Chapter 661: Deng Sheng Marries a Daughter
Chapter 661: Deng Sheng married his daughter
In the fifth year of Tiantong, Deng State announced the promotion of Henan County to Henan Prefecture, above all the roads, to build the new capital of Luoyang, and at the same time upgraded Nanyang Road to Nanyang Prefecture, above all the roads, Wancheng as the southern capital, and the Crown Prince Deng Hao was appointed to preside over the construction of Luoyang New Capital.
The imperial edict was issued. Headed by the Ministry of Works, the skilled craftsmen from the entire Deng State rushed to Luoyang one after another. At the same time, they recruited 500,000 civilians in the entire Deng State and arrived in Luoyang City within three months.
At this moment, the whole world knew that Deng State was about to move its capital, and the Deng State's capital would also have a great change to the pattern of the entire world. In the past, Deng State's control over the Central Plains was always suppressed by heavy troops. After the capital was moved, Deng State's control over the Central Plains and Guanzhong will inevitably become stronger, and it also plays a very important role in the stability and development of Central Plains, Guanzhong and other places.
With the imperial edict to build the new capital, Deng Sheng had to handle more daily affairs. Although he had appointed Deng Hao to preside over the construction of the new capital, there were many things. Although Deng State was the crown prince of Deng State, it was difficult to deal with, so he had to submit it to Deng Sheng for the ruling.
As the sun sets, Deng Sheng finally had a rest after handling the government affairs for one day. At this time, Gui Xiang came in and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the Empress has just sent someone to pass the message, saying that she personally cooked her favorite dishes today, and asked Your Majesty to admire her face and go to Kunning Palace!"
Deng Sheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled, thinking: The queen probably has something to discuss with him.
So he said, "Okay, I've been busy all day long and I'm a little hungry. Come and I'll be here to set up a trip to Kunning Palace!"
"Here!" Gui Xiang responded, and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty!"
The imperial palace of Deng State was built during the reign of Emperor Taizu more than two hundred years ago. At that time, Deng State had just been established, with weak national strength and constant disputes in the world. Moreover, Deng State was theoretically a vassal state of the Han State, so the scale of the palace was not large. Although it had been expanded for more than two hundred years, it was not much larger. After Deng Sheng became emperor, he had the intention to move the capital. In addition, he was fighting with Zhao State in the Central Plains at that time, most of the manpower and material resources of Deng State were used to support the battlefield in the Central Plains, so he only changed the decoration of the emperor's specifications, and there was no change in the construction of the palace.
Deng Sheng walked into Kunning Palace and heard Cai Yan's laughter, and there were two voices. Deng Sheng could hear it very clearly. One was his precious daughter, Deng Qian, the eldest princess of Nanyang, and the other was Deng Qian's mother, Xue Baochai.
Seeing Deng Sheng coming, several people quickly stood up and saluted, "I (my son) pay homage to Your Majesty (father)!"
Deng Sheng smiled and said, "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be too polite. Get up!"
"Thank you Your Majesty (Father)!" After the few people got up, Cai Yan walked up to Deng Sheng and said, "Today, Liang Fei and Qian'er came to Kunning Palace to visit me. I personally cooked with Liang Fei and made a few side dishes that Your Majesty liked to eat. Your Majesty and I came with me!"
Deng Sheng followed Cai Yan's footsteps and came to the dining table. In this era, eating was usually divided into tables. However, when Deng Sheng first ascended the throne, he issued an order that in addition to the previous dynasty, he canceled the separate tables in the harem. At that time, it aroused strong opposition from many people, saying that there was a promising ancestral system. However, under Deng Sheng's insistence, it was finally abolished, and instead ate around the table, which became a habit.
After drinking and eating, Cai Yan said to Deng Qian: "Qian'er, your mother and your mother want to discuss with your father again. You can go back to the palace first to have a rest!"
Deng Qiang blushed, responded and left.
Looking at Deng Qian leaving, she sighed: "Qian'er has grown up. I still remember when she was a child, she always made trouble in the imperial garden and often brought Zun'er and Fu'er. At that time, Zun'er and Fu'er were also stupid enough. Although Qian'er did many disasters, they took the initiative to take charge of them. For this reason, I have been punished many times!"
