A few days later, Zhang Han got married, and I ordered Qiwan to send congratulatory gifts.
The Taiwei, one of the three princes, was getting married. All the officials were present. Even Li Si and Feng Jie went to Zhang Han's house in person to congratulate him, which made everyone envious.
Naturally, Meng Yi and Ying Tong would not miss this opportunity to have a drink. They had sent congratulatory gifts early and were waiting for the banquet to begin.
Ying Ping looked at Zhang Han's wedding with great fanfare, and couldn't help but envy: "Your Majesty, Mr. Taiwei really won your Majesty's heart. I heard that this wedding was organized by Mr. Feng Si, and even Mr. Qiwan came personally to represent your Majesty. Congratulations, it’s really enviable.”
Meng Yi glanced at him sideways and said with disdain: "You, a member of the royal family, envy this? When you got married, the emperor directly gave you two carts of wealth, which is enough for your grandson to use until his hair turns gray."
Ying Hei chuckled: "There's nothing wrong with that."
Then he approached Meng Yi coquettishly and whispered: "Has my father gone to find you?"
Meng Yi nodded and said helplessly: "My father is gone, my brother is in the North, and there is no one to make decisions for me. Lao Zongzheng didn't allow me to say anything, so he wrote my name in the roster."
Ying Tong said with a smile: "Look at how good my father is to you. Knowing that you are old and old Prime Minister Feng is no longer here, he is worried about you."
"Go, you are old, I am only twenty-seven years old, why are you so anxious?" Meng Yi said nonchalantly.
Ying Tong hissed: "Although you are the youngest of the three of us, Feng Jie... Xiangdu has two children, and my children can walk, but you are still alone now. You don't like men, do you? ?”
Meng Yi didn't answer and kicked him directly.
Ying Zhi dodged and shouted: "You, a court lieutenant, dare to attack the internal history order. Do you still have the "Qin Code" in your eyes?"
The two of them quarreled for a while, and the ritual attendant over there had already started to go through the process. After worshiping heaven, earth, and parents, they entered the bridal chamber surrounded by everyone.
Zhang Han and Lin Xiao's parents were gone a long time ago. Fortunately, Lin Xiao still had an older brother. The eldest brother was like his father, so he could be regarded as having an elder present.
Everyone started to eat, Feng Jie and Li Si sat together, watching Ying Tong and Meng Yi wink at him crazily, Feng Jie felt on pins and needles, but finally endured it.
Seeing this, the two of them stopped caring about him and were just teasing him. As the Prime Minister of Zuo, Feng Jie couldn't really abandon his dignity and go drink with them with so many officials present. Otherwise, even if Li Si didn't report, the censor wouldn't be able to turn a blind eye.
In the Sihai Palace, I felt a headache as I watched the reports from officials from various places.
In a few days there would be a great court meeting, and officials from all over the country began to rush back to Xianyang. Some of them had not arrived yet, but the reports had already arrived.
After flipping through the pages, I ran out of patience. I threw away the memorial in my hand and stood up and walked outside the hall. The cool breeze dissipated some of my annoyance.
"Qi Wan, it has been four years since I implemented the new national policy. It was prosperous in the first four years, but why have so many problems started to appear this year? I am completely puzzled."
Qi Wan's voice sounded from behind: "Your Majesty, Xunzi said that the rise of things must have a beginning. I thought that any national policy must be used to change the old disadvantages. At that time, I only saw its benefits, which led to It hides the existing drawbacks. How can there be a perfect policy in the world? After a period of time, the new policy will naturally have drawbacks, and they will become increasingly prominent. Everything is like this, so I think there is no need to worry."
I nodded and said with a smile: "That makes sense. I have even forgotten what I said personally. There is no way that can be passed down to all generations. Compared with the chaos in the world, this little thing is nothing."
In Zhongding Pavilion and Baoyue Tower, Ying Lan was already so busy that her feet never touched the ground.
Most of the officials from various places have already arrived, and they are arriving in waves, because there are only a few straight roads leading to Xianyang, and the probability of meeting each other on the road is very high.
They had been in the county for a long time and had a rare opportunity to return to Xianyang. As usual, they went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to submit documents indicating that they had arrived in Xianyang, and then wandered around with their servants. When all the officials arrive, they will report to Li Si first and rush back to the county until the end of the court meeting, without any free time.
During the last great court meeting, Zhongding Pavilion and Baoyue Tower were not that famous. After a year of development, these people not only knew the special features of Zhongding Pavilion and Baoyue Tower, but also heard about Li Si, Yu He, and Meng Tian. Several people had been there, and there were rumors that His Majesty also went there that day, which immediately aroused the interest of many people, and the Zhongding Pavilion was overcrowded for a while.
Not to mention Baoyue Tower, some officials came with their families, but the court only paid for the officials and guards, and the family members had to bear the expenses themselves. Anyway, I was looking for a place to live, and when I saw how luxurious the decoration inside Baoyue Building was. There were also unused Hu beds, Hu stools, and fine silk quilts, I naturally rushed to move in. These feudal officials were not bad at this. money.
As for Wanlixiang, as the chef's technology improves, the wine produced is purer and the output has also increased. In order to prevent the censor from finding trouble, I asked Ying Lan to buy the necessary grains and deliver them to the palace. After all, the state treasury did not have much grain, and we just had to lower taxes at the same time.
I don't expect to make money through Wanli Xiang. Although the national treasury is low in food, it is very rich in money and silk. The government will have to find a way to solve this unhealthy phenomenon. Therefore, the little money she had was not of much use. It was more to save for Ying Lan. She could not be left alone for the rest of her life. It would be up to her to make her own choice when she met her husband in the future.
This made Ying Lan very busy, so he had to borrow some people from Taoyao. In her words, Sister Taoyao is her sister's sister-in-law, shouldn't she help her? This made Tao Yao blush again.
Ying Lan was just joking, so it was impossible to really use her people in vain. Those who came to help would be paid on a daily basis.
In Shangjun, Meng Tian made arrangements to defend Beihu and the Xiongnu, and then started to rush to Xianyang.
In Helan Mountain, Wu Jian repeatedly told Feng Ta to keep an eye on the movements of Dayuezhi and the Xiongnu, and hurriedly came eastward.
Zhang Ye and Meng Hanyu had met Han Xin and Fan Kuai a few days ago. After settling in, they took the four county governors and Wang Li to Xianyang that day. They were far away and set off early.
In Lingnan, although Zhao Tuo still had some grudges against the supervisory army, this time he was relieved to return to Xianyang. I specifically ordered the supervisors from Hexi and Lingnan not to come back. With the supervisors here, if anything happens, his culpability will be smaller.
Donghu, due to the initial decision, the county guards there had just arrived, and I also did not let them come back. This time the dynasty will select a person like Meng Hanyu who is familiar with foreign races to lead the six counties of Donghu.
Military attaches are different from civilian officials. Unless there are special circumstances, civilian officials only report regularly every month, while military attaches report much more frequently. If the frontier army mobilizes a thousand men or if more than a hundred men are mobilized in the pass, they must report to the Taiwei and me. Any changes in the enemy's army must be reported to the court at any time, so they will not backlog things until the court will resolve them. In addition, they are from An Ning at the border of Da Qin, so they are usually the last to arrive at the Da Chao meeting, usually arriving in Xianyang two days or even one day before.
