"Etiquette!"

The noisy courtyard finally calmed down slowly. Jiang Feng stood at the entrance of the courtyard and said goodbye to the slowly dispersed generals one by one.

The simple and lively ceremony is actually a bit out of place.

According to the current situation of taking concubines in this era, most wealthy families do not even have any rituals when taking concubines, and may even be limited to family members and relatives, while outsiders can at most give congratulations in pure etiquette.

However, Jiang Feng didn't care much about this. For him, after all, he had to bear the life of two women. He felt that no matter how he should give the other party a necessary courtesy, so he had this ceremony today.

Since the late Tang Dynasty, with the constant wars and disputes, daily etiquette in various places has shown a tendency to collapse. The refugees wandered around and settled, which also caused the different customs and habits in different places to become mixed, so the customs and rituals in marrying wives and taking concubines have also been different.

The customs and habits are different in Heshuo and Central Plains, the Central Plains and Jianghuai, the Jianghuai and Wuyue, the Wuyue and Jingxiang, the Jingxiang and the two rivers, and the customs and habits are different. In addition, the entry of a large number of Hu people and foreign races has brought about many customs changes, so for those who are living in this troubled times, there are not so many things to worry about.

Jiang Feng himself is a person who doesn’t pay much attention to this kind of ethics. With the fact that he sits in this seat, he just wants to do whatever he wants. As long as it does not violate ethics, naturally no one will blame him.

What's more, things like taking a concubine are largely personal matters of the Lord. For the subordinates who have always been worried about Jiang Feng's descendants, they have even long hoped that Jiang Feng could marry and take concubines, give birth to children, and calm the people's hearts. Therefore, they didn't care about Jiang Feng's slightly outrageous actions. Who would be willing to go against the Lord's will in such a thing?

After seeing off Chen Wei who had left the last time, Jiang Feng closed the door and thought a little.

Chen Wei's trip to Chang'an was not perfect, and of course he also gained something.

This was originally a communication journey. The most important thing was to gain Chang'an's understanding and lay the foundation for the next step of Huaiyou's move.

Chang'an's attitude towards Huaiyou is also a bit complicated and contradictory. As Jiang Feng suddenly took down Shouzhou and made this position of Guangxu Shou's defense and guarding envoy become worthy of his name, Chang'an became a little confused.

It turned out that the reason why he gave the name of Shouzhou to Jiang Feng was that he felt that Jiang Feng did not have the strength to take Shouzhou at once, and if he didn't do it well, he would fall into the quagmire in the battle for Shouzhou. However, he never expected that Jiang Feng would seize Shouzhou with lightning speed and unify Huaiyou in one fell swoop. His strength suddenly reached a higher level, and even had the momentum of a strong vassal, which made Chang'an feel upset.

For Chang'an, any powerful vassal vassal is not in line with its interests. What they hope to see is a situation of balanced strength and mutual restraint, so that Chang'an, which has the right interests, can easily turn the world upside down.

Although Jiang Feng is still a certain distance from the vassals such as Huaibei, Nanyang, Wu and Yue, and may even be worse than the three towns of Heshuo, there is no doubt that Huaiyou has already had the prototype of a strong vassal, which is comparable to vassals such as Ehuang, Zhennan and Xiangyang.

Such a newly promoted vassal clan must be unwilling to see Chang'an's evil deeds, especially Huaiyou was very respectful to Chang'an, and even accepted the candidates from Chang'an and went to Guangzhou to serve as the governor and chief minister.

This is almost a precedent. At least since the late Tang Dynasty, the Guanzhong court has never had a precedent for sending officials to serve as a landlord. Even though Gwangju is a small state that is not worth mentioning, after all, it is a state, so its nature is different.

In this case, the expansion of Huaiyou's strength also made Guanzhong feel a little bit tall. A rising new vassal vassal vassal can accept the arrangements of the court with a downward look on his face. Why can't you other vassal vassals do it?

Based on this situation, although the court did not agree with Chen Wei's proposal to grant Jiang Feng the right observation and disposal envoy, he gave Jiang Feng the position of the right Xuanfu envoy.

This is exactly what Jiang Feng hopes to see most.

He doesn't care whether he is a defense or an observation or a disposal commander. The key lies in the word Huaiyou.

Huaiyou is not limited to the three prefectures of Guangxu Shou, Huaiyou even included Luzhou, Haozhou, Hezhou, Shuzhou, Qizhou, and Huangzhou. The imperial court gave him the title of Huaiyou Martial Arts Envoy, which means that he could intervene in all the places of Huaiyou.

As for the fact that the Xuanfu envoy was usually temporary, it didn't matter if it was pacified after the war. Jiang Feng needed this title. With this title, it was reasonable for him to intervene in Luhao and the three prefectures in Wu, and ordering Shuzhou to surrender was also famous for his army.

Jiang Feng even felt that he was afraid that the position of the right Xuanfu envoy of Huaiyu was very uncomfortable. The so-called reputation was not right, but with the title of the right Xuanfu envoy of Huaiyu, even if he really intervened in Qi and Huang in the future, E Huang would not be able to gain the upper hand in the title of the right Xuanfu envoy of Huaiyu in the future.

