Chapter 2: Patriarchy and Partitioning
King Wu died, and Ji Yun succeeded to the throne, known as King Kang.
Wang Shu Ji Zhao is the regent of Dazai, and the Taigong hopes to be the auxiliary government of Taibao, and the three princes of the Son of Heaven have two of them.
The whole world was looking at Hojing, and Ji Zhao's first edict was to ask all the ministers and nobles of Bangzhou to come to Haojing to worship the Son of Heaven and discuss important matters.
Whether it was the minister of Wangji or the nobles of Fangbo far away, they still came to Haojing to worship an eight-year-old son of heaven under their own ghosts.
The pavilion in the pickaxe capital to receive these princes and uncles was unprecedentedly lively.
Ji Zhao sent someone from the pavilion early to teach the etiquette of these princes and Zhou, all of which were formulated by him personally, complicated and solemn, and he wanted to make everyone in the world understand through a pilgrimage that Zhou Tianzi was the real co-lord of the world, and by no means the lord of the princes of the Xia and Shang dynasties.
Son of Heaven, noble in blood, sacrosanct!
Everyone is talking about Ji Zhao, he is not an unknown person, King Wu once praised him as "Qilinzi", Bang Zhou's current etiquette and patriarchal law are also formulated by him, it is said that in the process of King Wu's war, he also counseled military affairs, but he rarely appeared in front of everyone.
Those who knew him thought that he might become Zongzheng, but no one would have thought that King Wu would entrust his young son to him on his deathbed and give him so much power to do the king's affairs on his behalf.
Ji Zhao didn't care about the disturbances outside the palace, he seriously sorted out the crown of the Son of Heaven for King Kang, his face was full of love, as a regent who will return to power in the future, maintaining a good relationship with the Son of Heaven is the most important, he is just a child now, but one day he will be the king of the world.
"Your Majesty, this is your first appearance before the princes, and you must remain calm. You don't have to worry, no matter what happens, you will be sheltered until you are an adult. β
Listening to Ji Zhao's comfort, King Kang's somewhat nervous mood calmed down slightly, and he said crisply: "Uncle Wang, I know." β
At about the same time, Ji Zhao and King Kang, surrounded by guards and palace e, came to the place of sacrifice, and the princes who came to worship had been waiting for nearly a quarter of an hour.
When the two appeared, everyone stood up and saluted, and Ji Zhao carried King Kang to the high throne, and then stood next to King Kang with a sword in his armor, facing the princes.
Ji Zhao took charge of the king's affairs, and the regent of Dazai presided over the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens, and also sacrificed to the gods of the temple, mountains and rivers, and the princes who came to worship offered gifts to the Son of Heaven to express their loyalty and worship each other, and the princes had never experienced such a complicated process, and these rituals everywhere showed the respect and humility between the Son of Heaven and the princes.
All the ceremonies were over, the princes came to the palace for a feast, and finally the real meeting began.
After three rounds of drinking, Ji Zhao put down the drinking vessel in his hand, and the princes who had been controlling him knelt down one after another.
Ji Zhao looked around the audience, and said with a worried look on his face: "Those who came here are all clan relatives, nobles, and meritorious heroes. God favored Bang Zhou, the Zhou people got the mandate of heaven, and the destiny of Yin Shang fell. Under the leadership of the previous king, we killed the tyrant King Shang, and now we have the world, but the destiny of heaven will be eternal?
Lonely is very worried!
The first king once said to Gu that if we want the destiny of our Zhou people to continue, we must build a new capital between Yiluo. β
Hearing what Ji Zhao said, the faces of some people in the palace couldn't help but change, Yiluo was in the heart of the east, and he built the capital there, naturally to guard against the old department of Yin Shang.
Ji Zhao looked at the expressions of everyone in the field silently, and continued: "Yidi from all directions is constantly pouring into our land, and there are always people rebelling in the land that has been occupied.
Lone worries that even if we build a new capital, we still won't be able to let Bang Zhou enjoy the destiny of heaven forever. β
Sighing as he spoke, he seemed to have thought of the day when Bang Zhou lost his destiny.
Yidi has always been a big problem that threatens all Fang countries, and the fall of the Shang Dynasty was due to the Dongyi Rebellion.
Taigong, who was kneeling in the first row of everyone, looked up and said: "We were originally Xiaoqing in the land of Xiqi, because the first king received the mandate of heaven, so we were able to follow the first king to conquer the land blessed by heaven and serve the supreme and supreme son of heaven.
Since the former king has appointed Dazai as regent, everything in Bangzhou is at your disposal, and all we can do is obey your orders. β
Some of the clansmen also stood up and said, "Dazai is the younger brother of the former king, how noble the bloodline is!"
You are in charge of Bangzhou, can we not obey your orders?
I only hope that the Mandate of Heaven will always favor Bang Zhou, and we will always be by the side of the Son of Heaven for generations, just like the stars in the sky around the moon. β
Whatever the hearts of the people think, at least here, they are loyal servants.
