Throughout the dynasties, there have been some expressly stipulated or customary old rules, which are called old systems, stories or allusions in history books. Some old rules regulate the behavior of officials to a certain extent and degree and restrict the overflow of power.
Even the nobles' mouths and the emperor's hands were controlled. There was such an old rule in the Song Dynasty.
One of the old rules: "Officials are not allowed to enter wine shops"
In the Song Dynasty, although the catering industry in Kaifeng, the capital, was very developed and large hotels were spread all over the streets, officials did not dare to eat and drink in the hotels because there was an old rule in the Song Dynasty that "officials did not enter wine shops." Once officials drank wine in the hotel, they would not care about public funds.
If you use private money, you will immediately be impeached by the censor, either dismissed from office or subject to disciplinary action.
According to "Guitian Lu", during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Prince Yude (the prince's teacher) Lu Zongdao once had a guest come to his hometown. Because the house did not have all the drinking utensils, he had to change into casual clothes and lead the guest to the Renhe Building Hotel to hang out.
He dodged and dodged among the gentry and wealthy guests. It happened that Song Zhenzong summoned him for an urgent matter that day. When he arrived at the palace late, Song Zhenzong immediately asked: "Why did you enter the restaurant privately?" He also said: "You are a palace official.
, I'm afraid the imperial censor will criticize him." If Lu Zongdao hadn't told the truth and had a good attitude in asking for forgiveness, he would have almost lost his official position.
The second old rule: "Don't take food from all directions"
There is also an old rule in the Song Dynasty that princes and nobles "are not allowed to take food from all over the world", that is, those in power are not allowed to ask for local specialties and delicacies from various places, in order to prevent excessive taxation.
"Shao's Records of Hearings and Seeings" records that Song Renzong was ill once, and the queen wanted to look for the special white fish from the Jianghuai area to replenish the emperor's health, but she searched all over the capital and found nothing. When she was frowning, it happened that the wife of Prime Minister Lu Yijian arrived.
The queen was greeting the queen in the palace. The queen remembered that Lu Yijian was from Shouzhou. She might have some at home, so she said to Mrs. Lu: "It is good to eat poor Huai white fish. The ancestors made it in the old way. You can't get the taste from all over. There is no way to get it. Your husband lives in Shouzhou."
, it should be there." The Lu Yijian family really did exist. After Mrs. Lu returned, she quickly sent the white fish to the palace. It can be seen that an inconspicuous old rule, as long as it is implemented well, can control even the supreme emperor.
Mouth.
The third old rule: "Do not kill scholar-bureaucrats or those who write letters to speak out."
The old rule that has been implemented the longest and has the best effect in the Song Dynasty is the well-known oath of Song Taizu: "No scholar-officials or people who write letters to speak out should be killed."
According to Lu You's "Summer Retreat", in the third year of Jianlong's reign, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty secretly arranged for someone to carve a stele, which was erected in the mezzanine of the Imperial Ancestral Temple's dormitory hall. It was covered with a golden curtain and named "Oath Stele". Whenever a new emperor ascended the throne,
They all had to go to the Ancestral Temple, burn incense, kneel down and recite the oath silently. Three lines of inscriptions were engraved on the oath stele: "The descendants of the Chai family shall not be given additional punishment if they are guilty. Even if they are guilty of treason, they will be sentenced to death in prison. They shall not be punished or killed, nor may they even sit and support."
belong to you; you shall not kill scholar-bureaucrats and those who write letters to speak out; if your descendants take this oath, God will kill them." The core content of the oath monument is "You shall not kill scholar-bureaucrats and those who write letters to speak out", although this oath is nothing more than a system and law.
It is just an ancestral family rule, but it is implemented better than any policy and law. In the more than three hundred years of the Song Dynasty, it was indeed rare to attack literati, officials and people who criticized the government. There were even many times because of this old rule.
But orders are changed in the morning and at night, and people are left behind under the sword.
