Post Date December, 02 2023
Marriage is a legally protected way of life for both men and women. The foundation of marriage is the relationship between two people, but some marriages of men and women are colored with a layer of politics and interests. This type of marriage is called interest marriage (political marriage).
Interest marriage has existed since ancient times and is very common, with the same purpose of establishing friendly relations between the two countries. In this political marriage, the role of women is like a commodity, without any autonomy or choice.
The Sacrifice of Political Marriage: Sun Shangxiang
During the Three Kingdoms period, in order to recapture Jingzhou, Eastern Wu took the opportunity of Lady Gan's death and proposed marriage to Liu Bei with Sun Ren, the sister of the Wu Lord. I intended to deceive him and capture him in exchange for Jingzhou. As a result, Liu Bei spread it widely in the local area, causing public opinion and shocking Wu Guotai. Liu Bei passed the interview smoothly through the personal interview with the Crown Prince. So, the original beauty trick, a fake and genuine achievement of a factual marriage.
Later, Eastern Wu once again discussed taking Jingzhou and sent someone to falsely claim that Guotai was critically ill, asking Mrs. Sun to bring Ah Dou back to her mother's house. As he was about to succeed, he unexpectedly killed Zhao Zilong halfway and captured Ah Dou by intercepting the river. Mrs. Sun returned to Eastern Wu alone, and the marriage between Sun and Liu broke down.
The marriage between Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang is a typical political alliance, but its original intention was a conspiracy, but it was not concealed until it was finally "happily married". It is undeniable that the two of Liu and Sun indeed had feelings, but their emotions had no foundation, and politics dominated the situation. Therefore, under the premise that national interests outweighed everything, Sun Shangxiang passed away.
Throughout the entire process, Sun Shangxiang was completely a "tool", transitioning from a sugar coated shell to an "internal agent". Although she had a strong personality, she had no autonomy from beginning to end, and her interests dominated everything. Her emotional world was dim.
Political marriage gradually evolves into profit marriage
In today's society, there are almost no political alliances in ancient times, but another upgraded form of marriage has emerged: interest marriage.
Interest marriage often occurs between major wealthy families and economic conglomerates, and these materialists only pursue immutable interests. In their subjective consciousness, emotions are secondary and can even be avoided. They have no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, and no emotions that do not deteriorate. Only money will never depreciate.
Many wealthy families and young masters are not as "glamorous and beautiful" as they appear. They have no material desires or desires, but their spirit is very empty. Compulsive unions are not perfect at all. The saying goes that a strong bond is not sweet, and even if men and women are born together, they will still have the same potential. When there is a conflict of interests or the shackles that restrain them disappear, the two will still go their separate ways.
(Intern Editor: Lai Jiaxing)
