Jiajing has given all the gifts. Should Yang Cong and Yu Dayou choose an auspicious day to get married?

Yu Dayou ran back happily and got married, but Yang Cong was not that simple

He also wanted to get married as soon as possible. The problem was that he couldn't handle the marriage for a while because his parents were not there. He could not decide whether it was an auspicious day or where to get married. His parents must discuss it with Lu Song and his wife.

Therefore, he had to send someone to find his parents first. Selling salt these days is not that simple. He had to keep running to the border towns, producing salt and selling salt. Now he didn't know where his parents were.

This marriage is a matter of waiting, but he can do some cleaning up the mansion given to him by the emperor.

This mansion is not far from Lu Mansion, just across the street, and the area is hundreds of acres, which is about the same size as the Lu Mansion. Perhaps Jiajing wanted Lu Ling'er to live as comfortable as her family after marrying Yang Cong.

However, the buildings in this mansion were a bit dilapidated, and the flowers and plants were also in a mess because no one took care of them and had to be repaired.

On that day, Yang Cong was personally directing craftsmen to repair the main house. The guard suddenly ran in with an old white beard and bowed: "Master, please see the officials of the Duke Dingguo Mansion."

Duke Dingguo?

Since he won the top scorer, there have been some people looking for him, but this country's prince is still the first.

He couldn't help but say curiously: "I wonder what the hell is there to do with you?"

The manager quickly took out a post from his arms and handed it on his hands, and then said respectfully: "Zhuangyuan, our Duke wants to invite you to have a meal."

Yang Cong took the post and saw that it was Zhang's invitation. It turned out that it was Xu Guangza, Duke Dingguo, invited him to go to Duke Dingguo's mansion to attend a banquet tomorrow.

Of course Yang Cong knew who Duke Ding was, because there were not many Dukes at this time, and Duke Ding and Duke Wei had a close relationship. To be precise, Duke Ding and Duke Wei were both descendants of Xu Da, the King of Zhongshan.

King Xu Da of Zhongshan had four sons. Except for the third son Xu Tianfu died early, the other three experienced the Jingnan Battle, but their experiences were different.

After Xu Da's death, his eldest son Xu Huizu inherited the throne of Duke of Wei. During the Jingnan Campaign, he was a general under Emperor Jianwen. Zhu Di was beaten badly by this brother-in-law. Therefore, after Chengzu ascended the throne, he put Xu Huizu under house arrest until death and allowed his son Xu Qin to inherit the throne as Duke of Wei.

However, his youngest son Xu Zengshou had a very good relationship with his elder sister, Empress Xu. During the Jingnan Battle, he became a traitor and secretly helped his brother-in-law Zhu Di. As a result, he was directly killed by Emperor Jianwen. After Chengzu ascended the throne, he believed in his secret help, so he made his son Xu Jingchang the Duke of Dingguo.

In other words, Duke Ding and Duke Wei were of the same lineage, and they were close relatives of the legitimate descendants.

Of course, no matter how close they kissed Yang Cong, because Yang Cong had politely rejected the olive branch extended by Duke Wei and had not engaged with Duke Wei's daughter. Therefore, Yang Cong had no big relationship with Duke Wei, and as for Duke Ding, he had nothing to do with him.

However, Yang Cong arrived at the Duke Dingguo Mansion on time the next day. He did not want to offend these nobles. Besides, this Duke Dingguo is not an ordinary person. Not only is he a close relative of Duke Wei, he is also one of the most influential figures among the nobles of Yongle. It is only beneficial to establish a good relationship with this boss, but no harm.

Unexpectedly, he met an acquaintance at this banquet. Liu Yu, the father of Zhenyi, sat next to Xu Yande, with a smile, and there were two of them sitting at the table, and there was no one else.

Seeing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but feel a sudden slap in his heart. This sincerity Bo had actually chased him to the capital. He wouldn't really want to propose marriage to him or to be a matchmaker.

If it were in Jinling, he wouldn't have thought so, because at that time he was just a new imperial examination officer and was not worthy of the attention of these nobles.

It's different now. He is the top scholar now.

These days, the custom of "catching son-in-law under the list" is popular. The meaning of "catching son-in-law under the list" is roughly that once the yellow list is posted, many gentry and tycoons will flock to them. After these people look at the yellow list, they will go to the Jinshi who are named to the gold list to propose marriage.

The custom of "catching son-in-law under the list" was quite popular in ancient times, especially in the Song Dynasty. Those guys were really caught. The gentry and local tyrants who looked at the list usually brought a group of strong servants. Once they found the Jinshi on the list, regardless of age, appearance, or even whether you got married or not, they would run home. As long as the Jinshi caught did not resist, the son-in-law would be considered a decisive one.

This custom seems to be out of tune, but it is quite normal to think about it carefully, because passing the Jinshi is equivalent to being an official in the court. No matter it is a first-class, second-class, or third-class, as long as nothing unexpected happens, you can at least become a senior official in the officialdom for decades. This is simply a ladder to reach the top of the sixth-class or even fifth-class rank for those gentry and tyrants who are eager to gain social status.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty was not as crazy as the Song Dynasty, but this new Jinshi was quite popular. Basically, as long as there were no marriage, gentry and rich people would come to him.

Yang Cong was really panicked at this moment because he was a new Jinshi, and he was also the top scholar. Nowadays, he is a diamond fifth, so it is not surprising that the nobles in the court like him.

What should I do if my sincere uncle proposes marriage or matchmaker?

He really doesn't want to cause trouble anymore. One Zhang Zhen has already made him feel extremely troubled. If another one comes, he really doesn't know how to explain it to the Lu family.

He was so nervous that Liu Yu, the master of sincerity, had already stood up and said kindly: "Zhuangyuan Gong, long time no see."

Yang Cong hurriedly bowed and replied, "Uncle Shi was joking. My nephew is a junior. I can't afford to be the title of "Zhuang Yuan Gong."

Immediately afterwards, Xu Yande, Duke of Ding, stood up and bowed, "The throne of the emperor is here, and I am honored!"

I'm so faint, what do this guy want to do? I'm just a sixth-grade Hanlin Academy editor now. Don't you have to be so polite, right?

Yang Cong hurriedly bowed and replied, "You are polite, you dare not take it, you dare not take it."

The three of them were polite and then sat down.

Duke Xu Yande of Ding and Li Yu of Chengyi were not in a hurry. They just took turns to toasting and beating him, and didn't say what they were doing when they found him.

Yang Cong couldn't stand the two of them's wheel battles. After a few rounds, he felt a little dizzy.

Damn, these two guys are not trying to get rid of themselves and then let themselves accept the marriage in a daze. While his mind is still clear, he asked quickly: "I wonder what the Duke of the State is asking for help?"

Dingguo Duke Xu Yande couldn't help but look at Chengyi Bo Liu Yu in embarrassment. In fact, they didn't want to tell Yang Cong why they came to him, they were just a little embarrassed to say it.

Now that I seemed to have almost drunk the wine, everyone was a little dizzy, and it seemed that it was not so embarrassing to speak out the awkward topic. Liu Yu, the master of Chengyi, finally said, "This, I was entrusted by the Duke of Wei, and I came to see Lord Lu Songlu about the marriage. I wonder if my nephew can help introduce it?"

It turned out that they were here to be a matchmaker for Lu Bing. No wonder they were so disgusted. This marriage seemed to be said to be given to him!

They have changed their goals now and have asked themselves to talk to them.
Chapter completed!