Tiantang

Chapter 249
Chapter 257

Li Heng was taken aback, but still said with great joy, "Governor Zhang really did not disappoint me. I passed on the edict of my palace to the whole country, ordered the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War to negotiate, and rewarded the army of Longshuo. The list of meritorious generals will be reported to the imperial court, and the palace will reward them with rewards according to the system to honor their achievements."

"Give Zhang Xuantong the title of Pingzhang under the door of Zhongshu, Kaifu Yitong three divisions. Give a thousand taels of gold, a piece of royal wine silk and satin jewelry, give the "Dingguo Anbang" gold plaque to Zhangfu, and order Zhangfu to boast for three days."

As soon as Li Heng's words came out, all the courtiers present gasped.

Zhang Xuan was originally in high position and powerful. Not only was he enshrined as the Duke of Lingwu County, but he also controlled [-] soldiers and horses in Longshuo.This time, he added the title of Tongzhong Shumenxia Pingzhangshi, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, which is equivalent to being a prime minister, and Yang Guozhong is also greatly inferior.

Both civil and military power, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that there are not many ministers who are more powerful than Zhang Xuan.

But Zhang Xuan's military achievements are in front of him.Annihilating more than [-] Tubo soldiers and horses with very little loss, this kind of brilliant victory is very rare in this dynasty.In the battle with the Tibetans, the Tang army may have won, but the price was extremely high. Such a situation like Zhang Xuan is rare.

In this Tang Dynasty, which advocates the power of force, nothing is more important than military merit.Therefore, although the courtiers were shocked, they had nothing to say.Even Zhang Xuan's "enemies" such as Chen Xuanli and Zhang Jiyong could not find an excuse to oppose Li Heng's awarding Zhang Xuan.

Chen Xilie smiled slightly, and went out to play, "His Royal Highness, this time Huihe Khan ordered Prince Ge Le and Princess Su Hudong to lead [-] troops to help the battle. There are also meritorious deeds, and the court must reward them."

Li Heng nodded, "The Huihe Khan has always been loyal to the imperial court, and his heart is commendable. This aid in the war is even more respectable. Chuanzhao, the canonization of the Huihe Khan Guli Pei Luo as the Yingwu Weiyuan Vija Khan, and the canonization of the Huihe Prince Gele As the king of Hanhai County and the governor of Hanhai, Su Hudong, the princess of Huihe, was conferred the title of Princess Lingwu of Weiyuan, and he was given five hundred carts of food, wine, and silk."

"Yes, I obey the order."

Chen Xilie took the order, Yang Guozhong smiled, and also went out to play, "Your Highness, I received the invitation from Huihe Khan Guli Pei Luo the day before yesterday, intending to use his daughter Su Hudong to marry Zhang Xuan, the governor of Longshuo. Marriage, and ask Your Highness to grant marriage permission."

Li Heng was a little surprised and hesitated, "Princess Huihe wants to marry Zhang Xuan? This..."

It is not uncommon for the nobles of the Huihe royal family to marry the Tang Dynasty, but they usually marry the children of the royal family, and rarely marry the important officials of the dynasty.And Zhang Xuan already had a wife... This made Li Heng feel a little surprised.

"Zhang Xuan is already married and has a wife. This matter..." Li Heng thought about it, but Yang Guozhong said with a smile, "Your Highness, Zhang Xuan is an important minister and Duke of the Tang Dynasty. Huihe is no more than a small country, and it is not considered a violation of etiquette for a princess of a small country to marry the Duke of Datang as an equal wife."

"Besides, Huihe Khan took the initiative to submit a petition to proclaim his ministership and reported the matter. It is obvious...it is obvious that the two families intend to get married, and Zhang Xuan did not dare to be presumptuous, so Huihe Khan submitted a petition to ask His Highness to marry him."

Li Heng hesitated for a while, thought for a long time, and felt that there was nothing wrong with a little Huihe princess marrying Zhang Xuan as a common wife, Zhang Xuan's status was also worthy of the Huihe princess, and when he thought of this, he burst out laughing , "Mr. Yang is very right. Since the two families intend to get married, it can also strengthen the friendly relationship between Datang and Huihe. Why should I be that villain who beats mandarin ducks? I agree with this marriage."

"Since Huihe Khan asked me to marry him, then I will grant him a marriage. Summon - to marry Su Hudong, Princess Weiyuan Lingwu of Huihe, to marry Zhang Xuan as a flat wife. Let's choose an auspicious day to get married."

"Your Highness is wise." Yang Guozhong bowed and bowed.

All the ministers also bowed down and sang in unison, "Your Highness is wise!"

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The court beat gongs and drums to send a lot of rewards and plaques to the Governor's Mansion of Zhang Xuan, but these were not the handwriting of the old emperor Li Longji, but the handwriting of the superintendent Li Heng.However, it doesn't matter who wrote it, the important thing is that it represents the reputation of the imperial court and the glory of Zhang Xuan's family.

In fact, long before the imperial conferment was issued, the news of the victory in Shancheng and the victory of Zhang Xuan's army against the Tubo people had already spread to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.At noon on the day when the plaque was hung, almost all the Zhang family gathered in the Dudu Mansion to celebrate together.

Mrs. Liu took the main seat, Zhang Xuan's wife, Cui Ying, was on the left, Zhang Jiuming and Zhang Jiugao were on the right, and beside them were the children of Zhang's family.