Ji Zhao smiled when he heard this: "Taigong is the greatest contributor to the establishment of Bang Zhou, and the first king once said to Gu that he wants to share the wealth with you.
Your ancestors once assisted Xia Yu and were enshrined in Ludi, and they were ancient nobles, and the first king gave you Qi land as a feudal country, so that you could worship your ancestors.
Bang Zhou won the world, and the first king gave the fertile land to Gu because of Gu's bloodline.
What a glory it is for the two of us to be able to defend Wangji!
Lonely was happy, and thought that all the clan relatives and nobles did not have a piece of land to live in, and all the kings were descendants of the three kings and five emperors, and they could not worship their ancestors, isn't this not in line with the state and Zhou etiquette laws?
There is no one to resist the Yidi in the four directions, but the fertile land is not kingly, and the Son of Heaven has to directly face the Yidi who leads the beasts and cannibals, isn't this a shame for our courtiers?
Yin Shang did this, so he lost the mandate of heaven, shouldn't we avoid it?
Although Bangzhou is a state handed down from ancient times, its mission is to establish a new system.
Lone once consulted with the previous kings, and all of them were courtiers of noble blood, and they were bloodlines passed down from the time of the Three Kings and Five Emperors.
The first king decided to divide the land among the ministers and establish their own countries, so that you could worship your ancestors. At the same time, it is such a glory to be able to resist the intrusion of Yidi and serve as a barrier to defend the Son of Heaven. β
Xia Shangdu once distributed the land to the heroes, in the eyes of everyone, this is a new beginning, I thought that there was something different in Bangzhou, but I didn't expect it to be the same old way.
Thinking of this, many people have already put their minds at ease, and even began to think about where they can get the land.
Ji Zhao naturally knew what they were thinking in their hearts, and just sneered a few times in their hearts, the land naturally would not be divided from Wangji, and if they accepted the land, they would accept the new ritual system, and the general meaning of the ritual system was an artifact of four or two thousand catties.
As long as the Son of Heaven holds 30% of the power of the world, he can pry the submission of the entire princely system, which is completely different from the county system in later generations.
As long as the Son of Heaven does not die, this system can ensure the authority of the Son of Heaven for at least 400 years!
At present, there are two pieces of land in the world that are the most fertile, one is around Haojing, the Zhou people have been cultivating for thousands of years, densely populated, and it is the basic plate of Bangzhou.
One is between Yiluo, but if a new capital is to be built, it is naturally impossible to seal it all out.
A trusted clan relative like Ji Zhao can be sealed on the bank of Luoshui, but most people here may not have such treatment.
Even Taigongwang and the most important allies surnamed Ji were sealed in Qidi, although the land was fertile, it was full of Dongyi, and the danger was not low.
Before everyone could react, Taigongwang had already bowed down with tears in his eyes and said: "The reason why Bang Zhou was able to get the world is because the first king got the mandate of heaven, the minister only made a small feat, but the first king gave such a great grace, and the minister only wants to be the fence of the Son of Heaven for generations." β
Most people have already begun to think about what benefits Ji Zhao gave Taigong Wang to make him cooperate so much, if the two of them hadn't discussed, they wouldn't believe it if they were killed.
King Wu died, Taigong is the first person in the current Bangzhou military, and there is also the Jiang surname behind him, this kind of ally is worth paying any price except for the throne.
One of the concubines of the Jiang surname Lu will become the wife of Ji Zhao, the other concubine will become the queen of Bang Zhou, and a Wang Ji will be the wife of the Qi State, and the surname Jiang will marry the Son of Heaven for generations.
Qi and Luo would be Hojing's most important allies in the east, and in Ji Zhao's institutional design, the Lile conquest came from the Son of Heaven, while the two Qiluo held the power of the conquest, and they shared the heavy responsibility of suppressing the Fang State and the Dongyi tribe in the east, which were close to Yin Shang.
Although there are many people who slander them, no one will speak out against them in this situation.
In the face of the army that had just collapsed Yin Shang, it was almost the strongest stage of Bang Zhou's military strength at present, and it was not something that some Fang countries could compete with.
"The ministers wish to be the domain of the Son of Heaven for generations."
Ji Zhao laughed loudly, "All the monarchs are indeed loyal ministers of my Bang Zhou, and the Mandate of Heaven of Bang Zhou will come to the Son of Heaven. β
This time, without waiting for the prince to come forward, a lord from the old land of Yinxu stood up and asked, "Dazai, I understand the separation, I don't know what this patriarchal law is?" β
"The so-called patriarchal system is the most fundamental inheritance of our state and Zhou, and the foundation of our state and Zhou's ritual music.
The wives of the princes are the noble daughters of the princes, and the son-in-law is the heir who can inherit your status from God.
Xia Shangdu used to be a dynasty that inherited the mandate of heaven, but they did not care about the will of God, and the throne was passed from brother to brother, and from father to son, is it not disrespectful to God to repeat this process? β
Although there are many princes in the palace who have inherited their brother's status, they naturally want to pass on their status to their sons, Ji Zhao's policy is in the middle, with the endorsement of the Son of Heaven, those elders in the clan have nothing to say.
