Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 342: The Wedding

As the sky brightened, the sounds of insects and birds could be heard one after another. The new city of Chang'an in the north of the Cordoba Mountains was filled with a festive atmosphere. Two wedding processions entered the city from the Guanghua Gate in the north of the city wall along a simply repaired straight road.

The construction of the new city and the imperial palace of Chang'an (Cordoba) has just started for two months. According to the requirements of the first phase of construction, the east-west width from Chunming Gate on the east wall of Chang'an New City to Jinguang Gate on the west wall is 10 kilometers, and the north-south length from Mingde Gate on the south wall to the east of Guanghua Gate on the north wall is 18 kilometers. The circumference is 56 kilometers and the area is 180 square kilometers. The city is divided into three parts: the palace city, the main city area and the outer city.

The palace city is located in the northern part of the city. The main urban area includes the palace city, and the outer city is centered on the main urban area and extends to the east, west and south, leaving expansion space for the second and third phase projects of Chang'an City.

After passing through Guanghua Gate and walking a little further inside, you will reach the Chang'an Imperial Palace.
The planned Chang'an Palace is 350 meters wide from east to west, 600 meters long from north to south, with a circumference of 1900 meters, a wall height of 10 meters, and a planned area of ​​21 square meters.

The outer layer of the palace is covered with cement, and the inside is filled with blue bricks and gravel. To the south is Mingde Gate, to the east is Anhua Gate, to the west is Xing'an Gate, and to the north is Jinguang Gate. A vast area between the northern part of the Cordoba Mountains and the southern section of the Primero River was designated as the palace area. Referring to the regulations of the ancient palaces of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the main buildings were built in accordance with the layout principles of "left ancestor, back community, front court, back market" in "Zhou Li".

On the east side (left) of the front part of the imperial palace is the Taimiao where the emperor worshipped his ancestors; on the west side (right) is the Sheji Altar for worshipping the gods of earth and grain, as well as the Royal Park (the Royal Park is open to ordinary people for visits and sightseeing); in the front are the offices where court officials work, in the middle are the five halls and two pavilions where the emperor holds court and handles government affairs, and in the back are the palaces where concubines live and rest, the back garden, and the government offices that serve the court.

It was planned to build 800 palaces, of which about 200 were built in the classical style of Han and Tang Dynasties, 500 were made mainly of brick and stone and were used as offices for officials and rest for court staff, and the remaining 100 were designed in the style of Jiangnan gardens, with rockery and lakes inside. The houses were integrated with nature for the emperor and concubines to visit and live in.

The Chang'an Imperial Palace was divided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Court. The Outer Court mainly included the Zhongji Hall, Jianji Hall and Daming Hall, while the Inner Court was mainly composed of the three palace complexes of Changle Palace, Hanyuan Palace and Weiyang Palace.

Coinciding with the emperor's ascension to the throne and wedding, the three outer halls and the three inner palace complexes planned in the Chang'an Palace were all under construction. Therefore, after the female officials of the harem welcomed the two wedding teams, they temporarily placed them in a castle left behind by the Argentines, which served as a temporary bridal residence.

After worshipping the gods, announcing to the ancestors, worshipping in the hall and other wedding steps, it was already late, and the maids helped Wu Lingxuan and Zhang Baoyi into the bridal chamber.

When ordinary families marry off their daughters, they will prepare dowries such as gold and silver jewelry for their daughters. These dowries belong to the bride's personal property. Even when she arrives at her husband's house, the bride still owns these dowries.

Zhang Baoyi's father was the richest man in Southeast Asia. In addition to the huge dowry worth tens of millions of taels of wealth, he also had all kinds of jewelry such as gold, silver, and jade pendants.

The candlelight flickered and the brides were putting on their makeup. The two girls, who were only about sixteen or seventeen years old, each wore a phoenix corona and a bridal robe that symbolized the status of queen and imperial concubine. Their slightly childish faces were smeared with a thin layer of foundation, and their slender hands were placed neatly on their legs, and they did not move for several minutes.

