Although there are many emperors in China for thousands of years, there are really not many who have married in office, after all, the ancients got married early, and most of the emperors Yanjing had a princess when they were the princes.

However, Zhengde, which is not the mainstream, is an exception, although he did not mean it, but in personal matters, he did read and did a special job, becoming one of the special cases of becoming the emperor first and then getting married.

Although Xie Hong didn't know what Empress Xia thought, if the girls of later generations were concerned, it was obvious that marrying the emperor directly would be more satisfying to them, not to mention anything else, just talking about the grandeur of this celebration ceremony was dizzying, far from being comparable to the canonization of the crown princess.

Although the prince is also noble, after all, he is only preparing for the emperor, not to mention that most of the princes have to keep a low profile in order to avoid suspicion.

Later, Prince William of Britain got married, and the ceremony was so huge that the whole world attracted attention. In fact, in this era, the emperor's wedding in the Ming Dynasty is the real grand, after all, the emperor's wedding is a national ceremony, and although the Ming Dynasty at this time is going downhill, it is still a dynasty standing at the top of the world.

Huaxia is a country of etiquette, and the Son of Heaven is an example for all people, so such a grand ceremony, red tape will naturally not be less. In general, the emperor's marriage is similar to that of ordinary rich and noble families, but each procedure is more cumbersome and strict.

The draft that broke Zhengde's dream and gave Xie Hong a headache for a long time is the first step, and the strictness and cumbersomeness in this process go without saying.

After choosing the candidate, it is Na Cai to ask for the name, and then Na Ji Na levy, that is, to go to the woman's house to ask the bride's name, set the auspicious date, and give a number of dowry gifts by the way. Marrying a daughter-in-law is a dowry, there is such a rule in the world, and the emperor is no exception, and the dowry should be a little more exquisite.

Although the dowry is expensive, the cost of the entire wedding ceremony is really nothing, unlike the marriage of later generations and the red envelopes, the emperor's marriage is purely a money-losing business.

Not only can you not collect money, but you also have to give people rewards, and the civil and military officials, lords and nobles who come to attend the wedding must be rewarded; The officials who served outside also prayed for the emperor's blessings, and naturally they should also be rewarded; These people were rewarded, Zhengde simply was completely generous, and even the border soldiers were sympathetic and rewarded.

As a result, this wedding was truly celebrated by the whole world, and the cost of it can be imagined, and it even caused some twists and turns for this money.

According to the normal procedure, the wedding is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites, and of course the cost must come from the Ministry of Households, but now that Zhengde is rich, the Ministry of Household is naturally not so willing. So Han Wen jumped out again, since the emperor married his own daughter-in-law, and the inner treasury was rich, of course, the emperor paid for it himself, and everyone had a personal scene.

Of course Zhengde didn't do it, if it was last year, he might have pinched his nose and admitted it, who made him see too much of his father's forbearance? But now, Zhu Houzhao is not so easy to speak.

He directly showdown and said: Since marrying a daughter-in-law is my own business, the choice of the daughter-in-law must also be chosen by me, if I choose it myself, then I don't care about this little money, it's just a drizzle. But since this person is not determined by me, then whoever decides will pay for it! Anyway, either let me fall in love freely, or you will pay for it.

For this matter, the Outer Dynasty and Zhengde were quite deadlocked for a while. Zhengde didn't expect to be completely free, but at that time, Xie Hong's strategy was to delay time, so Zhu Houzhao's classmate also tacitly cooperated, and he didn't want to enter the cage of marriage so early.

The courtiers, led by Han Wen, were also reluctant to budge. They don't know how much silver there is in the emperor's inner treasury, but as long as they are not blind, they can see how Zhenbao Zhai collects money, and it is a golden mountain! Compared with the emperor, the household department in charge of the treasury is simply a group of beggars, right? How can you not rob the rich and help the poor at such a time?

Such a stalemate is what Xie Hong is happy to see, but it goes against the original intention of the foreign dynasty, especially for the large group of people led by Xie Qian, so Xie Qian is no longer calm, and immediately set off a tide of words, and then quickly stood on the table.

