Short video: Shocking the world

【“We often hear the word ‘ancestral system’ in books or TV dramas about the Ming Dynasty.”】

【“What on earth is this ancestral system?”】

【“In a word, it is the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang.”】

【“There are many rules, ranging from systems and laws to institutional settings, the emperor’s words and deeds, the norms of officials, and the ethics of the harem. And whoever breaks the rules will be cruelly punished, and serious ones will be tortured to death or their entire family will be executed.”】

【“Specific contents include “Huang Ming Zuxun”, “Da Gao”, “Da Ming Ling”, “Hongwu Li Zhi”, “Li Yi Ding Zhi”, “Xiao Ci Lu”, “Da Ming Lu”, “Zhu Si Zhi Zhang”, etc. Among them, the three most important books are "Huang Ming Zu Xun", "Da Ming Lu" and "Zhu Si Zhi Zhang". "】

【"These ancestral systems established by Zhu Yuanzhang were implemented very harshly in the early stage, and people's lives were taken at any time, but most of them gradually collapsed later. Employing eunuchs, wearing luxurious clothes, establishing a cabinet, fine wine and beauties, etc., all violated the ancestral system. The emperors who followed played more and more tricks. "】

【"The ancestral system later became a shield. Everyone selectively believed that it was in their own interests and used it, and did not use it if it was not in their own interests. "】

Zhu Yuanzhang: This is how we use the ancestral system we left behind, right?

【“Zhu Yuanzhang established the ancestral system to establish the supreme authority of the emperor and to construct a network of power operation and checks and balances. As a result, the civil service group used it to check the imperial power.”】

“Bold!” Zhu Yuanzhang swept his eyes sharply over the civil officials of this dynasty and said in a low voice: “I established the ancestral system to ensure the eternal stability of the Ming Dynasty, but the civil officials of later generations dared to use the ancestral system we established to restrict the imperial power. It’s simply audacious!”

The civil officials were terrified and knelt down to plead guilty.

They felt very aggrieved. What do you, Zhu Chongba, mean by getting angry at us for what the civil officials of later generations did? !

【“When Yongle and Wanli were crowned as crown princes, the civil officials collectively cried and shouted to bring out the ancestral system to fight against the emperor’s power.”】

Zhu Di: Should I do something?

【“Wanli’s empress couldn’t have a baby. One time when she went to pay respects to her mother, she got excited and had sex with her mother’s maid.”】

【“The maid became pregnant with a son a few months later, but Wanli felt ashamed of sleeping with a maid and wanted to cheat and not acknowledge her. My mother took out her daily records and said, son, don’t even think about running away. I’m holding this grandson for sure. So the maid became the legitimate wife and made Zhu Changluo the royal concubine. She was raised in the palace as the eldest son and trained as the heir to the throne.”】

[Chongba is uneducated. ]

[Uneducated? I used to think so too. Now after watching the video, I feel that Zhu Yuanzhang was not wrong. At that time, the industry and commerce were not as good as they are now, so agriculture was emphasized and commerce was suppressed. Later emperors did not change the policy. When natural disasters occurred and food could not be grown, more and more members of the royal family had to be given money. It would be strange if the Ming Dynasty was not poor! ]

“Royal family…”

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di’s faces changed.

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered that Liu Bowen and Tang He had mentioned to him in a veiled way that the number of clan members increased from generation to generation, but he did not take it seriously.

Now it seems that this is indeed a big problem!

Zhu Yuanzhang initially promoted the enfeoffment, firstly to cultivate the power of the clan, and secondly to allow his descendants to enjoy the benefits, which was a bit like a small peasant.

Zhu Di came to power because of rebellion, and he was afraid that other brothers would follow suit, so he took away the military power of the vassal kings and kept all the support as before.

After all, you can't be too ugly when eating.

Now, in order for the Ming Dynasty to exist longer, the clan can only suffer.

