Tragedy of Time Traveling Companion Reading

In this life, Liu Che held the coronation ceremony more than a year earlier than history, whether it was due to the fluttering of Han Yan, a little butterfly's wings.Xi Fu looked at the waves and Emperor Jing knew that his health was deteriorating. Since the crowning ceremony, he took Liu Che to appear in the court hall, and slowly handed over some court affairs to Liu Che to handle.This kind of transfer of power is not obvious, and the gentle means will not make everyone feel awkward.And Liu Che has worked harder and harder in the past few months.Even under Han Yan's intentional or unintentional guidance, the young prince has begun to slowly paint the pattern in his heart on the huge canvas of the court hall.And Emperor Jing, as an old emperor who is already late and does not know whether he will see the sun tomorrow, is also willing to check for his young and ideal son.Using his unparalleled deterrence to escort the young prince, some changes will come naturally.This includes the improvement of the rules and regulations in the imperial court and the clan in the historical records.

The cause of the matter also started from the preparation for His Royal Highness's wedding.

As we all know, the Queen Mother Dou, who lived in the court of the Han Dynasty for a lifetime, had two boys and one girl in her life, and the only daughter, the eldest princess Liu Xing, also had only one daughter - Gillian.And the Golden House alliance between Lord Gillian and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was established a long time ago.Now, the two parties are about to get married, so no matter in terms of political considerations or other aspects, the wedding between the crown prince of the Han Dynasty and the granddaughter of the empress dowager Gillian must be extremely grand .

Since Emperor Gaozu recuperated in the Han Dynasty, until now under the rule of Emperor Jing, the country has become rich and the people are strong, and the people are prosperous.There is so much money in the court that even the ropes that wear the money are rotten.And Liu Che and Gillian's marriage is the most grand and formal in the Han Dynasty for so many years. Whether it is Emperor Jing who is the father, or the Queen Mother Dou and the eldest princess who are grandmothers and mothers, they don't mind spending more money to organize the wedding. It must be lively.

As soon as the two parties met and discussed a few words, Han Yan, the well-known head of Qibaozhai in Chang'an City who loved ostentation and hype, came into the sight of the two big men in power.We have to admit that whether it was the opening ceremony of Hanzhuang Restaurant, Qibaozhai's fighting treasures, or even the contribution of the sand table, Han Yan left an impression on everyone's hearts with his unique and domineering way, so Therefore, it became a matter of course to recommend Han Yan to be the deputy envoy of Prince Zhang Luo's marriage.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the world, why the crown prince held the crown ceremony so long in advance, and the small actions of Han Yan and the eldest princess clearly fell into the eyes of everyone.So no matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, they all expressed their warm and sincere welcome to this sensitive and popular concubine Gong Gaohou who wished to have the word "Prince" engraved on his face. He even gave the authority very generously, leaving Han Yan to toss about it, he just needs to check it out at the end.

Before that, Han Yan had already received the highest instructions from Empress Dowager Dou and Emperor Jing regarding the wedding of the prince—everything was done according to the best.

"Are you ready to do it?" In the gazebo of the imperial garden, Zhou Mingjin leaned on the stone pillar with his arms crossed, his left foot resting on his right foot, and he looked at Han Yan who was crazy about laying the foundation in front of him with a smile.

"Since the Empress Qi Dynasty, regardless of the emperor and the common people, weddings are "one day, Na Cai, two, Xiangming, three, Naji, fourth, accepting levy, fifth, asking for a date, and sixth, welcoming in person..." Han Yan scratched with a bit of a headache Scratching my head. "Fortunately, I only need to be responsible for the arrangements on the wedding day, otherwise my head will explode. "

"But we are all ready to open our eyes! Your name, Mr. Ayan, is known to everyone in Chang'an City. Everyone is wondering what you can do to make the prince's wedding!" Zhou Mingjin said with a smile.

