Crown Tang emperor

Hearing what his aunt said, Li Tong felt happy again.In today's dispute, he and Wei Wang Wu Chengsi have completely torn their faces apart. Regardless of the aftermath, few people can get along with each other again.

Wu Chengsi and the others urged Xue Huaiyi to make things difficult, or it was just to humiliate them, they probably didn't expect Li Tong's reaction to be so violent.Although it is a bit impolite to blackmail people by blocking cars, it is still considered a commonplace.

However, Li Tong copied Wei Wang's residence directly, which naturally made the nature of the matter worse.His reaction has exceeded the normal scale, and what kind of response the Wu clan kings will make cannot be judged by common sense.

The current situation is that if anyone still wants to keep close to Dai Wang, he will definitely offend Wei Wang.For example, Qu Chongyu, the great general of Zuo Yulin, simply kept his distance.If it's normal, since you've already arrived here, at least it's a way to save face by going to the door to observe the ceremony.

After returning to the king's mansion, Li Tong did not change the leather armor, but put on the red gown again, and told his second brother Li Shouli to guard the house strictly, while he led five hundred guards to go out in a hurry to meet his bride.

One is worried that the Wu family and Xue Huaiyi are still ruthless, and they dare not make trouble in Jishanfang, which has been controlled by the Yulin army, and instead make things difficult for the welcoming team who are still on the way.

The second is to worry that there will be another twists and turns in the marriage, and the Zheng family may become timid when they hear about it, so they simply drag the bride back home and call off the marriage.Li Tong has never overestimated the integrity of aristocratic families. These people are used to adding icing on the cake, but it is difficult to give charcoal in a timely manner.

Now that he has copied Wei Wang's residence, the two sides have completely turned against each other, which can be regarded as saving face.

But if there are any twists and turns in the marriage, it is not just a matter of face, but a serious political incident.Based on this, Wu Chengsi could retort Li Tong, because his arrogance, disrespect and reckless behavior ruined a good marriage, and because of this, he damaged the majesty of the Holy Emperor.

Under such circumstances, Wu Zetian may not support his grandson and turn to pursue Zheng.

Although the Zheng family is not in a position, it also represents the face of the Shandong portal to a certain extent. The Wangchengyi incident has already made Guan Longxungui feel uneasy. Make people's hearts uncertain.

Weighing the pros and cons, the most likely thing is to severely punish Li Tong for his reckless behavior, and put all the responsibility for this farce on him.If this happens, it would be an out-and-out stupid act for Li Tongmang to join this wave.

But if under such circumstances, the Zheng family is still firmly on the side of Daiwang, then the meaning will be different.

This marriage was hand-picked by the Holy Emperor, and he has repeatedly extended favor to the Shandong family. The meaning has been so obvious that the kings of the Wu family and Xue Huaiyi still have troubles. It's a slap in the face of His Majesty the Holy Emperor!The one who flirts first is cheap, and it will be easy to copy your home!

Li Tong prevented his aunt from entering the palace. On the one hand, he was more sure that he and his aunt had the same position on this matter. On the other hand, it also gave the Wu family a chance to enter the palace in advance to complain.

Because the key to the follow-up development of this matter is not Wu Zetian's attitude, but whether the Zheng family can withstand the pressure of the situation and continue to marry the Dai Wang.

As long as the marriage continues, the acting king can make troubles, but he can also handle them. As for the kings of the Wu family, they can do whatever they can, and make trouble No. 1.At the critical moment, the backbone of Shiliu didn't care about you at all, so he copied your home!

So Li Tong stopped sticking to etiquette and went out to greet her in person. If the Zheng family really retreated, they would grab the bride.Deal with the present, and deal with you later.

At the same time, the wedding party had already arrived at Hengjie on the south bank of Luoshui, because Yang Sixu came to tell him, the speed suddenly slowed down.

There were also many family members from the Zheng family in the team. After realizing that the speed was full, they naturally became suspicious and sent someone to inquire. Of course, the bridesmaids did not dare to tell the truth, but only vaguely answered the idlers who blocked the car in front of them. There are too many, and roadblocks need to be cleared.

