In the blink of an eye, a few days passed, and it was the fifth day of the seventh month. At the beginning, everyone agreed to invite the emperor's relatives and those above the title of Marquis in Guannai today, but after the decline of the five families over the years, they slowly moved away from the power center of the Han Dynasty, so they did not have much expectations for the number of people who arrived on the fifth day of the first month.

It's just out of courtesy, waiting for Zhu Jun to send someone door-to-door to inform him. But when it came to this day, they realized that it was a little different from what they thought.

Early in the morning, first the Empress Dowager Dou of Nangong sent a messenger to send a birthday gift, and then

"The Empress Dowager Yongle" and today's son Liu Hong both sent their followers to send birthday gifts. Such a big movement suddenly alarmed the eyes of the nobles in Luoyang City.

Then, all the mansions that received the news of the Hou Mansion sent their own children to congratulate Zhuo Taijun on his birthday.

Even those who could not come because of something else sent their servants to send a valuable gift. This surprised everyone in the two provinces, but they were also a little overwhelmed.

In the end, it was Zhuo Taijun who was well-informed and personally commanded, and everyone was busy in an orderly manner.

In fact, Wu Yong is still looking forward to the arrival of these Luoyang kings and grandsons, because he also wants to see what celebrities these noble children have been praised by later generations.

Recently, he has been in and out of the palace, has read a lot of information, and has some basic understanding of the king and grandson of Luoyang. Since Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiuding was the capital of Luoyang, Luoyang has been the center of the entire imperial life, and the royal family is the most prominent group in Luoyang City.

During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, the family centered on him lived in Luoyang. The highest status is his uncle Liu Liang.

Due to the early death of Liu Xiu's father, Liu Qin, Liu Xiu's brother was raised by his uncle. After Liu Xiu became emperor, he named Liu Liang as the king of Zhao.

However, Liu Liang did not go to the fiefdom and lived in Luoyang all the time. When Liu Liang was dying, Liu Xiu went to visit and asked his uncle what other wishes he had.

Liu Xiu's two nephews were also named princes, and Liu Xiu cared for them. After Liu Xiu became emperor, only his sister Princess Huyang was still alive, and Princess Huyang also lived in Luoyang.

Liu Xiu took great care of her sister, and once euphemistically proposed to Song Hong, the great secretary, for her sister. The sons of Emperor Guangwu were successively named princes and kings, but these princes and kings did not go to the fiefdom, but stayed in Luoyang, and they did not leave Luoyang until Liu Xiu died.

Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty's younger brother, Liu Cang, the king of Dongpingxian, had the closest relationship with Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, and after Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, Liu Cang was appointed as a hussar general and served as an auxiliary government in the court.

Later, Liu Cang resigned many times, and after being approved, he left Luoyang to go to the fiefdom, but he often came to Luoyang to meet Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty.

Once Liu Cang came to Luoyang to meet Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Liu Cang was already obviously rich, his waist circumference was long, and his life was obviously good.

During the chat, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty asked Liu Cang what was the happiest life at home, and Liu Cang replied: "It is the happiest to be good." Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty was very happy when he heard this, and said: "This sentence is really worthy of your waistline!" "The sons of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty were also crowned kings, and after the death of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty was particularly benevolent and did not send his brothers away from Luoyang.

Huaiyang Qingwang, the son of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, did not go to the fief for two generations. Of course, according to the regulations, the princes and kings must go to the fiefdom, unless there is an amnesty from the Son of Heaven, it is not so easy for them to live in Luoyang.

Princesses, on the other hand, can rightfully live in Luoyang. During the reign of Emperor Han He, the meritorious Liang Tong family was sent back to their hometown, but Princess Wuyin, who was the daughter-in-law of the Liang family, was able to stay in Luoyang.

Later, the Dou family's relatives were in power, and the Liang family was further in trouble, and Princess Wuyin was only placed in Xincheng County, less than 100 miles away from Luoyang.

Since the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty often did not have heirs, and the imperial court often recruited the children of the clan to stay in Luoyang in order to be prepared.

After the death of Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Deng came to the court, and when the Emperor of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, she was just a 100-day-old baby, and the Empress Dowager Deng ordered Liu Hu, the eldest son of Liu Qing, the king of Qinghe, to stay in Luoyang.

