Chapter 1979 Be the Bridegroom Every Year
Xue Wanche on the side washed his hands and feet, put on a robe casually, with his arms exposed, holding a large bowl of noodles, and finished the bowl of noodles in a few big mouthfuls. He licked his lips and went to grab Lu Dongzan with his unfinished skills. Holding the bowl in his hand, he yelled: "You are such a freeloader and talk so much! Come on, come on, you are the prime minister and have a noble status. You cannot eat such vulgar food. Give it to someone quickly. I won't dislike it!"< br>
I was born in the Xue family in Hedong, a well-established hairpin family. How can I compare to you, a poor Tubo barbarian? I can eat it all, but you can’t?
Lu Dongzan quickly put the bowl back and said angrily: "Who said anything about noodles? Are you the only ones who have eaten delicacies from the mountains and seas? Who are you looking down on! This noodle is chewy and refreshing, it is a rare delicacy, and it is most suitable for people like me. It’s for the elderly to eat, so don’t try to rob it!”
After saying that, the chopsticks in my hands were flying, and I was snoring while eating...
After lunch, the maid made tea and served it. The three of them sat under the corridor in front of the door, basking in the warm sun and drinking tea.
Lu Dongzan squinted his eyes and looked at the greenhouse reflecting the dazzling light in the sun. He put the tea cup in his hand to his mouth and took a sip, savoring the taste slowly. After hesitating for a moment, he asked: "What do you think?" Erlang told me, are these crops really so high-yielding that they can alleviate the hunger of the people? ”
Fang Jun was lying on a recliner, his toes on the ground, and the recliner slowly swayed. He felt very comfortable on it. Hearing this, he said, "Are you kidding? Whether the people have enough to eat has never been a question of food. It doesn’t even have much to do with the weather. It depends more on the people and whether the officials are honest. Do you think people will not die from hunger if the weather is good? ”
Ludong praised silently.
What is the greatest disaster in the world?
It's not snow in June, it's not rivers bursting their banks, it's not even drought and locusts, it's man-made disasters...
Man-made disasters are worse than natural disasters, and harsh government is more fierce than tigers!
When Confucius passed by the side of Mount Tai, a woman was crying in front of the tomb. Confucius ordered his son to come forward and asked: "When you cry, it seems that you are worried." The woman cried and said, "Yes. In the past, my uncle died of a tiger. , my husband is dead, and now my son is dead." Confucius was surprised: "Why not leave?" Since there are tigers in danger, why not leave? The woman wept with sadness: "There is no harsh government."
It can still be seen that harsh government is fiercer than a tiger!
In fact, there is only one year when the people's grain harvests and the land are unproductive. Even if there is a disaster in one place, the money and grain of the neighboring counties can be allocated to provide relief, and the whole country can be used to provide relief to the local areas. How can there be a situation where children are exchanged for food, and bones and flesh are cooked together? horrible disaster?
The key still lies in people and management.
All kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes make the people suffer from exploitation, leaving only nine empty houses. The aristocratic families continue to annex land, making the people homeless, without a house or a ridge of land. How can they survive? Regardless of whether the times are prosperous or not, in any era, there will always be some ruthless officials in the fish and meat village, and there will always be some officials who are in a state of complicity with them.
Regardless of the Tang Dynasty or Tubo, is the food produced on the land really not enough for the people?
Naturally impossible.
However, it was the endless exploitation by officials and the endless mergers by wealthy families, coupled with natural disasters, that led to scenes of human tragedies.
As the Prime Minister of Tubo, Lu Dongzan was extremely intelligent, how could he not know the truth?
Even if you plant all the land in the world with food, if the officials are unclear, the tyranny is not eliminated, and the wealthy families are unkind, the people in the world will still not have enough to eat...
The topic was a bit heavy, and Fang Jun was speechless after praising Yu Ludong, sipping tea and basking in the sun.
Xue Wanche simply threw the tea cup aside, stretched out on the recliner, and snored loudly for a few breaths...
The servants of the Fang family came in a hurry, interrupting the afternoon tranquility.
"Erlang, the master of the house has ordered you to return to the house immediately. The guests have already arrived one after another, but you are not at home. It is a bit rude..."
The servant narrated Fang Xuanling's words, raised his head and glanced at his Erlang, and was speechless.
How can there be people who get married at night, but still go to the fields to plant crops during the day, while the gods are there to bask in the sun and drink tea?
I really don’t understand, the women of the Xiao family are all said to be dignified and beautiful, why wouldn’t they be happy about it?
If he had such an obscure son...ahem.
