Compared to the anxious Princess Gaoyang in the Ziyang Palace, Luo Zhang was smiling, mainly because the wedding team this time was more impressive than his. Hongda, after all, was arranged by His Majesty, how could it be bad?
After blowing and beating all the way, when the wedding team arrived at Ziyang Palace, it was almost noon. There was no way, because the assassination had delayed the time before, but fortunately everything went smoothly.
However, there was a little regret in Luo Zhang's heart, that is, there were no more onlookers on Chang'an Avenue to see him off, and he was ready to accept the enthusiastic calls from fans again.
In the Ziyang Palace, after hearing the sound of drums, everyone in the palace started to move. Those who carried things carried things, those who performed ceremonial guards. Of course, the most important part was to say goodbye to their relatives. It didn't matter. Whether it is ordinary people's families or the royal family, this tradition is common.
At this time, Li Shimin also put down his official duties and sat in the hall of Ziyang Palace. Looking at Gao Yang, who was wearing red makeup and a hijab below, he felt a little reluctant. After all, he was his own child, and he would be born today. After getting married, the father will inevitably feel a little sad, just like the fruit he raised is about to be picked by others today, it's strange that he can be in a good mood.
Who says that the emperor is ruthless? It is just an appearance. The emperor's affection is generally not shown. Most of the time, it is hidden where others cannot see. He is an emperor and must maintain his majesty at all times. Even if he has affection in his heart, it cannot be like that. Ordinary people behave like this, which also causes others to misunderstand and think that emperors are ruthless.
"You're taking advantage of that kid Luo Zhang! If you dare to treat Gao Yang badly, let's see how I deal with him later!"
Listening to Gao Yang's farewell words to him, Li Shimin cursed in his heart.
I cursed secretly in my heart, but I couldn't curse with my mouth. Instead, I wanted to say some words of blessing. After telling Gao Yang to get married, he must abide by the rules and not be as unruly and willful as before...
Gao Yang naturally accepted everything. She knew why her father would say such things. Unlike other princesses who married, she really married into the Luo family, unlike other princesses who did not marry even though they were married. Instead of getting started, she stayed in the princess's mansion. In fact, she also had a princess's mansion, but she wouldn't live there.
This is just one of the differences. There are other people marrying princesses. Most of the men regard the princess as their respecter, and the princess has the highest status in the family. You know, the princess represents the royal family. It is your great blessing to marry you. If you don't respect the princess, what do you want to do? This is also why Gao Yang got into trouble with Bianji in history, while Fang Jun was outside to guard the door. In fact, Fang Jun had no status at all as a consort.
But Luo Zhang is different. He is an upright prince, and he is the number one scholar in civil and military affairs. Now he is a fifth-rank official, and he can already serve as a counselor in the court. How can other princes-in-law compare with him? Of course, as a prince-son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty, he should The best among them was Chai Shao, but Chai Shao also married the princess to Emperor Gaozu just to win over him, which was somewhat similar to Luo Zhang's situation.
Who is Chai Shao? That was Duke Qiao, one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. It is conceivable that Luo Zhang's status will definitely be much higher than Chai Shao's in the future.
Surrounded by a crowd of people, the princess, wearing red makeup and a bright red hijab, walked out of the Ziyang Palace, leaving the place where she had lived for more than ten years to go to a new life.
That night, a banquet was held in the Luofu Mansion. There were hundreds of tables set up in the front yard for both familiar and unfamiliar people. Even so, there was still no room for them to sit down. In the end, they had to bring all the familiar people to the middle courtyard and add thirty more tables. Come to the table to meet the demand.
There is nothing that can be done about it. Who is it that Luo Zhang is now a popular person beside His Majesty? Such a young viscount, such a young civil and military champion, such a young fifth-rank official, and even a civil and military colleague, can anyone be found in the Tang Dynasty? The second one?
Now he has married his princess to Luo Zhang. Even a fool can see that this is the favor of the Holy Family. It can be seen that Luo Zhang will have a bright future in the future. When the older generation has passed away, how many people will be in this court? Can it be compared with it? If you don’t fawn over Luo Zhang now, why will you?
