Chapter 108: The Wedding (I)

When Li Jing heard this, he was first surprised, then shocked, and then puzzled. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Looking at his favorite son, Li Jingqiang pressed the doubts in his heart and asked, "Sixth Emperor, what do you really mean?" ”

"Father, Empress E, she is not willing to marry her eldest brother." Li Congjia hesitated for a while, but finally said, after saying this, he felt that his body was trembling.

Li Jing's face changed, he couldn't imagine that the six princes would actually say this. He is the Son of Heaven, and he is true of his word, and the wedding has been decided, so it is impossible to change it. Even if this thing is wrong, he has to do it, because it is related to the majesty of the royal family, if his orders are changed day by day, try to ask the people of the world, who else will listen to his orders?

Li Jing frowned, waved his hand, and said, "Impossible, this thing is absolutely impossible." ”

"Father, Emperor E already has a sweetheart, let her marry her eldest brother, marry someone she doesn't like, it will ruin her happiness!" Li Congjia said loudly.

Li Jing was unmoved, waved his hand, and motioned for Gao Ze to take Li Congjia down. Li Congjia screamed desperately, but was finally taken away by Gao Ze. Li Jing suddenly felt completely disinterested, he stood up, walked out of the house, and paced in the courtyard.

Li Jing has also heard about the acquaintance of the six princes and Emperor Zhou E, but between the two, it is said that there is no love for children, so King Yan proposed, and Li Jing agreed, but he didn't expect that the six princes would do such a thing today.

Li Jing rubbed his temples, he really had a headache, these things about children's love are like a mess, and they are still messy. Now that Li Jing has made a holy decree, whether the two really love each other or not, this thing can only be like this.

Li Jing sighed, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and I hope that after having a wife, King Yan can become more calm and sensible.

The wedding date is soon approaching, Li Hongji is proud of the spring breeze, for a few days, he rushed to the Ministry of Rites in person, and also formulated a route to marry, the last time Yang Lian's wedding was very huge, he was the dignified Yan King, how to say that it can't be compared to the wedding of the Hou Ye.

Compared with the jubilation of Yanwang's Mansion, Zhou's Mansion was very dull, and it seemed that someone had buried Gu in the mansion, and the people didn't dare to speak loudly, for fear that Master Zhou would get angry. Emperor Zhou E kept crying for days, his eyes were swollen, and he looked very scary. Zhou Ying, who was only a few years old, looked at her crying sister, helpless, and didn't know what to do.

Maybe this is fate, Zhou Zong smiled bitterly.

In this oppressive atmosphere, the wedding date has finally arrived. Li Hongji rode a high-headed horse, wearing red clothes, followed by a group of pro-soldiers, these pro-soldiers were all dressed in gorgeous armor, under the rising sun, one by one, full of interest, infinite spring, King Yan was overjoyed, and they were also face-saving.

In order to suppress Yang Lian's momentum a few days ago, Li Hongji made people beat gongs and drums along the way, and he even did not hesitate to buy a lot of firecrackers, and put them wherever he went, which seemed very lively along the way.

The procession of welcoming relatives marched along the Qinhuai River, and the people saw such a big momentum, remembering Wu Hou, who was born and died for the Tang Dynasty a few days ago, someone wittily followed behind, maybe King Yan would be richer and throw out more money?

Li Hongji obviously enjoys the feeling of having more people, which is a very face-saving thing in his opinion. It was lively and lively along the way, and after more than half an hour, I arrived at Zhou's mansion. Outside the Zhou Mansion, although there are lanterns, the gate is closed, and it looks very deserted.

Li Hongji doesn't mind, anyway, this matter has been decided, after today, when the raw rice is cooked and matured, what choice can Zhou Zong have? Li Hongji jumped off the war horse, stepped forward with a smile on his face, and knocked on the knocker.

"Who?" There was a sound in the door.

"It's Lonely, King Yan! came to the Zhou Mansion to marry Emperor E. Li Hongji said loudly, looking around triumphantly.

There was silence in the door for a while, Menzi was obviously hesitating, and after a while, Menzi still opened the door, everyone knew Yan Wang's temper, and if he angered him, it would be dangerous.

Seeing the door open obediently, a smile appeared on Li Hongji's face. He unceremoniously stepped through the gate and led his soldiers straight to the backyard. In the backyard, Emperor Zhou E looked at himself numbly in the bronze mirror, his face was full of despair, even after makeup, a pair of eyes that were originally bright and kind were already swollen, and his face was also very bad.

A palace maid dressed up for Emperor Zhou E, and she was busy for a while before she was barely satisfied. Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and the palace maid raised her head and saw that it was King Yan, so she hurriedly bent down to salute and said, "King Yan." ”

Hearing the voice, Zhou Ehuang's body couldn't help but tremble, and his eyes also rolled.

