Chapter 112: Wei's death, Lu is in trouble

In the end, he decided to let Zhu Tong go to Luoyang.

First, Zhu Tong was a Han Chinese, and Mo Hegan was a Hu Chinese. Second, although Zhu Tong was an aide to the Wang family in Taiyuan, he later gave it to Wang Hua, who was Wang Hua's aide. Don't ask him to assist Wang Hua. In this era, family servants followed their masters, even if they were rebellious, they were worthy of praise. But if they reported the master, they would make great contributions and make people despise them. Mo Hegan's nature is different. He was not Wang Hua's servant, but a minister of the Tang Dynasty.

But this time, there are many things to pay attention to when discussing a marriage, and it is also very strange.

Usually people call marriage proposals or marriage proposals. But the children of the imperial family are different, and it is called marriage. It is not that the man likes the woman, but that the heroine likes the man. All kinds of procedures are reversed.

The first is the six rituals of marriage in ancient times. The first is Na Cai. The man’s family sends some gifts to the woman’s family to propose marriage (a geese, but ordinary people’s family is a goose or a pheasant). Then ask for the name, ask for the woman’s surname, and go home to divine. Naji, if you are suitable, report the good news to the woman, give a precious betrothal gift, of course, Naji also needs to give gifts when asking for the name. Then ask for the date, choose a good day, and finally welcome the bride. Wang Hua and Wang Han’s marriage is completed by this set of procedures.

But when it comes to the princess, it is not the man who looks for the woman, but the woman who looks for the man. In fact, the three objects the princess married were mainly the sons of heroes, followed by the handsome man. Wang Lin's grandson and grandson all married the princess, and the eldest son Quan won the princess' favor because of his "beautiful style and good at diarrhea". The third is talented, such as Cai Ning, who wrote good articles and wrote good handwriting, married the princess. In the Ming Dynasty, in order to weaken the status of meritorious deeds, he also liked to marry the princess. The last one was also what Wang Hua disliked the most, and married the marriage.

It is basically for political purposes. If the emperor likes his daughter, he is lucky enough to ask for their own opinions.

In other words, except for the vassal states, the ministers do not ask for a relative, and even if they ask for it, they can only express it secretly. As for Najib, the birth date and horoscope have been checked long ago, and they directly summoned the princess to the public hall, and gave him belts, boots, dust scepters, saddles, rich silk, silverware, clothing, and betrothal gifts (not the man's appointment, but the woman's appointment). Of course, if the family is poor, marrying the princess is the fastest way to get rich. Because the big head is still behind, Najib, and countless jewelry, gold and silverware, began to prepare after Najib. It was not until the day of the wedding that the man had just a little.

Being strong, preparing geese and some coins, these betrothal gifts are almost insignificant compared to royal betrothal gifts. Even the place where the marriage is not on the man, but at the royal prince's mansion. Then the emperor's nine banquet was held, and the empress and prince returned to the palace. The princess began to perform the ceremony of eating with the bride. Then he paid a visit to his parents-in-law. Generally, there were twelve cumbersome etiquettes and entered the bridal chamber. Three days later, they entered the palace to thank him, and the emperor began to reward the gifts. The ministers expressed their congratulations, and even the ministers and relatives of the prince's family could receive unequal rewards.

The reward is still a small head. In addition to the princess's mansion, the princess also has her own mansion, fiefdom, wealth, and even industries. In addition, it also has corresponding official offices.

But in the Tang Dynasty, good family disciples were unwilling to marry princesses. First, the Tang Dynasty princesses had a bad style. Second, the Tang Dynasty had freedom of marriage, especially the princesses' "divorce rate" was very high. Suzong used to divorce more than twenty princesses, and several others had married three or four.

Therefore, under the leadership of these princesses, the Tang Dynasty was open-minded, and it was normal for men to raise girls and take concubines. Women elope and have an affair, and they all have each other. The most famous one is that Yang Guozhong went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to go on a mission to Zhejiang. His wife stole a man and did not pay attention, and she became pregnant. What should I do? After Yang Guozhong came back, she said that her concubine missed her deeply, had a daydream, and had a relationship with Guozhong, so she became pregnant. Lei De was furious inside and outside. Yang Guozhong loved his wife and had to cover it up for him, saying: "This is where the couple miss each other and had feelings."

