The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Wait, Lord Wang, what did you just say?" Suddenly, Zhang Fan interrupted Wang Xilie and asked, "What does it mean to enter the family tree? Could it be said that there are new people added to the family tree? Isn’t it right now, or when will we wait?”

"That's an ordinary family," Wang Xilie said. "For example, in a village, or a large family, if there is a new addition to the family, it is natural to enter the genealogy immediately to show that the family is prosperous. Ordinary people, but there is almost no reason to re-enter the spectrum halfway, "

"Ordinary people," Zhang Fan is a smart person, and naturally he heard the key points of Wang Xilie's words at once, "could it be said that if it is not an ordinary family, take the palace as an example, maybe there are other rules Well, if this Wang family has new descendants, it will be entered into the genealogy later." Zhang Fan's words, although he followed Wang Xilie's words, but he also found out something that might be possible. Answers to his doubts from last night.

"This... how should I put it, although there is no rule that says it must be like this, but it is generally the same," Wang Xilie said, "If you think about it, Mr. Zhang also knows that the princes everywhere, starting with the ancestors who founded the country, are all descendants of the emperors of the dynasty. Brothers and grandchildren, and after the emperor entrusts them, he will naturally not just ignore them like this, and the offspring of the descendants that have been reproduced will naturally be recorded in the court.

"But the imperial court wants to record, but it also needs to know whether there is such a person. Sometimes, if a new person is added to the palace, but due to various reasons, some people are born in a lively manner, and everyone knows ; but some people, perhaps because they were born in concubines, all in all are silent, even sometimes, people in the same palace may not know it.

"If this is the case, how can the court know who has a new family member? If they don't know, there is no way to record it. Therefore, at this time, it depends on when the people from the palace will report to the court, but Even so, sometimes I can't remember it, just like Zhu Fengquan, the prince of Shu Wang, I think adults know this, by the way, let alone adults, even if you ask anyone in the court, you will know Yes, but this prince has not yet been recorded in the genealogy of the court.

"Speaking of this matter, it is really ridiculous, isn't it? He is obviously a prince well-known to everyone in the world. He even lived in the capital for a period of time this year. Even His Majesty and the Queen Mother have seen him. However, his name was still not included in the pedigree of the court. Speaking of which, it is also the reason why the Shu Palace did not report it to the report, but it is not their fault. After all, there is no intention of hiding the prince's birth. , everyone knows that if this is the case, why bother to report it, but there are some things in the court, the rules are so strict, if the lower level does not report it, the higher level will not record it, "

"So that's what happened," Zhang Fan finally understood after hearing Wang Xilie's words, "That is to say, although the records in the court are true, they may be incomplete. A lot of new people have been added, but as long as they are not reported to the court, the court will not record them, but this is the case, "

"That's what Yuande said," Wang Xilie said, "There are no people listed in this clan's residence. It's not that there are no people, it's just that they haven't been reported yet."

"Then what you said..." Zhang Fan considered the question in his heart, and asked him in a curious tone, "If things are the other way around, if you don't want the court to know that there are new recruits, then Don't report it, but that's the case,"

"That's...that's true," Wang Xilie obviously didn't expect Zhang Fan to ask him such a question. Which family would conceal the new additions? It doesn't matter. Even if the mother's identity is wrong, it doesn't matter to the child. Besides, although the court has no rules in this regard, But most of them have to be reported from below.”

"Oh, so that's how it is," Zhang Fan said, "Well, speaking of it, if there are no records in the genealogy of the various royal families in the court, then for example, there are new people in the family of the Shu Palace, and the clans in the court If there is no record in the book, then there will be no record in the genealogy of the King of Shu, is this the case?" Zhang Fan asked that there was a reason for his remark, and he suddenly thought of a possibility that could explain what happened to him yesterday. Some things that he couldn't figure out at night, now that he asked these questions, he was waiting for Wang Xilie to answer them for him.

