I heard my brother is a tyrant

The next day when the official decree came down, Chen Lianjiang went to Prince Zhong's Mansion to deliver the decree, and returned with a small red sandalwood box.He entered Zichen Hall to answer the question, and presented the box to Xie Dan.

"Your Majesty, this is delivered to you by the loyal king entrusting his servants."

"What is it?"

"Prince Zhong said that here are all the property title deeds, seals and warehouse keys of Prince Zhong's mansion. He said that he is going to the south of the Yangtze River, and he doesn't know when he will come back. He will give these to the princess as a dowry."

Chen Lianjiang replied, "The maidservant also told him, why don't you ask someone to send it to the princess's mansion to make a dowry for the princess, but the loyal prince must ask the maidservant to bring it back by the way."

"Send it back to him." Xie Dan stopped writing, glanced at the small box and said, "Lord King is only forty years old, far from the time of self-exile. When you need him."

At the beginning he appointed Guo Yu as a king with a different surname, although he also had the heart of guarding against disobedience by generals and the consideration of his family's dominance, he wanted to beat and restrict him, but more because of Ye Chu, he deliberately wanted to detain him in the capital.

"As for these things, tell him to keep them. You tell him that after waiting for him for a hundred years, I will order his grandson to help him die. If he is willing, he can give these things to his grandson."

Chen Lianjiang pondered in his heart, it is better for His Majesty to do it this way, so he smiled and said: "The servant also said that it is only natural that the loyal prince should prepare a dowry for the princess. Who did the master give it to, but why did he even hand over the keys to the treasury and the life deed to the princess? Is it possible that the loyal prince will not come back in the future, and will not eat or use it? Don't worry, your majesty, the servant will send it back to him , and tell him exactly what you said."

Guo Yu left Beijing in early October.The hundred days of national filial piety did not end until the middle of the twelfth lunar month. National filial piety has been something that should have existed since ancient times. However, the time of national filial piety is too long, and the people are actually greatly affected. The country cannot just stagnate. .

Sure enough, as soon as the national filial piety is over, it is catching up with the year before. Seeing that the New Year is about to come, scholars, farmers, businessmen, officials and civilians have taken off their plain clothes and put on bright clothes. There are a lot of weddings and happy events after the year before and after.The maids of the princess mansion changed into beautiful new clothes one after another, and the sewing room even sent several boxes of brightly colored dresses to Ye Chu in one go.

At that time, the northwest border was a bit uneasy.The neighboring country on the northwest border is called Beifan, but Fanbang is actually composed of more than a dozen nomadic tribes, large and small. After the death of the old king, several princes fought among themselves, and the royal family became weaker and weaker, which could not restrain the tribe well.These tribes themselves are not big, and they can't make big waves, but they are fierce and aggressive, and often harass the surrounding customs.

Of course, small disturbances are not taken seriously by the imperial court. These small nomadic tribes who live on their own will not be able to make a big climate, just drive them away. On the contrary, if these tribes, large and small, are really subdued and unified , It has become a major hidden danger in the Great Perimeter Pass, which is not conducive to long-term stability.

But this year, there was a severe drought in the northwest in summer and autumn, and in winter, there was a snowstorm. The northerners were desperate, and several tribes united to invade and disturb the northern Xinjiang and Suizhou areas in the northwest, harming the people on the border, robbing livestock and food.Suizhou sent several military reports one after another, and the court responded immediately after receiving the report. At the same time, Xie Dan decided to let Han Ziyun go back to Suizhou.

Xuan Ping Hou is old and his eldest son is dead. Xuan Ping Hou took his second son to defend in the northwest border area. Facing the scattered and random sparrow tactics of the Northern Fan tribe, he fell into a passive position. The battle line is stretched too far and we are exhausted.

Han Ziyun was sent back to the northwest border at this time, so he naturally understood what it meant.Before leaving, Xie Dan met him and warned him that blindly defending won't solve the root cause, the snake hits seven inches, and he should concentrate his forces to attack and take the initiative.

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Han Ziyun brought only a dozen bodyguards and rushed to Suizhou at full speed.He took the imperial court's edict to mobilize troops, horses, food and grass from several major prefectures in the northwest and north, and operated it nearby. At the end of the first month, a good news came. After hitting the first bird, the other small tribes quickly shrank back.

After the beginning of spring, the grass and trees warmed up in February, and the nomadic tribes who had survived the snowstorm and severe winter eased their hardships, and they felt much safer.Xie Dan ordered to take the opportunity to drive the several tribes involved in the disturbance to the north of the Tianshan Mountains, and not destroy them. At the same time, he supported a few relatively obedient and friendly small tribes, and signed a contract. Sheep, to help them survive the harsh winter, and at the same time let the various tribes of Beifan check and balance each other.

