How strict is the family marriage under the door-to-door politics?

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, there was a special class in society, that is, aristocratic families. At that time, the noble family had a high status, which was not only more convenient and faster than ordinary children, but also had a certain phenomenon of "holding a group", which increased the gap with ordinary people.

This phenomenon is generally manifested in marriage, because at that time, aristocratic families generally did not marry ordinary families, which formed the unspoken rule of "scholars did not marry", and family marriage became the mainstream of marriage in Wei and Jin Dynasties.

1, gate valve system

The gate valve refers to a noble and meritorious family handed down from generation to generation. Not everyone in this family is famous, but at least three generations will have contributed to the country. The gate system was a unique political system in the Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty. The gate family enjoys the privilege in the society, and circles a special rank range belonging to the noble family under the imperial power and above the white dress.

In the early Wei and Jin Dynasties, Cao Wei's regime implemented the system of "nine-grade Zheng Zhi", also known as "nine-grade officials", which was a system of selecting officials in the imperial court at that time, inherited the imperial examination system in Han Dynasty and initiated the imperial examination system in Sui and Tang Dynasties. At that time, the regime was just established, and it was the time when talents were needed. Do Zheng Zhi solved the problem that there was no official selection standard at that time.

The first person with nine categories is divided into three categories: family background, behavior and quality, and the competent officials are mainly responsible for it. It stands to reason that this should be a fair, just and open evaluation system. The "fixed product" that originally decided the grade should be rated mainly by the line. However, after the Jin dynasty, one item gradually focused on family background.

In other words, as long as you come from a big family, even if you don't know a few words, you can still be among the best. This selection improved the status of aristocratic families, and the Zheng Zhi system with Nine Grades gradually became the official tool of aristocratic families. At that time, the children of aristocratic families were often selected directly from home by the official department without inspection.

As soon as you arrived at 18 today, Tsinghua's admission notice was delivered directly to your door. In this way, the stronger the family, the more children, the stronger the strong and the weaker the weak.

Under such a power atmosphere, the gentry who tasted the sweetness naturally could not bear to spit out the food in their mouths, so they formed gangs and tried to consolidate their power, and the quickest and most effective way was marriage.

2. Consequences of violating the social system

During the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were so few contacts between "scholars" and "Shu Ren" that people nicknamed it "scholars should be separated from Shu Ren". The greatest feature of the gentry is that they are prosperous, officials from generation to generation, large population and deep family background. It is precisely because of their generous conditions that they are particularly cautious about their marriage partners.

In the Southern Dynasties, the royal family in the East China Sea, a descendant of Sikong Wang Lang in the Three Kingdoms period, married their daughter to the son of Zhang Man, a rich boy in Fuyang, which caused an uproar at that time.

Because this is not only an incident of marrying a daughter, but also an intermarriage between a scholar and ordinary people, which is a humiliating marriage. You know, those pedantic scholars pay most attention to family style. Therefore, the imperial envoys accused Roy of Donghai of marrying his daughter to Shu Ren's children as a mere dowry, saying that "the marriage between a king and a man is shocking", and his words were fierce and contemptuous.

Under such public opinion, Roy was eventually removed from office and could not be an official for life. Ancient people didn't have as many outlets and learning skills as we do now. They study only to be an official, to be in politics. Roy's marriage to his daughter directly ruined his future, which must be unexpected. At that time, the deep concept of family status and the obvious distinction between scholars and civilians were also rare.

This is the result of the Wang family's violation of the social system, from which we can also see how broad the power of the aristocratic family was at that time, so that others were not allowed to move.

3. Consequences of family marriage

Under the influence of the concept of family status, the gentry attached importance to family status, which led to the narrow marriage circle and the prevalence of intermarriage. At that time, people were proud to be married to a top aristocratic family, just as we now show off whose husband is an official in which unit. People tend to pursue profits, and such behavior is not limited to the people, but is officially certified.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Hou Jing, a general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, rebelled against Liang Hou and asked him to be his matchmaker. He wanted to marry two famous women, Wang He and Xie. But Hou Jing, an enemy general who has just defected, has no foundation in Liang, let alone the family behind him. He thought about it and refused Hou Jing's request.

"Wang He and Xie Fei can meet Zhu He Zhang by chance." That is to say, you are not qualified to marry Wang He Xie's girl. If you must marry them, the girls of Zhujiajian and Zhangjia can barely do it. This can be said to be a blatant refusal. Liang Wudi didn't give a check or cash, and bluntly said that he didn't deserve it.

This also makes Hou Jing, who was not so broad-minded, bear grudges. Later, the Liang Dynasty befriended the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and Hou Jing launched an armed rebellion, killing many people in the city, especially the aristocratic families. Among them, Wang and Xie almost died out under the butcher's knife of Hou Jing.

This is a terrible revenge and a bloody vent of family dissatisfaction. Since then, the gentry has been hit, and they have to pinch their tails to live, and the family marriage has also been hit.

The privilege of aristocratic families ensured the hereditary status of the gentry, and also provided a political basis for the existence of aristocratic marriage. Family marriage is a safeguard for aristocratic families, but this kind of protection is too limited, and all measures to limit the scope are unsuccessful.

Family marriage is an accelerator for the prosperity of aristocratic families, but it also increases the contradiction between gentry and civilians. Perhaps the gentry will be happy for the promotion of their status for a while, but in the long run it will inevitably lead to a rebound. The gentry is expensive, but the poor are proud. If the gentry control the official channels and dominate the world for a long time, they will take things to extremes one day. If the children of poor families are not reused for a long time, they will definitely resist.

Marriage is no longer a trivial matter between two people and two families, but a tool for making profits between families. Husband and wife love each other mercilessly and are too utilitarian. Once any family changes, it is also the day when this marriage is distorted. Marriage is sacred and beautiful, and no one can be sure whether anyone can't get married because of his past family background.

It is not the only fault of family marriage, nor is it the only group persecuted by family. The concept of family protection only protects those who are bent on family power, safeguards the interests of the minority and harms the interests of the majority, which is wrong.

References:

1. Book of Jin 2. History of Three Kingdoms