Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty Chapter 1206 Postscript Sixty-two Prince Consort’s Exclusive Equipment: Golden Reins, Silver Saddles, and Jade Whips
The day after Xie Yan was brought to see Chen Shangshu by his parents, a house arranged for the Xie family to live temporarily was delivered.
The address is in Xicheng District, Luoyang, and the original owner was the last prime minister of the Dingtai Dynasty.
The prime minister actually did not personally participate in the coup.
He is already old. Even if he supports King Yong's coup, what benefits will he get? If it fails, it will affect the entire family.
But he didn't stand up to stop it and kept pretending to be deaf and dumb.
Not only did he want to stay out of the situation and protect himself wisely, but he also hoped not to offend the new king and leave some connections for his children and grandchildren.
When Emperor Dingtai was seriously ill, the Prime Minister always claimed that he could not recover from his illness.
The abacus is clattering, no matter who will be the new emperor, he will have to wait for the dust to settle before recovering from his illness. After all, he is the prime minister, and he must preside over the new emperor's enthronement ceremony.
Moreover, no matter who becomes the new emperor, he, the old prime minister, will get out!
This guy has been lying around in Luoyang pretending to be ill, just because he wants to gain a formal contribution to support the new emperor before retiring, and leave a sufficient political legacy for his children and grandchildren.
Then, he was tricked by King Yong and his followers.
King Yong concealed the news that the emperor's grandson had escaped, and hinted that the emperor's mother and son had been placed under house arrest, thereby deceiving the civil and military officials of the entire court to come to support him.
As expected, the Prime Minister was fooled. He suddenly recovered from his illness at the critical moment and personally presided over the enthronement ceremony of King Yong.
On the second day after the new king took the throne, the Prime Minister resigned from the throne to make room for the real confidant of King Yong, and in exchange for his son's promotion.
Before the trick of three invitations and three resignations was completed, the emperor's grandson, mother and son called the emperor in Chang'an.
The Prime Minister was immediately confused, but he had no way to retreat and could only follow King Yong all the way to the dark side. He actively contacted civil and military officials across the country, announced that the grandson of the emperor in Chang'an was a fake, and also gave promotions and awards to the generals in charge of the army in various places.
Lord.
When Queen Mother Ye came back with her son, the old prime minister committed suicide out of fear of his crime before the army even approached Luoyang.
It is said that before he died, he once cried out with tears in his eyes: "I am so ashamed of my late emperor!"
Although the prime minister committed suicide, his family members were still together because he was designated as the second most rebellious minister after King Yong. His descendants, brothers, and nephews were all executed. Nephews, cousins, nephews, and grandnephews were all executed.
Exiled. All the female relatives of these people were given to the bitter frontier soldiers as wives.
As for the property of the Prime Minister and his brothers and cousins, the floating wealth will naturally be confiscated. But as for the fixed property, it is a bit unreasonable.
Including other rebels who were beheaded or exiled, the property treatment process was the same: confiscation of floating wealth and auction of fixed assets. Real estate and fields in the capital were returned to the royal family. All other fixed assets were divided up by the new royal family through "bidding".
Investigating those who rebel against the party and those who are treasonous is a gluttonous feast for the new rich!
Fortunately, those important cabinet ministers were concerned about the overall situation and were afraid of being too involved and causing chaos. Otherwise, I don't know how many "remaining parties" would be involved.
But because of this, many things slipped through the net. For example, the rebels secretly misappropriated certain assets with their hidden white gloves. The rebels' secret shares in some large companies were also misappropriated by other shareholders.
Xie Yan also temporarily moved into the former prime minister's private residence. This residence belongs to the royal family and is expected to be given to a prince in the future.
After the young emperor granted the marriage, he would soon send an imperial edict.
Fast for three days, bathe and change clothes.
An emperor's traveler arrived with eunuchs and official servants, and the three members of the Xie family burned incense and set up a case to receive the order.
"The Ming Dynasty served as the emperor of the people, and the edict said: The way of husband and wife, the great ethics of people. Marriage is based on time, etiquette is the most important... I now order you Xie Yan to be the prince-in-law.
If you are slow, please keep your home in check forever, as a way of calling me dear, and obey my words strictly, don’t be lazy..."
"I accept the order and thank you!"
Xie Yan knelt down and kowtowed for the first time since time travel, and he knelt down in front of the imperial edict on the incense table.
In addition to the imperial edict, there are also kinship (engagement) rewards.
A jade belt, a brocade robe, a set of horse gear, an official seal, tens of thousands of money, and hundreds of silk ribbons.
Xie Yan must wear jade belts and brocade clothes on the wedding day.
Horse gear should also be used on the wedding day, especially gold reins and silver saddles to show the identity of the consort.
Thousands of dollars are used to prepare betrothal gifts.
Hundreds of pieces of silk and satin were used to sew clothes for the relatives of the Xie family to wear on the wedding day.
The rewards were counted correctly, and Xie Yiqin warmly entertained the edict-delivering team. He had already prepared many red gift boxes, which were said to contain tea, but in fact they contained silver dollars and copper coins.
Pedestrians, eunuchs, and official servants each received one share, and their attitude toward the Xie family became even more enthusiastic, and they happily returned to the imperial city to resume their duties.
After the edict-delivery team left, Wang Yitong touched the golden rein and silver saddle.
Women, they just like buling buling things.
Xie Yiqin's attention was on the official seal of the Prince Consort.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Prince Consort is an official of the second rank, with a rank higher than that of the first rank, rather than a title.
If you attend a formal occasion, the princes and princes will stand together.
They would gain more face during sacrifices, and the favored consort would often even serve as the officiant in place of the emperor.
