There is an idiom called "period Ai Ai", which describes a stutterer who repeats his words and words, or is unable to speak for a while because of emotions such as panic and excitement. There are two allusions to this idiom, one is the "period", when Liu Bang intended to depose the prince Liu Ying, Zhou Chang, the imperial historian, stood up to object, saying: "The minister's mouth can't speak, but the minister's period knows that it can't; Although His Majesty wants to abolish the crown prince, he will not be edicted during the ministerial period. The word "period" here does not have a clear meaning, but is just a modal word for stuttering.

The source of "Ai Ai" has not yet been available in these years, at least one or two decades later. "The World Speaks New Language. It is recorded in the "Words" that Deng Ai once played in front of Sima Zhao, and because of his stuttering, he said: "Ai, Ai ......" Sima Zhao joked with him: "Qingyun 'Ai Ai', how many Ai must be?" "How many Deng Ai are in front of me? Deng Ai immediately replied: "'Feng Xi Feng Xi', so it is a phoenix." ”

According to the Analects, the madman of Chu once composed a song to welcome Confucius, saying: "Feng Xi Feng Xi, what a decline in virtue!" The past cannot be admonished, but the coming can still be chased. That's it, that's it! Today's politicians are gone! The "phoenix" here refers to Confucius, saying that even if you have the exercise of Luan and Feng, the world will be chaotic, and your virtue will decline......

So Deng Ai said, singing "Fengxi" twice in a row, in fact, it refers to a phoenix; So I opened my mouth with two "Ai", which is also a Deng Ai that I am referring to.

In addition, the world knows "Fu Long" and "Feng Chick", but does not know that Deng Ai still has the name of "Fu Luan", Luan is the synonym of Feng, so Deng Ai cited "Feng Xi" as an example, and also had the intention of raising his own value in front of Sima Zhao.

It was Hongfu who hadn't found Deng Ai yet, but he found Ma Jun first, who was also a serious stuttering guy. Today, Ma Jun met the Son of Heaven. When he opened his mouth, he connected several words "minister". The Son of Heaven said: "I will summon a horse." Now come, what are the ministers? So next to it is Hongsuke's automatic brain supplement: "'Feng Xi Feng Xi', so it is a phoenix." ”

No, the idiom "period Ai Ai" will not become "period ministers", or "period Junjun", right?

However, he did think too much, and the origin of the idiom must be accompanied by anecdotes. Originally, in history, if Deng Ai hadn't answered cleverly, "Ai Ai" would not have been able to be compared with "period". As for Ma Jun, he is not as quick and wise as Deng Shizai.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven played, but Ma Jun just fell to the ground and did not speak, which made the Son of Heaven feel quite boring. So he ignored Ma Jun, but turned his head and asked the ministers: "How should I be rewarded?" ”

Cao Zixiao didn't think much about it, and replied directly: "To build this heavy weapon, the treasure of the country, Ma Jun has made great contributions." It should be the second assistant of Zhuge Kongming. It can be used in Arsenal Shiro. ”

Before the words fell, Zhuge Liang hurriedly stopped: "No." ”

It was Hongfu who glanced at Zhuge Liang. The heart said that Kong Ming is really a virtuous gentleman, and he really loves Ma Jun.

Master and apprentice for many years, Zhuge Liang's thoughts he understands best. Kong Ming's ambition is to be the king, he has always been aiming at the position of prime minister, how can he be a technocrat for a long time? It was only because he was influenced by Hongfu that he understood the truth that "if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools", so he spent a lot of energy on the upgrading of weapons and equipment - it was also because he couldn't find a suitable person to replace his current duties, so he had to go up hard.

Now that it's hard to get a horse, theoretically speaking, Ma Deheng can be supported, so that it is convenient for him to withdraw. But the problem is that Ma Jun is too young, and he has only been an official for half a year, if he suddenly gets a high position, it is tantamount to pulling out the seedlings to help him grow, and it may not be a good thing for the state and Ma Jun personally.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang came forward to stop him, and then reported to the Son of Heaven, saying that Ma Jun was not yet twenty years old, and he was admitted to the school in the past year. Thinking that Zhao Shuang and Zhao Junqing, who are also technocrats, it took two full years from being a businessman to being a langzhong, so it was fast enough - besides, Zhao Shuang was almost thirty years old.

