirteen grades: county king, county king, county duke, township duke, township marquis, pavilion, pavilion, male, Guannei marquis, Guanwai marquis, Shangxun, Zhongxun, and Xiaxun. After drafting, it was reported to Cao Cao, and hundreds of officials were decided, and then the edict was issued.

In this regard, Zhu Bao was appointed as the Taishou of the Confession. Feng Ding Nanhou (Guannei Hou); Yonghong is the county guard of Yongchang, and the Marquis of Gongsu (Guanwai Hou); He is accustomed to the county guard of Yizhou. Feng Dai Yihou (Guanwai Hou); Liu Zhou was the county guard of Yueshan, and Feng Ning Huihou (Guanwai Hou); Worship Gao Ding Mu Yi Hou, Wolf Cen Yong Yi Hou - also Guan Wai Hou and so on.

Immediately, Shi Xun secretly took the lead, first set off a vigorous patriotic fund-raising campaign in Henan, especially the poor families who followed him to make a fortune through industry and commerce, and donated money and property to the imperial court in order to obtain a knighthood. Chen Qun was anxious, so he went to Shixun Theory: "What's the difference between this lord and selling officials?" Of course, Shixun said: "If you use your wealth and goods to become an official, you will strip the people of your duties to recover their profits, and it will be a bad government that has been seen by all generations." However, if you get a knight with your wealth, but you can reduce or reduce rent, and you can overtake your ears, what harm is it to the country? ”

Besides, if people take the initiative to donate money to the court, they should be encouraged, shouldn't they still refuse? And since the property is lost, it is meritorious to the country, and the merit is not rewarded, what prestige does the imperial court have? "And the Ministry of Etiquette, the long article should not be involved." The title system is not under the control of the Ministry of Officials, but under the Ministry of Rites, and since the system has been determined, it is not something you can just interject.

Finally, he also warned Chen Qun: "The four words 'selling official beard', do not play the long text, so as not to touch the anger of the Son of Heaven." When Chen Qun heard this, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back, so he had to retreat - Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, is now posthumously honored as Emperor Taizu Jian, and he thought that he spent 10,000 gold in the Han Dynasty to buy himself the prominent position of Taiwei, ranking as the third duke, you want to mention this road now, what if Cao Cao is sarcastic about his father?

In fact, Xun has always been wary of Chen Qun, because the other party is a representative of the interests of the wealthy family. However, although Chen Changwen himself did not think much of Shixun's policies, he did not have a clear concept of class and did not think of directly becoming an enemy of Shixun. On the surface, although the two of them have a fight, it is a normal conflict of ideas, and it can't reach the level of life and death, let alone loyalty and treachery - it is Xun who occasionally says good things about Chen Qun in front of others, and Chen Qun often praises Shi Xun even in private, and he even said something like this:

"Time has changed, the old system has changed, but Shang Ying changed Qin Zheng and died, although it was beneficial to the country, and the Qin people were deeply resentful. To know that it is not easy to make a change, you must do it slowly, accumulate experience, and then you can achieve it. This Sang Hongyang became a Han politician and finally died, so his name was destroyed. Can change the system and the people do not complain, the country will use it, I only see Zhou Gong and is Hongfu, who is born as a saint? ”

Of course, this can only be said in private, and I dare not show it in front of the public - comparing Shixun to Zhou Gong, do you really admire him, or do you want to kill him? Zhou Gong has been a regent for seven years, and recently after the research of Xun, he may also "fulfill the position of the Son of Heaven", if this word reaches Cao Cao's ears, how good it would be!

Although the ass determines the head, Chen Qun is the representative of the interests of a certain class, but theoretically, he is also purely public, for the prosperity of the country, not just a villain who only plays personal interests, and he is so knowledgeable, it is not easy for Shixun to suppress him openly - but can only be secretly wary of him. If the words "selling the official mantle" can really make Cao Cao furious, maybe Xun will not remind Chen Qun, let him hit the wall, and the problem is unknown. The so-called "companion is like a companion tiger", maybe he can really touch Cao Cao's scales, and maybe there is no, so it was Xuncai who warned Chen Qun, in fact, to force him to make concessions. (To be continued......)