Indeed, these guys were powerful. Sometimes, not only would they not listen to the imperial edict, they would even refute it. However, this was only a small minority. Even if it was a small minority, it still made him feel ashamed. Think about it, a behemoth comparable to the royal family was entrenched in the Tang Dynasty. Any emperor would toss and turn restlessly, let alone him, Li Shimin.
How could an emperor allow such a thing to happen?
However, he really had no good ideas now.
He could only talk with Feng Zi. At this time, Feng Zi spoke again: "However, with the marriage restriction order, it is equivalent to having a shackle that can trap the five surnames and seven hopes. Those with status will naturally not be moved, but those at the bottom will definitely not be able to hold it in, especially those women. Their lifelong dream is to marry a good husband. Once this marriage restriction order is issued, those women will definitely speak out, and those with status will suppress those women. As time goes by, the two will have conflicts. In this way, the marriage between the five surnames and seven hopes will be eased, but …"
"But what?"
Li Shimin hurriedly said. He just understood that this kid was stuck, which made him very unhappy.
"However, this method will take a long time to be effective."
Zhang Feng smoked his cigarette and narrowed his eyes: "And it also needs someone to cooperate."
Li Shimin frowned: "Who do you need to cooperate with?"
Zhang Feng glanced at everyone and said solemnly: "If you want the cooperation of other clans, as long as it is a famous clan, it will be fine. When the women of the five surnames and seven hopes reach the age of twelve to fourteen, let the young masters of the clans come to propose marriage."
"This …"
Li Shimin glanced at Li Yuan, then looked at Zhang Feng, revealing a difficult expression: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. How can those young masters of the clans be so obedient?"
"It's not difficult."
Zhang Feng took a deep breath and said slowly: "Think about it, in that clan, the people are not proud of marrying women of the five surnames and seven hopes. As long as you encourage them, those guys will definitely be more active than the other."
Li Shimin nodded slightly. He knew that what Feng Zi said was right. Indeed, many clans were proud of marrying women of the five surnames and seven hopes. There were even many court officials who wanted to go, including some relatives of the emperor.
But even if you want to marry her, does she have to marry you?
The people of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs were all arrogant people. Even if there was a marriage restriction order, it might not be able to stop them from getting married.
Li Shimin was very clear about this point. He said, "What you said is not wrong, but how can a woman of unknown surnames marry? Even if they wanted to marry, would the elders in the clan agree? "
He originally thought that this would make Feng Zi give up on this idea, but unexpectedly, he just smiled: "I know all this, but think about it, what if the marriage restriction order is only half?"
Limit of half
Li Shimin was stunned.
Could it be that Feng Zi meant to restrict half of the people with the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes and leave the other half unrestricted?
Would this be effective?
He was a little puzzled and asked: "You mean to restrict half of the people and leave the other half unrestricted?"
Zhang Feng nodded and exhaled a mouthful of smoke, then slowly said: "The Five Surnames and Seven Hopes are a total of seven distinguished clans. As long as four of the five distinguished clans are restricted from marriage and the other three are not restricted, then the women of these three distinguished clans will be digested internally. Over time, the blood relationship will become closer and closer …"
Li Shimin frowned. He was a little puzzled. Wasn't it a good thing that the blood relationship was getting closer and closer? The bloodline in the clan would also become purer and purer. Why did it seem like it was a bad thing in Feng Zi's words? He interrupted in confusion: "Feng Zi, isn't it a good thing that your blood relationship is getting closer and closer to the clan? Haven't they always hoped for this? Why do you look so happy? "
Everyone also nodded, because in their opinion, it was a good thing to marry close relatives, especially between cousins. This was simply a match made in heaven.
In particular, some big clans, such as the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, thought that their bloodline was noble, so they constantly adopted the method of marrying close relatives to ensure the purity of their bloodline. Moreover, they believed that if they married other women, it would tarnish their bloodline, so they could only marry close relatives to avoid the confusion of their bloodline.
In addition, men in the Tang Dynasty generally had three wives and four concubines. A man would have many concubines, and the women born by these concubines were all daughters of concubines, but they would be placed under the name of the master's wife. The most favorite was to marry their own cousin. On the surface, they were called cousins, but in fact, they might not have any blood relationship at all. It was just because they were placed under the name of the master's wife, and the master's wife was their aunt, so the women born by these concubines had to be called cousins.
The third point was the point of strengthening the relationship. They all believed that in the third generation, the relationship would gradually drift apart, and only through marriage could this layer of interest be locked again. Most importantly, they did not know the harm of marrying close relatives. Even if there were some deformities, they would often blame it on the women, saying that these women were indecent or were cursed.
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