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Puyi has been staying in Qincheng Prison since he was brought back. Wanrong is very worried about this: the former Qing emperor is now a prisoner, and is considered by public opinion to be a traitor or Manchu traitor who betrayed his ancestors to the Japanese. His life is in danger. As a queen, where should she go?
Since Puyi decided to go to Dalian, she broke with him psychologically. Under the influence of Zhang Hanqing, she deeply believed that no matter what political opinions, ideas, or interests she had, it was contemptible and unforgivable to appear in the country. But they have been a couple in name for many years, and she has never been able to forget Puyi's kindness to her after they got married.
Because of the rush to clean up the situation after his "comeback", Zhang Hanqing has never been able to take care of it. Now that the political labor system has begun to be implemented, and the election of Congress in the House of Representatives will definitely be in trouble, he starts to have time again. No, on the night when the political work system was promulgated, he came to Wanrong's residence.
This is a two-story building near Tsinghua University. It was originally Zhang Hanqing¡¯s den when he was a hostage. After entering Beijing, it has been sealed up and seems to be prepared to be used as the "Former Residence of the Young Marshal" for public exhibition a hundred years later. Fortunately, Zhang Hanqing doesn't have that luxury. Besides, he is still alive, so why do he do these things?
He has been in joy when he learned that Wanrong was pregnant. It turned out that it was not that I was useless, but that Yu Yifan, Gu Ruiyu and the others met at the wrong time. But we have to work hard. As an important member of the Central Committee, every move reflects the will of the country. Now it is difficult to go to Tianjin to find Gu Ruiyu or "Modern Express" to find Yu Yifan with too much fanfare.
As for Liang Qingzhu, he could no longer describe his pain in words. Without it, the "New Marriage Law of the Republic of China" was promulgated.
Speaking of which, this law was completed under the impetus of Yu Yifan. The biggest difference from the previous treatment of polygamy is that it affirms the equality of rights for all types of children.
In ancient times, the children born to the principal wife were called "legiary", and the children born to concubines were called "concubines". The children of black households who were not even concubines were naturally called "illegitimate children." Although they are all children, their rights are very different. In terms of property inheritance rights, legitimate children have inherent advantages.
The man is the master of the house, and the woman is the master of the house. Everything in the house belongs to the wife, including all the children. Regardless of the legitimate or concubine, the first wife must be called mom, also known as "ma'am". Children born from concubines can only call their biological mother "aunt". This is greatly reflected in "A Dream of Red Mansions" .
This thing that does not match modern civilization was widely criticized after the May 4th Movement. Since women's rights were proposed and equality between men and women was advocated, children born from concubines should also enjoy equal rights. This is the biggest difference between the new Marriage Law and the old law.
However, the issue of the concubine¡¯s identity has not been effectively resolved, because in this era, it has become common for powerful men to marry several wives.
Senior cadres of the Central Committee, including Zhang Zuolin, basically have wives and concubines unless they are trendy or have studied abroad. For example, Zhang Hanqing officially had one wife and four concubines. Liang Qingzhu didn't know how to count them, and Sheng Aiyi, Song Meiling, and Wanrong didn't know how to count them.
It¡¯s not a matter of them safeguarding their ¡°rights and interests¡±. It has become a fait accompli. How is the identity of this concubine calculated?
Speaking of which, ancient China actually did not practice "polygamy", but "monogamy and multiple concubines." Although the emperor had "three thousand beauties in the harem", there was only one queen who was considered the "main wife". The extra ones are not called concubines, but concubines.
No matter what it is called, existing things, even the law, also pay attention to "not retroactively", so the new law also avoids this problem, "there is no need to regulate the issue of concubines."
The reason is this embarrassing explanation: "The system of concubinage should be abolished urgently. Although it still exists in fact, it is not legally recognized, and its status does not need to be stipulated in the code or a separate special law." The central idea is acquiescence. Facts, refusal to evaluate.
But the Civil Affairs Bureau is not easy to operate! It is easy for newlyweds to register, but for wives who have lived in the same household for most of their lives, it is not fun to renew their certificates. You can't write concubine, you can't all marry the same "husband" as a wife, right? That's called bigamy!
The problem was raised to the top, and later the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting for this purpose. Everyone expressed their opinions tacitly, and basically there was no good opinion.
As the saying goes, "It is better to destroy a temple than a marriage." Concubine has been an identity for many years. It is difficult to solve it all at once! What's more, many of the people sitting here have many concubines, like Zhang Zuolin who laughed and scolded Zhang Hanqing: "I have so much time to spare that I can talk about this matter."
Even among the people, it is also a very lively topic. It has also been discussed in newspapers across the country, involving all walks of life. Some scholars believe that the abolition of concubines is aimed at protecting monogamy; some scholars believe that this??Wives and concubines compete for profit, which is a signal to promote equality among wives and concubines. Some scholars believe that this is a sign of women's awakening and a symbol of the improvement of women's status
This is a difficult problem that Yu Yifan gave Zhang Hanqing.
