Opening your family name is not a joke, but the most severe punishment for individuals in the patriarchal society of this era.
Especially for families like the Jia family, the Jia family has two houses, Ning Rong and eight houses in Shenjing. They are descended from Ning Rong, the second Duke. They have to gather together to worship their ancestors at the end of the year. At that time, people who do not have the status of the Jia family are not even allowed to participate in the sacrifices. From now on, when Heng goes out, he cannot think of himself as a member of the Ning Kingdom.
To be more serious, he was scolded as a lonely ghost without any ancestors.
If someone doesn't know what's going on, they might think that Jia Heng has bad conduct, is surly and rebellious, and is not tolerated by the clan.
Even if he takes part in the imperial examination, he will be affected by such a reputation.
To put it bluntly, social evaluation has plummeted.
People are social beings, three people are like tigers, and a lot of people can make a fortune.
This is the real reason for Jia Heng's impassioned speech just now.
He couldn't wake up the people in Rongguo Mansion who were pretending to sleep.
But he can express his attitude.
So, does he need to convince Jia Mu and Jia She?
unnecessary!
Debate is always about convincing the bystanders, not about convincing the other party to argue!
He must express his own position. Even if he is expelled, it will create a situation where you say you are right and I say I am right.
It cannot be a one-sided clan. "Expulsion from the clan because of its disobedient and crazy people," is a popular comment.
Otherwise, in this era, the emphasis is on the emperor, the emperor, the master, the three cardinal principles and the five constant principles... He, Jia Heng, was so slandered by his clan that he no longer even had any ancestors, and became a rootless person.
In fact, in the Jia family, which has been a century-old prince, even Leng Zixing, an uncle of the Zhou Rui family, can tell Jia Yucun, "Nowadays, the population is increasing, affairs are becoming more and more prosperous, and all the masters and servants are prosperous, honorable, and well-planned." There is no such thing as a pomp and show, and I can't make do with frugality."
It's impossible for Jia's mother to be unaware of the person at the helm of the Jia family.
But you don’t necessarily think the ship will sink.
Naturally, Jia Mu was aware of the unkind acts she committed against Jia She, Jia Lian, Jia Zhen, and Jia Rong, but she did not realize the seriousness, perhaps paralyzing herself.
Of course, the Jia family didn't do nothing. In the early years, they sent Yuanchun to the palace to gain the respect of their relatives. Jia Zhu entered school at the age of fourteen, tried to become an official from Kejia, and introduced Jia Yucun as foreign aid. These were all attempts by the Jia family to Actions to operate from power.
But if you don’t cultivate your inner strength, there will be no men left to do anything.
Destined to be nothing.
Of course, he wouldn't care about what happened to the Jia family. Jia She wanted to use the clan as a shackle to make things difficult for him, so he made a mistake.
Mother Jia's face looked ugly at the moment. She took a steady breath and looked at the tall and proud young man. Indifference gradually appeared in her old eyes.
This young man, whether out of anger or self-preservation, just used the heroic spirit of his ancestors to talk things out, disturbing the peace of his ancestors, making the Jia clan uneasy, and the clan can no longer tolerate him.
"Let the clan elders discuss the matter of expelling Jia Heng from the clan." Jia's mother said in a weak voice, and Li Wan at the side quickly stretched out his hand to caress his back.
When Jia Heng heard this, his expression was indifferent and he said in a deep voice: "Old lady, I am a descendant of Ning State and I have never done anything wrong. Why do the Jia people want to expel my family name?"
He doesn't have to act as a member of the Jia clan, and he doesn't have much nostalgia for this identity, but he can't be slandered by Ning Rong's second house!
Jia Mu waved her hand, looking tired, and said: "Since you have no clan in your heart, let me let you go and start your own business. You don't care about the people in the two houses anyway."
Mrs.
Jia She snorted coldly. Seeing the "gloomy" look on the young man's face, the hatred in his heart was relieved a little, and he said: "There is no place for you in the clan. The house and fields in Liutiao'er Hutong where you live are also the clan's property. Once the clan registration is gone, the clan elders will re-examine the origin of the mansion and fields. If it is clan property, you must hand it over!"
This means killing them all.
After Jia She finished speaking, he looked at Jia Heng coldly, with a sneer appearing on the corner of his mouth.
He heard that Jia Heng had just gotten married. If all his property was taken away, he would take his newlywed wife to live on the streets and drink the northwest wind!
Jia She thought bitterly in his heart.
Jia Zheng frowned and sighed: "We are from the same clan, so why bother..."
