The Infinite Heavens Run Away

Chapter 115 Chapter 2.68 The wedding is completed and a letter from Emei
Chapter 2 I play a supporting role in Heroes
2.68 The wedding is completed and a letter from Emei

"Zhao Min, what do you want to do here today?"

"Isn't it okay? My ex-lover is getting married, can't I come over and bless him?"

"Is this your way of blessing?"

"We grassland people go straight, we don't have as many twists and turns as you people from the Central Plains."

"You are such an insidious and vicious person, your conscience must not hurt when you say this!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

"Tell me your purpose now, otherwise I will have to tie you up first and talk about anything tomorrow."

"I want to participate too."

"Speak the key."

"I brought the clothes myself and hung them up right away."

"Hee hee, princess, you and Sister Long are about the same size and figure. These clothes are obviously much better than those prepared by the young master. Thank you for your kindness!" Xiao Zhao opened the clothes box in a very stupid way, and then almost said a word. Zhao Min was furious.

Of course, what Zhao Min brought was the bride's wedding dress, even the red hijab. Basically, as long as the girl wears it, it will definitely be a beautiful memory for a lifetime.The finest bright red Suzhou embroidery materials, standard full set of phoenix crowns, pearl crowns, jade hanging curtains, gold thread binding, and gold thread phoenix patterns, even if used for the emperor's daughter to get married, she will never lose her status at all.

This can be seen from the attitudes of the girls next to them. Whether it is Xiao Longnv who has already put on her wedding dress and is waiting to go through the process, or Yalixian, Cheng Lingsu, and Xiao Zhao, their eyes lit up when they looked at this outfit.However, the eyes of the last three quickly dimmed again.

That's right, Zhao Min was originally the princess, and with the addition of Chahantemuir's power, her status was much higher than that of ordinary princesses.

In fact, the four girls are all wearing the same clothes now. Originally, Deng Feng meant to worship together and then add a tea serving procedure, but now that Zhao Min has this set, Xiao Longnu will definitely do it no matter what. Open the gap.

Comparatively speaking, although the wedding dresses prepared by Deng Feng for the four girls were made of the best materials, they were at least three blocks inferior to Zhao Min's in terms of details. Even the originally bright red color looked a bit dull in comparison. .

Holding down Zhao Min who was angrily trying to pounce on Xiao Zhao, Deng Feng carefully lifted up the phoenix crown. After a while, he gently put it down and turned to look at Zhao Min helplessly, "You know, this is impossible."

"Why?" A few tears fell from the corners of Zhao Min's eyes.

"Minmin, you and I are destined to be enemies. No matter how we hide it, we will eventually confront each other sooner or later. The grassland people have always had a past today and may not have a tomorrow. As the times progress, this problem will only become more and more serious. , the most fundamental problem is that you only know how to fight and destroy, but you don’t know anything about construction, and your innate foundation is inferior to the farming people of the Central Plains. Genghis Khan almost flattened the entire grassland, and then whether he went south or west, it was basically a comparison. The battle was resolved easily, but as time went by, especially after his death, your army's combat effectiveness plummeted. Now, you have been under Xiangyang City for almost ten years, right?"

"So what? The Song Dynasty is fatuous, sooner or later we will..."

"You guys are old and elite, are there not many left?" One sentence almost choked Zhao Min to death.

"Our military strength is still far beyond that of the Song Army." Zhao Min said stubbornly.

"We all call you Tatars, but you know in your heart that you are actually composed of multiple ethnic groups. When your own foundation is broken, you will not think that those so-called lustful people can still be honest. Are you going to be a dog? Not to mention that more than half of your military strength is actually Han troops. If there are any big changes, do you think these Han troops will help you fight to the end?"

In real history, although the Yuan Dynasty conquered the entire China and ruled for nearly a hundred years, they did not know how to govern the country at all and refused to learn. The grassroots ruling power soon returned to the hands of the Han gentry.

