golden scales

Duan didn't have time to go to Kunning Palace, and was summoned to Qianqing Palace not long after walking.

Wearing ordinary clothes, the emperor and empress met Duan in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, trying to put on a calm and composed expression.

"Master, he said a few words about missing his ancestors, and then he didn't know where to go." Duan stood in front of the empress very aggrieved, as if accepting a question.

"He went to Fengxian Hall." Zhou Hou responded first, and then found that Duan was standing like a pissed off daughter-in-law, and said, "Sit down."

Only then did Duan bless her body, she retreated to the embroidered pier and sat down next to her, but her heart was blank, she had already pushed all the problems to the empress, and only waited for orders.

"When did he ever miss his ancestors since he was a child..." Chongzhen was in a moment of anxiety, and actually confessed the truth.

Zhou Hou coughed lightly, and hurriedly cleaned up the "unfilial" remark for the eldest son: "Brother Chun is also extremely filial, but he just doesn't know how to show it to others."

Chongzhen also realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and said: "I mean that he always hides his thoughts, not that he is unfilial. Tell me...will he commit another crime..."

Duan was shocked, and looked at Zhou Hou blankly, just in time to meet her mother-in-law's eyes, she quickly lowered her head to avoid it, not daring to be rude.

Zhou Hou laughed dryly and said, "When I was a child, I occasionally suffered from hysteria. He has been fighting in the north and south all these years, and I have never heard of it again." In this era, the status and wealth of a partner are certainly valued, but the most important thing is that there is no serious illness.In order to get rid of Duan's possible wild thoughts, Zhou Hou specially added a sentence: "Brother Chun has absolutely no serious illness."

Mrs. Duan breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't have any doubts about Zhou Hou's words, on the contrary, after Zhou Hou finished speaking, she felt a bit like "there is no silver 300 taels here", and she felt unhappy for no reason.

There was a cold silence in the Nuan Pavilion.

"Stuffy." Chongzhen stood up suddenly, and walked out with his hands behind his back.

Although it is breathable, His Majesty's destination is very clear.

Fengxian Hall.

The emperor has a temple.Worship ancestors with the number of seven or nine.Although Zhu Yuanzhang was not born in a poetic family, his feelings for his parents and grandparents were very sincere, and he wanted to go to worship them when he thought of it.People at that time recognized this kind of filial piety, but filial piety must also abide by etiquette.The Taimiao is the place where the state worships, and the ancestors of the emperor are also the heroic spirits who bless the whole world. They can only be sacrificed at the specified time and with the specified etiquette.

So Zhu Yuanzhang built Fengxian Hall in the Forbidden City.Following the example of the Song Dynasty emperors performing family sacrifices in private pavilions, they wear ordinary clothes for daily worship.

There is no apse in Fengxian Hall, and the main hall also has the system of the same hall and different rooms.Now, apart from Taizu and Chengzu, who have lived forever, only the seven emperors with the closest blood relationship are enshrined among them.

Zhu Cihong has come here to worship his ancestors since he was just able to walk, and obtained the blessings of his ancestors in the ceremony.Later, the number of times here is much higher than that of Taimiao sacrifices. Fortunately, family rituals are often worn, so it is not very troublesome.

It was the first time since Zhu Cihong was born that he came to Fengxian Hall on his own initiative.

In his previous life, Zhu Cihong's understanding of the family could only be traced back to his grandfather's generation, and he could no longer understand the relatives of Wufu, let alone the Nine Temples of the Son of Heaven.To go back so far.I have lived in this world for 17 years. Although sacrifices have become part of my life, my understanding of kinship is still superficial.

Zhu Cihong asked the eunuch to open the door and entered the main hall.Under the ever-burning lamp, the hall was glowing with flickering golden light.This can be said to be the last relic of the prosperous Ming Dynasty. The gold, silver and jade objects used for worship are still intact.

Zhu Cihong walked to the throne of Emperor Taizu Gao, next to the throne of Empress Ma.This couple is the first ancestor of Ming Dynasty.Expel the Tartars and annex the heroes.Reopen the country.It was also he who left himself with the difficult problem in front of him, the clan problem.

It is said that in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, the urbanization rate had reached [-]%, so such a high urban population would naturally not cause serious clan problems.

Emperor Taizu Gao himself was bullied by his subordinates so much that he still didn't understand the changes in his identity after becoming emperor, and he took "disturbing the people" very seriously.From strict governance of officials to "imperial power not going to the countryside", Emperor Taizu deliberately formulated measures to protect the common people.

Perhaps this is a good thing from the perspective of ordinary people, but it may not be beneficial to the development of the country.Although Zhu Cihong can wait until the society has developed to a certain level before raising this issue, if there is no forward-looking guidance, the resistance in the future will be even greater.The price paid must be greater.

Now we must take advantage of the unprecedented weakening of clan power in the north to establish new social relations. The key lies in how to grasp this balance point.

Zhu Cihong walked to the golden pillar covered with yellow gauze, leaned against the pillar and slid down slowly, until the cool air from the floor tiles revived him.

Taking the jade hook from the belt, Zhu Cihong wrote the word "person" on the ground, drew a circle, and wrote the word "home".This should be the most basic building block of society.