"It's the second grade!"
Xie Yiqin gently touched the Prince Consort's official seal. This was his only chance to come into contact with the second-grade official seal in his life.
After caressing her for a while, Xie Yiqin suddenly shouted: "Thank you behind closed doors! If any guests come, say they are busy buying betrothal gifts. No guests will be accepted before the wedding."
Guests have already arrived.
This private residence of the former Prime Minister has been unoccupied for four years, and it suddenly started to be cleaned a few days ago. Those neighbors who are either rich or noble will naturally send people to inquire secretly.
Today, passers-by announced that the emperor has formally conferred marriage, and people will come to give gifts soon.
There is no need to make friends with other consorts, but there is no need to make friends with them, but the consort of the eldest princess of Qin is an exception.
Who doesn’t know that Zhu Tangxi is Queen Mother Ye’s best friend?
Outside the side door, gift-givers sent by six or seven families have gathered.
Those with official titles or titles generally do not come forward in person, but only send servants to deliver gifts to avoid the embarrassment of being rejected.
If a wealthy businessman gives a gift, it is usually done in person.
Xie Quan, an old servant brought by Xie Yiqin, posted a note on the door in front of the gift giver: He was busy and anxious preparing for the betrothal gift. No reception will be allowed before the wedding.
After pasting the note, the old servant handed over to the gift givers: "My husband-in-law appreciates your kindness. But I am really busy these days. I hope I will forgive my rudeness. Please take back your gifts as well."
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The gift can be taken back, but the invitation must be accepted, otherwise it will be a slap in the face of others.
One of the wealthy businessmen said when handing over the greeting card: "I am a cloth merchant. If Mr. Xie wants to buy a betrothal gift, you can come to my shop and have a look. We have all kinds of silks and satins."
The old servant accepted the invitation: "I will definitely tell you."
Another wealthy businessman sent a greeting card and said: "My family is in the fur business. Mink from the Northeast, deerskin from Taiwan, cashmere from beyond the Great Wall, and carpets from the Western Regions. Whatever you want, I have it!"
"I'll definitely tell you."
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The old servant accepted all the greeting cards, bowed and apologized again, and sent everyone away with a smile.
The three wealthy businessmen asked their servants to bring the gifts back, while they went to a restaurant to chat.
When we entered the private room upstairs, the gossip started before the food and wine were even served.
"I heard from an acquaintance at Zongzheng Temple that the eldest princess will have her first marriage this time."
"Hehe, I heard about it too."
"Doesn't that mean we have to move back to the palace and live there for a while?"
"That's for sure."
"This Xie Jia Liulang has really soared into the sky."
"My in-laws also said that Xie Liulang was a pity. He knew more information from the Ministry of Works. Xie Liulang first discovered damping and recently seemed to have improved cement. Both of these are highly valued by the Ministry of Works. My in-laws said, Xie Liulang
If Rokuro becomes an official in the Ministry of Industry, he may not be as simple as a craftsmanship officer. Once he marries the princess, his career will be ruined!"
"I know cement, but what is damping?"
"You don't even know about damping?"
"I read the newspaper and didn't understand it."
"The carriage dealers in the capital are already asking craftsmen to study carriage dampers. I heard that the principle is very simple, but it is extremely difficult to make it."
"I still don't understand."
"..."
At this time, the Ming Dynasty's four-wheel carriage already had a suspension system.
Literally hanging!
That is, the bottom of the carriage is designed into an arc shape, and the multiple layers of leather are made into a shape similar to a car leaf spring to support the carriage at the curved bottom. The prototype of the modern automobile suspension system is the leather underpinning of the American carriage.
device.
With leather support and spring shock absorption, the Ming Dynasty four-wheel carriage is already relatively stable.
But when encountering rough roads in the wild, it still seems a bit bumpy.
When Xie Yan saw the leather suspension device of the carriage for the first time, he suspected that the senior time traveler had made it by imitating the car.
Only half guessed right.
It is indeed a counterfeit BMW car part, but it is not the instruction of Zhu Guoxiang, but the independent behavior of Zhu Guoxiang's disciples.
Let's say that these three wealthy businessmen went home drunk and soon learned more news.
However, for those eldest princesses and eldest princesses who had their royal titles removed because they were suspected of being rebellious, Empress Dowager Ye took advantage of Zhu Tangxi's upcoming wedding to restore their royal titles or bestow them with them.
In fact, they were all forced to rebel, and many of them only paid homage when King Yong ascended the throne.
After being punished for four years, it is time to reinstate the punishment, otherwise the clan relationship will be very tense.
For example, the husband who was in charge of Zongzheng Temple not only regained his country title, but was also given the title of Grand Princess of the Jin Kingdom.
The princes who had paid homage to King Yong had been suspended from receiving royalties, but now they have all been restored. However, the Queen Mother was still very wary of them, and the princes all lived in seclusion and did not dare to make friends with officials.
It can be said that Xie Yan got married this time, and all the other princes and princesses took advantage of him.
"Oh, I was single all my life, and I'm getting married just a year after traveling."
Xie Yan couldn't help but sigh while arranging the harness.
Among all the rewards, this harness was his favorite.
The reins are inlaid with gold threads, part of the saddle is inlaid with silver, and the handle of the riding whip is made of jade. Riding with this set of equipment is definitely impressive.
All that's missing is a fine horse.
When he has money in the future, he will buy a good horse no matter what. Xie Yan has the potential of a will-o'-the-wisp boy.
After getting married, Xie Yan had to go to the Ancestral Temple to pay homage. He heard that there was a portrait of a senior time traveler there, and he couldn't wait to pay homage to it.