"The proverb goes: If you marry a wife, you will get a princess; if you have nothing to do, you will get an official position." [Zizhi Tongjian·The first year of Kaiyao, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty]
The next day at court, the marriage of Princess Wan was once again mentioned in public by Taiwei Dong Cheng. After him, the sharp-eyed Sikong Zhao Wen and others were not to be outdone and followed closely. After all the ministers expressed their attitude, the emperor was very
After some consideration, he immediately approved Dong Cheng's request and put it on the agenda.
Not long after he retired from the imperial court, and without waiting for anyone to comment, the emperor directly issued an edict to the Chancellor, appointing Zhou Yujue as the Marquis of Anpingting, with a residence of 600 households, and the title of Princess of Ten Thousand Years.
This is an unexpected and reasonable thing. After all, if you look at the court, you will never find a young man with outstanding achievements, family background, character, talent and learning. Of course, some people can't help but secretly
Muttering, for example, Yang Xiu of the Hongnong Yang Family barely meets the above requirements, and is considered a suitable choice. However, the reason why it is not considered, and no one even makes a suggestion, is intriguing.
The drought of locusts has just passed, and the common people in Guanzhong have been depressed for more than half a year. It is also time for a happy event to cheer up, but happy things come to happy things. Now the treasury is empty, the Han Dynasty has not yet emerged, and the court still has many things to do in the future. It is too much.
Extravagant and extravagant things should be avoided.
Since this was his sister Liu Jiang's wedding, it was only this time in her life. The emperor rarely took her emotions into consideration. On a sunny morning, he personally visited the princess's mansion and did some ideological work with Liu Jiang, hoping that she could understand the imperial court.
difficulties.
Liu Jiang smiled and looked calm and generous: "Your Majesty is too preoccupied. I don't like these nonsense at all."
The emperor saw a hint of alienation in Liu Jiang's tone, and was slightly surprised. He nodded and said, "Zhou Yu is a good man. I feel relieved when I see you have someone I can rely on. You and I
Sisters and brothers, we have shared weal and woe along the way from Luoyang to Chang'an, and have suffered a lot. Although we are not born from the same mother, our friendship is not as deep as that of other brothers and sisters. How can we say that we are born together?"
Liu Jiang slowly stood up from the couch, walked gracefully to the emperor's side, and said calmly: "I know it has been difficult for your majesty over the years. To be in the current situation is not only the blessing of heaven and ancestors, but also the blessing of your majesty."
Talent and strength. I am also a son of the Liu family, and I cannot forget the world because of my personal affairs. If this is the case, then I am really narrow-minded."
The emperor looked at Liu Jiang calmly for a while, scanning Liu Jiang as if he wanted to see something different in him. After a while, he said: "If the emperor really thinks so, that would be great."
As far as the emperor knew, Liu Jiang and Fu Qian had not met many times, and their relationship was still in its infancy, and it would not be out of control. At this time, the emperor would kill him. Although it would bring certain negative effects, the long-term pain would not be as good as
It's a short-term pain, but it won't take long for the other person to let go of this relationship, and in the future they will understand the emperor's good intentions, and the emperor has been through this in the past.
After saying that, the emperor took Mu Shun and turned to leave. As he was leaving, he passed by a piano table and suddenly stopped. There was a simple tongqin on the table, and a Boshan stove was burning next to it.
With the smoke curling up, the emperor felt childish for some reason, stretched out his hand and plucked the strings, making a clanging sound.
"I remember that day in Luoyang, there was a piano in my grandmother's palace, and the emperor's sister cut her fingers in order to teach me how to pluck the strings. Grandma felt pity for the strings being stained, but I felt pity for the emperor's sister..." The emperor sighed sadly.
As he said that, he turned his head and Liu Jiang also cast his gaze over at this time: "Such a good sister, how could she be injured?"
Liu Jiang stood there with a stunned look on her face. The emperor had already left with Mu Shun, but she remained unmoved. The curtains in the waterside pavilion moved slightly, seeming to still echo the sound of metal and stone played by the strings of the piano just now.
Cai Zhenji still hid behind the curtain and did not come out until the person left. Cai Zhenji could see how melancholy Liu Jiang had been recently. At this time, she didn't know how to persuade her, so she had to hold Liu Jiang's hand and hesitate.
After waiting for a long time, he knew that sooner or later he would not be able to hide it anymore, so he gritted his teeth and said, "I have learned something from my old man. Fu Qian, the commander of the lower division, has been ordered to worship Jian as the captain of his vassal country. He will go there soon."
Went to Nanzhong."
There are at least a dozen personnel transfer orders and appointments in the imperial court every day. The county magistrate appoints the captain. If the person is not the Fu family in the North, most people will not take it seriously. Even so, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is just the emperor's decision.
She was promoted by a close confidant, but in Liu Jiang's eyes, this was news that brought her mixed joy and sorrow.
"It doesn't matter if it's this way, it's just like what Zhou Gongjin said; 'A real man aims at the world... only what he gets by himself is extraordinary.'" Liu Jiang calmed down his sentimental expression and finally returned to his former self.
Such a clear look.
Weddings in the Han Dynasty followed the six ancient rituals, namely 'nacai', 'asking for names', 'nazheng', etc. The eldest princess was also inseparable from these etiquettes when she got married. After completing each process, the eldest princess Liu
Jiang officially married Zhou Yu, Marquis of Anping Ting. As the emperor's only sister, the royal family's dowry to her was extremely generous, including fields, houses, property, silk and silk, which added up to millions of dollars.
Zongzheng and Liu Song personally went to the house to solemnize the wedding. Princes, emperors and grandsons from various vassal countries who were living in Chang'an also came together. In addition, the Zhou family made relatives and friends through old relationships. Although the wedding was not extravagant, it was still very lively. People in Guanzhong have been there for two hundred years.
I have never seen the wedding of the eldest princess. The last time the emperor took charge of the government and conferred the title of Empress Dong, the etiquette was simple and nothing new was seen. Now the marriage of the eldest princess has become a topic of discussion among the people of Sanfu for a long time.
calm.
On their wedding night, Liu Jiang wore a robe made by Qiluo and embroidered with twelve colors, and sat on the couch with dignity.
Not long after, Zhou Yu, wearing a formal dress, pushed open the door and walked in slowly. No matter how open-minded he was, when faced with this situation, Zhou Yu still hesitated, raised his hands and said: "Your Highness...
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"Gong Jin." Liu Jiang stood up and said openly and honestly: "You and I are not kings and ministers, but husband and wife. In my opinion, the way a man treats a princess is to use his wife to rule his husband, with women being superior to men, and even yin and yang being inverse. In my opinion,
Come on, please don't do this. Since you and I are husband and wife, we must help each other from now on, so there is no need to do these false rituals."
Princesses in the Han Dynasty often relied on their unique economic and political status to put themselves above their husbands after getting married. Just the word "Shang" in a princess has the meaning of condescending. Not only after marriage, the husband must
They lived in the princess's mansion instead of their own mansion, and became a 'brother-in-law'. They were even buried together after their death, and they were deeply constrained in their daily lives. In the final analysis, it was actually because the monarchy behind the princess overpowered the husband's power in the family.
This was also the price Zhou Yu had to pay for choosing to be the consort and gain transcendent political status and power.