Prime Minister

Chapter 344 In-laws
The betrothal gifts were carried into the gate of Wu's house one by one.

The servants of the Wu family spread the rumors about how expensive the Zhang family's betrothal gift is, and the amount of the betrothal money.

Seventeen Niang is now in the boudoir, and she also ordered the maids in the room not to come in and out, but it still couldn't stop the maids in each room from spreading broken words.

What did my uncle give again?

So what about uncle.

My uncle values ​​our girl so much.

As for Li Taijun of the Wu Mansion, he was also very happy and felt that he had a lot of face. Everyone in the Wu family knew that this uncle came from a poor family, but being able to come up with these dowry money was enough to show his sincerity.

On the other hand, Li Taijun told the members of Zhang's family that the gifts of Zhang's family were too expensive, and his daughter was only mediocre, so why should he value it so much.

These words have also spread to Seventeen Niang's ears, complaining that the old lady is like this, isn't she belittling her own girl in front of outsiders?How can anyone say it so plainly, it seems that they are not worthy of Zhang's family's betrothal gift.

Shi Qiniang said in a reasonable and reasonable way: "This is extremely reproachful, but the two families have no other problems, so we have to say it."

And Li Taijun finished speaking here, and there not only added the precious jewelry, gold and silver and all the dowry money in the betrothal gift to Seventeen Niang, but also added another three hundred mu to Shi Qi Niang's dowry. of the finest farmland.

Anyway, the Zhang family gave as much, and the Wu family not only used most of it as a dowry, but also doubled the subsidy separately. This is a real benefit.

If he had been married to a prime minister like the Xia family, the Lu family, and the Wen family before, the Wu family would have been gossiped by others, saying what to please the in-laws, etc., but if it was the Zhang family, no one would say that, because Zhang Yue came from a poor family. The reason why the family gave more dowry is for the daughter to have a better life in the future. In this regard, there will be less gossip by others, and instead, the Wu family will be praised for their generosity.

But Shi Qi Niang understood that when the two families were discussing their marriage, Li Taijun had clearly hinted more than once that if the Zhang family gave more dowry money, it would be included in Shi Shi Niang's dowry, and the Wu family would double the subsidy in the dowry.

The significance of the dowry money given is not only for face. Taking out so many dowry gifts from a poor family like the Zhang family is equivalent to emptying out part of the financial resources of the Zhang family, although they are all returned to Zhang in the form of dowry in the end. family, but in fact the dowry is in the hands of Seventeen Niang.

How to use the dowry in the future will be decided by the married woman, so that the married woman can have security in her husband's family.

For a wealthy family like the Wu family, no amount of dowry can afford it, but for Yu Shiqiniang, the more dowry, not only is it more valued by the Zhang family, but it is also logical to take over the family. Financial power, the right to speak in front of the family in the future is also very important.

This also ensures that Zhang Yue and the Wu family are in the same boat.

Of course, this is also a conspiracy, the Zhang family will not be so stupid not to see this, so they are well aware of it.

Marriage is the so-called alliance!
Don't pay or kiss unless you accept the currency.

When a man and a woman talk about marriage, they first have to post a detailed post, on which the family property and wealth of both parties are written.

Afterwards, betrothal gifts were given, and every time they gave gifts to each other, it meant bargaining.

The love between a man and a woman is a matter of two people, and the major event of marriage is related to the alliance of two families.There are more marriages between upper-level officials and officials, and it seems that Zhang and Wu's two houses are relatively rare.

Now that Zhang's family has given the dowry money, Li Taijun immediately fulfilled his promise and added three hundred acres of high-quality farmland in the suburbs of Bianjing to the original dowry for Shi Qiniang, as well as [-] or [-] Zhuang Ding who managed Zhuangzi. The body deed was also given.

This shot is really atmospheric.

Seventeen Niang remembered that this was Li Taijun's dowry when he married into the Wu Mansion. The [-] acres of farmland produced more than [-] acres of farmland every year, even in times of disaster.

Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Shiwu were both greedy, but none of them gave Li Taijun's four daughters. Shiqiniang thought that Mrs. Li would leave her two sons, but she gave them to herself in the end.

As for Seventeen Niang's room, she also has a lot of things to deal with.

Many of the female envoys beside her have followed her for many years, and they are all used to enjoying the wealth and honor in the Wu Mansion.

The first-class envoys who seem to have followed Li Taijun in Wu's mansion can receive two yuan of money per month in the account room, and the second-class envoys can also receive the same amount of money. As for the newcomers, no money is given.

Although there is not much money in the month, there are clothes for the four seasons, and they are all dressed in silk and silk. In this regard, the Wu family has never been mean to servants.The servants are not given the obedience of washing and repairing the blemishes, because the servants are also the face of the Wu family.

In addition to clothes and food, the maids of the Wu Mansion are the same on weekdays. People at a table can eat five dishes and two soups, and they can also eat mutton twice a month.

