Crown Tang emperor

Not long after the master and servants left the workshop, the Taohua workshop suddenly became lively. There were hundreds of guards and soldiers riding horses, surrounded by a gorgeous carriage, entering the workshop and heading straight for the Zheng family's gate.

Seeing this battle, the servants of the Zheng family were also panicked, and rushed to pass the news to the house. After Mrs. Zheng in the backyard learned about it, she also hurried to the middle hall. The horse had already entered the vestibule, and Mrs. Zheng was so nervous that she broke out in cold sweat: "What's going on? These soldiers are..."

"It was the envoy of the Great Uchiha who entered the hall to restrain us. Aye is not here. We really don't know..."

The sons of the Zheng family were calm, they already knew the purpose of the other party's visit, but their parents were not in the hall, so they did not dare to invite the envoy in rashly.

"Here we come, here we come! Great joy, great joy... Madam quickly led the third lady into the back hall to wait, and set up a case in the middle hall, I respectfully invite the Chinese envoy!"

Zheng Gao returned to the workshop almost at the same time as the envoy, entered through the back door, returned to the inner room and changed his robes before turning out, at this moment his face was full of surprise, no longer the worry he had when he went out in the morning, and he started to walk It is even more vigorous.

"Third lady, three..."

Madam Zheng couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw this.

"Third Lady has been chosen by His Majesty as the acting concubine. This time the Chinese envoy's entry into the residence is to extract the genealogy and enter the family register, and the next step is to discuss marriage and enter the ceremony!"

Hearing what her husband said, Mrs. Zheng was so shocked that she almost swallowed her tongue, her body swayed and panted for a while, and then she said in a harsh voice: "Third, third lady is not at the mansion, just walked out..."

"Stupid woman, what's the use of you in court! Hurry, hurry up and dispatch the family, and quickly find the third lady!"

Hearing this, Zheng Gao was so angry that he almost wanted to strangle his own wife to death. He was busy for several months just for this, but the envoy had already entered, but the concubine was gone!

Chapter 0398

In the evening, the residence of the Zheng family in Taohuafang was already full of people.

The matter of choosing a concubine on behalf of the king was well known to everyone in the upper class of Shendu Shiliu, and they were all waiting for a result.Now that the flower has fallen to the Zheng family, it is inevitable that the crowd will look sideways.

After the Zhongguan entered the mansion at noon to announce the ultimatum, the officers and soldiers of the imperial guards stayed in the Zheng family's mansion. From now on, they were responsible for protecting the new princess until she officially entered the mansion.

The officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army lined up the halberds in front of the gate, reflecting the majesty of the gate, and the front hall was full of many people who came to congratulate, waiting eagerly to be received.It's not that the Zheng family became arrogant and difficult to get into once they gained power, but because the middle hall is already full of guests and there is really no way to arrange them.

Compared with the noise in the vestibule and the middle hall, although the inner courtyard was a little quieter, the corridors, under the eaves, and between the courtyards were full of maids and maids who followed the housewives to the mansion.

Although the Zheng family is a courteous family, they seldom experience such a crowded scene, and even the number of guests entering the mansion is several times more than the number of slaves and maidservants.Fortunately, when the Chinese envoy entered the mansion, he also brought a group of maidservants, and King Dai, King Yong, and Princess Taiping also sent servants to the mansion to help them, so they could barely cope.

Even so, Mrs. Zheng, who presided over the situation, was also sweating from exhaustion, fearing that she would be impolite in front of others, she kept shuttling between the halls.But there are also problems that she can't handle, that is, the guests who come to congratulate each family frequently ask why they don't see the princess?

"The marriage is newly formed, and the big gift is imminent. Cutting clothes, setting makeup, and learning the etiquette are all urgent. It is really not intentional to neglect the guests. The princess is really at a loss at the moment."

Faced with such inquiries, Mrs. Zheng could only answer in this way.

Such a commotion continued until the sound of street drums. Although the foreign guests receded like a tide, the number of people from the Zheng family's clan and the palace and various mansions was still extremely large.But without too many outsiders present, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But Mrs. Zheng hadn't let go of her breath yet. Zheng Gao, who smelled of alcohol and had a flushed face, was already rushing into the house with the support of his family. When he saw his wife sitting in the banquet, his face suddenly pulled: "Everything is busy inside and outside. , do you still have time to sit here?"

