Liu Shengzong Yan was overjoyed when he heard this, and it was another five-body gift: "Yanyuan of Liu Shengzong was a lackey of the adult's door, and he worked hard for the adult!" ”

After saying a few more words, Lian Zining instructed someone to lead Liu Sheng Zongyan and others to settle down, and set aside a few special barracks for them. Then they were put into the pro-barracks on the spot.

Now Lian Zining's pro-military camp is actually a full quota of 300 dragoons, originally after the battle of Wudao Mountain City, there were only one hundred and twenty-two, and after returning from Fusang, some elite and loyal people from the cavalry Qianhu came in, and there were 300 people. It just so happened that the flintlock pistols had begun to be used on a large scale, and they were all equipped with the five thunder god machines that had been replaced by the first army Qianhu, and the god arm crossbow was also one per person, which was extremely elite.

The dragoons were Lian Zining's personal soldiers during the war, and they were guards in peacetime, divided into thirty small flags, and guarded the presidential palace in two shifts during the day and night.

Lian Zining broke up these disciples of Yanagi Zongyan, and two of them were organized into the queue. Of course, they are only responsible for security work in peacetime, and they will not fight together in wartime.

Only Liu Sheng Zongyan was treated better, and Lian Zining opened a small courtyard for him in the house inside and outside the house as a residence.

Lian Zining will give these swordsmen a high salary, but he will definitely not get used to them and raise them, he knows the heart of the Fusang people best, they will be afraid of power, but they will not receive your kindness.

—————— dividing line—————— In ancient times, if you want to get married, you have to say that you have to say that you are close, and if you want to say that you are close, you have to have a matchmaker.

If there are fewer matchmakers, it is not enough, there are three - the matchmaker hired by the party, the matchmaker hired by the woman, and the intermediate matchmaker who matches the two parties.

This is the so-called three media among the six certificates.

The matchmaker between the two sides is strictly speaking Yu Susu, but with the current status of Wu Yibofu and Dai's Mansion, it is indeed child's play to let a businessman as the main media, so both parties forgot about it intentionally or unintentionally. So this matter of the main media ended without a problem.

Because the matchmaker invited by the man Lian Zining is Zhang Yanchang, Zhang Yanchang is the Marquis of Shouning, and the nephew of the Queen Mother, the emperor's little cousin, and he is the most outstanding and promising one in the entire group of relatives in the Ming Dynasty. With status, power, and honorable status, it is a first-class matchmaker's choice.

Lian Zining's matchmaker status is so high, naturally it can't be bad over there, Dai Zhangpu is the left waiter of the real power military department, plus he is a square person, known as a clear name, but he is also a face-saving person, and he actually invited the first assistant of the cabinet, Lord Yang Shenyang.

In terms of official rank, Yang Shen, the head of the cabinet, is just a common title that everyone has agreed upon, his own official title is the Zhongji Temple University Scholar and the Prince Taibao title, the Zhongji Temple University Scholar is just the fifth grade, and the Prince Taibao is only from the first grade, just from the title, not to mention that it is compared with Zhang Yanchang, even if it is inferior to Lian Zining.

However, the power of civil officials has always been immeasurable, just like Dai Zhangpu at the beginning, he was just a five-rank soldier outsider, but the third-rank guard commander was just his lackey.

And Yang Shen, as the first assistant of the cabinet, has been in this position for fifteen years since the thirty-sixth year of Zhengde! In the past fifteen years, Yang Shen's power and prestige have reached the peak, he upholds the national government, painstakingly maintains, and the entire civil official group has great respect for him, although there are countless internal factions and fighting with each other.

It is not an exaggeration to say that one person is below ten thousand people.

This is more weighty than Zhang Yanchang.

Wait until these three media are together, and then start the normal steps of marriage proposal, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is to start going through those forms.

Finally, all the forms are finished, and this day has come to the official start of recruitment, that is, the time of engagement.