It was quiet outside the bridal chamber, and there was no sound of footsteps in the corridor. Wu Lingxuan quietly lifted her veil and looked out the window for a while. When she found no movement, she slowly exhaled.

"Baoyi, why hasn't His Majesty come back yet?" The bridal chamber was too quiet. Wu Lingxuan couldn't help but ask Zhang Baoyi because she couldn't bear it any longer.

"Your Majesty should be entertaining the generals and ministers outside, and he may not be back for a while."

Zhang Baoyi moved her steps gently to relieve her aching feet, and said softly, "From today on, I will be the queen of the Han Dynasty. All matters in the harem will be decided by you. If I do something inconsiderate in the future, please give me a chance to correct it for the sake of our past sisterhood."

"Baoyi, you say that again."

Wu Lingxuan put on an unhappy look and said, "There are only you, me and your majesty's brother in this harem. Your majesty treats you and me equally. Although I am one year older than you, Baoyi, and I have become the queen, we are still good sisters. Why do you always have a bitter face and say such unhappy words?"

"Sister is kind and generous, and doesn't care about these things. But after entering the palace, you are no longer as free as you were at home. Whatever you say and do is watched by outsiders. If my younger sister accidentally does something wrong in the palace, and sister doesn't punish her because of her kindness, and the news spreads outside the palace, I'm afraid it will implicate sister and harm her reputation."

"Humph, whoever dares to gossip about others, isn't he afraid that His Majesty will chop off his head?"

Zhang Baoyi looked as if she didn't care at all, but in fact, when she heard the word concubine in the other party's words, she began to worry that Li Mingyuan would marry another woman into the palace as a concubine, and forget the old one for the new one, and would not treat her as fondly as he did now.

"Baoyi, do you think that if His Majesty marries another woman as his concubine, will he ignore us?"

The longer it took, the more worried she became. After a few minutes, Wu Lingxuan expressed her concerns.

"Your Majesty is a man who cherishes old times. Even if he marries another woman as his concubine in the future, he will not neglect my sister."

"Really? But what if I get old and ugly?
Your Majesty, will your brother still want me?"

For some reason Wu Lingxuan suddenly became worried about future problems and asked anxiously.

"This..." Stunned by Wu Lingxuan's question, Zhang Baoyi couldn't figure out how to answer her for a moment.

"Silly girl, by the time you two get old and ugly, I will have become an old man too. How can I have the mood to look for other young girls? Today is our big day, why are you thinking about nonsense?" When the two girls were distracted by the conversation, Li Mingyuan strode into the bridal chamber, smiled and comforted them, "When I was young, before my father got a high position, there were only six of us in my family: my father, mother, three brothers and sisters. After my father got a high position and was awarded the title of King of Attendants, he and my mother were as loving and respectful as before. But because of a traitor's betrayal, my father, mother, three brothers and sisters were all killed, leaving me alone to flee to South America.

Today, more than half of my father’s original wish has been fulfilled. My son has lived up to his expectations and re-established a country in South America. I have also just married you. From now on, the three of us will love and respect each other like ordinary people and grow old together.

Usually, when I finish handling government affairs and return to the harem, you don't have to be so reserved and polite, just address me as husband and wife."

Looking at the two petite little girls who will soon be his lifelong companions, Li Mingyuan feels not only a faint affection for them, but also more of the love that an older brother has for his neighbor's little sister.

Li Mingyuan is ten and eleven years older than Wu Lingxuan and Zhang Baoyi respectively. At this age in his previous life, he had only had two fleeting romances and had never experienced true love. Eleven years have passed since his rebirth in this life, and he has been busy leading troops to fight wars and handling state affairs. He has neither the time nor the energy to have a love affair like a little boy or girl.

