After a long delay, it was almost night before I knew it.
Zhang Jingzhi allowed him to have a meal, and Li Chengzhi agreed without thinking too much.
He didn't realize until he was at the banquet that this was no longer just a "dinner" but a "banquet".
All the Zhang family's descendants came out to greet him. When they saw Zhang Jingzhi's two sons and several grandsons, Li Chengzhi knew that he was a true junior.
Zhang Jingzhi has just turned forty, and his eldest grandson is already twelve?
Looking at his eldest son, he is only twenty-five or six?
When I think about it carefully, I feel that it is natural. Even the laws of the Northern Wei Dynasty stipulate that if a woman is fourteen years or older and is unmarried, her family members will sit on her. If she hides, she will be punished by death.
Looking at the emperors of the Northern Wei Dynasty, most of them had princes when they were thirteen or fourteen years old, and some had sons when they were twelve years old...
In this era, people get married and have children early, to an outrageous extent: regardless of men or women, the average age of marriage and childbearing is between twelve and thirteen years old!
No wonder Guo Cunxin thought it was natural to marry his twelve-year-old cousin to him. He almost had his legs broken when he said he was looking for someone in his mid-teens or eighteen...
Li Chengzhi returned the greetings one by one, as gentle and elegant as jade.
Seeing that he was so humble and not arrogant, the children of the Zhang family immediately fell in love with him. It was still during the period of observing filial piety, otherwise they would definitely get drunk with him.
There is no way, Li Chengzhi’s reputation is too big.
Put aside those saint-like deeds of being upright and upright, caring for all people, hating evil as much as hatred, being devoted to the cause of justice, etc. From scratch, in just two months, tens of thousands of heroes can be gathered, and the battle can be completed.
If you win, these contemporaries will admire you and fall to the ground.
At this time, Li Chengzhi suddenly thought: Unknowingly, he has become so outstanding?
In addition to the children, there are also many female relatives. Except for a few ladies, most of them are women.
But Li Chengzhi is not surprised.
Isn’t this like the dynasties after the Song Dynasty, where female family members were not allowed to see outsiders?
In terms of culture, China has never been more open in the past five thousand years than it was during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and it cannot even compare to the 21st century.
The main reason is that from the end of the Han Dynasty to the present, the world has been in chaos for three hundred years. As the Hu regimes came one after another to take over the Central Plains, the rules and regulations were completely destroyed, and all kinds of things that were worse than animals had happened.
It's all trivial to gather people together. Before Kou Qianzhi reformed Tianshi Tao, Lian Zhengyi had "The Technique of Combining the Qi of Men and Women". The whole family, regardless of their superiority or inferiority, would always be honest with each other...
The Taoist official Taoist leader was even more excited: Taoists respect their wives and concubines, and they don’t just pay lip service to them.
The human relations in the world are even more indescribable:
Not to mention among the people, even within the royal family, incest between brothers and sisters often occurs.
It is not uncommon for empresses and concubines to behave unruly and engage in lewdness in the palace: for example, Emperor Xiaowen's Empress Feng (the Empress Dowager Feng's niece) allowed monks to enter the palace in the name of giving lectures and stay in the palace at night when Emperor Xiaowen was leading troops on an expedition.
Looking for fun at night.
After the incident, the queen was only deposed and ordered to become a nun by Jin.
This will be left to the later dynasties. Not to mention the queen's survival, all the nine tribes will probably be sacrificed to the barbarians.
Just because the atmosphere is like this, there are people like Li Shixian who are as fierce as fire, can't rub a grain of sand in their eyes, and can kill two or three people with just a few cuts, but there are not many of them.
It is an open secret that the empress dowager has a good appearance, such as the late empress dowager Feng and empress dowager Hu who will be in power in a few years.
The seven brothers of Yang Shu are all of extraordinary appearance. His three elder brothers, the three with the largest official positions, started their careers during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen. They all entered the palace and worked as internal officials (internal officials with good health), serving
That’s Empress Dowager Feng.