"What it looks like... It's definitely beyond your imagination!" Han Yan muttered, but her subordinates kept writing and drawing, recording each idea in their minds on paper, and then figured out how to reconcile it The rules and regulations of the Han Dynasty were in line with each other.

Thinking of this, Han Yan couldn't help but be thankful, fortunately, the current rules and regulations of the imperial court are not perfect, so he has loopholes to exploit, otherwise, I really don't know if those bridges imitating later generations can be used.

"Ayan, what are you drawing?" Zhou Mingjin, who was very bored, came up behind Han Yan, looked at the pattern on the parchment, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows and asked: "I think it looks like a car, and it looks like a house." like?"

"This is the Golden House!" Han Yan rolled her eyes, "The golden house alliance between His Highness and Mrs. Gillian has spread to the people. It just happens that when the ceremony is held, the cart can be turned into a golden house, which is also considered round." This beautiful legend."

When Han Yan was reading poems and books, she never found any record of Liu Che building a golden house for Gillian. She used to be quite regretful, but now she has the opportunity to make up for it.

"Aren't you?" Zhou Mingjin widened his eyes in astonishment when he heard this, "Are you planning to make it out of pure gold?"

"Nonsense, aren't you? Is it possible that I will pay people for such a wedding once in a lifetime?" Han Yan rolled her eyes.Anyway, the imperial court is not short of this money, Emperor Jing and the old queen have spoken, and everything is done according to the best.not to mention……

Han Yan glanced at the direction of Changle Palace. Since the prince's wedding will be held half a year later, and Chang'an is far away from Liang Kingdom, His Royal Highness Prince Liang is "weak in body", so he did not return to the fief, and stayed with Queen Dowager Dou in Changle Palace.I don't know if I was too excited to stay in Chang'an or because I was stimulated by seeing the crown prince holding the coronation ceremony, and actually paid half of the wedding expenses in front of the empress dowager.

Han Yan sneered, since you want to spend money, there is no need for me to save it for you, right?

"Such a big cart is very heavy. It can't be pulled by ordinary horses, right?" Zhou Mingjin thought for a while, and then said: "Do you want to add more horses? Isn't that over the limit?"

"What horse should I add?" Han Yan seriously drew on the silk, "How many good horses have the imperial court bred! Just choose those with the purest and noble blood, the whitest fur, and the best horses can carry a thousand catties. If such a good horse jumps out four horses of the same height, fat and thin, and the same pure white and flawless, I can't reach four thousand catties in one carriage!"

"Wow, if this is the case, then it will be bright!" Zhou Mingjin's eyes lit up, as if he had already seen the scene Han Yan described.

"It's not just that! Look!" Han Yan said, suddenly rolled up the thick silk in front of her, stood up and said.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Zhou Mingjin asked suspiciously, raising his eyebrows.

"Going out of the palace, some things are not here, I have to go to the firecracker workshop!" Han Yan said casually.

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No matter which dynasty the market is, it is always crowded with people.Han Yan trotted out of the city gate on a tall horse. There was a workshop ten miles away from Chang'an City in the suburbs. It was a firecracker workshop that had been rumored for a long time.

Walking to the gate and getting off the horse, Han Yan knocked on the copper ring on the door, and the door creaked open.

"Master Ah Yan!" The old man guarding the gate greeted cheerfully. "Master Ah Yan hasn't come here for a long time."

"Well, I've been very busy recently." Han Yan said casually, "Where is Han Song, is he there?"

"Yes, yes, the man in charge is overseeing the work in the workshop! I'll call him out right now!" said the porter, bending over.

"No need, I'll go find him myself!" Han Yan waved her hand casually and walked straight inside.

There was still a very familiar smell of gunpowder smoke in the workshop. The busy workers inside nodded when they saw Han Yan, and then continued their work. After Han Yan returned the salute one by one, they also found Han Song.

"Master Ah Yan?" At this time, Han Song, who was busy with work, also saw Han Yan.

"Find a few masters who are skilled and love to tinker, and I have something new for you to make." Han Yan said lightly, turned and left the workshop.