On the day of May 22, the 51st year of Zhengde, early in the morning, Lian Zining took people to the Shouning Marquis Mansion, and the two met, and then took a group of people behind them and went towards Dai's Mansion.

Lian Zi would rather not go alone, behind him, none of the three hundred pro-soldiers fell, all followed, and everyone was holding a big gift box in their hands, or two people, two people, three people carrying some boxes, it looked very weighty. The boxes in their hands were all opened, and there were small gold bars in them, large pieces of silver, jade and agate jade, fine silk from Shu Jinsu Xiuhu and Hunan provinces, white fox skins from the northeast, green fox skins, Yuan fox skins, tiger skin and bear skins, lynx skins from the East China Sea, seal skins, ivory sand gold from the southwest, and so on.

Under the illumination of the morning sun, the entire team, all kinds of golden and silver lusters converged together, glowing with a layer of jewelry.

The gift of the levy is also to give the dowry, and the dowry means that the daughter of the other person is already your person.

These are Lian Zining's dowry.

Even the common people in the capital have always been pretentious and well-informed, so how could they have ever seen such a scene of luxury? Such a huge welcoming procession, so many jewelry, gold and silver, immediately attracted the attention of many idlers, the Chinese people have always loved to watch the lively, immediately surrounded a layer, and followed the team to move forward.

"Hey, see! This is the soldier of the Lord Wu Yijun Company, what is this? Even adults are getting married? ”

This dude is obviously a bit of a no-brainer.

"You're all about the Year of the Monkey and the Moon, and you're still called Lord Lian? Now I have to call Uncle Wu Yi, this is the super-grade uncle who was personally canonized by the current long-lived lord Chrysostom Yuyan in the court, and he is hereditary with the country! A young man who looked like an idle man smiled and said disdainfully, seeing that everyone's eyes fell on him, a sense of superiority suddenly arose, he straightened his chest, and said proudly: "Do you know where you live?" Let me tell you, the cake shop outside Pine Alley is our family's business! ”

There was a laugh from the crowd: "Isn't it great to open a cake shop?" Lao Tzu still collects toilets from door to door? ”

The idle man glared at him and said, "You pickled goods, you know a ball!" Do you know where Uncle Wu Yi used to live? Tell you, Zhengyangmen Pine Hutong to the third south-facing façade! It's not that we are boasting, I think that when Wu Yibo was not developed, he was still facing each other with his masters. Once, Uncle Wu Yi went to our shop and bought five cooking cakes, and smiled at the masters! What's the matter, if you don't believe us, let's ask? ”

There was a huge exclamation from the crowd, and Shicai's voice sounded again: "Since this master is so good, why don't you tell us, where is this Uncle Wu Yi going?" ”

"This doesn't need to be asked, when you look at you, you are a turtle from other places, how can we in the capital not know?" The idle man pursed his lips disdainfully: "Uncle Wu Yi is going to the military department Dai Shilang's mansion to pay the levy ceremony!" The eldest lady of Dai Mansion is the woman! ”

After saying this, the people around nodded their heads, and the people in the capital still didn't know about the matter between Lian Zining, Dai Qinglan and Kou Baimen.

At this time, a strange foreign accent suddenly appeared in the crowd: "Then tell us, how much are Wu Yibo's dowry worth?" ”

"This?" The idle man was speechless for a moment, and his heart was a little timid, with his status, how could he know how much these things were worth?

However, it was still a dead duck with a hard mouth, and he stretched out a finger and gestured: "No matter what, you have to count this!" 10,000 taels of silver to lay the foundation! ”

"Fart!" The voice sneered, and a fat man wearing a dark red embroidered money man's suit came out of the crowd, and this fat man was followed by three or five big men, who were obviously quite powerful figures.

He stretched out his hand and nodded at the idler, and said, "I look down on people like you the most, what's wrong with the capital, is the capital amazing?" If there is no guard from our Xuanfu Datong, you can live a stable life. I don't have much ability, but I still look down on outsiders like us. See ...... clearly."

