Tiantang

Chapter 339 The Big Wedding
Chapter 347 Big Wedding

Li Heng finally officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, sitting on the long-awaited throne of emperor.

On the same day, after the enthronement ceremony, Li Heng changed his name from Yuan Zhide to Emperor Suzong.At this point, Datang bid farewell to the era of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji and entered the era of Suzong Li Heng.The thirteenth year of Kaiyuan was officially changed to the first year of Zhide.

Li Heng conferred meritorious officials with great fanfare, readjusted the ministers of the three provinces and six ministries, and formally established the central court civil service system with Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie divided into courts.The military officer system is headed by King Yongning, Marshal of Longshuo, and General Manager of the Four Towns Army and Horse March Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Jiyong was dismissed from office, demoted to the people, and never hired.The Zhang family fell because of this, but Li Hengnian did not implicate Zhang Liangdi for the sake of having acquainted with her for more than ten years, and still canonized her as a noble concubine.As a result, the Zhang family was not expelled from Beijing, but under the suppression of the Yang family and the Chen family, the Zhang family had no chance to stand up.

Xue Xiangyun was canonized as Shu Concubine, Chen Xilie's granddaughter Chen Xianglian was canonized as Virtuous Concubine, and Jianning King Li Tan's birth mother Zhang's family was canonized as Xian Concubine because of her wealth.

Concubine Zhang Gui, Concubine Xue Shu, Concubine Chen De, Concubine Zhang Xian, the four concubines in the harem.But Zhang Liangdi is currently basically thrown into the cold palace in disguise, and she has no name, so the head of the harem is actually Concubine Xue Shu, who has just entered the palace and has been favored. Therefore, the position is stable.

Li Heng announced amnesty to the world.

For a while, the Tang court was beaming with joy and calm.But probably only Zhang Xuan, who stands on a high ground, knows what kind of internal and external troubles lie behind such prosperity, festiveness and peace.

For Li Heng, there are still many unstable factors hidden in the harem, including the old emperor Li Longji, including Zhang Liangdi, including many royal princes and princesses, etc., and his sons.As for the imperial court, only a few courtiers headed by Chen Xilie had truly gained his trust. As for Yang Guozhong, Li Heng had no choice but to use him.

Among the feudal towns, Zhang Xuan relied heavily on him, which was his biggest trump card.However, An Lushan's increasingly prominent internal troubles gradually made him restless.

But these can only be figured out slowly.

That night, Li Heng hosted a banquet for the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty on the gate tower of Zhuquemen in the imperial city, and spent the Shangyuan Festival with the people of Chang'an.

A night of lights, fireworks, singing and dancing, Chang'an City is joyful and sleepless tonight.It wasn't until dawn that the noisy flow of people gradually dissipated, and the city returned to calm.

But after the temporary calm, Chang'an City fell into yet another feast of joy.

On both sides of the road in front of Yongning Prince's Mansion, countless Chang'an merchants and people flocked to it, overcrowded and crowded.Today, it is Yongning King Zhang Xuan who is marrying two side concubines, Princess Wanchun and Princess Huihe Su Hudong.

Although Wan Chun was deprived of the title of princess by the imperial court, she was conferred the title of Lady of Lingguo at the same time, and her status remained unchanged.But Su Hudong was canonized as Mrs. Returned, which proves that the two women are nominally the two women with the highest status in Yongning Palace under the concubine Cui Ying.

The Tang princess and the Huihe princess belonged to one person at the same time, and they were not the main wife but the side concubine, which reflected Zhang Xuan's current great power from one side.

The guards of the capital's Habayashi guards and Zhang Xuan guarded the inside and outside of Yongning Palace tightly, but the strict security could not stop the enthusiasm of the people in the city at all.

From the entrance of Yongning Prince's Mansion to the interface, a bright red carpet was laid. Behind two rows of solemn military guards, there were merchants and merchants from the city whose faces were flushed red with excitement.

Luxurious carriages stopped at the intersection of the street, and then one by one the dignitaries of Chang'an got out of the carriages, strutting with their personal servants and generous gifts to congratulate them.

"Mr. Yang is here!"

"Ms. Chen is here!"

"His Royal Highness King Jianning is here!"

"Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Han, and Mrs. Guo are here!"

"Habayashi Guard General Yang Lian is here!"

"Ge Shuhan, Governor of Hexi, Yang Kai, Governor of Anxi, Cheng Qianli, Governor of Beiting, An Sishun, Governor of Jiannan, and Yan Zhenqing, Governor of Henan!"

A high-pitched singing sounded, and when five people including Ge Shuhan, Yang Qi, and Cheng Qianli arrived at the same time, the atmosphere at the scene reached a climax.

After all, the Tang Dynasty is a country that advocates the strong and force. The towns and military veterans in places like Ge Shuhan have far more prestige and popularity among the people than the court ministers.Seeing Ge Shuhan's five people walk along the red carpet towards the Yongning Palace with calm demeanor, the people on both sides of the road suddenly cheered.

Ge Shuhan and others nodded and smiled at the people, striding past amidst the roar of cheers.

Not long after the five of them passed by, they heard the sound of rumbling gun salutes from the imperial city, and the people began to turn their heads and feet and stare excitedly: the emperor is out of the palace!The new emperor is coming!
Major events, royal driving travel, no small matter.Besides, today is Li Heng's first public appearance since he proclaimed himself emperor, so he is naturally extremely gorgeous and imposing in the guard of honor and etiquette.

