These were the first words Zhao Xi said when he arrived at Zongzheng Temple.
It's very strange. The whole Zongzheng Temple was confused by this sentence.
"You cannot write two characters Zhao in one stroke. The blood of Taizu Taizong flows in all of our bodies. This cannot be changed."
Zhao Xi had already thought about what to do before coming to Zongzheng Temple, or before leaving the palace.
He felt that it was necessary to provide ideological education to the clan members.
He even called his three older sons.
"I am the leader of the clan and an official. In fact, I should be called a housekeeper. I manage the huge business established by Taizu for our Zhao family."
"You may think I'm hypocritical, or you may think I'm pretentious, but that's what I really think in my heart. Every king's responsibility is to contribute to the family fortune established by Taizu."
"There is a thousand-year family, but there is no thousand-year dynasty. This sentence actually does not simply mean the change of dynasties, but on a deeper level, it tells the emperor's family that once the dynasty is destroyed, it will be the extinction of the royal family!"
"Thousands of years have passed since Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, but can we still see traces of them in the powerful class of the dynasty? But let's look at the family of Duke Yan, who have been granted titles and respected by others for generations."
"Every time the dynasty changes, only the royal family is enslaved, massacred, and exterminated to death..."
There is no way to explain it clearly, only Zhao Xi knows it in his heart. If he had not come to this era, in a few decades, all the women of the Zhao clan would have suffered inhuman, inhumane, and unprecedented humiliation.
And they, the men of the Zhao family who were recorded in Zongzheng Temple, just let their women shoulder the responsibility for the survival of the Song Dynasty, and fled south without shame...
"None of us want to see the Song Dynasty ruined, and to do this requires not only the king's dedicated efforts, but also the concerted efforts of our clansmen."
"After all, this country is still named Zhao in name, and we have also enjoyed treatment that exceeds our contribution. We have the responsibility and obligation to share the worries of this country."
"I don't want to criticize the laws of our ancestors. What I say about sharing the world with the scholar-officials is more like the scholar-officials carving up the world of the Zhao family."
"Look at today's dynasty. Which class occupies the most land in the dynasty? The scholar-officials! Which class has the greatest power in the dynasty? The scholar-officials! Which class can do whatever they want in the dynasty? Or the scholar-officials! But this is me, Zhao Song
The world!"
"Ask yourselves, even though you all carry the name of this king or that prince, who of you can or dares to stand upright and face the scholar-bureaucrats?"
"Despite your high rank and standing at the front of the court, even if you are faced with a new Jinshi's questioning, who would dare to argue?"
"You spend your whole life trembling in fear, bearing hatred and humiliation, living in a state of intoxication and dreaming. Do you really want your children and grandchildren to live like this?"
"They all share the same blood of Taizu and Taizong. Is it possible that our Zhao family does not have the genes of famous people and ministers? Do you have the heart to continue to let future generations continue to be buried like this?"
"I can tell you clearly that the reform of the clan was not forced by Wang Jiefu, nor was it proposed by the courtier. It was me who promoted this matter by finding reasons that were sufficient for the courtiers to agree."
"Because I don't want every king to be alone in the court! I hope that the future king of the Song Dynasty will have ministers who have the same fundamental interests as him in the court...that is, clan relatives!"
"The court, to a certain extent, is an organization where various interests intersect, and representatives from all parties are mixed together, and then argue with each other, compromise with each other, fight with each other, check and balance each other, and divide the interests."
"But if you look at today's court, is there a place for clan members? No! I hope that in the future court, people surnamed Zhao will not only stand in the clan area, but also in the civil servant area, in the general area, and in the general area.
In the Yushi District and the Xianggong District, people with the surname Zhao can be found in every place, and even the chief officials of the states, prefectures, counties, and counties can also see people with the surname Zhao."
"At that time, the so-called Zhao and Song Dynasties can barely be called Zhao and Song Dynasties, instead of being inconsistent with the name as they are now."
"Now, the state is reforming the clan system. To put it bluntly, it allows you to have other identities and connections on the basis of having clan clan, through the same efforts as ordinary people. Why do you want to refuse?"
"I don't want to hear words like being deceived by others. I also know that you have been deceived by others. Thinking about it, if you have enough knowledge and experience in court intrigues, who could have deceived you? Who could have deceived you?
Dare you easily bewitch a huge force?"
"You can't grow towering trees under the supervision of warm soup, and you can't see rainbows without going through wind and rain. If you want the Song Dynasty to last forever, and the world to have the surname Zhao forever, we, the whole Zhao family, must work together. Otherwise, the dynasty will change, and the family will be destroyed.
Not just the king, but the entire Zhao family!"
"I don't want to and won't pursue the events of the past few days because I didn't communicate with you in advance. This was my negligence as the clan leader. So let's forget about it."
"From now on, as a king's clan member, you must always be consistent with the king, abide by the clan laws, keep the clan secrets, keep the Zhao dynasty forever, put the interests of the Zhao clan first, and be willing to assist the king in managing the Zhao family's world.
Big business!”
"This point is about to be included in the clan's legal system!"
Zhao Xi said something to Zhao Yunbi.
"Guan family, I sent people to record all the lectures given by the officials today, as an instruction for the royal family's crown ceremony!"
Zhao Yunbi was really moved. Without mentioning these contents, the sincere attitude of the officials and clan members was enough to be recorded in the history books.
Has any emperor in the past dynasties been so attentive to his clan members?
"Now that the clan has undergone changes, I know you are worried about the whereabouts of yourself and even your descendants..."
"First of all, I suggest that all those currently doing business in the clan voluntarily withdraw a certain amount of money every year to build a clan fund."
"This part of the money and food will be used for the entrepreneurship and education of the descendants of the clan, as well as rewards for passing the Jinshi examination. I will inform Zhao Qin..."
"In addition, if any of the clan members are interested in joining the martial arts hall, or working in Gongfang City, Mining City, or even Dali, they can register at the main office of the clan and I will take care of it together."
"But one thing is, don't make fun of your clan identity in these places, no one will care."
It seems that the official family is not as rumored...
A group of people feel that their fear and worry are in vain.
I thought that reprimands, bronze fines, and even heavier penalties were inevitable, but the result was so gratifying.
When Jing Guan said this, he suddenly felt very close to the Guan family... We are a family!
Not to mention, I suddenly felt like a master, as if I had a long way to go and was responsible for the future destiny of Zhao and Song Dynasty.
In this era, who has ever seen such a speech? Let alone a speech made by an official to show his closeness to his clan members.
This made these clansmen eager to join the wave of building the Song Dynasty's foundation for ten thousand years...