Sky Curtain: The Overlord Charges into Battle, Shocking Emperors of All Dynasties

Chapter 34 What to do if the child doesn't get married?

During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, neither Empress Wei Zifu nor Liu Ju, nor Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che, mentioned the witchcraft incident on the celestial screen again. The officials also automatically ignored the fact that many officials were implicated in the witchcraft incident.

There was no other way; everyone in the imperial court had to wear a mask. Didn't you see that the Empress and the General had both said they wouldn't hold a grudge over things that hadn't happened? Some upright officials, however, secretly despised him in their hearts, especially Huo Qubing, who made no attempt to hide it.

As for the other ministers, some of them had even made up their minds to resign and flee as soon as Liu Che showed signs of swine fever, and return home to become wealthy landowners. They believed that future generations would be wise enough to govern the Han Dynasty well.

However, after the appearance of the celestial curtain, Liu Che's previously somewhat guilty eyes suddenly brightened, and he began to think about how to prolong life and maintain health.

I love watching this!

As Liu Che's eyes gradually brightened, the ministers' eyes were filled with terror.

No way! Are you suggesting we let Emperor Wu live a few more years and let the swine fever outbreak continue?

During the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, "he practiced until his body resembled that of a crane, and under a thousand pine trees he kept two volumes of scriptures."

Zhu Houcong slowed his movements, and Huang Jin, who was waiting nearby, quickly handed him a silk cloth, saying, "Master, you have truly mastered the essence of the Five Animal Frolics."

"I think I really saw a crane just now."

Zhu Houxi wiped the sweat from his brow, looking at Huang Jin's genuine smile, a warmth welled up in his heart. Over the years, only Huang Jin had truly been sincere to him. "You always know how to please me!"

Zhu Houxi tossed the silk cloth into Huang Jin's arms. "Release all those palace maids."

"Reporting to Master, they've all been released, but how are we going to refine the pills now that they're out there?"

"Tianmu said that heavy metal pills should be taken sparingly."

Jiajing looked at Huang Jin with a half-smile, as if to say, "Others may not know, but don't you know?"

Huang Jin raised his body slightly, and the master and servant smiled knowingly at the same time.

When Emperor Jiajing was cultivating Taoism, he naturally had to refine elixirs. However, the raw material for these elixirs was claimed to be "red lead elixir," which was made from the menstrual blood of palace maids after they had ingested the morning dew and immortal energy.

However, he would never take such pills. He did take pills, whether they were made from herbs or refined by a real person, but he wasn't stupid. He knew these pills were obviously not right and could only be given as rewards, especially to ministers.

Zhu Houzhai enjoyed watching the civil officials who clearly didn't want the elixir but couldn't refuse it, and he even had to watch them swallow it. Only then did Jiajing feel a little more at ease.

If he hadn't cultivated Taoism and refined elixirs, he probably would have ended up like his cousin Zhu Houzhao.

What to do if your child doesn't get married or have children?

Shen Chuan frowned when he saw the video: How did he end up seeing this kind of video? Big data isn't really that useful.

Or rather, it was so effective that Shen Chuan felt as if an invisible hand was controlling his phone.

Although he didn't have this problem before, his parents had long since gone on a trip and were oblivious to the world around them, having forgotten that they had a son and having no time to urge him to get married.

However, almost all of his friends face this problem, and they have complained about it many times when chatting with Shen Chuan.

A line of text suddenly appeared on the sky, which surprised people from every dynasty.

The child won't get married? He dares to do that!!!

Some people, just looking at this line of text, think about what would happen if their own children didn't get married, and a nameless anger rises within them: Not getting married? That's unfilial!! Unfilial to ancestors!!!

How will we complete our mission if we don't get married?!

In the countryside, countless people cursed and swore, saying that it was unacceptable not to get married and have children, otherwise they would be bullied by others for no reason.

In rural areas, manpower, especially the number of male laborers in a family, is the primary support for that family and clan to establish themselves in the local area.

If a family loses the support of an adult male, it will be exploited and wiped out by its fellow villagers and even its clansmen.

This was true for wealthy and powerful families, as well as imperial nobles; it can be said that in ancient China, continuing the family line was of paramount importance.

My son is already 27, and he just won't get married.

Although my husband and I are married, they just can't have children, there's really nothing we can do.

Twenty-seven and still not married?

It's as if the ancients witnessed something earth-shattering. In every dynasty, laws and measures were promulgated to promote childbirth, and even stipulated that women who did not marry by a certain age would be fined and taxed. What were the later dynasties doing? Why didn't they take action when such a situation existed?

Zhu Yuanzhang looked on incredulously. "What are these descendants thinking? Twenty-seven and still not married or having children?"

"If our Ming Dynasty were like this, where would we collect taxes, and where would we get the troops to fight the Mongol Tartars?"

"No! We need to issue an imperial decree."

Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly, "Men must marry and have children at sixteen and women at fourteen, and the local village head must take care of them."

"If there are truly any stubborn ones, increase our corvée labor and taxes."

Zhu Yuanzhang said fiercely, "We don't believe they dare not get married and have children."

Of course, there are also people who worry about future generations. What will happen when they get old if things continue like this?

The image on the sky quickly provided them with the answer. A rabbit-shaped creature sat on a sofa, its voice somewhat hysterical: "If the kid doesn't want to date, then he doesn't have to. Why are you always pressuring him?"

What happens when you get old? You die when you're old!!!

[Getting old and dying!!! (Voice cracks!!)]

People from different eras rubbed their eyes in disbelief upon hearing this. What had they just heard?

How can these descendants not value their own lives?

As the saying goes, it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. As long as you're alive, there's always hope. [Dying of old age? Do you think I'll live to be old?]

I'm really out of ideas.

When I get old, I'll sit at the door and wait for you to come and pick me up, just like when I was a child.

What will I do when I get old if I don't get married? Me: I'll die. What if people laugh at me? Me: I'll die at their doorstep.

[Modern parents, you're not allowed to date when I'm seventeen; by eighteen, I want to be a grandparent.]

Follow-up comment: It's not that forgiving. They don't allow you to look for jobs while you're in school, but it automatically refreshes your list after graduation, right?

Shen Chuan looked at the screenshots of people arguing with their parents in the comments section. He thought, "Netizens really know how to handle this!" He lingered a little longer, then swiped down to see: "My Current Life Status."

In the video, a little yellow dog shouts at two cats, "People can die at any time, not just when they get old, so it's already pretty good that you've lived this long."

[Wealth and power lead to lust!!!]

[If I'm poor, I'll move!!!]

I'll spend my money!!!

【If I don't have money, I'll buy on credit!!!】

I won't suffer hardship, I'll endure misfortune even if I'm not blessed, I won't cause trouble if there's nothing to do, but I'm not afraid of trouble if there is.

[Nothing is a big deal except death!!!]

It's better if you die!!

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Have these descendants gone mad?

Is this what life is like for future generations?

Why does it seem that although later generations are very wealthy, their lives are not much better than ours now?

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