In the Tang Dynasty, people did not need three books and six etiquette to take a concubine. They only needed to give the money to take the concubine, and then get the consent of the parents and the wife. There was no need for any procedures or rituals.
But today the ceremony of Wu Huaiyu Nalu’s thirty-fifth day was very solemn.
Lu's Manor.
Youzhou Sima Wujunya came on behalf of Wu Huaiyu and sent a letter of complaint.
Lu Wulang took it. Although he guessed what it was, when he opened it and saw it with his own eyes, he was still a little excited, and even said it loudly and impatiently.
This is Wu Huaiyu Nalu’s thirty-fifth birthday.
In the system of the Tang Dynasty, there were ten prince concubines, eight second-grade official concubines, and six third-grade official and duke concubines.
Now Wu Huaiyu has reached the second rank and can accommodate eight concubines.
This concubine is taller than an ordinary concubine, but lower than a wife.
For all princes, if there are two children, they will be considered to be of the fifth rank; if there are ten concubines, they will be considered to be of the sixth rank. For heirs and princes, they will be of the first rank; if there are ten concubines, they will be considered to be of the sixth rank; and if there are eight concubines of the second rank, they will be considered to be the seventh rank.
The third rank and the Duke of the country, the six concubines, are regarded as the seventh rank,
There are four fourth-grade nuns and three fifth-grade nuns.
Other than that, they are all concubines.
A concubine enjoys the treatment of a married woman outside the court, but after the death of the principal wife, a concubine is not allowed to take her place. However, the concubine can participate in family sacrifices, which is a qualification that a concubine does not have.
In the earliest times, when a prince married a concubine from one country, then the concubine from the two countries would be married. The one who married a girl would send Di and his nephew to marry him, that is, he would bring his sister and niece as dowries.
Later, it became a dowry with the same family name.
Nowadays, the concubine is actually just a high-level concubine, and is no longer completely a dowry for the wife.
Wu Huaiyu also had many concubines. For example, when Fan Xuanfu got married, his concubine married his third sister. Later, Duan Decao's grandniece, Qiu and his two granddaughters were all adopted as concubines of the Wu family.
Later, Yun Dingxing sent his third granddaughter to the Wu family. At that time, Wu Huaiyu was only of the third rank and the Duke of the country, so he could only have six concubines, so he only gave the title of concubine to the daughter of Yun Dingxing's eldest son, and the other two were concubines.
Now he gives Lu Sanwu's identity.
This can be regarded as a repayment to Fan Yanglu for giving him face.
There was a big difference in status between concubines and concubines in the Tang Dynasty. Concubines could be bought, sold, transferred, and given as gifts, but concubines could not. Moreover, concubines, as the concubines of high-ranking noble officials, were also married women, with good looks, status, and even
Enter the palace to meet the queen, etc.
Even if it is not as good as in the pre-Qin period, when the principal wife died, the concubine could replace her, and even the concubine's son had the right to inherit. Now in the Tang Dynasty, the son of a concubine is still a concubine. When the principal wife dies, the concubine is not qualified to replace the concubine, and the concubine cannot be the wife.
In the Tang Dynasty, three wives and four concubines were not allowed, and there was no such thing as equal wives. The law stipulated that anyone who married a new wife would have to live with him for one year. This was a crime of bigamy.
Ordinary people are not eligible to have a nun, only ministerial officials of the fifth rank and above, and casual officials of the third rank and above are eligible to have a nun.
The number of nuns must be reported to the court, and the number of nuns must be reported, and each has its own rank.
Wu Huaiyu's concubine is regarded as the seventh grade,
He wrote to Chang'an in advance and reported it to the Ministry of Rites, requesting that he be sued.
Now the imperial court has also sent Lu Sanwu’s confession.
In the Tang Dynasty, suing oneself was a kind of identity certificate. Not only officials could sue oneself, but also various identities such as nuns and nobles.
This is the case that has been reported to the imperial court and officially recognized by the imperial court.
Lu Sanwu became the seventh concubine of Wu Huaiyu.
Wu Huaiyu now has a wife, seven concubines, twelve concubines, and three lovers.
Maid attendants do not count.
Lu Sanwu can directly become a concubine, and Wu Huaiyu is indeed very proud of it. Wu Huaiyu didn't mention it before, but the Lu family wanted to mention it, but it was difficult to mention it. After all, Lu Sanwu was just a concubine, and now she finally got this concubine's notice.
Lu Chengye breathed a sigh of relief and felt his face glowing. He immediately sent someone to send it to Lu Sanwu to make her happy.
He even called the housekeeper excitedly to ask for a temporary dowry.