"The minister once said: 'The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it; Heaps out of the shore, and the flow will be turbulent; If you are above others, you will not be the others; The foresight is not far away, and the car will follow the track. 'Although Ma Jun is Jiahe, it stops tasseling, and the grain is not born, and it is suddenly pulled out, and it will be wrong, and the purpose is not so to create talents. Your Majesty thinks twice. ”

The Son of Heaven twisted his beard and said that what Kong Ming said was reasonable. So how should Ma Jun be rewarded? Just giving gold silk may not be enough-"The merit is rewarded, and the person will despise the reputation of the court, and slander the belly." ”

It was Hongsuke who turned his brain, and raised his wat and said: "The minister thinks that the creation of a weapon to facilitate the battle array, its merit is the same as killing the enemy, and it can be given a knight." ”

The Son of Heaven frowned slightly, glanced at Hongsuke, and said in his heart, You can see how to insert needles......

The reason is that in recent times, on the issue of setting up the title, Hongfu and Chen Changwen are fighting a pen battle.

Chen Changwen proposed that the twentieth rank system descended from the Qin and Han dynasties, the people did not confer people for a long time, and the officials also carried out many analyses - from the liehou and divided into multiple levels of county marquis, township marquis, and pavilion marquis - since it has become unrecognizable, it is simply overthrown at one time and the five-rank lord system of duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male in the Zhou Dynasty is restored.

But no one expected that in order to make the Son of Heaven ascend to the throne of Wei, it was Hongfu who had vigorously advocated the fifth-class lord, but he stood up to express his opposition. It's Hongfu who said, first of all, the so-called fifth-class lord system, after my research over the years, is simply a posterity-

"Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period" contains: "Wang and Gong, Hou, Uncle, Son, Male, Dian, Cai, Wei, and Doctor are among them. "Mencius" said: 'There is one son of heaven, one prince, one hou, one uncle, one son, one male, and all the fifth class are also ......'" and other sayings, endlessly, contradicting each other. After comparing the books, it is Hongfu who believes that the record of the "Legend of the Ram" is more in line with the Zhou rites, that is, "The three princes of the Son of Heaven are called dukes, the kings are called dukes, the rest of the big countries are called marquis, and small countries are called uncles, sons, and men." ”

In other words, the title system of the Zhou Dynasty is actually only divided into three levels. The first level is "Gong", which refers to the "Wang Qingshi", such as the Duke of Zhou, the Duke of Zhao, the Duke of Shan, and the Duke of Song "after the king". The second level is "Hou", such as Qi Hou, Jin Hou, Lu Hou, and so on. Refers to the vassals who are attached to the princes outside Wangji. The third level is uncle, son, and male. Bo is a small country in Kinai. For example, Uncle Mao, Uncle Yuan, and Uncle Qin - the meaning is different from that of Bo (the chief of the princes) who pass "ba"; Most of the sons are the kings of Yidi, such as Chuzi, Xuzi, Laizi, etc.; Men are vassal small countries, such as Xu Nan, Su Nan, Li Rong Nan, etc.

The so-called "fifth-class lord", since the foundation is fictitious, then there is no reason for revival, this is not the restoration of Zhou Li, but just a single set in the name of Zhou Li.

Secondly, the knights of the Zhou Dynasty all had mining estates. Today's titles are only food and eup, except for the king and the duke, if it is said to be restored, will it be necessary to divide China and divide each territory? This kind of historical reversal can't be driven casually!

Therefore, Hongfu's suggestion was to re-set the civil lord system on the basis of the 20th rank of the Qin and Han dynasties, and to tighten the official system according to the situation.

In fact, some big guys only dare to hide it in their hearts, but they don't dare to declare it openly. But those in power can understand by themselves. Why did Chen Changwen "restore" the fifth-class knighthood? It is not to advocate Zhou etiquette, but to transform military merit into bureaucracy. The Lord of the Qin and Han Dynasties. There is a lot of military merit, so as long as you win a head on the battlefield, you can get the lowest title - Gongshi. Those who have no military merits, even if you are in the prime minister, cannot be knighted.

