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Chapter 263 Huangming Your Lady?wedding

Yu Yueyun is Mrs. Hou?This is the position of the main palace, who is in charge of all affairs in the later dynasty, and is the mistress of the Xia Kingdom.

Hearing the conferment object of this edict, all the civil and military officials looked down at each other, and it was obvious that everyone was a little hesitant.

For a while, there was a bit of silence in the court, and no one obeyed the order.

The cabinet is discussing today's dynasty, and it is not unreasonable to raise this matter, because a very suitable candidate has appeared.

Two days before the greeting ceremony, the envoy of the Liang State, on behalf of the Marquis of Liang, proposed to the monarch and ministers of the Xia State the matter of marriage.

Zhao Qi wanted to marry his second daughter Zhao Ci to Zhou Bai, paving the way for the subsequent alliance between the two countries.

The daughter of a feudal lord, the majestic county lord, is very suitable in terms of identity, not to mention that Zhao Ci has long been famous.

It is said that he was born with the life of a phoenix, accompanied by the shadow of a phoenix at birth, and the song of the phoenix lingered continuously for three days.

When he grew up, he wrote poems on the spot with Xie Yuan of Liangzhou, and compared his strategies with a group of scholars, but he was not defeated, so his name was passed down to Liangzhou.

There was a saying at the time that if a woman took the imperial examination, then Zhao Ci would definitely be a Jinshi in high school. After all, his father was the king of Xiyuan County at that time, so he was not in luck.

Then, with the occasional appearance of her beautiful appearance, the reputation of the Destiny Phoenix Girl quickly spread throughout the northern region, even in Shenjing Palace.

When people with phoenix fate and people with Qianlong fate are together, they form a situation where dragon and phoenix meet, nourishing their own destiny and gathering luck from all directions.

There is no lack of Qianlong in history. After marrying the daughter of Fenghuang's fate, she was assisted by her fate and luck.

It stands to reason that a noble woman like Zhao Ci is usually sent to the palace as the emperor's concubine.

This is the unspoken rule passed down from generation to generation of true dragons. If they are not allowed to marry into the folk, it may lead to unforeseen disasters.

Even if it wasn't for Qianlong to marry the noble daughter of Huangming, ordinary heroes would get a lot of benefits, and even breed ambitions to improve themselves to match the pattern of Huangnv.

Fortunately, when Zhao Ci became famous and leaked traces of his fate, Daxu had already declined, and his momentum was not as good as Eleven in his prime.

Moreover, Zhao Qi himself was the king of Xiyuan County with real power, and if he insisted on protecting his precious daughter, the old emperor really wouldn't marry him by force.

Tianming Huangnu is not listed as the main palace, can she still marry her later?Could Liang Guo, an ally, just miss out in vain?
This is why the ministers are hesitant. It's not that they don't respect Yu Yueyun, the mistress, but whether they are inferior to Zhao Ci in terms of national interests.

The relationship between Yu Yueyun and Zhou Bai is very deep, loving and harmonious, and it is often you who dominate the outside and the inside, this is something that all the subjects of the outer court know.

Coupled with the dignified real person's body, it can make up for the defects of birth, and it is not impossible to become Mrs. Hou.

However, Zhou Bai was a little impatient with this scene, so that's where it went.

I just became a vassal state, and I have a bit of an orthodox air, so you play me with the selfless affairs of the Tianjia?
"Humph."

A cold snort woke up the confused crowd, and Zhou Yuan, who rushed back from the front line of the border town, stood up first.

"Shangshu Zhou Yuan of the Minister of War, hereby orders you."

"I don't know what long-distance and close-range attacks are. I only know that many disabled sons in the army were rescued by the mistress. I also know that the mistress has been in the rear of the town more than once, and she has been secretly supporting the army on more than one trip."

As Zhou Yuan said, he looked back at the ministers who bowed their heads, and then bowed in the direction of the apse.

The cabinet chiefs of the military took the lead in agreeing, and the generals followed suit one after another.

