Chapter 453: The Big Wedding of the Small County Order
The ninth day of the seventh month is the legendary auspicious day of the zodiac.
Before dawn, the streets were full of sweeping officials, and the lieutenant chief stood on the street, shouting at the top of his voice to wake up the sleeping neighbors of the old street.
The sleepy young man rubbed his eyes, and he was reluctant to get up, the elders of the family were unceremoniously slapped twice, just kidding, the lord of the mansion got married, who would dare to slack off!
For most ordinary people, although Tang Yi has changed from a prefect to a prefect, in the hearts of the big guys, he is the real prefect. This is not to say that Hai Rui's official reputation is not good, on the contrary, Hai Rui is honest and honest, and he judges cases like a god, which meets the standards of all Qingtian masters, but in everyone's hearts, the Tang Lord who does not rise to the court much, and does not even show up much, is a relative of Lord Hai.
This problem puzzled the people of Quanzhou for a long time, and then the old people who were old and virtuous finally summed up the difference between the two, and if they had grievances and sought revenge from Lord Hai, if they wanted to live a good life and marry their mother-in-law, they had to listen to Lord Tang.
Tang Yi presided over Quanzhou for less than a year, Quanzhou has undergone earth-shaking changes, merchants from all over the world gathered, all kinds of strange overseas goods were placed on the streets, people came and went, there was an endless stream, everywhere was recruiting, everywhere was an opportunity to make a fortune, as long as you were willing to work, you would not starve to death. The beggars on the streets have disappeared, and the surrounding people have gathered in Quanzhou.
The demeanor of the first port in the world has been restored by three points, and the people are the most practical group of people, and everyone is thinking of the good of the prefect in their hearts, and they have caught up with his wedding, so they naturally want to have a good time.
Every household got up, sprinkled and swept the yard, put up lights, pasted a big red word of happiness in front of the door, and smiled all over the face.
If you look further down the street, it's even more lively. Tang Yi got married, and the list of guests alone was several long books. First of all, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, and Yang Jisheng, the governor of Susong, as for Tan Lun, the governor of Zhejiang, who was also coming, Hu Zongxian said that the military affairs were urgent, so he had to stay in Zhejiang. In case of emergency, Tan Lun had no choice but to send his master to come with a generous gift.
In addition to them, officials from top to bottom in Fujian cannot lag behind, Tang Yi's father is the governor of Fujian, and no matter whose face he sees, he can't be absent.
From the political envoys, according to the inspection envoys, the patrol road, the military preparation road, the prefect, the county. There were as many as forty or fifty.
The gang felt that their regiment was big enough, but as soon as they arrived in Quanzhou, they were overwhelmed.
Shi Gonggong, the newly appointed Jiangnan weaving eunuch, and Zhou Shuo, a thousand households in Jiangnan who were in Jinyiwei, came with a large group of lieutenants, including the prison army and river workers. Cai Ban, tax supervisor, mine supervisor, etc., usually when they come out, they have to be respectful as ancestors, but when they come to Tang Yi, they have all become passers-by.
Many officials were secretly stunned when they saw such a large lineup. The heart said that it would not be in vain to be able to meet these people.
The sun rises. There were more guests, Lu Bo, Tang Kekuan, Qi Jiguang, and Yu Dayou, the four fierce generals, led the military generals from the southeast to arrive together, and there were Xu San, Zhu Shan, Zhu Hai, these newly rising military attachés, and everyone was smiling. I'm happier than getting married.
Tang Yi's father and son have really taken root in recent years, not civilian officials, but military generals, military power!
Civil officials pay attention to the portal and seniority, Tang Yi and his father have a shallow foundation after all. Most of the civil servants who are good friends with him are also cooperative relations. There is no way to do this, you can only survive for a few years, and only when your subordinate students grow up can you become a giant in the court.
But the military attaché does not pay attention to this, and they will listen to whoever is good to them.
Tang Shen was in charge of Xiangyong, vigorously promoted newcomers, gave them the opportunity to fight, and when it came to war, he never snatched the credit of the generals, and when something went wrong, he also helped them carry it, and sometimes the military salary was not enough, so he called from the Xiangyong. is closer to them than relatives, but I am afraid that since Wang Yangming, there has never been such an amiable civil official who makes the big guy willing to work hard.
Don't look at the noble and lowly, but when is it, now the southeast is facing the fierce Japanese robbers, whoever has a gun in his hand is the uncle!
The father and son of the Tang family are usually inconspicuous, but they have such a great appeal in the army, they are simply chasing Hu Zongxian!
Everyone's surprise was not over, and an even more surprising scene came again, Lei Qi, Wu Tiancheng, Zhu Laoshi and others led more than 300 wealthy businessmen and gentry from Su Song and other places to come together.
These people were worth as little as 100,000 taels, and the gifts they brought were as many as ten ships, and the wharves were full of people who carried gifts for them.
This group of people is enough to see, and then Qian Dehong, Wang Ji, Ji Ben and other mental scholars came with hundreds of heart scholars, as well as gentry and businessmen from Zhejiang, to form a luxurious academic and business delegation. The arrival of the three masters is not just as simple as congratulating him, but Tang Yi's role as the successor of the next generation of psychology is also confirmed.
In the past, if Tang Yi wanted to figure out the attitude of Xinxue, he had to go through Tan Lun, and from then on, Tang Yi directly connected with the senior management of Xinxue, communicated directly, and was unimpeded.
If these two groups still have a relationship with Tang Yi, their arrival can only be expected, then the next group is shocking.
At the head was Hou Yunlai, who led dozens of businessmen with Shanxi accents.
