Baozi is still small, which princess should I choose?
"Refuted!"
Yuan Qing Lingdao.
Of course Yu Wenhao refuted it, but fortunately Leng Shoufu did not give him a reply and left it to him.
After reviewing, Yu Wenhao frowned and said: "I guess there will be a second time and a third time after the first time. We won't make the final decision on Bao'er's marriage, let him choose by himself."
After Lao Wu came to modern times, the most important thing he learned was freedom of love and freedom of marriage.
Because half of my future will be spent with me, not with my parents, or with the officials of the court. It is not their turn to make the decision. Just do what you like.
Yuan Qingling could never accept that her children would get married and have children when they were sixteen or seventeen years old.
Fortunately, Lao Wu and he were of the same mind, otherwise, the couple would have probably quarreled over this matter.
After rejecting the offer, unexpectedly, at the next morning court meeting, a minister suggested that it was time for the prince to choose a concubine.
Once linked to the crown prince, fertility becomes particularly important.
Except for the emperor, other princes don't have many sons. This is their reason. If they choose a concubine earlier and give birth to an emperor's grandson earlier, the court and the people will feel at ease.
To put it bluntly, they would only be satisfied if they saw that the emperor's grandson could also give birth to a son, and that the Yuwen family would have successors.
Moreover, the prince is not very young at all, and many families get engaged at the age of fourteen.
Besides, if you choose a concubine now, you don’t need to get married immediately. You can wait for another two years.
Yu Wenhao didn't want to discuss the matter, so he only said, "The prince decides what kind of woman he wants to marry in the future. I will not interfere."
This is shocking.
Immediately, most of the people in the court knelt down and said that the choice of the future crown prince was very important. How could the prince be allowed to choose by himself?
Born, temperament, moral character, talent, all must be excellent, only then can one be worthy of a prince.
Yu Wenhao was very angry, but he wanted to annoy them again. He spread his hands and said: "I don't care, no matter what your background is, as long as he likes it."
"How can this be done?
How can it be done regardless of one’s origin?
Could it be that any woman, even from Qin Lou, can do it?"
Mr. Wu went to the palace to question the emperor.
"Okay, as long as he likes it!"
Yu Wenhao shrugged.
Mr. Wu almost fainted.
The emperor has always been wise, why is he so confused when it comes to the prince?
That's fine with Qin Lou, but you must never say this out loud, as it will cause chaos.
Moreover, as the emperor of the Northern Tang Dynasty, how could he say such a thing?
Marriage has always been dictated by the parents and the matchmaker. This is an eternal rule. How can it be changed at will?
And what Yu Wenhao said next shocked them even more.
Yu Wenhao glanced at the officials in the palace and said: "I have read a few books recently, and I feel that the principles taught by the saints in the books have given me great inspiration. The saint said that the happiness of marriage can make men work hard.
On the contrary, it will make the man unable to recover. How to define the word happiness?
There must be happiness between the two hearts. If they are not happy and do not love each other, then it is a marriage. Marriage is not a marriage, but a transaction and a cooperation."
Wu Laochen said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?
Could it be that they are encouraged to disobey their parents?
Then wouldn’t this world be in chaos?”
"There will be no chaos."
Yu Wenhao glanced at him indifferently, "I'm not saying that parents can't interfere. Parents can naturally help their children find suitable candidates. But this is suitable for the children, not the parents. This is related to one point.
That is the marriage age in our Northern Tang Dynasty. It is a bit low. I suggest that a woman should be eighteen years old and a man twenty before we can discuss marriage. With such a mature mind, he also knows what kind of person he wants to find and has his own personality.
If you have your own opinion, you will be responsible for whether your marriage will be happy or unhappy in the future. You cannot blame your parents."
Everyone was stunned.
How can this work?
How can a man and a woman fall in love with each other before they get married?
Unless you are like those unruly people who secretly go out for private meetings, but that is shameless and embarrassing.