When the real eldest daughter of the Yun family got married, there were naturally a large number of guests. The pomp of the first two girls' weddings was far inferior to Daya's. Yiniang didn't care, she was just happy for Daya. She was always arrogant.
Runniang was very unhappy. She saw the twelve palace flowers placed one by one on the red lacquer plate. No matter the style or workmanship, they were much better than when she got married. Her eye circles were a little red.
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Qin Lao Er whispered comfort from the side: "Madam, there is nothing we can do about it. You are a cousin, and your late father-in-law is not an official. You can't use these palace flowers that represent military achievements, and you can't afford them.
It's different. She is the eldest brother's direct relative, so she can enjoy these honors. If you want these palace flowers, I will personally get them for you from the battlefield. Only when you wear such palace flowers can you show your glory. Now you just need to take good care of them.
The baby in your womb will be fine, there will be one in the future."
Runniang then showed a smile, caressing her tall belly with a loving look on her face, hoping that the child would crawl out of her belly right now.
Shan Ying was groomed by Mrs. Cheng and was very handsome. He was riding on a big black horse. He was really like jade and his horse was like a dragon. When he arrived at the market, he was greeted with cheers. He had a huge palace flower behind his ear. I don’t know who it was.
The one he chose was in the style of a peony, and his head was invisible from behind. The bright red wedding dress he wore on him had to be praised as the best outfit. However, since he didn’t use powder on his face, it inevitably had some flaws.
The story of Shan Ying begging for a wife is almost a legend. Shopkeepers in the market all know that he was originally a poor boy who killed pigs and sold meat. There was smoke rising from his ancestral graves, so he married the eldest daughter of the Hou Ye family.
The poor boy in the story was even more inspiring. Many villagers pointed at Shan Ying and kept telling their children that as long as they strive for success, they will always be blessed with beautiful women in the future. After seeing the dowry of the Yun family,
I couldn't help but add another sentence, big golden pig.
There is really a big golden pig lying on the plate. Any high-level official family will have this thing when the eldest daughter gets married. Four people carry the dowry, grinning. This is also the custom, even if there is only one golden pig.
coated with gold paint and made of wood inside, they also had to look overwhelmed.
There was no need for the Yun family to fake it. Grandma Yun spent 800 taels of gold to make this pig. The mold was carved by Li Shi himself, and it looked so cute and innocent lying on the plate, making it very happy.
Yun Ye and Xin Yue sat next to grandma, accepting the gift from the newlyweds with gloomy expressions. Grandma was so happy that she could not speak. Yun Ye warned Shan Ying that if he does not treat Da Ya well in the future, his retirement will definitely be discounted.
After listening to Yun Ye's extremely meaningless nonsense, Xin Yue's performance was excellent. She was like a mother-in-law. She not only comforted Shan Ying and warned Daya, she also said all the happy words at the wedding.
When the dog outside the yard loudly recited a poem urging the marriage, and coins were thrown out like raindrops, Yun Ye carried Da Ya on his back and sent her to the carriage. Shan Ying prepared to return to Luoyang overnight. There were hundreds of people waiting to celebrate.
, this journey is enough to show off for hundreds of miles, the big ship is ready, and Daya’s new maid is also in place. The Yun family has never said anything about dowry maids.
After sending Daya, who was in tears, to the edge of the Ba River, Yun Ye waved his hand and turned around and left the river bank. Hearing the boatman's whistle as he left the bank, he felt very uncomfortable, but Lao Cheng said something very emotional.
: "Seeing Jiaer Jianu getting married, Lao Dan, no matter how angry you are, you should put it to rest."
Shan Xiong was unhappy. Yun Ye didn't know that the five-tong god, the white horse god, the jade mother god, the baby god and other rural hairy gods in the city had suffered a lot and were expelled by those powerful gods.
In Chang'an, Laojun Temple is undergoing extensive construction work, and the Amnesty Ci'en Temple is also undergoing extensive construction work. In Chongningfang, preparations have quietly begun for the construction of a temple belonging to the Aoist Sect. It is said that the scale is quite large.
Yuan Tiangang spent a lot of money to buy a screen from the Yun family, and then the number of Taoist gods began to increase inexplicably. Each one has an origin, and the context is consistent. There are craftsmen statues in Laojun Temple day and night, isn't it?
The kind-hearted people with good intentions are the evil gods. At the same time, there is also a hell in Sichuan, the Yama Hall, which is beginning to take shape.
It's just mixed with sand. Taoism shamelessly quoted many concepts from Buddhism, and Buddhism also began to add strong Taoist elements. The original image of the Hu man with an eagle nose and deep eyes on the Buddha statues has gradually been diluted. Avalokitesvara is unbelievably beautiful, and there are Hu monks
When asked, someone will say that there is nothing strange about Avalokitesvara's ever-changing appearance, and that it is a man who transforms into a woman. They are all good gods and Buddhas who educate the world. Their ugly appearance is an eyesore.
The scriptures Xuanzang brought back were actually made of leaves, also called Bay-leaf scriptures. They were not durable for storage and needed to be stored in a dry and ventilated place. If they were bitten by insects, Xuanzang would go crazy.
I don’t know who said that a piece of wasteland in Chang’an City has the beauty of wild geese returning to the sand, so the monks planned to build a brick pagoda there. Now they are collecting donations for the bells on the cornices at the corners of the pagoda. It is said that as long as the wind blows, the bells will ring.
