Zhi Xuan

Zhixuan's trip this time will complete the wedding with Zhao Hao, which is of great significance.

Since the two countries formed a marriage alliance, the clan members have been busy consulting the classics and perfecting the relevant details.Every few days, fast horses gallop to Bei'an country and send them to Xiyuan country to formulate regulations.The other party will send a reply soon, either agreeing or supplementing, detailing everything, without missing a single bit.

Before Zhi Xuan returned to the Western Capital City, the wedding ceremony had already been decided, and all of them were engraved on the bamboo slips, just waiting for him to see.

I don't want to see a fire in the city, and all the efforts of the clan will be destroyed.

After returning to the residence after the fire, facing the ruins everywhere, the family members could not help but yelled, scolded the son Kang and the dead man, and wished he could cut off the head of the arsonist himself.

Fortunately, the bamboo slips in the western capital were destroyed, but the northern capital was well preserved.In addition, the clan members had an excellent memory, so they quickly cheered up, summoned brothers and nephews to burn oil, forgot to eat and sleep, and re-engraved the ritual regulations that had been set before Zhixuan's departure.There may be subtle differences. After the meeting between the two parties, the original can be borrowed from Bei'an and supplemented by reference.

The carved bamboo slips were sent to Zhixuan, and they were filled with five boxes, and each box contained more than twenty volumes.

Looking at the opened box, Zhi Xuan couldn't help but gasped, and subconsciously rubbed his wrist.

"Your Majesty, please have a look." Zong Ren was sitting opposite Zhi Xuan, wearing a black robe with a high crown, and patterns resembling birds were embroidered on the sleeves and collar, symbolizing his identity.A jade ring hangs around the waist, also carved in the shape of a bird, the beak and eyes of the bird are naturally dark, very rare.

Zhi Xuan took a deep breath, knowing that he couldn't evade it, so he could only nod to the clan master, praise the other party's work ability and hardworking attitude, and then resignedly picked up the bamboo slips.

When Zhi Xuan was flipping through the bamboo slips, the clan did not leave, but continued to stay in the hall, sitting upright, ready to answer Zhi Xuan's questions at any time.

As a result, Zhi Xuan couldn't be lazy if he wanted to, so he could only open the bamboo slips honestly and read them carefully from the beginning without missing a single word until he memorized them all in his mind.

Whenever he recalled the process at that time, Zhi Xuan would feel his wrists were sore, his eyes sore, and his brain swollen.

Thinking about the words engraved on the bamboo slips, and turning them into actions, Zhi Xuan couldn't control it for a while, and had thoughts of fear of marriage.

The ceremony for the wedding of the eldest son is already very cumbersome, compared to the monarch, it is really insignificant.

Judging from the regulations formulated by the clan, the entire wedding will last for a full month, and five sacrifices will be held during the period, each of which is very important and cannot be sloppy.

In addition to offering sacrifices, both parties will entertain guests and friends in Grassland New City.During this period, in addition to the congratulatory teams from various countries, the Chinese in the city can also have a banquet.Ordinary people cannot attend, but they can get enough corn for five people to eat for a whole month.

According to the usual practice, the monarch will not distribute so much food when he gets married.

The problem is that Zhixuan's marriage partner is not any female son, nor is it a clan daughter, but the son of Bei'an who holds real power.The status of the two is distinguished, and the dowry and betrothal gifts are double, and the rewards distributed to the subjects will naturally be doubled.

It took Zhi Xuan three days to memorize the ceremony by heart, and when he encountered something he didn't understand, he would ask the clan members, and the other party would always give a precise answer.

When he recited all the content upside down and thought he could be freed, the clan brought in a few more boxes, which were still filled with bamboo slips, all of which were prepared in advance, and Zhixuan needed to recite them in public.

"All of these?" Zhi Xuan's eyes twitched.

"Return to the king, only half of them." The clan replied.

Zhi Xuan: "..."

It's tiring to be a wise king, what should I do if I suddenly want to be a foolish king?

There are still five days before the departure date, Zhi Xuan still buried his head in the sea of ​​words, and really experienced the "happiness" of sprinting before the exam.

As everyone knows, when he was surrounded by Zhu Wen and scratched his head every day, the unsmiling family members who stood in front of him would always smile every time he left the monarch's mansion, and lamented with his colleagues that the monarch had extraordinary wisdom and great perseverance.

"The great etiquette is cumbersome. The first gentleman only memorized half of it and needed someone to remind me. Today, I can memorize all of them and memorize them fluently. It is really admirable."