"Zhongqing, the Son of Heaven is a person who is favored by the mandate of Heaven, God has given all the land in the four directions to the Son of Heaven to rule, and the Son of Heaven has given the land to his relatives and meritorious men to shepherd all the people, what a glorious thing!"
Needless to say, they also know what a glorious thing it is, gaining land, becoming a nobleman, and restoring the cause of their ancestors is the common idea of all people in this era.
The system of sub-enclosure is very suitable for the economic foundation and social reality of this era.
"The first king and Gu had discussed to give meritorious heroes the title of duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male, and the first king collapsed, and Lone decided to give the land to the princes of the world according to the fifth-class title according to the blood kinship and meritorious service.
Serve the princes of the Son of Heaven with kings, doctors, and scholars.
The three princes of the Son of Heaven are regarded as the same as the prince, the Qing is regarded as the same uncle, the doctor is regarded as the same son, and the prince is regarded as the same son, taking this as an example, under the etiquette system, all the secretaries have their own high and low, and they have been promoted to the title and given the land, and they have taken the title and removed the country, in order to show the prestige of the Son of Heaven! β
This time, Ji Zhao completely shocked the ministers in the main hall, the status of the princes has always been based on strength, and they are extremely independent.
Now Ji Zhao wants to break this convention, he wants to take power, once it is reached, the battle between the princes will depend on the face of the Son of Heaven, even if the stronger side cannot please the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that it will suffer a dumb loss.
Even Ji Zhao's cheap son didn't know that his father wanted to do this, after all, they Luo Guo would also be one of the princes in the future!
Seeing that there was no one to talk to this time, Taigong got up again and asked, "Dazai, I wonder what this fifth-rank lord has to do with the land given?" β
Taigong looked at this question, and the shocked people in the hall came back to their senses slightly, anyway, they couldn't resist for the time being, it was better to estimate how much land they could take and what title they could receive, these two determined the future status of the family.
"The field of the Son of Heaven is thousands of miles, the prince is a hundred miles, the Botian is seventy miles, the son of the man is fifty miles, and those who are less than fifty miles are vassals of the princes."
Where did so much land come from? This question arose in everyone's hearts, there are so many people here, even if all of them are sealed sons, they can instantly divide up Wang Ji.
But soon, someone guessed Ji Zhao's meaning from the Qi State that Taigongwang was entitled.
What a dog!
This is the idea in the hearts of most people, to divide the land that does not belong to them, but although they are not happy, they also know that Ji Zhao will never dare to pit so many people at the same time, and there will be an explanation in the future.
Everyone was still in wave after wave of shock, but Ji Zhao was still in no hurry to preach his policy to the world.
"Yao Shun Yu Tang are all ancestors with great merits, God does not let their temples extinct, the Son of Heaven treats their children and grandchildren with the etiquette of guests, and gives them the title of duke, so that they can worship their ancestors and preserve the temples of the ancestors, and the ancestors will bless the Son of Heaven.
Guan, Cai, Zhao, Taigong, etc., or the brothers of the previous kings, or the heroes of Bang Zhou, it is unreasonable not to give them the title of marquis.
The titles and lands of the earl, son, and man are the rewards given to the meritorious men, and the Son of Heaven is loving to the meritorious men and their descendants.
The king is the great sect of the world, but he cares for all the small sects, shouldn't we use our lives to be loyal to the Son of Heaven? β
Regarding Ji Zhao's words, everyone thinks it is reasonable, this is an era when blood determines everything, and it is normal for clan relatives to occupy a high position.
The most surprising thing is the descendants of Yao Shunyu, although they know that the so-called duke is just a tablet that has been offered highly, but now they are already low, and in the new order, they can obtain a political status far beyond the past.
γDing~.)
By establishing the patriarchal system and the feudal system, you greatly influenced the course of history, your luck points increased by 5,000, and you obtained an item - Heavenly Rank Si Tianjian Platform. γ
It's another heaven-level prop, and it's a prop like Si Tianjian that can bless a country's luck for a hundred years, Ji Zhao was shocked, is this the feeling of Tianhu's beginning?
Title!
Land!
Patriarchal clan system!
Ji Zhao used the title to delineate the status of all the courtiers, used the land to control the strength and role of the princes, and used the patriarchal law to control the inheritance within the princes' clans.
As long as the majesty of the Son of Heaven is still there and the order does not collapse, the Son of Heaven can exclude a certain prince from the political system by depriving him of his title, so that the whole world can fight him.
But so far, with the exception of a few land-owning countries, the system has been good for everyone.
Especially the clan surnamed Ji, the patriarchal law is the core, Ji Zhao is obviously to reuse the clan, although from now on they and their descendants will no longer have hope for the position of the Son of Heaven, but it is an ethereal thing, where is there a real interest in front of the eye.