Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 90 Najib
Marriage in the Sui Dynasty also paid attention to dowry gifts. This custom has been passed down in China for a long time.

The bride price prepared by ordinary people can be a bucket of rice, a few bolts of cloth, a sheep or a basket of fruit, it doesn't need to be too much, after all, it is a fact that the status of women in ancient times was not high.

The gentry class is much richer, but the main things are still inseparable from food and clothing, that is, food and cloth, and the rest can be appropriately added according to conditions, such as jewelry, carriages, livestock furniture, etc.

At the level of Yang Hao, the bride price is not easy.

First of all, the marriage of the aristocratic class must be well-matched. The daughter of a woman is also a carefully selected wealthy family. Her natal family will greatly help her husband’s family, so it is not a loss if you prepare more gifts.

What's more, the royal family has to face, no matter the prince, county or king, the dowry has a uniform standard.

Yang Hao is about to get married, but the steps are relatively cumbersome.

The first step is Nacai, that is, the man will invite a matchmaker to go to the woman's home to propose marriage, and then choose a good and auspicious date.

When Yang Guang married Concubine Xiao, the matchmaker in the middle was Gao Jiong, the matchmaker of the eldest son Yang Zhao, one of the four nobles in the early Sui Dynasty who was killed the year before last, and Yu Qingze, the Duke of Jin.

This time, the matchmaker for the second child, Yang Wei, is interesting.

The qualifications are not high, and the prestige is almost meaningless. Yuan Xiaoze, the governor of Jiangling, is the eldest brother of Yuan Xiaoju, the father of the crown princess Yuan Zhen, and a descendant of the Northern Wei royal family.

After Yang Ming heard the news, he was quite surprised. Although the Crown Princess Yuan Clan had passed away, did the Clan Yuan Clan be drawn over by his father so quickly?

This trick is really poisonous.

Yang Yong knew that he might vomit blood in anger.

But it's normal when you think about it, the concubine Yuan has passed away and has no heirs, so the Yuan family has no connection with the Prince's Mansion.

Don't underestimate the powerful people. When the world is peaceful, this group of people can still be honest. When the world is really in chaos, this group of people can do anything.

After Yuan Xiaoze came to the door to accept the lottery, he chose an auspicious day, and then did the second step of "asking the name".

Asking the name is to ask the woman's birth date, and then match it with the man's to see if it is suitable.

The marriage between Yang Guang and the Lanling Xiao family back then got stuck at the step of asking for names, because the Lanling Xiao family took out all the horoscopes of women of the right age in the family, and none of them could match Yang Guang's horoscope .

But why did she marry Concubine Xiao in the end?

Concubine Xiao was originally the daughter of Xiao Kui, Emperor Xiaoming of Liang, and her mother was Empress Zhang. She was an authentic princess, but she was born in February. According to Jiangnan, a daughter born in February is unlucky, so she was put into foster care. out.

Later, I really couldn't find anyone who could match Yang Guang, so I welcomed Concubine Xiao back, and after looking at the horoscope, hehe, a match made in heaven!
And this time, it was Zhang Zhouxuan, the Taishi Ling of the Secretary's Ministry, who showed Yang Hao the horoscope.

This person is the Sui master of mathematics, who has been revising the calendar for the Sui Dynasty. His master is a figure who has made great contributions to the field of mathematics in China and even the world: Zu Chongzhi.

Arithmetic is his specialty, and divination is his hobby.

Whether Yang Hao and Wei Qiong are worthy is just a formality. Do you really dare to say that they are not worthy?
Of course it was a match made in heaven!
Then the third step is Najib, that is, the dowry.

At this time, it was Yang Zhao and Yang Ming's turn to act.

The two put on festive clothes and rode tall horses, followed by 36 carriages.

The carriage was full of betrothal gifts, gold and silver jewellery, bronze and iron utensils, colored satin and so on.

In addition, there are one thousand cattle, horses and sheep from outside the city each, and two pairs of auspicious deer, both male and female are hung with red silk.

The welcoming team was mighty, a total of 2000 people, went to Wei's mansion to hire.

Jingzhao Webster, a wealthy family,
It started in Cao Wei and flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties.

The branch of Wei Chong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came from Wei Xiong (xiong), the Duke of Xiaoyao County in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who was Wei Xiaokuan's younger brother.