It has been more than two years since we started a de facto marriage, and I am not as good as my two sisters Huang Wanqing and Gu Ruiyu. Huang Wanqing's concubine's identity was recognized by the Zhang family, and she also moved to the Marshal's Mansion, now Zhongnanhai, to live with the Marshal in a grand manner; Gu Ruiyu officially married Zhang Hanqing in Tianjin, although she was still in the hearts of the people at the time. She is a concubine, but she is recognized at least.
I feel a little embarrassed myself. Although everyone knew that she was Zhang Hanqing's concubine, Zhang Hanqing did not announce it in a big way due to various concerns, and only used the de facto marriage to inform the outside world of her status. This is similar to living together outside marriage. It is avant-garde, but Yu Yifan always feels that something is missing.
Having no status is the next best thing, and not having children is the problem. Whether the mother is more valuable than the son or the son is more valuable than the mother, the prerequisite is that there must be a baby. If this little girl hadn't been entangled with him last night, she wouldn't have known that she was foreshadowing the child in her belly.
After three years of infertility, Zhang Hanqing seems to be giving birth again. Less than a month after learning that Wanrong was pregnant, Yu Yifan also had a baby. It's just that her efforts are just for the child she has never met in her belly. Isn't this maternal love a bit too early? Even without this method, how could I still harm my own child? He has no thoughts of concubine, as long as it is his own, he will treat everyone equally.
¡° Yifan could only smile bitterly as he insisted on turning the bill into writing.
Being considerate of Yu Yifan, he adopted a secret promotion method, so this marriage law that did not hurt anyone but was an improvement over the previous one was quickly introduced. As for the existence of concubines, it only mentioned "no doubt" and also made an embarrassing guarantee: "To this day, without going back to the past, only monogamy is recognized as legal."
That means from now on, male compatriots who want to take concubines should pay attention, the law no longer recognizes it.
In this case, Zhang Hanqing still has a few people around him who need to consider.
It has no impact on the arrangement of Sheng and Song, two Shanghainese ladies. Due to their family status, they cannot openly be his concubines, so it doesn't matter whether they have this status or not. The only problem is how to arrange them.
As for Liang Qingzhu, he had a headache. Because of his prominent status, he had never dared to take her into his room blatantly. Now that the law is being discussed by both the government and the public, he is even less afraid to mention it, but both the government and the public know! If I had known that Yu Yifan would have taken care of this matter later, it was still barely possible to play on the sidelines in the north, and the old man of the Liang family also agreed.
Liang Qingzhu, who knew Zhang Hanqing was in pain, comforted him: "It's fine just like this. I don't want any status. I am willing to be the woman behind you forever."
Since then, she has not mentioned the issue of holding the ceremony again. This issue has been discussed happily by her many times after she committed herself to Zhang Hanqing.
Women¡¯s tolerance made Zhang Hanqing feel guilty, so he strongly required in the marriage law that children born from concubines and children born out of wedlock should enjoy the same status and rights as legitimate children. This paved the way for Liang Qingzhu and the others.
Without status, children will be their only comfort in the future. Given his status, no one in China would have the guts to marry them unless he agreed; and given their family background, they would not leave him and start another family.
This law is a great benefit for concubines to have children. Although the mother's status is yet to be determined, starting from her children, her status is the same as that of a legitimate child. And one of its great advances is to promote equality between men and women, which is reflected in the fact that children have the same equality in inheriting inheritance rights.
Zhang Hanqing is still very open-minded about the rights of children. Three wives and four concubines are no longer appropriate. The status of concubines is already poor. If their children are classified into different grades, it is really a return to the old society. This is unfair.
The reason why I was slightly reluctant to cancel my concubine status was purely because I didn¡¯t properly arrange the people around me. But he can't veto it - he can easily do it if he wants to.
But he knew that this was Yu Yifan using his status as the president of the "Chinese Women's Alliance" to be dissatisfied with his relationship with the queen. Throughout the promotion of the new law, she could be seen waving flags and shouting from behind. It is said that Yu Fengzhi and others fully supported it, otherwise it would not have entered the legislative process so quickly.
His attitude was naturally used by his attackers to make a big fuss, saying that he was not satisfied with having one wife and three concubines, and that he was still paving the way for a continued affair, which would be unfaithful to his wife. Some people even recounted his love history and criticized him for not respecting women
However, Gu Hongming, who was once dissatisfied with Zhang Hanqing, jumped out to speak for him and praised him: "Being loyal, filial, and romantic is a true hero; he who does not love money, wine, or his wife is a new man. Toutuo.¡±
This person opposed Western learning and once opposed Zhang Hanqing, but after Zhang Xun's restoration, he was protected by Zhang Hanqing. This incident has also become a good talk, and Zhang Hanqing is considered to be tolerant. However, by defending Zhang Hanqing in this matter, he did not mean to relieve him of the fact that he had taken in several concubines? (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?Does not love money, does not love wine, does not love his wife, he is a new Toutuo. "
This person opposed Western learning and once opposed Zhang Hanqing, but after Zhang Xun's restoration, he was protected by Zhang Hanqing. This incident has also become a good talk, and Zhang Hanqing is considered to be tolerant. However, by defending Zhang Hanqing in this matter, he did not mean to relieve him of the fact that he had taken in several concubines? (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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