Chapter 74 Getting married and waiting to start a career
Five days later, Zhu Kui entered the palace and asked to see Emperor Ling.
He asked for a half-year leave, saying: "The most unfilial thing is to have no offspring. I am already twenty years old, but I have not yet married. I hope that your majesty can allow you to return to Jiangdong to get married. The city gate captain who has just taken office suggested that the servant should play Zhicai."
Acting as the captain of Xingcheng Gate."
Half a year later, the two changed positions again.
Liu Hong couldn't bear to see him acting like a filial son. During the Han Dynasty, the world was governed by benevolence and filial piety, and people were prevented from fulfilling their filial piety. The king would not do it. Moreover, Zhu Kui was talking about a common phenomenon in the Han Dynasty. Ordinary twenty-year-old young people went out to start their own business.
At this age, people have already married and left children, so that people can leave home with peace of mind.
Zhu Kui's several visits were able to help him solve his problems and bring him novels that could relieve his worries. Emperor Ling's perception and memory of him had been deeply deepened. He felt that he was a talented person with both civil and military skills. He was already interested in him.
She accepted him as her confidant because she didn't want to give him such a long leave. In the end, after begging three times, she agreed.
In fact, in the so-called resolving problems, Zhu Kui did not offer any strategies for consolidating the foundation of the Han Dynasty, that is, the country's major policies. He only solved the king's temporary personal worries. From the perspective of later generations, he
His loyalty can be regarded as a slanderous minister, and he is just a welcome favor.
When he resigned, Zhu Kui looked hesitant again. Liu Hong was actually very smart and could watch people's emotions. He knew that he wanted him not to tell Queen He that he was returning to Moling to get married, for fear of causing trouble.
"Don't worry, my dear, please go ahead. I won't tell the queen, just treat this as a congratulatory gift."
Emperor Ling was very smart, but unfortunately he was fond of money and greedy, so he blatantly skipped these gifts.
Afterwards, Zhu Kui once again visited Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song, Cai Yong, Lu Zhi and others. He stated that he was going back to Jiangdong to get married. He had collected a lot of calligraphy, painting and music scores, and Cai Yan personally played a song called "Fengqiu" for him.
Phoenix thought it was a congratulatory gift.
Zhu Jun told him that the Yuan family mentioned his involvement with eunuchs several times at party gatherings, but in private Zhu Jun assured him that neither Huangfu Song nor himself believed these rumors and would help him clarify his relationship with the eunuchs.
Justify yourself and return to Jiangdong with peace of mind.
"Mr. Zhu, rumors stop with wise men. If you want to help me, just help with publicity. Just tell me that after Zhu Kui returns to Jiangdong, I will print new paper on a large scale. Please tell me, Mr. Zhu, that no matter who it is, as long as you have a book
, you can bring it to Jiangdong, and make a paper book for free, without charge, so that it can be passed down to future generations."
"You don't charge a penny to write a book on new paper? Since ancient times, the words of many sages have been circulated because they have no carrier. Huai Ming's move can greatly reduce the loss of classics. It is really a great achievement that will last for a long time." Zhu Jun was greatly surprised,
He asked in disbelief: "I have seen the new paper. It is indeed a great initiative. But when will you have so much money and goods to distribute books?"
Luoyang is the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there is a huge flow of people across the country. If the new book is printed in large quantities, the news will spread out at once. However, after Zhu Kui was reminded by Xi Zhicai, he knew that the nobles in Luoyang and the Central Plains were not something he could offend.
, so restrictions were imposed, one copy would be printed for the author, and he would keep one copy for himself, and would never print more copies, so as not to arouse the hatred of the gentry.
"I have heard that Your Majesty has started making new paper. I heard that one piece costs 15,000 baht, which is the price of a piece of Sichuan brocade. I am going to make a lot of money from this business."
"The price of Sichuan brocade? Hahaha." Zhu Kui laughed and said in his ear: "Mr. Zhu, in fact, the cost of a piece of paper is only three cents, but His Majesty is not kind. No wonder he ordered me not to disclose it. Secret Recipes and Others.”
"Hey! A gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way. Your Majesty's greed for money is not the work of a human king." Zhu Jun shook his head and sighed.
At the gate of the city, all the talented actors and actresses came to see each other off, and with them came a girl with rich make-up, none other than He Ning...
"Why does Miss He have to come to see you off in person? Zhu Kui can't bear it. This time he only went home to visit relatives and returned to Beijing to report on his work half a year later." Zhu Kui looked at Shu Shu'er, turned around and smiled bitterly, saying that he had tried his best. Low-key and unknown.
"General Zhu, you're welcome. Aren't we friends? You don't need to be my friend." He Ning said resentfully.
Zhu Kui couldn't bear it anymore, so he smiled brightly, said goodbye to everyone, and left with such careless and bold eyes.
Among the people who came to Beijing last time, except for Du Hong and Wang Qian who stayed behind, the rest returned to Jiangdong together.
At the same time, he also sent people to Nanyang to notify Wang Cheng, Zhou Tai, and Gan Ning to take leave to go home and attend his wedding. As for Guan Hai and others, he also notified them, depending on whether they would come or not.
