Defend the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 62
Plans are always better than change.

Han Pingan sang songs with a group of children including Yu'er Yun'er and Xu Wusheng for three days, and then was called to the City Lord's Mansion by his father who drove back from Baiyun Temple.

Seeing his father sitting cross-legged in front of the desk and drinking away his worries, Han Pingan asked eagerly, "Dad, what's the matter, is there something wrong?"

"My son has grown up in a blink of an eye, come, let us father and son have a drink too."

When a daughter gets married, being a father is hard.

When a son marries a wife, he is as sad as a father, because it means that he is old.

Han Shimei was in a very complicated mood, so she asked her son to sit down and poured a glass of wine for her son.

Han Pingan realized why he was unhappy, took the wine glass and said with a smile: "Father, I'm just getting married. Dalang's sister-in-law has already given birth to three children, and Erlang also has a daughter. You are already a grandfather."

"Yes, Dad is already a grandfather."

"I asked Huang Bowen to pick it up. In a year at most, you will be able to have a family full of children and grandchildren."

"I haven't seen you for so many years, it must be very strange to see you."

"Don't worry, the first time is raw and the second time is familiar, make up for it, and soon it won't be so raw."

"How many 20 years can there be in life, and I owe them too much, how can I make up for it?"

Han Shimei sighed, really afraid to see his wife and children back home.

Han Pingan couldn't help this, looked around and asked, "Father, why are we here?"

Han Shimei regained his composure, raised his head and said, "Zhongcheng received a report from his family that the messenger angel has arrived in Guishu and is on his way to Yele non-stop."

"So fast!"

"Sooner or later, I will come, so what if it is a few days later? Zhongcheng wants to watch you get married before leaving, so this happy event must be done quickly."

"tomorrow?"

"tonight."

"tonight!!"

"Well, it's tonight. Cui Mingfu sent the marriage certificate and bride price for me early in the morning, and Cao Wulan also gave the marriage certificate to Cui Mingfu to bring back. The family members of the General's Mansion are inviting the guests that should be invited."

Han Shimei was afraid that his son would be petty, so he reminded: "Zhongcheng's return to Chang'an this time, I don't know whether it is a disaster or a blessing. He is so old and his health is not good. For us father and son, this separation from him may be a forever farewell. "

Han Ping'an nodded, and said sadly: "Sooner or later, this marriage will be completed. Tonight is tonight, as long as it can make the old man happy."

"My son is really sensible."

Han Shimei nodded in satisfaction, and then changed the topic: "It's just that this marriage is different from ordinary marriages. If my son wants to take over the Yele Department in a legitimate way, he has to be married at the woman's house, and the husband lives with the wife."

Han Pingan realized what his father was really worried about, and subconsciously asked, "Marrying?"

Han Shimei's face turned serious: "Where did you think, my Han Shimei's son can't marry, this is called marrying a husband, and it's quite different from marrying a wife."

Husband marriage is a relatively popular form of marriage in the Western Regions.

It is true that it is not the same as the surname in the pass, at least there is no need to change the surname, and the family status is a bit higher than that of the surname, but it is an indisputable fact that the woman's family is strong.

It was originally just a formality, so that the appearance of eating would not be so ugly.

Han Pingan didn't care at all, he grinned and said, "It's fine to marry a husband, it doesn't matter."

"It doesn't matter?"

"It doesn't matter!"

"I'm relieved of that."

Han Shimei nodded in satisfaction, and carefully talked about the night's procedures.

Since it is a marriage, there is no such thing as a "groom's personal welcome". Instead, the groom is clean and well-dressed and "delivered" to the door.

Mrs. An's family has helped prepare the clothes, and they can be changed in the evening.

The poems to be used when entering the woman’s house and fanning were also written by the documents of the General’s Mansion, and I have to read them over and over again later, and I must memorize them fluently, otherwise it will be embarrassing if I get stuck.

Han Ping'an was having a headache looking at the thick pile of poems, and Han Shimei looked back at Li Yu who had just been brought in by Yinniang.

"Yu'er pays respects to uncle."

"What uncle? It should be called Dad."

Han Shimei smiled slightly, motioning for Yinniang to help her up.

Let's call him father, that means he recognizes my daughter-in-law... Li Yu couldn't believe his ears, and was stunned for a moment.

Han Shimei looked at her with a smile, and said in a soft voice: "Yu'er, Dad watched you grow up, and knows that you like Saburo, and Saburo also likes you, and has worked with your father for so many years, how can he watch you suffer? Wronged."

"Father, I am not wronged."

Li Yu regained his composure, and said that he was not wronged, but tears welled up in his eyes.

Han Pingan knew that she was feeling uncomfortable, and was about to speak, when Han Shimei continued: "Silly boy, don't cry when you hear what Dad has to say."

Li Yu choked with sobs and nodded repeatedly: "I don't cry, I don't cry."

Han Shimei smiled and said: "The general said earlier that he would accept you as a adopted daughter and buy you a dowry. Father discussed it with the general before he came back, and sent someone to ask your father yesterday.

We plan to treat the three happy events as one. Tonight is the married daughter of Cao Wulan and the married daughter of the great general.Anyway, the Western Regions are not inside the pass, so they don't pay that much attention. "

Han Ping'an knew about this a long time ago. He wanted to give her a surprise, but his father took the lead. He was a little depressed.

The general "adopted" Yun'er to Cao Wulan, and he himself became the daughter of the general...

