Chang Yu hurriedly entered the palace, thinking that Emperor Chongzhen must have heard that he had returned to Beijing and wanted to question him. It could not be about discussing the wedding. Even if the people in the yamen took it seriously, the dignified Ninth Five-Year Plan did not let him go at all. In his mind, he had so many worries every day and was thinking about this, and it was not his son's wedding.
What surprised Chang Yu was that not only Emperor Chongzhen was also present, but Empress Zhou was also present, and a family banquet was also held.
I know you may not have had dinner when you came back in a hurry, so come on, let’s talk while we eat.”
Chang Yu told everything about what he had done during his trip to Jizhou and had nothing to hide, but he did not mention anything about the prince and Princess Kunxing.
Emperor Chongzhen was also mentally prepared for the fact that no major or special case was found in Jizhou. Chang Yu had made speculations before leaving Beijing, and the facts were not very different. After all, the hardest-hit areas were Xuanfu Town and Datong.
Empress Zhou had been listening to them silently, and she couldn't help but ask after the official chat, "Chang Yu, where are the prince and Kun Xing?"
Chang Yu looked up with a wry smile and glanced at Emperor Chongzhen.
"It's because they don't want to come back." Emperor Chongzhen, Zhizi Mo Ruo's father, smiled helplessly: "I am a little too fond of Kun Xing."
"Daughters are meant to be pampered," Chang Yu said casually, which made Emperor Chongzhen and Queen Zhou feel moved in their hearts: "I didn't cause you any trouble, did I?"
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has a cold and quiet personality. She travels around and sketches every day. The Prince is smart, studious and able to endure hardships and trains with the soldiers. His riding and shooting skills are improving day by day... They are all sensible people. How can they cause trouble?"
Hearing what he said, Emperor Chongzhen and his wife were very happy: "It seems that the prince is really sensible, but it is beyond my expectation that he can endure the hardship of training."
Empress Zhou felt a little distressed. She naturally knew how hard it was for soldiers to train: "Don't... and be careful..."
"Hey, if a man has to endure some hardships and exercise, it will only be of great benefit to him in the future. Men should improve themselves." Emperor Chongzhen looked at Chang Yu and smiled: "Those songs you composed really make people feel proud and passionate. , and that loyalty to the country must be promoted by the whole army... At this time, everyone in the government and the public said that you, Chang Eunuch, determined the world by force, and that you were unrivaled in the Tang and Song Dynasties. You really gave me face."
"Shouldn't it be that civil servants can secure the country?" Chang Yu said with a smile, and Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "All the civil servants in the dynasty have read poems and books, but they have not found any peace. In the end, it was not because of you and the soldiers who fought bloody battles. Stabilize the situation!"
Chang Yu smiled bitterly. Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts of emphasizing military force and suppressing literature were becoming more and more extreme.
Queen Zhou didn't care about military songs or not at this moment, she just wanted to know where the two children were.
"Perhaps we will arrive in Changping in the next two days. Queen, don't worry. With the Black Wolf Camp and personal guards under my command, the prince and princess are safe."
"I'm not worried about their safety. They've arrived at the door of our house and they haven't come back yet. These two children..." He looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Just make a decree for them to come back after the wedding." Just go out.”
Emperor Chongzhen laughed: "If I order them to come back, what will they think?" Then he looked at Chang Yu: "What do you think?"
"Both the prince and the princess are adults. Let's give the children some space when they are older." Chang Yu said casually, but Emperor Chongzhen frowned: "You are only sixteen or seventeen years old, why do you speak so old-fashioned... Chang Yu , I can’t understand you more and more.”
Chang Yu smiled: "Your Majesty, all you need to know is that I am loyal to you."
"I know this." Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou looked at each other and smiled. Chang Yu said again: "I have something to ask of you. Your Majesty, please don't always think about opening my head to see what's inside. If that happens, , I can no longer serve the Emperor."
Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou laughed endlessly. The emperor and his ministers were eating and chatting in the Qianqing Palace. The atmosphere was relaxed and harmonious, until a eunuch hurriedly came to report: "Your Majesty, please send a message to Eunuch Chang outside the palace."