I don't know if I had a secret conversation with Xie Qian, in short, at the beginning of the tide of words, Hanwen's attitude changed, from the original firm opposition, to a calculus, first proposed a discount, and then proposed to give treasure money to the border soldiers instead of silver, anyway, he was unwilling to pay happily.

His behavior reminded Zhengde of painful memories in the past, when he had no money in his hand, didn't Han Wen always fool him like this?

So, Zhu Houzhao, who was full of confidence, talked to Han Wen with great interest about the price, is it a pastime left and right, feng shui takes turns, and now his mentality is very different, I am no longer the poor emperor of the year, although I don't pay attention to this little money, but I want to tease you.

However, with a sufficient amount of push, even the Ming Dynasty is also very efficient, although the specific price has not been negotiated, but the various matters of the big wedding are carried out in an orderly manner.

Jiangnan scholars are full of enthusiasm, where is it better to let the emperor pay out of his own pocket than to directly grab the money bag and pay it himself? Forget about those who have already entered the inner treasury, keep the spare flowers for the emperor, the root of the Ordnance Department is the key! If this root is broken, everything will be back on track, and the participants will gain fame and fortune, is there anything better in the world?

On the day of being enshrined, that is, the day when the queen was issued a certificate and the bride was picked up at the door, the civil and military officials, lords and nobles all gathered early and waited in the imperial city, all of them were beaming.

And all the palaces in the Forbidden City are also very festively decorated, with firecrackers, red bronzing double happiness characters, large candles, and even red felt on the road.

Most of the eunuchs also had a smile on their faces, they were not only happy for the emperor's wedding, but most importantly, the faces of the princes and eunuchs who were in charge of the ceremonial eunuchs were smiling brightly with a smile that swept away the gloom of the previous time, how could everyone not have fun?

Zhonghe Shaole is set up in front of the Taihe Palace, the wedding honor guard is set up outside the noon gate, and the groom Guan Zhengde is waiting in the Taihe Palace, because there is still more red tape behind.

Originally, the courtiers were a little worried, for fear that this lord would not be able to bear the surname, and he would come out with some moths, although the courtier Xie Hong did not appear today, but the current emperor's disobedience is not due to people, but has already had a good foundation, Xie Hong just exacerbated the process.

But today, Zhengde rarely made the old men feel relieved, although the sitting posture on the dragon chair was not very solemn, but finally did not jump up from it; His eyes were also wandering, and he looked preoccupied, but he didn't get up to be funny, which really relieved everyone.

When the bell and drum of the noon gate rang, the queen was outside the noon gate, and the ceremony officially entered the main play, the courtiers put their hearts in their stomachs, and then Zhengde personally participated, and there were the inner court etiquette officials sent by the queen mother of the two palaces, so there should be no big problems.

Then it is to go to the temple and the temple, that is, to go to the temple to worship the ancestors, and then in the Jiaotai Palace, that is, to split a gourd in half, and use the two gourds to drink, and the cup of wine in later generations is a meaning.

Later...... Needless to say, go to Kunning Palace for a pedestrian ceremony, the next day, after a couple of newcomers get up, go to serve tea to their father-in-law and mother-in-law, of course, the father-in-law is not there, but Zhengde still has a grandmother, that is, to meet the queen mother of the two palaces.

These procedures are carried out in the harem, the courtiers will neither participate, nor do they feel the need to worry, the harem has two palaces of the queen mother to preside over the overall situation, and the inner court has Wang Yue to do the internal response, no matter what, there is no reason to make a mistake again, just wait for the time to come, it is the time to hoe and annihilate.

Although that annihilator is quite knowledgeable and ran to Xiyuan to seek the emperor's protection, it is only a delay for a while, what can he do today and later? Do you dare to follow the emperor into the Forbidden City? Or enter Kunning Palace together? Isn't that a big joke?

The emperor's wedding, the whole capital is jubilant, the people's homes are also lit up, the sound of firecrackers and noise is endless, in such a day, the ban on fireworks such an anachronistic thing is of course to be removed. What's more, it was the predecessor Xu Shoufu who issued the ban at the beginning, and now that Liu Shoufu is in power, it is natural to set things right a little.