"Concubine, concubine just rested for a while, there were too many congratulatory guests just now, it was really exhausting to deal with..."

Mrs. Zheng made a mistake first, and she didn't dare to act like a housewife at this moment, she hurriedly stood up and bowed her head and said.

"The inner and outer coffins are lying horizontally, so you can get a long rest! After years of idleness in the court, but this short-term busyness, do you still have to shirk?"

Looking at his wife, Zheng Gao couldn't help but get angry again, pointing at her and growling bitterly.

"Great joy is coming, and the master should not be angry. Concubine, concubine knows it is wrong, so let's watch the matter."

Mrs. Zheng didn't have the slightest temper at the moment, she lowered her head and hurried outside the door after she finished speaking.

"Where are you going again? Who should I entrust with the miscellaneous matters outside? You, you go to San Niangzi's place quickly, and ask if you have anything to do!"

Zheng Gao sighed and said: "My wife is gentle and courteous, she doesn't care about the past. But you poor woman cares about the hurt, if you just can't avoid the front, how will we meet in the future!"

After being reminded by this, Madam nodded hurriedly and hurried to Zheng Wenyin's residence.

After being found by Zheng's family from the city at noon, Zheng Wenyin did not return to the original guest house, but was placed in the master's bedroom in the inner hall.All the things set up in the room have been dismantled, and Zheng Jin, who came from Dai Wang's mansion, ordered people to redo the laying, and also stayed in Zheng's mansion to manage the palace people.

At this time, the inner courtyard was surrounded by the palace people, and Mrs. Zheng had to notify her before she could enter.Hearing the report from the palace man, Zheng Jin just waved his hand and said, "Let her wait outside."

After pondering for a while, Zheng Jinxing entered the residence of the princess, and smelled a faint fragrance of medicine as soon as he entered, and asked, "Is the princess injured seriously?"

The female doctor sent by the palace came forward and reported carefully. Zheng Jin listened and raised his eyes to see Zheng Wenyin's figure turning out from behind the screen.

"The good doctor in the hospital gave me medicine, and I felt much better. When my aunt entered the residence, she didn't greet her solemnly, and Aunt Lao walked around to do things."

With the support of her maid, Chun'er, Zheng Wenyin pulled back her skirt and bowed to Zheng Jinwei.

"Where does the concubine speak, the concubine is an old man in the mansion, and Alang is very happy, it is his duty to be respectful and diligent."

Zheng Jin stepped forward to take the princess back to the inner room, looked at the slightly cramped space in the house after placing the utensils, couldn't help frowning and said: "The ceremony will take more than a month to complete, and there will be a lot of delays in between. People come and go. For the sake of the princess's daily life, why not move to the old residence of Luxinfang first? After all, this place is also a sojourn, too many people and things come and go, and it disturbs the master too much."

After Zheng Wenyin heard the words, she just smiled apologetically: "The house is poor, and I have wronged my aunt and all the officials. Although the servant is not a close relative of the same family, he is also a sibling of the same case. The wedding ceremony is not divided between the host and the guest."

Hearing this, Zheng Jin hastily saluted and said: "It's the concubine who made a slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, please don't blame the princess. That's right, the Jun Jun is waiting outside the wall, eager to ask, almost forgot."

"Quick, please."

After Zheng Wenyin heard the words, she hurriedly stood up, and the servant girl Chun'er hurried forward to help her. Seeing that her wife was going out to meet her, she frowned, but her face changed, and she felt that her wrist was severely clenched by her own wife, and she dared not move again. Making a strange state, he hurriedly helped his wife to greet him outside the door.

Mrs. Zheng went in and saw the third lady waiting in front of the door. She rushed to the front in a hurry. Before she could speak, Zheng Wenyin warmly welcomed her into the room.

Zheng Jin stayed in the room for a while, then got up to leave again.After leaving the room, she walked around the corridor for a while, and saw a familiar court lady next to Concubine Yong, waving her hands and gathering together, she couldn't help sighing: "This mistress is really good."

"Auntie thinks so too? I haven't seen her before, but after the concubine returned to her residence, she was full of praise for this princess. It's rare for a concubine to praise someone so much."

The maid also nodded in agreement after hearing the words.

