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  Chapter 615 612【Royal family tree】

  Tianjin produces salt and also has a lot of saline-alkali land.

  The mass graves are located in the eastern suburbs of Tianjin, surrounded by cultivated land, and only that area is seriously salinized.

  Ancient Chinese farmers have already figured out a way to improve salinization. As far as the surrounding area of ​​Tianjin is concerned, it is the leveling of the land, deep plowing, sunning, and digging ditches for drainage, which can not only allow the rain to wash away the saline-alkali components in the soil, but also effectively prevent the soil from re-alkali.

  But the effect is very slow, and it takes several years, ten years, or even decades to become a good land.

  The bones in the mass graves have all been buried, and it is not clear which one belongs to the late emperor and his wife. Pieces of saplings were transported to be planted, built up with foreign soil, with ditches left in the middle for drainage, and fresh water was usually transported by special personnel for irrigation.

   It is said to be a cemetery, but it is actually quite embarrassing.

  With continuous watering and planting, it will take at least twenty years for this saline-alkali land to become a forest.

  The tomb is empty, not even counting the clothes tomb, only the joint burial inscription and the tomb guard priest, showing the prominent status of the owner of the tomb.

There is even a stone tablet next to it. On the front is: "The mausoleum of the former emperor, the tomb should not be stolen." On the north side, there are densely carved words, which describe the severe drought in the first year of Chongzhen, the emperor's family fled famine, the former emperor's guest died in Tianjin, and his body was left in a mass grave. unrecognizable.

  On the other side not far away, there is another large tomb.

   On the back of the tombstone, it is recorded that during the Chongzhen period, natural and man-made disasters continued, and many people lost their lives in disorder. This tomb and this stele are erected for the poor people who died in troubled times. May the world of China be peaceful and stable from now on.

  Since the bones of the former emperor and empress could not be found, there is no need for strict defense.

   If one day, the Datong court is about to end, they are not afraid of someone digging up the dragon veins, let alone digging out the bones and whipping the corpses in the sun.

  Just arrange some mausoleum guards, and daily sweeping and worship is enough, and travelers can also come in to worship. Even outside the mausoleum, there are roadside pavilions for tourists to rest their feet and enjoy the cool air.

   There are no monks, no Taoists.

  The officials of the Ministry of Rites who accompanied Yujia on the north tour went to the cemetery in advance to make arrangements. The gods of the first emperors and first empresses were brought from the Nanjing Taimiao, placed in the main building of the cemetery, and blessed by heaven, earth and local gods.

  Finally, Zhao Han wore the emperor's uniform and brought the royal family and clan to the scene.

  The solemn and sad music sounded, Zhao Han carefully completed every step under the guidance of the ritual officer, and finally knelt down and kowtowed in front of the grave.

   "Father, mother, my daughter is not filial!"

  Zhao Zhenlan cried the most, because she was already sensible when we parted. As for Zhao Zhenfang, who was still young, she had even forgotten what her parents looked like, and only vaguely remembered that her father liked to stroke his beard.

  Zhao Handuan kowtowed upright, and when he stood up, he felt relaxed, as if he had settled a matter in his mind.

  Back to Tianjin City, Zhao Han said to his elder sister and younger sister: "Stay a little longer, and found the same family in Liaodong, and came to Tianjin with the genealogy."

   In the next few days, Zhao Han was receiving magistrates and elders.

  Finally, a middle-aged man surnamed Zhao came from Liaodong on a ship.

  After meeting, Zhao Zhenlan immediately recognized this person, and shouted a little excitedly: "Are you the fifth brother of the master's family?"

  The middle-aged man was called Zhao Fang, his eyes were red and he said, "Meet the eldest princess!"

  Actually, the two don't have a deep relationship, they just belong to the same clan and village.

  The former emperor Zhao Shilang had a good reputation, and at the beginning he was supported by the chief sect. However, seeing a doctor for the old mother cost a lot, and the family also needed to support the family. The main sect gradually became impatient, and even beat Zhao Shilang, who had borrowed money, out.