Li Hongji walked in triumphantly, and when he saw Emperor Zhou E, who had already finished dressing up, he couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't pay attention to it before, but then took a closer look, after dressing up, Emperor Zhou E was really beautiful, it can be said that he was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.

And this woman will soon become his wife, Li Hongji couldn't help but feel a burst of secret joy in his heart, heroes love beauties, Li Hongji thinks that he is a hero, and it is natural to marry a beauty and go home. Not to mention that after marrying Emperor Zhou E, there are many benefits.

Li Hongji laughed, pretended to be a scholar, gave a salute, and said, "Lady." ”

Emperor Zhou E glanced at Li Hongji with a dull gaze, and his heart tightened. What appeared in front of me was the appearance of another man, who had helped him several times, but now, why couldn't he see his shadow? Is this life doomed?

The palace maid didn't dare to say much to Li Hongji, although at this time, Li Hongji shouldn't have broken in. The palace maid picked up the red hijab from the side and was about to put it on Emperor Zhou E's head, Li Hongji savagely snatched it up and walked forward slowly.

At this time, Zhou Zong appeared with a gloomy face, he looked at Li Hongji, arched his hand, and said, "King Yan, you can't come in, this is not in line with etiquette." ”

Li Hongji chuckled lightly, put the red hijab on Emperor Zhou E's head, and then turned his head and said very seriously: "Father-in-law, what's wrong with this?" ”

Zhou Zongqiang held back his anger and said, "Although Emperor E is promised to you, the etiquette that should be there must be observed, and King Yan can't come nonsense." ”

Li Hongji glanced at Zhou Zong meaningfully, and said: "Father-in-law, Lone is not at ease, if his father-in-law changes someone and worships the hall and becomes a relative, doesn't Lone want to marry her?" ”

"Humph!" Zhou Zong snorted coldly, things have come to this point, what else can he say?

Li Hongji saw Zhou Situ walking away with his sleeves brushed up, pursed his lips, but he didn't care. After tonight, everything was settled. The palace maid was on the side and said, "King Yan, the auspicious time has arrived." ”

"Okay, you help the lonely princess out." Li Hongji said, walking in front.

The palace maid helped Emperor Zhou E and walked out step by step. Li Hongji looked at Emperor Zhou E, afraid that he would disappear in the blink of an eye. It took a full meal for Li Hongji to walk out of the Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Zong did not make any preparations, firecrackers, dowries and other things were not prepared, this was a silent resistance. Li Hongji didn't care either, and let people light firecrackers. In order to overpower Yang Lian in momentum, Li Hongji traveled to many places, including outside the imperial city, and it took two hours to almost turn the entire Jinling City, and Li Hongji took people back to Yanwangfu.

Such a wedding is naturally going to the Son of Heaven, and in the Yanwang Mansion, Li Jing and Queen Zhong are dressed in costumes, waiting for the arrival of the eldest son and daughter-in-law.

It wasn't until dusk that Gao Ze came in with a happy face and said, "Your Majesty, King Yan is here." ”

"Good, good!" Li Jing said with a smile.

The corners of Empress Zhong's mouth curled, she hoped that after getting married, King Yan would change, gain the trust of her husband, and serve the Tang Empire.

Li Jing swept his eyes, and at this time he found Li Congjia in the crowd, only to see that he had a gloomy face and was very depressed. Li Jing groaned in his heart, the age of the sixth prince is not young, it is better to find him a family business, the young man should soon forget Emperor Zhou E.

When he was thinking about it, Li Hongji had already brought Emperor Zhou E in accordance with etiquette, Emperor Zhou E's head was covered with a red cloth, he walked very slowly, and with the support of the palace maid, he finally arrived in front of Li Jing.

Gao Ze had a smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty, the bride is here." ”

Li Jing nodded, he was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law.

Emperor Zhou E didn't speak, and the reason for this Li Jing understood that at this time, it could only be like this.

The official of the Ministry of Rites walked up and was about to open his mouth to announce the start of the wedding, when an official from the Ministry of Rites outside the door shouted: "King Qi has arrived!" ”

In the crowd, the hundred officials suddenly made an uproar, Sun Sheng, Han Xizai, Chang Mengxi and others glanced at each other, and they didn't understand what King Qi was doing at this time?

But then, the words of the official of the Ministry of Rites surprised everyone even more, and the official shouted: "Wu Hou gave a gift, five hundred taels of gold, and two pieces of coral!" ”

Five hundred taels of gold may not be nothing, but two corals, the value is probably enough to ten thousand gold, and they all say that Wu Hou is rich, but he can't imagine that he is so rich, and he is so extravagant to his political enemies.

Sun Sheng was the first to react, he walked towards the door, and it happened that King Qi and Wu Hou walked in one after another.

"I've seen King Qi." Under the rule of the court, although Sun Sheng is the prime minister, this face still has to be given to the king of Qi, after all, he is the prince of the Tang Dynasty and the imperial brother of the Son of Heaven.

