"Ahem! I'm just asking casually. Xiaoxuan, don't get agitated! It's good that you didn't! "
In the "principal's office," Li Chengqian saw Li Zexuan bristling with anger and hurriedly waved his hand in embarrassment.
In fact, the reason why he asked this question was mainly because the sudden marriage proposal from the Grand Minister of the Jienri Dynasty, Aluo Nashun, gave him a wake-up call. At that time, he realized that someone had set their eyes on Changle. Since then, his nerves had become sensitive.
Now that he saw Li Zexuan like this, how could Li Chengqian not know that he was overthinking? Thus, he hurriedly apologized.
In fact, he didn't have any prejudice against Li Zexuan. It was just that he thought that Changle was still young. Moreover, Li Zexuan already had a family. As the apple of his father's eye, how could Changle marry Li Zexuan?
And most importantly, his sister and Li Zexuan both had the surname Li. They wouldn't marry if they had the same surname!
Not marrying if they had the same surname was a traditional marriage taboo in China. It meant that men and women with the same surname were not allowed to marry. The ethics and laws of the pre-Qin and the two Han Dynasties were against marrying if they had the same surname.
Not marrying if they had the same surname started in the early days of the Western Zhou Dynasty in China. It was a rule left behind by the Zhou people when they practiced marriage outside the clan.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, people had a better understanding that marrying if they had the same surname would cause deformity and infertility in the offspring. However, marrying if they had the same surname still happened occasionally among the aristocrats. After the Warring States Period, surnames were used. After the Han Dynasty, surnames were not distinguished. Thus, marrying if they had the same surname was not prohibited.
In the Tang Dynasty, marrying if they had the same surname followed the ancient system. The Tang Law stipulated that if they married if they had the same surname, they would be apprentices for two years. If they had the same surname and were of the same clan, they would be punished for adultery. The Ming and Qing Law stipulated that if they married if they had the same surname, they would be beaten 60 times and divorced. However, surnames in ancient times were different from those in later times. In ancient times, people with the same surname must be of the same clan. In later times, people with the same surname might not necessarily be related by blood. Therefore, this rule was deleted in the Qing Criminal Law at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
(In the Zhou system, marrying if they had the same surname, it might not be the same in the Han Dynasty. There were also cases of marrying if people with the same surname. For example, the Tong Dian recorded that Empress Lu married Lu Yun.
Therefore, after confirming that Li Zexuan really didn't have any thoughts about Changle and only treated her as his younger sister, Li Chengqian heaved a sigh of relief. If Li Zexuan was interested in Changle, things would be too troublesome. Li Chengqian didn't want his younger sister to suffer.
"You've already taken the football. If there's nothing else, hurry up and leave!"
Li Zexuan said in an indifferent tone.
He was a little angry, but he did not know why he was angry. Was it anger from being misunderstood? Or was it because the truth had been exposed?
As the crown prince of a country, he was actually expelled as an unwelcome guest. However, Li Chengqian was not angry. There was only awkwardness and relief on his face. He laughed dryly and left with the football in his arms.
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"Yamachō, Zhen La, Piao, and Fu Nan envoys request an audience!"
About an hour after Li Chengqian left, the office door was opened again. Mo Zhong walked in and bowed.
"Hmm? They came to see me? Did he say what happened? "
Li Zexuan put down the pencil in his hand and asked doubtfully.
Mo Zhong shook his head and said, "Yamachō, they didn't say. Do you want to see them or not?"
Li Zexuan frowned and thought for a moment. He nodded and said, "Let them in!"
"Yes!"
After a while, three middle-aged brown-skinned men in silk came in with three servants.
Speaking of which, after these envoys arrived in Chang 'an, they were naturally like "Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden". They felt that everything they saw was good, so they began to crazily "buy, buy, buy" mode. They naturally bought a lot of silk, satin, and exquisite porcelain, so these envoys were now all wearing silk clothes.
"Greetings, Marquis!"
After the three of them came in, they all bowed to Li Zexuan politely and then said in very stiff Chinese.
Previously, they had all seen Li Zexuan during the military training, so there was no need for introduction. They knew that the young man in the room was Li Zexuan.
Li Zexuan smiled and stretched out his hand. "You don't have to be so courteous. Please sit!"
As the saying goes, don't slap a smiling face. These envoys were very respectful, and they even learned a sentence in Chinese in order to see him. This made Li Zexuan feel very comfortable in his heart.
What was a celestial kingdom? Not only were you strong, but you also had to let the whole world learn your language. That was a celestial kingdom. Li Zexuan felt that in the future, his descendants should be able to escape the fate of learning English. He believed that with the combined efforts of himself and Yanhuang College's teachers and students, they could make Chinese the world's language!
Of course, the envoys couldn't understand Li Zexuan's words. The three interpreters immediately helped to translate. The three envoys thanked them and carefully sat on the sofa next to them.
They were all shocked when they sat down. What kind of chair was this? Why was it so soft?
The envoys had thought that they were very knowledgeable after walking around Chang 'an City in the past few days. However, after coming to Yanhuang College, which was full of high-rise buildings and glass walls, they found that their little knowledge was not enough!
Everything here was so novel and luxurious, just like the Heavenly Palace of the Divine Kingdom.
With these surprises, they were even more in awe of Li Zexuan, the founder of Yanhuang College. This young man was really mysterious and powerful! No wonder he was valued by the Tang Emperor and was conferred the title of Marquis at such a young age!
"Thank you, Marquis. We came here this time to bring some specialties for Marquis. I hope you will kindly accept them, Marquis!"
Pu Yatu, the envoy of Zhenla, handed over a brocade box and said with a smile.
"Marquis, this is a little gift from our Monarch. Please accept it!"
The other two envoys followed suit. They each took out a very beautiful box and handed it over.
Even without a translator, Li Zexuan understood what they meant. He leaned back in his chair and narrowed his eyes. He did not take the gift box.
"If you have something to say, please say it directly. I don't like to beat around the bush!"
One who was unaccountably solicitous was hiding evil intentions. After taking someone else's money, he had to do things for them. Although Li Zexuan never thought of himself as an honest and upright official, he didn't want to accept people's gifts for no reason. Besides, he didn't lack money!
"Ahem! Marquis is indeed a selfless, honest and upright person. We admire you! "
Seeing that Li Zexuan did not accept the gift, their hearts sank. Pu Yatu coughed twice and said embarrassedly.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter whether I am honest or not. Let's talk about the matter!"
The three of them looked at each other. In the end, Pu Yatu stood up and said, "Marquis, His Majesty appointed you as the Commissioner of the Department of Shipping. In the future, our countries will inevitably have to deal with Marquis often. We came here in advance to get familiar with you!"
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