In the main hall, Li Shanduan sat on the south side, and Cui Xin, the guest of honor, dressed in black attire, looked solemn.
"The reason why ordinary people are human is etiquette and righteousness. The beginning of etiquette and righteousness lies in correct appearance, correct color, and smooth speech. After that, etiquette and righteousness are prepared."
"The ruler and his ministers should be upright, father and son should be close to each other, and the elders and young ones should be harmonious. The ruler and ministers should be upright, father and son should be close to each other, and the elders and young should be harmonious. Then etiquette and righteousness would be established. Therefore, the crown should be followed by the service and preparation. After the service and preparation, the appearance and body should be upright, the color should be uniform, and the speech should be obedient. Therefore, it is said: the crown is the ceremony. The beginning of it."
Li Shan had also seen a short video of him being crowned in his previous life, and felt that the difference was a bit big. Behind him, Wang Renbiao, who was acting as a liker, was combing his hair and tying it up in a bun.
However... although Wang Renbiao was quite discriminated against at home, he was a member of a noble family after all. How could he tie his hair in a bun? His hands were so strong that he pulled Li Shan's eyes straight, but the hall was full of dozens of guests, so he couldn't do it. If you cry out in pain, it becomes a joke.
The busiest person in the crowning ceremony was Wang Renbiao. He tied up his hair in a bun and stood next to Cui Xin holding the ornamented crotch.
Cui Xin took a cloth crown and put it on Li Shan's bun, and recited: "On the day of the auspicious month, the Yuan Dynasty clothes will be added. Abandon your young ambitions, obey you and become virtuous, and live long and prosperous, so as to bring good fortune."
Li Shan stood up and saluted, went to the south room, removed the silk cloth crown, Xiaoman and Zhou rearranged his hair, and Cui Xin outside also had to wash himself again.
After a while, Li Shan received his second crown. This time it was the Jinxian crown. Normally, the Yuanyou crown should be used. However, Li Shan had already become an official and was conferred as a county king, so he used the Jinxian crown, and it was also Sanliang. .
There were three crowning ceremonies in total. On the third time, Li Shan took off his clothes and went out in his inner clothes to receive the title.
In the whole ceremony, the most important thing was Cui Xin, the guest of honor who crowned Li Shan three times, but the busiest one was Wang Renbiao, the praiser. At this moment, he was busy moving the wine vessels into the house and pouring the wine alone... Li Shan specifically asked not to use the jade pot of spring. Look at the wine cup. If you drink one cup, you will have to pour it.
Wang Renbiao changed the position of the spoon at the reminder of the deputy guest Li Keshi... The etiquette is so strict that there are strict regulations on which direction the spoon head should go.
Li Shan held the cup and made three offerings, drank all the sweet wine in the cup, placed the porridge in his goblet, and then bowed to the guests one by one.
At this point, the procedure is basically completed. There should have been a ritual for naming the character of life, but a few years ago Ling Jing was given the character Huairen... Logically speaking, Ling Jing is actually qualified to be the guest of honor or the host, but now he is the confidant of King Qin , obviously inappropriate.
Seeing Li Shan enter the south room, where he was going to visit his mother, Li Daoxuan clicked his tongue and said: "The two Han Dynasties emphasized the crown ceremony. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the crown ceremony was abandoned for a time. Such etiquette is really rare."
"The last time I saw such a Han ritual ceremony was more than 40 years ago." Chen Shuda nodded slightly. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the crown ceremony was basically abolished, and only the Southern Dynasty royal family still retained it. Chen Shuda was referring to his brother Chen Shubao .
A few years ago, Li Yuan issued an edict to restore Han family etiquette. From the emperor to princes, princes, and officials, they all set the scale of the crown ceremony, but in fact not many were implemented. Last year, Li Daoxuan's crown ceremony was basically a formal ceremony. Follow the process.
As for Li Shan's crown ceremony, Cui Xin and Princess Pingyang both made great efforts. Especially the former, they found many great scholars, traced the origins from ancient books, and strictly followed the Han system... Li Shanguang was very good at rehearsing and rehearsing. Suffering.