The fat man pointed to a large gift box in the hand of a soldier, and in the gift box was a stack of cyan fox skins, as green as jade.

"See, this kind of green fox skin is the most rare, only in the deep mountains and old forests near the sea in the extreme east of Liaodong, such a complete green fox skin, one will cost five hundred taels of silver!" He stretched out his finger and pointed: "And those tiger skins, bear skins, lynx skins, just these skins, add up to this number!" ”

He stretched out his fat slap, and five fingers as thick as carrots trembled: "Fifty thousand taels of silver, count up!" ”

"Not to mention the ones on the side! With my experience over the years, these dowries will cost 200,000 taels! 10,000 taels, I dare to think about it! Tsk, who the hell is the turtle......"

This fat man was so blatantly provocative, but none of the old and young masters in the surrounding capital came out to refute it, not that they didn't dare, but they were all shocked - 200,000 taels of silver, a dowry? For a group of them whose family property is only a few dozen taels of silver, the concept represented by this number has exceeded their imagination, and at this time, they really know what the word "luxury" means.

The discussion on the side of the road faintly reached the ears of Lian Zining and Zhang Yanchang, who were riding horses in front, and Zhang Yanchang laughed: "Brother Lian, I'm afraid that in just a few days, the whole capital will know about you." ”

Since Lian Zining sealed Uncle Wu Yi, Zhang Yanchang has treated him as an elder brother, obviously to show respect. Lian Zining thanked him for taking care of him on the Fengtian Palace, and reciprocated the peach, these days have been going back and forth, and the relationship between the two has become much closer than before.

Lian Zining said with a smile: "Brother praised, praised, compared to you, brother, this is just a small scene." ”

Zhang Yanchang smiled, lowered his voice and said, "Brother, tell me the bottom of it, how much are your dowry gifts worth?" ”

Lian Zining smiled: "I don't count much, but there are 300,000 taels." ”

Zhang Yanchang cocked his thumb and praised: "If it were my brother, I would definitely be reluctant to send so much money to my father-in-law's house, and the bride would not be able to bring these things back." ”

Lian Zining smiled but did not speak.

For Qinglan, he always feels guilty in his heart, this woman, from the time she was clothed, she likes herself and helps herself. If there is no her, I am afraid that I will be framed by Qiao Nian, the king of the imperial history of the city, and I don't know what kind of miserable situation I will fall into. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be able to walk under the gate of Dai Zhangpu, and go all the way to today.

It is not an exaggeration to say that grace is as deep as the sea.

In this era, women follow their fathers at home and marry their husbands, and the most brilliant and brilliant moment in their lives is on the day of the wedding. This is a commoner woman, and she can also wear a phoenix crown that only queens can wear, showing her most beautiful side.

Whether ancient or modern, it is every girl's dream to have a grand and solemn wedding with her beloved.

Therefore, Lian Zining had already made up his mind to give Qinglan a grand wedding! He wants everyone in Yanjing City to know what kind of woman he married Lian Zining!

The dowry worth 300,000 taels is just the beginning.

Soon, the group arrived at Dai's mansion.

Dai Mansion greeted him, naturally the woman's parent Dai Zhangpu, and beside him, there was a thin old man with a white beard, this old man had a gentle face, wearing a dark Confucian shirt, wearing a hat, although he was not young, but it seemed to make people think of a sentence - the gentleman was as warm as jade.

The door of Dai's mansion was wide open, and the two of them went out of the door, and the line of three hundred soldiers outside the door was a mile long, and Lian Zining and Zhang Yanchang stood in front, dressed in very grand costumes.

Seeing the old man beside Dai Zhangpu, Lian Zining was slightly shocked in his heart.

This is the first assistant of the cabinet above 10,000 people under one person in the Ming Dynasty, Lord Yang Shen Yang!

Yang Shen, Yang Sheng'an, he is better known for his Linjiang Immortal written before the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Because of this poem, it has also been passed down for centuries.

