After the end of the Battle of Bagongyuan, Chai Rong made a series of adjustments to important personnel through rewards. At this point, the swaying officials sincerely surrendered to Chai Rong. After this battle, Chai Rong conquered people's hearts and established absolute authority in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Feng Dao misread Chai Rong and repeatedly dissuaded Chai Rong from his personal expedition. His words were quite disrespectful. Chai Rong was tolerant, but was also angry. When he personally expeditioned, he did not allow Feng Dao to follow him, but allowed him to stay in the tomb of Guo Wei, the Taizu. On April 17, the first year of Xiande, he served as the four dynasties and entered the Secretariat three times. Feng Dao, the old man in Changle, who had been in the prime minister for more than 20 years, was ill and was 73 years old. Feng Dao's death had a strong symbolic meaning, and a new era belonging to Chai Rong began.

The battle of Gaoping made Chai Rong deeply understand the shortcomings of the army, so he decided to rectify the imperial guards. Chai Rong said to Zhang Yongde, Wang Pu and others: "The guards are half old and young, and they are not strong and cowardly. They are not selected for favoritism. This spring, I met Liu Chong and the foreign army. If I have commands to the enemy, I will be defeated if I don't personally take the strong formation. Moreover, hundreds of farmers have failed to support a soldier, and the soldiers are in the elite, so it is better to be selected one by one. The elites are promoted to the upper army, and the cowards are allowed to follow the peace and comfort, so that they can be used for the time being, and they will not be in vain." Chai Rong ordered the recruitment of heroes across the country, and no matter their origins, they can join the army. He also personally evaluated the martial arts of those who were outstanding in martial arts. He selected many outstanding martial arts, and set up military positions such as Sanmen, Sandu Head, Iron Cavalry, and Control Crane, and were appointed as the squads in front of the palace.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin, as the capital of the palace, followed Chai Rong and got a huge beauty. At that time, the imperial guards were divided into the Palace Front Office and the Guards Office. The chief officers of the two departments were the son-in-law Zhang Yongde and Guo Wei's nephew Li Chongjin. Both of them were royal relatives, but they were as powerful as fire and the two armies fought endlessly. After the Battle of Gaoping, Zhao Kuangyin and Hou Dayong gained Chai Rong's trust because of their wits and bravery. Chai Rong saw that the two officials fought too hard, and with Zhang Yongde's recommendation, Chai Rong ordered Zhao Kuangyin to train and rectify the expanded imperial guards of the Palace Front Office.

Zhao Kuangyin was actually responsible for the establishment and training of the new imperial guards and gained considerable power. He took the opportunity to join Shi Shouxin, Wang Shenqi, Yang Guangyi, Li Jixun, Wang Zhengzhong, Liu Qingyi, Liu Shouzhong, Liu Yanrang and others to become sworn brothers. The former subordinates Luo Yanhuan, Tian Chongjin, Pan Mei, Mi Xin and others arranged to join the imperial guards and serve as officers at all levels.

When Zhao Kuangyin established his own power in the imperial guards, Hou Dayong was focused on dealing with various troubles in Zhengzhou. Hou Dayong had very little contact with relatives and nobles in the court. The changes in the political situation were only known through relevant official documents. Hou Dayong was originally a soldier and was not familiar with local administration. He could only learn and work while handling government affairs with a realistic attitude, solved the difficulties and hot issues such as resettlement of refugees and the violation of orders by the Western Army. He adjusted some officials as needed and gained a firm foothold in Zhengzhou.

Hou Dayong was not positive about the proposal of marriage to the Fu family, and he delayed it intentionally or unintentionally. In August, he invited a matchmaker to send a gift to the Fu family according to his habits. Both parties conducted divination based on the birth year, month and day of Hou Dayong and Fu Ying, and finally decided to get married in the first month of the second year of Xiande.

The Fu family has been officials and has great families for generations. Hou Dayong comes from the northern region. Although he is of high authority, he has no foundation and can only be considered a high-ranking official of the common people. Before the middle Tang Dynasty, it was impossible to marry a lady of a great family. However, since the late Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao's peasant army has beaten the high-ranking surnames from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty to the death. Especially since the Five Dynasties, all the heroes have emerged, and the Cui, Li, Zheng, Du and other great families have no past power. Chai Rongben was born in poverty and went to the south to do business in his early years. He did not value his brothers. The views on the Great Zhou Dynasty's views on the Great Zhou Dynasty were greatly weakened. Only then did the Fu family marry his daughter to Hou Dayong, a high-ranking official of the common people.

