When Cao Cao was alive, he was the ancestor Cao Shen Temple, called the "ancestor", and his father Cao Song Temple was called "Taizu", and was called "Emperor Jian" - Fayun: "One virtue is unremittingly simple." Cao Chao succeeded to the throne, buried Cao Cao, and the ministers played, please set up the "Gaozu Temple", and the nickname was "Wu" - Fayun: "Restrain the chaos into martial arts." Youyun: "Strength and straightforwardness are martial arts." "It sounds much more reliable than Cao Song's nickname.

As for Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng, because he was a eunuch, he did not build a temple.

At Cao Cao's funeral, Shi Xun met Xiahou of Zhuguo, who was sallow-faced and sick, and was supported and listed in the group of ministers. In fact, half of Xiahou Yuanrang was pretended, he was indeed sick, but he couldn't reach the point where he couldn't be a director, and he even had to be helped to walk. Therefore, after the funeral, the two of them walked side by side, and Shixun leaned over and asked him in a low voice: "What is Yuan Rang worried about?" "What are you worried about when you pretend to be sick and can't come out to take care of things?

Xiahoudun replied lightly: "Recently, I read the biography of Ma Fubo, because I regret that there is no name on the stage. ”

Ma Fubo is Ma Yuan, who started in Xizhou and later returned to Han Guangwu, with outstanding achievements. However, the ending of this guy was not very good, the second expedition to Lingnan, and he died of the epidemic, but before he died, he was framed by Geng Shu and others, causing Emperor Guangwu to accept his new Hou Yin ribbon, and his family did not dare to bury him. Later, Emperor Ming succeeded to the throne, built a cloud platform, and hung the portrait of twenty-eight heroes, but there was a lack of horse aid, Liu Cang, the king of Dongping, asked, and Emperor Ming smiled and said nothing.

Later generations speculated that it was because the daughter of Ma Yuan was the empress of Emperor Ming, and in order to avoid the suspicion of the pepper room, she was not allowed to be listed as the "28 generals of Yuntai". To say that Xiahou Yuanrang was also a prolific rabbit, with a total of nine sons and four daughters, Cao Cao designated his young daughter as the wife of the emperor's grandson Cao Chao when he was alive - although the difference in generation. But people really didn't care about that at the time. Although Cao Chao is not crowned. It's not yet time for the wedding. But this marriage, in theory, will not fall through after all.

Therefore, Xiahoudun meant, I will be the emperor's father-in-law in the future, for fear of the suspicion of my relatives using power, it is better to retire early under the pretext of illness.

Shixun couldn't help but sigh: "Why bother. Xiahoudun smiled and said: "If the Son of Heaven does not summon Hongfu to return, I may whip the rotten bones and use the pillar of the court." Now that Hongfu has returned, why should I worry? "Shixun represents the interests of the founding heroes led by Zhu Cao Xiahou. With him in control of the government, the heroes are safe, so Xiahoudun can go home to enjoy his old age with confidence.

Cao Cao was buried for half a month, the Son of Heaven issued an edict, the Great Order Honor, more than 2,000 stone in the court, and seventy percent awarded the title of loose official. Among the five auxiliary ministers, Cao De was promoted to Dazai, Wang Lang was the Taifu, and Hua Xin was the Taiwei; Cao Ren and Cao Hongjiu are ranked as the supreme martial arts. And the Pillar Country Xiahou has not yet hung up, and it is not easy to take his seat. Therefore, it did not rise.

Immediately, in the name of redundant auxiliary political affairs, Hua Xin Shangshu ordered the dismissal of Hua Xin, and changed it to the old minister Zhong Xuan. However, as an auxiliary minister, he ordered Cao De and others to participate in the group meeting on the first day of the three days, which was equivalent to increasing the number of prime ministers from six to nine. Huan Fan reminded Shixun: "This son of heaven wants to share the power of the lord." Shi Xun smiled disappreciatively: "That is, Wang Jingxing, Huazi Yu, An can control me?" As for the "little transparent" Cao De, it was even more unhearted.

Xing Hao is still in Shu and has not returned, and he also has the title of court doctor. Cao Chao issued an order to take Secretary Xing's death and Cui Yan as the secretary and supervisor. Huan Fan went to warn Shixun again: "The Son of Heaven is heavy on Cui Jiqi to control the lord and the public." "Shi Xun said that if this can make the Son of Heaven completely reassured about the situation of the court, thinking that I am not enough to shake his authority, then there is nothing wrong with it. He immediately quoted the words of Confucius: "Born virtuous in giving, what is Huan Wei giving?"

