A Timely Wife

Xiong Ruoshan's abdication edict was written very concisely. He only said that he was managing on his behalf, not that he wanted to be the emperor. Now that Xiong Ruofeng is married, he can take over the throne. As my own duty, I also hope that the courtiers can do things well as always, and don't think that Xiong Ruofeng can do whatever he wants with his status when he is young.

Xiong Ruofeng's enthronement ceremony was relatively simple, and it was held together with the queen conferment ceremony. Shen Shoufu died with a smile after his granddaughter was conferred the title of empress. Only one of the three sons died, and he was still disabled. Eight grandchildren died. There are only two left. It is not an exaggeration for the Shen family to say that they are full of loyalty. I don’t know if Shen Shoufu gave orders to his descendants before his death. The position of Zhongyonghou was retained. This is a title bestowed on the empress’s natal family by successive dynasties of Great Chu. It has no real power, but only an honor. There must never be another powerful minister in the world, and the fact that the Shen family can retreat in time is really the best news for Xiong Ruofeng.

The first thing Xiong Ruofeng did after he ascended the throne was to crown Xiong Ruoshan as king. He planned to crown Xiong Ruoshan as king. Considering Xiong Ruoshan's dedication over the years and the relationship between Xiong Ruoshan and the former loyal prince, Xiong Ruofeng also wanted to give Xiong Ruoshan the title of king. Ruoshan bestowed the character of loyalty, and he was named the prince of loyalty. The king of the word is the highest-ranking prince in Dachu. Except for the emperor, the highest status in the royal family is the king of the word. If the emperor dies due to an accident or something happens, the king of the word can be Instead of the emperor, he went to the court to manage the government, but there was only one word king of Dachu except when he opened the dynasty, and there were only these two with the loyal prince. Xiong Ruoshan disagreed no matter what, whether it was giving him a loyal prince He still didn't agree with the throne, but he only wanted to be a prince, and he even mentioned to Xiong Ruofeng that if he was given the word Xian, he would be the prince Xian.

Although Xiong Ruofeng was not willing to give Xiong Ruoshan idle words, but he couldn't resist Xiong Ruoshan's insistence, and finally gave Xiong Ruoshan the throne of Prince Xian. Xiong Ruoshan's proposal to take his family to live in the north was rejected, and Xiong Ruofeng requested Xiong Ruoshan must stay in the capital to help him, whether it is the current Nanjiang Mansion or the future Chujing City, Xiong Ruofeng hopes that Xiong Ruoshan can stay in the capital all the time, so that if he has any problems or anything, he can directly go to Xiong Ruoshan discuss.

After discussing with Li Ruosong and his wife, Xiong Ruoshan finally decided to stay in the capital. After all, this kind of trust is hard to come by. Being able to offer to let Xiong Ruoshan stay in Beijing instead of driving people out just after registration is enough to show that Xiong Ruofeng is in a certain situation. To a certain extent, they believed in him very much. In other words, they are still very useful to Xiong Ruofeng at this stage. In this case, there is no need for them to fight against Xiong Ruofeng. Since Xiong Ruofeng wants them to stay in the capital, they should stay in the capital. It's just that Xiong Ruoshan made two other requests. One is that he wants to marry Zhou Jinyan, and he won't hide it. He wants to ride a tall horse and take Zhou Jinyan to live in the prince's mansion. From now on, Zhou Jinyan will be his wife , the legitimate wife of Prince Xian.

Another requirement is that he has to rest for a month and take Li Qi and his wife back to Songjiang Mansion. Li Qi's condition is getting worse and worse. The closest relative, Xiong Ruoshan, still hopes to fulfill Li Qi's last wish, and Li Huang's, now except for Li Qilai, no one else can recognize him. This situation also makes Xiong Ruoshan worried. Marriage with Zhou Jinyan also has considerations in this regard. Once the two old people pass away one after another, he will have to observe mourning for three years, and he will not be able to marry for three years. Xiong Ruoshan doesn't think he can wait to live.

As long as Xiong Ruoshan agrees to stay in the capital, Xiong Ruofeng will unconditionally agree to any other request. Thinking about the situation of Li Qi and Li Huang, Chu Hedi, who has lived with the two old people for several years, will certainly not object. Think about it for two days Afterwards, Xiong Ruofeng agreed to Xiong Ruoshan's request, and first went through the marriage procedures for Xiong Ruoshan and Zhou Jinyan. The two were already legally married according to the laws of Southern Chu. It was announced in the Southern Chu official newspaper that the family, relatives and friends were invited to have a meal, and Zhou Jinyan was taken from the Zhou family's house to his palace, and the wedding was considered to be over.

Although the wedding is very simple, its meaning is far-reaching. As the first prince of the royal family to marry a man as the king's husband, Xiong Ruoshan's behavior made many same-sex couples or same-sex couples have confidence in the laws of Southern Chu. The situation has also improved a lot because of this, but if someone talks about their lives again, they only need to throw out the word "Prince Xian", and the other party will automatically shut up. Who would dare to say that this former emperor, Prince Xian, did something wrong? Who would dare to question Prince Xian's actions? When Xiong Ruoshan didn't know, he and Zhou Jinyan became the most trusted people in many same-sex lovers' families.

