The author wrote a post a few days ago about Li Shimin's posthumous title of Wei Chi Jingde and Qin Qiong's father Guanjue. Some netizens replied: "The ancient emperors bought people's hearts, and the cheapest means was to posthumously seal and give surnames." ”
I think netizens really wronged the ancient emperor, and the emperor posthumously awarded official titles and titles to the heroes, which is not cheap at all. The emperor's posthumous title to the heroes is not only glory, but also real money and silver. In order to argue my point of view, the author will take the three generations of the Li Yuan family as an example to talk about the history and culture of posthumous sealing and giving surnames.
Yuwen Tai was the Western Wei version of Cao Cao, who blackmailed tianzi to order the princes. Yuwen Tai developed a system of eight pillar states and twelve generals, and Li Hu was one of the eight pillar states. In order to win over Li Hu, Yuwen Tai gave him the surname of Dayo in the name of the Western Wei Emperor and made him the Duke of Longxi County. Li Hu was the Duke of Longxi County until his death, and his title did not rise.
Yuwen Tai was a Xianbei, and the Western Wei regime was also a dynasty established by the Xianbei people. Yuwen Tai gave Li Hu the surname Xianbei, which was equivalent to letting the big wild tiger enter the circle of friends of the Xianbei nobles. After the big wild tiger enters the circle of friends of the Xianbei nobles, he can marry the Xianbei nobles. Ohno Tiger's son, Ohno Hao (pronounced Bing), married the daughter of the humble noble DuGu Xin.
Li Shimin film and television image, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
Dugu Xin is an Internet celebrity, and is called the most bullish man in history by netizens. Dugu Xin was particularly good at giving birth to empresses, and his three daughters were Empress Northern Zhou, Empress Da Sui, and Empress Tang. After Ohno married the Dugu clan, he was a brother-in-law with Puliu Rujian. Puliu Rujian is Yang Jian, and Puliuru is the same surname as Ohno. Yang Jian's wife, Dugu Jialuo, is the sister of the Dugu clan.
Yuwen Tai, like Cao Cao, did not claim the title of emperor in his lifetime. After Yuwen Tai's death, his son ascended the throne and became emperor. According to the custom, the emperor ascended the throne, and the former heroes of the hidden residence were also promoted to the rank of first-class official. As a meritorious servant of the Yuwen family, DayeHu was the Duke of Longxi County, and according to the custom, he should be promoted to the title of Duke of The State.
The crux of the matter is that the Great Wild Tiger has long since died, and his ducal title can only be posthumously. The Yuwen family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty issued an edict posthumously awarding the title of Duke of Tang. Daye's surname was originally given by the Western Wei Emperor. The Northern Zhou imperial family, in accordance with the custom, re-gave Li Hu the surname of Ōno. The great wild tiger is dead, what should be done with the posthumous knighthood?
Yang Jian film and television image, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
According to the ceremonial system, the meritorious servant died, and the posthumous title was inherited by the eldest son. The heir of the Great Wild Tiger was Ohno, and the title of Duke of Tang was naturally inherited by Ohno. This matter, the Old and New Tang Dynasty Books. There is a clear record in the Gaozu Benji, the original text is as follows: "Heaven gave birth to the tiger, the Western Wei Dynasty, the surname of Dayo, the official to the Taiwei, and Li Bi and other eight people of the Zhou Dynasty Wei Yougong, all of which were pillar states, called "eight pillar countries". Emperor Min of Zhou was subjected to Wei Chan, and the tiger had died, but he posthumously recorded his merits and made him the Duke of Tang. Xiang Gongsheng (襄公生昺) attacked the Duke of Tang. ”
The titles posthumously awarded by the emperor to meritorious men are not only glory, but also food and food, and future generations are hereditary. As long as the dynasty does not perish, as long as the descendants do not sin, the title can be passed on from generation to generation. Ohno was the Duke of Tang and had no sense of existence in his lifetime. After Ono's death, his son Ouye Yuan succeeded to the Dukedom of Tang.
Onoyuan is the famous Li Yuan, because of the surname given, Li Yuan in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, has always been called Onoyuan. When Ohno died, Ohnobuchi was only seven years old. A seven-year-old child, who didn't understand anything, became the Duke of Tang. In the final analysis, it is still stained with the light of Grandpa's great wild tiger posthumous knighthood. This matter is also clearly recorded in the "Book of the Old and New Tang Dynasties", the original text is: "Gao Zu was born in Chang'an in the first year of Zhou Tian and the first year, and attacked the Duke of Tang at the age of seven." ”
Li Yuan's film and television image, the picture comes from the network, thanks to the original author.
Yang Jian replaced Northern Zhou and established the Sui Dynasty. At this time, Onobuchi finally did not use the surname of Ono and changed back to his ancestral surname of Li. Northern Zhou was destroyed, and would the Dukedom of Tang posthumously be abolished by Northern Zhou? At this time, the benefits of marrying a lonely family were reflected. Emperor Wen of Sui's wife, The LoneLy Empress, was Li Yuan's sister-in-law. The younger aunt and uncle loved the little nephew Li Yuan very much, and instead of revoking Li Yuan's title as Duke of Tang, they also promoted Li Yuan everywhere.
The help of the aunt and uncle to Li Yuan, Li Yuan never hid. The Old and New Tang Dynasties both record the help of Dugu Jialuo and Yang Jian to Li Yuan. The original text is as follows: "Sui Wendi was a lone empress, and Gao Zu's subordinate mother was also the same, so Emperor Wen and Gao Zu were close to each other. Emperor Wen Xiangzhou, surnamed Li (李氏), thought that Qianniu was prepared for the sui and long prefectures. ”
Yuwen Tai, in the name of the Western Wei royal family, gave Li Hu the surname of Dayo, allowing the Li family to enter the circle of friends of the Xianbei nobles, so that Ohno could marry the Dugu clan. Li Yuan, the son of Ohno Yu and dugu, was able to receive the care of dugu Jialuo during the Sui Dynasty, which was enough to verify how important the surname was in that year.
The status of the Duke of Tang and the emperor's relatives made Li Yuan have a very high reputation in the Sui Dynasty. This look at the door made Li Yuan respond to the taiyuan army before and after the uprising. Before Li Yuan raised an army, the eldest son Shunde, Liu Hongji, Dou Chong, and other fallen noble sons defected to him. Pei Huan and other old Sui courtiers joined Li Yuan's team one after another. A big reason for all this is because Li Yuan has a door.
After Li Yuan raised his army, Dou Rail, Dou Wei, Yin Kaishan, and others brought capital into the shares and joined Li Yuan's team. Tang Guogong's door watch played a decisive role. After Li Yuan raised his troops to attack Chang'an City, the sons of the nobles did not resist. Li Yuan very smoothly replaced the Yang family and became the spokesman of the Guanlong aristocratic group. The reason is very simple, because Li Yuan is also a member of the Guanlong nobles. The handover of the Li family and the Yang family is just a change of spokesman, so the nobles have no desperate resistance.
Li Yuan inherited the title at the age of seven and established the Tang Empire in his 50s. The posthumous Tang Duke and the identity of the Ōno clan who gave him the surname provided him with a very great help. Reading this, do you still think that the posthumous titles and the emperor's surnames are cheap? In my opinion, the posthumous knighthood and surname are not cheap, but also have the ability to change the world and the summoning ability. If that thing is used well, it can ascend to the emperor's throne.
Bibliography: Zizhi Tongjian, Old and New Tang Dynasty Books, Notes on Datang Entrepreneurship
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