In early October of the seventh year of Hongde's reign, the imperial court issued an imperial announcement announcing that Sun, the eldest daughter of Shouning Bo, would be the queen, and a wedding would be held on the seventh day of November, and a general amnesty would be granted to the whole world.
Sun is the eldest daughter of Empress Dowager Sun's cousin, who is also the emperor's cousin.
This involves the court's legal issues. According to Chen's laws, cousins are prohibited from getting married. Naturally, the emperor cannot take the lead in marrying his cousin, otherwise there will be no choice in the matter.
Because Queen Mother Sun also has a younger brother, and this younger brother also has a daughter.
With the promulgation of this imperial list, many people in Jiankang City have been coveting the position of queen for half a year, and the dust has finally settled.
This result was both expected and unexpected.
This is expected because the Empress Dowager Sun is still the most useful speaker in the royal family, even more than the emperor in this regard, especially when it comes to choosing a queen for the emperor. As the emperor's mother, the Empress Dowager Sun can almost speak for herself. There is no need to ask the emperor's personal opinion.
Since you have this kind of power in your hands, it is understandable to favor your mother's family.
The unexpected thing is that the Sun family of the descendants is already very powerful in Jiankang. If the Sun family gives birth to a second queen, the power of the descendants of the descendants will be further strengthened. This is definitely something that His Majesty the Emperor is not willing to do. things seen.
Therefore, theoretically speaking, His Majesty the Emperor should never choose a woman from his descendants' clan, but in reality, almost all the important ministers in the court knew that it was His Majesty the Emperor who chose the Sun family from his descendants' clan.
At the same time as the queen was established, Princess Zhao Ying of the Northern Qi Dynasty was also canonized as a noble concubine. During the wedding, she would marry into the palace with the queen and become the emperor's concubine.
Now that the empress has been chosen, it's time for the Ministry of Rites to get busy. The Ministry of Rites and the Zongfu will be fully responsible for organizing the emperor's wedding. The next month or so will be extremely busy.
Just when the imperial list was posted, the next issue of the Di Newspaper Department was also preparing to publish the news that His Majesty the Emperor was about to hold a wedding.
This is also the first time that the Di Newspaper Bureau has published news about the emperor himself since its establishment. Although this matter seems to be just a small matter in the Di Newspaper Bureau now, in future generations, it will probably be given various meanings. .
Time flies, more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the time has come to the fifth day of November in the seventh year of Hong De. There are only two days left before His Majesty the Emperor's wedding.
At this time, all the yamen up and down the imperial court began to be busy to varying degrees, especially the officials of Jiankang Prefecture, who patrolled the city almost every day, for fear that someone would cause trouble in the city at this time.
Comparatively speaking, Shen Sizheng, who had just published the new issue of Di Bao, was much more leisurely. Just after noon, Mr. Shen got off work from Di Bao's Yamen and bought some food and drinks on the roadside. Went to Dayifang with wine and food.
Because the emperor was getting married, all the private schools in Jiankang City were on holiday these days. The children did not come to the private schools for classes, and the private schools seemed empty.
The holiday is not to reduce the burden on the children, but to minimize the movement of people during these few days to avoid anything happening.
Mr. Gu is a little old man who likes to have fun, and he feels a little lonely without his children, so in the past two days, Shen Yi came over to drink with him whenever he had nothing to do.
An old man and a young man sat opposite each other. Shen Yi stretched out his hand to pour a glass of wine for Mr. Gu and said with a smile: "Master Gu, let's have a taste. This is the ten-year-old wine that Taibai Winery just made two days ago. It's very powerful." Very."
Mr. Gu likes to drink and was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Shen Yi.
After a few glasses of strong wine, his face became a little rosy. After drinking a glass of wine, the old man took another bite and said vaguely: "The Queen Mother is too strong. She is already in the court." I have been the wife of the family for several years, and now I have promoted my niece as the queen. If this continues, their surname is Sun will have the final say."
He breathed out a breath of wine and frowned: "After the imperial court moved south, it was on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, the emperors for several generations did not have any bad emperors, so they were able to maintain the Jiazi period. If my relatives cause chaos in the government in the future, I am afraid that half of the country will be lost."
Mr. Gu is now a teacher, but he was also a high-spirited scholar in his early years. He was the Duke of Xie Yuang who wrote letters to guide the country, so he naturally has his own opinions on current affairs.
It's just that he usually keeps it in his stomach and doesn't tell anyone. Only when facing Shen Yi, who often comes to see him, can the little old man say something from his heart.
Shen Yi smiled, clinked wine glasses with his husband, and said, "Master Gu, as far as I know, this queen was not arranged by the Queen Mother, but was chosen by Your Majesty himself."
"Um?"
Mr. Gu looked up at Shen Yi and frowned.
"Your Majesty chose it yourself? What is the reason for this?"
He spoke loudly: "The Queen Mother has been the family for several years, and the power of the Jiankang Sun Family has become stronger and stronger over the years..."
Shen Yi bumped into the old gentleman and said with a smile: "Master Gu, you are a teacher, and I am a junior official of the eighth rank. Neither master nor disciple can get involved in a royal marriage, so don't worry about it."
In fact, it was not just the master and apprentice who couldn't figure it out, many ministers in the court, including Zhao Changping, and even the Queen Mother, were also a little confused.
Of course they could not have imagined that the candidate for the queen was chosen by a famous Qinhuai prostitute who threw pots into three pots.
After the old gentleman talked about the wedding for a while, he looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Boy, are you getting married soon?"
Shen Yi nodded and said: "At the end of next month, I will go back to Jiangdu to get married."
The little old man was drunk now, but his mind was still clear. He smiled at Shen Yi: "Before you leave, remember to come to the old man's place. It's rare for you to call me teacher and treat me with the courtesy of a teacher. As a teacher, I must give you a gift."
Shen Yi smiled and nodded.
"Master Gu, I have sent someone to inquire about your family members."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "It is estimated that there will be news next year. When there is news, the students will inform you again."
The old gentleman was drinking at the moment. When he heard this sentence, he didn't know whether he didn't hear it clearly or he just drank too much. He fell on the table and fell unconscious.
Shen Yi called him several times, and seeing that he didn't want to wake up, he smiled dumbly, stood up from the chair, and stretched out.
After stretching, Mr. Shen put his hands in his sleeves and looked in the direction of Jiangdu.
This time the emperor's wedding has little impact on him, but it will have some impact more or less.
And the biggest influence of these is...
Amnesty to the world.
The so-called amnesty for the world means that the crime will be forgiven or the responsibility of the crime will be reduced. Generally speaking, as long as the crime is not particularly serious, it will be directly forgiven.
As for the amnesty for the whole country, the Ministry of Punishment has already arranged it. They are just waiting for the day of the emperor's wedding when prisoners all over the country will be released.
This...may include those who were exiled.
For example, Qian Tong, for example, Ma Jun.
Thinking of this, Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes slightly.
"In more than a month, I will return to Jiangdu."
He still looked in the direction of Jiangdu and said to himself: "At that time, you two should also return to Jiangdu from Lingnan..."
"Old friends reunited."
Mr. Shen put his hands on his hands and smiled: "We must have a good time together."