The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Father, is it really not possible?" Zhu Yijun looked at Long Qing with a pitiful expression and asked.

It was the first time Long Qing saw him showing such an expression, and said with a smile: "Jun'er has learned to act like a baby!"

Zhu Yijun was a little embarrassed when he heard the word "act like a baby", and his face turned red, but he didn't refute, and continued: "Then the emperor agreed?"

"Father didn't agree to you." Long Qing said, "You brought so much trouble to Zhang Qing's family when you left the palace last time. This time when he got married, so many officials will come. If you see you there, how can you not?" Not to cause more trouble."

It turned out that Zhu Yijun wanted to attend Zhang Fan's wedding, but Long Qing was not allowed.

"But, Father, I want to go." Zhu Yijun said, "As a student, there is no reason why the teacher's happy event will not happen!"

"Father knows how you feel, but this..." Long Qing also hesitated.

"How about this?" Zhu Yijun said, "Since they will say that the minister left the palace privately, this time the minister will report to the emperor and go dignifiedly, how about it?"

"This..." Long Qing was even more troubled.In this way, the mouths of those officials were blocked, but it was even more detrimental to Zhang Fan.The prince attended the wedding of a fourth-rank official, which shows his favor.These are not the main ones, Long Qing is afraid that Zhang Fan will be young and vigorous, and he will become proud.

Zhu Yijun didn't know what his father was thinking, but he was very confident in the method he proposed, and said: "Besides, father, isn't there someone in the court who doesn't like the teacher, and the son can be shocked when he goes. "

"No." Long Qing made up his mind and said, "You will only cause trouble to Zhang Qing's family if you go. Father promised you that after a few days, father will send you out of the palace to play, and you will never be discovered by others .”

"Really! That's great." Zhu Yijun was very happy, and then said, "But father, the teacher's happy event is not going, isn't it too good!"

"Well, Zhang Qing's family is newly married, so we can reward him with something. What would Jun'er say to reward?" Long Qing asked with a smile.

"Ordinary gold and silver belongings are naturally unavoidable, but it seems royal and vulgar to reward them all." Zhu Yijun held his little head and thought for a while, then he had an idea, and said, "Yes, father, the teacher is newly married, isn't it right to seal the imperial order?" ?”

"Jun'er is smart, since that's the case, my father ordered the wife of Zhang Qing's family to be ordered." Long Qing nodded his head when he heard this method, and said, "Zhang Qing's family is now a fourth-rank official, just before the imperial order. Come on, give her the title of Shuren."

"Father, don't forget what you promised my son, you will send me out of the palace to play in a few days." Zhu Yijun's childish nature is now fully revealed.

"Father is the emperor, so naturally he speaks his mind." Long Qing said, "Just don't let your mother and concubine hear this, otherwise you will come and criticize Father."

"Don't worry, father, my son knows." Zhu Yijun said happily, "by the way, father, is mother and concubine going to give birth again?"

"Exactly, you're the only one who wants to have more younger brothers or younger sisters." Talking about this matter, Long Qing was also very happy.Longqing had eleven children in his life, including seven princesses, three of whom died young; only four princes, the first two also died young, the third prince was Zhu Yijun, and the one who was about to be born was the future Lujian King Zhu Yiliu.

"It would be great if it was my younger brother, so that I would have someone to accompany my son. I don't want to be like the royal sister, it's extremely boring." Zhu Yijun said.

"If it's the prince, can Jun'er promise to take good care of your younger brother for the rest of his life?" Long Qing pretended to ask casually. He was frightened by Jiajing, and now he was afraid that this kind of mutual suspicion between relatives would appear in his own children.

"That's natural." Zhu Yijun said very solemnly, "As the prince, I swear that I will take care of the emperor for the rest of my life and never change my mind."

After hearing his words, Long Qing let out a sigh of relief. After all, the Emperor's House had done a lot of treachery, but there was nothing he could do about it. He was very relieved to hear such a sentence now.It's just that Long Qing doesn't know what's going on behind him. If he knew, he probably wouldn't let Zhu Yijun make such an oath.

