This is the Han family, this is the father and son of the Han family, or the family tradition, which is respect, trust, gratitude, sharing weal and woe, life and death.
Han Bairen can read, but he doesn't read the Four Books and Five Classics. He always thinks of himself as a rough guy.
However, Lao Han never felt that he was inferior to anyone, whether on the battlefield or in the officialdom.
Han Bairen was very sober.
His mother, Han You's grandmother, could not even write her own name in her whole life. She had never read the Four Books and Five Classics, never held a pen, and did not understand the teachings of saints or the three obediences and four virtues of women. But the old lady could not I lived a very happy life, eating and drinking when I should, raising my son, helping my husband with farm work, going up the mountain to chop wood and carry water in the backyard. I had never seen the world, never traveled far, and had no regrets in my life.
On the contrary, Han Bairen's father had been worried and made choices for half his life because of a few military books and because he knew the glory of his ancestors.
Han Bairen didn't want to feel uncomfortable for himself, and he didn't want Han You to feel uncomfortable. He also didn't want the people he cared about to feel uncomfortable. He didn't have a personal way of living, so all he had to do was respect and support him.
Even though he was now living in Beijing and became a general of the Zhu Kingdom, Han Bairen never followed the rules, let alone those that made him unhappy.
Wang Hai was not his former personal follower. He became a disciple in the Han Mansion because of Wang Shan's relationship.
In fact, the disciples are not subordinates. Except for Wang Shan, who followed Han Bairen as a civil servant in Jingzhao Mansion, they are all servants, including the nominal housekeeper Uncle Qin. There is no distinction between high and low, just because of the name Just the head.
At that time, even if Wang Hai was not Han Bairen's personal companion, everyone did not treat him differently. They all came from the military and did not care about hierarchy.
Wang Hai has been following Han You since then. Han Bairen didn't say anything, but he knew in his heart that the two were inseparable. After everything they went through until today, Han Bairen had long regarded Wang Hai as his own son.
Zhao Tai wants to betroth Zhao Feiyu to Wang Hai, and Han Bairen also attaches great importance to it, so he asks Wang Hai if he is willing. If Wang Hai is not willing, Zhao Tai will say that it is useless even if he takes the money. Should the Han government accept the payment? He still refused to admit it. Han Bairen didn't care about Zhao Tai at all. He didn't even care about the Zhao family. If he really wanted to make him anxious, he would take off his official robes and return to the south to ask some old brothers to go up the mountain and work as bandits for a few days.
Now that Wang Hai agreed, Han Bairen stopped asking, and Han You could handle the rest.
As for Han You's talk of asking for a reward from the emperor, Han Bairen didn't even care. He rarely asked about Han You's affairs.
The group of people separated as they approached the palace. Han Bairen was to lead a battalion of Beijing guards to protect the monarchs and ministers leaving the city.
Han You was wearing the clothes of a sword guard today, all in black, but without a sword. When he arrived at the palace, he only saw hundreds of carriages, but not the emperor's jade chariot.
There was still a quarter of an hour before departure. Han You got off the horse and looked around. The courtiers stood beside the carriage like primary school students going for a spring outing, lowering their heads and communicating.
Seeing Han You coming, the surrounding ministers all looked over.
"Where is His Majesty's jade chariot?"
Han You came to the nearest official from the Ministry of Etiquette and said, "It's not how you arranged it. Your Majesty needs to go on your feet."
The official of the Ministry of Rites was obviously a little afraid of Han You and swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Just now, a message came from the palace. Your Majesty is riding a horse."
Today's martial arts performance is about martial arts, not literature. There is nothing wrong with the emperor riding a horse.
Han You snorted and muttered: "Is it safe to ride a horse? Don't shoot an arrow at any unruly man while riding."
Official from the Ministry of Rites: “…”
"Someone is trying to blame your etiquette department for this."
Han You said something fiercely, turned around and continued to watch: "Where are our people?"
Lu Baichuan came closer and explained: "We went outside the city first."
"Okay, let's drive with you."
The guards of the brigade ran out of the palace, and the leader went to find the captain of the Beijing camp to hand over.
There are few guards, and most of them are high-ranking. The Beijing camp is responsible for order and security, but it is led by a small number of guards.
