Wentang

Chapter 625 The Crown Princess (End)
The prince's wedding is a national event, not to mention that it is the first time since the founding of the Tang Dynasty that the wedding of the king/prince is held, which is even more grand. Most of the court has started to get busy around this matter.

Li Shimin issued a decree to amnesty the world, and all sentences under 20 years of imprisonment were pardoned. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple had to review various files to approve the pardon objects.

The Ministry of Etiquette is naturally indispensable, and the wedding is mainly run by them.The crown prince Nazheng concubine will also offer sacrifices to the ancestors in the ancestral temple, and the Taichang Temple, which is in charge of the etiquette of the ancestral temple, will participate.

The prince is a member of the royal family, and his marriage cannot be separated from the jurisdiction of Zongzheng Temple.For example, which guests to invite, gifts to receive, etc., a few high-level and special ones are decided by Donggong itself, and most of them are handled by Zongzheng Temple.

Weddings cost money, and the household department also pays part of the internal treasury.The manufacture of utensils for marriage requires the Ministry of Labor and Industry, the General Supervisor and other departments...

It is not an exaggeration to say that most of the imperial court is revolving around this matter.

Originally, Yue Shan didn't need to worry about this matter, and a special marriage minister was in charge, but... who told him to get married on the tenth day of February.

The wedding between him and Li Lizhi will not be small. It is said that Li Shimin prepared the most luxurious dowry in history, so the Yue family should not be too shabby.

It doesn't matter if the family is poor or has no money, Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou are not unreasonable people, as long as they do their best.

The problem is that the Yue family is not short of money. The dividends of the Royal Commercial Bank, the dividends of the mall, etc. these years, it is a bit exaggerated to say that he is rich, but except for Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wugou, he is worthy of anyone.

Anyone who dares to prepare well enough for this wedding, Yueshan, is waiting to be punished.

The father who lost his little padded jacket is an angry bull, and it is best not to provoke him.

This is a great test of Yue Shan's creativity, how to satisfy that angry bull... no, the old father-in-law is satisfied, and it is best not to find any faults.

The prince's wedding is a good object of observation. After all, apart from the emperor's wedding, it is the grandest wedding of the prince.Therefore, Yue Shan took time out to check on the preparations for the prince's wedding every day.

The result is tongue-twisting... I know these people are luxurious, but I didn't expect them to be so luxurious.

In the previous life, it was often rumored on the Internet that XX spent hundreds of millions of dollars to hold a wedding. Although he had never participated in such a wedding and did not know the details, it was definitely not as good as the wedding in front of him.

No, comparing the two together is an insult to Li Chengqian's wedding, not on the same level.

In a word, there are all kinds of rare treasures you can imagine, and there are also things you can't imagine.

After seeing it, Yue Shan could only shake his head. This kind of wedding can only be seen by the emperor or prince, and no one else can even think about it.

But it's not completely fruitless, at least I got a lot of furniture and utensils made by famous craftsmen.

When the Ministry of Industry was in charge of making wedding equipment, Yue Shan also paid to help build a set according to the specifications of the Marquis.

Save a lot of trouble.

But with these things alone, I am afraid there is no way to stop Li Shimin's mouth.

On this day, Yue Shan came back from the Prince's Mansion and fell into thinking while riding a horse.

It is impossible to compare the scale and luxury of the prince's wedding. Starting from this aspect is simply courting death.

Besides, Li Shimin didn't really want him to be extravagant, the main reason was that he was upset about marrying a woman and wanted to find fault.

The normal way to deal with a person who finds fault is definitely not enough. It is best to think of an unprecedented shocking scene to make him forget the idea of ​​finding fault.

What kind of scene can shock him?Difficult.

If he hadn't seen Li Chengqian's wedding preparations, he might have referred to his previous life to create a 'combination of ancient and modern' version of the wedding. After seeing it, he gave up this idea.

Those so-called tricks of later generations are worth nothing compared to the weddings that the ancients smashed with real gold, silver and rare treasures.

"Oh, it's difficult. Old Xu, I really envy you. Marrying a wife is not difficult at all." Yue Shan couldn't help sighing.

"Hey... I'm all thanks to Da Lang. Without you, how could my old Xu marry such a good wife." Xu Shanying smiled innocently, and then said: "By the way, our son is not young anymore, Xiang Ning asked me to ask Ask where you go to school."

Yue Shan will not be fooled by his simple and honest appearance, this guy is the best at pretending to be stupid to reap benefits.

Of the first batch of anti-cooperation he recruited back then, a few retired and returned to their hometowns, and most were recommended to work elsewhere to eat imperial food. Only Xu Shanying stayed with him all the time, and he couldn't be driven away.