The Fang family sighed and had no choice but to get up and change their clothes. They kicked Xue Wanche and saw that the man opened his eyes in a daze. Then he said to him and Lu Dongzan: "You all should take a bath and change your clothes. Go to the house to eat something." ”
On the day of the wedding, I ran out of the house and went to work in the fields. This was just to express my dissatisfaction. I was protesting to my father Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu. Why should I be punished for this dirty deal between you? Implicated? However, the matter is a foregone conclusion. We can't regret the marriage at this time and let the world laugh at Fang Xuanling, right?
I originally thought that I was a young handsome man and a high official in the court, but it turned out that I was just a bargaining chip for marriage...
It's disgusting, but being born in this Tang Dynasty, you can't stay out of it no matter what.
Lu Dongzan didn't know this, and stared when he heard this: "We got married in the evening, and now you and an old man like me are here drinking tea and sunbathing? Haha, Erlang is really a strange person!"
Fang Jun glared at him angrily and snorted coldly: "Don't say sarcastic words, prepare the congratulations. If someone is not satisfied, hehe, he said that he can't wait until the Prime Minister returns to Tubo, and sends someone to pretend to be a bandit. I robbed your family on the way.”
Lu Dong praised: "..."
Can you be so confident when asking for congratulations?
However, considering Fang Jun's virtues, it is impossible to say that it is really possible for him to be robbed when he returns to Tubo at a time when the scenery is clear, the moon is clear, the moon is dark and the wind is high.
He came to the Tang Dynasty to congratulate him and gave him many rare treasures. When he returns to China, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will definitely give him twice as many gifts in return. I was robbed, and it was difficult for me to even fall out...
"Don't worry, Erlang. We have been friends for many years and have a deep love for each other. We will definitely prepare a generous congratulatory gift to congratulate Erlang on his beautiful marriage."
Xue Wanche chuckled at the side and said: "My congratulations have already been sent to my house. I wish Erlang to ride on the crane and have good luck, and be a bridegroom every year!"
Fang Jun clicked his tongue, this wish was really good.
It's just that it's better to have fewer marriages like this in the future. Otherwise, if you marry a woman with some selfish intentions, you'll be fighting in the back house all day long, and you won't be able to live a good life?
The biggest worry is Wu Meiniang, she is a big killer in a house fight!
Who knows if some blind person will annoy this bitch who hides the attributes of a great emperor, and even cut her into a stick for you?
It’s scary to think about it...
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Weddings were originally called "evening ceremonies." "The late ceremony will combine the good of the two surnames, to serve the ancestral temple, and to inherit the descendants, so gentlemen attach great importance to it."
Even though she is taking a concubine, due to the special status of the daughter of the Xiao family, she is a direct branch of the Lanling Xiao family, so the three books and six etiquette are indispensable. It's just that Fang Jun has some resistance in his heart and is too lazy to take care of these things. It's all handled by his mother, Mrs. Lu.
Of course, the last item of the six rites, "personal greeting", cannot be omitted. Your roommate is tall and strong. If you replace your younger brother or someone else, believe it or not, Xiao Yu can come out with a sword on the spot. Kill someone?
After returning to the house, he ordered people to settle down Lu Dongzan and send him to the front hall to chat and spank with the officials, but Xue Wanche refused to leave: "No, I will do my duty as Erlang's best man today!"
If you don't want to let me, don't let me. It's quite high-level to have a county prince or a general of the Sixteenth Guards as your best man.
Fang Jun nodded in agreement, and a maid came forward to change his auspicious clothes.
Because concubinage was not as important as getting married, Li Siwen, Cheng Chubi, Qu Tuquan and other friends all went to the Youwu Guard on time to be on duty. They took leave towards the afternoon and gathered in the house.
Fang Junhuan was so happy, and after Mr. Lu told him to be obedient and not to get angry and cause trouble, he bowed to Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang, who looked somewhat meaningful, and then turned around and went out, mounted a tall horse, and was surrounded by a group of friends. Next, with gongs and drums beating, they went to the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion.
Pedestrians on the road looked sideways.
"Eh? Isn't that Fang Erlang? Why is he wearing auspicious clothes and riding a horse? Is he getting married?"
"Are you stupid? We have already gotten married, and the wife of the wife is His Majesty's daughter, Princess Gaoyang. This time she is taking a concubine!"
"Of course I know that Fang Erlang's wife is Princess Gaoyang, but look at this grandeur, isn't it too ostentatious? Isn't it just a matter of getting a sedan and carrying it through the side door to take a concubine?"
"Hehe, are you ignorant? If you accept an ordinary girl, you can naturally carry it through the side door in a sedan chair, but the legitimate daughter of the Lanling Xiao family... How dare you be so perfunctory?"
"Ha! That's it!"
"It is said that the beauty of the Xiao family has been fighting for her reputation in the south of the Yangtze River. I don't know how many young men from the Jiangnan aristocratic families love and covet her. Now she has entered the house of the house. The second son of the house is so lucky!" (End of Chapter)