If Zhi Xuan heard these words, he might vomit blood on the spot.

He didn't know that he didn't need to memorize them all, and he didn't know that someone would remind them during the wedding process, so he took it for granted that he had to memorize them by himself.

Unexpectedly, the clan was really taken aback by him.

Looking back at the monarchs of the past dynasties, even the few who have been praised by everyone have not been able to do so.However, Zhixuan did it, and he still looked like he still had the strength to spare.

The patriarch lamented that Zhixuan was smart, thought he was doing it on purpose, and admired him so much, naturally he would not remind him.Zhixuan didn't know that he made a mistake. Seeing the clan members nodding their heads every so often, he thought that etiquette was the case, so of course he had to continue to work hard.

Misunderstandings arose in this way, and became deeper and deeper, like a wild horse that had run free, running forward without looking back.

In addition to the rules of etiquette, the guard of honor for Zhi Xuan's trip also needs to be re-prepared.

He has changed from a son to a king, and his status has changed, so the vehicle he rides will naturally be different.The prince's chariot can no longer be used, and it is necessary to change to the king's chariot.

The chariot of the previous Marquis Nishihara was burned in the fire, and the craftsmen were notified to rebuild the chariot as soon as possible.

Due to time constraints, Zhidi craftsmen and craftsmen in the western capital worked together to select the best wood and carefully polish it day and night. Every detail is not sloppy, so as to achieve perfection.

The princes' chariots have fixed specifications, and the craftsmen will not change the size, which is a serious crime of beheading.In order to show the majesty of the monarch, we strive for excellence in the painted paint and the carved patterns on the car body.

The paint is taken from crushed tree bark and tree sap, and several kinds are mixed together, which can not only make the car body beautiful, but also prevent insects and water, and also faintly emit a refreshing smell.

The chariot walls, shafts, wheels and even the poles supporting the canopy are all carved with exquisite patterns.The divine bird symbolizing the Yuan clan is carved on wood, flapping its wings and about to fly, and is lifelike, which shows the exquisite craftsmanship of the craftsmen.

The horses that pull the carts are also carefully selected.

According to the etiquette system, the king's chariot has two horses more than the prince's chariot.Zhi Xuan's original war horses were kept, and the horse trainer specially selected two tall horses, one of which was the king of horses, just to satisfy Zhi Xuan.

He did it out of good intentions, but he didn't want to cause trouble.

Among the war horses pulling the cart, there used to be a horse king, but now there is another horse, so we can't let it go without distinguishing the superior.

When the horse king met, he was extremely jealous, and before he put on the rein, he bit him hard.More than a dozen armored soldiers tried their best to pull them apart, so they had to call more people to separate the two big guys.

A considerable distance apart, the two horses continued to neigh, and people stood up from time to time, trying to break free from the reins and rush towards their opponents.

The chaos came to an end, and the trainer knelt on the ground, pale and trembling.There was only one thought in his mind, if he caused such a big mess, he was afraid that his life would be lost.

When Zhixuan heard about this, he didn't reprimand him, and ordered the horse king to be sent back, and another two more docile horses were brought over.

The horse trainer escaped a catastrophe, and he didn't dare to pretend to be smart again, so he sent two war horses as required, and finally everything was safe and there was no more trouble.

On the entourage, Qing drew up a list and handed it over to Xuan for review.

The western capital cannot be left unattended, and two of the four ministers must be left behind.Su Hu is Zhengqing, the monarch must be present at the wedding, so naturally he cannot stay in the city.After some discussion, among the three, Fan Xu and Luan would stay, and Yang Hao would go with them.

The reason why it was Fan Xu and Luan Hui was because Zhi Xuan trusted them more than Yang Hao.

Yang Hao was vacillating before, but Zhi Xuan had a general impression of him, even if he had the relationship with Mrs. Yang, it was impossible to hand over his back to him.

The list was decided, and none of the four ministers had any objections.

Su Hu and others didn't say anything about the two vacant positions, and Zhi Xuan didn't mention much either.

It's not that there are no suitable candidates in the DPRK, but that Su Hu and others deliberately suppressed and delayed as much as possible in order to completely carve up the rights left by the Mi family and strengthen themselves.

Zhi Xuan had the idea of ​​going to the army.

Su Hu, Luan Hui, and Yang Hao have already led the middle and lower armies, and the particularity of the Fan Xu family means that they will not be alone in command of the army.