Theoretically, Cao Chao's decisions need to be reviewed and issued by the Chinese book, and if Shixun does not agree, the little emperor will not be able to do anything. But Xun feels that the matter is not big, there is no need to fight with the emperor - power is like a sharp blade, often in his arms, in order to deter Xiao Xiao, if he sees Tian'er in his hand, people are not afraid. Moreover, if all the decrees of the Son of Heaven are refuted, there is a suspicion of arbitrary power, and it will inevitably be ridiculed by others - good steel is used on the blade, and in the same way, the veto power should be used on major matters.

A few days later, Qin Lang led the Japanese envoys into Beijing.

Wei Yan led the sailors to explore and communicate the sea route from Kitakyushu to Guangling, and Qin Lang and his party landed near Yandu, and should have arrived in Luoyang a long time ago. However, when he was halfway down the road, he was caught up in the Kanto Rebellion, and he was ordered to stop temporarily to avoid the thieves. waited until Cao Hongjin arrived in Liang and Pei, and then sent a team of soldiers and horses to escort them on the road and take Luoyang directly.

Seventy percent of the envoys of the twenty-three kingdoms of the Japanese land came from Kyushu Island, and the rest came from Honshu Island - according to Qin Lang, Shikoku Island was a barbaric and backward small tribe, and it was difficult to claim a country. The envoy entered Beijing and met the Son of Heaven, Cao Chao was overjoyed and felt very honored, so he ordered the ministers to discuss the summoning ceremony and reward.

Cui Yan first made gifts for Cao Chao, and Lala mixed a large set, which was extremely complicated, and of course it was extremely lively. The Son of Heaven asked hundreds of bureaucrats, and the vast majority of people directly gave it a no: "Etiquette is far away for the security of the government, heavy and jealous, Emperor Xiwu cut the Han etiquette, with simplicity as the key, and Your Majesty to go back on the road?" Liu Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came up with a simplified version, the focus was to save money, and Cao Chao had no choice but to agree.

As for the reward, Liu Hui came out of the class and said: "You can be named a king from the countries of the Western Regions." Shi Xun hurriedly said: "No." "He said, the countries of the Western Regions used to have the title of king, and the Han Dynasty was also so sealed, so we can't go to give them a level of defeat and change the title of prince, but in fact-" Lu Fengxian was the king in the Western Regions and unified the countries, then Cheshi, Yanqi, Shanshan and others were called kings, and they were not ......kings, and they were not kings, "Although these countries do not have a large household registration, they are vast, at least equivalent to a medium-sized county in the Central Plains, but there are twenty-three kingdoms in the small Japanese land-"That is, the big one is like Evil Horse Tai, and it is not a big county, and Enke is the king?" The knighthood should not be lightly awarded, and the light award is cheap. ”

Liu Xuan said that in this way, the queen of Yamatai can be crowned king, and the rest are marquis. However, Shixun still objected, saying: "Evil Horse Taixiong is in Tsukushi (Kyushu Island), as if he has the heart to annex all states, if he makes the king, it will be more domineering, not the blessing of China." If there is a marquis, there must be no difference. ”

Liu Xuan said that a small barbarian state on a remote island, even if the entire Japanese land was unified, how much strength could it have, and how could it be "not a blessing for China"? "Ling Gong said, I don't dare to agree."

It is the time of the honor, and it is the order of the Chinese book. This position was established in the Western Han Dynasty. Originally, he was in charge of the affairs of the inner court. It is called the Shangshu Order, and the eunuch is in charge of the affairs of the inner court, which is called the Zhongshu Order. When Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty wrote to Shi Xian, his power was above that of the prime minister. For the positions of Shangshu Ling and Zhongshu Ling, because of their weight, courtiers have always been called "Lingjun" - for example, the famous Xun Lingjun Xun Yu. However, although Xun Yu was equivalent to the Han Dynasty at the beginning, even in the Cao Cao Group, he ranked second, after all, Shang Shuling's rank was not very high; Today's Xun Ke is different. That's the rightful prime minister, and he was named the prince of the county, so the big guy simply coined a new word and called him "Ling Gong".

