Chapter 1962: The Tang court: more wolves and less meat
From the moment Elizabeth accepted the canonization, the marriage between the Tang Dynasty and Spain was actually completed, and all terms and conditions had been implemented. Elizabeth's subsequent journey to the Tang Dynasty was already as Zhaoyi of the Holy Emperor.
In the Tang Dynasty, the same was true after entering the palace.
It has been more than half a month since she arrived in Datang, and she has been in the palace for ten days, but she still has not been able to see the Holy Emperor.
This situation was different from what Elizabeth had expected.
Far from the same.
She also knew why, that is, the Holy Emperor had many women, many, many.
This is also the difference between the Tang royal family and the European royal family.
Although everyone adopts a monogamous system, the marriage law of the Tang Dynasty is a monogamous system. For example, the title inheritance law strictly stipulates that only sons born to the wife can be born, and this son must be born with witnesses.
Only the legitimate son can have the right to inherit the title by being registered in the register to avoid situations such as the civet cat changing the prince.
Illegitimate children, whether they are sons born to women in the name of concubines or other names, do not have the right to inherit the title. The title inheritance law of the Tang Dynasty does not recognize the inheritance rights of any non-legitimate sons. If the noble has no legitimate son, then after his death, he will inherit the title.
The title will be inherited by heirs within three generations. If there is no heir within three generations, the title will be reduced directly.
This sounds very cold, but this is the law of title succession.
The inheritance of property is quite loose. Except for properties bound to the title, such as fiefs, houses, etc., which are inherited together with the title, other property inheritance is given priority by the officially recognized will.
But in order to emphasize and maintain the eldest son's inheritance system.
No matter what the circumstances, the eldest son will inherit at least 30% of the property unconditionally. Regardless of whether you are willing or not, you must leave 30% of the property to your eldest son, otherwise the official will not recognize the legitimacy of your will.
Well, unless you appeal, sue your eldest son, and legally completely sever the relationship between father and son.
But it is not easy to successfully sue. Unless the other party is really a traitor, there is basically no hope.
The heir apparent succession system was the foundation of the imperial succession of the Tang Empire and an important guarantee for the succession of noble titles. Its authority and legitimacy must be maintained at all times.
From the marriage law to the inheritance law, it is generally a combination of Chinese tradition and the new laws of the contemporary Tang Dynasty. It is different from the past, and it is also different from that in Europe. At least, in the Tang Dynasty, there is absolutely no possibility of female inheritance.
Matters of title.
Even property inheritance is impossible unless you make a will in advance and give your daughter part of the property.
If there is no will and the property is divided purely in accordance with the law, the court will most likely award most of the assets to the eldest son, as long as the eldest son has no serious problems, such as being unfilial.
The other legitimate children will have a small portion of the property. If they are minors, the court will order the eldest son to pay additional living expenses on a monthly basis.
As for a legitimate daughter, being married basically has nothing to do with inheritance.
If they are unmarried or underage, the court will award them part of the living expenses, but it will definitely order the eldest son to give his older sister a certain amount of living expenses every month.
The keynote of the Tang Court's judgment on this matter is that when the eldest son inherits the family business, he also inherits the responsibilities.
While the eldest son inherits most of the property, he also needs to bear the responsibility of raising minor brothers and sisters and the elderly in the family.
Well, this is mandatory by law.
The term "elder brother is like father" was not just spoken in the Tang Dynasty, but was clearly written into legal provisions.
However, all of this has nothing to do with concubines, adopted sons, etc. Even if the legitimate son dies, the court will award these properties to relatives, not to the concubine.
This was the Tang Dynasty's effort to reverse the society's tendency to have wives and concubines in groups.
Concubines, common wives, etc. of any nature are not recognized, and the inheritance rights of concubines and illegitimate children are also not recognized.
But all this was completely changed in the Tang Dynasty royal family!
Because the legal wives of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty were not only the empress, but the empress was only the one with the highest political status. The emperor's other concubines were also the emperor's legal wives.
The princes born to them all have the right to inherit the throne.
This is to ensure the smooth succession of the throne.
After all, the problem of a queen being unable to give birth to a son has happened countless times in the long history. Naturally, Li Xuan would not be so stupid as to deprive other concubines of their right to inherit the throne.
This also means that if the Holy Emperor has many women, he will also have many children.
Otherwise, how could Li Xuan be able to seal his sons all over the world? Even if he had so many overseas territories, he would still have so many sons.
In order to gain a global seal, especially to have an heir from the Principality of Chile, the Holy Emperor did not keep Elizabeth waiting for too long. Half a month after Elizabeth entered the palace, he summoned her to sleep with her.
If it were twenty or thirty years ago, the Holy Emperor Li Xuan would definitely be very interested in an exotic princess like Elizabeth, a blond pony with bulging front and back.
But after experiencing similar things too many times, Li Xuan seemed to feel that he had almost become a sage. Although his body was still impulsive, his heart was calm.
I definitely like it, but the expiration date of this like is a bit short!
But for Elizabeth, the Holy Emperor Li Xuan still gave her enough respect and rested in her West Wind Tower for many days in a row. The purpose was naturally very clear.
The Principality of Chile needs an heir!
Elizabeth, you might say she has been unhappy these past few days. In fact, she is not happy. There are so many women in the harem, but the Holy Emperor spends the night with her every day. She naturally knows how rare it is.
But if you want to say that she lived a happy life, this doesn't count.
This is not to say that the age difference between her and Sheng Tianzi is a bit big. For a man like Sheng Tian who has absolute power in the world, age is no obstacle.
What's more important is the marriage itself.
After all, she is just a sixteen-year-old girl. Even though she is from a royal family, she has been exposed to politics since she was a child and is accustomed to marriages. But when it is her turn, you can't say how comfortable she feels.
But no matter what she thought in her heart, she still tried her best to keep the Holy Emperor during this period of time.
She knew very well that countless women in the harem were waiting for the Holy Emperor, and once the Holy Emperor left, there was no telling when he would come next. Because there would be countless women trying all kinds of ways to pester the Holy Emperor.
Son of Heaven.
God knows when the Holy Emperor will think of her Elizabeth next.
Because in the Tang court, the concubines were all wolves, and the Holy Emperor was the prey.
There is only one prey, but there are hundreds of wolves at any time...