This law is undeniably severe, but the grandfather has explained it to his grandchildren: the eldest son born out of wedlock is the root of family discord; if the backyard is unstable, it will be difficult to maintain stability at the front.

Many of these cases originate in the backyard.

If you encounter a formidable wife, she might even cause your offspring to bleed profusely.

He warned his descendants not to underestimate women, as many defeats are caused by such underestimation. He cited several examples, showing that instability at home forces men to devote more attention to domestic matters, leaving less time for other things.

Grandfather even told them many of the ways women fight, which left a deep impression on these kids and amazed them.

As it turns out, the children who received this education back then all had relatively harmonious family lives, and the married girls all had good marriages.

Grandfather told his eldest, second, and third brothers about his personal experiences.

My grandfather wasn't my great-grandfather's eldest son by his principal wife, but rather the son who ultimately won out from his harem. However, it was a Pyrrhic victory. The reason was that my great-grandfather favored his concubine and his son born out of wedlock. The concubine was the wife of my great-grandfather's cousin, who died in the war and was then taken into my great-grandfather's harem.

Such things were quite common at the time, and no one could say anything about it. However, this concubine was shrewd; her previous son had died of illness during the war, and now she could only rely on her great-grandfather to give birth to a son as soon as possible.

At first, she was very respectful to her grandmother, and her grandmother didn't make things difficult for her. But after this woman gave birth to a son, she slowly began to change, and her husband became increasingly indifferent.

Actually, this woman had her sights set on becoming the head wife from the very beginning.

In this power struggle between wives and concubines, the eldest son died, and the great-grandfather was reprimanded by the clan elders, ending the conflict.

From the moment her eldest son died, her great-grandmother's heart turned completely cold towards her great-grandfather. She knew that if things continued this way, her youngest son would also not survive. After all, the sons born to her great-grandfather's other two concubines had also died in the backyard, leaving only a sickly illegitimate daughter alive.

Her health was damaged and her lifespan was short. She spent five years making arrangements, and she did not hide these things from her grandfather.

In this way, the great-grandmother first killed the great-grandfather, and then, at the cost of her own life, framed the illegitimate son born to this concubine for the crime of murdering his legal mother. The evidence was conclusive and there was no way to deny it. The clan even opened an ancestral hall for this matter.

The great-grandmother knew that there were elders in the clan who had been won over by this concubine, and estimated that this matter could only suppress them for a few years, so she cut off this son's path to having children.

As expected, not long after the mourning period for the great-grandmother ended, the mother and son were released.

However, a lot can be done in three years. With the help of his maternal family, my grandfather gave all of my great-grandmother's dowry to my grandmother. The family's property was basically in the hands of that concubine. My grandfather was not in a hurry to take it out, and he could not take it back anyway.

He reported directly to the clan elders that the family had separated, and under the pretext of fulfilling his parents' last wishes, he joined the army at the tender age of 11. When they came out, they couldn't find him. In the army, he had the help of his maternal family. After all, most of the men in the army were straightforward and honest. His grandfather was mature beyond his years, straightforward and righteous, and had a ruthless streak on the battlefield. He quickly distinguished himself.