"She said that the little girl had sworn to keep filial piety for the previous king. During the filial piety period, she dared not talk about marriage... Tian Jia said this, but the old woman was not good at forcing her. "After complaining to her younger brother Housheng that was not done, the queen touched the heavy headdress on her head in distress and complained: "I don't know which palace maid was spread. Now all over Linzi are full of people who praise Tian Jia, and many ministers have come to ask for help, saying that a pure daughter of Xiaozong like her was named a princess, which is a blessing for the Qi State, and she should be granted her wishes..."

The queen's distress comes from the moral concept of filial piety that Tian Qi has been working hard to promote since the founding of the country.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Tian Qi's ancestors were originally just foreign doctors from different surnames. They took root and sprouted in the Jiang Qi State, gradually grew stronger, and finally defeated other nobles, won the hearts of the people, and replaced them.

The new Tian Qi was established on the basis of the old Jiang Qi. It can be said that all industries are waiting to be developed. The Tian monarchs hurriedly recognized Huangdi as their ancestor and created various mysterious prophecies such as "After having a Gui, he will be raised by Jiang; when he was prosperous in the fifth generation, he will be promoted by Zhengqing; after the eighth generation, he will not be with Beijing" to highlight the legitimacy of his own regime.

In addition, the primary task after the establishment of the New Qi State was to cultivate the loyalty and support of the subjects. Supporting the subjects was not difficult. Tian Qi was able to grow stronger after giving the scholars enough benefits. The old Jiang Qi represented the interests of the nobles, and they represented the interests of the scholars. However, the word "loyalty" was a bit embarrassing for the Tian family.

Because in this process, the Tian family abused the unfilial descendants of Taigong Wang so miserably and pitifully that Duke Jian of Qi was killed. Duke Ping was purely a puppet. In the last generation of kings, Duke Kang of Qi, was exiled to the sea, leaving only one city of land as a fief, and the food captured by this city was eaten by him.

Tian He, the Taigong of Tian Qi, went to pay tribute to the Zhou emperor with great enthusiasm and listed as princes. They did not start a new job like Zhao, Wei and Han families, but instead stole Jiang Qi's national name and still called Qi. This is Zhuangzi's mocking "those who steal the hooks killed the marquis who steal the country."

In short, the Tian family stealing the country as a doctor Jiang Qiqing is itself a disloyal to the monarch and a trampling on loyalty. If the loyalty and patriotism are vigorously promoted, then how can the usurpation of Tian family be discussed?

Under this political situation, several monarchs of the Tian family believed in Qi Ru's theory of "serving his parents with filial piety, so loyalty can be moved by the king" and began to promote "filial piety".

At this time, the large clan disintegrated in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the small family of self-cultivated farmers from five to eight became the basic social unit of Qi. The filial piety of "adopting parents and loving parents" was exactly in line with this social structure. Therefore, filial piety was regarded by Tian Qi as a weapon to deny the old patriarchal aristocratic country and build a new monarchical autocratic country. In this way, governing the country with filial piety became the foundation of Tian Qi's country and the strategy of governing the country.

As Jixia scholars said in the middle: "If the king is not kind, he will not ask about his compassion. If the king is not kind and filial, the people will keep their relatives and be careless. This is the ultimate chaos." In order to promote filial piety, the kings of Qi have also practiced it. After the death of the previous king, although they took off their filial piety clothes, they still wore white filial hats, did not eat fish, and only ate vegetables. According to the funeral rituals advocated by Confucius, they stopped for three years. Out of public pressure of filial piety, King Xuan of Qi saw that Jingguo Jun Tian Ying deliberately put on King Wei of Qi to see him, and he had to avoid the table and worship him, and he also restored Tian Ying's appearance.

The Queen herself is also a practitioner of filial piety. She had made a private life with King Xiang of Qi and was later named Queen, but her father, Tai Shi Gui, said: "My daughter did not marry by a matchmaker, which defiled her reputation and was not worthy of being my daughter." So he never saw the Queen of the King for life. The Queen of the King was virtuous and filial, and did not lose the etiquette of being a child just because her father did not see her. She still sent people to take care of her father every year, and returned to Jucheng to Ning many times, which was praised by the people.

Not only the royal family, but also the praise for filial sons and daughters in various parts of Qi State has continued. For example, the daughter of the Beigong family in Linzi, who had no choice but to marry until she was old. In order to support her parents, she was regarded as an example by the Qi State government. Duke Xiang of Qi and the Queen of Qi personally met her, commended her, and established a gate for her. Queen Zhao, who was far away in Handan, also knew this person...

The praise of filial piety by the government and the public in Qi State shows that when Tian Jia proposed to filial piety for the former king by King Xiang of Qi, although she knew that she was deliberately delaying the marriage, the queen could only agree.

Because Tian Jia is very smart, she hits the pain point of the Tian regime in one sentence. "What the Tian family values ​​most is the word filial piety!"

