After Hou Xuan finished speaking, Gu Shouzheng looked disbelief, but Gu Yanwu nodded secretly.

A few Western missionaries can forcibly win over a group of believers without the support of the local government. These educators are supported by local troops and yamen, have a huge number of people, and have sufficient preaching experience. What reason is there to fail?

With gentle techniques, the reform of customs and customs is how many times better than Dorgon at that time.

I don’t force you to wear Hanfu, but I raise your wearing Hanfu to a glorious level. If you don’t wear it, you will be despised. You are the barbarians. Do you wear it?

Of course, the reason why all this can succeed is that the Chinese culture is indeed hundreds of grades higher than them. Manchus want to assimilate the Chinese in this way, but it can only be a fool to say that a river flows into the sea, but it can only be said that it has entered the sea, and it cannot be that the sea has become part of this river.

Hou Xuanyan is backed by the foundation of a thousand-year-old civilization. He is invincible to use this method. Why can the ancient Han people integrate and integrate any nation he encounters, but only advanced.

Looking up, he saw that it was still early. Hou Xuanyan turned to look at the two ministers and smiled and said, "It's rare to leave the palace today. Why not go to Wu Yi for a drink? Although the Western wine he brought back from overseas is not as delicious as our wine, it has a unique flavor."

Gu Shouzheng had just been transferred back to Jinling and did not move around with the officials in the court, and was more closely connected with officials from the Suzhou clan. However, Gu Yanwu had been in the court for a long time and immediately smiled and said, "Your Majesty wants to go to the mansion of the Duke of Ningguo. Today, it may not be convenient. Duke Wei hired the granddaughter of the Duke of Ningguo as his granddaughter, which was adopted today."

Hou Xuanyan didn't care, so he tied the reins and turned around and said, "That's not right. Take some joy and go for a meal. Wu Yi is not a stingy person and will not drive us out."

Then, without saying a word, he rushed to the mansion of Wu Yi, the Duke of Ningguo.

Wu Yi's mansion was full of traffic, and Zhu Dadian had a very rich family background. Wu Yi and he were the chief and deputy general of the Shuizi Camp for so many years, so the betrothal gifts he adopted would naturally not be shabby. He held them outside the door and carried all kinds of gifts out of them for a mile, and had not yet fully entered the mansion.

The matchmaker Zhu Dadian looked for was Li Haoxian, Duke of Qi of the current dynasty. Wu Yi was not at all, so he had to go to Suzhou to invite Xia Yunyi. Xia Yunyi had the title of Duke, and he was an old acquaintance in Taihu Lake, Gusu. He had a deep friendship with Wu Yi.

Since Xia Yunyi hosted Hou Xuanyan's wedding, he has studied these etiquette and law deeply. He has always felt that he was "unappreciated with talent". Now, when he heard that Zhu Yu had a place to use his skills, he agreed happily. He also volunteered to not only be a matchmaker for the woman, but also as the leader of the marriage. Of course, Zhu Dazing would not object, so today, Wu Yi's mansion gathered four of the six founding dukes, which was very lively.

Hou Xuanyan often went to Wu Yi's mansion, and the old servant guarding the gate certainly recognized the emperor's honor. When he saw him riding a horse, he was shocked. He quickly led the crowd to welcome him and sent someone to report.

The servant came to the lobby in a panic. Both sides were drinking tea and chatting. Although the etiquette was complicated, they were all old acquaintances, so they naturally had to exchange greetings for a while if they didn't meet for a long time.

"Master... is here... is here..."

Wu Yi looked unwilling. Today is a happy day. This servant is usually very clever, so why is he embarrassed to guard so many outsiders? His face turned dark and he asked in a deep voice: "Who is here? Talk well and pretend to be stuttering."

"Your descend."

Several people in the lobby stood up together and rushed out without saying a word. They all knew that this was very likely...

Sure enough, Hou Xuanyan had already stepped into the door himself and was walking forward with his belt, full of style.

"I pay homage to your Majesty, my emperor..."

"Okay, it's not like courtship, so how come there are so many rules?"

Wu Yi glanced at the old housekeeper and said anxiously: "Let Your Majesty give you tea, why are you doing while standing there?"

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "I heard that you are here to hold wedding events. It just so happened that I and two Gu Aiqing have not eaten yet. Come over and have some wedding wine. You won't feel sorry for me, right?"

Wu Yi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is joking, this is my honor."

Having said that, Wu Yi was a little overwhelmed by the sudden arrival of Hou Xuanyan. I am afraid that even an expert, Xia Yunyi, could not explain clearly, because few emperors liked to visit the palaces of their ministers since ancient times.

Hou Xuanyan went up one seat and said to the people below: "I have just sent away a group of scholars and went to Jingnan to educate all directions. Although Nanyang is big, it is actually very easy to pacify it. Because there are no strong enemies, this is different from Mobei."

When everyone heard this, the emperor took the initiative to talk about state affairs, and he no longer had the loss he had before and listened attentively.

Zhu Dadian said: "Your Majesty, there are millions of soldiers in the northern and eastern parts of the desert. Although the Rakshasa Kingdom is huge, it is not our opponent. Just wait until the weather gets warmer next year, it will be the time to silence the Rakshasa."

Hou Xuanyan thought to himself, it was not so easy, everyone thought so. But now he didn't plan to discuss this matter. He would talk about it before he could get through this winter. Anyway, he couldn't beat it himself, and even more so.

"Not to mention this, you will continue to be the betrothal gift. I will have a cup of tea and watch the gift."

Li Haoxian stood up and greeted the female guests. The whole process was very simple and clear, but it was much simpler than when Hou Xuanyan married Huang Ying.

Hou Xuanyan looked interesting, especially Li Haoxian, an eight-foot-long man, who was familiar with these things and was very familiar with the literary lyrics, which was also related to one of his hobbies. Since he was surrounded in Hejian, he has become obsessed with Suzhou Tanci Minor Tutorials, and often speaks with some poetry, which seems very cultural.

When the family members of the Duke of Ningguo's mansion heard that their young lady was getting married, even His Majesty was alarmed. Everyone felt that their faces were shining. After a while, groups of people came out to pay their respects. Wu Yi invited him to the inner courtyard, and after sitting down, he accepted the salute.

Wu Yi introduced one by one, and the first group of old ladies came out with a girl. Seeing her eyes as she looked picturesque and dressed happily, Hou Xuanyan asked, "Is this the new wife hired?"

"It's my granddaughter." Wu Yi smiled. He was less than fifty years old and had a granddaughter of thirteen or fourteen years old. In ancient times, it was relatively early for him to get married and have children.

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "Duke Wei is a good family. After you go, you must be virtuous, gentle and respectful, and serve your parents-in-law very well. If someone in the in-laws bully you, go to the palace to find me, and I will stand up for you."
Chapter completed!