In fact, as long as you have a little study of history, you will know that Linjiang Immortal is just a very inconspicuous point in Yang Shen's life.

Yang Shen is a native of Xindu, Sichuan, and his father is a veteran of the three dynasties of the Ming Dynasty and a cabinet minister Yang Tinghe. Yang Shen is also a blue, bright since childhood, he can compose poems at the age of eleven, and at the age of twelve, he wrote "Ancient Battlefield Texts", which spread all over the world, and everyone was shocked.

Later, he entered Beijing and wrote "Yellow Leaf Poems", which was appreciated by Li Dongyang, a scholar of the dynasty, and let him study under his own disciple.

In the sixth year of Zhengde, Yang Shenzhong, who was only twenty-three years old at the time, won the first place in the Xinwei Hall Examination, that is, the champion, and gave the Jinshi and the first, and awarded the Hanlin Academy to revise it. In August of the twelfth year of Zhengde, the saint went out of Yongguan, Yang Shen was reluctant to admonish, the saint was furious, and Yang Shen was forced to return to his hometown after illness.

In Lian Zining's time and space, after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, Yang Shen was summoned to Beijing and served as a lecturer at the feast. In the third year of Jiajing, the "Great Rites Discussion" broke out, and more than 200 people, including Yang Shen and Wang Yuanzheng, fell on Zuoshunmen, shook the door and cried, saying to themselves, "The country has been raising soldiers for 150 years, and the war is dying and righteousness, and it is being said today." ”

Emperor Jiajing was furious and ordered everyone to be sent to the prison cane, and sixteen people died on the spot. Ten days later, Yang Shen and Liu Ji, An Pan and other seven people gathered in the court to cry bitterly, and were once again beaten by the court staff, and Yang Shen, Wang Yuanzheng, and Liu Ji were all killed.

Yang Shen was sent to Yunnan and never had the opportunity to set foot in officialdom again, so he ended up depressed.

But Emperor Zhengde did not die, and then he matured a lot, reusing Yang Tinghe and other famous ministers, Yang Shen was also recalled to the imperial court, starting from the military department, all the way up step by step, and finally in Zhengde for 35 years, he lived in the cabinet.

So far, he has been in power for 16 years.

After all, he is now an old man in his late teens.

Lian Zining saluted Dai Zhangpu, took a few steps forward, took a deep look, and said, "Xiaguan Lian Zining, I've seen Boss Yang, Boss Yang is fine!" ”

For this old man, he respects him from the bottom of his heart, not a false courtesy.

Yang Shen nodded, and said softly: "Uncle Wu Yi doesn't have to be polite, let's only talk about family affairs, regardless of official position!" ”

The voice was calm and indifferent, without the slightest arrogance and unreasonableness, Lian Zining secretly praised in his heart, this is the bearing of the great Confucian ministers of the country.

A few people saluted, and then Dai Zhangpu took a step back and asked, "Why did the two of you come here?" ”

He also said that he had a rare smile on his face, and the whole person looked beaming.

Zhang Yanchang has also been a matchmaker a few times in his life, and he is familiar with it, arching his hand and smiling: "Wu Yibo Lian Zining, with the deep affection of the couple, follow the ceremony, have no shy coins, dare to accept the levy?" ”

Here, Yang Shen smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Wu Yi gave him a heavy gift, and Dai Shilang dared to accept it?" ”

After saying this, Dai Zhangpu also repeated the meaning according to what he said, and then at this point, this Q&A session is over.

In fact, after these few words, the entire etiquette of the levy is over for the most part.

Then the two sides bowed to each other, and then entered the gate together.

Behind Lian Zining, a steady stream of pro-soldiers came in, holding and carrying all kinds of gifts.

In Dai Qinglan's attic, the windows are open, because of the rockery and the relatively high terrain, after opening the windows, the scene in the vestibule can be seen vividly.

