Chapter 812
Composition of family genealogy is also a major event for an ordinary family, and the rituals of the royal family are even more solemn. In the old practice, the royal family genealogy was submitted at Zongzheng Temple, and a "revelation" was held, that is, the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, the country, and the tomb. Then, the rituals were introduced. After Zhao Bing sent ministers to sacrifice, he chose an auspicious day to hold the ceremony in Chuigong Hall.
"Your Majesty, I have already checked it with my ministers. Judging from the shape and materials, it should be a copy of the inner palace, which is incomplete. After sorting out, a total of 40 volumes of "Xianyuan Lexie" and 31 volumes of "Zongfan Qingshilu", which are the versions compiled in the sixth year of Jiading." Wen Tianxiang reported.
"Well, what is the origin of the book presenter, and how did he get the disc score? Have you ever asked?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked. The disc score was Guan Zu. If it was made wrong, or it was modified or even forged, it would be embarrassing. He could not just ask clearly.
"Your Majesty, I have asked." Chen Zhongwei said, "The scholar-in-law claimed to be Chen Qing. His father was Yishan, the royal palace of Rong. When Lin'an fell, his father secretly brought the genealogy collected by the royal palace and kept it in his home. After Emperor Deyou went north, the Meng Yuan relaxed the supervision of the city. Chen Yishan took the dip out of the city in batches, hid it in his old house in his hometown, and lived in seclusion. Two years later, Chen Yishan passed away, so he handed the dip to his son Chen Qing for care, waiting for the opportunity to present it to the court."
"This Chen Yishan is indeed a loyal and righteous man. He keeps the disc score regardless of his own safety and should be posthumously sealed. Do he have other children in his family besides Chen Qing?" Zhao Bing asked again.
"Your Majesty, I have checked the old files left in the Ministry of Personnel Pavilion, and there is indeed this person. There are two girls in his family, only Chen Qing and one man. I have also asked the local authorities to verify that the two girls have already married from another countryside, and only Chen Qing is alone in the old house at home. However, this person is introverted and does not like to talk to others, so he knows very little about his recent situation." Chen Zhongwei replied.
"Well, maybe it was because there were forbidden objects hidden in the home, and I was worried that it would be known to outsiders, so I lived alone and remained silent." Zhao Bing thought that there was nothing wrong with it. The source of the treasure presenter and the disc score could be explained clearly, so he felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, I and several colleagues have identified the disc score page by page, and no traces of correction were found. The paper is consistent and there are no traces of disassembly. The pages of the book should have not been replaced. In addition, from the cover and shape, they all comply with the regulations, not like forgery." Seeing that Your Majesty looked at him again, Xu Zongren pointed at Ma Tingluan, Hu Sansheng, Wang Yinglin and others without waiting for a question.
"That's good, I'll beg you all today!" Zhao Bing was completely relieved. It seemed that God was really protecting him. He had this to save a lot of things for the summary of the original version, and he could also determine his status as soon as possible.
After the time of resolving, Zhao Bing became familiar with the ritual procedures under the guidance of the ministers, what he should do and say. He was most annoyed by the rituals such as rituals. They were not only complicated, but also had regulations on their every move. Anyway, every time they were at the ceremony, he would think he was a puppet, and he would burn incense when he asked him to perform the ceremony. Fortunately, someone around him reminded him, otherwise he would not remember what he should do next. No wonder that Zhao Mengqi met with the palace that day, and probably forgot everything he was nervous at that time.
As soon as the two auspicious time arrives, the book ceremony begins, and the bells and drums are ringing in an instant, and silk music begins. A group of people came in dresses, using yellow commands to teach music, and the monks and Taoists are leading the way into the palace gate. The ministers in the hall, led by Wen Tianxiang, stood up at the hall, and Zhao Bing sat high in the hall. After the disc music is sent to the hall, Wen Tianxiang takes one book from it, and the small yellow gate is held in front of the imperial palace, and then Wang De takes it over and puts it on the imperial desk.
"Good thing!" Zhao Bing took a book and called out in secret, thinking that if he could wear it back, it would be enough for two lifetimes to eat and drink. To be honest, although he was the emperor, it was the first time he had seen a disc book. The book clothes were bright yellow brocades used for the royal family. The book was wide, about one foot and three inches long and about one foot wide. The frame was hand-painted, with red silk railings, white mouths, and one side around. The paper and ink were exquisite, and the calligraphy was neat and elegant. It was truly an inexhaustible royal atmosphere, which was comparable to that of ordinary books.
"Damn..." Zhao Bing skipped the introduction and looked down, and couldn't help but be surprised.
