I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

【When the Han Dynasty was first established, Liu Bang established a system of parallel counties and kingdoms, believing that this system would ensure long-term stability of the country. 】

【Unfortunately, the situation did not go as planned. The continuous development of the princes and kings subsequently seriously threatened the security of the central court. 】

【When Emperor Jing of Han wanted to reduce the power of the vassal states, it once caused the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion". Although it was successfully pacified by Zhou Yafu, the fundamental problem was still not solved. 】

……

The plane of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang sighed in his heart.

This point was indeed something he had not thought about at the beginning.

Unexpectedly, the princes and kings who he thought could be used to protect his Liu family's country would become a threat to the central imperial power.

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【Therefore, in the second year of Yuanshuo, Emperor Wu of Han adopted the suggestion of Lord Father Yan and issued the "Enfeoffment Order". 】

【The "Enfeoffment Order" learned the lesson of Emperor Jing's "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" and no longer forcefully reduced the power of the vassal states. Instead, it stipulated that except for the crown prince, the other sons of the vassal states could also be granted the title of marquis in their own fiefdoms. 】

【The newly granted marquisate was no longer under the jurisdiction of the kingdom, but was directly managed by the local counties, with a status equivalent to that of a county. 】

【This effectively reduced the power of the vassal states, effectively avoiding the possibility of resistance from the vassal states. 】

【Thus, "the vassal states began to be divided, and the sons and daughters all became marquises", resulting in the vassal states becoming smaller and smaller, and the power of the vassal states was greatly weakened. From then on, "the large states were no more than ten cities, and the small states were no more than ten miles". 】

The barrage flew out:

"I'm a little curious. The Enfeoffment Order is said to be an unsolvable conspiracy to solve the problem of excessive power of the princes. Why has no emperor used it after Emperor Wu of Han?"

"Reply - Hey, don't say it, this is really a strange thing."

"Reply - I'm curious too."

"Reply - Of course it's because the Enfeoffment Order also has disadvantages."

"..."

The plane of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the barrage that said the "Enfeoffment Order" had disadvantages and nodded slightly.

He actually didn't agree with the "Enfeoffment Order" policy for the royal family.

This policy can indeed weaken the power of the royal family and the princes, but the problem is that it weakens the power of the royal family and the princes too much.

In this way, if something happens to the central court, there will be no royal family to escort the central imperial power.

The Western Han Dynasty was eventually usurped by Wang Mang, a relative of the emperor.

If the Western Han Dynasty had a strong clan power outside, could Wang Mang have easily seized power and usurped the throne?

Another point is that "Enfeoffment Order 15" actually destroyed the "primogeniture system", which legally eliminated the legitimacy of the "primogeniture system".

This will also bring instability.

And.

Even if it weakens the power of the clan, "Enfeoffment Order" is not a cure-all.

First, the implementation period of "Enfeoffment Order" is too long. After all, it has to wait until the death of the princes before it can be implemented. If you encounter a long-lived prince,For the princes, that would take decades.

Secondly, the "Enfeoffment Order" cannot be used whenever you want. The central power must be able to completely suppress the local power, otherwise how can the princes accept it honestly?

For example, Emperor Wu of Han who implemented the "Enfeoffment Order" would not have been able to implement it smoothly without any waves if the "Seven Princes Rebellion" had not severely damaged the local princes.

In comparison.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that from the perspective of controlling the threat of the princes, the clan management system he designed was fine.

It can not only allow the princes to guard the border for the Ming Dynasty, but also prevent the princes from becoming too powerful.

Thinking of this.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help cursing Zhu Yunwen in his heart that he was a complete waste.

Originally, according to the system he designed, Zhu Di would have no chance of winning even if he had strong military capabilities.

But Zhu Yunwen happened to let Zhu Di take away the country.

Of course.

Now that he has learned about the situation from the sky screen, Zhu Yuanzhang feels that Zhu Di's seizure of the throne is not a bad thing.

If Zhu Yunwen, that useless guy, really becomes the emperor, it is hard to know what will happen to the Ming Dynasty.

