On May 15th, King Langya held a banquet in the palace to entertain Yang Shangbao and other envoys to welcome him, and to bid farewell to Sima Zhenzhi, Yin Youqi and other envoys. The princess's wedding banquet was attended by all the civil and military officials and noble families of the dynasty.
Princess Chu Lingyuan held a banquet in the inner hall to entertain the female family members. Princess Sima Maoying put on a bun and auspicious clothes and came out to meet everyone. Liu Yu went to the Jingkou Military Academy and ordered Mrs. Zhang, the mother of the eldest son Liu Yifu, to come to the banquet with gifts.
An important ritual of the banquet was to add makeup. No matter what the purpose was, people who came to the banquet donated generously. They got more than two thousand taels of gold, thousands of hectares of land, Ruyi, jade pendants, treasure bottles, calligraphy and paintings and other treasures. Countless.
Zeng An sang the ceremony on the side, and his mouth went dry while reciting. Sima Dewen, the king of Langya, toasted the person who presented the gift with a glass of wine every time he finished listening to each gift list. Sima Dewen got very drunk for the sake of his daughter's grand wedding.
On May 16, the messengers who welcomed and sent off the bride carried the long dowry and boarded the ship at Zhuque Bridge. The people who came to watch the ceremony were all amazed when they saw such a rich dowry.
Some poor candidates angrily rebuked that the royal family was extravagant and squandered, and the princess's dowry was as much as ten thousand gold. It can be seen that the common people sold their children and daughters to survive, and a simple dowry can allow ordinary people to enjoy their lives in peace.
With the help of interested people, public opinion has accused the royal family of only caring about their own enjoyment and not caring about the life and death of the people, and being extremely corrupt.
The turmoil naturally extended to Yonggong Yang Anxuan. Some people said that Yang Anxuan was extremely extravagant and had more pleasures than Huanxuan. He could eat more than 100,000 yuan per meal. He spent countless money to marry the princess, and spent thousands of gold just to build the wedding house. XiuShu.com
In comparison, the thrifty servants of Song Gong Liu Yu are awe-inspiring. The Song Gong is extremely frugal in food, clothing, housing and transportation. He sleeps on a wooden couch without any decoration. He wears Gebu shirt, brushed with hemp rope and wooden shoes. What kind of house has nothing to hide? Not good at pearls, jade and horses; Fan Yuanzhi, the former governor of Ningzhou, offered amber pillows, which were crushed by the Duke of Song and used to treat soldiers' swords and guns; the prefect of Anfeng offered cotton cloth, but he severely reprimanded the counties and counties from offering luxurious things. …
The most talked about thing is that the dowry given to Liu Yu's eldest daughter Liu Xingdi when she got married was an old dress with many layers of patches. The Song Dynasty Duke warned his daughter to be thrifty and avoid extravagance. This was exactly the same as the marriage of King Langya. Liu Yu's reputation in the hearts of the people was great. rise.
Then someone took out the article in Yongzhou's attack on Liu Yu, "Bullying the emperor, eating the emperor at four seasons, and offering worship in the palace provinces. It's all different." They are all different, and they are clearly deceptive. Where did the treasures of King Langya's married women come from?
The people's livelihood was suffering due to the war. The anger found an outlet and immediately triggered huge waves, which threatened to overthrow the royal family. The calls for Jiuxi for Song Gong were getting louder and louder. Liu Yu sat in Jingkou and watched the storm and quietly watched the events.
The powerful people in Beijing kept silent for fear of getting angry. After Sima Dewen learned about the rumors in the capital, he said coldly: "I'm afraid Song Gong can't tolerate the Sima family anymore, so do you have to sharpen your sword now? I just wash my neck and wait. I'm afraid that no matter how hard Song Gong builds momentum, he will win." Without Yonggong, all your efforts will be in vain."
Of course, the secret spies of the Yongzhou Commercial Affairs Department would not just sit back and watch the situation develop. Rumors such as the queen's illness, which had no cure, the number of attendants in the palace, and the emperor's lack of food and clothing were also spread secretly. What interested ordinary people was Under Yonggong's rule, the people were prosperous, and there was no shortage of food or clothing. Children could even go to school for free. Compared with Song Gong's rule, life under Yonggong's rule was really desirable.
