409, the same surname does not marry, the concubine system (please complete the order)
Repair internal affairs and manage cultural affairs.
This is what Bai Gui and the Chang'an court have started to do in the past few months.
Over the past year, the power of the people in Qin and Long has gradually recovered. Both the common people and the gentry began to praise Bai Gui, the King of Qin, for his rule.
On the contrary, due to three disadvantages, the Southern Song Dynasty had heavy taxes. In order to resist the invasion of the Jin Kingdom and the "Old Song Dynasty", miscellaneous taxes gradually increased. The two tax-heavy areas of Jiangnan and Bashu gradually began to boil with public dissatisfaction.
Jianzhou Jianmen Pass has been opened wide.
In the seventh month, Bai Gui raised 50,000 troops to attack Bashu according to the time set by the imperial edict.
Due to the rebellious behavior of the Southern Song Dynasty and the old grudges between Bashu and Bashu against the Song Dynasty, when they attacked Bashu, except for a small number of prefectures and counties that resisted stubbornly, most of the other prefectures and counties only made a token resistance and then surrendered to the Qin army.
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It’s almost to the point where it’s decided by word of mouth.
This is not so unimaginable!
The Qin army is not the Jin army. The Song Dynasty has long lost its virtue. Bai Gui took advantage of Xixia's military power and did a good job in the internal affairs and civil affairs of Qin and Long. They will also treat them courteously after surrender. These magistrates and imperial guards guarding the city.
Why should the generals serve the Lin'an court to the death?
Even if the king's flag changes on the city wall, they are still the ones who rule the people.
Of course, if Bai Guiruo is just a cruel common man, even if he is lucky enough to capture Qin and destroy Xixia, not many people will be optimistic about him and bet on him.
But he was able to be both civil and military, and he was wise and decisive in dealing with things. He looked like a wise master at first glance.
It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
In July, Bai Gui sent troops from Chang'an, and by mid-August, Bashu was already under his control.
However, after he captured Bashu, he did not take advantage of the situation to attack the small imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty. Instead, he continued to repair the internal affairs and support the people.
In fact, it is not impossible to attack the Southern Song Dynasty from Bashu along the Yangtze River.
But at this moment, it is not a good thing whether we have captured the remaining half of the Southern Song Dynasty or not.
Thanks to the natural dangers of Bashu and Qin, the Qin army only had to lock the passes and wait for work in order to defend the Jin Kingdom.
However, if the Southern Song Dynasty is captured, the troops will be too spread out, which will also give the Jin Kingdom an opportunity to take advantage of. The Jin Kingdom sends troops from the Central Plains to attack Huainan and Jiangnan, and there are loopholes everywhere that can be attacked.
A strategic advantage will immediately turn into a strategic disadvantage!
Moreover, although Jiangnan Road was prosperous, it was already exhausted from supporting hundreds of thousands of troops in the Southern Song Dynasty. Even if Bai Gui captured Jiangnan, this... tax would still be collected by Zhao Gou after an unknown number of years.
It's useless!
"When the Jin Kingdom is destroyed, the Song Dynasty will be nothing but withered bones in the grave..."
Bai Gui said to the generals who were eager to try.
Most of the officers and soldiers under his command were from the original Shengyi Army. Among them were relatives of the Bai clan who were from Lin'an, Xiang troops selected from Jingnan Prefecture who were from Jingnan, and some imperial troops transferred from various places.
They are all from Jiangnan.
Wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, just like walking in brocade clothes at night.
Now that they are attacking Bashu, they also want to take the opportunity to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty in one go, so that they can go back and feel proud.
"Yes, King Qin."
The generals accepted the order and said no more.
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Lin'an.
The continuous drizzle that had been falling for three days stopped at Chenshi.
The clouds dispersed.
Royal Palace, Chui Gong Hall.
The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty were gloomy and gloomy.
The loss of Bashu was equivalent to the end of the situation for the Song Dynasty.
However, compared with Zhao Gou's frustration and loneliness, the officials in the imperial court had some evil intentions.
