"What? Xianzhi, you want the Xu family to move north to Tancheng, its original place?" Second uncle Xu Yanzhi was stunned. Xu Zongwen convened a clan meeting two days after finishing the crown ceremony. He thought something had happened to Jiankang, but as soon as the eldest nephew came, he Proposed to move the entire clan back to their place of origin!
The fourth uncle Xu Yizhi remained silent. It was true that the whole family moved northward. However, Xu Zongwen recommended him to Zhang Xuanzhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, as a meritorious officer of the county. This was also a matter of affection!
Xu Yizhi did not express his position, but the other branches of the Xu family would not agree so easily.
Xu Yin, the talker of Zhong's father's house in the side branch, stood up and refuted Xu Zongwen: "Master, it has been decades since the southern crossing. In these years, the gentry have laid down their roots in the south of the Yangtze River. The Xu family has purchased extensive land in Jingkou and accumulated financial resources. This means Wouldn’t it be ridiculous to just leave and abandon our ancestral heritage?”
Xu Xi, who lived in the uncle's house in the side branch, also echoed: "What Yin Gong said is exactly what I want to say. Leaving aside the turmoil caused by the rash move north, if the barbarians go south, wouldn't we have to return to Jingkou again? "
Xu Xuan, from another branch of Ji's father's house, was also unwilling to move north, saying that he would stay in Jingkou and resist Xu Zongwen's proposal.
Xu Zongwen's face darkened suddenly. He didn't expect that even if he became the head of the Xu family, it would not be easy to completely control the entire Xu family!
Seeing Xu Zongwen in trouble, Guo Shang stood up and explained: "Everyone, everyone! Please listen carefully to the next words. The general's intention is actually for your sake, and for the sake of the Xu family in Donghai!"
"Who are you? Do you have a say in the clan discussion?" On that day, the Xu family's family banquet was not qualified to participate, so Xu Xuan, who was in Ji's father's room, did not know the identities of Guo Shang and Xi Jian.
Xu Zongwen listened impatiently this time. He patted the main case vigorously: "What are you shouting about? Why are you shouting? Since it is a discussion, shouldn't we let people talk?"
"Guo Shang, who once served as the imperial censor, was one rank higher than my fourth uncle. Now he condescends to come to my side and serve as the staff of the Zhengbei General's Mansion. Is this how you insult him?" Xu Zongwen asked in a rhetorical tone. He was so unhappy that all the Xu clan members in the house were so frightened that they did not dare to express their anger!
"I will leave the specific matters to Mr. Shouyu. Mr. Shooyue is responsible for the migration of the Xu family to the north. The four branches of the direct line of the Xu family in the East China Sea must all be moved back to the East China Sea by the end of this year! The direct line will be moved back to the county of Tancheng. , Zhongfu’s family moved to Houqiu, uncle’s family moved to Xiangbi, and Ji’s family moved to Lanling. I will report to your majesty at the meeting that once the gentry begins to move north, how much land you have in Jingkou will be doubled when you return to your place of origin... …”
"Everything is up to the master's will!"
Xu Zongwen promised to give double the land to each branch of the Xu family who moved north. All the talkers in the direct and side branches of the Xu family immediately put on smiles, saying that everything was at Xu Zongwen's discretion!
Xu Zongwen was not sure whether other noble clans would move north. The only high-ranking noble clans that were certain were the Dangxi clan, especially the Langya Wang family, the Yingchuan Yu family, the Qiaoguo Huan family, and the Taiyuan Wang family, including other clans who were willing to sacrifice their lives for the benefit of the family. I won’t leave Koto! Because compared to ordinary noble families, the foundation of these big families is not only land, but also high-ranking officials in the court, noble titles, and even private military tribes! Once you leave, how easy is it to regain control of it all?
On the contrary, inferior nobles like the Xu family of Donghai have no such concerns. Land is their only foundation!
With the Xu family in the East China Sea boasting, other nobles will surely follow suit and move north to their origins. As long as these nobles move north, they will unconditionally support the imperial court in launching the Northern Expedition, because only the Northern Expedition can guarantee their lives and clan interests! With the support of these inferior nobles, the Northern Expedition will have an extra layer of confidence!
