Accompany the prince to study

On September [-]st, the sky is bright and the air is clear, and the wind is smooth.

The crown prince's coming out ceremony was set on this day.

Since there was no precedent for a prince to leave the cabinet before this dynasty, all the etiquettes were obtained by the minister of rites, officials of Zhan Shifu and Qin Tianjian, who read the classics of several dynasties earlier, sorted them out and modified them according to the actual situation of this dynasty. out.Emperor Wu only needs to nod his head to express his agreement when making the invitation. What really needs him to make a decision himself is the standard of grand ceremony that the courtiers performed to the prince during the ceremony.

The big ceremony is not done at any time, just like the holy face, only the big court gatherings during the festivals need to solemnly perform the five prostrations. If you do it like this usually, you may be regarded as a fool.

Even if you are not a fool, you will despise this low-end way of making dragon farts.

Since the founding of Daqi, there have only been two generations of princes. The first generation is Emperor Wu, with special circumstances;This directly led to the confusion of Daqi's courtiers' rules for the crown prince's ceremonies. Up to now, there is no accurate regulation, and there are all kinds of worship.

Emperor Wu decided to take this opportunity to formally establish a perfect rule, to set an example for the hundreds of years from now, and to completely establish orthodox rules.

In the end, it was decided to kneel twice and knock six times, which is definitely the upper limit of the treatment that can be given to the prince within the scope of etiquette.

On this day, the ministers will give the prince a total of two great gifts, once before the ceremony and once after the ceremony.

The prince's companions originally had no names in this story, and even if there were, they were just people standing in corners and watching.But Emperor Wu is a father who knows how to look at colors. He said that since the crux of his son and him is Gu Qiao, let Gu Qiao solve the bell.He forcibly added Gu Qiao and Wen Zhuan to Jia Sai in the already arranged ceremony for leaving the cabinet.

Well, there is another warm seal character, which is used to attract firepower to Gu Qiao, so that others will not feel that Gu Qiao is getting special treatment, but choose two of the best among the eight accompanying readers. .

Emperor Wu can be said to have considered everything comprehensively.

The prince became visibly happy when he heard that Daocheng felt that his father had finally done something.He was by his side at the highlight moments of Gu Qiao's life, and he naturally hoped that Gu Qiao would be by his side at this important moment that heralded his imminent entry into court.

The only one who is not very happy is probably the officials of the Ministry of Rites. They were forced to change the procedures they had prepared, and they had to think of a reasonable, well-founded and classic reason to explain the rationality of Gu Qiao and Wen Zhuan. very tired.However, they also bargained with Emperor Wu in the end. This was the last whim. They satisfied Emperor Wu's idea, and they couldn't add any defenses later.

Judging from the current results, Emperor Wu not only nodded in agreement, but also rarely kept his promise. He didn't bother the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and the day of the ceremony of leaving the cabinet went smoothly.

The way that the Ministry of Rites came up with was to follow the ancient rituals and integrate the crown prince's exit ceremony and crown ceremony into one.

The crowning ceremony is the ceremony that announces the adulthood of a man.

According to the weekly system, men should be crowned at twenty, which is commonly known as the weak crown.However, when this kind of situation is placed in Tianjia, they often don't stick to the fixed number of twenty.There are many people who salute early.King Wen of Zhou was crowned twelve, and King Cheng was fifteen.In short, as long as there is a need, no matter how old you are, you can make an exception.

The crown prince was crowned at fourteen, and he left the court to give lectures. This behavior of crowning first and then entering the court is logically the most reasonable.The most important thing is that as long as Emperor Wu agrees, there will be no problem.

And for Emperor Wu, who believed that his son-in-law was still a baby, he was naturally a little at a loss when he suddenly faced his son's coming-of-age ceremony.There is no parent who does not look forward to their child's early adulthood, but no parent will be completely happy when the child really grows up.

The mixed feelings in his heart could not be expressed, so Emperor Wu could only go to the portrait of Empress Zhou and talk for three consecutive nights.Repeating a sentence, he didn't want his Anbang to grow up so quickly.

