The real people from various families in Yuzhou who came to pay homage were shocked when they saw the Yang family's complicated sacrificial rituals, especially the appointment of a temple, a posthumous title, and the ancestral temple, which made everyone feel envious.
Even if a real-level elder of the Shaking Heaven Sect dies, his sect will only pay tribute to him after his death. How can there be such mourning and honor after his death?
However, the actions of the Yang family today are obviously more than that. The previous ones were all for the elders who have passed away, and they are equally important for the members of the clan who are still alive today.
Yang Chengzhao's calm voice came out, and the aura and pressure of the three generations of Yang family patriarchs emanated autonomously: "
The third generation of the Yang family held the title of Erchenbin, and was awarded the title of First-class Loyalty and Qinbo;
The three generations of the Yang family have achieved great success, and were awarded the title of First-Class Loyal and Brave Uncle;
The three generations of the Yang family carried out Liu Cheng Ming, and were awarded the title of First-class Zhongyi Bo;
The three generations of the Yang family made 70% of their fortunes and were awarded the title of First-class Zhonghe Bo;
Sun's Wu Jian was awarded the title of Second-Class Zhongping Bo;
The rest of the Chengzi generation was awarded the title of third-class uncle; "
There are thirteen people in the three generations of the Yang family, and they all survived the hard times.
Now the eldest Yang Chengzhao is 210 years old, and the youngest Yang Chengan is nearly 180 years old. Most of them have only been in these decades.
Yang Chengzhao originally wanted to make his brothers and sisters marquis, but he gave up the idea after Yang Hongyuan's persuasion.
It's not that Yang Hongyuan is stingy, but he has to be generous. Being the first batch of clan members to be awarded the title is already a great honor.
Secondly, it also paved the way for future generations. For example, Yang Chengzhao awarded the title of Taigong to the nine great masters of his generation, and they were entitled to enjoy the Ancestral Temple. This won the hearts of the Yang family and at the same time raised their prestige to a higher level.
It also allows many clan members to move forward bravely and make more contributions to the family. If the descendants are unworthy, it will affect the ancestors and reduce the title and remove the posthumous title. If the descendants live up to their expectations, they can naturally be promoted to titles and titles.
Led by Yang Chengbin, his descendants bowed down and thanked them. Yang Chengzhao ignored everyone's thoughts and spoke again:
"There are thirteen meridians in the adult generation, and five branch meridians, totaling eighteen meridians. If the descendants are unworthy, they will not be able to meet the direct lineage requirements of the family.
Today, a special order is issued to select one person in the current generation to be promoted to the direct line, so as to ensure that the lineage continues to have generations and incense, which is called hereditary substitution! "
"The patriarch has mercy!"
Yang Huaiduan, the current second-in-law of the Yang family, fell to the ground when he heard this.
Now that his life is running out, what he is thinking about most is that his second wife's children have no talent to develop.
I was worried about losing the lineage inheritance in the Chengzi generation. Now with Yang Chengzhao's instructions, I can finally go to see my ancestors with peace of mind.
Yang Huaichang was like this. Yang Huaichen, Yang Huaihao, Yang Chengwei, and Yang Chengyun were also inexplicably excited. Even Yang Chengyi and the others were full of gratitude.
After all, who can guarantee that talented people will be born in their own lineage for generations? If they fall out of the direct lineage, it will not mean that the whole generation is cut off, and their lineage will not lose the incense and sacrifices.
Now that Yang Chengzhao issued this metaphorical order, he can feel at ease.
Because of the contributions of many members of the Yang family when the Yang family first rose, it was enough for the Yang family to be able to do this to their people.
As for Huai, Hong, and their descendants, they have to fight on their own.
Grand Duke Gong'an dealt with the collateral and external clansmen of the Yang family, the nine princes dealt with many branch clansmen, and the descendants who became uncles were the direct clan members of Anding.
The introduction of hereditary substitution completely relieved the worries of the main lineage of the Yang family.
In this way, after Emperor Decheng and Dun Chunxi established the temple and established the posthumous title, and under the great seal of the clan members, the cohesion of the growing Yang clan will surely reach a higher level.