The Zheng family was not surprised by this either. The car-blocking scene is a common custom, and this marriage is well known in the city. There are many idlers in the city of God, so there must be a lot of car-blocking scenes.It is not even ruled out that some people hate the Zheng family for being too honored and favored by this marriage, and organize disciples to make things difficult for them. With all kinds of people's hearts, how can they be all kind.

But soon, the team seeing off the relatives quickly noticed something strange. There were people swaying under the shade of trees on both sides of the side street, shouting at the team: "New wife, go home! There is no good relationship ahead..."

This type of yelling has exceeded the scale that a barrier car should have, and some scoundrels even rushed into the team to make trouble.Although they were unceremoniously expelled by the two families, it also slowed down the team's progress even more.

Apart from the usual grudges, the most direct reason for the Wu family to block the car this time is that they know that the Dai Wang brothers have mastered a lucrative source of money.And this way of making money was handed over to Wu Youyi because of his stupidity.

If it is a dispute in the political scene, not everyone in the Wu family wants to be the emperor, so I don't have a deep feeling about it.However, a fortune worth hundreds of millions was taken away by the Daiwang brothers, which naturally aroused the feeling of hatred among the disciples of the Wu family, not to mention that His Majesty the Holy Emperor even collected money from their families as a gift to the Daiwang. .

This time they got together to do something, in short, they just couldn't make Dai Wang too comfortable.So in addition to Xue Huaiyi leading the thousands of disciples to obstruct Tianjie, there are also many people on the front line of the wedding ceremony, just to add obstacles to the marriage.If it weren't for the deployment of so many people outside, Wu Chengsi would not have been ransacked by the Daiwang so easily.

All kinds of nuisance beyond the scale made the Zheng family feel that something was wrong, and they also secretly felt that this marriage did not seem to be as good as expected at the beginning.Especially with the passage of time, the news from the front became more and more convincing, and some people even directly shouted that it was Xue Huaiyi and the Wu family kings who came forward to make things difficult this time.

The team barely walked another square, and hundreds of thugs appeared on the street with sticks, and the shouts were full of threats: "The king is domineering and disobedient to the patriarch! Marriage is not allowed today, and returning home will prevent you from getting married." disaster!"

Although these disciples were dispersed by the order of the best man in front, those threatening slogans were also spread to the rear.

Some members of the Zheng family left the team and ran back and forth to pass the news back home.A few more timid women approached the wedding car and whispered into it: "Third lady, the situation is not good, we should stop moving forward and wait for the family to hear back..."

Zheng Wenyin was sitting inside the curtain of the car. Although her face was covered by a fan, she could still hear the commotion outside. When she heard the words of the brides-to-be, her pretty face turned serious, and she said in a deep voice: "Since you are going out, you can It’s the bride of the king’s mansion. Brother Ye sent me off. He has done his best, how dare he look back on the journey! Tell the bridesmaids before you, don’t be afraid of obstacles on the road, you can make a gift with a bicycle and a donkey, and go forward as usual, and you are not allowed to exceed the time limit!”

The order from the princess was quickly spread to the front of the welcoming team. Wang Fangqing and the best bridesmaids were also a little hesitant at the moment. After hearing this, their expressions became more determined, and they said loudly: "Members of the palace, fork your sticks!" Clear the way! Speed ​​up, don't miss the auspicious time!"

At this moment, the sound of galloping horses came from the rear, and nearly a hundred people, each holding sticks, rode their horses to join the procession of seeing off the relatives.

Zheng Rong, the father of the princess, rode his horse into the front of the wedding car, pointed his long stick in front of him, and shouted: "Lady from a famous family, you are lucky to have a heavenly family! The emperor's grace is great, the king favors you, and the good fortune is not a ghost." stop!"

He got off the horse, boarded the wedding car himself, and drove away. He slightly turned sideways and whispered to his daughter in the tent: "Don't be surprised, lady, Aye will give you a gift! My virility is strong, and no one can force it down!"

Li Tong had just led the crowd to the side street on the north side of Shangshanfang, when he saw the welcoming team on the opposite side speeding up, he was a little surprised, but soon he became calm, and waved his hands to let all the members go forward to drive away those wandering people After clearing away the messy roadblocks, he rode his horse forward and said to Wang Fangqing and the others: "Your Majesty will be able to settle matters, and you can entrust them with trust! Help me achieve a gift, and this benefit will never be forgotten!"