Wang Shaozhi had early ordered spies from the Military Intelligence Department to conduct surveillance, and within half a month, five secret spies from the Yongzhou Commercial Information Department were captured. The head of the Jiankang Business Information Department was Luo Guang, the director of the business affairs department. Seeing that the situation was not good, Luo Guang ordered the secret agent to hide temporarily and wait for the opportunity. …
On June 12, the ship carrying the bride stopped at the North Pier of Xiangyang, and Yang Anxuan brought his eldest son Yang Min to greet him. Yang Min wore a golden crown and a red cotton shirt, looking happy, but his childish face was blank.
Yang Anxuan glanced at his son with emotion. This eleven-year-old kid was getting married. It was really laughable. When he was eleven, he was still addicted to games and thinking about how to do less homework.
Where has the time gone? In the blink of an eye, it has been fourteen years since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and my son is about to get married. Yang Anxuan was in a daze. It had been too long since he had recalled the past, and the past had finally passed away with the wind.
The ship docked, the sound of gongs, drums, silk bamboos sounded, and Yang Anxuan patted
Yang Min looked over his shoulder and said with a smile: "Min'er, follow your father on board the boat to welcome the princess."
Yang Min said respectfully: "Yes, sir."
Kong Miao taught Yang Min to be gentle and polite, and Kong Xian spent a lot of effort on this nephew. Under the careful training of the disciples of the Confucius family, Yang Min's reputation as a filial, friendly, generous and kind person was widely known. In the eyes of the masters of Xiangyang Academy He is a virtuous, benevolent and good-natured son.
Yang Anxuan fought in all directions, and he didn't spend much time in Xiangyang City. He only had limited time to accompany his children to grow up. Looking at the respectful and polite Yang Min, he felt a little sad. He always felt that this seemingly mature eldest son was actually full of depression and was far less lively than his second son Yang Yi. Be happy.
He reached out and took Yang Min's hand, pulling him side by side. Yang Min wanted to step back half a step and let his father go first. Yang Anxuan turned to look at Yang Min and smiled gently: "Min'er, you are the heir apparent and will get married soon. When my father is away in Xiangyang, you are the one in charge. But, It goes hand in hand with being a father.”
Yang Xun's heart felt hot, he held his father's hand tightly, and said with a smile, "I'll remember it, kid."
On June 18, the crown prince Yonggong got married. Xiangyang was packed with people who came to congratulate him. Even Tuyuhun, Beiliang, and Rouran sent envoys to congratulate him.
Yang Anxuan finally found time to invite all his Yin friends to Yin Huizhen's residence in the back house, so that father and daughter could meet, and Yang Yi and Yang Rui could meet their grandfather. .Ь.
Yin Youqi felt relieved when he saw his daughter's radiant face and smile. When her daughter was in the palace, her wife said that she looked haggard and depressed. It seemed that she was living a happy life after marrying Yang Anxuan, and the guilt in her heart was relieved a little.
Yang Yi and Yang Rui had never met their grandfather, so Yin Youqi took out the two pieces of jade he had prepared as gifts, and talked pleasantly to his two grandsons. The children soon became a little closer to him.
Yin Huizhen knew that her father and her husband had something to discuss, so she personally cooked and prepared food and wine for them to chat while drinking.
Yin Youqi brought greetings from many nobles and said with a smile: "An Xuan defeated Song Gonghai Division. The capital was shocked. The nobles all turned their favor to An Xuan."
Yang Anxuan filled a glass of wine for his Yin friends, raised his glass with a smile and said, "My father-in-law is leaving Beijing this time and there is no need to go back. Are you interested in serving in Duke Yong's mansion?"
The Yin friends all shook their heads and said, "My father is old and Yuyuan cannot fulfill his filial piety in the capital. This time I leave the capital, I only plan to fulfill my filial piety under my father's knees. I have no other ideas for the time being."
Yang Anxuan nodded without any further persuasion. If Yinyou Qi really served in Yonggong Mansion, he really didn't know how to arrange for him at the moment.
Yin friends said together: "This time King Langya gave away all his savings for many years when he married his daughter. I heard that Liu Yu slandered King Langya and you by borrowing the dowry. People in Jiangnan say that you are extravagant."
