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Chapter 302 Concubine Yao
Lianzhou, Nangang Pai.

The emperor's betrothal gift had long been delivered through the governor of Guangdong. In addition to the normal gold and silver betrothal gifts... there were also ten pigs, ten chickens, and ten large jars of fine wine.

According to Paiyao tradition, the man’s betrothal gift should mainly consist of “marriage meat”.Each "marriage meat" ranges from 6 to 9 pounds of pork, depending on how many in-laws the woman has (uncles, brothers, uncles, etc.). In addition, there are symbolic red envelopes, hanging bags, wine, chicken, etc.

The Guangdong government felt that it was too shabby, so they simply gave away ten of them all. Quan became the emperor and didn't understand.

In addition to these folk betrothal gifts, the emperor also decreed that Guangdong will no longer collect two taxes this year, and next year Lianzhou will be exempted from [-]% of the summer grain tax.

Once the news was conveyed, not only the Yao people in Lianzhou, but also the young people in Guangdong all cheered and shouted, "The Emperor Ming is so generous!"

Of course, this is not because Zhu Yijiong is really grand, it is simply because Guangdong and Guangxi have caused so much harm to Lin Jun and his gang.

Years of wars, coupled with Lin Jun's extravagance after becoming king, resulted in excessive local taxation.

The Ming army came south a little late, and the people of Guangdong really needed enough time to recuperate.

Fang Sanmei is dressing up at home, while her mother and sister-in-law are wearing jewelry for her.

It mainly consists of embroidered silver crown, embroidered shawl skirt, blue collar top, embroidered skirt and embroidered foot bindings.

The patterns on the embroidered skirt are mainly pine tree patterns and snowflake patterns, showing the graceful appearance of pine trees on a snowy and windy night.

"A girl who can't embroider can't find her husband's family" is a saying passed down from generation to generation in Paiyao. Paiyao girls usually learn embroidery when they are 7 years old, and sew their own wedding dresses with their own hands before getting married.

In addition, a Paiyao wedding also requires silver necklaces, silver earrings and other accessories, but these are provided by the man.

Naturally, these were included in the betrothal gift given by Emperor Zhu.

Those who came to attend the wedding banquet from Nangang were all eating. Fang Sanmei finished dressing, ate something quickly, and then followed the wedding team sent by the emperor and the bride-seeing team from Nangang down the mountain.

In ancient times (and some in modern times), Yao people always walked to welcome and send off their brides, no matter how far the journey was.

This is mainly to add to the joy of the wedding. For example, when crossing a river, the bride will deliberately make it difficult for the groom to carry her across the river.

However, the groom did not come this time, and it was impossible for the emperor to really carry the bride across the river, so he simply sent a sedan to pick up the bride.

Fang Sanmei's dowry was very simple, and the most conspicuous thing was the more than 30 loads of firewood.

According to Yao people's tradition, the woman's dowry mainly consists of embroidered wedding clothes and firewood.The woman needs to cut dozens of loads of firewood as a dowry, which shows that she is a hard-working and thrifty person.In the past, there were also dowries such as fields, mountains and forests, buckets, footbaths, Changpu knives, hoes, and sun umbrellas. Marrying a girl was like moving.

When leaving home, the husband's father-in-law (master) should recite sutras, the uncle, brothers and sisters-in-law should sing "wedding songs" before the bride is sent out, and she should hold up a sun umbrella and go on the road.

When Fang Sanmei went down the mountain, she still felt like she was in a dream until she got on the official sedan chair.

She was originally just an ordinary Yao girl in Nangang Pai. Her surname was Fang, a popular surname in Nangang Pai. She was named Fang in many festivals.

In addition, there are also surnames such as Pan, Tang, Deng, Shen, and Li.

Fang Sanmei's name is indeed Fang Sanmei. Paiyao names are mostly based on their ranking.The woman is ranked as the first sister, the second sister, the third sister, etc., while the man is called the first noble, the second noble, the third noble...

This order is not limited to the main family, but also includes cousins, nephews, etc.

For example, there is Deng Shigui. He is not the tenth eldest in his family, but he is the tenth oldest including his cousins.

Fang Sanmei was sitting in the sedan chair, remembering Tian Changgong's instructions to marry the Han emperor and not to offend the Han emperor.

He also said that the Han emperor was a rare great hero, even more powerful than Brother Maneng in "Yao Min" (Yao pronunciation, Paiyao is actually the name of the Han government).

As long as she, the most beautiful Shayao girl, gets married to her, she can ensure that the entire Bapaiyao 24 Chong will not be bullied by the government again in the future.

In this regard, Fang Sanmei was not only curious, but also a little longing. What did the Han emperor look like?
There is also the city of Nanjing where she is going to marry. According to the Han people who occasionally come into the mountain and the Tianchang Gong in Paiyao, it seems to be a very tall city.

The emperor's palace is even bigger than the largest village in Paiyao.

After going down the mountain, you basically take a boat all the way to save time, and supplies along the way are provided by the local government.

This is the emperor's acceptance of a concubine. Although the concubine is a Yao concubine, this is a major matter related to the court's stability of Bapai Yao and even Guoshan Yao, and there is no room for the local officials to be careless.

After floating on the water for about a month, the wedding team finally arrived in Nanjing in April.

Fang Sanmei could finally take a breath on land. Through the sedan curtain, she could see that the city wall of Nanjing was extremely tall, taller than any other city wall she had seen along the way.

The Han emperor lived inside such a majestic city wall. He was indeed a great hero!
Zhu Yijiong was still reviewing the memorial at this time. The news that the eight-row Yao girl was about to arrive in Beijing had been sent to Nanjing, but he only said that it would be in the past few days and did not say the specific time.

