Chapter 230
"No need to explain, I know you are not that kind of person." Yihong said, "You don't have to treat me as a princess. I'm not a princess, I've not been since the beginning."
"Then... should I call you Miss Ji in the future?"
The surname of the Great Emperor's Royal Family is Ji, which is the surname of the Great Zhou royal family.
The Zhou Dynasty more than 2,900 years ago was called the Zhou Dynasty, which was established in the Shang Dynasty and was eventually replaced by Qin. Later, the Qin Dynasty in the former Han Dynasty, Wang Mang replaced the Han Dynasty in the late Han Dynasty, and then the Liu surname restored the Han Dynasty, which was called the Later Han Dynasty in history.
The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in the late Later Han Dynasty. After the turmoil ended, the royal family declined, and the world was in chaos, ended the chaotic times, unified the Central Plains, and replaced the Later Han Dynasty. However, the princes who established the Later Zhou Dynasty did not have the surname Ji, perhaps in order to replace the Han Dynasty with justification, he tracing the origin of the family in a high-profile manner before becoming emperor, saying that he was a descendant of King Wu of Zhou, restored the Ji surname, and designated the country as "Zhou".
However, the royal family of this dynasty was indeed Ji, not the surname that was later changed. Moreover, when the founding emperor of this dynasty founded, he also called himself a descendant of King Wu of Zhou. He founded the country under the name of inheriting the mantra of two weeks.
Moreover, the first Du Yuanxing was a capital in both Zhou dynasties. It was originally called Fengjing, and was called "Fenghao" together with Haojing. Later, Fenghao was abandoned and the Zhou royal family moved the capital to Luoyi.
Later, the name of this place was changed several times and became a capital several times, such as Xianyang in the Qin Dynasty, Chang'an in the Han Dynasty, etc. - of course, the urban area is definitely not in the same place.
Nowadays, Yuanxing City is a distance from Fenghao’s ruins. Such as the Old City of Xianyang and the Old City of Chang’an, which are also nearby. These places have been converted into tourist attractions. Many foreigners and foreigners spend money to visit every year. Scholars who study history in their country often go there. They occasionally write articles in newspapers to let everyone know that they have achieved results.
During the Later Zhou Dynasty, the royal family changed the name of this place to Yuanxing, and after that, the name here never changed again. Logically speaking, the national name of this dynasty should have been "Da Zhou". However, in the end, the national name was designated as "Da Xian", which is very confusing.
There are two theories circulating in the market.
One theory is that a strategist helped the emperor to do a fortune, saying that the national name of "Da Zhou" would lose its fortune, so he changed to "Da Xian" as the national name. It is said that this is how the national name of the Ming Dynasty came from. They claimed that they inherited the legacy of the Jing Dynasty, but did not use the national name of the Jing Dynasty. It was because the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty wrote that the national name of the "Da Jing" would lose its fortune, so they changed to "Ming" with similar meanings and designated the national name as "Da Ming".
Another saying is that, first Zhou or later Zhou, they are all unified dynasties, and they were the only masters of the Central Plains when the founding of the country. When Daxian was founding, he was not the masters of the Central Plains. Using the word "Zhou" as the national name would insult the reputation of his ancestors, so he could only temporarily use "Daxian" as the national name, and after unifying the world, the national name would be changed to "Dazhou".
"My name is Ji Leqin, just call me Leqin."
"Uh, Song Qiang? Doesn't this look like a girl's name?"
"You can do it."
Although I can't turn my head and look, I know a little red must have a look at me now.
"Although I don't know which two words you think of, my name is definitely not those two words."
"What two words are that? Have I seen it?"
"I probably haven't seen it before...well...you can turn it around."
"oh."
After I turned my head, Yihong leaned against the side and wrote her name to me on the sand.
"Uh... I've never seen it. These two words are not commonly used, right?"
"no."
He rolled his eyes unhappily at all - no, he should call her Ji Leqian now.
"Just remember the sound, I guess you won't have the chance to write it."
"Are your royal names so difficult to write?"
"It wasn't like this before, but from these generations, I suddenly started to use those messy names." Ji Le frowned and said, "Some words are too rare. Even if I see you now, I may not recognize them. When I was a child, everyone liked to guess what the words in other people's names were, and they basically didn't guess correctly."
"Attend a banquet? So, you were very popular when you were a child?"
/>"I can only say I can barely do it." Ji Leung sighed, "My family is too marginal, has no value for money, and basically no one cares about it, so I can only join in the fun. If I hadn't been suddenly banned, my generation would have changed my surname in the future."
"Change your surname? What you mean is... If you don't get the title of the princess, your child is not a royal family?"
"Yeah." She nodded disregardly, "The girl still has the opportunity to marry a nobleman and continue to live a noble life. The boy can only be worthy of going to the border to guard the border."
"Well, are life in noble families so cruel?"
"No, only the royal family is like this." Ji Le shrugged, "Even if the nobles lose their title, they can continue to live in the local area and have the opportunity to enter the palace to be guards, maids, etc. The royal family will not do it. The Grand Royal Family stipulated that if the royal family had no titles or titles, they would lose their titles. In vernacular, they would be expelled from the family.
If it is an ordinary family, it is enough to expel the family and live in another place. But the royal family cannot do it, because the royal people have something to do with the throne and power. Even if it is just a little bit of sesame, everyone will not look down on it. Therefore, changing surnames is necessary. Men with inheritance rights must stay away from the imperial city, and it is best to die outside so that everyone can feel at ease."
"Is the royal family in other countries the same?"
"Not necessarily, it's not like this in the Ming Dynasty." Ji Xiong curled his lips, "The Ming Dynasty royal family has no such thing as losing their rank. Basically everyone has a title. This is not possible. You have to fight for both titles and titles by yourself. If you can't win, your descendants may suffer. Girls are not under such great pressure, but boys are under great pressure."
"Is it difficult to get a title or a title ban?"
"It's difficult to say, it's easy to say, it's mainly depends on whether the father is capable." Ji Cheng replied seriously, "Take King Wing as an example, he has four sons, three of whom are marquises, and only the third brother has no title. Because the third brother is really useless and cannot do anything well. The King Wing can't even ask for a title for him."
"That's why he is following the eldest grandson of the Xiangning family?"
"No, they are mixed together because the eldest grandson of Xiangning's family is also a waste."
Speaking of this, Ji Leqiong sneered.
"There are more vulnerable children like this among the nobles, and many of them still have titles. They only know how to eat, drink, and have fun all day long, and some do not even have arithmetic. When they are fathers, they can be happy at will. When the fathers die or fall, they will be finished.
When the Constitutionalists fell, no less than 2,000 people were shot. Most people were shouting for justice when they were executed because they were indeed very wronged. Most people had nothing to do with the Constitutionalists, but the Constitutionalists were charged with "inciting rebellion" and were punished. All blood relatives within three generations were going to die. So even if they were not guilty, they would die."
"Oh... that's right..." I nodded thoughtfully, "Uh! All three generations of blood relatives are going to die? I heard that there will be marriages between nobles, and nobles and royal families will also be marriages. The relationship is quite complicated. Will this not implicate the royal family?"
"No, the royal family has immunity." Ji Zun explained, "The duke and the king also have immunity. Moreover, when executing the sentence, it is not like when issuing the order, just say "slaying the whole family". After the Ministry of Justice receives the order, it is necessary to formulate a list of executions. The list must be submitted to the above for inspection and correction, and the execution can only be executed after it is passed."
Chapter completed!