Seeing Lu Chen's helpless expression, Kong Yingda stroked his beard and laughed again, and nodded at the same time, "Be high-minded but not arrogant, not bad! Not bad!"
"Thank you for the compliment from Holy Marquis Xu!" Lu Chen directly raised his hands and saluted Kong Yingda.
"You, the prince-in-law, personally performed the ceremony of acceptance for yourself. Although it was approved by His Majesty's decree, it can be regarded as the first in history!" Kong Yingda teased Lu Chen with a smile. After being teased by Kong Yingda, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel He smiled bitterly again.
"I've heard the whole story about you, so I'll tell you about Dao and Nacai!" Seeing Lu Chen smile bitterly again, Kong Yingda didn't mean to continue teasing Lu Chen, and told Lu Chen directly What are the details of this polite gesture?
Seeing that Lu Chen was listening attentively, Kong Yingda continued: "This Nacai ritual comes from "Etiquette Shihun Rite", and this "Etiquette" comes from Zhou Rites..."
Kong Yingda started to explain the origin of the "six rites" to Lu Chen as if he were in class. It turned out that these six rites originated from the Zhou rites, which focused on accepting gifts, asking for names, accepting gifts, accepting invitations, asking for appointments, and personally welcoming.
As for Nacai being the first step of the six rites, according to the record in "Etiquette·Shihunli", there is only a few words to describe Nacai, that is, "Nacai is the first step in the ceremony." Use wild geese.”
That is to say, this act of acceptance actually means that the parents of the groom and the matchmaker come to the door and present a wild goose. Of course, this is recorded in the Zhou rites, and the form is also very simple, that is, "holding the bow in hand to offer a libation, Zhi will not have to die."
This is very simple, that is, if you send a goose, the male or female is not important, the important thing is that it must be a living goose. Of course, this goose is not a swan goose as understood by later generations, but a Shuyan. The so-called Shuyan What is a wild goose? It’s the big white goose raised at home.
However, this is only a record of Zhou rites. However, with the development of the times, in the Han Dynasty, this trend changed. Due to the gradual rise of luxury, the gift of acceptance is no longer limited to geese. Although "geese" It is still the most important gift of acceptance, but according to the status of the person who performs the gift of acceptance, in the Han Dynasty, this gift of acceptance even increased to more than 30 types among hundreds of officials.
Although these things have added a lot of good meanings, they still make some officials complain. For example, sheep, herbs, and deer are chosen as auspicious to express blessings; while glue, lacquer, acacia bells, and mandarin ducks are used , phoenix, etc. are used to symbolize the harmony of the couple; or the advantages and virtues of each object are used to encourage and encourage the couple, such as pampas grass, selaginella, relic beasts, blessed beasts, fish, wild geese, nine-child wives, etc.
These things ranged from gold and jade to rare mountain items. In short, the gift of acceptance alone discouraged many people in the Han Dynasty.
"Huh?!" Lu Chen's expression was shocked when he heard Kong Yingda talking about so many things to be adopted. It's not that Lu Chen couldn't find these things now, but he was surprised by such a wide variety of things to be adopted. , no wonder later generations all have Western-style weddings. After a long time of fussing, it’s not that they don’t want to have Chinese-style weddings, but the cost is actually a bit high!
This is only the first of the six rites, and there will be five more rites later. In future generations, if any family really wants to have a full set of rites, just getting married can completely drain the family's wealth.
"Mr. Lu, you don't have to be so surprised! What I'm talking about is the Han system! Our Tang Dynasty is not so complicated!" Seeing Lu Chen's surprised expression, Kong Yingda said with a smile. He didn't know that Lu Chen was Lenovo When it came to the wedding in later generations, Lu Chen thought that Lu Chen was surprised by the variety of gifts prepared for this gift.
"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty has stipulated that 'from the prince to the ninth grade, the standard is: one wild goose, one lamb, and one bushel of wine, millet, rice and flour'!" Kong Yingda smiled. He said to Lu Chen, "I'm just telling you the origin of this courtesy!"
"So that's it!" After hearing Kong Yingda's explanation, Lu Chen nodded, but he also cursed Kong Yingda in his heart. This old man probably really likes giving lessons. He just came to ask what he needed to prepare for Nacai. This old man I actually started taking history lessons for myself!
But after Lu Chen thought about it, it was quite interesting to hear about this aspect.
"Of course, these are the necessary things for the gift of acceptance stipulated by His Majesty. In other words, the gift of acceptance must have these things. As for whether to increase the quantity, it naturally varies from person to person!" Kong Yingda said and returned it. Lu Chen gave a "you know" look.
As for the look in Kong Yingda's eyes, Lu Chen could naturally understand it. The meaning was very obvious. You, County Duke Lu, could accept these few things, but you are the future prince-in-law. If you are like the others, prepare for this. Is something inappropriate?
