The prince’s wedding is not a personal matter, but a court matter.

There are only three matchmakers and six rituals for ordinary people to get married, and it is enough to invite relatives and friends to have fun at wedding banquets. However, the prince is a powerful and powerful court, and he is a top-notch powerful person. He has more etiquette and rules than ordinary people.

First of all, before marriage, you must ask the emperor to enthrone the princess. The princess who have been enthroned by the emperor is the legal wife of the prince. After the emperor is enthroned, the clan temple will be enthroned by the clan temple. The Ministry of Rites will issue the princess’ formal gold book of enthroned concubines and reward the princess’ ceremonial guards, including guards, chariots, horses, palace maids, plaques, screens, fans and other utensils.

The married Si Zan is not a relative or a friend, but an official of the Ministry of Rites assigned by the emperor. The powerful and powerful of the county lord of the county are usually the Minister of Rites. Every step of marriage is strictly followed by the Zhou rituals or Han rituals. If any step is not done enough, it will alarm the court and the people.

The rest include the houses, fields, gold, silver, money, cloth, etc. given by the emperor, which are all the meanings that are appropriate in the title.

After the whole process, a couple of newcomers can get tired and disbanded.

As a modern person, Gu Qing doesn't like this kind of complicated ritual. He insists that marriage is a matter for two people. If it extends a little more, it is a matter for two families, but it is definitely not a matter for the entire court and the country.

There is no need to disturb the entire country's court when a man and a woman sleep together reasonably and legally.

But people in this era obviously do not think so. Since Duke Zhou set up the rituals and music, marriage between men and women has been the focus of the ritual system. If any step is omitted, this pair of men and women cannot be considered reasonable and legal, but rather to be miserable.

In order to give Zhang Huaiyu a grand and glorious wedding and to let her marry into the Gu family with dignity, Gu Qing decided to endure it.

"Gu Qing is going to get married? Haha, a great happy event, I congratulate Gu Qing first." Li Heng laughed happily.

Gu Qing lowered his head: "I thank Your Majesty."

"I wonder which lady is so lucky to be so happy to Gu Qing, and would like to treat her with all her heart?" Li Heng asked curiously.

Gu Qing said calmly: "The descendant of the wise prime minister Zhang Jiuling, his granddaughter Zhang Huaiyu."

Li Heng's eyes flashed and he smiled and said, "It turns out that he is the lady of the Zhang family. I have heard that the Zhang family has two daughters who are waiting for their words. Zhang Huaiyu is the granddaughter of the wise prime minister Zhang Jiuling?"

"yes."

Li Heng sighed and said, "The country is in trouble and I hope that there will be a few more virtuous prime ministers like Zhang Jiuling from Zhide Dynasty."

Gu Qing's eyes flashed, hehe, this is something in his words. Does "national crisis" mean that powerful officials are ruling power?

Well, from Li Heng's standpoint, it is indeed a "national crisis", but from Gu Qing's standpoint... You, father and son, are not good at governing the country, and you are polite enough to not push you off the throne.

Pretending to not hear Li Heng's words, Gu Qing said: "Zhang's jade lover is gentle, virtuous, and virtuous. He is a good match for me. I asked Your Majesty to appoint her as the princess of the county."

Li Heng said happily: "Very good, I will issue an order now. On the day of Gu Qing's wedding, I will definitely go there to congratulate him."

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Li Heng said again: "I heard that after Chang'an was recovered, Gu Qing still lived in the small house given by the Emperor of the past?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "I don't care about external things. I can just have enough clothes for my residence. But after my wedding, I still want to change to a larger house. I have already looked for someone in Chang'an City."

Li Heng smiled and said, "Gu Qing doesn't need to find out. Li Linfu's house in Pingkangfang was still there. After Li Linfu passed away, Yang Guozhong liquidated the prime minister's party. Li Linfu was found to have many more crimes. The Supreme Emperor took back the posthumous gift and confiscated his property. The house in Pingkangfang has been vacant. The prime minister's house was magnificent and the status of your prince was the most suitable. I will give it to you."

Gu Qing stood up and saluted and said, "I thank you for your kindness."

Thank you, Gu Qing was actually a little embarrassed inside.

Li Linfu's house is indeed magnificent, but it is indeed located in Pingkangfang. Pingkangfang has always been a place where fireworks are located in Chang'an. There are many brothels in the yard. You can smell a strong smell of powder when you walk out of the door. It is really... a man's happiness trouble.

He seriously suspected that Li Heng had bad intentions and deliberately gave himself the house in Pingkangfang, in order to make him die on the woman's belly and solve the "national disaster" without any effort.

Haha, the situation is small, he probably doesn't know Gu Qing's NTR physique, so the brothel girl is afraid that she can't afford the price.

