Chapter 721: Shang Concubine
"See the emperor!"
In the Taiji Palace, in front of the civil and military officials, Merton bowed and saluted solemnly.
Before Merton set the wedding date was the eldest grandson Empress and Mrs. Qin came forward to preside, Merton did not see Li Shimin, now the wedding date has been set, just waiting for the kiss, Merton naturally wants to go to the court to thank Li Shimin.
"Excuse me!" Li Shimin said loudly.
Now that the wedding date of Merton and Princess Changle has been set, Li Shimin has no choice but to accept this reality, the original prejudice is much less, and Merton's dowry makes him extremely satisfied, so he naturally looks at Merton a little more pleasing to the eye.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty on your son-in-law." The ministers congratulated.
If it weren't for the marriage between Merton and Princess Changle, I am afraid that the magnates of the major families will not let go of this golden beetle son-in-law, everyone knows that once any family marries Merton, I am afraid it will rise rapidly in a short period of time.
"Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye, my daughter is going to get married!" Li Shimin sighed that in a blink of an eye, his daughters have already married, or they will be upgraded to grandparents and grandfathers in a short time, and everyone has a sigh of time flies.
Many old ministers who followed Li Shimin to fight the world at the beginning couldn't help but feel that most of their children had already begun to get married.
"I heard that Mohou is a magic mirror worth 10,000 gold as a dowry, but the old minister is itching, I don't know if Your Majesty can let the old minister also open his eyes." Cheng Yanjin smiled and said impatiently.
If it were other ministers, Merton would probably suspect that he had ulterior motives, but Cheng Biting Jin was born with this unscrupulous character, and I am afraid that he was really curious.
The other ministers also moved in their hearts, and they were so impressed by the magic mirror of the entire harem that everyone wanted to say that they were not curious, it must be a lie.
"What's so hard about that?"
When Li Shimin heard this, a smug smile suddenly appeared on his face, if such a magical dowry could shock the ministers, it would naturally make his face shine.
At the moment, with a wave of his hand, a one-person high dressing mirror was quickly carried to the Taiji Hall by several eunuchs, and when Merton presented the dowry, he made two more mirrors by the way, which were dedicated to Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, which was dedicated to Li Shimin.
When everyone looked at the scene in the mirror, they were shocked and couldn't say a word.
"What an eye-opener! As soon as this mirror comes out, I am afraid that no one will use the bronze mirror again. Cheng Yanjin took a deep breath and said.
The other ministers also nodded one after another, as a man, naturally no woman is so obsessed with the mirror, just a strange look, but everyone knows that with this mirror, I am afraid that the blurry bronze mirror will no longer be used.
Li Shimin suddenly showed a smug look, the appearance of this magic mirror ink technique is the biggest opportunity for Datang to alleviate the copper shortage crisis.
Fang Xuanling's heart moved, and he suddenly noticed the use of this for the benefit of the country and the people, and couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and suddenly turned his head and said: "Ink sacrifice wine, can this mirror be mass-produced." ”
Morton glanced at Li Shimin, shook his head and said: "This kind of mirror is very cumbersome to make, and the cost is amazing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to mass-produce, but the inferior people have developed a silver mirror can be mass-produced, although the clarity is not so mirror, but it is much better than the ordinary copper mirror." ”
Li Shimin did not have any dissatisfaction with Merton's nonsense, after all, the higher Merton lifted the magic mirror, the greater the royal interests.
And the magic mirror is a sharp weapon he used to pit the money of the countries of the Western Regions, if it is mass-produced, it will not become the price of cabbage, with the silver mirror, the value of the magic mirror can be maximized.
"Silver mirror? Isn't that too expensive! Fang Xuanling frowned. In contrast, the value of silver is much more expensive than copper coins, and it would be bad not to change the lack of copper coins to the lack of silver in the end.
Merton explained: "Naturally, not all mirrors are made of silver, but only a thin layer of silver paper, which costs less than half of the bronze mirror. ”
"If this is the case, it is indeed a skill for the benefit of the country and the people." Fang Xuanling nodded.
The other ministers nodded one after another, and even some stubborn imperial historians let go of the prejudice of kitsch and obscenity, after all, mirror-making technology was too important to Datang.
The ministers congratulated again, and then returned to their respective positions, and Li Shimin nodded slightly to Pang De.
Pound Strode forward, held the holy decree, and said sharply: "The marriage of Merton and Princess Changle, adhering to the words of the matchmaker of the parents, the two are happy, in line with etiquette and household marriage laws, both of them are husband and wife, it is really a match made in heaven, and Merton is specially named as the captain of the concubine.................."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Merton thanked him.
The marriage of ordinary people needs to be signed by the county government, and the royal princess is probably no better proof than the holy decree, and the marriage of Merton and Princess Changle is no longer legally hindered.
The ministers congratulated again, and the Taiji Hall was full of joy.
Suddenly, Quan Wanji suddenly came out and said: "The minister has a word that I don't know if to say or not?" ”
Li Shimin frowned, but he didn't stop it: "Aiqing naturally has nothing to say? ”
Quan Wanji bowed and said: "The monarch is the minister, the princess is the royal bloodline, the lord, the ink sacrifice wine is the minister, the princess marries the princess is not a minister with the lord, Weichen thinks that the minister is with the lord, and please give your majesty Princess Changle a princess mansion, Princess Ma Shang, in order to show the royal dignitaries." ”
"Shang Pony?" After Quan Wanji finished speaking, all the ministers looked at each other, this is indeed a demonstration of the royal reputation, and it is very in line with the Confucian etiquette of monarchs and ministers, but it is not good news for the horse, in that way, the horse is not like the people's son-in-law, into the royal family.
Merton's face suddenly darkened, and he looked at Quan Wanji with unkind eyes, this old man wanted to make trouble again.
"The minister thinks that what Lord Quan said is reasonable, the princess is a royal person, and it is in the prosperous place of the palace, if she suddenly marries, I am afraid that the food and accommodation will be extremely uncomfortable, and if the princess mansion is built for the princess alone, the princess will not be wronged." Another imperial historian chimed in.
Suddenly, many Confucian officials spoke one after another, agreeing with Shang Juma's suggestion, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel moved, Shang Juma can show the status of the royal family on the one hand, and can also let his daughter not be wronged, which is naturally beneficial to the princess.
What's more, Merton's eyes are not good, almost many courtiers who are married to the royal family are also frowning, the royal princess can't be controlled, if there is another Shang concubine, then there is no way to live for the concubine, and the princess of the Tang Dynasty is not a few peace!
But Quan Wanji is standing on the commanding heights of the monarch and ministers, if the ministers refute, it is inevitable that they will be crowned with high hats, and for a while, the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and other important ministers who are married to the royal family will focus on Merton's body.
Merton is marrying the eldest princess Changle, and the marriage between Merton and Princess Changle may directly determine the pattern of the princess's marriage in the future.