When he was in Lin'an, Bai Gui, a secretary with a background in children's medicine, had lots of dealings with civil servants like them, even though they only met briefly at a literary meeting.
But with this foundation, I don't expect Bai Gui to treat them favorably, but at least I won't treat them harshly.
"Golden man..."
Zhao Gou, who had been silent for a long time, just spoke his first words.
In an instant, the minister shouted to stop.
"No!"
"The Jin people are my enemies in the Song Dynasty!"
"Has Your Majesty forgotten the shame of Jingkang?"
All the officials said in unison.
A trace of embarrassment quickly flashed across Zhao Gou's face.
He hasn't spoken yet.
Opening one's mouth does not necessarily mean asking the Jin people to send troops to attack Qin with the Jin people...
However, the moment he spoke about the Jin people, these officials directly blocked what he wanted to say later on the grounds of Jingkang's shame.
Under normal circumstances, this would be a serious crime of deceiving the emperor.
But now..., Zhao Gou hesitated. First, the law does not punish the public. Even if he wants to be executed, the reasonable political method is to demote him first, cool him down for a certain period, and then punish him. He is a master of power and knows that happiness and anger cannot be expressed in color.
, Secondly, he also has scruples in his heart now. If Bai Gui's soldiers and horses attack, if he does it too harshly, will there be no room for mediation?
"I heard that the King of Qin accepted a new concubine today."
"I am the emperor's uncle, so I would like to show my sincerity by sending fifty thousand taels of gold and silver each. I will choose three princesses of suitable age from the clan to be my concubines and marry them to the King of Qin..."
He took a deep breath and said.
The officials are disengaged and the situation is over. All he can do now is to make good friends with Bai Gui.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Song Dynasty to compete with Bai Gui's military strength. The Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty had an old feud, and they could temporarily negotiate a peace. However, if they sent troops to attack Qin together with the Jin Kingdom, they would immediately
Scorned by everyone in the world.
"When the princes marry one country, the two countries will go to the concubine, and the concubine will follow. Who is the concubine? She is the son of the brother. Who is the concubine? She is also the younger brother. If the princes hire nine women at one time, the princes will not marry again." - "Zuo Zhuan"
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During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was the concubine system.
If a prince marries a wife, the wife of a prince with the same surname should logically be given to a concubine, that is, his concubine or concubine will be used as a dowry to marry the prince who takes the wife.
A prince with the same surname married three concubines.
Just like in the Biography of Mi Yue, Mi Yue and Mi Shu, Mi Shu was married as the princess of the direct family, while Mi Yue was married as the concubine of the princes.
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Therefore, people with the same surname cannot marry, even if they have the same surname but different clans, it is difficult to marry.
It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that the legal prohibition of marriage within the same surname was abolished.
It's okay to have a small family, so if you get married, you'll get married.
But Bai Gui is now the king of Qin, the honor of the country. If Bai Suzhen wants to marry Bai Gui as a concubine, she will have to change her surname. Among the hundreds of surnames, Zhao Tian Sun Li, and Bai Gui has not usurped the throne, so Bai Gui simply borrows the name Zhao Huan
, granted Bai Suzhen the title of Zhao and the title of Princess Anrong.
At the same time, I also used this opportunity to write a political article.
Marrying a girl surnamed Zhao, although this girl surnamed Zhao is not his biological child, but making this gesture means that even if Bai Gui usurps the throne in the future, he will treat the Zhao and Song clan well.
It is a kind act to treat the former clan members well.
If even the clan members of the previous dynasty were treated well, then it goes without saying that the officials of the Song Dynasty were treated well.
"Your Majesty is wise."
In the Chui Gong Hall, after listening to what Zhao Gou said, all the officials bowed and paid homage.
Now that Bashu was lost, Zhao wanted to ask for peace, but also wanted to spend money to buy peace, buy a few more years of the throne, and befriend Bai Gui. So he wanted to use the concubine system to directly flatter Bai Gui.
If you give money directly, it seems too cowardly. You can use the concubine system to convert the money into bonuses, which is not only justifiable, but also sounds much better.