The tribes that have tasted the sweetness will naturally take the initiative to make friends with Da Zhou, abide by the rules, and the northwest border will be stabilized again. It should be foreseeable that there will be no major wars in the next ten to twenty years.

Xie Dan was very busy at that time, sometimes he was busy until late at night, and he couldn't even come back for dinner, so he simply took Ye Chu to the palace and stayed in Mingquan Palace for a while.

The spring breeze is getting warmer, peaches and plums are blooming, and the princely mansions in the capital began to quietly pay attention to one thing. It seems that the future queen, Princess Duanning, should perform the ceremony this year.

Generally, after a girl from Dazhou reaches the age of 15, she has a marriage contract and promises someone, and she can perform the ceremony when she is married. Of course, this is a customary practice. Ceremony, like Han Jin'er in Japan, who was under the age of 15 before getting married, and if she has been waiting to marry and has never engaged in marriage, she can also extend it to 15 years old.

So according to this rule, Ye Chu should perform the ceremony this year, and the specific date could be on March 16, Shangsi Festival, or her [-]th birthday.All the governments are quietly paying attention to this matter, privately speculating who can have this dignity, who can show his face at the Princess Duanning's ceremony, who is worthy of being the guest of honor, and who can be the praiser.

Waiting until the Shangsi Festival is over, I only heard that the emperor personally accompanied the princess out of the city to enjoy the spring by the river, but there was no movement of the ceremony, and when the Dragon Boat Festival approached, Ye Chu's 16th birthday was coming soon, the princess The government doesn't seem to have moved.

Ye Yu came to the princess' mansion this day, so he quietly asked Ye Chu, but Ye Chu seemed to have never thought about it, and said with a smile: "Brother didn't mention it, I don't understand, I'm the most lazy and afraid of trouble , My brother cooks me a bowl of scallion noodles every year for my birthday, and I’m young, so I don’t want to hold a birthday party with much fanfare.”

In the afternoon when Ye Yu left, the emperor came, and given the opportunity, Ye Yu boldly asked Xie Dan again, but Xie Dan laughed.

"To tell you the truth, Ma'am, I'm still undecided about the Princess' ceremony." Xie Tan murmured, "Three plus three bows, whoever is the master to give the princess ceremony, who in today's world can afford her?" bye?"

Ye Yu immediately stopped talking. She only thought that the empress's wedding was on the agenda. Although the date of the big wedding hadn't been set yet, the Ministry of Rites and the palace had already started preparations. The princess was an adult, so naturally her daughter's family should have A gift.

But Ji saluted three times and worshiped three times, and then he had to listen to the instructions. He was supposed to bow down to his parents and guests, but Mrs. Ye was no longer there, so Guo Yu’s father didn’t mention it, and he was still building a mausoleum for Mrs. Ye in Wuzhong right now. .

It's fine if it's someone else, any woman, no matter which family's noble daughter in the whole world, other elders can also hold the ceremony as the head of the family, but Ye Chu is the only one.

Ye Yu pondered, in fact, the emperor obviously didn't want Ye Chu to bow down to anyone.Many people now know that the emperor himself does not allow the princess to salute, and he does not like her to salute others, and of course no one dares to accept her salute easily.

Those who participated in the ceremony were usually acquainted female relatives and the youngest daughter's own handkerchiefs. Ye Chu himself didn't know many people in the capital, and he didn't have many close friends.But even though Ye Yu was an aunt, she was already married as a wife of the Han family, so she was not a proper master, and her status was also inappropriate.

Xie Dan really put a lot of thought into this matter, and of course not everyone would perform the ceremony, but if the ceremony was omitted, he would not want to, after much deliberation, he finally invited his concubine Aunt, Princess Baochang.In fact, there is also a princess Changping in the capital, who is also Xie Dan's aunt. Her seniority|identity is suitable, but the family style of the princess Changping's house is not upright, and there are things like the princess taking power, and the son-in-law raising a concubine. By the emperor to see.

Princess Baochang is very old and dedicated to Buddha. After Emperor Yanshi usurped the throne, out of anger and to avoid disaster, she has been living in the Thousand Buddha Pavilion on the back mountain of Huguo Temple for these years. Xie Dan personally gave Baochang The eldest princess Chang wrote a letter, and the eldest princess Baochang agreed, and deliberately returned to the eldest princess's mansion in the capital at the end of April in advance.

A ceremony that attracted the attention of the government and the public was finally held in the palace of the eldest princess of Baochang. The eldest princess of Baochang was the host, and Princess Min was the guest of honor. The Ji ceremony was held on the day of the Duanyang Festival, and not many people were invited, so they invited a few female family members and a few clan women who were still acquainted in Beijing, and the Xuanping Hou Mansion naturally came. Jiang invited to come, but heard that the Lin police officer was involuntary, and went to Shu, thousands of miles away, to handle the case in early March. No wonder I haven't seen her for so long.

