Cheng Biting Jin has the nickname of "halfway to kill a Cheng Biting Jin", Qin Qiong has the reputation of "filial piety is like a specialty, dating Sai Meng taste, Ma ta on both sides of the Yellow River, Fighting the Thirty-six Provinces of Kyushu, Wei Zhen Huaxia Half of the Sky, Divine Fist Taibao Qin Qiong Qin Uncle Bao" reputation.
Friends who have watched "The Legend of Sui and Tang Heroes" and "Sui and Tang Dynasties" will surely be familiar with Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong. Although there are some differences between the historical facts and those depicted in the novel, the experiences of Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin are basically the same: originally they both defected to Li Mi in Wagangzhai, and later switched to Wang Shichong, and finally defected to Li Shimin.
The two of them entered the account of the King of Qin at about the same time, and became two generals under Li Shimin, the King of Qin, both of whom had made great achievements under Li Shimin, and were both founding generals of the Tang Dynasty, and both of them were named dukes.
We know that the duke of the country is an ancient title, and the status is not much different from that of the king of the county. Cheng Yaojin was given the title of Duke of Suguo, while Qin Qiong was made the Duke of Yiguo. However, what is strange is that after Cheng Yaojin's title can be hereditary, after Cheng Yaojin's death, his son can inherit his own title and continue to enjoy the treatment of the Duke of the Imperial Court; and after Qin Qiong's death, his son cannot inherit his dukedom.
It is reasonable to say that both Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong have made outstanding achievements in battle and have made great achievements. Moreover, in the process of Li Shimin's march to the south and the north and the southern conquest of the northern war, Qin Qiong's merits were definitely more than Cheng Biting Jin. Therefore, why is it that Cheng Bite Jin's dukedom can be hereditary, but why can't Qin Qiong's?
I think there are two reasons:
First, Qin Qiong probably did not participate in the Xuanwumen Revolution, which is probably the decisive factor. Cheng Yaojin and Wei Chigong's participation in the Xuanwumen Rebellion is recorded in many history books. But did Qin Qiong participate in the Xuanwumen Revolution? There are many opinions, some say yes, some say no, that is to say, whether Qin Qiong participated in this coup is a mystery.
If, according to Qin Qiong's character, he is loyal to the country but not to the individual, he will not participate in the cannibalism between brothers. If Qin Qiong did not participate in the change of Xuanwu Gate, then the status of him and Cheng Yaojin in Li Shimin's heart would definitely be a notch behind, compared with Wei Chigong and Cheng Yaojin, who took the lead in killing the enemy at Xuanwu Gate, and even compared with Hou Junji, who was very famous, Qin Qiong's failure to stand up to help Li Shimin would definitely make Li Shimin not like him very much.
Even if Li Shimin doesn't say it on his lips, he will definitely remember it in his heart. After all, "merit is higher than the savior", you Qin Qiong did not come to assist me in my most crucial battle, i guess you are still not very loyal to me.
Second, Qin Qiong's Duke of Yiguo was fengfeng by Li Yuan, the ancestor of Tang Gaozu, and the Duke of Suguo, who was also sealed by Cheng Jin. However, after Li Shimin registered as emperor, he also made Cheng Yaojin the Duke of Lu. Although both are dukes, the difference is different: one was personally sealed by the current emperor Li Shimin, and the other was sealed by the former emperor, and the weight level of the two dukes was different.
In general, the reason why Qin Qiong's title was not hereditary was mainly that compared with Cheng Yaojin, he did not participate in the xuanwumen change, which gave Tang Taizong Li Shimin a different impression. Of course, Qin Qiong's dukedom was not hereditary, which does not mean that Qin Qiong made less contributions to the Tang Dynasty. In addition, in our cognition more than a thousand years later, Qin Qiong is still one of the "door gods", and his popularity is even higher than that of Cheng Yaojin.