Catch the week?
When Li Mingda heard what his eldest grandson told him, could Li Shimin still believe this?
It seems that Li Shimin was the one who died after taking the elixir in the end.
Zhuzhou is also called swabing, trying??, Nianzhou, and trying Zhou. This custom has been circulating among the people for a long time. It is a ceremony held when a child is one year old to predict his future and temperament. It is also a way to celebrate the first birthday anniversary.
It belongs to the same traditional birth etiquette as the birth announcement, three-day baptism, full-moon ceremony, hundred-day ceremony, etc. Its core is the wish for the continuation, success and prosperity of life, which reflects the deep love of parents for their children. It is a family game in nature, a faith and custom with human ethics and the pursuit of child-rearing. It also objectively tests how mothers lead and carry out enlightenment education.
The ritual of "catching Zhou'er" is usually carried out before eating the lunch of "longevity noodles".
The more sophisticated wealthy households would display a large case in front of their bed (kang), including seals, scriptures from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, abacus, coins, account books, jewelry, and flowers. , rouge, food, toys, if a girl is "catching Zhou'er", she should also add shovels, spoons (cooking utensils), scissors, rulers (sewing utensils), embroidery thread, patterns (embroidery utensils), etc. Ordinary families, limited by their economic conditions, tend to simplify things and use only a copper tea tray, which contains a private school enlightenment textbook "Three Character Classic" or "Thousand Character Classic", a writing brush, an abacus, and a set of sesame cakes and oil fruits.
Extras for girls: a shovel, a pair of scissors, and a ruler. The adult brings the child in and makes him sit upright without any inducement. Let him choose, depending on what he grabs first and what he grabs later. Use this to predict their interests, future and future career.
If the child grabs the seal first, it means that when he grows up, he will take advantage of heaven's kindness and have a prosperous official career; if he grabs the stationery first, it means he will be eager to learn when he grows up, and he will have a beautiful article, and he will eventually be able to achieve the third level; if so If a child grasps the abacus first, it is said that when he grows up and is good at managing money, he will have a successful career. If a girl first grasps sewing utensils such as scissors and rulers or cooking utensils such as shovels and spoons, she is said to be good at housework when she grows up. On the contrary, if a child grabs food or toys first, he should not be dismissed as "delicious" or "playful" on the spot. He should also be described as "when the child grows up, he will be blessed and good at 'carpe diem'" ". In short, the elders have high hopes for their children's future and just wish them well on their first birthday.
Through the child's care, we objectively tested how the biological mother, nanny, and wet nurse led the child and how they carried out enlightenment education. Therefore, some parents are not superstitious, but still advocate letting their children catch Zhou'er, which is one of the reasons why this custom has been spread among the people for a long time.
By the Tang and Song Dynasties, this custom had spread from the south of the Yangtze River to the land of China, and gradually became popular all over the country. It was called "Trial" or "Zhou". Meng Yuanlao of the Song Dynasty recorded in "Tokyo Menghua Lu": "Yu Zi": After a child is born, "on the next birthday, a plate of lamps is placed on the ground, and fruits and trees, food, official certificates, pens and inkstones, scales, etc. are used for scrolls, needles and threads." Look at the object you picked up first and take it as a sign, calling it 'test??', this is a great gift for children."
Therefore, the eldest grandson attaches great importance to it and started making arrangements a month before Li Mingda's birthday.
The eldest grandson and Li Shimin discussed how big a ceremony they should hold for Li Mingda. After all, this is their new beloved daughter, their legitimate daughter.
To this day, Li Mingda still doesn’t know why his mother’s eldest grandson is so strong. Could it be that history has taken a wrong turn somewhere, or is it just a parallel world? If it is really a parallel world, the historical figures here may There are some discrepancies that I cannot rely on my own memory to recognize.
Li Mingda glanced at Li Zhi who was not far away from him, and rubbed it, dear brother, in order for us to eat well and drink well in the future, Datang Wuyou can only ask you to work harder.
The eldest grandson seems to have no signs of premature death, so it is a good thing for Li Zhi and Li Mingda. Under the protection of the eldest grandson, Li Mingda and Li Zhi can fully grow up in this harem.
The bad news is that Li Chengqian's eldest grandson will not end up rebelling and being cut down in history, which means that Li Zhi will most likely have no chance of becoming emperor in the future.
Li Shimin knew about Li Chengqian's change, but why he didn't take action until finally Li Chengqian joined hands with Hou Jun to raise troops to rebel and was suppressed. It was because his position as emperor was that he killed his own brother and younger brother and still stood by him. Obtained from the corpse of his biological sister, Li Xiuning.
And of course his father, Li Mingda’s grandfather Li Yuan.
In the ninth year of Zhenguan (635), Li Yuan died of illness. His posthumous title was Emperor Taiwu, his temple name was Gaozu, and he was buried in Xianling.
So Li Mingda had never seen him before, but just made a quick impression in the portrait. Li Shimin looked exactly like him, fat and kind-hearted.
Talking about Li Yuan in the palace was taboo, and neither the eldest grandson nor Li Shimin mentioned it. Li Mingda was one year old, and he never asked this question, which aroused Li Shimin's suspicion.
Regarding his current body, Li Mingda found that he was indeed out of breath when running. As for his physical condition, it seemed that Sun Simiao had to take a closer look.
The night before catching the week
Li Shimin came to the palace where his eldest grandson lived as usual. Looking at Li Mingda in his eldest grandson's arms, he walked up with a smile, picked up Li Mingda, and teased him for a while.
Li Mingda decisively gave up his moral integrity and smiled cutely and said, "Father is good" in a soft and waxy voice, which can control most lolita on the earth to death.
"Well, that's strange. Is the little Sizi a good boy?"
"Be good"
"Tomorrow is your birthday gift."
"??????" Li Mingda decisively showed a confused expression, saying that he didn't know what the situation was.
Li Shimin looked at the cute Li Mingda, hugged him and smiled: "Xiao Sizi, you will know tomorrow."
Empress Changsun said from the side: "Erlang, I will only ask my uncle to come over tomorrow. As for Cheng Guogong and Li Guogong, are they suitable?"
"Both Yaojin and Jingde wanted to see if the language spoken by the man back then was true. Moreover, Yaojin, an old guy, was also clamoring to marry Mingda. He had several fights with Jingde over this."
"It's been so many years, do they still remember?"
"Yes, in the second year of Zhenguan, eight years have passed in the blink of an eye. I really can't believe that I have come all the way. I was on the edge of the Wei River back then."
Li Shimin seemed to recall something, and his breathing became a little rapid. The emperor was an emperor after all, and he quickly calmed down.
He looked at Li Mingda with strange eyes and rubbed Li Mingda's little head.
To be continued
