Not only the local officials, but also many people in the capital officials began to fawn over Liu Ziguang. They had low official positions and were afraid that the imperial censor would gossip, so they took a roundabout way and worked with the Ministry of Industry and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division under the control of Marquis Wu.
Among these people, Shi Kefa, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was the most eye-catching. This gentleman openly made a secret to the emperor, and actually put forward a brand-new view on the marriage between the eldest princess and the Marquis of Zhenwu.
People in the Ming Dynasty allowed polygamy when getting married. Polygamy does not mean that the status of each wife is equal. Strictly speaking, spouses other than the first wife are not worthy of being called wives at all, and can only be called concubines. Men can have
There are countless concubines, but there can only be one head wife. Just like the emperor can only have one queen, other spouses can only be called concubines, concubines, nobles, etc. The same is true for ordinary gentry, but later due to political and economic marriage considerations
, an aristocratic man can have two wives below his head wife, and can still marry countless concubines. This is the same as the starting point for distinguishing concubines and concubines in the emperor's family, which is to set an additional level in the spouse's professional title.
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There is no doubt that Liu Ziguang belongs to the aristocratic class and can marry one official wife and two ordinary wives. Shi Kefa expressed his opinion on this point. When Liu Ziguang married Peng Jinrong, he did not strictly specify whether he married Peng Jinrong or the ordinary wife, so now
There is a loophole that can be exploited. The legal explanation is that Peng Jinrong and Zhu Cheng can be equal wives together, thus enjoying equal status and avoiding the so-called embarrassment of the princess being a concubine. The royal decency can be preserved and the title of princess can be preserved.
You can also return it.
Shi Kefa is a member of the Donglin Party, and has always been a promising young talent reserve. He is only a well-known official in the bureaucracy when he is only in his thirties. Why did he stand up to speak for Liu Ziguang at this moment? This question was quickly answered.
To understand the answer, it turned out that he was hit by the factional struggle within Donglin, so he turned to look for a new backer. Shi Kefa was not old, and he was originally a young and powerful faction in Donglin. He was very popular, but with the
After Hou Fangyu, a younger and more talented player, joined, he no longer had the right to speak. Now, although Hou Fangyu has become an eunuch and can no longer compete in politics, there is still no chance for Shi Kefa, because Sun Qichao, with his unique identity
Taking over the vacancy left by Hou Fangyu, the disappointed Shi Kefa had no choice but to change his family. If you don't reuse me in Donglin, someone will reuse me. Since I am real gold, I am not afraid of not shining. This is where I will emit light and heat in the future.
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Shi Kefa’s “Declaration of Surrender”
Not only did he solve the problem of the identity of the eldest princess, but he also gained the appreciation of Liu Ziguang. After some setbacks, Shi Kefa was transferred from the official department, promoted two ranks, and sent to Qingzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province as the magistrate.
Liu Ziguang didn't care about these disputes in the court. Anyway, the emperor's brother-in-law was protecting him. He was still in the honeymoon, living a carefree life on the beautiful island in Xuanwu Lake. The only thing
The only fly in the ointment was that Zeng Cheng was so diligent. He stayed in bed every morning, got up early and went to the kitchen to help her husband make breakfast. Liu Ziguang was still lying on the bed, fast asleep, and when he touched there was no one around him, he shouted
After calling twice, Zeng Cheng ran over with a large plate of boiled duck eggs and brought it to him in front of the bed to eat.
"Why do you make so many duck eggs? I can't eat so much." Liu Ziguang said in surprise. Duck eggs are not as fishy as chicken eggs. They are usually used to make braised eggs. Only people who raise ducks by the lake cook them.
"You have to eat even if you can't. Sister Peng said that you have been weak these days, so you need to eat more eggs to replenish your health, so that we can have a baby soon." At this point, Zeng Cheng's face turned red involuntarily.
Come on, Liu Ziguang is very hardworking these days. He and Zeng Cheng "create people" every night when they have nothing to do, which consumes a lot of "energy". However, it was actually the person who gave Zeng Cheng the idea to get some duck eggs for Liu Ziguang to nourish.
Peng Jingrong, this really makes Liu Ziguang dumbfounded. It seems that the two sisters have a good relationship and can talk about anything privately.
Although duck eggs are not as delicious as chicken eggs, in order to live up to his newlywed wife's affection, Liu Ziguang still ate all the big pot of duck eggs. Then, on the pretext that he had healed up, he pulled Zeng Cheng to the bed and became frivolous again.
Cheng Cheng pushed him away with a red face and spat: "It's broad daylight and I'm not ashamed. The rice vat at home is almost empty. I just collected the eggs in the duck house. You go and sell them to the hawker who collects duck eggs."
Hurry up and get some rice."
Alas, living this poor life is really unpleasant. They have to work hard for fuel, rice, oil and salt all day long. However, with a smart and hard-working wife like Zeng Cheng taking care of them, their life is much better than when they lived by Hongze Lake. The roof is paved with blue tiles.
