Integrity is not bound purely by blood, as anyone who has studied the many histories of many kingdoms will tell you. Simply put, if a nation were run by a group that favored maintaining purity in the blood, they would eventually end up inbred and lame, incapable of breathing properly, let alone running a country. This is why the royals and nobles of the Yongheng Dynasty have maintained a laxer than most policy on marriage, allowing the uppermost class to marry what other nations would consider "commoners." While progressive in the eyes of many, there still exist many qualifications