Chapter 425 Saying one thing and doing another is the essence of human beings
After the letter was sent, Liu Bei was not idle and began to plan things like how to arrange things in Yizhou and Liangzhou if he went to Luoyang.
Anyway, there are many capable and trustworthy people among his subordinates. As long as he is alive, he will not worry about these people betraying him.
After being busy with the army and humanities and education in Yizhou for a while, Liu Bei hurried back to Liangzhou.
Because before he went to Yizhou this time, Gong Qin and Gong Ling were pregnant one after another. Not long after he went to Yizhou, someone from Liangzhou sent news that Han Ning was also pregnant.
Good guys, either you don’t come, or you all come when you come?
Having children is something you cannot control. When you don’t have it, it’s hard to force it. If you have it, you can’t stop it.
Liu Bei was very happy and left the matter to Qianzhao and Yan Wen. He ran back to see his wife. When he went back, he found that all three of them were pregnant. Only Han Xiaodie stood pitifully and looked at Liu Bei aggrievedly.
, which made Liu Bei feel very guilty.
So in the next few days, Liu Bei focused on taking care of Han Xiaodie, trying to keep a balanced bowl of water, not favoring one over the other, and spending more time with Han Ning and the Gong sisters during the day.
After a few days, he realized that a powerful man's balancing of the backyard and the front court requires a high level of operation. Ordinary men must not get involved in this field, otherwise the pleasure will be temporary and the situation will collapse.
The pain and effects are permanent.
Unless your energy is far beyond ordinary people, you still have to make a choice between the front and the back, and forcefully launch a project that your energy cannot take into account, which will not end well.
For the next period of time, Liu Bei did not return to Yizhou for the time being. On the one hand, he wanted to spend more time with the women at home. On the other hand, the arrangement of taking concubines was also put on the agenda, and he was going to start taking concubines.
As the saying goes, first come first, get the moon near the water. Because the Yan family and the Gai family were in Liangzhou, they acted quickly, so they quickly sent the outstanding eldest daughters selected by the family to Ji County to settle down. After some preparations, Liu Bei followed them with a more solemn etiquette.
He married Gai's daughter and Yan's daughter.
Although it is a concubine, a concubine with family backing and a concubine without family backing are two completely different things. A concubine with a son is also different from a concubine without a son.
Etiquette is etiquette, rules are rules, but people with power can always break through the dead dogma written on paper. As long as they don't preach it everywhere, few people will seriously implement the so-called "etiquette".
So they were concubines in the patriarchal sense, but in fact, Liu Bei didn't intend to treat them the same way he treated his concubines.
Rules are dead, but people are alive. People in the world are still obsessed with the inheritance of the eldest son. As a result, after thousands of years of imperial power society, the number of eldest sons among Chinese emperors is not that many.
So saying one thing and doing another is the essence of human beings.
It would be better to say that Liu Bei never treated the women around him in the same way as he usually treated his concubines. Whether it was Han Xiaodie or the Gong sisters, they all got along very happily with Liu Bei.
When getting along with them, Liu Bei would not mention government or military affairs. He would only talk about interesting things in life and some funny things that happened in daily life.
For example, what are the troublesome students in the state schools?
For example, when entering the government office, there are some reckless officials who do stupid things.
For example, what achievements has he made in governing local areas recently?
He never brings negative energy into his home or backyard. When facing his woman, he is always gentle and gentle.
Going home is for rest, not to open up a second battlefield, like Liu Hong did with Queen Song and Queen He. In fact, it just proves that Liu Hong's housekeeping standards are very poor.
So over the years, the number of conflicts and anger between Liu Bei, Han Ning, and Han Xiaodie can be counted on two hands.
After joining the Gong sisters, Liu Bei allocated some time and energy to them, but he did not neglect Han Ning and Han Xiaodie. He liked the feeling of everyone talking and eating together. As long as there was a chance, then everyone would do it together.
Of course, when it's time to be alone, you still have to be alone. It's easier for two people to create sparks and they're also more friendly to each other.
Although there were various reasons for the five concubines included this time, Liu Bei had no intention of treating them differently.
No matter what kind of special "mission" they shoulder, Liu Bei wouldn't find it strange. They should get along with each other as they should.
If he shows sincerity, if the other party is also sincere, then he will be a husband and wife for a hundred days. If the other party is not sincere, then he will treat each other with equal respect and treat each other as a guest.
The order of the first wave of marrying Gai's and Yan's daughters was that the Gai's daughter was married first, and five days later, the Yan's daughter was married.
Because Gai Xun was the first Liangzhou official to forge friendship with Liu Bei, he was the first to welcome Liu Bei and help Liu Bei gain a foothold.
Both Yan Wen and Yan Zhong entered Liu Bei's service after being recommended by Gai Xun.
Out of such considerations, Yan Wen and Yan Zhong took the initiative to give in on this matter and gave the first position to Gai Xun.
Gai Xun did his best to take the first position, carefully selected among the family, and married Gai Ning, his biological brother's legitimate daughter, to Liu Bei.
On the day of the wedding, except for the utensils that the etiquette clearly stipulated could only be used by the wife and not by concubines, Gai Xun also used everything for Gai Ning to support Gai Ning, and Liu Bei's subordinates also
Basically, I knew the inside story of this wedding, so I participated in all the celebrations, and there was no shortage of celebrations.
Anyway, except for the things that were clearly not allowed to be done, everyone did everything else, and even some of the things that were not allowed to be done were roundabout and made excuses to find substitutes.
The face of etiquette has been given, and the face of Gaixun must also be given.
After a day of commotion, Gai Xun was very happy, Liu Bei was also very happy, and everyone drank happily and spent a joyful day.
At night, Liu Bei entered the "bridal chamber" and met Gai Ning for the first time.
He was very satisfied with Gai Ning's appearance and felt the respect of the Yan family for him.
And it seems that Gai Ning is not dissatisfied with his appearance.
Human beings care more about appearance than they think, especially between men and women, there is always the issue of a face.
As long as they can look past each other, this little life can go on smoothly.
"It feels a bit wronged to have you as my concubine, but it is impossible to live without any grievances at all. Even if you are the emperor, you will be wronged when you deserve it, and you will be scolded when you deserve it.
scold.
There are not many things I can do. I can only treat you sincerely. I will not treat you as a soulless plaything. You are a complete person in my eyes. I will also try my best not to let you be wronged. I hope for the future.
, we can grow old together."
Liu Bei held Gai Ning's hand and showed all his gentleness and grace.
Gai Ning stared at Liu Bei's face for a while, smiled slightly, and nodded.
"By marrying into the Liu family, I am the wife of the Liu family. It is not a grievance to be the concubine of such a heroic figure as you. If you treat me sincerely, I will accompany you life and death."
As she spoke, she put her other hand on Liu Bei's hand.