When Xia Nan heard this, this sign was wrong, and the topic discussed between the two sides was very dangerous, and it suddenly rose to the height of Huayi. It stands to reason that from Sun Yuanhua'www.biquge.info s standpoint, his statement can also be understood that in this era, the Chinese people believed that China was the center of the world, and the overseas Yi people were all barbarians. However, the occasion for saying this was not right, and it should not have been said in the presence of William, although it was Maria, it was easy for William to have the association of being excluded.

Maria is just one of his women, but William is the backbone of the navy, and Charles is the soul of the shipyard, and these two people are indispensable and cannot be replaced. Xia Nan hurriedly played a round: "Calm down, William, Mr. Sun didn't mean that, what he wanted to say was that letting my next generation maintain pure Han blood, it was not aimed at you and Charles, and there was no ill will towards Maria herself......"

William didn't stop, he spread his hands and asked in surprise: "Maria is from the Edward family, this is one of the oldest nobles in London, although she once fled London, but because of you, she has returned to the big family and become one of the heirs recognized by the family - will the heirs of the Edward family taint the bloodline of the next generation?" ”

"No, no, no, I'm not saying that Maria is not worthy of me, but that Mingguo, like England, pays attention to bloodline and inheritance - for example, if Maria brings our child back to London, will the Edward family recognize this child as the next heir?"

William was stunned for a moment, as an Englishman, he understood the stubbornness and rigidity of the people of this country, especially the aristocracy, and a child with one-half Oriental blood may not really be the heir of the Edward family.

Seeing that he hesitated, Xia Nan struck while the iron was hot: "So, you have to understand Mr. Sun's thoughts, his thoughts represent the vast majority of people in the Ming Kingdom." However, the issue of blood is not an obstacle to my love with Maria, nor does it prevent you and Charles from becoming important members of Joan's navy, please believe me. ”

William raised his hands: "Well, your explanation is easier to accept than Sun." Sometimes, when you reach a certain height, your private affairs are not just your own business - the queens of France, Spain, Austria, etc., are not necessarily the ones you like, most of them are political marriages - I can understand you. ”

Summer Minami breathed a sigh of relief that things hadn't gone in a worse direction after all.

Sima De saw that Sun Yuanhua was speaking too straightforwardly, so he changed his angle and said: "General, now that the climate of the Qiong Navy has become one of the few forces in the world, even the imperial court cannot easily shake it, and the fate of the whole army is tied to the general, without you, the collapse of the Qiong Navy is just a blink of an eye." Therefore, it is necessary to find a woman who is the right person and give birth to a son and a half daughter for the general, as long as there is an heir, even if the general has a headache and brain fever, the army's heart will not be shaken......"

Xia Nan understood what Sima De and Sun Yuanhua and the others meant. Now the Qiong Navy system is both prosperous and lossy, and his safety is tied to him, including Lin Weiye, no one can take his place, once he makes any mistakes, the Qiong Navy will lose its cohesion and become a plate of scattered sand. Therefore, an heir of pure blood can stabilize the morale of the army when necessary and become the new master of the Joan Navy, even if this person is just a baby. This principle is the same as the emperor appointing a crown prince.

Xia Nan sighed, although the marriage partner had already been determined, it was only a matter of time, but in this way, the political color of this marriage was even stronger. Originally, he just wanted to consolidate the alliance with Xie Sanbin, Mu Tianyan and others through Xie Wenjun, but now it is a matter of choosing the heir, as William said, whether to marry or not, and who to marry, is no longer a private matter for himself, and has become a matter for everyone in the Qiong Navy.

He pondered and said: "Mr. Sun, Mr. Sima, in fact, I have already matched the right candidates, that is, the daughter of Xie Sanbin, the governor of Denglai, and Xie Wenjun, the niece of Mu Tianyan, the governor of Guangdong. Governor Xie has already approved this marriage, and Governor Mu also agrees very much......"

Sima De followed Xia Nan to Shandong and Nanzhili on an expedition, met Xie Wenjun, and knew a little about the story between the two, he was not surprised to hear this candidate, nodded and said: "This woman is from a scholarly family, and her net worth is innocent, so she is an excellent candidate." ”

Sun Yuanhua stroked his beard and praised: "The general's vision is unique, and the governor's daughter is really good." Now that the other party has agreed to this marriage, without further ado, I feel anxious to prepare for three books and six ceremonies, and let's hire and propose! ”

"In such a hurry?" Xia Nan asked tentatively, "There are still a bunch of things waiting for me to arrange, anyway, the candidates are all decided, can't you take your time?" ”

"No way!" Sima De and Sun Yuanhua said in unison, "This is the top priority at the moment, and anything can be postponed, but the marriage matter is sooner rather than later." ”

Xia Nan looked at the two of them with some surprise, because of their different backgrounds and power structure factors, they usually have some signs of secretly competing, it is difficult to have a unified opinion on one matter, but I didn't expect to form a high degree of agreement on this matter. He looked around and looked at the others, almost all of them had "long overdue so" expressions, and they all agreed with it without asking. It seems that on the question of the mother and the heir, all are of the same opinion.

"So it's not negotiable?" Xia Nan was helpless and gave up the useless struggle, "Then it's up to you to arrange." ”

Sun Yuanhua said with a smile: "Please rest assured that the three books such as the letter of appointment and the letter of honor are prepared by us, and the trivial matters such as asking for names and Najib are also done by us, so the general just waits to welcome his relatives." ”

Sima De added: "The arrangements in the army and the miscellaneous affairs of the civil affairs, Mr. Chu Yang and I will help the general to deal with it, and ask the general to cultivate his self-cultivation before the wedding, and he does not have to worry about mundane affairs." Don't get close to the concubines in your family before marriage, and keep your vitality......"

Xia Nan was dumbfounded, and it was just enough to discuss the things in his room in public, listening to his tone, could it be that he would have to abstain from sex before getting married? He couldn't help but ask, "Can't you touch the concubine's room?" What are the rules? "The previous requirements are acceptable, but I haven't heard of this rule, you can't be intimate with a concubine before marrying a wife?

Sun Yuanhua coughed twice, "We also know that this is against human morality, but there are many concubines in the general's family, and there has been no movement for several years...... What's more, the general should endure it for the sake of the future of the Qiong Navy......"

The meaning of this sentence is translated into the vernacular: There are several fields in the family, but your old man has not seen the harvest for several years, and I don't know whether the land is not fertile or the cattle are not good, it is better to keep the essence and let the wife get a man in one fell swoop. Besides, it is better if the concubine has no children for the time being, and the heir of the main family will be the eldest son in the future, both the heir and the eldest son, the indisputable heir, which saves everyone a lot of trouble.