"Of course not," Wang Xilie immediately denied Zhang Fan's words, and said, "The genealogy of the royal lineage itself is naturally different from that kept by the imperial court, just like the lineage of the Shu king. Needless to say, but there should be a genealogy in the palace of the King of Shu, which records that from the first King Xian of Shu to the present, no matter whether it is the main line or the branch line, as long as there are new people added, it will be recorded, let's talk , like the Wang family, the people below will not hide it from reporting, after all, when there are more people, there are all kinds of benefits, and there is also some serious relationship in it, "

"So that's how it is," Zhang Fan was very happy. Wang Xilie's words gave him an answer and made him think of a possibility, so he asked casually, "Then, if there is a newcomer in the Wang family, who was just born?" I wrote down the genealogy at the time, but in the end the child died halfway, and he died before it was reported to the court. If this happens, will the Wang family hide it from the report?"

"This..." Wang Xilie was a bit uncomfortable for a while, not because he didn't know how to answer, but because he didn't know how to tell Zhang Fan about this matter.

He looked around, it was still early, and only the servants of the Shu Palace were walking around, and they were all far away from them. It was then that Wang Xilie whispered to Zhang Fan: "This kind of thing is not so easy to talk about. In fact, speaking of it, Of course, this kind of thing happened. At the beginning, the various royal families were very disciplined in doing this kind of thing. Whenever there was a change in the population of the family, it would be reported to the court. But one time later, I was also a newcomer I heard people talk about it during the dynasty, it was still a matter of the orthodox years, and it was the matter of Zhu Qiquan, the second generation of King Huai, Huaikang King at that time.

"After all, this King Huaikang is the grandson of Renzong. Although his father has been in other places since his father, they have a very good relationship with the palace and have frequent contacts. As a result, King Huaikang gave birth to two sons at that time. His sons were all descended from the direct line. At that time, he was very happy, so he reported this matter to the imperial court. At that time, Yingzong was also very happy, so he immediately asked the clan mansion to make the genealogy of King Huai's family and the royal family. According to the above records, it can be seen how good the relationship between the two sides is.

"However, this second prince didn't have much to share in the blessings. He was very weak when he was born, but he died in less than a year and only a few months after he was raised. I heard that at that time It can be said that King Huaikang was in extreme pain, but now it is not about these things, but the Palace of Prince Huai at that time reported this matter to the court.

"As a result, Yingzong was furious when he heard about it. Firstly, a nephew who hadn't met before disappeared like this, which naturally made Yingzong feel unhappy; He was very annoyed at this time, and naturally he was even more annoyed when he heard such news.

"However, although Yingzong was angry because of this, he also understood that there is nothing to do about birth, old age, sickness and death, and he didn't mean to blame King Huaikang, but because of this incident, the things that had been accumulated in Yingzong's heart finally made him unable to hold back. I made a decision, and you should know what I'm going to say, that is, the imperial conquest, the result was good, and I was arrested by Wala. Everyone said that Yingzong would conduct the imperial conquest back then, but it was because of the treacherous eunuch Wang Zhen However, few people know that there is such a thing in it.

"And after Yingzong was captured, it is natural for the court to take the blame. Otherwise, the throne of Chengwang would not be stable, but helpless, on the day Yingzong was captured, Wang Zhen had already been smashed to death by Fan Zhong, the general guarding Yingzong. Well, such an excellent scapegoat is gone, so I can only find someone else.

"I don't know who it is. I think they have some grudge against King Huaikang, and they happened to know some things in the palace, so they told them about it. Naturally, it turned out that King Huaikang was out of luck. He went to his throne, but it was heard that he was put under house arrest. He was not released until Yingzong regained the throne in the first year of Tianshun.

"Because of this incident, in the future, if there are newcomers in the royal families, they dare not report them immediately. Although it is a bit of a fuss, it is better to be careful about such things. When you grow up, There is nothing wrong with the body and bones, so it will be reported to the imperial court. If you have been weak and sick since you were young, you will have to spend a few more years, let's see.

"However, the imperial court belongs to the imperial court. If there is an increase in the number of people here, it will naturally be recorded immediately,"

"So that's what happened, no wonder..." Wang Xilie's words made Zhang Fan suddenly enlightened, and he was so happy that he almost slipped his mouth.

"No wonder," Wang Xilie was a little curious. After all, although what he said sounds surprising, it shouldn't be described as wonder.

"No, no, Mr. Wang misunderstood. It's nothing. It's just that Mr. Wang's words solved the confusion in the younger generation's mind," Zhang Fan said. "I remembered that I still have something to do, so I bid farewell to Mr. Wang." After saying that, Zhang Fan got up and left.

But Wang Xilie looked at Zhang Fan's leaving figure, and his doubts became more serious.