Tanabata Diva Concert: Happy Breakup

In the pavilion, Empress Changsun, Li Xueyan, Jinse, and Xiangcheng sat on one side. The more she opened Jinse, the more she liked her.

As she spoke, she took off the hairpin from her hair and put it on Jinse's head, saying, "It is a gift from an elder, so I cannot refuse it. Don't refuse it, it is also very beautiful."

Princess Xiangcheng also said happily: "Yes, Jinse looks really good wearing this hairpin."

She was the type of person who would not show favoritism, so she took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and put it on Li Xueyan's wrist. She looked at Li Xueyan with a smile on her face, and felt that this princess was very blessed.

"Thank you for the Queen's reward." The two women were actually very happy, especially Li Xueyan. She knew very well what the jade bracelet represented. It meant that she could even use the jade bracelet to enter the palace and chat with the Queen.

Jinse was not like that. She thought that if she could get such a hairpin, it would definitely make her family's ancestral graves burn brightly. If she went to Xiangmanlou and boasted about it, her sisters would be so jealous of her.

Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang were having a great time playing with Abao there.

Even Po was used as a mount by the two little princesses. Xiaobai gave Po a look of disdain and jumped onto a stone lantern outside the pavilion, curling up and looking relaxed and contented.

There are quite a lot of people eating today, so Zhang Long is naturally busy in the kitchen at this moment.

Li Xiaogong is in a really good mood now. He can taste such delicious tea, and there will be delicious meals later, as well as the nectar that Li Daozon mentioned. It is simply amazing.

In the pavilion,
Li Er asked again, "When you say pork tastes better, does that mean it will be fine after the piglets are castrated, as Le Yan said?"

“In fact, raising pigs is a science. You need to know how to raise them, how to make them grow faster, and how to prevent them from getting sick. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome once the pigs get sick.” Zheng Zhengjin took a sip of tea and explained.

"Oh, could you tell me in detail? It's still some time before dinner." Li Er really wanted to know how to raise pigs better. He also really hoped that all people could afford to eat meat.

"First of all, pay attention to hygiene. Pig farming areas are often very dirty and messy, so this naturally attracts a lot of people's dislike.
Secondly, for the pigs, the first thing to do is to build a pigsty so that they can stay in it obediently.

Finally, when slaughtering a pig, remember to drain the blood first so that the pork will be more delicious.

Well, let’s not talk about these for now. You can experience them slowly at the dinner table later.”

Among them, Wei Zheng was even more excited. He had made up his mind at the beginning that he wanted to be a good official serving the people of the world.

"Young Master is so righteous!" Wei Zheng's face was almost blossoming with a smile, and he admired Li Er's character very much. It was not difficult for him to see that the current Li Er was indeed more suitable to be the common ruler of the world than the former crown prince.

Zheng Zhengjin raised his eyes, looked at Du Ruhui, and said, "Prime Minister Du! You should take better care of your body. After all, you are malnourished. If you tell others about it, they will think your wife is abusing you."

Du Ruhui smiled awkwardly and said, "I understand. Thank you for your concern, young master."

At this time, Li Junxian arrived.
"Your Majesty, the results of the investigation have been completed as you ordered. There are 500 couples who are married to close relatives, and 500 couples who are not married to close relatives." Even though Li Junxian was used to seeing death, he was still a little shocked, and he felt uneasy in his heart.

He presented the results of his investigation to Li Er,

Li Er waved his hand and said, "Li Junxian, you've worked hard. You can take a rest on the side first."

"I obey your command." Li Junxian said and stepped aside. Li Er then looked at the data recorded on the paper seriously. Even Li Er, the leader of the world, was shocked by the data on it. He couldn't help but take a breath.

"Hiss, the danger is so serious?" Li Er couldn't help but exclaimed.

"And the news revealed by the midwife shows that there are so many disabled babies. This is really terrifying." Li Er's hands were shaking as he held the survey results.
He first handed the investigation results to Du Ruhui. Wei Zheng happened to be next to Du Ruhui, so the two of them could look at it together.

After reading this, the infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate due to dystocia, and the proportion of children with disabilities are really shocking.

Especially when compared with the five hundred couples who are not related by blood, the contrast is simply horrifying.

The Tang Dynasty had been ravaged by the rule of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, and its population was already declining. Although it had nine years of recuperation during the Wude period, the number of households in the world was still pitifully small.

Since marriage between close relatives is not allowed, Li Er naturally has to find a way to abolish everyone's idea of ​​closer relatives getting married.

Li Daozong and Li Xiaogong then looked at the odds in the records, which were simply appalling. Especially for marriages between large families, basically everyone wanted a closer relationship.

"Among 500 pairs of close-kin marriages, 20 babies were born with missing limbs, and more than 100 women died during childbirth. This is simply a disregard for human life." He only discovered today that it was so horrific.

Wei Zheng's eyes were red, and he immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please find a way to prevent the people of the world from being confused. This matter must be stopped."

"It would have been fine if I didn't know about this, but now that I know about it, I will definitely not agree to it." Li Er had already made up his mind and would issue an edict when he went to court tomorrow. It was imperative to announce to the world that it was forbidden to marry close relatives.

The main reason is that this incident caused too much harm to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Dao Zong and Li Xiao Gong looked at the data comparison, then their eyes widened, feeling relieved in their hearts: "Fortunately, fortunately, fortunately, I didn't have the idea of ​​getting closer to my relatives, otherwise, the consequences would be too terrible."

Then the two of them thought of the five surnames and seven names, and which of the current aristocratic families was not formed through marriage.

"I guess there will be noise again at the court tomorrow morning." Both of them thought so. After all, marriage between aristocratic families is closely related to the prosperity of their families.

Cheng Yaojin was sitting next to Zheng Zhengjin. Hearing them talking about data, he couldn't help but feel shocked.

At the same time, he was thinking, fortunately he didn't agree to let Tie Niu and the Cui family marry, otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous. But then he thought again, Cheng Chumo was the child of his first wife, and had nothing to do with the Cui family. So he didn't think much about it.

Then Cheng Yaojin asked curiously: "How did you know this, sir?"

Cheng Yaojin's curiosity also made everyone else very curious.

Li Er did not get to the bottom of the matter, because he imagined that Zheng Zhengjin should be a god from heaven, and the god naturally came to save the people of his Tang Dynasty from the dire straits.

Li Er asked, "Boy, do you know that it takes several generations for close relatives to be unable to get married?"

Zheng Zhengjin thought for a moment and replied, "Direct blood relatives will be at risk within three generations."
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(End of this chapter)