"Haha, Your Majesty, Zun'er and Fu'er are also loving young girls. Among Your Majesty's children, Qian'er is the youngest and the only princess of my eldest daughter. Your Majesty has loved him in every way since he was a child. Not only Zun'er and Fu'er, Hao'er, Han'er, Yu'er, they all agree with Qian'er, but they are much older than Qian'er, and many things can only be done by Zun'er and Fu'er with Qian'er. In the blink of an eye, it's more than ten years old. Qian'er is eighteen years old and is at the age of getting married!" Cai Yan said with a smile.
Deng Sheng was stunned when he heard this, and then he felt as if he had eaten several flies. Yes, his daughter grew up and was about to get married. Suddenly, the annoyance of an old father came to his heart.
Deng Sheng said: "No hurry, Qian'er is still young, I want to stay for a few more years!"
"Your Majesty, you are already eighteen years old. When I married Your Majesty, I was only seventeen years old. If Qian'er drags on her, she will become an old girl!" Cai Yan said.
"Hmph!" Deng Sheng snorted coldly and said, "Old girl is the old girl, my precious daughter, the only princess of Big Deng, who dares to dislike him?"
"Your Majesty, now you are marrying your daughter, not being a widow, how can you use your power to suppress others? Besides, even if no one dislikes Qian'er, in a few years, can Your Majesty find a talented person of the same age as Qian'er?" Cai Yan said.
Deng Sheng's eyes became a little sad when he heard this. Yes, even if no one disliked his daughter, it would be easy for an old girl in her twenties to get married? Most of the young talents who have some wealth and ability nowadays got married in their teens and twenties. They have not married in their twenties, and very few of them have.
Looking at Cai Yan and Xue Baochai, Deng Sheng sighed and said with a smile: "I finally understand. As the saying goes, there is no good banquet. I invite me to come today just because I want me to marry my daughter, right?"
Cai Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this marriage between men and women is a matter of human relations. Your Majesty also hopes that Qian'er can find a good family. Now is the time."
"Oh, it's okay, my daughter grows up and will get married after all. It's actually the same earlier and later. However, whether Qian'er's son-in-law has talent is not very important. The most important thing is that Qian'er likes it. Just be nice to us Qian'er. I don't care about the rest of my life. I just formulated the ancestral teachings. As my eldest princess Deng, Qian'er has a fief of 10,000 households and has a rich life. I just hope she can be happy for the rest of her life." Deng Sheng said.
Deng Sheng's love for Deng Qian was extremely high. From the day he was born, Deng Sheng gave Deng Qian an unprecedented favor. As soon as he was born, Deng Sheng conferred Deng Qian as a princess, and his title was the most noble Nanyang. It was the place where Deng Guo was the capital. Since the establishment of Deng Guo, no matter how much favor he was, no one had ever received this title. From childhood to adulthood, Deng Sheng treated Deng Qian as a pearl in his hand, like a treasure, and was afraid of falling when he held it in his hand, and was afraid of melting it in his mouth. He took care of him carefully and did not dare to let him suffer any grievances. Sometimes, Deng Sheng knew that Deng Qian was all Deng Qian's ideas, but Deng Sheng would rather punish Deng Zun and Deng Fu, and would not scold Deng Qian for a moment.
Now that his daughter has grown up and is finally getting married, Deng Sheng feels so reluctant to leave.
Xue Baochai, who was standing by, couldn't help feeling relieved when Deng Qian saw Deng Sheng's love for Deng Qian. When Deng Qian was born, Xue Baochai was still worried about why she was a daughter. You know, in the royal family, mothers are usually noble by their sons. Although her son could not inherit the throne, at least she was a marquis or duke (Deng Sheng had not yet been elected as emperor when Deng Qian was born, and Deng Han and Deng Yu were just marquises at that time). Now, she is very glad that she gave birth to a daughter. The prince of Deng State. Except for the eldest son Deng Hao, the other ones are guarding the place and are not allowed to return to the capital without an imperial edict. She can't come back to Wancheng several times a year. Even if the daughter is married, she can still see it as long as she wants to see it and is not subject to the national law.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I and others know that Your Majesty will definitely care about Qian'er's meaning, so they did not deliberately choose a prince consort for Qian'er. Besides, Qian'er has long been interested. If not, I and others would not dare to come to find Your Majesty!" Cai Yan smiled and said, she knew that Deng Sheng was the one who decided on Deng Qian's marriage in the end. If Deng Sheng didn't speak, they would not dare to ask. The reason why Deng Sheng came over to talk about this today was because Deng Qian had someone he liked.