Yang Anxuan smiled disapprovingly and said: "It's hard for a small skill to reach the level of elegance. After the summer grain is put into the warehouse, I would be foolish to raise troops and fight with him."
All the Yin friends said together: "The imperial treasury is empty and there is no more food in the warehouse. Liu Yu may not be able to support it."...
Two months after returning to the capital, Liu Yu first went to Guangling to meet Fan Yuanzhi. The two went to Yandu (now Yancheng, Jiangsu) and Ninghai (now Haian, Jiangsu) to inspect the coastal fortifications. According to the secret agents of the Military Intelligence Department, the Yong Army Navy had no Signs of heading south.
Then Liu Yu went to the land of Sanwu to check the farming situation. Although the servants had returned, there was still a shortage of labor in the fields. Liu Yu ordered the county soldiers to go to the fields to help with farming and alleviate the urgent need.
Then Liu Yu took a boat from Jingkou to Liyang and Xunyang areas to check the cotton field planting situation. Liu Yu had never seen cotton before, but the cotton seedlings were four or five feet tall, with green leaves and white and pink flowers blooming as far as he could see.
Liu Yu looked at these flowers and asked a little strangely: "I have never seen cotton in winter clothes, but why do these flowers look different?"
Wan Chang learned that Song Gong came to inspect the cotton fields and hurried over to accompany him. He smiled and said, "Song Gong doesn't know. Cotton is called a flower but it is not a real flower. It has to wait until it blooms to bear fruit. After the fruit matures and splits, the fiber inside is the weave." The cotton of the cloth.”
Liu Yu glanced at the lush cotton fields and said, "How is the cotton growing? How much is the harvest?"
Wan Chang frowned and said, "There are a lot of pests this year. According to the cotton farmers I brought here, I'm afraid the yield will be greatly reduced, with the yield per mu being at most 40 to 50 kilograms."
Liu Yu estimated that even if the yield per mu was 40 to 50 jins, more than 1 million jins of cotton would be produced, and 100,000 winter coats would only consume 200,000 jins of cotton. If the cotton price last year was 20 yuan per catty, the yield per mu would not exceed 1,000 yuan, which is not much different from growing grain.
However, the subsequent processing of cotton requires hiring workers and building a factory. After being woven into cotton cloth and circulated in the market, commercial taxes can be collected. From his point of view, it is more cost-effective than growing grain.
Calculating the time, he would start the examination in eight days to obtain a scholarship. Liu Yu took a boat from Xunyang back to Jiankang City without stopping.
Before I could even sit down, Xu Xianzhi, Zhao Lunzhi, Kong Jing and others came to announce: the national treasury was empty, and in order to prepare for the imperial examination, the houses in the Imperial College and Imperial College were renovated, and the candidates were provided with accommodation and food. All the money and food were gone, and even the officials' salaries for the next month were gone.
Liu Yu had already planned and ordered Wang Shaozhi to be summoned and asked, "Xiutai, I have ordered you to inquire about the possible whereabouts of the court officials and wealthy families who provided dowry for King Langya's daughter-in-law."
Wang Shaozhi ordered someone to fetch a thick book and said, "It contains detailed records of the objects donated by each person and their valuation."
Liu Yu took it and looked through it, then smiled at Xu Xianzhi and others and said, "The Zong document contains a handle of jade Ruyi, a piece of silk when you are young, and Ji Gong is stingy, so he wrote one as a congratulatory gift."
A few people didn't know the meaning of Liu Yu's words, so they stood up to apologize. Liu Yu smiled and said: "It is human nature for King Langya to send some gifts to his daughter when she gets married. Yu also ordered Zhang to donate ten taels of gold. All the princes compared Yu to the gift. It’s pretty thin.”
On that day, King Langya hosted a banquet for guests, and Zeng An sang at the banquet. Of course, some gifts were given by the ladies in the back hall. Wang Shaozhi bribed the clerks in Prince Langya's palace to receive gifts, and got all the gift lists in his hands. Give Liu Yu a thick booklet. .Ь.
Liu Yu patted the book and sneered: "However, if someone gives a gift of more than a hundred gold, why would you care about such a meager official salary? The country is in trouble and everyone should help each other. Hugh, you order people to follow what is recorded in the book and invite these people to do it." To relieve the country’s worries, please donate more.”
