Cui Geng has been really in pain and happy recently, saying that he is happy because the marriage date is approaching, can he, as an old virgin of twenty-five or sixteen, not be excited?

said that it hurt because the "Great Zhou Royal Newspaper" was taken away by Wu Zetian from the Writings Bureau and handed over to the secretary of the provincial Hongwen Museum for management.

Not only that, "Shendu Times" is not the only private newspaper in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Magistrate's Yuan under Lai Junchen also runs a newspaper called "Luoyang Times".

Shendu is Luoyang, Luoyang is Shendu, this shows that he wants to fight to the death with "Shendu"!

The most annoying thing is that Lai Junchen has no lower limit, and he uses a huge page in the newspaper to make some small yellow articles that the people like to see.

Cui Geng is called Cui Qingtian, of course, he can't do the same. The two newspapers pinched for a long time, and in the end, it turned out that "Shendu Times" had the upper hand.

Of course, the authority of public opinion is weakened, this is a matter of time or time, and Cui Geng has long been psychologically prepared.

What made him most depressed was that it was not Lai Junchen who raised the matter, but Wang Xiaojie, Wu Zetian's most trusted general.

Wang Xiaojie's reason is also very sufficient, Cui Geng, this guy likes to pretend to be a ghost, and when he was in the main hall of Dali Temple, he said what "Turkic salt" and "clan salt" proverbs.

Now that he has two newspapers in his hands, what if he says "Destiny is in Lee"? Even if it is not so serious, Cui Geng cracked down on dissidents out of selfishness, and the imperial court had to guard against it.

Wu Zetian thought so.

Wang Xiaojie is a famous general of the Great Zhou Dynasty who defends the country, Cui Geng really doesn't want to turn his face with him, so he can only endure it temporarily.

But the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and soon after, Wang Xiaojie proposed that the content published in the "Shendu Times" and "Luoyang Times" is too obscene, and it is best to ban them at the same time. As for the question of "Da Zhou Royal Newspaper", I am rich all over the world, and I am still short of this money?

To tell the truth, Wu Zetian really missed "this money" and left his recital in the middle.

Although "Shendu Times" has been saved, the impact of Wang Xiaojie's performance has been caused - everyone thinks that Wang Xiaojie is going to fight Cui Geng to the death! Otherwise, you are a secretary of the military department, a general of the Left Guard, who has been in charge of the secretary's affairs many times after being full?

Immediately afterwards, many people began to preach, and after Wang Xiaojie and Lai Junchen's continuous instigation, Wu Zetian had a deep opinion of Cui Geng. I'm afraid it won't be long before Cui Geng will be unlucky, so it's better for everyone to stay away from him, so as not to catch fire!

Although this statement is a bit far-fetched, it can't stand the fact that there are many people. The three of them became tigers, and gradually in front of the Cui Mansion, they began to snub in front of the door.

Time is like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, it has come to the second year of Long Live Tongtian, February 17, the day when Cui Geng and Lu Ruolan got married.

Married, faint.

There was nothing to do during the day, but seeing that it was getting late, Cui Gengcai came to Lu Jingzuo's mansion surrounded by Cui Xiang and Xiao Jiu'er.

Next, it's time for Cui Geng to show his literary talents.

During the Tang Dynasty (Wu Zhou), the style of poetry was extremely prosperous, and as soon as you got off the horse, you had to make a "Introductory Poem" first.

There is a middle door when you enter the house gate, and there is a temporary artificial door when you enter the middle gate, and after connecting several artificial doors, it is the main hall door.

In front of each door, there are more than a dozen healthy women with sticks in front of them, and at this time they will make "Plea Poems". If you can't do it, the groom will have to be beaten, although it is not fatal, but it is not uncomfortable.

After five levels and six generals, I made more than ten "Pleading Poems" in a row, and finally entered the main hall house, and the bride couldn't follow immediately, why? Nonsense, the bride goes out, so you can't dress up? I had no choice but to make a "Makeup Poem".

After the "Hypnotic Poem" is done, the bride is satisfied, and she can perform the "Laying Goose Ceremony".

The ceremony is the core of this wedding ceremony, and the specific process is as follows: the groom throws a prepared wild goose into the curtain, and the Lu family catches the wild goose. After the wedding, the groom will redeem the wild goose with his belongings.

After the ceremony, the marriage has no change, the bride withdraws the account, resigns from her parents, worships the family temple, sits on a small sedan chair carried by two people, beats gongs and drums, and goes straight to the groom's house.

Of course, there are many good things, and things are not so smooth.

On the way, the team will meet the "car barrier people" who ask for poems, and if they lose, they will have to give them some of their belongings. Did you win? Nonsense, people put so much effort into it, are you embarrassed not to give some hard-earned money?

When he arrived in Cui's mansion, Cui Geng could relax, but the bride had to face a severe test at this time, and his name was "getting the bride". "Getting a bride" is similar to torturing the groom in his mother's house, but it is much more civilized.

Immediately afterwards, Cui Geng should chant the last poem of the day, saying: "The boudoir is like a flower, and the rain is coming to the people." It has its own colorful cloud clothes, and there is no need for a hundred heavy fans. ”

This is a very classic "Poem to Fan", the purpose of which is to let the bride take off the fan or red hijab that covers her face, so that the guests can see what the bride looks like.