"What? Qian'er is interested in someone? Who is that boy? He dares to seduce the princess. He is really brave. I want to see how many heads he has?" Deng Sheng was furious when he heard that Deng Qian had left the person he liked. Deng Sheng was suddenly angry, and he also shocked Xue Baochai on the side.
"Your Majesty!" Seeing this, Cai Yan hurriedly grabbed Deng Sheng and said, "Your Majesty, you are here again. Didn't you agree to let Qian'er choose by yourself. Now that Qian'er has left, you should be happy. Moreover, they are not deliberately approaching Qian'er. That kid is a little dull and has no intention of thinking."
Deng Sheng calmed down his anger a little and said, "Queen, tell me who is that kid? I want to know what kind of person he is, who can actually win the heart of my precious daughter."
Cai Yan said, "Your Majesty, the person Qian'er likes is General Luo Cheng's youngest son, Luo Ping."
"Luo Cheng's son?" Deng Sheng thought hard and finally remembered that Luo Cheng was about the same age as Deng Sheng. He had two sons, the eldest son Luo Tong, a few years younger than Deng Hao, and the second son Luo Ping, who was the middle-aged son of Luo Cheng and was 19 years old this year.
"Yes!" Cai Yan said: "Luo Ping is the general in the Yulin Guard and is responsible for the guards of Wancheng. Your Majesty, you know that Qian'er likes to wander around the streets of Wancheng without any trouble. Our Qian'er is as beautiful as a fairy, and will definitely attract the covetousness of many playboys. Several times someone teased Qian'er, which was rescued by Luo Ping. After this, Qian'er became interested in Luo Ping."
Deng Sheng tapped the table with his finger and said, "Luo Cheng is just a marquis, and his title will be Luo Tong in the future. Luo Ping is just a general. Will his identity be a little low? I am afraid that Qian'er will be wronged."
Luo Cheng is currently the general of Longxiang Guard and commands the eighteen cavalry of Yanyun. However, the eighteen cavalry of Yanyun is far inferior to the group brought by Luo Cheng from Dai State back then. The eighteen cavalry of Yanyun is only cavalry with strong individual capabilities. When Deng Sheng was the emperor, Luo Cheng was awarded the title of Marquis of Shouchun. After destroying Zhao State, he would only mention the title at most. Moreover, this title will be inherited by Luo Cheng's eldest son Luo Tong in the future. If Luo Ping's second son did not have a great opportunity, he would probably have no chance of having the title in his life. How could this identity be worthy of Princess Deng?
Cai Yan said: "Your Majesty just said that as long as the future son-in-law can love Qian'er and treat Qian'er well, why do you still care about your status? Besides, General Luo Cheng has followed His Majesty for many years and has worked hard and made great contributions. How can he judge his status by his status?"
Deng Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "I just don't want to feel wronged Qian'er, and we don't know what the Luo family is thinking. Don't be that girl Qian'er wishful thinking."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have sent someone to check it out long ago. Luo Ping likes our Qian'er, but that boy is a little dull and doesn't know how to speak. Besides, Luo Ping still doesn't know our Qian'er's identity until now." Cai Yan said.
"This!" Deng Sheng was speechless, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Well, when I see that boy, if he is really a good man, it's okay to marry Qian'er to him. Luo Cheng has followed me for many years. In terms of qualifications, not to mention the Duke of the State, a county duke is still enough. Now he is just a marquis. It's really aggrieved him, even if he is given a compensation."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Cai Yan and Xue Baochai praised.
Then, Deng Sheng summoned Deng Qian and looked at Deng Qian's words. As Cai Yan said, Deng Qian was indeed interested in Luo Ping. Since that's the case, Deng Sheng would not be able to break up the couple.
The next day, Deng Sheng summoned Luo Ping at Ganyang Palace. Luo Ping suddenly heard that Deng Sheng was summoned and was a little nervous. After all, he was just a small general. There were countless such people in Deng State. The only difference was that he was Luo Cheng's son, but this was not enough for Deng Sheng to summon him alone.
This time, Deng Sheng first asked about Luo Ping's situation, and then used the system to detect Luo Ping's four-dimensionality.