  Zhao Fang wiped his tears and recounted the experiences of these years:

   "During the reign of Chongzhen, there was a severe drought year after year. Many people in our village fled the famine. Even the head of the Zhao family has no food left."

   "The **** Tartars have been robbed several times when they entered the customs, and our village has suffered every time. My eldest brother and third brother's family were all taken away by the Tartars because they couldn't escape in time, and their whereabouts are still unknown..."

"The Tartars left, but Li Chuang came again. Li Chuang didn't plunder wantonly, and he was a good emperor for a month or two. But Li Chuang was defeated, and the rear team was hunted down by the Tartars. They robbed our village all over. Li Chuang's soldiers left, but the Tazi soldiers came after them."

   "Those are not Tartar soldiers, they are the Ming border soldiers who joined the Tartars. They didn't have enough food, so they forced the big households in the village to give food, and if they couldn't get food, they would kill people..."

"In the past few military disasters, most of the elders in the village have fled, and there are not many Zhao family members left. Then the Tartars became emperor, and the county was short of people. At least I passed the scholar examination and knew the local situation well. I went to apply for a job as the magistrate of the Tazi county. The county magistrate is actually Han, and the raids are more ruthless than the officials of the Ming Dynasty. Especially when we were fighting with the Datong army, we sent officials to the countryside every day to collect food."

  "All the farmers in our village ran away, and the tenants ran away because they couldn't pay the rent. There was still a plague at that time, and I didn't know where to flee. Many of them fell ill and died on the way."

"In the end, even the magistrate's salary was stopped, and the officials were allowed to find ways to make a living. The magistrates exploited the people more and more. Even the big families in the city couldn't bear to run away with their families. Those who died of the plague in the city, fled Yes, there are still people who starved to death, accounting for at least 70% to 80%. A good county town has become an empty city in a blink of an eye."

"No one grows the land in the village. Anyway, there is a severe drought every year, and there is no food for farming. The price of food in the city is soaring. I, the teacher of the county magistrate, really can't afford food to fill my stomach. I see my young son starving die…"

"Later the Tartars were about to withdraw from the pass, and the magistrate went with them. I dared not stay. If I stayed, I would die. The money and food had already been gone. I begged the magistrate to take my family with me. The big Zhao family, with the Tatars There were only four of them who went out of the customs with my son. I didn’t take away any belongings, except for the house, furniture, and bedding, there was only a room full of books.”

   "The books were left behind, and the ancestors could not forget them, so they took a whole set of genealogy records to Liaodong... When I went home to get the genealogy records, there were only twelve households left in the village, and half of them were too hungry to walk."

  Speaking of this, Zhao Fang cried loudly: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo L L L K K L L A T H E C R E N E S T I L I N L

   No wonder Zhao Fang was so excited when he saw Zhao Zhenlan. With his experience, even when he saw his former enemies, he would feel like he was an old acquaintance in another country.

   Zhao Han was silent. This is what the people in the north have experienced.

  Zhao Fang is still the young master of the landlord's family, and he is also a scholar who has been admitted as a scholar. It would only be worse if it were an ordinary person!

  The Manchu Qing had to leave Hebei at that time, because during the Chongzhen period, Hebei was a mess. After the Qing Dynasty came, they raced to enclose land around the capital, while the prefectures and counties in the outer regions were exploited day by day, and the people's livelihood was already in dire straits. In this case, the double negative buffs of drought and plague are superimposed.

  If the Manchus did not leave, why did they stay in Hebei?

  Zhao Han was silent, but the two princesses and concubines wiped away their tears.

  Really, men are silent and women are crying.

  Zhao Han asked: "Did you bring the Zhao family tree?"

  Zhao Fang stopped crying, nodded and said: "Bring it. Our Zhao family, the distant ancestor is Boyi, the ancestor of the Zhao surname is zaofu, and the surname Ying came from the pre-Qin..."

   Zhao Han, who was silent just now, just wanted to roll his eyes.