In the Yuan Dynasty, an almost comical "tax farming system" even appeared.That is to say, the officials appointed by the Yuan Dynasty did not leave the county government at all, and local taxation powers were delegated to clans and gentry. As long as they paid a certain amount of tax on time, the government would no longer interfere.

As time went by, the local governance foundation of the Yuan Dynasty became weaker and weaker, the local gentry became more and more powerful, and taxation naturally became lower and lower, so that later it relied entirely on military control, otherwise it might not even be able to collect taxes.

It is a pity that the iron cavalry, which was famous in Eurasia at that time, has long been corrupted by the extravagant life, and its combat effectiveness is getting worse and worse. In addition, it has to be dispersed in various places, and its overall strength can be imagined. In the end, it was driven back to the grassland by Lord Hongwu.

Now in this hodgepodge of time and space, the so-called iron cavalry of the Tatars has been corrupted much slower than in real history, but there are more enemies. The Jin Kingdom and the Manchu Qing Dynasty are also known as "iron cavalry". At their peak, they even dared to claim that "the Jurchens are not satisfied with the ten thousand people". , absolutely invincible." Both sides suffered greater losses in the fight.

Even if the Tatars won and suffered heavy losses, the defenders in Xiangyang could even clearly feel that the Tatar attack was getting weaker and weaker. Both Meng Ge and Kublai Khan discovered the problem, but they had no good solution. The old base no longer dares to be used at will. Relying on a group of Tatars or even the Han army can only guarantee a powerful attack, that can only be a dream.

The strength of the Tatars is divided into three parts, and the same is naturally true for the elite old base. The biggest one is definitely in the hands of Meng Ge, accounting for about half, but basically it is less than 5. Meng Ge now claims 30. The rest are all servants; Alibu Ge is second, accounting for about one-third, which is about more than 35000 people. These people guard their nests, and no one dares to move lightly; Chahan Temul is the least, with less than [-] people. , but it is necessary to suppress the entire Northwest, and the personal pressure is very high.

The above [-] points are the most basic fighting strength of the Tatars at present. If there is another large-scale consumption, any fool knows what the result will be.

"You mean we will lose?" After a long silence, Zhao Min still refused to give up.

"With your intelligence, I believe it can be seen that it will only take ten years at most. It will be great if you can return to the grassland in one piece."

"Oh? Just rely on the Zhao family?" Zhao Min's expression was full of sarcasm.

"Them? They're just watchdogs for charity from the gentry. Look at the resistance groups among the people. If nothing else, my father has worked hard for many years, but isn't the Mingjiao getting bigger and bigger?" Deng Feng also didn't have any good impressions of me.

"Mingjiao can't achieve success." Zhao Min was still disdainful.

"I know, but if a powerful figure emerges who can perfectly integrate the forces of the Ming Cult, even with a partial strength, how long do you think your father can resist with less than 20000 cavalry? How about five years?"

"Who? The Ming Cult has not had a leader for many years."

"Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for the leaders of such Jianghu forces to win over the world, because the Jianghu aura is too strong, and there is no way to transform into a formal rebel force. That's why I say it is 'part of the strength', that is, some of the elites below. .”

"Do you have a choice?"

"Then you go and kill him, right? It's like the last years of the Qin Dynasty. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were indeed killed, but Xiang Yu and Liu Bang couldn't be resisted. I Han people have already passed tens of thousands, and there can be a few people in the world casually. Jie, as long as one of you can grow up, you will be submerged sooner or later based on your combined core disks worth a million and one hundred thousand."

"At worst, if we go back to the grassland, we will be back in a few decades!" Zhao Min almost shouted this sentence, but his confidence was as empty as ever. "Last time, the power in your territory was called the Jurchens. There was also the Khitan before that, but I don't know who it will be in the future." Deng Feng mocked coolly.