When Zheng Jin said that, he didn't follow others' opinions.She took the initiative to undertake this matter. First, she came to see what kind of character and character this princess is.From the moment the little lady entered the mansion, Zheng Jin got along with her, and they had a deep relationship with each other. It was unavoidable to worry that the princess' character was too serious to get along well.

When she came to the Zheng family, the concubine had not yet returned to the mansion, and she felt something strange in her heart. How could the Zheng family allow the lady to go out for such a big event?When I saw that the princess came into the mansion in a carriage rented by a car shop, and there were even medicines and food bought from the market, I was even more convinced that the princess and Zheng Shilang's family were just estranged, and they were also rejected in the cold.

When people suddenly appear, they are the easiest to get carried away and lose their composure.That's why Zheng Jincai made such a test just now, and he was quite satisfied with the princess's reaction. To have such a sense of propriety and self-control, at least he is not a withdrawn and difficult person.

Not to mention the small calculations in Zheng Jin's heart, it was not until late at night that Zheng Wenyin was able to rest on the couch. Although her body was already very tired, her heart was still hot and she didn't feel sleepy at all. She subconsciously moved her fingers to her calves, but was caught The maid by the bed raised her hand and slapped it away.

"Miss, don't poke the sore spot anymore, it's not a dream! If you continue to poke like this, you won't be able to raise yourself well when you're careful!"

The maid leaned over the side of the bed and whispered.

Having been punctured by the maid, Zheng Wenyin blushed a little, but she still couldn't help pursing her lips and chuckling: "Chun'er, what do you think your wife can appreciate, but Xun Qing caught her eye?"

The maid twitched her lips and said angrily: "Of course my lady can reward you everywhere, but if it's not your Highness's reward, how would the maid know? After entering the king's mansion, the lady will ask him carefully."

"Oh, I was just enjoying myself. At that time, I came and went in a hurry, and His Highness might not have seen me. But there is a little bit of concern, and I hope that when we meet, I will live up to my expectations."

Zheng Wenyin took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Sleep, sleep, recuperate, recuperate!"

Girls' feelings are always poetic, but it's a pity that His Royal Highness is really not in the mood to think about what kind of character his new wife is.

The Zheng family was already so noisy this day, and the Prince's Mansion of Jishanfang would only make it worse.Usually the palace is already full of traffic, but this day it is even more lively, the congratulatory team even went out of the square, blocking the Tianjie.

However, this kind of battle is just normal for the Wangfu. There are a group of government officials who are responsible for receiving guests from all parties, but Li Tong did not attend.It's not that he has any resistance to this marriage, but because he was disturbed by a piece of forbidden news.

"Di Huaiying's heart is not dead, and he wants to force me to entangle with the king of Wei!"

The reason why Li Tong said this was because he had received news that when discussing his marriage this time, Di Renjie and several ministers jointly recommended the family of Princess Qianjin's husband's family, which was really ulterior motives!

Princess Qianjin's son-in-law, Zheng Jingxuan, was also from the Zheng family in Xingyang.But the Zheng family is very different from the Zheng family. The Donglin house of Zheng Gao's lineage is the fixed house of the Zheng family in Xingyang, while the big house of the same Northern Ancestor lineage has even been extinct.

Although the fifth house where Zheng Jingxuan was born was considered a thriving population, it was still much inferior to Donglin House.In particular, this family actually married Wei Wang Wu Chengsi, so it is conceivable that the style is not high.

However, Li Tong didn't care if the gentry's marriage style was high or not.Since he even betrayed his marriage, of course he hoped to get some political help, but Wu Chengsi had already stepped in first, and if he followed up, the relationship between them would naturally become more tense.

It was originally a small puddle, how many pressure pumps could it accommodate?Competing and competing, it is inevitable that there will be two mouths!

Previously, these guys had put him on the left Qianniuwei, unable to advance or retreat, and finally his aunt, Princess Taiping, intervened to free him, but these people turned their attention to his marriage.Although it didn't work out, it was enough to make Li Tong remember to hate.

You are loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty, if you want to protect the fourth child, then protect the fourth child, what are you doing with me!Also frankly done it again and again, endlessly!

Chapter 0399

What Li Tong didn't know was that Di Renjie had pushed him to become the heir to his uncle Li Hong before.After all, the conversation at that time was too high-level, apart from his grandma and Di Renjie, there were only two prime ministers present.

