"Is there such a good thing?"
"Of course I have no objection!"
Hearing Han Yin explain his intention, Yuan Yao was immediately overjoyed.
At this time, Liu Yao brought hot tea, and Yuan Yao looked at her beautiful figure and had another idea.
"Since you are giving me concubines, taking one is acceptable, taking two is also acceptable..."
Han Yin glanced at Liu Yao's back and understood instantly.
"Haha, I understand what the prince means."
"Fortunately, it's just a matter of marrying a concubine. It's just a matter of issuing an engagement letter, so it's not troublesome!"
"No, I need to place two more letters of appointment!"
Yuan Yao raised two fingers.
"I want to marry Feng Fangnv!"
Han Yin suddenly realized: "Could it be that the woman I saw in Yuzhang is the daughter of Feng Fang, the right colonel of the former assistant army?"
Yuan Yao nodded, naturally he would not forget Feng Fangnu.
Han Yin cast a look of surprise and envy: "I heard earlier that Feng Fang's daughter is beautiful and beautiful, but Feng Fang never lets her daughter go out, so I just heard about it."
"I didn't expect that this girl would have been acquired by the prince a long time ago. The prince is really discerning!"
"However, it is still a bit difficult to get started with three concubines at the same time."
Han Yin suddenly hesitated.
Yuan Yao frowned: "What's the difficulty?"
Han Yin straightened his expression: "The emperor takes twelve daughters, like the twelve months, three wives and nine concubines. The princes take nine daughters, like the nine states, one wife and eight concubines. The ministers have one wife and two concubines; the scholars have one wife and one concubine. "Common people have one husband and one wife; this is the etiquette system."
"The prince does not have a title at the moment. The most he can do is marry and take concubines according to the standards of a high official, that is, one wife and two concubines. If there are more, there may be criticism!"
Yuan Yao smiled and said: "You are quite knowledgeable in this area!"
However, I advise you to study less on these things and be careful not to die doing them!
Yuan Yao secretly cursed.
"I want to marry three women anyway. Since I can have one wife and two concubines, wouldn't it be enough to make one of them my wife and the remaining two my concubines?"
"Absolutely not!"
Han Yin quickly waved his hand and said, "The first wife is the wife of the first wife, how can this be a child's play?"
"Even if you are willing, Your Majesty, the Lord will never agree!"
After Han Yin's further explanation, Yuan Yao had a deeper understanding of the "official wives" of the Han Dynasty.
The first wife is also called the first wife, the first wife, the first wife, the married wife, etc.
Yuan Yao had previously only regarded his first wife as a status symbol, used to differentiate between his concubines and concubines. If he was unhappy, he could change his wife to his first wife, or make his favorite concubine his first wife.
But in fact, Yuan Yao's understanding is not only one-sided, but also completely wrong.
For any man, including the emperor, only the first wife he marries will be called his official wife!
Even if a man later marries a second wife due to illness, divorce, etc., he can only be called a "second wife" or a "step wife", but can never be called a "main wife"!
This is why the first wife is also called the first wife and the first wife.
The children born to the legitimate wife are legitimate sons and daughters, regardless of their age, and have priority in inheritance rights; and the first wife can only be divorced if she commits the "seven estrangements", but she cannot be divorced if she meets the "three no estrangements" condition. Being abandoned by the man.
Concubines, on the other hand, did not have such rights. The children they gave birth to were concubines, and their inheritance rights were not to mention, and they might be abandoned at any time.
The reason why Yuan Yao has a noble status is precisely because he was born to Yuan Shu's first wife. Even if Yuan Shu establishes another wife in the future, it can only be his second wife. As long as Yuan Yao, the legitimate son, is still alive, the stepchildren will always be concubines.
Yuan Yao said helplessly: "In this case, I can't just marry a wife?"
Han Yin nodded and said: "Of course!"
Yuan Yao: "Then I will marry three of them as concubines first."
After much deliberation, I can only do this temporarily.
Although Feng Fang's daughter was his oldest, and her family background was barely enough to be a head wife, she was a silly white girl with a weak personality and no independent opinions, so she was not suitable for being a head wife.
Although Liu Yao is sweet but not stupid, she has a soft yet strong personality and a certain opinion, and her figure is the best among the best, commonly known as a big-breasted lolita. But she was just a concubine of the clan, not a direct descendant. She was not worthy of a legitimate eldest son like Yuan Yao. Nor is she a suitable candidate for a head wife.
Finally there is the bridge. Although Yuan Yao knew that she was beautiful and beautiful, otherwise she would not have been accepted by Sun Ce, but because of the family background difference, and secondly, he had never seen anyone from Daqiao, so he would not marry her as his wife without knowing her at all. Reality.
Han Yin was startled: "Marrying three concubines at the same time is likely to arouse criticism from the world and is not good for your reputation!"
"Don't you just say that I am dissolute and a womanizer?"
Yuan Yao said nonchalantly: "Do I still care about that reputation?"
Han Yin was stunned.