That is a prayer, and the bell you use to raise funds will bring your wishes to the gods and Buddhas.
There are many girls in the Yun family, and the future is worrying. I need to have something to think about. Grandma Yun persistently believes that hanging bells is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A total of twelve bells should be hung on the eaves of the first floor.
The Yun family wrapped all the bells on the ninth floor.
I originally thought that copper bells would be good, just the same size as those hung around the cow's neck. It wasn't until grandma went to the warehouse to move silver that Yun Ye realized that the bells of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda must be made of silver. The monks found copper bells embarrassing, mainly because
The sound of gold when struck is unpleasant, otherwise gold would have been used.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Yun Ye's memory has always been made of copper bells, so why did it become silver? Each one must have a net weight of nine taels and nine cents. I heard that the copper bells always disappeared inexplicably, and the bells made of silver were hung.
, isn’t this intentional to attract thieves?
"Bah, bah, bah, Ye'er, quickly pray to the Bodhisattva and ask him to forgive you for killing a thousand swords. Who would steal the bell from the pagoda and not be afraid of being thrown into hell and suffering? And become an animal in the next life?"
In fact, Yun Ye wanted to steal it. In later generations, people who would not even let go of the bonsai placed in the square would be indifferent to a bell made of a lot of silver? This has nothing to do with how much money he has, it is just that he would not hang the silver on the eaves.
I heard the prodigal style of the people. The price of rice in the Tang Dynasty is now only seven cents. How much rice and noodles can be sold for this money?
When talking about this matter to Fang Xuanling, Lao Fang always laughed and said: "The prosperous Tang Dynasty, the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there must be some aura of wealth and nobility. The imperial court is not short of that little money. In order to send more envoys to the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese country would send more envoys to the Tang Dynasty every year."
They all have to send money over. Money is as valuable as people. Now I am planning to see if students from Goryeo, Silla, and other foreign countries can do the same thing. I have calculated that I can save a lot of money for the court.
, the Ministry of Accounts is preparing to issue coins, so naturally the more reserves of gold and silver, the better.”
"Are you starting to collect tuition fees now?" Yun Ye was surprised and almost thought that Fang Xuanling also came from later generations.
"It's natural. Gold and silver have a price, but knowledge is priceless. Since they all want to learn something from the Tang Dynasty, paying money is inevitable. Schools everywhere need to be repaired, and the rice grains for official students also need to be increased.
The imperial court has a very small budget in this area, and if you can subsidize it, you can subsidize it as much as possible. It is better than nothing. The Japanese princess said that if Yushan Academy can accept the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty, the money will be doubled, and the marriage will be done once a year. Consider it, consider it."
"Prime Minister, let's forget about the academy. Even if they offer gold in exchange, I won't do it. The Japanese country is willing to pay such a heavy price, which shows that their country is very determined to prepare for reform. The people taught in the academy are all critical knowledge.
, it is better not to leak it. From now on, I will vigorously block the books in the academy, and I will definitely not let any high-end knowledge leak out of the academy."
Fang Xuanling heard Yun Ye's solemn words, put down the pen in his hand, and said to Yun Ye strangely: "I have always been strange, why Marquis Yun always has a bad feeling for people like Japan, Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje.
?They can be considered a big country, but you and I know that if the Tang Dynasty really had murderous intentions, they would not be able to escape. Such a country does not need to be so defensive, right?
After all, the biggest scourge of our Central Plains is the barbarians on the grasslands. They are our innermost worries. Although these neighboring countries are annoying, they are just scabies. There is no need to take it so seriously, right? "
Yun Ye was speechless. The Goryeo and Japanese countries in this era were generally friendly. They were full of good impressions of the Tang Dynasty. They tried their best to follow the footsteps of the Tang Dynasty in everything from cities and palaces to food, clothing, housing and transportation. They wanted to be better than the grasslands.
Those scourges in the world were indeed much more harmless. Fang Xuanling was right. Because of Yun Ye's concerns, Fang Xuanling carefully thought about the threats posed by these countries, and finally found that, except for Goryeo, which must be eliminated, other
There is no need for the country to clean it up. No matter from which aspect, the gains outweigh the losses. As long as they respect the Tang Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts, maintaining the status quo is the best result.
Yun Ye can't say that the Japanese have not yet committed crimes. In the Tang Dynasty, let alone the Japanese troops setting foot on the mainland, even if they hurt merchant ships at sea, they would be chased to the sky and nowhere.
Xiu, only Datang businessmen bullied others, and it was rare to hear Datang being bullied by others.
Especially in the past few years, when a dog dies, the king will be questioned. When Hou Junji was hunting around the palace, a hound died. He actually grabbed the king by the neck and asked what to do? He extorted a lot of money.
When he came back, he was accused by the commander of the army, and the emperor issued a decree to reprimand him and end the matter.
Five years ago, the queen was still wearing a skirt that was higher than her feet. Now? She is still dressed the same way, but the materials and pendants are used. I don’t dare to count. The huge blue gem on her head looks like it under the sun.
It can blind people's eyes.
Is the Tang Dynasty prosperous? Why do news of famines continue to come from far away? (To be continued...)
ps: In the first quarter, when we arrived, there was a convulsion in the backstage, there was nothing we could do.