, there are two piglets raised in the pen, twenty or thirty ducks in the shed, the small fishing boat is also brand new, there are two fishing nets, there is oil, salt and bacon in the kitchen, and there are several pennies of savings in the cabinet, the small life is almost over.
Having reached a well-off level, their income mainly comes from selling duck eggs and lake fish. Liu Ziguang casts nets on the lake to catch fish, and goes to the city to buy eggs and sell fish. Zeng Cheng works at home, feeding pigs and ducks, mending fishing nets, cooking and washing clothes.
, the two people lived a happy life.
Of course, Liu Ziguang didn't really go fishing. He took a small boat to the middle of the lake, jumped on an official ship disguised as a large fishing boat, and then started to handle official duties. Among all his duties, the workload of the admiral of the South Factory was
He is the largest and most powerful one. A large amount of original information and analyzed results are sent to his desk every day, and he approves and issues them. Recently, the situation in the world has been peaceful. Spring is the season of recuperation.
Even hunters will not go into the mountains to hunt, the government will not execute criminals, and wars between countries rarely occur.
To the east of the Ming Dynasty was the endless Pacific Ocean, and the few Japanese pirates were not worth mentioning. To the south, there were brigade Song Dynasty to support the scene, and there was no worry for a while.
You can't get out of the fortress, and you no longer send out troops to "strike grass in the valley" every now and then as before. This has a lot to do with the Ming Dynasty's increasing national power. The Manchu Qing Dynasty, which used to be eager to annex the Southern Ming Dynasty, has completely disappeared after the new emperor came to the throne.
Nanming changed its face and claimed that it would become a brotherly state with Ming Dynasty. From now on, Nan Ming would live in friendship and non-aggression. Of course, Nan Ming would have to pay one million taels of silver per year. According to the Manchu envoys, this money is not considered tribute, but
It was a little message sent from the younger brother to the older brother. This was completely imitating the old practices of the Song and Jin Dynasties. Naturally, the tough-minded Donglin people would not agree to this statement and sent officers to angrily rebuke the Manchu and Qing envoys.
The envoy sent by the Qing Dynasty was named Jiang Xu. In his early years, his parents were Han farmers near Jinzhou. Later, they were kidnapped by the Manchus and became Bao Yi. Jiang Xu grew up among the Manchus. He spoke Manchu very fluently and made money.
Rat Tail's hairstyle is very standard. His smart, witty and loyal deeds are widely circulated among the Manchus. The most representative incident is that Jiang Xu's mother secretly gathered wool while helping her master herd sheep in order to help Xiao Jiang.
Xu knitted a woolen waistcoat. After Jiang Xu discovered this matter, he pondered hard for three days and finally decided to report it to his master and expose his mother's behavior that harmed his master's interests. Later, his mother was arrested and whipped dozens of times.
Beaten to death, Jiang Xu cried for three days and three nights, and his eyes bled from crying. He said that people cannot have both loyalty and filial piety. Since as a glorious leader of the Eight Banners, one must have the consciousness of being a leader, and one's filial piety must be subordinate to righteousness. This
This incident made Xiao Jiangxu stand out among the guards. The late Emperor Taiji also launched a movement to learn from Jiang Xu among the guards.
But what made Jiang Xu prosperous was another thing. Because he was a descendant of Baoyi, he was not qualified to enter the school. However, Jiang Xu loved learning very much. He had a strong interest in both Manchu and Han culture and was not allowed to enter the school.
He took advantage of his free time to herd sheep and lay on the big tree outside the school window to eavesdrop on his teacher's lecture. He was discovered by Fan Wencheng who was passing by. He was called into the school to ask a few questions. The man answered fluently, and Mr. Fan closed the door on the spot.
The disciple was brought back to the house for careful training, and gradually became a leader among the younger generation of Manchu ministers. Although he was a Han minister, he never mixed with other Han ministers. Instead, he liked to hang out with the Manchus, especially the Shangsanqi people.
The people mingled together, chatting and laughing in fluent Manchu, and the money rat-tail hairstyle was more Manchurian than the Manchus, which made the Han ministers with braided hair with nondescript Hong Kong and Taiwanese film and television dramas feel very filthy.
Missions from the Qing Dynasty had come several times, once after the war, once for Emperor Tianqi's wedding, and now again, which was also the highest-level one. Jiang Xu's identity was the Minister of Rites of the Qing Dynasty, equivalent to the level of deputy minister of foreign affairs.
For state visits, it is rare to see second-grade ministers around the age of twenty-five in various countries, but he was not the number one in the Qing Dynasty. The new emperor Kangxi was only twelve years old this year, and he liked to use young ministers. Not only Jiang
Xu is so young, and Mingzhu, Suo'etu and other young Manchu talents are only in their early twenties.