An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

In the spring of the 14th year of King Qin Chang, Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, known as the Great Qin Dynasty.Qin Wang Ji Yue ascended the throne, known as Emperor Yongxu in history, and changed his reign name to Mingzhou.On the same day, it was announced that Wei Lian, the former king of Chuxi, was the emperor of Changxi. He was the same emperor, and he was called the emperor.

The two emperors ruled together and introduced various reform measures.Unify currency and weights and measures, order all people in the world to learn the language of the Central Plains, encourage interracial marriages, allow civil marriages between male and female wives, improve the imperial examination to recruit talented people, set up three provinces and six ministries... and work together to create a brighter future. prosperity.

Tomorrow, on the third day of March in the first year of the lunar calendar, it is auspicious and suitable for marriage.

Wei Lian was forced to get up and change clothes before dawn, and sat lazily in front of the mirror, with a trace of foggy sleepiness in his lowered eyes.

Today is the day he and Ji Yue get married.

It was also the day when Emperor Yongxu and Emperor Changxi ascended the throne together.

The place where he is staying now is the post house where the envoys live in Yongping.An important process of getting married is welcoming the bride. The groom has to start from his own home to the newlywed wife's natal home, invite him to the bridal sedan chair, and take him back to his home.Naturally, the canonization ceremony of the royal family will not be exactly the same as that of a civil marriage, it will be more complicated and grand, but the general process is not much different.

Wei Lian's real home is in the Royal Palace of Liangcheng, which is thousands of miles away from Yongping Mountain, so it is impossible to start from there.Therefore, this post house temporarily acts as this place.

When he went from Chu to Qin as a hostage, he stayed in this post house for three days, and waited for the king of Qin to give him an oral order—"Young Master Lian is appointed as a servant, and he will accompany you in the palace."

Now that he walked out of this door again, he became a glorious and supreme emperor.

Changshou combed Wei Lian's silky black hair, and said involuntarily, "My lord... No, Your Majesty, today is your day of great joy, so cheer up."

Wei Lian raised his eyes reluctantly: "I get up before the hour, how can I have the energy..." He can stand everything, except he has trouble getting up.

It was when I met Ji Yue at the beginning, Ji Yue didn't fall towards him so quickly that I barely got up.

Changshou reminded him: "But when you become an emperor, you will go to court with His Majesty in the future, and you have to get up at Yin time every day."

Wei Lian paused, and instantly regained his energy.

How did he forget this?

When you become an emperor, you have to go to court every day, and going to court every day means getting up early every day, and almost all year round...

How terrifying this is!

Wei Lian murmured: "I want to escape marriage."

longevity:"……"

The son is poisonous.

When he first entered the palace as a servant, he never thought of running away, but now that he has a bright future, he proposes to escape marriage.

The reason was because I didn't want to get up early.

Long live in admiration.

Changshou is still used to calling Wei Lian his son in his heart.After all, in his impression, the young master just went to cure a plague, and then disappeared for several months, and then the great war broke out. He heard that the young master was proclaimed king in Qin State, and then the king of Qin went to ask for marriage...

The son became the king.

Things were developing so fast that Changshou still feels unbelievable, but he is really happy for the young master's current status from the bottom of his heart.

That's how the son should be, the king of destiny does not need to bow his head to anyone.

He originally thought that King Qin didn't have any sincerity towards the young master, but everyone knew about his offer of employment, if this wasn't true, then the whole world might be a lie.

He sincerely wished the young master and His Majesty the King of Qin a long-lasting and happy union for a hundred years.

"Think twice, Your Majesty." Changshou sincerely advised, "The matter is too serious, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to run away from marriage..."

Changsheng knocked Changshou on the head again: "Your Majesty is just talking, but you still take it seriously."

Wei Lian: "Longevity is still smart."

longevity:"……"

It was he who was stupid.

When the dressing was completed, Wei Lian came out from behind the screen, and the legs of the palace staff in the room went limp, and they almost knelt down and shouted "Long live my emperor".

Wei Lian was wearing a deep black wide-sleeved dragon robe today, with black hair tied up and a golden crown on his head, which was extremely solemn and dignified.The eyes under the tassels were slightly raised, and the implied sternness and majesty were enough to shock everyone.

They have only seen the gentleman's elegant appearance in white clothes, but today they really felt the majesty of the king.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and an old nun was the first to recover, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come, please get on the dragon chariot."

Ordinary people greet relatives in sedan chairs, but the emperor's family is different.Today, the two protagonists are both kings and men. This kind of marriage is really unprecedented. It is also the first time for the palace people to hold such a wedding. They have no experience and don't know what specifications to use.

His Majesty personally participated in the planning, reduced many unnecessary rules, and made other aspects more grand.The final specification was exactly one point higher than the grand gift for conferring the empress.