Song Shenzong was an emperor who worked hard to govern and hoped to realize the rise and revitalization of the Song Dynasty through reforms. But after his "Xining Reform" measures were rolled out across the country, he encountered opposition from some scholar-bureaucrats, especially "Xining Reform" like Poe.
Opposition from "Opinion Leaders". At that time, Poe was working at the grassroots level and saw and heard about the implementation of the new laws, especially the "Green Crops Law" that was seriously distorted in the implementation, harming the interests of the people and causing public dissatisfaction. Therefore, he wrote many times to express his opinions.
This made Song Shenzong, who was eager to win, very unhappy. Therefore, Li Ding and Shu, the censors with keen sense of smell, impeached Poe, saying that his poems ridiculed the emperor and attacked the new law. Poe was arrested and imprisoned, and Shi
It was called the "Wutai Poetry Case". During the hundred days they were arrested and imprisoned, Li Ding and Shu continued to submit "evidence of guilt" in Poe's poems to Song Shenzong, and in the end they were almost punished. Just when the butcher's knife was about to
When he raised it, Song Shenzong suddenly thought of the ancestral motto of "Do not kill scholar-bureaucrats or those who write letters". Finally, he had to suppress his inner anger and actively persuaded the censor to demote Po.
Confucius said: "A gentleman has three fears: fear of destiny, fear of great men, and fear of the words of saints." This shows that people must have a heart of awe. The reason why these old rules in the Song Dynasty have been consistent is not because these ancestral rules are really more majestic than policies and laws.
, the emperors of the Song Dynasty often did not hesitate to change the ancestral rules when they needed to. For example, Song Renzong's "Qingli New Deal" and Song Shenzu's "Xining Reform" were all changes to the old rules. The reason why they did not kill soldiers was
It's just that these emperors who are well-dressed and well-fed still have a little awe in their hearts. But if an emperor who wields the power of life and death without supervision lacks awe, selfish desires will easily defeat public morality, evil will easily defeat justice, and impulsiveness will easily
When reason is defeated and the mind is hot, heads will roll and blood will flow like rivers. This was the case for tyrants in the past, such as Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, Qin Shihuang, and Zhu Yuanzhang.
At this time, Lu Yao knew that there were many differences in the Northern Song Dynasty, so even though he had made complete preparations to participate in this martial arts competition, and judging from the results, it was still good. He finally defeated him openly
Fu Shaolong, the default winner arranged by Cao Guojiu, became the last person left on the field. In order to take into account the mood of Cao Guojiu and Han Yonghe who was present, Lu Yao deliberately asked everyone to leave the field before leaving.
He took off his mask and showed his identity.
Then, Lu Yao also had to act according to the rules. He first calmed down Han Yonghe's emotions. After all, in terms of influence, Han Yonghe should be the most stimulated. Because there was an engagement between Lu Yao and Han Yunyu, just a few days ago.
Days ago, Han Wenyuan personally went to the Lu Mansion to discuss the wedding, finalized the wedding date, and made some preliminary preparations. But now Lu Yao actually appeared at this contest and directly won the winning contestant. This means that Lu Yao will become
Uncle Cao Guo's son-in-law, what will happen to his engagement with Han Yunyu in this case?
Lu Yao assessed the situation and knew that the most angry person at the moment should be Han Yonghe, but when it comes to the impact and solution, it is actually the easiest for Han Yonghe. A man like Han Yonghe attaches great importance to officialdom and reputation.
Of course, what he cares most about is the marriage between Lu Yao and Han Yunyu, so Lu Yao first told Han Yonghe that there would be no change in his marriage to Han Yunyu, and he would still marry Han Yunyu as his wife as promised. In fact, this sentence
As soon as the words were spoken, Han Yonghe's anger had already dissipated. He understood from what Lu Yao said that although Lu Yao had participated in this competition, he had not been able to do so until now.