Sure enough, less than a year later, Emperor Han died young, and Empress Dowager Deng ordered Liu Hu to ascend the throne, and he was Emperor An of Han. Later, in order to strengthen the education of the close branches of the imperial family, Empress Dowager Deng ordered that the younger brothers of Emperor Han He, King Jibei and King Hejian, whose children were over five years old, were recruited to Luoyang and opened a special school for them.

Not only the close branches of the royal family, but also other members of the royal family can also stay in Luoyang, most of these people are close relatives of the clan or the children of princesses, and most of them stay in Luoyang under the pretext of guarding the tomb of the late Son of Heaven and asking for officials from the imperial court.

For example, after the death of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, Liu Chang, the son of the King of Qi, came to Luoyang under the pretext of condolences, and he was even favored by the Empress Dowager Dou and stayed in Luoyang.

Today's royal family is headed by Liu He of the Hejian royal family, and his brother Liu Qi assisted the general Dou Wu to establish Liu Hong, the son of heaven, as the emperor, and because Hou Lan Wangfu and other eunuchs were afraid that such a clan minister would be relied on by the little emperor, which was not good for the eunuch group.

Hou Lan and others designed to transfer Liu Qi to the Taishan County Taishou, and instigated Si's subordinates to force him to death on his way to office.

However, the imperial court took pity on Liu He's merits, so they reused Liu He in return. Although Liu He had a deep enmity with Hou Lan, Wang Fu and others, in order to endure the humiliation, he still accepted the daughter of Cheng Huang, a regular servant, as a concubine.

In addition to the children of the royal family, the most closely related to the royal family is the family of relatives.

Once these relatives gain power, they will be able to live in Luoyang, the capital for generations. Emperor Guangwu's mother, the Fan family, was the highest-ranking family in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but due to the early death of Emperor Guangwu's mother, the Fan family was also relatively restrained, and they were not very prominent in the capital.

After Emperor Guangwu raised his army, he married Yin Lihua in Nanyang, and later married Guo Shengtong in Hebei.

Although Guo Shengtong failed to hold the queen's throne in the end, the wealth of the Guo family was not affected in any way.

Emperor Guangwu often went to the house of Guo Shengtong's younger brother Guo Kuang,

"The princes of the Hui will drink swallows, reward money and silk, and be rich and rich, and the Jingshi family is the 'Golden Cave'."

After the Fubo general Ma Yuan Ma Leather's body was returned, although he suffered from slander, but when Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty became the queen with Ma Yuan's daughter, the Ma family also made a comeback and became a wealthy family in the capital.

Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty was known for his strict ruling style, and in order to prevent his relatives from breaking the law and discipline, he strengthened the education of his relatives, and set up a school in the capital for the four relatives of Fan, Yin, Guo and Ma to educate the children of the four relatives.

During the reign of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, Dou's relatives began to come out of the trough. After the death of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, Dou's relatives were in full swing.

Since then, relatives and eunuchs have taken turns to dictate power, and the Dou family, Deng family, Yan family, Liang family and other families have been prominent for a while.

However, political struggles are treacherous, and once they lose power, the end is often miserable. During the reign of Emperor Han and Emperor, Dou's relatives lost power and were driven back to their hometowns.

During the reign of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty, after the death of Empress Dowager Deng, Deng Qiu's father and son died of hunger strike. After Emperor An's death, the Yan clan was involved in a coup d'état, and the Yan brothers and their henchmen were executed.

During the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, after the Liang relatives lost power, their families were all moved to Bijing County, Rinan County. After the defeat of Dou Wu during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the family was also moved to Rinan County.

Now Luoyang's relatives are still Fan, Yin, Guo, and Ma. In addition to the royal family and the family of relatives, there is also a group among the kings and grandsons of Luoyang, that is, after the heroes.

Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty took strict precautions against meritorious heroes, but it was just

"The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden", no

"The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook". Emperor Guangwu only deprived the meritorious heroes of their actual rights, but rewarded them generously, made them marquises, and allowed them to live in Luoyang, and they were indispensable in major ceremonies in the imperial court.

And the heroes have built luxurious mansions in Luoyang and settled down for a long time. For example, the existence of the family with the five surnames, as long as it is not a failure to participate in the political struggle of the imperial court, the descendants can live well in Luoyang.

