Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 889 Reasonable Division of Labor
The so-called careers of the four peoples are the traditionally referred to as scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants.

If it is said that emphasizing religious studies, setting up subject selection, making worship and sweeping, and removing redundant posts, these can barely be relied on by past canonical precedents, then opening the cause of the four peoples is a pure New Deal.

During the Hongwu period, there were provisions for selecting the clan to be an official, but it was very rare. When the emperor wanted to start a clan school and record the clan, he also relied on this old rule.

However, starting the career of the four peoples has a completely different meaning.

This move goes a step further than dismissing redundant posts.

Emperor Mingzu precepted that all the descendants of the royal family are the clan, and the grandsons of the county king and below the sixth generation are awarded the lieutenant of Fengguo, that is, the so-called not being the people of Qi, and being supported by the court for generations.

To put it bluntly, in the ancestral system established by Emperor Taizu, all descendants of the Zhu family, no matter how many generations have passed, have the status of nobles, which is different from common people.

It is the privileges and ancestral salary of the distant clan clan that are dismissed, but not their names.

To put it bluntly, if the measure of removing redundant posts is implemented, then no matter how many generations of descendants, they will still be awarded the title of Lieutenant of the State, but, just like the civil servant's Wen Xun, it is just nice, there is no salary to receive, and there is no clan unique immunity.

At most, it means being able to have the right not to kneel before officials, just like ordinary juren, but other privileges will be abolished uniformly.

In fact, speaking of this, it is also taking advantage of loopholes.

Huangming's ancestral precepts said that Lieutenant Fengguo was awarded, but it did not say that Lumi and the treatment enjoyed by Lieutenant Fengguo could not be changed.

Although this move is suspected of stealing one's ears and stealing one's ears, what one can barely say can still be justified.

But it's different to start the business of the four peoples.

In addition to official careers, agriculture, industry, and commerce are all occupations of the common people.

Once the clan is allowed to start the business of the four peoples, it is actually an admission that these clans whose privileges have been removed have also become common people in terms of status.

Not only is this contrary to Huang Ming's ancestral precepts, but also many clans would not be able to accept it.

Not to mention now, Lieutenant Fengguo still has lumi and privileges, even if he doesn't, it's just a false name, but the sense of superiority in status is not so easy to give up.

If it doesn't work out, someone will give the emperor the name of being mean, ungrateful, and persecuting the clan.

Therefore, whether it was Zhu Huixun or Hu Wei, after hearing what the emperor said, they all had a sad face.

Faced with this situation, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said.

"Actually, the matter of the clan has long been discussed by people in the court. I also read a lot of memorials from previous years and saw a few words. My uncle and great uncle may as well give me a detailed look."

"...Since ancient times, no method has been prepared in Chengzhou. The five ancestors of the Zhou family have been exonerated. There is no marriage at the Yan Hui, and no time to celebrate.

"However, the country has descended from Fengguo Lieutenant, and all of them are relatives outside the fifth generation. If you want to support them, it is difficult to stop their mouths waiting for orders. If you want to restrain them, it is difficult to suppress their turbulent feelings. Well, the injury is..."

"These few words made me feel quite a bit. I don't know if my uncle and great uncle think what they said makes sense? If so, how can I solve this dilemma?"

Ah this...

Hu Yan silently murmured in his heart.

Your Majesty, you are too lazy to save face now, right?
At any rate, there was this memoir last time, but this time I just read it, right?
You can tell me which year and which book this is. Mr. Hu has been in power for 50 years, and he has never seen such a courageous courtier.

What kind of relatives outside the fifth life, try saying this in front of Emperor Taizu, I am afraid that if you try, you will die!

From the bottom of his heart, Hu Wei knew very well that what he said made sense.

There is no patriarchal clan system in the past dynasties like that of Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention far away, take the Tang and Song Dynasties as an example. Although the kings entrusted in the Tang Dynasty were inherited, they had no fiefdoms.

As for the Song Dynasty, it was even more straightforward. The prince was crowned king, but the king's title could not be inherited. By the third generation, he would be a commoner.

Only in this Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu was born in poverty, so he attached great importance to the life of his descendants, and set such a generous clan treatment.

In theory, this is unreasonable, as the emperor said, if this continues, sooner or later the clan will become the biggest burden on the court.

But, here's the problem.

