The emperor received the Crown Prince of the King of Lingnan in the palace, while Luo Jing began dealing with the relatives and old friends who came to visit. The Marquis of Dong'e's Residence had many relatives, especially after he had married so many women.
In Liu Heng's era, if the Marquis of Dong'e's Residence could be described in one phrase, it would be-prestige without power.
This was utterly incomparable to Luo Xin's era. After all, although Luo Jing enjoyed imperial favor, the offices he held did not involve major military or state affairs, so going directly to him to get things done was not an option.
But the powerful families' scramble to marry their daughters to him made it clear that Luo Jing's true role lay neither in governing the state nor in leading armies into battle, but in two things.
First, the emperor trusted him. How far did that trust go?
Whenever Luo Jing recommended worthy talent, his recommendation never failed. Whenever Luo Jing offered remonstrance, it was never ignored. Whoever Luo Jing wished to protect never suffered punishment.
This was one reason so many powerful families were willing to marry their daughters to him.
Many factors made Luo Jing popular, but the most important was naturally his status as a Luo Clan Scion.
This was rather like how, in actual history, men who had risen to very high office still aspired to marry Women of the Five Surnames.
This fashion had not been prevalent for very long. While the Zhou State still existed, the Luo Clan had been special, but there had still been a large number of aristocratic houses with ancient lineages.
Luo Clan Women had chiefly been renowned for their excellent character.
Once the Old Nobles of the Zhou Dynasty and the King of Qin