Of course, Jiang Feng has no intention of making a fuss about Qi and Huang prefectures. He can bite a large piece of meat from the war between the king and his ministers in Wu. That is Jiang Feng’s biggest wish. Lu Hao and the three prefectures, Chuzhou, and Shuzhou, which is now unknown to me. Once this large piece of land is included in his hands, Huaiyou will really have the posture of a strong vassal.

Just because of the title of the right Xuanfu envoy of Huaiyou, Jiang Feng thought Chen Wei's trip to Chang'an was worth it.

Chen Wei has been there for so long this time, so naturally he will not be as simple as asking Jiang Feng for the title of Huaiyou Xuanfu Envoy. Everyone knows that this is a title of great power, and to make this title of great power into a substantial and valuable thing, it is necessary to rely on Huaiyou's own strength.

I begged the court to agree that the Kaizhou test of Huaiyou was the most important task for Chen Wei to go to Chang'an. After some negotiations, the court finally agreed to Huaiyou's request.

In Chang'an's view, this is a manifestation of the loss of sincerity from Huaiyou to Chang'an.

After the state examination, it means the provincial examination, and the provincial examination can only be held by the imperial court, so the scholars after the Huaiyouzhou examination will naturally have to take the provincial examination.

If the imperial court held a provincial examination, then the scholars who were recognized by the imperial court could be arranged by the imperial court to return to Huaiyou to serve, which was simply a good thing.

In the future, the court can implement this strategy to other vassal families in this way, and continuously incorporate scholars from all over the country into the court for the priests and then send them back to the local area. In this way, they can make graces for others, even if only a part of these scholars can remember the court's kindness after returning, it would be worth it.

Besides, the imperial court can also take the Kaizhou test in Guanzhong, or even larger. After the Guanzhong test, a large number of scholars entered the province to pass the test, and then they sent these scholars to places like Huaiyou to serve.

These scholars and relatives are all in Guanzhong, so they are naturally no better than those outsiders. The loyalty and righteousness to the court are self-evident, so they can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Based on the sincerity shown by Huaiyou, the court finally agreed to grant the position of Huaiyou Xuanfu Envoy to Jiang Feng. At the same time, Chen Wei also agreed to recruit scholars in Guanzhong in the name of Guangxushou's defense and guarding envoy's residence and elected as an official in the defense and guarding envoy's residence.

However, Chen Wei's recruitment activity in Guanzhong was very large, far exceeding the officials needed by a defensive and guardian envoy and Xuanfu envoy, but no one cared about this. After all, Jiang Feng, a local land in Huaiyou, was the local emperor, and Jiang Feng was the only one who arranged the arrangements when the scholars of Huaiyou were.

Chen Wei's trip to Chang'an is estimated to have recruited more than 50 scholars and officials, and these people will come to Huaiyou one after another.

Of course, most of these scholars were unsuccessful side branches or scholars from common people. Not many of them really belonged to the great gentry of Guanzhong, and many of them had worked as low-level officials at the local county and township levels in Guanzhong.

After receiving Chen Wei's promise, these people came to Huaiyou's team with a half-believing attitude. For them, there were too few opportunities in Guanzhong, and it was often rare to get a chance if they broke their heads, especially those scholars from common people who were born in common people, which was even more unattainable to break out.

Chen Wei's trip to Chang'an achieved very good results, which made Jiang Feng look a little more at ease with Chen Wei's ability.

Before, Jiang Feng valued Chen Wei because Chen Wei came from a local clan in Xuzhou. But now it seems that he has served as the county magistrate in Gushi for many years, and Chen Wei himself was also a scholar who was selected for the prefecture examination. In addition, the background of the gentry and prominent clan behind him has enabled him to possess talents that others do not have.

Close the door, Jiang Feng slowly walked back to the yard.

Chen Wei has become increasingly out of the limitations of the Chen clan and is more concerned about his own problems as the chief of Huaiyoushi. This is a good thing.

With Chen Wei's eyes, he should see that Huaiyou's prospects are becoming more and more promising.

With the civil strife in Wu, the expansion of Huaiyou in Wu was inevitable. Once the four prefectures of Luhao and Chu were captured, Huaiyou would become a powerful vassal that Jiangnan could compete with Yue Kingdom. The acquisition of Luhao and Chu around will also allow the first group of gentry who followed him to gain greater development opportunities.

The land of Luhao and Chuzhou is fertile, with dense populations, and not full of ants and thieves, and a little bit of rectification can become the core hinterland of Huaiyou in the future. Relying on this large area of ​​fish and rice, Huaiyou can look north to Huaibei and west to Qihuang. By then, it will be the real minister who follows the dragon.

Chen Wei is a smart person, so now the Chen family is becoming more and more cooperative, and even affects local tribes such as Huang and Tan. Chen Wei is not even inconsistent with his arrangements to recruit talents from Guanzhong, and is not worried at all that this will affect the future development space of local gentlemen. From this point of view, it can be seen that Chen Wei's vision is far beyond those of the other local scholars.
Chapter completed!