After a while, everyone was sitting in the lounge next to the workshop.

"This thing is called a firework. With the different proportions of gunpowder, the pattern after release is also different. Study according to this ratio and make these patterns. I will use it at the prince's wedding in half a year." Han Yan pulled from her sleeve. He took out a stack of blueprints and said to everyone.

"So we can actually make firecrackers for the prince's wedding?" Han Song's eyes lighted up. Such an opportunity is not for everyone.

"So you must pay attention, and don't make any mistakes." Han Yan solemnly instructed. "Also, I won't go to the paper workshop. Han Song, you just tell Han Bo to make 99 wind lamps I taught you to make last time. Remember to use red paper. Write me good luck for a hundred years, Luan Feng He Ming and other auspicious words, understand?"

"Got it." Han Song nodded excitedly.

"By the way, did you get any results from the greenhouse last time?" Han Yan asked suddenly, thinking of something.

"Han Bai is in charge of this, but I heard that it still doesn't work." Han Song thought for a while, and then added: "However, according to Han Bai, it seems that it will be soon. It's just a matter of these few months. .”

"Oh!" Han Yan nodded in disappointment, it seems that this idea will not work, let's think of another way!

Later, Han Yan non-stop went to the sugar workshop and Zhuangzi who was going to build a greenhouse to check, confirmed the specific things and progress, and returned to the palace without touching the ground.

Changle Palace is still waiting for his report!

In Changle Palace——

Nanny Li walked up to Empress Dowager Dou with a joyful face, and said with a smile: "Report to Your Majesty, Queen Mother, and Princess Highness, the prince's servant, Han Yan, asks to see you."

"Oh, I've been waiting for him for a long time, quickly let her in." Emperor Jing and Empress Dowager Dou looked at each other and urged.

"My minister, Han Yan, has seen His Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the Eldest Princess." Han Yan entered the hall, bowed and bowed.

"Get up!" Emperor Jing waved his hand while leaning on the short table beside him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Han Yan bowed her head in response, then straightened up.

"Today, I was in a daze and heard Tai Changqing say that you plan to use pure gold to build a carriage to take the princess into the palace?" Queen Dowager Dou leaned forward and asked curiously.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, it is true." Han Yan bowed and said, and handed the thick silk in her sleeve to the Empress Dowager.The Queen Mother handed it to Emperor Jing.

"Is this specification too extravagant?" Emperor Jing looked at the blueprint in his hand and said lightly.He has been frugal all his life, not because of his nature, but because of the rules of his ancestors, he was afraid that his courtiers would criticize him.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the application rate of the minister is all set according to the ancestors, and there is no violation of the rules. Only the material...the ancestors did not mention it." Han Yan responded immediately.The rules and regulations of the Han Dynasty are vague to Emperor Jing. Since Emperor Gaozu, no one has used pure gold to build chariots, and probably no one would have thought of this, so no one knows whether it is in accordance with the etiquette to use pure gold can not say it clearly.

"What's more, the gold made by this pure gold car was sent by His Royal Highness Liang Wang, who said it was a wedding gift for his nephew and niece. His Royal Highness Liang also said that since it happened to be a congratulatory gift, it should not be too light Now, so as not to let people say that he is taking advantage of the younger generation." Knowing Emperor Jing's concerns, Han Yan dragged Liang Wang out again viciously.

Sure enough, after listening to Han Yan's words, Queen Mother Dou and Emperor Jing did not object.Empress Dowager Dou was very pleased that her younger son had brotherhood, it was rare for her to be so caring about the younger generation, she was very pleased.She didn't want to refute his face, after all, she was most distressed when King Liang was in a bad mood these days.It's rare that there is such a thing that can distract him, and the queen mother is happy to turn a blind eye.As for Emperor Jing, he had long been brooding over the fact that King Liang lived several times more luxuriously than him, and he was even more happy that it was rare for King Liang to bleed heavily.

"Yo, this is really beautiful!" The eldest princess Jingdi glanced at the drawing in her hand and couldn't put it down. "You said that when I got married, no one made such a fuss for me! I'm so envious!"