The civil servants looked at the other two purple-robed ministers, hoping that they would stand up to them. In their slightly traditional thinking, Yu Yueyun, as the head of the Taoist regiment, had too much power to be the mother of the country.

However, they never expected that Chen Zhongbang was the second one to stand up and obey the edict. He also chose to honor Yu Yueyun and explained the reason.

Personally raise donations, manage and supervise the establishment of welfare institutions such as sales homes and nursing homes, so that orphaned children, widows, widows and lonely people have a place to go and hope to live.

Such a kind and compassionate person can afford the mother of Great Xia.

"Chen Zhongbang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, according to the imperial edict, refer to the mother of the country."

He hadn't received an edict immediately before, but he was just expressing his own views, as the chief assistant, reminding Renjun from the perspective of the overall situation.

But Zhou Bai wants to carry out his will, how can he be stubborn and stubborn, Yu Yueyun's being the mother of the country will not bring disadvantages to Xia Guo.

The two cabinet leaders, one civil and one military, have spoken, and the rest of the officials have no strengths, and they are a little dissatisfied even if they don't look at the monarch.

From ancient times to the present, when the founding monarch wants to do something, there are few ministers who can stop him, and Xia Guo is no exception.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty followed the imperial edict, and in the end even Yin Mu, the "conservative" faction, shouted for the imperial edict and accepted the reality.

Perhaps a mistress who wins the hearts of the people may not be worse than Huang Ming's noble daughter?
"Since Yueyun is supported by all the ministers, the Ministry of Rites will set a date and prepare for the wedding process as soon as possible."

After the court was over, the Liang Guo envoy hurriedly asked to see Zhou Bai.

"Your Majesty, don't you want to form a deadly enmity with me, Daliang?" The meeting place was the Imperial Study Room, there were no outsiders, the envoy came up straight to the point, and asked in a low voice.

His face was flushed, obviously because he was angry in his heart, and now he was just suppressing it forcibly.

If it weren't for Xia Guo's reputation in several nearby states, the country's strength lies here, and according to his temper towards other small countries in Liangzhou, he would have pointed his nose and cursed.

The confidence of the diplomats still comes from the country behind them.

"Why did your envoy say that? Xia and Liang have always been on good terms with each other, and there are endless business trips, so how can I be willing to have an enmity with Liang." Zhou Bai glanced at the information on the table, pretending to be ignorant.

If the envoy is a real person in the three realms and can withstand the pressure of the dragon energy, he can use his spiritual consciousness to see what is written in the information.

On April [-]th, Jin Guo's general Tu Wu'er led [-] cavalry to the south, aiming at Liangzhou.

The border generals of Liang State failed to observe, and Tu Wuer found a gap to enter the customs by detour. Within three days, he traveled south for hundreds of miles, attacking more than a dozen towns, killing and injuring more than [-] Liang people.

On April [-]th, Tu Wu'er returned to the north with maps and treasures, but Liang Jun's heavy troops intercepted them, but Qianqi still escaped.

The truth about the emptiness in the north of Liang State was found out by Jin State, Hu Yanhe made a decisive decision and gave up on Zhou Bai's tough bone first.

Instead, he personally led [-] directly subordinate iron cavalry, and [-] allied forces from various ministries to launch a southward offensive against Liang Guo.

At this time, the Liang army was heavily in the south of Liangzhou, and the northern counties could not withstand the attack of the 15 Jin army. Zhao Qi could only deploy all his troops while seeking assistance from outside forces.

Ding and Liang prefectures both belong to the northern border, and they are both adjacent to the Kingdom of Jin. However, the northern part of Liang prefecture is poor, and there is not much water and grass nearby.

Therefore, most of the time, the Jin army and various tribes chose to invade Dingzhou in the south. The former Cangbei County did not know how much blood was spilled on the Jin country.

Especially in the past two years of fighting within the Jin Dynasty, Zhao Qi focused on attacking the prosperous place in the south of Liangzhou.