Then there is the most important part of this wedding, kneeling down to worship the parents of heaven and earth, and sending it to the "Qinglu".

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cui Geng said apologetically: "Ruolan, I've hurt you." ”

"Huh? Why did the husband say this? ”

Cui Geng glanced around and said with a wry smile: "Isn't this obvious?" What bride doesn't want their wedding to be glamorous? But now...... In addition to your Lu family, as well as our Cui family, where are there any high-weight guests on the scene? It's the Shangguan Sheren, and they just gave congratulatory gifts. ”

Lu Ruolan comforted: "Erlang, you are completely wrong to think so. The wedding of the concubine, in the Lu family, can be regarded as more than the upper than the above. ”

Seeing Cui Geng's suspicious look, she continued to explain: "Husband, do you still remember the two-person sedan chair for this wedding ceremony? ”

In fact, Cui Geng has long been very strange.

It is said that getting married this year, I am afraid that there will not be enough people and the scene will not be grand enough.

Even the common people, the bride and the bride have a very gorgeous carriage to sit in. Those who have access can even sit in a sedan chair that a borrowed official rides.

But Lu Ruolan is a small sedan chair carried by two people today, with the identity of Cui Geng and the five surnames and Qiwang, this is too shabby, right?

He was puzzled, "Ruolan, what do you mean?" ”

"My husband has lived in Qingyuan for a long time, and I only know the scenery of our five surnames and seven hopes, but I don't know that in the past few decades, our five surnames and seven hopes have been very low-key when we got married......

After Lu Ruolan's patient explanation, Cui Geng understood the cause and effect of this matter.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court has frequently suppressed the five surnames and seven wangs, and reached its peak in the second year of Tang Gaozong's Xianqing (659 AD).

Li Zhi personally issued an edict, "Later Wei Longxi Li Bao, Taiyuan Wang Qiong, Xingyang Zheng Wen, Fan Yang Lu Ziqian, Lu Hun, Lu Fu, Qinghe Cui Zongbo, Cui Yuansun, Qianyan Boling Cui Yi, Jin Zhao County Li Kai and other descendants are not allowed to marry." ”

What does this edict mean? To put it simply, it means that in the future, the five surnames and seven wangs are not allowed to intermarry with each other, otherwise they will have to worry about their lives.

With the pride of five surnames and seven hopes, of course, they will not obediently obey, so they secretly get married - when the government supervision is not so strict, in the middle of the night, three watches, in a small sedan chair by two people, secretly send people over.

When the court asked, we are neither marrying wives nor taking concubines, or men and women rolled off the sheets without knowing what was going on, and gave birth to children without paying attention, do you care?

After another twenty or thirty years, the imperial court saw that it had no effect, and this decree was abolished. However, getting married in a low-key manner and greeting people in a small sedan chair has become a tradition of five surnames and seven hopes.

Even some senior executives and relatives intend to follow suit, and the greeting ceremony of the "two-person sedan chair" has gradually spread in the small circle.

Cui Geng smiled bitterly: "Even so, the five surnames and seven wangs were forced, but everyone refused to get involved as a husband." All in all, I'm sorry for Ruolan. ”

Lu Ruolan glanced at him and said, "Husband, what are you talking about?" We are husband and wife, sharing blessings and misfortunes, what to talk about, what to live and not to live with! Okay, don't think nonsense, the auspicious time has come, let's go over. ”

The incense case over there has been set up, just wait for "one worship heaven and earth, two worship the high hall, and the husband and wife worship each other", and the wedding ceremony will be over.

But at this moment—

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

A middle-aged man in his thirties, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, broke into the hall and said breathlessly: "Heh...... Scold...... But let me catch up! Erlang, you're not interesting enough, how can you get married, and you won't give me an invitation to be a brother! ”

His person is Wu Zetian's own nephew, Guo Ke, Marquis of Fuyuan.

Cui Geng is really a little unreasonable in this matter, he thinks about it, first, Guo Keyuan is in Zhaozhou, and he can't oppose Beijing without an order, and it's useless to send him an invitation; Second, Wang Xiaojie is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Guo Ke is begging for a living under Wang Xiaojie. He has a close relationship with himself, what should he do if Wang Xiaojie wears small shoes? Being put in small shoes on the battlefield, is that a joke?

Cui Geng bowed and saluted, "Please forgive Brother Guo, the little brother is now full of musty, and I'm really afraid of making trouble for you." ”

"Trouble? Ben Hou is really not afraid of trouble! Guo Ke raised his eyebrows and said proudly: "I've heard about you!" Hmph, let's Guo Feng is walking in the right way, with Wang Xiaojie's name, he can't scare me! ”

Guo Ke is here, what else can Cui Geng do? He picked up a glass of wine and said, "Then the little brother is grateful to Brother Guo for supporting the little brother!" ”

"Okay, let's go, and the foolish brother will also use this wine to congratulate you on your wedding!"

……

Seeing that Cui Geng and Guo Ke were extremely intimate, some low-level officials present couldn't help but be secretly happy - today, our cold stove is burned right, and there is Fu Yuanhou covering, Cui Shu can't do it! With his ability, why worry about not soaring into the sky in the future?

But before they could be happy, they suddenly heard a loud laugh from outside the hall: "Marquis Fu Yuan, aren't you really afraid of General Ben?" ”

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