The number of feudal princes and clans entrusted to Henan was definitely second to none in the Ming Dynasty; the people in Henan suffered the most from the feudal princes and clans nationwide.
Among them, two major events, Prince Fu's arrival in Luoyang and his wedding, had exhausted the power of the people of Henan. Although many years have passed, the people of Henan are still concerned about all the bone-crushing things that happened during Prince Fu's wedding.
The memory is still fresh.
Therefore, even without Niu Jinxing's deliberate rejection, Li Laiheng did not want Li Zicheng and the others to organize his marriage too grandly. Then again, although Li Laiheng had a deep affection for Luo Yanqing, he had no objection to the marriage at all.
But his nature is so cold, and it seems that Luo Yanqing has not given much thought to Luo Yanqing's thoughts on whether the wedding should be held grandly.
It's just that in the last days of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, even if Luo Yanqing is a warrior with her own military strength, even if her martial arts skills are no less than those of Qin Liangyu, as a woman, Luo Yanqing's opinions will still be ignored by everyone.
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Yang Chengzu's resentment and resentment towards Li Laiheng also had their origin.
For Li Laiheng, the marriage between Li and Luo strengthened his status as the largest prince in the army, and after tying up the Luo family through his marriage, Li Zicheng would pay more attention to Li Laiheng's presence. Even if Luo Rucai really lost his mind in the future,
In this completely hopeless situation, if you want to imitate Yuan Shizhong and rebel, according to Li Zicheng's character, you still need to use Li Laiheng to take back Cao Ying's old troops.
After the Luo He Incident in history, Li Zicheng used Luo Daien to appease Cao Ying's old troops. Of course, people named Luo were not as reliable as people named Li. From this point of view, a big wedding did have many benefits for Li Laiheng.
But for Luo Yanqing, can Li Laiheng be considered a good match?
This is the sound of Li Laiheng dressed in red. One of the things he thought about before the wedding ceremony was that it was rare for him to understand himself three times: to Chuangjun, to Luo Yanqing, to Huguang and the people of the Central Plains, and to the world. What will happen to me, Li Laiheng?
What kind of person is he?
This thought soon disappeared in the music of the trumpeter. The wedding ceremony was organized by Liu Tichun, who had been a trumpeter for weddings and weddings in his hometown in northern Shaanxi.
Under the arrangement of the two tigers, this wedding has a strong rural color of northern Shaanxi, or to put it another way, a strong earthy flavor.
Li Laiheng felt fine in his heart. According to what he said, Li Zicheng personally nodded and approved 7,000 taels of funds to hold the ceremony. However, after Liu Tichun arranged it, together with the running tables set up in Kaifeng city for the citizens to eat for free, the total amount
It only cost more than 5,500 taels.
Organizing a wedding for the largest prince in the Chuang Army, you can save 1,500 taels from 7,000 taels... Liu Tichun, you are really good at it!
Liu Tichun didn't feel Li Laiheng's eyes staring at him. His face was red and he was proud of the team of trumpeters he had personally cultivated.
Although these music sounded like the rural elements of northern Shaanxi were far beyond the standard, even Luo Rucai, who was born in Shaanxi, had his eyes twitching and thought that he might as well let his own group of singers and concubines play the music.
But Liu Tichun felt that the scene was too beautiful and that he was too proud. He was excited, shook hands with Li Guo, shook Li Guo's hand vigorously, and sighed:
"Oh! This scene! This face! I don't think the little tiger will forget it in the next ten or twenty years! Brother Guo, let's not talk about anything else, this is brotherhood! I told you earlier, I will definitely want to
Give your little tiger a grand wedding that the people of Kaifeng will never forget for a hundred years!"
People in Kaifeng may have forgotten the mutton steamed bun feast they had at Shao Hushuai's wedding ceremony in a hundred days. But Li Laiheng will definitely always remember that the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were not just trash, such as
At this moment, he very much hoped that Li Zicheng would have a team of officials from the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty.
I hope that this earthy flavor is only temporary, and never, never, never becomes a traditional feature of the Dashun Dynasty in the future...
A picture emerged in Li Laiheng's mind: in front of the Fengtian Gate of the Forbidden City, on those smooth white marbles, a group of northern Shaanxi border residents with rosy cheeks and simple smiles, wearing white headscarves and waving in their hands
Drumsticks tied with red ribbons played the Ansai waist drum enthusiastically...