Whether in court or among the people, it is said that these three are the faces of Empress Dowager Feng. But the problem is that these three people, including Yang Shu, are all cousins of Empress Dowager Feng (Empress Dowager Feng’s grandmother and Yang brothers
’s mother is a biological sister).
Let’s not mention this, let’s talk about Li Chong, a famous official in the Northern Wei Dynasty: It was this man who single-handedly promoted the Li family in Longxi to the top family, and was later regarded as the ancestor by Li Tang.
It has been thirty years since he entered the court, but he has been favored by the Empress Dowager Feng for nearly twenty years. He often stays overnight in the Empress Dowager's palace, which is known to everyone in the court.
As for the brothers Yang Shu who are less famous than Li Chong and are not recorded in history books, God knows how many more are there.
This is still the royal family.
It is common for the wives and concubines of nobles and ministers such as the Xianbei and Di people (minorities that have been completely sinicized, abandoned nomadism, and completely chosen farming) to have affairs with outsiders.
But no one in the court or among the people thought there was any problem. Even Emperor Xiaowen, the nominal grandson of Empress Dowager Feng, took it for granted?
Just because the customs of the nomadic people are like this, although the Northern Wei Dynasty began to be Hanized, it was only thirty or forty years ago. How could it be changed so quickly?
However, the Han family is okay. After all, the inheritance has not been broken. At least they know what "propriety, justice, integrity, filial piety, loyalty and trust" means.
As for the Southern Dynasties...there is no worst, only worse.
In the Northern Dynasties, it was just "stealing", and most of it happened in Xianbei and between clans. The Han gentry still knew how to be ashamed.
The Southern Dynasties were directly "replaced"...
Even the emperor sent the queen out to borrow seeds, but what is shocking is: when everyone knew it, the prince born by borrowing seeds still became the emperor?
In Li Chengzhi's view, these three views have been shattered to the outside of the earth, and the degree of openness is simply unparalleled in the universe.
But even so, there are still people on the Internet who say "The most beautiful ones are the Southern and Northern Dynasties!"
Li Chengzhi felt that the person who said this was either just following what others said and didn't know what was going on, or he had worn a cuckold too many times...
With strange thoughts running through his mind, Li Chengzhi respectfully greeted the female family members without even raising his eyelids.
Afterwards, Li Chengzhi went to the back office to pay tribute to Zhang Jingzhi's father, and also placed a stick of incense in front of Zhang Huanzhi's memorial tablet.
Strictly speaking, this person died because of him, but Li Chengzhi observed carefully that none of Zhang Huanzhi's sons, including Zhang Huanzhi's sons, had any resentment towards him...
After a while of commotion, the table was opened.
Because in Shouxiao, the dishes cooked are all vegetarian, and the taste is relatively bland. There is no salt in many dishes, and there is not even wine, only a few vegetarian soups.
But what Li Chengzhi ate was extremely sweet.
First, the cooking techniques of this era were either boiling or roasting, not even frying, let alone marinating to remove the fishy smell. The meat produced was not as delicious as boiled vegetables.
Second, the salt used for seasoning was extremely poor, and Li Chengzhi felt that the bitter taste was stronger than the salty taste.
This is because the filtration process was unqualified and the nitrate was not filtered out.
Li Chengzhi finally knew why the average life span of ancient people was not high?
First, the medical conditions are poor, and second, there are also huge dietary problems.
He thought that if he had time, he would get some refined salt as soon as possible. Not to mention making a fortune from this, he would at least be able to live a few more years.
There should be enough time, and the cook at home should be well trained and trained. Not only delicacies, but also at least some stir-fries, right?
By the way, there are chairs.
He actually asked carpenters to make a few, but they were only used in the military camp. In this way, Guo Cunxin reprimanded him several times, saying that he did not abide by etiquette.