Wei Lian stepped out of the post house, and the ornately decorated dragon chariot was already waiting outside.Ji Yue rode on a tall horse with white hooves, and was wearing a black dragon robe, which matched Wei Lianshen's attire today.

On the left side is Ah Meng, with a red silk tied around her neck, shaking her head and tail, with a chubby lion head as a mascot.On the right is Xiaohong, a majestic red horse with a beautiful saddle on it.

Wei Lian took a look, and instead of going to board the dragon chariot, he stepped on the stirrups, jumped onto the horse neatly, and rode alongside Ji Yue.

Seeing that he didn't get on the chariot, the mother of ceremonies was dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, this is against the rules..." How can a bride not get on the sedan chair and ride a horse with the groom?Although this time the bride is a man...

Wei Lian returned to her: "I am the rule."

The mother of ceremonies trembled when she heard the claim.

That's right, this is not a queen, but an emperor on an equal footing with His Majesty...

Hearing this, Ji Yue laughed lowly, "Your Majesty is so majestic."

Wei Lian turned his head sideways: "If Your Majesty doesn't want me to show off my prestige, why bring Xiao Hong here?"

The two looked at each other, knowing each other, pulled the reins, and headed towards the palace.

After arriving at the palace, there are countless red tapes.The civil and military officials had already stood respectfully on both sides of the royal road in high-quality clothes, leaving a wide avenue for the emperor to pass through.

After Wei Lian got off his horse, he walked side by side with Ji Yue through the imperial road, climbed up to Danchi, and stood in front of Chengtian Hall.

After several ceremonies, the female official handed over the jade seal and seal, which means that the emperor and the emperor will share the glory and power in this life.

After the handover, Li Fuquan read the oath from the side: "The emperor is above, and the land will be transported. The world will be born tomorrow. Today is the day when Emperor Yongxu and Emperor Changxi concluded the Qin and Jin Dynasties..."

The oath is eloquent, long and boring.The sun was high, and the heavy outfit made many officials sweat densely on their foreheads, and they dared not wipe it off because of the rules.

Ji Yue and Wei Lian's outfits are the heaviest.Not to mention the airtight inner and outer three layers of the Chinese costume used for enthronement, the crown on the head alone weighs too much.Wei Lian stood still with the same expression, Ji Yue was already regretting in his heart, if he had known earlier, he would have deleted a few more sentences.

He deliberately simplified, so as not to overwork Wei Lian, but he was also afraid that simplicity would be too grand.He wanted to give Wei Lian a grand wedding to make up for the grievances he had suffered back then.

After half of the incense was burned, Li Fuquan finally finished his oath and shouted: "Bye!"

This worship is to respect heaven and earth.

"Goodbye!"

This worship is to respect the ancestors.

"Three thanks!"

Wei Lian turned around, facing Ji Yue head-on, the eyes under the tassels met for a moment, and he lowered his eyes and bowed down.

Ji Yue smiled lightly, and also saluted back.

This prayer is for each other.

"Licheng!"

If this is an ordinary family, they should be sent to the bridal chamber at this moment, and they still need to accept the worship of all officials.

After Wei Lian and Ji Yue paid their respects three times, they turned to face the minister.The officials who had waited for a long time finally knelt down and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times in a loud and orderly voice: "My Emperor Sheng'an, I wish Your Majesty and Your Majesty a long live forever!"

Guards, eunuchs, and maids of honor also knelt down to pay respects.

Standing on the high jade steps, Wei Lian looked down at the crowd and bowed down.

He didn't look at Ji Yue, but looked down, but the two of them seemed to have a feeling in their hearts, and hand in hand with him, they said in unison: "Pingshen."

After the big ceremony, the heaven and the earth were worshiped, all the officials congratulated each other, and all the people celebrated together.

Once I held this hand, I couldn't let it go.

Changxi Hall.

Ji Yue did not allow Wei Lian to live in the Jiaofang Hall where the Queen lived, but also refurbished and expanded a palace as a new house for marriage.

After tossing and tossing for a whole day, the moment Wei Lian entered the room, he pushed back the palace people and took off the heavy crown.

Wearing this thing for a long time can really break your neck.

The mattress is bright red, embroidered with the pattern of double dragons playing with pearls. The color looks very festive, but there are no hideous things such as red dates, peanuts, longan and lotus seeds hidden underneath it according to the custom.

Those things imply the birth of a precious son early. The emperor is a man and cannot bear an heir. Of course, no one dares to use these to find displeasure.

It was convenient for Wei Lian to lie down directly.

When Ji Yue came in, he saw Wei Lian lying on the quilt with loose long hair, and he said with a smile: "Tired today?"

Wei Lian opened his eyes and lazily said, "Yes."