"It seems that you are busy with something. You have almost eaten this meal. Go and get busy." Emperor Chongzhen didn't ask what was going on. He knew that the little eunuch was much busier than him to some extent.
Chang Yu resigned, and Emperor Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to see him off. Wang Chengen stopped Chang Yu outside the Qianqing Gate: "I'm not sure whether I can leave the palace tomorrow, so Eunuch Chang will accept this for me. Don't take it too little."
Chang Yu took it and saw that it was a 300-tael bank note from the Ming Dynasty, and he quickly said: "My family has thanked the princes for their kindness, but this gift is too heavy and cannot be accepted."
Wang Chengen still persisted, so Chang Yu said the rules he had set: "You can't promote this kind of trend." Wang Chengen was very emotional after hearing this, and gave Chang Yu a thumbs up: "Eunuch Chang can always do what others can't do. Our family I admire you very much. Let's see. Even if this is the case, our family has not broken the rules. Tomorrow, we will discuss with several yamen in the palace to repackage the gifts and send them out. I have to send one to the wedding banquet..."
The two talked again, and Chang Yu left in a hurry. He asked the eunuch who had just sent the message if he knew what was going on with him outside. The eunuch said he didn't know the specifics, only that it was urgent.
Outside Dong'an Gate, as soon as Chang Yu walked out of the imperial city, Song Luoyu rushed to him and said, "Duke Gong."
"Why are you here, where are you in Wuzhong?" Chang Yu complained: "I'm getting married tomorrow, and you still show your face."
Song Luoyu bit her lips: "He is busy at the Yamen. He will get married tomorrow in his humble position. Before getting married, he will accompany the governor once more."
Chang Yu felt a little emotional and patted her: "Send a message in and say there's something urgent. What's the emergency?"
"My brother is back. Now you can't get in outside Dongzhi Gate," Song Luoyu said quickly. At this time, the sky had already darkened. After the city gate was closed, there were only a few people who wanted to open it, except of course Chang Yu, so he hurriedly asked someone to go there with a token. He called the door at Dongzhimen, and then hurried back to the Yamen to discuss how to arrange the marriage with Li Muxian. After all, he didn't understand the rules of these days.
When he arrived at the Yamen, he found that a group of people from the Ministry of Etiquette were talking to Li Muchian. It turned out that Emperor Chongzhen was more concerned about the wedding. After all, Chang Yu was his most trusted person, and anyone who had anything to do with him would be his. They all gave him face, and since he would officiate at the wedding tomorrow, he asked someone from the etiquette department to handle the wedding arrangements.
Song Luoshu went to Qingzhou to pick up his bride. The girl's side had already held a banquet. Theoretically, her daughter had already been married, but after all, it was not in line with the rules for the boy's side to directly welcome her daughter to the house before the wedding was held.
"Send to the big world and get married from there tomorrow!" Chang Yu made this decision after a brief discussion with the people in the Rites Department, and then sent someone to send the message.
The vassal king was not allowed to leave the fiefdom without a decree, but it was extremely difficult to get this decree. This was because when the Tatars besieged the capital, Tang Wang Zhu Yujian wanted to join the Qin Dynasty. This was probably a sufficient reason at such a critical moment, but Emperor Chongzhen only He replied, "Go back!"
What's more, now that I can only marry a daughter, the vassal king of Qingzhou wants to enter the capital?
Dream on.
Therefore, when we went to pick up the bride this time, we only brought Zhu Yan, the princess of the Qingzhou Prince's Palace. None of her mother's family came. Thinking of this, Chang Yu was also very emotional. Later generations said that a girl would not marry far away, not to mention that in this era, in this era, in If ordinary people marry far away, they may never see each other again.
However, after Song Luoshu settled the princess and returned to the Yamen to report to Chang Yu, he also said that her mother's family had a rich dowry, more than a dozen maids, and thousands of gold, silver and jewelry.
Of course, everyone knew that the mother-in-law's family paid such a heavy dowry just for Chang Yu's sake.
Song Luoyu was familiar with Zhu Yan when they were in Qingzhou, and now she was even more impatient to go to the big world to accompany her new sister-in-law. It happened that she would get married directly from there tomorrow morning, and Chang Yu, Li Muchian and the people from the Ministry of Etiquette had been discussing it. They dispersed late at night.
