General Qin

"Hahaha, I, Zhao Tuo, have a daughter!"

In the Wugong Hou Mansion, Zhao Tuo whispered excitedly, looking at the bed without blinking.

The little baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying quietly beside his wife warmed Zhao Tuo's heart.

Zhao Tuo was a man of two generations and already had his eldest son Zhao Che. He should have been cautious about the birth of his second child.

But when Zhao Che was born, Zhao Tuo was in the north and was about to command the army to launch the Northern Expedition. He didn't see it with his own eyes, so naturally he didn't feel anything.

This was the first time that he stayed at home, waiting for the birth of his own child. His mentality was completely different, not to mention that this was his favorite daughter.

From now on, I am very happy to have both children.

"Thank you for your hard work, Manman."

Zhao Tuo stepped forward, held his wife's hand, and spoke softly.

Ying Yinman's face was a little pale, showing her postpartum weakness.

Fortunately, this is her second child, and her condition is much better than that of a first-time mother. A slight smile appeared on her face: "I didn't expect you to really like your daughter."

Zhao Tuo chuckled and said: "That's natural. I have said before that if I, Zhao Tuo, have a daughter, she will be treated as the apple of my eye and I will love her very much."

"The apple of my eye?"

Ying Yinman chewed these four words with bright eyes.

Wait until the wet nurse takes away the sleeping daughter.

She rested her head on Zhao Tuo's shoulder and whispered: "When I gave birth to Cheer, you were not with me and I was very scared. This time it is much better."

Zhao Tuo imagined the scene at that time and became more and more moved. He reached out and gently touched his wife's cheek: "I will always be by your side from now on."

The two rely on each other and feel warm in their hearts.

After a while, Ying Yinman suddenly laughed.

She looked at Zhao Tuo: "It's amazing. When I was pregnant with the child last year, my sister-in-law said that if the two families were born with a son and a daughter, then it would be a match made in heaven. Maybe we could get married and marry each other to fulfill God's will. I didn't expect this to happen in the end. After birth, they really are a son and a daughter.”

Zhao Tuo's expression immediately darkened.

Crown Princess Li gave birth to a child six days ago.

boy.

It weighs eleven kilograms and five taels (Qin kilograms).

At this weight, he was considered a fat boy in the Qin Dynasty.

At that time, the news caused a stir among the officials in Xianyang and attracted countless people's attention.

The First Emperor was overjoyed and went to the prince's house to visit for a while, which showed how much he valued the child.

Even Zhao Tuo was happy about it.

Fusu had a son, which represented a more stable transition of imperial power in Qin.

It is very important for a country to have a clear successor.

But now, after hearing his wife's words, he was a little unhappy.

Seeing Zhao Tuo's ugly face, Ying Yinman wrinkled her nose and said, "Last time we talked about this matter, you were unhappy on the spot and said you didn't agree with the marriage. You didn't tell me why it didn't work specifically. See, this is truly a match made in heaven, so why not?”

The corners of Zhao Tuo's mouth twitched slightly.

why not?

Putting aside his unwillingness to have an arranged marriage, even if he really wanted to have an arranged marriage, he couldn't choose Fusu's son.

This is a close relative!

If a close relative gets married, the child may be mentally retarded or suffer from some weird genetic disease.

How could Zhao Tuo let his daughter take such a risk?

Looking at Ying Yinman's appearance, he guessed that she was a little moved by this matter.

The ancients believed that "if people of the same surname do not marry, their children will not be born together." They should have some understanding of the problems that may arise when close relatives marry and have children.

But it is limited to cousins ​​with the same surname and clan, and there is no particular emphasis on cousins.

Marriage between cousins ​​was common in ancient times.

Even two thousand years later, in some places there are still folk proverbs such as "If your aunt's daughter is there, take it easily; if your uncle's family wants it, call it across the river."

In fact, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the government was aware of the inappropriateness of cousin marriage and issued relevant laws to prohibit cousin marriage. However, in fact, such things continued to happen and almost no one abided by the law.

In later generations, some people counted the 957 couples recorded in the "Chronology of the Qing Dynasty", of which 102 were cousin marriages. It can be seen that the popularity of cousin marriages is unstoppable.

Not to mention anything else, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in a certain classic are just cousins, and they are still sought after by a lot of people.

Even if the heroine is replaced by Xue Baochai, she and Jia Baoyu are also cousins. The entire famous book talks about the marriage of close relatives, which shows how fierce the trend of cousin marriage is.

This was the case in the Qing Dynasty two thousand years later, not to mention the ancient Qin and Han Dynasties, an era when even nieces could marry their uncles.

If Fusu's son wanted to marry Zhao Tuo's daughter, that would be absolutely fine from a legal and moral perspective.

Zhao Tuo sighed.

His wife had just given birth to a baby, and he originally didn't want to say more about it, but judging from Ying Yinman's appearance, if he didn't explain it clearly, he might keep her depressed and suffer from postpartum depression. .

"In that case, let me talk to you."

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath and began to educate Ying Yinman about biogenetics.

…

The fact that the eldest princess gave birth to a second daughter was also spread among the officials in Xianyang.