In the eyes of the common people, the man in front of him has long been an image of a arrogant, extravagant, drunkard and womanizer.
There is no such thing as reputation, so you really don’t need to care about it.
But in the eyes of wealthy nobles, lustful things are nothing at all.
As long as you have the ability, lust is not a shortcoming, but will be considered by young scholars as a unique and charming person. As long as you can bring benefits to those aristocratic families, they will use your romance as a good opportunity to join the ranks.
"I understand!"
The next day, after reporting to Yuan Shu, Han Yin took the letter of appointment and went to Huaibei Bridge.
Now Yuan Yao was not in a hurry to return to Yuzhang, so he appointed Chen Jiao, Liang Xi and others, and sent these civil servants to return to the three counties of Jiangxi to take up their posts.
At the same time, Zhou Yu welcomed a guest at his residence in Shouchun.
The doorman reported that Sun Ce had sent someone from Jiangdong to deliver a message to him, so Zhou Yu let the person in.
When Zhou Yu saw the appearance of the visitor clearly, he was immediately surprised: "General Xu Kun, why are you here to deliver the message?"
Xu Kun winked and said loudly, "Young master, you must have mistaken me. My surname is Cai. I am a businessman from Wu County. I came to Zhou to sell salt and rice. I wonder who in the house is in charge?"
Zhou Yu understood immediately and greeted with a smile: "My uncle is not here, so I am in charge of all business matters in the clan."
"Brother Cai, please come in!"
The two of them walked into the inner room one after the other.
Zhou Yu asked the servants to go out and closed the door again.
He turned around and asked: "General Cai...Xu Kun, if you are not arranging the army in Jiangdong, why are you here in Shouchun?"
"But something happened in Jiangdong?"
Xu Kun replied: "There is indeed something unexpected, but it is not Jiangdong, but Fuling."
"Fuling?"
Zhou Yu twisted his eyebrows and said with some uncertainty: "But is there something wrong with Brother Bofu's mother and brother?"
Xu Kun nodded: "A few days ago, General Sun sent Chen Bao to Fuling to pick up his wife and his disciples back to Jiangdong. However, after arriving in Fuling, Chen Bao and more than 40 soldiers were unexpectedly killed by Han Yin."
"Mrs. Wu and her disciples were also kidnapped by Han Yin and taken to Shouchun. It is not known where they are being held."
Zhou Yu was shocked: "How could I not know this?"
Xu Kun sighed: "Before Chen Bao landed, he left a dozen soldiers to guard the ship. These people couldn't wait for Chen Bao, so they went to Fuling to inquire. Only then did General Sun learn about it."
"However, this matter has spread quickly. Gongjin, you will find out if you send someone to inquire about it."
Zhou Yu's eyes shone with a strange light, and he murmured: "Han Yin? He is Yuan Shu's confidant, and Mrs. Wu is in Shouchun now..."
"General Xu, what do you need from me?"
Xu Kun took a deep breath: "I'm just standing in front of you. Mr. Heng and Mr. Zigang will be here in a few days."
"Lu Fan and Zhang Hong will also come?"
Zhou Yu frowned even more tightly, fully realizing the urgency of the matter.
Xu Kun nodded: "We have to make further inquiries to find out the specific situation, and we need the cooperation of the Lujiang Zhou family!"
Zhou Yu waved his hand: "This is natural. I will try my best to use the power of the clan to help you without alerting my uncle."
"The Prime Minister of Fuling has an old relationship with my Zhou family. If you want to inquire about the situation, I can write a letter and ask him to assist in the investigation."
Xu Kun looked troubled: "Gong Jin, the Prime Minister of Fuling was also killed by Han Yin. He was accused of corruption, dereliction of duty and conspiracy to commit rebellion."
Zhou Yu's expression changed again and again: "My uncle never told me about such a big thing..."
Xu Kun shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not that Uncle Ling didn't tell, it's that he didn't know about it either."
Zhou Yu said with a gloomy face: "It seems that this matter has something to do with Yuan Shu."
Xu Kun took a deep breath: "Gong Jin, let's talk to you."
"The best thing that can happen this time is that we exchange soldiers, horses, money and food for our wife and sons."
"In the worst-case scenario, we may have to resort to force."
"Those people following the car outside the door are all experts I brought from Jiangdong; the car is not all filled with rice and salt, there are hundreds of crossbows and armor!"
"Gong Jin needs to think carefully before making a decision. If he is not careful, the entire Lujiang Zhou family will be affected!"
Zhou Yu sneered on his handsome face: "What are the considerations for this?"
"I also have hundreds of strong bows and crossbows, and dozens of pairs of armor, and even my uncle doesn't know about it!"
"It depends on whether Brother Xu Kun brings enough people!"
Xu Kun was overjoyed: "General Sun indeed saw the right person. Before leaving, General Sun said that no matter what the situation is, you, Zhou Gongjin, will definitely do his best!"
Zhou Yu smiled lightly: "Brother Bo Fu and I are close friends. If it weren't for our family background, I, Zhou Gongjin, would have conquered Jiangdong with Brother Bo Fu."