Ye Chu went to the Dachang Princess Mansion by himself in a carriage early in the morning. When the ceremony was over and after the luncheon, a group of guests were sitting in the main hall of the Dachang Princess Mansion drinking tea and talking, and the servants hurried in to report the arrival of the Holy Majesty. Already entered the gate.

"I can't wait, I'll pick you up." Princess Baochang looked at Ye Chu and said with a smile.

In front of the elders, Ye Chu couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, pursing his lips and smiling.Everyone stood up to pick them up. Ye Chu happened to be sitting next to Princess Baochang, so he stretched out his hand to support Princess Baochang, and followed them out of the main hall.

Xie Dan was dressed in a blue uniform after the rain, wearing a jade crown, a homely and casual attire, which made him more dignified and handsome, and walked over with only two servants behind him.

Everyone knelt down and saluted. Ye Chu supported the eldest princess Baochang, and was wondering whether to bow and bow with everyone. Xie Dan had already walked a few steps, and supported the eldest princess Baochang who was about to salute, and said softly: "Aunt, don't be too polite."

As soon as the eldest princess of Baochang was old and lived a clear life, she calmly stopped her saluting posture when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, let's see if the princess is a beautiful young lady with her make-up. "

Xie Dan's eyes fell on Ye Chu, in front of so many people, this beautiful girl was a bit reserved and embarrassed, and her face was a little embarrassed.

At the most beautiful age of my daughter's family, her haircut today is naturally well-dressed, her black hair is neatly combed into a lily bun, and the golden phoenix hairpin specially made for her by the secretary is inserted. The hairpin is the main hairpin, the hair bun is decorated with carefully matched beads and flowers, step shakes, huge moon beads are worn on the ears, a red gold eight-treasure necklace is worn on the neck, suet and white jade pendants and sachets are hung on the body, and even hands There are five or six bracelets, gold, jade, twisted silk, and filigree gemstones.

She wore a more formal pomegranate red long-sleeved Zhai gown today, which is luxurious and dignified yet lively at this age. She also put on makeup on her small face, her eyebrows were drawn long and slender, and her face was wiped with fine white paint. Her cheeks are pink, her cheeks are rouge, especially the small cherry mouth is extraordinarily red and plump, she looks really reserved and stable.

For some reason, Xie Dan suddenly felt like laughing, as if seeing a naughty child at home suddenly start pretending to be an adult.

Seeing the emperor staring at his fiancée, other people at the scene agreed and laughed one by one. Some boasted: "The princess is really beautiful." Some joked: "In the eyes of your majesty, the princess is naturally the most beautiful."

The crowd welcomed Xie Dan into the hall, Xie Dan sat down with Princess Baochang for a while, said a few words about daily life, then got up and said: "I still have some things to do, I will come to visit my aunt some other day."

Everyone rushed to send off the holy driver, and watched the emperor and the princess leave together tacitly.

Xie Dan's imperial chariot and Ye Chu's carriage were outside, in front of so many people who were sending them off at the gate of the mansion, the two did not speak, and got into the carriage tacitly.

After leaving the street and turning a corner, the imperial chariot continued to walk in the direction of Miyagi, Ye Chu's carriage stopped for a while, and then a person got in.

"Who is this?" Ye Chu couldn't help smiling, and curled his lips, "You don't have your own car, you are an honest gentleman, what are you doing sneaking into someone else's car?"

Xie Dan got into the car and sat down next to her, sitting upright, with his usual expression, looked at her and said, "You can be a thief."

"Hey, steal what?"

"You can be a flower picker." Xie Dan said seriously.

Ye Chu immediately failed, and fell into his arms hahaha laughing, Xie Dan hurriedly grabbed her and helped her sit up straight, and said with a smile: "You can't mess around with your outfit and make me covered in rouge powder. "

"Hmph, then stay away from me."

Ye Chu smiled and stretched out his hand to push him, but he grabbed the back of his head with one hand, Xie Dan smiled and said, "I guess your mouth is sweet."

"That's not necessarily true." The little girl blinked her eyes, her dark and clear eyes were filled with narrow eyes, she stuck out her tongue and licked the corner of her lips and said, "I heard it's made of beeswax and safflower juice."

"Then I'll taste it." Xie Dan said, supported the back of her head and kissed her carefully, tossing and turning, lingering, tenderly tasted her small mouth, and then let her go.

He looked at her already put on lip makeup and wanted to laugh, but he didn't know that his lips had already been dyed, making them extraordinarily charming and ambiguous.

Ye Chu stretched out Yubai's finger to wipe his lips, and smiled mischievously, while Xie Dan calmly took the veil, first grabbed her and wiped it carefully for her, and then wiped it for himself.