However, Nanjing has already made preparations, and the relevant ceremonies will still follow the normal way of accepting a concubine.

Zhu Yijiong looked at the military reports delivered by the two provinces and Guangdong. It was revealed that the entire territory of Guangdong and Hubei had been captured by the Ming army a month ago, and the actual losses of the Ming army were minimal.

Changsha, Hunan, has also been defeated. After Wang Zhishu, the governor of Pianyuan, committed suicide, the remaining Changde, Yuezhou, and Lizhou (Li County) also asked to surrender one after another. The entire Dongting Lake Plain has been captured by the Ming army.

Only the remaining prefectures in southern Hunan and western Hunan were still in the hands of the Manchu and Qing Dynasty officials.There were not many casualties among the Han people. This was not because the rebels were well-intentioned, but because these places were poor and remote to begin with, and there were only a few Han people.

In this military report, Lu Feng and Yan Xuechen, the governor of Hunan who had just arrived in Changsha from Chenzhou, were asking whether they should continue to march into western and southern Hunan.

Zhu Yijiong thought for a while and wrote a reply: "Temporary truce."

There were not many Han people in southern Hunan and western Hunan, and with the war, all those who could escape ran away, and the rest could basically get along well with the local people.

Now that the area is occupied by force, not only will it be a thankless task, but it may also encounter fierce resistance from the local rebels.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Yao has entered the city!"

Zhu Yijiong put down the pen in her hand and did not change her clothes.

It's just a concubine, no need to be too grand.This is not discrimination against the Yao people, but this is true for all concubines.

Strictly speaking, only the queen was considered the emperor's wife, and all other concubines could only be considered concubines.It's just that the emperor's status was so high that the status of his concubines also became higher.

As for those so-called equal wives, this is pure nonsense. It was essentially created by some ancient people and is not widely recognized by the ancients.

Zhu Yijiong came to the harem under the guidance of the old eunuch who accompanied him.

They saw that Fang Sanmei had been carried into the palace. At this time, she was looking around curiously when she saw Zhu Yijiong in a dragon robe.

'Is this the Han emperor?He is indeed a great hero. '

Fang Sanmei's face turned slightly red.

It has to be said that in modern times, Zhu Yijiong would look like the kind of burly man who often works out.Not only is his figure tall and straight, but his face, although not as stunning as that of a handsome man, is not bad either.

When Zhu Yijiong entered the door, he first saw the other party wearing traditional Yao costumes.But it's more ornate, and mostly silverware.

Looking at the most beautiful waist girl selected by Ba Paiyao, Zhu Yijiong couldn't help but have a subtle look in her eyes.

All I can say is that she has a fair face, she is indeed a beauty, and she has big breasts and butt... her buttocks are plump, and you can still see some calluses from work on her hands.

From this point alone, we can see that in the life customs of Bapaiyao, a plump figure is for fertility, and calluses on the hands means that they are hardworking enough, all to reduce the pressure of survival.

Fang Sanmei was a little nervous. She stepped forward and said the etiquette and Mandarin that the Han officials had taught her this month, and said with a slight blessing: "Your Majesty, may you be blessed!"

Zhu Yijiong heard this and immediately laughed: "Haha, what's your name?"

Fang Sanmei has learned Nanjing Mandarin and etiquette for more than a month, and she can still say her name: "My surname is Fang... I am from Nangang Pai... My name is Fang Sanmei."

Zhu Yijiong didn't ask further. He knew just by listening to the accent that he had not learned the Mandarin fluently.

But it doesn't matter, this Fang Sanmei and him are already in a political marriage.

Not only Ba Pai Yao, as long as she marries this Yao concubine, Guo Shan Yao can also ease the relationship between Han and Yao.

Because Ba Pai Yao and Guo Shan Yao had a close relationship, the Yao concubine Zhu Yijiong married was enough to determine the two Yao concubines.

While he was twisting and turning, Zhu Yijiong suddenly picked him up by the waist.

"what!"

Fang Sanmei screamed instinctively, and then her face turned red with embarrassment.

Spring night.

The next day, Zhu Yijiong first decreed the title of concubine, and then officially designated the Yao character of Bapai Yao as Wang Ziyao.

This was a political response to the marriage between the two races.

　[Tribes of the Yao people] There are many internal branches of the Yao people, with as many as [-] or [-] different names.

　　The famous ethnologist Professor Fei Xiaotong divided the Yao people in Dayao Mountain, Guangxi into five branches, namely Panyao, Shanziyao, Aoyao, Hualanyao and Chashan Yao.

　　Ethnolinguists divide the different self-identifications of the Yao people into four groups, namely "Mian", "Man", "Men" and "Min".
　　"Nu", "Nuo", "Nao", "Nai" and "Mai" are one group,
　　"Lajia" is one group, and "Bingduoyou", "Younian", "Shanjie" and "Youjia" are another group.

　　Self-proclaimed classification and linguistic classification are basically the same.If classified by language, these four groups of self-proclaimed languages ​​are "Mian" language, "Bunu" language, "Lajia" language and Chinese.

　　Among them, the "Mian" words include what he calls Panyao, Bapaiyao (that is, Paiyao in Liannan) and Shanziyao.Panyao is also known as "Guoshan Yao" and got its name because of its belief in Pangu, that is, King Pangu (the Guabang Yao people in Sanshui Yao Township, Lianzhou are called "Guoshan Yao").

　　[The relationship between Paiyao and Yao people] From the above internal branches, it can be seen that Paiyao belongs to a branch of the "Mian" dialect of the Yao people, and it seems to be closely related to Guoshan Yao, which also belongs to the "Mian" dialect.

　　
　
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