As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, everyone looked at her.
When all the civil and military officials in the court heard the Queen Mother's words, they breathed a sigh of relief as if they had heard the sound of nature!
It’s okay to disagree!
Why would you agree to such absurd and outrageous conditions
Looking at the four countries, which monarch does not have three palaces and six courtyards and three thousand beauties in the harem
How could we agree to such harsh conditions
The emperor has always been afraid of tough people. When others are strong, he becomes weak!
The emperor didn't dare to refuse, fortunately the empress dowager was there to keep the situation under control!
Everyone placed their hopes on the Queen Mother: The Queen Mother is mighty! Just refuse as much as you can!
The King of Jin frowned upon hearing this and looked at the Queen Mother of Chu: "Oh? What does the Queen Mother disagree with?"
The Queen Mother said with a stern face: "Although the diplomatic relations between the two countries are maintained by marriage, there is no requirement for the other party to marry only one person! How important is it to pass on the family line? As the crown prince of a country, you are responsible for the expansion of the royal family and the responsibility of ensuring that the great country has successors. How can you act willfully and only marry one person? Even if you break your promise, you will have to give up the country of Chu or not be the crown prince? This is simply the biggest absurdity in the world! This is simply ignoring the country and the people of the world! I don't agree! The princess of Jin can marry to Chu, but the requirement of marrying only one person, our crown prince marrying your princess as the crown princess is enough to give face to the king of Jin! So please accept such a rude request!"
The civil and military officials in the court nodded unconsciously. This is not the truth! The Queen Mother is so right!
The Duke of Zhenguo said, "The Queen Mother is wise! How important is the prince's offspring? Although what I am going to say next may not sound good, it is definitely not intended as a curse. I am just pointing out the possible risks! I hope the King of Jin will not be offended!"
The King of Jin is unhappy!
Although he had already made up his mind to make things difficult for the other party and cancel the engagement!
But when he heard the Queen Mother of Chu say that the Crown Prince of Chu marrying his princess as the Crown Princess was already enough to give him face!
It was as if his princess was not worthy of being the Crown Princess of their Chu State!
This is simply outrageous!
The King of Jin snorted coldly.
Don't be surprised
He wanted to hear what he had to say!
He will definitely be surprised by anything you say!
The Queen Mother said, "Duke Zhenguo, please feel free to speak!"
The Duke of Zhenguo continued, "If the prince only marries one concubine, what if the princess can't give birth to a child? Or if she gives birth to a daughter and then has a difficult labor and can't give birth again? Even if she gives birth to a son, there is no guarantee that he will grow up to be an adult, and there is no guarantee that the child she gives birth to will be able to inherit this huge country! Each of the above is possible! So as a crown prince, it is absolutely not feasible to marry only one concubine!"
Everyone nodded, and some echoed: "A crown prince should put his country first and his family second! How can he care about the world because of a woman? Your Highness the Crown Prince really shouldn't make such a promise! Even if he made it, if it goes against morality and puts the country in danger, he can't keep it!"
... ..
Chu Tiankuo stood up and glanced coldly at the ministers.
His movements were too abrupt and his eyes were too sharp, so the minister who was speaking fell silent immediately.
When everyone was quiet, before he could say anything, the King of Jin sneered: "You're saying that if you marry my princess, the Chu Kingdom will perish! This is my request, it won't change, marry her or not!"
Chu Tiankuo looked at him, neither humble nor arrogant: "Jin Jun, don't worry, I always keep my word!"
The King of Jin glanced at him, then looked at the civil and military officials in the court, without saying a word. His meaning was very clear: Deal with these people first!
Chu Tiankuo looked at everyone and said calmly, "My Lords, there is no need to say more. Whether a country can prosper for thousands of years does not depend on how many concubines the monarch marries, but on the monarch's virtue and way of governing the country. The Duke of Zhenguo has many wives and concubines, and the wives and concubines in the backyard are jealous of each other, scheming against each other, and bringing disaster to their offspring. In the end, how many of them have children and grandchildren who grow up to be successful?"
The Duke of Zhenguo looked so pale because he disliked his legal wife and favored his concubine over his wife, which led to his wives and concubines killing each other, and both his legitimate sons and his illegitimate sons were not safe. In the end, he took in a concubine's son so that there would be a successor!
Then Chu Tiankuo pointed out several ministers who had many wives and concubines at home. It was because they had too many wives and concubines and the competition among them was fierce, which resulted in not only a lack of offspring, but an increasingly weak one. There were even scandals of brothers killing each other.
Let those ministers dare not say any more.
"... ... Therefore, when you marry a wife, you need to marry a virtuous and kind person. One person is enough! Raising a son is not expensive either. A successful son is enough! As for the concerns of all the adults that I can't give birth to a son to inherit the throne, I am physically and mentally healthy, so there is no such problem!"
At this point, Chu Tiankuo deliberately paused, and glanced at everyone indifferently: "As for whether the country of Chu can prosper and be passed down in my hands, this is something you as the emperor, the crown prince, and the court ministers need to consider, not something that my Crown Princess needs to consider! As the saying goes, you eat the salary of the emperor, you worry about the emperor. If the country of Chu cannot prosper and be passed down, it is also because of you, the pillars of the country, who are in your positions but do nothing, and are blamed on how many wives and concubines you marry! After all, it is the civil and military officials in the court who will assist the emperor in governing the country in the future, not how many concubines there are in the harem!"
Finally, Chu Tiankuo looked at the Queen Mother and said, "So, I will marry Princess Xingnong! I will keep this promise! In this life, there will only be one Crown Princess! Father has issued the imperial decree to grant the marriage, and I have made the promise. If I break it, it would be disrespectful and unjust! How can I be the Crown Prince if I am disrespectful and unjust? Grandmother, am I right? The rise and fall of the world has nothing to do with the harem, right!"
Queen Mother: "... But the marriage between the two countries is a political matter! Not a matter for the harem!"
"Since this is a political matter, the harem should not interfere. Why would the Empress Dowager object? I will just talk it over with the King of Jin!"
Queen Mother: “… .”
At this time, Imperial Censor Lin stood up and said loudly, "Your Highness, what you said is right! It doesn't matter if you have many wives, as long as they are virtuous! It doesn't matter if you have many sons, as long as they are talented! As for the prosperity of the country, the whole court is full of civil and military officials. Do you still expect the Crown Princess to assist His Highness? Then what use are we, the ministers, for?"
There are also a few ministers in the court who have no concubines, are loving to each other, have no conflicts in the backyard, and have no intrigue at home. On the contrary, they are more able to serve the court wholeheartedly than those ministers who have many wives and concubines, and they are sincerely convinced by Chu Tiankuo!
Prince Wen was capable of governing the country but incapable of maintaining its stability. Before he ascended the throne and had just come of age, he had already repelled the Zhao army, recovered lost cities, expanded remote territories, and brought the State of Chu to a new height.
The State of Chu changed from a weak and inferior country that was the most backward of the four countries and had to pay tribute to the State of Zhao every year to a superior country that received tribute from the State of Zhao every year!
Throughout history, the crown prince is the number one heir to the throne in the world!
They look forward to following His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future to create a peaceful, prosperous and strong Chu State!
They look forward to a wise ruler who will allow their lives to leave a strong mark in the long river of history!