Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 30th year, June.

When Zhang Xin moved to the confinement room to prepare for delivery, the results of the palace examination in the capital came out.

"The new number one scholar is from Shandong. I told my father about the north-south division, but he didn't do anything!"

Zhu Gaochi was tried to stop Wu Shanggong, but the attempt was ineffective. He went into the confinement room anyway and looked so angry that he was about to smoke.

"You guys go down." Seeing that Zhu Gaochi seemed to be about to explode, Zhang Xin signaled Wu Shanggong to lead the others to retreat. "Mom, you should also go and rest for a while."

Bao looked at her fat son-in-law, and then at Concubine Wu who had a depressed look on her face.

What is going on? The prince is amazing. If he doesn’t talk to Zhang Xin for a day, he is like a child without candy.

Zhang Xin is about to give birth, but this guy won't let her go.

Bao didn't want to leave anyway.

"It's okay, just stay in the next room. I'll call you if there's anything else."

Seeing that neither side was moving, Zhang Xin said it again.

Seeing Zhang Xin's firm attitude, the helpless Wu Shanggong finally compromised and bowed and left.

Bao stamped her feet and had no choice but to follow.

"Your Highness, please sit next to me and talk. You're making me dizzy."

Zhu Gaochi was angry at the moment and didn't care about the changes in the people in the room. But he still listened to Zhang Xin, stopped turning halfway, and sat down on the footstool beside Zhang Xin's couch.

"Dad has his own ideas. Didn't you say that Master Daoyan also knows your proposal? After all, it has been discussed by the elders. The same is true for Grandfather Huang. What's the point of you being anxious here?"

Zhang Xin handed the red date water beside the couch to Zhu Gaochi.

"Alas, I just think that the people on the South List died unjustly. If this matter is not resolved, more people may die in the future."

Zhu Gaochi took the cup but didn't drink, just sighed.

"Your Highness—"

At this moment, Zhang Xin really felt sorry for Zhu Gaochi, a rare flower in the Zhu family, kind-hearted and merciful.

"Forget it. I shouldn't have bothered you with this."

After Zhu Gaochi vented his anger by yelling, he calmed down a lot, took a sip of water, and looked a little guilty.

"Your Highness has barged into this filthy place. If Your Highness is not afraid, why should I be afraid?"

Zhang Xin smiled.

"What is there to be afraid of? It's not dirty at all. It's natural for a woman to give birth. But the ancients just added a layer of protection for women giving birth."

Zhu Gaochi originally said it casually, but seeing Zhang Xin's incredulous expression, he decided to teach his young wife a lesson.

"Come on, come on, let me tell you about this for a change of mood."

Whether in the folk or in the palace, it is said that men should avoid the mother and baby within three days after the woman gives birth. It is said that dirty blood and the birth pot are unclean things, and contact with these things will ruin the man's luck.

This has indeed been passed down from the Zhou Dynasty to the present day, and some people have even recorded it in writing.

For example, Wang Chong, a famous scholar in the Han Dynasty, wrote in Lun Heng: "It is taboo for a woman to nurse a child for three days, as it is considered unlucky. When preparing for auspicious events, going into the mountains and forests, traveling far, or crossing rivers and lakes, no one should have any contact with the child. The family of a nursing child also avoids this, and people are extremely disgusted if they are allowed to stay near hills, tombs, or roads for more than a month."

Simply put, these few sentences mean -

It is unlucky for both the mother and the child within three days after giving birth.

Those who have a happy event at home or have to travel far across a river should not interact with mothers and young children.

Families with newborns also avoid the above-mentioned type of people, and even avoid those who have been to the mountains and forests and passed by cemeteries.

Even if the newborn is already one month old, it won’t work.

But throughout history, there have been few educated people, and ordinary people could not even recognize the characters, so the information was passed around.

It’s probably the unlucky statement mentioned above, remember it.

In fact, the whole paragraph is about those who have happy events in their families, those who are going out, those who live in the mountains, those who live near cemeteries, and those who have newborns are very taboo.

Why is it taboo? Because after giving birth, a woman needs to have a good rest without being disturbed, and a young child needs a quiet and tidy environment. The fewer people come to the house, the better.

Why are we particularly afraid of the people mentioned above?