"Add a dowry of one million,"
Farms, shops, gold, silver, silk, cattle and horses, and a thousand guan for makeup, there are not many things in fact. Fan Yang and Lu's family can prepare them immediately.
Many in-laws of the Lu family, including Fan Yangzu, Lanling Xiao, etc., also responded immediately and expressed their intention to add another hundred thousand yuan.
For these famous families, one hundred thousand dollars is the price of a BMW, but adding one hundred thousand dollars for today's occasion would not only give face to Fan Yang and Lu, but also to Governor Wu.
Even the ancestor of the ancestral family, Zu Chongxin, said bluntly in front of Lu Chengye and Wu Junya that if it was not against the rules, the ancestral family would actually be willing to marry a girl directly.
When the first wife comes to marry, she can take her concubine to marry, but I have never heard of a concubine marrying a concubine, and I have never heard of a concubine marrying the daughter of a relative or friend.
Maybe bring some slaves as a dowry.
When Zu Chongxin said these words, people were very happy and very face-saving.
Anyway, when Fatty Wu returned to the office and told Huaiyu the reactions of everyone who went to Lu's Manor to sue him, he was very happy and laughed.
The fat man sighed, "I think back when we first met Mrs. Fan in the small courtyard of Huaiyuanfang. I advised you not to provoke her, saying that I couldn't afford to provoke her. The Wu family of Taiyuan was no better than them. But look at it now. You
Not only did they marry Madam Fan long ago, but now they even accept women with five surnames as concubines. These so-called noble families in Shandong would actually have such a low profile. To be honest, I never thought of this."
"Back then, my fourth uncle entered the pass from the dragon and was one of the seventeen heroes of Yuanmou. Emperor Wu De came forward in person. In the end, the Yang family of Hongnong just gave an unmarried woman in her forties to her fourth uncle as a continuation of his love.
Unwillingly.
Now, Erlang, you have allowed the fifth surname to be so polite as to send their daughters as concubines, and our Wu family in Taiyuan is really prosperous."
Wu Huaiyu smiled and said, "Our Wu family in Taiyuan is now a first-class noble. There are forty-eight meritorious officials in Zhenguan. There are two in our Wu family, one with a household of 600 and one with a household of 700. There are also two princes and three
The county has produced three governors and two governors, not to mention that I, Wu Huaiyu, am in my early twenties this year, but I have already entered the political affairs hall and been awarded the title of Emperor's Heart. Isn't this momentum enough to make the five surnames and seven families take a high look?
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"Yes, yes, you, Wu Erlang, are unique. Everyone has to admire you." Fatty Wu said with a smile, "With your Wu Erlang, our Wu family is guaranteed to be rich and prosperous for decades. I don't think the Taiyuan Wu family will be affected by this."
If you go up a higher level, you will become a top-notch person."
"Hahaha!"
Huai Yuxin said that in history, there was a queen from the Wu family, and the Wu family also became a royal family, but now the queen is just a little girl who accompanied the warrior Xun in Jingzhou, and Gaozong Li Zhi,
The baby, who is only half a year old, doesn’t know if history will change because of him.
In the afternoon, Wu Huaiyu rode to the Lu family's manor outside the city to welcome the bride.
Lu's Manor is bustling with activity. Half of the famous county magnates in the world are here, and almost all of the great nobles of the Guandong gentry are here.
What are the five surnames of Boling, Cui, Zhaojun, Li Xingyang, Zhengqinghe, Cuilongxi, Li Shandong, the four surnames of Wujun, Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang, Kuaijijun, Yuwei, Kongxie, Langya Wang, Chenjunxie, Chenjunyuan, and Lanlingxiao.
Among the famous families in Hebei, not to mention the six famous families in Youzhou, there are twelve famous families in Qinghe alone, led by Cui in Qinghe, followed by the Zhang family, the Fang family, the Fu family, the Fu family, the Dai family, the Dai family, and the Dou family.
, Wen family, Bei family, Nie family, Ji family, Shang family, these twelve major families all emerged in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, and reached their peak in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Nowadays, they are somewhat weak in the early Tang Dynasty, but their heritage is still there.
These old gentry are the most numerous in Kanto.
Let’s talk about the Zhang family in Qinghe. I didn’t think they were famous before, but after getting to know them more carefully, I realized that they have a very deep background. They claimed that their ancestor was the fifth son of the Yellow Emperor.
He worshiped Huxing and lived in Qingyang of Yincheng State. Later it was changed to Qinghe County. This is how the Zhang family got its surname.
The Zhang family in Qinghe is truly a prolific clan, with a large number of people and strength, and the Zhang family in Dongwucheng is the most prominent.
The most powerful thing about the Zhang family in Qinghe is its large number of people. Their descendants are spread all over Hebei. It is no longer limited to Qinghe, but there are many branches of the Zhang family in the entire Guandong region. Especially in Hebei, there are branches of the Zhang family in every state.