In real history, the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty did retreat to the grasslands, and the emperors Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu Zhu Di failed to completely defeat them.But that's it. Although the people on the grassland are still the same nation, their combat effectiveness has dropped again and again. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the two sides basically faced each other. In the end, Lin Danhan, the last leader, even the women were called Jurchens. The Manchus who succeeded him were robbed.

"You mean, we are dead." Zhao Min stared at Deng Feng with a sullen face.

"The possibility of complete annihilation is unlikely, mainly because at the critical moment, the two in the north are likely to join forces with you, and even the two in the northwest may do the same, but the result will not change. It is just a matter of time. As for whether How much you run back, I dare not say. It depends on the habits of the strong man in the future. If it is similar to Liu Bang, you may still be able to survive; if you are unfortunate enough to meet Xiang Yu, then I can only wish you the best. You guys, maybe the territory controlled by your Changshengtian is big enough to house so many lonely ghosts." Deng Feng mocked heartlessly.

"Wow -" Sometimes, the smarter people are, the more tired they are, such as Zhao Min, especially when facing changes in the world, because they can see things that ordinary people can't, but many times We can only watch helplessly, unable to do anything. No one can change the general trend of the world.

In fact, what Deng Feng said is basically an open secret among the upper echelons, but no one is willing to sit still and wait for death. The fundamental reason why Meng and Kublai Khan can cooperate so well is that they are both outstanding people at one time, and both of them understand , if there is another infighting between the two of them, the entire Tartar forces will be completely over.

Deng Feng held her in his arms speechlessly, and comforted her softly, but he didn't know what to say, because from Deng Feng's standpoint, it was best to kill all these tartars quickly. The problem is, the one he is holding in his arms is also a tartar.

Until Deng Feng felt cold in his arms, Zhao Min suddenly stood up and pushed him away. Hesitantly looked at the phoenix crown and Xiapei lying on the side. He suddenly grabbed the phoenix crown and threw it into Xiao Longnu's arms. Then he picked up the "combination" on the table next to him. "Wine" was swallowed in one gulp, but he didn't swallow it. Instead, he threw himself into Deng Feng's arms and kissed it fiercely, and a glass of fine wine fell into Deng Feng's mouth.

The two of them had played this game countless times, but this time, for some reason, Deng Feng felt very bitter.

Taking one last deep look at Deng Feng, Zhao Min stood up abruptly and strode out.

"Where are you going?"

"Go back to Chang'an, I don't believe it!"

Deng Feng opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. Soon the sound of rapid horse hooves was heard outside the door.

"Sir, the princess is really a good girl." Xiao Zhao, who had always been fighting with Zhao Min, said in a low voice with red eyes.

"But, the young master can't do anything." Cheng Lingsu was very smart and naturally understood what the two of them meant.

"Let's go, the auspicious time is coming, I can't wrong you any more." Deng Feng didn't know what to say, he looked at the phoenix coronet on the ground hesitantly, and said through gritted teeth, "I'll go to the front to arrange guests, you guys Help Longer put it on."

"Yeah -" the three girls agreed aggrievedly.

Deng Feng strode back to the open space in front of him, took several deep breaths on the way to restore himself to normal, and continued talking and laughing loudly with the guests.

There was a tacit understanding that no one in the audience mentioned Zhao Min, as if the girl covered in sapphire blue who appeared and disappeared like a gust of wind had never been here.

"The auspicious time has come, the wedding begins—" Deng Feng specially found the best matchmaker and master of ceremonies from Jiangling, and announced the start of the wedding.

Soon, in the surprised eyes of everyone, four sets of eight-carrying sedans came in one after another. Four female disciples of Yaowang Valley came forward with a smile, each supporting one. Four women dressed in bridal phoenix crowns and harems and covered with red headscarves They entered in order, but the first bride's attire was obviously more than one level higher.

Only then did everyone understand. It seemed that the first one was the wife, and the last three were - well, that's what it meant.

