Rebirth of marriage

Gu Xiao and Xie Jiu didn't go to Cheng Xie's house after all.

Before the two of them entered the city, they heard that Li Sheng had come to report that a group of scholars had made a fuss at the gate of Prince Xiao's Mansion.

After walking a few steps, he saw Lou Qi coming over in a hurry again. He said to Gu Xiao, "Someone has implicated Xie Jiu. I will take someone to escort her back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. You can go back to Prince Xiao's Mansion to deal with it."

The world has always been harsh on women. Because Xie Jiu was once a widow and was favored by King Xiao, those people described her as a troublesome trouble. Fortunately, she now has the status of a princess, otherwise she would have just walked out on the road. Everyone will be pulled and stepped on.

Gu Xiao saw that he had brought Dali and others over, and Xie Jiu's safety could be guaranteed, so he nodded and said, "It's a good thing to protect him."

"Don't worry." Lou Qi assured him, paused, and added, "Don't worry, my dad is taking care of it at home."

Xie Jiu said, "It's too late."

It is no secret that they are leaving the city today. If the Cao family can incite the scholars to go to Prince Xiao's Mansion to cause trouble, they can incite the scholars to come to the city gate to block them.

She turned to look at Gu Xiao, "Ah Xiao, the plan has to be advanced."

Gu Xiao quickly thought of this, turned around and gave instructions to Mo Li Mo Qi, and the two of them had to rush to take action.

After Xie Jiuyi gave Li Sheng some instructions, the group headed to the city gate.

Sure enough, as soon as they arrived at the city gate, they saw a group of scholars coming from all directions. Apparently, they had been waiting here for a long time.

"King Xiao, in order to marry a widow smoothly, you issued a decree on your own to force people to marry. Brother Shao studied hard for more than ten years in the cold window. He was about to participate in the autumn of next year and stand out, but because of your actions, What's the point of ruining his future?"

The person who spoke was a somewhat fat scholar. He claimed that he met Shao Yifan in a bookstore and was impressed by Shao Yifan's literary talent and fell in love with him at first sight.

"King Xiao is in charge of government and is the master of the people. Today he can force a scholar to marry a widower for a woman. Will he force us scholars to do other things in the future?

We are here today not only to seek justice for Brother Shao, but also to avoid becoming the second Shao Yifan in the future. "

His words were awe-inspiring, and a group of scholars followed him with enthusiasm, shouting in unison, "Justice, justice!"

"Are you here to make a joke?" Bandit Lou Qi's true nature was revealed and he said angrily, "If Shao Yifan really killed his son, it would be his problem. What does it have to do with King Xiao? It's not like King Xiao asked him to kill his son."

The fat scholar said angrily, "It was King Xiao who forced him to marry a widower. We scholars, with our heads hanging from the beam and our awls piercing our bones, just for a future, how could we marry a widow with children for no reason?"

The Ancestral Emperor opposed the remarriage of widows because the Ancestral Emperor was wise and saw the many disadvantages of remarriage. However, as the royal prince, Prince Xiao went against the will of the Ancestral Emperor and acted in the opposite direction, resulting in today's tragedy. "

He turned to face the other scholars and said passionately, "I don't know how many people like Brother Shao are there in Yuyouguan, who are forced to marry someone they don't want to marry. Prince Xiao is the prince of the dynasty, and his casual actions can cause harm to everyone." The people will never recover.

We scholars are weak and need to unite as one and never let the powerful bully us. Today we must seek justice for us scholars. "

"Justice!"

"Justice!"

"Justice!"

A group of scholars behind him raised their arms and shouted again.

The fat scholar lowered his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then pointed at the wine and said, "This woman is a widow but is not careful. She seduces the people in power and commits tyranny. She doesn't know how to harm the people in the future..."

"What should you do?" The scholar had listed Gu Xiao's crimes before, and his expression was indifferent. When he mentioned thanking him for drinking, he immediately frowned, his expression was cold and majestic.

The scholar was so frightened that he was like this. After a few breaths, he swallowed and said, "I must give the victim an explanation."

Gu Xiao stared at the fat scholar coldly for a moment, "This matter really needs an explanation."

Then he said to the rest of the people making trouble, "Dear students, do you have any sisters at home? I would like to ask, is it their fault that women are widowed?"

In this dynasty that valued the prosperity of the population, very few people were the only son in the family, and they naturally had older sisters and younger sisters.