He showed his identity, so it actually had no impact on him. On the other hand, Han Yonghe's most important thing was the marriage between Lu Yao and Han Yunyu, and after listening to Lu Yao's explanation, he felt that it would not be affected. Han Yunyu would still be a legitimate person if she married into the Lu family.
Mrs. Fang. In this case, her status in the Lu family must be very high. With Lu Yao's current development momentum, he will definitely become Lu Xu's successor in the future. By then... at least, there will be no harm to the Han family.
In this case, Han Yonghe's attitude has softened a lot. He knows that Lu Yao will definitely solve the current problems with the Cao family, but as long as it does not affect his Han family, he doesn't care.
After appeasing Han Yonghe, Lu Yao will next deal with Cao Guojiu. The dignified uncle Guo naturally attaches great importance to discipline. As Cao Guojiu's only daughter, it can be said that in modern times, it is appropriate.
Political resources. Cao Guojiu originally wanted to make Fu Shaolong the winner of this game, which would bring him a lot of benefits in his previous dynasty and life. But now Lu Yao has won the final victory.
, Actually speaking of Lu Yao, Cao Guojiu also knew that it would be very beneficial for him to have a good relationship with the Lu family. But due to his status, he would not allow his daughter to marry him under any circumstances.
If you become a concubine in another family, you will probably be laughed at by other officials, and your reputation will not be very good. Even Lu Yao must stick to this principle.
In this regard, Lu Yao's countermeasure is that in fact, what Han Yonghe cares about is not whether his daughter will be happy if she marries her. In Han Yonghe's view, Han Yunyu must be the main wife. In this case, even if Uncle Cao Guo is willing to compromise, he will not be happy.
When Cao Han married into the Lu family, she could only be a concubine, and she would be inferior to Han Yunyu in terms of status and future life. Therefore, Lu Yao directly told Uncle Cao Guo that he actually had no feelings for Han Yunyu now.
, on the contrary, she loves Cao Han very much. The meaning of this sentence is that as long as Cao Han marries her now, she will not be wronged in the future, because she has Lu Yao's favor, but her identity is indeed a bit unsightly.
That's all. Uncle Cao Guo also knows that Lu Yao has always acted in an eclectic way and his thoughts are different from others. Since he has said this now, it means that he will definitely do it. Moreover, he has now obtained this
It is an indisputable fact that Cao Han won the match in the martial arts competition. There were so many people watching this competition before, and they all wanted to give an explanation in the end. It is no longer possible for Cao Han to marry Fu Shaolong.
Yes, this matter must come to an end.
Now that Lu Yao has guaranteed that his daughter will not be wronged when she gets married, and since Lu Yao is indeed the winner of this competition, Cao Guojiu is actually already shaken in his heart.
It's just that, although most marriage matters are ordered by the parents at this time, Cao Han is a special case. She has not listened to Cao Guojiu's words since she was a child. Even this martial arts competition is actually ordered by Cao Han.
Uncle Guo himself and Cao Ping worked behind the scenes, and finally forced Cao Han to come. If it weren't for Cao You's persuasion, they probably wouldn't have been able to bring Cao Han to the competition today.
Of course, the reason why Cao Han really agreed to come to watch the game was because Cao You told her that Lu Yao would participate in the game. Naturally, Cao Guoshu didn't know the reason for this.
Therefore, in fact, although Uncle Cao Guo wanted to use some tough tactics, Cao Han was a guy who refused to accept hard words. Therefore, even after listening to Lu Yao's explanation just now, Uncle Cao Guo felt that even if
He could agree, but with Cao Han's character, he would not be willing to be someone else's concubine. Therefore, after Uncle Cao Guo heard Lu Yao's solution, he had nothing to do with it.
question, and then told Lu Yao that he had to ask Cao Han what he was thinking.
Lu Yao didn't have any objections. On the contrary, Lu Yao actually came to participate in this competition today. It can be said that the most reassuring thing for him should be Cao Han. After all, compared with before marrying another person, he may be completely
Cao Han would never agree to a person who has no impression, and a person who finally became the winner because of his father's behind-the-scenes manipulation.
