The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 317 Nine Tin
After the apprenticeship ceremony, everyone congratulated Zhuge Liang one after another.

"Kong Ming, congratulations!" Mr. Pang De and Sima Hui said with a smile. Kong Ming was their student and came from Lumen Academy. Zhang Wu chose Zhuge Liang as his eldest son's teacher, which was also an affirmation of their Lumen Academy.

People from Lumen Academy, including Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Xiang Lang, and Jiang Wan, all congratulated Zhuge Liang.

Then came Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong and others, all of whom knew the true meaning of this matter well.

Liu Bei also smiled and said, "Kong Ming, congratulations!"

Zhuge Liang saluted and said: "Thank you, Uncle Huang, Liang will always remember Uncle Huang's kindness in knowing you."

"Okay, eradicate Cao thief, and the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Han Dynasty falls on you!" Liu Bei said with relief.

"Liang will do his best, and die only after death."

Ma Liang also came over and said, "Brother Kong Ming, congratulations, please!"

He is Zhang Ming's uncle, and his relationship with Zhuge Liang was already very close, but now the relationship between the two families is even closer.

"Don't worry Ji Chang, Liang will do his best."

It was rare for so many people to gather together, and Zhang Wu held a big banquet at the State Shepherd's Mansion, and everyone just took this opportunity to bond and strengthen their relationship.

Zhang Wu has never prevented his subordinates from interacting with each other, because human beings live in groups, and human nature is like this.A person has been in one small circle after another since he was a child.

When going to school, everyone will have a few classmates who are particularly good at playing. They go to school together, leave school together, and play together during holidays.

After work, everyone also has a few colleagues who get along well, drink together, play ball together, and go out together to have fun!
Therefore, it is normal to have small circles, and some people are in several small circles at the same time.

For example, Xu Shu, who is usually very careful, is in several small circles such as the Yuanlao School, the Lumen Academy School, and the Foreigners School at the same time.

Zhang Wu feels that it doesn't matter if there are small circles, and it doesn't matter if several people are closely connected with each other. As long as it's not for personal gain, as long as it doesn't harm the interests of the larger group for the benefit of a small group, as long as everyone doesn't engage in infighting, everything is fine. can exist.

Humans are emotional animals!
Besides, Zhang Wu was not unprepared for this aspect. On the surface, he took many measures to make the various factions merge with each other, regardless of each other. Secretly, there was a special agency responsible for monitoring this matter, and this agency was managed by Chen Sun.

Zhang Wu also personally held the post of chief priest of Jingzhou State School. Of course, he didn't have time to teach students, nor did he have time to manage the state school.

But Zhang Wu's name gave the poor students who graduated from the state school an identity. They were all Zhang Wu's students, and they would have the confidence to compete with the descendants of the aristocratic families who graduated from Lumen College in the officialdom.

But it is said that Cao Cao has become more and more prosperous since he returned to Xudu.

Most of the world is under his control, and the court is all his own people. The next step is to collect Hanzhong and occupy Yizhou, and he can rule the world.

Chang Shi Dong Zhao said to Cao Cao: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, my subordinates believe that since ancient times, no ministers have done as much as the Prime Minister. Even Duke Zhou and Lu Wang are not as good as the Prime Minister! The Prime Minister has weathered the wind and rain for more than [-] years. Sweeping out the gangsters, eradicating harm with the people, and restoring the Han Dynasty. Therefore, how can the merits of the prime minister be listed on the same level as that of the ministers? From the perspective of my subordinates, the prime minister should accept the position of Duke Wei, and add nine tins to show his merits."

Jiuxi is the nine kinds of ritual utensils given by ancient emperors to princes and ministers who have made great contributions, and it is the expression of the highest courtesy.

The nine tins are Chariots and Horses, Clothes, Lexuan, Zhuhu, Nabi, Huben, Axe, Bow and Arrow, and Cang.

Jiuxi actually means "Nine Bestowments". These nine kinds of ritual vessels have different meanings, and they are used by the emperor to commend ministers with noble morals, extraordinary abilities, and outstanding contributions.And the ministers who got Jiuxi not only had equipment similar to that of the emperor, but also had power similar to that of the emperor, and their status was equivalent to "deputy emperor".

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang was the first minister to accept Jiuxi, and Wang Mang eventually usurped Han and proclaimed himself emperor.

Therefore, adding Jiuxi seems to be a bad signal and a sign of ambition.

Although the addition of Jiuxi may not necessarily usurp the throne, the key point is that there is another item in Dong Zhao's proposal, which is to let Cao Cao accept the position of Duke Wei.

From Yao, Shun to Xia and Zhou, there are five ranks of titles, namely Duke, Marquis, Bo, Zi, and Nan.The status of the duke is below the king and higher than other princes, uncles, etc.

In the Han Dynasty, it was changed to the twentieth rank, and the highest was a lieutenant, and there was no duke.The highest title in the Western Han Dynasty was Liehou, followed by Guanneihou, and there was no fiefdom after Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the highest rank of Liehou was divided into County Marquis, Township Marquis, Ting Hou, etc., and Fenghou was the highest title.

At the beginning, Liu Bang and his ministers made an alliance of white horses: it is not the Liu family who is the king, and the whole world will fight against it.

Although Dong Zhao's suggestion is not to make Cao Cao the king, but in this situation, what is the difference between being a public and being a king?
Before Cao Cao, there was another minister of the Han Dynasty who was granted the title of Duke, and that was Wang Mang.

You see, Wang Mang was also granted the title of Duke by Jiuxi, and later he usurped the Han and became self-reliant.Now you, Cao Cao, will also be conferred by Jiuxi, what do you want to do?
Therefore, Xun Yu resolutely objected: "No! The prime minister is supposed to promote righteous soldiers and help the Han Dynasty. He should uphold the ambition of loyalty and observe the festival of modesty and retreat. A gentleman loves others with virtue, and this is not appropriate."

Cao Cao was furious when he heard this, what happened to the title of Duke Wei for such a great contribution to Lao Tzu?If it weren't for me, the Great Han Dynasty might not exist, and there would be many people in this world who would say they are lonely, but that boy Yuan Shu would have been called emperor a long time ago!
But Cao Cao can't say anything, because even if he is not afraid of the comments and scolding of the world, he still has to worry about what will be written in the history books.In this kind of matter, the person involved usually has to decline several times, and then after being threatened with death by his subordinates, he has no choice but to accept it.

If I had readily agreed to it from the very beginning, it would appear that I had already had ambitions, and Wang Mang has also declined many times!

Moreover, Xun Yu is not an ordinary person. He is a member of the Xun family in Yingchuan, the most famous family in the world. He is the chief counselor and hero of Cao Cao. Xi, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and so on.

After both Xi Zhicai and Guo Jiadu died, Cao Cao now relied on Xun You most as the mastermind.

Xun Yu was also Cao Cao's in-laws, and Cao Cao's daughter married Xun Yu's son.

Cao Cao also knew that Xun Yu still had feelings for the Han Dynasty, so Dong Zhaozhi's words also meant to test Xun Yu.

Sure enough, Xun Yu was firmly against it, which made Cao Cao very angry. We have been together for so many years, why do you still refuse to truly become my person?

What benefit did that emperor give you?What benefits did the big man give you?
It can be said that most of the world was brought down by me. Without me, would you have the power and status you have now?Your Xun family will still have the scenery it is now?
If I really want to usurp the throne, will you still kill me?

(End of this chapter)