The imperial court's rules and regulations were all set by Emperor Taizu. Even if he knew it was unreasonable, it would take a lot of courage to deny Emperor Taizu.

After hesitating for a moment, Master Hu sighed helplessly and said.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the law of Chengzhou is an ancient ritual system, and it has its own reasons. Although the imperial clan in the current dynasty has no disadvantages that are difficult to support, it does have long-term problems. Therefore, I believe that if any clan asks for itself, It may not be impossible to allow them to practice the cause of the four peoples."

This is not only a statement, but also playing Tai Chi push hands.

After Zhu Huixun finished listening, he immediately cursed the old fox secretly.

After hearing these words, Zhu Huixun knew that Hu Mi understood what the emperor meant, but he pushed the pressure on the clan.

In fact, both of them understand that after entering this door today and reading this memorial, the two of them are destined to be the son of the emperor.

It's just that the division of labor is different.

Or to put it more bluntly, what the emperor is saying now is actually not what the emperor said, but what they 'wanted' to say.

Later in the court, every word they heard just now will become their advice to the emperor.

Otherwise, the emperor would not always use the method of seeing it in a certain memorial and a certain minister's admonishment to express these opinions.

The biggest difficulty in clan reform is that it is inappropriate for anyone to deny these ancestral precepts, unless...

"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter is of great importance, but since it is a matter of the clan, it may be possible for the clans all over the world to discuss and advise. The clans are all descendants of the Zhu family, and the court of Sheji will be the most important thing."

Glancing at Hu Wei resentfully, although he was unwilling, under the watchful eyes of the emperor, Zhu Huixun still spoke honestly.

To put it bluntly, it is inappropriate for the emperor to bring up this matter, and it is easy to provoke a backlash if the ministers raise it. The only person who can bring it up is actually the clan itself.

Because these clans enjoy the privileges themselves, if they "voluntarily" give up their privileges and refuse to accept Lumi in order to solve the difficulties of the court and reduce the pressure on the court, it cannot be called a violation of the ancestral system.

This is the same as the division of family property. Your ancestors left you a lot of property. If others want to grab it, it is definitely not acceptable, but if you are high-spirited and don’t want it anymore, then it is not impossible.

Of course, the issue of the clan is not that simple, but if it is brought up by the clan itself, the difficulty will indeed be much less difficult.

You know, if it is really in accordance with the ancestral system, then the vassal king can still intervene in local government affairs, and even the king of Sai can also intervene in military affairs, but what about now?How were these powers lost?

The answer, of course, is that the kings gave it up 'voluntarily'.

Anyway, it must not have been persecuted by Emperor Taizong...

In fact, this is probably the reason why the emperor asked him to come here.

This Da Zongzheng is not easy to be regarded as!
"That's fine. It just so happens that all the clans now have children studying in Beijing. After the uncle returns to the clan school, he can order them to send a letter to ask about this matter. After all, this is clan affairs, and the uncle takes care of it."

Reform has never been accomplished overnight. Although Zhu Qiyu was anxious, he had to eat every bite. If he took too big a step, it would be easy for him to be overwhelmed.

Therefore, although the direction has been set, and Zhu Qiyu has roughly figured out the specific measures, he is still relatively cautious when he really moves.

This also reassured Zhu Huixun a lot.

What he worried most was that the emperor was impetuous and forced him to carry out these measures.

In this way, if the rebellious psychology of the kings is too strong and troubles arise, it will be him, Da Zongzheng, who will bear the pressure in the end.

Don't look at the fact that the kings seem to be weak now, but it's not easy to get along with each other when they make a fuss.

Zhu Huixun's family knew about their own family affairs, and this group of people may not be able to achieve success, but they are the top ones in making troubles, some of them are bold, and even the emperor's imperial edict may not really be taken seriously.

Just like King Yi, if it wasn't for the emperor's decree several times, calling him directly to the capital, and really wanting him to bow his head, I'm afraid it would be hard to reach the sky.

Therefore, if the vassal reform is really going to be done, it must be planned slowly, and it is a good way to use the family letter to blow the wind and explore the situation.

At this point, Zhu Huixun suddenly understood that not long after the emperor came to the throne, he set up Zongxue regardless of the opposition of the kings. Could it be that he was preparing for today?
As soon as this idea came up, Zhu Huixun himself felt a little ridiculous.

How can this be?