"Your Highness is serious, it's the concubine and the relatives of the Zheng family..."

Wang Fangqing pulled his horse forward and quickly recounted what happened just now in a low voice.

After Li Tong heard this, he was slightly astonished at first, and then he couldn't help but feel ashamed. He had already planned to rush to Zheng's house to snatch the marriage, but he didn't expect that the new husband would be so reliable.

I underestimated the other party, felt a little ashamed, hurriedly asked someone to vacate the car, got off the horse and walked into the team, stood on the road and clasped fists to the father-in-law Zheng Rong who was still driving the wedding car: "Young generation salutes, how dare you bother your father-in-law?" Cited, please change to the front car."

The emperor stepped forward to replace Zheng Rong, Zheng Rong nodded to Li Tong after getting off the car, then waved his hands and said: "To go out this night, it's not a courtesy, but I will return to the province after the ceremony, and then entertain Your Highness!"

After finishing speaking, he withdrew from the sending team, got on his horse, and led dozens of his own children back the same way.Li Tong was worried that there might be chaos on the way, so he quickly ordered Yang Sixu to lead out hundreds of people and follow the escort all the way.

Chapter 0414 underachievers, relying on their talents

When the wedding car drove into Jishanfang, it was already midnight, and it was only more than an hour before dawn.

If it was Asahi, all the officials in Beijing would have to rush to Tianjin Bridge to prepare to go to court. If they saw Jishanfang, which was guarded by the Habayashi Army, they would not know how they would feel.

Of course, even if you didn't see it with your own eyes, the storm that night would spread throughout the city in the shortest possible time.

In Jishanfang, colorful tents were erected all over the street, and the ruined mansion of Wei Wang was naturally covered up, without damaging the festive atmosphere.The wedding car arrived in front of Dai Wang's mansion all the way. Amidst the lively and festive drum music, Princess Zheng Wenyin was surrounded by several long-awaited wives and got out of the car. She stepped over the visiting saddle in front of the door. The old man stepped into the green cottage.

In the back hall of the king's mansion, when she heard the sound of the worship ceremony and music, the frightened Concubine Fang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and murmured: "Er Lang finally got married..."

On the other side, Li Shouli's biological mother, Mrs. Zhang, said in a low voice: "This acting king is always too sharp, but he can be patient on weekdays, and he can also avoid these harassments and twists and turns..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw the concubine staring at her sharply, her heart froze, she didn't dare to complain anymore, she lowered her head and stopped talking.

Princess Taiping glanced at Mrs. Zhang, couldn't help sighing in her heart, pulled Fang Taifei up and said: "Chenzhi's journey has reached this point, many things can no longer be resolved by selfish intentions. Every move will be judged by the world. There are countless miscellaneous feelings."

Concubine Fang continued to stare at Mrs. Zhang, but said in a deep voice: "Erlang is the pillar of the family, and he should have the courage and courage. Otherwise, why support the family? Everyone in the house just needs to enjoy peace and calmness. Complain loudly, never forgive lightly!"

At this time in the outer hall, a couple of newlyweds sat opposite each other on the ceremonial bed and waited beside them with large baskets of dried fruits and money.

Amidst the lively congratulations, the bridal fan was slowly lowered, revealing a dignified and beautiful face, and the young man with quick eyes and hands rushed forward, grabbed the fan that had fallen by the bed, clasped his hands on his chest, and was about to go They sneaked into the crowd, but they just circled around in the siege of the spectators.

"The newlyweds pay homage, all the children are blessed!"

Some bridesmaids who acted as bridesmaids grabbed a lot of lottery fruits and money and threw them into the tent of the Qinglu.

Amidst the laughter and scrambling of the crowd around him, Li Tong also raised his eyes to look seriously at the bride across from him.Ji Xiaolan of the Qing Dynasty, who was fond of gossip, once recorded in "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" that a couple of newlyweds pay homage, but the bride slaps her back, and the groom is so ugly that he runs away.

Naturally, Li Tong would not be so sad. The bride on the opposite side was dignified and decent, and the outer layer of the dress was covered with a hazy halo against the light. dream.

Li Tong was a bit incapable of accepting the thick makeup of the Tang people, but the bride opposite had picturesque features under the makeup, but she was not overwhelmed by the makeup, and she had a beautiful atmosphere.