His surname was Zhao in his previous life, and he also checked the origin of the surname. However, modern times, Zaofu was generally used as the beginning of the Zhao family. However, his book was traced back to the Shaodian family, and his son Yan Emperor Shennong and Huang Emperor Xuanyuan family. He also used Xuanyuan family as the second generation, and later there were Zhuanxu, Yao, Shun, Yu, etc., and all mythical figures or historical celebrities were included in it.
Until it was passed down to Zaofu, who drove a carriage for King Mu of Zhou in the thirty-fifth generation, since then, the Zaofu clan was called the Zhao clan, as the first tribe of the Zhao clan. Later, Zhao Bing discovered that all ancestors were all officials of all ages, and it was hard to see Bai Ding. This was passed down to 121 years and was Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. Their three brothers became the third ancestor of the Song Dynasty royal family. He didn't find it funny after reading it. More than a hundred generations of people were actually well-known figures. It was really difficult for his ancestors, but he felt that it was even more difficult for ministers to compile genealogies.
From this, Zhao Bing remembered a saying circulating on the Internet in his previous life: If the genealogy is reliable, the sows will climb up a tree. He knew that the historical condition for the genealogy was the establishment of the patriarchal system in China. In the Zhou Dynasty, the royal class began to compile genealogy to clarify the bloodline and hierarchy of their own family members. At this time, compiling genealogy was a royal privilege. Most people were not qualified to compile genealogy.
By the Eastern Han Dynasty, prominent families across the country competed to compile genealogies. The gentry used genealogies to show their pure aristocratic bloodlines. The country also strictly examined the genealogies of the gentry to obtain officials. Therefore, compiling genealogies was a very important matter for the gentry. Society had strict regulations on revision of genealogies, and it was difficult for the cold race to enter wealthy families. By the Tang Dynasty, in order to attract the talents available to the country, the system of imperial examinations was adopted, and the cold race was able to enter the senior leadership. The genealogy lost its political function and genealogy gradually declined.
After that, the country and society could no longer be strictly managed. Therefore, during this period, the Chinese people began to compile family genealogies on a large scale, and folk clans shone their lintels to achieve the purpose of showing their bloodlines. The genealogies in various places all recognized the famous Chinese dynasties as distant ancestors. After the demise of the Tang Dynasty, after years of war and social turmoil during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periods, the genealogy that passed down from generation to generation was almost completely lost, and even in the Song Dynasty, the old genealogy was rarely seen, and the lineage of many families was broken and lost.
By the Northern Song Dynasty, genealogy was rampant among the people, and compiling genealogies became an ordinary thing among the people. Some people felt that it was embarrassing that their ancestors had never held official positions in Han nationality, and even took their indigenous origins as shameful, and tried every means to forge the genealogy and embellish themselves as the descendants of the famous Han family. In order to achieve their goals, there were those who fabricated false names as their ancestors, clinged to celebrities, depended on famous families, and took advantage of others' ancestors as their ancestors; there were those who fabricated false names as their ancestors, and included other people's lineages to organize clan system; there were even those who fabricated ancestors who married wives and concubines, gave birth to children and grandchildren, and added fame and official positions to their ancestors.
In order to comprehend that he was a descendant of Lao Tzu, Li Shimin, a landlord from the Xianbei, established Taoism as the national religion of the Tang Dynasty; Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in the wild, raised the status of Neo-Confucianism in order to form a kinship with Zhu Xi. In addition, it appeared that all the surname Fan must be the descendants of Fan Zhongyan, and those with Wang were the descendants of Wang Xi, and the bad people in history had neither ancestors nor parents nor descendants. In order to cover up the traces of fabricating fake lineages, the new genealogy burned the old genealogy and replaced it with a new genealogy. As a result, after a long time, it was difficult to identify the truth of the facts again.
Zhao Bing shook his head while looking at it. It would be better to compile the disc score than to call it a compilation of the disc score. But he soon realized that this was also an opportunity. He could use the opportunity to re-revise the disc score to remove those who threaten him from the genealogy, and also to zero the clans that were separated in the war, no longer establish another heir or demote the title. You should know that one of the "three redundant" that caused financial difficulties in the Song Dynasty, the redundant expenses refer to the huge expenses for supporting the royal family. At that time, with the abundant financial and tax revenue in Quanzhou, he could not afford to support the three thousand royal families. He could take the opportunity to reduce it. Although it was suspected that his relatives would not recognize him, it was also for the sake of the country.
"Your Majesty, you are going to be demoted to the person who gives the disc score!" Wang De saw the young emperor looking through the disc score, sneering, laughing treacherously, and amused. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but the scholar presenter at the steps had been kneeling for a long time, and he hurriedly reminded.
