The "Shigu" who hosted a banquet for Wang Xun today was surnamed Han. Her grandfather and Wang Xun's great-grandfather both lived in Julu Lake. Later, they were recruited by Li Yuan, the great ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, together with Cheng Mingzhen. They can be regarded as brothers in life and death.
.However, after several generations of the Wang family lived in the capital, the descendants of the Han family continued to serve as local officials, and the contact between them gradually diminished.
But family friends are family friends, and Wang Xun has made a difference. The Han family also feels proud. So they invited Han Shigu, who had been out of the cabinet for many years and whose husband was a doctor of Confucian classics in the Imperial College, to come forward and hold a family banquet to congratulate Wang Xun. Of course,
All the above are just excuses. The real situation is that the daughter of Dr. Xu Shiliang of the Imperial College is just a hairpin, virtuous and virtuous, and shows great kindness. She needs a promising and progressive husband to entrust her to her life. And Wang Xun, regardless of his family background,
His appearance and future prospects were similar to the Xu family's conditions for choosing a son-in-law, so Han Shigu, who was bored at home, planned to become a yuelao and tie the marriage thread of Wang and Xu's two children together.
Wang Xun has attended the same kind of banquet many times and is not afraid of doing it again. After being smeared with white powder by Aunt Yun and Zi Luo, he got into the carriage and drove slowly to Han Shigu's house.
According to the customs of the Tang Dynasty, guests cannot arrive too early than the time agreed with the host, so along the way, he also went to the cockfighting shop in Dongshi to take care of the business in partnership with Qin Guomo, Yu Wenzhi and others.
Look. The impact of the ridiculous rebellion in the capital in the spring has faded, and the cockfighting parlor is more lively than before. It's just that there are fewer familiar faces in the noisy crowd, and there are more new junior dandies.
No one can see clearly!
After passing Dongshi and heading south, you will find Qinrenfang. The size of the houses in this area is far less noble and grand than the many old houses in Chongrenfang where Wang Xun lived, but they are more exquisite, beautiful and full of vitality. Many of them have passed the imperial examination.
The newly rich man lived here. Han Shigu's husband, Dr. Wu, bought the third courtyard on the left side of Qinrenfang three years ago. Because the previous owner of the courtyard planted more than a hundred green bamboos in the wall, he built a bamboo for his house.
The elegant name of the garden. The people who usually come and go are all scholars who are well-read in poetry and books. There are not many opportunities to open the door to welcome ladies from the capital like today. Therefore, the front of the yard is a bit crowded. The carriage slipped from the horse-mounted stone in front of the door to the entrance of the square.
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After attending so many events in a row, Wang Xun already had some experience. After a cursory look, he could tell that at least a princess was invited to attend today's family banquet. This did not make him feel flattered.
There are many descendants of the royal family, and there are a lot of women who have the title of princess on their heads but have never been seen by His Majesty the Emperor. They can easily grab a lot of them in Chang'an City. What makes him slightly curious is that Mrs. Guo Guo's silver carriage actually
She's here too! This woman has no friendship with the Wang and Han families! She's so good, why did she come here to stir up trouble?
With some caution, Wang Xun slowly got out of the carriage. Dr. Wu's butler had already come forward to greet the distinguished guests. He first went into the main hall to meet "Uncle Wu Shi", gave him a small gift, and exchanged a few pleasantries.
Then, Wang Xun was invited into the back house as a junior in his family.
In the back house, a group of married women in different colors were drinking tea and chatting about their daily lives. After hearing the little maid's report, they immediately put away their smiles and sat upright. Wang Xun entered the house and greeted him as a junior.
He asked Han Shigu. Then he was led by the other party and turned to the first dressed old woman with white hair on the left, "Come here to pay homage to Her Royal Highness Princess Anding, who is also your uncle's aunt. According to seniority...!"
Although he was prepared in advance, Wang Xun was still slightly surprised. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to the ground: "Wang Xun, a lowly official, comes to see Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"You kid, you are so anxious. I was just about to tell you that at today's family dinner, we only discuss seniority, regardless of superiority or inferiority!" Han Shigu stopped her and quickly added loudly beside her.
Before she finished speaking, Princess Anding across from her stood up, held Wang Xun's arm, and responded loudly, "My benefactor, there is no need to be polite. I came here today specifically to express my gratitude to my benefactor in person. I don't dare to accept it.
Thank you!"
"Benefactor?" A cloud of confusion appeared in front of Wang Xun's eyes. When had he been kind to a princess, and to such an old princess?
During this hesitation, Princess Anding knelt down tremblingly. Wang Xun was so frightened that she immediately jumped aside, but did not dare to reach out to help her. He just denied it repeatedly: "I made a mistake, I made a mistake. You must have made a mistake.
You are the wrong person. I have never met you, so I cannot have any kindness towards you!"
The ladies closest to Wang Xun were also caught off guard by Princess Anguo's actions. They all stepped forward and hugged Princess Anding's arms, "Your Highness, what are you doing? He is your descendant, how dare you accept it from Your Highness?"
Big gift?"
"That's right. That's right!" Princess Anding looked old, but her actual age was only about fifty. She knelt down hard, and everyone couldn't hold her back. "My family will be harmed by someone named Wang."
