Wu Wangfu, in Wu Zheng's study.

Ma Shiying has been with her since then, and Ma Shiying is naturally not very happy.

There is a saying that literati are light, not to mention that there is suddenly one more person who competes for favor and trust.

But fortunately, Ma Shiying and Li Hao have Fengyang Mansion to say that Yingchuan and Wuping Erwei live and die together, and although Li Hao is talented, after all, Ma Shiying has not felt the threat from Li Hao when he first came.

Therefore, the slight sourness in this little bit can still be suppressed.

"Why does His Royal Highness refuse to agree to Najin Princess's concubine?" Li Hao asked unceremoniously, "Everyone knows that cooperation is beneficial to both sides, and division is two losses, the prince has lofty ambitions in his chest, how can he miss a major event because of the personal feelings of his children?" ”

This attitude made Ma Shiying on the side frown, this kid just doesn't listen to repeated teachings, how can he talk to the lord like this?

Wu Zheng no longer smiled bitterly, he looked at Li Hao calmly, "You said, if one day in the future, there is a dirty conflict between the Jianxin Dynasty and the Yongli Dynasty when they support the new monarch, should this king follow his father-in-law?" Or is it to deal with it impartially and kill relatives in righteousness? ”

Li Hao was stunned.

Wu Zheng's words have almost made it clear that the alliance with the Great Western Army is only temporary.

But this is incompatible with the propaganda of "brothers, friends, brothers, brothers" in the places under the jurisdiction of the General's Mansion today.

But Li Hao reacted quickly, and he hesitated: "What does the prince mean to say...... We have to guard against the Great Western Army, so as not to fall into passivity at that time? ”

Wu Zheng glared at Li Hao, and said angrily: "You have to learn from the old horse's stability...... Is that what the king meant? ”

Ma Shiying echoed proudly: "The prince is wise, but any force that can threaten us, we must be cautious!" King Jin and us are indeed of the same mind at this time, but what about after the success of the Northern Expedition in the future? Can he give up supporting Emperor Yongli and giving up the dragon's work to help my king? ”

Li Hao frowned and said, "But the prince is his noble son-in-law after all...... There is a reason why the gesture bends in, and the elbow does not turn outward. ”

Ma Shiying said with a sigh: "That's what you don't understand the meaning of the prince, if the daughter of the king of Jin is a concubine, although she is a side concubine, but with the marriage of the Yongdi Emperor, the king of Jin will become the father-in-law of the prince, and the father-in-law is the elder, how can the prince deal with it impartially and kill his relatives in the future?" Doesn't this make people all over the world laugh at the prince's ruthlessness and unrighteousness? Compared to brothers, then this thing is much cheaper...... Lord Wang, is Lao Ma right? ”

Not to mention, Lao Ma did analyze it thoroughly, Wu Zheng and Li Dingguo formed an alliance, which is the blessing of the Han people in the world, which is undoubted.

However, the problem is that after the two sides have achieved the same goals, their respective positions and demands cannot be evaded.

At this time, Li Dingguo and Wu Zheng's intention to form an alliance was indeed sincere, but the opposite purpose may still exist in the future.

If Wu Zheng becomes Li Dingguo's son-in-law, if he turns against him again, he will be handled. According to Li Dingguo's character, he will definitely not give up his position because of a layer of in-law relationship, and directly stand on Wu Zheng's side.

Li Dingguo himself is the hero, how can he put down his dignity and be willing to bow down at the feet of Wu Zheng?

But if Wu Zheng categorically refused to marry, it would be even more inappropriate, not only offending Li Dingguo, but also offending Yongli.

This will create an irreparable rift in the alliance between the two sides, and the alliance will be an empty word.

In fact, for both parties, including Li Dingguo, Li Haiyue is just a prop, and her existence is just a link between the two parties.

When neither poetry nor distance exists, the ugliness of reality becomes extraordinarily real and hideous.

Wu Zheng looked at the two of them expressionlessly, and said coldly for a long time: "Yes, I let you say what you don't have, and let this king say anything?" How to talk back to Huang Yingyun, this matter...... I'll leave it to the two of you. ”

After speaking, Wu Zheng got up and walked away.

Ma Shiying and Li Hao stared at each other with big eyes, smiling bitterly and lamenting, what is this about? A hot potato.

If it's not good, there is no work, and it will be a pile.

What is this called?

There has always been a question in the hearts of the two that has not been directly raised, that is, why do they want to support the new monarch instead of being self-reliant?

This has been a secret by many people.

……。

Many times, don't underestimate a woman, even if it's just a girl.

A girl in this era, getting married at the age of thirteen, is really not a thing.

Of course, most of this is in the northwest, northeast and remote areas.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Jiangnan area was developed because of the textile industry, and the textile industry used more female workers, most of the girls in the south of the Yangtze River were only allowed after the age of seventeen, and most of the people who married were really after the age of eighteen or nine.

This gave these girls the ability to support themselves and their savings, and many of them began to have the germ of thinking about breaking free from the shackles of their husbands.

It was from this time that the "self-combing girls" appeared, and gradually increased, and they vowed not to marry in this life in exchange for independence in life.

However, the "self-combing girl" is not so easy to comb herself.

The first is that it is necessary to obtain the consent of the parents in the family, and many girls are at this step, losing to the tears of their parents.

Of course, there are also people who have strong personalities and have obtained parental consent or have directly disowned the relationship with the family.

After this step, you can go to a place called "Aunt House", and after worshipping Guanyin Bodhisattva, her hair will be combed into a bun by the female seniors who comb herself.

A woman who has been combed is a real self-combing woman.

She can enjoy the right not to be bound by her husband's family, but she must also put on new shackles, that is, she can never have close relations with men, and if she violates it, she will be judged as "wrong", and at least she will be severely beaten, and at worst she will be put in a pig pen and sink into the river.

Wu Zheng never thought that Li Haiyue would be so "radical", and he really underestimated this girl.

Li Puxing, who was still studying at the military academy, rushed to tell Wu Zheng the news.

There are now more than 30,000 weaver girls in the weaving department, because of the supply of "Han robes" and the best-selling silk fabrics, the wages of weaver girls are higher than the consumption at that time, to the point of being more "amazing".

A weaver girl with a medium income can earn more than fifteen taels a month, and it is not uncommon for a high income to be more than thirty taels, which is quite terrifying for the price at this time.

It is precisely because of the huge increase in income that many women do not want to marry prematurely, although the General's Office has expressly ordered the postponement of the marriage age of women in the areas under its jurisdiction, but after all, it is impossible to stipulate the specific age of adaptation by law.

Then, the woman who had already decided to marry a few years ago had to be forced by her husband's family to give up the "high salary" to marry according to the orders of her parents, which is a very common phenomenon, because many women of appropriate age have been engaged when the weaving division was not established.

And this phenomenon makes women who are not engaged, because they are reluctant to pay high salaries, and want to postpone the age of marriage, "self-combing women" has become their first and only choice to escape, even if they do not intend not to marry for life.