"The thousand-year-old Jiangnan Town, Pujiang Zhengyi Gate, the same church as ever, co-authored the Book of Filial Piety, the family rules have been in the sea, passed down from generation to generation, loyal and filial piety etiquette is incorruptible, the first in Jiangnan."
Do you know when Pujiang Zhengyimen was called "the first in Jiangnan" by whom?
Zheng Yimen, Ming Hongwu's eighteenth-year grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang personally gave the title of "the first family in Jiangnan". From the first year of Chonghe in the Northern Song Dynasty (1118) to the third year of Ming Shun (1459), the Zheng family lived together here for more than 340 years, and was famous for its filial piety.
The charm of the Zheng family is still eye-catching. What makes this ordinary family have such a strong cohesion? What is it that makes this traditional family continue to have such a strong vitality?
The spiritual pillar that supports "Zheng Yimen" is this family rule called "Zheng's Code". This is the magic weapon for the Zheng family's housekeeper to govern the family. The 168-article heirloom family training "Zheng's Code" was reviewed and approved by Song Lian, the head of the Founding Scholar of the Ming Dynasty who lived here for 32 years, and has been passed down to this day, and is known as an important milestone in traditional Chinese family training.
The zheng yimen family rules that left the deepest impression on me were the eleventh one:
In Shuowang, the parents led the crowd to visit the ancestral hall, sat in the hall, separated men and women, beat twenty-four drums, and made one of the children sing the clouds: "Listen, listen, listen, all who are sons will be filial to their relatives, those who are wives will respect their husbands, those who are brothers will love their brothers, and those who are brothers will honor their brothers." Listen, listen, listen, do not favor favoritism to hinder righteousness, do not slack off with absurdity, do not indulge in extravagance to do heavenly punishment, do not use women's words to make peace, do not disturb the court, do not delay tillers to chaos. There is one here, both The Erde and the Fu Eryin. The ancestral teachings of the family are actually abolished. Again and again, it is advisable to take a deep vow. Listen, listen, listen. "All the people sat in unison, divided into east and west rows. Repeat the disciple to recite filial piety and the truth, and will retreat.
The main content of the 6th episode of the 12-episode cartoon "Zheng Yimen" "Thrifty Family" is related to this family rule: although Zheng Dong is the son of a large family, he is hard and simple: under 25 years old, he cannot wear satin clothes, he cannot eat meat every five, he cannot take a carriage within thirty miles, and he cannot accept valuable gifts from relatives... When his aunt said, "You eat some meat and no one sees it," Zheng Dong said solemnly: "Gentlemen are cautious and independent." Gentlemen must strictly restrain themselves without the supervision of others. ”
I admire Zheng Dong. As a person, you should not covet material enjoyment, and devote your precious time and energy to learning and doing things.
I admire Zheng Lian, a parent of Zheng Yimen. He is not only good at medicine, but also has a broad mind. He did not care about the previous suspicions and rescued Cao Guangfu, a large household in danger. The latter was very touched, and happily agreed to pave the way for the local people to build a bridge, and named the bridge "Zhenggong Bridge". He was not only just and honest, but also very strict with himself. When he heard that Zheng Guo had bullied the villagers, he immediately inquired. After the investigation, he took off the plaque, put a thorn on his back, and went to the court to ask for the plaque to be retracted and punish himself.
Zheng Yimen, which has experienced hundreds of years of ups and downs, is actually a microcosm of the traditional big family of the Chinese nation. It profoundly embodies the unique concept of "state" of the Chinese nation: the country and the home are closely linked and inseparable, and the governance of the country begins with the governance of the family.
If each of us can be as strict as Zheng Lian and treat others with leniency, then every one of our families can be harmonious; if each of our families can abide by family rules and abide by the law like Zheng Yimen, then our Chinese dream will certainly be realized. #活水计划 #