Li Heng sighed again, his expression gradually became sincere, and he said emotionally: "Gu Qing, I treat you with national talents, and I am not stingy in government officials, titles, money, houses and land. I also hope that you can be loyal to the country and the king, and do not let down my efforts. The rebellion of the Tang Dynasty was settled and everything was in ruins. The De Dynasty still needs your support. You, my king and minister will not doubt it, and create another peaceful and prosperous era."

Gu Qing bowed and said, "I am willing to devote myself to the country."

Li Heng smiled with relief.

Gu Qing said again: "Since Your Majesty talks about the 'peaceful and prosperous era', I have another matter to report."

"Say it."

"When I was the governor of Anxi, I submitted a memorial to His Majesty the Supreme Emperor to 'Prevent Tubo'. The strategy was based on the poor Tubo land farming land, and used huge profits to induce the powerful and wealthy landlords to abandon the cultivated land and plant medicinal materials. The Tang Dynasty then purchased the medicinal materials produced by Tubo. This strategy has been implemented for more than four years and has achieved results now. I request Your Majesty that after the rebellion in the north is pacified, the court can choose a good opportunity to expedite Tubo in the west, completely bring Tubo back to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and then eliminate the future troubles in the west forever."

Li Heng said absent-mindedly: "Oh, 'Peng Ping of Tubo', the Supreme Emperor talked to me, but now the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty is not yet settled, and the government and the people are eager to rest and recuperate. There is no hurry to pacify Tubo, and we will talk about it after a few years."

Gu Qing frowned and said, "Your Majesty, in a few years, Tubo Zanpu and the powerful people in the court will come back and know that they have fallen into a trap. If they immediately correct their mistakes, order the restoration of cultivated land, and plant barley, then my efforts in the past few years will be in vain. Your Majesty, it is better to go to Tubo in the west than to go to late. Even if there are difficulties in the court, it should be overcome temporarily. This country is a century-old major disaster, and now is the best time to eliminate the major disasters forever."

Li Heng sighed: "The national treasury is empty and the soldiers are tired. The Tang Dynasty is really unable to support a war now. However, if Gu Qing is willing to lead the Anxi army to fight against Tubo, I am willing to provide food and grass for the Anxi army."

Gu Qing couldn't help but feel a little cold.

At this time, I was still thinking about internal strife and internal friction, and there was no help.

"Since Your Majesty has agreed, the Anxi Army will not give in. After Shi Siming led his army to surrender, I am willing to lead the army to fight the west." Gu Qing said in a deep voice.

Li Heng smiled and said, "It's great. If you can earn your contribution to this service, I have no reward for you. I will give you a picture of Lingyan Pavilion and enjoy the Taimiao."

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Gu Qing walked out of the palace gate of Tai Chi Palace and his face was not very good.

Every time I chat with Li Heng, I always feel angry. Whether I am not strong enough or not talking about it, I always part with disagreement.

The emperor's stupidity cannot be concealed by any means. No matter how similar the acting is, it will reveal the filling when it comes to saying it. This is true from Li Longji to Li Heng.

The biggest reason for the foolishness of the emperor is that they regard the country as their home, and they should be reluctant to leave their own things, and should not be kept. They should kill a loyal watchdog, set fire to half a courtyard, and do whatever they want, anyway, it is their own things.

But the country is not his family.

He was just a temporary residence, just a tenant.

After thousands of years of dynasties, the country is still this country. How many dynasties have been replaced?

Li Shimin said, "Water also carries a boat, and water also capsizes a boat." If you cannot clearly realize this, it is difficult to become a wise king of a generation. When the emperor loses his awe of the country and the people, how can the elders of the country tolerate him?

The sudden collapse of Kaiyuan prosperous era suddenly collapsed, which is a lesson from the past.

As soon as Gu Qing returned to the mansion, eunuchs came to the door immediately.

The eunuch stood respectfully in the front yard with a flattering smile on his face, and told Gu Qing flatteringly that the house given by the emperor was about to be repaired. The emperor attached great importance to Prince Gu's wedding, so he issued an order to mobilize thousands of craftsmen to repair the mansion overnight. It is expected that it will be repaired in a few days, and it will never delay Prince Gu's wedding.

In addition, the princess ceremonial guards given by the emperor were also prepared. At this time, the princess had a complete range of ceremonial guards, including two carriages with four horses and shafts, a pair of six wings, four pairs of gilded bronze balls, a pair of jade Ruyi, a pair of golden gourd whisks, jade basins and foil cloth, etc., and was accompanied by hundreds of palace maids, twenty eunuchs, five hundred guards in the Yulin.

In addition, there are 200 taels of gold and 20,000 guan of money, 10,000 mu of fertile land in Lantian County outside Chang'an, a farm, 1,000 fief farmers, 1,000 tribute silk cloth, 100 pairs of fine porcelain, etc.

Li Heng's current efforts are a big deal, which shows his importance to Gu Qing's wedding.

The eunuchs never tire of counting out all kinds of imperial ceremonial objects one by one, which made Gu Qing quite impatient.

