Before Zhong Jinwei could speak, the four primary school students were angry. When they set out to watch the play, they already knew that the play was written by Zhongxing Hou. Because they had recognized Zhongxing Hou in their hearts, and now someone is criticizing Zhongxing Hou's play, then...
It's like scolding them.
The gangster spirit in the four young men was fully reflected at this time. The four of them looked at each other, stood up from their seats, and pulled out the sharp blades hidden on their bodies. The eldest son, Sun Kewang, said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, let's go over and teach you a lesson."
Teach the guy next door a lesson."
Zhong Jinwei looked at the posture of the four little ones. They were not going to teach them a lesson. They were clearly going to kill them. He quickly waved his hands to the four little ones and said: "I accept your guys. If they say a word, they will scream and kill them."
Yes, it’s too lackluster.”
When the fourth child heard what Zhong Jinwei said, he had no choice but to put the guy down angrily.
The officials in charge were relieved when they saw this, secretly saying that Marquis Zhongxing had a good temper.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei then said: "This person actually uttered such arrogant words and belittled this drama. I would like to ask you what's wrong. Let's go over and meet this person."
When the fourth child heard this, he was happy again. He and Li Laosi agreed together and prepared to go to the box next door.
"No."
"don't want."
I saw Wang Peng and the officials in charge hurriedly speaking to stop him.
Zhong Jinwei was surprised when he saw it. The official in charge stopped him, probably to protect the safety of the opera garden, which is understandable.
But Wang Peng also came to stop him, and Zhong Jinwei couldn't figure it out. He was his bodyguard and should protect his own interests. Don't say he was as angry as the fourth child. It was okay to just go and take a look. Could it be that he was afraid?
Conflict will threaten your own safety, so you stop yourself. Is this too cowardly?
When Zhong Jinwei thought of this, he was a little dissatisfied with Wang Peng, and asked with a cold face: "Why?"
Wang Peng and the official in charge looked at each other, and finally Wang Peng replied: "Master Hou, the man next door is the sixth son of King Zhou."
Zhong Jinwei was stunned after hearing this. It turned out to be the prince's son. Then he thought about what happened to the prince's son. He didn't just want to go over and beat him up and ask him what he thought about the play.
"Don't worry, I won't let you do anything. I just went over to ask." Zhong Jinwei explained to them to reassure them.
When Wang Peng heard this, he knew that Zhongxing Hou had misunderstood, so he had to clasp his fists and explain: "Master Hou, that's not what I meant. The court has regulations that the feudal prince's family is not allowed to meet privately with officials."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, it turned out that he had misunderstood what they meant. He sat down again, looked at Wang Peng and asked: "There are also these restrictions, please tell me, what are the taboos related to the vassal clan?
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In later generations, he also knew that there seemed to be restrictions, but he didn't know the details, so he misunderstood Wang Peng.
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Wang Peng agreed and decided to explain it clearly to Marquis Zhongxing, lest Marquis Zhongxing accidentally violate the taboo again. Although Marquis Zhongxing is unlikely to be punished for this, it is better to do more than to do less.
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Therefore, Wang Peng gave Zhong Jinwei a detailed introduction: "The imperial court strictly ordered that the two kings were not allowed to meet each other; they were not allowed to leave the fiefdom without permission; even if they left the city to visit the tombs, they had to apply and get permission before they could go..."
"What? You need to apply for this sacrifice?" Zhong Jinwei was surprised when he heard it. He thought this was too harsh. You have to apply to worship an ancestor, but you don't want to worship other people's ancestors.
Wang Peng had put down his hands and stood with his hands down. Hearing Zhong Jinwei interrupt him and ask in surprise, he nodded and replied: "Yes, Mr. Hou, you must apply."
Zhong Jinwei was a little disapproving, and then motioned to Wang Peng to continue.
Wang Peng continued to spread knowledge to Zhong Jinwei and said: "The vassal king goes out of the city to play for no reason, and the local officials must report it in time. Otherwise, all relevant officials will be punished with a cane, civil servants will be dismissed, and military attachés will be demoted and transferred to the frontier. Except for birthdays, the vassal king is not allowed to have any officials drink alcohol."
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Zhong Jinwei listened to Wang Peng talking about the severe measures to restrict the vassal king. Because he had to apply for the first one to worship, he was already immune to the following ones, so he did not interrupt Wang Peng in surprise.
"When the royal palace issues a matter, the local officials must report it immediately and must wait for the imperial approval before they can implement it. Otherwise, they will be punished with serious crimes. The royal palace officials also used senior officials who failed to appoint people and dismissed them as county magistrates." Wang Peng kept saying.
At this point, he stopped talking and stopped.
When Zhong Jinwei saw that Wang Peng had stopped talking, he asked, "Have you finished talking?"
