Soldiers come to the world

Time gradually arrived in June, and more and more scholars came to Chang'an to take part in the imperial examination, but the initial hustle and bustle disappeared. The scholars closed their doors to study one after another, and started the final sprint. The excitement caused by the imperial examination came to an end. It has become a lot quieter.

But another major event aroused the great interest of Chang'an people, that is the marriage between Cao and Liu. As time entered June, the marriage also mentioned the link of marriage.

Liu Jing and Cao Cao's envoy Chen Qun set an approximate time, but the specific details were discussed with the Ministry of Rites of the Shangshu Province. In addition, the two parties agreed that Shangshu Sima Yi and the Minister of Rites Zhao Lin would be representatives of the King of Han to go to Yedu to marry Cao Cao's daughter Cao Xian.

As the wedding day approaches, not only the people of Chang'an are eagerly looking forward to it, but even Yedu has become lively. The streets and alleys are talking about Wei Gong's daughter marrying west. In fact, everyone is more concerned about whether because of this marriage, Liu Since then, the Cao family has stopped fighting, forming a situation where the two countries stand side by side.

But many discerning people see that the marriage between Liu and Cao is actually of little significance. It is just a reconciliation method adopted by the Han Dynasty to unify the south, and it can only exchange for two years of peace at most.

Moreover, Liu Cao's marriage has been discussed for several years, and it has been interrupted repeatedly for some reason. This time, it is just to complete the previous agreement.

Chen Qun played an important role in this marriage. Not only did his envoy finalize the date and details of the marriage, but he also served as the envoy to send the marriage.

Early this morning, Chen Qun came to the Deputy Prime Minister's Mansion, which is also the mansion of the eldest son Cao Pi. At present, Cao Cao basically does not care about the daily government affairs, and the daily affairs of the army are also handed over to the eldest son Cao Pi. Cao Cao is needed to make a decision.

The daily government affairs of the Wei State were basically handled in the Deputy Prime Minister's Mansion, which was extremely busy. The staff who handled the documents, sent documents and approved documents were busy from morning till night.

Chen Qun walked all the way to the courtyard of Cao Pi's official residence. A guard folded his hands and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is waiting for Zhongcheng, please follow me."

After entering the courtyard, a guard immediately went to the lobby to report, and then came out and said to Chen Qun, "Your Majesty, invite Chen Zhongcheng to enter the house."

Chen Qun walked into the lobby, and saw Cao Pi sitting at the table reviewing the document, Chen Qun hurriedly stepped forward to pay respects, "My humble minister sees the prince!"

Cao Pi put down his pen and said with a smile, "Please sit down, Zhong Cheng!"

Chen Qun sat down, and Cao Pi flipped through the thick pile of letters on the table, and asked Chen Qun, "This time when Zhongcheng went to Han, did you talk to him about issuing the Dingling?"

"Weichen did indeed discuss this matter with Xu Shu."

"What did they say?"

Chen Qun thought for a while and said: "Xu Shu said that it is not an ordinary difficulty to get the rich and powerful to hand over their land and population. It is useless to rely on Wei Gong's order alone, and there must be practical means."

"For example, what means?" Cao Pi asked anxiously,

The reason why Cao Pi is very concerned about this matter is that the promulgation of the Ding Ling by the State of Wei has encountered great resistance, and all counties and counties have submitted letters. If it is enforced, it will arouse rebellion among the rich and powerful families, which will affect the development of the State of Wei. Safety, in fact, just can't go on.

Cao Pi was helpless, and more importantly, the land and slave situation in Wei State were extremely complicated. There were rewards from the Han Dynasty in the past, rewards from his father Cao Cao, and private purchases. Especially for the interests of the various Cao clans in the military, how could his father issue a decree and let him implement it?

Now Cao Pi is devastated by this matter, his father is waiting to see the result, but he has nothing to do, so tell his father that his prestige and ability are not enough, what will his father think of him?

Cao Pi also heard that the Han State had similar measures, which were implemented quite successfully. He was also very interested, hoping to learn from the experience of the Han State.

Chen Qun smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to implement what Xu Shu said."

"Just say it, what is the method?"

"Xu Shu said that we must first find out the situation, who occupies how much population and land, these specific conditions must be clarified, and then we must target and find the breakthrough point. The Han Dynasty used the Cai family in Jingzhou and the Fei family in Yizhou as breakthroughs. , The second is to act from top to bottom, the King of Han himself did not take the land and slaves, and the generals also took the initiative to return the land and population, and finally established a reward system, so that officials of the Han State could get what they lost, so that it can be carried out.”

Cao Pi nodded again and again. He had considered all these methods. In fact, the people below did not buy it at all. The Cao family and the Xiahou family occupied the most land. Could he use them?

Cao Pi sighed helplessly and said: "Sometimes I also hope that this is the country of Han, without so many complicated interests, and everything is easy to do, but we can't do it! First of all, the military is not included in the order, but If the military generals don’t implement it, no matter how convinced you make others, no one will do it. It’s been less than a month since the implementation, and all counties and counties have retreated. The total released population is less than [-] households. Tell your father?"

Chen Qun thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, as long as you report the truth, I believe Duke Wei is well aware of the difficulty of this matter, so you won't embarrass your Majesty too much."

"we can only do this."

Cao Pi stopped asking about this matter, and changed the subject with a smile: "I came to Zhongcheng today to ask about my sister's marriage. Does Zhongcheng think there will be any changes in this matter?"

Chen Qun said with a smile: "This time is different from before, the other party took the initiative to mention, I believe Liu Jing wants to attack Jiangdong and Jiaozhou, and unify the south, he must stabilize the north, so I believe that this marriage will be successful, count Wake up, Sima Yi should be in Yedu in these two days."

