Soldiers come to the world

Soon, news came from Xiangyang that Liu Biao approved the negotiation agreement between Liu Xian and Jiang Xia, and officially appointed Liu Jing as Jiang Xia's prefect.

Liu Jing immediately ordered the repatriation of 1 Jingzhou prisoners of war. At the same time, the troop restriction order also came into effect. Jiangxia's total troop strength should not exceed 1. At this time, Jiangxia's total troop strength was exactly [-].

With the appointment of Liu Jing as the prefect of Jiangxia, Jiangxia County has also turned a new page.

Another month passed, and the ninth year of Jian'an was approaching. Wuchang City and Chaisang City began to decorate with lanterns and festoons. This was not for welcoming the New Year, but for another festive day. The day is also approaching.

The Han Dynasty, like the later dynasties, followed the six rites in the marriage process, Nacai, asking names, Naji, Nazheng, asking for a date, and welcoming in person. However, because the six rites were too stylized and cumbersome, most ordinary people It is more practical to arrange marriages without sticking to the six rituals. Although the wedding ceremony of the upper class is very grand, there have also been some new changes.

Nacai is a marriage proposal. Generally speaking, it is a man who proposes to a woman, but not always. What is famous is that Lu Gong felt that Liu Bang was a nobleman and proposed to marry his daughter Lu Zhi to him.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, society was tolerant, and many children chose their own spouses. For example, Princess Pingyang liked Wei Qing, Liu Jing and Tao Zhan were in love with each other, and so on.

Of course, the marriage usually requires the consent of the parents. If the parents do not agree, there will often be anecdotes similar to Zhuo Wenjun and Sima Xiangru's elopement, but this is a scandal for the Zhuo family.

As for asking names, it is mainly to match the horoscope, and fortune-tellers who receive money from people will naturally not do bad things to good people.

The more important purpose of asking for names is to prevent marriages with the same surname, and the same surname cannot be married to each other. This is very important in Qin and Han Dynasties, especially in the early Han Dynasty, because many people changed their surnames for various reasons, so it must be confirmed in advance.

Najib Najib is actually the same process. Najib tells the other party about the fortune, while Najib means engagement. The man needs to send the bride price to the woman, which is an extremely important step.

According to different social status, the betrothal gift is also different. For example, Empress Lu married Princess Lu Yuan as queen for her son Huidi.

Ordinary families don't have too many requirements. Depending on their family circumstances, most poor people can complete all the procedures for getting married with [-] to [-] yuan.

Qin and Han people attached great importance to betrothal gift, betrothal gift was a wife, and Ben was a concubine. In the eyes of Qin and Han people, betrothal gift represented not only property, but also a deeper spiritual connotation. The family wins face and respect.

On the other hand, it also means that the man respects the woman and rewards and compensates the woman's family for their hardships in raising their daughter. The woman's family will only feel their dignity after accepting a generous dowry.

It is also this kind of extensive social psychology that gradually formed the flamboyant employment style of the Han Dynasty.

The marriage between Liu Jing and Tao Zhan also went through six rituals. For example, Liu Jing asked Tao Lie to marry Tao Zhan at first. Although Tao Lie didn't immediately agree, he didn't object either.

After the Chaisang War ended, the two parties formally confirmed their marriage, which actually reached the step of Najina Zheng.

And Liu Jing also sent a special dowry gift to the Tao family, that is, the terms of the Tao family were added to the negotiations with Jiangdong. In the end, Sun Quan promised that the Tao family would not be punished for supporting Liu Jing. In other words, it is undoubtedly the heaviest dowry gift.

It was the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month. Early in the morning, a carriage set off from Wuchang to Jiangxia Academy. There was a heavy snowfall last night, and the entire Wuchang city was covered in white. Not fast, but very smooth.

Tao Lie was sitting in the carriage, staring at the vast wilderness covered by white snow. Although he was over seventy years old, he was still in good health and could travel long distances. Although this heavy snow was rare in Jiangxia, he did not Instead of paying attention to the snow scene outside the car window, I was thinking about my heart.

He lives in Wuchang for the past few days, and his granddaughter Tao Zhan's marriage will be arranged by him. For him and the Tao family, the granddaughter's marriage is not just a simple marriage, but also related to the future and destiny of the Tao family. Through this The family marriage completely tied the Tao family and Liu Jing together.

A year and a half ago, he did not agree with this marriage, thinking that this marriage would cause the Tao family to encounter a double crisis in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, but a Jiangxia battle completely changed everything. The double threat facing disappears invisible.

Tao Lie had never hoped to facilitate this marriage like today. For this reason, he worked tirelessly between Chaisang and Wuchang. Today he went to Jiangxia Academy to meet Kuai Liang to discuss some details of the marriage.

Both of Liu Jing's parents died. Although Liu Biao was an uncle, Liu Biao refused to come to Jiangxia on the pretext of being busy with business. , presided over the wedding instead of him.

Kuai Liang's daughter married Liu Qi. Speaking of which, he and Liu Biao are also relatives, and he can indeed replace Liu Biao as Liu Jing's elder to a certain extent.

An hour later, the carriage slowly stopped at the side entrance of Jiangxia Academy. At this time, Jiangxia Academy was different from more than a month ago. The examination and admission had ended, and more than a hundred outstanding students, including Ma Liang, Pang Shanmin, Liu Min, and others Jing Xiang and northern talents will come to Jiangxia Academy to study.

