Yuqiongyin

As the imperial power in the hands of the empress dowager was gradually taken back and strengthened, a system of hereditary titles was established, and the royal family members were given titles of prince, duke, general guarding the country, general supporting the country and eight other ranks.

There is a big difference between the title and the civil and military officials of the first to ninth ranks. Generally speaking, except for the founding heroes who were conferred the title of duke, the dukes after that only received rewards and fiefs and had no real power.

Unless he holds other titles, a Duke does not have much power himself.

But unlike the previous dynasty, the nobles only had titles and food salaries but no longer fiefs. Those with titles such as duke and marquis would also be granted iron certificates to show their outstanding merits and the emperor's great favor.

There are two kinds of nobility: one is granted for life, and the other can be inherited. Whether it can be inherited or not depends on the size of the military merit, and both are given imperial edicts.

Then he saw that he was named King of Qin. The title of King of Qin was the most honorable among all kings. Not only did he have a fiefdom and ten thousand households, but his annual salary was still the original 50,000 dan.

The princesses who were given the titles of "Qin, Jin, Qi, and Chu" had certain priorities in terms of seniority and age. Even the current Crown Princess was originally only given the title of King of Jin.

Chu Chenning, as the youngest daughter of the empress, was able to be given the title of King of Qin, which shows how much favor she enjoys from the empress.

"Okay, you are still separated from the Queen Mother. You must have had a hard journey back home. Go back home and rest soon. I will ask my sister to find you a job later. Now that you have been conferred a title and are about to start a family, how can you make Young Master Rong feel at ease if you don't have an official position?"

The Queen waved her hand, signaling Chu Chenning to stand up.

"Aning understands everything." Chu Chenning responded obediently, then stood up and took the decree to confer the title of king.

"Well, leave now. Remember to go to the palace to see your father tomorrow."

Chu Chenning bowed and left, "A Ning knows."

After leaving the Nihuang Palace, Chu Chenning hurried back and happened to run into her "dear second sister". She raised her eyebrows slightly and saluted casually, "Second sister."

"Xiao Liu rarely gets punished, but he came back so quickly. Did he use all those tricks he used before?"

The Second Princess Chu Chenxing had never liked the favored Sixth Princess. Not only was she favored, but she was also born of a legitimate family. She was spoiled and domineering, and always caused unrest in the entire Shengjing.

It is no wonder that Chu Chenning is only on good terms with his sister, the Crown Princess. After all, he is also a bit annoying. He can't stand her but can't hit her, so he can only curse her with his mouth.

"Second sister is wrong. How could Aning be so capable? She came back to the capital earlier this time to report back. She has made great contributions and asked for a reward." Chu Chenning smiled and raised the imperial edict in his hand.

"You're just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse."

When Chu Chenxing saw the style of the imperial edict in her hand, he knew that she was holding an edict to confer the title of king.

As the supreme power in a country, he attached great importance to his status and position. The style of his imperial edicts was also quite particular. They were all made of the finest silk, decorated with patterns of auspicious clouds, auspicious cranes, soaring dragons, etc., and written on large pieces of silk brocade.

Not only that, there are also different regulations for the color of imperial edicts. The richer the color, the higher the rank of the official being honored.

The color is mostly bright yellow. The colors of imperial edicts and imperial decrees vary according to the rank of the official. When bestowing titles and honors on officials above the fifth rank, the colors are relatively rich, with three, five, or seven colors. Officials below the fifth rank are blue and yellow or pure white silk.

Regardless of the style of the imperial edict, there are handles at both ends, and the material and number of the handles vary depending on the rank of the official to whom it is granted.