简介:Inthispaper,byanalyzingthecontextoftherelevantrecords,theauthorarguesthatXiao-chen(小臣),whoappearedfrequentlyinpaleographicaldataandancientdocumentsbutstillunidentifiedsofar,werethosepeoplethatservedfortheirmasterswhobelongedtodifferentclans.Therefore,Xiao-chen(小臣)hadcomplicatedidentitiesdependingonthestatusintheirownclansbeforetheybecameXiao-chen(小臣).