After the promulgation of the New Marriage Law, the first woman to file for divorce was not Yao Jiazhen, who had filed a lawsuit earlier, but a woman named Zhang Rouniang, who was only 16 years old this year. A reporter from Yanjing Weekly interviewed her and published it on the front page
The headlines published the interview transcript and photos of Zhang Rouniang.
She is the daughter of Zhang Kecai, the head of the Ministry of Etiquette. Two years ago, the fourth son of King Yan was about to get married, and according to the rules, he had to choose two concubines first. Zhang Kecai sent her to the reserve, and she was selected because of her charming appearance. Soon after, Jia Cong
Rescue Feng Ziying at the Tribulation Court, and the country of Yan changed. Zhang Rouniang was originally innocent, but when she arrived in the backyard, she was like a bird in a cage. She could not control herself in food and daily life, and had a hard time day and night. At that time, she was young and ignorant, and she was involuntary.
She got married, but was forced to become a concubine due to the old rules. According to the new marriage law, the civil affairs bureau ruled that her marriage to His Royal Highness was invalid, and Zhang Rouniang left freely. When reporters asked her what her plans were in the future, Zhang Rouniang smiled and said: "I am still young. I want to go first."
Study well and become a clerk in the Civil Affairs Bureau in the future." The reporter wished her wish come true.
This incident caused a huge stir in the country. "Yanjing Weekly" was not only sold in Yan State. After Yao Jiazhen's divorce case, the sales volume in other countries increased. The prince's concubine filed for divorce and the divorce was successful. It can be seen that Jia Cong has not paid any attention to Yanjing Weekly.
The king's son took it seriously.
Situ Cen, who was wandering around the capital, couldn't help but approached Jia Cong and asked him what he meant by that matter. Jia Cong innocently said: "It wasn't me who did it, it was the Civil Affairs Bureau. Besides, why did the Civil Affairs Bureau do anything wrong?
I will not ban concubinage, this cannot be banned. Being a concubine for a wealthy family, with food, clothing and hands, is also a way of life. Ah Cen, the premise is that it is 'voluntary'. This girl is not willing. Even if she was willing back then,
If you don't want to now, you can file for divorce. Two people can get married if they agree, and one person can divorce if they want to separate. If your cousin's wife regrets marrying a prince who has fallen from power, she can leave while she is young. Whoever divorces will pay for it.
Can't you survive? You can support yourself by going to school and teaching. Nowadays, teachers are most in demand. But they may not be able to have fine clothes, food, and slaves. Is it possible that you can destroy a ten-year-old just to save the face of your cousin?
A six-year-old girl? Her life has just begun."
Situ Cen looked at him and said, "What if your sister-in-law and sister-in-law want to go?"
"Same." Jia Cong said, "Isn't my sister-in-law and sister-in-law a human being? If her relationship with my brother breaks down, it is their own business to divorce. The Jia family generally cannot force anyone to stay. It is no different for other families. In short, it is
..." He waved his fingers, "The privileges have been cancelled. No one has them."
Situ Cen was stunned for a long time and suddenly said: "The trouble is all caused by women. Next year is the national examination, so why not come up with a good plan to win over the candidates in the world."
Jia Cong took out two documents from the desk and handed them to him without saying a word. Situ Cen looked at them and covered his forehead, speechless. Both documents were submitted by the man for divorce, and both wives were daughters of King Yan.
.One is divorced, the other is not.
Of the two princesses, the first one was the number one scholar in the first two subjects. His article attracted the attention of King Situ Pan of Yan and he married his daughter. The princess had a very unruly temperament and was bossy and rude in her husband's family. Since she entered the house,
Jun Ma's family was living a miserable life. A few years ago, Jun Ma's sister-in-law accidentally said something wrong, which made the princess punish her by kneeling in the courtyard, which made her kneel down. The family looked at it
The newspaper said that the concubine of the fourth son of King Yan was divorced, so he rushed to file a lawsuit. The civil affairs bureau immediately terminated the divorce.
The other one is the direct grandson of the Minister of Taichang Temple, and is the sister of His Highness the Third Highness who has only been the crown prince for a few months. The clerk asked him why he wanted to reconcile, and he said it was his mother's order. The clerk asked him
He had a good relationship with the princess. He didn't lie. He said that after getting married, the couple enjoyed each other's poetry and painting, and they were very happy. The clerk taught him that he should make his own decisions about his marriage, and that his mother had no right to interfere, so he rejected his proposal.
The county horse left happily.
After looking at it for a long time, Situ Cen gently shook his head and said, "This man named Song listens to his mother even on such important matters. My cousin is afraid that she will not have a good life in the future."
Jia Cong said: "I can't blame him. Since ancient times, it has been an iron rule that parents make the final decision on children's marriage. There are more than one or two loving couples who have been separated by their parents. Besides, isn't he already resisting?"
"Where's the resistance?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Do you believe that his mother didn't arrange the reasons for him before sending him to complain? He said when he came up that 'poetry and painting are mutually beneficial', how could our clerk allow him to divorce him like this?