可是一旦离婚,这些财产什么也没有了.而且同房,也只有公主传驸马同房,如果公主不想,或者看上其他的男人,驸马你也别碰老婆.还有为公主死后守孝,以及其他种种不公主的待遇.举唐一朝,也只有郭子仪的儿子将公主揍了一顿,震惊古今.所以有出息的人,千万不要迎娶公主,这是没有事找事做.

Therefore, when Zhu Tong came to Luoyang, he did not propose marriage, but discussed marriage.

In fact, Zhu Tong read a lot of books, but he didn't know what etiquette to "conferencing relatives" according to the etiquette. After thinking about it, he prepared a lot of gifts, ninety-nine inkstones, and a few of them were the best Tao inkstones and Helanbao taken out of his private collection by Wang Hua. As well as some perfumes. This is also the best thing that the Twenty-Three Prefectures can do now.

Then there are the Northwest specialties, sausage. Then some corals and gems from Oceania were transferred from other places, as well as three thousand war horses, but these horses were injured, and some were old and could not go to the battlefield. So Wang Hua gave them to the court, which was used as ploughing horses. Many of them were mares, and they might even give birth to pony cubs in the future. In addition, Guo Yuanzhen forced a group of them to come over and gathered a group of them himself, a total of two thousand tall Tuyuhun horses, including several dragon species and Qinghai Farm.

It is not clear whether this batch of gifts was a betrothal gift or a gift for Li Xian. However, for the sake of the difference, another wild goose was prepared on these gifts.

As for whether it complies with the rules, it will cause headaches for officials of the Ministry of Rites. This is a scene, and if it is true, it will be even more headaches. It is not difficult to build a prince-consort's mansion, but will Wang Hua marry in Luoyang? If there are fewer people, it is probably a meat bun to beat a dog, and there will be no return. If there are too many people, the court will disagree. Or will it send Li Guer to Lingzhou to marry? Is it impossible?

However, as a betrothal gift, the betrothal gift in this line is extremely spectacular. It is dozens of times more abundant than the marriage of Princess Jincheng. Two thousand horses alone are worth more than 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. However, these excellent war horses will be used by Li Xian in military use or useless ceremonial wars, and Wang Hua did not consider it.

Not to mention the carts of precious stones, corals, and strange inkstones and strange stones behind them.

These gifts were prepared very early, but they were not fully prepared, so Zhu Tong waited for several more days.

But unexpectedly, at this time, Shangguan Xiaowan sent another letter with a poem written on it:

Yesterday, the east wind was suspected, and the pearls were wet with colorful brocade paper.

You are a green mulberry and a man, and I am a supporting custard.

Therefore, Wang Hua said again before Zhu Tong left: "Mr. Zhu, please pay attention to someone when you arrive in the capital. Shangguan Xiaowan has the idea of ​​joining us."

Wang Hua used the word "indiscern" and there was no permanent alliance in politics. Wang Hua didn't know how sincerity Shangguan Xiaowan had. If things go in the direction that Wang Hua expected, if Li Xian fell, Shangguan Xiaowan would never have any. Li Dan once again valued her ignorant thoughts.

Despite her efforts, she showed kindness to Princess Taiping.

At that time, the true love was the true intention.

If Li Xian had not died, she would not have been able to be Wang Hua's dodder.

Zhu Tong nodded. Wang Hua had not told him, but Zhu Tong vaguely felt that there was an indescribable and unclear relationship between Wang Hua and Shangguan Xiaowan.

By the end of September, this magnificent team began to set off.

Then he went to Chang'an to meet again, with five thousand horses and nearly a hundred cars of goods covering the sky and the sun.

It caused a sensation before it arrived in Luoyang.

Wei did not say that Zhu Tong's voyeurs were locked in the carriage in his voyage.

When the team arrived in Luoyang, Li Xian didn't know what happened. Now he is not celebrating the New Year and the Great Win. Why did Wang Hua give him so many things?