Because none of the four of them is alive in this world - Deng Feng has both parents, but they are all living in the real world, so it is definitely impossible for them to come and sit down to receive the ceremony, so a lot of procedures were saved and a lot of modifications were made.

First of all, a high platform similar to the one used for weddings in later generations was used, with a heaven and earth table facing north and south, which is the procedure of "worshiping heaven and earth".Then there is the second bow. Since there is no high hall in front, it is changed to "two thanks to the guests." The third is the husband and wife's bow, and the last one is sent to the bridal chamber and taken back directly.

"A bow to heaven and earth——" Deng Feng stood in a row with four girls and saluted to the heaven and earth table.

"Thank you, guests--" The five people turned around and saluted the many guests, and there was naturally a burst of cheers below.

"Husband and wife bow to each other -" The four girls stood vertically apart from Deng Feng on both sides, with Deng Feng in the middle and saluted forward at the same time.This time the guests cheered even louder because they had never seen this kind of worship before, but thinking about it carefully, the meaning was similar.

"Send them into the bridal chamber——" The four female disciples continued to send the four girls away with smiles.

"Thank you all for the honor. Please take your seats now. I hope you all can have a good drink and don't save money for me!" Deng Feng watched the four girls being sent away lovingly. After a while, he turned back to look at the many guests.

Naturally, there was a lot of applause below.

There are thousands of guests here today. In fact, most of them are melon-eating people from the martial arts forest in the central and southern regions. They basically want to send some congratulatory gifts and mix in some delicious food. Anyway, everyone knows that Yaowang Valley is not short of money. I didn’t care, so the banquet was held in the open space in front of the training ground, with big fish, big meat, and big bowls of wine. Even the wine was served directly from the wine jars. As for the actual invited guests, the total number was less than 100, and the banquet was placed in front of Deng Feng. In the mansion, this is the main seat.

There is actually another program in the main banquet, or in the living room. Deng Feng and Xiao Longnu are sitting in the main hall. Standing in front of them are Yali Xianju in the middle, Xiao Zhao on the right, Cheng Lingsu on the left, and three girls. Kneel down and salute, officially entering the concubine.

This fact surprised the guests even more than the previous wedding, because few people in the world take concubines, and those who take concubines are usually ordinary people who don't know martial arts. For example, although Liu Zhengfeng's wife is not very good at martial arts, she is also a genuine disciple of Hengshan. In addition, there are several ordinary concubines. For example, Liu Zhengfeng’s youngest son in the original work was born from a concubine.

Because the heroines all have martial arts skills, what if the women in the family are all masters and fight in a mess?Even to the extreme, you can refer to He Taichong, the leader of Kunlun.There are many wealthy people in the world who never have a wife, but have multiple concubines. For example, Yu Canghai, the head of the Qingcheng Sect, is like this. The Yu Renyan who was stabbed to death by Lin Pingzhi at the beginning was just one of Yu Canghai's many children.

A few outstanding figures did have more than one woman, but they were all tied together. For example, Feng Qingyang had three wives, but they all died relatively early.

Not many girls like Deng Feng, all of whom are martial arts masters, dare to openly distinguish between wives and concubines.

In any case, this is a family matter, and there is no need for outsiders to meddle in other people's business. It is just a matter of fun for the guests and the host.After the banquet, many guests left one after another. Only Zhang Cuishan's family simply stayed in the guest room of the Deng family. Moreover, judging from Zhang Cuishan's intention, he had other things to say.

That night, in the living room, Zhang Cuishan didn't want to beat around the bush, so he handed an invitation letter to Deng Feng as soon as he entered the door. When he saw the content, Deng Feng was instantly confused.

"Master Jiejie wants to attack Guangmingding, and invites Yaowang Valley to participate?"

PS: Feng Qingyang's three wives, namely Qiu Meng, Murong Xue, and Sang Xiao'e, come from the early imitation of Jin Daxia's works "The Hero Feng Qingyang" and "The Sword Master Feng Qingyang", written by Yangshuo.

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