Soon, the memorial drafted by Xi Jian was rushed to Jiankang. Xu Zongwen directly handed the memorial to Huaqi of Zhonghuangmen, and borrowed Hua Qi's hand to present the memorial to the Jin Emperor.
Emperor Jin called Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, and his secretary, Cheng Guobao, into the palace for discussion. Sima Daozi's attitude was ambiguous. He was not interested in the Xu family's northward migration. The land of Xuzhou was recovered by the Northern Expedition. Whether the Hu people could hold it when they went south is still open to question. The Xu family's ancestral land in Donghai County should be returned to them. Xu Zongwen recovered so much during the Northern Expedition. With the lost land, it is not impossible to increase the Xu family's property. At least Xu Zongwen's ambition is not to gain a foothold in the Jiankang court, and if he does not become his enemy, everything will be easy to say!
Surprisingly, Wang Guobao also agreed with Xu Zongwen's proposal. He did not believe that the gentry would follow the Xu family and move north to their hometown. After all, the north was not safe.
The power of the Shangshu Province was assigned to Sima Daozi by the Jin Emperor. Xie Shi's post of Shangshu Ling no longer had any real power. He asked himself to go to another town and was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou to control Pengcheng.
The Jin Emperor approved the Xu clan of Donghai to move north to Donghai County, and promised to give him double the existing land, encouraging the nobles to move north, cultivate wasteland, and stabilize the newly recovered territory.
As soon as the Jiankang court's edict was issued, many nobles in Jiangdong began to focus on Jingkou. Everyone stared at Xu's next move with wide eyes...
At the end of March, the Xu family, led by Xu Zongwen, moved his family to Tancheng. The three branches of Zhongfufang, Unclefang and Jifufang also began to explore properties in Houqiu, Xiangben and Lanling cities and choose new homes. At the residence, a large number of Xu clan members also began to clean up their assets in Jingkou, preparing to move northward at the end of the year.
In early April, Huanfu in Jiankang City was very lively and crowded...
Xu Zongwen's wedding was held in Jiankang Huan Mansion. The Xu family and the invited guests were all placed in several large rented houses near Huan Mansion. They were thinking of Xu Zongwen's reputation as the Northern Expedition general and had a close friendship He had good intentions, so the owners of those houses took the initiative to give up after Huan Yi's negotiation, which also saved a lot of trouble.
The six rites of a wedding ceremony are: accepting, asking for name, accepting, receiving invitation, asking for date, and personally welcoming.
Nacai is when a man expresses his intention to marry a woman, which is commonly known as a marriage proposal. Because the emperor granted marriage, Xu Zongwen did this step in a formal way.
Wenming and Naji were about to predict the fortune and misfortune of the man and woman based on their birth dates. In early March, Xu Zongwen sent someone to do the divination. The two people's horoscopes matched each other. It was a good choice for a woman from the south and a good family for her family.
The step of asking for a date was also saved. Different from ordinary wedding ceremonies, the wedding date was set by Huan Yi himself, which was the sixth day of April.
The betrothal gift prepared by Xu is a pair of wild geese, a lamb, ten horses, twenty bundles of silk, a hundred colored silks, a pair of jade, a leopard skin, a calf, wine, millet and rice. One hundred dendrobium each...
The emperor gave him a pair of Ruyi jades, General Xie Xuan gave him a number of good horses with bows and arrows, and a bucket of pearls. General Zhu Xuli gave him fifty pieces of silk, fifty pieces of silk, and five swords. In terms of Jiankang, King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji, Shizhong Yin Zhongkan, Zhang Xuanzhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Wang Gong, the Minister of Zhongshu, and Wang Ya, the Minister of Sanqi all sent people to send gifts. Locally, Xu Yuanxi, the governor of Qingzhou, Huan Shimin, the governor of Jingzhou, Huan Shiqian, the governor of Yuzhou (after Xie Xuan was the governor of Yuzhou, he changed the town to Yingchuan County) and others also sent people to congratulate him. In addition, Xu Zongwen's general Ningshuo Pei Qing, Weiyuan general Shen Yu, Yingyang general Zhuge Kan, Qingyang general General Che Tian Luo, General Zhe Chong Zhang Gui and others all sent congratulatory gifts!
After the betrothal gift is given, the last step is to welcome the bride personally, that is, the groom personally welcomes the bride and holds the wedding ceremony!