"Family" is like a seed that sprouts and grows into a trunk, which is the "Da Zong" from the direct line.The main trunk continues to grow, and many branches emerge, which is the "Xiaozong" born by concubines.The large and small sects constitute the entire tree structure, which is the "zong".When a descendant of this "Zong" goes out, it is like a seed falling from a tree. It takes root and sprouts in another place, and then grows a trunk and branches, echoing the original tree... thus a clan is formed.

When these clans intertwine and grow because of their common cultural identity, they develop the land under their feet together, defend the dignity of the ethnic group, and inherit the values ​​​​from ancient times—this is a nation.

Zhu Cihong leaned back, raised his head, his eyes lost focus.

As long as someone starts a family, it is bound to become a clan.Not to mention the current era, isn't it the same for the red nobles in the previous life?

Zhu Cihong shook his head lightly: Unless there is a stronger belief occupying the belief space of the common people, making them believe that their fathers and mothers are not as good as the emperor's, and the heaven and earth are not as great as the royal family's kindness. A man who breaks away from low customs and gives his all to a whole country.

For 5000 years, this fanatical state has only existed for 30 years, and the side effects after the collapse seem to be even greater, quite a feeling of drinking poison to quench thirst.Among other things, Zhu Cihong didn't want his body to be sealed for a long time and not be buried.

Moreover, with the propaganda ability and methods of the Ming Dynasty, it is difficult to achieve such a large-scale ideological education... Let's first consider the Mars exploration plan.

Since the clan cannot be fundamentally eradicated.How can we ensure that the state has control over the people without enacting evil laws that destroy families?

The first is the ideological aspect, the balance between loyal ministers and filial sons.During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were only filial sons in the world, and there were no loyal ministers, so there were five Huan Hua.The Northern Expedition is hard to pay.The clans at that time were different from the clans of today, but they were stronger and directly controlled the power of the military and the country.

Zhu Cihong also thought of a certain period in his previous life, when all the people in the world were loyal ministers—or masters, who only knew the needs of the country and went to the mountains and countryside to go to different regions.They have indeed made great contributions to the entire nation with their own sacrifices.However, when their beliefs collapsed, it was these people who turned the most, and even denied their own sacrifices, believing that they were deceived and betrayed by the powerful class.Completely into the rut of egoism.

These are just the two most extreme examples. The later emphasis from the Sui and Tang dynasties on "being close at home and being loyal to the emperor" can be said to be a kind of buffer and compromise.However, the current Daming pays more attention to "filial piety", while "loyalty" is lacking, which requires artificial motivation.

The second is national mobilization.

The formation of clans took the Northern Song Dynasty as the watershed, and there were two forms.

In the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, the emperor divided the vassal states to form clans, and the big clan had direct control over the property of the small clan.This point is still the same in the Ming Dynasty.The vassal kings who were enfeoffed may be expelled from the country because of crimes or childlessness, and the land will be nationalized.

The common people's clan familiar to later generations was born after the Northern Song Dynasty.Because of the promotion of Fan Zhongyan, Zhang Zai, Cheng Yi and others.The common people were allowed to set up ancestral halls in order to "respect the ancestors and collect the clan".This can almost be regarded as a revolution, breaking the privilege of scholar-bureaucrats to establish temples, and also having a spiritual core based on blood relationship.

With such a core, the common people changed from simply relying on the powerful landlords to relying on their own clans.The clan at this time is like the labor union of later generations.It seems that there is no power to dominate the life and property of the clan, but it is extremely cohesive.

Continued to the Ming Dynasty, the service system of the township officials became more obvious, and the influence of the clan became greater, and it far outweighed the imperial court and royal law in the public opinion at the grassroots level.

Such as recruiting soldiers.In the newly established refugee village.Recruiting troops is obviously much easier.However, in places influenced by the clan, the elders in the clan often resist this due to the lack of labor force.It was these old people who said "don't go", and many people gave up their willingness to join the army.

In the current Grade A administrative region, the clan power is dying and its influence is minimal, but even so, the energy contained in it can be felt.Even when county magistrates go to the countryside to ask about politics, the elderly and peasants handle affairs, they will treat older families differently.

Therefore, in places where clans are more powerful in the south, it is often heard that the entire clan resisted taxes, rents, and even violently resisted officials.

Finally, there is the issue of land.

The clan itself is not a big landlord, and the only land in the clan is the righteous land and sacrificial land donated by the clan.Yitian is used to take care of the poor children of the clan, and Shuxiu, which is given to them for study, is often only available in the clan of poetry and rites.The sacrificial land must be owned by every family, and its output is used for sacrifices in the family ancestral hall.Because this is a donation from the clan, the clan is also obliged to undertake the labor, and the harvest and use are also supervised by the clan.

The clan's constraint on land is that the clan's private land will not flow out.

Widows can remarry, but only with their own dowry.The land of the husband's family must be left to the heirs, which is the protection of the clan for the clan.If there is no heir, the clan will adopt a clansman who matches his seniority to him and inherit the land.

The public rhetoric is of course that the family's strength will not be weakened, and the encroachment of people with foreign surnames will be avoided.

But the imperial court is also a foreigner!

These lands have been controlled by one family. If the property of "unowned land" is not restored, when will the court take it back?Can't introduce "inheritance tax"?That's a denial of the 3000-year-old tradition of "inheriting the father's legacy", and it's better to tear your face and grab it. (To be continued..)

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