A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 534 Today is the icing on the cake

Ping is his wife and Ben is his concubine.

People in the Tang Dynasty did not need three letters and six rituals to take concubines. They only needed to be paid for taking concubines and agreed with their parents and wives. No procedures or ceremonies were even required.

But today Wu Huaiyu Nalu's 35th ceremony is very grand.

Lu's Manor.

Youzhou Sima Wu Junya came here on behalf of Wu Huaiyu and sent a letter of complaint.

Lu Wulang took it. Although he guessed what it was, when he opened it and saw it with his own eyes, he was still a little excited, and even said it aloud impatiently.

This is the confession of Wu Huaiyu Nalu 35 for his concubine.

In the Great Tang system, there were ten princely wives, eight second-rank official wives, six third-rank official wives and state princes.

Now Wu Huaiyu has reached the second rank of official rank, and can accept eight wives.

This concubine is higher than ordinary concubines, but lower than wives.

Every prince, there are two children, who are regarded as the fifth rank, and ten concubines, who are regarded as the sixth rank.The successor king and the county king follow the first rank, and ten concubines are regarded as the sixth rank.The second grade, eight concubines, regarded as the seventh grade.

The third rank and the Duke of the state, and the sixth rank, are regarded as the seventh rank,

There are four concubines of the fourth rank and three concubines of the fifth rank.

Other than that, they are all concubines.

A concubine enjoys the treatment of a woman ordered by the imperial court, but after the death of the main wife, a concubine is not allowed to replace her, but she can participate in family sacrifices, which is not a qualification for a concubine.

In the earliest days, when a feudal lord married one country, the two countries would marry him. The party who married the daughter sent the concubine and concubine to marry, that is, brought the younger sister and niece to do the marriage.

Later, it became a dowry with the same family name.

Up to now, she is actually just a high-ranking concubine, and is no longer completely a dowry for his wife.

Wu Huaiyu also had many wives, for example, when Fan Xuanfu got married, he married his third sister. Later, Duan Decao's grandniece, Qiu and two granddaughters were all accepted as wives' wives.

Later, Yun Dingxing sent his third granddaughter to the Wu family. Wu Huaiyu was only a third-rank and Duke of the State at that time, so he could only have six concubines, so he only gave Yun Dingxing the title of daughter-in-law of the eldest son, and the other two were concubines.

Now he gave Lu 35 his identity again.

This can be regarded as a tribute to Fan Yang Lu's face.

The status of a concubine and a concubine differed greatly in the Tang Dynasty. A concubine could be bought, sold, transferred, or given as a gift, but a concubine was not allowed. Moreover, as a concubine of a high-ranking noble official, she was also an outcast woman with high status and status. Enter the palace to meet the queen and so on.

Even if it is not as good as in the pre-Qin period, when the wife died, she could be a substitute, and even her son had the right to inherit. Now the sons born to the wife in Datang are still concubines.

Datang does not allow three wives and four concubines, and there is no such thing as equal wives. The law stipulates that those who have wives who remarry will be punished for one year. This is bigamy.

Ordinary people are not eligible to buy a concubine, only ministers with a fifth rank or above, and scattered officials with a third rank or above are eligible to buy a concubine.

The number of concubines must be reported, and the court will make up for it, and each has its own grade.

Wu Huaiyu's concubine is Shizheng Qipin,

He wrote a letter to Chang'an in advance, reported it to the Ministry of Rites, and requested to be sent to sue him.

Now the imperial court has also sent Lu 35's concubine to sue.

In Datang, suing oneself is a kind of identity certificate, not only officials have sued, but even various identities such as concubine and pinzi have sued.

This is the concubine who has been reported to the imperial court and officially recognized by the imperial court.

Lu 35 became Wu Huaiyu's seventh wife.

Wu Huaiyu now has one wife, seven wives, twelve concubines, and three lovers.

Maids don't count.

Lu 35 can directly become a concubine, and Wu Huaiyu is indeed saving face. Wu Huaiyu didn't mention this before, but the Lu family wanted to mention it, but it's hard to mention it. After all, Lu 35 is just a concubine born to a concubine.
Now that he finally got this concubine, Lu Chengye heaved a sigh of relief, feeling radiant on his face, and immediately asked someone to send it to Lu 35 to make her happy.

He even excitedly called the butler to add a dowry temporarily.

"Add a dowry of one million yuan,"

Farms, shops, gold, silver, silk, cows and horses, and a thousand guan of makeup, in fact, there are not many things, and Fan Yang and Lu's family can prepare them immediately.