It's just that his grandma pushed him out far more forcefully than Di Renjie imagined, and he also hooked up with Jiangnan Prime Minister Yao Xuan immediately, so even if there were any bad follow-up plans, they could only be shelved for the time being.

At the moment there was only the elder cousin Fang Rong in the room, and upon hearing Dai Wang's angry voice, Fang Rong couldn't help sighing, "There has been a message from Xijing that Hou Sizhi has escorted the Dou clan to go eastward, and they will arrive soon. God's capital. It is really unknown what kind of turmoil will be caused by then. If His Highness and King Wei are at odds or even fight, it will undoubtedly divide the pressure a lot."

Relatives are a double-edged sword. Good relatives can help a lot, while bad relatives can drag people to death.

What's more, for a big and deep-rooted family like the Dou family, Hou Sizhi finally set off east after staying in Xijing for a whole year, and he must have grasped enough to cause a huge disturbance in the Shendu political situation.Under such circumstances, the escorted Dou Xiyu and others are undoubtedly powder kegs. No one can tell how much will be involved once the explosion explodes.

In fact, Li Tong was also a little worried about this. After all, he had a lot of arrangements in Xijing, and he had a lot of connections with the Dou family.Hou Sizhi may not be as famous as Lai Junchen, but he is also a leader in this industry. Once he finds any clues, it will be a joy for him.

"Didn't Su Zhengtai receive any inside information?"

Fang Rong is now serving as the censor in the palace in the court, so he should be more informed about such things.

After Fang Rong heard the words, he shook his head: "Hou Sizhi has the right to specialize in envoys, and he does not go through the constitutional platform. For this reason, Wei Xianggong raged in Taichung several times, saying that the officials are arrogant and the constitutional platform is in vain."

Li Tong was delighted to hear this, no one was not vigilant about the methods of cruel officials, and no one could guess what Hou Sizhi had been holding back in Xijing for the past few months.Everyone who is related to Xijing is also unavoidably worried, Wei Yuanzhong stayed behind from Xijing to pay pilgrimage to the Prime Minister, of course he was no exception.

"Besides the case, my cousin might as well ask Wei Xianggong for advice recently."

If you really want to investigate Xijing deeply, Li Tong is naturally a piece of shit, but Wei Yuanzhong can't clean it either.At least no matter how many crimes Hou Sizhi investigated in Xijing, Wei Yuanzhong was jointly and severally responsible for negligence, and even if Hou Sizhi took a step forward, it was very likely that the two would be brought together.

So on this matter, Li Tong and Wei Yuanzhong have the same position.If Hou Sizhi had a big mouth, both of them would feel uncomfortable.However, if the two sides can reach a tacit agreement on this, and with the vote of Prime Minister Yao Xuan, Hou Sizhi will have to weigh it carefully if he wants to deal with them.

"One more thing, if the King of Wei wants to tease You Jinwu Wei Yuanlin recently, my cousin will tell me in advance."

Yuan Lin is the general of Youjinwuwei, and it is not so easy for Li Tong to move him, so he lured Wu Chengsi to do it in Shendu Garden.As long as the position is vacated, Li Tong already has Yao Xuan's vote in his hand, and he has reached a tacit agreement with Wei Yuanzhong. As long as he wins Li Zhaode, it can be said that Tang Xianze will be sent to this position.

Wei Yuanzhong is easy to talk, this old fox probably sensed some of Li Tong's actions in Xijing, if you don't help me gain strength in this season, be careful that I can't stand it anymore, I will explode and kill you.

As for Li Zhaode, he has already taken advantage of Li Tong first. If we can't reach an agreement, I might be rude to your little brother Li Lingwen.

Standing on the top of a mountain, although the game environment you face has become more complicated, there is much more space for you to combine vertical and horizontal. This is the improvement of the pattern and realm.If Li Tong dared to negotiate conditions with the prime ministers like this before, he would probably be waved by a big hand and go away and pretend to be a grandson!

When Fang Rong heard this, he smiled and nodded, not without optimism about the current situation.

Hou Sizhi came to the east, he used to be the county magistrate of Chang'an, so of course he was also worried.But now he can discuss the secrets with His Royal Highness Daiwang. As long as Daiwang does not fall, he does not need to worry too much about himself. This is the benefit of relying on the big tree.