The news about Xiong Ruoshan and Zhou Jinyan's formal registration as husband and wife in the Southern Chu official newspaper shocked the entire Southern Chu officialdom. Only then did the courtiers realize why Xiong Ruoshan hadn't married for so many years and was not interested in men, women and twins. , Daring lovers have a lover many years ago, except for a marriage certificate, everything else is exactly the same as other couples or couples, not because other people are not good enough, but because they already have the best one. They were even more surprised by Zhou Jinyan, who seemed to them to be a gentle-tempered man who acted swiftly and resolutely, a man who was known as the next Chief Assistant with few words but brilliant words, would actually choose to marry Prince Xian, you know, If they become Prince Xian's husband, they are doomed to have no hope in their political career, which makes them feel very regretful and very fortunate.

Zhou Jinyan didn't care what they said behind their backs, being able to marry Xiong Ruoshan was something he had been looking forward to for many years. He knew that if he chose Xiong Ruoshan, it would be equivalent to giving up the position of chief assistant who was within reach. He was far away from that The position is just one step away. When he is not old enough, he may go to various ministries, but once he reaches the age, he will definitely be able to join the cabinet. At that time, no matter his status or his reputation , or the one that can be left in Nanchu, it is easy to do, but all of this is so meaningless compared with becoming the husband of Prince Xian, as long as he can marry Xiong Ruoshan, let Zhou Jinyan Give up anything.

Although the news of Xiong Ruoshan and Zhou Jinyan's marriage spread, no one came to congratulate him. It's not that they didn't want to, but Xiong Ruoshan took Li Qi and Li Liang to the north on the second day of their marriage. Cheng Dong also went with him, Xiong Ruofeng got up early, took them all the way to the boat, and watched their boat go far before returning to the Nanjiang Mansion's Council Building. The beginning of their conflict.

Xiong Ruofeng didn't expect the courtiers to be so courageous. On the first day of his administration, he proposed to let him open the harem to recruit beautiful women and make concubines and concubines. I don't know if the two brothers of the Xiong family have inherited the affection of Emperor Chu Cheng. Zhou Jinyan is Xiong Ruoshan's favorite. No matter how his status changes over the years, and no matter how many external temptations there are, the relationship between the two of them has never changed, especially Xiong Ruoshan. knew.

The same is true for Xiong Ruofeng. Shen Shoufu's granddaughter met him only once, but Xiong Ruofeng fell in love with her at first sight. Even though Shen Shoufu's granddaughter was two years older than him, he never flinched. He was very persistent in marrying her. Xiong Ruofeng Ruoshan doesn't care about age, as long as Xiong Ruofeng likes him, his identity will not bring him resistance, and Xiong Ruoshan will not object. After Xiong Ruofeng married Shen Ruhui, he took good care of Shen Ruhui, and the first thing in the next court was to go home After eating, I took Shen Ruhui to Li's house to sit with a few old people. Occasionally, the two of them would go for a walk after dinner. When it came to Xiong Ruofeng's Nilin, Xiong Ruofeng would naturally not agree. Emperor Chu Ming was fighting with the courtiers in the court hall, his face was red, and in the end, Emperor Chu Ming flung his sleeves away, and the courtiers passed out three times.

The second day's court meeting still focused on Xiong Ruofeng's opening of the harem to draft girls. Xiong Ruofeng wanted to bear it. He endured and endured, and endured again and again, but after the courtiers pressed forward with every step, Xiong Ruofeng was unwilling to bear it anymore. He simply dismissed several of the most noisy ministers and dealt with several excuses. He also asked the cabinet to draw up an order, announcing that since he started, all descendants of the royal family can only have one wife or husband, and the Southern Chu royal family no longer has such a position as a concubine.

The current minister of the cabinet is a student of Shen Shoufu. Before his death, Shen Shoufu wrote a letter to him, asking him to listen to the courtiers on small matters and the emperor on major matters. With the will of the deceased teacher, the emperor listened to the important matters, and quickly wrote the imperial decree according to Xiong Ruofeng's meaning. Xiong Ruofeng read it once, and it was very in line with his own wishes. , Cifu agreed. When there is no chief assistant, Cifu is the highest position. The other elders are not clinging to it. They write their names one by one. This decree will be finalized, and then It is to announce to the world.

Even the emperor insisted on the monogamy and no concubine system. Naturally, the following officials could only pinch their noses and go home to find a way to arrange their own concubines. Although Southern Chu has been implementing the monogamy and no concubine system, the previous The atmosphere has not been completely eliminated, some are monogamous with only two people, and some are monogamous with several concubines, but Li Ruosong and Chengdong do not have any laws to restrain these officials, so they can only put it on hold temporarily and try to keep them as much as possible. The atmosphere was guided in a good direction, but the effect was not obvious, but this situation was broken after the edict was promulgated, and this was also the point that Xiong Ruofeng was most hated by the courtiers.