Later, he officially retired from the army and became the general of the Yue family.

On the surface, it seems that he is not as good as those colleagues. After all, he eats the imperial food, but in fact, who in Beijing does not give him Xu Shanying face?
Let's just talk about marrying a daughter-in-law. If he took the normal path, he would have struggled for three lifetimes to marry a woman as talented and beautiful as Xiang Ning. Now... It is said that he is pregnant with the third child.

And... I put all my troubles on the connection, and you still tell me this, are you showing off?Yue Shan said angrily: "Bastard, did you mean to anger me?"

"Da Lang wronged me, how dare you. I wanted to ask, but I can't help you if you can't solve it." Xu Shanying said.

"Then you pretend you don't know it for a while?" Yue Shan glared at him and said.

"Uh... what is it that bothers you so much, Dalang?" Xu Shanying asked with a straight face.

"Wedding, I'm going to get married on the tenth day of the next month. The wedding must be held to satisfy the saint. But seeing the crown prince preparing for the wedding, I'm desperate. It's so difficult." Yue Shan said.

He wasn't really angry. As a bodyguard, he had to keep his mouth shut and ask less.

So Xu Shanying pretended to be stupid at first, and waited until he confirmed that Yue Shan really wanted to hear his opinion, or wanted to complain and chat with him, before he asked.

"I really can't help you with this question. My wedding was organized by Da Lang, and I don't know as much about it as you do." Xu Shanying immediately shook his head and said.

"It's too perfunctory to say I don't know without even thinking about it." Yue Shan said dissatisfied.

"It's really not perfunctory, but I can't guess the saint, Dalang, don't make things difficult for me." Xu Shanying begged for mercy.

"No, you have to find a way for me." Yue Shan said.

"This..." Xu Shanying scratched his head in distress, and whispered: "How about we spread the silk and satin on the ground as a blanket? Is it shocking enough?"

Originally, he was just talking nonsense, but what he didn't expect was that after hearing his idea, Yue Shan was stunned for a moment and fell into thinking. After a long time, his eyes lit up and he laughed loudly:

"Haha... Lao Xu, Lao Xu, you have done me a great favor, and I want to thank you very much. Didn't you just say that my son should go to school? Okay, I will send him home after I finish my work. Teach him yourself."

Xu Shanying was both surprised and delighted, and hesitantly said: "Da Lang won't really spread the silk and satin on the ground, if it is true, I'm afraid it will be bad for your reputation."

"Don't worry, I have my own plan. Let's go home quickly. I want to perfect this idea." Yue Shan waved his whip happily and galloped home.

Xu Shanying could only follow up with his subordinates, thinking in his heart that he must keep an eye on Da Lang, and if he was really going to do this, he had to find someone to dissuade him.

The time soon came to January 26, and Li Chengqian's wedding was held as scheduled.

The wedding can only be described in four words, luxurious and grand.

The most unexpected thing is that Li Yuan also personally attended the wedding and gave Wu Chang many rare treasures, which made sense after careful consideration.

After all, the samurai Xun is one of the few loyal loyalties of his, and it is a kind of consolation for him to see Wu's daughter become the princess.

Yue Shan took a closer look at his situation. He was already a gray-haired old man. The most important thing was that he was out of energy. After sitting for a while, he could obviously feel tired. He found an excuse to leave halfway through the wedding.

Others might not think about it too much, Yue Shan, who is familiar with history, sighed in his heart, the days of the founding king of the Tang Dynasty are numbered.

But after a while, he put this matter behind him, don't think about these unhappy things on the happy day.

After the prince's wedding, the court finally calmed down temporarily, and everyone performed their duties to start the new year's work.

The samurai Xun returned to his post again with his family. The difference from the past is that this time he went to the post happily.The idea of ​​returning to the position of Zaifu has long been forgotten, and it is better for a daughter to become a princess than anything else.

Before leaving, he visited Yue Shan again: "Yue Hou, there is something I want to ask you for."

"One family doesn't talk about two families. If you have anything to say, I will do my best." Yue Shan patted his chest and said a superficially enthusiastic word.

Why do you say superficial enthusiasm, because "doing your best" is too easy to explain, it can be doing your best, or you can use your brain to think that I can't do anything and then spread your hands...

The samurai Xun said sincerely: "At this moment, it's just a matter of little effort for you. I want Dalang Erlang to stay in Beijing so that I can help Chang...the princess. But they are too young and I am a little worried, so I want to entrust them to you." take care of."

Yue Shan was naturally willing, but he pretended to be hesitant: "This..."

