However, in the Tang Dynasty, the qualifications of scholars to establish temples were cancelled. At the very least, officials of the fifth rank or above could establish private temples, and those below the sixth rank could only offer sacrifices to the deceased.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the system has not been perfected enough. The fifth-grade nobles can build temples, but like the Liemen Ji, they need to apply to the Ministry of Rites, and they may not necessarily be approved.

For example, Wei Zheng is now Zuocheng, the fourth-rank minister, but he has not yet received permission to build a temple. Wang Gui, the minister of Huangmen, is also a fourth-rank minister, and has not been approved even though he applied for it.

Historically, Wei Zheng only established a family temple after serving as a third-level secretary and supervisor. Wang Gui was never allowed to do so. Later, when he became prime minister, he simply refused to establish a family temple and was impeached by a minister. Wang Gui refused to establish a family temple because of his temper.

He worshiped his ancestors at home, and later Li Shimin sent someone to build a family temple for him.

Today, setting up a family temple represents status more than displaying a halberd in front of the door.

After all, the door halberd is somewhat rotten. Anyone with the same three grades of position, rank, and title can erect a halberd. However, to build a family temple, not only does the official have to be of fifth grade or above, but he also needs permission from the court's Ministry of Etiquette.

Nowadays, it is an unwritten rule that in order to establish a family temple, one must have a rank and official rank of five or above, and at least one must have a title of marquis or above before a family temple can be established.

Although Wei Zheng and Wang Gui are both of the fourth rank, one is a county boy and the other is a county prince, so their titles are not enough.

After a high-ranking official's application to establish a temple was approved, the Ministry of Rites would also give posthumous titles to the official's nephews and ancestors as usual. For the court, this kind of posthumous title was a benefit at no cost. It could motivate and reward the officials, but the court did not pay anything.

Wu Huaiyu is now the general, the official of Chaosan, the prince Xima, the master of Chongwen hall and the bachelor of Chongwen hall, the military envoy of Yanzhou, the governor of Yanzhou, the guerrilla general, and the Marquis of Shouyang County.

In all aspects, it is enough to build a family temple.

Although Wu Huaiyi, Huaiyu's elder brother, also had a fifth-grade position, he had not yet been granted a title of marquis. However, he had not yet obtained the qualifications to build a temple approved by the Ministry of Rites.

In this case, there is a problem.

Wu Huaiyu was originally the legitimate second son, but as a result, he was qualified to establish a family temple first. In the future, Huaiyu would preside over the sacrifices for his father and ancestors in the family temple. As the eldest son, Huaiyi could only accompany the sacrifices.

Whoever builds the temple first will have the qualification to be the officiant. In the past, this qualification was only available to the eldest son, that is, the eldest son.

According to the patriarchal system, only the eldest son has the right to offer sacrifices, while the younger sons do not have the right to offer sacrifices. This makes the family temple system of the Tang Dynasty conflict with the traditional patriarchal system.

But what the Tang Dynasty paid attention to was the system of admiring officials, and speaking according to official title.

Even after the family temple is established, whether future descendants can serve as officials is also the key to the survival of the family temple. Only descendants of future generations who have reached the fifth rank of officialdom can take over the temple after their death.

As for family temple sacrifices, you also need to be of fifth rank or above to be qualified. If you are not of fifth rank and your ancestors built a family temple, your descendants will not be eligible to offer sacrifices. If you are unable to reach fifth rank, the family temple sacrifices will be discontinued.

The establishment of a family temple is a symbol of nobility, and offering sacrifices to the family temple is also a reflection of the nobility. If the family temple cannot offer sacrifices, the family will naturally withdraw from the aristocratic system.

For example, after Wei Zheng became the third rank, he built a family temple. Later generations of his descendants also had high official positions, and some even became prime ministers. However, the direct line also disappeared after the Anshi Rebellion, and the sacrifices were abolished. His branch lineage, Wei Shi, was in the Xuanzong era of the Tang Dynasty.

