In ancient China, there were many titles, most of which were awarded to people who had made great contributions to the country, and some of them were created by royalty, with many marquis names. Today, let's talk about the champion Hou. The champion Hou was a marquis in the Western Han Dynasty. The champion here is not the same as the champion in the modern sense. The champion here means "the victory of the whole army". Of course, it means that this person's military exploits are higher than others, so this title was established. But there were only three top scholars in history, all of whom belonged to the Han Dynasty, namely Huo Qubing, Dou Xian and Jia Fu. Why was this title never sealed after the Han Dynasty? What is the reason for not giving them titles?

1. Champion profile Hou, Liehou, appeared in the Western Han Dynasty. In the sixth year of Yuan Shuo (formerly 123), it was named Huo Qubing. This marquis was specially established by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and its position came from Luyang Township of Rang County and Linshu of Wan County under Nanyang County.

According to Records of the Historian Biography of General Wei and Biographies of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, Huo Qubing, a famous soldier in the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, once bowed down to General Wei as a military commander, and was named the "champion Hou". After Huo Qubing's death, his son Huoshan inherited the title of "Champion Hou", but Huoshan died at a young age, leaving no children except Champion Hou Guo.

Huo Qubing (140- 1 17), Han nationality, is a military strategist. He is from Pingyang County, Hedong County (now southwest of Linfen, Shanxi Province). Good at riding and shooting. Classic battles: Battle of Hexi, Battle of Mobei. He is flexible in using his troops, pays attention to strategy, is brave and decisive, and is good at blitzkrieg, long-distance attack, supporting war with war and circuitous fighting on exterior lines. He didn't lose, and made outstanding contributions to solving the border problem of Xiongnu and opening up the northwest territory of China, leaving behind the eternal swan song of "What should the Xiongnu do before they are destroyed?". Yuan Shou lived for six years (1 17) and died at the age of 23.

Historical Records Biography of General Wei: Huo Qubing, the younger sister of the general, died young. His father, Huo Zhongru, first corresponded with Shao Jia and then got sick. And defending the queen, less and less is his wife Zhang. When I went to the hospital, I took my 18-year-old queen sister as my assistant.

Be good at riding and shooting, and then follow the general. The general has to summon a strong man to be a captain of Yao, and abandon the army for hundreds of miles with the light and brave, and catch him first. So he said, "Captain Yao Piao went to the hospital, beheaded the prisoners of rank 228 and won the title of the country. If he was born in the eldest father's family, he would capture Ji's father Luo Jiabi alive, and then win the championship, with 2,500 families sealed by illness as the champion.

After the Han Dynasty, military commanders with outstanding military achievements also adopted the title of champion. There were "top generals" in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and there was also the title of "top generals" in Tang Dynasty. Until the Qing dynasty, the leader of the ceremonial guards and the standard-bearer who guarded the emperor were also called "champions".

2. There are three champions known to the public in history, namely 1 and Huo Qubing.

According to Records of the Historian Biography of General Wei and Biography of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, Huo Qubing, a famous soldier in the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, once paid tribute to General Wei as a military commander, and was named "the champion Hou". He is flexible in using his troops, pays attention to strategy, is brave and decisive, and is good at blitzkrieg, long-distance attack, supporting war with war and circuitous fighting on exterior lines. He didn't lose. He made outstanding contributions to solving the border problem of Xiongnu and opening up the northwest territory of China, leaving behind the eternal swan song "What will the Xiongnu do if they are not destroyed?" Yuan Shou lived for six years (1 17) and died at the age of 23. After Huo Qubing's death, his son Huoshan inherited the title of "Champion Hou", but Huoshan died at a young age, leaving no children except Champion Hou Guo.

Huo Qubing, as the first champion, deserved it. Since then, the champion has become the highest honor of all military commanders.

