Chapter 1,680 Marriage

As early as February of the seventh year of Yuanfeng, the three provinces and the Privy Council submitted the marriage survey documents to the Taishi Bureau.

Qualifying for marriage is to examine the girls to be selected and select those who match Zhao Xu's horoscope from among the girls of the right age as the preliminary selection.

In order to prevent the people from the Taishi Bureau from playing tricks and leaving Zhao Xu with too few candidates, Lu Dafang wrote: "When the fortunes of men and women become angry, everything will not be avoided. Just like Renzong Xusheng, Guangxian Chensheng, Chensheng.

When Xu and Xu conflict, they also get angry when they change their predictions."

This means that the horoscopes of Renzong and Empress Dowager Cao were originally in conflict with each other, but after they got married, they could be considered to be at peace with each other.

Gao Taotao was concerned about the feasibility of the plan and asked: "This matter is too big. The country is no better than ordinary people. If it is just a matter of not asking for a marriage, but if it is really worthy of marriage, who among the people will dare to take the responsibility? Outside the court, the public and others will be in charge.

, and do you dare to take responsibility?"

Lu Dafang continued to come up with ideas: "We can set a condition first. If you are suitable for marriage, you must be in a well-known family. It is okay to be selected before the family."

The so-called wealthy people are actually wealthy businessmen. This is because marrying a royal family is expensive and ordinary small families cannot afford it.

Of course, there were many empresses of the Song Dynasty who came from small families, but most of them had the support of good fortune, or were not married, or were accepted into a dormitory, which is somewhat different from Zhao Xu's "big marriage" where he first became emperor and then got married.

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Wang Yansou reminded: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to only choose the family. If you don't choose the family with virtue, you won't be able to convince people's hearts."

What Wang Yansou means is that the Xunde family may not have money, but the daughter may be outstanding, and many of those so-called powerful families are bought with money, and the family tradition may not be the same.

Lu Dafang also reacted: "That's right. Renzong almost mistakenly appointed Chen Zicheng's daughter as his queen, so we must guard against this."

This is the story of Song Renzong's selection of the queen. After the selection, Song Renzong asked his close medical officer Yan Shiliang: "Why don't you congratulate me?"

Yan Shiliang asked: "What's the matter with He?"

Renzong said: "Congratulations on choosing the queen."

Yan Shiliang asked: "Whose family?"

Renzong replied: "Chen Zicheng's family."

Yan Shiliang was shocked: "Official positions in Zicheng are like slaves, and rich people can buy them with money."

Renzong said suddenly: "It's almost wrong."

The next day, Renzong asked Lu Yijian to choose another one.

Speaking of this, Gao Taotao sighed: "I also regret that I didn't start it earlier. The day before yesterday, I asked Mao Tian's family and he said that every ten county heads in the family would buy one for every five thousand guan."

When he said this, he couldn't help but feel indignant: "What are you talking about?! Does the country want his money? How can this be considered a close enemy?"

Han Zhongyan and Wang Yansou both said: "That's right. Therefore, when a minister's family is seeking a portal, one must be cautious."

Lu Dafang said: "The Taishi Bureau is full of villains. If you don't choose a powerful family, you may be worried that they will plot against you and harm your life. You have to be careful in advance."

Gao Taotao then changed his mind: "Although Lao Shen and Ying Zong have never engaged in marriage, Ren Zong is fully aware of the three lives and six Ren."

Old Versailles, what Gao Taotao meant was that although she did not go through the marriage formalities openly, it was Renzong who personally married her to Yingzong.

Lu Dafang is about to cry. Old lady, you have to be reasonable. No one in the world dares to preside over the matching of this horoscope. What's more, even if Shenzong is resurrected, his scumbag will not know how to do this...

After a few days, he was unsure of Gao Taotao's idea, so Lu Dafang had to ask for advice again. This time he simply asked: "I wonder if your majesty mainly focuses on family members? Is it mainly about marriage?"

Gao Taotao also answered clearly: "You need a good family, but you also need to find a marriage."

Lu Dafang was stunned again and hesitated for a long time: "I'm afraid it's hard to hear this."