But for a good thing, officials were sent to greet them immediately.

Zhu Tong began to hand over the city gate, and carriages opened, filled with precious coral gems, precious plasters, inkstones and perfume.

Every time one was opened, it caused a lot of exclamation from the onlookers.

When the last car arrived, Zhu Tong ordered people to lift the wild goose out. A large gray-headed goose, larger than a domestic goose, was locked in an iron cage with colorful ribbons, looking at the black people on both sides, making fearful cry.

The faces of the greeting officials became strange together. Finally, they knew Wang Hua's purpose and came to ask the emperor for courtesy.

Is there such a ritual system?

They looked at each other and dared not speak.

Zhu Tong didn't explain and asked, "Dear envoys, after the handover is over, see if the number is correct?"

"Yes, yes," several officials nodded repeatedly. Yes, yes, it would be great if there were no such a big gray goose.

Zhu Tong said, "Yes, I'll leave it to you."

He said that he brought dozens of subordinates to Luoyang. But there were hundreds of servants with him. Zhu Tong kept them all outside the city. Otherwise, Li Xian would not be relieved if he entered the city together.

I came to Wang Hua's house. After the court appointed Wang Hua as the chief magistrate of Lingzhou, the house was renovated and returned to the Wang family. As a result, no one accepted it. The court had to send someone to guard it and also send people to clean it frequently, which was extremely miserable.

Through this house, we can also see the microcosm of the ridiculous farce that has happened over the past year.

As soon as he entered the house, Zhang Jiuling and Dafeng, Yan Tingzhi and Sanfeng came together.

Although the Tao is different and they are not in harmony, they are relatives after all. As the most important person around Wang Hua, Zhu Tong came together to ask about Wang Hua's current situation.

For this matter, Dafeng and Sanfeng had quarreled several times at home, but they were both typical Chinese women-like figures who took care of their husbands and children. They couldn't argue, so they had to accompany their husbands to worry about fear.

After chatting with each other, Zhu Tong said, "Don't worry about your two ladies. Everything is fine for uncles in Oceania, and Erlang is also very good in Lingzhou."

Speaking of this, Zhu Tong looked at Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi, talked about some of the arguments Wang Hua and Zhang said, and then talked about the big guys who gave gifts to Wang Hua. This was to call them. If they were willing to go to Lingzhou or Oceania, Wang Hua would have less concern, and neither Lingzhou or Oceania would have lacked real talents.

But Zhu Tong had been talking for so long, and the two of them remained indifferent.

Finally, Zhu Tong said helplessly: "Let's have a meal."

I couldn't say it, so I had to let them go. Fortunately, Wang Hua is not the Wang Hua of the past, and no one dared to have any idea about them anymore.

After dinner, the two couples were sent out and another guest was welcomed, Shangguan Xiaowan.

Zhu Tong led Shangguan Xiaowan to Wang Hua's original study, but it was empty now and there was no book to see. He gave a wink to his subordinates, and several subordinates understood and immediately alerted the surroundings to prevent any servants from getting close to him.

These servants were all transferred from the palace. Zhuge Liang could not tell who they were.

Looking at the beautiful and petite talented woman in front of her, Zhu Tong invited her to sit in.

Because I love to be pretty, although the weather is cold now, I still wear a soft silk skirt with a colorful silk dress. Before I could sit down, the fragrance floats on the surface. The elegant appointment has reached the extreme, just like the poems she wrote.

After Shangguan Xiaowan sat down, she said, "It was the queen who asked me to come."

When discussing a marriage, people always have to send people to discuss it. However, it is not suitable for the Wei family to come forward, and the others are worried. Therefore, they handed it over to Shangguan Wan'er.

Zhu Tong looked at Shangguan Wan'er meaningfully. This woman made Wei very confident in front of Wei. In front of Wang Hua, Wang Hua also made Wang Hua believe in her. In front of Princess Taiping, Princess Taiping also made Princess Taiping believe in her gentleness and helplessness.

not simple.