Although Lu Yao had told Cao Yu about his plans for today, including that he wanted to prevent Fu Shaolong from winning, and that he wanted to participate in this arena competition and strive to win. However, the most important thing now is actually
At the critical moment, although he had conquered Cao Guoshu and Han Yonghe with his strength and strategy, the two guys seemed to agree with what Lu Yao said, so there should not be any problem for him to become the son-in-law of the Cao family. But for the person involved, Cao Han
Here, Lu Yao actually feels a little guilty. After all, until now, Lu Yao has been very clear that the one he likes most is Cao Han, not Han Yunyu, but due to public opinion and because of his previous immaturity, he
Now that it is like this, his wedding to Han Yunyu cannot be canceled and must continue, which means that Cao Han must become his concubine. I don't know if this is a situation that Cao Han can accept.
In Lu Yao's impression, it is not an exaggeration to say that Cao Han is a fierce woman. Therefore, if she does not agree with this, there is no way Lu Yao can convince her.
Since Uncle Cao Guo already wanted to agree, and what he just said was to let Cao Han make the final decision, he asked Cao Ping to go to the attic to invite Cao Han down and listen to Cao Han himself
What kind of idea is it? If his daughter disagrees, Cao Guojiu still plans to follow his daughter's wishes. On the other hand, he also has to wait until Lu Xu arrives before making the final decision. After all, between Cao Guojiu and Cao Guojiu,
In Han Yonghe's opinion, Lu Xu did not seem like someone who would agree to Lu Yao's approach, but seeing that Lu Yao was confident and that he took the initiative to let Fangzhuang leave to invite Lu Xu, the two of them were a little confused.
While waiting for Cao Han's arrival, Lu Yao also took the time to chat with Yan Shu and Fu Bi. What Lu Yao didn't expect was that he thought that because of his disruption, the relationship between the Cao family and Fu Bi would be ruined.
It became very bad, and he would offend Fu Bi because of it. But unexpectedly, Fu Bi and Fu Shaolong did not blame Lu Yao too much for this incident. Fu Bi is a very principled person.
This time, after Cao Guoshu's repeated requests, he agreed to this so-called secret operation, which actually made him feel that something was wrong. Today, Lu Yao relied on his own strength to defeat Fu Shaolong, and finally won.
After winning the championship, Fu Bi should be convinced that they had lost, and Fu Bi also said that this would not affect his relationship with Lu Yao and the Cao family.
Everyone is everyone, just be tolerant, Lu Yao thought in his mind, if he were a modern person, he might hold grudges for a long time, and then find someone to take revenge on him. This is a common script in so-called sinister idol dramas.
Already.
As for Yan Shu, Lu Yao naturally knew the relationship between Fu Bi and Yan Shu, so he felt a little guilty for Yan Shu. However, Yan Shu was not the party involved after all, and the skills Lu Yao showed could be said to be left behind by Yan Shu.
He was deeply impressed, so he did not blame Lu Yao too much. Instead, he said that sooner or later, Emperor Zhao Zhen would know about this matter, and he hoped that Lu Yao would figure out how to deal with it.
Regarding this point, Lu Yao was not too worried. As for the farce caused by the Cao family and the Han family, Lu Xu had already found it and explained it to Zhao Zhen. In fact, Zhao Zhen had asked Lu Xu if
It was possible to marry both families, but at that time, due to the issue of who was the main wife, no result was discussed in the end. As for the emperor's explanation, as long as the engagement was not cancelled, Lu Yao felt that his father Lu Xu was still
You can solve a problem in front of the Holy Driver.
Speaking of this, Lu Yao mentioned to Yan Shu his idea of setting up a martial arts gym. Although it is just a prototype now, the martial arts gym will be opened after his imperial examination is over. When he heard that the master of the martial arts gym is
When Yan Shu taught him this martial art, he immediately agreed. In fact, he also felt that the people of the Song Dynasty, the literati, needless to say, the common people should practice martial arts diligently at home, so that it would really happen.
