At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Guo Peng took advantage of the victory to pursue.

"Is this... is there really a problem?"

"If there is no problem, why did the ancients make such a regulation? Why is it not allowed to marry within the family, or even within the clan, but must marry with different surnames? It must be that the ancients thought that it is best to be close to each other a long time ago, and there was a commotion There was a lot of chaos, many people died, and the consequences were very tragic, so there is such a regulation."

Guo Peng sighed: "Do you think I don't understand the principle of kissing and kissing? But why should I do this? Haven't you noticed? Which of our children's children has died so far?"

Cao Lan thought about it carefully, and it was true.

Every family's children die so young, but Guo's children...

"Is that true? No, isn't the rule that people with the same surname but different clans can marry? Chengzhi's surname is Guo, and Zixiu's daughter's surname is Cao. Is there a problem?"

Cao Lan immediately thought of the key point.

Guo Peng looked like you were too young.

"Zuo Chuan said that if a man and a woman have the same surname, they will not be born in the same family. Alan, think about it. In ancient times, men and women with the same surname meant they were of the same race. They were related by blood. When they married each other, something happened and they were banned. But is it because of the same surname? No, it's because of the blood connection.

People with the same surname have the same blood, this is the reason for not marrying, not the same surname and different race, the surname is just an excuse, in fact, it is because of the same blood, the blood is too close, so there is the saying that the same surname is not married, in essence, Those who are related by blood are not suitable for marriage! "

"This... seems to make sense."

The more Cao Lan thought about it, the more she felt that what Guo Peng said made sense, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was right.

If there is no problem, and everyone has kissed each other, how can there be such a rule of not marrying with the same surname?

So she fell into a strong shake.

Of course, Guo Peng didn't lie to her. This truth is true and has scientific basis.

It's just that their identities are different. For Cao Lan, Guo Peng didn't want to be tough, so he chose to reason.

Furthermore, such a rule was indeed bought at the price of life by the predecessors.

In the pre-Qin period, Chinese people had different surnames, and those with the same surname were often of the same clan and were of similar blood. Before the Western Zhou Dynasty, marriages were often within the same clan, that is, the so-called kinship plus kinship.

As a result, at the end of the Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty, the problem of deformed or infertile offspring caused by intermarriage between men and women of the same surname could no longer be ignored, and people finally realized the harm of doing so.

After paying a heavy price, the ancients finally reached a consensus on the non-marriage of the same surname through a large number of empirical facts, and China began to prevail in extramarital marriage from the early Western Zhou Dynasty.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, surnames have merged, and there is no longer a distinction between surnames and surnames. This rule has also changed from non-marriage with the same surname to marriage with the same surname and different races.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that people paid attention to retro, and began to pay attention to the strict non-marriage of the same surname. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this rule gradually disappeared.

But the root of this rule is not the surname, but the genetic disease of the offspring caused by too close blood. At the moment when the surnames merge, it has long lost the rigor of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for people within three generations of blood relationship not to marry.

Cao Lan only knew that the same surname was not married, and she didn't know the blood relationship. Guo Peng cleverly used the information between himself and Cao Lan to fool her.

In the end, he really succeeded in fooling him.

Of course Cao Lan knew that Guo Chengzhi and Cao Ang's daughter were related by blood. Guo Chengzhi was her grandson, Cao Ang's daughter was Cao Cao's granddaughter, and she and Cao Cao were siblings.

But she never thought that getting married in such a relationship would cause disease in the offspring.

Thinking about the rules of the ancients, coupled with Guo Peng's vigorous deception, Cao Lan's position gradually softened.

"In this way, the descendants of the Guo family and the Cao family cannot get married because of me?"

Cao Lan pointed to herself.

"Alan, it's not because of you, but because of blood, so those who are not related by blood for three generations, it's better not to get married, so as not to cause disaster to future generations."

Guo Pengyu's earnestness made Cao Lan believe in what he said more and more. After thinking about it, she still felt that the problem was with herself, so she was a little disappointed.

Guo Jin didn't have time to worry about his mother's disappearance, so he quickly started to push forward Guo Chengzhi's marriage.

He found Zhuge Jin.

"My daughter?"

Zhuge Jin was stunned when he heard Guo Jin asked about his daughter: "It's true that my daughter is not married yet, but there are some discussions at home, and I'm about to talk about it."

Guo Jin nodded.

"That's just right, the crown prince Chengzhi is about to become an adult. I searched for the daughters of sages both inside and outside, and I feel that only Zhuge Shangshu's daughter is the most suitable wife for the prince."

Zhuge Jin froze on the spot.

Staring at Guo Jin dumbstruck, he didn't know what to say for a moment, unable to utter a single word.

Guo Jin smiled.

"Zhuge Shangshu?"

"Ah? Oh! What His Majesty said... Your... Your Majesty..."

"Don't worry, Zhuge Shangshu, I'm talking to you about your children's marriage. Your daughter is not yet married, and neither is my son. How about getting married?"

Hearing the emperor really said such words, Zhuge Jin's heart began to beat faster.

"Your Majesty, this... this..."

"I know, this is a bit sudden, but it's not that I didn't think carefully about choosing your house. In fact, this choice was made by me and the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor also approves of this decision, so you don't have to worry."

Guo Jin comforted Zhuge Jin, and Zhuge Jin became even more excited.

"Your Majesty, my minister...how can I be able to do this?"

"Zhuge Shangshu is also a veteran of the Supreme Emperor. He has worked for Wei Wei for more than ten years, diligently, without any violation of laws and regulations. No one in the court said that Zhuge Shangshu is incompetent. I think this is especially rare."

