Chapter 102: Passing on Male to Female
He said it casually on the surface, but he had new ideas in his heart.
The European Middle Ages emphasized that the establishment of a prince must be established. Princes could inherit the title only if they were married to a legitimate wife recognized by the Pope, and the illegitimate children of any other mistresses had to stand aside. In ancient China, although the eldest son was nominally required to inherit, in fact it was much more lenient. There are those who give birth to their sons first and then set them up, there are those who change kings and queens casually, and there are those who are strong enough to simply set up a young and a young man, not to mention other adoptives and adoptions.
Thus, the different systems led to two phenomena that were not found in the European Middle Ages.
The first is the phenomenon of daughters and sons-in-law changing dynasties. Due to the underdevelopment of ancient medicine, the rate of child mortality was very high, and the strict marrying of wives led to many princes having no legitimate sons. For this reason, many countries have chosen the law that the inheritance of daughters is greater than that of cousins, so foreign sons-in-law take advantage of it and can let the country change their surnames without bloodshed.
There is no one more enthusiastic about this than the famous Habsburgs. In his heyday, Charles V proudly said: "Let others go to war, the Habsburgs love to marry." "The empires of the world under his name are almost all the fruits of a hundred years of family marriages. In this way, it effectively reduced the war of annihilation in Europe, unlike the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which was always life-and-death.
The second phenomenon is the leader of the spiritual world, the king, the leader of the secular world where the pope can intervene deeply. King Henry VIII had to go to great lengths and risk his enemies with the Pope in order to depose the queen. And more princes were directly suppressed. In China, it is difficult to imagine that a man without soldiers and territory would have so much power. But in Europe, the pope is such a bug-like existence, and he can even force the emperor to kneel and beg for mercy at one time.
If you think about it, aren't these two things what he wants?
So, he decided that Ji Yang would start the knife and strictly implement the system of succession between the Son of Heaven and the eldest son: "The widow will draw up an edict and warn Wei Hou Xiu to have illusions. Either reconcile with Zhong Jiang and have a son with peace of mind, or hand over Guozuo to the eldest daughter! ”
"The eldest daughter?" Everyone was shocked by Zhou Zhao's shocking remarks.
"That's right! Otherwise, what authority does the heir have? ”
"This, this ......," Situ, a sleek old man, couldn't help but say, "Letting my daughter inherit is tantamount to giving the country to outsiders, and the Patriotic Sect is afraid that it will fight hard with you!" ”
"Hmph, what's the fight with the widow? The widow did not force them to be exterminated. Whether the Wei Guo will go to a dead end depends on the attitude of the Wei Hou! If he obeys Zhou Zhao's orders, why should the widow be difficult for him? ”
Speaking of which, it's not good for everyone to complain about Zhou Zhao anymore. So the ball was kicked to Ji Yang along with the edict.
When the news came, the country was really in an uproar. The ministers of the clan were divided into two factions in the court, and the Tingjun faction angrily reprimanded Zhou Zhao for bullying people too much, and the resentful monarch faction thought that the monarch was immoral first. However, most of the Wei people miss the ancestor Wugong, so they generally have prejudices about digging out, and there is inevitably a bias between words. In the end, the Tingjun faction still prevailed.
Ji Yang is already a rebellious master, and his waist is harder. After he was not wasted, he became more and more fond of Chen Nu Lixi. Li Xi was also angry, and gave birth to a son in less than a year.
After digging out of this, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him, threatening to send troops to teach Ji Yang a lesson.
"The saint is angry, our teacher is nameless!" Xian Ke persuaded, "After the first Wei Hou was abolished, the second did not establish a concubine, but he only gave birth to a son with the concubine, and he did not violate the etiquette law. ”
Of course, Di Tu also knew this, but he was angry that Ji Yang dared to defy his authority so much. He directly called Situ over: "You will let the Linzi Dali Shi announce the edict to the Marquis of Qi, saying that the widow and the Son of Heaven are in charge, and let the eldest princess of the Wei Kingdom marry the grandson of the Qi State." As long as he explores overseas well, he will change his surname to Jiang in the future! ”
"Holy Lord, since ancient times, the family and country have been handed down to the children of the right. You rashly forced the daughter of the guard, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it doesn't conform to the etiquette law, right? The upright Sima couldn't stand it, and dared to come up and admonish.
"Etiquette? The widow is the Holy Week calling, and the Holy Week call is the ritual law! "Since he made Zhou Li religious, he has inevitably swelled up.
