Chapter 928 Why Continue to Continue the Career, and Jue Conspiracy Different?
The future husband Gongsun Li chose was named Shrike.
Starting from mid-July, those women who were unwilling to marry outside were successively sent to other palaces under the arrangement of the young master to do the heavy washing work.
As for Gongsun Li and other people who made their choice, they stayed in the Shouchun Palace, while a team of bachelors matching their number were arranged to stand guard in the Shouchun Palace and were allowed to enter and exit the palace. On the surface, they were here to stand guard, but in fact,
Everyone knows their purpose.
"Marry a wife..."
From mid-July to mid-August, Marquis Wu Zhong only gave the bachelors one month to complete this matter, and there were only three requirements.
"Wash yourself clean, and when you get inside, let's see what you can do."
"No private fights allowed."
as well as.
"If you dare to use a strong person to remove your title, you will be imprisoned for the crime!"
Although for the collective, the fairest way is to draw lots. Whoever you catch is who, and they are matched by force. It's none of my business whether you live a good or bad life in the future.
But for individuals, this is undoubtedly the worst approach, and may even lead to many human tragedies.
After careful consideration, Heifu chose the seemingly more troublesome method.
If you can find a partner in one month, and both of you agree, you can submit the Yongxiang Order and get married.
When one month is up, those who are still single will be forcibly assigned. Of course, you can choose to regret it, but you will be punished...
The soldiers were gearing up. For them, this was a fair competition. Those senior officers who were still single did not participate in this big blind date. It was said that the women they could divide had higher status. Although Hu Hai's concubines were canonized, they had not yet had time to favor him.
There must be hundreds of concubines.
A group of military men marched into the Shouchun Palace. The scene was naturally similar to that of Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Fortunately, they spoke with Jingchu accents and were able to communicate with the palace attendants in the Shouchun Palace. They even felt a sense of intimacy with the palace attendants from the Chu region.
feeling.
But being cordial is cordial, and living together is another matter.
Although Gongsun Li had a lowly position and was once a toilet flusher, because of her pretty appearance, she was immediately sought after by several people, and the top one was still not replaced.
But she finally chose a gentleman named Shrike.
This gentleman was honest and kind, a little dull, but he talked a lot in front of Gongsun Li. The two met for the first time at the well. Without saying a word, the shrike snatched the bedding that Gongsun Li had beaten and washed, wrung it out for her, and worked hard again.
Courage, chattering about the situation in his family.
In the army, he first worked as a civilian, transporting "wooden cows and flowing horses". He heard the roar of giant beasts in Wuguan, witnessed flying fire meteors, and after entering the customs, he was recruited as a formal soldier and became a corps commander.
This man seemed easy to control, and what made Gongsun Li's heart even more moved was his words.
"Although I am not rich, I have only been allocated one hundred and fifty acres of land in Shanglin. But in the future, when the world is at peace, if you want to go back to your hometown for a visit, I will definitely sell my armor and take you there!"
She longed for the Chudi water town and the shadow of her hometown. Out of various considerations, she finally chose Shrike.
According to the custom of the Chu State, she wove a simple sachet without much thought and gave it to the shrike as a token, with her name on it: "Li."
This made Shrike extremely happy. He did not expect that Gongsun Li was actually literate.
When he saw Gongsun Li again and brought her a piece of cloth bought outside as a gift, the shrike was very happy:
"I am illiterate, so I cannot be an official, but my son will definitely be able to read in the future!"
In the Northern Expedition, those who were respected were not only the generals and warriors with great military exploits, but also the knowledgeable military judges and the military doctors who saved lives and healed the wounded. They were also admired and envied by everyone.
Gongsun Li had no choice but to tell him tactfully that she only knew the Chinese character Chu, but looking at Shrike's expectant eyes, she had to say...
"But I can also read some Qin characters."
At the end of the month, other people also matched up one after another, and even had secret relationships, and they had a passionate relationship.
But like Gongsun Li, I'm afraid there are only a few court ladies who really fall in love with these military men. Most of them look forward to leaving this claustrophobic palace far more than getting married themselves.
Although Marquis Wu Zhong promised to marry everyone in the square of Epang Palace, in each palace, those who are determined to get married will report to the female official in Yongxiang, and every couple in Qin will go through the process in advance.
When married couples get married, they must go through the following legal procedures:
"Register!"
On August 13th, the clerk in charge of household registration in Shanglin Xin County wrote down the names and registrations of Shrike and Gongsun Li.
When Gongsun Li whispered that her family name was "Gongsun", Shrike was a little shocked, because Gongsun Li didn't say anything, he only knew her name was "Li".
"I can actually marry a female grandson?"
"I'm just a doctor's daughter." Gongsun Li corrected.
