All of the civil and military officials believed that Yang Rui's family should be as prestigious as possible. In other words, the more, the better. Yang Rui could only acquiesce and comply.
After deciding on the candidates, numbers, and levels of the marriage partners, there was still the matter of the residence that needed to be decided.
Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, Xun You, Chen Lin, and Ju Shou had been planning and constructing this matter for quite some time. In addition, the captives from Cao Cao and Yuan Shu that Yang Rui had brought back had also contributed a lot. At this time, there were two completed wedding residences.
One of the residences was within Chen Liu County City, built by the captives who had participated in the construction of Suanjujube City. They had nearly doubled the size of the inner city of Chen Liu County City, and an inner mansion of similar size and specifications had been built to the north of the original inner city. It was more than enough to accommodate Yang Rui's family.
The other residence was still within Linzi City, built by Sun Qian using the surrounding NPCs. It was also connected to the original inner city, but its scale was slightly larger than the inner city. It was even larger than the inner city of Chen Liu County City.
Both of the inner residences could be used for weddings, but in comparison, the inner residence of Linzi City was more suitable. In terms of defense, it was also safer. Yang Rui's first wedding was held here.
In the end, after some discussion, the newly built Linzi City's residence would be used as the venue for the wedding. As for Chen Liu City's residence, it would be used as a backup residence.
The details of the wedding were left to Cheng Yu and the rest of the ten-man team. Yang Rui basically did not participate.
In fact, even if he participated, Yang Rui felt somewhat powerless. It would be better to just let them decide. In any case, in Yang Rui's opinion, since some of the main constraints had already been determined, it wouldn't have much of an impact on the finer details.
One of the few things that Yang Rui decided on was to draw up a hierarchy and order for all the eighty-one members of the previous wedding, and to confer titles to them again.
In addition, Yang Rui was personally responsible for the selection of new consorts, nobles, beauties, and other matters. It was not an exaggeration to say that he had racked his brains.
Especially when it came to the rookie title, Yang Rui had considered the unique characteristics of every candidate in detail. He had searched through the classics and history books before deciding on it.
After that, Yang Rui had Zhuo Chenlin write down the relevant content and send it to the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie. When the time came, the young emperor could use it as a blueprint to issue an imperial edict to bestow marriage.
After Yang Rui was done with all this, there were only two game days left before the scheduled wedding. Yang Rui immediately put down the other matters at hand and prepared to contact Chen Xiaonan to ask for his opinion on the wedding.
However, he managed to contact him. Chen Xiaonan claimed that he was busy analyzing the matter of Yuan Shu's Wyvern coins. Just as Yang Rui was about to ask about the main topic, Chen Xiaonan seemed to have heard something and used the excuse of being busy to end the call.
Not long after, Xiaohui teleported to Yang Rui, saying that Yang Rui was too pedantic and that there were some things that he should ask her, his younger sister, first.
It was said that the wedding had been planned for a long time. During this time, Cheng Yu and the others had also leaked the relevant news. If Chen Xiaonan could not accept it, he should have revealed it long ago.
However, Chen Xiaonan did not show anything. Moreover, she seemed to be in high spirits recently. In fact, it was not difficult to see her attitude. Moreover, Xiaohui had specially probed with related topics, and the situation was the same.
After listening to Xiaohui's words, Yang Rui suddenly felt that a woman's heart was like a needle at the bottom of the sea. Most of the time, it was difficult to fathom. Fortunately, Yang Rui had a sister like Xiaohui. Otherwise, he was likely to contact Chen Xiaonan again and ask about the truth.
Moreover, with Chen Xiaonan as an example, Yang Rui had originally planned to talk to Burning Snow and Boss Rose face to face. However, after some consideration, he did not do so. These two had already intended to contact Yang Rui. Even if Yang Rui was slow when it came to emotions, he was aware of it.
The level of the wedding list and the titles were decided and reported to the little Emperor, Liu Xie. The location of the wedding was confirmed, and the residence was quickly arranged. The matters of the banquet were also being prepared in an orderly manner. Yang Rui had become a real idler.
Yang Rui had no intention of asking about Chen Xiaonan and the other newbies. However, Yang Rui still went to see Zhang Ning and the others to prevent them from having any thoughts.
Obviously, Yang Rui was a little oversensitive. Zhang Ning and the others who grew up in the background of the game did not have much resistance to the wedding.
Even Zhang Ning, who was about to be conferred the title of Queen, took out two Asahi Pills and told Yang Rui that they were the best produced when refining the Asahi Pill. The medicinal effect was a little higher than the ordinary Asahi Pill. Moreover, the pill was beneficial to the Qi and was harmless to the body.
Zhang Ning's actions made Yang Rui feel awkward. However, for Zhang Ning, it was a normal thing for her to do.