"The Yang family established a temple to establish posthumous titles. In addition to honoring the elders who have passed away, they will also add posthumous titles and honors to the meritorious members of my Yang family.
Anyone who served as an official, benefited a party, and made great achievements would be granted a title during his lifetime and a posthumous title after his death.
Those who were injured in battle and made great achievements were awarded the title of "Martial Arts" during their lifetime and given the posthumous title of "Martial Arts" after their death. "
As soon as Yang Chengzhao said something, the whole hall roared, and everyone was inexplicably excited.
During his lifetime, he was awarded a noble title, and after his death, he was awarded a posthumous title and a temple, and he became an immortal. Who wouldn't want to gain the fame before and after his death?
As the grand memorial ceremony for the second-generation patriarch of the Yang family ended, various details began to spread throughout Yuzhou like the wind.
All over Yuzhou, monks and ordinary people were talking about all these things, and the heads of various sects secretly sighed at the power of Yang Hongyuan of the Yang family.
Since the Yang family occupied the territory of the five counties of Yu, Yao, Zhang, Xi and Lang, the entire Yang family has expanded rapidly with the development of the imperial examination system.
As a result, the foundation of the Yang family was relatively weak. Firstly, the land they occupied used to be scattered and huge. Secondly, due to the imperial examination system, children from various families in the seven counties were integrated into the Yang family.
Although the Yang family's power is expanding rapidly, it also causes an unstable foundation.
But now the unfolding of a sacrificial ceremony has united the hearts of people in the seven counties of the Yang family and gathered in Feng'an Palace.
Regardless of whether they are members of the Yang clan or clansmen with other surnames in the seven counties, everyone pays homage to the Yang family, and everyone offers sacrifices to the elders and sages in Feng'an Palace.
The ancients said that what comes because of profit must also dissipate because of profit. The imperial examination system is naked profit.
And this grand sacrificial ceremony was the name of the ancestral temple system, which made people in the seven counties worship the Yang family.
The Yang family has attracted talented people from the seven counties in Yinli, and used the name of the ancestral temple to appease people's hearts. With fame and fortune in hand, the Yang family's rule in the seven counties is naturally as stable as Mount Tai.
In the following years, people from the three generations of Yang Jiacheng, Huai and Hong began to pass away one after another.
After all, although many clan members have advanced to the martial arts realm, they are only at the first or second level. If they live to be 200 years old, they are considered to be very old.
Yang Chengbin was posthumously granted the title of first-class Zhongqin Marquis, and Yang Chengyi and others were also posthumously granted the title of marquis, and were entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and the shrine was sent to the East Side Hall.
Sun Wujian, on the other hand, had to enter the West Wing Hall. It was a great honor for two fathers and sons of one family to share the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
When the Hongzi generation passed away, some of the martial arts monks of the Huaizi generation also passed away.
Yang Huaiyi, the second of the fourth generation of the Yang family, was awarded the title of earl and the posthumous title "Wenxiang" in recognition of his merits.
Yang Huaizhi, the fourth generation of the Yang family, was awarded the title of Count in recognition of his meritorious service and received the posthumous title of "Wu Shun".
In this way, everyone understood that the two ancestors of the Yang family all designated temples and posthumous titles, while only two of the second generation designated temples and posthumous titles, and the remaining two just designated temple names.
Among the three generations of the Yang family, it seems that only Yang Chengzhao will enjoy this honor in the future, while the other three generations will be posthumously named marquis and worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple.
But now the fourth generation of the Yang family has begun to wither, and the two people with the highest rank have only been granted the posthumous title of earl and are entitled to enjoy the Ancestral Temple.
It is estimated that there are many people in the fourth generation who cannot even enter the east and west side halls, but the Hongzi generation can only rely on their own abilities.
When the Yang family was newly established, although their ancestors' cultivation was low, they worked hard together to create such a large family business.
Although the younger generation has a high level of cultivation and can enjoy their achievements, their achievements are not as far as those of their ancestors. Naturally, if they want to earn a posthumous reputation, they have to work hard on their own.
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