As the sun sets in the west, red lanterns have already been lit on both sides of the vermilion door. There are big red happy characters on the door, and red wedding cloth hangs horizontally under the door plaque, blowing gently in the wind, making it look full of joy.
Li Xuan wore a moon-white robe with floral patterns and stood under the middle gate of Prince Peng's mansion, looking towards the left side of the long street from time to time.
The Lecheng County Government Palace is in Yongxingfang, east of the palace, and Prince Peng’s Palace is in Kaihuafang. The distance is not too far.
Li Xuan calculated the time in her mind. According to her schedule, it was time for Qin Jun and the others to carry out the dowry from the Lecheng County government office.
Involuntarily, Li Xuan showed a trace of anxiety on her face.
"I'm impatient." Han Wang Li Yuanjia, who was standing nearby, seemed to hear the commotion, turned around, and looked at Li Xuan with a teasing look on his face.
Li Xuan held up her hands with a wry smile on her face: "Uncle Wang!"
"Everyone will go through this." King Li Yuanjia of Han became serious and said seriously: "Twenty-seventh Lang, after tomorrow, you will be able to establish a family. Be more prudent. When you do things, think more about what is behind you. And my mother, wife and children.”
Li Xuan looked solemn and immediately bowed solemnly: "Thank you, Uncle Wang, for your teaching. My nephew has taken note of it."
Although Li Xuan did well during her trip to Wuzhou, there were also many aspects that were criticized.
For example, he is always on the front line of the battlefield. Regardless of his status as a county king, he is still a commander.
If something goes wrong on the battlefield, the consequences will be disastrous.
Although no one said these words to him after he returned to Chang'an, Li Xuan knew that many people thought so.
If one day, on the battlefield where the army is crisscrossed, the enemy forces gather their best hands to kill him, he will not only die himself, but also his family and countless soldiers under his command.
How could Li Xuan not understand this truth? It's just that firstly, they had few soldiers and few generals, and secondly, he might never have the opportunity to lead troops in battle in the future. It was just for fun.
In the future, even if others don't say anything about this kind of thing, he will not do it easily again.
After all, after getting married, there is an old mother above and a wife and children below. Indeed, as King Han said, people should calm down.
Seeing that Li Xuan had written it down seriously, Li Yuanjia smiled with satisfaction and said, "Remember to get up early tomorrow at five o'clock."
"Here!" Li Xuan immediately accepted the offer.
At this moment, a burst of gongs and drums sounded in front, followed closely by the noise.
The entire Kaihuafang immediately became beaming with joy.
Li Xuan looked up and saw that firecrackers had been lit in the brazier not far in front of her, making a crackling sound.
Immediately afterwards, eighteen soldiers in red clothes, gold armor, and red silk riding on tall horses opened the way, followed by Li Na, the crown prince of Han Dynasty, Li Xu, the crown prince of Huo Prince, who came to Sui, Lai Qian, Zhuge Minghui, He Zhizhang and a group of students.
Finally, ninety-six porters carrying dowry came from the gate of the square to Prince Peng's palace.
There were countless people on the street looking at him with envy.
The middle door opened, and a total of ninety-six loads of dowry were sent into the palace one after another. .
Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, slightly bowed her hands to everyone who came to the door, and then followed Han Wang Li Yuanjia back to the palace.
In the front hall, ninety-six tons of dowry was placed in the center of the nave.
First, there were twenty-four loads of various furniture. Tables and boxes made of fine rosewood, rosewood and nanmu were placed at the top.
Followed by twenty-four loads of quilts, pillows, curtains, clothes for all seasons, silks and satins, etc.
Then there were twenty-four loads of various festive and auspicious hanging decorations, head and face jewelry, rouge and gouache in big red assorted boxes.
Finally, there were twenty-four loads of gold and silver porcelain, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, etc., all unfolded in front of everyone.
Among them are a deed for a mansion in the south of Luoyang City, a deed for a farm outside Luoyang City, ten households, two industrial shops in Luoyang City, five dowry maids, etc.
Every time a box of dowry was placed on the floor, the housekeepers of the Liu family and the housekeeper of Prince Peng, who were holding the dowry list and reporting the dowry, chanted loudly at the same time. There were ninety-six boxes in total.
The dowry was all unfolded in front of everyone.
This is called looking at the dowry, so that the man's family members do not dare to underestimate the woman.
At the beginning, the betrothal gift from the Nanchang Prince's Palace was sent to the Lecheng County Government, and they were treated in the same way.
All are opened in front of others, so that the woman’s relatives do not dare to underestimate the man’s strength and background.
Li Xuan noticed the expressions of satisfaction and envy on the faces of relatives and friends around him, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Rengui, the left prime minister, was an honest and upright man. Although his family name Liu was the descendant of Han Zhang Emperor Liu Jin, Liu Rengui grew up in a poor family. Later, when he became an official, he often had bad relations with Prime Minister Li Yifu. Although his family also ran a land and shop, most of them came from the imperial court. reward.
Although after Liu Rengui's battle at Baijiangkou, three of his sons and nephews were awarded the title of Zhuguo, but not many of them had real achievements. Now, it is really surprising that the Liu family can get such a large dowry. This is our best effort.
But no one doubted what Liu Rengui was doing. He was well known to both the government and the public, and there were many things involved in dowries.
Anyone who knows the inside story knows that there is no need to delve into it.
Some of these dowries were sent to the warehouse, and some were sent to the east courtyard of the fourth courtyard, where they were carefully placed in the simply decorated east courtyard.
The east courtyard is where Li Xuan's new house is.
Although it had been cleaned before, it was not decorated much as it was all waiting for the woman's dowry.