Obviously, Father Zheng didn't agree with Jia She's style. This spread was to say that his Jia clan abused his relatives.
Jia Heng looked indifferent and said with a sneer: "Don't bother the clan. The property of the farm and house is the hard work of Heng's parents, and they will not take any advantage of the clan."
All the family property, land and house deeds are written in his mother's and father's names, and they have no connection with the clan.
Of course, Jia She said that he would not resort to force and robbery.
Without the protection of the skin of his fellow clan members, in Jia She's eyes, he was no better than the stone idiots who came after him. They were just fish and meat on the chopping board, to be slaughtered by Jia She as he pleased.
"It's just that in addition to the membership of a certain clan, I also have something to say. After Heng became the Ning Kingdom, the head of the two families, because he was not tolerated by the clan's underlings like Zhen She, left the clan to establish a household and stayed on his own. The heroic spirits of the two kingdoms of Rong and Ning are here , God makes it clear, and we can learn from it!"
After Jia Heng finished speaking loudly, he cupped his hands towards the upper hall where Jia Mu was standing, turned around and left.
There was silence in Rongxi Hall.
Li Wan raised his head and looked at the young man in green shirt in shock. There was a bit of sadness on his elegant and beautiful face. Such a young man was not tolerated by the clan, and a touch of pity gradually appeared in his eyes.
A hint of sarcasm flashed through Danfeng's eyes under Sister Feng's eyebrows, and she secretly thought, What's the use of talking so much? You got into a fight with the big boss, and then went crazy and acted wildly in the Hall of Rongxi. Now it's better. The old lady won't help you anymore. Now that you have been expelled from your clan, let's see how you can gain a foothold outside!
Jia Zheng sighed and wanted to say something, but felt torn between his clan and his moral principles, so he finally sighed.
Mrs. Wang glanced at the young man's back with disgust.
Youshi raised her bright jade face, looked at the young man who turned around and walked away with a faint expression, and sighed softly in her heart.
After all, it was her husband...
Behind the bead curtain, Tanchun's hand hidden in his sleeve was holding the handkerchief tightly. A layer of doubt appeared between Yingxiu's eyebrows. She had been paying attention to "Uncle Heng" just now, and saw that he looked calm and seemed to be interested in "Uncle Heng". There is not much frustration about the matter of "removing membership".
Isn't he afraid at all?
"Self-established one's own branch..." Suddenly, Tan Chun's red jade face paused slightly, her heart trembled, and she thought to herself, could this be exactly what he wanted?
That's right, if you have the ambition and ability to go out and stand on your own, you will not be bound by the clan.
But just wanting to get out is not that easy. Being expelled from the clan will inevitably lead to a loss of reputation. It is not cheap to take the imperial examination and become an official, and it is easy to be criticized by others.
Daiyu frowned slightly and looked at Baoyu aside. She saw Baoyu pursed her lips and said nothing, her eyes were blank and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"Child is arrogant..." Jia She said angrily.
At this moment, Jia Hengfang walked to the threshold. Under the eaves of the corridor, Lin Zhixiao looked frightened and said in a shocked voice: "Old lady, the eldest master, the second master, the angels from the palace have arrived, let me go to receive the order..."
In the Rongxi Hall, everyone with different ideas was stunned and their expressions suddenly changed. They didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.
Jia Heng's face was silent as he pressed his sword and left the Rongxi Hall. Hearing Lin Zhixiao's words behind him, he felt a little emotional in his heart at the swiftness of Emperor Chongping's actions.
"With this holy decree, the influence of my expulsion will be completely eliminated. Even if it is an imperial examination, others will not take this issue as an issue. For the case decided by the emperor himself, the Jia family must confuse right and wrong and suppress the relatives. People's hearts have their own way. Public opinion."
How should I put it, being a member of the Jia tribe is of little use to him, but instead represents endless troubles.
If the Jia family wanted to continue to be kind to him, he would be in a bit of a dilemma. From then on, his personal destiny would be completely tied to the rise and fall of the clan. In the future, he would have to be a nanny for the Jia family, and the Jia family would suck his blood.
Of course, he might be able to dominate the Jia family and kill Zhen She? But he is a side relative, and if he does this, there is no guarantee that some people will not say that he is using a side branch to seize the direct family's inheritance, which requires a lot of effort.
It is even easier for him to be clean, to establish his own family, to be granted the title of marquis and to be the prime minister, without anyone holding him back.
"I hope Emperor Chongping's imperial edict will not cause any new twists and turns." Jia Heng thought in silence.