In any case, if they become soldiers, their combat effectiveness will be doubled. Yan Shu expressed support for Lu Yao's plan to open a martial arts hall, and felt that he would recommend it to the emperor when it was in the preparatory stage, and it would be best to get some money.
Talents came to help. With Yan Shu's recommendation, Lu Yao felt that there should be no problem with the martial arts school.
Unlike Lu Yao, Han Yonghe and Cao Guojiu looked at each other and changed their attitudes towards each other during this period of time.
In this matter, it was Han Yonghe who took advantage. After all, the marriage contract between Lu Yao and Han Yunyu had been finalized. Regardless of whether Cao Han agreed or not, Han Yunyu would be the main wife in the end. However, Han Yonghe did not expect that
, Cao Guojiu finally agreed with Lu Yao's idea of making Cao Han his concubine, which really surprised Han Yonghe.
"I will retire soon. In fact, I have less and less control over matters above the court. Today's competition is more about establishing some prestige for my two sons. Sooner or later we will
They all have to delegate power. Rather than that, since Lu Yao won the victory with his strength, I might as well go with the flow. I know that Cao Han still has some feelings for him. As long as she can agree, I am not afraid of embarrassment with my old face. After all,
This marriage is a major event, so I, as the father, can make up for it."
When Cao Guojiu said these words, it could be said that he was sincere and without any deceit. Seeing his opponent like this, Han Yonghe felt a little unbearable. In fact, now that he thinks about it, the Cao family and the Han family
The misunderstanding, the original trigger was the engagement, and now Lu Yao's method, although the Cao family suffered a bit in the end, if Cao Han and Han Yunyu both married into the Lu family in the end, the relationship between the Cao family and the Han family would actually be
Subtle changes will occur. In this case, it is not good for me to continue to have such a stalemate with Cao Guojiu.
Therefore, Han Yonghe also softened his attitude a lot. After some exchanges with Cao Guojiu, the two of them finally solved the knot. However, for the Lions vs. Wenyuan game to be held tomorrow, the two of them
They all take it very seriously, but there is no longer the tense atmosphere it had before.
This point actually made Lu Yao somewhat unexpected. Originally, he thought that the worst development of today's situation would be for Uncle Cao Guo and Han Yonghe to have a big quarrel, and in the end no one could convince the other. Unexpectedly, Uncle Cao Guo's tolerance now,
On the contrary, they have reached a reconciliation between the Cao family and the Han family. In this way, the disputes in the court will be reduced. This must be what everyone wants to see.
Just as she was thinking this, Cao Han over there had already gone down to the attic, and she was faster than Cao Ping who went to call her.
When Uncle Cao Guo saw Cao Han coming down, he immediately walked up quickly and briefly told her what was going to happen next. Admittedly, Uncle Cao Guo already knew that Cao Han knew that Lu Yao would come to participate in the competition today.
Yes, from the previous sudden change of attitude and Cao Yu's actions, Uncle Cao Guo was now able to figure it out.
However, Cao Guojiu still wanted to ask his daughter what she thought about whether she was willing to be a concubine.
"It doesn't matter to me. As long as I can marry Lu Yao, I don't care about my status." Cao Han looked at Lu Yao with firm eyes. Lu Yao was surprised at first, and then laughed. Yes, since he believes in Cao Han,
Why were you worried just now? It was really unnecessary.
"Since you said so, I have no objection." Uncle Cao Guo sighed after hearing his daughter's statement. Then he looked at Lu Yao and said, "When the game ends tomorrow, your family will send someone to our place to discuss it.
As for the wedding, I think we can arrange it with Miss Han Yunyu on the same day." At this point, Cao Guojiu glanced at Han Yonghe, "Although it is a concubine, I have to say that our Cao family does not know how to do it.
We enter the mansion through a small door, and the things we want, including the pretense of preparation, are no less than those from the Han mansion."