It seems like it happened yesterday that Anbang hid behind him for protection, but in the blink of an eye, Anbang has become enough to protect others...

But Emperor Wu still figured it out.

It's not how good his self-comfort is, but the prince came to sit down with Emperor Wu, who was obviously out of mood recently, and had a deep talk. The father and son bargained until the prince was [-] years old before getting married, which finally made Emperor Wu happy again.As long as the son is not married, he is still a baby!

The prince was also very satisfied. He really didn't want to be arranged for a marriage, but he couldn't just say that one by one. Let's delay it for six years for now.

What to do after six years, that is the trouble after six years.

Emperor Wu decided to hold the crown ceremony and crown ceremony together for the crown prince, and the appearance of Gu Qiao and Wen Zhuan had a more reasonable identity-the crown praiser and Yousi, one praiser, and Yousi three, for this reason Xie Lian and Zhou Shubian was also pulled out to charge the number together.They are the ones who assist the honored guest in the crowning ceremony, usually by friends and brothers of the person receiving the ceremony.

When the day was still dark, Gu Qiao was already making preparations.

He didn't go out of the palace to go home yesterday, but directly stayed in the East Palace with Wen Zhuan and others. No one could sleep well, he was really too nervous.Zhou Shubian was even ordered to practice by the whole family for several days in a row, just to practice... Serving trays, as a manager, his only job is this one, but Zhou Shubian still scares himself to come up with countless ways that he will screw up If possible, I wish I could continue to practice carrying the tray in my dream when I went to sleep in the middle of the night.

As guests, they have been busy preparing with the other ministers since yesterday. They obviously didn't need them to do anything, but they were infected by the solemn atmosphere unconsciously.

On the contrary, as the host of this grand ceremony, the prince heard that Daocheng himself, and behaved as usual.He was even interested in coaxing Gu Qiao to sleep in the middle of the night.

"I heard them slander me behind my back, saying that I was feeding you like an old father before, so let's do something that an old father really knows how to do."

"It's like coaxing you to sleep."

"How to coax? Hum a song."

Wen Daocheng's experience of being coaxed to sleep all came from his queen mother and nanny, humming melodious and gentle nursery rhymes is their common method.

"You can sing?" Gu Qiao looked at the prince with bright eyes, and he couldn't fall asleep just seeing his excited look.

"There is no His Highness who can't." Wen Daocheng said not at all modest.

Wen Daocheng really didn't need to be modest, he sang really nicely, his voice was strong and magnetic, and he had skills that he had mastered without much effort.

It's not an exaggeration to praise it for three days.

Wen Daocheng and Gu Qiao can be said to be really a natural pair, one who enjoys the sense of accomplishment of taking care of others, and the other who likes to be taken care of by others, they are a special fit.

When you wake up, it will be a great gift from the prince.

Crown first, then book.

Logically speaking, at such a time, Emperor Wu should be stable, first stay in the front palace to pass on the system, and send officials to represent him in front of the Cultural Hall to preside over it first, and then arrive later.But Emperor Wu obviously couldn't agree, and missed the beginning of his son's life event just to put on airs. He didn't want to make a mistake at all. Like other princes and ministers, he participated in this grand ceremony from beginning to end.

Watching the prince receive the decree, he bowed four times to God in front of the incense table amidst the sound of ancient music.After the ceremony, the prince in boy's clothes walked into the Wenhua Hall.

After three drumbeats, Emperor Wu led the princes and princesses, civil and military officials into the Wenhua Palace.Gu Qiao and Bin Zan were already in place.

Zhou Shubian took the tray with Yi Shanguan from the servant and brought it to the principal guest.

The guest of honor is the person who will be crowned, usually by someone of high moral standing, but not the parents. Parents need to play the role of the host of the crowning ceremony. If the parents are absent, they will be replaced by the elders of the clan.The prince's official guest was the Southwest King among the only two remaining kings with different surnames in Daqi.

