Although Wei Zheng, Zhang Yungu, Quan Zhirang and other officials and censors impeached the Wu family's weddings for being extremely ostentatious, extravagant and wasteful, and bringing bad morals, today the Duke of Yingguo and General Fan Xing of the Right Prison Sect are still extremely luxurious and high-profile.
Cheng Yaojin, who also married a daughter into the Wu family, was much more high-profile.
The dowries of Fan Xing's family were more numerous and extravagant. In particular, many brands were deliberately made, and there were slaves holding placards in front of each red shoulder bag.
There are only 5,000 acres of fertile land.
There were also three nieces and nephews from the same clan who married as concubines, and each of them also brought a dowry.
There are hundreds of slaves in the Fan family's dowry.
The wedding procession specially paraded through the streets of Chang'an City.
The whole city of Chang'an was shocked.
In the East Palace and Li Zheng Hall, Xu Luoren came in to report to Li Shimin and sent another letter.
After Li Shimin finished listening, he looked through the letter and read it carefully for a long time.
"Fan Xing married his daughter and Wu Huaiyu married his wife. Chang'an City is really lively today. Most of the civil and military officials in Chang'an City went to the two families to give gifts and have wedding banquets. The entire Chang'an City residents watched the liveliness of their homes."
When Queen Changsun heard this, she poured her husband a cup of tea.
"Marrying a wife and giving birth to a daughter has always been a major event in life. Even villagers in the countryside have to think about getting married if they have some surplus food at home after the autumn harvest."
Li Shimin put away the letter, "The Wu family is quite good at marriage. Wu Huaiyi married the eldest daughter of Cheng Yaojin, Wu Huaiyu married the eldest daughter of Fan Xing, Wu Huaiyu's sister also married Ma Zhou, and the warrior Xun himself married Hong
Nong Yang, I heard that Wu Huaiyu has arranged for his eight-year-old sixth brother to be the legitimate daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan.
It's Wang Ji whom Wei Zheng wanted to marry earlier."
Speaking of this, Li Shimin was very dissatisfied, "The Wang family is really popular."
"Your Majesty, with just the name of Taiyuan Wang family, I don't know how many people are flocking to get married."
"But although Wang Ji's father and brother had literary names, they died early. There are only four brothers left, and their official positions are all in the eighth or ninth rank. Such a family can't produce one of the fifth rank, not even the nobles. Wei Zheng, Wu Huaiyu and other nobles
But they are vying to propose marriage,
Even my confidants like Fang Xuanling and Zhang Liang tried their best to marry into these famous families and counties.
There is no one named Li in this world."
Empress Changsun advised the emperor to calm down.
"Your Majesty, advocating family status is a custom that has been passed down for thousands of years. Some of the nobles were born in poor families, common people or even landlords and commoners. Now they are rich, but they still want to improve their family status and marry those old nobles.
It’s also a good choice.”
Li Shimin was very dissatisfied with this phenomenon, and even felt a senseless anger in his heart.
After nine years of martial arts, the ministers of the imperial court are still seeking to marry the daughters of the declining old gentry.
"The reputation is there. Even if these old noble clans are temporarily in decline, their heritage is still there and they can still prosper at any time."
"This isn't right."
Li Shimin frowned.
"Your Majesty, don't rush into this kind of thing, haste makes waste, take your time."
"Wu Huaiyu is a very smart boy, but he is not tame enough. I just reprimanded the Wang family for accepting Wei Zheng as a companion and selling his daughter, so that the marriage was stopped, but he immediately went to marry the Wang family and brought the Wang family brothers with him.
Go to Wuji and ask Wuji to arrange official positions for them..."
"Your Majesty, this is human nature."
"snort."
"Originally, I wanted to say that Wuji's previous incident had implicated him, which was a bit unjust, and I planned to give him a decree to resume his official position during his wedding. But now I plan to let him take a long vacation at home."
Empress Changsun did not persuade her husband again.
"Wu Huaiyu is getting married today. He and Fan Xing are both His Majesty's confidants, so Your Majesty still needs to reward them."
"Then give him a pair of ambergris incense candles, two pieces of red silk, and a pair of silver vases."
Li Shimin was still thinking about the influence of the old clans. Their influence was so great that even the prime ministers and ministers were vying to marry them.
For a low-ranking ninth-grade official like Wang Ji, there were so many people vying to get married to him, and they were even willing to give him millions of dollars to accompany him.