This is the evaluation Zhu Tong gave her. With this kind of dealing skills, Zhu Tong was beyond the reach of her.

However, Zhu Tong's evaluation of Shangguan Xiaowan was not very good. If he hadn't known that Shangguan Wan'er had notified Wang Hua in time, he might have been very disgusted with this talented woman. After all, he was deeply influenced by Confucianism and believed that one servant would not serve two masters, and a good woman would not marry two husbands. Especially this kind of dealing with Zheng Yan, Cui Shi and others is of the same nature.

Zhu Tong said lightly: "What did the queen say?"

"The queen said something, she will strive to support the princess as the princess, and Erlang and the princess' son as the princess." Shangguan Wan'er was very smart. She did not say Li Zhaolang or Wang Zhaolang, but said Erlang and the princess' son, which made the pronunciation of the word Erlang.

Then he said, "This time Erlang spared no expense and brought so many gifts here. The queen was very happy?"

"So, did the queen agree to marry the princess to General Manager Wang?"

"Mr. Zhu, you should know what I think about Erlang. Why do you have to say this arrogance? After receiving this gift, many ministers are now embarrassed about this matter and dare not speak out. Don't worry about this. Even the queen will not marry the princess immediately. How can she not play a good price for this card? She only asked me to bring a sentence, because there are many ministers in the court who oppose and have discomfort, and she is arranging people to do this matter. But this is not fake. Maybe the day after tomorrow, some ministers will propose to put the princess' marriage on the issue. But the voice will not be very loud, just overwhelming the opposing ministers. The first is to make a look for Erlang, and the second is to drag it out. Also, let me ask one thing, what does Erlang think about the queen's proposal?"

This is to let Li Guer be the heir to the throne to impress Wang Hua and win Wang Hua's support.

Zhu Tong immediately replied: "It's not your business, you can hold on high. You can talk to the queen on your behalf. General Manager Wang is not interested in the affairs of the court. If the queen is sincere, she should marry the princess as soon as possible."

The first sentence refusal and the next sentence gave Wei another hope.

Shangguan Wan'er knew the inside story and immediately thought of many things.

She sighed and said, "But Erlang did this, but he pushed the emperor to a more dangerous position."

"If Wei is not dead, Lu is in trouble. As long as the emperor is still alive in the world, no one can touch the queen's hair."

Shangguan Wan'er was silent. Now the battle between the emperor and the empress in the court was the unlucky only for a group of ministers. Li Xian fought for only revoking his rights, and he could not forget the encouragement of Fangzhou in the past. In fact, during this period, she saw with her own eyes that Li Xian had grown much older and often sat in the hall in a daze.

Not many people can understand the feeling in their hearts.

She said again: "Mr. Zhu, there is one more thing, I want to tell you, it is the princess."

"Please say," Zhu Tong frowned. He respected the women around Wang Hua and the other women, but the only one who was disgusted was Li Guer.

"I told her something to ask her to guess that the queen might harm the emperor. Although I had covered it up, the princess also mentioned this matter to the emperor and told the emperor to be careful. Fortunately, she did not say that it was Erlang who said it to me."

Even if Li Guer said that it was revealed by Wang Hua, there was no big problem. But Shangguan Wan'er would be involved. After thinking about this, Shangguan Wan'er secretly wiped her sweat. Although the father and daughter were in love, Li Guer was unwilling to let her parents fight each other, she could understand this feeling. However, after this incident, Wei immediately investigated the matter in the palace and executed dozens of palace maids and eunuchs around Li Guer. Fortunately, she was cautious and did not make the queen suspect.

Zhu Tong asked, "So how did the emperor answer?"

"He asked the princess what he heard from. The princess couldn't answer, even Erlang had no evidence, but just speculation. Therefore, the princess replied that the people in Luoyang are talking about this matter now. But the emperor was immediately furious and angry at the princess. Then he sent someone to investigate, but it was not found out. The princess was under house arrest in the palace and was not allowed to move around. But the emperor is also starting to be careful now." At this point, her face darkened.

In fact, the first person who treats her is Li Xian and the second person is Li Xian.
To be continued...