On the princess's wedding day, all these people came over to have a wedding drink and meet each other, just to feel familiar in front of Luo Zhang.
Naturally, Luo Zhang received this warmly. Today was his special day, and everyone who came was a guest. Besides, everyone who came was prepared with generous gifts. For those generous gifts, Luo Zhang also wanted to give others some face.
Of course, Luo Zhang would not toast table after table. If he failed to do so, he would not get married and would just be taken away.
He walked around the front yard, said hello to everyone at the table, showed his face, and made everyone feel that he had been here and I remembered you. That was enough.
Luo Zhang's focus was naturally on the people in the Central Courtyard. They were all big shots in the court. Even though there were many he didn't know, Luo Zhang didn't dare to neglect them. He could only sit down without looking at Li Junxian and Yu Wenxin. In the corner, this is still a fourth-rank official. You can imagine how many high-ranking officials came today.
But Luo Zhang also knew that the people coming here were different from those in the front yard. They were not giving him face, nor were they trying to curry favor with him, but to give face to His Majesty and to curry favor with His Majesty.
What Luo Zhang did was to be polite and neither humble nor arrogant. He also represented His Majesty. He married the princess and was considered half a member of the royal family.
Luo Zhangke, the person here, has to be a good companion. Of course, Luo Zhang's drink is not pure, but has some ingredients added, so that he will not get drunk and be carried away.
However, what he drank to the guests in the central courtyard was Erguotou without any additives. The flavor in this stuff was strong enough and was most suitable for the people of the Tang Dynasty.
After drinking Luo Zhang's wine, all the officials present praised Luo Zhang. This was the first time for them to drink such a fine wine. If they owned this kind of wine, they must have hidden it. How could they take it out for others to drink? .
However, as the master, Luo Zhang not only gave it to them to drink, but also opened it up to let them drink. They had to admire his magnanimity and naturally had a great impression of him.
Only a group of people drank and curled their lips. In fact, after drinking Maotai, it would be completely inappropriate for them to drink Erguotou. The two cannot be compared at all.
Luo Zhang won't care about that gang of people. Why don't you drink Erguotou? What are you making a fuss about? You must know that during today's wedding banquet alone, he exchanged seventy or eighty bottles of Erguotou, and used up to more than 400,000 points. This is more than 400,000 taels of silver. If you say it doesn't hurt, you are lying. It's human, but for today's pomp, he will take it even if he feels distressed.
If it were Maotai with 10,000 points per bottle, it would be better to just kill him.
So whether you like to drink or not, if you don’t drink, you will fall down. The uncle is still not waiting for you.
Just as Luo Zhang was serving toasts at tables, someone suddenly shouted outside the door of the central courtyard, "Your Majesty is here!"
This roar startled everyone. They quickly put down their cups, put down their chopsticks, straightened their appearance, and stood up to greet His Majesty.
At the same time, everyone is filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. Since Li Shimin became emperor, he has married many princesses, but none of them have attended. But today, he broke this convention. Your Majesty attended Luo Zhang and Gao Yang's wedding. It's a wedding banquet. What an honor and favor it is. It would be strange if they didn't envy it. They secretly made a note to avoid provoking Luo Zhang in the future and drink more with him.
After that roar, I saw a person wearing a royal robe and a crown, walking in leisurely, as relaxed and comfortable as if he was visiting someone's house, not that serious, and completely different from his usual majestic and solemn look. people.
"Welcome Your Majesty!"
When all the guests saw Li Shimin coming in, they all bowed.
Luo Zhang was also a little surprised. Why did His Majesty come here? Normally His Majesty would not attend such a wedding banquet. He attended Gao Yang's wedding banquet. What did the other princesses think? This is trying to bring hatred to him. Luo Zhang smiled bitterly in his heart, but His Majesty's coming was a sign of giving him face and supporting him. After all, he was assassinated during his wedding today. This matter refuted him. To save his face, when he came at this time, he also warned some people to restrain themselves and not to make him angry and kill everyone!
"There's no need to be too polite. Today I'm just a father. A father attending my daughter's wedding doesn't have that much etiquette!" Li Shimin said pleasantly.