"What the Holy One said is inappropriate!" Sima took out the aristocratic style and defended, "The ritual law is made by the saints, and Zhou Zhao is in accordance with the law, and you can't encroach on the etiquette law!" ”
"Huh, saint?" Di Tu sneered, "Is Yao a saint?" Is Shun a saint? ”
"Of course!" Sima's brain was hot, and he unconsciously fell into the trap.
"Then you won't know that Shun is Yao's son-in-law, right?"
"This ......" Although Sima is arrogant, he is not eloquent, and he is dumb all of a sudden.
Situ pounded and said: "The princess Wei Chang born to this Zhong Jiang is still young, and she has just learned to speak, I'm afraid she ......."
"Won't you get married first!" Digging lost patience and said, "Do whatever you want!" ”
The ministers were taken aback, and although everyone thought it was ridiculous, they had no choice but to do so.
After Qi Hou was summoned, he couldn't believe his ears. He read and looked at the edict and asked timidly: "Is this okay?" Doesn't that seem right? ”
The Linzi Dali learned from Zhou Zhao's tone, and also talked endlessly about the beautiful talk of "Weng Chuan's son-in-law" between Yao Shun, after all, this is the most convincing argument for the Spring and Autumn people at present.
Qi Hou is right to think about it, it seems that it is not a deviant move for his daughter and son-in-law to inherit the unification, and his mind suddenly came alive.
"Zhou Zhao said, as long as you cooperate well with the great cause of overseas development and education of Dongyi, you will clean up the mess of defending the country."
"Thank you Zhou Zhao for your concern, these are the things that are within the hands of the widow." Getting such a benefit for no reason, the shrewd Qi Hou was naturally very cooperative. However, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and inheriting the country is still very far away after all, and it is unknown whether the Hou Wei will be soft halfway. Therefore, the Qi people eventually sent a fleet to cross eastward. This fleet is neither big nor small, and the cost is controllable and can also make Linzi Dali pay for it.
However, Qi Hou's small step is a big step for Huaxia. In the history books of the game, this is the record of the first official overseas trip of the Chinese on a large scale.
Unexpectedly, although Qi Hou cooperated, her daughter did not. This woman didn't know which tendon was wrong, but she defended her husband who didn't love her, and resolutely opposed passing on the country to her daughter. However, where could she resist her father, Qi Hou still forcibly set the baby kiss. Zhong Jiang was also strong, and in a fit of anger, he secretly took his daughter back to defend the country.
When he heard the news, he was stunned. This era is still 800 years away from Cheng Zhu Lixue, shouldn't the majority of women comrades have such ignorant "chastity" thoughts? Could it be that this Zhong Jiang grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, and he was too shallow in the world, and he regarded Ji Yang's "romance" as "suave", and he fell in love at first sight and became a brainless fan?
Dutu asked Ji Jiang half-jokingly: "You see that Ji Yang is so handsome, and she is so desperate to maintain Zhong Jiang like this." Why weren't you tempted in the first place? ”
"The saint is going to play with the concubine." Ji Jiang said angrily, "You have all crooked Zhong Jiang's mind. ”
"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”
"Hey, have you forgotten my experience of being used as a pawn by my father?"
Digging through the wife is so little, if you have an understanding.
"Our public daughters, although they have been prosperous and wealthy since childhood, do not have the slightest control over their own destiny. Zhong Jiang fell to such a tragedy today, all thanks to Qi Hou taking her to tie up Wei Hou. So, when she learns that her daughter, who is still babbling, has become a pawn again, resistance is inevitable. ”
Listening to Ji Jiang's cold tone, he couldn't help but shudder, and felt even more guilty about Zhong Jiang in his heart. If it weren't for him, Ji Yang might not have agreed to this marriage, let alone hitched a ride on his daughter's fate because of one of his strategies.
However, God doesn't seem to be on Ji Yang's side, and Li Xi's son died before he was a year old.
Dig Tu seized the opportunity to launch a public opinion offensive. From the Son of Heaven Zhou Zhao, there are Lishi princes, down to the inside of the country, they all say that it is King Wen's apparition, so as to warn the Wei Hou!
When Ji Yang got to this point, he had already broken the jar. He frantically doted on Li Xi's sister Dai Fei again, and made the younger girl pregnant with a child as quickly as possible. For a time, the sex of this fetus became the most fashionable topic of conversation among the princes of various countries after tea and dinner, and even the common people were involved. Witches and gamblers from all walks of life have taken advantage of the topic to play, so it is not lively.
Ten months later, the gambling market was drawn, and it was actually a son again!