This incident went viral outside, especially the people of Qi Ru and Gongyang. They wanted everyone in the world to pursue filial piety, rushing to praise Tian Jia, while the Mo family, who opposed the three-year mourning, sarcasticly sarcasticly, was no exception and was disliked by ordinary people. The debates on filial piety were often carried out in the Jixia Academy... This lively situation also diluted the haze brought by the death of King Xiang of Qi a lot.

Seeing that the Queen was worried about this, Hou Sheng smiled and said, "This is a good thing. Sister should be pleased. It is a rare auspicious thing to have such a filial daughter to set an example. It has given the king's new dynasty a good start!"

He advised the queen of the king: "Sister doesn't have to force her to take love, as this is not beautiful, and the people will say that it is unkind. It's better to give in. In the past five months before the previous king was buried, she will let her be filial! Anyway, people can't run away even if they are in the palace!"

The Queen nodded: "I had to do that."

Her son Tian Jian has succeeded to the throne, and the descendants of the king have ruled, and Qi has entered a new era. As Pingyuan Jun stepped down as Qi Xiang, the position has been vacant, and some other positions have also undergone personnel changes. Those who the queen does not like and distrust will be replaced one by one and replaced with capable candidates she can trust.

As the half-brother of the queen, Hou Sheng naturally rose and became a "big businessman" with one of the five senses under the prime minister of Qi, and was in charge of diplomatic relations with foreign countries.

Unlike the time of King Xiang of Qi, who was swaying left and right between Zhao and hesitant, the queen who was determined to govern the country and was in purity and purity, had her own unique views on how to govern the country and how to interact with foreign countries. This new policy requires people who trust her to implement it." The word "trust" was the word "trust". Except for Yan State, the other five kingdoms of Qin, Chu, Zhao, Wei and Han State were all sent to the mourning message..."

Hou Sheng was revived. For the royal family, marriage and funerals were all diplomatic means. This is a signal that Qi State has put aside its narrow prejudice and hopes to be friends with the five countries!

This matter must be handed over to him, the "big bank" to handle it." Zhao State especially had to send envoys with higher status. After all, the Empress Dowager Zhao State was the younger sister of the former king... "At this time, the Empress Dowager Zhao was a little sympathetic with Empress Dowager Zhao." Should Anping Jun inform him alone? "Huesheng asked cautiously." After all, when the monarch and ministers were in a fight, Anping Jun was also a great hero of Qi State, although the monarch and ministers could not do it now... "The Queen sighed: "He also wanted to let him know that his two children were doing well in Qi State, and he asked him to remember the friendship between his hometown!"

Hou Sheng understood: "Tian Jia, Tian Hu and An Pingjun's letters will be carefully checked!"

The Queen nodded and waved her hand to let Housheng leave. She didn't expect that she would use this despicable way to control an important official who had left Qi. When she was tired, she had to learn to get used to the feeling of being on the bed and the invisible heavy crown on her forehead. It was still a long time before her son grew up and could take power.

After Hou Sheng left, he wanted to go to the "Princess" Tian Jia, and asked her to copy a letter to Tian Shan according to the original text already drafted by the palace clerk, which was nothing more than to make Tian Shan "peace".

Tian Jia has been wearing mourning clothes these days and is obedient in everything. But when she finished writing the letter as she ordered and waited for the palace servant to take the sealed gap, she seemed to be bored by the case intentionally or unintentionally, and said Hou Sheng, who was wearing jade on his waist, said: "Is the jade in the big business the jade from Kunshan given to you by Chang'an?"

Hou Sheng's movements froze, but this was something he wore on purpose, so he didn't hide it and said with a smile: "Yes."

Tian Jia looked at the palace servant not far away, and expected that he could not hear the sound here, so she said, "I heard that Daxing is kind to Chang'an Jun?"

Hou Sheng nodded: "There are frequent contacts." He paused and looked around guiltily, but still couldn't suppress his inner greed: "Chang'an Jun is the biggest young master I have ever met, and he is trustworthy, and he will spend a lot of money for the sake of a beautiful lady!"

Although Tian Jia didn't know whether this was a temptation of Hou Sheng or something else, but now, although she used the excuse of filial piety to successfully delay the time of the queen's "give marriage" to the queen, the only one who can save her from trouble is Chang'an Jun!

As for his father... even though he was unwilling to admit it, Tian Jia knew that the loyal ministers of Qi had already transformed into his bones and he would not resist the orders of the Qi royal family.

So she lowered her head and said, "Can you please tell me a sentence for the little girl to Chang'an Jun?"

Seeing that the palace ladies were coming, Hou Sheng also asked in a hurry: "Princess, please tell me!"

Tian Jia clenched her fists and looked firm: "Tell him, life and death, and tell Zicheng!"
Chapter completed!