Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 233
Ziying's proposal caused unintentional controversy. Some of the courtiers in the palace looked puzzled, some were filled with righteous indignation, and some were calm about it.

The surname can be understood as a branch of the surname. The descendants of the same surname often reproduce countless branches. These branches often take a unique symbol as the symbol of their own branch while retaining the surname. This is the surname.

And those who often name their own branches with clans are generally those branches that "mix well", so most of them use the country, feudal city, and official position as their clans, and some clans are even directly inherited from the ancient sage kings, so The shi represents a person's origin, and it can even be said to be unique to the nobility.

The name XX naturally means that he was born in a family of princes with a long history.

The surname is only used to distinguish marriages, and the same surname is not allowed to marry.

This can also be seen from the titles of men and women. Men are generally called surname + first name, while women cannot be called surname which represents the honor of their ancestors.

Take the royal family of Qin as an example, the surname of Ying is Zhao, and the ancestor of the surname Ying is Gaotao, the grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu, who was given the surname Ying by Emperor Shun. This is the beginning of the surname Ying.The zaofu, the tenth grandson of Gaotao, was enshrined in Zhaocheng by King Mu of Zhou, so the descendants of zaofu took Zhao as their surname.

Qin Feizi, the ancestor of the Qin royal family, and Uncle Dai, the ancestor of the Zhao royal family, are both descendants of Zaofu, so Qin and Zhao can be said to have the same ancestry, the same origin, the same surname, and the same surname.

As soon as he said that he was the Zhao family, he naturally thought of the royal families of Qin and Zhao, the descendants of zaofu, but he would not think so much about the surname Ying. After all, the surname Ying was one of the eight surnames in ancient my country. There are too many, there are as many as fourteen clans derived from the Ying surname alone.Zhao is just one of them.

Ziying's proposal is equivalent to asking everyone to give up the "shi" that represents their noble background, which naturally aroused the opposition of many people, and more officials with civilian backgrounds don't care, after all, their humble background is inherently important. No Shi.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of the Zhao family among the people?" Facing Shihuang's question, Ziying just said a word calmly.

It means that what do you think the Zhao family is like among the people?
As we all know, the Zhao family is not unique to the Qin royal family, and the exterminated Zhao royal family is also the Zhao family. However, after the demise of the Zhao state, although many nobles lost their royal status, they still bear the name of the Zhao family.

As soon as this family is mentioned, it will naturally remind these adherents of their hatred of subjugation, not only the Zhao family, but also the Qi royal family whose surname is Tian, ​​the Chu royal family whose surname is Xiong, and the Korean royal family whose surname is Han...

A large number of old and young survivors of the six countries who were wiped out have all become civilians, and they still bear the original noble surnames on their heads, always reminding themselves of the hatred of subjugation. , I will naturally think of my noble origin.

This cannot be said to be a hidden danger.

When Ziying mentioned the Zhao family as an example, it naturally reminded Shihuang and the courtiers of the possible huge impact of this issue.

After pondering for a long time, the first emperor said dully: "Order the world, from now on only surnames can be called, family names are abolished, and the royal family begins."

The first emperor made this decision with a little bit of effort. After all, he wanted to get rid of the clan he was proud of. However, for the long-term stability of the empire, it can be truly passed on, but he can only take the lead from the royal family. From now on, cut off the "Shi" number.

Ziying also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that this "big event" was finally done. After all, the combination of surnames into one in history was completed from the end of Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty.

A bum like Liu Bang didn't have a family name in the first place.The emperor no longer has a family name, and he will naturally die out slowly.

As a later generation, in addition to eliminating some possible hidden dangers, Ziying has always felt that it is more convenient to call only the surname, and Ying Zheng's popularity in later generations is much higher than that of Zhao Zheng.

"My Great Qin rewards farming and warfare, and many slaves have become the heads of Guizhou. However, the barbarians only have names but no surnames. I ask your majesty to give the surnames of the six royal families to Zhao Wai." Then Ziying continued.

After hearing this, Shihuang was taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help but said with a smile: "The king of the town is sympathetic to the common people, this is a very good discussion."

And the expressions of the ministers in the hall were also varied, and they looked at Ziying in disbelief.

It's really Ziying's move is too bad. To depose the name of "Clan", it is inevitable that some old people and young people still cling to their Clan, or in order to remember the shame of subjugation, they directly give up their surname and use it as a surname. Surnames are possible.

And Ziying's insidious trick blocked this possibility.

Give their incomparably noble "Clan" titles to slaves who have just obtained civilian status and don't even have a surname. No matter how lenient these people are, I am afraid they will not choose the same surname as those original slaves.

If this is the case, after a few generations, if there is a major change, forget your own origin, and push it up according to your surname, you may think that you are a descendant of a slave.

That is why the Zhao clan was spared because it is the clan of the Qin royal family of Qin... After all, even if it is not used, it can't be ruined...

It was almost noon here. Although the morning was not long, what happened this morning has a pivotal position in history.

Calling the emperor, writing with the same text, using the same track with cars, using the same system of degrees, setting up prefectures and counties, abolishing surnames, and so on, each of which has far-reaching significance.

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After the court meeting ended, not long after the many matters agreed in the court hall were broken down and arranged by Yousi one by one, and at the same time the news that Ziying was named the king of the town also spread throughout the world.

The plaque of Ziying's mansion, Chang'an Lord's Mansion, was also removed and replaced with the signboard of the majestic Prince Zhen's Mansion.

The attitude of the first emperor can be seen by everyone, and he has no intention of making his children kings. After the establishment of the prefecture and county system, the descendants of later generations may not have any hope of being kings. The only prince who has no one to come.

When Ziying was conferred the title of prince, the Chang'an Lord's mansion was filled with joy, all the generals and some of Ziying's old subordinates who were in Raoyang also came to the mansion to congratulate each other.

Although all the sons of the King of Qin were drooling with envy and jealousy towards Ziying's title, none of them dared to take action against Ziying after learning from the past.

At least on the surface, it seems that Shi Huang attached much more importance to Ziying than to these princes.

In the court, the first emperor gave Ziying the right to open the mansion. According to the usual practice, the town of the king's mansion can set up its own positions such as Wang Fucheng, Wangfu Changshi, joining the army, and master book.

The prince's rank is compared with a thousand stones, the long history is eight hundred stones, and the army and the chief book are entitled to six hundred stones.

(End of this chapter)