I'm a big dick

Chapter 15
The emperor's wedding is an extremely grand ceremony, and only emperors who have not married a wife before enthroning can enjoy this treatment.

Before Emperor Tianqi, it seems that only Yingzong and Shenzong had a big wedding.Therefore, the Ministry of Rites consulted the classics and compared the procedures and standards of Shenzong's time to formulate the wedding ceremony.

Zhu Youxiao took the memorial book, flipped through it, and while shouting "be particular about it" in his heart, he also complained endlessly, marrying a daughter-in-law is too much trouble.

As for the emperor, a big wedding is an extremely solemn ceremony, and the procedures are naturally cumbersome and complicated.

Zhu Youxiao decided not to worry about it, so he looked up at Ye Xianggao and asked casually, "How much does the wedding ceremony cost?"

Ye Xianggao bowed and answered, "According to the accounting of the Ministry of Accounting, 2706 million taels of silver is needed."

The young emperor frowned immediately, so much?He opened the memorial book again, wondering in his heart, does the emperor also want to give a gift?
In his previous life, Zhu Youxiao knew that it was not easy to marry a daughter-in-law. In many places, the betrothal gifts were frighteningly high.

But I'm the emperor, my daughter-in-law always wants to choose who to choose, why is it so expensive?
Ye Xianggao peeked at it, feeling a little uneasy.

The big wedding cost more than 200 million taels, Zhu Youxiao thought it was too much, a lot; but compared with Shenzong, it was still not as good.

You know, Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun's big wedding to Queen Wang Xijie cost more than 9 taels of silver alone for the weaving cost.

Zhu Youxiao calmed down and began to read the memorial book, wanting to see where he, as the emperor, spent his marriage expenses.

Reward: It is customary for folks to give out money for weddings, just for the sake of celebration. If this is the case among folks, it cannot be omitted in the palace.

From accepting Cai to welcoming each other, a large number of court ladies, eunuchs and some officials are used in every step. Although they are on duty, it is considered their duty, but the wedding money is absolutely indispensable.

Betrothal gifts: Folks still receive dowry gifts, while the royal family pays more attention to face when marrying a daughter-in-law. Gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, etc., are passed away in boxes of boxes. If there are fewer gifts, isn’t it a joke?

Banquet: The royal banquet should not be sloppy. There are [-] tables for a private table, but the royal family must have tens of thousands!It's not enough to just eat and drink, the director of Jiaofang must have some singing and dancing, there must be several singing and dancing troupes, performing in turn?
Clothing: Ordinary people get new clothes when they get married, let alone emperors and empresses?
There are nine crowns, nine crowns, nine jade crowns, gold hairpin guides, red tassels, two jade rings... The materials include various gold and silver threads, jewelry and jade, which cost a lot of money.

The point is, there is more than one outfit like this.Wearing a mian gown when welcoming the bride, and changing into a gown when meeting the concubine the next morning, it took a lot of tossing and turning.

Zhu Youxiao read the accounts of the Ministry of Accounting, closed the memorial, pondered for a while, and said: "The country is in troubled times, and the eastern captives are rampant, extravagant and rebellious, and money is needed everywhere. My big marriage, I will be frugal in everything. Well, Cut 100 million taels to prepare for the east-west war."

Now it is not only Liaodong that is fighting, but also the She'an Rebellion in the Southwest. It was a war that was fought head-on for nine years and took a total of 16 years to be completely quelled.

Ye Xianggao was stunned for a moment, feeling very relieved that the young emperor could say this, bowed and said: "Your Majesty is worried about the affairs of the state, so wise."

Shengming?Zhu Youxiao pursed his lips in a self-deprecating manner, and the calculation was more than 200 million taels, how much of the actual cost fell into the pockets of corrupt officials.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has passed the decree of transferring Sun Degong, a guerrilla fighter in the Liaodong Central Army, and Zanhua Hongfujiao before the army." After laying the groundwork, Ye Xianggao finally talked about today's main topic.

Zhu Youxiao showed no surprise, nodded slightly, and said, "Immediately send someone to Liaodong to proclaim the decree, travel eight hundred miles to expedite, and order Sun Degong and Hong Fujiao to come to Beijing immediately without delay."

In such a hurry?Ye Xianggao was a little surprised, but he still bowed to answer.

What do you know, Hong Fujiao is just a smoke screen, I don't even know whether he is fat or thin, what I want is Sun Degong.

This guy is Huang Shi's father-in-law, a big traitor who betrayed Ming Dynasty and invested money.Haven't watched "Stealing the Light", don't you know about it, and Miss Sun, baby...

uh-huh!Without Sun Degong's rebellion, Guangning's defeat might not have been so tragic, and there might still be room for recovery.

Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief, and with a look, the palace man next to him offered tea.

After pondering over the next words again, Ye Xianggao bowed and played again: "Your Majesty, I have served the emperor for eight years, and the chapter must be drafted by the minister. That is to say, I will do what I want, and I will also send the envoy to pass the order. If there is something wrong, the minister Try hard, the emperor listens to many songs, and does not want to make a decree. Your majesty is humble and respectful, trusts the ministers, but there are propaganda and doubts. You should be careful about the sound, and order the ministers to follow up in everything."

Zhu Youxiao blinked his eyes, and finally understood the meaning of Ye Shoufu's words.

As for the young emperor, Ye Xianggao's words were not cryptic or complicated.

The general meaning is: "I served Your Majesty's grandfather for eight years, and I drafted all the memorials at that time. Even if Your Majesty wants to implement it, he must send an envoy to announce it to me. If there is any disagreement, I will try my best to fight for it. You Most of my grandfather can obey, and will not forcibly draw up any will."

"Your Majesty, you are modest, courteous, and trust your ministers, but rumors will inevitably lead to disputes that are difficult to decide. You should treat the imperial edict with caution, and order me to draft and report everything."

To put it bluntly, Ye Xianggao was persuading the emperor.Like the transfer of Sun Degong and two people to Beijing this time, he should be informed in advance.He will try his best to fight for it in the court, and don't rush to make an edict to the cabinet.

Zhu Youxiao pursed his lips slightly, and asked with a hint of sarcasm, "If I first ordered Ye Xiang to play a memorandum to replace Liaodong Governor Wang Huazhen, can this proposal be passed in the court?"

Ye Xianggao bowed his head and thought for a while, then said: "If Wang Huazhen has neglected his duties, His Majesty will remove and punish him, and all the officials in the court will have no objection."

"Wang Huazhen doesn't know about soldiers." Zhu Youxiao said the reason unceremoniously, "Yuan Yingtai didn't know about soldiers either, so Shenyang and Liaoyang were defeated. Does it have to wait for the defeat before punishing him? But it was too late, and What's the use?"

Ye Xianggao bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Yingtai is sticking to the frontier, and his integrity is obvious. The imperial court has posthumously appointed Yuan Yingtai as Minister of the Ministry of War, and solemnly buried him, and shaded his son as an official."

Yuan Yingtai was praised and granted the title because he died with the city and became benevolent. The mistakes he made were also big and small, and they were no longer pursued.

But what Zhu Youxiao wanted was not courtiers who could die, but officials who could defend the city and win battles.If you don't learn from your mistakes, don't correct your mistakes, and cover up all your mistakes with one death, what's the use of that?
The reason why Yuan Yingtai was defeated was not because he didn't understand military affairs, changed Xiong Tingbi's previous arrangements, and easily took in the Mongolian people.

(End of this chapter)