"I can actually marry a doctor's daughter!"
After the household registration was completed, a military judge came to educate the newlyweds about the law...
Now it was Gongsun Li's turn to be surprised. Although she had been in the Qin Dynasty for more than ten years, she had been growing up in the palace. Although she had suffered some hardships and knew the warmth and coldness of human relationships, she had no idea about the laws and regulations that the people outside needed to follow.
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In the Qin Dynasty, both the old Qin people in Guanzhong and the new Qin people in Nanjun all regarded the family as the unit, the head of the family was the husband, and the wife was only a dependent. For example, if the husband committed a crime and was exiled to the border, the wife could only choose to follow her husband to the border.
Life in prison.
After marriage, all family property is owned by the husband and can be controlled independently. However, if the husband dies in battle and has no children, he can also choose his wife as the heir of the property.
If and only if the husband is guilty and the wife reports first, the wife's dowry and other property will not be confiscated. If the husband is guilty and the wife does not report first, the wife will also be detained.
The Qin Law protects the wife from serious personal infringement by her husband. If the wife is fierce and the husband hits her too hard, tears her ears, or breaks her limbs, etc., and the wife reports, the husband will be forced to shave his sideburns and beard.
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He also emphasized that husband and wife should be loyal to each other. If a husband wants to take a concubine, he must obtain the consent of his wife. If a woman runs away privately and marries with someone else, she will be sentenced to hard labor in repairing the city wall. Similarly, if the husband commits adultery in someone else's house, the wife can sue her husband for it.
He was sent to jail for the crime of "taking time off". This was promulgated by Qin Shihuang to prohibit adultery. The old man originally wanted to make it so that "the adulterer can be killed on the spot without guilt".
There is one last item.
"If you abandon your wife without writing, you will be punished by two armors."
If a man chooses to divorce his wife but fails to register with the government, he shall be fined two ounces.
Erjia is more than a thousand dollars, which is enough to make a family that is not wealthy become completely impoverished.
Of course, women do not have the right to initiate divorce.
After listening to the popularization of the "marriage law" written by the junior official, Gongsun Li had mixed feelings. She remembered that before she was ten years old, at the wedding banquet of the Chu nobles, she had only seen the great witch blessing the newlyweds, but not the one who said a bunch of unfavorable words first.
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She was a little unable to accept it and asked the shrike in a low voice: "When people in Qin get married, do they always talk ugly things before they get married?"
Shrike was used to it: "It's also because we're afraid that we don't know and will offend, so that's why."
Although the two speak the same language, their lifestyles are completely different.
This is also the reason why a certain black man in Nanjun no longer regards himself as a Chu person...
Although they had just gotten married, the shrike was already obedient to his future wife's words. After coming out, he whispered:
"That's what I say, but from now on I will keep all my money in your hands, and I will never beat or scold me, nor will I take concubines. After all, Marquis Wu Zhong didn't take any concubines. If I break the law, I will tell you first, and you can report me.
To avoid guilt."
Gongsun Li smiled and agreed to let him touch her little hand.
The calluses on their hands touched together and then separated again.
They are all people who have lived a hard life.
Gongsun Li only felt a little pain in the palms of her hands. The chariot came in front of Qin, her hands were white, tender and smooth.
The shrike stretched out his hand again, held her hand tightly, and breathed a little rough:
"I will love you from now on, and I will do the dirty work."
Her eyes were a little warm, and she was actually a little moved.
"Maybe I really chose this person right?"
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In mid-August, when the palace ladies left the palace, they put on their best clothes, and the soldiers also tidied up extra cleanly.
Marquis Wu Zhong was very generous and prepared transportation for them, either in cars or on mules and horses. They were all wrapped in cloth and led by their chosen husbands, and set out from their respective palaces to Epang, Weinan.
Gongsun Li refused to take the carriage, which would remind her of her experience as a prisoner when she and a group of Chu women were stuffed into a carriage and taken from Chu to Xianyang.
Moreover, this is the first time Gongsun Li has stepped out of Shouchun Palace in fifteen years, and she wants to experience it well.
The moment she left the palace, she felt tears welling up in her eyes. The seemingly smooth road in front of her was stumbling, and she couldn't help but think of the joke she heard when she was a child: Handan learning to walk.
"Have I become like Shouling Yuzi, unable to even walk?"
On both sides of the street were scenes that were very different from those in the palace. The smell of fireworks from Xianyang City had been introduced to Shouchun Palace, but she had never seen it.
Now that I can finally see it, I feel it is strange yet familiar. The Xianyang people watching the excitement on the side of the road pointed at the large number of married palace maids, which broke their understanding.
Of course, there were also the old and the young who were lamenting on the roadside and secretly cursing the gangsters for messing up the palace.