……

[At the same time, in order to solve the problem of the large increase in the population of the royal family, Emperor Wu of Han used the Confucian "Five Suits" theory as the standard to determine who will be included in the nationality. ]

[The royal family outside the five suits is "no nationality", and it is not considered a royal family, and the court will not care. ]

[Also, if the royal family makes a mistake, they will be expelled from the royal family. ]

[But if there are still too many royal family members, they can only wrong the royal family members and find ways to make them make mistakes. 】

The barrage flew out:

"6 6 ah, worthy of being Emperor Wu of Han."

"For the sake of the Han Dynasty, let the royal family suffer."

"..."

Many common people in the past dynasties were shocked.

How could an emperor do this?

And in the plane of Emperor Wu of Han, many royal family members felt bitter.

They were all victims.

……

[The royal family management system of the Western Jin Dynasty after the Han Dynasty was unbearable to watch. ]

[Uncles, brothers, nephews, and nieces each led a troop and directly came to the "Eight Kings Rebellion" and other royal family melees. ]

[As a result, they were plucked by outsiders. ]

……

The plane of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao shouted coldly:

"Waste!"

He hated the Sima family who had usurped his old Cao family's kingdom.

...

[The Sui Dynasty was similar to the Qin Dynasty. Both died in the second generation and physically eliminated the royal family. I won't say more. ]

[The Tang Dynasty's regulations on royal family were similar to those of the Han Dynasty. "Those who are over five degrees are not considered relatives." ]

[If you are out of the five degrees of mourning, you are no longer a royal family member, and the emperor will not recognize your royal identity. ]

[At most, these people will be given some land, and then sent to places outside the capital to support themselves, which is equivalent to common people. Therefore, the royal family members supported by the Tang DynastyThe number is always controllable. 】

【During the Wu Zetian period, she physically saved the Li clan again, and the number of Li Tang clan members was even smaller. 】

……

The Great Tang Taizong plane.

Li Shimin glared at Li Zhi fiercely.

The responsibility for all this was Li Zhi's lust.

Li Zhi bowed his head to admit his mistakes and sighed in his heart. He really didn't expect Wu Zetian to be so cruel.

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【Starting from the Tang Xuanzong period, the clan was strictly guarded, and the family servants and eunuchs were sent to serve as the housekeepers, responsible for managing the daily life of the kings in the house, which was equivalent to residential surveillance. 】

【The royal kings were not allowed to make friends with foreign ministers, leave the capital, or interact with relatives other than close relatives. 】

[This is the so-called "The emperor forbids the kings from making friends with the ministers", "The royal family, relatives, and the prince consorts are not allowed to interact unless they are close relatives", etc. 】

[This is equivalent to locking all the royal family members in a large prison. 】

[The series of controls on the royal family by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang made the royal family no longer able to challenge the imperial power. 】

[However, the practice of almost completely abandoning the royal family also had a bad impact on the political situation in the late Tang Dynasty. 】

[As royal family members who are noble because of their relatives, they are naturally the extension of the emperor's tentacles, and the high-ranking royal family members were recalled from the outer places and raised in the royal residence, which is equivalent to cutting off the network of direct control of the central government over the local areas, and they can only sit and wait for death in the rebellion. 】

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The plane of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

Li Longji's face was a little solemn.

From the future situation leaked in advance by people in later generations, his approach does have such problems.

"How to adjust?"

Li Longji pondered in his heart.

...

The plane of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

This is also the conclusion he came to when he read the history of the Tang Dynasty in history books.

Why did he let his sons serve as vassal kings to guard various places?

In addition to considering family affection, it is also a summary of the lessons learned from previous dynasties.

If there is no royal family to protect the central imperial power, once there is a change in the central government, the emperor will be isolated and helpless.

……

[After the An-Shi Rebellion, "all the royal family members were scattered and lost their positions, or drifted to other counties, and were forgotten and not recorded, no different from common people."]

[Looking at the history of the Tang Dynasty, it is also quite interesting. Almost every 20 years, the system will be updated once, so that after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the main branch of the Li family was basically wiped out. ]

Barrage flew out:

"Not really, there are still many descendants of Li Er."