It's impossible for everyone to have the ability and courage to fight against their own mother, just take it step by step."
Situ Cen narrowed his eyes: "Why are you so happy?"
Jia Cong shook his head proudly: "Oh my, our Cheng'er is really discerning. What's the use of this kind of mama's baby, no matter how good-looking he is."
Situ Cen frowned: "Speak more clearly."
Jia Congnai told him: "This Song County Ma was originally my grandson-in-law, Mr. Su. We Cheng'er saw that he was the most obedient to his mother and did not want to marry. We were worried about how to persuade Mr. Su. The princess saw
I fell in love with him - he is good-looking, has a good temperament, and is talented in literature. He is really suitable to be a princess. Hello, hello, hello, everyone." He said enthusiastically, "I just think it means that the princess is pretty good. What do you think of Song Dynasty?
Why doesn't my wife like her? She actually wants her son to divorce her."
Situ Cen said calmly: "Why else? The couple is too loving, and the mother doesn't like her daughter-in-law."
Jia Cong thought for a while: "I have considered this possibility. But it is a bit outrageous to divorce my son because of this, I don't think it is." Situ Cen shook his head. Jia Cong suddenly remembered something, "By the way
, you just said that it would be better to come up with a good plan to win over all the candidates before the examination. Mr. Wu Tianyou is busy upgrading the collection of the Hanlin Academy into the Yanjing Library."
Situ Cen was shocked at first, thought for a moment and then said with a bitter smile: "You have smashed everything in the world to the ground."
"Did I ever smash it?!" Jia Cong cried out, "Those books are all treasures. They are just for the common people. Besides, not all books are available for reading, and precious ancient books are not given away casually."
"When will it be opened to ordinary people?"
"After the imperial examination next year, the news will be released early, so that all the people in the world can stay in the capital for a longer time and experience the changes in the Yan Kingdom first-hand." Jia Cong said, "Wu Tianyou also serves as the director of the Yanjing Library."
"The method of borrowing books is the same as the Dajiala Library?"
"Yes, the same." Jia Cong said, "You can apply for a library card with a certificate from the State of Yan, and a deposit is required. People who are not from the State of Yan can go to the Public Security Bureau to apply for temporary immigration from other places."
"The Public Security Bureau is also coming to Yan State?" Situ Cen saw it when he was wandering around Dajiala. He thought for a moment and said, "I wanted to ask you last time, but I forgot. ** Shouldn't it be from the Ministry of Household Affairs?
Why is the Public Security Bureau handling this matter? Your Dajiala Public Security Bureau... seems to be scattered, a small five-city military division."
"That's right..." Jia Cong was stunned and said honestly, "I don't know why, there must be a reason."
Situ Cen was surprised: "You don't know? You didn't come up with this idea?"
"I learned this policy from later generations. Household registration three hundred years later will be processed at the Public Security Bureau, so I will follow the same example." Jia Cong thought for a while, "Maybe it was because there were so many people at that time, and the Public Security Bureau also
It’s more convenient to do things. After all, it is a system that has been proven to be feasible by history.”
This time it was Situ Cen's turn to be in a daze. After a while, he suddenly slapped the case and shouted: "You actually learned national policy directly from later generations!"
"Ah, isn't it great!" Jia Cong said with an innocent face, "You can use it as soon as you get it, and it will benefit the people in advance."
"You!" Situ Cen pointed at him for a long time and didn't know what to say. Jia Cong blinked. Situ Cen made him feel so frustrated that he lost all strength. He sat down for a moment and asked, "Have you learned anything else from later generations?"
"Yes!" Jia Cong said, "Soldiers' military uniforms are based on those of later generations."
Situ Cen narrowed his eyes: "It must be more than that."
"There are also ways to train soldiers. **This thing is also learned from later generations. Well...it doesn't count. Things like waist badges have been around since ancient times, but ordinary people don't use them. There were no cameras in the past, but only with photos**
Makes sense.”
Situ Cen was slightly stunned: "You learn from both the West and later generations. What kind of counselor do you want? Just pick and choose."
"Hey, that's easy to say!" Jia Cong snorted, "There are so many big and small strategies in various vassal states in the East, West, and Southeast Asia. How about you pick out the useful ones? It's not easy to pick out the usable ones from such a huge amount of data.
.I helped your Uncle Jiu pick out a lot of things earlier, and I successfully tested them in Taiwan and reported to him. Did he use them? The only thing he used was to build cement roads."
Situ Cen immediately complained: "You didn't come to me back then, so I would definitely use them all."
"Pull him down!" Jia Cong snorted, "Stop playing second-guessing. In the final analysis, it is a matter of benefiting the king or the people. You don't have the spare money to give to the people." Situ Cen was silent again.
Not long after, Situ Cen said goodbye and left. After Jia Cong saw him off from Lixiangyuan, he hurried to the game room next door. Chen Ruijin was playing with Miaomiao. Miaomiao was building blocks. The little lady was playing very seriously and her head was spinning.