"Hehe, it turned out to be Prime Minister Sun!" Li Jingsui looked very happy, and after walking in, he saw the Son of Heaven sitting on the top, hurriedly bowed his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, King Yan married a woman from the Zhou family, and his younger brother also came to congratulate." ”

In Li Jing's heart, he also hoped that King Qi and King Yan could settle the dispute, and seeing that King Qi was so broad-minded, he nodded and said, "King Qi came just in time, give me a seat!" ”

Yang Lian came in and found that Li Hongji was looking at him in a daze, with a hateful gaze. Yang Lian didn't care, he laughed and said: "King Yan marries a wife, it is really gratifying, Ben Hou has prepared some small gifts, and I hope that King Yan will accept it with a smile." ”

Li Hongji snorted coldly in his heart, thinking that five hundred gold plus two corals, this is not a small wealth, Yang Lian said so lightly, it seems that he has indeed made a lot of money over the years. Where did he get all this money from? Greedy for ink? For a moment, Li Hongji was stunned, thinking about where Yang Lian got so much money.

"King Yan, Marquis Wu is so sincere, you can help each other and serve the country in the future." Li Jing said.

"This is natural, Weichen is a courtier of Datang, and he will naturally do his best to expand the territory for Datang." Yang Lian gave up.

King Yan's wedding, many courtiers came, including Xiao Yan, the secretary of Dali Temple, Liu Yanzhen and others who escorted the Son of Heaven to King Yan's mansion, and others heard Yang Lian say this, Xiao Yan was the first to laugh and said: "Wu Hou is really the pillar of the country, with Wu Hou here, the Tang Dynasty is worry-free." ”

Yang Lian's heart froze, he couldn't figure out what Xiao Yan's attitude was, his statement a few days ago seemed to be inclined to Yang Lian, but what he said now made Yang Lian a little confused. Yang Lian reacted very quickly, arched his hand, and said: "Xiao Siqing's words are wrong, His Majesty is wise and well-controlled, and the Tang Dynasty can be invincible." ”

Liu Yanzhen glanced at Xiao Yan in some surprise, Xiao Yan's words were a little scolding. Anyway, his nephew followed Yang Lian, and now that Yang Lian is the Marquis of Wu and married Princess Huairou as his wife, Liu Yanzhen will naturally be more inclined to Yang Lian from the bottom of her heart, and she also smiled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty is wise, and the Tang Dynasty can be invincible." Now that the Tang Dynasty is growing, domination of the world is just around the corner. ”

The king of Qi was also a wise man, and immediately bowed his hand and said loudly: "My emperor is wise, long live my emperor!" ”

"Long live my emperor!" The ministers also shouted in unison with the voice of King Qi.

The voice actually overpowered the sound of gongs and drums for a while, Li Hongji's face changed, this was originally his marriage, why did it suddenly become a court meeting to praise the Son of Heaven and Shengming?

The sound of the tsunami in the mountains continued for a long time before it stopped, and the wide hall gradually calmed down. Sun Sheng coughed and said, "Your Majesty, today is the day of King Yan's wedding, and the auspicious time has arrived, so you can't miss the time." ”

Li Jing stood up, applauded, and said, "Yes, today is King Yan's wedding, and the auspicious time has arrived, so let's do it immediately!" ”

"Whoa!" The official of the Ministry of Rites replied.

The procedures of the royal wedding are not much different from the wedding of ordinary people, but it is more solemn, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites came out and shouted loudly.

At this time, most of the weddings were red men and green women, the man was dressed in red clothes, the woman was green, Emperor Zhou E was dressed in a hairpin dress, slender figure, with the support of the palace maid, walked up slowly, everyone in Jinling City knew that Zhou Zong's daughter of Zhou Situ was a woman who was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her appearance was also one of the best in the capital. And King Yan is also good-looking, although he is a little violent, but he is finally talented and beautiful, and he should be a perfect match.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites sang a few times, first blessed the couple, and then officially announced that they would worship heaven and earth.

Li Hongji was about to kneel, when he suddenly remembered Yang Lian on the side, and his eyes couldn't help but look at him.

Li Hongji couldn't help sneering twice in his heart, Zhou Ehuang has a good relationship with his sixth brother, he knows this, and in the same way, he also knows that Zhou Ehuang and Yang Lian know each other, it is said that Yang Lian also sent a gift to Zhou Ehuang, which shows that the relationship between the two is not ordinary, and now that Zhou Ehuang is married to himself, is there no trace of dissatisfaction with this Yang Lian?

Yang Lian's attitude made Li Hongji a little disappointed, and then he saw the sixth brother with a dead face, Li Congjia's dejected expression made Li Hongji feel a little sorry in his heart, but for the sake of the great cause of the prince, he could only sacrifice the happiness of the sixth brother. If he ascends the throne as emperor, he will naturally compensate the sixth brother.