Li Yi, a married man, not only often goes in and out of the brothel of the Qinglou, but also marries a talented woman like Yu Youwei as a concubine.

Zhang Wei didn't understand, what happened to this Datang society? Do you never sweep pornography? Isn't Li Yi convicted of bigamy?

"Datang never reads the brothel of the Qinglou for rectification?" Zhang Wei asked Wang Fengdong.

Zhang Wei wanted to ask Wang Fengdong if Datang had any anti-pornography, but after thinking about it, it turned into a rectification of the brothel in Qinglou.

After all, the word anti-pornography only appeared in these years, and Wang Fengdong of the Tang Dynasty was purely a test of his IQ.

After listening to Zhang Wei's question, Wang Fengdong was stunned, "I haven't heard of this matter, what is there to rectify in the brothel of the Qinglou, she is willing to be rich if you have money, as long as you don't fight and cause trouble, under normal circumstances, the official family doesn't care about other people's operations." ”

Zhang Wei didn't know that Datang did not say that it was anti-pornography, not only did it not eliminate pornography, but the government still supported the cause of Qinglou.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the economy developed rapidly, and people's lives became more and more stable. The brothel business of Qinglou was booming, and Pingkangli in the north of Chang'an City was called "Beili" because of the outstanding business of Qinglou at that time.

In the Tang Dynasty at that time, because the prostitution business was too developed, the government had to classify it.

According to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty, prostitutes can be divided into four major categories and countless sub-categories.

The four categories are palace prostitutes, camp prostitutes, official prostitutes, and domestic prostitutes.

The main duty of the court courtesan was to perform at various festivals held by the royal family, as well as events such as grand events, banquets, etc., and to provide various entertainment for the emperor.

Camp prostitutes, also known as military prostitutes, provided entertainment for soldiers in the army.

Official prostitutes refer to those who enter the local government's family music, that is, the teaching workshop (pear garden), and perform singing, dancing and music at various events and banquets held by the government.

A prostitute, a beautiful woman who can sing and dance at home, and is good at music and acrobatics.

Among them, the number of official prostitutes is the largest, and the range of customers is the widest. Most of these guests were scholars, and the common title was "scholar".

At that time, the "scholars" had a very high status and a large number of people, and they carried silver and poetry manuscripts in their pockets.

Silver and poetry manuscripts were two good things in the society at that time, and they were also the best passes for the brothel of the Qinglou.

For the owner of the brothel, the one who has the silver is the uncle, the living bodhisattva, so his enthusiasm is like a fire in winter, eager to melt the ice and snow in Antarctica.

As for the prostitutes in the Qinglou, most of them are literature lovers, so in the face of talented people who are full of wealth and splendid articles, they will secretly send them from time to time, dreaming of beautiful women and talented people.

The so-called "bustards love money, sisters love pretty" is the eternal truth of Qinglou.

It is precisely because of such excellent trauma that many famous poems and songs in the Tang and Song dynasties describe the exchange of emotions with the Qinglou women, and they are all widely disseminated through the Qinglou women.

Among the great poets of the Tang Dynasty, the closest contacts with the prostitutes of Qinglou were Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Yuan Zhen, and Du Mu.

The contribution of Qinglou culture to the literature of the Tang and Song dynasties is also indispensable.

It can be said that at that time, the Qinglou was not only a place for women to sell their bodies, but also a high-end leisure and entertainment place, which could inspire the creative inspiration of literati and artists.

With such benefits, how could the rulers of the Tang Dynasty bear to go to the brothels of Qinglou to "sweep pornography"?

Zhang Wei originally hoped that he could expose Li Yi's scandal through the anti-pornography campaign, so that his ugly face would be exposed in front of Yu Youwei, so that Yu Youwei would be completely dead to Li Yi.

What should I do?

"General Wang, since Datang doesn't care about the affairs of Qinglou. So is it bigamy like Li Yi marrying Yu Youwei as a concubine? ”

Bigamy?

Another new term.