Between the words, the satisfaction is beyond words.

"Okay, don't be jealous with your daughter, you are such a grown-up, you don't think it's a joke." Empress Dowager Dou feigned anger.

"What's the joke? I'm envious." The eldest princess laughed triumphantly. "Let's not talk about anything else. With just this carriage, and just going around Chang'an City like this, my daughter can become the most enviable bride in the whole man. Do you believe it?"

"Even without these two cars, Gillian is the person they envy the most. Do you think anyone can afford to be a dignified princess?" Queen Mother Dou said with a smile.

"That's it, that's it!" The Eldest Princess nodded her head.He unfolded the silk again, looked at the clothes below and cried out in amazement: "What is this?"

Hearing the words, he raised his head and glanced, and responded: "Reporting to the eldest princess, these are the clothes to be worn on the wedding day."

"The first two are the clothes of the prince and princess, what's the matter behind?" Emperor Jing leaned closer and asked lightly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the last few styles are the uniforms of the deacon guests and the youth army who came to watch the ceremony. After discussing with everyone, they feel that getting such a dress to attend the prince's wedding will not be as murderous as wearing a soldier's armor. It’s more neat and eye-catching than wearing their own clothes. So I messed with A Yan to design such a uniform. Who would have thought that after they went home to show off, some quarrelsome lords were surprised, so they also asked A Yan to design a set for them In the end, all the elders of the Youth Army decided to wear uniform costumes to participate in the Prince's Ceremony, but these people have different official positions and different titles... Ah Yan didn't know how to deal with it in order to conform to the ancestral system , and this is not A Yan's work... as the saying goes, not in his position, not seeking his own government... so I submit it, please make it clear to your Majesty." Han Yan explained with a smile.

The so-called youth army is the pro-army assigned by Emperor Jing after the Crown Prince Crown Ceremony.In other words, it is the guard of honor when the prince travels.Emperor Jing knew that the prince was fond of military affairs, and he could also see that the prince was becoming more and more proud of Confucianism. He was worried that Liu Che would put himself on the opposite side of all noble marquises after he became a great success. The children form a pro-army.Handing it over to the prince for training is also a bargaining chip in his hand.Of course, the implementation of this strategy has a lot to do with Han Yan—it was Han Yan who contacted Zhou Yafu through Zhou Mingjin, and suggested it to the emperor together with her grandfather Han Tuidang.

"You mean, on the day of the wedding, all the young soldiers wore this outfit?" Emperor Jing compared it for a long time, and said slowly.

"No!" Han Yan bowed and said.

"You also said that the elders of the Boys' Army found it strange to see them, and they are going to get a set of this...'uniform' to wear?" Emperor Jing asked again.

"No!" Han Yan knelt and bowed in response.Sensing Emperor Jing's burning gaze above her head, Han Yan couldn't help but smile wryly in her heart.It was his idea to give the Boys Army uniforms, mainly for fun.After all, he likes to show off!He even designed a set of beautiful work clothes for the guys in Hanzhuang Restaurant and Qibaozhai, not to mention this group of young soldiers who are already good-looking, good-looking, and good-looking!

He originally thought that the Boys' Army didn't have specific costumes yet, so he wanted to design a more beautiful one. After all, it was the crown prince's guard of honor, and he couldn't always wear armor and stare at it.All kinds of beautiful honor guard uniforms of later generations circled in his mind, and after discussing with Liu Che, he secretly made them out.He didn't want to make a scene at first, he just had a good time in private, but he didn't know that some old and disrespectful guys wanted to join in the fun like crazy, which reminded him that when Liu Che just came to the throne, he wanted to revise the rules and etiquette, but was punished by most of the dignitaries. He rolled his eyes and thought about the objection of the old man, but fortunately, he went along with the flow...

