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Soon, news came from Xiangyang that Liu Biao approved the negotiation agreement between Liu Xian and Jiang Xia and officially appointed Liu Jing as Jiang Xia.

Liu Jing immediately ordered the repatriation of 4,000 prisoners of war in Jingzhou. At the same time, the military restriction order officially came into effect. The total strength of Jiangxia was not more than 12,000. At this time, Jiangxia's total strength was exactly 12,000.

With Liu Jing being appointed as the governor of Jiangxia, Jiangxia County also turned a new page.

Another month passed, and the sunset of the ninth year of Jian'an was about to come, and Wuchang City and Chaisang City began to be decorated with lights and colors. This was not to welcome the New Year, but to another festive day. The happy day for the new guard of Jiangxia Liu Jing is approaching.

Like later dynasties, the Han Dynasty followed the six rituals in the marriage process according to the Six Rites, including the name, Najib, Na Zheng, and the appointment, and the wedding was welcomed. However, because the Six Rites were too stylized and complicated, most ordinary people did not stick to the Six Rites, and it was more practical to organize weddings. Although the wedding ceremony in the upper class was very grand, some new changes had also occurred.

Nacai is a proposal. Generally speaking, men propose to women, but not all. For example, because Liang Hong is noble, many powerful people want to marry his daughter, so they propose to him one after another. Some fathers propose to their daughter. The most famous one is that Lu Gong thinks that Liu Bang has a noble appearance and proposes to marry his daughter Lu Zhi to him.

In the Qin and Han dynasties, there were also many cases where women chose their own spouses, such as Princess Pingyang liked Wei Qing, Liu Jing and Tao Zhan were in love, etc.

Of course, you usually need to get the consent of your parents before you can get married. If your parents don’t agree, there will often be anecdotes like Zhuo Jun and Sima Xiangru’s elopement, but this is a scandal for the Zhuo family.

Asking for names mainly involves matching the eight characters, and the fortune teller will naturally not bring bad things to others. It is almost all a good cause and good fortune, so asking for names is just a form.

The more important purpose of asking for names is to prevent marriage from being married to the same surname. This was highly valued in the Qin and Han Dynasties, especially in the early Han Dynasty. Because many people changed their surnames for various reasons, they had to confirm in advance.

Najin Nazheng actually has the same process. Najin tells the other party about divination, while Najin is engaged. The man needs to give the woman a betrothal gift, which is an important step.

Depending on social status, the betrothal gifts also vary. For example, Empress Lu, who married Princess Lu Yuan as the empress, was 20,000 kilograms of gold, which became the standard for the empress's betrothal gifts in the Han Dynasty later.

Ordinary families do not have much requirements. Depending on their respective family background, most poor people can complete all the processes of getting married for 20,000 yuan.

The people of Qin and Han dynasties attached great importance to betrayal gifts, and they were married when they were hired, and concubine when they were running. In the eyes of the people of Qin and Han dynasties, the betrayal gifts represent not only wealth, but also deeper spiritual connotations. On the one hand, the betrayal gifts are the embodiment of the man's family's financial resources, thus winning face and respect for the man's family.

On the other hand, it also means that the man respects the woman and rewards and compensates the hardships of raising a daughter by the woman's family. Only after receiving the generous betrothal gift can the woman feel her dignity.

It is precisely this broad social psychology that gradually formed the exaggerated style of recruitment in the Han Dynasty.

Liu Jing and Tao Zhan’s marriage also experienced six rituals. For example, at first, Liu Jing asked Tao Lie to marry Tao Zhan, but although Tao Lie did not agree immediately, he did not object.

After the end of the Chaisang War, the two sides officially confirmed the marriage, which was actually one step ahead of Najina's campaign.

Liu Jing also gave the Tao family a special betrothal gift, which was to add the Tao family terms in the negotiations with Jiangdong. Finally, Sun Quan promised that the Tao family would not be punished for supporting Liu Jing. As always, this was undoubtedly the heaviest betrothal gift for the Tao family.