He became prime minister and rebuilt Wei Zheng's family temple, but his act of offering sacrifices to the fourth generation violated the gift and was impeached by officials.

However, the emperor later supported him, so the branch line became the direct line, and he succeeded in seizing the direct line.

The emperor now asked Wu Huaiyu to build a family temple and offer sacrifices to the three temples.

There are four temples for the first and second grades, three temples for the third grade, and two temples for the fifth grade.

Wu Huaiyu can now build three temples, that is, worship three ancestors in the family temple. The first one is the ancestor, also known as the ancestor of the dead. The other two are naturally the two closest. His father, the warrior Ke, is still there.

It was the late grandfather Wu Zhen and great grandfather Wu He who entered the family temple.

In the future, when the warrior Ke dies, he will go to his private temple and invite his great-grandfather Wu He to the side room to worship him. There will only be three people worshiping him in the family temple. Unless Huaiyu will be promoted to the first or second rank in the future, one more person can be worshiped.

Only the ancestors can live forever.

Wu Huaiyu wants to build a family temple to worship the ancestor of the Wu family. The Li family of the royal family believes that the ancestor is Taizu, which is the ancestor of the first title. Wu Huaiyu is now the Marquis of Shouyang. The first title of the Wu family's Shouyang title is the Martial God Turtle, who is Jinyang

The son of Gong Wuqia was granted the title of Duke Shouyang and was the ancestor of the Wenshui and Wu clans.

The God of War, Turtle, gave birth to Wu Keji, and Keji was born in Chang, and all three generations had the title of Duke of Shouyang.

Then there are the warriors Ke’s grandfather Wu Zhen and his great-grandfather Wu He. Wu He was the concubine of Wu Juchang and had no official title. Wu Zhen also had no official title and no title.

It is also the current practice for Wu Huaiyu to regard Wu Shengui as the ancestor of his family temple. He is the seventh generation ancestor of Wu Huaiyu.

Dad would like to invite Wu Hu into the family temple as the ancestor. Wu Hu is the twenty-sixth generation ancestor of Wu Huaiyu, the founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty, and the first Liang Zouhou. There are genealogies for each generation that can be checked, so it would be more honorable to tell them.

After all, the royal family also recognizes me as their ancestor.

However, after Li Yuan became emperor, he established the Ancestral Ancestral Temple, which was actually the model of one Taizu and four relatives temple. In fact, there were only four temples. His father, Emperor Shizu Yuan, Li Bing, his grandfather, Taizu Emperor Jing Li Hu, his great-grandfather Li Tianxi, and Gaozu Li Xi were admitted to the Ancestral Temple.

The founder of the Li family was Taizu, who belonged to Li Hu, so the emperor's five temples actually only had four temples.

After a few generations in the future, all the people in front of Li Hu will be moved out. Li Hu will be immortal forever. He is the first Taizu.

In the Huaiyu Family Temple, the God of War, Turtle, was invited to be the ancestor, and he will be the ancestor from generation to generation. Wu He and Wuzhen will make way for the successors.

“Where is the family temple built?”

"Many noble family temples in Chang'an are built in the south of the city. How about we build them in Xinchangfang?"

The family temple is indeed a temple. Chang'an is the capital city after all, so it is impossible to build a family temple on a piece of land next to your residence.

"Why don't we talk to our next-door neighbors and buy a few houses? Two acres of land is enough to build a family temple."

It is better to build the family temple east of the home, but if there is no land, it is okay to build it farther away, but it cannot be built at home.

To the west of Huaiyu's house is the Wei Zheng family, and to the east are some common people's houses, all of which are small households. "Let's pay more to compensate them, and they will definitely be willing to sell." Lao Wu still wants to buy the next door to build a family temple.

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"Then go talk to them. If they are willing to sell it, it will be better. If they are not willing, there is no need to force it. The same goes for us to build a family temple in Xinchangfang."

Anyway, family temples are used to worship ancestors during the four seasons.

With halberds arrayed in front of the door and a private temple built, the Yongxingfang Wu Family has truly become a noble family.
Chapter completed!