The more Han Yan thought about it, the more complacent she became. Emperor Jing would not mind such a thing that could show the court's dignity even if he knew about his little idea.Sure enough, Emperor Jing asked in a low voice to Empress Dou: "I think Ah Yan's move is very clever, whether he intends it or not, but if he takes the opportunity to let the ministers of the court have a system, what should I do?" What kind of clothes people wear and what kind of things they use..."

"I think it's not bad!" The eldest princess also echoed casually, and said with a smile to Queen Dowager Dou: "In my opinion, once you put on this dress, you look energetic! It's much more beautiful than those ministers in the court. When the queen mother went to court to meet His Majesty, the ministers in the court were all dressed in brightly colored clothes, which were brighter than the concubines in the harem."

"Hun said, how can the concubines in the harem be compared with the court officials!" Empress Dowager Dou lowered her face feigning displeasure.After a pause, he asked Emperor Jing again, "Does it look that big of a difference?"

"Of course!" The eldest princess said immediately without waiting for Emperor Jing to speak, "Queen, think about it, which one looks more pleasing to the eye when standing together with rows of uniform ducks or piles of colorful ducks?"

"The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes. How can you compare courtiers to ducks?" Empress Dowager Dou frowned uncomfortably, but she was somewhat hesitant as she fantasized about what the eldest princess said. "What you said seems to have some truth. But these things are all false, and those who can seriously serve His Majesty are serious..."

"Mother, that's not what you said." The eldest princess smiled and interrupted Empress Dowager Dou, "I am a woman, and I don't understand important court affairs, but as far as I am concerned, which house to visit on weekdays, if this The servants are energetic and well-dressed, and I would also praise "there are rules". Such a family, on weekdays, gets along with three points of respect. If those servants are lazy and not strict, they go there once and come back to make fun of them. Said, getting along with this person in the future will also bring more contempt. This is the case in this small courtyard, let alone once?"

"..." Queen Mother Dou listened silently.

"In my opinion, the imperial court is the house that entertains guests, and the vassal state is the guests who come to the door. If the ministers in the court have no rules and no system, then what about the vassal states..." The eldest princess slowly broke road.

"Okay, I know what you mean." Empress Dowager Dou coldly interrupted the eldest princess, "Then what does Your Majesty mean?"

"From Gaozu to now, the country has been recuperating with the people, and the son has lived frugally all his life. However, as Guantao said, some things, seemingly insignificant, are involved in important affairs of the court. According to Zhen Look, it's good to let them have some rules. It saves them from becoming more and more loose, and they don't even know who they are." Emperor Jing sat up straight and said slowly.

Empress Dowager Dou kept silent, thought for a while, and then said: "I always think that the rules of the ancestors cannot be changed, and if they change, the country's foundation will be affected, and I am afraid that the government will be in chaos—"

"Mother, this is not considered a change, it's just improved." The eldest princess walked behind Queen Dowager Dou and said while pinching her shoulders. "Whether it is the Xia Shang Dynasty or the Qin Dynasty, the etiquette of these classics is quite perfect. You can't go to our Han Dynasty to have a look, huh! Everything is colorful and there is no regulation. Wouldn't it be a joke for the people."

"...Even if it is going to change, the Sangong Jiuqing, from the prime minister, the Taiwei, the Yushi doctor to the Taichang Weiwei and other officials, and so many marquises and lords can't be done in a day or two. Move your whole body, if you move one, you have to move all of them, then..." Queen Dowager Dou said hesitantly.

"It's not too bad then!" The eldest princess answered with a smile. "Also let them understand that the most honorable of this big man is His Majesty, and no one can be more honorable than His Majesty, those palaces with beams higher than Weiyang Palace, those chariots with more luxurious decoration than the emperor's jade chariot... My son I feel like I can't see it. Even in the rules of the ancestors, no one can be bigger than the emperor, right?"

Empress Dowager Dou tapped her knees with her fingers hidden under her sleeve robe, and asked calmly: "Guantao, why do I listen, you are talking about Wu'er? Why, your mother-in-law just became the prince Can't stand my brother anymore?"