The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2111 Li Jue's Marriage

Chang'an is still peaceful through singing and dancing. Ever since the unlucky ghosts from Yushitai were sent to Dali Temple by Li Chengqian, there has been no movement in the court, and Lai Junchen is like a duck to water in Chang'an City.

But the present peace was not what he wanted.

It's too peaceful, where can he find opportunities for promotion?

A censor Zhongcheng is far from enough.

You have to find a way to keep going up.

Lai Junchen racked his brains in his own home to find ways to promote himself, but in the court, after Dou Xiaoguo arrived at the Ministry of Rites, he really encountered a big event.

That is, the Ministry of Rites is going to draw up a list, and Li Chengqian is going to choose a marriage partner for Li Jue.

The Ministry of Etiquette will visit all the ladies in Chang'an City's boudoirs, and then prepare their birthday horoscopes and portraits, and let the people of Qin Tianjian do the math.

After all, it is a prince's marriage, and many places have to be very particular. Let alone a prince, even ordinary people, before their children get married, they still have to ask a fortune teller to calculate whether the birth date is suitable. If it is not suitable If not, it is estimated that this marriage will have to blow up.

People at that time were still very superstitious about this aspect.

Marriage is a matter between two families. If the birth dates are not compatible, the two families may be ruined.

The same is true for An An and Dou Xiaoguo. Before getting engaged, the two families exchanged their birthday horoscopes and asked the fortune teller to do a good calculation.

Fortunately, there is no disagreement, otherwise, the Dou family might not agree.

As for the Xuan family, even if Xuan Shijing wants to agree, the family members will block it, especially the old lady, can Xuan Shijing not listen to her words?
And Dou Xiaoguo has just taken up the post of Minister of Rites, although there is still a minister above him, but he, the servant, is the one who takes the lead and handles such matters. Therefore, Dou Xiaoguo has been even more busy these days. Seeing Xuan Shijing's matter, it was also delayed again and again.

It seems that Li Chengqian is really serious this time, and wants to find a suitable family for Li Jue.

And Xuan Shijing felt that his previous guess might come true.

That's why Li Jue moved into the East Palace.

Among the princes of the right age, Li Jue's status is the most suitable.

This is enough for the legitimate son born of the queen.

As for Li Xiang, in terms of status, he is destined to have no relationship with the Prince of the Eastern Palace.

Unless there is something wrong with Li Jue himself, and Empress Su has no other heirs, then it is possible to get Li Xiang's turn.

But is this possible?
Empress Su is still young now, so she might be able to give birth to another son and a half daughter for Li Chengqian. As for Li Jue, Empress Su protected him very well. Now he is in the palace, and Li Xiangren is outside. It's not that easy to do it yourself.

Today's palace is different from ten years ago, or even a few years ago. It is very difficult to do something in the palace. People in the palace have been cleaned for a long time. up.

If they want to bribe the people in the palace, the people in the palace also have to consider whether the money is hot to hold, whether they have a life to collect it, or whether they have a life to spend it.

But Li Xiang shouldn't give up so easily, just because there is no movement now, it doesn't mean that the idea is gone in his heart.

If a person has an idea, he can't hide it no matter what, just like when Li Xiang just moved out of the palace, he was idle and had nothing to do, and ran to Zhuangzi every now and then. Anyone with a discerning eye can see what purpose he has. Out.

It's nothing more than wanting to win over the people in Zhuangzi, whether it's the Xuan family or the gentlemen in the academy, as long as they have a good relationship with him, the ministers in the court will look at him and get close to him, and then they will compete for the crown prince of the East Palace. In terms of seats, there will be an advantage in connections.

Moreover, the support of the Xuan family is also crucial to Li Xiang.

But until now, the Xuan family's attitude has not indicated who they want to support, and has always been neither cold nor cold.

On Jinyang's side, Li Xiang is Jinyang's nephew. It's okay for aunts and nephews to have relatives, but if you want to deepen the relationship and drag the relationship to the court, that's not acceptable.

Jin Yang is also a smart person, she sees more thoroughly than Li Xiang.

In terms of identity, Li Xiang is no longer possible.

Although His Majesty Li Er's throne came from a wrong path, after all, His Majesty Li Er is the son of Empress Dou, and he is a legitimate son, which is different from those other coquettish princes.

It was precisely because of this that His Majesty Li Er knew what his problem was. Later, when it came to setting up the crown prince, he unwaveringly supported Li Chengqian's position as crown prince.

He made a very bad start for Li Tang's royal family, but he didn't want future generations to follow him and use his alchemist to fight for the throne.

Therefore, the chance of Li Xiang becoming the prince is very high.

It took less than three days for the Ministry of Rites to collect all the ladies in the boudoirs of wealthy families who met the requirements in Chang'an City, compile them into a book, and submit them to Li Chengqian's desk.

The people in the Ministry of Rites also intended to sell a favor to the Dou family, so it was for Dou Xiaoguo to go to the palace to submit the roster.

Dou Xiaoguo brought the roster to the Xuanzheng Hall, and after hearing the call inside, he entered the hall.

"Minister Dou Xiaoguo, minister of rites, see Your Majesty." Dou Xiaoguo walked to the hall, saluting in an orderly manner.

"No need to be too polite." Li Chengqian raised his head and looked at Dou Xiaoguo: "You have already taken office in the Ministry of Rites? How do you feel in the Ministry of Rites these three days?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the minister is in the Ministry of Rites, everything is fine." Dou Xiaoguo said.

"There is no need to be so cautious." Li Chengqian said with a smile: "You and I are considered a family."

And it is true.

Li Tang's royal family and the Dou family have relatives.

However, which one is not related to the royal family and the nobles in Chang'an City?
The Dou family is quite special, with a Queen Dou.

"Yes." Dou Xiaoguo replied: "Your Majesty, I came to the palace to present the roster prepared by the Ministry of Rites to Your Majesty."

Li Chengqian winked at Lin'an, Lin'an walked down and took the roster from Dou Xiaoguo's hand.

After Li Chengqian got it, he looked through it.

"It's the roster of the girls who are waiting in the boudoir in Chang'an City." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes." Dou Xiaoguo responded: "The minister and many colleagues from the Ministry of Rites have visited the homes of the adults in Chang'an City during these three days, and inquired about all the girls who agree with the conditions, and they have all been recorded in the roster. After the initial selection by the Ministry of Rites, the remaining people are all on the booklet."

The so-called preliminary selection is to eliminate those whose birthdays are not suitable, and those who are not suitable will not be allowed to enter the palace.

(End of this chapter)