In addition to New Year's Eve rituals, the host's family will give a lot of rewards from time to time. In addition, if you are sick, you will be treated by a doctor, and the money for soup and medicine will be paid by Wu's family.

Therefore, although the ordinary female envoys of the Wu Mansion are serving people, their lives are much better than those of ordinary women.

But after marrying into the Zhang family, Seventeen Niang and the maidservant beside her made it clear that the monthly allowance would be halved, and the clothes would also be reduced to two pieces of cloth a year. In fact, what I eat is nothing more than that.

After hearing what Shi Qi Niang said, everyone understood that they were going to Zhang's family to suffer.Although the Wu family is not as powerful as before due to Wu Yu's illness a few years ago, it is much stronger than those dilapidated official families who are "indifferent in front of the door".

Therefore, the people around Shiqi Niang asked them to stay in the Wu Mansion for various reasons, and they did not want to marry her to the Zhang family.

Of course, there are quite a few maidens who are willing to go with them. Apart from those who really have a deep relationship with Shi Qi Niang, there are also those who have other thoughts.

Those who are willing to follow are of course not stupid, so they go to endure hardships to hone themselves.What they fancy is Zhang Yue's future.There are no servants in Zhang's family, so they don't have to worry about being squeezed out when they marry in the past. At the same time, Zhang Yue is likely to be prosperous in the future, so following the mistress's side must also rise with the tide.

Therefore, they are all ready to follow Shi Qi Niang to Zhang Mansion to suffer for a few years. As long as they get through it, they will have a good life in the future.

Most of these people are young and ambitious.

Among them were two female envoys who had met Zhang Yue, and they had helped send the message at the beginning. They were willing to marry Shi Qi Niang, but they had other plans.In the mansion, they are the ones who are the most enthusiastic about all the news about Zhang Yue, and they are also beaming with joy every time they talk about my uncle.

Seventeen Niang knew what the people around her meant, so she didn't bring the two envoys along as a dowry, nor did she arrange for them to stay in the Wu Mansion. Instead, she found them a good family and gave them a generous dowry. The two will live comfortably in the future.

The two female envoys shed tears for a while when they found out, and Shi Qiniang was heartbroken when she saw this, but she had to.

In addition, Shi Qi Niang also screened out a few female envoys who were ambitious or who behaved badly on weekdays.

After such simplification, there are only a few people left in Seventeen Niang's room.Seventeen Niang understands that marrying to Zhang's family, it is not good to bring too many people as a dowry, after all, Zhang Yue's elder brother and sister-in-law live together.

There were not many people around them to serve them, what would they think if such a mighty group of people passed by.

But Seventeen Niang went to Taijun Li and invited three old nuns who had served for many years and capable maidservants as dowry, and finally made arrangements to keep the number of dowry to less than ten.

You must know that Shiwu Niang married into the Wen family back then, but brought five or sixty people with her.

However, although there are fewer people around Shi Qi Niang, everyone is cautious and capable.

As the wedding day draws closer, Jiayou's six years will soon pass.

After the appointment, both men and women are not allowed to come and go, and everyone will never visit, let alone meet each other.

Zhang Yue handed over the house from Cheng Langzhong, got the red deed, and became a house owner in Bianjing again.

After buying a house, it is unavoidable to entertain relatives and neighbors. The reason that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors is the same in any dynasty.

This day Zhang Yue was at home, suddenly Wen Jifu and Ouyang Fa came to visit, and La Zhang Yue went to a place.

Zhang Yue waited to ask, but Wen Jifu and Ouyang Fa didn't say anything, and Lazhang got on the carriage and went together.

Looking at the appearance of these two people, Zhang Yue thought it was a Hongmen banquet?

The three of them arrived at a farm on the outskirts of Bianjing.

Entering the main courtyard of the farm, I saw four people sitting under the tree, all young people in their twenties.

They read the chapter and entered the room with smiles on their faces.

Zhang Yue Nahan, what kind of battle is this?

But the people in the middle laughed and said: "I have heard the name of the champion for a long time, but I have never seen it. Now brother Tuowen and brother Ouyang really got what they wanted."

Zhang Yue saw that this person's gestures and gestures were extraordinary, so he cupped his hands and said: "It's a pleasure to meet you, please forgive me for my clumsy eyes, I don't know your name?"

The other party said with a smile: "I'm going to Master Han, my father is jealous."

Zhang Yue thought to himself that the person in front of him was actually the son of Han Jiang. Han Jiang was another general of the Reform Party in history, and he and Wang Anshi quoted each other.

The other three people on the side also got up.

One of them was named Xia Boqing, and the other two were cousins, one named Lv Xiji and the other Lv Jiawen.

After hearing the names of these three people, Zhang Yue finally knew what kind of situation this was. This was the Wu family's in-law situation.

It turned out that because of Shi Qiniang's marriage, the second and third daughters of the Wu family also traveled from Xijing to Bianjing respectively.