Four happy events in life: "When the rain comes after a long drought, when you meet a bosom friend in a foreign country, when you are nominated on the gold list." Zhang Fan is considered to be nominated for the gold list. up.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, wealthy families were extremely particular about getting married, and they had to perform "six rituals" before they could get married, that is, Na Cai, asking names, Naji, Na Zheng, asking for a date, welcoming relatives, etc.Since Zhang Fan and Ru Xue had already engaged, the first three items could be omitted, but the last three items were the most complicated.However, Zhang Fan's marriage this time is even more extraordinary. His Royal Highness Zhu Yijun also bestowed many things, even his biological mother Li Guifei and the emperor also sent some blessings, bestowing many things on Zhang Fan, saying It was Zhang Fan who taught the prince well, and the two were very satisfied.Zhu Yijun wanted to see Zhang Fan's bride, but was persuaded by Long Qing.Now that Zhang Fan's marriage has reached heaven, there is no other way to keep it simple.

In ancient times, the marriage customs of wealthy families were extremely complicated. Zhang Fan completed the first three rituals, but the latter three rituals were even more troublesome.Zhang Fan now admires those matchmakers very much, they can clearly remember these cumbersome etiquettes that would make the head minister of the court dizzy even though he has never read a book.

The first is the recruitment, which is the recruitment. The man should prepare a gift and inform the woman at the house, and he is ready to marry.After accepting the levy, the woman had no objection—of course she had no objection, the girl Ru Xue herself was a little anxious to wait, how could she have any objection—the man chose a few days, wrote a welcome post, stated the time of the wedding, and asked the woman Agree, and the woman also replies to agree, and then the last and most cumbersome ceremony can be carried out-wedding.

The day before the wedding, the man would thank the matchmaker if he wanted to set up, and present the neighbors with sweet soup and fruit.That night, the groom is accompanied by "Langtou"—unmarried teenagers—to sleep.Speaking of which, neither the man nor the woman had any relatives in their families, but the neighborhood family found a boy, and the family was also very happy. First, it was a happy event;

The second day was the wedding day. Zhang Fan didn't understand so many rituals at all. Fortunately, he didn't need to do anything now. He just waited for the matchmaker's instructions. It's really uncomfortable for people to fiddle around.

The emperor and the princes all have rewards, and it is inevitable that Zhang Fan will be reused in the future, so the officials in the court will naturally come to congratulate him.Thanks to Longqing for giving Zhang Fan this house, otherwise he wouldn't know where so many people put it!

It took quite a while to play most of the time. Although he hadn't moved, Zhang Fan felt exhausted.As soon as she came to the hall, a group of people gathered around to say hello. Mrs. Zhao was the biggest in the family at any time, but she was a woman and it was not easy for her to come out to socialize.You stunned Zhang Fan with just one glance at me, and he couldn't remember who was who.It's just that the girl Xiangmei was very happy, and the gifts she sent filled a small room.Even the girl Xue'er was sought after by everyone because Mrs. Zhao liked to keep her by her side.However, Zhang Fan always had the feeling that he had attained the Tao alone and ascended to heaven.

Some people in the cabinet also came to congratulate him, and Mrs. Zhao was even more happy when someone like a prime minister came one day.Zhang Fan smiled wryly in his heart: "The real prime minister and I don't want to see each other!" Of course, Xu Jie didn't come, Xu Jie didn't come, and Li Chunfang, who respected Xu Jie very much, wouldn't come either.Those who came were Zhang Juzheng and Chen Yiqin.

"Congratulations, Master Chen." Zhang Fan stepped forward to greet him.When other officials saw the arrival of the two prime ministers, they stepped forward enthusiastically.The two greeted the others calmly, and took advantage of the time before the wedding with Zhang Fan to come to the study to talk.

"My subordinate, Zhang Fan, greets Mr. Chen." Zhang Fan bowed to Chen Yiqin, "Excuse me for my poor greeting."

"You don't need to be too polite. Your teacher and I are close friends. I'll pretend to be an old man and call you Yuande." Chen Yiqin said, "Yuande is a person who has been on the battlefield after all. There is a warrior style in his words and deeds. Quite a few!"

"Uncle." Zhang Fan said, "My nephew also heard you play the emperor's 'Ten things to start with'. I was greatly inspired and admired it."

"These are all compliments from my colleagues. As a courtier, you should." After all, Chen Yiqin has been in the officialdom for a long time, and it is natural to respond to compliments, and then said, "You are now serving in Jinyiwei, but you have become the target of public criticism!"

"My nephew is not afraid, he only knows to serve the emperor faithfully." Zhang Fan said frankly.

"Well, it's good that you have this kind of heart." Chen Yiqin said.

"Yuande, how are you? How do you feel about this big wedding?" Zhang Juzheng said.

