There were five titles in the Zhou Dynasty, namely, Gong Hao, Hou Hao, Bo Hao, Zi Hao and Male Hao, which were titles awarded to nobles and heroes by ancient emperors. Zhou ruled the world with courtesy. The so-called ceremony is essentially hierarchy and rules. The five-level title conforms to the characteristics of Zhou culture and can also be found in history books!
Duke, Hou and Bo have higher status and are always called princes. Governors are all state-owned, and they can set up ancestral temples to worship the country. Viscount and baron are generally a kind of warrior class, which is generally a part of the country. Most of them were awarded by people with outstanding contributions and leaders of remote tribes. In other words, the viscount and the baron are vassals of the public, Hou and Bo, and have no independent power.
"Ancient History" is first of all a national history, which records important figures such as Gong, Hou and Bo, while Zi and Man have no place to show off. Gong is a very special title. He not only enjoys the national title, but also has more powers, both titles and official positions.
In the Zhou Dynasty, vassals were essentially administrative divisions in a specific sense. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, there were more than 70 governors (public officials). Obviously, the number of sons and daughters is much larger than this. Letting the son of heaven manage eight hundred princes, just like letting the head of state manage the county magistrate today, is completely contrary to the management principle.
Therefore, the governors had a special significance in the Zhou Dynasty, and they did not enjoy the right to participate in the central government's implementation of low-level titles.
The rulers of the Zhou Dynasty did not lack political wisdom, and the classification of titles was not only for the purpose of sealing the country. Naturally, not enough governors would be established to compete with the central authorities. In particular, the influence of Sangong is bound to be restricted and balanced-there is no obvious difference between them and other Marquis in terms of vassal. After all, territory is very important for the stability of the country.
Chu developed from Man Jing. Man Jing is just a frontier tribe with a small sphere of influence and a low level of civilization. In the memory of Zhou people, it is still a barbarian concept. The ancestors of Chu were remote tribes at that time, and the title was at most viscount, which could not reach the level of vassal. Therefore, when Zhou Wang, the master of the world, held a swearing-in meeting, the Chu people were not qualified to attend the gathering of governors, so they were deeply stimulated. Being the first king after being developed is equal to the king of Zhou, which is a kind of revenge.