Fu Ying was basically satisfied with this marriage. Although Hou Dayong was not the most ideal man in his mind, it was many times better than He Song. Fu Ying had many contacts with Hou Dayong. Now that he had made a marriage, Fu Ying carefully recalled the details of the meeting with Hou Dayong: when he first met in Cangzhou, he said that he was a fool; when he met for the second time, he used a trick to throw Zhao Wen into the lake; when he followed him back to Daming Mansion for the third time, he shot the abbot at Wanshou Temple; when he rescued himself from Lufeng Mountain.

"How could it be him? Is it destined?"

"He is also a hero, not a drunkard. Alas, I didn't expect to marry this person."

"He seemed to be quite polite and polite, not a vulgar person, but just that one handwriting was too poor."

"Hou Dayong, whose courtesy name is Changfeng, and why is Changfeng's name? However, it has some momentum and conforms to his identity."

On the way to Daming Mansion, Fu Ying saw Hou Dayong reading the military book "Taibai Yin Jing". Knowing that he needed such books, he asked people to collect various military books for him everywhere and received books such as "The Art of War", "The Art of War of Sun Tzu", "The Art of War of Sun Bin" and "Guiguzi". Fu Ying thought that Hou Dayong was just a little familiar with writing and reading these books might be a bit difficult, so she took them to carefully study them in preparation for future needs. Fu Ying also made clothes for Hou Dayong according to Hou Dayong's figure. Fu's mother was secretly happy to see her daughter busy with Hou Dayong.

Chunlan Qiuju knew about Hou Dayong's marriage. They had met Fu Ying in Cangzhou. They knew that she was Queen Fu's sister and had a noble status. "I don't know what the character of the future mistress is and how to treat us." The two women talked about this topic many times, secretly shed tears, and Qiuju was even more depressed.

The "Yonghui Law Commentary" (hereinafter referred to as Tang Law) issued in the second year of Yonghui (651 AD) of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. The fourth chapter is "House Marriage", which has 46 articles, mainly on household registration, land, taxes, marriage, family, etc., which has a great impact on later generations. The Dazhou Marriage Law follows the Tang Law and has basically not changed. Chunlan and Qiuju are all maids, and are untouchables. In the Tang Law, it is strictly forbidden to intermarry between good and lowly. Therefore, although the two women fell in love with Hou Dayong, their status was very different and they dare not think about it. They could only sigh on their own life experience and feel sad.

Hou Dayong knew the thoughts of spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums. As a modern person, he had no distinction between high and low, but Hou Dayong was a pragmatic person. He knew that in ancient times, he had to abide by the rules of the ancient times, otherwise he would not only not be able to gain a foothold, but also harm two women.

When Hou Dayong first arrived in Cangzhou, he was trapped in war and had no time and energy to solve the identity problem of the two women. However, as his relationship with the two women deepened, Hou Dayong decided to solve the identity problem of the two women before Fu Ying married into her.

Hou Dayong asked Si Li in detail about military affairs, and knew that the Dazhou law and regulations should be used to change the lowly to good, but they had to go through relevant procedures. Si Li had never done such a thing for the new military affairs, and did not know how to deal with it. Only after checking the law and regulations, they knew that the parents must write a handwritten letter, and the eldest son signed it below, and then declared to the government, which will take effect.

Hou Dayong found the rules and referred to a sample given by Si Li to join the military and wrote a handwritten book: "The maid is born in the world, with different consequences, noble and humble, and karmic relationships. The superiors are the bestowed by the ancestors, and letting Yi follow Liang for the sake of the later good. His maids are mostly born together, and their motivation is now, and they will be able to leave, like a fish in water, rising and falling, like a bird in a cage, soaring and playing with wings... Choose a high-ranking family, which is quite noble. Later, there are children and nephews, and they are not allowed to discuss. Once they serve as good deeds, they will be honored in the world. Mountains and rivers are oaths, and the sun and moon have achieved alliances." Hou Dayong wrote two copies, and finally signed Hou Dayong's name, and then went to the government office to stamp the official seal. As long as these procedures were given to Chunlan and Qiuju, their fates would completely change.

