Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 742 Becoming the Widowed Concubine

"Although the widow has lived in the north for a long time, I have already heard that at the beginning of King Wu's accession to the throne, reforms have been carried out in the country to encourage childbearing. No matter whether nobles or commoners, all marry early and have children early. Those who give birth will be rewarded, and those who marry late and have children will be punished. .”

"Marquis Wu, did you say something wrong?"

Zhao Yang said these words with a smile on his face.

Obviously it was planned for a long time!

indeed.

During Qingji's first reform, he had already introduced policies to encourage childbearing in Wu State.

The government decree clearly stipulates: Chinese people are not allowed to marry an old woman with a strong man, or an old man is not allowed to marry a strong woman, and those who violate the order will be severely punished!
Furthermore, women must marry when they reach the age of 17 and men reach the age of 20, otherwise their parents will be considered guilty and ordered to pay double the oral tax...

This policy has increased the population of Wu State so much that it has been imitated by all countries in the world, and it has played a role model.

Even so, as sons of Wu, Qingji's sons may not obey this decree.

At least not rigidly to comply.

For example, the Crown Prince Hong, Prince Xi, and Prince Fan had already started to have children when they were sixteen or seventeen years old, and they were spreading branches and leaves for the Wu royal family.

However, none of them married a wife, but only married a concubine.

Wives and concubines are the same, as long as they can bear children, they will still not be punished by the government.

This is equivalent to taking advantage of the loopholes in the law!

According to the etiquette system of the Western Zhou Dynasty, at the age of 20, a man is "the crown and the husband".

That is, all the hair is tied to the top of the head in a bun, and the small hat "crown" that protects the bun is worn to indicate adulthood.

Girls are called "Jiji" at the age of 15, and they also comb their hair into a bun hanging behind their heads, which means they are adults.

Men and women are not allowed to marry until they reach the age of majority.

"Zhou Li" records: Men marry when they are thirty, and women marry when they are twenty.

Women who marry late for some reason must not exceed the age of 23!

Of course, rules are dead, but people are alive.

Therefore, such rules cannot remain unchanged.

Generally speaking, when the sons of Qingji are 20 years old, they must marry wives to play a leading role.

According to age, Qingji's eldest son, Crown Prince Heng of Wu, is only 19 years old...

It's true that it's not time to marry the princess!
"Mr. Zhao, my state of Wu only encourages early marriage and early childbearing. The son of a widow, the son of the state of Wu, is not allowed to marry a wife under the age of 20. This is already the ancestral system."

It seems that Qingji is to stick to the rules.

However, even Qingji, and even other princes and officials, will only marry wives when they are crowned.

Even if you have a woman you like, you still need to wait until a certain age before you can get married.

"Alas! It seems that Marquis Wu is unwilling to let Ji Ying become the Crown Princess of Wu..."

Zhao Yang couldn't help but let out a long sigh, as if he was very disappointed.

On the matter of marrying Zhao Guo, Qingji raised his hands to agree.

However, how could Qingji not hesitate to make Zhao Yang's daughter the Crown Princess of Wu?
In Qing Ji's view, the Crown Princess of Wu Kingdom, not to mention her personality, must at least have a reliable background.

In Qing Ji's heart, he originally planned to find a suitable princess for Prince Heng in Qin, Qi, or Zheng, and then let the two get married.

However, Qingji never had such time.

Zhao Yang paused for a moment, and suddenly said with a smile: "Marquis Wu, if not, how about making Ji Ying your concubine?"

"..."

Qing Ji shook his head and said, "Thank you Jun Zhao for your kindness. But, I'm afraid this is not appropriate."

"How inappropriate?"

Zhao Yang bowed towards Qingji with a complimenting look on his face, and said, "Marquis Wu is an incomparable lord, his martial arts and martial arts are unparalleled in the world, far surpassing the ancient sages and sages!"

"If Ji Ying becomes your concubine, Marquis Wu, it will be Ji Ying's luck, the widow's luck, Zhao Guo's luck! It's even luck!"

Is Zhao Yang serious?
Qingji was a little uncertain for a while.

You know, Zhao Jiying is only at the age of Jiji, 15 years old, and Qingji is already at the age of [-]. Ji Ying is older than her, and she is in the same generation as her father Zhao Yang.

If Qingji married Ji Ying, wouldn't he be an old cow eating tender grass?

Of course, things like old couples and young wives are really normal!

I have long been used to the atmosphere of this era, and the celebration of "doing as the Romans do" is not unacceptable, let alone 15 years old, even [-] or [-] years old...

"Mr. Zhao, the marriage between Wu and Zhao is a big matter, and I need to carefully consider it. As for whether Ji Ying will become the concubine of the widow, or Wu Heng's crown prince, that's another matter."

"good."

After all, she is the crown princess who established the country, and it is understandable that Qingji did not make the decision for a while.

Right now, the marriage between Wu and Zhao has been finalized.

However, Qing Ji was still not satisfied with the conditions given by Zhao Yang.

At this time, Qingji pulled up the fishing rod in his hand, caught a crucian carp, put it in the bamboo basket, then glanced at Zhao Yang, and said slowly: "Mr. Zhao, I know that your ambition is as high as that of others. "

"However, in the final analysis, Zhao Ziji is a vassal supported by the widow and canonized by the emperor."

"He died suddenly, and you, Mr. Zhao, are among the princes. This inevitably caused an uproar among the princes of the world."

"Now that Wu and Zhao are married, and you, Zhao Guo, pay tribute to the widow, I'm afraid you won't be able to stop this long talk..."

The implication of Qingji's words is that the influence of Zhao Yang's regicide and usurpation of the throne is too bad, and he can't bear it!

This is just excuses.

After all, as long as Fang Bo Qingji doesn't pursue this matter, and doesn't unite with the princes of the world to attack Zhao Yang, relying on Zhao Yang's prestige, he can be like a normal person.

As for the influence of the Handan Clan, it had already been completely destroyed in the previous Handan Battle.

When Zhao Yang killed Handan Ji, the power of the Handan Clan was uprooted.

Therefore, what Zhao Yang was worried about was that Qingji would lead the allied forces of the princes to crusade against Zhao.

With Qingji's remarks now, Zhao Yang, who is extremely witty, immediately realized that the conditions he offered just now could not win the trust of Yu Qingji...

Zhao Yang thought for a moment, then said: "Marquis Wu, Zhao Bolu, the eldest son of the widow, although he is not young, has a mediocre personality, dull aptitude, and poor learning."

"Jinling is a sacred place of Chinese culture, where Laozi, Confucius, Jizi, Jizi and other sages and celebrities gather here. A hundred schools of thought contend, and the academic atmosphere is strong. It can be said that the world's talents have gathered!"

"Therefore, the widow intends to let Bolu go to Jinling to study, hoping that Marquis Wu can take care of him."

Proton!

Zhao Yang nominally asked Zhao Bolu to study in Jinling, but actually made him a hostage in the state of Wu.

This is understandable.

After all, Zhao Bolu, as the eldest son of Zhao Yang, must sacrifice for the Zhao country and take safeguarding the interests of the Zhao country as his duty.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, things about protons abounded, and it was often a weak country selling hostages to a powerful country.

From ordinary people's point of view, Zhao Bolu, as the eldest son of Zhao Kingdom, will inherit Zhao Yang's position as the monarch in the future, and the king will come to Zhao Kingdom. It's just that Qingji is a time traveler, so how can he not know what happened next?

(End of this chapter)