The concubine on the opposite side did not lower her head to avoid her gaze. She put her hands in front of her body and raised her face slightly to stare at His Royal Highness Dai Wang. Her eyes were so focused that even the noise outside her did not cause the slightest hesitation.

After spreading the accounts, a family member raised the ceremony bed before entering, and smoothly sent the couple into the bridal chamber. The guests applauded and congratulated loudly in the back.

In the bridal chamber, all the candles have been lit, varying in height and lightly covered with colored gauze, illuminating the room brilliantly.

Holding the golden scissors in her hands, Xi Niang walked slowly up the hall, kneeled in front of the bed and said: "Please Your Highness, please ask the princess to cut her hair and put it in a bun."

Li Tong took the scissors and cut off a strand of hair and handed it back, as did the princess opposite.Xi Niang braided two locks of hair in front of the bed, singing festive songs.

After the hair knots in the bun are combined with incense, they are put into two embroidered pouches and handed back to the bride and groom.Li Tong took the embroidered pouch and twisted it lightly with his fingers. There was a strange feeling in his heart, but there was a slight sobbing sound from the opposite side. Looking up, he saw the bride holding the embroidered pouch tightly with both hands. tears.

"Thank you, princess."

Li Tong only said that he was disturbed by the noise in the middle of the night, but the bride couldn't bear it, so she casually comforted her.

"My concubine was lucky enough to be in a heavenly family, and was greeted with great honor by a famous king. In the ceremony hall, I wept with joy, fearing that I would not be able to repay my kindness deeply for the rest of my life..."

The princess blinked her eyes, took a deep breath, calmed down her mood, and restrained this point of gaffe, she lowered her head and complained in a low voice.

The next step is to close the palace together. After all the rituals are completed, the bridesmaids all withdraw, and there are only ten maids and a new couple left in the room.Since the princess was escorted into the inner room by the maidservants, there was a rustling sound of undressing in the inner room.

Hearing this voice, Li Tong didn't have many thoughts in his heart. At this time, the sky outside was gradually brightening, and he had to enter the palace to pay respects to his uncle, and he had no energy but no time.

While the princess was changing clothes, Li Tong also ordered the maidservant to bring another set of gowns, took off the close-fitting leather armor, put on new clothes, put these armors in a box and sent them to the inner room.

In the room, the concubine only wore the close-fitting Luo Wan, and a maid carefully removed the hairpins and other accessories. When she saw the utensils in the box and cage in the hands of the king, her eyes froze slightly.

Li Tong didn't shy away from the princess, he put the cage on the side of the bed curtain, turned his head to smile and nodded at the princess, and then backed out.After breaking up with Wei Wang Wu Chengsi, the situation will become more tense. He hopes that the princess can adapt to the new identity and enter the state as soon as possible.

The reason for doing this is also because Wang Fangqing and other members of the staff already know and feel relieved about the Wangfei's family.This family is determined when things happen, and they are able to maintain their style. They are not just relying on their family background.

After walking out of the bridal chamber, Li Tong walked to the middle hall, and asked someone to summon the long history Wang Fangqing, and made a brief explanation, and asked the government officials to receive the guests on his behalf, and the rest will be explained in detail after he returns to the mansion.

The turmoil last night was more or less affected, the most obvious being that the number of guests in the mansion decreased a lot.Many people who came to congratulate them quietly retreated without waiting for the ceremony to be completed. When the government officials surrounded Dai Wang and his wife to leave the workshop and enter the palace, Li Tong saw many people rushing away in front of the gate of the workshop. Embarrassment and grudges.

But these people were too worried, Li Tong already had such an understanding when he decided to tear his face apart.

As his momentum grew stronger, some vain popularity was no longer important. If he wanted to make further progress in the current situation, it was no longer enough to be friendly with others, but to rely on his own hard power.

A leader's style of doing things can determine the entire faction. If even he shrinks back and compromises when encountering problems, can he expect others to work hard for him when a big event is imminent?Even if there is, it can't be controlled.The reason why Zhongzong got rid of the Shenlong Five Kings was because they didn't have the same temperament with each other.