In fact, in the original history, since Emperor Wen of Wei, that is, as a scholar served as the Zhongshu Order, in charge of secrets, the power is increasing, and when he arrested the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he actually became the most noble among the courtiers. For example, Xie An was in the Eastern Jin Dynasty as the Zhongshu Order. Another example is that Gao Yun was the Zhongshu Order in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Emperor Wencheng Tuoba Jun was not named. And the honorific title is "Ling Gong" - that is, this title did not appear until more than 200 years later. The most famous "Linggong" in the Tang Dynasty is, of course, Guo Ziyi Guo Linggong - but at this time, most of the two provincial vice-ministers of Shangshu and Zhongshu were the prime ministers, and the orders were mostly granted to the feudal towns, but in fact, they did not pre-empt political affairs.

After the late Tang Dynasty, the Zhongshu Order became more and more indiscriminate, and it simply became the exclusive title of the military general, so in folklore, even Yang Ye was called "Yang Lao Linggong" - in fact, he was only an official in Yunzhou to observe the envoy and judge the state, and he was still 108,000 miles away from the Zhongshu Order.

Therefore, in the impression of Shixun, when he mentions "Ling Gong", most of them are martial artists, and now that this title has been added to himself, how awkward does it sound...... But it's hard to forbid, so I can only endure it......

At the moment, Liu Xuan said that it was Ling Gong, you are too fuss and alarmist, right? It was Xunxin who said that Japan might cause harm to China in the future, and if I say it now, no one will believe it - "Today, the twenty-three countries have come to the court, and the envoys of different suits are juxtaposed in front of the ranks, how glorious it is, and it can show the prosperity of China." If two or three countries come to the dynasty on a different day, those who know know about its annexation, and those who don't know think that China will decline, and it is a foreign tribute to make a widow, but what? ”

Liu Xuan frowned, and said Although you didn't say anything, I like it...... Well, then do as you say. So he bowed to the kings of the twenty-three kingdoms...... The chieftains of the Wadi were all marquises, and each was given a name and a golden seal. Therefore, the queen of Yamatai, Himiko, could not be a "pro-Wei king", and his envoy only got a "pro-Wei marquis" seal letter to go back.

The Japanese envoys contributed a lot of things, but the value was not high, and they were just furs, Japanese brocade, male and female births (slaves) and the like, Cao Chao gave tribute to the ministers, and the slaves were sent to the royal workshop to work. Cui Yan helped him make a long list of rewards, including gold, jade, copper coins, iron knives, Shu brocade, pearls, lead pills, etc., more than 40 items, which were worth no less than a hundred times the tribute. However, Sima Lang, the secretary of the Ministry of Degrees, denied it on the spot, saying that the Kanto region was still at war, and Shu had not been completely pacified, so I had no unplanned expenses. The public treasury can't be moved, so let's move the private treasury, but it was hindered by Liu Fang, the subordinate supervisor: "The former majesty practiced the extreme, gave the ministers gold silk, and the country was not enough, and took all the internal money, if it is given again, it will be exhausted." ”

Cao Chao frowned and said Am I really that poor? It is Xun Xun said: "The so-called accumulation of soil into mountains, accumulation of water for the abyss, if you give it again, and then there will be tribute, it will be this example, it is poor China and rich and rich are also ......" The traditional Chinese tributary system eventually led to this evil result, which led to the Ming Dynasty, to clearly stipulate the number of tributes of the vassals - if you come over every year, then I must go bankrupt.

"And the small state of Yuer, the gold and jade are useless, and the silk silk cannot be woven, only to show off its brilliance. It is China's reward, and the virtue of the other country is thin. ”

He said that I had carefully inquired with Qin Lang, there was no good iron in the land, and the troops were basically still using copper soldiers, and they even had very backward copper smelting technology, and they couldn't make mirrors-"Hu didn't give mirrors and swords, which didn't work China, but also won the love of people from afar." At this time in the Japanese archipelago, probably in the late Yayoi period or the early Kofun period, the most common ceremonial items excavated by later archaeological excavations were iron swords and bronze mirrors imported from China, and even the valuable ones became the symbols of the future Yamato Dynasty - the so-called "sword, mirror, seal" (seal refers to the local magatama) is also.

So since the Japanese people like these things, let's give them these things, which are more beneficial than giving gold and white jade.

Cao Chao played the quasi-music, that is, he gave the envoys bronze mirrors, iron swords, and lead pills and copper coins worth thousands of gold—the current price was already nearly ten times the tribute. (To be continued.) )

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