Wei Zheng had to raise 2,000 yuan to mortgage his house and borrow money to marry the Wang family. Wu Huaiyu took advantage of it and gave the Wang family even more money.
Even the royal princess is not so popular.
From these details, Li Shimin felt a strong threat. He did not want to rule the world with the scholar-bureaucrats like the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The surname in this world is Li, and it was brought down by the Li family.
"It seems that the imperial court should preside over the revision of the Chronicle of the Clan of the World and rearrange the ranking of the clans of the world."
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious, the court still has a lot to do." Empress Changsun reminded Li Shimin again.
Li Shimin let out a long sigh, "Forget it, I will just endure it and destroy the Turks first."
Perhaps recalling Wu Huaiyu's previous achievements in defeating the Turks, including his suggestions, Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Let Zhang Ananda go to the Wu family in person to reward him.
Let Cheng Qian go with him."
Li Shimin said to the queen, "What do you think about letting Wu Huaiyu be the prince of the East Palace?"
"Your Majesty can just think about these matters. There is no need to ask my concubines."
"Then let him wash the horse,"
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Yongxingfang, the wedding is being held grandly.
The house was full of guests.
Not only Qin Qiong, Cheng Yajin, Li Junxian, Wu Heitai, Gongsun Wuda, Li Mengchang, Liu Lancheng, Niu Jinda and others came, but even many big shots such as Li Jing, Chai Shao, Duan Lun, Dou Dan, Changsun Wuji, etc. came.
Ma Zhou, Cheng Chumo, Wu Huaiyu, Niu Jianwu, Wu Junya and others who helped entertain today were all a little surprised. The hall was full of princes and princes.
Wei Zheng, who was next door, listened to the loud registrations ringing at the gate of the Wu family. The prince and the general came to celebrate in person, and he felt very uncomfortable.
"It's too much for a sixth-grade man without a job and a false title of Marquis to get married in such a pompous manner."
"They have also sent you an invitation, so why can't you go over and say a few words of congratulations?"
"I dont go."
"If you don't want to go, I'll go." Mrs. Pei couldn't stand Wei Zheng's appearance, so she went to change clothes and get gifts.
"You are not allowed to go either."
"I don't care why you and Takejiro fell out, but it is our family that is at fault. Taking this opportunity, I have to go and express congratulations to others. I have to continue to be neighbors in the future, and that matter must be settled."
Wei Zheng refused, but Mrs. Pei ignored him. Not only did she go, but she also called her children to go with her, leaving Wei Zheng alone at home and listening to the excitement next door.
Wu Huaiyu was very busy today. He went to Huaiyuanfang early to pick up his relatives. After picking up the newlyweds, he also walked around Chang'an for a long time according to Fan Xing's request. He finally got home. With so many guests arriving, he had to go up to say hello, and his face was numb from laughter.
Just as he was talking to big guys like Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yang Gongren, Fatty Wu trotted in outside the door.
"Erlang, the angel from the palace has arrived. Eunuch Zhang is here in person. Hurry up and greet him."
Just as he finished speaking, Niu Jianwu trotted in again, "Erlang hurried to the gate to greet him. His Royal Highness is also here."
As soon as they heard that the prince had arrived, even Fang Du and the others hurried to greet him.
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and even the eldest grandson Wuji, Yang Gongren, and Li Jing are all here in person today. It's not that Wu Huaiyu is so great, but that since Wu Huaiyu came to Chang'an, especially after his reputation for medical skills and elixirs became famous, many noble ministers and ministers have come here in person.
They also asked Huaiyu to buy medicine, and even asked him to come to help with the treatment.
To these distinguished ministers, Wu Huaiyu's title and official position are not worth mentioning, but a miracle doctor is very worthy of their respect. Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, has never seen the dragon, but Wu Huaiyu, the son of Qingyang, is in Chang'an.
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What's more, this person is appreciated by the emperor, so it is only natural for people to come over for a wedding drink on this special day.
I originally wanted to come over for a wedding drink and gifts, but after chatting for a few words, I would have thought that the prince would also be here.
The arrival of Zhang Anan, the chamberlain eunuch, surprised everyone. Who would have thought that the prince would come.
"Your Majesty, Wu Huaiyu, respectfully welcomes His Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince Li Chengqian's brocade robe and jade belt look like pink carvings and jade. They look so good. It is hard to imagine that such a jade doll will become such a weird and violent prince in the future, or even a lame prince.
Huaiyu had met Chengqian several times before, but the two had not spoken.