When Li Tong was still greeting his relatives, the kings of the Wu family had already entered the palace.When it comes to their respective moods, it is natural that they are both apprehensive and full of resentment.Especially even though he has already entered the palace, His Majesty the Holy Emperor still hasn't seen him for a long time, so it is unavoidable to be even more uncomfortable.

Of course they also thought that engaging in these small tricks tonight would displease His Majesty the Holy Emperor, after all, everyone can see how much His Majesty attaches importance to this marriage.But having said that, if it weren't for His Majesty the Holy Emperor's obvious preference, they might not have engaged in these small tricks.

Now His Majesty the Holy Emperor actually sent Qu Chongyu to act as the acting king, and the acting king was so rebellious, Wu Chengsi and others couldn't help but think more and more and become more angry.

As time passed, at dawn, a female official finally entered the side hall and said to the kings in the hall: "Your Majesty welcomes His Royal Highness Wei Wang and Liang Wang."

The two got up when they heard the sound, Wu Sansi stepped forward and said, "Madam, how is Your Majesty feeling?"

The female official was born in the Li family of Longxi, and married into the Sima family in Hanoi. After her husband's death, she was recruited into the palace by Wu Zaide, the king of Yingchuan. Husband's family.

Hearing King Liang's question, Li Yuzheng sighed and said: "Your Majesty is in a bad mood, your Highnesses should answer cautiously after ascending to the palace."

Wu Sansi nodded after hearing the words, and thanked the female officer, while Wu Chengsi snorted coldly, and went straight to the hall.

In the hall, Wu Zetian sat deeply on the imperial bed, and when she saw the two kings walking in and worshiping, she didn't speak, and she was still asleep with her eyes closed.

When the two saw this, Wu Sansi's face became more worried, while Wu Chengsi knelt deeply on the ground, motionless.

"Get up."

After a while, Wu Zetian in the hall spoke.

Wu Sansi thanked Wu Chengsi after hearing the words, and was about to get up, but seeing that Wu Chengsi was still not moving, he quietly pulled Wu Chengsi's belt.Not only did Wu Chengsi not get up, but he took off the hood on his head, kowtowed again, and said in a mournful voice: "This is my body, I worship your majesty. If your majesty thinks that my minister is guilty, I dare not quibble. But my minister and the acting king are in dire straits. Complete!"

Wu Zetian was already suppressing his anger. Hearing what Wu Chengsi said, he raised his hand and slapped the table with a cold snort: "The Tian family has a rare happy news. It has formed a happy marriage with a famous Shandong family. The people inside and outside are looking forward to congratulating you. They all praise you. You are the elder Zongzhi, Even if you don't participate in rituals and other things, you shouldn't make trouble to obstruct it! This kind of scandal makes people ridicule my family style and dare to speak out!"

"The minister may have lost the dignity of the elders, but what he did on behalf of the king is somewhat respectful! The common people play tricks on the car, and the common people still make fun of it, but the acting king regards me as an enemy and instigates the slaves to rob the minister's house, so crazy Paradox, could it be that only one of the ministers was at fault?"

Wu Chengsi said in pain: "Since I entered the business, I may have lacked talent to show off, but all appointments are made with loyalty and diligence first! Backward boy, I don't rely on my talents, and I only hate my talents. Now the prosperity is peaceful , Can follow the old feelings and be in the position, or occasionally make a small mistake due to arrogance, but even if he sues the court criminal department, is it really a felony?

What the acting king has done this time, the envoys have lost their dignity, and the ministers dare not ask the holy family what to do, but if the acting king is still not enough to punish, the minister asks the guilty minister to be thrown into prison, and the minister accepts it himself, hoping to be quiet. , but I can avoid the world's ridicule and belittling one or two, the minister Xie Huang's grace is still favored by me! "

Wu Zetian originally had an angry expression on his face, but when he heard Wu Chengsi's resentful confession, his expression gradually changed, and his brows frowned.

Wu Sansi observed his words and expressions, so he quickly knelt on the ground and said in a low voice: "Look at the traces and judge your heart, Daiwang's madness is manifested, there is only a small gap, dare to do such a vicious act! As his power grows, the brothers may not be able to be rich and calm again." It's just a small thing to enjoy, but it's not easy for my family to enjoy the country..."