The warrior Xun naturally understood what he meant, and said: "I will let them follow your example. They are your juniors. If you have anything to say, just tell them."

Only then did Yue Shan say: "Okay, I will live up to the Duke's entrustment."

So Yue Shan made an arrangement for the two. The eldest Wu Yuanqing temporarily joined Six Gates to help Yue Shan relieve the manpower pressure, and the second Wu Yuanshuang entered Weishui Academy to study and reform.

Although Yue Shan has been busy with Li Chengqian's wedding and his own marriage, the formation of the Six Doors has not been delayed.

After more than a month of hard work, all the staff in the internal and external work and training departments have worked overtime. Finally, there has been staged progress.

"Superior Commander, all 27 roads of the Tang Dynasty have established branches and put them into operation, and more than 130 states in the Central Plains have sent people to set up state branches, which can be put into operation before your wedding." Chen Yu reported to work:

"The 780 members newly recruited by the headquarters the day before yesterday have already started training, and the next batch of 500 members will officially join the team to participate in training in three days."

"Where's the Dao Branch? Has it recruited people?" Yue Shan interjected.

"Recruitment. The first thing to do when each branch is established is to recruit people. Fifteen branches of the Dao have already reported the list, and a total of more than [-] members have been recruited and training has begun. The remaining [-] Dao are far away It's far away, but if you want to come here, the list will be delivered in a few days." Chen Yu replied.

"It's not bad. At this speed, we should be able to complete the formation work as planned. You have worked hard." Yue Shan nodded.

"This is what the subordinates should do." Chen Yu said quickly.

"Well, how about Wu Yuanqing?" Yue Shan asked suddenly.

"As expected of the Duke's mansion, Mr. Lang is very good. After he came, I felt at least half relaxed." Chen Yu praised.

"Hehe." Yue Shan sneered and didn't fully believe his words. It's normal to flatter the princess, but he didn't completely believe it.

After all, Chen Yu is his confidant who was single-handedly pulled out, and the most loyal one is himself.If Wu Yuanqing was too useless, he would definitely point it out.

The quality of the six doors is directly related to the future of a group of them, even if Chen Yu flatters him, he will not dig a hole for himself.

After learning about the progress of the establishment of the Six Gates, Yue Shan went to the palace to attend the inner circle meeting.

"Ning Chun and Yuwen Jie jointly signed the memorial. Last year, more than [-] tribes and more than [-] Liao people joined, and they recovered hundreds of miles of the old land of the former Han Dynasty. I asked how to deal with it." Li Shimin took out a memorial and said: "Everyone What do you think?"

Fang Xuanling took the lead and said: "Now Lingnan Road has jurisdiction over thousands of miles. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first Dao in the Tang Dynasty. It is not a good thing for the court or the officials to have such a huge land under the jurisdiction of one government, so I I thought it was time to redefine the land of Lingnan."

"My minister seconded the proposal." The new servant Yang Shidao expressed his opinion.

"The minister seconded the proposal." Wen Yanbo said.

"My minister seconded the proposal." The rest of the people also agreed, including Yue Shan.

In the past few years, Yuwen Festival and Ning Chun have shown their strengths in Lingnan. Sugarcane has become the most important economic crop in the area, and millions of acres of sugarcane fields create amazing value every year.

In addition, the function of the granary has also been initially reflected. The higher-yielding rice can meet the grain needs of three or five provinces in the Tang Dynasty.

They are not only busy farming, but also keep encroaching on the territory of the slang people.In the past few years, he has expanded thousands of miles south, and his footsteps have reached the Guangdong and Guangxi areas of later generations.

At this time, the southeast direction of Lingnan Road has extended to the sea, the southeast has reached Leizhou, and the southwest direction has crossed the Annan border.

Of course, most areas are only occupied by troops and have not been effectively developed.But even so, Datang has stood firm in legal principles.

Such a huge piece of land is under the jurisdiction of a government office. The court is not at ease, and it is not a good thing for local officials.Splitting is the best way.

Obviously, this opinion is also in line with Li Shimin's thoughts. He nodded and said, "If that's the case, let's split it up, but how should we split it up?"

"I thought it would be possible to take out the prefectures and counties that have been transformed and set them up as one, and the rest of the new land that is still under development as one." Gao Shilian said.

"No, developing a new land requires a lot of investment. Although the imperial court did not invest much in the development of Lingnan a few years ago because of Yue Hou, but the south of Nanyue is more remote and needs more investment if it wants to develop. The imperial court spends money everywhere. I'm afraid we won't be able to provide so much money and food." Chen Shuda objected:
"The best way is to use the already developed Lingnan land to support the newly occupied land, which can reduce the burden on the court."

(End of this chapter)