It was the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month. Early in the morning, a carriage set off from Wuchang and headed to Jiangxia Academy. It had just snowed heavily last night. The whole city inside and outside Wuchang was covered with white areas. The carriage was running on the snow. Although the speed was not fast, it was very stable.

Tao Lie sat in the carriage and stared at the vast field covered with snow. Although he was over 70 years old, his body was still very healthy and could travel a long distance. Although this heavy snow was rare in Jiangxia, he did not pay attention to the snow scene outside the car window at this time, but was thinking about his thoughts.

He lived in Wuchang these days, and his granddaughter Tao Zhan's marriage will be handled by him in full. For him and the Tao family, the granddaughter's marriage is no longer as simple as a marriage, but also related to the future and destiny of the Tao family. Through this marriage, the Tao family and Liu Jing are completely tied together.

A year and a half ago, he disagreed with the marriage, believing that this marriage would cause the Tao family to encounter the dual crisis of Jingzhou and Jiangdong, but a battle between Jiangxia completely changed all this, and Liu Jing's rise eliminated the double threat faced by the Tao family.

Tao Lie never hoped to promote this marriage as he did today. For this reason, he worked tirelessly and traveled between Chaisang and Wuchang. Today he went to Jiangxia Academy to meet Kuai Liang and discuss some specific details of the marriage.

Liu Jing's parents died. Although Liu Biao was the uncle, Liu Biao refused to come to Jiangxia under the pretext of busy affairs. Instead, he entrusted his nephew Liu Pan as the representative of the man to be responsible for the wedding. In addition, he also asked Kuai Liang to be the elder of the man and presided over the wedding on his behalf.

Kuai Liang's daughter married Liu Qi. Speaking of which, he and Liu Biao are also relatives, and in a certain way, he can indeed replace Liu Biao as Liu Jing's elder.

An hour later, the carriage slowly stopped at the side door of Jiangxia Academy. At this time, Jiangxia Academy was different from more than a month ago. The examination and admission had ended. More than one outstanding Jing Xiang and northern talents, including Ma Liang, Pang Shanmin, Liu Min and others, came to Jiangxia Academy to study.

In addition, there are more than a dozen young talents recommended by senior officials in Jingzhou, such as Dong Yun, Zhou Buyi, and Kuai Qi, who are also recommended by senior officials in Jingzhou.

Most people will come to the academy one after another after the New Year, but more than a dozen northern gentry have already come to Jiangxia with their families and moved into the academy.

The side door was quite lively. Seven or eight nearby farmers were carrying eggs, fresh fish, winter fruits, pickled vegetables, chickens and ducks and other agricultural products, and more than 20 female family members who had already entered the academy were buying groceries with baskets and bargaining, which was a bit of vitality.

Tao Lie walked into the academy. The second half of the academy was a living area, entering and exiting through the side door. Perhaps because of the snow, the academy seemed deserted and deserted, but the deserted and clear soon disappeared. A large group of children ran out of the snow, rushing towards the rockery with wooden swords and swords. The tender voices shouted, and they all fought for the first place, which immediately made the academy full of vitality.

Tao Lie has been to Kuai Liang's courtyard. This is his second time. He is familiar with it. When he walked into the courtyard, he saw Kuai Liang building a snowman in the courtyard, focusing on it, just like an art master completing his work. Tao Lie smiled, "Kuai Gong is very leisurely and elegant."

Seeing that Tao Lie was coming, Kuai Liang threw down the shovel in his hand and smiled: "This is me playing with two children. Unexpectedly, the two little guys ran to play war, and the rest was left to me. There was no way, I just felt like I continued to enjoy the fun of children."

Tao Lie smiled, "I just saw that more than a dozen children rushed up the hillside together."