After waiting for a while, the palace door opened wide. The jade chariot did not come out, but the phoenix chariot came out.
The ministers all looked over, with different expressions, and stretched their heads to see who was sitting in the phoenix chariot, even though they had already guessed in their hearts.
There are also levels of phoenix chariot. Ordinary concubines are not qualified to ride on phoenix chariot. In theory, noble concubines can ride on it, but even noble concubines will not do so. This honor is only reserved for empresses or empress dowagers.
In the past, many civil servants wrote to Lao Ba to establish a queen, but Lao Ba did not refuse. Now that the phoenix chariot has come out, whoever sits in it will naturally be the future queen.
Han You was not at all curious about who else could be there besides Concubine De.
Just as Han You expected, after the phoenix chariot came out first, everyone could clearly see the pattern on it. There was a phoenix coming to the ceremony, and the divine bird and phoenix intersecting. In the harem, only the concubine De's service had this pattern.
After the phoenix chariot came out, a few more people walked out, all of whom were nobles.
King Zhou Xiao of Qin, King Zhou Tong of Chu, King You Zhou Yan, King Feng Wenyan of Yan, Marquis Feng Xiao, Ma Rulong, Ma Fenghou, Qi Tong and others.
These nobles received a letter from the Ministry of Rites yesterday and entered the palace in advance according to the etiquette requirements to join the emperor in offering sacrifices and praying to heaven. The general meaning is to ask God and ancestors to bless this dynasty with prosperity for thousands of years, good at conquering and fighting, and so on.
Ma Rulong, Ma Fenghou, Zhou Xiao, Zhou Tong, Feng Xiao, and Qi Tong wanted to participate in the martial arts performance and needed to arrive in advance. After leaving the palace, they got on their horses. Except for Ma Rulong and Jue Chen, the others first pointed at Han before getting on the horse. You bowed before leaving.
The courtiers were too lazy to say anything. The palace did not say that the eldest prince Zhou Xiao was back, but many people present knew Zhou Xiao. Furthermore, before, Beimen Yuyong gave the martial arts roster to the Ministry of Rites, and it was clearly written on it. King Qin Zhou Xiao was killed, and the news spread.
There was no reaction from the courtiers and people outside the court. They all knew that Han You had cleared his name. If anyone forced him to do it, not to mention offending the palace, Han You alone would not be guilty. He could only hold his nose and admit it. Who With Han You protecting me, how can I expect that I can achieve such a great feat myself?
Zhou Yan didn't need to participate in the martial arts performance, so he ran over on his short legs and stood obediently next to Han You.
Feng Wenyan didn't come over and wanted to accompany the emperor who was leaving the palace for a while.
Han You rubbed Zhou Yan's head and said with a smile: "Go and accompany your concubine, you don't have to stay with your teacher."
"But students want to be with their mentor."
Zhou Yan chuckled: "Many palace ladies will be leaving the palace soon, and students want to feast their eyes on them."
"Be obedient and go and accompany your concubine. There may be roses in the trash can, but there is absolutely no way there are carnations. Why are you looking at a palace maid?"
Han You knelt down and said, "If nothing else happens, your Majesty will become the empress of the world. Today is a semi-official announcement. My Majesty must be very excited. Go and accompany your Majesty."
"My teacher said that the students didn't think enough about it, so let's go."
Zhou Yan saluted and ran away, very obedient.
If a man's ultimate dream in ancient times was to be an emperor, then a woman's ultimate dream was to be a queen or empress dowager. Of course, there were exceptions, such as Wu Zetian.
Today was of great significance to Concubine De. Han You hoped that Zhou Yan would accompany Concubine De. After all, this was the first time she "appeared" as a quasi-empress.
The nobles all came out, and the emperor Zhou Ke finally showed up.
He was not wearing a dragon robe or armor, but a black robe, followed by a group of eunuchs and guards, led by Eunuch Suan.
When the ministers saw the driver and saluted him, Lao Ba nodded slightly, got on the horse with an expressionless face, raised his whip, and the black horse without a trace of hair raised its hooves.
The ministers began to enter the carriage without a sedan chair, and loud arrows were shot into the air.
The convoys of envoys from various countries led by some officials of Honglu Temple began to merge into the rear, and the martial arts exercise finally kicked off.
