The sixth day of the first lunar month is Guichou Gengchen, which is a good time to get married.
Ouyang Youming, the eldest son of Weiwei Si Qing Ouyang Tong, dressed in auspicious clothes, walked at the front and was responsible for leading the way.
Two teams of Qianniu Guards, tied with red ribbons, lined up on horseback and marched on both sides.
After the queue of thousands of cattle, Li Xuan, wearing a bright red python robe with flowers hanging on her chest, rode a tall white horse and walked slowly in front of the sedan chair.
Qin Ming and Di Renjie stood guard on both sides of the sedan with a smile.
Yao Chong followed the sedan chair with a curious look on his face.
In the sedan chair in the middle sat Kodouer, who was wearing a red and green wedding dress and a red hijab.
Behind the flower bridge are dozens of servants and attendants from Nanchang Prince's Palace and Tianshan Palace holding wedding utensils.
In the last red carriage sat the great-uncle of the Qu family.
That is, Murong Zhong, the crown prince of Tuyuhun, and other relatives of the Qu family.
With countless people watching around, he headed towards the Nanchang Palace in a lively manner.
…
Qu Dou'er was sitting in the sedan chair, wearing a red hijab with various patterns on her head, holding a red sachet tightly in her hand.
There was nothing else in the sachet, just a poem.
The crescent moon is as curved as an eyebrow, showing no sign of reunion.
Hong Dou couldn't bear to look at it, her eyes were filled with tears of lovesickness.
Splitting peach leaves all day long, people are in my heart.
Flowers separated by two ears, they are married today.
"We are married today."
A trace of sweetness flowed through Kodou'er's heart. She was not afraid of the future, but instead was full of longing.
Nanchang Palace is no stranger to her. She stayed there for more than half a year last year and knows everything she needs to know.
Li Xuanxing was walking in front and sensed the movement inside the flower bridge. He smiled lightly and looked steady.
Finally, he married Qu Dou'er and returned home.
Although she has the will of the Queen of Heaven, Kodou'er is just a simple and gentle girl.
In addition, being a descendant of the Gaochang royal family, marrying Li Xuan as a concubine, to be honest, is somewhat aggrieved.
But there is no way, this is the will of the Queen of Heaven.
From this aspect, it is actually not a bad thing. It is much better than marrying into the Quan family.
From the Quan family, it can be seen that the queen's disgust for the Quan family is still far from gone.
If Qu Dou'er marries into the Quan family, she may be in trouble.
Thinking of this, Li Xuan's face flashed with gloom.
Today is not all good.
During the wedding ceremony in the morning, the appearance of Murong Nuohebo made Li Xuan feel disgusted.
Now he actually wants to call Murong Nuohebo his uncle, and even Murong Zhong is his uncle.
The Murong family did not have a good reputation in the Tang Dynasty, especially after what happened last year, neither the government nor the public had a good impression of them.
That is to say, Murong Nuohebo gave the emperor a generous gift during the dynasty this year, so the emperor let them go.
But in any case, after what happened last year, Datang's control over Tuyuhun will begin to strengthen.
With the current marriage, the Murong family will inevitably want to use Li Xuan to gain a foothold in the Tang Dynasty, but at the same time, they must be careful not to let the Tang Dynasty use Li Xuan to swallow them up.
Not to mention Tang Dynasty, even Li Xuan also coveted Tuyuhun.
Today, there are only three cities in Tuyuhun: Fuqi City, Delingha and Golmud.
But Xituyuhun, where Delingha and Golmud are located, is a golden zone, a golden cornucopia.
If this area can be occupied, Li Xuan's Changzhou will be able to completely get rid of the shackles of food.
But it's a pity that the court will not give him this opportunity.
The most important thing is Murong's position.
This autumn, Pei Yan will tour the west. When the position of Murong and others changes slightly, Li Xuan will be in big trouble.
…
After withdrawing his thoughts, Li Xuan's eyes fell on the maids and servants of the Qu family behind him.