"Teacher, the student is very happy in his heart, but the student's body really can't stand such a toss!" Zhang Fan said with a wry smile.

Both of them were from the past, they laughed out loud when they heard what Zhang Fan said, and Chen Yiqin said teasingly: "This old man was also like that, but at that time I didn't have the ability to alarm the Holy One."

Zhang Fan laughed wryly again.

"Okay, you're busy today, so we won't bother you anymore. It's time for you to go on stage to pick up the bride soon, so go get ready." Zhang Juzheng said.

Zhang Fan bid farewell to the two of them, the team at the door had already been prepared, and the beating of gongs and drums was very festive, causing passers-by to stop and watch.When the time came, Zhang Fan got on his horse and started to meet the bride.It was very lively along the way, with people constantly picking up the scattered Xiqian.Four people carried the sedan chair to go, and when they approached the woman's house, the woman set off firecrackers to welcome them.There are also children who stop the sedan chair and ask for gift money.At this time, the bride has to "get on the sedan chair" according to the rules, delaying the time to get on the sedan chair, even if the bride wants to see Mr. Ruyi earlier, this part will not be spared.After the "three invitations" and "four clean-ups" by the welcomers, the bride wearing a phoenix coronet and a scarf covered with a big red scarf was seen, and the older brothers reported her to the bridal sedan chair.After getting on the sedan chair, the seat cannot be moved, and there is a copper stove under the seat, which burns charcoal fire and velvet incense.Although it is already late autumn, the heat is still unbearable.Two young men are required to move forward slowly with the sedan chair, the so-called pressing the sedan chair.And when they arrived at the man's house, they had to send someone to receive him.

At this point, Zhang Fan finally met Ru Xue. Although the beautiful woman in front of him was still wearing a red hijab, the two of them seemed to have a mutual understanding, knowing that their lover was right in front of them.The two exchanged cakes based on the knowledge of the matchmaker at the side. At this time, Zhang Fan's house began to burn candles, burn incense, set off firecrackers and play music, and it was about to start worship.Zhaoxue, who was about to become his sister-in-law, also stood aside and watched Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan also smiled and nodded at her, but he didn't notice the inadvertent meaning in her eyes.The two bridesmaids direct the bride and groom to pay respects to heaven and earth, parents and parents, and after the husband and wife bow to each other, they are sent to the bridal chamber.

But today is destined not to be so "calm", the bridesmaid was about to shout "sent to the bridal chamber", when "the imperial decree arrives" silenced all the voices present.Everyone present was very puzzled, why did Long Qing choose such a time to order Zhang Fan.

The one who came was Zhang Fan's old acquaintance - Feng Bao, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of rites and the governor of the East Factory.Feng Bao came to the hall with the imperial decree in hand and said: "Zhang Fan and his wife Zhang Chen received the decree."

Although the decree was issued to Zhang Fan and his wife, everyone present knelt down together.

Feng Bao spread out the imperial decree and said: "Following the emperor's decree, Jin Yiwei Zhang Fanke is dedicated to his duties and has made great contributions to eliminating corruption, so he is specially ordered. His wife, Zhang Chen, was named the fourth-rank Gaoming wife, and he was given the title of Shuren as a reward. This is it."

Zhang Fan reacted quickly, quickly recovered from his astonishment, and kowtowed in thanks: "Mr. Zhang Fan and Zhuo Jing thank the Lord for your kindness." He solemnly accepted the imperial decree.

Everyone stood up, Zhang Fan said, "Thank you, Eunuch Feng."

"Today is your big day, so you don't need to be too polite." Feng Bao said.

"Since father-in-law is here, let's go after drinking the wedding wine." Zhang Fan said.

"It's natural, there's nothing important in the palace, besides, wouldn't it be beautiful to say that other people's big wedding is just leaving the stage." Feng Bao also said with a smile, "If so, our family will come to ask for a drink."

Zhang Fan hurriedly greeted Feng Bao to his seat.Mrs. Zhao didn't know how to deal with eunuchs, and she was afraid of being impolite, but Feng Bao took the initiative to say hello.The officials who came to congratulate him flocked even more, and Feng Bao dismissed them one by one.On the contrary, Zhang Juzheng and Chen Yiqin chatted happily with him.

The wedding here is still going on, and the bridesmaid came back to his senses and shouted loudly: "Send it to the bridal chamber!"

