Chapter 16 Discuss the six rites and bear each other's responsibilities
"And what are you bringing up for here?"
"No matter how strict it is, all dynasties have used it, not because it is correct, but because it is easy to use!"
Chen Yuan was persuaded: "Count you as passing." So first of all, how do you explain that Zhou replaced Shang? β
"How obvious this is, because Mrs. Jiang! Although the five virtues are the general trend, some people's personal abilities can be strong enough to be an enemy country, such as Jiang Taigong. Jiang Taigong obviously has too strong water attributes, so strong that the Shang Dynasty didn't dare to use him, but he couldn't. And when he arrived in Xiqi, Jin Shengshui made Jiang Taigong even if he was eighty years old, he could still subvert Yin Shang and overcome fire with water. Therefore, it was not Xiqi who defeated Yin Shang, it was Jiang Taigong! β
In a distant unknown place, Da Hua Xue expressed disdain for Xiao Hua Xue's theory: "You kid can really make it up!" What do you know? Obviously, it was the madman who dared to blaspheme his mother, and provoked the eighty-year-old Taigong, but he was still so angry that he couldn't sit still, and he personally went out to punish him! β
Here Chen Yuan continued to ask: "What about Qin?" β
"Great Qin claims to belong to water, and the First Emperor himself said so, what can others do? Jin Shengshui, the five elements are not only mutually restrained, but also mutually reinforced, and there is no doubt that Qin was born in Zhou. β
"What about the Han Dynasty?"
"The affairs of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty itself does not know. Because of the problems of Empress Lu, the orthodoxy of Liu Bangyan was not passed on, so later emperors, including Emperor Wen, did not know their own origins at all. Not to mention that Wang Mang's existence made the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty basically not inherit from the Western Han Dynasty. β
"Legacy?"
"Of course, for any long-term power, inheritance is the most important thing. But we don't need to think about it yet, because the forces are not yet visible! β
"Ao, you go on to talk about the Han Dynasty."
"Well, Liu Bang's background is problematic, and the person standing behind him is Lu Buwei nine times out of ten!"
"You're talking about that strange LΓΌ Buwei?"
"Obviously."
"Didn't he die early?"
"It's just that I don't want to fight Qin Shi Huang hard and fake my death to get out. Or maybe he died, but his descendants supported Liu Bang in order to take revenge. β
"You said this because of Empress Lu? Do you think that only LΓΌ Buwei's descendants will have the ability of Empress LΓΌ? β
Hua Xue's young lady is surnamed Jiang. He grew up in Jiang's family since he was a child, so he naturally knew that Lu Buwei was actually surnamed Jiang. And Da Hua Xue told him that the relationship between the Hua clan and the Jiang clan caught up with the ancients.
As for Empress Lu, after experiencing some of the things that Da Huaxue told him, of course he dared to be sure that this was clearly the Jiang family of Da Huaxue's so-called 'descendant heirloom'. As for whether the two are really related, although he guessed it himself, he obviously has a great grasp.
"Of course not, that's just one of the reasons. What's more important is that Liu Bang's army is not normal. β
"How?"
"You look at Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising, there were a bunch of people around at that time, except for Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, who else was remembered? Even with the two of them, fame is far greater than ability. If you look at Liu Bang's uprising, Wen has Xiao He, Wu has Fan Xu, and Cao Shen and Zhou Bo and a group of people. If you say that other people are more famous than their strength because they founded the country, I can't refute it. But no matter how Xiao He looks at it, he can score one hundred and five points in internal affairs, and the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty are not in vain. Fan Hao is definitely not Xiang Yu's opponent, but throughout the ages, the king is not a tyrant, how many people really dare to say that they can beat Xiang Yu? Just because Fan Xu dared to make a hard top with Xiang Yu and give him a ranking of the second best in the world, there may be a lack in force, but it is definitely enough in terms of momentum. These two people can't be exaggerated, right? β
"There are more fierce men under Xiang Yu."
"But Xiang Yu himself is the team of the family, and it should be strong. Liu Bang pulled a bunch of people out of the county directly, and it turned out that all of them were capable, so it's no wonder that there is no problem here! β
"Well, you have a point. But what exactly was the Han Dynasty? β
"I don't know, the emperors of the Han Dynasty don't have a unified opinion among themselves. However, as long as we know the theory and can use it when naming it, we don't need to understand it in too much detail, and understanding this should not help the development of the force. β
Chen Yuan understood that Hua Xue changed the topic again when she didn't understand, but she was used to Hua Xue being willing to show off in front of her, and then drop the chain, and then say that it was not important, and immediately change the topic, and then show off, and then drop the chain, this process: "Okay, according to your theory, what attribute should we choose?" β
"You see, we have to develop within the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty, so we can't restrain the Ming Dynasty, but should be born by the Ming Dynasty, right? And then you also know that Jianyu changed the name of the country to 'Qing' last year, and its purpose is clearly revealed. β
"For what purpose?"
"Ming, how do you look at it, it's all fire, right? Before Jianyu was called 'Houjin', Jin was defeated by fire, not to mention 'Houjin'? Therefore, Jianyu changed his name to Qing, which belongs to water, obviously in order to give birth to water with gold, overcome fire with water, and restrain the Ming Dynasty. β
"It's really a wolf ambition!"
"Therefore, we have to take a name that was born of restraint and Jianyu, for the Ming Dynasty. Fire gives birth to earth, earth and water, and it is clear that the name we want to obtain is the nature of earth. β
Chen Yuan teased Hua Xue: "This request is so difficult!" It is necessary to be both elegant and earthy. β
Hua Xue held her forehead, indicating that she was speechless.
Chen Yuan didn't say anything more, thinking silently.
After a long while, Chen Yuan didn't think about it, and shook his head: "I don't want to think about it today, what we have is time to think." But there's one thing, what exactly are you going to do? β
Hua Xue was clever at this time, and immediately understood what Chen Yuan meant: "Sister, don't worry, I will go and tell Master Chen tomorrow, let him give us a marriage certificate, and then go to the matchmaker, three books and six ceremonies, it will definitely not be less." β
"Where are you going?"
"I have to ask my sister's opinion for this, where does my sister think it is my mother's house?"
Chen Yuan was silent. Hua Xue also knew that this question would silence Chen Yuan, so she didn't ask.
Chen Yuan herself also knows that if she wants to get married seriously, these processes do have to be followed, but where did she come from? Her parents died early, her uncle who raised her had sold her, and she grew up in a pear orchard, but could it be considered a home?
Hua Xue saw that Chen Yuan was silent, so she said: "Sister, you and I are each other's relatives." How do you think I am my sister's maiden family and my sister is my family? β
Chen Yuan was stunned, he had never heard of the wedding process as each other's relatives, but thinking of the situation between himself and Hua Xue, he felt that Hua Xue's whimsical ideas were indeed very appropriate.
"If you and I are each other's relatives, wouldn't you ask the matchmaker if you agree to marry me to yourself?"
"That's right! That way, I don't have to worry about any of your relatives disagreeing! I have long heard that there are many parents who raise their daughters just to sell them for a good price, and they don't look at their character, but whether they are rich and powerful. β