In the system of the Tang Dynasty, the nobility was divided into nine levels. The first one was called the king, with ten thousand households living in the town, starting from the first rank; the second one called the heir king, the county prince, having five thousand households living in the town, starting from the first rank; the third one called the Duke, having three thousand households living in the town, starting from the first rank.
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The prince is the son of the emperor, and he is still strong and weak, far and near, let alone the Duke?
The title of the Duke is the ultimate among ministers. There are also three, six or nine grades, which are distinguished according to the size of the country. For large countries such as Qin, Qi, Zhao, Liang, Song, and Zheng, they are naturally the best among the Dukes.
Small countries like Ying, Wei, Cao, and Yue were more than a step lower than others to show their status.
Yue has been a barbaric land since ancient times. Even though the south of the Yangtze River has been vigorously developed since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the land of Yue, with its dense water network and smog, is still barren and desolate. How can it compare to the Liang Kingdom in the hinterland of the Central Plains?
Lu raised his chin and said disdainfully: "How can your father compare to you? He was a teenager and failed to study for many years, so he gave up his writing and joined the army. He left his hometown and went to serve in front of His Majesty's tent. At first, he was just a clerk who recorded documents and joined the army.
It took more than ten years for His Majesty to think about his meritorious service throughout his life and death, and then he was awarded the title of Duke. But my son, you have repeatedly made outstanding achievements. Who does not see the meritorious service one after another in these years?
Not convinced?"
Fang Xuanling drooped her eyelids and kept drinking tea without saying a word.
Anyway, no matter what I say, in the eyes of this bitch, her son will always be the best, and I am too lazy to argue with him.
After all, your son still has to listen to me?
All the children in the hall were holding back their laughter. Fang Xuanling was so majestic outside, but everyone knew that the three-quarter acres of land in this house belonged to the Lu family...
Mrs. Lu praised her son, then sighed and said with regret, "It's just a pity that our family lacks the title of Lady of the State."
In the Tang Dynasty, the titles were divided into Baroness and Baroness, Princess, Concubine, Princess, Crown Princess, and Lady of the State, all of which were of the first rank. For Baroness, according to the system, if Fang Jun was promoted to Duke of State, his first wife would be canonized as Lady of the State.
But Fang Jun's first wife is Princess Gaoyang, and the title of princess is one level higher than that of Lady of the State. There is no reason to dethrone the higher title and change it to the title of Lady of State.
Wu Meiniang, Xiao Shuer, Jin Deman and others are all concubines and are not eligible to enjoy the imperial canonization...
Fang Yizhi, who had been wandering around in the world, interrupted at this time and said: "Your Highness is your Majesty's golden branch and jade leaf. How can your noble status be comparable to that of a lady of the country? I don't know how many people in the world are envious of me. Mother, don't want to go to Longwang to Shu. I don't know."
foot."
There was sudden silence in the hall.
Even Fang Xuanling paused while drinking tea...
For a long time, Fang Yizhi, the eldest son, had a very low presence in the Fang family and paid no attention to ordinary affairs. Even when Wu Meiniang appeared sometimes, he always acted calmly and calmly. Compared with the elegant scholar led by Gao Guanbo, he was only interested in
When I entered the pile of books, I felt like I was intoxicated.
He is usually very upright when speaking, does not know the ways of the world, and is very annoying to others.
Isn't it quite surprising and surprising that someone can say such words to defend Princess Gaoyang now?
Of course, Princess Gaoyang's face was protected in her words, but her words that slandered the Lu family were ignored by everyone.
It is extremely difficult to say such words. If he is expected to take into account the face of the Lu family while protecting Princess Gaoyang, it is indeed too difficult...
Princess Gao Yang was sitting upright and could not help but raise the corners of her mouth. However, she was afraid that Mr. Lu would become angry and did not dare to laugh out loud. In her heart, she praised this uncle who had never been very fond of her.
Mrs. Lu should have been angry. The eldest son's words were obviously suspected of sowing discord. She had never thought of looking down on Princess Gaoyang. However, thinking that this was an attitude rarely shown by her eldest son to protect his second wife, she endured it.
, not angry after all.
It is human nature for an old man to prefer his young son.
In the past, Fang Jun was unlearned, dull and stupid, which troubled Fang Xuanling and his wife. They naturally favored Fang Jun more. Although the eldest son was not familiar with secular affairs, he still had the title of Duke of Liang.
If you wait to inherit the family, you will have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life, but what about the second child?
Later, His Majesty Li Er granted the marriage of Princess Gaoyang to Fang Jun. Instead of being very happy, the old couple became even more worried.