In this way, the wedding is considered to be over, of course it is not over here, the bride is now waiting in the new house, and Zhang Fan, the groom, has to go outside to reward the guests.It's not that Zhang Fan has never been drunk since he arrived in ancient times. He knew that he drank fast wine with those soldiers a few times, and he would wake up quickly when he was drunk.But now that there are so many guests to deal with, no matter whether they are friends or not, since they are here, a glass of water and wine is unavoidable.In this way, Zhang Fan just drank small cups, and the degree of drunkenness became deeper.When the guests were gone and the servants cleaned up, Zhang Fan was already staggering step by step, and Xiangmei supported him before returning to his new house.

When Zhang Fan first entered the room, he was still a little confused, but when he saw the red figure sitting by the bed, he woke up at this moment. After the maids waiting on both sides stepped back, the two were alone. With the hijab covered so that nothing could be seen, Zhang Fan felt a little embarrassed.Fortunately, Zhang Fan still remembered the matchmaker's instructions before, and picked up the scale beam on the table beside him, and was about to pick up a hijab for Ru Xue.The moment the scale beam touched the hijab, Zhang Fan obviously felt Ru Xue's body tremble.Zhang Fan gently lifted the hijab, and Ru Xue's cheeks gradually appeared in front of him, the small chin, the cherry-like mouth, the delicate Qiong nose and the pair of soul-stirring eyes, the face that he had been thinking about day and night again. Appearing in front of him, Zhang Fan couldn't help but lose his mind.

Ru Xue was also very nervous, Zhang Fan lifted her hijab, and Ru Xue was too shy to look at him.Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, Zhang Fan was still standing in front of her, and there was no movement at all. Ru Xue raised her head curiously, and seeing Zhang Fan staring at her obsessively, her face flushed immediately, but her heart was full of joy .Thinking of Zhang Fan's appearance, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It was only now that Zhang Fan came back to his senses, he felt a little embarrassed when he thought of staring at Ru Xue like this, but when he thought that the beautiful woman in front of him was already his wife, he felt relieved.With this slackening, the alcoholic energy that had slowed down a little earlier reappeared, Zhang Fan suddenly became dizzy, his body went limp, and he actually fell forward.

Ru Xue was a little surprised when she saw Zhang Fan "jumping" towards her, and hurriedly said, "Sir, I haven't had a drink yet..." Just halfway through the speech, she realized that Zhang Fan just didn't stand firm for a while, and couldn't help but is a big red face.

"Ru Xue, my good lady." Zhang Fan stood up a little, looked at Ru Xue's face and murmured, "I almost forgot, it's time to have a cup of wine." She handed two glasses full of wine to Ru Xue, and the atmosphere became awkward again after the two finished drinking the glasses of wine.

Zhang Fan borrowed some alcohol and said, "Ru Xue, it's getting late, let's rest." He felt embarrassed when he didn't say this, but he felt very comfortable when he really said it.

Ru Xue lowered her head, and replied softly: "Yes." The voice was so low that she couldn't even hear it clearly.As a virgin in two lives, Zhang Fan didn't even have a girlfriend in his previous life, how can he stand this situation now.

In the darkness, Ru Xue seemed to let go a little, and took the initiative to undress Zhang Fan.The newlyweds' new house immediately presents a spring scene.

Waking up the next day, Ru Xue followed Zhang Fan to visit Mrs. Zhao. Ms. Zhao came here, so she knew Ru Xue's inconvenient appearance, and smiled even more.Then I have to go back to my mother's house on the third day.After everything is done, Ru Xue is now married to Zhang Fan. She is so happy to have such a good husband.Mrs. Zhao liked this daughter-in-law even more, and now Zhang Fan had fulfilled his big wish. Even when he spoke, Mrs. Zhao had a smile on his face.

Seeing that the New Year is coming soon, Chen Wenchuan and Ma County Magistrate are planning to celebrate the New Year in Beijing.Zhang Fan didn't go to Jinyiwei to do some work, but Zhu Xizhong was a man of the occasion and let Zhang Fan take leave.He and Ruxue were newly married, naturally they were like glue, they were together every day, but the girl Zhaoxue blamed Zhang Fan for clinging to her sister and neglecting her, so she was quite critical of Zhang Fan.

Before you know it, the new year has passed, and it looks like it will be thirty.Today, an unexpected person came to Zhang Fan's residence.Hearing the "teacher" and looking at the little figure, Zhang Fan felt a little headache when he was happy.