  This shit, the three emperors and five emperors have all come, thinking on their heels, they all know that the genealogy is purely made up.

  Finally, Zhao Fang said something more reliable: "Our branch comes from the Zhao family in Tianshuitang. After the Qin Dynasty destroyed Zhao, the distant ancestors moved to Tianshui, Gansu.

  Zhao Han asked: "It has nothing to do with Song's Zhao Kuangyin, right?"

  Zhao Fang was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Your Majesty, all people surnamed Zhao in the world recognize Tianshuitang as their ancestor. This Song Dynasty is also called the 'Tianshui Dynasty'."

  Zhao Han: "..."

  Zhao Fang has experienced so much suffering, and has long learned to read words and deeds, and has already seen that Zhao Han does not want to have anything to do with Zhao Kuangyin. He quickly said: "Subdivided, it is definitely not a family. Zhao Kuangyin is the Zhao family of Zhuozhou, and our ancestors lived in Shanxi during the Tang and Song dynasties. Later, the Song and Yuan wars caused the branch to migrate, and moved to Beizhili in the early Ming Dynasty. .These are clearly written on the genealogy, and there must be no mistakes."

  Compiling the royal family tree is also very important.

  Before the Ming Dynasty, the emperor liked to put gold on his face. For example, Zhao Kuangyin said that he came from the Zhao family in Tianshui, but he didn't know if it was true, or if he insisted on moving closer to a famous family.

  Until Zhu Yuanzhang came to the sentence "Yu Ben Huai You Commoner".

  I was born as a grassroots, so I don’t have any distinguished ancestors. What, you bite me?

  Zhao Han said: "Leave that copy of the Zhao family tree, and I will have someone copy it for you."

  Zhao Fang quickly said: "Your Majesty, just take it, the Zhao family has been dispersed, the genealogy can be provided to the royal family, and the Zhao family can be rejuvenated. The spirits of the ancestors in heaven must be gratified."

Zhao Han thought for a while and said, "You can stay in Tianjin, and you will be settled and allocated land, and will guard the Eastern Suburb Cemetery for generations. Of course, only one person is left to guard the tomb in each generation, and this person can receive a salary from the government. The rest of the descendants , free to choose a career.”

   "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Zhao Fang said joyfully.

  He didn't expect to be successful, most of his relatives were separated without a trace, and he was lucky to be able to guard the tomb of the late emperor. With the ability to divide the fields and receive wages, life is finally stable. He still has a wife and a son alive, so he just needs to live an honest life.

   Moreover, guarding the tomb of the late emperor, no one would dare to bully him.

  Zhao Han called Li Xiangjun and asked her to draft an imperial edict and send it back to Nanjing for Li Banghua to embellish. The general content is to put aside the relationship with the Song family, the royal family tree has been found, and I am not the descendant of the Zhao Kuangyin brothers.

   It saves folks from making up stories in a mess, which makes people upset when they look at it.

  Zhao Fang suddenly said: "Your Majesty, does the ancestral grave in our hometown need to be repaired?"

  Zhao Han waved his hand: "Repairs are fine, but you don't have to do it deliberately, let alone build ancestral tombs all around. Those lands should be reserved for the common people to cultivate."

  Zhao Fang said: "Your Majesty, please allow the grass-roots people to go back to their hometown every year to worship their ancestors and sweep their graves. The grass-roots people will also take good care of your majesty's ancestral graves."

   "Yes."

  Zhao Han asked someone to take one hundred taels of silver, and asked Zhao Fang to resettle his family in the eastern suburbs of Tianjin.

  Zhao Zhenlan had a lot to say, and wanted to catch up with this clan brother, and the two of them chatted until evening. When eating dinner, Zhao Zhenlan's eyes were red, and she obviously cried again because of sadness.

   Immediately afterwards, Zhao Zhenlan took her husband and went back to her hometown on behalf of the emperor to visit the tomb and pay respects to the ancestors.

  (end of this chapter)