There are jubilant crowds gathering everywhere in the capital, but in terms of the dignity of the participants, Xie Mansion is the center of the capital that is second to none. This mansion is contrary to the dead silence of some time ago, and the crowds are pouring out of words, and most of the guests are purple-robed and jade-belted, with extraordinary identities.

"It's still Xie Ge Lao's majesty, and he has already forced that courtier into a corner, and now the emperor's wedding didn't even dare to show his face, seeing that he was already at a loss for words, hahaha......"

Liu Daxia's voice was still as loud as ever, and even the concierge of Xie Mansion could hear his somewhat forgetful laughter. People who know Liu Shangshu are all smiling, knowing that Lord Liu is very happy, otherwise it would be impossible to praise Xie Qian in front of so many people, you know, the relationship between the two was originally quite discordant.

But this is also understandable, that player is insidious and cunning, and his methods are vicious, and everyone has more or less suffered his losses, and Lord Liu has been fighting on the front line of eliminating the annihilation and protecting the society, and the setbacks and humiliations can be imagined, seeing that his wish has been fulfilled, can he not be happy?

"I can't afford it, I can't afford it," Xie Qian was also full of red light, revealing joy from the bottom of his heart, and he said humbly again and again: "If it weren't for Brother Xixian leading the overall situation, and Liu Butang taking the initiative, and then getting the help of colleagues in the DPRK and China, how could the old man alone afford such a big event?" The old man is just in a hurry, how dare he steal the first credit? ”

The meaning of the words is modest, but no one who hears this passage will take it seriously. Before there was no Jiangnan scholar as the backbone, the proposition of Liu and Li was originally slow, if it was according to the previous resolution, at least it would have to wait until the second year of Zhengde, seeing that the riddler was full of tricks, who could afford to wait!

And Xie Ge Lao reversed the situation as soon as he made a move, completely establishing the victory, even if he was humble in his mouth, who could erase his credit? Didn't you see that Li Ge Lao didn't show up today?

You must know that the main opponent of Xie Ge Lao Shi is not Liu Shoufu, but Li Ge Lao, since he did not appear today, he is obviously extremely disappointed, and he can't even take care of his demeanor, which is no different from admitting defeat.

This is also the proper meaning, after all, no one expected that Xie Ge Lao could suddenly integrate such a big force as Jiangnan Shiren, if it is only about the momentum merit, Xie Ge Lao is already above Liu Shoufu, this is the supernatural merit of supporting Sheji!

"Zi Qiaomo should be humble, if it weren't for your active campaign, the old man wouldn't have been able to make this decision, and you deserve the first credit." first praised Xie Qian, and Liu Jian showed a sad look on his face, "All my colleagues don't know, when this annihilation is in power, and the young master is helpless, the old man is really walking on thin ice as the first assistant, and he has to be cautious when it comes to Jiangshan Sheji!" ”

"What Liu Ge Lao said is that the situation is stormy, and we all feel the same way; And the chaos is just around the corner anyway, and we are all ecstatic, all thanks to the protection of the two pavilion elders, so that we can say today, neither of them have to be too humble. ”

Of course, Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is a person who knows etiquette, when to say anything, he knows it well, and his eulogy is said steadily, and there are many people who echo it, and the object of the speech is even more glad.

"It's all the strength of everyone in the court, the old man really doesn't dare to take credit, come, colleagues, let's drink this cup together, and congratulate the justice of the world! Congratulations for the Jiangshan Society! Congratulations to the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty! Xie Qian raised his glass and looked around, he had the potential to dominate the world.

"For ...... Congratulations! Everyone present happily obeyed, and for a while, the atmosphere of the banquet reached the most.

"Liu Butang, is the layout of all places complete?" In a warm atmosphere, Liu Jian was a little out of place, he just gestured to the wine glass in his hand slightly, and did not join the ranks of everyone, but turned his head to find Liu Daxia and asked softly.

Liu Daxia's face was hideous, his tone was calm, he waved his hand downward, and said categorically: "Elder Liu Ge just rest assured, everything has been arranged, just wait for four days later, when the emperor accepts the congratulations, it will be launched, and nothing will go wrong." ”

(To be continued)