Woke up so early, dressed so heavily, performed so many salutes, and stood under the sun for so long.Who can not be exhausted?

Ji Yue shook his head: "But we still have a few procedures."

Wei Lian sat up and looked up at him: "What process?"

Ji Yue took the scissors, picked up Wei Lian's strand of black hair, cut it off, and put it in his purse: "Hair knot."

Is this not easy?

"Give me the scissors." Wei Lian took the scissors over, "Pick these off too, it's deadly."

Ji Yue sat on the bed, removed the crown and put it aside, and his black hair poured down like a waterfall, making his complexion even more coquettish.

Wei Lian sat a little closer, and cut off a section of Ji Yue's hair with a breathing distance between him and Ji Yue.

The knot is a husband and wife, and there is no doubt about love.

After finishing this step, Wei Lian asked, "Is there any more?"

Ended early and passed birth early, he was so tired and flustered today that he didn't want to think about it.

"There are two more ways." Ji Yue thought about it, "but I'm afraid these two ways can't coexist."

"Why?"

"Naturally, it's Hejin wine and wedding candles." Ji Yue glanced at him with a smile, "With the amount of wine you poured in this glass, if you drink Hejin wine, how can you still have wedding candles tonight?"

Wei Lian: "...you are laughing at me, I can tell."

"No." Ji Yue sternly said, "I've thought about it a long time ago, and I specially ordered someone to change it. The wine tonight is not intoxicating."

Wei Lian: "You are really laughing at me!" Even the wine has been changed long ago, just mocking his drinking capacity!

Ji Yue poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Wei Lian: "Good boy."

One word made Wei Lian soften.

He pursed his lips and took the wine bottle: "Aren't you drunk?"

Ji Yue's answer was impeccable: "Do I want to get you drunk tonight?"

It makes sense, and it's irrefutable.Wei Lian gulped down the wine happily.

Wei Lian was still sober after drinking the Hejin wine, this wine is really not intoxicating.

It's not easy for Ji Yue to find wine that even he can't get drunk.

While he was thinking wildly, the man's deep voice was slightly hoarse: "What are you thinking about?"

Wei Lian came back to his senses, Ji Yue had already taken off his outer robe, and deep desire was suppressed under his phoenix eyes.

He understood instantly, and his face was slightly red.

Although they are already very skilled at this matter, tonight is different.

Tonight is... a real wedding ceremony.

Ji Yue took off his clothes for him, lowered his head and kissed him: "Is that okay? Ah Lian."

...Is it still possible?Didn't you give him everything a long time ago?

Wei Lian slightly turned his head away, and said in a very low voice, "...um."

The candlelight flickered, and the waves turned red.

"Wait." Wei Lian suddenly thought of something.

"..." Ji Yue gritted his teeth, "I won't stop if you say stop at this time."

"Ji Yue, let's discuss it." Wei Lian was thinking about something else entirely, "Could you postpone the morning hours a bit? I...I can't get up."

He couldn't figure out why the early court was so early.With such a long day, is it necessary to compete with the early morning?

"The spring night is bitter and the days are high, so the emperor will not go to court early." Ji Yue stroked the delicate chin of the young man, "Ah Lian is so attractive, it really doesn't look like he can get up early."

Wei Lian frowned, looking pitiful: "Do you agree?"

Ji Yue sighed softly: "It's too capricious for you to change the rules that have been established for so many years."

Wei Lian's long eyelashes trembled: "Will you pamper me?"

Ji Yue looked down at him: "No."

Wei Lian thought sadly, it's over, Ji Yue has really become a dog emperor.

On the first day of marrying Ji Yue, I wanted to kill the king.

The next day, Emperor Yongxu ordered that the early court time be postponed to Chenshi.

Emperor Changxi, who was also listening to the government in the hall, had no expression at that time, but after he came down to court, he hugged Emperor Yongxu and kissed him passionately: "Your Majesty is wise, is Your Majesty coming to Changxi Hall tonight? I will sweep the couch to welcome you."

Emperor Yongxu grabbed his hand: "Please be more reserved, Your Majesty, there are still people watching here."

Li Yushi, who was conscientiously taking notes: "...cough."

……

How long can imperial love last?

Freshness for one year, itch for seven years, burnout for ten years, and boredom for 20 years?

Sometimes Li Yushi couldn't help but wonder whether the lovers he described would one day wear out their feelings and develop rifts, just like countless predecessors.

He is overthinking.Until his graying temples left office, those two were still the same as before.

When handing over the annals of history to the next young generation, Li Yushi thought that this pair would be a good match for a hundred years.

May there be years to look back, and grow old together with affection.What flows between them is time that will never fade away.

The prosperous dynasty can be overthrown overnight, and many influential figures will be killed in a fleeting year, and the history will be buried in dust.However, after thousands of generations, they are still as old as ever.

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