Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1211 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 135

Prince Bao's idea was very similar to Jiang Xinxin's. He was more optimistic about the princesses of Prince An's Mansion, especially the first generation Prince An Yue Le, who had many children. His grandchildren naturally had more and more people, and now it was not even easy to keep these people together with interests. Therefore, choosing the princesses of Prince An's Mansion to marry in Khalkha would be safer than the granddaughters of the late emperor.

However, the Ma Jia clan was indeed more worthy of being won over than the Prince An's Mansion, especially since Prince Bao also believed that Mongolia, no matter which part of it, was not a cause for concern.

Prince Bao also considered the request of Concubine Rong, Prince Heng and the Ninth Prince. Jiang Xinxin still had a lot of face in his eyes, so Prince Bao simply put his tenth uncle's cousin in the first place and his three uncles' two cousins ​​in the second place.

As for the future of Khalkha, Prince Bao actually didn't care much about it. He only showed great concern in front of Jiang Xinxin. After all, the land of Mobei was really poor. Even if shepherding sheep could bring greater profits now, it was not a place to survive in the long run.

Of course, according to Jiang Xinxin, the Mobei area is also the territory of the Qing Dynasty after all. The court can ignore how the Khalkha Mongols develop, but the territory cannot be lost.

When Prince Bao submitted his proposal, it really did not cause much reaction from Da Pangju. When Prince Bao personally went to the emperor to make his petition, Da Pangju's only worry was completely gone.

For Big Fat Orange, he hopes that the heir, Prince Bao, will use Jiang Xinxin's reputation to lay eggs, but he does not want Prince Bao to be too deeply influenced by Jiang Xinxin. After all, this country belongs to the Aisin Gioro family. The emperor can love the people like his own children, but he cannot ignore the interests of the Aisin Gioro family.

Prince Bao can put the interests of the royal family in a very first position, and Big Fat Orange is really satisfied.

Regardless of whether Prince Bao could show that he only had a private relationship with Jiang Xinxin that did not involve state affairs, or that his admiration for Jiang Xinxin was mostly acted out, Big Fat Orange was very satisfied.

A few years later, four Heshuo princesses were married off at once in the palace. The first one to get married was Princess Shushen. She married a man from the Zhangjia family of the Plain White Banner and lived in the capital.

The two princesses of Prince Cheng's Mansion who were conferred the title of Heshuo Princess were both married to Khorchin. The only legitimate child of the tenth prince was also conferred the title of Heshuo Princess. She also married to Khalkha as her parents wished, ready to take over everything from her aunt Princess Kejing.

After the Imperial Household Department arranged the marriages of four princesses in succession, Dapangju personally went to the Old Summer Palace to pick up Jiang Xinxin and bring her back to the palace.

Jiang Xinxin was not willing to move. Now she and Dapangju were tired of each other and had no common interests.

But Big Fat Orange had something to ask of Jiang Xinxin, or he didn't want to see what Jiang Xinxin had in her hands flow out of the royal family, so he took the initiative to mention the matter that Prince Bao had mentioned before about adopting a child for Honghui: "Hongli wanted to adopt a child for Honghui so that Honghui would not be left without a descendant..."

As soon as Big Fat Orange finished speaking, he knew that things were not going well. Sure enough, Jiang Xinxin pulled the corner of her mouth and said sarcastically, "Yes, even if Hongli wants something, he knows what to give first. Some people are different. They are completely heartless and just want to take all the benefits into their arms."

Big Fat Orange sighed secretly and comforted Jiang Xinxin softly, "What happened back then was all my fault. If you still have grudges, I can issue an edict of apology."

Jiang Xinxin felt even more disgusted. This method of issuing a confession of guilt might work for others, but it was really useless to Jiang Xinxin.

"You have the courage to issue the edict of repentance, and my contribution. Do you think this thing will be useful to me?"

The fat orange man had run out of tricks, so he simply leaned back and said shamelessly: "What do you want from me? As long as you tell me, I can do it for you!"

Jiang Xinxin sneered, "You can't do it."

The Fat Orange was able to sit firmly on the throne even though he made a mess of the harem, but after all, he had survived the battle for the throne during the Nine Dragons period, and we can get a glimpse of this from Jiang Xinxin's actions.

It’s just that like all ordinary people in feudal society, he didn’t treat women as human beings.

Women are also a resource, a commodity, and a tool, but they have never been individuals.

Big Fat Orange couldn't figure out what Jiang Xinxin wanted for a moment. He felt that there was not much time left. The new emperor needed some time for a peaceful transition. During this period, if Jiang Xinxin suddenly made trouble, or even without her doing so, just a little hardship for the new emperor, the new emperor's majesty would be greatly reduced.

So in fact, Big Fat Orange is now somewhat regretful about registering Prince Bao under Jiang Xinxin's name. In this way, Jiang Xinxin is not only the new emperor's legal mother, but also his biological mother. The appearance of the first dual empress dowager in this dynasty will surely be accompanied by more power shifts.

Even if the new emperor eventually wins over Jiang Xinxin in the power game by relying on his legitimacy, a long and unnecessary power game will only deplete the country's strength. Big Fat Orange is still very determined to protect the country, so it is very necessary to help Jiang Xinxin untie her knot in advance and stop her from causing trouble for the new emperor.

So Big Fat Orange said directly: "In order to ensure the stability of the country and the peace of the people, the price I can pay is beyond the Queen's imagination."

In this case, Jiang Xinxin felt relieved to put forward her demands: "First, abolish foot binding; second, allow women to set up households; third, grant land to women."

This was really beyond Big Fat Orange's expectations, but no matter which one of them was chosen, there was a risk of shaking the court's rule. Even the first one, abolishing foot binding, was very difficult to implement. After all, the court had demanded the abolition of foot binding since the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, but now the trend of foot binding was getting worse and worse, which was really beyond the court's expectations.

There is precedent for establishing female households, so I believe no one will object to this.

But regarding granting land to women, Da Pangju recalled carefully and it seemed that since the Tang Dynasty, the law had clearly stipulated that women would no longer be granted land. So in Da Pangju's opinion, although some people always say that women in the Tang Dynasty had a high status and even gave birth to the female emperor Wu Zhao, in fact, the status of women was getting lower and lower.

The custom of foot binding for women began in the late Tang Dynasty and became increasingly serious from the previous dynasty to the current dynasty.

These three points were not difficult to accept for Big Fat Orange. In fact, for a diligent emperor who wanted to get everyone in the world to work, allowing women to go out of the house would definitely have a positive effect on the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

Big Fat Orange sighed and said, "I am willing to risk the disapproval of the world and fulfill the Queen's wish, but the people of the world, especially the gentry in Jiangnan, will only rebel more fiercely against the court, causing turmoil in the court and social unrest, and women will be further oppressed. Is that the scene the Queen wants to see?"

Now, Jiang Xinxin really looked at Dapangju with new eyes. From his heart, he was actually willing to meet the conditions she proposed.

Jiang Xinxin was full of confidence: "Do you think those women who left home would be willing to return to that small world?"