In fact, in history, the crown ceremony eventually declined during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it did not really rise until the Northern Song Dynasty. The leaders were Sima Guang and Cheng Yi.
Zhu Yuanzhang expelled Meng Yuan and achieved the second revival of Guan Li. After the Qing army entered the customs, Guan Li basically disappeared. It was not until the era before Li Shan traveled that Guan Li was restored.
In the south room, Li Shan prostrated himself in front of Zhu's knees and offered breasts in his hands. Zhu returned the favor with tears in his eyes. From the south to the south of the mountain, there were many changes, but his son worked hard and rose up. He is now famous all over the world and can be praised for eternity.
Although the procedure was basically completed, he still needed to say thank you. Li Shan recited it silently in his mind and felt that the crowning ceremony really needed to be simplified... No wonder I haven't heard of anyone performing the crowning ceremony with great fanfare in the past few years. It's too troublesome.
Li Shan first bowed to his mother, then to Princess Pingyang, who sat in the inner room as his sister, and then went straight out.
Logically speaking, an orphan should bow before his father's memorial tablet before being crowned, but Li Shan obviously had no such intention, and the strong-tempered Zhu family and Princess Pingyang also agreed.
First of all, you have to thank the principal guest, the deputy guest, and the praisers, and treat them with a gift... a glass of wine, and then offer five bolts of silk and two deer skins.
Secondly, I thank all the guests. This process is also called the Jiao ceremony. Well, it means drinking with all the guests.
The last step is to pay homage to the king and the township doctor. If you are an official, you need to pay homage to the king if you are qualified. If you are not serving as an official, you should pay homage to the township doctor.
When it comes to Li Shan specifically, he naturally has to go to the palace to pay homage to Li Yuan.
Cui Xin, the guest of honor, held the cup and said loudly: "The fine wine is fragrant, and the beans are neat. Add three to your serving, and the food will rise and fall. In honor of Heaven's celebration, blessings are boundless."
All the guests raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing that there was still time and the process was almost complete, the host Li Xiaogong, who had been making decorations, smiled and said: "Today is the best day for the crowning ceremony of this dynasty."
Prince Zhongyun Wang Gui stroked his beard and said: "But the achievements of the King of Handan are also rare."
Li Daoxuan thought for a while, "Second brother was in Baibi back then."
The year when Li Shimin was crowned at the age of 20, it happened to be the Great War in Hedong. He led his army to station in Baibi to confront Song Jingang, so it was naturally impossible to perform the crowning ceremony.
Li Shan thanked everyone one by one. It didn't matter who he was familiar with or had a close relationship with, but some people came to see him because of Cui Xin, Li Keshi and others, so they needed to be thanked one by one.
It lasted until dusk. Li Shan first thanked and sent away the chief guest, deputy guests, and those who praised him, then thanked and sent away all the guests, and finally put on a black crown, black clothes, and black knee coverings and entered the palace to see him.
In the Ganlu Hall, Li Yuan looked at Li Shan with a smile and said with a smile: "Such a young man is already famous all over the world before he is crowned. I am looking forward to being crowned today."
Prince Li Jiancheng said loudly: "Father, Huairen is crowned today, and he should be given the important task."
Li Yuan narrowed his eyes, and Li Shimin, who was next in line, couldn't help but look up. What does this sentence mean?
However, Li Shimin didn't say anything. In recent days, unless he touched the foundation, such as canceling the Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province, he remained silent on anything else... Li Yuan's attitude has become more and more obvious.
Is this your idea again?
Li Shan complained in his heart, but said: "Although cotton is a small thing, it is of great benefit to the country and the people. I should do my best."
Li Yuan smiled and said, "Today Huairen is crowned, I will enjoy the five soups of Lishan. Huairen can choose any of them."
Five mouthfuls of Lishan soup?
Li Shan thought about it in his heart. This reward is not very good, but it is not bad. From now on, Li Shan... Li Shan?
Farewell, there will be no Huaqing Pool in the future, only Li Shan Tang...
(End of chapter)