There is a long way to go...
……
Perhaps because he knew that Li Chengzhi had a big appetite, the Zhang family prepared a lot of food, and soon the table in front of him was filled.
There was a woman about sixteen or seventeen years old who was serving him rice and soup. Since the whole Zhang family was observing mourning and most of them were wearing linen clothes, Li Chengzhi couldn't guess at first which of his descendants was his concubine or concubine.
Servant of the Zhang family.
After accidentally glancing at her, he discovered that this person was extremely beautiful, with skin as white as snow and exquisite facial features. He was dressed in plain clothes and had no makeup on, giving him a quiet and elegant temperament that resembled the orchid in the empty valley. p>
He was just serving rice, and his every move seemed to have a certain elegance.
Can an ordinary family raise such a woman?
Only then did Li Chengzhi realize, what concubine? These 80% are some of his children’s first wives, maybe even their legitimate sons.
No matter how open the atmosphere is, there is no reason for the housewife to add soup to the guests' food. Li Chengzhi was immediately flattered. For fear of violating the taboo, he didn't even raise his head much and just covered his head while eating.
He is still a little worried about how good-looking he is...
After a long time, whether it was intentional or not, Li Chengzhi heard a crisp sound in his ear. He instinctively raised his head and found that it was the woman who accidentally touched the bowl and the urn when she was serving soup for him. The sound was very loud and could be clearly heard in the hall where only the sound of chewing could be heard. Everyone subconsciously turned their heads and looked this way.
Li Chengzhi saw that in just the blink of an eye, a few traces of mist emerged from the woman's eyes, like autumn water, shimmering with light.
Her face turned red at a speed that was visible to the naked eye, as if she had applied a layer of light powder, making her face look like a peach blossom, tender and attractive.
Even though she was overwhelmed by shame, the woman still did not lose her etiquette. She bowed Yingying, said "I'm sorry" in a voice as gentle as a mosquito's moan, and hurried away.
Li Chengzhi’s head is full of question marks.
It's just because the bowl and cup made a little noise when they hit each other, what's there to be rude about?
It’s okay to leave, it saves you the trouble of not looking at any incest and not even daring to raise your head
He was stunned for a moment, then covered his head and started eating again. He didn't realize that Guo Cunxin opposite him gave Zhang Jingzhi a fierce look.
Zhang Jingzhi stroked his beard and smiled silently.
The meal was eaten in silence, but Li Chengzhi felt a little strange.
Just because when he said goodbye, he intuitively felt that the attitude of the Zhang family's children towards him had obviously changed.
If it was envy and admiration before, but how close we felt before leaving?
They eat and sleep without saying a word, and they don't even say a few words except when greeting each other. How can such a big change come from?
Li Chengzhi got on the horse in confusion.
……
The trees are low in the wild sky, the clear river and the moon are close to people!
The moonlight was like water, as if a layer of silver powder had been poured on the ground. Smelling the faint smell of water vapor and grass, Li Chengzhi felt relaxed for no reason.
There was nothing urgent, so he walked out of the city confidently. A group of personal guards protected him and Guo Cunxin, and walked slowly and leisurely to the military camp.
"It's a good day!" Guo Cunxin said two words suddenly.
Guo Cunxin pondered for a while, "The eldest brother was too upright. After the death of his grandmother, even the great-great-grandson had to perform the ritual of beheading (to observe mourning for twenty-seven months). The marriage in Beijing and Mo has been postponed to this day. Now the eldest brother is newly mourned.
, Jingmo has to observe filial piety for another three years, and will not be able to get married until three years later, so he is not a good match for you..."
Li Chengzhi was so shocked that he couldn't close his jaw. He was stunned for a long time before he realized: After all this fuss, is this meal for me a blind date?
It’s really hard for you, I just said it casually, but you really found someone of similar age for yourself?
It turns out that woman... no, girl, is actually Zhang Huanzhi's legitimate daughter?