"Oh!" Zhao Bing was reminded and pretended to be awake from the immersion and agreed to raise his head.
"I am congratulating Your Majesty on finding the treasure book, long live, long live, long live!" Seeing that the little emperor finally raised his head, Wen Tianxiang, who had been waiting anxiously, immediately led the ministers to congratulate him in unison.
"The family of all the ministers is exempted from gifts, where are the people who offer?" When the emperor showed his majesty, he always had to look arrogant. He was kneeling down, and Zhao Bing had to ask questions as if he was invisible.
"Long live your life when the grass man Chen Qing bows to Your Majesty!" The people below kowtowed.
"Oh, look up!" Zhao Bing stood up and looked down at the steps as if he had just discovered it, but saw the person kneeling below wearing a blue robe and a scarf. He was about forty years old, thin and elegant, and indeed looked like a scholar. However, he felt that this person was a little strange. In fact, a Bai Ding Neng Palace would often be intimidating and trepidated when he saw a carriage in the palace. Although he would not have a heart attack, his blood pressure would rise and his face would flush and stutter, but the person's expression remained unchanged, his words were calm, and he did not see any panic.
"Don't be polite, you, father and son, are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and are not afraid of difficulties. They risk their lives to save the country. They are really loyal and righteous people!" With the support of Wang De, Zhao Bing descended to Chen Qing and raised his hand to speak.
"Thank you Your Majesty!" Chen Qing kowtowed and bowed.
"Don't be rude!" But when Chen Qing got up, something happened suddenly. He took a step forward suddenly, and Wang De shouted. But not only did not stop, Chen Qing took a step forward, but pushed his left hand out to push Wang De away and grabbed Zhao Bing's throat with his right hand.
"Get out!" Although the incident happened suddenly, Zhao Bing was alert when Chen Qing stood up and moved forward. When he saw a cold light flashing in his hand when he pushed Wang De, he immediately realized that someone was going to assassinate him. They were only three steps apart, and Wang De didn't know what happened. He was about to be hit, and he was attacked at the same time. He shouted loudly, leaned back and kicked Wang De's heel at the same time, avoiding the attack on his right hand, and kicked him back. The two of them avoided the disaster.
"Assassin..." Seeing that Wang De had fallen a lot, the little emperor had already fought with Chen Qing, but they were unarmed and could only shout loudly, but there were also people who sacrificed their lives to protect each other. Wen Tianxiang and several people who stood nearby rushed up.
Chen Qing did not stop, but instead made another move. Zhao Bing knew that he had hidden weapons in his hand, so he was worried that it would be poisonous and dared not fight him head-on. He could only dodge while attacking him with his legs and stretching the distance between the two of them so that he could not get close. The guard was not far away from him, and as long as he avoided his sudden attack, he would be safe.
‘Swoosh, swoosh’, as Zhao Bing expected, he only made two moves with Chen Qing. In just a few blinks, two crossbow arrows shot out of Chen Qing’s knee. He was suddenly hit hard and immediately threw himself to the ground. Before he could get up, several guards jumped out from behind the imperial seat, they blocked the emperor with swords. The other four had controlled Chen Qing’s limbs and even removed their chins. It was impossible to exclaim, and the person was quickly taken away. At this time, Chen Dun, who was on duty at the hall gate, also led the guards into the hall to protect Zhao Bing in the middle and retreat to the back hall. Ni Liang ordered the door and palace gate to close anyone, and surrounded the palace gate with heavy troops.
The outside was full of chaos and the inside was full of swords. Zhao Bing's side was replaced by guards, as if he was facing a great enemy. But he was not panicked or afraid, but was a little depressed. He felt that the guards were coming too fast and had no chance to show their skills. He also saw that he was very skilled. But he was also glad that Yuan Miao had been forcing him to practice since childhood, otherwise he would not have such a flexible skill at all and avoided the sudden attack of the assassin.
"Your Majesty, the assassin had taken poison in advance and died before the trial!" After a while, Fa Qiao entered the palace and reported.
"It's not surprising. He already knew that no matter whether he succeeded or failed, he would die. He could still suffer less." Zhao Bing chuckled, "But what kind of thing was found in him that proved his identity?"
"Your Majesty, there is nothing else on his body, only a pair of hidden weapons on his hand!" Fa Qiao said as he presented a sheepskin bag. Seeing that the little emperor reached out and wanted to untie it, he hurriedly reminded him, "Your Majesty, be careful, the hidden weapons are blue, which should be poisoned. Fortunately, when His Majesty fought with him, he avoided his hands, otherwise it would be unimaginable!"
Chapter completed!