Over time, the people of Liang, including Zhao Qi himself, relaxed their vigilance towards the Kingdom of Jin.

That's why only [-] cavalry were able to take advantage of the gap and fight back and forth in the northern part of Liangzhou.

Of course, there is no reason why Jin Kingdom's luck is flourishing, otherwise, why would it happen to be suddenly found in the empty area to break through.

Don't look at the transfer of Liang's frontline army back to the northern border, which is much shorter than the southward invasion of Huyanhe's 15 army, but the 15 troops are all cavalry.

Coupled with the recovery of spiritual energy, the geographical environment of Tianyuan Continent has undergone tremendous changes. The barren desert near Liangzhou has become a good pasture with lush water and grass.

The Fifteenth Golden Army can drive a large number of cattle and sheep to conduct large-scale migratory battles without worrying about logistics.

On April 25th, when the envoys arrived at the State of Xia and proposed the marriage, the former army of the State of Jin had already occupied the northern border of the State of Liang, and a large amount of wealth and population were about to be lost.

Since there is a need for others, it is impossible for Liang Guo to fall out with Xia Guo, and Liang Guo just put on a little show.

Zhou Bai pretended to be ignorant of this, Liang Shi could only forcefully borrow the donkey from the slope, cupped his hands and said: "My lord sincerely wants to get married, but the lord wants to get married at this time, without any discussion. machine……"

Before the envoy could finish speaking, Zhou Bai interrupted directly: "Wives who are filthy don't go to court. I just heard that after the death of Mrs. Liang Hou, there has never been a concubine in the harem. She must be a deeply affectionate person."

"But Gu and Yueyun have already become Taoist couples in private, and the marriage is just a matter of course and cannot be changed."

"This, this, my county lord was born with the fate of a phoenix, so is it possible that he has to submit to the position of concubine? This is impossible!" Liang Shi was confused, a little worried that he would not be able to complete the mission.

Zhou Bai smiled slightly, and said softly: "Your envoy can go back and tell the Marquis of Liang and the County Lord that if the marriage continues, Gu can only promise the position of side concubine. However, Gu will be hired with the six rituals of ancient Xia. Xi, and there is also a gold book to keep you close."

The six rites of engagement is the formal ceremony for the nobles of ancient Xia to marry their wives, which shows that Zhou Bai still respects Liang Guo very much, and he did not intend to humiliate him.

And the gold book is also a rare honor in the harem of the monarch, usually only available to the beloved concubines.

For example, the concubines of the princes and concubines, the concubines of the side concubines hold the gold book, which is equivalent to being the first under the wife, and also have part of the power of the later dynasty, and the blessing of personal luck they possess far exceeds that of ordinary concubines.

If the wife who is in charge of the later dynasty imposes a small punishment on the side concubine who holds the golden book, she must report to the monarch afterwards, and if she imposes a more severe commandment, she needs to be approved by the monarch in advance.

"Your Majesty has a heart." Liang Envoy was quite moved, bowing and saluting.

The side concubine who holds the golden book is compared to the emperor's harem, that is, the imperial concubine, known as the "deputy empress".

In fact, it was Yu Yueyun who took the initiative to mention this to Zhou Bai. She felt that she needed time to practice Taoism, and she had to be in charge of the priesthood.

The two have never doubted that the only ones who will accompany them to prove the Tao for longevity can only be each other. The oath of the Taoist couple, which is witnessed by the heaven and the earth, is not a joke.

"The Marquis of Liang sent you here. Apart from the marriage, there must be other important matters, right?"

Before the envoy Liang could organize his speech and wanted to euphemistically explain the borrowing of troops, Zhou Bai had already cut to the chase: "Whether the marriage is successful or not, I will send troops in Daxia. This is what Liang Guo expressed when the Dingnan and South countries blocked the commercial roads before." Goodwill is also to curb the rise of grassland forces."

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Both Yu Yueyun's adoptive parents died, and she practiced Taoism since she was a child, so she is relatively indifferent to these common rituals.