After his death, his grandfather was so frightened that he did not even dare to cry out that he was wronged. Thanks to this child, Mingyun, he saw through the treacherous plot of the Wang family and his son, ruining their reputation and allowing him to rest in peace under the fountain of wine. I came here specially today,
I just want to pay my respects to you for my family. My benefactor, please..."
As she spoke, she broke down in tears.
After hearing this, the fog in everyone's eyes finally cleared a little, and all eyes turned to Wang Xun. A few months ago, Wang Xun, the king of Jingzhao, committed suicide because he was suspected of participating in rebellion.
After being executed, his son, Wei Wei Shaoqing Wang Zhun, was beaten to death by guards while trying to escape during his exile. The whole family was wiped out. The key figure that led to the revelation of the conspiracy between Wang and his son was the handsome young man in front of everyone, who had just turned eighteen.
Wang Mingyun, the sixth-rank Zhaowu captain of the Feilong Forbidden Army!
Even though he was thick-skinned, Wang Xun couldn't help but blush. The so-called first insight into the treacherous plot of Wang Xun and his son was completely fabricated by Feng Changqing and Gao Lishi in order to promote him. Killing the two assassins was
It was an accident. The fight with Wang Zhun at the gate of the city was purely due to jealousy among young people and had nothing to do with loyalty to the emperor and patriotism! But the credit was already placed on his head, and the award was also written in the imperial edict.
Clearly, even if he wanted to tell the truth, no one would believe him. Instead, he would leave a bad impression of being overly calculating and pretending to be modest.
Just as she was at a loss, Mrs. Guo Guo had already squeezed forward with a smile and grabbed Princess An Ding's arm with both hands. "Sister, you are too out of touch. In terms of seniority, isn't he your grandnephew? Your uncle was betrayed by a traitor.
Persecuted to death, as a great nephew, how could Ming Yun have the courtesy to stand by and watch? In my sister's opinion, Ming Yun just did what a junior should do. You can feel at ease if you don't worship him. If you must put the word "thank you" on your lips
On the other hand, it dilutes the family affection!"
These few words were said so accurately that they not only resolved the embarrassment of everyone present, but also took the opportunity to raise Wang Xun's worth. After hearing this, Princess Anding no longer insisted on kowtowing to Wang Xun. She took Mrs. Guo Guo's hand and stood up.
, while choking up, he said: "Well, it's my sister Ming who understands the truth. Thank you, you can't just thank people with your mouth. That wimp in my family has nothing to offer, and he can't help Ming Yun in his official career. Let's do this...
..." She sighed and said quietly: "You kid must also know why Mrs. Wu arranged this family banquet. With your family background and character, I guess you will have to attend the same family banquet many times.
No matter which girl you fall in love with in the future, when you get married, put this hairpin in her head."
As he spoke, he ignored Mrs. Guo Guo's dissuasion and took out a golden phoenix inlaid with beads from his hair and pressed it into Wang Xun's hand. "Don't think the gift is too light. This is what my grandmother gave me when my father got married.
It is estimated that there will be no second branch in the entire Tang Dynasty!"
"Junior, junior, I am ashamed..." After hearing this, Wang Xun was so frightened that he trembled again and stammered in his words. Princess Anding's father was Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, and she was the mother of Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty.
, of course, the female emperor Wu Zetian. The royal family of the Tang Dynasty was open-minded, and it was not considered transgressive to insert a golden phoenix hairpin on the hair of a folk woman. But if you want to wear the golden hairpin given to your daughter-in-law by Wu Zetian on your head, I am afraid that the guests in the hall will be so scared that they even drink wine.
I dare not lift it.
The ladies present were all knowledgeable people, and their eyes suddenly shone when they looked at Wang Xun. Under the gaze of everyone, Wang Xun became more and more afraid to accept such an expensive gift. But when he saw Princess Anding's prematurely aging face, he
It was impossible to break a mother's heart. While hesitating, Mrs. Guo Guo's considerate voice came to my ears again, "Since I am a junior, how can I refuse the gift from my elders? Why don't you give it up quickly?"
Mrs. Wu wrapped it up and put it away for you? Hiding it at home in the future, you will remember the kindness of the Tang Dynasty Royal Family every day!"
"Yes, I would like to thank my aunt for the gift!" At this point, Wang Xun could only get off the slope. He handed the golden phoenix to the aunt of the Han family, then straightened his clothes and gave the gift to Princess Anding as a junior again. Princess Anding
This time he didn't dodge, and looked at Wang Xun bending down in front of him with tears in his eyes. "Back then, he was so sensible. He was also so polite to others. Now he was strangled to death by a traitor in prison. As the emperor's concubine,
Brother actually turned a blind eye. If the young man in front of me hadn't uncovered the traitor's plot..."
How can the so-called royal family have any kind of family ties? They are just a group of lunatics fighting for the Golden Palace. Fathers kill each other's brothers, sons turn against their fathers, and wives kill their husbands. Instead, they are not as good as ordinary people, where brothers and fathers love each other from beginning to end.
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Note 1: Guozijian, the highest central institution of higher learning in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, also managed part of the imperial examination selection function. It included many disciplines such as classics, history, medicine, arithmetic, etc. Doctors and teaching assistants provided advanced education to students of appropriate age. In the Tang Dynasty, a doctor from the Guozijian could also
Impeachment of officials and criticism of current affairs. After the Song Dynasty, it gradually became a specialized teaching position.