Once the woman's dowry arrives, the new house will be completely arranged within a few hours.
Li Xuan was rushed out after just one glance.
Under the wedding tent in the main courtyard, a banquet had already been set up to entertain a group of relatives and friends.
Li Xuan stood under the lantern and sent Zhou Qian, Su Bao and the others away, who drank to the last. Li Xuan couldn't help but shake her head in amusement as she watched them disappear under the square gate.
But then, his expression became a little pensive, there was still one missing person among so many people.
Qiu Zhenmu.
Li Xuan's housekeeper Zhou Sheng sent the invitation to the Qiu family, but Qiu Zhenmu was nowhere to be seen.
Although Qiu Shenji is also a member of the Qiu family, his current "whereabouts are unknown", and after all, it is a matter of the Tianshui County Government and has little to do with the Xicheng County Government.
Why did Li Xuan feel like Qiu Zhenmu was being imprisoned?
What exactly does Ming Chongyan want to do?
Just as he was about to turn around and go back home, Li Xuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, because a few dozen meters away, a brown carriage parked diagonally across the street, in front of King Shu's residence.
One eye was retracted the moment Li Xuan looked over.
[Ashina Yun, the lord of Jianchang County, the only daughter of Ashina, the general of the left guard, is the only daughter of Ashina, the general of the right guard, and the granddaughter of Ashina, the falcon of the right guard. Therefore, the general of the right guard, the prince of Beiping County, Great-granddaughter of Tuli Khan]
Hey, why are they here today?
Li Xuan's brows frowned immediately, but before he could think about it, the carriage had already turned around and headed towards the square gate at a normal speed, just like a guest leaving normally.
If she didn't know that the person inside was the great-granddaughter of Tuli Khan, Li Xuan would definitely think so.
But now this time, it was the second time that he saw the Lord of Jianchang County. If there was nothing strange, he would have seen a ghost.
Moreover, if he remembered correctly, he was getting married tomorrow, and General Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang's house was going to celebrate.
Li Xuan took a deep breath and begged. Originally, he just wanted to have a quiet wedding this time and marry his third wife, Liu Jinyu, but now someone wants to make a fuss about this matter. Li Xuan's heart suddenly became filled with anger. Came up.
Just as he turned around, he didn't know what he thought of. Li Xuan's face immediately darkened: "Ask Li Bi and Yu Xiuzhan to come to the study. From now on, the palace will be on heightened alert... No, it will be tight on the outside and tight on the inside. Everyone entering and leaving the palace will be on guard." Everyone needs to confirm their movements."
"Here!"
Yu Ze shook his head vigorously and took a few deep breaths, as if he wanted to spit out all the alcohol in his body.
Standing in the study
In front of the door, Yu Ze looked back and saw the breeze blowing under the bright moon.
But Yu Ze vaguely felt that several eyes were on him at the same time.
Yu Ze frowned, his thoughts quickly returned, and then he opened the door.
In the study room, a figure was facing away from him, rummaging through books on the bookshelf. The table on one side was already filled with books.
"Your Majesty." Yu Ze solemnly raised his hands to Li Xuan, and then asked, "But something happened?"
"Well!" Li Xuan turned around and took the book on Western Turks back to the desk. Then she motioned for Yu Ze to sit down on the right side and pushed a cup of cold tea on the desk in front of Yu Ze. Li Xuan asked smoothly. : "Uncle Yu, how much do you know about Turks?"
"There are many things going on in the Turks. I wonder what the king wants to ask?" Yu Ze poured the cold tea directly into his stomach, and the smell of alcohol immediately surged up. He quickly turned his head and spit out all the smell of alcohol. Suddenly, his whole body immediately felt Sobered up a lot.
"How many Turkic nobles are serving in our court now?" Li Xuan put down the book in his hand.
"There are quite a few." Yu Ze pondered for a while and said: "The right guard general Ashina Daozhen, the left guard general Ashina Husero, the left guard general Ashina Nishugui, Youwei Zhonglang General Ashina Gana, Grand Servant Shi Jian, and other Turkic nobles, but the most important ones are these five, they are all from the Ashina royal family."
Ashina Daozhen, General of the Youtun Guard, was the grandson of the Turkic Chuluo Khan.
Ashina Husero, General of the Left Guard, was the son of Jue Khan, the successor of the Western Turks.
Ashina Nishugui, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, the grandson of Tuli Khan.
Ashina Gana, the right-guard Zhonglang General, was the grandson of Jieli Khan.
Shi Jian, Taipuqing, was a descendant of the Turkic Qimin Khan.
"Your Majesty, you should know that although the Turks are divided into Eastern and Western Turks, the Eastern Turks have always been the ancestral temple. Qimin Khan, Chuluo Khan, and Shibi Khan have all been long ago. What really deserves attention is the pair of Jieli and Tuli. My uncles and nephews, they were in charge of the eastern and western parts of the Eastern Turks, but were later annihilated by our dynasty, and their direct descendants were also moved to our dynasty. Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana both grew up in the Central Plains. "
Yu Ze simply focused on Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana.
Li Xuan immediately pushed the book in his hand aside, then looked at Yu Ze and asked, "Uncle Yu, you should remember that after the death of Emperor Xiaojing, the tribes of the Eastern Turks were uneasy, and His Majesty dispatched Prince Pingyang to go north. "
"Of course, as soon as Duke Pingyang arrives in Yunzhong and settles in Xiang, the Turkic tribes will immediately be stabilized." Yu Ze's face suddenly showed admiration.
Xue Rengui, the king of Pingyang County, has a reputation for killing with a sword.