But as Mrs. Hou Junzheng, the mother of the Xia Kingdom, the etiquette is indispensable, and Zhou Bai will not be short of it.

The big house of the Zhou family is the natal family, and the elders of the friendly clan are the elders, who perform the six rituals and are engaged.

The monarch's wedding, the process of the six ceremonies, is that the Ministry of Rites and the clan participate together as the man.

Nacai, take the geese as a gift, go to propose marriage; ask the name, and then prepare the geese, go to the bride's house to ask the name; Determine the marriage relationship; ask for a date, the man will be on an auspicious day, and send it to the woman's family to ask for consent to the marriage date.

Because the country is initially determined, a lot of waste is waiting to be done, and the process is greatly simplified.

The six rites quickly completed the first five rites, and the auspicious day determined by the Ministry of Rites is May [-]th.

On May [-], Zhou Bo ordered Chu Kai, the commander of the horse army, to go to Baishazhou to train cavalry. The task was to expand to [-] cavalry with [-] veterans as bones.

After taking over the border towns and controlling the five departments outside the Great Wall, there are many soldiers who have passed the test of riding skills. For the time being, it has only expanded to [-] riders, because there are not enough qualified horses.

Then Zhou Bai personally practiced it for the expeditionary army. He named Huo Feiguang the captain of Huo Yao, led three thousand light cavalry and five hundred jiao cavalry, and sent troops to the Cangbei grassland.

There is no specific task, it all depends on their free play, even if they kill to the foot of the Yin Mountain, there will be no gold medal to attract them back to the country.

If possible, try to stay in the core area of ​​the Kingdom of Jin for as long as possible to bring back part of the main force that invaded Liangzhou.

These 500 people were all equipped with the most elite weapons and equipment, and in order to guarantee their logistics, Zhou Bai even handed over the general grain bag to Huo Feiguang.

Only because Huo Feiguang, a natural cavalry general, can give full play to his tactics without being restricted by logistical factors.

Who made Zhou Bai always have expectations in his heart, the same surname is Huo, why can't he have a Huo Huo...

On May [-]th, a good and auspicious day came suddenly.

On the sixth ceremony, Zhou Bai went to the bride's house to welcome her in person.

The caravan to welcome the relatives is like a prince's card, "a hundred taels of Peng Peng, eight luan clangs", and the family members of the bride's family who send off the relatives are also "Qi Qi like clouds", and the front door is bright.

But what caught the eye was not the big scene, but the flying dragons flying out of the palace city, and dozens of psychic white cranes with various spiritual fruits in their mouths. This is the real welcoming team.

"Look, Junhou is on top, this is an unusual way."

"Of course, you don't know, both Junhou and Madam are real people, and they live the same life as the country."

"If the Great Xia can stand in the Central Plains, it doesn't take 300 years, and the princes only need to rule for a hundred years, and our Great Xia will also be an unprecedented prosperous dynasty..."

The people of Xia Kingdom looked at the fairy-like welcoming team in the sky, they were extremely excited and proud, and they were full of daydreams and expectations for the future.

The bright sun is in the sky, and the dragon holds the green water.

When Zhou Bai and Yu Yueyun returned on the same dragon, the sky was full of red silk dancing and beaming with joy.

Everywhere, there must be lingmi, lingguo and even elixir from Cangshan Mountain, to share the joy of the wedding with the people of Xia.

Dingzhou City, decorated with lanterns and festoons, all kinds of operas were sung thoroughly, and the subjects celebrated with jubilation.

The phoenix coronet and the rosy pew hold the stars and the moon, the green and auspicious wreaths support the clouds, the corridors of the makeup building, and the outside of the palace are brightly lit and surrounded by flowers.

In the wedding hall, there are scarlet beds, the night is like a curtain, red candles and green dust.

A wisp of cool breeze fluttered into the sleeves, soaring straight to the sky, and the feeling during the period was naturally not to be shared with outsiders.

(End of this chapter)