Fan Yangzu's, Lanling Xiao's and many other Lu's in-laws also responded immediately, saying that they would add [-] yuan in makeup.

For these famous families, [-] renminbi is equivalent to a BMW, but adding [-] renminbi in makeup on this occasion today is to give both Fan Yang Lu's face and the military governor's face.

Even Zu Chongxin, the patriarch of the ancestral family, said bluntly in front of Lu Chengye and Wu Junya that if it was not against the rules, the ancestral family would actually be willing to directly marry a woman.

A regular wife can bring a concubine to marry, but I have never heard of this concubine marrying a concubine, and I have never heard of a concubine bringing a concubine to marry, let alone bringing the daughter of a relative or friend to marry. It could be to bring some slaves as dowry.

When Zu Chongxin said this, people were very happy to hear it, and it was very face-saving.

Anyway, when Fatty Wu returned to the Yamen and told Huaiyu the reactions of all parties who had gone to Lu's Manor to sue him, he was also very happy and laughed.

The fat man sighed, "I think back when we first met Mrs. Fan in the small courtyard of Huaiyuanfang, I advised you not to provoke her, saying that we couldn't afford to provoke her, and the Taiyuan Wu family was no better than them, but look at it now, you Not only have they married Lady Fan long ago, but now they even accept women of the five surnames as concubines, these so-called Shandong aristocrats actually have such a low profile, to be honest, I never thought of this."

"At that time, the fourth uncle entered the customs from the dragon and was one of the seventeen heroes of Yuanmou. Emperor Wude personally came forward. In the end, the Hongnong Yang family just gave the fourth uncle an unmarried woman in her 40s. willing.

Now, Erlang, you have already allowed the five surnames to send their daughters to be maids so politely. Our Wu family in Taiyuan is really prosperous. "

Wu Huaiyu smiled and said, "Our Wu family in Taiyuan is now a first-class honorary. There are 48 meritorious officials in Zhenguan, and there are two in our Wu family, one with [-] households and one with [-] households. There are also two princes and three princes. The county magistrate, there are three governors and two governors,
Not to mention that I, Wu Huaiyu, am in my early twenties this year, but I have already entered the political affairs hall and was bestowed with the title of emperor. Isn't this momentum enough to make the five surnames and seven families take a look at it? "

"Yes, yes, you, Wu Erlang, are unique, and everyone has to admire you." Fatty Wu said with a smile, "Our Wu family has you, Wu Erlang, and you will be rich and honored for decades. It is impossible to say that the Wu family in Taiyuan will also want to marry you because of this." If you go up to a higher level, you will become a top family."

"Hahaha!"

Huai Yuxin said that in history, there was a queen in the Wu family, and the Wu family also became a royal family, but now the queen is just a little girl who accompanied the warrior Xun in Jingzhou, and Gaozong Li Zhi, A baby who is only half a year old,
I don't know if this history will change because of him.

In the afternoon, Wu Huaiyu rode a horse to Lu's Manor outside the city to meet his relatives.

The Lu's Manor was very lively, half of the world's most famous prestige lords came here, and almost all the big lords of the Kanto gentry came here.

What is Boling, Cui Zhaojun, Li Xingyang, Zhengqinghe, Cuilongxi, Lishandong, five surnames, Wujun Gulu, Zhuzhang, the four great masters, Kuaiji County Yu Wei Kongxie, Langya King, Chenjun Xie, Chenjun Yuan, Lanling Xiao.

Among the famous families in Hebei, not to mention the six famous families in Youzhou, Qinghe alone has twelve famous families, Qinghe Cui is the head, and then Zhang, Fang, Fu, Fu, Dai, Dai, and Dou , Wen's, Bei's, Nie's, Ji's, Shang's,
These twelve great families all rose in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, and reached their peak in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Now they are a little weak in the early Tang Dynasty, but the foundation is still there.

There are the most of these old gentry in Kanto.

Let’s talk about the Zhang family of Qinghe. They didn’t seem to think they were very famous before, but after a closer look, they knew that the background was very deep. They claimed that their ancestor was the fifth son of the Yellow Emperor. Sacrificial arc star, living in Qingyang of Yincheng State, later changed to Qinghe County, this is the reason why the Zhang family got its surname.

The Zhang family of Qinghe is really a clan multiplication, with a large number of people, and the Zhang family of Dongwu City is the most prominent.