"Reply - Yes, for example, there are many in Sihui, Zhaoqing. According to the "Sihui Li Family Genealogy", this branch of the Li family is the descendant of Li Shimin."

"Reply - There is also a village of more than 300 people in Lijia Village in Yunxi County, Shiyan City. They are descendants of Wu Wang Li Ke."

"Reply - Lengkeng Town, Guangdong Province is currently confirmed to be the Li ShiminThe place with the largest population of descendants of the Li Shimin people is about 40,000 people. Their ancestor is the 32nd generation of Li Shimin's direct descendant. " (To read the novel of Baoshuang, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"Reply-I have heard of an outrageous version, saying that Hu Xueyan is also a descendant of Li Shimin."

"Reply-? ? ? Are you kidding me? How is this possible?"

"Reply-It is said that when Zhu Wen rebelled in the late Tang Dynasty and massacred the descendants of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Emperor Zhaozong entrusted his son to Hu San, a trusted eunuch around him, in order to leave descendants to continue the incense. Hu San took the prince to his hometown of Wuyuan Kaochuan and named him Hu Changyi, and Hu Xueyan is the descendant of Hu Changyi.

"Reply-Ah, is it true? This story is a bit too legendary."

"Reply-Who can know this? It happened thousands of years ago. ”[]

“Reply - You can test the Y gene sequence of Hu Xueyan’s descendants to see if it matches the Y gene sequence of Li Shimin’s family.”

“Reply - This is reliable, you will know after testing it.”

“…”

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin’s expression eased a little.

Just now, he heard the last sentence of the narration in the video, saying that the people of the Li family were basically wiped out, and he was extremely angry.

Because in other words, doesn’t it mean that there will be no descendants?

This is absolutely unacceptable to the ancients.

Until he saw these contents in the barrage and knew that he would have many descendants thousands of years later, Li Shimin’s mood calmed down.

Then, a question emerged in his mind:

“Who is Hu Xueyan? ”

From the tone of the people in later generations, it seems that he is still a bit famous.

As for whether he is his descendant, Li Shimin doesn’t care much.

He is a great emperor in history, and he doesn’t need any outstanding and capable descendants to add glory to himself.

…

The Tongzhi plane of the Qing Dynasty.

Hu Xueyan looked at the discussions about his life in the barrage, his face full of shock.

“Is this true?”

“I am a descendant of the Li Tang royal family? ”

Hu Xueyan was a little bit unbelievable.

This is really too bizarre.

His branch of the Hu family is called Mingjing Hu, and they are indeed descendants of Hu Changyi.

Because Hu Changyi later passed the imperial examination and resigned from his official position to return home to study in his later years, he was called Mingjing Gong, so the descendants of Hu Changyi are also called Mingjing Hu.

It is said that the master of Chinese studies Hu in the Republic of China was also a descendant of Mingjing Hu.

I have gone too far, let’s get back to the topic.

After thinking about it, Hu Xueyan decided to go back and check his family tree to see if he could find any useful clues.

……

[The Song Dynasty made adjustments to the royal family policy based on the inheritance of the Tang Dynasty.]

[In terms of the division of royal family, all the descendants of the three brothers of Taizu Zhao Kuangyin were royal family, and relatives outside the five mournings were not included in the royal family.The relatives were still among the royal family. 】

【However, since Emperor Taizong of Song, the princes were ranked below the prime minister. During the four dynasties of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizong, Emperor Zhenzong, and Emperor Renzong, the number of princes who were crowned as kings was extremely small. 】

【In terms of succession of titles, at the beginning of the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, the titles of the royal family were divided into 12 levels, including princes, heirs, and princes. 】

【The titles that could be inherited in the Song Dynasty were very limited, and only 5 titles could be inherited. 】

【At the same time, in order to prevent the royal family from having too close contacts and making friends with foreign officials, the two Song dynasties implemented stricter restrictions than the Tang Dynasty. 】

【Not only was there a ban on meetings, but also a Dunzongyuan was set up and special people were sent to monitor. For example, Prime Minister Lu Duosun was dismissed for "making friends with Qin Wang Tingmei". 】

【Of course, one of the biggest characteristics of the Song Dynasty was that it did not have so many royal family members. 】

[Because the common feature of the Song Dynasty emperors was that they could not give birth to sons, the emperor's extinction rate was as high as 70%. 】

[Therefore, the Song Dynasty did not spend too much money on supporting the royal family, and the money saved was used to pay the annual tribute. 】

The barrage flew out:

"Good guy, you never forget the Song Dynasty, right?"