"The dignity of the royal family has been wiped out, and the state of Qin will be ruined!"
But looking around, there are ordinary people watching and marveling at the excitement. They can only look at the sky and sigh:
"Oh my God, the First Emperor, please kill this traitor!"
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Although her feet were sore, Gongsun Li finally got on Bo Laura's chariot. The Wei Bridge, as magnificent as a rainbow, made her look sideways. Shanglin, which was being reclaimed, was very attractive. It would be her home in the future.
However, the magnificent Epang Palace and its towering high walls put them off...
The people in the palace all have a fear of being imprisoned again.
It was not until they entered the square under the Epang Palace that they realized how many women of childbearing age were imprisoned in the entire huge Qin Palace.
There are five steps to the first floor and ten steps to the pavilion. There are densely packed buildings below, all of which are crowded with people. The huge square was originally intended to be used by Emperor Qin Shihuang to welcome the Queen Mother of the West, and he asked tens of thousands of prisoners to collect fine stones to pave it.
, standing on it now is a group of rough soldiers and humble palace servants.
Those ten thousand pairs walked on the dirt all the way, marching majestically from Nanjun into Xianyang, stepping on the smooth square stone slabs.
The ten thousand pairs of hands that wash the concubines and the emperor's toilets all day long are carefully stroking the magnificent pillars and corridors of Afang Palace.
"The concubines under the Yeting Order, not counting the concubines of the First Emperor who were martyred, Hu Hai alone had two thousand beauties."
"The total number of palace people under the jurisdiction of Yongxiang Order is 18,000! About 10,000 palace maids chose to get married to 10,000 single soldiers of the Northern Expedition."
Not everyone was in love with each other. Some military men held the little hands of their newlywed wives, but glanced at other women next to them. The people in the palace were also thoughtful, and there were countless people who were unhappy.
This is not a fair choice.
But this is the limit of what Heifu can do in this era.
As the officiant and witness, Hei Fu wore a grand dress and stood on the Henglang Bridge watching this scene.
"You can't feel at ease without a wife, and you can't put down roots without children." In addition to fulfilling the big pie that was drawn before, this is the reason why the black husband has to marry a good man. After the war is over, there must be soldiers from the Northern Expedition who can stay in Guanzhong and be able to tie them down.
Apart from land, there is nothing more important to them than marriage. By the way, they also solved a lot of problems left by the palace people.
Although he was prepared, the sight of thousands of people gathered in front of him still moved Heifu.
Heifu suddenly looked to the east in the direction of Lishan Mountain and said:
"What would the First Emperor think if he saw this scene?"
Standing next to Hei Fu, Zhang Cang, who was always known for his lechery, did not use power for personal gain this time. He was greedy for a palace man and said with a smile:
"You want the First Emperor to see it."
"Still don't want to?"
Hei Fu touched his face, but was stopped and corrected by Shusun Tong, who was in charge of etiquette, so he had to sit upright and said:
"I think, I hope he can point at the tip of his nose and scold me."
"Calling you a traitor and a traitor?" Zhang Cang tilted his head and looked at Hei Fu's face.
"No."
Hei Fu laughed and said, "You are scolding me for saying, 'Your dog is more courageous than me'!"
Zhang Cang was dumbfounded, and after a while he sighed and said: "I compiled the previous clues and succeeded in the exam."
"How can we continue what we started and make different plans?"
After reading these two lines of poetry that were completely incomprehensible, he bowed to Hei Fu and said: "Wu Zhonghou, you are the successor of Qin Shi Huang, and your courage and courage are no less than his."
"But you will never be the second Qin Shihuang!"
"I hope so."
Hei Fu nodded: "I want to carry on the past and open up the future, but crossing the river by feeling the stones is not easy. Now I just ask that I don't end up imitating others and ending in disgrace."
Seeing that the time was up, Heifu raised his hand.
"Ring the bell!"
"Let's start this wedding party!"
The square was filled with small cases, two pottery cups filled with wine, and ten thousand couples sitting on straw mats. Because it was a little crowded, Gongsun Li had to sit closely with her husband, Shrike, and listen to the Hong Zhong.
, looking at Wu Zhonghou on the Director Gao Bridge, the man who dominated their destiny, she suddenly asked:
"Good...man, have you ever met Marquis Wu Zhong!"
"Of course I've seen it!"
Shrike was full of pride: "After breaking Wuguan, Marquis Wu Zhong came to express condolences to us, passed by our team, and patted me on the shoulder!"
He covered his left shoulder, as if there was still warmth on it, and felt extremely proud.
"Is it?"
Gongsun Li shook her head: "I have been in the Qin Palace for more than ten years, and I have only heard the sound of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's car driving by."
"But I haven't even seen a corner of his clothes!"