The second daughter of the Wu family married Lu Xiji, who was the second son of Ren Tianzhang Pavilion and a servant of Lu Gong's works, and the grandson of the former prime minister Lu Yijian.Although Lu Xiji inherited the shadow of his ancestors, his fathers and ancestors were all high officials in the court, so in order to avoid suspicion, he and his brothers did not become officials.

He is now in Xijing, and he and his elder brother Lu Xizhe and younger brother Lu Xichun all worship under Shao Yong's sect. Now the Wu family's marriage has come to Bianjing.

Lu Yijian's family is very powerful in the court. Lu Yijian's uncle is Lu Mengzheng.

Today, the Lu family's reading is the most prosperous, and it can be called the number one.

The three daughters of the Wu family married Xia Boqing, who was the son of Xia Anqi, a direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion and an attendant, and the grandson of Xia Song, the former prime minister.Xia Song and Xia Anqi have passed away one after another, but the Xia family still has a lot of power in the court.

After the two came to Beijing, they made an appointment with Wen Jifu and Ouyang Fa to get together with everyone who is the son-in-law of the Wu family.Wen Jifu naturally agreed, but he was easy to make friends, so he made an appointment with Master Han again.

Master Han is a straightforward person, he came forward and organized a bureau to invite them to the other courtyard of the Han family in the suburbs of Bianjing.

Why can Han Zongyan come forward?Because Wu Yu's eldest daughter married Han Zongyan, the son of Han Yi's eldest son Han Gang, and Han Jiang, the father of Han Zongshi, was Han Yi's third son, so he and the Wu family are also related by marriage.

Historically, Wang Anshi recommended Wu Chong to Song Shenzong as a privy envoy, but Song Shenzong didn't want to say to Wang Anshi, Wu Chong is your relative.Han Jiang on the side came forward and said that Wu Chong was also the minister's in-laws.

Zhang Yue greeted everyone one by one, and at the end when Lu Jia asked, Zhang Yue bowed to him.

This person had a pleasant smile, Zhang Yue looked at him and secretly wanted to laugh, he is the grandson of Lu Yijian just like Lu Xiji.

During the Qingli New Deal, Lu Yi bamboo slips and Fan Zhongyan were fighting each other. When it came to Lu Yi slips' sons, they also fought Wang Anshi during Xifeng's political reform.

But what about Lu Jia?
As a member of the Lu family, he should be on the side of the conservatives, but he supports the reform.

Lu Gongbi and Lu Gongzhu decided to go to Shu to impeach Wang Anshi. This matter was made public within the Lu family, but Lu Jiawen secretly stole the memorial that Lu Gongbi and Lu Gongzhu were planning to impeach Wang Anshi, and secretly handed it to Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi learned the content of the impeachment in advance, so he escaped disaster.After the news got out, Lu Jiawen was regarded as a "family thief" by the Lu family, and was removed from the family tree, and was never included in the Lu family's wall.

Zhang Yue thought that he wanted to sit down and chat with them, since he came to Bianjing anyway to mix things up.

Unexpectedly, Grandmaster Han said to Zhang Yue: "My father wants to see the number one scholar!"

Zhang Yue was taken aback when he heard that, Han Jiang actually wanted to see him.

Han Jiang served as Yushi Zhongcheng and was dismissed for impeaching Fu Bi. Now he is out of town and just returned to Beijing to reassess his post.

Although he was demoted, the official is still the Zuo Jianyi doctor, and he was a senior member of the Yushi Zhongcheng. At the same time, Zhang Yue also knew that Han Jiang was a firm reformer.

Han Jiang's political views also influenced his younger brother Han Wei.

Han Wei is a good friend of Wang Anshi. He, Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, and Duke Lu are called Jiayou Four Friends.Han Wei later served as the teacher of Song Shenzong's hidden residence. When Song Shenzong agreed with Han Wei's novel ideas, Han Wei always said that it was nothing, and this was the opinion of my good friend Wang Anshi.

Both Han Jiang and Han Wei had sponsored Wang Anshi in front of Song Shenzong. Without them, Wang Anshi would not have been prime minister, but they both disagreed with Wang Anshi and were kicked out of the court.

Grandmaster Han said to Zhang Yue: "My father will leave Beijing in the next day, but he wants to see the demeanor of today's number one scholar, so I entrust Zhou Han, Bo and you, and have a family banquet in the evening."

Zhang Yue suddenly understood.

Han Jiang paid homage to the chancellor four times in the Shenzong Dynasty, but Wang Anshi was still dragged into Zhongshu by him. The other party is also an in-law of the Wu family. Now, is he included in the other party's investigation?

Sure enough, it is a political method of employing people.

Choose capable people from acquaintances, and choose acquaintances from capable people.

All in all, both familiarity and ability are necessary, the two are indispensable, and what matters at the same time is political views, both of which support reform.

Zhang Yue said: "It's a great honor for Mr. Han to see you."

So Master Han took Zhang Yue to a small pavilion, and saw an old man in his 50s looking at the manor from the window.

This old man is none other than Han Jiang.

(End of this chapter)