Chapter 1608: Marrying One More Wife

Since his own Royal Capital had said so, what reason did Shaoyin have to refuse? Besides, what man would complain about having too many women?

It seems the King is an exception; he only has two women. There are quite a lot of rumors among the common people, but they are basically all finding a suitable excuse for Baifeng. They certainly wouldn't say anything like Baifeng being incapable; if such words were spoken, one would get beaten.

The actual situation is that the former Baifeng really didn't look favorably upon those wild women. Not to mention whether they were clean or beautiful, just based on their previous living habits and concepts, as long as they were of similar age, they would definitely have been taken by other men first. As a ruler, Baifeng certainly would not accept such a situation.

But now, the younger generation of Huaxia, influenced by Huaxia's concepts and living habits, has seen many girls who grow into Baifeng's aesthetic. However, it is a pity that the age gap between Baifeng and those teenagers is simply too large; those girls are not even as old as Yulong.

Although Baifeng's moral standards are getting lower and lower in this era, he could accept finding a young girl to be his new wife, but he is afraid that the more children he has, the more troublesome it will be later. Moreover, he estimates that it is difficult for him to have children himself; it is as if he is restricted by something.

Monarchs in history all have one common characteristic: when they are young, they like their eldest son because they are both young and strong, but after they get old, they will like the younger ones because the younger ones are young and strong. They are all more willing to cultivate the younger one.

Baifeng can at least live for another twenty or thirty years. He doesn't know when he will abdicate in the future. By that time, Yulong might already be thirty or forty years old, but he would still have a son in his teens, in the prime of his youth. You tell me, which one would he be more willing to cultivate?

Baifeng does not believe that he can resist human nature. Many wise monarchs have lost on this issue, and this is Huaxia's first transfer of power. He must ensure that this matter lands steadily so that Huaxia can be passed down.

Only if the first time is stable will it naturally become a convention later. Otherwise, if there is one Xuanwu Gate Incident, there will be more Xuanwu Gate Incidents in the future, which is not a good thing for the succession of power in Huaxia.

Of course, the biggest problem is that Baifeng is old and feels a bit powerless in such matters. Two wives are enough for him. He is no longer a young man; a man's energy will continue to decline after the age of thirty, and he naturally cannot escape this law of Nature.

But having said that, why hasn't Sunu appeared yet? That person in the legend who taught Xuanyuan the Bedroom Arts—if there really is such a person as Sunu, and she really has that kind of ability, Baifeng feels that he could also go and learn from her; that would also be a good thing.

Shaoyin's new marriage was thus decided. According to common sense, Huaxia people only hold a grand ceremony when they marry their first wife, because she is the Primary Wife, and the children born to her have the right of inheritance, so it is important.

The wives married later are all Secondary Wives, and the children born to them are also Concubine-born Sons, so the weddings for wives married at this time are all handled relatively simply and will not be so ostentatious.

As for concubines, Baifeng did not let such a thing appear, because in ancient times, concubines belonged to property and did not belong to the marriage relationship; they could be sold or given away. Therefore, Baifeng stipulated that all women married are wives, only divided into Primary Wives and Secondary Wives, and the number of Secondary Wives is also limited.

However, the wife Shaoyin is marrying this time is a bit different. His Primary Wife is also the daughter of a Noble, but this time, it is Xuanyuan's daughter. No matter what, it must be handled with a grand ceremony to show the importance attached to Xuanyuan.

But the right of inheritance is another matter. Giving enough face upon entering the door is fine, but the right of inheritance still goes to the Legitimate Son. No special cases can appear.

Xuanyuan can be said to have conducted in-depth research in Huaxia. He is clear about Huaxia's living habits and social models. Naturally, he knows what status his daughter will have when she marries a man who already has a wife, but he doesn't care, and Baifeng will care even less.

After arranging some situations properly, Baifeng let Shaoyin go to rest. He was truly exhausted this time, and even Baifeng, who was waiting for the results, felt exhausted.

And the four Battalions he sent also played a big role at the critical moment. After all, there were several hundred people. Xuanyuan was happy to have an ally like Baifeng, who could fully help out at critical moments.

After resting for a night, most Soldiers had rested enough. Only those Military Doctors and the Soldiers who helped were so busy that they didn't close their eyes all night. Now they still don't dare to rest for a second; after all, there are too many wounded, and quite a few people died again throughout the night.

After the light of Heaven brightened, Baifeng and Xuanyuan arranged today's tasks. Because it could basically be determined that Xingtian would not take the risk to attack again—if he dared to come, he would be preparing to wipe out his own people. It would be a desperate, suicidal tactic. Baifeng and Xuanyuan both believed that Xingtian was also a smart man; he would not choose such a reckless tactic. Now, for him, the best choice was to return to the Shennong Clan, pull up the Shennong Clan's last trump card, and make a desperate resistance.

Therefore, the first thing now is to clean up the battlefield, clear the place where they fought yesterday, pick out the corpses of the Soldiers of Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe, and choose a suitable place to bury them. The corpses of the Soldiers of the Xingtian Tribe can also be buried in a big pit; burning them is a bit too troublesome, after all, there are too many corpses.

Then there is to collect those Weapons and such, whether they are from Huaxia, the Xuanyuan Tribe, or the Xingtian Tribe. At least half of the people used metal Weapons last night; it would be a pity if they were lost.

Especially Huaxia's Weapons; those standard Weapons are quite precious. There are also Bow and Crossbows; I am afraid that many were lost in the melee. The bows are fine, after all, the craftsmanship is there and it is quite difficult to replicate, but if the key structure of the Crossbow is learned, that would be troublesome.

Baifeng is not sure now whether the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe have hidden some of Huaxia's Weapons. Baifeng guessed in his heart that there must be some, because their people are still quite loyal, and they will definitely do things that are beneficial to the tribe.

Then there are the Bombs. In yesterday's situation, the number of Bombs used could no longer be counted. Some that were not used were brought back, but it is estimated that there are still lost ones on the battlefield. I just don't know if they have been picked up. Baifeng is not afraid of them being replicated; he is just afraid that the lost ones will be used against him. Even if there is only one or two, that is a trouble.