Yang Rui waited for four days at Prince Qin's Mansion, and finally the eldest grandson Anmin arrived.
Before that, Changsun Anmin had learned the whole story from Changsun's open mouth, and then held a small meeting with the core members of the family who stayed in Luoyang. The theme was whether Changsun Wuji should be allowed to come back.
The meeting within the family was relatively democratic, and 80% of the people were in favor of Wuji's return, because they knew that with the support of King Qin, Wuji would definitely be successful in the future, which would be beneficial to the family.
Then the focus of the debate was whether Wuji's mother should enter the main tomb. After all, the conflict between the eldest son Wuji and his family was here.
Later, someone said that whether you can get in depends on how successful Changsun Wuji is in the future. If the family is prosperous, this can be an exception. If the family is just like that, naturally they must respect the family rules.
So the solution is to drag Changsun Wuji with him first, and then it depends on the situation.
After all, although the Changsun family belongs to the Xianbei ethnic group, they still retain many customs of the Xianbei people. However, at present, all the Xianbei people in the Sui Dynasty are actively integrating with the Han people. This is a general trend, so those customs and rules of the Xianbei people must be changed sooner or later.
In later generations, the Xianbei people were Han people. Many people in the northern region, Shanxi and Shaanxi actually had Xianbei ancestry in their ancestors.
The ancient history of China is a process of continuous integration of multiple ethnic groups and the Han people.
"Wuji is lucky to have the love of His Highness. I am honored to do so." Changsun Anmin sat in the room and talked about serious matters with the two children.
In the Sui Dynasty, high-ranking family heads were treated differently. The emperor would not insult other family heads, but would be very polite to them.
Because a family head represents a huge power group behind him.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Wuji fights for his biological mother. This is a great act of filial piety. The Xianbei people have some habits and should really change them as soon as possible."
Shimin himself also has Xianbei ancestry.
His grandma is the Dugu family, his mother is the Dou family, his maternal great-grandfather is Yuwentai, and his maternal great-grandmother is the Yuan clan. These are all Xianbei people. According to the genetic ratio, this kid has three-quarters of Xianbei blood, which is higher than that of Yang Ming.
Still pure.
The Han people are based on the paternal line of blood, but the Xianbei people are based on the matrilineal line, so women have a very high status in the Xianbei tribe. Changsun Sheng's first wife is from the Xianbei tribe of the Yuan clan in Luoyang, so her status is definitely unshakable.
However, the Xianbei people who entered the Central Plains are constantly abandoning their original customs and integrating with the Han people. Now they have basically changed to patrilineal customs.
But regarding the funeral system, they haven't changed it yet, and the court can't say anything about it, because the families that haven't changed it are too powerful.
The eldest grandson Anmin nodded and said: "Following the ancestral system is a time-honored rule. It is not the minister who has the final say whether to change it or not. Didn't Shimin's mother-in-law and Mrs. Tang Gong also change it?"
If you don't change it and you ask me to change it, what's the point?
Li Shimin was defeated by an army, so he smiled and stopped talking. After all, he was still young and was still a little green in terms of bickering.
Yang Ruidao: "So, do you think Wuji should return to the family?"
The eldest grandson, Anmin, said: "I do think so. Wuji is not disobedient and unfilial. His mother, Gao, is a Han. He was influenced by Han etiquette and has some misunderstandings about the ancestral system. It is normal."
"The four seas are one family, and all the people in the feudal territory are my subjects of the Sui Dynasty," Yang Rui said with a smile: "You should not distinguish between Xianbei and Han from now on."
Changsun Anmin was stunned, thinking that the young highness in front of him spoke very majesticly. How old are you? Are you pretending to be mature?
"Your Highness is right, it is indeed inappropriate to distinguish."
"Okay, let's go," Yang Rui said calmly.
Huh? That’s it? I just said a few words when I came here and that’s it?
Changsun Anmin said with a smile: "I am honored to meet the King of Qin today, and I have prepared some gifts for you."
"I appreciate your kindness." After saying that, Yang Rui stood up directly and said to Qianniu Preparation Li Xiaogong:
"Let's see the guests off."
Li Xiaogong turned his head towards his eldest son, Anmin, meaning to leave quickly. Why are you still standing there?
Changsun Anmin had no choice but to resign and leave. It seemed that the young highness did not want to see him.
"You can't look good on such a person," Shimin followed Yang Rui out of the front hall and walked to the backyard: "Believe it or not, if you hadn't suppressed the Changsun family, Wuji wouldn't have thought of going back this time."
Yang Rui nodded and said, "It's not going to be easy when I go back. I'm afraid his three brothers will have to make things difficult for him in the future. They are all brothers. What they did went too far."
Yang Rui's brothers and sisters, under Yang Ming's deliberate guidance, are completely treated equally, and there is no distinction between direct concubines and concubines at all, so Yang Rui treats his brothers and sisters the same.
The main reason why such results can be achieved is because the female concubines in Yang Ming's harem are all from good backgrounds, unlike ordinary concubines, whose parents' families are not so good.
Because my mother-in-law is awesome and won't let anyone be a concubine.
"Is there anything your Highness can do to clean up his three brothers as a warning to them," Shimin said.