In February, Yi Mao, Gao Taotao suddenly announced that he would take the initiative to reduce the difficulty for foreign officials: "We have recently selected ten girls from nine families, but the daughter of the Meng family is the most promising."

Wang Yansou immediately asked: "I wonder if it's the right time?"

Gao Taotao replied: "Wang Guangyuan's daughter married into the Meng family and gave birth to this daughter."

Lu Dafang was secretly happy in his heart, but frowned and said: "It's good, it's good. I'm afraid it's a marriage proposal, but it's difficult to achieve it."

Gao Taotao said: "Nowadays, Taiwanese officials always have words. They don't want to talk about yin and yang. They also want to refute it with the public, let alone discuss marriage."

This was Liu Zhengfu's suggestion. He believed that being eligible for marriage can only be regarded as the icing on the cake, and it is often used by the people. However, since ancient times, the emperor has rarely talked about it.

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and Lu Dafang quickly declared that since his ancestors, there has never been a marriage proposal.

Wang Yansou also quickly agreed: "Since ancient times, saints have not taken Yin and Yang novels. Your Majesty can let this matter go now. It is very appropriate."

Gao Taotao then said: "But the emperor has not yet known the text of the remonstrance."

Wang Yansou bowed and said: "This matter only belongs to the Empress Dowager."

It was then that he issued an edict and ordered the three provinces to be entered into writing.

After resigning from the court, Wang Yansou went to Lu Dafang and asked, "Does your husband understand what the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager mean?"

Lu Dafang asked: "What do you mean?"

Wang Yansou said: "The Empress Dowager's request for writing should not only be to protect the Meng family, but also to obtain external opinions to undermine the marriage."

Lu Dafang immediately wrote: "According to the imperial edict, the queen is selected, let alone the marriage."

Su Zhe got the memorial written by Lu Dafang and came to him: "If this is not the case, it is a sacred intention. How can it be said in the minister's words?"

Lu Dafang asked: "How should I write the meaning of Ziyou?"

Su Che took a pen and added the four words "Jin Lai Zhong Shuo" under the words "Select the Queen" in Lu Dafang's memorial, and added the words "The ministers are tired of trying the memorial, and Yin and Yang are constrained, so it is better to be brief", and said

: "It must be like this to show that the opinions are heard by the public and accepted by the holy will."

In fact, Lu Dafang may not really understand, but what Gao Taotao meant was to define the theory of unfitness for marriage as the advice of ministers, but Lu Dafang may be afraid of taking this responsibility, so he pretends not to understand and shirks it.

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So Su Che came up with this idea.

Two days later, Lu Dafang submitted the marriage proposal and asked the Meng family to inspect and select Zha Zi.

When the Privy Council met again, Gao Taotao asked Han Zhongyan and others: "Have you learned about the situation of the Meng family?"

These are just a formality. The one who knows the details of the Meng family best is Gao Taotao.

Han Zhongyan replied: "Meng Zai is a good man and a small official. His family is quiet and there is nothing else to do."

Meng Zai is the father of Meng Xiaomei Zai.

Gao Taotao was still afraid of an accident and said: "If you don't want to be chosen by a noble family, you are afraid of their arrogance. Arrogance makes it difficult to teach."

Han Zhongyan and others responded: "If you are in a family like Meng, you should not be arrogant, and you should be easy to teach. If you don't live in wealth, you must be cautious and fearful."

In the second month of Jiayin, the Empress Dowager finally announced: "If a daughter of the Meng family enters the house and can perform the rituals of a woman, she can be demoted and established as a queen."

Lu Dafang and others also pretended to be confused and went through the motions in a serious manner: "We should choose an auspicious day for the reduction of the system."

Gao Tao said: "I have already seen it. Today and tomorrow will be fine. I just have to lower my standards tomorrow."

Wang Yansou reminded again: "The Empress Dowager should send a handwritten letter to the Academy of Sciences, so that the general affairs can be done as per the situation."

Gao Taotao agreed, and then asked: "In the past, were there any stories about emperors giving gifts to their descendants during their weddings?"

Gao Taotao was raised in the palace by his aunt, Empress Cao, since he was a child. At that time, it was said that "the emperor married his wife, and the queen married his daughter", which was a rare fate in the history.

