Speaking of the system of conferring marquis, it originated from the five titles of duke, marquis, uncle and man in ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, those governors all had titles and more territories. After the Qin and Han dynasties, these titles became more of a kind of title salary (ready-to-eat households), and marquis no longer managed the actual territory. Emperor Gaozu stipulated that he could not be crowned king for Liu, nor be crowned Hou for meritorious service. Even in the Han Dynasty, it was easy to break this rule. As long as the emperor likes a person, isn't it easy for him to make achievements? So in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as long as they fought with Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, most of them could be blocked, and they didn't necessarily have any great skills. It happened that Li Guang, who had the ability, was unlucky, and God didn't give him a chance to make contributions. For a while, his opponent was too strong to be left behind (it is much harder for a defender to make contributions than a striker), and then he simply lost it! Li Guang was depressed, but his evaluation of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was:? Is Li Guang weird (unlucky)? , so there is? Feng Tang is easy to get old, but Li Guang is hard to seal? Statement.
It can be seen that people who want to seal the Hou probably have three conditions: first, meritorious service (in fact, the most nonsense); Second, the emperor likes it (this is the most important thing); Third, a little luck (needless to say).
Waiting and not waiting will become less and less valuable in later generations.
After the founding of the Tang dynasty, the great heroes were all public, and the imperial clan was still king. Hou was not worth mentioning. After the Anshi Rebellion, even the public was not worth mentioning, and many people with different surnames became kings. Later, Zhu Wen, who usurped the Tang Dynasty, simply looked down on Dongping County King and Liang King (the biggest king) and directly usurped the Tang Dynasty, calling him the emperor.
It can be seen that if you want to seal the Hou, or even surpass it, there is still one condition: absolute strength.
By the Ming Dynasty, the legendary Liu Bowen had made great contributions, but he was only an uncle and had not arrived yet. Li Shanchang, the first civil servant, surpassed Hou. The result was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang. There are still many Hou, who were actually killed in battle and sealed by the Ming Dynasty.
It can be seen that some people want to be blocked, and some people rely on their lives.
The above three situations can roughly sum up who can be blocked.