Chang Yu got up early at dawn, and Fang San helped him wash up: "Duke, people queuing up to give gifts outside have reached the entrance of the alley, it's really lively."
Chang Yu frowned: "It's not like I'm getting married today. Why don't I give you a gift? Let Lao Hu drive me away."
"Mr. Governor, although this is not your wedding, the gift-givers are all here for you. Besides, it's not appropriate to rush people on this special day..."
"I'm not used to their behavior, so go and drive them away." Chang Yu snorted, packed up and walked out of the room. He couldn't help but shrink his neck. It was a bit cold in the sky.
Chang Bian had prepared a carriage and was waiting outside the mansion. Lao Hu and several servants were trying to persuade those who came to give gifts for no reason: "Everyone, today is the day of the wedding of Guard Wu and Guard Song in the Yamen. If you want If you want to have a wedding banquet, please go to the Wu Mansion or the Song Mansion. Don’t disturb us here. The Lord Governor is about to enter the palace to meet the saint. If you miss it, it will be a huge trouble..."
When the carriage turned into Dongchang Alley from Shuangnian Street, it saw a lot of people gathered around the Yamen. There were people from the Military and Horse Department on duty, as well as Jinyiwei and Fanzi on duty, as well as ordinary people who had gotten up early to watch the excitement, but more The ones who came to congratulate him were not officials but soldiers.
As the top master of Dongchang, Wuzhong won the respect and trust of Chang Yu and accompanied him on his expeditions to the north and south. As a result, he developed friendships with some soldiers in the Beijing Camp and the Guards. In addition, Chang Yu's relationship with those soldiers They have an inexplicable affinity with Dongchang, so they would naturally come to see the fun when such a happy event happens, not to mention that they have nothing to do but get up early in the morning to join in the fun.
"There must be a lot of money-loving people today," Qiao Sanxiu said in a low voice beside the car. Chang Yu chuckled, "I'm happy to spend as much money as I want today."
Wuzhong in the yamen was in high spirits. He had shaved his beard, his hair was combed and shiny, and he was in a good mood after changing into his groom's clothes. When he saw Chang Yu, he couldn't help but grin.
"After tidying up the sloppy guy, he looks like a human again. I don't know how Luo Yu fell in love with you because of your ghostly appearance before." Chang Yu laughed and scolded, and Wu Zhong chuckled: "Personal charm" almost made Chang Yu sick.
Song Luoshu just got up because he was too tired from running back and forth these past few days. He looked a little haggard, but he couldn't hide his joy.
"It's such a great day for me to keep my spirits up, don't let anything go wrong," Chang Yu told the officials in the yamen, and also gave red envelopes to the Jinyiwei management officers to ask them to pay more attention to security matters.
Li Muxian got up after only sleeping for an hour. He got up earlier than Chang Yu. If it was an ordinary wedding, it would be fine. This time the emperor presided over the wedding was of great significance. Officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were sent to handle the work, and he had full authority over the Yamen. Agent, this Taoist priest was so excited that he was even more attentive than when he fought with Chang Yu.
This gave Chang Yu some time to relax. After breakfast in the Yamen, it was getting brighter. Chunxiang came back from a walk outside and said, "There are too many people, from the Huangcheng root at the entrance of the alley to the Qianmen building." The road was crowded with people, and nine out of ten of them were soldiers from the Beijing camp. These guys are really idle and just like to watch the excitement."
Chang Yu said with a smile: "The more people there are at a happy event, the more lively it will be. If no one is watching, it will be a bad sight." The two of them chatted in the hall and watched the people in the yamen rushing in and out. Soon, the sound of suonas, gongs and drums started outside, and the sound of playing and playing was heard. It was very lively, and it finally felt like a wedding.
More and more people were watching the excitement outside the Yamen. Fans began to throw candies at the crowd, causing waves of looting. Some people also shouted: "Do you have any money for your wedding?"
"Yes, wait patiently." The fans responded with a smile and opened their mouths: "The few who are fully prepared today only have 100,000 yuan..."
Oh boy, the crowd roared.