In later generations, the Zhang family once became the largest population of all surnames in China, reaching more than 100 million people. The Zhang family in Qinghe can be said to have made the greatest contribution.
Now the most famous Zhang family in Dongwucheng are the three brothers Zhang Wenguan. Their father, brother Zhang Qianxiong, was very famous before. Zhang Qianwei was called the Zhang family's thousand-mile horse.
The Taiwei Zhongbing joined the army, the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed and he changed his official position to the Zhou Dynasty. In the Sui Dynasty, the official went to Neishisheren to take charge of Jiangdu and praise the rule.
Zhang Wenguan's father died young and he had been studying at home. In the first year of Zhenguan, the three brothers took part in the imperial examination and all passed the Ming Dynasty. He was appointed as Bingzhou to join the army. Under Li Ji's command, he was highly appreciated by Li Ji. This time Wu Huaiyu Nalu thirty-five
For his sake, Zhang Wenguan came from Taiyuan to participate, representing both the Zhang family in Qinghe and his boss Li Ji. He knew the background of the Zhang family in Qinghe. Wu Huaiyu also admired the views of the old patriarch of the Wu family, Shi Leng. If the family wanted to prosper for a long time, the last step was to
What matters is the people.
The more children you have, the greater the chance of producing talented people. As long as there are talented people from generation to generation, is this family worried about not being able to prosper?
Look at the Qinghe Zhang family. Although he is not included in the Five and Seven families, their influence is no less than that of the Five and Seven families.
"Gong Cao Guo asked me to congratulate Mr. Wu on his behalf."
Zhang Wenguan was very young and showed great talent. The three brothers of the Zhang family had previously taken the imperial examination and visited Li Ji. Li Ji appreciated the brother's article, so Li Ji recommended it to the court and greeted the examiner, so the three brothers worked together on the Ke Ming Jing and
Secondly, even when Zhang Wenguan had to supplement the state and join the army, it was Li Ji's operation.
Anyway, because of their family background and talents, the three brothers of the Zhang family were appreciated by Li Ji. They took the shortcut to Zhongnan. Of course, they were labeled as Li Ji.
This is the same as Guan Yi, Li Yifu and the others are now labeled as Wu Huaiyu.
Cao Guogong Li Ji's original surname is Xu. Now he is given a national surname and an official ancestry, which is equivalent to the royal family of Li and Tang Dynasties. As the governor of Bingzhou, he guards Taiyuan. Although he did not participate in the Xuanwumen incident, he still has 900 households. This talented man is three years old. The teenage Cao Guogong is quite low-key, but he should not be underestimated.
Wu Huaiyu also expressed his gratitude to him for specially sending someone to congratulate him.
"Guo Xinggong asked me to tell Mr. Wu something. Tuli's attack on Jieli is not going well. It is estimated that he will be defeated soon, and he may even be captured. After Jieli's victory, he will most likely launch harassment and retaliation at the border. , Guo Xing hopes to join forces with Wu Xing Gongyou to jointly defend, strengthen liaison, and deploy defenses in a unified manner. If Jieli comes to attack, then you and both sides will act together to counterattack. "
Wu Huaiyu was very surprised when he heard this, "Cao Guogong's military exploits are beyond comparison with those of a young generation like me. I also agree with Cao Guogong's proposal of joint defense, but the unified commander must be Cao Guogong. Please reply to Cao Guogong for me." , As long as Jie Li dares to invade the border, all our soldiers and horses in Youzhou are willing to obey Cao Guogong's unified dispatch and command."
Lu Chengye comes over.
"Mr. Wu, the auspicious time has come,"
"Okay, take the bride back to the city!"
The drums sounded, and the explosive rods were put into the fire.
The bamboo poles burst and roared.
Lu Sanwu got on the sedan chair, and countless people sent him to the wedding. Along with countless dowries, Ten Miles of Red Dowry was sent to the Governor's Mansion in Yacheng, Youzhou.
It was extremely lively and festive, attracting countless people to watch.
In particular, the Fan Yang Lu family specially arranged for many of their disciples to ride on tall horses, which carried a bag of Kaiyuan Tongbao coins and scattered them along the way.
Throwing coins ten miles away caused countless people to quarrel and praise him.
As the coins were thrown out loudly, the children of the Fan Yang Lu family felt that their lives had been sublimated. For this grand occasion, they did not care about their hard work. Ten coins weighed more than sixty kilograms, and they were all scattered in a short time. They continued to change to a big bag and continued to scatter.
All are brand new Kaiyuan Tongbao copper coins, absolutely no fake, inferior or old coins, they must be decent.