2. Jiafu

Jia Fu (9-55), the second scholar in the history of China and one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, was born in Nanyang County (now northwest of Deng County, Henan Province), a Confucian scholar. In the last few years in Xin Mang, he gathered people to join the outlaws, and later returned to Liu Xiu as the general of Duhu. In 25 years, Liu Xiu ascended the throne and was appointed as Jin Wu. He was named the champion Hou Kingdom, which is located in the northwest of Dengxian County, Henan Province.

Jia Fu won the third place among the 28 generals in Yuntai, but his meritorious service was not the same as that of Hou Huo Qubing, the champion of the Western Han Dynasty. Whether it is meritorious service or fame, it is not as good as the first and third champions. In the 13th year of Jianwu (AD 37), Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty changed Jiafu to Jiaodong Hou.

3. Dou Xian

The word Du Bo was born in Ping Ling (now northwest of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province), a consort, powerful minister, famous soldier in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the great-grandson of Dou Rong, the No.3 scholar in China history. In the first year of Yongyuan (89), Dou Xian was a cycling general, with more than 30,000 people from Xiongnu, Wuhuan and Hu Qiangbing in the south. Dou Xian sent more than 10,000 elite riders to break the northern Xiongnu in the mountains and penetrate the vast desert for 3,000 miles. He defeated the Xiongnu in the mountainous area of Luo Ji, reaching to the north of the Grand Canal, killing more than 13,000 people and taking countless prisoners. Later, climbing mountains and carving stones to record merits, which was called by history, became the supreme glory of ancient military commanders in China, just like Huo Qubing sealed wolves and occupied Xu.

In the third year of Yongyuan (9 1), Dou Xian once again sent troops to attack Jinwei Mountain (now Altai Mountain), and the Xiongnu Khan was defeated in the north, and more than 5,000 people were beheaded by the king. The Queen Mother Khan was captured in the north, and he disappeared.

Dou Xian's ending is not good. His arrogance, plot to usurp the throne and final death are also his complications. However, judging from his great achievements in defeating Xiongnu and the world, he is still worthy of the title of champion Hou and still a hero who has made outstanding contributions to the nation.

4. Why didn't there be a champion after Han Dynasty? Then, since it is the highest honor of a soldier, why didn't there be a champion Hou after the Han Dynasty? Because the fourth champion appeared in the Han Dynasty.

The fourth champion Hou, how do you say this? What an insult to the title of champion Hou. But he is indeed a real champion Hou, which is recorded in The Biography of Baiguan in the Later Han Dynasty: "Xie Sui and Wang Fu falsely played the rebellion of King Bohai, the younger brother of Emperor Huan, and punished him. 12 people were awarded meritorious service. Just won the championship. " Who is Wang Fu? This is a great eunuch in the Huanling period of the Eastern Han Dynasty. One of the top ten attendants in the famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms was notorious for killing Chen Fan, the general of Dou Wu. He was brutally killed by the brutal official Yang Qiu and suddenly died in the street.

Wang Fu was awarded the title of champion for falsely playing the rebellion of the Bohai King. The reason is very strange. When talking about Emperor Huan, Liu Mao, the king of Bohai Sea, was demoted, seeking to restore the country, taking the road of Wangfu, and promised to pay 50 million yuan when it was done. Who would have thought that before he died, Emperor Huan felt indebted to Liu Jian, so he restored his title with a testamentary edict. Liu Wei thought it had nothing to do with Wang Fu, so he refused to pay. Wang Fu's revenge is extremely fierce. After the death of Emperor Huan, because there was no queen, Liu Hong was made the throne, that is, Emperor Han Ling. It is said that Liu Ji was very dissatisfied with his inability to inherit the throne, so Wang Fu took the opportunity to falsely accuse Zheng Sa and others of conspiring to make Liu Ji emperor. Liu Ji was forced to commit suicide and his family was killed. After Liu's death, Emperor Han Ling thought that Wang Fu had made great contributions and made him the top scholar. Since then, the champion Hou has been seriously degraded, and it is simply insulting to reward others with the champion Hou.

Similar to the champion Hou, since he was stunned by his liegeman and went to Mount Tai to meditate, the significance of meditation was greatly reduced, and no emperor wanted to do it again.