Becoming the First Emperor at the End of the Mythic Spring and Autumn Period

In the Zhou Dynasty, the title of Marquis was the most important rank. The title of Duke was slightly higher, but its power and strength were not as great as that of Marquis. A person who guards a region and defends the territory is called a Marquis. In fact, a Marquis is a position that holds both military and political power.

The State of Chen was a marquisate, so it should be called the Marquis of Chen. The title "Duke of the State" appeared during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Initially, it was called the Duke of the Prefecture or the Duke of the County. Later, the title "Duke of the State" was added. During the pre-Qin period, there was no title "Duke of the State". Instead, people were simply called "Duke of So-and-so", such as the Duke of Zhou, the Duke of Shao, and the Duke of Song.

The title "Zhou Tianzi" (Son of Heaven) actually appeared and became widely used after the Warring States period. Unearthed inscriptions generally refer to him as "Wang" (King), while the Zuo Zhuan (Commentary of Zuo) refers to him as "Tianwang" (Heavenly King). The title "Tianzi" should have evolved from "Tianwang".

This is the surname of my ancestors. Emperor Shun – Gui Chen – the state of Chen was destroyed, and the land was taken over by Qi. The land was divided among the grandsons. Qi was destroyed, and the land was divided again into the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth branches.

Isn't this the same as "Investiture of the Gods: From a Minor Town Lord to the Great Emperor Ziwei"?

Is this scholar-official considered a "dafu" or a "shi"? "Shi" and "dafu" are two different ranks, but I don't understand why they're combined.

There were relatively few feudal lords with the surname Gui during the Zhou Dynasty. Besides Chen, there were also Sui and Pu. Yong also seems to have been a descendant of Rong Cheng.

Among the vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty Dukes: Song, Guo, Yu, Shao, Zhou (Song was a vassal state descended from a king, while the others were ministers of the Zhou dynasty who were vassals within the capital region. Generally, those who served as ministers could be called dukes). Marquises: Qi, Wei, Lu, Ji, Xing, Cai, Han, Ying, Jin Sui, Yan (Yan), Qi, Ji, Chen, Shen, Xi, Bao, E, etc.

If "" is considered "" and "" is considered "", then does the "" rank cease to exist? During the Zhou Dynasty, the ranks of ministers and officials varied across different vassal states. The rank of "Daifu" () was divided into Lower Daifu, Middle Daifu, and Upper Daifu. In some states, the Upper Daifu was equivalent to a Qing Daifu (). The state of Jin seems to have followed this system.

I hope the author writes the previous book that was cut up properly. It felt like the initial scope was too grand and the author didn't handle it well. And most importantly, there needs to be a mature, older sister figure! 😍😍