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Outside Moling City, the city gates were wide open, the county magistrate and the chief registrar were all present, and all the merchants who came and went were surprised, who were they here to welcome a distinguished person?
Zhu Laoshi's family, Kaohsiung, Ma Jun and other close relatives received letters home from Zhu Kui early in the morning. The title of general was granted in one trip.
Manager Li was waiting with his young lady Zhao Ying'er beside him. He shook his head and sighed, the master really knows people with a keen eye, this boy is not a creature of the pond, he has become rich so quickly.
Marquis, this is an honor and a matter of honoring the ancestors. He also has descendants. If he can get a marquis back one day, he will die in peace.
Before Zhu Kui arrived, Zhu Laoshi chatted with Ma Jun and asked, "Mr. Ma, how was it that I asked you to choose a good day last time?"
This time my son will get married when he comes back, and all the preparations at home are in place. It's just a matter of time.
"Haha, Zhu Taigong and Ma Jun have already made the calculations. The seventeenth day of the next month is an auspicious day for getting married. It's enough time to prepare and invite relatives and friends."
Ma Jun replied with a smile. After hearing this, Zhao Ying'er felt dark in her heart. Although Zhu Kui had promised her to marry her as an equal wife earlier, and her father also agreed, she was afraid that the 17th day would not belong to her.
"I don't know anything. Everything depends on you, Mr. Laoma." Zhu Laoshi himself is not familiar with the etiquette of the upper class. He also knows that his son is a marquis, and the wedding ceremony cannot be like that of ordinary people, with a few tables and a pleasantries. , a big loss of face.
After a few people finished chatting, a burst of fast horses galloped from a distance, and five horses and five people appeared in front of everyone.
From afar, Zhu Kui saw that his family members had come out of the city to pick him up, and he was deeply moved. The five of them hurried on without stopping, just to see their families as soon as possible.
"Hush!"
Zhu Kui flew down, came to Zhu Laoshi and his wife, knelt down and said: "The child has been away from home for half a year, which makes the parents worried."
The third son is the one who gives the couple the most peace of mind and the most sense of accomplishment. When they go out to fight, the two of them cannot miss praying to the sky day and night. Words cannot express their love for him.
"Sanbao, please get up quickly. Just come back safely. Let your father take a look!"
The two couples grabbed Zhu Kui and looked at her from beginning to end, fearing that she was missing an arm or leg, which would embarrass him.
After appeasing his parents, he met his eldest brother Zhu Meng, Zhao Ying'er, Kao Xiong, Ma Jun and others one by one. After a while, he went to the city and went home. In fact, a family banquet had been arranged at home to catch the wind and wash away the dust.
At the wedding banquet, mother Chen, watching the family enjoying themselves, her son becoming famous and having the joy of being a mother, the only thing she was worried about was the marriage of her third son. She came to him and said: "San'er, Mr. Mei said
The seventeenth of next month is a good day. Your father and I have prepared everything for you for the wedding. You decide whether to go to the girl from the Gao family or the girl from the Zhao family first."
Both women are very good, and they are very suitable to her, and she knows that her son likes them both, but there must be a certain number of times.
"Mother, my son has already made up his mind to marry and enter the bridal chamber together. I said that there is no difference between the two of them, and the child cannot break his promise."...
"What? Marry them together? I have never heard of such a practice as a mother. Is this like this? Is it causing trouble? You must know that you are a person with status now." Mrs. Chen said worriedly.
"Don't be afraid, mother. Regardless of whether our predecessors have done it or not, today's children may make such a start. In the future, they may go down in the annals of history and become a good story. As for what someone is saying behind their backs, these children are not afraid. It's okay.
Why are you so afraid of Xiaoxiao? It’s okay, mother, and everything will be fine.”
During his absence in Moling, Zhao Ying helped him with a lot of things. While taking care of his own business, he also spent a lot of time looking after things in Tianxia Villa for him, but he could not let her feel wronged.
Soon, the story of the storyteller Zhu Kuirong's return to Moling quickly spread throughout the counties in Jiangdong. He was awarded the title of Marquis of Yangzi and paid homage to him for his great military exploits and the title of General Weilu.
Guang Luxun, the deputy minister, and the captain of the city gate. From the perspective of Jiangdong people, he was already a big official in the capital.
Then it was spread that Zhu Kui, the Marquis of the Yangtze River, was marrying the ladies of the Zhao and Gao families at the same time. They got married on the same day and had their wedding ceremony on the same day, enjoying the blessings of everyone. He invited all the literati in the city to come and participate. To participate, all you have to do is prove that you can read and hyphenate.
All books can be taken and read at will, and no money will be taken from them.
You must know that in the Han Dynasty, book knowledge was only available to the upper class. Ordinary people could not afford books at all. Most of the children from poor families had to memorize and memorize books forcibly when listening to the master, or borrow them from the master, in order to achieve success in their studies.
, not only does it take more time than the children of aristocratic families, but they also need to have a natural talent for reading, otherwise it is better to give up farming at home.
Although many intelligent people can see at a glance that Zhu Kui's behavior is just for fame, they still can't stop many poor scholars in Moling City from going to see what's going on. After all, if it is true, grab a few books and
There is always a profit but no loss. After all, he is a prince.