Of course, in addition to these old meritorious groups, there were also emerging meritorious groups later, such as the Runan Yuan clan and the Hongnong Yang clan, all of whom started as nobles because of their scriptures.

In addition to these, there are also eunuchs who rely on the favor of the Son of Heaven and are marquises, such as Emperor Huan, Shan Chao, Gu Ying, Zuo Yi, Tang Heng, and Xu Huang were named marquis because of their meritorious work in the court, and they were called "five marquis".

Wu Yong, who was standing at the gate of the Houhou Mansion to greet the guests, unconsciously thought a little too much, and it was not until the guests from one family after another came that he woke up and accompanied Zhu Yuan to receive the guests.

"Royal family relatives, Shaofu Qing Liu He is here with his family!"

"Fei Tinghou, Dasi Nongqing Cao Song is here with his family!"

"An Guoting Hou Mansion, Da Hong Qing Yuan Kui is here with his family!"

"Chengxiang Houma Zun is here with his family!" …… With the shouting of the steward of the Hou Mansion, Wu Yong began to get up with his feet on the ground, he didn't expect that Cao Song's family and Yuan Kui's family would come today.

Cao Song inherited Cao Teng's Marquis of Feiting, and he is indeed qualified to come today, not to mention that he is ranked in Jiuqing, and being able to come in person has already given the Hou Mansion a great face.

Zhu Jun personally came forward to receive him and entered the hospital with him, followed by Cao Song's eldest son Cao Cao, second son Cao Bin, third son Cao Yu, and youngest son Cao De.

As for his wife Ding, she took her niece Ding Rong and was led by her maid to the female dependents of the Panxiang Hou Mansion.

And Yuan Feng, who inherited the title of Marquis of Yuan Tang An Guoting, because Yuan Kui was familiar with the Hou Mansion, he went to the Hou Mansion today to congratulate his birthday.

Zhu Xian was in charge of receiving Yuan Kui, and the two entered the courtyard with a smile, followed by his eldest son Yuan Wen, second son Yuan Ding, and youngest son Yuan Chang.

As for his wife Ma Lun, she also took Yuan Mei and was led by the maidservant to the female dependents of the Panxiang Hou Mansion.

It is worth mentioning that Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao also came with them, and seeing that Wu Yong and others were a little too busy, they offered to help bring in the guests, and Cao Cao saw them like this, and also took the initiative to add people in.

Just when everyone was busy, a road suddenly gave way in front of the originally congested Beard Mansion.

Wu Yong was still wondering what was going on, so the steward shouted loudly: "The eldest princess of Wuyang, Liu Sheng, is here with her family!" ”

"The champion eldest princess Liu Chengnan is here with her family!"

"The eldest princess of Ruyang, Liu Guang, is here with her family!"

"The eldest princess of Yang'an, Liu Hua, with the eldest princess of Yingyin, Liu Jian, and the eldest princess of Yangzhai Liu Xiu!" This time it can startle everyone, Zhu Jun hurriedly asked people to invite Zhuo Taijun to come, these royal princesses are not something he can easily receive.

Liu Sheng didn't care, so he was helped out of the carriage by the maidservant and asked Liu Hua and the others: "You are not in the palace, why did you come here to join in the fun?" Liu Xiu was the youngest, she first glared at Wu Yong, and then turned to Liu Sheng, pouting dissatisfied: "It was the queen mother who asked us to come over!" Liu Sheng glanced at Wu Yong and thought for a while.

This will be done, and Zhuo Taijun has already led the ladies of the two mansions to come over to take over. After everyone greeted each other for a while, the ladies followed Zhuo Taijun to the Panxiang Marquis Mansion.

As soon as they left, three more eunuchs sent congratulatory gifts. The steward of the Hou Mansion asked Zhu Zhu for instructions, and shouted loudly: "Yuyang Hou, Changle Guard Cao Jie Cao Changshou sent someone to send a golden jade Ruyi. ”

"Gao Xianghou, Changle Taifu Hou Lanhou Changshou sent someone to send four golden jade rings."

"Guannei Hou Zhao Zhong and Zhao Changshou sent someone to send a statue of Jin Shouxing."