This matter is related to the great minister Wugong Hou of the Great Qin Dynasty. Naturally, many people will pay special attention to it, so that they can take the opportunity to send gifts and congratulate them in order to close the relationship with Wugong Hou.

Tingwei Li Si is one of the people who pay attention.

In Li's Mansion, he clapped his thighs and said excitedly, "Okay! There is only six days between Shu'er's birth of a son and the Eldest Princess's birth of a daughter. Sixth is an auspicious number for the Qin Dynasty. Could it be that it was destiny?"

He was extremely happy to see his father.

Li Yu frowned and said: "But father, I don't think this is necessary. The prince's status is now stable. As long as nothing happens, he will ascend to the throne. My little nephew will be the new prince and will inevitably become the third emperor in the future. There is no need to decide on their marriage so early.”

Li Si glared at him and said, "What do you know? The position of the prince seems to be stable, but it does not mean that my grandson, Li Si, must have a stable position. The prince is the crown prince of the country and will ascend to the throne of God in the future. Naturally, he will have many concubines. It is inevitable to give birth to other princes."

"Although the Qin State follows the patriarchal system and implements the eldest son inheritance system, the system is a system, and everything depends on the emperor's will. Since ancient times, there have been so many countries that practice the patriarchal system, and there are still many kings who have abolished the eldest son and established the younger one. ."

"In ancient times, there were Duke Xian of Jin and Duke Huan of Qi, and recently there were King Wuling of Zhao and King Daoxiang of Zhao. So you can guarantee that when the prince ascends the throne in the future, he will not pamper other beauties, love the young sons born to them, or have the intention of abolishing the elder and establishing the younger?"

Li Yu swallowed.

What his father said makes sense.

Abandoning the elders and establishing the young, this kind of thing has happened countless times since ancient times.

For example, it was only twenty or thirty years ago that King Zhao Miaoxiang deposed his eldest son Zhao Jia and made Zhao Qian the crown prince.

It was such a recent time, so Li Si naturally remembered it clearly. Learning from the past, it was normal for him to have such worries.

Li Yu licked his lips and said, "Don't you still have a father? My father is an important minister of the Qin State. Even if the prince ascends the throne in the future, for his father's sake, I am afraid he will not dare to do such a thing."

Li Si sneered: "What happens after I die?"

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, and a chill spread all over his body.

yes.

Li Sidu was over sixty years old, the prince was only twenty-five, and the First Emperor was only in his forties.

So it is very likely that when Li Si dies, the prince has not yet ascended the throne. By then, who can protect the prince of the Li family?

Li Si looked at his son with hatred, and whispered: "Your brother has no future. Now he is engaged in cultivating immortals. He can no longer count on it. You are also a person with no ability. If the prince ascends the throne in the future, I have the idea of ​​​​deposing the eldest son and establishing the younger one. I will be gone at that time. Can you protect the prince born to me, Li?"

The corner of Li Yu's mouth twitched, and he lowered his head and said, "What my father said is that taking precautions is a mature approach. It is indeed necessary for my little nephew to marry the daughter of a martial arts lord."

Li Si nodded and said: "Yes, the Wu Gonghou has outstanding achievements. Not only is the current emperor valued, but also the prince relies heavily on him. In the future, when the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely be an important minister of the country. If you can seize this good opportunity now, let me My grandson marries his legitimate daughter, and even if I go there in the future, there will be a martial arts lord to protect the prince of my Li family, and nothing unexpected will happen."

"My grandson, Li Si, is his son-in-law of Zhao Tuo. He will definitely become the third emperor in the future, hehehe..."

Li Si laughed.

He is already old, and it seems that he cannot compete with the martial arts prince in the court.

His own son is also a useless thing.

Then settle for the next best thing and place your hopes on the third generation.

The first and second generations of my Li family are not as good as yours Zhao Tuo, so let’s look at the third generation.

The emperor's eldest grandson is half of the Li family. As long as he can successfully ascend the throne, Li Si will still be the big winner in the court.

"It's been decided. When you go to the Prince's Mansion next time to visit the child, you will talk to Shu'er about this matter again and ask her to persuade the Prince to come forward. The Prince and the eldest princess are brothers and sisters. If he talks about the marriage of his children, Things, I think the eldest princess and Marquis Wugong will not refuse."

Having said this, the corners of Li Si's mouth curled up, and his eyes were full of confidence.

"And this matter is also very beneficial to him, Marquis Wugong, and he agreed to this marriage. Not only can my grandson, Li Si, successfully become the third emperor of the Qin Dynasty, but his legitimate daughter of Marquis Wugong will also become the empress of the Qin Dynasty in the future, and his grandson will become the fourth emperor of the Qin Dynasty. It’s a win-win situation!”

Li Yu held his hands in admiration: "My father is very resourceful and I admire him very much. In two days, we can go to the Prince's Mansion to visit. At that time, I will definitely persuade Shu'er to do this important thing and finalize the marriage as soon as possible." "

"Um."

Li Si nodded, thought of something again, and sighed: "And your brother, who has been hiding in the house for several months, saying that he wants to follow the emperor to cultivate immortality, and never goes out. This is not a problem. Go and call him. Let’s go to the Prince’s Mansion together to see him, he is also his nephew.”