Guo Jin walked up to Zhuge Jin and held Zhuge Jin's hand: "The daughter of a virtuous minister must be gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable and courteous, and she is a good match for my son. If Zhuge Shangshu is not unwilling, we will deal with this matter." Let’s settle it for now, how about it?”

What else can Zhuge Jin say?

It turns out that there is really no pie in the world.

Just lose fat!

It's still a piece of fat and oily super fat meat!

It actually fell into my own mouth!

Zhuge Jin was still dizzy when he left the palace, and when he returned to the official office of the Ministry of Agriculture, he didn't respond to his subordinates greeting him, and floated into his office like a ghost, which made the subordinates very strange.

Why did Zhuge Butang, who was easy-going in the past, suddenly ignore people?

And still looking confused?

This is natural, and it is the case for anyone who suddenly realizes that he is going to become a relative of the emperor.

So Zhuge Jin was absent-minded during the whole day at work, and when it was time to get off work, it was very rare to get home from get off work on time, which made the whole Ministry of Agriculture talk a lot, wondering if something happened to Zhuge Jin so eagerly.

Could it be that……

Is the Ministry of Agriculture going to suffer again?

No, I haven't heard such news.

Most of the officials in the Ministry of Agriculture were separated from the original Ministry of Civil Affairs, and now they seem to have a bit of traumatic sequelae...

Zhuge Jin quickly returned home after get off work, and then asked someone to send a message to Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun, planning to discuss it with her two brothers...

No, it's about showing off.

Hurry up and show off!

Because the Ministry of Agriculture has a lot of things to do after subdividing work, such as measuring the land of the whole country and dealing with land salinization, etc., it takes time to carry out work, so Zhuge Jin usually gets off work very late.

When he often returns home, it is often a starry night, and he often goes out at dawn, and rarely rests at home.

It is not unusual for Mrs. Zhuge to come home early from get off work, so Mrs. Zhuge was a little surprised when she saw that Zhugejin came back so early.

"Why did you come back so early?"

Zhuge Jin stared at Mrs. Zhuge for a long time, making Mrs. Zhuge a little strange, and stretched out her hand to touch her face, but she didn't feel any difference.

"Is something on my face?"

"No, but do you know what happened to me today?"

Zhuge Jin suppressed his excitement.

"Things? Something happened again?"

Thinking of the frightening moment in the previous period, Mrs. Zhuge was suddenly taken aback.

"Good thing! Good thing!"

Zhuge Jin finally couldn't hold back the joy in his heart: "Your Majesty summoned me today and said that the Crown Prince is about to become an adult, and His Majesty has chosen our daughter as the Crown Princess!"

Mrs. Zhuge blinked her eyes, opened her mouth slightly, and didn't react for a long time.

"Princess?"

"Princess!"

"Our daughter?"

"Our daughter!"

"Really?"

"real!"

Mrs. Zhuge didn't think that Zhuge Jin, who had always been strict with herself, would joke with her on such a big matter, so she knew it was true.

His Zhuge family is going to become relatives of the emperor!

When the couple was excited in the inner room, Zhuge Liang, who was busy with the salt administration, and Zhuge Jun, who was working in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, received news from Zhuge Jin one after another, telling them to go to his house no matter what, and to discuss important matters with them.

event?

Zhuge Jin's big event?

Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun were very puzzled, so they had no choice but to put down their work, ask their assistants to help them, and then rushed into the carriage to Zhugejin's mansion.

The two brothers arrived at Zhuge Jin's mansion and met outside the gate.

"Brother Zhong, what the hell is going on? Why did Big Brother call us so eagerly?"

Zhuge Jun looked strange.

Zhuge Liang was also very puzzled.

"I don't know either. While I was working, someone came to deliver a message and told me to come over quickly. You don't know why?"

"do not know."

"Then let's go in and have a look."

"Ah."

The two brothers entered Zhugejin's mansion together, and the housekeeper immediately went to report. Zhugejin came out from the inner room, called the two younger brothers into the study room, turned around, and only talked to the two younger brothers.

"What? The princess?!"

Zhuge Jun was not calm enough, and he was very surprised when Zhuge Jin said that the emperor wanted his daughter to be the princess.

Zhuge Liang, who has always been calm, was also frightened.

"Really?"

"of course it's true!"

Zhuge Jin pointed to himself and said to Zhuge Liang: "Is your brother a liar? Your Majesty summoned me during the day to talk to me about this matter. I was also very surprised, but Your Majesty comforted me and said that this matter will not be settled for the time being." It was settled like this, and said that the Supreme Emperor also agreed!"

Guo Peng also agreed?

Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun glanced at each other, and immediately felt that this matter was indeed true.

There is no need for the emperor to deceive people, and it is even more impossible to use the name of the Supreme Emperor to deceive people.

All three of them became officials during the reign of Guo Peng. It is entirely possible that the emperor consulted Guo Peng on this matter, and even this matter itself was Guo Peng's idea.

No matter what, they never imagined that the daughter of the Zhuge family could actually become the crown princess, making the Zhuge family instantly become relatives of the emperor. If the crown prince successfully ascends the throne as emperor in the future...

Zhuge's family is now relatives.

The three brothers looked at each other and remained silent for a long time, but the excitement between them was beyond words, and it was hard to restrain themselves.

Later, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun said goodbye and left, and they returned to the government office in the same car to deal with the unfinished business.

In the car, Zhuge Jun expressed his feelings to Zhuge Liang.

"Brother Zhong, even now, I still feel that this matter is very difficult for me to believe it is true. If this matter is true, wouldn't my Zhuge family become relatives of the emperor?"