If someone is having a wedding, or is planning a wedding, they may have come into contact with many people. If they are carrying an epidemic, the mother and the child are both very vulnerable. If they are infected, who can they turn to for help?

The same is true for traveling long distances. When ordinary people travel long distances, no one knows what accidents they may encounter on the way. Before leaving, they will also say goodbye to relatives and friends everywhere, and the risk of contracting diseases is extremely high.

Those who live in the mountains will often encounter wild beasts, and those who live in a cemetery may just pass by a corpse that they are unable to bury.

How can we allow them to hang around in the home of a woman who has just given birth?

But rejecting people is always easy to offend them.

There are also men in the family and relatives.

In such a vulgar family, once the man thinks of that, he doesn't care about his wife's life or death at all. He will rush into his wife's arms when she is in confinement after giving birth, and will force himself on her even if she is not feeling well.

All the gossipy people would go to join in the fun when a newborn baby is born, to see the novelty, and even to touch the mother and the newborn baby in order to bring some good luck to their own family.

Only when women are healthy can the family grow and flourish.

To protect women and children.

The ancient sages added an unlucky statement to it.

"So, once people hear that something is unlucky or bad for them, they will automatically avoid it?"

Zhang Xin suddenly realized.

"Yes, people are selfish. They will only think twice when they need to bear the consequences. If you say that if you go, the mother will get sick, they will think that they are not sick and will not make the mother sick. But if you say that if you go, you will be unhappy, then no one will go."

Zhu Gaochi really studied, and he understood all these twists and turns.

Anyone who is not a pedantic scholar will understand the good intentions of the ancient sages.

The royal family understood this very well. The confinement rooms in the palace have always been independent, located in the most secluded corner of the palace. Concubines would move in before giving birth, and a whole set of female doctors and three nannies would be prepared.

The mother can give birth peacefully and undisturbed, and the entire confinement period is quiet.

If she lived in her own palace and a high-ranking concubine came to visit, should she welcome her or entertain her? If she met someone with bad intentions, they could trap the woman in labor by bringing anything they wanted.

Although there were not as many women in the palace as in the palace, they still had a full range of services arranged by old palace officials like Wu Shanggong.

What’s better than the palace is that there is a female doctor, which Zhang Xin brought as part of her dowry.

At this time, Zhang Xin had not given birth yet, she just moved in early.

There's not much risk for him to come over.

To be on the safe side, he washed himself thoroughly and changed into a full set of clean clothes before entering the house.

"I see."

Zhang Xin was taught another lesson.

Anyway, Zhu Gaochi didn’t come that year.

After her father-in-law ascended the throne, she gave birth to a child in the confinement room of the Eastern Palace, and Zhu Gaochi also did not come.

Zhu Gaochi never told her this.

Perhaps Zhu Gaochi at that time felt that there was no need to discuss these things with a woman who knew nothing and whom he did not like very much.

However, Zhang Xin thought of another thing from this incident.

"Then, what the prince said can also explain Dad's actions. The proposal to divide the volumes into north and south is good, but what if it is proposed at this time and it is disadvantageous to Dad?"

"Yeah, that's true."

Zhu Gaochi's mind turned away when Zhang Xin heard this.

Now that the North-South division has been proposed, will the credit be taken away by others?

The Emperor's grandfather was determined to help Zhu Yunwen to the throne!

It was impossible for the emperor's grandfather, who was a military hero, to offend so many people, so Zhu Yunwen had to win over the civil officials in advance. What could be better to win over than fresh students?

And once the students grow up, they will become the most trusted officials in the court.

Dad must have thought of this and just held it down and waited for the right opportunity.

It’s not that his suggestion is bad, nor is it directed against me.

“Wow, my wife is so smart!!!”

Zhu Gaochi jumped three feet high with joy.

[Small science: In ancient times, it was taboo to talk about women giving birth. Just like what Li Donger said in her book, one's body and hair are given by one's parents, and one should not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety. It is also a principle to protect the poor.

Initially, this was an unspoken, first-class measure to protect women and children. It could ensure the survival rate of women and babies by greatly reducing the sources of pollution for mothers and young children.

But in the end, everyone knows that when buying sanitary napkins in supermarkets, most people still use black plastic bags. 】