When Yang Rui found Ren Sisi, he was strangely invited to log out of the game by Ren Sisi. Then, they left the Soul Palace of Mount Tai together and arrived at the villa.
At this time, everyone was in the Soul Palace of Mount Tai. There was no one else in the villa. At first, Yang Rui did not understand Ren Sisi's intention. However, the crazy kiss that followed made Yang Rui understand that Ren Sisi was using force on him again.
At the same time, Yang Rui also realized that he did not have any intention of rejecting it. Especially when Yang Rui realized that Ren Sisi had become the person he cared about the most, he was incomparably engrossed. This was also the first time that Yang Rui had done this in the real world.
Two gaming days passed quickly before the wedding. During one of the gaming days, Yang Rui was "occupied" by Ren Sisi in the real world. The promised time for the wedding had arrived.
"On the 11th day of the fifth month of the fifth year of Jian 'an, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty wrote a policy book.
In this troubled autumn of the Han court, it was fortunate that the King of Dong Hai, the General of the Western Expedition, Lieyang, was unswervingly loyal and righteous, wholeheartedly helping the Emperor. He courageously took charge of Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, three prefectures, as well as Bohai Commandery. He exerted himself to govern the country, pacified the people, sympathized with the common people, and governed the land to prosper. On the outside, he drove out the Hu invaders, defeated the pirates, and covered the entire territory. He was a great help to the country, the backbone of the country.
Today, the Blazing Sun Wedding will be bestowed to increase the number of families, complete the etiquette, and achieve prestige. There will be one queen, with a salary of 2000 shi; twenty-seven consorts, with a salary of 2000 shi; seventy-two nobles, with a salary of 1000 shi; and three thousand beauties, with a salary of 1000 shi.
Zhang Ning is granted the title of King of Dong Hai's Queen, with the title of Queen Ju. Blazing Sun's Queen Ju is below the Emperor and does not worship.
Cai Yan is granted the title of King of Dong Hai's Concubine Si Jun.
Han Dai is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Diaochan is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Wei Xiu 'er is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Gan Qian is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Mei Zhen is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Ding Yao is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Ren Sisi is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Big Joe is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Little Joe is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Gongsun Yue 'er is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Sun Shangxiang is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Chen Xiaonan is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Pei Liena is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Pei Liena is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Huang Wudie is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Fang Lan is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Zhen Mi is the King of Dong Hai's Luolin's Princess Consort.
Yuan Fang is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Cao Jie is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Lv Wen is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Dong Yi is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Nun Qing Yue is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Kang Yueni is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Nun Xushan is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Burning Snow is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
Rose is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort.
The twenty-seven concubines of the Lie Yang Kingdom did not have the surname Wang.
Ming Hao 'er is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort, Hua Rui' er is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort, Hui Jia 'er is the King of Dong Hai's Princess Consort … Blazing Sun's 72 Nobles do not worship.
Hammer Jade and 3,000 other beauties are the King of Dong Hai's Beauties. The three thousand beauties of the Blazing Sun, under the Prefect, refused to bow.
On the occasion of the wedding, the Han Dynasty granted King of Dong Hai's Blazing Sun 10000 gold, one Purple Python Jade Pendant, one Red Python Jade Pendant, 27 Yellow Python Jade Pendant, 72 White Python Jade Pendant, and 3,000 Hornless Python Jade Pendant.
… …
At the time of Tianshun, by the order of Ziming. "
Unlike the previous imperial weddings, not many guests had arrived this time. Before the wedding banquet began, the imperial edict of the little Emperor Liu Xie had arrived.
In fact, Liu Xie had his own intentions. At this time, Yang Rui was the King of Dong Hai. When the imperial edict was announced, Yang Rui did not have to be courteous. Even the big forces present would not pay attention to the imperial edict. The more people present, the lower the value of the imperial edict.
Therefore, Liu Xie chose to send someone to announce the imperial edict early in the morning. Anyway, the contents of the imperial edict were decided by the people themselves. The announcement was just a formality.
"System Announcement: King of Dong Hai, Governor of Qing Province, Governor of Yan Province, Governor of Xu Province, King of Bo Hai, and General of the West Blazing Sun have once again been bestowed by the Han Dynasty to increase the number of families, complete the etiquette, and achieve prestige. They will be married on this day. The people will celebrate together …"
After the little Emperor Liu Xie's imperial edict was announced, the System Announcement of the Three Kingdoms Region was also released. Immediately, it caused a heated discussion inside and outside the game. Naturally, it was inevitable.
In particular, the discussion about the size of Yang Rui's family and the candidates were the most popular. It also involved the more sensitive issue of female players, which Yang Rui was very worried about from the beginning.
