Fast Travel: A Record of Unusual Creatures

In the 14th year of Jing'an, on the third day of the seventh month, Concubine Qi gave birth to a daughter; in the 15th year of Jing'an, on the eighth day of the fourth month, Concubine An gave birth to a daughter; in the 15th year of Jing'an, on the 17th day of the seventh month, Concubine Wan gave birth to a daughter;

In the 21st year of Jing'an, the thirteenth day of the first month.

Baiguan asked Emperor Jing'an to establish an heir.

No way, Emperor Jing’an was not young, he was 40 years old. In this era when emperors generally did not live long, the number of emperors who could live to be over 40 years old was not too many, and even fewer lived to be [-] years old. You must choose a child who was just born or one or two years old, three or four years old.

Emperor Jing'an was almost 60 years old.

To put it bluntly, the average life expectancy of the first four emperors did not reach 60 years old. If his brother and the deposed emperor were added, the average life expectancy would not reach 50 years old.

Therefore, the officials took it for granted that Emperor Jing'an, who was still childless at the age of 40, must have an heir.

It's too late if you don't.

They don't want to go back and engage in such troublesome things as the election of the emperor, or the enthronement of the young emperor, and the regent of the empress dowager.

And Emperor Jingan himself was of course unwilling. First, he felt that he was young and could work harder. The seven princesses had come out, so the next one should be his son anyway. Second, of course, he was unwilling to let the throne fall to the side. He had worked so hard for so many years, not only to make the succession of the throne recognized by the four former emperors, but also to make the world long-term peace and prosperity.

How could he be content with this?
To what extent is he not reconciled, so unwilling that he regrets that he has worked so hard all these years.

Since the family business will eventually be given to others.

Then what is he trying to do?

Then, the tug-of-war between Emperor Jing'an and his ministers began. Many vassals who felt that their blood was closer to Emperor Jing'an's and that they were likely to become heirs also began to work hard. They could not be emperors themselves, but their descendants would be good. The court, which was already very clear and stable, began to be chaotic.

Court struggles affect national stability.

It's nothing more than normal.

In the end, Emperor Jing'an even had no choice but to ask Qu Jie, but Qu Jie refused because he did not have the ability to give birth to a child.

As long as there is the ability to suppress clan talk.

It's enough for my daughter to be able to stand up.

Although Qu Jie just mentioned it casually, her casual mention was enough to plant a seed deep in Emperor Jing'an's heart, and after a few more years of tossing, two daughters were born again, and the voices of hundreds of officials and nobles asking for an heir became louder and louder, finally it began to take root.

However, he did not dare to appoint a certain daughter as the crown princess immediately, but started a long-term layout and a tug-of-war with officials, insisting on not having an heir.

The long-term layout mainly includes cultivating one's own daughters, raising one's own daughters like men, and at the same time, there are teachings on imperial skills such as state governance. After all, even if the daughter is passed on, one must choose a capable one.

In addition, of course, it is to secretly guide public opinion. On this point, he is not good at supporting the establishment of female households, women divorce and remarry, because if he does this, as long as the officials are not stupid, they will be able to detect his intentions, and they will definitely try their best to stop them.

So he could only use Qu Jie as a raft.

While promoting Qu Jie's white jade basalt and Emperor Zhenwu's beliefs, he also mixed some private things into it. For example, Emperor Zhenwu was a woman, but she also subdued demons, not inferior to other emperors. There was also Emperor Zhenwu who ascended the throne as a woman and princess in the Jingle Kingdom before becoming a god.

It is worth celebrating a century of prosperity for Jingle Country.

Of course, he didn't dare to publicize these private goods on a large scale. He just ordered people to spread them secretly among the people and in places where officials didn't pay much attention.

In addition, he also ordered people to secretly investigate the situation of some female households established by the people, and the situation of extinction, and then give support and help. Although he did not dare to do these things openly, he just helped secretly, but he is the emperor after all.

Under such a subtle influence, some folk customs will naturally turn around a little bit. Many thoughtful women also have the courage to set up female households, or those who have only daughters in their families and no sons also begin to reject the clan's adoption request and want to raise daughters.

Although many people think that a son is more important than blood relationship, even if one is adopted without any blood relationship, it is still an inheritance of incense, but there are also many people who think that blood relationship is more important than a son or not.

The family property is inherited by the daughter.

It's better than giving it to a stepson who has no blood relationship.

During this process, Emperor Jing'an also used a pair of mother and daughter who had been exterminated, and secretly sent them to the capital to file an imperial complaint. Then, based on this, he made use of the topic and became furious, demanding severe punishment and punishment, and amending the law to include exorcised households in the law.

It is expressly not allowed.

However, if the local officials do not deal with it or deal with it improperly when it is found or reported, it should be regarded as the same crime.

Privately, all the officials felt that Emperor Jing'an probably felt the same way. They were afraid that after his death, his concubines and daughters would be bullied. In addition, such a thing as eating an extinct family was something that could be done in private, but it was definitely not an act to be supported openly, so they didn't refuse much.

Passed this one quickly.

With the passage of this law, of course, under the encouragement of Emperor Jing'an, many people began to file complaints, and then many local officials still violated the law, and Emperor Jing'an wanted to send imperial envoys to supervise.

But no one took over such unreasonable housework.

However, these were all in Emperor Jing'an's hands, because he quickly stated in the early court that since no officials were willing to uphold justice for these women, he would send his own daughter out, and then he sent out the eldest princess and second princess who were already in their teens this year.

They inspected the north and the south respectively to supervise and handle similar cases.

Redress for women and so on.

Baiguan himself has just rejected this matter, so it is hard to say that I am willing now, so he can only stop it with all kinds of ancestral precepts and other messy remarks, and said that it may be dangerous for the princess to do this matter.

However, Emperor Jing'an was fearless, and directly stated that his daughter was under the protection of Emperor Zhenwu, so she must be fine.

Don't worry about it.

Then, with strong measures, it was carried out.

Then, of course, the two princesses, under the protection of Qu Jie, rehabilitated or upheld justice for all common people in the world who had wronged, especially women.

Popular prestige can be said to rise rapidly.

At this point, the officials also vaguely sensed Emperor Jing'an's thoughts, knowing that he most likely wanted his daughter to be enthroned, and of course he would be even crazier to ask for an heir.

And wrote countless memorials, made insinuations, and even made up stories to tell history and the like, saying that this was wrong.

A woman governs, a rooster rules the morning, and the world is in chaos.

However, the actual situation now is that with the two princesses patrolling the north and the south, the number of injustice cases in the world has dropped by [-]%.

There are even people who were forced to rebel by the officials, bound themselves down the mountain to plead guilty, knelt down and begged the two princesses to uphold justice and so on.

For a time the folk fame of the two princesses.

It was close to Bao Qingtian's level.