Chapter 0415 be careful, don't lose is the ancestor

The two kings in the palace continued to accuse Dai Wang sternly. They knew that the kid was cunning, and he was trapped by the wedding and couldn't rush into the palace in time. It might not be possible to have this kind of monologue moment in another time, naturally. All kinds of heart-breaking theories don't want money to flow out.

As the two kings confided, Wu Zetian's face in the hall also lost his anger, and turned to a serious expression of thought.

Just half an hour passed like this, the white of the fish was already visible in the east, another palace official came to report Zuo Yulin General Qu Chongyu to return to the palace and return to the palace, Wu Zetian then straightened his sitting posture and signaled to call Qu Chongyu to the palace.

After Qu Chongyu finished seeing the ceremony in the hall, Wu Zetian asked, "What twists and turns are there in the second half of the ceremony?"

After Qu Chongyu heard the words, he shook his head and said, "The welcoming team enters the workshop on time, and the follow-up ceremony will proceed as planned."

Wu Chengsi kowtowed again and said: "I may have no lack of grievances in my complaint, but please ask King Jiaohe, how did the Dai Wang trample on my family? If what I said is false, I am willing to suffer punishment!"

While speaking, he pointed to Qu Chongyu and said, "King Jiaohe doesn't need to be afraid, just tell you what you saw!"

Qu Chongyu frowned after hearing the words, but under the repeated urging of King Wei, he could only bow his head and say, "The mansion of King Wei was indeed destroyed by force, and the gates and pavilions were damaged..."

He is a faithful minister of His Majesty the Holy Emperor. Although he didn't want to get involved in the struggle between the two kings, he didn't have much fear, so he made a statement of what he saw.

Wu Chengsi was also afraid that Qu Chongyu's description was not detailed enough, so he wanted to urge Qu Chongyu to continue to add, but Wu Zetian had already raised his hand and said: "Young generation will be married, and you have to be taken care of by Lao Quqing. It's rude to force it. Let's rest first."

After sending Qu Chongyu away, Wu Zetian's complexion changed again, knocking on the case and sighing: "What's going on in the workshop, in the final analysis, it's just a family matter, why bother to force the general to expose the family's ugliness frequently!"

After hearing the words, Wu Chengsi widened his eyes again, and said in a sad voice: "Such evil deeds, can writers take things seriously? The heavenly family is inherently selfless, and the ministers in the clan are humble and elders, and they also have vain dignity in the court. The laws of the country and the rules of the family, Dai Wang is completely indifferent, so rebellious, it makes people terrified..."

"Enough! You also know that you have a seat in the clan and the court? Do you have a little self-knowledge for the stupid things you said in the palace? How can everything be smooth and respectful when you are alive? Even I, They are walking on thin ice every day, broad and generous, hoping to recruit talents, and not daring to make non-contradictory wild words! The family members of Guoen, in your eyes, what kind of trivial matters can be dismissed? To take, only to be strong!"

Wu Zetian continued to slap the case and said angrily: "Let's not care about the deeds of the king. You are so narrow-minded and reckless, worthy of what you are enjoying now? How biased is the king in your opinion? How perverted is the morals of the world in your opinion? Is it because of the weirdness of the personnel, or are you narrow-minded? Ridiculous, ridiculous! My confidant's family members want to abandon me and abandon the world, how will I face the common people in the world?"

Seeing that the Holy Emperor was so furious, Wu Chengsi was stunned on the spot for a while, and bowed hastily after a while, and he no longer had the arrogance of resentment before: "I don't dare, I just, just feel sad and angry. gas……"

Furious, after restraining his nephew, Wu Zetian let out another long sigh, looked down at Wu Chengsi, a little angrily said: "You spit out a lot of stupid things, but you are right in one thing, you are a backward kid, and you are underestimated by your talents. What Dai Wang did this time is indeed a violation of etiquette, but this can only be a disturbance within the family, and must not be noisy outside the court! If he is really rebellious and rebellious, can't all the etiquette families in Shandong fail? Know people with eyes?"

Hearing what the Holy Emperor said, His Royal Highness, the two kings of the Wu family were stunned, and then they realized this. They had a lot of fun pouring dirty water on the acting king here, but the Shandong people outside the palace have already proved their strength with practical actions. stand.

"On behalf of the king, he is clever and deceitful, and he is able to conceal his evil, he..."