"Isn't Liu Jing coming to welcome the bride in person?"

"Duke Wei also hoped that Liu Jing would come to Yedu to meet his relatives in person, and he promised his safety, but the whole country of Han objected, so Liu Jing could only meet his relatives at Pujin Pass. I think that's fine, and neither side needs to worry too much."

Cao Pi pondered for a moment, and said to Chen Qun: "It is estimated that my father will discuss the dowry gift with Zhong Cheng in the next two days. Last time when two younger sisters married the emperor, my father gave a dowry gift of [-] bolts of silk and black satin. I am very worried. Father will be the same again this time. To be honest, we can’t afford such a high dowry. The last time we married the emperor, the left hand was given to the right hand. It doesn’t matter if you give more, but this time it’s given to Han, I’m worried.”

Cao Pi didn't say any more, and looked at Chen Qun meaningfully. Only then did Chen Qun realize that it was the son who came to him for the dowry. Chen Qun smiled and said, "I understand what the son means. Please rest assured, I will Persuade Wei Gong to be as low-key and simple as possible."

Cao Pi smiled wryly and said, "It's impossible to be low-key, try to be as simple as possible!"

Chen Qun got up to say goodbye, Cao Pi sent him out, and then walked back to his official room, pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, Cao Pi was very much in favor of the marriage between Cao and Liu, and he didn't know how expensive Chai Migui was if he was not the head of the family. I know what the Wei State needs most. The Wei State needs time to recuperate and recuperate. Two years is not enough, five years is the best, so that the Wei State can gradually recover.

Sure enough, as Cao Pi expected, Cao Pi was called by his father Cao Cao to the Tongque Terrace in the afternoon to discuss the dowry with him. Of course, Chen Qun was also sitting there. With Chen Qun there, there was no need for Cao Pi to say a lot.

"The thing I've treated the most is my daughter. After staying at home for so many years, she finally got married. I don't want her to be wronged again. Needless to say, Liu Jing's wife, Tao Shi, is the daughter of the richest man in the world. The dowry was a sensation back then. All over the world, I heard that even Sun Quan's younger sister has a dowry full of dowry, so my daughter's dowry must be the same as that of Liu Jing's main wife, and she must be married with the ceremony of marrying a main wife."

Cao Cao spoke very directly, and there was almost no room for negotiation. He looked at Cao Pi and said, "I still have a little savings. If it is not enough, the treasury will make up for it!"

Cao Pi bowed his head and didn't dare to refute, so he could only respond: "My child obeys orders!"

He was anxious, and hoped that Chen Qun would quickly rescue him. At this moment, Chen Qun said calmly, "Wei Gong admires his love for daughters, but I feel that marrying generously may not be a good thing for Miss Xian."

"Why?" Cao Cao turned his gaze to Chen Qun again and asked in puzzlement.

"This time I first visited the King of Han, during which the Queen of Han also came out. She clearly told the minister that the Han Kingdom advocates simplicity, and the Palace of the King of Han is setting an example. Both the princess and the second concubine must live a simple and low-key life. She hopes that this time Don't be too extravagant when you marry."

"What about Liu Jing's attitude?" Cao Cao asked a little unhappy.

"The attitude of the King of Han is basically the same as that of the Queen of Han. He said that the ceremony can be solemn, but the style of a generous marriage cannot last long. Once the wedding of Concubine Cao is too luxurious, it will be effective. It is not conducive to Han's advocacy of simplicity, and it will also increase the burden on the two countries. .”

"Is that what he said?"

"Reporting to Duke Wei, I dare not hide it. These are the original words of the King of Han."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then turned around and asked Cao Pi, "What's your opinion?"

"The boy is willing to listen to his father, but the boy needs to clarify something."

"What do you want to clarify?"

"It's about the dowry of Princess Dow and second concubine Sun. It's not what my father said. As far as my child knows, Dow's dowry is war horses and food. In fact, Dow used the dowry as an excuse to support Liu Jing. The army, and Dow’s own dowry is not much. As for Sun’s dowry, there is not a whole boat of dowry, just one of the floors of the building, and most of them are weapons collected by Sun himself. Sun’s real dowry is only four Ten boxes, this is recorded, as for the dowry that the father wants to give to the younger sister, in fact, the child does not want the younger sister to be wronged, especially does not want the younger sister to be wronged after marriage."

Cao Pi's last sentence was to implicitly remind his father not to exceed the dowry of the main concubine, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction with the princess of the Han Dynasty, and her sister's life will not be easy in the future.

Cao Cao just loves his daughter eagerly and wants to save face for himself and his daughter, but under the reminders of Chen Qun and Cao Pi, he also figured it out a little bit. The happiness of his daughter lies not in the beauty of marriage, but in the life after marriage, especially with her. The relationship between the princess and the second concubine.

If the dowry is too shabby, it will make others despise and ridicule it, but if it is too extravagant and luxurious, it will inevitably cause hostility in the palace of the King of Han, and the daughter will have a sad life in the future, so the dowry cannot be too much, but it cannot be too little. The key is to match the status of marriage .

Of course Cao Cao understands this kind of human nature. After thinking about it, he said to Cao Pi and Chen Qun: "Let's do this! The wedding ceremony should be as grand as possible, at least in the territory of Wei State, and the dowry should be the same as that of the second concubine Sun. I'll leave it to you, don't wrong my daughter."

Cao Pi was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Father, don't worry, the child will discuss with the mother again, and the matter will be settled, so that my sister can get married in a good manner!"

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