"It seems that the gene of Gaolianghe Cheshen is problematic, and the emperor's extinction rate is too high."

"..."

The plane of Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin felt that he had been hit again.

People in later generations really never forget to mock his Great Song Dynasty.

Who is responsible for this?

That is naturally his good brother Zhao Guangyi.

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at Zhao Guangyi in the hall coldly.

"Waste."

Zhao Kuangyin snorted in his heart.

Zhao Guangyi and his descendants not only have poor governance skills, but also have poor ability to produce 750 generations.

It is really a waste on top of waste.

However.

How to deal with Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Kuangyin has not yet made a complete decision.

Zhao Guangyi is not only his brother, but also a hero in his seizure of the throne.

In addition, Zhao Kuangyin has to consider his mother's attitude.

So for a while, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't make up his mind.

On the other hand.

Zhao Guangyi has been panicking.

He can't guess how his elder brother Zhao Kuangyin will deal with him?

At present, he can only hope that Zhao Kuangyin will consider the brotherhood.

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[The clan system of the Yuan Dynasty is unique. ]

[Brothers, each with an army, go out to fight for the throne, and what you conquer is yours. 】

【As a result, Genghis Khan's descendants fought all the way from the Mongolian Plateau to Eastern Europe. 】

【The advantage is that the Yuan Dynasty's royal family's military strength was fully utilized, the ancient civilization of Eurasia was systematically updated, and the territory was expanded. 】

【The disadvantage is that when the royal family's children become powerful to a certain extent, they will start to fight internally. 】

【The entire Yuan Dynasty, from the beginning to the end, internal friction never stopped. 】

……

The plane of Taizu of the Great Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

He knew very well about the internal struggles of the Yuan Dynasty.

When he launched the Northern Expedition and defeated the Yuan Dynasty step by step, the Yuan Dynasty was still fighting internally.

It also saved the Ming Dynasty a lot of effort.

……

[The following Ming Dynasty, in terms of the royal family system, can be said to be based on the past royal family system, taking the dregs and removing the essence. ]

[The status and income of the royal family in the Ming Dynasty were far higher than those of the ministers. For example, the prince was named a prince, the eldest son of the prince was named the prince at the age of ten, and the eldest grandson was named the prince, and the crown and clothing were regarded as the first rank; the remaining sons of the prince were named the prince of the county when they were ten years old. ]

[In the Ming Dynasty, the title was hereditary. The annual salary of a prince was about ten times that of a first-rank official. The annual income of the lowest-ranking lieutenant of the country was more than that of a fifth-rank official and three times that of a ninth-rank official. 】

[Moreover, the Ming Dynasty also took care of the royal family members who were out of the "five mournings". 】

[As long as they were from the Zhu family, even if they were eight generations apart, they could receive rice from the court. 】

[This means that the country needs to pay dozens of times more tax revenue than the cost of maintaining officials and officials to support the royal family, a growing parasitic class. 】

[It can only be said that Zhu Yuanzhang was only concerned about his family not having enough to eat, and never thought about what to do if there were too many people? 】

The barrage flew out:

"This matter is mainly Zhu Di's fault. It was Zhu Di who raised the royal family members like pigs."

"The princes during the Zhu period still had to work, but after Zhu Di's Jingnan, it was purely raising pigs."

"..."

The plane of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di felt a little wronged.

Although he was the one who deprived the princes of their various powers, it was not him who set the rules for the royal family members who were out of the "five mournings".

Of course.

It is useless to worry about this.

The key issue now is to solve this problem.

Zhu Di thought that he could learn from the practices of the Han and Tang dynasties and kick out the royal family members who were out of the "five mournings" first and let them fend for themselves. .