After all, the Qu family was the former royal family of Gaochang and had a solid foundation. Qu Douer's life in the Nanchang King would not be too bad.
It's hard to say how many of those servants and maids were sent from the palace.
Li Xuan had a satisfied smile on her face.
He did not expect that in the Qu family, there would be many servants of Tuyuhun who had recently arrived in Chang'an, many of whom were among the dowries.
With these people, it will be easier for the two families to communicate with each other, and Li Xuan will act more freely in the future.
…
Kaihuafang, Nanchang Palace.
Li Xuan got off her horse in front of the mansion gate, and bowed her hands deeply to Li Xian, Li Na, Li Xu, Li Jing and others who were standing at the door, and then entered the mansion gate under the welcome of everyone.
The Qu family who came with them finally couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
With the participation of the King of England, the marriage was finally more dignified, and the rumors in Chang'an were reduced.
Although Qu Douer's marriage was far grander than that of ordinary people, it was still not as good as that of a serious concubine like Liu Jinyu.
You know, when Liu Jinyu got married, in addition to countless princes and princesses, prime ministers and ministers, the prince also came in person to read out the edict, but now there is nothing.
Although there are countless princes, princes, princes, princesses, princesses, relatives from various families, and even the prime ministers and ministers of the court have sent their children, they are only from the younger generation after all.
After all, Kodou'er can only be regarded as a concubine at best.
Now with the arrival of Li Xian, the level has immediately been raised to a higher level.
There is no doubt that Li Xuan arranged all this.
The Qu family finally felt a little more comfortable.
Looking up at Li Xuan, he saw him leading Qu Dou'er across the brazier, shooting arrows in all directions, and finally leading him into the main hall.
Sitting in the main hall, besides Princess Peng Ouyang, was Ouyang's elder brother, Ouyang Tong, the minister of Weiwei Temple.
Li Xuan took Qu Dou'er and kowtowed solemnly in front of his mother Ouyang, bowing three times and kowtowing.
Then he turned to his uncle Ouyang Tong, who also bowed three times and kowtowed nine times.
Among the Ouyang family's children, only Ouyang Youming is now in Chang'an, serving Ouyang Tong.
…
First, he took Qu Dou'er to see Liu Jinyu, and then sent her to Xikuoyuan.
After doing this, Li Xuan hurried to the front yard to greet the guests.
Although there were no court officials this time, the princes, county kings, and all the princes and brothers who were in Beijing also arrived, but they didn't come out to meet anyone.
Basically all of Li Xuan's colleagues who had worked together in Wuzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Luoyang, Chang'an, and even the northwest came here.
Li Xuan sent people to invite the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and even the Ministry of Punishment.
Not to mention others, even Pei Yan asked his son to come with gifts.
This gave Li Xuan a sense of Pei Yan's propriety.
After all, Pei Yan is the Minister of the Sixth Division, and he has some bottom lines in his actions, so he will not fight with Li Xuan at all costs.
This is especially true when there is no direct conflict of interest between the two parties.
But this does not mean that Li Xuan will relax any vigilance.
Because he knew that once there was a conflict of interest between him and Pei Yan, both parties would fight desperately.
The same is true for the things in front of us, but now they have entered a period of relaxation in the struggle. At this time, everyone can't help but start long-term plotting and planning.
After all, they have more enemies besides each other.
Seeing Song Jing sitting with Yao Chong asking for advice on the imperial examination, Li Xuan felt ridiculous for a moment.
Yao Chong is the son of Yao Yi. He once served in Zuojinwu Guard and worked with Li Xuan for a period of time, and then they gradually became friends.
Now that Yao Yi is the governor of Changzhou, the relationship between Yao Chong and Li Xuan is even closer.
But Li Xuan didn't expect that Song Jing's grandfather was once Liu Rengui's subordinate, and this time he was sent to the Imperial College to study by Liu Jinyu.
The scientific examination is coming soon, and Li Xuan doesn't know what Song Jing's score will be in this examination.