Xu Kun: "With Gong Jin's words, I feel relieved!"
"The most important thing right now is to find out where my wife and the disciples are now, and to find out the truth about the murder of Chen Bao and Fuling Xiang..."
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At the same time, Yuan Yao was thinking of ways to receive the soldiers, horses and food sent by Sun Ce.
Due to the construction of Banzhou City Fortress, most of Zheng Bao's naval vessels were used to transport civilians and wood and stone materials.
After receiving Yuan Yao's urgent order, Zheng Bao mobilized as many ships as possible. But no matter how many were deployed, it was far from enough to carry 8,000 soldiers and 100,000 grains.
The migration of the Xu family to the south intensified the demand for shipping capacity.
The Xu clan, plus the dependent farmers, has a population of more than 3,000.
Not only did these people come, they also brought all the family property they could take with them.
Rusty hoes, lame cattle, whatever they could carry, good or bad, were brought along.
Yuan Yao couldn't place them in Huainan.
Since Xu Chu has promised to ensure that his family will have enough food and clothing in the future, it must be done!
If they are left in Huainan, what awaits them will be endless wars and even drought and famine next year!
So it is best to move them to the three counties of Jiangxi.
But even though Yuan Yao sent Zhang Kai with orders to collect all the ships of all sizes at Liyang Ferry, plus the ships brought by Zheng Bao, it was not enough.
After all kinds of tangles, Yuan Yao decided to take a risk!
That is, instead of transporting the 8,000 soldiers and 100,000 hu of grain and grass upstream to the three counties of Jiangxi, they should be sent to the nearby Shicheng of Danyang County, under the supervision of his uncle, the new Danyang prefect Yuan Yin.
After several trips back and forth to transport soldiers, horses, grain and grass across the river, the ships were loaded with more than 3,000 members of the Xu family and returned to Chaisang, where they were handed over to Liling County Magistrate Zheng Hun to allocate wasteland for resettlement.
Therefore, Lu Fan and Zhang Hong, who had just transported the soldiers, horses, grain and grass from Niuzhutan to Liyang, watched helplessly as Zhang Kai waved his hand and transported the soldiers, horses, grain and grass from Liyang back to Niuzhutan.
Because there were not enough ships, Zhang Kai still used Yuan Yao's holiday to temporarily requisition Jiangdong's ships.
The same food and the same people were transported here and there again.
This made Lu Fan and Zhang Hong angry. They went to Zhang Kai and asked if Yuan Shu was playing tricks on them.
If you want to give these soldiers, horses, money and food to Yuan Yin, why didn't you tell him earlier!
Why do we have to mobilize so many ships from various ports! Why did we hire thousands of people to help unload the ship?
How about playing?
What's going on?
Zhang Kai didn't explain at all, he just said that he followed Yuan Shu's order and should go to Yuan Shu if he had any problem.
When Lu Fan and Zhang Hong saw the holiday given by the emperor in Zhang Kai's hand, they did not doubt that he was there, so they rushed straight to Shouchun with a group of people to ask Yuan Shu for details!
Scholars can be killed but not humiliated!
Naturally, Yuan Yao did not transport the soldiers, horses, money and food back to Jiangdong to return them to Sun Ce.
He planned to use this ready-made army to subdue Taishi Ci who was stationed in Jing County, and to deal with the Danyang thief Shuai Zulang!
While Sun Ce is still looking at Wang Lang of Kuaiji County, this is the best opportunity to march into Danyang County and embed a nail in the three counties of Jiangdong!
Of course, the existence of Tai Shici was also a major reason why Yuan Yao decided to take the risk.
In history, Sun Ce did not free up his hands to attack the southwest of Danyang until the third year of Jian'an, two years later, and conquered Taishi Ci and Zulang. It's not like in the novel, after defeating Liu Yao, he went to Jing County to conquer Tai Shi Ci in one go.
First of all, there are steep mountains in the southwest of Danyang, and there are many tribes in the mountains and the folk customs are fierce. In addition to Taishi Ci's remnants of Liu Yao's tribe, there are also dozens of local armed forces, large and small, such as Zulang and Jiao Ji, making it difficult to decide in one battle. And even if it is pacified, elite soldiers and generals will still need to be left to suppress it. It is better to attack Kuaiji County first, which is richer and easier to enterprising.
Secondly, in order to restrict Sun Ce, Yuan Shu recalled Zhou Shang, the governor of Danyang who was close to Sun Ce, to Shouchun in advance, and reassigned his younger brother Yuan Yin to take over the post of governor of Danyang. Therefore, Danyang County was nominally directly under Yuan Shu at this time, and Sun Ce no longer had the right to send troops. Therefore, Sun Ce could only wait and wait until Yuan Shu became emperor and severed relations with Yuan Shu before sending troops to expel Yuan Yin.
And Yuan Yao relied on his advantage of knowing the history well to seize control of Danyang County when Sun Ce was unable to take care of it.
However, what Yuan Yao didn't expect was that before he was ready to set off, things took a sudden turn!
