It wasn't until the afternoon that Han Xuan came out of the palace, accompanied by the Zongren Decree of the Zongren Mansion, Zhao Wang Xiaoqi.

His Royal Highness King Zhao is an outlier, among the many princes of the Xiao family, he is the only prince who has been in Beijing all the year round, and the reason why this is so starts with the generation of Emperor Wuzu Xiao Lie.

The Xiao family was a prominent family in the previous dynasty when Dazheng, and was awarded the title of Duke of Anguo, a generation of ministers, and the first ancestor Xiao Lin was an important minister who followed Emperor Taizu of Dazheng to cause trouble. In fact, Emperor Wuzu Xiao Lie was not the descendant of the Xiao family, but because of his ability, he was promoted to the position of the governor of the Dark Guard Mansion of the Great Zheng Dynasty in his prime。

This Zhao King Xiao Qi was born from the original Xiao family, and after Xiao Yu ascended the throne, their lineage was completely hopeless, even worse than Xiao Gongyu's lineage.

Fortunately, so many years have passed, the first emperor is no longer like Emperor Wuzu to guard against them, after the establishment of the country, they will be crowned as the king of Zhao, but there is no fief, let alone military power, it is a complete empty prince, compared with other important ministers of the same dynasty in the court, although the status of the king of Zhao is top and noble, but can not participate in the court politics, has always been excluded from the center of the court, just like a useless embroidered pillow, not only in the bottom of the princes, but also compared to many county kings.

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After today's son Xiao Xuan ascended the throne, the old ministers of the clan gradually withered, and after the death of Xiao Gongyu, who originally served as the commander of the Zongren Mansion, Xiao Xuannian has always been in the line of King Zhao, so he appointed Xiao Qi, the king of Zhao, as the commander of the Zongren Mansion, although there is still no military power and fiefdom, but the authority in his hands has been very different.

To put it bluntly, it is the yamen in charge of the affairs of the royal clan, in charge of the clan roster of the emperor's nine clans, writing the emperor's genealogy on time, and recording the descendants of the clan's children, names, titles, hereditary titles, birth and death times, marriages, and burials. In addition, all requests for statements by the clan are forwarded to the emperor by the Zongren Mansion, and the Sect Officials and Sect Officials can be said to be the most powerful among the powerful.

It is precisely because of the thin people in the Xiao family that there are very few idle clans, all of them are in the hands of real power, and the Zongren Mansion is a real power yamen across their heads, although it can't really affect their titles, but it is more than enough to make them unhappy with an eye medicine and make a stumbling block, so in recent years, the kings have rarely dared to put up a stand in front of King Zhao, and most of them have to greet and be polite after meeting.

However, this is only for the clan, Han Xuan is not a clan, but a second assistant of the dynasty, King Zhao can't control his head, but has to talk about this hot Han Xiangye, Xiao Qi can be idle and dormant in the imperial capital for so many years, naturally he is a character who can afford to let go, and he took the initiative to lower his posture along the way, and talked with Han Xuan very happily.

In the twilight, the two entered the mansion, and the number of servants in the Han Mansion was far from being comparable to those families who had been rooted in the imperial capital for many years, just the number was enough, so when Han Xuan and Xiao Qi entered the mansion, except for the chief steward who accompanied them all the way, they didn't see a few maids and servants until they sat down in the front hall, and then they saw two maids serving tea.

Not long after, a young man with white hair rushed to hear the inquiry, and when he entered the house, Xiao Qi was gently sipping tea, and Han Xuan smiled and introduced: "The dog travels north, and the word returns south." ”

Although Xiao Qi has been in the imperial capital all the year round, he has always been a well-informed person, and he has long heard of the name of Xu Gongzi in Jiangdu, and he has already guessed in his heart when he saw this white-headed young man come in just now, and when he saw the young man come forward to salute, he immediately got up from the seat and held it, and said with a warm smile: "I have long heard of the name of the virtuous nephew, and when I saw it today, it was really a hero out of the boy, and the virtuous nephew did not need to be polite, just sit down." ”

Xiao Qi and Xiao Maha belong to the same generation, if it is counted from Xiao Zhinan's side, he can be regarded as Xu Beiyou's grandfather, but if it is counted from Han Xuan and Gongsun Zhongmou's side, he can only be regarded as an uncle.

Xu Beiyou was not too polite at this time, and after taking his seat, he looked at His Royal Highness King Zhao without a trace.

He is not very familiar with His Royal Highness King Zhao, just in terms of fame, not to mention the King of Wei who is his generation, even compared to the younger princes such as King Qi, King Yan, and King Liao.

Xiao Qi quipped to Han Xuan: "Han Ge has a son like this, it's really a blessing, I really can't envy it." ”

Xiao Qi has always been a "Beijing official", in the imperial capital, the most important thing is the powerful, no matter who it is, it is difficult to do whatever they want, coupled with the polishing temperament of the previous decades, Xiao Qi has developed such a kind temperament today, without the half-point domineering of other Xiao kings.

Han Xuan didn't have too much humility, nodded and smiled: "Your Highness praises falsely, but looking at today's young people, Nangui is indeed good." ”

Xiao Qi smiled, took out a dark scroll from his sleeve, and looked at Han Xuan, "Pavilion Elder, let's start announcing the decree, right?"

Han Xuan nodded, got up with Xu Beiyou, and then ordered someone to set up an incense table.

Xiao Qi also got up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has an edict, since it is a family, then it is all a family, and the elder and the virtuous nephew do not have to set up an incense case, nor do they have to kneel to greet them." ”

Han Xuan bowed his hand and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen." ”

Xu Beiyou stood slightly behind Han Xuan's side, bowing his head and saying nothing.

Xiao Qi's expression was upright, and he unfolded the holy decree embroidered with ink and gold five dragons in his hand, and read aloud: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and says: Princess Qiyang, the daughter of me, is born by the queen, her status is noble, she has been smart and sensitive since she was a child, and she bows to the queen every day, and I and the queen love her very much. Now that the princess is of marriageable age, I choose the best son-in-law among the ministers to marry my beloved daughter. Wen Ming Yinggong's son Xu Beiyou's character and appearance are the best choice, and there is no family, and the princess's marriage match can be called made in heaven, I am very happy, for the beauty of the beauty, I hereby descend Princess Qiyang Xu Beiyou, all etiquette by the Ministry of Rites, Qin Tianjian is to be done after discussion. Announce it to the world, and make it hear. Chin this. ”

According to the common practice, the beginning of the holy decree "Fengtian carries the emperor" six characters unchanged, and then the "edict" and "system" but there is a word difference, the difference is very different, since the ancestor of the first emperor of the dragon after the domination of the world, known as the emperor, self-proclaimed with "I", and changed the order to the system, the edict for the edict, since then the edict has become the emperor's special document to inform the subjects. The Great Chu had abolished the use of the Great Zheng Dynasty, and the Great Zheng Dynasty resumed its use, and the Great Qi inherited the Zheng system, and still announced the decree and admonished the ministers by edict. If it is a holy decree, most of the "edicts" are written by courtiers, but the "system" is written by the emperor himself, which shows that the current emperor Xiao Xuan attaches great importance to his daughter's marriage.

Because Han Xuan still has the title of Duke Mingying on his body, Xu Beiyou is also considered an official, and at this time, he respectfully accepted the holy decree and said in a deep voice: "Weichen has thanked Your Majesty for your grace." ”