When Wei Chong's elder brother Wei Shikang was alive, he was highly valued by Yang Jian and served as the general manager of Jingzhou, one of the four general managers of the Sui Dynasty.

The second elder brother Wei Guang (guang) also passed away, and was bestowed with the title of Duke of Weiguo County.

The third elder brother Wei Guan (guan) died earlier, he passed away during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He was the governor of Suizhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
The fourth brother, Wei Yi, passed away five years ago.

Ranked fifth is Wei Chong.

The sixth son, Wei Yue, was a prince Xianma for Yang Yong. He was kicked by Yang Yong for his poor performance. Now he is idle at home and has the title of Duke of Guancheng on his body.

It can be seen that their branch relied on the boss Wei Shikang more than ten years ago, and it can be said to have infinite glory, but now it has gone downhill. Fortunately, Wei Xiaokuan's branch is still a branch, and their Jing Zhaowei is more united , With mutual benefit and mutual help, everyone is doing well.

In any case, this is also a wealthy family, even if there is a downturn, it is much better than those ordinary families.

What's more, isn't Wei Chong also up now?Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the third grade, an absolute high official.

The Wei Mansion has been really lively these past few days, and the bustle of the market is a true portrayal of the Wei Mansion right now.

Most of the officials in Daxing would come to congratulate him. Firstly, Webster's base camp is the Jingzhao area, which has a strong and deep-rooted heritage. Second, he married a daughter into the royal family. Everyone will give face.

On the way, Yang Zhao and Yang Ming were still discussing how they could find a way to meet their future siblings (second sister-in-law) and see what she looked like.

Because these days the second child, Yang Hao, is most concerned about at home, is to hope that his future princess will not be too ugly.

Yes, he didn't expect her to be as beautiful as Pei Shuying. If she really wanted to be beautiful, Xiaobao, his subordinate Tanhualang, would have found out long ago.

Yang Ming thinks that the future second sister-in-law hasn't left the cabinet yet, and now she's engaged again, so it's impossible for him to meet up. If the appearance is really unsatisfactory, a Yangou like Yang Hao might want to call off the engagement .

However, Yang Zhao said that this marriage was arranged by the Second Sage, and even if he was not satisfied with his cowardice, Yang Hao would not even let out a fart. From the appearance of Wei Chong's other children, we can have a rough judgment.

Yang Ming agreed deeply.

It was Wei Yuancheng who greeted Yang Zhao, Yang Ming and the others outside the gate of the mansion. This kid was supposed to succeed Zhao Yu as the governor of Jizhou, but he hasn't left yet.

And he was recommended by Yang Zhao to Yang Jian and his wife.

Who Yang Jian and his wife were, he had already informed Wei Yuancheng in private, so this kid knew who his benefactor was.

When he saw Yang Zhao, his face burst into smiles, and he ran over to lead the horse himself.

"Your Highness is working hard, Your Highness is tired, please come into the house quickly."

A group of members of the Wei family surrounded Yang Ming and entered the inner mansion. As for the betrothal gift, the housekeeper Chu Ji would naturally hand it over to them.

Today is Najib, the Yang Ming brothers are the number one distinguished guests, and they are also sitting first on the left side of the owner Wei Chong during the banquet.

Wei Chong seemed to be in his forties, and he looked like a rich man. Naturally, his face was full of happiness at a happy event, and he had drunk a lot of wine, and his face was as red as Guan Gong.

Entering the Minister of Ministers at the age of forty and becoming the head of a department, the future is boundless.

Wei Chong naturally knew in his heart that if it wasn't for his daughter who wanted to marry into the Jin Palace, he wouldn't be able to be Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in terms of seniority.

Everyone's focus was almost on Yang Zhao, and Yang Ming's ears were almost callused after hearing those flattering words.

So he moved his seat and moved closer to Wei Yuancheng's side:

"Duke Yun."

"Hey..." Wei Yuancheng hurried over, "What orders does Your Highness have?"

Yang Ming said: "From now on, our two families will be in-laws, so naturally we need to get closer."

"That's that, that's the honor of the entire Wei family," Wei Yuancheng laughed.

Yang Ming smiled, turned his gaze to the opposite side, and said:
"Who is the man in the brown suit sitting over there? And the bearded man next to him? By the way, there is also that boy."

(End of this chapter)