You know, when the Son of Heaven came to the throne, he was ordered in the face of danger, the war was over, the Supreme Emperor was still in captivity in the north, and the court was waiting for prosperity, and the government affairs were complicated. It would be good if the Son of Heaven could sort it out clearly. How could he think so long thing.

However, this was Zhu Huixun's own idea. If Hu Wei knew about his idea, he might think that Prince Min was too naive.

Once upon a time, they thought the same way, and felt that the emperor's performance in the past was mediocre, and it was commendable to be able to handle huge government affairs.

But it turns out... don't mention it!
Thinking of the incidents of the past two years, Mr. Hu felt that it was really like a dream.

Of course, at this time, he had no time to think about it.

Because after calming King Min, the Son of Heaven naturally shifted his gaze to him, said.

"The clan's joint discussion is a way, but the clan's affairs and rites are also in charge. Please seal and ask for marriage, rituals and other matters, all need the participation of the rituals. Since this memorial was written by the great uncle, then the great uncle must be responsible for many of the measures. I agree, but how to implement it needs to be carefully considered.”

Well, still can't escape!

Master Hu gave a wry smile, and he knew that he still had to pass this most difficult level.

In the memorial of "his", nine suggestions were put forward.

The ones that King Min stopped just now were only four relatively easy ones.

After all, whether it is emphasizing sectarian studies, setting up subject selections, making pilgrimage, or dismissing redundant posts, they are all aimed at low-level clans, and to a certain extent, they have solved part of the problem.

Although it is not obvious that the clan of the Ming Dynasty has developed to the present, the low-level clan has indeed encountered many problems.

If it is said that the imperial court has the will to let go of the restrictions on the careers of the four peoples, I believe that a large part of them are willing to support it.

However, the following few items are purely intended to offend people!

The so-called strict inspection and careful marriage are to strengthen the review of the identity of the clan.

The Ming clan's favorite thing to do is to have children.

There is no way, there is basically nothing else that can be done, but a serious princess and concubine need to be conferred by the court, the etiquette system is complicated, but they need to have a clean family background and a corresponding moral order, as if they were born in a humble family, or, Moral order and obedience are in the way, and it is impossible to pass the imperial court's review.

Therefore, most of the vassal kings simply kill first and then play, whether to give the court's canonization or not, anyway, children are born one after another, and the blood of the Tian family cannot be denied.

In this way, when the child is included in the genealogy, the mother will naturally have a title, just like that, bypassing the imperial court's canonization, marrying one concubine after another, and asking the imperial court for one after another.

Strictly protect surveys and prudent marriages. Specifically, it is to strengthen the marriage management of the vassal king's clan. All women whose family background and ethics do not meet the standards are prohibited from asking for titles and marrying.

For the children born to unmarried women who have not been canonized by the imperial court, only their names are allowed to be listed in the genealogy, but they are not allowed to be granted titles, and no titles will be given. Whether they are the daughters of feudal princes or county princes, they will only be given the lowest amount each year Fifty stones of Lumi, the children of the county king and below who marry without permission, will not be given to Lumi.

As for the worry system, severe punishment is even more severe.

Severe punishment is easy to understand. It is to strengthen the management of the clan's crimes, such as King Yi, King Guangtong, and King Yangzong, who are arrogant and domineering in the local area. If it is true, punishments including but not limited to lowering the high wall should be given strictly and severely according to the system.

The Liyou system refers to the ceremonial system during the mourning period. Of course, this is not the point. The point is that the ceremonial system involves the improvement of the inheritance system. For example, princes and county kings who are over 50 years old have no sons. , Another example is that the clan has practiced fraud, deceived the court, and forged a request for a title, and it will be punished by removal of the title.

These few articles are basically from the perspective of the court, strictly restricting the power of the vassal king, which is good for the court, but for the vassal king, it is a big bad thing.

It is conceivable that once it is revealed, it will inevitably arouse great opposition from the vassal king.

However, it would be inappropriate for King Min to bring up this matter, as it would be too easy to expose this person's position.

Therefore, this bad luck can only fall on the head of Wenchen.

And as the Ministry of Rites in charge of the etiquette system, it must be impossible to escape.

With a sigh, Mr. Hu still stepped forward at the end with the tragic mood of not being guaranteed at the end of the festival, and said.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is not trivial. The Ritual System is in the hands of the Ministry of Rites, but it involves things such as Zonglu's punishment and other matters. It should be discussed with the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Households. The detailed charter..."

(End of this chapter)