Li Yu felt like he was dreaming, since he was happy and excited.

It's not because she can become the adopted daughter of the great general, but because she can marry the man she likes as gracefully as An Yun'er.

"The general's wife will send someone to pick you up later, your mother should have been picked up by now, today is your day of great joy, don't cry anymore."

"Well, I don't cry."

Li Yu burst into tears of joy.

Yinniang was about to take her out, when Han Shimei suddenly said: "Yinniang, father said that three happy events should be handled as one, but he only said two just now, and the other one is your marriage with Qu Tong."

"I?"

"You are nineteen years old, and the marriage cannot be delayed any longer. Father made an agreement with Chen Lvshuai, postmaster Chen Lushuai, to ask Qu Tong to come to the city lord's mansion to welcome his relatives at night, and to take you to the governor's mansion. Saburo and they got married together."

"So fast……"

Yinniang just wanted to find someone who could give her a sense of security to sleep with, and she never thought about having a glamorous wedding, so she was at a loss for a while.

This adopted daughter is good at skills, while that boy Qu Tong is honest and honest even though he is a barbarian.And Chen Yichang and Chen Lushuai have already said that they want Qu Tong to be the next brigade commander of the night watch team.

With a daughter and son-in-law, the son, King Yele, can do more stably.

Han Shimei was very satisfied with this marriage, and said with a smile: "Father asked Mrs. Mingfu to prepare the wedding dress for you, so hurry up and dress up."

Yinniang asked sadly, "You're going to marry now?"

"Don't want to?"

"Father, it's not that I don't want to. I've never been married, and I don't know how to marry..."

"Don't worry, Mrs. Mingfu will teach you."

"Oh."

As soon as Yinniang and Li Yu left, Han Pingan couldn't help laughing.

Never married, won't marry... who would?

The adoptive daughter doesn't understand anything, and Han Shimei also finds it funny, but now she can't laugh, in fact, even the smile just now was squeezed out.

He picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said solemnly: "Sanlang, even if you hadn't been asked to take over the Yele Department, Dad would go to Baisha City to be the envoy."

Han Ping'an asked puzzledly, "Why?"

"Zhongcheng doesn't know whether the prince can turn the crisis into safety, nor does he know what his future will be. He is worried that I will be implicated. He has long thought of finding a reason to demote me to Baisha City as a guard. Let's wait and see for a year or two."

"Understood, even if the emperor wants to kill the prince, those people in Chang'an don't need to kill us all. After all, Baisha City is far enough, and it's so close to Tubo. Father, you are a prison guard who is almost sentenced to death with a reprieve. There is no chance to turn over .”

"My son is really smart."

Thinking of the arrangement of the old man, Han Pingan said with a wry smile: "Father, it turned out that Grandpa Shi Jun asked me to be King Yele, not only to give me a piece of territory so that I can live a good life, but also to let me take care of you."

"Father worked hard to bring you up, shouldn't you take care of him?"

"Father, of course I have to take care of you and honor you. I mean, in Grandpa Shijun's opinion, I may be smarter than you, and I will be better than you in the future, otherwise he wouldn't entrust you to me."

"Niezi! What do you mean by entrusting me to you, you want to piss your father off!"

"Okay, okay, Grandpa Shijun let us father and son depend on each other for our lives."

"..."

Meeting such an incomprehensible son, Han Shimei didn't know how to proceed.

Thinking about it carefully, I felt that Lin Zhongcheng seemed to have this intention.It's aggravating for this official to do this.

Han Pingan said bitterly: "Those people just treat Grandpa Shijun like a thorn in his flesh, why don't you even let him go. They are too vicious, aren't they afraid of retribution?"

"It is precisely because of fear of retribution that they want to kill the grass and kill them all."

His son is about to take over the Yele Department. Although he is not considered an official, he is not too far behind. Han Shimei feels that it is necessary to teach his son a lesson:
"Think about it, the prince is the crown prince. Is it so easy to overthrow? Those people put their heads on their belts and risked the danger of defeating the whole family to murder the prince. What are they trying to do? What are they trying to do? , grace and the wealth of future generations!

If the roots are not removed, after a few years, if the descendants of these people who supported the prince are deeply trusted by the emperor, their descendants will suffer.Therefore, some things must not be soft! "

Fearing that his son would not take it seriously, Han Shimei gave an example: "Emperor Taizong wanted to spare the crown prince and the heirs of King Qi, but all the civil and military officials of Tiance Mansion opposed it and unanimously demanded to eradicate the grass.

They are afraid, because the descendants of King Qi and the prince and the descendants of Taizong are still a family after decades, if they meet each other and smile away their grievances, then the descendants of these veteran officials will suffer.

If Emperor Taizong softened, it would be a betrayal of the old officials. Fangmou Duduan, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie and others would renounce him, and the world of Tang Dynasty would be unstable again. "

As long as there is an enemy, the enemy must be eradicated by the roots, and hidden dangers must not be left behind, so that the descendants of the enemy will have a chance to come back after many years.

It is conceivable that if the crown prince can survive the current test, and if he can rise to power in the future, those who bewitch the emperor to abolish the crown prince will never end well.

It is even conceivable that even if the prince can't bear to kill the grass and roots, Grandpa Jun and other people who support the prince will implore the prince not to be soft.

The more Han Pingan thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he truly realized the cruelty of political struggle in feudal society.

(End of this chapter)