After shaking her head and toasting everyone one by one, Li Xuan sat back at the main table. After toasting Murong Zhong, Li Xuan looked at Li Xian.
"How about it? Are you going to Taozhou again this year?" Li Xuan asked in a low voice.
Li Xian shook his head slightly and said: "The general managers of all roads have been revoked, there is no need to go again."
Li Xuan nodded lightly and said, "Since I'm not going, then lend me someone."
"Who?" Li Xian looked up in surprise.
"Dou Xiao." Li Xuan smiled and said: "The governor's office of Changzhou is newly established, with the Sima in charge, the record of affairs and the joining of the army are all decided by the court. However, I can also recommend one or two people for the six cao to join the army, let alone He said that Dou Xiao’s surname is Dou.”
Dou Xiao is a direct descendant of the Dou family. He is now serving as the military cao of the Prince of Ying and joining the army. Li Xuan wants to use him as the military cao of the governor of Changzhou and joins the army.
"I can't make the decision on this matter." Li Xian shook his head directly and said: "He is currently staying well in Chang'an, so he may not be willing to go to Changzhou."
"As long as you don't object." Li Xuan raised his glass and said softly: "Don't you see that Dou Xiao has ambition and a desire to make contributions, but he just doesn't have a good way... Now that Changzhou is newly established, Liu Cao Among those who join the army, only Bingcao has the actual rights to join the army, and I gave him this position."
The Changzhou Dudufu only has two counties under its jurisdiction: Maduo and Chengduo.
As for the Changzhou Governor's Office, there are other Governor's Offices, all of which have their own ways of operating, and the Governor's Office has little jurisdiction.
The only easiest way to achieve meritorious service is to join the army as a soldier.
Li Xuan didn't have a suitable candidate, so he thought of Dou Xiao.
When Dou Xiao came out, the officials were cleared, and everyone else had to give way.
"You still plan to start with the Sixth Division this time." Li Xian somewhat understood what Li Xuan meant.
"Of course Fa Cao is still from Dali Temple, Hu Cao is from Hubu, Shi Cao and Gongbu may not release him. Let's transfer him from Jiangnan. Gong Cao will be transferred from Yushitai, and Cang Cao will be transferred from Changzhou." Li Xuan said casually. Arrange the personnel of the Changzhou Dudu Mansion properly.
This time, people in the imperial court had little desire to serve in the Changzhou Governor's Office.
Because the Changzhou Governor's Mansion is located in Maduo, it is far away from the Changzhou Governor's Mansion, not to mention on the plateau.
Ordinary people really can't bear the special geographical environment there.
Those who are not patient enough will not be able to stay there for a long time.
This also led to the difficult birth of Changzhou Lushi and meritorious officials who joined the army.
"By the way, what are you planning to do this year?" Li Xuan and Li Xian clinked their glasses.
"Let's play." Li Xian said casually.
"Do something." Li Xuan's voice lowered.
"you say!"
"Huang Rensu, the young minister of Dali Temple, is a master of water control. Taking advantage of the good weather this year, he will repair the canals and bridges in various places in Hebei and Shandong. It is best to roughly measure the number of acres of land in each place." He said in a low voice. : "This year is His Majesty's fiftieth birthday. If you support him, it can also be considered as congratulating His Majesty on his birthday."
Li Xian fell silent. After a moment, he finally said: "You want to recommend him to be the Minister of the Ministry of Works."
"Originally, this is what the prince should do." Li Xuan shook her head slightly and said, "But last year, I don't know why the prince stopped. So if you come this year, as long as you have some achievements, maybe you can push it up."
"Let him come to me." Li Xian finally nodded.
The two of them clinked their glasses gently and drank up the wine. Li Xuan then said: "We are going to Luoyang this year. You are Luozhou Shepherd. If nothing else, the president of Luozhou can get involved; in addition, you also have to Be careful, Shiro is probably going to be busy this year."
The prince is going to be deposed, and everyone has to get busy.
Prepare in advance.
(End of chapter)