The king of the East China Sea and the king of the Southwest are both kings with different surnames, but in the eyes of the court, their threat levels are completely different.The East China Sea King was once Taizu's opponent, but the Southwest King was Taizu's brother with a different surname, that is, the one who served as Taizu's military adviser.

The Southwest King and Taizu grew up together in the village. The Southwest King was originally the only hope of the whole village who had achieved fame. To repay it, always follow the left and right, plan and plan, and finally win the world.

The Southwest King was very old, his legs were bad, and he would not leave the mansion easily, but there was no one more suitable to crown the crown prince than him.

The old man was already at the end of his life, but he held his breath, tremblingly insisted on standing up with his own strength, and walked in front of the prince.He was sincerely happy for the prince. If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he would have been in tears. Back then, he and Taizu had imagined together what kind of future they would strive for for future generations.

And all this in front of them is the best reward they can get.

He angrily recited the congratulations to the crown prince that the Ministry of Rites had already written for him: "Jiyuelingchen, Naijiayuanfu. Maojing is inheritance, Yongjie Jingfu."

It probably means that today is really a good day, I'm here to crown the crown prince and wish him eternal prosperity.

Then, it was time for the old man Southwest Wang to kneel down and put Yi Shanguan on the crown prince's head.But it is obvious that the current physical condition of the Southwest King is not enough to complete this difficult task. He was able to stand up and say such a long series of words, which has already surprised the Ministry of Rites.The significance of Gu Qiao as a praiser was reflected at this time. He replaced the Southwest King and completed the final step of crowning the crown prince amid another ceremonial music.

The moment the two teenagers met, they smiled knowingly, and only they understood why they smiled—they only saw their own reflections in each other's eyes.

After the ceremony, let the music stop.

After Wen Daocheng bowed to Emperor Wu, he got up, took his praisers and Yousi into the curtain of the side hall on the east side, changed the boy's clothes into leather flat clothes, washed his hands with everyone, and walked out again.

Kneeling back to his original position, accepting another crown ceremony.

This time the waiter was holding the leather bundle, and Xie Lian carried the tray to the old man of Southwest Wang.After a short rest, the old man regained some vitality, and he was able to say for the second time with confidence: "Applying for the crown ceremony is to achieve virtue. Be respectful and dignified, just like the people."

The meaning is still similar to the previous one, and they are all blessings for crowning the crown prince.

It was still Gu Qiao who replaced the Southwest King and put on the leather bean for the prince, a crown hat with various jade treasures sewn into the leather, embroidered on the ears, and the bean would be like a star.But in Gu Qiao's eyes, the crown prince is more dazzling than any jewel itself.

After the ceremony was completed, the prince paid homage to Emperor Wu again, and then entered the side hall on the east side again, took off his leather robes in the curtain, and changed into more solemn ones.

Just for the process of changing clothes, they practiced in private how many times.It can't be too slow, making Emperor Wu outside wait for a long time, and it can't be too fast, so that the prince will sweat all over while changing clothes and damage his appearance.For the first time, a group of half-grown teenagers finally understood how difficult it is for noble ladies to keep changing clothes during grand festivals.

"My little junior sister can change into three bodies during the Lantern Festival." Xie Lian couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart, that was his weaker junior junior sister, it was really not easy.

"General Situ is very skilled in martial arts, so it shouldn't be too hard." Wen Zhuan thought about his fiancée.

Gu Qiao said euphemistically: "I don't think my cousin can change so many bodies in one day." In the description of the script, Situ Rong is not a particularly patient temper, and the most common description is "do not wear makeup Still amazingly beautiful", Gu Qiao felt that the translation of these words meant that Situ Rong didn't bother to put on makeup at all.

All in all, women are really scary!

After changing the clothes, the third crowning ceremony will be held in the main hall, and it will be the last time.

The servant brought up the most precious crown, and carefully held it to Wen Zhuan's eyes, and Wen Zhuan sent it to the Southwest King.The complexion of Mr. Xixi Wang was already very bad, as pale as paper, but he persisted, his eyes were like flames. Although his body was failing, his strong will still made people see his solemnity and excitement.

