Biography of Yang Fei

Chapter 137 Gentry
After Yang Yu returned to the Hall of Hehuan, she found that her bedroom was in a mess, Biyue and Yongshou were even missing, and she was very panicked.Fortunately, Biyue came back not long after, and told Yang Yu what happened today, Yang Yu was really furious!

This Tao Yaoyao dared to be so presumptuous, she immediately wanted to settle accounts with Tao Yaoyao, she didn't want to go to the palace gate, but was stopped by the concubine!
It turned out that when the concubine came back to Changle Palace, she found that there were traces of being tampered with everywhere. The concubine suspected that Tao Yaoyao did it, so she thought that the Hehuan Palace might also be affected, so she rushed here!

Yang Yu said angrily: "Concubine! This Tao Yaoyao is too insolent! She dared to openly commit an attack and nearly killed Biyue. Now that Biyue is testifying against her, the emperor must see her true colors!"

The concubine didn't say a word, she just took Yang Yu's hand, dragged her back to the Hall of Huan, and asked: "My family, let me ask you, what crime are you suing Tao Yaoyao?" Yang Yu said angrily: "She Breaking into Hehuan Palace privately in broad daylight, and even daring to commit murder! Isn’t that enough!”

The concubine shook her head: "Yu'er! Is there anyone else to prove this matter besides Biyue?" Yang Yu calmed down instantly. Yes, there is no one except Biyue. Tao Yaoyao will have nothing to do if she refuses to recognize her when the time comes. Tao Yaoyao had already taken away the confession letter, and the emperor knew that Tao Yaoyao and Yang Yu had always been at odds, so he might have thought it was his own jealousy trick!
Seeing that Yang Yu was deep in thought, the concubine said again: "The Ai family has already inquired about it, and now Tao Yaoyao is staying with the emperor in the Feishuang Palace, so she can say that after she came out of the Jiuhua Palace, she took a walk in the morning and never went out in the Feishuang Palace." , the emperor is by her side, he will definitely believe what she says, when the time comes, you will only end up with the reputation of being framed!"

Yang Yu knew that the concubine's words were reasonable, but couldn't help but argue: "Could it be that Tao Yaoyao is so arrogant!"

The concubine's phoenix eyes were shining brightly, she sneered and said: "It seems that the Ai family underestimated Tao Yaoyao! Her behavior is really not like that of an official lady. I remember the emperor once mentioned that she was the righteous doctor of the Han imperial family. Daughter, it seems that the Ai Family has to investigate Tao Yaoyao's life experience carefully!"

Yang Yu felt that what the concubine said was very reasonable. The other concubines did have tricks and scheming, but they were not as outrageous as this Tao Yaoyao!Besides, Tao Yaoyao was like a mystery, she was so mysterious when she appeared, she didn't know how she came to the emperor's side, but she became a priest in a single leap!Hearing what the concubine said, Yang Yu realized that she really didn't know anything about Tao Yaoyao!
Not to mention that after Tao Yaoyao waited for the emperor to sleep, she left Feishuang Palace in a hurry. She returned to Jiuhua Palace in a hurry, ordered everyone to leave, and only after burning the confession letter herself did she feel relieved.Tao Yaoyao sneered as she looked at the silk handkerchief she grabbed from Yang Yu, this Yang Yu!She looks pure, noble and inviolable, and she is not as coquettish as herself. No wonder she was so nervous when she saw Guo Zichao with her last time. It turned out that she and Guo Zichao had such an inexplicable ambiguity!
Thinking of Guo Zichao cherishing the silk handkerchief, Tao Yaoyao's ignorance karma arose!Even under the effect of the love potion, Guo Zichao still did not forget to snatch the silk handkerchief back, which shows the status of Yang Yu in his heart!
Tao Yaoyao couldn't help thinking viciously: Good!Since Guo Zichao is so confused, don't blame her for not thinking of saving her life!Tao Yaoyao clenched the silk handkerchief tightly, and this silk handkerchief was Yang Yu's death talisman!
Mrs. Korea is happily preparing the dowry for Princess Changning, thinking that if Princess Changning can get married in a grand manner, it will not be in vain for all her years of hard work.The two princes worshiped under Linghu Tao's door, they made great progress, even the emperor praised them unceasingly, and now the marriage in Changning is settled, it is really a happy event.

But I didn't want the Guo family to send someone back to the palace to pass the news, saying that Princess Changning left the Guo family quietly and disappeared!When Mrs. Han heard the news, she was embroidering a mandarin duck pillow for Princess Changning. She felt a pain in her heart and passed out!

It turns out that although Guo Xia has saved Princess Changning's life, he has no love for men and women!Although Guo Xia was not yet married, his parents wanted to marry a lady from the Qinghe Cui family, a noble family, as his wife.Guo Xia had nothing to do in the first place, but because of his parents' face, when he met the daughter of the Cui family, he was attracted by her grandeur and dignity, so he fell in love at first sight and agreed to the marriage.

This Guo Xia accidentally saved Princess Changning and lived in the Guo family. Guo Xia's parents were not very willing. Later, the emperor hinted that he wanted to marry the Guo family, but the Guo family really pretended to be deaf and dumb. She has a marriage contract with Cui's family, but unexpectedly, the emperor seems to insist on this marriage, and never took Princess Changning into the palace.

