Chapter 475: Gold

In fact, this is also the "inferiority" of the Chinese, who always want to put gold on their faces.

The most typical is the Tang Dynasty, in order to prove that they are "divine authority of the monarch", the Li family considers themselves to be the descendants of Laozi Li Er. From the Wei and Jin dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the gate valve system formed was deeply rooted. The imperial examination system that arose in the Sui and Tang dynasties provided a channel for the children of the poor to rise, and the emperors of successive dynasties deliberately cracked down on the old gate valve system. Since the emperor's surname was Li and the surname Li became the "national surname", Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, focused on raising the family name of the surname Li, and gave the surname Li to the heroes on a large scale, leading the trend of "giving surnames" in the Tang Dynasty. The "Chronicles of the Clans" was also revised, and the supremacy of the surname Li was established in the form of the Imperial Book of the Chronicles. The surname Li in the world is proud to be called "Longxi Li", and all of them regard Laozi as their ancestral root.

The Tang Dynasty has done this, so what concerns will the people under them have!

Chinese people are this virtue, they like to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, recognize their ancestors, what princes and ministers, what famous families, as long as they have the same surname, no matter how far away the age is, they can wear it on their heads. Especially some people who have just developed like to find a good ancestor for themselves to show the nobility of their bloodline and the prominence of their status. In fact, this is all the poison of the ancient bloodline theory, and it is a dross culture with Chinese characteristics.

Some people say that I have a family tree, and the family tree is the surest proof. But let me tell you, genealogy has been around since ancient times, and it's still rampant. In the Han Dynasty for more than 2,000 years, Sima Qian complained in the "Historical Records", saying that "the princes are abolished and divided, and the genealogy is unknown." In other words, at least 2,000 years ago, the genealogies of various prominent families were already in disarray. To put it in layman's terms, it is rotten from the "root" of history, and it will not be credible later. If your surname is Liu now, it is said that it is how many generations of descendants of Liu Bang, and a fool will believe it.

First of all, since the emperor, he has been very fond of doing this. The Tang Dynasty will not talk about it, when talking about the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Penzi was originally a cattle baby, but because of his surname Liu, he was used by the ministers, saying that he was the great-grandson of Liu Bang. said a lot, Liu Penzi himself believed that Liu Bang was his ancestor. In the end, Liu Penzi really became the emperor.

Not to mention Liu Bei, who sells straw sandals. How can a shoe dealer have appeal? But people say that he is a descendant of Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, and that he has gathered Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and other generals and thousands of troops, and said that he wants to support the Han family. Who is Liu Sheng? He is a lascivious fellow, and he has never been idle in his words. Liu Sheng, who was more than 300 years earlier than Liu Bei, only had more than 120 registered sons, and after a few generations, it was almost a mess, who could tell the difference. It's no wonder that Liu Bei will take advantage of the loophole.

In fact, many genealogies have long been lost due to years of war and social unrest. Su Xun and Ouyang Xiu both sighed that since the Tang Dynasty, the music disc has been abolished. But even so, people are still willing to recognize their ancestors, and it seems that everyone thinks that if they are chaotic anyway, no one can tell clearly, and they don't recognize it.

Zhu Yuanzhang is a poor person, and he also wants to recognize Zhu Xi as his ancestor in the Southern Song Dynasty and gild his life experience. But helplessly, although he was the founding ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was still ridiculed by many people. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang also figured it out, maybe after he became the emperor, he became more and more confident, and slowly became modest, no longer mentioning the matter of Zhu Xi's ancestors, but seeking truth from facts and talking about "Chenbenjiang Zuo Buyi". At this time, there was already a professional who specialized in falsifying genealogies, called "genealogists". Genealogists specialize in forging genealogies for others, such as the entire celebrity preface, distant ancestor portraits, Zhuzi inscriptions, etc., which are all good tricks for the genealogists. As a result, many genealogies at that time were the same.

Not only is the emperor good at this, but many well-known "well-known big V" in ancient times also like this. Qu Yuan, Tao Yuanming, and Bai Juyi also all recognized their ancestors indiscriminately. The funny thing is that there was a Lin Hong's talent in the Southern Song Dynasty, and in order to gain fame, he actually said that he was the seventh grandson of the Northern Song Dynasty poet Lin Kui. If you don't say that pretending to be 13 is not professional, Lin Kui has been a single dog all his life, where did he come from. In the Ming Dynasty, there were still people who recognized Lin Kui as their ancestor, which was extremely absurd. Recognize a single dog as an ancestor, which seems to be the same as "My grandfather was killed by Japanese devils at the age of eight" in today's anti-Japanese drama, which has a taste of black humor.

I have to say that our modern historian Fan Wenlan is reliable. Someone told him that Fan Zhongyan was his ancestor. Fan Wenlan laughed when he heard this, and said that your ancestor is Fan Zhongyan, and your entire family ancestor is Fan Zhongyan. Fan Wenlan said another sentence that has been famous for thousands of years, he said, could it be that other people surnamed Fan are infertile, or they are all dead, and Fan Zhongyan has been covered by the matter of giving birth. Otherwise, if people are engaged in historical research, they must be responsible for history.

Actually, it's better to remember one sentence: just look at the genealogy, don't take it too seriously.

Many genealogies say that many historical celebrities with the same surname are their ancestors, but in fact there is no blood relationship at all. This is just the characteristic of the Chinese who want to save face, involve the family tree with irrelevant celebrities, put gold on their faces, and say it to have face.

Feng Shui is an industry that naturally inherits this "fine tradition".

In addition to Yang Yunsong, Guo Pu and others who are real and testable, many others are far-fetched and have made up more than a dozen ancestors, so as to highlight the "long" history of feng shui.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on, and after hearing it, they laugh and laugh, and no one will take it seriously.

"The Nine Heavens Xuannu is known as the 'Feng Shui Holy Aunt'...... It's far-fetched, but the effect of the Nine Heavens Xuannu Seal is real. ”

Tang Chen said a little proudly, no wonder, it was the first time he had drawn such a talisman.

Zeng Lao looked at this golden talisman, and his eyes were a little hot: "So this Nine Heavens Xuannu Seal is enough?"

Tang Chen shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Of course it's not enough...... But the Nine Heavens Xuannu Seal is the most critical, followed by the 'Evil Talisman' and 'Exorcism Talisman'...... Yes, I also promised Zhou Lao that I have to draw a 'moving charm'. Alas, it's a long way to go......"

Lao Guo listened carefully for a long time, and then said, "Master Tang, you can do it......

Tang Chen smiled bitterly: "Draw a few hundred more times, there will definitely be a few successes." It's just ...... now"

"Just what?" Zeng Lao hurriedly asked.

"I'm hungry......"

Tang Chen said a little embarrassed, "I don't have the energy to draw any more talismans......

As soon as the words fell, there was a "grunt" sound from Tang Chen's stomach, and everyone present laughed in an instant.

Zeng Lao said while laughing: "I'll go and see what dishes are in the refrigerator......"

Tang Chen hurriedly said, "Why are you embarrassed to trouble Zeng Lao, or order a takeout......

Zeng Lao shook his head: "It's not good to eat too much takeout, it's better to make it yourself." Lao Guo, come and take a hand......"