Chapter 1206 Epilogue: Exclusive Equipment for the Sixty-Two Consorts: Golden Reins, Silver Saddles, and Jade Whips

Exclusive equipment for the 12th consort - Golden reins, silver saddles, and jade whips

The day after Xie Yan was taken by his parents to meet Chen Shangshu, the house arranged for the Xie family to temporarily live in was delivered.

The address is in Xicheng District, Luoyang, and the original owner was the last prime minister of the Dingtai Dynasty.

This prime minister did not actually participate in the coup in person.

He is old, and even if he supports the coup of Prince Yong, what benefits can he get? If it fails, it will implicate the entire family.

But he did not stand up to stop it, and kept pretending to be deaf and dumb.

He wanted to stay out of it and protect himself, and he also hoped not to offend the new emperor and leave some connections for his children and grandchildren.

During the serious illness of Emperor Dingtai, the prime minister always claimed to be ill and did not go out.

The abacus was clacking. No matter who became the new emperor, he would wait until the dust settled before recovering from the illness. After all, he was the prime minister, and the ceremony of the new emperor's enthronement must be presided over by him.

Moreover, no matter who became the new emperor, he, the old prime minister, would get out!

This guy has been staying in Luoyang pretending to be sick, just to get a credit for supporting the new king before retiring, leaving enough political legacy for his children and grandchildren.

Then, he was tricked by Prince Yong and his cronies.

Prince Yong concealed the news of the escape of the crown prince, implying that the crown prince and his mother had been under house arrest, and used this to deceive the civil and military officials of the whole court to come and support him.

The prime minister was fooled, and suddenly recovered from his illness at a critical moment, and personally presided over the enthronement ceremony of Prince Yong.

The day after the new king ascended the throne, the prime minister submitted a petition to resign, making room for the real confidant of Prince Yong, and in exchange for his son's promotion.

Before the trick of three requests and three resignations was completed, the crown prince and his mother sent a telegram in Chang'an to support the king.

The prime minister was directly confused, but he had no way out, and could only follow Prince Yong to the end. He actively contacted civil and military officials across the country, announced that the crown prince in Chang'an was a fake, and promoted the leading generals in various places.

When Empress Dowager Ye returned with her son, the old prime minister committed suicide out of fear of crime before the army even approached Luoyang.

It is said that before he died, he cried out in tears: "I am ashamed of the late emperor!"

Although the prime minister committed suicide, his family was implicated because he was identified as the second most traitorous minister after King Yong. All his descendants, brothers, and nephews were beheaded. All his nephews, cousins, nephews, and nephews were exiled. All the women in these people's families were sent to the bitter cold border troops as wives.

As for the property of the prime minister and his brothers and cousins, the floating property would naturally be confiscated. But their fixed assets were a bit more interesting.

Including other rebels who were beheaded or exiled, the property handling process was the same: floating property was confiscated and fixed assets were auctioned. The real estate and land in the capital were taken over by the royal family. All other fixed assets were divided up by the new nobles in the court through "auctions".

The investigation of the rebels and those who assisted them was a feast for the new nobles!

Fortunately, the important ministers of the cabinet were concerned about the overall situation and were afraid of causing chaos by involving too many people. Otherwise, I don’t know how many “remnants” would be involved.

However, there were many fish that slipped through the net, such as the white gloves hidden by the rebels, who quietly embezzled certain assets. The hidden shares of the rebels in some large companies were also embezzled by other shareholders.

Xie Yan also temporarily moved into the private residence of the former prime minister. This house belongs to the royal family, and it is estimated that it will be granted to a prince in the future.

After the little emperor granted the marriage, the imperial edict will be issued soon.

Fast for three days, bathe and change clothes.

An emperor’s messenger arrived with eunuchs and officials, and the three members of the Xie family burned incense and set up a case to receive the edict.

"The Ming Emperor Fengtian Yingmin proclaimed: The relationship between husband and wife is the most important human relationship. Marriage should be done at the right time, which is the most important thing in etiquette... I now order you, Xie Yan, to be the son-in-law of the emperor. You should be a good husband, not be favored, not be disrespectful, and always keep your family in good order, so as to show your love for your relatives. Follow my words and don't be lazy..."

"I accept the order and thank you!"

This was the first time Xie Yan knelt down and kowtowed since he traveled through time, and he knelt down to the imperial edict on the incense table.

In addition to the imperial edict, there are also rewards for engagement.

A jade belt, a brocade dress, a set of horse gear, an official seal, ten thousand taels of money, and a hundred pieces of silk.

Xie Yan must wear the jade belt and brocade dress on the day of the wedding.

Horse gear should also be used on the day of the wedding, especially the golden reins and silver saddles to show his status as a son-in-law.

Ten thousand taels of money are used to prepare the betrothal gifts.

Hundreds of silks and satins are used to sew clothes for the relatives of the Xie family to wear on the day of the wedding.

After the rewards were counted correctly, Xie Yiqin warmly entertained the imperial edict team. He had prepared many red gift boxes long ago, saying that they were filled with tea, but in fact, they hid silver dollars and copper coins.

The pedestrians, eunuchs, and officials each received one, and their attitude towards the Xie family became even more enthusiastic, and they happily returned to the imperial city to report.

After the imperial edict team left, Wang Yitong touched the golden reins and silver saddles.

Women like shiny things.

Xie Yiqin's attention was on the official seal of the imperial edict.

The imperial edict commander was a second-rank official position, equivalent to the first-rank, not a title.

If attending formal occasions, the imperial edict and the dukes stood together.

It was even more prestigious during sacrifices. The more favored imperial edict often replaced the emperor as the main priest.