A crack in the window opened, and a young girl dressed in green was standing behind, secretly looking outside, and when she saw Lian Zining coming in, she cheered, turned around and beckoned: "Miss, Miss, my uncle is here!" ”

Qing Lan was sitting on the side of the small table, holding the biography of the White Snake that Lian Zining had just written, holding a thin pen in her hand, carefully writing something on it.

Hearing this, her hand shook and a drop of ink fell on the paper, she sighed, and before she had time to look, she put down the pen, stood up hurriedly, ran to the window, and looked out from the crack.

Sure enough, I saw Lian Zining walking in the front, from a distance, I couldn't see his face clearly, but Qinglan felt that he seemed to be more handsome and heroic.

When I saw him, my heart suddenly became soft, and even my eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist and became hazy.

In the past few days, I have been feeling a little nervous, but I have also become calm and peaceful.

Just staring at him stupidly.

Xiaoqing chuckled: "Miss, the recruitment is over, you can sit at home and get married in a few months!" ”

"Ah~!" Xiaoqing pretended to yawn, and said with a smile: "I can finally sleep well at night, Miss has been tossing and turning for a few days, and even the tired people haven't slept well!" ”

"Dead girl, still say!" Qinglan's face was slightly red, she stomped her feet, reached out to twist Xiaoqing's face, and said with a smile: "I don't know who called his name when he fell asleep that night!" When I can't hear? ”

This time it was Xiaoqing's turn to blush, she stomped her feet, and she was a little dissatisfied, thinking in her heart, Miss is going to marry him, and I am going to marry him too! Thinking of this, there is an indescribable sweetness in my heart.

"Miss, it seems that my uncle really cares about it!" The two laughed for a while, and Xiaoqing pointed to the still endless team of gift-givers outside, and said, "Look, there are so many dowry gifts, and they haven't been given away yet!" Ah, that's a lot! You won't send him to poverty! ”

"Come on!" Qing Lan snickered: "Now he is a first-class rich man, why can't he be poor." My father has raised me for so many years, and I'm about to get married, so I always have to let him come up with something. ”

She walked to the table, picked up the original white snake handwritten by Lian Zining, opened it gently, and wrote a column of words on the title page: I want to give you a grand wedding!

Outside the main hall of Dai's mansion, the guests of honor and honor stood still, bowed to each other, walked into the hall, stood in the hall, bowed again, delivered speeches relatively, and then exchanged letters, bowed to each other, and turned around to hand over the letters to the people around them to collect, and the gift of acceptance was over.

After the business was done, both parties relaxed, and after a bit of politeness, the guest and host sat down and talked some gossip.

Most of the things mentioned are related to the wedding, the layout of the new house, the color of the furniture, the guests to the banquet, etc. However, these are not Lian Zining's specialties, Dai Zhangpu called the chief steward, basically the chief steward said, and then Lian Zining listened, just nodded vigorously. Dai Zhangpu and the three of them are talking about some interesting things in the court, and the changes in officialdom are also relaxed.

When to officially marry after the recruitment, there is no hard surname regulation, some people who are not particular about it, there are also those who marry in the morning and in the afternoon, and some regret it after the recruitment, and they are unwilling to bear the name of no trust, and there are also those who drag it for three years and five years.

However, the eunuchs are naturally more particular, Lian Zining and the two discussed, that is, the worship of the church is said to be in the 51st year of Zhengde's Layue, at that time, Lian Zining's battle to the north, I think I can also lead the army to turn, and it is close to the New Year, you can always stay in the Jingshi will not Shandong station in the name of spending the New Year at home, which is the best opportunity.

And it is good to get married in winter, if it is summer, sweating like rain, the guests and hosts are not very comfortable. Of course, there is still a layer of meaning in it, after Lian Zining returned from slavery, because of his merits, maybe his official rank will be promoted to one level, and it will be more glorious at that time.

The two sides talked and laughed for a while, drank a cup of tea, Lian Zining and Zhang Yanchang got up to say goodbye, Dai Zhangpu and Yang Shen sent the two of them out of the mansion, and the two sides said goodbye.

(To be continued)