The tenant-in-chief thus provided his own retainers with a fee (they were thus
enfeoffed) to support them.
He was made marklord of Xu, for generations
enfeoffed, passing down this charisma.
It was required of
enfeoffed tributary rulers that they:
There followed a succession of titles, and by mid-October Cao Cao had been named General-in-chief (da jiangjun by the young emperor and
enfeoffed as Marquis of Wuping.
In his decree he said that his intention to do so was made clear when he appointed Cao Pi the Central Commander of Five Guards, because, except for Cao Pi, all his other children were
enfeoffed. See "Li Taizi ling" [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], in Cao Cao ji yizhu, 173.
58-76), and was
enfeoffed at Runan [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (located in present-day Henan province, approximately 250 kilometers southeast of Luoyang).
12 and the line in the MWD text describe him as being
enfeoffed at Chyi.
(19) Lord Xue [UNKNOWN TEXT OMITTED] , also known as Lord Mengchang Tian Wen [UNKNOWN TEXT OMITTED], was of the same clan as the king of Qi and was
enfeoffed at Xue.
If we suppose that Wu has been transferred to the bottom row for some reason (either its semi-barbarian nature or simply because it was the last state
enfeoffed), the next row is Sung, which is also often included among the Five Hegemons.
In the introduction to a table enumerating the followers of Han Kao-tsu who were
enfeoffed for their achievements (which also notes their descendants who lost those fiefs), Ssu-ma suggests that by presenting numerous examples of success and dishonor, the chapter may function as a handbook of prudent behavior for intelligent readers.