"Chapter clothes are salty, orderly and reverent. The emperor's picture will last for thousands of years!"

At this last step, all the ministers bowed in response, and Gu Qiao took the crown from the hands of the old man of the Southwest King, and tried to wear it on the crown prince's head so as not to let the crown collide.

He tidied his hair for the last time, and sent his prince to adulthood through colorful reeling.

The crown prince led the crowd into the east side hall for the last time, and put on a uniform with black top and yellow stripes on the bottom.This most noble dress also symbolizes the greatest power.

When the prince appeared in front of people again, Emperor Wu's eyes were moist.

Although the other princes and princesses felt somewhat sour, after the hunt, they were still convinced by the prince's majesty, and even the third prince couldn't say anything critical.

He is the prince, well deserved.

Wen Daocheng also cooperated unprecedentedly on this day, and he also showed his style at the subsequent banquet.

The wine banquet, to put it bluntly, is a banquet to congratulate the crown prince, because there is still a step of leaving the court to give lectures, and no one really dares to drink too much, for fear of losing his dignity in front of the emperor.The crown prince drank water more directly, and heard the courtiers congratulate in unison: "I order to drink Kong Xin, and recommend Zai Fang. Blessed by the heavens, the world will be prosperous forever."

"The Song of Xiqianchun" sounded at the same time under the music of Jiaofang Si.

Xie Lian pitifully put away the envy in his eyes, even if he couldn't dance, it would be nice to play along with the music, but unfortunately he couldn't, so he could only bow down here and pretend to be an adult.

The last step is for the prince to kneel down to thank Emperor Wu and listen to the admonition.

Emperor Wu should have said something like "filial piety to your relatives, friendship to brothers..." This is a word written by Master Su and others long ago, and he risked his life to supervise Emperor Wu to memorize it word by word. Mistakes on the spot.Emperor Wu did memorize it, it can be said that he memorized it backwards, but no one could control him from becoming a different emperor. He threw away all the words and decided to improvise!

The ministers headed by Master Su were shocked, but at the same time, they were really inexplicably not surprised at all, and it was indeed something that Emperor Wu could do.If there is no situation, he will not be Emperor Wu.

The beginning of Emperor Wu's speech is the same as the formula, but he didn't stop after he finished speaking...

Emperor Wu recalled a lot of conversations between him and the queen when he was still alive, and recalled all the fears he had after losing his sons and heirs. Finally, going up the timeline, he talked about the various things about Taizu.

No one dared to stand up and say, Your Majesty, if you continue to say this, the time limit will be exceeded. We can only listen to Emperor Wu's excited memories of the past.

Wen Daocheng really knelt a little irritable, he secretly raised his head and glanced at his father, with the intention of making a wink to tell Emperor Wu to stop.However, under the sun, the first thing Wen Daocheng saw was not the eloquent Emperor Wu, but the gray hair on the sideburns of Emperor Wu.

He remembered the empress dowager's joke with him: "People only want to talk about the past when they get old. It's not because of how powerful their past is, but those pasts are vivid in their minds. The real present is often forgotten in a blink of an eye. Believe it or not, you will know when you are old."

Wen Daocheng suddenly discovered in disbelief that his father was really old.

At least it's the beginning of old age.

That father who seems to be invincible, will not be hit by anyone, and even if he is stupid and annoying, people can't do anything to him, he is old.His hair will turn gray, his memory will be blurred, and he will experience life, old age, sickness and death like everyone else.

The sons of heaven are not really the sons of heaven, and they will sometimes be beyond their power.

This realization is so incredible.

And of course.

Wen Daocheng lowered his head slowly, and suddenly had a little more patience to face his father and his own heart... He liked him as much as he hated him.

Emperor Wu's words finally came to the end.

"I am guilty."

There was an uproar.