The most powerful thing about the Zhang family in Qinghe is the large number of people. Their descendants are spread all over Hebei. They are no longer limited to Qinghe, but the entire Kanto region. There are many branches of the Zhang family, especially in Hebei, where every prefecture has a branch of the Zhang family.

The Zhang family of later generations once became the largest population of all surnames in China, reaching more than 1 million people, and the Zhang family of Qinghe can be said to have contributed the most.

Now the Zhang family in Dongwu City is more famous for the three brothers Zhang Wenguan. Their father Zhang Qianxiong brothers were very famous before. Zhang Qianwei was called the Zhang family Qianliju. The Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed and changed to an official Zhou Dynasty. In the Sui Dynasty, the official went to Neishi Sheren, and took Jiangdu Zanzhi.

Zhang Wenguan's father died young, and he has been studying at home. In the first year of Zhenguan, the three brothers took part in the imperial examination, and they all passed the Mingjing.
This time Wu Huaiyu Nalu was 35, and Zhang Wenguan came from Taiyuan to participate, not only representing the Qinghe Zhang family, but also representing his boss Li Ji,
Knowing the background of the Zhang family in Qinghe, Wu Huaiyu also admired the point of view of the old patriarch of the Wu family, Samurai Leng. If the family wants to prosper for a long time, the most important thing is people.

The more births, the greater the probability of producing talents. As long as there are talents from generation to generation, is the family afraid of not prospering?

Look at the Qinghe Zhang family. Although he is not in the five surnames and seven families, their influence is no less than that of the five surnames and seven families.

"Cao Guogong asked me to congratulate Prime Minister Wu on his behalf."

Zhang Wenguan is very young and talented. The three brothers of the Zhang family took the imperial examination before and visited Li Ji. Li Ji appreciated the brothers' essays, so Li Ji recommended them to the imperial court and greeted the chief examiner. Second, even Zhang Wenguan had to make up for the merged state and join the army, which was also operated by Li Ji.

Anyway, with their family background and talent, the three brothers of the Zhang family were appreciated by Li Ji, and they had taken a shortcut to the south. Of course, they were also labeled as Li Ji.

This is the same as Shangguanyi and Li Yifu who are now labeled as Wu Huaiyu.

Cao Guogong Li Ji’s original surname is Xu, now he is given the surname of the country, and he is attached to the official clan, which is equivalent to the Li Tang royal family. As the governor of Bingzhou, he guards Taiyuan. The teenage Cao Guogong is quite low-key, but he should not be underestimated.

Wu Huaiyu also expressed his gratitude to him for sending someone to congratulate him.

"Guo Xinggong has something for me to tell Wu Xianggong. Tuli's attack on Jieli is not going well. It is estimated that it will soon be defeated, and may even be captured. After Jieli wins, it is very likely that he will attack and retaliate against the border. Guo Xing hopes to join forces with Wu Xianggong and You to strengthen communication and deploy defenses in a unified manner. If Jieli comes to attack, when the time comes, you and the two sides will act together to counterattack.
Guo Xinggong also said that he was willing to lead the army and horses of Bingzhou, and cooperate with Wu Xianggong for unified dispatch. "

Wu Huaiyu was quite surprised when he heard that, "Cao Guogong has made great achievements in the military. How can I, a younger generation, compare with it? I also agree with Cao Guogong's proposal of joint defense, but the unified commander must be Cao Guogong. You can reply to Cao Guogong for me. , as long as Jieli dares to invade the frontier, our soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Youzhou are willing to obey Cao Guogong's unified dispatch and command."

Lu Chengye came over.

"Wu Gong, the auspicious time has come,"

"Okay, pick up your relatives and go back to the city!"

The drums sounded, and a handful of explosive rods were thrown into the fire.

Bamboo poles burst and roared.

Lu 35 got into the sedan chair, and countless people saw off their relatives. Together with countless dowries, ten miles of red makeup were sent to the Governor's Mansion in Yacheng, Youzhou.

It was extremely lively and festive, attracting countless people to watch.

In particular, Fan Yang Lu's family specially arranged many children, each riding a tall horse, and the horse was carrying a bag of Kaiyuan Tongbao money, which was thrown all the way.

Scattering coins for ten miles has attracted countless people to quarrel and praise.

In the sound of throwing coins, the disciples of Fan Yang Lu's family felt that their lives had been sublimated. For this ostentation, they didn't care about hard work. The ten pennies were more than 60 catties, and they were all scattered in a short while.

All are brand-new Kaiyuan Tongbao copper coins, there is no fake money, bad money or old money, it must be decent.

(End of this chapter)