Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 24 The princes and nobles hit by this punch

"Mrs. Gaoming?" Li Jing was puzzled. He knew about Gaoming. Gaoming, also known as imperial edict, was an honorary certificate awarded by the emperor to the officials of the dynasty and given to their families.

But what is Mrs. Gaoming?

"Mrs. Gaoming is a rank reward given to the official wives of officials and nobles. Just like officials, they enjoy a salary. Of course, this salary is very small, and it is just a symbolic meaning."

Historically, the title of Mrs. Gaoming began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, but it did not exist at this time.

Li Jing wondered: "What's the use of this?"

"Mrs. Gaoming is only granted to virtuous officials and their wives, and concubines and people with impure backgrounds are never granted the title. Mrs. Gaoming is a canonized wife by the imperial court. In the official list, even if she is the prime minister of the dynasty, if her wife is a concubine Madam, if you want to divorce or divorce your wife, you must have the consent of the royal family, otherwise it is illegal. It can also strengthen the authority of the head wife, strengthen the distinction between wives and concubines, and strengthen class."

Li Jing frowned and thought deeply that he didn't know much about women: "Can this alleviate the situation of noble in-laws?"

"That is to say, no matter what, even if you are the prime minister, you will only have one head wife. If you die and have a second wife, the others will be concubines. No matter how noble your original status is, as the legitimate daughter of the Zhu Kingdom and the apple of the Duke's eye, as long as you marry When you go to a house with an appointed wife, you become a concubine, a servant, and the master can even sell her at will."

Yang Guang pointed to the group of noble ladies in front of the Queen's tent and said: "Look at this group of noble ladies, who wants their daughter to be a concubine? Who among this group of noble ladies wants to be a concubine?" Go, but one-on-one, if the nobles of the dynasty want to find a good wife for their daughter, many women must marry, and the men must marry low."

"The strengthened class of boudoirs in the mansion, and unless this group of people have physical problems, they are unlikely to have children. There are only ten or eight people in the house, and the matrons of the house can think about the children born to their concubines. Have a good in-law? Get a good in-law here, a poor relative there, and every time you go back and forth, everyone will be in trouble, and these royal wives have to cling to the imperial power to maintain their status."

"For example, just like my eldest brother, his first wife is from the Yuan family, but the then Prime Minister Gao Jiong is still willing to marry his daughter to him as a concubine, because although there is a difference between the first and second wives, as long as the second concubine has the support of her natal family , if you give birth to children, your status will not be low. For another example, suppose that a capable person emerges and has power, and various big families are willing to use their daughters to get married. Even if they are not the official wives, it will be fine, because The difference is very small.”

"But if you have Madam Gaoming, the court will only recognize you as the head wife in name, and the others are all concubines. Even if the concubines are capable, if the head wife brings the case to the court, you will be punished. In the future, those nobles will still Will you use your daughter to cling to someone who has a real wife? Can you afford to shame this person by sending your own daughter out to be a concubine? In this case, even if the person who emerges has the ability, he can only rely on the in-law relationship to be a family, which is extremely difficult. Reduce personal power to a great extent.”

Li Jing thought for a while and said: "This can solve the problem of a single powerful minister who wants to rely on in-laws to make friends, but His Highness can't completely solve the situation of marriage between nobles and nobles. Even Mrs. Gaoming will only seek Mrs. Gaoming in the future." Family marriage is not good."

"Isn't it the same now? The Duke's wife is looking for marriages with the Duke's wife. Not to mention that it is impossible to completely solve the in-law issue, it is estimated that it will not be solved in the next 1000 years. It can only be slowed down."

"Mrs. Gaoming's system seems to be an honor, but it is actually a strengthening of constraints."

Li Jing obviously still doesn't understand very well.

"You don't understand. It doesn't matter. My mother must agree with this proposal."

He believed that Dugu Jialuo would definitely agree. Even if he knew about this matter, Dugu Jialuo would have a long talk with the emperor all night long to settle the matter on the night when he returned from the spring outing. He had to believe in Dugu Jialuo's ability to act.

She had always hated the concubines of the ministers and nobles who were in groups. She was not the official wife of the minister. She felt that her status had been lost when they met her. However, these days, they were not so clear-cut and they were all related. This gave her a legitimate way to rectify this group of concubines. Can people let go of their opportunities?