"Second-rank!"

Xie Yiqin gently stroked the imperial edict seal. This was the only chance he had to touch the second-rank official seal in his life.

After stroking for a while, Xie Yiqin suddenly shouted: "Close the door and say no to visitors! If there are any guests, just say that you are busy buying betrothal gifts and will not receive any guests before the wedding."

There are already guests.

This private residence of the former prime minister has been uninhabited for four years. A few days ago, it was suddenly cleaned up. Those neighbors who are either rich or noble will naturally send people to inquire secretly.

Today, passers-by announced that the emperor has officially conferred marriage, and people will come to give gifts soon.

There is no need to make friends with other consorts, and there is no need to make friends, but the consort of the eldest princess of Qin is an exception.

Who doesn’t know that Zhu Tangxi is Queen Mother Ye’s best friend?

Outside the side door, gift-givers sent by six or seven families had gathered.

Those with official titles or titles generally do not come forward in person, but only send their servants to deliver gifts to avoid the embarrassment of being rejected.

If a wealthy businessman gives a gift, it is often done in person.

Xie Quan, an old servant brought by Xie Yiqin, posted a note on the door in front of the gift giver: preparing for the betrothal gift, busy and anxious. No reception will be allowed before the wedding.

After pasting the note, the old servant handed over to the gift givers: "My husband-in-law appreciates your kindness. But I am really busy these days, so I hope you will forgive me for being disrespectful. Please take back your gifts as well." ”

The gift can be taken back, but the invitation must be accepted, otherwise it will be a slap in the face of others.

One of the wealthy businessmen said when handing over the greeting card: "I am a cloth merchant. If Mr. Xie wants to buy a betrothal gift, you can come to my shop to have a look. We have all kinds of silks and satins."

The old servant accepted the invitation and said, "I will definitely tell you."

Another wealthy businessman sent a greeting card and said: "My family is in the fur business. Mink from the Northeast, deerskin from Taiwan, cashmere from beyond the Great Wall, and carpet from the Western Regions. Whatever you want!"

"I'll definitely tell you."

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The old servant accepted all the greeting cards, bowed and apologized again, and sent everyone away with a smile.

The three wealthy businessmen asked their servants to bring the gifts back, while they went to a restaurant to chat.

Entering the private room upstairs, the gossip had already begun before the food and wine were even served.

"I heard from an acquaintance at Zongzheng Temple that the eldest princess will have her first marriage ceremony this time."

"Hehe, I heard about it too."

"Doesn't that mean we have to move back to the palace and live there for a while?"

"That's for sure."

"This Rokuro Xie has really soared into the sky."

"My in-laws also said that Xie Liulang was a pity. He knew more information from the Ministry of Industry. Xie Liulang first discovered damping and recently seemed to have improved cement, both of which are highly valued by the Ministry of Works. My in-laws said, Xie Liulang If Rokuro becomes an official in the Ministry of Industry, he may not be as simple as a craftsman. Once he marries the princess, his career will be ruined! "

"I know cement, but what is damping?"

"You don't even know about damping?"

"I read the newspaper and didn't understand it."

"The carriage dealers in the capital are already asking craftsmen to study carriage dampers. I heard that the principle is very simple, but it is extremely difficult to make it."

"I still don't understand."

"..."

At this time, the Ming Dynasty's four-wheeled carriage already had a suspension system.

Literally hanging!

That is, the bottom of the carriage is designed to be curved, and the multiple layers of leather are made into a shape similar to a car leaf spring to support the curved bottom of the carriage. The prototype of the modern automobile suspension system is the leather bottom of the American carriage. device.

With leather support and spring shock absorption, the Ming Dynasty four-wheel carriage is already relatively stable.

But when encountering rough roads in the wild, it still seems a bit bumpy.

When Xie Yan saw the leather suspension device of the carriage for the first time, he suspected that the senior time traveler had made it by imitating the car.

Only half right.

It is indeed a counterfeit BMW car part, but it is not the instruction of Zhu Guoxiang, but the independent behavior of Zhu Guoxiang's disciples.

Let's say that these three wealthy businessmen went home drunk and soon learned more news.

But it was for those eldest princesses and eldest princesses who had their country titles stripped off because they were suspected of being rebellious. Empress Dowager Ye took advantage of Zhu Tangxi's upcoming wedding to restore their country titles or bestow them with them.

In fact, they were all forced to rebel, and many of them only paid homage when King Yong ascended the throne.

After four years of punishment, it is time to reinstate it, otherwise the clan relationship will be very tense.

For example, the husband who was in charge of Zongzheng Temple not only regained his country title, but was also promoted to the title of eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom.

The princes who had paid homage to King Yong had been suspended from receiving royalties, but now they have all been restored. However, the Queen Mother was still very wary of them, and the princes all lived in seclusion and did not dare to make friends with officials.

It can be said that Xie Yan got married this time, and all the other princes and princesses took advantage of him.

"Oh, I was single all my life, and I'm getting married just a year after traveling."

Xie Yan couldn't help but sigh while arranging the harness.

Of all the rewards, this harness was his favorite.

The reins are inlaid with gold wire, the saddle is partially inlaid with silver, and the handle of the riding whip is made of jade. This set of equipment is definitely impressive when riding out.

All that's missing is a fine horse.

When he has money in the future, he will buy a good horse no matter what. Xie Yan has the potential of a will-o'-the-wisp boy.

After getting married, Xie Yan had to go to the Ancestral Temple to pay homage. He heard that there was a portrait of a senior time traveler there, and he couldn't wait to pay homage to it.

Maybe, the senior time traveler is still our alumnus.