Without raising his head, he shouted "Hello, Daddy" and then immersed himself in the construction. Jia Cong went up to his wife and saluted him with a military salute: "Report to the Princess Regent! The mission has been successfully completed." Then he reported back what the two of them had just said.
Chen Ruijin nodded: "Acen's mother is also very controlling and will have sympathy for the couple."
Jia Cong said: "Why do you suddenly want to meddle in this business?"
Chen Ruijin took a sip of tea and said, "I arranged for the princess to have such a mother-in-law. At that time, in order to save Cheng'er, I chose this simple and inexperienced one among the daughters of Prince Yan."
Jia Cong said: "I really can't blame you. She was still young at that time. How many years have passed, our Cheng'er has already learned eighteen kinds of martial arts, but she still doesn't know how to deal with her mother-in-law. What age should she do?
It’s true, no one can be a child for the rest of their lives, and they will have to pay it back sooner or later.”
Chen Ruijin smiled unconsciously and stretched: "Anyway, this matter will leave Situ Cen with a headache."
Jia Cong also stretched himself: "Anyway, he is idle when he is idle, why not help his cousin. After all, he was born by a grandfather."
A few days later, I heard that Situ Cen had set up his car and drove to the Song family for a stroll. Jia Cong was afraid that his wife was worried about the result and ordered someone to find out. Then Mr. Song knew everything, but he had been accustomed to listening to his mother for many years and doing what he said.
There was not much resistance. Situ Cen talked with him in detail for half a day. It turned out that Mrs. Song felt that the princess did not encourage her son to make progress and was not a good wife. However, the second master of Song Dynasty only loved poetry, calligraphy and painting, and really did not like being an official.
The second master of Song Dynasty was also puzzled that the family had always been in charge of him. He was quite talented and well-known in Shilin, and he also wrote many good poems. Some people came to ask for his paintings, and he was at ease. He would be at ease for more than 20 years.
She didn't mention anything about making progress to him, so why did she suddenly want to make progress? Situ Cen relied on his status to suppress Mrs. Song's dissatisfaction with the princess and left for the time being.
He was not polite and went straight to Rongguo Mansion to ask Jia Cong to help him investigate. Jia Cong thought for a while and said: "Is the Song family poor? Although they cannot afford to support Second Master Song, the elders are eager for him to go out and do something.
Support the family.”
Situ Cen said, "I think their family's food and clothing expenses are pretty good." Jia Cong shrugged.
After a subsequent investigation, it turned out that it was indeed the case. It was Lin Daiyu's land tax trouble again. The Song family also had a lot of land and suffered heavy losses. However, there were also many shops, which could still support the household expenses of the master, so there were many fewer servants.
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There was a steward wife who was Mrs. Song's confidant. The shop that the steward ran was directly opposite Suzi Chocolate Shop. Every day I saw that the business there was booming, and I felt jealous. When I went home, I complained to my wife: "Back then.
It would be great if the second master married the Miss Su that he originally ordered. Tsk tsk, you are so fat. We can also get some chocolate recipes at home."
His wife asked: "Who is Miss Su married now?"
The steward sighed: "I'm not married yet... the princess already has two sons."
His wife immediately felt that Miss Su must still be thinking about her second master. Anyway, the brother of the princess is probably dead, and even if he is not dead, he will never be able to gain power. The wife also complained that the second master was not motivated. So she often made slanders and instigated Mrs. Song to find the princess.
No. The princess has really made little progress over the years, but she has changed from a girl who is not familiar with the world to a young woman who is not familiar with the world. Mrs. Song asked her to persuade her husband to make progress, and she also said: "The second master doesn't like that."
This made Mrs. Song so angry that she became ill. The mother-in-law took the opportunity to talk some more, which only caused Mrs. Song to force her son to divorce.
Jia Cong handed all this to Situ Cen and said with a smile: "All the masters in the world look down on their slaves and despise them for being stupid. Many slaves are really stupid. For example, this woman, who doesn't know anything about Cheng'er, just thinks of good things out of thin air."
.But these slaves have the ability to instigate their masters! What a big deal it is for a man to divorce without reason, but it came from a foolish woman's foolish imagination. It's really funny."
Although Situ Cen also thought it was funny, he couldn't laugh out loud. After a while, he said, "That's all. Thank you very much."
Jia Cong said: "I know Mr. Song's poetry and painting skills. Do you want our Zhonghua Book Company to sign a contract with him?"
Situ Cen shook his head: "It's useless. As long as he stays at home, it's just treating the symptoms but not the root cause. I'll take him back to Shu to teach, and by the way, I'll take my ignorant cousin with me."
Jia Cong nodded: "If you are not afraid of trouble, this would be better."
Situ Cen said: "He is not without talent. And... these days, it is really rare for the Situ family to have trustworthy relatives. I have to cherish this cousin-in-law. I don't know when he will be of great use."