Moreover, in the current situation where everyone in the emperor's heir line is obviously in danger, Dai Wang's side can stay out of the matter, and has the leisure to manipulate the joy, and it is indeed reassuring to be associated with the famous Shandong family of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

"Personnel disputes are indeed something to worry about. But all matters are divided among the disciples, and His Highness doesn't need to worry too much. He can focus on the gift of great joy at the moment. This is not something Yu Zi can do for him."

Because he was in a good mood, Fang Rong even made a joke.

Li Tong also laughed after hearing the words: "If everything needs to be done by others, what's the use of developing muscles and bones!"

It has to be said that under such circumstances, establishing a relationship with the Zheng family in Xingyang is indeed helpful.Even no matter what personnel operations are derived from it later, it is very encouraging to the people around him alone.

"Your Majesty personally chose the gift, and it is a great comfort for the concubine to add a good help to His Majesty's family. There are several major events in life, and it is a great achievement to be able to decide one of them. Zheng's famous family in Henan, Kinki Xianzong, accomplished this A good relationship is gratifying, won't His Highness come to the hall to have fun with everyone?"

After talking about some things, Fang Rong got up to go back to the hall, and asked again before leaving.

"Cousin is going to have fun on his own, and tomorrow he will go straight to court, so he doesn't dare to let loose."

After Li Tong heard the words, he waved his hand and asked Fang Rong to be led back to the front hall, while he himself was still sitting in the banquet, taking out some books and reading them at the desk.

The content on the case file is some progress about the old clothes club sent by Tian Dasheng's envoy outside the prefecture.

There are two issues mentioned here. The first is that the development of the old clothing clubs has stagnated. From last year to now, there has been no large-scale growth. Some county and township branches have even lost their membership.

Not long ago, when the spring clothes were handed out, some branches even had a large amount of clothes, and no one came to pick them up. Even if there were, it was far less than the registered amount.

When this happened, one reason was that Li Tong deliberately suppressed the continued development of Shendu Old Clothes Club. His personnel focus was on Xijing, and Shendu did not continue to send more backbones here, mainly to maintain the original scale.

The second is that the relocation and resettlement of the imperial court has been on the right track, and the wandering food refugees who had gathered temporarily were sent to the countryside and newly registered.However, the current organizational structure of Guyishe cannot follow the changes, which has caused a large number of members to leave their membership.

Li Tong had already expected this phenomenon.

The basis for the development of Guyishe is that a large number of Guanzhong households moved out in a short period of time, which has far exceeded the government's organizational capabilities and local acceptance.

Especially at the time when the Wu Zhou Revolution had just been carried out, the court was full of people killed because of Li Wu's seizure of the throne, the prime minister was still in jeopardy, and there was no mature set of strategies for resettling the people. The people left their homes and had no food and clothing. keep warm.

However, once the biggest dispute in the court was temporarily put on hold, the entire administrative system could be put into operation again, and the efficiency was far beyond that of the grassroots team of Guyishe.

Especially after Di Renjie returned to the capital as the local official's servant, in charge of immigration and naturalization issues, he has to say that he really has a way in the administration of people's livelihood.

Although Li Tong is not working in the important department of the southern province now, and he is not very clear about Di Renjie's specific measures, he also has eyes and ears in the Zhengshitang.

The old clothing society donated hemp and helped each other, the organizational system was loose, and the most important point was that it could not provide land, the most important production resource.

When the original aggregation state of the immigrants is redistributed, and the organizational structure cannot be adjusted flexibly, it is normal for the originally formed network to be disintegrated.

However, this is not a pity. After all, before the court's administrative capacity was fully restored, Li Tong had gathered enough manpower through the old clothes club. The biggest gain was naturally the armed forces that had already formed a large scale.

Moreover, although Shengmin entered the countryside as a registered household, it still needs a process if they want to really take root.

Especially the distribution of land is a sharp social problem. At present, there is not a large amount of wasteland that can be redistributed like in the early days of the country. The more you are in Kinki, the more serious the problem of tyrants invading and occupying land, which also greatly hinders the relocation. placement progress.

Di Renjie is a capable minister, but he is neither a reformer nor a magician. He cannot create a large amount of land out of thin air to fundamentally solve this problem.

One of the reasons for this problem to be solved was the redistribution of social resources brought about by the frequent palace changes in the late Wu Zhou period and the destruction of a large number of dignitaries.Although the main body of power and money is still transferred among the rich and powerful, social conflicts can be greatly alleviated by letting go of it a little.