"Datang's concubine doesn't seem to be bigamy, right? If marrying a concubine is not marrying a wife, how can it be regarded as bigamy? ”

Yes?

Doesn't Datang even have the crime of bigamy?

Yes, there is, Tang Gaozong's "Household Marriage" stipulates: "If you have a wife and marry a wife, you will be imprisoned for one year, and the female family will be reduced by one grade; If he marries by deceit, he shall be imprisoned for a year and a half, and the woman's family will not sit down, and each of them will leave. "That is to say, if you have a wife that Ming Media is marrying, and if Ming Media is marrying a wife, you will be sentenced to one year in prison, and your second wife's family will also be sentenced, but it will be reduced a little.

Although a wife can only marry one, a concubine can marry more, because a "concubine" is not a "wife", and marrying a concubine is not bigamy.

Zhang Wei was surprised again, unexpected, and his heart was hurt.

He didn't expect that Datang society was as open to marriage as his social system, as long as the man was rich and the woman was willing, he could marry as many concubines as he wanted, as long as you could support it.

For the matter of marriage, the Tang Dynasty also has regulations, Tang Taizong stipulates that "men are 20 years old, women are 15 years old" can get married; In order to increase the population, Tang Xuanzong lowered the age of marriage to "15 years old for men and 13 years old for women".

Yu Youwei is fourteen years old and has fully reached the age of marriage. As for whether to be a wife or a concubine, it depends on one's own creation. And once you become a concubine, it is difficult to be a wife again.

Because the Tang Dynasty has regulations on the relationship between wives and concubines, "The Biography of Gu Liang": "Don't be a concubine as a wife". That is to say, concubines are not qualified to be wives, and men with concubines and no wives are still unmarried "diamond kings".

The "Tang Law Discussion" clearly stipulates: "Concubines are cheap", "concubines are bought and sold", and "concubines and guest girls are used as wives for one and a half years." "That is to say, if your wife dies and you want to promote your beloved concubine to a wife, you will violate the criminal law, and once the incident happens, you will have to serve a year and a half in prison together, and you will still have to divorce after the incident.

Of course, the status of the concubine is not the lowest in the family, if the status is too low, a woman from a big family like Yu Youwei is also unwilling to do it, and there is a girl in the room under the concubine, that is, she has the obligation to sleep with the male master, but she can only be regarded as a slave.

Understand, with such a system, with such a liberal marriage system, do men still use bigamy? Apparently not necessary.

Neither can Li Yi's ugly face be exposed to the world in the form of sweeping pornography, nor can Li Yi be allowed to leave Yu Youwei through the crime of bigamy, what should I do?

"General Wang, since this is the case, how can you get Li Yi to leave Yu Youwei?" Zhang Wei asked disappointedly.

"Hey--, what's so difficult about this, as long as your brother is willing, I will definitely find a way to get Li Yi to leave Yu Youwei." Although Datang did not say that he would sweep away pornography, and there was no way to deal with Li Yi with bigamy, Wang Fengdong, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, still believed that he could handle this matter.

"How does the general plan to get Li Yi to leave Yu Youwei?" Zhang Wei asked curiously.

"Hahaha, hahaha, what's so difficult about this, you must know that we are soldiers, and it is not very easy to deal with him Li Yi." Wang Fengdong said confidently to Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei shook his head, he really couldn't think of what kind of good idea Wang Fengdong's brain could come up with.

Seeing Zhang Wei's suspicious look, Wang Fengdong said with a smile, "Our duty is to maintain order in the capital Chang'an, and we can use this to make a fuss." ”

Make a fuss about maintaining order?

Zhang Wei didn't understand what the matter of maintaining law and order had to do with Li Yi.

"Hahaha, hahaha, brother, you don't have to worry about it, Yu Youwei won't marry Li Yi." Then Wang Fengdong said to Zhang Wei: "Tomorrow night, accompany me to the Mianyue Tower in Chang'an City, maybe you can see Li Yi's kid." ”

I asked you to help me find a partner, but you took me to a brothel, you, you, who are you?