There were many strange titles and official positions in ancient China, which may not be much of a problem in terms of word order and meaning at that time, but if you understand it in the current context, it will look super funny!
Today, let's take an inventory of those titles and official positions that you can't think of.
1. The Great General of the Universe
Players who have played Three Kingdoms 9 Jiuzhou MOD know that there is a four-dimensional martial general who is not inferior to Lü Bu - Hou Jing, and the title of the universe general is exactly what he forced Jianwen Emperor Xiao Gang to give him after he abolished three puppet emperors in a row.
This buddy looks average, born disabled, legs of different lengths, perhaps for this reason, resulting in his cruel temperament, all kinds of evil deeds can be described as innumerable, even the rich Jiangnan region, under his scourge, eventually became "thousands of miles of smoke, rare human tracks, white bones gathered, like Qiu Longyan" purgatory.
He served in Northern Wei, Northern Qi, and Xiao Liang, and then betrayed his original master (Er Zhurong, Gao Huan, and Xiao Yan of the Liang Dynasty), fought with the "three family slaves" Lü Buyou, starved Xiao Yan to death, and then made the puppet prince Xiao Gang emperor, and then forcibly married Princess Liyang, and in 551 AD, he simply abolished Xiao Gang, the Jianwen Emperor, and established himself as an emperor, the national name: Han, changed the Yuan Tai Shi.
However, like Lu Bu, such a capricious person is destined to have no good end.
After Hou Jing became emperor, Xiao Yan's son Xiao Yi led Wang Sengfeng and Chen Ba to first attack the "Great General of the Universe", Hou Jingbing was defeated and fled, and was killed by his subordinates on the way, and his head was cooked and painted, and placed in the arsenal for collection, so that later people could scold him; His hands were cut off and given to another pervert Gao Yang of the same period; All the flesh was cut and eaten; After the bones were burned to ashes, some people drank alcohol.
Throughout the 5,000 years, there are only this "cosmic generals" who can still make so many "tricks" after death.
Maybe Hou Jing originally wanted everyone in the future to remember this strongest title, who knows that even in the eyes of modern people, he is still a mental patient in the middle of his twenties.
Second, the Great Long Autumn
Yes, it's Dae Jang-cho not Dae Jang-geum (a TV series played by South Korean actor Lee Young-ae).
Da Changqiu was an official position of the Eight Classics of Changqiu Palace (where the empress lived) during the Two Han Dynasty, and its main responsibilities were to convey the empress's will, manage the affairs of the palace, and rank two thousand stones (Han Commandery Shou and Western Regions Du Protector also this income).
It can be seen from this that the income and rank of Da Changqiu are not much higher than those of the officials in the court.
The official position of Great Changqiu continued from the Han Dynasty to the Dao Sui Dynasty, and the name was changed several times in the middle, such as Da Chang Qiu Qing (Northern Wei), Changqiu Siqing (Northern Qi), Chang Qiu Jian (Sui Emperor), until the Tang Dynasty completely disappeared.
By the way, Cao Teng, the grandfather of Cao Cao, a lover of human wives, served as the Great Changqiu.
3. Exclusive ministers
The word is here, it should be read, this word that looks like a curse is actually a position in charge of military parades, and the official position is not low; To make a figurative analogy, it is the general commander who exercises at the end of our military training.
In ancient times, countries hoped to demonstrate military strength through military parades or drills in order to deter places and boost morale.
Yuan Shikai, who was the "emperor" for 83 days, held this position at the end of the Qing Dynasty and arranged and planned the first large-scale military exercise and military parade in modern Chinese history, which attracted attention at home and abroad, caused a sensation, and made "Lafayette" Cixi happily close his mouth.
From 1860 to 1912, the Chancellor coexisted for 52 years.
Fourth, Lu Qing
When you see the word, most of the friends will show it, but the original meaning of 囧 is bright and bright.
From this, it can be speculated that the official position of Lu Qing, compared with the "great general of the universe" above, must be a good official position.
In fact, Yu Qing's nickname is Taifu Siqing, which first appeared in the "Shang Shu Lu Order": King Mu ordered Bo Feng to be the Zhou Imperial Servant Zheng.
Its main duty is to be responsible for driving the carriage when the king wants to go out and wander, and the image is a metaphor for the chief's driver Xiaowang; At the same time, he also had another function, helping the king convey his will and accept the ministers.
In the Qin Dynasty, the status of the imperial servant was elevated to Jiuqing, so Yu Qing no longer had to be responsible for the affairs assigned by the superiors, and only needed to concentrate on being a driver and raising a good horse.
You know, ancient horses were extremely valuable in life and war.
So don't look funny, but its status is actually equivalent to the current Minister of Transport and Royal Captain; Not to mention that Lu Qing often accompanies the king, and its power can be imagined.
By the way, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's father, Yuan Feng, served as Lu Qing.
Fifth, Xie (xiè) Liyin and Yang Ting King
Xie Li Yin Yang is the king, don't say that you know this official position, maybe many people don't know how to read it.