Wang Peng nodded and replied: "These are the restrictions on the vassal prince. There is also the fact that when the prince reaches a certain age, he must go out to the feudal country and cannot enter the capital unless he is ordered to do so. The others are some restrictions on the clan."
"Then you also tell me about the restrictions on the clan." Zhong Jinwei simply wanted to know more thoroughly, so he ordered Wang Peng.
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Wang Peng agreed, and then spread the common sense to Zhong Jinwei about the people of the Ming Dynasty: "There are also restrictions on the clan: not to interfere with the business of the four people, officials will never be able to do it, and there will be no access to farmers and merchants;
If you are unable to get to the capital, if you leave the city and cross the pass to reach the capital, you will be asked to be converted into a commoner first, and then be sent to Fengyang to be imprisoned under the high wall. Those who are traveling with you will be sent to the guard station on the far side to be permanently exiled; the clan members are not allowed to leave without permission.
Those who live in rural areas outside the country, even if they are hundreds of miles away, must go to the government three times in ten days to draw Mao. If they fail to do so within one period, they will be imprisoned and locked up, sent to the trial court, and convicted and punished; from the prince to the Yibin below, they are not allowed to interact with civil and military officials.
Officials have social interactions and annual banquets; invitations for names and marriages are also very strict. Without permission, you can only call by your nickname, and you are not allowed to get married."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he realized that his meeting with the son of King Zhou was not allowed by the court regulations.
After listening to everything Wang Peng said, he couldn't help but silently mourn for the Ming Dynasty clan. How could these be the sons of dragons and their grandsons? This was clearly a group that was even lower than the humble, and even more sad!
Zhong Jinwei imagined that if he were a member of the clan, he would probably die of depression. He then thought of the group of beggar-like Ming Dynasty clan members he had seen at the Great Asphalt Castle in northern Shaanxi, and could not help but understand their desolation.
No one in the box spoke, they all looked at the silent Marquis Zhongxing.
Zhong Jinwei waited for a while and then asked again: "The imperial court restricted the clan so strictly, so they didn't rise up to oppose it and cause trouble?"
If someone else had said this, as a Dongchang fan who upheld the rule of law in the Ming Dynasty, Wang Peng could have caught him on the spot and charged him with inciting the clan to cause trouble or even rebel.
But now it was what Zhongxing Hou said, so he had to answer Zhongxing Hou's words obediently: "Since the Wanli period, because many middle and lower-class clans have become poor households, they have strongly requested that the vassal ban be relaxed and the Athletic Federation be self-sufficient.
The call for self-efficacy among examiners is getting louder and louder."
"Yes, this should be a reasonable request!" Zhong Jinwei nodded and commented.
He thought that if Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive in heaven, he would be so angry that he would at least say "Why rush each other?"
"Yes, Lord Marquis. During the Wanli period, the "Zongfan Cases" were revised. The clans without titles were allowed to make their own living. The clans below the lieutenant of Fengguo were allowed to take the imperial examination and be awarded official positions outside the capital." Wang Peng said to
These are very familiar, so I told Zhong Jinwei one by one.
"That's it, that's not bad." Upon hearing this, Zhong Jinwei realized that the court was quite humane!
After Wang Peng heard this, he hesitated for a while, looked at the postmaster and the officials in charge, and saw that they had their heads lowered, as if they only regarded themselves as outsiders. Then he turned to Zhong Jinwei and said: "Master Hou, the court is implementing
At that time, there were some restrictions. For example, for the positions of 'people-friendly officials' such as county magistrates, the court could not safely grant them to the clan, but only granted them to some more idle positions such as Zhongshusheren."
After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei could not help but shake his head, but did not speak. After a while, he asked: "Since the imperial court is so strict with the clan, is there any corresponding compensation for them?"
Wang Peng did not answer Zhong Jinwei's words immediately. He was afraid that if Zhong Jinwei continued to ask, he would say something treacherous to others. After all, Zhongxing Hou had done a lot of things and had already offended many people. If those people were caught,
There may be a lot of trouble.
So, he first said to the official in charge: "Go and do your work first. I will come back to you if I need anything."
The official in charge was eager to leave, but it was too taboo, so he quickly agreed and hurried out.
When the postmaster saw that the official had left, he did not dare to stay, and said quickly: "Master Hou, I remember that there are still many things to deal with at the posthouse, so I will take my leave now."
After finishing speaking, he bowed his head and waited for Zhong Jinwei to speak.
Zhong Jinwei was not a fool, and he had noticed Wang Peng's intentions from his actions.
He did not try to persuade Yi Cheng to stay, but said to Yi Cheng: "Okay, you go back first, and tell the commander who dismounts that we will go back after a while, so that he doesn't have to worry."
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Upon hearing this, Yi Cheng hurriedly agreed and hurriedly withdrew.
Zhong Jinwei turned to look at Wang Peng, waiting for Wang Peng to continue to popularize knowledge for him.