"Although the widow has lived in the north for a long time, he has long heard that at the beginning of the reign of King Wu, he changed the law and reformed, and implemented the policy of encouraging childbearing in Wu State, whether it is a nobleman or a commoner, all of them marry early and have children early, and those who give birth are rewarded, and those who marry late and have children are punished."

"Wu Hou, did the widow make a mistake?"

Zhao Yingpi said these words with a smile.

Apparently premeditated for a long time!

Truly.

In the first reform of the law, Qingji had already introduced a policy to encourage childbirth in Wu State.

The decree clearly stipulates that the Chinese shall not marry an old woman with a man in the prime of life, or an old man shall not marry a strong woman, and those who violate the order will be severely punished!

Again, when a woman reaches the age of seventeen and a man reaches the age of twenty, she must marry, or her parents will be guilty and the payment of the oral allowance will be doubled......

This policy added a lot of population to the Wu State, so much so that it was imitated by the countries of the world and played an exemplary role.

Rao is so, as the sons of Wu State, Qingji's sons may not abide by this decree.

At least not rigidly comply.

For example, Gongzi Hong, Gongzi Xi and Gongzi Fan, who have been crowned, have begun to have children as early as sixteen or seventeen years old, opening up branches and leaves for the Wu royal family.

However, none of them married a wife, but only married a concubine.

Wives and concubines are the same, as long as they can have children, they will not be punished by the government.

This is equivalent to taking advantage of the loopholes in the law!

The Western Zhou ritual system stipulates that a man is 20 years old and "crowned as a husband".

That is, the hair is tied up to the top of the head and knotted into a bun, and a small hat "crown" is worn to protect the bun, indicating adulthood.

For women, at the age of fifteen, they are called "and hair", and they also comb their hair into a bun hanging down the back of their heads, which is for adulthood.

Men and women may not marry before they have reached the age of majority.

"Zhou Li" records: Men marry at thirty, and women marry at twenty.

If a woman marries late for some reason, she shall not be more than twenty-three years old!

Of course, rules are dead, people are alive.

So such rules cannot remain the same forever.

Generally speaking, when the princes of Qingji reach the age of twenty, they must marry wives to take the lead.

According to the virtual age, Qingji's eldest son, the crown prince Heng of Wu State, is only nineteen years old......

It's really not time to marry the crown princess!

"Zhao Jun, my Wu State only encourages early marriage and early childbearing, the widow's son, the son of Wu State, is less than twenty years old, and he cannot marry a wife, this is already the ancestral system."

It seems that Qingji is to be conformist.

However, even if it is Qingji, even other princes and doctors, they will only marry wives when they are crowned.

Even if you have a favorite woman, you still need to wait until a certain age before you can get married.

"Alas! It seems that Wu Hou is unwilling to let Ji Huan become the crown princess of Wu State......"

Zhao Ying couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and seemed to be very disappointed.

In the matter of marrying Zhao Guo, Qingji raised his hands in agreement.

However, let Zhao Ying's daughter become the princess of Wu State, how could Qingji not hesitate?

In Qingji's opinion, the crown princess of Wu State, not to mention how she behaves, at least her background must be reliable.

In Qingji's heart, he originally planned to find a suitable princess for Prince Heng in Qin, Qi, and Zheng, and then let the two get married.

It's just that Qingji has never had this kind of time.

Zhao Ying paused for a moment, and suddenly said with a smile: "Wu Hou, if not, how about making Ji Huan your concubine?" ”

“……”

Qingji shook his head and said, "Thank you Zhao Jun for your kindness." It's just that I'm afraid it's not appropriate. ”

"How is it inappropriate?"

Zhao Ying looked flattering, bowed to Qingji and said: "Marquis Wu is an unborn hero, with a martial arts and martial arts, unparalleled in the world, far catching up with the ancient sages and saints!" ”

"If Ji Huan becomes your concubine Marquis Wu, it will be Ji Huan's luck, the widow's luck, and Zhao's luck! Luckily! ”

Is Zhao Ying serious?

Qingji was a little uncertain for a while.

You must know that Zhao Jiying is only in the age of Ji, fifteen years old, and Qingji is already not confused, Ji Huan is more than a circle older, and her father Zhao Ying is a generation.

If Qingji marries Ji Huan, wouldn't it be an old cow eating tender grass?

Of course, this kind of thing is normal for old husbands and young wives!

I have long been accustomed to the atmosphere of this era, and the celebration of "following the customs of the locals", let alone fifteen years old, is thirteen or fourteen years old, which is not unacceptable......

"Zhao Jun, the marriage between Wu and Zhao is a big matter, and the widow needs to be considered carefully. As for whether Ji Huan became a widow's concubine, or Wu Heng's crown princess, let's talk about it. ”

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"Good."

After all, it is the crown princess who established the country, and it is understandable that Qingji did not make the decision for a while.

At present, the marriage between Wu and Zhao has been finalized.

However, Qingji still did not meet the conditions given by Zhao Ying.

At this time, Qingji pulled up the fishing rod in his hand, caught a crucian carp, and put it in the bamboo basket, and then glanced at Zhao Ying, and said slowly: "Zhao Jun, the widow knows that you are ambitious, no less than the widow. ”

"However, in the final analysis, Zhao Ziji is a prince who is supported by a widow and canonized by the Son of Heaven."

"He died suddenly, and Zhao Jun is among the princes, which inevitably caused an uproar among the princes of the world."

"Now that Wu and Zhao are married, your Zhao State is a tribute to the widow, and I'm afraid you won't be able to block this leisurely mouth......"

Qingji's implication is that the impact of Zhao Ying's usurpation of the throne is too bad, and he can't hold it!

This is just a prevarication.

After all, as long as Qing Ji, who is Uncle Fang, does not pursue this matter and does not unite with the princes of the world to crusade against Zhao Ying, with Zhao Ying's prestige, he can be like no one else.

As for the influence of the Handan clan, it had been completely destroyed in the previous Battle of Handan.

When Zhao Ying killed Handan Ji, the forces of the Handan clan were uprooted.

Therefore, what Zhao Ying was worried about was that Qingji would lead the princes' alliance to crusade against Zhao because of this.

At present, Qingji's rhetoric made the witty Zhao Ying immediately realize that the conditions offered by his talent could not win the trust of Qingji......

Zhao Ying thought secretly for a moment, and then said: "Wu Hou, the eldest son of the widow, Zhao Bolu, although the eldest is not small, he has a mediocre personality, dull qualifications, and poor learning. ”

"Jinling is the holy land of Chinese culture, there are Laozi, Confucius, Jizi, Jizi and other sages and celebrities gathered here, a hundred schools of thought contend, the academic atmosphere is strong, it can be said that it has gathered the world's talents!"

"Therefore, the widow plans to let Bolu go to Jinling to study, hoping that Wu Hou can take care of it."

Proton!

Zhao Ying nominally let Zhao Bolu study in Jinling, but in fact he was sent to the state of Wu.

There's nothing wrong with that.

After all, Zhao Bolu, as the eldest son of Zhao Ying, must sacrifice for Zhao and take it as his responsibility to safeguard the interests of Zhao State.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, proton affairs abounded, and it was often a weak country that sold hostages to a strong country.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Zhao Bolu, as the son of Zhao Guo, will definitely inherit the position of Zhao Ying's monarch in the future, and the king will come to Zhao Guo, but Qingji is a traverser, how can he not know what happened later?