With just a brush, Li Laiheng broke out in a cold sweat on his back. He swore in his heart that no matter how incompetent the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were, at least the officials of the Ministry of Rites must be protected from Hao Yaoqi's stick.
The wedding soon came to a critical moment, and Li Laiheng finally met Luo Yanqing again. Because before he returned to Kaifeng, the marriage had been mostly finalized by Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, so Luo Yanqing followed the habit at this time and stopped showing up in public.
outside.
Li Laiheng regretted that he could not communicate with Luo Yanqing for a while before the wedding. Although he has become more and more a political animal with a cold temperament, there is still a bit of hypocrisy in him.
However, when he saw Luo Yanqing again at the ceremony, Li Laiheng put aside these unnecessary thoughts.
Luo Yanqing still looks the same as before. Even under the thick red double-breasted shirt with large sleeves and the phoenix crown and hape hijab, she still reveals her tall and surprisingly slender figure.
Her tall and straight body was as graceful as a swan's neck. Dressed in a bright red suit, only the skin on the back of her hands was exposed, revealing Luo Yanqing's wheat-colored complexion left behind by running freely in the sun.
With a plump figure, wearing a loose-fitting double-breasted shirt with large sleeves would probably make the entire body look stout. However, Luo Yanqing's tallness and slenderness balanced this, making the overall beauty still dazzling Li Laiheng.
Such a posture and grace were not in line with the aesthetics of the people in the late Ming Dynasty. Even Luo Rucai shook his head slightly, feeling a sense of admiration for Li Laiheng who gritted his teeth and married his own sister. After all, after he made a fortune, he was keen on collecting
The concubines are all thin and exaggerated women with small feet.
Li Zicheng, Mrs. Gao, Li Guo, Luo Rucai, Luo Dai'en, and almost all the family members of both sides were present. Li Laiheng felt a little regretful that he was still in Huguang, but seeing so many family members and the generals of the invading army celebrating with joy
The look on his face made him feel a little warmth in his chest.
After several years of fighting, Li Laiheng suddenly felt that the days when Zhuxi died of hunger seemed a bit unreal...
With a bang, gorgeous fireworks exploded in the air. Although Li Zicheng agreed to Li Laiheng's request, he did not organize the wedding lavishly. However, considering the criticality of Chuang Army's current military mission, King Li Chuang was willing to spend so much gunpowder.
Used to set off fireworks, it can be regarded as his love and trust in Li Laiheng.
Due to technical limitations, the fireworks at this time were of course not comparable to many of the scenic spots in Li Laiheng's memory. But these simple patterns and colors, the strong smell of gunpowder smoke, the fireworks and brilliant stars ignited in the air, all were inspired by Li Laiheng.
and Luo Yanqing, everything is blooming for Li Laiheng.
He slowly approached Luo Yanqing. Under the barrier of the red hijab, there was obviously a considerable distance between them. The sound of fireworks in the sky was making the air noisy, but Li Laiheng seemed to be able to hear Luo Yanqing's heartbeat.
Same.
As soon as the breeze passed, the gold jade, tassels and glazed lanterns hung at the four corners of the attic of the handsome manor all emitted ethereal fairy music as if it were in a palace in the sky.
People listened carefully to the sound of the breeze, the brilliant sound of fireworks, the sound of jade and glass, as well as the sound of soldiers fighting inside and outside Kaifeng City. The voices were loud, one level higher than the other. The air was like
It was ignited by this layered sound, burning with burning, boiling and overly bright smells.
The invading army set up many elegant banquets in the city, and countless banquets raised their heads. At that moment, the city of Kaifeng became larger, but the sky became smaller, not only smaller, but also narrower.
It narrowed and became invisible. People looked up and could only see those brilliant fireworks. When they looked back, they saw countless citizens, farmers, and soldiers intertwined on the streets of Kaifeng City.
Every street in Kaifeng that has been simply repaired by the intruders only sees people everywhere. People pile into mountains, people gather into seas, and people build walls. The flow of people seems to have been blocked, and the river flows very slowly. Every
People have become a piece of colorful debris in this huge kaleidoscope. The tiny fluctuations of each piece of debris, combined, constitute a colorful, ever-changing, and ever-changing floating rotating world.
This is a great moment when the army is wrapped in flowers and cooked in flames.
Finally, according to etiquette, Li Laiheng should not have said a word to Luo Yanqing before the wedding. But he suddenly had a whim, and in the short moment when he was close to his newlywed wife, he whispered: