parentshiftbook Chapter 299: The Favors, Interests And Property Distribution Of Wives And Concubines Behind The Syst
Chapter 299: The Favors, Interests And Property Distribution Of Wives And Concubines Behind The Syst
On the side, Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes were all stunned when they heard Yan Changqing.
For thousands of years, basically all major dynasties have implemented the eldest son inheritance system.
The reason for implementing the eldest son succession system is mainly to avoid the chaos caused by royal brothers fighting against each other and fighting for power, and to ensure the peaceful transfer of imperial power to the emperor.
But now Yan Changqing tells them that among the great dynasties of Han, Tang, Song, and Yuan, the number of emperors who truly succeeded to the throne as the eldest son only accounted for one-fifth?!
The remaining four-fifths of the emperors were all succeeded by non-eldest sons!!!
If this is the case, then what is the use of his Eminem’s eldest son inheritance system?!!
Doesn’t his Eminem’s look almost become a decoration?!!
“Really only one fifth?!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang swallowed his saliva and said with an unbelievable look on his face.
"Your Majesty, do you think I lied about data that can be verified so easily?!"
Yan Changqing raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.
Everything lies, but numbers don't lie, and neither does data.
When it comes to data, he never lies.
Upon hearing Yan Changqing's rhetorical question, both Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Fang, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all shook their heads.
Although Yan Changqing's current identity is the contemporary Saint Shennong, they have not forgotten that what Yan Changqing is really good at is arithmetic!!!
Yu 753's arithmetic is the kind that can truly overwhelm the entire Ming Dynasty and put people on par with other talents in the world!!!
If their data conflicts with Yan Changqing's data, then don't even think about it. It is almost 100% possible that their data is wrong.
Furthermore, as Yan Changqing said, there is really no need to lie with such simple data. As long as they look back at the history books, they can basically determine whether what Yan Changqing said is true or false.
However, it was precisely because of the authenticity of this data that Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Fang, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes found it even more unbelievable.
For thousands of years, almost everyone has regarded it as a default eldest son inheritance system used to select the successor of the emperor of the dynasty. It is actually almost a decoration?!
Why has no one discovered such a simple thing before?!!
Or, you discovered it, but why do you continue to choose this eldest son inheritance system?!!
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't understand, but he knew that someone must be able to give him the answer, so Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at Yan Changqing and said:
"Why?!!"
"Why is it that the eldest son succession system is almost a decoration, but successive dynasties still regard it as the inheritance system for the emperor?!!"
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Yan Changqing looked around, trying to find a blackboard and chalk, but he was in the theater hall and there were no such things, so Song Neng gave a rough lecture:
"It's very simple. The so-called eldest son inheritance system is essentially a system of property distribution for clan families, and more importantly, a system of exchange of favors and benefits from wives and concubines!
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Looking at the puzzled Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, Yan Changqing further explained:
"For example, the Empress, the Empress, has followed His Majesty around the world since she was young, fighting in the south and in the north."
"On the upper side, it regulates the harem, making the six palaces peaceful; on the middle side, it communicates and comforts the wives of civil and military nobles, so that the ministers and houses are harmonious; on the lower side, the mother treats the world, and makes the women of the world return to their hearts.
"The help that the Queen has brought to Your Majesty is no less than any of the Dukes on the list of meritorious officials, and when it comes to feelings, it is even more comparable to her!"
"Faced with such a queen, if your majesty wants to repay her, what kind of behavior does your majesty think is the best way to repay the queen's kindness?!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened and he already had the answer in his heart.
Yan Changqing helped him tell the answer:
"The best way to repay the Queen's kindness is to make the Queen's son a prince and let him inherit most of your family property!"
"In other words, let the Queen's son become the prince now and the emperor in the future [This is the biggest and best way to repay the love for the Queen![!"
"The other concubines are far less helpful and kind to His Majesty than the Queen, so their heirs can only inherit part of His Majesty's family property.
Having said this, Yan Changqing's eyes fell on Zhu Di again and gave an example again:
"For another example, His Royal Highness King Yan's wife is the eldest daughter of Wei Duke Xu Da."
"Although the help Xu personally brought to His Majesty King Yan may not be as great as the help the Queen (bheh) brought to His Majesty.
"But behind the Xu family there is Xu Da, the Duke of Wei. The help that Duke Xu Da of Wei can bring to His Highness King Yan is undoubtedly very great.
"In order to repay the kindness that the Xu family brought to His Highness King Yan, or to put it more directly, in order to obtain the help of Xu Da, Duke of Wei.
"Then what should His Highness King Yan do to obtain help from Wei Duke Xu Da?!!"
"The answer is to make the Xu family's heir, the grandson of Wei Guogong Xu Da, the crown prince, and let the Xu family's descendant, the grandson of Wei Guogong Xu Da, inherit most of the family property of His Highness King Yan!!!"
"Then with this level of relationship, Wei Guogong Xu Da will give some help to His Highness King Yan."
"And this kind of behavior, in essence, can be said to be ten kinds of exchange of interests."
"Generally speaking, whichever concubine can bring the greatest benefits, then the children of that concubine will be established as heirs and will inherit most of the family's property in the future."
"Of course, if the husband's family is more noble and powerful, it will be a much higher level than the natal family of any wife or concubine."
"Then you don't need to think so much about which of your concubines you want to appoint as your heir. You just need to look at the wishes of the person involved."
"For example, if His Majesty is supreme and noble, then Your Majesty does not need to consider whether the natal family of any wife or concubine can bring much benefit to Your Majesty.
"Because His Majesty himself is the biggest source of profit, His Majesty only needs to decide who to appoint as his successor."
"And if it comes down to His Majesty's own decision, then who will His Majesty appoint as his successor?"
"What I actually consider is which concubine is more kind to me, or which concubine is more beautiful and more favored by His Majesty."
"Then the children of the wife and concubine who are the most kind to His Majesty, or who are most favored by Your Majesty, will be established as the heirs and will be able to inherit most of His Majesty's family property.
"The existence of the eldest son inheritance system is essentially to distinguish the favor and benefits brought by wives and concubines at different levels by dividing the eldest son."
"Ultimately, through this distinction, we will determine how much of the family's property each descendant can inherit."
"This allows the clan family industrial property accumulated from generation to generation to be distributed in a more reasonable and clear way.'
"The system of merit selection and inheritance blurs the magnitude of the kindness and benefits brought by different wives and concubines, and damages the interests of the wife and concubines who have the greatest kindness and benefit to the husband and their corresponding descendants."
"As a result, there is no reasonable and clear basis for distribution of family property."
"So in order to protect the interests of the wife and concubines who have the greatest kindness and benefit to the husband, and their corresponding descendants."
"And when distributing family property, there can be a reasonable and clear basis for distribution, so the eldest son inheritance system has existed by default until now.
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