[Policies should change with the environment at the time. The ancestral system established by Zhu Yuanzhang in the early Ming Dynasty was completely inappropriate in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. ]

[Zhao Kuangyin gave up the military power with a cup of wine because the vassal rebellion, the power of the generals was too great, and he had to suppress it. Zhao Kuangyin did not make this the ancestral system, but the Song Dynasty tacitly accepted it as the ancestral system. The emperor and civil officials tried their best to suppress military generals, which led to the unlimited elevation of the status of civil officials. The Song Dynasty seemed to lack military virtue and was beaten by Liao, Jin, Mongolia and even Xixia. If Zhao Kuangyin is still alive, he would cry when he saw this scene. ]

Zhao Kuangyin: Finally someone understands me!

[The system is like a fishing net, and the person in power is the fisherman holding the net. As time goes by, the fishing net will be worn out and have holes. At that time, you should find a new fishing net or fill the holes in the fishing net so that you can continue to catch fish. If you leave it alone, the fishing net will become more and more broken until the day when it is completely unusable. ]

[Different periods require different systems. The emergence of a new system will harm the interests of a group of people, and some people will benefit from it. Reform and innovation are called "reform" in history. Those who promote reform will not end well in the end. ]

[The demise of dynasties is more or less related to the failure of the system.It is related to timely reform. ]

This comment alerted most emperors.

"Reform is easy to say but difficult to do!"

In the eyes of those wise emperors and officials, the words of later generations are very reasonable. A country should formulate new systems according to its environment, just like Shang Yang's reform.

But this is too difficult. People who reform usually die a bad death!

Unless the reformer is an emperor, he must be an emperor who firmly controls the military and political power.

Such emperors are mostly the founding monarchs and the masters of the revival.

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【"Sacrificial Essay to Ming Taizu" is a proclamation issued by Mr. Sun Yat-sen on February 15, 1912, when he led civil and military officials to pay homage to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. #Republic of China#Ming Taizu]

"Sacrifice to Ming Taizu? The government without an emperor in the future would actually go to worship Zhu Yuanzhang!"

"Will the government in the future worship me?"

Emperors such as Qin Shi Huang, Han Wu and Tang Zong were envious and jealous.

【“The memorial to Ming Taizu is a proclamation issued by Mr. Sun Yat-sen on February 15, 1912, the first year of the Republic of China, when he led civil and military officials to pay homage to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.”】

【“The purpose of issuing the memorial is mainly to inform the spirit of Ming Taizu in heaven of the achievements of the abdication of the Qing Dynasty and the unification of the Republic of China, and to express Sun Yat-sen’s position against the rule of the Manchu nobles.”】

【“In the past, the Song Dynasty was in chaos, and the Liao and Yuan dynasties took advantage of the situation to disturb China, which angered both gods and people. Only our Taizu rose up from the grass and wild, expelled the traitors, and restored the old things. In twelve years, he finally established the great cause, and the land of Yu was clear and bright, and the filth was cleansed. China was controlled by a few small barbarians on the border, and his merits of expelling and restoring the country were not as great as Taizu’s.”】

【“The descendants of later generations were unworthy and could not defeat the military, and entrusted the government to villains. They were not far away, and they supported the Donghu and sat on the Now it is strong, and due to the opportunity of banditry, it has entered the capital. Alas! If it were not for the spirit of my great ancestor in heaven, how could this happen? I have heard that the fate of the barbarians is no more than a hundred years, but the years of the Qing Dynasty are three times that. It is not the impermanence of heaven, but the result of the circumstances. "】

【"The republican system is the first in Asia and the East, and it is a creation of things, and the times are different. Seeking benevolence and getting benevolence, why complain. I also heard that the men who saved the times in the past once climbed this hill, encouraged the army, looked up and down at the mountains and rivers, and wept. What was sad in the past is now joy. The lush Jinling is like a dragon coiling and a tiger crouching. It is the old capital, and there is no one in the world. The later generations have glory, and they always look up to the previous model and follow the example. I hope you will enjoy it. "】

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Can this 'republican system' really allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment?"

The world in the future is no longer the world of his Zhu family, but the world of the people.

Such a system can only appear in the future, not in his Ming Dynasty.

Because the Ming dynasty was named "Zhu"!

The same reasoning applies to the Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty, the Tang dynasty, and the Song dynasty. As emperors of their own empires, they would not allow the later system to appear in the empire they controlled.

[The Qing dynasty misled China! ]

[The Qing dynasty caused China to lag behind for 300 years! ]

The comments section is full of this kind of remarks.