Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 421 Marriage Grant
After hearing this, Zhezong smiled and said: "Haha, having the emperor here is really a blessing for me in the Song Dynasty."

Then Zhezong handed the memorial on the reform of the general system to Zhao Mu.

Zhezong said: "This is what King Zhongxiao reported. The reform of the military system has initially achieved results."

After Zhao Mu took it respectfully, he looked at it carefully.

Zhao Mu was surprised: "Oh? It's so fast. If we really follow what King Zhongxiao said in the memorial, then within a year, our military reform will be completed. By then, our Song Dynasty will have strong soldiers and horses. We can completely defeat it. Those barbarians!”

Zhezong put his hands in and said: "Yes. Now our soldiers are eager to take some money to go home, marry, have children, buy houses and land. It's just that we are investing so much money in the army now, how many civil servants are there?" It’s a bit of a criticism, although they are also the main ones.”

Zhao Mu said with a smile: "As long as they don't stumbling upon the generals. The other benefits gained after Ping Liao destroys Xia, as well as the opportunity to leave a name in the history of Qing, will make them shut up."

Zhezong thought of another thing. Zhezong said, "By the way, uncle Huang, how are you preparing for your marriage to Princess Huyan?"

Zhao Mu put down the memorial in his hand and replied: "Reporting to your majesty, everything is handled by the mother-in-law, and I have never interfered. However, the time has been set. One month later, it will be the time for Wei Chen to marry Princess Huyan. "

Zhe Zong nodded and said: "Well, that's good. There are not many direct descendants of the clan at the moment. It would be better for the emperor's uncle to have a few more concubines to extend his heirs. I plan to find some matchmakers for the emperor's uncle, but I don't know what he wants. How about next?”

Zhao Mu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said: "If His Majesty grants marriage, then the humble ministers will naturally accept it. But now I can't give them much status."

Zhe Zong said: "It doesn't matter. I don't give them much status when they come to the palace. I can only give them the title of Jieyu, beauty or something like that. It is their blessing that they can marry the emperor's uncle."

Zhao Mu asked: "I just don't know, which young lady does your Majesty want to tell Wei Chen?"

Zhe Zong smiled and said: "Haha, uncle, don't worry, they are definitely not outsiders." After saying that, Zhe Zong took out another list from the Long Bookcase. Then he handed it to Zhao Mu.

After Zhao Mu opened it and looked at it, he saw that in the entire capital, there were all unmarried and suitable-age official women. There is even Hu Yanjin’s name among them.

Zhao Mu looked at the list and asked, "Your Majesty, this is."

Zhezong replied: "This is the list of the show girls who entered the palace to participate in the draft this year. It was just sent a few months ago. Princess Huyan's name was not crossed out. The emperor does not need to care."

Zhao Mu then took a look and found that most of the people on this list he didn't know very well, and some of them were just women from low-level official families. However, there are several names circled in red on it. Among these names, there are two acquaintances of his.

One is Chai Wenxiu, the princess of Chaixian County of Xinguo Gong's family, and the other is Qian Yuhuan, the young princess of Prince Deng's palace. As for the other people, Zhao Mu didn't know them. But looking at the surname, she should be a lady from the family of Prime Minister Cai Que, and a lady from the family of Prince Anshi of Jing Kingdom.

Zhao Mu looked at the people circled in red and said, "Your Majesty, are these the people circled in red that your Majesty plans to marry as his concubine?"

Zhe Zong shook his head and said: "That's not the case, but I chose it for the emperor's uncle. The emperor's uncle will have great power in the future, and these interpersonal relationships are indispensable. If the emperor's uncle can marry a young lady from these families, then When we send out troops in the future, we won’t be afraid of any constraints from them.”

Zhao Mu said: "This is good, but they seem to be a little older."

The ages of the candidates are also marked on it. The ones circled in red by Zhe Zong, except Miss Cai and Lord Chai, are over 16 years old. The others are a bit younger. Zhe Zong said with a smile: "Haha, uncle, according to our laws in the Song Dynasty, a man can get married at fifteen years old and a girl at thirteen years old. But not all girls from other families are like Princess Huyan, who only gets married when they are approaching the age of flowers. "

Although Zhao Mu still wanted to refute something, Zhe Zong was indeed telling the truth. According to the laws of this era, although a woman was fifteen years old and had a hairpin, a man was twenty years old. But it is true that the girl is thirteen and the boy is fifteen.

If it were the two mothers who said it, Zhao Mu could still say a few words. But now it was the emperor himself who decreed the marriage. Zhao Mu couldn't refuse anymore.

Zhao Mu said: "Your Majesty, you know Wei Chen. Your Majesty gave me a song and dance troupe. There are also many women in the Lingjiu Palace led by Wei Chen. Including those at home, as well as Mrs. Liu and others outside. Princess Yinchuan. If your majesty gives me so many gifts, I'm afraid Wei Chen's body will be a little overwhelmed. How about I choose two of them?"

Hearing Zhao Mu's words, Zhe Zong couldn't help but laugh. He said: "Okay, then the emperor will choose two for the time being. But let us monarchs and ministers make ugly remarks earlier. The emperor selected them today, so they will not have to participate in the draft two months later. If they participate After the draft, I took a fancy to him, but Uncle Huang had no chance."

Zhao Mu also smiled and said: "How dare I compete with His Majesty?"

Zhe Zong asked: "I just don't know which two the emperor is interested in?"

Zhao Mu looked at it carefully. Instead of choosing something unfamiliar, it would be better to choose something he was familiar with. Moreover, in the government, he often had political disagreements with Cai Que and other civil servant groups.

How to stabilize the court situation and how to balance the contradictions between the civil servants and the generals are what the emperor worries about. Zhao Mu just wants to be an idle prince, and from now on enjoy life with fine wine, delicious food, beauties, beautiful scenery, wine ponds and meat forests, and he doesn't bother to worry about such trivial matters.

Zhao Mu looked at it and said, "Then I will choose County Princess Chai from Duke Xin's family and Princess Qian from Prince Deng's Palace."

Zhe Zong looked at it and said, "Well! Uncle Huang doesn't choose anyone else?"

Zhao Mu smiled and said, "Two people are enough."

Zhe Zong said: "Well, if that's the case, then I will issue a decree to grant marriage to the emperor's uncle."

Zhao Mu bowed and saluted: "I would like to thank your Majesty for your kindness."

After the monarch and his ministers discussed the business, Zhao Mu left the palace and returned to his home.

And Zhao Mu just left for a while. The emperor's imperial edict granting marriage arrived at Prince Deng's Mansion and Duke Xinguo's Mansion. Also brought along with the imperial edict were the promotion documents for the Ministry of Personnel.

Although Zhao Mu did not choose women from the Wang family and Cai family, in order to pave the way for Zhao Mu, Zhezong also promoted several seemingly small but actually key positions to the men of Prince Deng's Palace and Duke Xinguo's Palace.

For example, the captain in charge of the west gate of the capital. There are also the general soldiers at Hulao Pass, the gateway to the west of Bianjing City. Although these positions are not too high-level. Dispensable even in peacetime. But if a war breaks out, with the help of people in these two positions, the army from the west can march straight in, and it is easy to reach the city of Bianjing, or even capture Bianjing.

But Zhe Zong still felt a little regretful. It was a pity that Zhao Mu did not choose the young lady from the Cai family or the young lady from the Wang family. If he chooses, then with the support of the leaders of the civil service group in the future, Zhe Zong will not have to work so hard.

(End of this chapter)