On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 8
Of course the team of the Cui family returning home is not as grand as the emperor's trip, but because Mrs. Feng is going to move to Boling, she also has servants and maidservants, shadows gather here.

The convoy left Xiangzhou and crossed a corner of Zhaozhou to the northwest, arrived at Dingzhou, passed through Julu County, and finally entered Boling County.

The seat of Boling County has been changed repeatedly in history. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the seat was located in Raoyang (now Raoyang, Hengshui, Hebei) County. After the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, it was changed to Cui Che’s hometown, Anping (now Anping, Hengshui, Hebei) County.

Before entering the city, Cui Che raised the curtain and saw many well-dressed figures gathered at the west gate of Anping from a distance.

"Are these people here to welcome us?"

Cui Che turned to his grandmother and asked.

Old Madam Feng took a look and said with a smile:

"Not only the third room, but people from the other six rooms."

Even though San Cui has passed away, everyone can see their contribution to the entire Boling Cui family.
Among the three Cui, Cui Jishu is the head. Although he is the youngest, he has the highest official position, highest seniority, and the closest relationship with Gao Cheng. side by side.

As the clan leader, Cui Jishu led the Cui family of Boling to the top clan. As his only bloodline, it is not surprising that Cui Che received such courtesy when he returned home this time.

"Che'er, help me out of the car."

There was still a short distance away from the west gate, so Mrs. Feng took Cui Che out of the car and walked.

The young and old people at the gate of the city also rushed over.

When everyone met, it was a scene of joy and harmony. Under the guidance of his grandmother, Cui Che greeted the elders one by one.

There were also embarrassing times, for example, a white-haired old man in the third room actually saluted Cui Che and called him uncle, which made Cui Che at a loss, and did not know how to respond to this old nephew.

Of course, the Seven Households of the Cui Clan must not only have dozens of people gathered at the gate of the city, these are only some direct members of the family.

In the clan, if there is a direct line, there will naturally be offshoots. If it wasn't for the fact that Mrs. Feng had no offspring and suffered a change, as the heirs of the eldest son Cui Changjun, Cui Che and his descendants should also be included in the offshoots.

The resources of the family are undoubtedly inclined to the direct line, and it is the same reason to look at the world, but the top family members of the Boling Cui family value the prestige the most, and they will often help the poor members of the family and arrange for them to make a living.

Of course, Cui Che was warmly accepted by the clan because Cui Jishu's family property was confiscated by the government, not divided up by the clan. Without disputes over interests, who wouldn't greet him with a smile? He took the official positions of Kaifu Yitong General and Dingzhou Governor.

After dealing with a group of elders, he finally entered the city. Before he could take a breather, he was surrounded by his grandmother and a group of elders and took him to the ancestral hall.

This is a tall ancestral temple, Mrs. Feng stopped outside the hall, and only Cui Che and the elders came in to worship.

In the era when men were superior to women, the ancestral hall was a sanctuary for men, where men made decisions about clan affairs, punished those who violated clan rules, and worshiped ancestral tablets. The only possibility for women to enter here was to violate clan rules and come here to receive punishment.

Cui Che looked at the spiritual tablets that were densely enshrined, and also found the spiritual cards of his grandfather Cui Jishu, father Cui Changjun, and uncle Cui Jingxuan.

Grandfather's tablets are a bit old, but father's and uncle's are very new.

After a little thought, Cui Che understood.

Although Cui Jishu died because of treason, everyone knew that he was slandered, but Cui Changjun and Cui Jingxuan had a real affair, and only Cui Jishu's spiritual tablet was originally enshrined in the temple.

However, when the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed Qi, the Lord of Zhou pardoned them. Moreover, Cui Changjun and others were made to be the rebels of the Northern Qi Dynasty, so they were also erected a new memorial tablet and welcomed into the ancestral hall.

With the official position of Cui Changjun Shangshu Youwaibing Langzhong, even if he is only the eldest son of a concubine, he is also eligible to enter the temple to worship.

After paying homage to his ancestors and sages, Cui Che was finally able to get rid of this group of elders. He followed his grandmother back to the ancestral home in the city. Exhausted.

Madam Feng originally planned to go out to inspect the manor and fields outside the city this afternoon, but seeing that Cui Che was really sleepy, she sent someone to pass on the news, and she will go to inspect the outside of the city tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Cui Che, who had had a full sleep, was in good spirits, had breakfast, and went out with his grandmother and a group of servants and maidservants.

As the seat of the county, Anping can't compare to the prosperity of Yecheng, the first city in Hebei, but the bustling scene created by hawkers along the street and pedestrians passing by is not much less.

It is really troublesome that Cui Che has to salute first if he meets his clansmen or elders after walking a few steps, or if he is a junior, he has to accept their etiquette.

When I walked outside a Buddhist temple, I saw that the outside was full of people, and the crowd was so noisy that the officials of the county guard who read the decree in front of the temple had to stop and shouted:
"Everyone be quiet, His Majesty personally issued an edict to destroy the law. If you have any objections, you can go to Chang'an to appeal to the emperor!"

Outside the crowd, Mrs. Feng lamented:

"Since then, it has been difficult for the Shi family."

Cui Che knew that Mrs. Feng had believed in Buddhism ever since she suffered a great change, and the so-called emperor's decree to destroy the Dharma was the event of Northern Zhou Wudi Yuwenyong's extermination of Buddhism among the three martial arts.

In troubled times, the people suffered a lot, but they were powerless to change, and the reincarnation preached by Buddhism catered to the needs of the people, making them place their hope in the afterlife, and with the strong support of the rulers, so in the Northern Wei Dynasty Taiwu Emperor Tuoba Tao After the extermination of Buddha, Buddhism flourished again.

With the prosperity of Buddhism, the temple economy also prospered. They owned a large amount of land, and the monks did not bear corvee tax, which seriously affected the country's fiscal revenue and the source of soldiers.

Seeing this, Yu Wenyong first established the order of the three religions in the second year of Jiande (573), putting Confucianism first, followed by Taoism, and Buddhism was the most humble. In the next year, he discussed the destruction of Dharma and ordered the ban on Buddhism and Taoism. In addition to exterminating Buddhism, Taoism and various folk religions are also banned.

Now that the Northern Zhou Dynasty is in harmony, the westerly wind that exterminated Buddhism has also blown to Hebei.

Since the population and wealth of the Northern Qi Dynasty were far greater than those of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Buddhist wealth and the number of monks and nuns in the Northern Qi Dynasty were even more astonishing.

The Northern Qi Dynasty, which occupies a rich land, has a total population of more than 2000 million, while there are more than 200 million monks and nuns in the whole country. In Yecheng alone, there are 47 royal temples built in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, more than 20 royal temples built in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and more than 4000 small and medium-sized Buddhist temples. The seat gathers more than 8 monks and nuns.

"Luoyang Jialan Ji" records that there were more than 1300 Buddhist temples in Luoyang in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but compared with the more than 4000 temples in Yecheng, it can only be said that they are insignificant.

Compared with Yu Wenyong's extermination of Buddhism in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and abundant national power, the Northern Qi Dynasty allowed one-tenth of the country's population to become monks and nuns, which is really in stark contrast.

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