A Study On The East Ancestral Branch Of Li Family In Zhaojun In The Northern Dynasties

As a new noble family in the gentry society,unlike Cui Lu and Zheng Wang,who had become a famous family in the Han and Jin dynasties,the Li family of Zhao County began to flourish only in the Northern Wei Dynasty,and was ranked as a high official by virtue of its distinguished career in the dynasty,and became known as the "five surnames and seven families" after the Tang Dynasty.The Li family originated from Zhuanxu Gao Yang,and the Li family of Zhao County was passed down from Li Mu of Zhao State.After Li Kai migrated to Pingji,the family developed into a large family system in the Northern Dynasty,and after the house division and migration,the members of the East ancestor house of the Li family of Zhao County formed a living area around the foothills of Taihang Mountains with Pingji as the center,and the foundation of the township in the form of double family system was formed.The Li Surname of Zhao County was a typical representative of the scholarly Surname of Hebei,and its academic foundation was the scriptures based on the Rites and the Spring and Autumn Annals,and the members of the Eastern Ancestral House were able to bet on the strengths of all,forming an academic situation in which a hundred flowers blossomed.Under the influence of family studies,members of the East Ancestral House formed the family character of filial piety and fraternal duty,philanthropy,and the family character of both civil and military,and they abided by it.During the Northern Wei Dynasty,the Li family did not have generations of official history and a long academic heritage,and the way to become prominent in the government became its high ranking.Li Shun,Li Ling,and Li Xiaobo rose rapidly during the period of Emperor Taiwu,and with their outstanding academic talents,they made considerable achievements in politics,laying the foundation of the portal of the Li family in Zhao County.At the end of Wei Dynasty,Li Xianfu and Li Yuanzhong,the descendants of Li Ling,the second branch of the East Ancestral House,gathered their clan for self-preservation,established Li Yucheon,and actively participated in the war of Gao Huan’s righteousness,and the East Ancestral House rose again by martial arts.Through gentry marriages,the East Ancestral House built a huge family network,and gentry rank was still the primary factor in curbing marriages,and there were especially many marriages between Zhao Li and Bo Cui in the family network because of their similarity in gentry.The Dongzufang lineage went through many ups and downs in the Northern Dynasty,but the family did not fall,and finally reached its peak after entering the Tang Dynasty.