Chapter 20 2. What a big family

The relationship is that all nobles are hereditary. Hereditary, there is the question of inheritance rights.Nobility, but only one.So the nobles value the patriarchal line more than anyone else.According to the patriarchal system, the son of heaven, princes, and doctors can only be passed on to the eldest son.Other sons, including other legitimate sons, cannot even inherit blood.But these princes and grandchildren are all "second generations of nobles" after all, so we can't let them go and let them be displaced, right? There is only one way: encapsulation. Packing is also simple.The eldest son of the son of heaven became the son of heaven, and his younger brother and elder brother of the concubine were divided into princes, or stayed in the kingdom as ministers.Similarly, when the eldest son of a vassal became a vassal, his brothers were assigned to be doctors.The patriarchal system and the feudal system are closely related and merged into one.

What is the result? The world is home. This is also inevitable.First of all, the Son of Heaven is the eldest son of "Heaven", so he is called "Son of Heaven".The princes are the brothers of the emperor, and the doctors are the brothers of the princes.Although there are divisions between concubine and concubine, they are always brothers.Since the doctor and the princes have such a relationship with the emperor, how can they not be "brothers in the four seas"? Of course, the princes surnamed Ji are mentioned here.However, there is a marriage relationship between the emperor and princes with different surnames, and between princes with the surname Ji and princes with different surnames.For example, the surname Ji and the surname Jiang, as well as the state of Qin and the state of Jin, have intermarried for a long time, so the marriage is also called "Qin and Jin's good".In this way, the emperor, princes, and great officials are either brothers or nephews, or sons-in-law, uncles, brothers-in-law, and in-laws.After all, it is still "family".

This is truly a "big home".The children are the general public; the parents are the monarchs at all levels.Therefore, they are rightfully called "the people" and "the king's father" respectively.The origin of this appellation has not been traced, but it is certain that it was still used until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the source of thought was in Zhou Dynasty. However, the "family" of Zhou Tianxia has layers.Zhou Tianzi is the "eldest son" of the emperor and the "chief father" of the people of the world.Princes are "secondary fathers"; doctors are "third-level fathers".Small people are "children", so they are called "children".Children also have to "get married and start a career."The family they form is a "family", monogamous, and no concubines.These families also have ancestors.With the ancestors as the thread, the family constitutes a "family" and the "family" constitutes a "clan".These clans, subordinate and attached to the doctor, constitute a "clan", and the doctor is the patriarch of the clan.The clan is subordinate to and attached to the princes to form a "nation", and the princes are the patriarchs of the nation.The nation is subordinate and attached to the emperor, which constitutes the "nation".This nation was called "Xia" in the Western Zhou Dynasty, "Hua" in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later collectively called "Huaxia".Zhou Tianzi is the "chief patriarch" of the Chinese nation.

No wonder the academic circles generally believe that the official formation of the Huaxia country and the Huaxia nation took place in the Zhou Dynasty, but this country and nation were described or regarded as a "giant family". At the same time, it is also "a big company". Zhou Tianxia is a "family-owned" company with a head office and subsidiaries.The head office is called "Tianxia", the general manager is the emperor, and the chairman is the emperor.Because the emperor's ruling power is granted by heaven, and the property rights of the world are also granted by heaven.The subsidiary company is called "Guo", the chairman is the emperor, and the general manager is a prince.The country is a subsidiary of the world, and at the same time has its own subsidiary called "home".For the subsidiary company of this subsidiary company, the chairman is a prince, and the general manager is a doctor.Because the "family" of a doctor comes from the authorization of the princes; the "state" of the princes comes from the authorization of the emperor.Heaven authorizes the emperor, which is called "destiny"; the emperor authorizes the princes, and the princes authorizes the doctors, it is called "feudalism", including "feuding the state to build a country" and "feuding soil to establish a family".

Hey, all three levels, subcontracted layer by layer. Therefore, theoretically speaking, the emperor has the right to take back the feudal states of the princes, and the princes also have the right to take back the fiefs of the doctors.This is also documented and proved by cultural relics.Of course, God has the right to take back the world.However, that matter can become a big mess.It is called "revolution" in history. Revolution, will it happen? meeting. Because the "company" has a problem.