Cheng Qian brought many guards with him, and Zhang Anan, the chief chamberlain, personally accompanied him. Although he was young, he was still very majestic.
The prince's speech was a bit mature and even a bit deliberate, but the appreciation he showed for Wu Huaiyu and even his intention to get close to him still made everyone envious.
"Today is the wedding of General Wu. The saint specially asked Gu and Zhang Jian to come to congratulate him. The saint also has a reward."
Wedding candles mixed with ambergris are only used in the palace. Any amount of ambergris is worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. This pair of ambergris wedding candles is worth at least ten thousand dollars, not to mention
The preciousness of this imperial gift does not lie in itself.
Other silk embroideries, silver vases and gold basins are not so special.
"General Wu, there is still a Taoist decree here, please accept it."
"Chen Wu Huaiyu accepts the order!"
Prince Chengqian read out the edict in person, and countless princes and princes listened.
"Under the door, Zhi said:"
Emperor Jin Wu Huaiyu entered the rank of official and officially entered the fifth rank of the original rank.
Granted the post of horse-washing to the prince of the Economic Affairs Bureau of the East Palace.
The official position of Prince's Horse Washer is not for washing the Prince's horses, but a rather high-level official position, starting from the fifth rank, in charge of scriptures, and attendants.
This Economic Affairs Bureau corresponds to the Secretariat Department, and the head of the Economic Affairs Bureau is Prince Xima, two of them.
Before Wei Zheng, the Prince's Horse Washing Palace was built.
Managing the books of the East Palace is his duty, but his real duty is to serve as an attendant and teach the prince.
The emperor specially asked the prince to announce this edict of investiture, and his intention was quite obvious. Although the prince was still young, he had already been established as prince after all. From now on, the East Palace team would be arranged one after another.
Wu Huaiyu is very young and quite talented. Before his suspension, he was also a commander of the East Palace Prince's brigade. Now it is not bad to be the prince's horse washer and bookkeeper, because Wu Huaiyu is good at martial arts and writing, and he was responsible for the frontier fortress troops in Longyou.
Poetry is praised by many people.
It is only a matter of course that the official rank of a casual official is promoted to the lower rank of the fifth rank.
"Your Majesty Wu Huaiyu has accepted the decree, and I would like to thank His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Wu Huaiyu took over the imperial edict from Cheng Qian for the prince to wash his horse. The edict began with his disciples: Zhi said, this is not an internal edict from the emperor. It was sealed obliquely.
It's just that Wu Huaiyu didn't feel too happy when he looked at this handsome and cute little prince. The prince washed his horse, which meant that he was arranged to the East Palace and boarded the ship of the prince Cheng Qian. This was very different from the previous commander-in-chief.
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But he knew clearly that the crown prince would never be able to secure his position. So if he got on the boat now, wouldn't he be on the wrong boat?
But now that the edict has been issued, he can only comfort himself in his heart. The prince is still young and the time is still early, so there is still room for him.
"Wu Xima, Gu here also brought a gift for you."
Cheng Qian gave Huaiyu a pair of silver vases, a pair of gold cups, and a hundred horses of miscellaneous colors. The young prince was obviously very fond of this official of the East Palace.
Mrs. Pei gave gifts to the Wu family, chatted a little with Mrs. Wu and Liu Daoxi, and took her children back home without eating. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to the Wu family.
Many things were given."
Wei Zheng was unmoved after hearing this.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also read out the emperor's edict, conferring the title of Wu Huaiyu to the official position of Chaosan, and the Crown Prince washed his horse."
Hearing this familiar official position, Wei Zheng was stunned. After a long time, he just sighed.
"Isn't it true that Your Majesty intends to condone this kind of extravagance? Marry a wife and parade her through the streets of Chang'an, wearing ten miles of red makeup, and showing off like this?"
"How many people are still hungry, cold and freezing in this world? Have they forgotten that the Turks just wreaked havoc in Guanzhong and then left in triumph?"
Mrs. Pei couldn't listen anymore, turned around and walked away.
It’s not like everyone is a saint. Why would someone be happy if they have this condition?
"You Qinggao, why did you Qinggao mortgage your house and lend money to the Wang family to support the family?"
Wei Zheng fell silent.
The next moment, he returned to his study, studied ink, spread paper, and began to write remonstrances!
As soon as the Turks left, everyone started enjoying themselves in such extravagant ostentation. Such a national atmosphere was a sign of the country’s demise!
