Chapter 588： Only when the family is harmonious can everything be prosperous!

Chapter 588: Only when the family is harmonious can everything be prosperous!

Conscription!

The emperor issued a decree to recruit troops, which was expected by everyone.

Due to several northern expeditions, the soldiers suffered many casualties, but they were never replaced.

But this time the conscription was not from the common people, but from the civil and military officials of the court, and even the nobles of the aristocratic families!

Nearly every family has received a military post, and all descendants over fifteen years old, as long as they are not in official positions, are entitled to the post, regardless of whether they are married or not.

But fortunately, the emperor did not intend to let each family die off their descendants.

The decree states that each family recruits at a ratio of three to one, with the upper limit of three children, but one of them must be the legitimate son.

In other words, even if there are more than a dozen sons in the family, only three can be used at most, but there must be a legitimate son.

In this way, those with few children at home will be unlucky.

For example, in a certain Shangshu's family, there are only two grandsons, one a direct descendant and the other a concubine.

Now the legitimate son must go to the army, but the concubine escapes. Of course, the family will fall out!

The first wife shouted for the concubine to be replaced by the legitimate son, and the concubine shouted that the emperor's order must not be violated. In the end, the wife and concubine fought together, and the legitimate son and concubine could not maintain the superficial harmony, and turned against each other directly.

The worst thing is the kind of family where only one child qualifies, and he is the legitimate son, such as the Wu family of the Marquis of Jiangning.

The second wife of the Wu family has a son who is married. Last year, through the Queen's operation, he went to the south and became a county magistrate.

But the eldest son had a legitimate son who was just eighteen years old. He was not married and had no fame.

This is because the Crown Prince’s wife came to have a son in old age, and she loved her very much. She couldn’t study well, and she didn’t enjoy practicing martial arts. She thought that with the identity of the queen’s younger brother, she could find a good wife and wait to inherit the title in the future.

Who would have thought that after the emperor issued an imperial edict, the entire Jiangning Marquis Mansion would have to send this precious kid to serve as a soldier!

Not to mention that the prince and his wife were so anxious that they fainted, even the old marquis and his wife had difficulty breathing.

Mrs. Wu Er has spent the past two days resenting her daughter for not living up to expectations, and at the same time she is afraid that she will actually force her to death.

Simply, she lay on the bed and didn't care about anything else.

As a result, such a big event suddenly happened. Not only was she not anxious, but she was so happy that the corners of her mouth were raised and she could not let go.

Didn’t the big house always show off his power and look down on their second house?

It's fine now. My biological son, the baby, is going to Jiangbei to die. Maybe ten or eight years later, the title of the prince's house will still fall to their second wife.

Mrs. Shizi finally woke up, crying so hard that her eyes would bleed. With the look on her face when she saw her again, it was impossible to guess what she was thinking.

As a result, the usually dignified lady turned into a shrew. Mrs. Shizi pounced on the second lady, pulled her hair bun, and kicked her hard.

“Let you gloat about my son’s misfortune. If something happens to my son, your whole family will not be able to survive?!”

The Second Madam is not someone to be trifled with. She pulled back her sister-in-law's hair and scolded her even more cheerfully, "I'm just gloating about my misfortune, what can you do! Aren't you the Queen's mother? Aren't you proud?

"I asked you to go to the queen to save my daughter, but you resisted. Now it's fine. Your son is going to die. What will you do this time?! You deserve it, you deserve it!"

The two sisters were rolling all over the floor, and everyone watching was stunned.

“It’s over, it’s over, the Hou Mansion is going to be defeated.” The old Hou Ye’s eyes were full of despair.

Back then, when the palace was choosing a princess for the prince, their family didn't expect their granddaughter to be chosen, but she was given the marriage.

Fortunately, he was an unpopular prince, but his family was also granted the title of marquis.

He was also complacent, thinking that this was good.

Unexpectedly, the unfavored prince actually became the emperor.

Everyone envied the Wu family's rapid rise to the sky and became the queen's family, but he was the only one who was worried day and night, more worried than happy. Because he knew everything about his family, he was not talented, and his two sons were even more mediocre.

Prosperity and wealth may be the beginning of ruin...

Sure enough, when the eldest son became the heir apparent, the second son became unhappy.

There are always some quarrels between the two families, and life is not peaceful.

Earlier, the second son and his wife tried their best to marry their granddaughter to the Marquis of Xinting, and he also supported it.

It is nothing more than hoping that the second son and his wife will get their wish, so they will no longer focus on the title and be jealous of the eldest son. However, Xintinghou is a capable person and can protect his own family to some extent.

Unexpectedly, the matter did not work out, and the two sons became even more quarrelsome.

Now that the two daughters-in-law are completely at odds, how can the Wu family still be prosperous? !

Only with family harmony can everything prosper, but the future of the Wu family is almost foreseeable...

The old Marquis felt happy that the sharp sword on his head had finally fallen, but more importantly, he felt sad.

With great difficulty, everyone pulled the Crown Prince's wife and the second wife away. When they turned around, they found that the old Marquis had passed out and was unconscious.

“Father! Father!”

“Old Master!”

“Master Hou!”

Everyone became more and more confused, shouting for the doctor in a hurry, and almost lifted the roof off for a while.

Under the same sky, in Xindu, there are many families in this situation.

But there are exceptions, that is... Zhenguo Gongfu.

The old couple and their son, the Duke of Zhenguo, have been sitting and waiting for their announcement since they heard about the conscription.

It’s not that they are looking forward to their sons joining the army. It’s true that every family can’t avoid it. It’s better to read the post carefully and then discuss countermeasures.

The prince was almost scared out of his wits. No matter how old he was, he hugged his mother's arm and refused to let go. "Mom, I don't want to die! I will never cause trouble again. I study, and I will study hard. You You must find a way and don’t let me become a soldier!”

The Duke's wife was so distressed that she almost fainted, but she tried her best to comfort her son, "Don't be afraid, we really can't let your father go and beg the emperor. You are the only son in our family, and the emperor cannot let us cut off the bloodline of the Qi family!"

The Duke of Zhen had the same plan. He walked around on the ground with his hands behind his back, and even planned how he would cry and beg when he saw the emperor.

As a result, it was getting dark, but no post was sent.

The three members of the family came together and finally believed that the Qi family had no part in the conscription.

The prince knelt down and kowtowed to the palace at that time. The Duke and his wife no longer felt sorry for the one hundred thousand taels of silver they had offered previously.

These one hundred thousand taels are so useful, I saved my son’s life twice!

The prince was about to go out to get the seal, but he was pulled back by the Duke.

"Idiot! Are you looking at others without being jealous and going out to attract hatred? If you want to be taken out and used as an example to force the emperor, just go out! When the time comes, you will be thrown into the military camp, and your family will not be able to handle it. Take it out!"

The Crown Prince shrank his neck in fear. He hid in the house without saying anything about going out...

There is never a shortage of smart people in this world. When the imperial edict came down, some people immediately thought that this was the emperor's punishment for a powerful family.

Punish them for pretending to be deaf and mute and turning a blind eye to the empty treasury!

Punish them for criticizing the Northern Expedition and withhold solace money!

Punish them to only enjoy peace and wealth without paying any price!

As a result, many people regretted that they had not donated some money when the Duke of Zhenguo donated money. Now they completely angered the emperor, and he rained down thunder and chopped them half to death.

Especially when they heard that the Zhenguo Government Office had not received the military notice, everyone felt regretful...

(End of this chapter)