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, this system was maintained, and there was no place to worship the prime minister, so the position of prime minister was basically in the hands of military nobles. When he arrived at Emperor Wu, he felt that the power of the prime minister was too great and should be suppressed, so he appointed the scribe Gongsun Hong as the prime minister, and was extrajudicial and gracious, and named him the Marquis of Pingjin - the prime minister and the marquis originated from this.

So since there is no military merit and the marquis is still crowned, the glory of military merit has declined year after year, and the civil lord has gradually declined, and finally died, which is also a major factor. Chen Changwen's suggestion of "restoring" the fifth-class knighthood was to completely eliminate the civil lords and appoint only the official titles, and this official titles were no longer linked to military merits - no doubt, this was conducive to the stability and rise of the bureaucracy.

However, Hongsuke, who also supported the bureaucratic system, had another consideration, that is, he did not want to completely eliminate the people, which would devalue military merits and reduce the status of soldiers, which in turn would lead to the gradual abandonment of the martial arts of the people, and the common people would all become obedient sheep who would be defeated by the rulers and the invaders. Of course, this can't be said explicitly, he can only remind the Son of Heaven that the thieves in Shu are still there, and Liangzhou has not been completely pacified, and the country can only successfully dominate the world if it maintains the atmosphere of hearing the war and rejoicing from top to bottom.

For this reason, he redrafted a set of systems, and divided the titles into twenty-five ranks: one duke, comparable to a hundred stone officials; The second sergeant, the third sergeant, and the fourth sergeant are comparable to two hundred stone and two hundred stone, and two hundred stone...... Twelve is a public doctor, which can be compared to eight hundred stone officials, that is, the head of a small county - the above is a civil lord; Thirteen is a young doctor, more than 800 stone officials...... Eighteen is Changbo, more than two thousand stones; Nineteenth rank and above, there is a food eup, than the princess, the pavilion and the township, the township and the county, the county and the county, the prince, the prince is the county king, the king.

That is to say, the rank of the knighthood is linked to the rank of the official, even if the common people get the knighthood, the rank of their living expenses can also be compared to the corresponding officials, in order to show dignity. If it is really the same as the Qin and Han systems, the title will be granted land, houses, and slaves, and it is estimated that the imperial court will not be able to afford it, so as long as it is given a name. He also suggested that in view of the fact that the country was initially decided, all kinds of waste were waiting to be rebuilt, and the treasury was insufficient, the common people could be allowed to donate in order to obtain the people's lordship. The aim was to extract some money from the merchants and wealthy families, to fill the treasury and at the same time to improve their social status.

In fact, if it is only said that the civil lord is restored, Chen Changwen may not be-for-tat to express his opposition, maybe it is like the Jiupin Zhongzheng and the imperial examination system, he and Shi Hongfu discussed it privately, each took a step back, and put forward a neutral plan. The problem is that the common people are allowed to donate and lose the knighthood, which will inevitably affect the dominance of the family in society, Chen Changwen categorically refused to give in. So the two of them fought repeatedly, each pulling party henchmen, and quoting scriptures, and quarreled so much that the Son of Heaven was one head and two big.

Now taking advantage of the opportunity to reward Ma Jun, it was Hongfu who saw the needle and proposed his title again. Check its intentions, with Ma Jun's qualifications, even if he has made great contributions, it is impossible to ascend to the sky in one step as the lowest rank of the old lord of the Guannei Marquis, if it is said that the title is rewarded, then it is necessary to restore the Qin and Han Dynasty twentieth rank dukes, or quickly formulate a new title system below the Guannei Marquis.

So as soon as this statement came out, the Son of Heaven was somewhat impatient, but it was not easy to refute it quickly - after all, what Hongsuke said made sense. looked around at the ministers at the moment: "What do you think?" Cao Zixiao and Xiahou Yuanrang immediately stood up and said: "What the Taiwei said is yes, and the ministers seconded it!" (To be continued......)

PS: This one takes advantage of the background and settings to explain some of the background, and some readers and friends may think that it is irrigating...... It's okay, try to get another chapter before midnight.