This made the Guo family very embarrassed!You may be wondering why the Guo family values ​​the Cui family so much, but they don't want to marry the emperor?Why did the emperor know that the Guo family had a marriage contract with the Cui family, but still wanted to marry the Guo family?
Based on the family and based on family status, this noble family formed a privileged class among the landlord class in society (rich and powerful families enjoying high political and economic privileges).The aristocratic family, also known as the noble family, is a privileged class in the landlord class. At that time, the power of the noble clan was enough to stand side by side with the imperial power, or even surpass the imperial power. The emperor had to rely on the support of the noble clan, and clan politics reached its peak.Politically, the gentry had high officials and high salary, monopolized the political power, sealed off the land economically, occupied large tracts of land and labor, and advocated open talk culturally.The gentry attached great importance to the compilation of genealogy, paying attention to the origin of the gentry's lineage, as a proof of their own privileges, so genealogy flourished, and genealogy monographs became a tool for officials to select officials and maintain the privileged status of the gentry.

During this period, the Tu people had political privileges, and the important positions of upright officials were monopolized by the gentry; economically, they owned farms, occupied a large number of land and population, and often competed with the government for labor force population; Talk about metaphysics, good at calligraphy, painting and other arts; do not intermarry with common people in society.

By the time of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system was abolished and the imperial examination system was implemented. The nobles and nobles had already shown signs of decline, but they still had great power. In the eyes of the common people, the nobles and nobles were more respected, because the emperor could change, but the nobles and nobles were not. After the change of dynasties, it still stands firm!Everyone is proud to be married to a powerful family. Xue Yuanchao, the prime minister of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, enjoyed all the glory and wealth in his life. There are only three things that make him worry about it, that is, he did not get a Jinshi, he did not have the opportunity to study the history of the country, and he was not able to marry a woman with five surnames. .In the Tang Dynasty, the five surnames Li, Cui, Wang, Zheng, and Lu had the greatest reputations. They thought they were noble and pure blood, so they looked down on other surnames and did not intermarry with them.Tang Wenzong proposed to Prime Minister Zheng Qin of Xingyang for Prince Li Yong, hoping to make Zheng Qin's daughter the crown princess, but Zheng Qin could marry his granddaughter to the Cui family of the ninth-rank Weizuo, but he did not want his daughter to be the crown prince!

Wenzong was very angry. Tang Wenzong wanted to marry the two princesses, Zhenyuan and Linzhen, to the famous gentry, but they didn't want them. The poor Tang Wenzong said to the prime minister: "People who practice marriage don't care about official ranks. My family has been the emperor for 200 years, and I can’t take care of Cui and Lu Ye?" This is Tang Wenzong complaining: "My old Li family has been the emperor for 200 years, can it not compare with Cui and Lu families?"

In fact, as far back as the time when Emperor Taizong Li Shimin won the country, in order to maintain the purity of the noble blood, the four surnames Cui, Wang, Lu, and Zheng hardly intermarried with foreign surnames. It is said that the proud Cui family even refused to marry a princess surnamed Li.In order to improve the status of his royal family, Li Shimin once convened negotiations with the four elders to include the surname Li as the noble surname, but he was sternly rejected.

Depressed, Li Shimin declared to the world that the surname Li was the most noble surname. This was the first time that the royal family used imperial edicts to compete for the status of the surname, and it was actually a helpless method.The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was called the Li family of Longxi, but some people thought they were serious Huhua, and some said they were "poorly settled" in the big family.In short, the gentry held a skeptical attitude towards the royal lineage.

This Guo Xia can be valued by the Cui family, how could he have the heart to ask the princess to marry him!The emperor has always been underestimated by the nobles, so he took a deep breath and wanted to marry this Princess Changning to Guo Xia!
This matter put Guo Xia in a dilemma, he was naturally willing to marry the lady of the Cui family as his wife, but the emperor and the Guo family could not afford to offend him, so he was upset day and night!
Princess Changning has long been in love with Guo Xia, and she also wanted to marry into the Guo family, but she was very surprised to see Guo Xia's frowning all day long.Until one day, Princess Changning wanted to go out to play with Guo Xia, but she overheard their family's conversation!

Guo Xia said: "It's because children are troublesome, causing such troubles!" A woman's voice came, which was obviously Guo's mother's voice: "How can this be your fault? You are also eager to save people, so blame the emperor. Knowing that you have a marriage contract with the Cui family, but still want to marry Princess Changning to you!"

Princess Changning was shocked, what did they say?A burst of coolness in my heart slowly soaked in.Guo Xia seemed to be annoyed and patted the table, "Forget it! I'll go and explain to Princess Changning that I only have the daughter of the Cui family in my heart, and I will never marry her! If the emperor insists on doing it, I would rather die!"

Princess Changning bit her lower lip when she heard these unfeeling words, her heart was ashamed, it turned out that she was so rejected by others!Father doesn't love her, even if Guo Xia dies, he won't marry her as his wife!

Then what are you doing here!What did the father think, knowing that he had a marriage contract, but still allowing himself to be humiliated like this!Princess Changning was about to leave when Father Guo sighed, "The emperor is fighting against the Cui family! The Cui family has always been proud, and the emperor also wanted to win back some face. Of course, our Guo family's reputation is also the same as the emperor's now. Most needed!"

(End of this chapter)