After the death of the Mi family, the upper army had no leader, and the clans in the army were in a state of chaos.Su Hu and the others were unable to intervene openly because of the rules, and the position was not filled, and there was no room for others to reach out.

This gave Zhi Xuan room to maneuver.

When the ministers of the imperial court divided up the land and wealth of the Mi family, he successively placed people in the army, among them were the sons of clans and Chinese people selected from the hunting team.

Holding the upper army in his hands and uniting with the new army, he will be able to compete against the middle army and the lower army, and he will not be weak in terms of military power.

As for the land left by Mi Clan, Zhi Xuan was in no hurry.

The clan took advantage of the loopholes to convert most of the public land into private land, and Zhi Xuan also turned a blind eye.He accepts as much public land as the other party reports, and does not ask about the rest.

The clan thought that Zhixuan was knowledgeable and interesting, so they showed their goodwill to each family, and gradually relaxed.

Little did he know that the lifeblood of Midi had long been held by Zhi Xuan, no matter which family it belonged to, as long as he gave an order, the caravan would stop closing, and Midi would definitely be in chaos.

If he doesn't want the chaos to expand, he has to spit out whatever the land swallows!

Now, he has more important things to do, and he has no time to deal with it for the time being.When he frees up his hands, he will definitely let those who take advantage of him know why the flowers are so popular!

It's so bold to change public land into private land and blatantly embezzle the land belonging to the monarch!

He didn't believe that Su Hu and Fan Xu didn't know, but the characteristics of the clan made it impossible for them to come forward to investigate, but would help cover it up.

It can be seen from this that Zhi Xuan's previous worries are gradually becoming a reality.

With the change of identity, the forces that previously supported him, in some cases, will sooner or later become his opponents.

"As expected."

Once he had the key evidence for the conversion of public land into private land, Zhi Xuan stopped mentioning it.Praise the Chinese doctor Ju Yan who found out the evidence, and asked him to stop for the time being and not to continue the investigation, so as not to startle the snake.

"It's a matter here, and it will be rewarded."

Zhi Xuan has never lied, and he will do what he says.

Hearing Zhi Xuan's hint, Ju Yan's heart beat fast.

He knew that with his qualifications, he couldn't be ranked with Su Hu and others, but as long as he worked hard, who could say that there would be no chance in the future.It is also a leap for the family to be promoted to a doctor without being a minister.

Thinking of this, Ju Yan bowed down, his loyalty to Zhi Xuan soared, and fanaticism appeared in his eyes.He will prove with practical actions that the King will use him again and again, and he will never let the King down!

After finishing the matter in the western capital city, Zhixuan received a letter from Zhao Hao, which stated that he had already set off and would wait for Zhixuan at the border.

The two parties agreed on a date, and Zhi Xuan would not delay any longer. On that day, the list of accompanying drivers was read out at the court meeting, and the doctor Qing, who had been prepared for a long time, agreed to take the order.

On the day of departure, flags were unfurled outside the city of the Western Capital, and heavily armed soldiers lined up in a long line to guard the clan vehicles traveling.

On the first chariot, Zhixuan was wearing a mianfu, with pearls hanging from his crown, and a sword bestowed by the king on his waist.Su Hu and others who saw him off were dressed in royal uniforms and stood solemnly in front of the car.

At the front of the line, several witches were praying, stepping barefoot on the snow, throwing the heads of sheep and cows into the fire, and shouting loudly when the flames burst into flames: "Congratulations!"

As the flames faded, Wu bent down on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, your trip is auspicious!"

"good!"

Hearing the results of the witchcraft, the monarch and his ministers were all overjoyed.

"Bon voyage, Your Majesty!"

Su Hu led all the officials to send Zhi Xuan respectfully, his long sleeves were blown up by the wind, and the silk belt hanging under the crown fluttered with the wind.

After bidding farewell to the officials and the people outside the city, Zhi Xuan ordered the team to set off.

On the top of the city, the soldiers blew their horns, and the desolate sound penetrated the north wind.

In front of the city gate, the officials and common people watched the chariot move forward together, until the whole team turned into a black spot and disappeared in the white snow before turning back to the city.

The citizens of the city were delighted with the marriage of the emperor, but the clan knew very well that after the wedding, the relationship between the emperor and his ministers would definitely change.

Who is strong and who is weak, and what the direction of the wind is, is temporarily unknown.

Only when the wedding is over and Zhi Xuan returns, can everything be known.