In addition, Dong Yun, Zhou Buyi, Kuai Qi and more than a dozen young talents recommended by senior Jingzhou officials will also live in Jiangxia Academy.

Most people will come to the academy one after another after the new year, but more than [-] northern gentry have brought their families to Jiangxia first and stayed in the academy.

The side entrance is quite lively, with seven or eight nearby farmers selling eggs, fresh fish, winter fruits, pickled vegetables, chickens and ducks and other agricultural products outside the side entrance, and more than [-] female relatives who have already settled in the academy are carrying baskets to buy. Food, bargaining, there is a bit of vitality.

Tao Lie walked into the academy, the second half of the academy was the living area, entered and exited through the side door, perhaps because of the snow, the academy seemed deserted, but the desertion soon disappeared, a large group of children ran out from the snow , waving wooden knives and swords and rushing towards the rockery, shouting in immature voices, everyone vying to be the first, which immediately made the academy full of vitality.

Tao Lie came to Kuai Liang's yard all the time. This is the second time he has come here. He is familiar with the road. When he entered the gate, he saw Kuai Liang was making a snowman in the yard. He laughed, "Gong Kuai is very leisurely and elegant!"

When Kuai Liang saw that Tao Lie was coming, he dropped the spade in his hand and said with a smile: "I was playing with the two little boys, but the two little boys ran off to play and fight, and left the rest to the others." I have no choice but to continue to enjoy the childish fun."

Tao Lie chuckled, "I just saw a dozen children rushing up the hillside together."

Tao Lie and Kuai Liang have known each other for many years. Kuai Liang was in charge of Jingzhou's money, food and taxes, and often dealt with the Tao family.

The brazier was lit in the study, and it was as warm as spring. The two sat down in front of the brazier, and an old servant served them hot tea. Kuai Liang said with a smile, "There are still a few days until the wedding, Mr. Tao will have to work even harder."

Liu Jing's wedding date was set on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month. The Han Dynasty was very particular about the date of marriage. Marriage was not allowed on death days, such as Furi, anti-branch day, blood death day, etc., and auspicious days had to be chosen.

People in the Han Dynasty generally believed that if you marry without choosing an auspicious day or avoiding the years, it will bring disasters to the family and even the entire family. Therefore, the man usually uses divination to determine the date of marriage, and then informs the woman, and then the woman begins to prepare the dowry.

Tao Lie had no objection to the set wedding date. The Tao family held sacrifices in Chaisang on the third day of the first lunar month, so they rushed there immediately after the wedding. There was no time in time, but he was a little worried about Liu Jing. Obviously, in this way, Liu Jing would I can't go back to Xiangyang to participate in the clan sacrifice. Not only Liu Jing can't participate in the clan sacrifice, but also Liu Pan and Liu Hu can't participate. Is this appropriate?

"Mr. Kuai, I'm afraid of affecting the sacrifice of the Liu Clan!" Tao Lie sighed and expressed his worry.

Kuai Liang shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry, the Liu Clan Festival will be held on the fourth day of the first lunar month. After the wedding, Liu Pan and Liu Hu will rush back to Xiangyang by land immediately. As long as you hurry up, there will be enough time. It's just that some guests from Xiangyang may come. No, it's really a pity."

He didn't care much about Tao Lie's guests in Xiangyang, he only cared about the Liu Jing brothers, he was taken aback when he heard that Kuai Liang didn't mention Liu Jing, and asked quickly, "Don't Mr. Jing need to go back to Xiangyang to participate in the family sacrifice? "

Kuai Liang took out a letter and handed it to Tao Lie, "This is a letter from Zhou Mu. It was just delivered yesterday, and it was specifically about Young Master Jing's marriage. It was also mentioned in the letter, saying that the whole family agreed that this year Young Master Jing You don’t need to participate in the clan sacrifice, it’s not considered a violation of clan rules.”

Tao Lie didn't speak for a long while, he was old and sophisticated, of course he knew that there was a deeper meaning in it, probably not because the marriage was so simple, after pondering for a long time, Tao Lie asked: "Duke Kuai, do you think it is possible for their uncle and nephew to repair their relationship? "

Kuai Liang smiled wryly, "Frankly speaking, it's hard! I'm not saying it's completely impossible, but this kind of rebellion due to a power struggle usually won't restore the relationship within five to ten years, and the state shepherd's body is still there. How many years can I live? So I am not optimistic at all."

Tao Lie sighed, "Speaking of which, ordinary people are more humane."

Kuai Liang chuckled, "That's not entirely true. Two brothers fight for a cow, and sometimes they will turn against each other for a lifetime!"

Tao Lie also laughed, "Duke Kuai is right, every family has their own difficulties, and outsiders just don't know about it."

The two turned the topic to serious matters, Tao Lie took out a thick inventory book, handed it to Kuai Liang and said with a smile: "This is the Tao family's dowry, please have a look at it!"

Kuai Liang took over the thick list, couldn't help laughing and said: "I remember that the Tao family married a daughter five years ago, and the dowry caused a sensation in Jiangdong. There were [-] beams of silk. That dowry will definitely cause a sensation in the world."

Tao Lie smiled smugly and said: "This time the married woman is different from the past, of course the dowry is a bit thicker. This time Jiu Niang is married, apart from clothes and utensils, it is mainly based on money and food, which is used to support Young Master Jing to support the army. , In addition, there is a special dowry, I guess it has already arrived at Xiakou."

"What is the special dowry?" Kuai Hao asked curiously.

Tao Lie laughed, "Mr. Kuai will know soon."