Yang Rui thought for a while: "As long as they dare to continue to embarrass Wuji, it is indeed necessary, but if I step forward inappropriately, my mother-in-law will blame me. How about you think of something?"
Will Yang Yinjiang blame him? No, she is very tolerant of her eldest son. By saying this, Yang Rui is pushing Li Shimin to do bad things.
With Li Shimin's intelligence, he could tell if others were taking advantage of him, but Yang Rui couldn't.
Because Yang Rui is sincere from the inside out when he speaks and does things since he was young. This is imitating his father. To put it bluntly, he is just pretending to be stupid.
So much so that Li Shimin still feels that Yang Rui is not as smart as him, but Yang Jin is very smart and intelligent.
"Okay, leave this to me," Shimin nodded.
Changsun Xingbu was led by the right martial attendant of the East Palace. This was arranged by Yang Ming for the sake of Changsun Sheng. The second eldest eldest son, Sun Hengye, served in the military government, and the third eldest son, Sun Anye, was the general overseeing the Yanxing Gate.
Of the three of them, the eldest one has the highest official position and looks the most promising. After all, he serves the prince.
But you are not considered the prince's confidant, and Changsun Wuji is actually King Qin's second-in-command. There is a huge gap in relationship.
Shimin wanted to take care of his eldest grandson Xingbu, but he didn't have the ability, but he could do with the remaining two. If he asked his eldest brother Jiancheng for help, he could deal with these two people.
Don't underestimate Jiancheng. Those who can enter and leave the East Palace at will are not ordinary people. Just because they can say anything in front of the prince, this gives them an advantage over many first- and second-grade bosses.
As his nephew, Changsun Wuji had to follow the team back to Luoyang. After Changsun Chi was buried, there would be nothing left for him.
This year's scientific examination is also being prepared intensively. Scholars from all over the country have entered the capital on a larger scale than in previous years. Almost all the inns in the capital are full of people.
Those who can take the exam must have good foundation at home. In ancient times, when there was war and chaos, people would only dare to go out with a bunch of talents when they went on a long journey.
There are people blocking roads and robberies almost everywhere in the world. They can be found as far away as outside the capital city. The capital city has good security because it is guarded by the Wuhou Guards. The Wuhou Guards are more violent than the bandits and robbers.
The public security situation in Sui Dynasty, that is, the situation in those places is slightly better. In the rest, there are many gangs, and robbery and robbery are common. It is not like in movies and TV shows, where a murder case is taken seriously by the county magistrate.
In fact, it doesn't take it seriously at all.
As long as the case goes to the county government, it has nothing to do with the people. For example, in a certain year of Zhenguan, there were less than 30 murders in the country. Do you think it is possible?
The Ministry of Rites is responsible for the administration of etiquette, sacrifices and tributes in the world.
This matter is under the control of Xuangan. In fact, if Niu Hong is here, Niu Hong is in charge of it best. As for Xuangan, his knowledge is among the eight, and he is not very good. (The previous article said that Yang Xuangan followed Yang Guang, which was wrong.
, changed back.)
So Yang Ming transferred some people from the Imperial Academy, plus Prince Xian Ma Liu Xuan and Li Gang, to assist Xuangan in presiding over the scientific examination.
In the past, the scientific examination was managed by the Ministry of Rites. In order to highlight the country's emphasis on the scientific examination, Yang Ming announced that the Shangshu Province and the Eleventh Temple would do their best to coordinate the work and ensure the smooth progress of the imperial examination.
"The number of candidates this year is much larger, but related households still account for the majority," Fang Xuanling, who had just returned from Shandong, complained after reading the list.
Li Mi smiled and said: "The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System has not been completely abandoned until now. If a humble family wants to get ahead, there is still a long way to go."
The nine-level Zhongzheng system has three main contents: family background, career, and rank.
Family background is the first priority. Determination is to determine the grade of an official. Strictly speaking, it is based on career, that is, personal character and ability.
But the actual situation is that the product is determined entirely based on your family background.
For example, if Li Mi entered the official position with the Zhongzheng system of the ninth rank, the imperial court's rating for him should be between the third and fourth ranks, also called capital.
So Li Mi's starting official rank was between three and four grades lower than his capital. In other words, Li Mi could start as an official of six to eight grades, and this was for someone of his origin.
For people like Fang Xuanling, their assets were only six or seven at most, and their official rank was either ninth or not even qualified to become an official.
If you are not as good as Fang Xuanling, even if you are given a commission, you will not have the chance to become an official.
The lower grades are here to be green leaves. Those who can truly become officials are those whose assets are in the five grades of two, three, four, five and six. The first grade does not count, because the first grade is the grade of a saint. If it is not taught to others, it is a false grade.
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Ranks 7, 8, and 9 are lower grades, and there is no way to determine the official rank of a family because there are no officials below the ninth rank.
This is the upper-grade Wuhan clan and the lower-grade Wushu clan.
Being a petty official is not considered becoming an official. It is similar to labor dispatch. The social status of officials and officials is very different.
Holding the list in his hand, Yang Ming was also very worried. He had reminded the Minister of Finance over and over again to give some opportunities to the poor families, but in fact, only 10% of the actual list came from poor families.
But there are many familiar names here.
This shows how difficult it is for the imperial court to implement certain policies downwards.