The princes and nobles who were hit by this punch were all smiles on their faces, but felt numb in their hearts.

Yang Guang himself did not expect that when he traveled back to the Sui Dynasty, he would actually start boxing. You can never imagine what will happen in the future. You can only say that things are unpredictable.

"Your Highness, are you going to tell the Queen about this now?"

"No, you have to wait for the opportunity. It would be too sudden to mention it suddenly. You have to wait for time and the opportunity."

The Empress was very busy that night, and dealing with interpersonal relationships was the most demanding task. A group of ladies all thought that the Empress could help their daughter to secure a match. With the royal endorsement, even if there were conflicts between the two parties in the future, they would be easily resolved. many.

Yang Lihua came to Yang Guang's side and sat down with a sad look on her face.

"Sister, what's going on?"

"Why else? My mother is still thinking about getting me married, and she always wants to talk to those women intentionally or unintentionally. Although they don't say it, I know they must be laughing at me in their hearts. Who makes me A woman who lost her country."

"Sister, you are too sensitive. Maybe others don't mean it."

Yang Lihua smiled slightly disdainfully: "I don't know about the other people, but these women are very aware of it. They follow others' influence, seek wealth, and speak ill of others behind their backs. These things are the most common things for them, and they don't think so. What’s wrong is that they even compare themselves to each other.”

Yang Guang didn't know what he was talking about. Although he had watched palace fighting dramas with his mother since he was a child, he really didn't like a group of people messing around. The main reason was that these ladies were not as good as those in the TV dramas.

Yang Lihua turned from depressed to smiling and said, "Your daughter-in-law is coming to my house, aren't you worried?" "There's nothing to worry about. When we get to the eldest sister's house, wouldn't it be better if the eldest sister teaches her more."

"Tsk, tsk, others are afraid of me like a tiger. They think I am wild and unruly. They are afraid that I will lead others to bad things and go astray."

"It's just true nature. I think it's better than fake ones."

"Did you hear something?"

"what happened?"

Yang Lihua lowered her voice and said: "The queen's sister, Mrs. Tang Guogong, seemed to have a strange disease. A strange red snake was wrapped around her waist. The pain was unbearable and she was scratched and covered in blood. The Tang Guogong Mansion reported the matter. The queen was anxious. She couldn't do it and wanted to visit, but everyone in the palace was afraid that she would get sick and wouldn't let her go."

"Snake wrapped around your waist?"

"Why, second brother, have you heard of this?"

"I don't know much about it, so what will happen next?"

My father first hired an alchemist to ward off evil spirits from the old lady, Duke Guo of Tang Dynasty, but the effect was limited, so he recently ordered someone to hire a doctor.

"Call a doctor? There are so many imperial doctors in the palace, why do we have to go outside to call a doctor?"

"This is no ordinary doctor."

"What an unusual method."

"It is said that he can kill tigers."

"what?"

Yang Guang suddenly imagined a picture of a two-meter strong man with strong muscles, capturing a tiger with one hand, and holding a silver needle in the other hand to ask you where it hurts.

The medicine really cured the disease, and no part of my body dared to hurt anymore.

"What do you think?"

Yang Lihua woke up the wandering Yang Guang.

"Why would a doctor kill a tiger?"

"I don't know, but that's what is said outside. I live in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain. I think my name is Sun Si..."

"Sun Simiao?!"

"Yes, it seems to be the name."

This is the famous medicine king, how come he has become a tiger-fighting hero in Yang Lihua's mouth. His story is that the tiger guards the apricot forest.

A tiger knelt down to seek medical treatment. Sun Simiao pioneered the "tiger brace" to cure the throat disease caused by a golden hairpin. The tiger has spirituality and no longer harms humans and animals. He is grateful for protecting the apricot forest and acting as the mount of the King of Medicine.

This was used to illustrate that Sun Simiao was so skilled in medicine that he could even treat tigers. Yang Lihua's description was such that rumors could kill people.

When he thought of Sun Simiao, Yang Guang had an idea and smiled.

The medicine of Sun Simiao, the medicine king, was not only medicine for elixirs, but also medicine for gunpowder.

(End of this chapter)