She wanted to say that she didn't know much about this aspect, and there was nothing others could do about it.

Lu Dafang said: "During the Han Dynasty, the gifts were generous."

Gao Taotao responded: "The Han Dynasty is too far away, let's talk about the Tang Dynasty."

Lu Dafang answered honestly: "I didn't see him in Tang Dynasty."

So Gao Taotao asked about the stories of this dynasty, and Lu Dafang said: "There are some, but there are no words."

Wang Yansou gently pulled Lu Dafang's clothes, and Lu Dafang replied: "It must come from the inner treasury. If it is not given, it will be a debt."

Gao Taotao then nodded: "I know this. Cao Cong has paid a lot of debts to the sun."

Cao Cong was the uncle of Empress Dowager Guangxian Cao. When Empress Dowager Cao entered the palace, the Cao family owed a large amount of debt. Gao Taotao brought up the old affairs in order to reduce the financial burden on the Meng family.

When Lu Dafang returned to the capital hall, he summoned Fan Bailu and Liang Tao, and ordered them to send a handwritten letter to Yu Zhizhong today to reflect the intention of obeying the holy order. He also ordered the Academy of National History to examine Meng Yuan and Meng Zai's resume and send it to the Academy of Academic Affairs.

So I entered the draft of the handwriting. At first I wanted to write it in Bingchen, because it was the emperor's destiny, so I changed it to Wuwu.

The handwriting says: "I recently thought that the emperor was old and the palace had not yet been built. He selected the families of ministers and sought out the virtuous. Therefore, the horse army was in Yuhou, and I gave it to the granddaughter of Taiwei Meng Yuan. After reviewing it, he maintained himself with etiquette and looked good.

Jing, Yafa is the prime minister, and it is appropriate to establish her as the queen. The ceremony will be carried out according to the decree of the Academy of Academic Affairs, and other ceremonies will be carried out according to the command of the decree."

After reading it, Gao Taotao was very satisfied. Before he could do it, he went out to make a book. He made Yuhou, the capital of the horse army, the defense envoy of Meizhou. He presented the granddaughter of Taiwei Meng Yuan as the queen, and ordered his commander to choose a day to register the order.

Liang Tao, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, wrote: "His Majesty Fu Wei carefully selected Shuzhe for the emperor, and he was selected after more than a year. His contribution to the Anguo country is greatly appreciated. The imperial court is celebrating this event, and the world is very lucky. I dare to congratulate the two palaces, because I can

There are four things you should do to express what you have to say.”

"According to His Majesty's edict, the imperial court requires that the ceremony to welcome the Queen be well prepared, and it will be a great event for a generation. It should be carried out in sequence, and it should not be done less, so that the world will know that the country respects the ceremony of a major wedding, and it will be remembered for eternity. This is the only way."

What this means is that the Song Dynasty is now rich and arrogant, so the emperor's wedding should no longer be held in a shabby way.

We must have what should be there; we must talk about the scenes that should be talked about. We must make it a grand event for a generation and a dharma for all generations.

"Your Majesty not only helps the emperor with virtuous people at home, but also always recruits righteous people to assist the saints outside. If there are many righteous people, the political affairs will be pure, and if the political affairs are pure, the court will be quiet, evil will disappear, and there will be no worries and regrets in the end. These two

also."

The meaning of this statement is that after the emperor gets married, he will be considered an adult. Although it is said on the surface that "more gentlemen should be hired", it is actually hinting to Gao Taotao that he should let the emperor prepare his own team.

"After the celebration has been completed, and there are people who have expressed favor, it is appropriate to issue sanctions as early as possible out of the holy will. There is no need to wait for the ministers to report. The return of kindness cannot be delayed. These three things."

What this means is that Daqing affairs will inevitably be accompanied by favors and rewards. These matters should be implemented quickly, and the orders should be issued by Gao Taotao, so as not to be invited by the ministers later and become a matter of personal success.

Heaven’s reward.

"Today there is a great celebration, and the people above and below are all appreciative of it. It is appropriate to show kindness and comfort to the people. Begging for help from ministers to discuss special arrangements and commands. It should not be complete, nor should it be too small. These are the four things."
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