Moreover, these two female players were Burning Snow and Rose. They were the leaders of player organizations with great influence among the player community. Or perhaps, they had amazing backgrounds!
At this time, Yang Rui did not pay attention to the in-game forums or other discussions. Since he had foreseen this, he knew that these things were unavoidable. So, he simply did not care and did not ask.
What Yang Rui was concerned about was the congratulatory gift sent by the little Emperor Liu Xie. Previously, when Liu Xie bestowed the wedding, he had sent a lot of valuable items, including a set of Red Python Costume and nine sets of Golden Phoenix Costume. They were all Violet-Gold equipment. They also had the set attributes of Same Knot and Thousand Knot.
The quality of Liu Xie's gift this time was far inferior. Things like carved jade pendants were made of the most common jade. They did not have any useful attributes, and their value was no different from gold and silver.
It could be seen that Liu Xie was very short on money. Perhaps it was related to the fact that Yang Rui did not explicitly target Yuan Shu in the plot before Yuan Shu became the Emperor. In any case, Liu Xie's gift was a little shabby.
This time, Yang Rui had ordered Cheng Yu and the others to organize the imperial wedding without restraint. He had also planned to search for high-level soul items. However, Liu Xie did not take out a single one.
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
Just as Yang Rui was making sarcastic remarks about Liu Xie, he saw another eunuch come closer and announce the edict.
"On the eleventh day of the fifth lunar month of the first year of the Zhong Family, Emperor Zhong of the Cheng Kingdom wrote a policy book.
At the beginning of the world's rule, heroes rose from all directions. The hero Blazing Sun worked hard to govern the country, pacified the people, sympathized with the people, and governed a prosperous land. On the outside, he drove away the Hu invaders, defeated the pirates, and covered the entire territory. He was a great help to the country, the backbone of the country. Emperor Zhong of the Cheng Kingdom specially bestowed the Blazing Sun, Qi Bei Wang, to govern Qingzhou, Yan Zhou, Xu Zhou, Si Li Zhou, and Bing Zhou on behalf of the Emperor.
Qi Bei Wang is permitted to Blazing Sun. When he goes out, he will be accompanied by six dragon palanquins. When he stays, he will be honored with longevity and nine li prosperity.
Today, the Emperor specially bestows the Qi Bei Wang for his wedding. He will increase the number of family members, complete the etiquette, and achieve prestige. He will appoint one Queen, with a salary of 2,000 shi; 27 Concubines, with a salary of 2,000 shi; 72 Nobles, with a salary of 1,000 shi; 3,000 Beauties, with a salary of 1,000 shi.
Specially bestowed …
… "
The eunuch began to read the imperial edict, but as soon as Yang Rui heard it, he was dumbfounded. This imperial edict actually came from Yuan Shu. Not to mention the timing of its appearance, the contents were almost completely copied from the young Emperor Liu Xie's imperial edict!
However, in the imperial edict, Yuan Shu conferred the title of "Qi Bei Wang" to Yang Rui, and gave Yang Rui the same prestige as the Emperor. It seemed that his status was the same as the King of Donghai conferred by the Han Dynasty, or even higher. Yang Rui's territory was enlarged to Bing Zhou and Si Li Zhou.
However, this was not something that could be done with just a few words. Si Li Zhou and Bing Zhou were under the actual control of Cao Cao and the other feudal lords. In name, Yuan Shu entrusted them to Yang Rui, but in the end, it was just an empty promise.
Yuan Shu's intentions here could be said to be thorough. Si Li Zhou and Bing Zhou were now under the control of Cao Cao, Chen Gong, and the other powers. Even if Yuan Shu gave Yang Rui the vision of unifying the north, so the title of "Qi Bei Wang" was just a pie in the sky.
Yuan Shu's habit of randomly giving out imperial edicts was truly disgusting. After hearing a few words, Yang Rui wanted to forcibly expel Yuan Shu's eunuchs. However, at this time of the wedding, he was stopped by Guo Jia beside him.
"… On the occasion of the wedding, Emperor Zhong of the Cheng State specially bestows Qi Bei Wang Blazing Sun with 100000 gold coins, one soul of King Cheng's Armor, one soul of King Cheng's Rainbow Dress, 27 souls of King Cheng's Cape, 72 souls of King Cheng's Ceremonial Hat, and 3,000 souls of King Cheng's Hair Bun.
…
At the time of Tianshun, by order of Zi Ming. "
When Guo Jia stopped him, Yang Rui knew what he was planning. When he heard Yuan Shu's eunuchs read out the gifts, Yang Rui knew that Yuan Shu had put in a lot of capital. He actually took out so many soul-type items.
However, the two imperial edicts from the Han Dynasty and Yuan Shu came together. It would be difficult for Yang Rui to accept Yuan Shu's congratulatory gift.
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