"Dad, why are there no titles in Da Chu's titles? Liang Guogong's real surname is Liang, Zheng Guogong's real surname is Zheng, and An Guogong's real surname is An?" It seems that the three emperors of Yan, Chen and Chu were not highly educated.
Sheng Yuan listened to the affairs of the Duke of Liang for a while, and when he was idle, he picked up his fingers and talked about the existing dukes in Da Chu, and found that none of the five or six Dukes had titles. Among them are Sheng Guogong, An Guogong and Zheng Guogong who have stood firm in the three dynasties.
It is Shengyuan's virtue to ask questions when she finds a problem. Of course, it is another matter if she is willing to regard this trait as a virtue when asking people who are dizzy.
When Sheng Xiangxun was attacked by the question, he was playing fast chess with his eldest daughter, Sister An. Hearing his youngest daughter's confusion, he rolled his eyes and suddenly asked his eldest daughter, "Does Sister An know the reason behind this?"
Nine-year-old Sheng Ran was still an honest child in front of adults. When her father asked this question, she thought about it carefully and found that her knowledge had not covered this aspect, so she shook her head slowly.
She thought her father was going to focus on solving her sister's puzzles as before, so she casually put the chess piece in her hand somewhere and sat upright carefully, waiting to make up for her shortcomings.
Who would have thought that her father would actually cheat!
Such a big man, in front of everyone, took the opportunity to put his chess piece in the best position, which directly determined the outcome.
"Daddy is cheating again!" Sheng Yuan didn't expect her father to be like this, so she immediately started a crusade with her sister.
It's a pity that her father didn't think that her behavior was wrong at all, and actually said plausibly, saying that he was not afraid of war and deceit. This was to teach the two sisters on the spot, so that they could learn a lesson and never give up their own power at any time when facing the enemy in the future. arms.
Well, in his opinion, the chessboard is the battlefield, and the respective chess pieces are weapons. Putting down the chess pieces at will to serve as soldiers and generals is to put down the weapons. I have put down my weapons, is it possible that I can still win?
Such an insight made the two girls dizzy.
"How old are you, and you still bully children!" Mrs. Zheng and Grandma Yang noticed when the little girl was yelling at her father. Now seeing the two girls being stunned by their father, they couldn't help but feel funny and angry. , of course, the fun was directed at the two girls, and the anger was directed at Sheng Xiangxun.
"Although Third Master is naughty, his words are also reasonable. Otherwise, the two young ladies would not be so convinced." Aunt Yang sat on the edge of the couch and looked at the noisy father and daughter in front of her with a smile.
It wasn't until the two girls were so noisy that they forgot to be angry, and then Sheng Xiangxun told them the reason.
"When the Yan Dynasty was first established, we had titles when we were first granted the title of Duke, and the title was regarded as a success.
Success means prosperity. It is said to be successful when the people are settled and the government is established. So we were originally the Duke of Chengguo. "
Sheng Xiangxun shook his head and told the two children about ancient times. The little sisters were stunned for a while. Neither of them expected that there was actually a title in the house.
"As for the founding heroes, in fact, most of them can only achieve glory for three or five generations, otherwise they will be killed for five generations because of their reputation as a gentleman.
You follow the emperor to conquer the world, and if the world is conquered, you will have a high status, wealth, and prosperous descendants, thus taking advantage of the court.
The early emperor was kind-hearted and might be able to tolerate you, but as time went by, the problem of resource allocation became more and more prominent, and reshuffling and reorganization became inevitable. "
Sheng Xiangxun deliberately lowered his voice when he said this. He said it so softly and quickly that even Zheng and Nanny Yang who were very close didn't hear it, let alone the maids standing in the corridor.
"When he was still Emperor Cheng of Yan, it was the middle of the Yan Dynasty. Emperor Cheng wanted to reduce the number of dukes, but he didn't want to be seen as mean and unkind, so he had been hesitating in his preparations.
When he was in power, he only doted on Concubine Yi. If the concubine had not had any children, and the Empress Dowager, the Queen Mother and the court officials strongly opposed it, he would have ended up in a farce by abolishing the concubine five times and setting up another establishment.
Concubine Yi was born in a marquis mansion, her real surname is Cheng, and her family is also one of the founding heroes. However, when our ancestors were enfeoffed, only marquis did not have a title, and because we were already at odds with our ancestors, we were very concerned about the title of our family.
However, the previous generations of emperors were quite wise, so they could only remain silently dissatisfied.
But when Emperor Cheng came, the opportunity came. Because his attempt to establish Yi as Concubine failed, Emperor Cheng wanted to make up for it, so he took the idea to our house. The internal guards at that time were specially watching our house, looking for opportunities to seize it. The number is reduced. "
Hearing this, Sheng An and Sheng Yuan were really eye-opened. It turns out that the reason for winning titles and reducing ranks can be so simple!
Sheng Xiangxun was very satisfied when he saw their reaction. After all, children tend to not know the heights of the sky and the extent of the imperial power.
"Did Emperor Yan Cheng really catch the pigtail?" Sheng An Sheng Yuan was immersed in the story and couldn't help but urge her father to continue talking.
But Sheng Xiangxun laughed: "If it is so easy to teach others, how can our family continue to pass it on to this day?"
He said with a smile: "After our ancestors realized that the situation was dangerous, they made an assessment and found that the conflict between our family and the emperor can still be resolved. After all, the emperor cannot wipe out all the founding heroes, and still has to leave a few to decorate the front." .
And our family was one of the few with an upright family tradition among the nobles at that time, so the conflict between us and the emperor was over the title.
After thinking about the problem clearly, Duke Cheng Guo at that time was the ancestor of our family. He made a prompt decision and tied up the eldest son of the concubine, saying that he would sell off the family property. He said that he was not strict in running the family and was ashamed of the title given to him by his great ancestor. He begged Emperor Cheng to take back the title. "
Sheng Yuan and Sheng An couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, and a thought emerged in their hearts in tacit understanding: Ho ho, I learned it! learned!
"This pre-emptive approach made Emperor Cheng unexpected and a little guilty, so after taking away the title, he no longer cared about it. Not only did the fault of the eldest son of the concubine be written off, but the Duke of Sheng was also removed from the list of titles to be reduced. .
Later, because the second generation Sheng Guogong had made great achievements in defeating the enemy, the already elderly Emperor Yan Cheng also awarded the palace an iron scroll of alchemy as a reward. "
"Alchemy and Iron Scroll?!" "Alchemy and Iron Scroll!!!"
The two sisters Sheng An and Sheng Yuan, who were originally curious about the fate of the eldest son, jumped up when they heard the words "Alchemy Book and Iron Scroll" and shouted that they wanted to see it.
"Experience? I've never seen your father. Where can I find it for you?"
Sheng Xiangxun never thought that his daughters would be interested in this, but it was useless no matter how excited they were, and it was impossible for him to conjure it up.
"Although Duke Sheng Guogong received this honor at that time, he was still on pins and needles. He knew very well Emperor Cheng's temperament. He could not be considered bad as a person, and he was generous as an emperor. However, he often changed orders overnight, although it did not make the courtiers miserable. , but it also made everyone tremble."
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