"If you can't protect your wife and children, you can't protect the world." It's not that Emperor Wu didn't know his own shortcomings, but he couldn't change them.But this is precisely what he hates the most. It's not that he can't change it, but that he doesn't want to work hard.This time, he really decided to make some changes. Since it is not good, and since he has discovered it, he should work hard to change it, even if it is only a little bit, it is still a little bit of progress.

There is no such thing as not being able to change, only whether you want to or not.

"I hope the prince will take me as a lesson, take things as a mirror, and never repeat the same mistakes."

The rare humility of Emperor Wu made all the courtiers wish they could not bear it.People's hearts are so strange, obviously nothing has changed, but Emperor Wu said "I'm not doing well enough", other people think that Emperor Wu is already very good, he has worked hard, and he should not be so self-blaming.

Wen Daocheng told himself in his heart that he was different from these people, so he would not be fooled; at the same time, he kowtowed willingly.

The past is like smoke, he also made mistakes, so be it.

When he was preparing to leave the court to give lectures, the prince was awkward to Emperor Wu and finally called him father again. It was not Gu Qiao's acting skills, and he did not learn Gu Qiao's way of retreating to advance, but he was a sincere father.

Just like the crisp words when he first learned to speak,

In the black and white eyes, there is the trust, longing, and deepest admiration for the closest person.Emperor Wu's excitement was indescribable, but he recalled once again that year, when the empress hugged the prince, her smile was gentle, peaceful and peaceful.She half-complainingly said: "Oh, this little heartless bastard, the first babbling is actually called daddy? Mother has been hurting you for nothing these days?"

The prince has been shrewd since he was a child, and he should have learned to tilt his head even though he didn't understand anything, and used a chubby, silly smile to capture his mother's heart again.

Then, he said "Father" crisply.

Everything is in silence, there is no need for anyone to apologize to anyone, and there is no one to explain to anyone, everything is over, they are a family.There's no way to mend the rift, but...

Wen Daocheng is willing to trust his father again, so let's treat him as a fool. He is only fourteen, so he has the capital to be stupid.

Emperor Wu's voice was choked with sobs: "Anbang."

Gu Qiao stood under the stage, and when the prince avoided her eyes suspiciously, she was still able to smile very brightly.Others don't know what the prince is awkward about, but Gu Qiao can see through it at a glance.He whispered softly to his brother-in-law beside him, "Your Highness is so cute."

Wen Zhuan: "..." I'm afraid you have misunderstood the word "cute".

The prince's ears turned red.

Zhou Shubian finally regained his senses from the panic at the beginning, well, he has been nervous since the coronation ceremony and now, it is unbelievable that he and himself have completed the errand without messing up at all.The whole person fell into a strange extreme excitement, and they said together with Gu Qiao: "My cousin is cute."

Wen Zhuan: Okay, no one can save you.

Sure enough, standing on the top, the prince who could probably hear what they were talking about from his mouth, had already stared at Zhou Shubian with a death stare.

On an auspicious day, the prince stood on the high platform built in advance, wearing a uniform and a crown, and used the principle similar to the echo wall to transmit his voice far away.

"My husband has thousands of volumes..."

Youthful spirit, radiant brilliance, lecturing ritually.

Dressed in layer upon layer of dresses, Gu Qiao followed the ministers facing the throne in the palace, kneeling three times and nine times to Emperor Wu, and then kneeling twice and six times against the east wall of the throne.He closed his eyes piously, and every time he kowtowed, it was a blessing to the prince: first, wishing well-being, second, wishing long happiness, and third wishing that the original intention would not change.

Getting up and then kneeling, bending over and kowtowing, and putting your hands forward on the ground are also three wishes.

Wen Daocheng stood on top of the main hall, overlooking the people in front of him, but his eyes never left Gu Qiao for a moment. He was also thinking about the same thing as Gu Qiao.

May you be healthy forever, may you be close to each other, and may you be like a teenager every year.

The author has something to say: the three sentences spoken at the crowning ceremony were directly used when the Ming Dynasty crowned the crown prince.