The heavy responsibility on his shoulders is both a burden and an incentive. Li Mingyuan does not regret his choice in this life. Although he cannot have a pure relationship between a man and a woman, having two gentle and lovely women as his wives is already a very satisfying thing and will not leave any regrets in his life.

"His Majesty……"

When Zhang Baoyi saw Li Mingyuan coming in, she wanted to bow, but was held back by the other party.

"There is no need for husband and wife to be so distant. You don't have to bow and greet me when you see me in the harem in the future."

"Your Majesty, brother, you are so kind."

Wu Lingxuan stood up, leaned against Li Mingyuan, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

"Haha, I haven't seen you for more than ten days. Have you ever thought about your husband, Lingxuan?"

"I do. I think about your majesty brother every day, but my father and mother told me not to leave the house before I get married, so I haven't been able to see your majesty brother."

"Silly girl, after we get married, there will be many things to do in the government, so I may not be able to accompany you often. If you feel bored, you can go to the back garden to enjoy the view. There are gardens and lakes built in imitation of the Jiangnan area in the back garden, and there are also some rare animals shipped from various places. Invite Baoyi to come with you, and you two sisters will not feel so lonely when you watch together."

"Your Majesty, brother, if I want to go home to visit my father and mother, can you allow me?"

"Songkhla is too far from the mainland, and the sea is rough. You are weak and cannot stand the rough seas. If you really miss your parents and relatives, let your brothers stay in the mainland and accompany you while learning to handle government affairs here. Also, if the situation in Songkhla is stable, you can also ask your parents to live in the mainland, and let your brothers take care of Songkhla's affairs directly. Lingxuan can also be by your side to show her filial piety."

After marrying two women, Li Mingyuan did not treat Wu Jin and Zhang Zhenxun badly. On the morning before the wedding, which was the coronation ceremony, Wu Jin was conferred the title of Marquis of Geyang (not hereditary, the title was demoted one level to the next generation, and it became a hereditary viscount title after being demoted to viscount), and Zhang Zhenxun was conferred the title of Earl of Yanling (not hereditary, the title was demoted one level to the next generation, and it became a hereditary baron title after being demoted to baron). The two families respectively obtained 1000 and 800 acres of land outside the city of Chang'an as hereditary territories.

Li Mingyuan was open-minded and generous. He did not think of keeping Wu Lingxuan and Zhang Baoyi like canaries trapped in the palace. Although they were restricted by the constraints on women in the current era and could not live as freely as girls in later generations, Li Mingyuan still encouraged them to go out of the palace for daily play, go home to visit relatives, etc.

Recommend a good book to readers: "I Started a Tribulation in a Small World"

After Liu Yu read novels on Qidian for three consecutive days and nights, he suddenly felt an abnormal pain in his brain. It was as if his Ren and Du meridians were opened up, and a small world appeared in his brain.

During the ancient catastrophe, the three tribes fell into decline.

In the second catastrophe, all things were destroyed. After the decline of the three races, five new races emerged and dominated the small world. The protagonist recreated a new race for the sake of world balance.

The third catastrophe, the spark of civilization. After the five major ethnic groups in the small world perished, a new ethnic group was born. They were the human race created by the blood of the protagonist Liu Yu. The new human race in the small world was the protagonist of heaven and earth. They created a brilliant civilization. In the end, in order to break through the highest dimension, they were restricted by the protagonist. In the end, human civilization was unwilling to give up and offered sacrifices to heaven with all things in the world, hoping that the creator would give them a hint, but in the end they failed and left behind a brilliant legend.

The fourth catastrophe, the rise of the extraordinary. Although the glorious human civilization is gone, the latter humans are pursuing the glorious human civilization of the ancient times, and they created the martial arts.

During the fifth catastrophe, the martial arts civilization declined. Liu Yu became the ancestor of Taoism and passed down the way to become an immortal.

During the sixth catastrophe, well, this is what matches the strength of me, the God of Creation.

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(End of this chapter)