"I've learned a lesson! Thank you, Holy Marquis Xu, for your advice!" Lu Chen stood up and saluted Kong Yingda and said. Lu Chen was not pretending. For Kong Yingda, a great scholar, Lu Chen admired him from the bottom of his heart. After all, this man was really a true scholar. He is a role model for others.
"Where! It's just that I'm old and know more than my father-in-law! It's nothing!" Kong Yingda waved his hands politely and said with a smile.
"Then I'll say goodbye!" Lu Chen, who already knew how to prepare, said goodbye to Kong Yingda directly.
"Master, wait a minute!" Unexpectedly, just as Lu Chen was about to say goodbye and leave, he was stopped by Kong Yingda.
"Could it be that Holy Marquis Xu has something else to do?" When Kong Yingda stopped him like this, Lu Chen was slightly startled and looked at Kong Yingda and asked curiously.
"It's not a big deal, but recently, people have been complaining to me about my uncle, saying that he disrespects the sages and is deviant. I hope I can come forward and talk to him!" Kong Yingda saw that Lu Chen was still smiling. He said, "It is said that an invitation is worse than a chance encounter. Today, the father-in-law came to my house. I just took this opportunity to talk to the father-in-law about this matter!"
Kong Yingda still had a kind smile on his face, and his words were not too sharp. Lu Chen sat back on the chair and looked at Kong Yingda, "I wonder who came to Xu Shenghou to talk nonsense and say that I disrespect the sages? Lu Chen said with an unhappy expression.
"It doesn't matter who said it. In my opinion, although it cannot be said to be completely deviant in what the Lord Master does, the word "deviation" is inevitable!" Kong Yingda was still smiling.
"If Holy Marquis Xu said that I should be more independent in my work, there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that someone gossiped about me behind my back. After all, I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart!" Lu Chen said with an unhappy face as before.
"I'm not someone who just takes one-sided words. As for the fact that your father-in-law is acting erratically, it's not a big deal. It's just that I've been wondering about something, so I asked you to stay and ask about it!" Kong Yingda picked up the teacup and drank lightly. After taking a sip, he looked at Lu Chen and said.
"If you have anything to do with Holy Marquis Xu, just ask. If I can answer it, I will tell you everything!" Lu Chen looked at Kong Yingda and said.
"Okay!" Kong Yingda nodded. After putting down the tea cup, he put away his smile, looked at Lu Chen, and asked seriously, "I heard that my father-in-law admires merchants very much. I wonder if this is true?"
"It's true!" Lu Chen nodded unequivocally.
"The sages once said that businessmen are crafty people! What do you think of this matter?" Kong Yingda looked at Lu Chen and asked.
"Sneaky man, I think this evaluation is biased!" Lu Chen shook his head and said, "There are hundreds of kinds of people, and they cannot be lumped together. There are good and bad officials, and there are good and bad businessmen. Could it be that all businessmen are called sycophants just because of a few profiteers?" Lu Chen looked at Kong Yingda and asked.
"What Mr. Lu said is true, but businessmen are not engaged in production, they are just opportunistic. If everyone is like this, it will definitely be detrimental to the country!" Kong Yingda looked at Lu Chen and continued.
"Businessmen can collude from east to west and travel north and south, just like the city of Chang'an. Without these traders and lackeys, how could it be as prosperous as it is today?" Lu Chen continued to ask with a smile, "What's more, there are merchants among the disciples of the sages! "
Of course Lu Chen was talking about Zigong, the representative figure of Confucian businessmen, the eighth disciple of Confucius. Isn't this person representative of businessmen enough? What's more, you are the thirty-second generation descendant of Confucius, don't you even recognize your ancestor's disciples?
If you really don't recognize your ancestor, who is the eighth disciple, just see if your ancestor will beat you up in a dream at night.
After Lu Chen said this, he looked at Kong Yingda with a smile, waiting for Kong Yingda's answer.
"This..." When Lu Chen said this, Kong Yingda was a little choked by Lu Chen's question. After all, he was a disciple of his ancestors. His ancestors had disciples who were engaged in business. His descendants really didn't know what to do for a moment. How to say.
"What would happen to this country if they all went into business?" After Kong Yingda thought for a moment, he looked at Lu Chen and asked again.
"How is that possible?" After hearing Kong Yingda's question, Lu Chen laughed again, "Doing business also requires talent. Not just anyone can do business. For example, if Holy Marquis Xu goes into business, Ask yourself what would happen?”
"I'm not good at business management!" Kong Yingda thought for a moment and replied firmly.
"That's it!" Lu Chen directly spread his hands and said, "The Holy Marquis Xu knows that he is not good at business, but what about the others? Don't think that we are the only ones who understand these things. Those common people sometimes see better than us. Transparent!”
"There is nothing wrong with what the Lord said!" Kong Yingda nodded, "But those merchants amassing huge wealth is still of no benefit to the country!" Kong Yingda thought for a long time, and then turned the topic back to the wealth owned by those merchants. .
"But are it the businessmen who are really hoarding huge wealth?" Lu Chen looked at Kong Yingda and asked.