His Luanjia stretched for several miles, and the palace guards who cleared the way first had already completed their formation at the street entrance, while the follow-up guard of honor was still marching slowly on Suzaku Street.The flags are fluttering, and the crown is like a cloud.

It took Li Heng nearly an hour to walk from Xingqing Palace to the street outside Yongning Palace.

"Your Majesty is here! Concubine Shu is here!" Huo Changqing, the chief eunuch, shouted in a thin voice. At this time, Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie and the relatives of the Zhang family had already come out to welcome the visiting guests and knelt down at the street entrance.

The common people and merchants on both sides of the road also bowed to the ground.

"Long live my emperor!"

Amidst the long live sound of mountains and tsunami, Li Hengzhi got off the car triumphantly, took Concubine Xue Shu's little hand, and walked slowly towards Yongning Palace surrounded by eunuchs and maids of honor.

At this time, Zhang Xuan had already gone out of the mansion to greet his relatives, and those who stayed in the mansion to receive the distinguished guests were his mother Liu Shi and two uncles, his two elder brothers, and the descendants of Zhang Jiuming and Zhang Jiugao. Help in the government.

Because of today's big wedding, Li Heng, the new emperor, will be the officiant in person, so the wedding procedures have been shortened and adjusted a lot.In a sense, Zhang Xuan's wedding also had political overtones, and it became a grand ceremony on the second day of Li Heng's ascension to the throne.

In fact, almost all the qualified civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty came, and most of the Chang'an royal family also came.Even Li Heng's princes and daughters mostly attended.

The wedding ceremony, which was supposed to start in the afternoon, started in the morning ahead of schedule.Because there are two brides, Zhang Xuan has to perform the wedding ceremony twice.Advance to the palace to welcome Wanchun, and then go to the posthouse to welcome Huihe princess Su Hudong.

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Zhang Xuan's big wedding caused a sensation in the whole city.This big wedding involved two princesses, and the new emperor personally officiated the marriage, so it was very grand, even more powerful than when Zhang Xuan married Cui Ying.

At [-]:[-], Zhang Xuan finally welcomed the two brides into the palace, and the much-anticipated wedding ceremony was held at the same time.

The procedure is cumbersome, but the process is not long.

Li Heng personally officiated the marriage, and Yang Guozhong read out the canonization edict for Wan Chun and Su Hudong on behalf of the emperor, and then there was the "statutory" wedding ceremony.Licheng is a grand wedding banquet.

Zhang Xuan accompanied Li Heng and Manchu Wenwu to drink to their heart's content, and the wedding banquet was not over until Liu Shaotou was [-]% to [-]% drunk on the moon.It was already midnight when Li Heng and all the guests were sent off.

Zhang Xuan returned to the palace weary, and stared back at the large front door of the palace slowly closing with a dignified sound, feeling relieved.

Since this morning, he has not stopped, and has been repeating the rigid "prescribed movements" one after another, with a programmed smile on his face, greetings, greetings, thanks, drinking... After all the tossing, Iron Man couldn't stand it.

And then, there are many etiquettes when entering the bridal chamber.For example, "the fan", according to Tang rituals, Xinjiao Niang should use the fan to cover her face, and she can only remove it after paying respects to the groom.Another example is a bun, where both men and women cut off a little hair and tie it into a "combined bun", which is usually handed over to the bride immediately for storage.The so-called "Yi not only cuts the cloud bun, but also divides the hair. Search and ask no one, and tie together to form a concentric knot."

When Zhang Xuan thought of this, his head grew dizzy.

He walked slowly towards the backyard, followed by Zhang Li in a wedding robe and a group of servants from the mansion.

After walking a few steps, Zhang Xuan stopped, looked back at Zhang Li and said softly, "Li Zhang, have the two uncles ever returned home?"

Zhang Li replied respectfully, "Back to the lord, the two elders have not returned to the mansion yet, and they are talking with the old lady, the eldest son and the second son in the front hall!"

"Oh?" Zhang Xuan nodded, "Okay, I'll go to the front hall to greet my mother and my two uncles first!"

Zhang Jiuming and Zhang Jiugao stayed in Yongning Palace all day today as elders, helping Zhang Xuan with the wedding ceremony, it was also very hard work.However, for the relatives of the Zhang family, even though it was hard work, they were also extremely excited. After all, Zhang Xuan married the two princesses again, and the emperor personally officiated the marriage, which meant great honor to the Zhang family.

Zhang Jiuming, Zhang Jiugao, Zhang Huan, Zhang Ning and others accompanied Mrs. Liu to speak in the main hall. These elders and immediate family members would not leave until Zhang Xuan had fully performed the bridal chamber etiquette.

Everyone was talking about today's wedding in full swing, when they suddenly saw Zhang Xuan enter the hall.

Zhang Huan was startled, and immediately got up and smiled, "Third brother, why are you here? At this time, you should go to the bridal chamber!"

Mrs. Liu immediately frowned and said, "Xuan'er, it's time for you to go to the bridal chamber, don't neglect the two princesses, and let people say that our Zhang family is rude!"

Zhang Xuan smiled wryly, and bowed to Liu Shi, Zhang Jiuming, and Zhang Jiugao, "Mother, my two uncles, for Zhang Xuan's marriage, I am ashamed to make my elders work so hard!"

Zhang Jiuming laughed, waved his hands and said, "Xuan'er, you can marry two princesses at the same time. This is the great honor of our Zhang family. Uncle is willing to die even if he is exhausted!"

(End of this chapter)