Most people heard that King Xiao was tyrannizing at Yuyouguan and oppressing scholars. The whole city knew about the incident, but King Xiao did not show any expression. In everyone's eyes, this was a sign of guilty conscience.

It was out of sympathy for each other as fellow scholars, coupled with their enthusiasm that had not been wiped out by the world, that they appeared here. After hearing Gu Xiao's words, he couldn't help but think about it.

Seeing this, the fat scholar hurriedly said, "King Xiao, please don't confuse the situation."

"In my opinion, being widowed is not their fault." Gu Xiao ignored the man who took the lead in making trouble and expressed his opinion, "Husband and wife are one and work together to support the family. Without a husband, the family has to rely on The wife is the only one to support her. Women are weak and will have a harder time than others. Heaven is unfair to them, so why do people still look down on them?"

Gu Xiao glanced at everyone and said in a steady and solemn voice, "If a man doesn't mind a woman's identity and is willing to marry her, support her family and raise children together, why not? How are they different from ordinary women?"

"King Xiao, you are just quibbling and trying to excuse yourself." A dissatisfied voice burst out from the crowd. After speaking, he lowered his body and lowered his head.

Gu Xiao looked at him accurately, "I don't need to quibble. I did encourage widows to remarry at Yuyouguan. Moreover, I will write to Your Majesty, requesting him to implement this order throughout Daxia.

There are so many widowed women in Great Xia. They may have become mothers, or they may have lost their husbands just after getting married before having children, or they may even have become widows before they were married.

They are all human beings, so why can't they have a new life? They can only work hard to raise their children alone, spend the rest of their lives in the company of green lanterns and ancient Buddhas, or are they trapped in the house without seeing anyone for the rest of their lives?

You are all students of Daxia and are the hope of Daxia. Can you tell me which of the laws of Daxia prohibits widows from remarrying?Can you please put yourself in the shoes of those women who are already having a hard time losing their husbands? "

The scholars whispered, and one boldly took a step forward and stood up, "My lord, the men you mentioned above all married voluntarily, but you forced Scholar Shao to marry a levirate."

"I have never forced anyone." Gu Xiao's eyebrows were clear, "Have you ever thought that since Shao Yifan wanted to murder his stepson, why didn't he do it at Yuyouguan? Or maybe it would be more appropriate to do it on the road, but he wanted to destroy his future at the feet of the emperor in the capital. ?”

"Brother Shao personally confessed that he was forced by you to marry his sister-in-law, and that he ignored the rules of human society. Prince Xiao, you hold a high position, so you can say whatever you want." The fat scholar shouted again, trying to incite everyone's emotions. .

Gu Xiao nodded, "Then please listen to what Shao Yifan and his son have to say."

Father and son?

Shao Yifan was imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison and could speak, but the child was dead, so how could he speak?

Someone asked.

Gu Xiao glanced at the crowd. Mo Li stood on the carriage holding Qingshu so that everyone could see.

Qingshu is a mature man, otherwise he would not have gone to Prince Xiao's Mansion in the middle of the night to bring his mother and uncle together. He is here today for this reason, and he knows it very well.

After clenching his fists, he bowed to all the students and said, "Shao Qingshu has met you all."

"Shao Qingshu?" A scholar asked the people around him in confusion, "It seems that the child killed by Shao Yifan was named Shao Qingshu."

"Yes, that's the name." Someone agreed.

Then someone asked, "Are you Shao Yifan's stepson? Are you alive?"

Qing Shu raised his voice and said, "Yes, I didn't die, but I almost died. I was poisoned. It was the princess and the prince who saved me, but it was not my father Shao Yifan who poisoned me, but our People captured from Yuyouguan and brought to the capital.

My father died when I was just born. It was my father who dropped out of school and came home to help my mother support me. My father treated me as if he were his own son, so how could he harm me? I also asked Prince Xiao for the marriage between my father and my mother, and asked him to marry me. The father made the decision to get married.

Qingshu is grateful to all the seniors for standing up for my father, but Qingshu has to remind you that you are being used. "

"He must be lying. Shao Yifan himself confessed, or he was coerced by King Xiao to say these things. After all, he was the prince of the dynasty." Someone retorted.

Qingshu stood high and could see far away, so he pointed at Shao Yifan who was following Wu Chong not far away and said, "My father is here."