"Okay, stop, it's very rich. I thank Your Majesty for your kindness on my behalf. You can stay in the Zhang family for how many things you have given me, so don't tell me." Gu Qing interrupted him at the right time.

The eunuch kept his mouth shut and smiled awkwardly.

Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "The palace maids granted by the emperor can be kept. If the twenty eunuchs do not leave, please return them to Your Majesty."

The eunuch was shocked and then looked at him incredibly astonished.

I haven't heard of anyone who dares to return the gifts given by the emperor. It's true that he is a big shot with military power and acts differently.

"This, this... Your Highness, the things given by Your Majesty are really not suitable to be returned. Please think twice." The eunuch looked embarrassed.

Gu Qing said lightly: "I don't like people like eunuchs at home. Just report to Your Majesty as I said, Your Majesty won't blame you."

The eunuch smiled awkwardly.

Gu Qing smiled kindly and said, "I have no other meaning. You are not sincere. It's not that you are not outstanding enough, but that my pursuit is a bit high..."

"Yes, Your Highness, Your Highness is a godlike figure. Naturally, such a mortal, such as a servant, is not worthy of guessing Your Highness's thoughts." The eunuch said with a smile.

Gu Qing still smiled and said, "Have you asked for your surname and name?"

The eunuch bowed and said respectfully: "I am afraid and cannot bear the word "prime". I am humble and famous. Yu Chaoen, the general of the left guard, is aware of the eunuch."

Gu Qing's smile froze and his pupils contracted slightly.

"Yu Chaoen...he, a good name."

Suddenly, I felt a little tired. After Bian Lingcheng died, I came to Li Fuguo again. I got rid of Li Fuguo again, and Yu Chaoen again.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Emperors of the Tang Dynasty were suspicious of military generals and gradually began to trust eunuchs. The disaster of eunuchs in the late Tang Dynasty abolishing the emperor began.

Yu Chaoen is also a famous figure in history books. As for character, four words can be summarized as "a bad person".

No matter how many traitors are killed, the emperor is not good at fighting, and if he kills one eunuch and favors the other, what can Gu Qing do?

"It's also a general, General Yu, I'm disrespectful, haha." Gu Qing's fake smile was very bright.

Yu Chaoen bowed in surprise and said, "I am afraid. In front of the Prince's Hall, I am nothing. Your Highness must not destroy me."

"Thank you to General Yu personally issued an order. I must reward you. People come and give you a lot of money to General Yu. Oh, a little bit of a word, it doesn't mean you will be respectful. General Yu please accept it with a smile."

Yu Chaoen thanked her so much, and she had a very good impression of Gu Qing.

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While Gu Qing was preparing for the wedding, Princess Wanchun was sitting opposite Princess Yuzhen in Zhongnan Mountain Taoist Temple with a resentful look on her face. Princess Yuzhen was calm and calmly cooking tea, but Wanchun held a jade pot in her hand and drank one cup after another.

The tea has not been cooked yet, Wan Chun is slightly drunk, her body is shaking, and she opens her mouth and burps from time to time.

Princess Yuzhen, who was fifty years old, couldn't help but sigh, put down the wooden spoon for making tea, and sighed: "A little bit of elegance is destroyed by you, this tea is too great to drink."

Wan Chun, who was a little drunk, smiled foolishly, his eyes were blurred and empty, and a little flush appeared on his fair cheeks, which looked particularly attractive.

Princess Yuzhen saw her appearance and couldn't help but sigh: "There are eighty thousand words in the world, and the word love is the most hurtful. Silly girl, you finally taste the feeling of love hurt."

Wan Chun shook his head and said, "It hurts people only when you care about love. He... is about to get married and is a lady from the Zhang family. I worked hard for a few years, but finally lost to her."

Princess Yuzhen sighed, "You have lost to her for a long time. Zhang Huaiyu is not an ordinary woman. I asked about it back then. She was highly valued by Gu Qing's parents since she was a child. Her skills were taught by his parents, and she was almost considered a master-apprentice relationship. This relationship was destined by birth. How do you compare with her?"

Wan Chun said resentfully: "Is marriage destined to be born? How unfair to me, what did I do wrong? My biggest mistake is that I met him too late. Can I blame me?"

Princess Yuzhen chuckled and said, "Is this the only one wrong you? I heard that you put on the airs of a princess in front of Gu Qing. Not only did you arrogantly and domineering towards him, but you often used beheading. Gu Qing is an extraordinary and great man, and the hero of the world can be surrendered to you? In the end, he could only retreat to you, and your fate ends here."

Wan Chun said more and more aggrievedly: "Later I changed everything, and I was no longer arrogant to him. I spoke softly in front of him and didn't dare to show off my temper. But he was still close to me, and the person he married was from the Zhang family in the end..."

Yu Zhen said leisurely: "Since you have no chance, why bother with me? You should give up your life. After Gu Qing’s wedding, you should put aside and stop interacting with him anymore, otherwise the rumors will ruin the reputation of our Tian family."
Chapter completed!