Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty - Chapter 969

Chapter 969

“Excited! Xu Zhenbei sent Yuan Thief’s body into Beijing!”

“Youzhou victory, great victory!”

A knight yelled loudly, and the horse rushed into Luoyang city, yelling loudly all the way, the people on the streets of Luoyang suddenly heard all of them, and couldn’t help but be overjoyed.

“Sure enough, the general’s ruling is the rise of the world. Isn’t this the leader of Yuan Zei?”

“When will the Cao thief be wiped out, the general’s achievements are comparable to Emperor Shizu!”

The carriage carrying Yuan Shao’s coffin had already drove into the northern army barracks, and hundreds of cavalry escorted Liu Ye and others into it.

“Look at the general, this is the body of Yuan Thief!” Guan Hai said to Liu Ye.

“Yuan Benchu, fourth generation and third grandfather, what a pity.” Liu Ye looked at Yuan Shao’s pale corpse and shook his head. After Wei Wendi Cao Pi accepted Chen Qun’s suggestion, the entire Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties have been ruled by the Jiu-pin Zhongzheng system for hundreds of years, which is the so-called family politics.

Under the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system, the talents of the aristocratic families can be rated as First-Rank or Second-Rank, and even the most outstanding people of the poor family are only in the sixth and seventh grades, and they are born inferior to others.

According to the luxurious lineup of Yuan Clan IV and San Gong, even among the gentry, it is one of the best, comparable to Wang Xie and other big clans, but the curtain call is too early.

“Please ask your majesty a sacred decree to inform the world.” Liu Ye waved his hand.

On the same day, the emperor issued an edict and said: Runan Yuan family, originally a famous door, the rebel Yuan Shao, the owl based in Hebei, was born with martial arts, the general came to the world, the king headed north, the group fell down…

In the palace, Guo Jia stood in front of the emperor Liu Xie, bowing and saluting.

“Guojia, see your majesty.”

“Guo Qing waived the ceremony, what’s the important thing?” Liu Xie said solemnly.

Now Liu Xie is no longer the kid who didn’t know anything anymore. He grew up to be an 18-year-old with a handsome face and a calm look. At that time, the Emperor of Han Ling and Dong Zhuo liked Liu Xie so much. The former wanted to remove his eldest son and make him the crown prince. The latter abolished the emperor Liu Bian and made Liu Xie the emperor. Liu Xie’s appearance became natural. Many effects.

Liu Xie looked at Guo Jia with a hint of dissatisfaction, because he was an accomplice of “Liu Thief”, but Liu Xie worked hard to hide this dissatisfaction.

“Your Majesty, the Yuan family rebels. First, Yuan Shu seized Yangzhou and brought trouble to the place; then Yuan Shaoxiao took control of Hebei. The people were unbearable. Thanks to the general for sweeping away the traitorous heroes, the emperor asked the general to give the general nine tins and seal it as the public. Demonstrate his great social work!” Guo Jia looked at Liu Xiedao.

“What?” Liu Xie frowned, not wanting to agree.

The so-called nine tins are not pronounced as xi, but “nine gifts.” Tin is a pass word, all gifts, it is the nine ritual vessels bestowed by the emperor to ministers, and only the ministers that the emperor values ​​most can get the nine tins.

However, the nine tins have long since deteriorated. Generally speaking, a set of procedures that the ministers must follow to usurp power is to grant the Jiu tins—the gong—the king—the enthronement.

For example, Cao Cao accepted Jiuxi and was named Wei Gong. Because Xun Yu was very dissatisfied with the incident, he disagreed with Cao Cao’s being named Wei Gong, thinking that this was a precursor to Cao Cao’s demise. Later, Cao Cao was named Wei Wang, but he passed away before he became the emperor, so his son Cao Pi completed this business.

And the so-called nine tins, one is the carriage. Refers to the golden chariot and the army chariot; the two black horses, namely the eight black horses, indicate that the courtiers are highly respected. The second is clothing, which refers to the clothes of Gunmian, plus a pair of matching red shoes, which is a pair of red shoes, indicating that the minister can stabilize the people. The third is Le County. The Zhou Dynasty emphasized the ritual system. The so-called ritual music, combining music with Zhou rituals, can be bestowed by people and musicians. It is also called “Lexuan”.

The fourth day is Zhuhu, which is the red lacquered gate. As the so-called “Zhumen wine and meat stinks”, the ancient dignitaries and high-ranking households used Zhumen. Fifth, Nubuat, there are two ways of saying this: One is the special sire level that is specially chiseled when ascending to the temple, so that the ascendant will not show up, just like today’s VIP channel. The second is a wooden ladder with a relatively low height, so that the ascent is not too steep, and it is rewarded to ministers who can offer words to the emperor. The six-said Hu Ben, this is naturally easy to understand. It refers to the hundreds of Hu Ben guards from the guarding army, generally 300 people. For example, it is recorded in the “Three Kingdoms · Wei Shu Yi · Tai Zu Ben Ji”. To ministers who can wipe out treacherous.

Qiyue bows, among which there are hundreds of red and black bows and arrows, which refer to specially made red and black special bows and arrows, specially given to courtiers who can conquer injustice. Eighth refers to the axe, this is very common, those four generals who are in the false festival, holding the festival, and envoys can all hold it, and can cut the generals and deter subordinates. The Jiuyue 秬鬯, pronounced jùchàng, refers to the fragrant wine used for rituals, which is made from the rare black millet and turmeric grass, which is very rare.

Once the Nine Tins are rewarded, it means that the merits of this courtier have reached the point where they cannot be promoted or rewarded. Otherwise, how could they be given to Nine Tins?

“It’s true that you have done a lot to kill the Yuan family. You can appoint the general as Da Sima, and add Shiyi ten thousand households, so Jiuxi doesn’t need it?” Liu Xie asked.

Guo Jia’s tone remained unchanged, and he insisted: “Your Majesty’s words are not correct. How can the general not be rewarded for his great contributions to the imperial court? If he is meritorious, how can the imperial court have prestige? How does your majesty command the people? “

Liu Xie frowned, and looked at Guo Jia for a while, and said helplessly: “Well, in that case, I intend to give the general the nine tins.” He can’t compete with Guo Jia, and now the court is everywhere inside and outside the court. Liu Ye’s eyes and ears, he didn’t even have anyone who wanted to say something intimate, so what could he do.

The corner of Guo Jia’s mouth rose slightly: “Sage of the emperor, rewarding officials with merit, so that the world’s talents must be greatly encouraged, and everyone wants to be used by the emperor.”

“I hope so.”

If you read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, you will find that Guo Jia’s position and role in the Cao Wei camp are far less than those described in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Chen Shou believes that the three most important counsellors of Cao Wei are the uncle and nephew of Xun Yu and Xun You. Shi Jia Xu, therefore, included the three in the same biography, while Guo Jia was listed in the same biography as Cheng Yu and others.

But Cao Cao’s importance to Guo Jia was extraordinary. After the death of Xi Zhi, Cao Cao was very depressed. He asked Xun Yu who could plan for himself, and Xun Yu recommended Guo Jia. Cao Cao was overjoyed and immediately went to the night with Guo Jia. Tan, even after his defeat in the Battle of Chibi, he sighed: If Feng Xiao was there, he would not be so alone. Therefore, many people in later generations are feeling that if Guo Jia is still there, will the outcome of the Battle of Chibi be different?

The reason why Cao Cao trusted Guo Jia is actually for another reason.