Chapter 951: Sui Emperor

"In our Huaxia, we have a system of Nobility. So-called nobility, in fact, refers to the level of one's status. Those who possess nobility are absolute Nobles, and it can be passed down continuously. Currently, in our Huaxia, we have the ranks of Duke, Marquis, Count, Viscount, and Baron, which are mainly calculated based on the magnitude of one's contributions to Huaxia.

Possessing nobility is equivalent to possessing wealth and status, but it does not mean possessing power.

Therefore, Baoxi, if you arrive in Huaxia, I will certainly give you a sufficiently high status. As for power, regardless of who it is, one must first learn; only after learning and passing the assessment can one be appointed as an official.

Because an official position, regardless of size, has a huge impact on ordinary people, for the sake of Huaxia's future, I must do this.

If you want to be an official, possess power, continue to manage people, or be responsible for certain affairs, you also need to learn. However, you have the experience of managing a large tribe and can also make your tribesmen trust you, so if you become an official, I certainly will not say you must start from the lowest level; I will also give you a sufficiently high official position.

So, whether you want to live a life that has status, is respected, is wealthy, and is leisurely, or continue to possess power and continue to work, it is all for you to choose."

After listening, Baoxi pondered for a few seconds: "Then what kind of nobility will you give me? Your Duke... whatever Baron, which rank is it?"

Baifeng thought of the emperors of later generations and the nobility they bestowed upon these ancient people—or rather, it couldn't even be called nobility. Even Xuanyuan, after defeating Shennong, still bestowed the title of Flame Emperor. It wasn't about looking at what contributions the current generation had, but mainly looking at what their ancestors had done for the human race.

If he were to bestow some ordinary nobility upon Baoxi, that is, the Suiren of this generation, Baifeng felt he might be criticized by future generations, especially since Xuanyuan bestowed the title of Flame Emperor upon Shennong; he himself would certainly have to bear the pressure.

Since that was the case, it would be better for him to let everything return to the right track; staying unchanged is the safest. Suiren, one of the Three Sovereigns of antiquity, then let him be called Emperor. It's just that further down, it can be slowly reduced. Moreover, not giving him corresponding power and letting him be a mascot representing the ancestors of the human race, isn't that appropriate?

Thus, after Baifeng figured it out, he immediately shook his head and said: "No, I think these nobility ranks are not suitable for you, because your contributions to Huaxia are considered very great. Even if I gave you the highest Duke, it would be fine, but currently, Duke is for my son; it would be disrespectful to you, and also disrespectful to the first generation of Suiren."

"Therefore, in order to manifest the contributions of the first generation of Shennong to the human race, I can bestow upon you the title of Emperor."

Baifeng felt his heart thumping as he said this himself. He even pricked up his ears to listen for any sound of thunder in Heaven. He was playing such a big game that he was afraid of being struck by Heaven's wrath. Fortunately, Heaven had no reaction, and Baifeng felt at ease.

But Baifeng still hurriedly added a sentence: "No, it shouldn't be me bestowing it; I don't have such great power yet. It should be said that Suiren should be Emperor, called Sui Emperor."

"Emperor is not a nobility rank, it is a respectful title. I am currently King, controlling all the power of Huaxia. Emperor is the same status as King, but it does not have the power I have. You can be the same as me, enjoying the same noble treatment as me, and your title can also be inherited by your children."

"However, our Huaxia uses Primogeniture, which is to say, the person who inherits your status can only be the first son of your main wife."

"But your other children can only inherit your wealth; they cannot inherit your status. However, as long as your other children make contributions to Huaxia, they can also obtain new nobility, but it will no longer be this Sui Emperor."

After Baifeng finished speaking, he let out a huge sigh of relief. As long as Baoxi, or rather every generation of Suiren, was propped up and treated as a mascot representing the human race, that would be fine. Moreover, there were many benefits to this: firstly, it could manifest his tolerance toward the human race and his unity toward the human race.

Secondly, doing this would also make it easier for the tribesmen of Suiren to accept Huaxia. Their Tribal Chief received the treatment he deserved in Huaxia, so they would feel better. After all, they were people of the Suiren tribe; this was a sense of pride that belonged to them. Perhaps they themselves were descendants of some child of the first generation of Suiren.

Baifeng thought now that when Xuanyuan did that back then, he must have had such thoughts. Having just defeated the largest human tribe in the world, he needed to pacify the chaos as quickly as possible and let the two tribes fuse rapidly. Then, the attitude toward the Leader of the Shennong Clan also determined the attitude of their tribesmen toward Xuanyuan.

That is why Xuanyuan bestowed the title of Flame Emperor upon that generation of the Shennong Clan. The Xuanyuan Tribe and the Shennong Clan thus successfully fused together, becoming the Yanhuang Tribe, breeding the Yanhuang Descendants, and then defeating the Chiyou Tribe.

Even when facing the old, weak, sick, and disabled left behind by the Chiyou Tribe, Xuanyuan did not kill them all. For the Chiyou Tribe that fled to the southwest, as well as those who remained in their original places, they were collectively referred to as the common people. Only one term was needed to achieve the effect of stabilizing the interior and stabilizing people's hearts. At most, giving some preferential treatment and material rewards was clearly much more effective than military suppression.

So Baifeng now didn't care about King or Emperor. King, Emperor, Sovereign—is there really any difference? The importance lies in who holds the power. It only needs to be defined in the laws of Huaxia that only Baifeng's family has the right of succession to Huaxia.

Even if Suiren is noble, he cannot hold power and seize Huaxia; that would be wrong. And no matter how noble a title is, there must be a day when it disappears. It's just that he didn't know when the title of Flame Emperor stopped being passed down, or if it was only passed down for one generation?

As soon as Baifeng said Sui Emperor, Baoxi's complexion immediately became ruddy, because he intuitively felt that this title was very grand and very noble. As long as he was given enough preferential treatment in terms of status, it would be fine. Baoxi had originally thought that if he could be given the highest nobility, he would be able to accept it. If it were any lower, not only himself, but perhaps his tribesmen would not be able to accept it. But he didn't expect Baifeng to be so generous.

"Good, good, good, Baifeng. Since you have said so, then I will no longer make excessive demands. I will be the Sui Emperor of Huaxia, and you are the King of Huaxia. I submit to your jurisdiction. My tribesmen are your tribesmen. From now on, our two tribes are one family."

"As for how to settle all the tribesmen of Suiren and how to have them move over, I will listen to you."