After dinner one day, Hou Dayong asked Chunlan and Qiuju to come to the study. Generally speaking, when he came to the study, he would talk more formal things. Hou Dayong often talked and laughed with his two girls, but never talked about things in the study. The two girls were a little strange to see Hou Dayong being solemn, and they were uneasy.

Hou Dayong took out two pieces of paper and handed it to the two girls. Chunlan was illiterate and held the paper blankly. Qiuju trembled all over after reading the note, and finally covered her face and cried. Chunlan held Qiuju. Qiuju sobbed and said to Chunlan: "Alang will let us be good people." Chunlan didn't react at first when she heard this, but then suddenly cried out "wow".

Hou Dayong said, "Chunlan and Qiuju don't have family members. I can buy some land for you and marry into a good family in the future." When he heard Hou Dayong's words, Qiuju was stunned for a moment and cried, "I won't marry, I am willing to serve Alang for the rest of my life." Chunlan said, "I have no parents or relatives since I was a child. Only Alang is kind to us sisters in this world. I will never leave Alang if I beat him to death."

When Hou Dayong saw the two girls like this, he was deeply moved and said, "If you don't leave, you can do it, but don't be a maid, you can be my sister, you can do it." After saying this, Hou Dayong originally wanted to be a certain mother, but as a modern person, he really couldn't say anything to Na Zai. Qiu Ju heard him say this and said, "What else can you do?" After asking, her face turned red first, and she knew what Hou Dayong was going to say.

In order to properly solve the problem of the two women, Hou Dayong specially studied the laws of the Great Zhou. He knew that since the Tang Dynasty, due to the rich material life and social customs, bigamy was strictly prohibited, but the number of concubines was allowed. The acquisition of concubines was not only a matter of wealthy families and powerful people, but some small families also had a wife and a concubine. Among the concubines, the highest status was the mother. According to ancient sayings, mothers meant to marry, and descendants often called mothers and concubines together, and there was no strict boundary. There were certain differences between mothers and concubines. The mothers were actually a higher-ranking lateral room outside the wife, and generally people did not have the title of mothers. The Tang system stipulated that princes and others could have ten mothers, eight second-rank official mothers, six third-rank dukes and six fourth-rank dukes, four fifth-rank mothers, and three fifth-rank mothers. These mothers each had rank and status, and they were all considered concubines.

Hou Dayong said: "According to the law, I can only have a monogamy. Your Majesty has personally given me a marriage. Fu Ying, the daughter of the King of Wei. As you originally intended, you can be my mother."

When the two girls heard this, they were very surprised and did not want to do so. Qiu Ju said shyly: "It depends on Alang." The two girls didn't dare to think about this result before. After the three of them came out of the study, the two girls were in a trance in a dream.

After thinking deeply about this, Hou Dayong's move was still unmarried according to the current Zhou rules. If he had a mother but no wife, he would still be unmarried. Therefore, he would be the best to start and set the title of two women to avoid accidents after Fu Ying arrived. Hou Dayong still held his inherent thoughts: "If you can't save the world, just save the people around you."

The status has been decided, and when the two women saw Hou Dayong, they were different from before, and they became more gentle and sweet. Especially Qiu Ju, her eyes were filled with tenderness and sweetness.

Hou Dayong took a shower and lay on the bed. Qiu Ju knew that Hou Dayong was tired and liked massage, so he stood on the bed and stepped on Hou Dayong's back according to the method taught by Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong lay on the bed and concentrated on enjoying it. Qiu Ju stepped on it for a while and gently stroked Hou Dayong's back with her hands. Hou Dayong's tight muscles and a faint smell of sweat exuded the charm of a mature man. Qiu Ju had a special feeling today, and always wanted to lean into Hou Dayong's arms and hugged him tightly. Thinking of this, she felt really embarrassed.

Hou Dayong felt that Qiu Ju's palm was hot, and his thighs were leaning against him, and his delicate skin was rubbing him inadvertently. Hou Dayong was also a person who had been through a long time. How could he turn over and face Qiu Ju, facing Qiu Ju, and stretched out his hand to pull Qiu Ju's wide clothes off. Qiu Ju blushed and was at a loss, and said, "Alang, you are so bad." He picked up the clothes to cover his body, but his eyes were full of expectations. Hou Dayong guided Qiu Ju to sit on him. Qiu Ju couldn't stand such stimulation, and said "ah" and supported Hou Dayong's chest with his hands.
Chapter completed!