"Luo Ping, force: 92, commander: 84, intelligence: 81, politics: 78, not reaching the peak!"
Seeing Luo Ping's four-dimensional data, Deng Sheng couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. This four-dimensional is average and not as top-notch, but it is more than enough to be a central general. The general is barely qualified, and has not reached the peak yet. In other words, it can still be improved. After the promotion, it is still okay to be a general.
Deng Sheng compared Luo Ping again and confirmed that Luo Ping was a talented person. Then he asked indirectly whether Luo Ping was interested in someone. Luo Ping stammered and said it hesitantly. Although he did not directly say the name, from his experience, the person Luo Ping mentioned should be Deng Qian. Well, this is Lang Youxiang, I am interested. Since that's the case, Deng Sheng had to help them.
After understanding the situation, Deng Sheng sent Luo Ping out. Luo Ping was still confused until he left. He had no idea why Deng Sheng summoned him alone.
After Luo Ping left, Deng Sheng issued an order to appoint Luo Ping as deputy commander of the Eastern Palace and join the Eastern Palace to assist the prince, which also gave Luo Ping a future.
Not long after, Deng Sheng summoned Luo Cheng again. Luo Cheng was overjoyed when he learned that Deng Sheng wanted to betroth Deng Qian to Luo Ping. That was the pearl in Deng Sheng's hand, and it was also the treasure of the five Deng brothers. Everyone in the court knew that after marrying Deng Qian, the future of the family was basically confirmed for decades. Therefore, Deng Qian was also thought of by countless people. Who knew that the person who finally succeeded in holding the beauty was Luo Ping, an unknown nameless boy.
Luo Cheng would definitely not be unwilling to do so, and he agreed immediately. However, through contact with Luo Ping, Deng Sheng knew that although the boy was not good at speaking, he was a very opinionated person. So in order to avoid Luo Ping's disrespect for the order, Deng Sheng acquiesced Deng Qian to see Luo Ping and at the same time told Luo Ping his identity.
On September 15, in the fifth year of Tiantong, Deng Sheng issued an order that the eldest princess of Nanyang, Deng Qian, agreed to marry Luo Cheng's second son in Shouchun Hou Luo Cheng, and Luo Ping, deputy commander of the Eastern Palace. The Ministry of Rites chose a good day to get married.
After giving the marriage imperial edict, the court suddenly became an uproar. After all, there were many people thinking about Deng Qian, and there were many descendants of the Dukes and County families. Who knew that they were the first to be the leader of the Luo family and were just a mere deputy commander of the Eastern Palace. Those who are interested also discovered that Luo Ping was just a small general of the Yulin Guard. It was thought that this deputy commander of the Eastern Palace was also a move made by Deng Sheng to raise Luo Ping's status. However, no matter what, Luo Ping, the throne of the first son-in-law of Deng Kingdom, was on the way.
After giving the marriage imperial edict, the Shouchun Marquis' Mansion was crowded with people coming and going. Everyone knew that the Luo family married Deng Qian, which basically laid the foundation for the family's wealth and prosperity for decades. Although the Luo family was just a marquis, with Deng Qian, the eldest princess of Deng, it was only a matter of time before the Luo family rose. If you don't have a good relationship now, when will you wait?
In the fifth year of Tiantong, on the first day of November, it is advisable to marry. Princess Deng Qian, the eldest princess of Deng Qian, who were guarding this day, Deng Sheng specially summoned all the King of Jin, Deng Han, King of Wei, Deng Yu, King of Qi, and Deng Fu of Chu, who were guarding, and sent their sister to get married.
Deng Qian is the flesh of the Deng brothers. Now that they are married, they are very reluctant to let go, so when Luo Ping welcomes the bride, they have changed their ways and made things difficult for him. In the end, Deng Hao, the elder brother, knew the general and let Luo Ping go.
After Deng Qian got married, Deng Sheng felt that the status of the Luo family was really low, so he issued an order to trace Luo Cheng's past contributions and entrust Luo to become Chunping Jun. In addition, the son-in-law Luo Ping gave him a viscount, which was also Deng Sheng's selfish intention. After all, in the future, Deng Qian's son, who is his grandson, has no title to inherit. Now he is given a viscount. At least after Luo Ping's death, his grandson will have a title to inherit. As for whether he can be promoted in the future, it depends on Luo Ping's own ability.
Chapter completed!