Chapter 601 Game (Quarrel)
The fair and just accusation made by the beard-wearing official of the Ministry of Rites is really upright, and he looks like a good official who serves the country and the people. of.
The official of the Ministry of Rites is a representative figure among the Confucian scholars in the court. The most famous thing about his family is that even though he knew that the husband of the family he was getting married to was a sick man, he made a promise just for the sake of words. Xin still married off his daughter.
In less than a year, the husband of that family returned to the West.
If this is a normal family that cares about the girl, they should take their daughter home at the right time. After a year, they can discuss the marriage again and find a good family to remarry their daughter.
Moreover, the fact that the prince of the Ministry of Rites insisted on marrying his daughter to a sick man caused a lot of discussion among the upper-class families.
Some people said: "Even if it is for a gentleman to keep his promise, the husband is a sick man, how can he really be willing to let his daughter come to his door to be a widow?
It can be cancelled. In the marriage contract, you just need to compensate the other party with money or other aspects.
How can you let your daughter suffer in vain?
Just delay your daughter's life? "
The most amazing thing is that Wang Langzhong did take his daughter back home from the man’s house after his death, but he did not let his daughter get married again. Instead, he built a Buddhist temple at home and let his daughter enter the Buddhist temple. I came as a layman at home.
I don’t want my daughter to get married again!
Is this the work of a human being?
Even the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Rites shook their heads at what Wang Langzhong did.
Both of them secretly expressed their opinion that what Wang Langzhong did was really not what a father should do.
Therefore, when everyone in the court saw Wang Langzhong questioning Xu Jingzhen, everyone looked at each other in shock. Niao Qing didn't say anything and just watched how the two of them would play out the scene.
Emperor Wu sat at the top and looked at Xu Jingzhen and Wang Langzhong with great interest. She wanted to see how Xu Jingzhen would refute Wang Langzhong's questioning.
I saw Xu Jingzhen first bowed to Wang Langzhong, then stood up and said apologetically: "What Wang Langzhong said is very reasonable!
But just because Wang Shuzheng showed up today Judging from the news, this girl has to wait for her body to grow before she can give birth to a healthy baby at the time of her first delivery.
If not, even if she gives birth to a baby, she will not be able to keep it. Still useless?
Moreover, it also delays the girl's own health. Not to mention the harm it causes to the girl's body and whether it will affect the girl's ability to give birth to the next child, it is just that although the girl is not as strong as a man for farming, she must be a king. The doctor should know that because General Shi won a complete victory in the attack on the Western Turks, our Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions will have a large-scale mutual trade, and the commercial activities brought about in this mutual trade will require a lot of manpower.
Among them, there are jobs such as feeding cattle and sheep, and collecting wool and weaving it into sweaters.
Not to mention, the cloth mills, dyeing mills, and wool mills outside Chang'an City need countless girls.
In Wang Lang, girls do not only play a role in childbearing, they can also create value in other places.
Just like Wang Langzhong’s mother, is her greatest achievement in this life just giving birth to you, Wang Langzhong?
Just like a saint, as a woman, the saint not only devoted himself to the Tang Dynasty, but also cared for his children. He was both an emperor and a mother. Is this so powerful because the saint is a woman? "
The hall is silent at this moment. Who would have thought that Xu Jingzhen was so brave!
How dare you talk to Emperor Wu?
Xu Jingzhen had dragged Emperor Wu into the water, how could Wang Langzhong still dare to say anything?
But Xu Jingzhen didn’t seem to think that he was overstepping his bounds by talking about Emperor Wu, and he continued to say to Wang Langzhong: “It’s all. Why do the saint's people have to separate men and women?
As long as you can be useful to the Tang Dynasty and consider yourself a Tang Dynasty person, no matter whether you are male or female, tall or short, fat or thin, whether you are from the Central Plains, the Western Regions or the South, you are all a Tang Dynasty person!
Those are all the people of the saint!
With people like this, why worry that the Tang Dynasty will not prosper?
As Wang Shuzheng said, let alone all nations coming to court, why not even if tens of thousands of nations come to court? "
"Haha, haha. ”
The laughter of Emperor Wu coming from above brought a sudden and strange atmosphere to the silent and unresponsive hall.
Wang Langzhong stopped talking for a moment, his lips were trembling, and the sweat on his head was really dripping down.
"Okay, Xu Aiqing, don't scare Wang Langzhong. Look, he can't even speak."
Wang Langzhong knelt down to Emperor Wu with a "pop" and nodded. Then he bowed and said: "My lord, my lord"
"Yes, Emperor Wu was a woman, a woman who once married into the Li family!
And what Wang Langzhong said just now really didn't take women into consideration. Women must be men's vassals in and out of words, and everything must be based on men's interests. "
The other courtiers in the main hall each had their own Xiao Jiujiu in mind. They all used colors to communicate carefully, but they all lowered their heads and did not dare to look up. They were afraid of meeting Emperor Wu's eyes and being stared at by Emperor Wu. Let’s ask.
“Xu Aiqing, do you think this should be combined with what Wang Langzhong said, and whether the age of marriage should be raised? ”
“Sage’s clear warning!
I think it can be viewed separately. If the family has a small amount of wealth and can afford to pay the personal single tax, they can keep the girl at home for two more years, and then let her get married after she has grown up.
If your family is poor and has no conditions, this will not happen. Just follow the old rules.
In this way, step by step, when the national power of the Tang Dynasty rises to another level, more girls will be saved and more healthy babies will be born, which will bring prosperity to the country of the Tang Dynasty. Lay the foundation!
By then, our Datang will be an even more prosperous place! ”
Emperor Wu smiled. She had clearly seen Xu Jingzhen’s strategy. Xu Jingzhen deliberately aroused the opposition first, then used Emperor Wu’s identity as a woman to suppress them, and finally took a step back just to separate. To act, it is not to directly raise the girl's marriage age.
You know, in fact, girls from wealthy families get married later than common people. Rich families are very particular about keeping their daughters at home.
Xu Jingzhen’s words are actually bringing the secret things to the surface, so that people with a small family background can keep their daughters openly.
And Xu Jingzhen also said that if you want to keep a daughter, you will have to pay the single tax, which can be regarded as adding some money to the national treasury.
Those who pay are those who are not short of money, and those who are short of money will not pay to keep girls. They will still follow the regulations promulgated during the Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) period of 20 years for boys and 15 years for girls. The old custom of getting married.
So, Xu Jingzhen, don’t blame Emperor Wu for giving him power. Who doesn’t love smart people?
"Okay, then do what Xu Aiqing said.
Yao Xiang was affected and discussed with Xu Aiqing to add these two items to the "Shu Yi" as soon as possible and send it to all states and counties so that I can Everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows it.”
“Yes, Saint”
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