As for such a strange title, those who are familiar with history should know that it can only come from the peak of the ancient peasant uprising - the Taiping Rebellion.
Since the capital of Tianjing, King Hong Tianwang began to corrupt and become arrogant and lustful, and in order to save the decline, he began to seal the kings, hoping to use this to motivate his subordinates and let them continue to work hard, especially in the last year of the fall of Tianjing, he actually sealed more than 2,700 kings!
You know, there are only more than 3,000 Chinese characters we commonly use, and it can be said that all the words you can think of are used for him.
And this Xieli Yin Yang Ting King, originally just a seller of aphrodisiacs, because the medicine offering "meritorious work", so he was named "Xie Li Yin Yang Supporting King", Xie Suizhi's "Burning Blood Conglomerate" recorded: "Ting Wang Liu Degong, taste the aphrodisiac shop, the king number" Xie Li Yin Yang Ting Wang Qiang Chitose. ”
A certain king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
If the ancestor Quanxia had knowledge, he would definitely come up and slap Hong Tianwang twice, because "Xie Li Yin and Yang", from "Shangshu Zhou Guan", originally meant that the minister assisted the Son of Heaven in governing state affairs, and the so-called assistance of Hong Tianwang was actually an aphrodisiac...
5. Silver Angel
Liao Dynasty royal "silver medal"
This name, resting in the game, the card draw is at least S-level, but in ancient times, it is a real high-level official position, it is the envoy sent by the Liao Dynasty to the Jurchen region, the right is equivalent to the "minister of Qincha" in the TV series, according to Hong Hao's "Songqi Jiwen" record, these angels holding the royal "silver medal" patrolled the sky, went to the Jurchen region to extort and blackmail, did all evil, and even asked for Jurchen women to stay with them.
It was also these "angels" who did whatever they wanted, arousing the Jurchen's desire to resist, and finally rose up to destroy the invincible Liao State and kill the Tianzuo Emperor.
6. The prince washed (xian) horses
I believe that many people will misread an ancient official position.
The baptism here is not read xi, but should be read as xian, and if it was given this official position in ancient times, it was really the ancestral tomb that smoked, because once it was given this position, it was equivalent to becoming the prince's small henchman (secretary, companion reading), and fate was already tied to the future emperor, and it was all glory.
The first prime minister of the Ming Dynasty - Zhang Juzheng
Such as Yang Pu, Yang Tinghe, Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty, Gao Shiqi, Chen Tingjing, Zhang Zhidong and others of the Qing Dynasty, all held the position of "washing horses", and later became a senior bachelor who was a high-ranking and powerful and powerful person.
As for many people arguing about whether it should be read as xi or xian, and whether it should be written as washing or xian, we should understand from its meaning, the prince's horse washing was originally set by Qin and Han, as "first horse" or "front horse", is the first horse in the prince's honor guard, and has the responsibility of cleaning the crowd on the street, as soon as it comes and goes, "first horse" also evolved into "washing horse", and later it may be copied by later generations, so the version of Xian Ma will appear.
The three complete editions of the Zhonghua Book Company's "Guwen Guanzhi" (simplified version) and the 1986 edition of "Anthology of Literature" (traditional version) of Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House are all "washing horses".
7. Cow people
That's right, this modern word was actually an ancient official position in ancient times.
In "Zhou Li Di Lawsuit Disciple II", "the ox man is in charge of raising the bull of the country, waiting for the decree of the country", and the duty is to manage the bull of the country (under the ancient productive forces, the life of the ox is more than the life of the human life), once the sacrifice, labor army, etc. need to use the bull, this official position is needed.
In addition, during the Zhou Dynasty, the corresponding sacrificial supplies were equipped with corresponding official positions to manage.
VIII. 羹颉侯 (gēng jiá)
Another title that cannot be understood and cannot be read, this title literally means "no food".
Portrait of Liu Bang
And the owner of this title is the title of Liu Bang's nephew Liu Xin, and there has always been a controversy about this title.
One is that when Liu Bang was still a gai, he took his brother to his sister-in-law's house to rub rice, and his sister-in-law used a spoon to scrape the pot to indicate that the soup was exhausted, and Liu Bang lost face, so that after ascending the throne, he selectively forgot his nephew Liu Xin, and later Liu Taigong said that Liu Bang gave his nephew such a ridiculous title.
Gai Yoko Liu Bang
There is also a saying that the Marquis of Xiangjie was actually in the name of a fief and led Shu and Longshu counties; According to the "Minutes of Reading the History of Fangyu, Volume 26": "Tangjie City, thirty miles northwest of (Shucheng County); The specific location is roughly Shucheng, Luzhou, Anhui, and there is Tangjie City in the northeast.
Tomb of Tangjiehou
In addition to these strange titles and official positions, do you know those strange titles and official positions?
References: "Guwen Guanzhi" (simplified version), 1986 edition of "Anthology of Literature", "Shang Shu Lu Order", "Burning Blood Conglomerate", "Song Qi Jiwen", "Zhou Li Di Li Di Zhi Situ II", "Reading the History of Fang Public Opinion, Volume 26", etc.