Tao Lie and Kuai Liang have known each other for many years. Kuai Liang was in charge of the money, grain and taxes in Jingzhou and often dealt with the Tao family. The two were quite familiar with each other. Kuai Liang patted the snow on his hands and on his body and invited Tao Lie into the study.

A brazier was lit in the study, which was as warm as spring. The two sat down in front of the brazier. An old servant gave them hot tea. Kuai Liang smiled and said, "There are a few days left to be the wedding date, so Mr. Tao will work harder."

Liu Jing's wedding date was scheduled on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. The Han Dynasty paid special attention to the wedding date. The wedding date was not allowed to be married, such as the day of the depression, the day of the anti-brain, the day of the blood death date, etc., and the auspicious day must be chosen.

It was generally believed in the Han Dynasty that if you do not choose auspicious days and do not avoid time, it will bring disaster to the family and even the entire family. Therefore, the man usually uses divination to decide the wedding date, and then notify the woman, and then the woman starts preparing the dowry.

Tao Lie did not object to the set wedding date. The Tao family was in Chaisang at the beginning of the first lunar month and rushed there immediately after the wedding. It was too late, but he was a little worried about Liu Jing. Obviously, in this way, Liu Jing could not go back to Xiangyang to participate in the clan festival. Not only did Liu Jing not participate in the clan festival, but Liu Pan and Liu Hu could not participate, is this appropriate

"Mr. Kuai, I'm afraid of affecting the Liu clan sacrifice." Tao Lie sighed and expressed his concerns.

Kuai Liang shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry, the Liu clan festival is held on the fourth day of the first lunar month. After the wedding, Liu Pan and Liu Hu immediately rushed back to Xiangyang from Lu. As long as they seize the time, it was completely time. However, some Xiangyang guests might not be able to come. This is indeed a bit regrettable."

Tao Lie, a guest in Xiangyang, didn't care about him. He only cared about Liu Jing's brothers. When he heard that Kuai Liang did not mention Liu Jing, he was stunned and asked quickly: "Don't Gong Jing go back to Xiangyang to attend the clan festival?"

Kuai Liang took out a letter and handed it to Tao Lie, "This is a letter written by the provincial governor. It was just delivered yesterday. It specifically talked about Gong Jing's marriage. The letter also mentioned it, saying that the family agreed that Gong Jing would not have to participate in the clan festival this year, which is not considered a violation of clan rules."

Tao Lie didn't speak for a long time. He was so worldly. Of course, he knew that there was another profound meaning. I'm afraid it was not as simple as the marriage. After pondering for a long time, Tao Lie asked: "Mr. Kuai, do you think it's possible for their uncle and nephew to repair their relationship?"

Kuai Liang smiled bitterly, "Frankly speaking, it's hard. I'm not saying it's completely impossible, but this kind of backlash due to power struggles will generally not be restored without five to ten years. The state master's body can live for a few years, so I'm not optimistic at all."

Tao Lie sighed, "To be honest, ordinary people are more humane."

Kuai Liang smiled, "This is not the case. There are also cases where the two brothers fight for a cow and turn against each other in a row."

Tao Lie also laughed, "Kuai is right. Every family has its own difficulties, but outsiders don't know."

The two turned the topic to the main business. Tao Lie took out a thick book and handed it to Kuai Liang and smiled and said, "This is the Tao family's dowry, please read it."

Kuai Liang took the thick list and couldn't help but smile: "I remember five years ago when the Tao family married their daughter, the dowry caused a sensation in Jiangdong, and there were 10,000 pieces of silk. I can imagine that the dowry would definitely cause a sensation in the world."

Tao Lie smiled proudly and said, "This time, marrying a daughter is different from the past. Of course, the dowry should be thicker. This time, Jiu Niang got married, in addition to dresses and utensils, it mainly focuses on money and food to support Gong Jing to support the army. In addition, there is also a special dowry, which I guess has arrived in Xiakou."

"What kind of special dowry is it?" Kuai Liang asked curiously.
Chapter completed!