Some people counted on their fingers, Zhejiang merchants, Su merchants, Fujian and Zhejiang, Jin merchants, Hui merchants, and the most powerful five merchant gangs were all present, and there were also a large number of merchants from Shandong, Sichuan, and Guangdong, almost all the merchant gangs of the Ming Dynasty were wiped out.
To put it mildly, even if Jiajing issued a holy decree, they might not be able to come so together, people only knew that the Tang family official was big, and at this time they were shocked to realize that they were walking on three legs.
Politics, military, and business, each is stronger than the other.
Originally, some people thought that Tang Yi was demoted and lost Jiajing's favor, so he was going to be unlucky, but now when he looks at it, with the appeal of others and without Jiajing's appreciation, he is still rising day by day.
These gentry and businessmen can sit at three or four hundred tables together, as well as their entourage, as well as the gentry and celebrities of Quanzhou, and a large group of merchants from the West, with different skin colors, strange costumes, and strange gifts, making it look like all countries are coming to court, not to mention how lively.
All the personnel combined, a full 1,500 tables, the prefect's yamen was not enough, the prefect's yamen was not enough, and the prefect's yamen was not successful, and finally the city and the general chamber of commerce were all requisitioned, and the guests were arranged.
People are arranged, but how to coordinate, don't be busy, there is a way, in the center of Quanzhou, two huge and friendless hot air balloons were raised, there were three people in each hanging basket, and the stewards everywhere were staring at the hot air balloons, only to see the red flag swinging above, everyone tensed their nerves, and the knife and spoon sounded for a while.
The ingredients have been prepared since yesterday, and Quanzhou City has been sold out, not to mention, a large number of them have been transferred from Zhangzhou and Fuzhou. Seeing the red flag waving, it is a signal to cook, and the chefs hired from all over the country work together, frying and frying, and the aroma is overflowing in an instant, which makes people salivate.
In less than an hour, the yellow flag was shaken again, and the prime minister shouted: "Play music!" ”
The music sounded, and the festive songs were played, and every guest was smiling. Seeing that it was approaching noon, the hot air balloon not only changed its green flag, but also threw out two large marley thunderbolts, and then the whole city sounded firecrackers, which shocked the earth and made the atmosphere boil at once.
It is said that decades later, there are still many old people who talk about this wedding. There is even a Westerner who wrote everything he saw and heard in exaggerated strokes, and it is said that this book is more popular than "The Travels of Marco Polo". This Western businessman simply gave up business and became a full-time planner of the royal family's enthronement wedding, and has since become famous in the West.
Outsiders look at the scenery, but Tang Yi knows that he has made such a big show and so many people, which table can't take care of it, it's all a trouble, he still has eight hands?
After the wedding banquet was placed at noon, Tang Yi toasted from table to table, and he was confused before ten tables came down. The flesh on his face is also stiff, his hands are shaking, and his legs are weak.
Fortunately, someone stepped forward, Xu Wei, Zhu Dazhu, Tao Dalin, Wang Shimao, and Cao Zichao, they were originally looking for Xiangrui, and all the way to Jiangnan, Tang Yi had already escaped, but fortunately they were not in a hurry to leave. Friends are in trouble, brothers come forward, Xu Wei and they changed into the groom's clothes, and Tang Yi is different in that they wear pink flowers on their heads, instead of Tang Yi, toast from table to table and thank you, less than a hundred tables have gone, they are not done, the wine has long been replaced with white water, so drunk that Xu Wei can't even lower his waist, and a mouth has become a fountain.
There was no way, in the end, even Wang Shaozhou, Shen Lin, Hai Rui, Tang Hezheng, Yang Wenyu, these people all played, and they didn't drink too much when they got married, and when it came to Tang Yi's wedding, Lord Hai Ruihai was actually carried out.
In any case, it can be regarded as coping with it, and when the sun turns west, the time has come to welcome the relatives.
The wedding is actually a typo, the serious is the "dusk ceremony", that is, the ceremony held at dusk, some farmers are reluctant to candles, and they will welcome their relatives at noon, of course, Tang Yi is not a person who can't afford candles. In fact, he didn't need to spend money, from the prefect's yamen to the mansion where the bride lived temporarily, almost two miles away, and the people were blocked along the way, and the big guys were holding lanterns and looking forward to it.
When Tang Yi rode on the tall horse, from far to near, many girls who saw him for the first time almost fainted.
"So young, so handsome!"
Then some people shouted for heaven and earth, not to mention how sad they were.
There is such a talented man in the world, but it's a pity that he is not mine! Which damn woman snatched my Don Lang!
Suddenly, Wang Yueying became a public enemy in the eyes of countless people.
Wang Yueying didn't know that she was crying like a tearful person, holding the hand of the old lady Chen, reluctant to let go. This is the rule of marrying, even if 10,000 are willing, you have to cry, and if you don't cry, you are not filial.
Chen is reasonable and unwilling to let his daughter suffer more grievances.
"Okay, let's follow the others, my mother lives in Quanzhou, that kid dares to treat you badly, my mother fights with him!"
Tang Yi happened to see the fierce gaze of his old mother-in-law, and he was so frightened that he trembled.
Hurriedly blowing, blowing and blowing, took the daughter-in-law back to the mansion, didn't wait to get off the sedan chair, a man with five big and three thick suddenly ran out from the side, gave Tang Yi a bow and three arrows with a solemn face, pointed to the sedan chair and said: "The groom official, shoot her three arrows!" (To be continued.) )
PS: Xiao Tang is finally married, is the big guy giving a red envelope! By the way, Don Jr.'s accumulation is almost over, and it's time to start rampage!