Infinite Myth Counterattack

Chapter 101 Marriage
Three months passed quickly during the training, and finally came the day when Luo Changfeng and Ah Qing got married.

On this day, the General’s Mansion was extremely lively, and all the officials headed by the two officials, Fan Liwenzhong, came to congratulate him. Afterwards, even Gou Jian personally brought his wife, Queen Yayu of Yue King, to congratulate him, which shows the kindness Luo Changfeng has received Deep love.

Goujian was very satisfied with Luo Changfeng. Under his guidance, the fifty Yue swordsmen made rapid progress. Although they had only learned two styles of ape-gong swordsmanship so far, their combat effectiveness was already several times stronger than before.

Goujian saw it in his eyes and was delighted in his heart.

What satisfied Gou Jian the most was that Luo Changfeng was different from other officials. He did not form a party, let alone seek selfishness. He only devoted himself to teaching swordsmanship and fulfilling his duties.

Among the officials, he had a relatively good personal relationship with Fan Li, and he only maintained basic respect for other officials, and he did not intentionally make friends with anyone, and his relationship with Wen Zhong was only average.

In terms of life, as long as he can meet the needs of food and clothing, he doesn't care about the rest at all. The annual salary and occasional rewards are enough for him to have enough food and clothing, so he doesn't try to make money.

Such a courtier can be said to be the king's favorite. He has no ambitions and is content with the status quo. Gou Jian is extremely relieved when he entrusts the army to him.

The most important thing is that Luo Changfeng is a latecomer, and he is different from those people like Fan Liwen who know that he can't bear the past.

When Gou Jian was in the state of Wu, he groveled to Fu Chai and lived an extremely humble life just to survive, worse than a slave.

Even in order to gain Fu Chai's trust, he let him go back to Yue, and even tasted his feces. These black histories are the eternal pain in Gou Jian's heart, and he will never let someone who knows these things live.

Therefore, after he destroyed Wu, he couldn't tolerate Fan Li and Wen Zhong anyway, which gave Fan Li the impression that "we can share adversity, but we can't share happiness".

Luo Changfeng didn't even know it, but unconsciously, he had been treated differently by Goujian, different from Fan Liwen.

He was regarded by Gou Jian as a real right-hand man, a more important confidant than Fan Liwen.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that Luo Changfeng was very clear about his black history and his "hidden with a bow, but cooked with a dead rabbit", and never regarded him as an object of loyalty in his heart.

The reason why he agreed to be a general for him was only for the better life of Ah Qing's mother and daughter, and he was ready to withdraw at any time.

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This is the first time Luo Changfeng has met Queen Yayu, the Queen of Yue, a virtuous woman who has been passed down through the ages.

She is beautiful, well-educated, gentle and virtuous, but what Luo Changfeng admires most about her is her profound sense of righteousness.

In the war between Wu and Yue, Yue was defeated, Gou Jian became Fu Chai's prisoner, and Ya Yu followed him into Wu as a slave.

In order to force Goujian to rebel, Wu Zixu, the prime minister of the state of Wu, asked Fu Chai to kill him, and came up with a poisonous plan. When the envoy of the state of Jin was on a mission to the state of Wu, Wu Zixu ordered Yayu to go to bed.

The envoy of the Jin State didn't know Ya Yu's identity, so he ruined Ya Yu's innocence. Wu Zixu used this as an excuse to threaten the envoy of the Jin State to sign an unequal treaty.

After Ya Yu was humiliated, she didn't choose to die, but chose to live with great humiliation. Why?Because she realized that she was not only a woman, a wife, but also a queen.

She not only belongs to herself and her husband, but also belongs to the country. Therefore, as long as her husband still needs her and the country still needs her, she cannot die, and she cannot die like an ordinary woman.

She wants to help her husband, but she still has to wait to see the retribution of the Wu State. Only after seeing the Wu State's demise can she die with peace of mind.

So she committed suicide in her own palace on the day Wu was destroyed.

Gou Jian held her body for three days and three nights without drinking or eating. After that, Gou Jian ordered that the queen's palace be buried with the queen.

It can be said that Yayu is a model of ancient Chinese women, with three obediences and four virtues, loyalty and staunchness.

When Goujian was abolished, she did not abandon him, and when Goujian was a slave in Wu, she still guarded him.

When most of the courtiers thought that Goujian had changed, only she believed unswervingly that he was still the original king.

She has paid too much for the Yue Kingdom. If Fan Li Wenzhong is the hero of the Yue Kingdom, then Ya Yu is the soul of the Yue Kingdom.

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Ya Yu was very strange. It stands to reason that when she appeared with the king, Luo Changfeng only had to salute once, but after he saluted the king and said "see the king", he respectfully bowed to her again After a salute, he said, "Meet the queen."

Gou Jian only regarded him as an official for a short time, and didn't understand etiquette, so he didn't care.

Gou Jian didn't notice it, but Ya Yu did. When Luo Changfeng looked at Gou Jian, his eyes were calm, exactly the same as when he looked at others, and there was no difference because of Gou Jian's identity.

And when he saluted, he was more formal, as if dealing with official business.

But when he looked at himself, there was a touch of respect and admiration in his eyes. The careful Ya Yu found that the arc of his bow was deeper than that of the king.

Yayu didn't understand why Luo Changfeng did this, but she didn't think too much about it. After Goujian and Luo Changfeng exchanged greetings, Yayu smiled softly: "General Luo is married, but he still needs to be brave and diligent. The country gave birth to a few generals."

"Hahahaha..." Goujian laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said, "What the queen said is very true, Changfeng, you must work harder."

Hearing the words, Luo Changfeng once again cupped his fists respectfully at Ya Yu, and said solemnly: "The last general will obey the queen's orders, and will definitely live up to the love of the king and queen."

"well."

After a while, the auspicious time had come, and it was time for Luo Changfeng to greet the bride. Needless to say, it was a cumbersome ceremony.

When Ah Qing was welcomed back to the General's Mansion, Luo Changfeng felt that getting married in ancient times was more tiring than fighting a Qing court eagle dog or a six-winged centipede.

Fortunately, the weekly wedding has simplified some procedures, at least there is no worship.

After Luo Changfeng took Ah Qing back, the two of them washed their hands and face together before entering the table, which is called the "Rite of Fertile Washing".

After the Dewo bath was over, Luo Changfeng and Ah Qing sat facing each other. This is called facing each other. The position of facing each other is male to west and female to east, meaning that Yin and Yang will gradually meet.

Then there are "same prison" and "joint marriage", the same prison refers to the newly married couple eating the meat of the same animal, and the joint marriage refers to the couple drinking together.

Toasting is just an exchange of cups, not arm-in-arm drinking as in later generations of film and television dramas.

The original meaning of "combining the gourd" is to break the gourd into two, and when they are combined, they will form one vessel, which can be divided into two to hold wine separately.

At first, Pao melon was used together. Pao is bitter, so it must be bitter wine to hold wine.

Pao is divided into two, which symbolizes that the couple will be united into one by the wedding. Therefore, the couple exchange glasses and drink together.

No matter how complicated the ceremony is, there will always be a time to complete it. After drinking the Hebei wine, it is the last procedure, which is called "餕余袵".

It is also called "bed-joining ceremony". The bride takes off her clothes and is accepted by the maid, and the groom takes off her clothes and is accepted by the male waiter, and then the waiter comes out with a candle.

At this point, Luo Changfeng and Ah Qing have officially become a husband and wife, they can do some things they love, and make a fool of themselves.

(End of this chapter)