Cui Huan and Cui Ning sat under Cui Ying.Although the two are elder brothers, Zhang Xuan's status is too high at the moment, and Cui Ying is under imperial orders. As Zhang Xuan's wife, her status in Chang'an City can be imagined.

Li Tengkong sat by Cui Ying's side to accompany him.Although she didn't really marry Zhang Xuan, she was Zhang Xuanru's wife in name after all, how could she not participate in such an occasion.

What's more, at this moment, the relatives of the Li family are all arranged by Zhang Xuan in Chang'an City, living a life of rich clothes and fine food, and their life background comes from Zhang Xuan's Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. lady.

Although they are concubines, if they are favored, their relatives can also be honored.

Who would dare to mess with Zhang Dadu's in-laws in Chang'an City?Even the royal relatives have to give some face.

The Zhang family was drinking and celebrating affectionately when suddenly the eunuch who delivered the order from the palace arrived.Naturally, it was for the gift of marriage.

After the eunuch announced the edict of granting marriage, he went back to the palace alone.

But the Zhang family were all stunned on the spot.

Mrs. Liu frowned, and said in a deep voice, "How could the imperial court want to marry some Huihe princess to Xuan'er, this..."

As Liu said, she glanced at her daughter-in-law Cui Ying beside her.

Cui Ying was quite surprised, but her expression quickly calmed down. She smiled and said, "Mother, didn't you listen to His Royal Highness' edict? It was Huihe Khan who asked for peace with Lang Jun. In order to appease Huihe, His Highness Promised marriage."

"Ying'er, but..." Liu Shi sighed, looking at Cui Ying, she didn't know what to say.

As a mother, Liu Shi naturally knew that with her son's status, it would be common for her to have three wives, four concubines, or even groups of wives and concubines in the future, but she liked Cui Ying very much as a daughter-in-law, and she was afraid that Cui Ying would be unhappy because of this.

Cui Ying smiled and said softly, "Mother, with the status of a gentleman, it is not surprising that there are three wives and four concubines. Besides, this is a major event of marriage bestowed by the court and the reconciliation of the two countries. Yinger will not be ignorant of the general situation, please Don't worry, mother. On the day when Langjun and Princess Huihe get married, Yinger will definitely organize the wedding in person."

Hearing Cui Ying's magnanimous words, Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at Cui Ying and said pitifully, "My good boy, I have wronged you. However, you don't have to worry, you are the wife, the governor of the capital. Ma'am, if Xuan'er dares to neglect you in the future, I will be the first mother to spare him!"

Cui Ying smiled slightly, "Mr. Lang treated Ying Er very well, how could he neglect Ying Er?"

Li Tengkong, who was beside Cui Ying, lowered his head slightly, but his heart was agitated.She couldn't understand Cui Ying's generosity, let alone why the court suddenly married Zhang Xuan to a Huihe princess.

Of course, these thoughts just passed away in her mind, and she just felt wronged for Cui Ying. As for whether her status would be affected, she didn't think about it at all.After all, in her heart, she did not accept Zhang Xuan, and this marriage with Zhang Xuan was more like a transaction and humiliation.

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The story of Zhang Xuan's victory over the Tubo soldiers and horses and his marriage to Su Hudong, the princess of Huihe, quickly spread throughout Chang'an City, and naturally spread to the currently closed Guoguo Madam's Mansion.

Third Sister Yang became completely invisible and withdrew from the social circle of Chang'an's high society.She is at ease behind the scenes, controlling the headquarters of the "Zhonghua Company" in Chang'an City, and slowly promoting the construction of this business empire to support Zhang Xuan's ambitions.

Third Sister Yang loves money and is quite talented in this way of business management.She originally owned many properties under her name, and she had many business talents under her command.With the huge capital backed by Zhang Xuan, the prosperity and development of Zhonghua Firm is actually no problem at all.

Pei Hui left Chang'an and went to Lingzhou to stay with Zhang Xuan. This was the decision that Sanjie Yang hesitated for a long time.

Although she wanted to go there by herself and stay by Zhang Xuan's side, she still felt that she was a girl and it was not appropriate to show her face.At the same time, in order for his son Pei Hui to follow Zhang Xuan's experience, he will also find a way to inherit the family business in the future.

Fortunately, Pei Hui respected Zhang Xuan very much, and did not have any grievances because of the close relationship between his mother and Zhang Xuan.This is the most gratifying thing for Yang Sanjie.

Pei Hui did not want to become an official, but showed considerable talent in business operations.This makes Sanjie Yang both disappointed and happy. Since she can't be an official, she can be a rich man.

Although merchants do not have high political status, merchants who are too rich still have great energy.Money can pass through the mind, this is definitely not a lie.

Besides, with Zhang Xuan behind him, who would dare to bully Pei Hui?
Third Sister Yang felt that it was very wise for her to retire this time.In this way, she gradually faded out of the vision of the rich and powerful in Chang'an. In the future, even if Yang Yuhuan fell out of favor, Yang Guozhong fell out of power, and the Yang family lost power, her mother and son would not be affected.

"This little friend, he didn't go to Longshuo for a long time, but he brought back a Huihe princess... He is very lucky, but the future of my family..." Third Sister Yang was thinking about her heart, and sighed.

"I don't know how this little friend will arrange for the slave family in the future... However, he can share his most private affairs with the slave family and entrust such a big burden to the slave family. It seems that the slave family still has a place in his heart."

"Ma'am, the imperial concubine has arrived." Suddenly, the maid's respectful report came from the door, Third Sister Yang was startled, smiled and stood up to greet her.

It was Yang Yuhuan who came.

(End of this chapter)