Although Princess Gaoyang is deeply favored by His Majesty Li Er, who is no less favored than several of his legitimate daughters, her Highness is notoriously unruly and willful, and has her own way of life and is difficult to discipline. Her second son has such a wooden head, and even after getting married,
Don't you want to be bullied to death?
It's okay that the old couple are alive. No matter how unruly Princess Gaoyang is, she has to worry about Fang Xuanling's face and doesn't dare to go too far. But once Fang Xuanling passes away, who else in the Fang family can control this princess?
Your Highness?
Chicken Sichen, that is an ominous sign, maybe the entire Fang family will suffer disaster because of it...
Fortunately, after the second son was injured in an accident, his mind suddenly opened up and he burst into life with an eye-catching brilliance. He was extremely talented and capable.
The princess tidied herself up obediently.
The second room was relieved, but now the first room became worried again...
I used to think that the eldest son was better than his loyal and honest son, which was compared to the stupid second son. Now that the second son is proud of his ancestors and has created the glory of "one family and two nobles", the eldest son seems to be too much in comparison.
A little incompetent.
The elderly in every family are greedy. They not only hope that their children and grandchildren will live a long and peaceful life and establish a family, but also hope that their children can shine on the family lintel and have a good future.
Nowadays, the gap between the big house and the second house is getting bigger and bigger, which will inevitably involve the distribution of family property in the future. Although it is impossible for Fang Jun to like this little bit of property in the family, who knows what will happen in the future?
What's particularly important is that Dafang has not yet given birth to any children, which could lead to his death...
Mrs. Lu's mind turned and she glared at Fang Yizhi fiercely and scolded: "Don't say these useless things. You are a simple and honest person. Our family doesn't expect you to become a dragon or a phoenix. There is a dick outside to support you."
That's enough, but look at you, you're already 30 years old, and you don't even have anyone who will throw pots and flags in the future. What's the point? You know how to visit friends and get into the pile of books all day long, but you can't do it in your life.
Do you want to keep an extra wife in your daughter-in-law's room? You refuse to take a concubine, do you just want me and your father to die in peace in the future?"
There are three kinds of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is not having offspring.
This "empress" is not just a descendant, but refers only to the heirs. No matter how many daughters there are, they will still have foreign surnames and will not count.
When Fang Yizhi heard his mother mention this quarrel again, he suddenly had two big heads. He said helplessly: "It's not because the child didn't work hard. The child also tried many folk remedies, took countless medicines, and fought for many days every month. It's just that God didn't show mercy."
"If you are destined to have no children, what can you do?"
When Mrs. Du on the side heard him talking about such embarrassing things, she was immediately ashamed and annoyed. She lowered her head and even her ears turned red. She stretched out her hand and pinched Fang Yizhi hard, and said angrily: "Why are you bringing this up? It's not right." It's because of you, husband, maybe because I'm not good enough, I also asked you to have more concubines, but you just didn't listen, because you wanted to make me suffer the crime of having no heirs, and have no words to say after death. Do you want to meet the ancestors of the Fang family?"
Mrs. Lu was also a little annoyed and said displeasedly: "Who blames you again? In this whole family, even the princess has never complained about you, but she wants to talk about these things."
Du felt aggrieved, lowered her head and her eyes were red, biting her lip to keep silent.
"Dang dang dang" Fang Xuanling knocked on the lid of the teacup. Seeing that the good festive atmosphere was suddenly diverted by his old wife, he was a little unhappy, but did not have an attack. He just said lightly: "Sometimes in life, there must be fate. Don't force things when there is no time. Everyone has his own destiny, who can do anything? Compared with having children and grandchildren, I would rather hope that their brotherhood is as strong as gold. As long as brothers and sisters work together, it is possible that in the future, several brothers can still be wronged. Lang? As for whether to take concubines or not, that is a matter within the eldest brother's house, and parents should not interfere."
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she immediately raised her eyebrows and was about to retort.
Fang Jun had a headache. He was so old, so why was he so angry? He quickly spoke out to dissuade him: "What my father said makes sense. We, brothers and sisters, should help each other and be respectful to each other. Besides, eldest brother, Now in his thirties, he is in good health and full of energy. There is no guarantee that good news will be reported to his mother one day, so why rush? The child has one more thing to tell his mother. In a few days, the child will accompany His Royal Highness the King of Wei southward. Now in the court The situation is serious, and I will probably not be able to return until before the new year. I hope parents will take care of themselves and not let their children be thousands of miles away and worry about their family situation."
Sure enough, when Mrs. Lu heard that Fang Jun was going to the south of the Yangtze River, she immediately glanced aside the fact that Fang Yi had given birth to a son, and said quickly: "Now the nobles of Guanlong are eyeing you, but they don't dare to do anything when you are in the capital. , traveling thousands of miles to the south of the Yangtze River, what if they kill me?"