Chapter 98

On the ninth day of the seventh month, the eclipse is auspicious, and it is advisable to perform the ceremony of the crowning of the Mi-governor! With the words given by Taichang Temple, the Hanlin of Chang'an on this day was a crowded place with a crowd of crowns. As Cui Po's uncle of the same clan, the recent popularity of the political affairs hall, Cui Youfu, and Yang Yan, the Minister of Rites, naturally had to watch the ceremony on the spot. Yang Yan was even more loved by the emperor because of the great effect of the two tax laws. Recently, there are endless rumors in the imperial city that this hard-core Cui faction will soon be added to the title of Tongpingzhang and officially entered the political affairs hall to be the fourth prime minister.

Although this is true for civil officials, the military generals who had few dealings with Cui Po for a few years, after hearing that Mr. Guo, who had rarely left the palace for several years, would also come to the grandson-in-law to become a grandson, and went to Cui's mansion to meet the former head coach, King Fenyang, who was like a military god in the Tang Dynasty.

As for the officials of the other six ministries and the officials of various ministries, as well as the subordinates of Cui Po's relatives, and the subordinates of Cui Po, there is no need to say much about this. In short, if someone who doesn't know the inside story sees the noise of the Cui Mansion this day, he will definitely think that the prince is doing the wedding. He only talks about the guests' cars and horses, which completely blocks the roads in the market, and extends dozens of meters to Zhuque Street.

Fortunately, Jing Ruo, who was in charge of guest reception, was prepared in advance. In addition to the full opening of our government, he also borrowed the back gardens of the two neighboring families, and barely placed them all. Because of the Cui Mansion's business, the four famous buildings in Chang'an, which are famous for their food, had to be closed for one day due to the chef's external employment. Qingge Manwu Tower was even prepared early to serve his "big boss".

At this time, the protagonist of the ceremony today, Mr. Cui, was accompanied by Guo Yan, standing on both sides of the mansion to welcome the Jiake who was coming from Hou Zheng in a row. While taking a break from his busy schedule, Cui Po saw that the disrespectful prince-in-law had been staring at him and laughing. In addition to taking a fierce look at him, he could only smile helplessly.

Speaking of which, Cui Po's clothes were really the most beautiful scenery at the door of the mansion today. After the patriarch Cui Zhili arrived at the reading yesterday, he gave up the order and took out the "Book of Rites" by himself, and made these three new shirts and crowns overnight.

The names of the Cui family in Boling and Qinghe were the first in the family. The signs they have always marked were the inheritance of etiquette. How could they be a little careless and even make people laugh at the matter of the ritual? Therefore, these clothes are strictly restored to the ancient Zhou Dynasty ritual system. After a thousand years, these tedious dresses naturally differed from the simple and elegant Tang Dynasty clothing. It is no wonder that the prince-in-law Guo Yan couldn't help but laugh repeatedly.

"Shiyilang, today's situation is not too big! It's been a whole lot of time, and I didn't stop greetings for a while. Hey! My face is so sore and numb that I won't move anymore. No matter what, you have to make good compensation." As the auspicious time approaches, the number of guests is gradually becoming rare. Guo Yan took this opportunity to rub his face and wrists while complaining.

"Who told the prince to take all over the world and have a good popularity!" Cui Po also moved his whole body, and said with a teasing sentence and said, "Besides, who are these people coming today? How can you not know? If the old man said something in advance, this person will be reduced by half immediately!"

"Just in March this year, the little bastard from the fifth family got married, and the old man just wrote a banner. This time, people who haven't left the mansion for a long time are still here to attend the ceremony of your furry child! Speaking of which, the old man really cared for you. Alas! Let's talk about it now, when you left Beijing and took office in Jinzhou that day, what kind of good treasure was put in the brocade box that the old man gave you?" As if joking, Prince Guo asked this question that had been puzzled for a long time.

"It's neither gold, pearls and jade, nor real estate deeds. What is it? You have to ask your good niece, but the old man has an explanation to not let you talk too much." After yelling casually, Cui Poxu asked: "You prince-in-law is a rich man in the capital. You rarely speak to me, a poor Hanlin, and say it! What do you like? As long as I can give it, I will never let you down."

Hearing that the old man had something to explain, Guo Yan would not ask any questions. After a smile, the person who had always been careless said: "I know that you have the Accord in Qingge Manwu Tower. If you don't say too much, just give me three! Otherwise, you will really be unable to support this day."

"Oh, Mr. Zhu... You are here too. How dare you be the Wansheng? Pengfeng Sheng is so bright. It's really bright! Di Shi, and you haven't helped Mr. Wang to the mansion, be careful!" After the Taipu Temple Minister was sent to the mansion with greetings, Cui Po turned his head and said, "Three! Mr. Zhu, you can kill me directly! Only four pavilions were left in the palace. You only have three pavilions, and you still let me live. Besides, the building has given two special pavilions, the princess, and the lieutenant is very embarrassed to speak! One, at most one! There are more!" Factors knowing Guo Ai's temperament, so Lord Cui has fewer concerns when he talks with him. It is rare to speak with such a half-true and half-fake joke, which is very relaxed and comfortable.

While welcoming the guests who were intermittently, we joked about bargaining and finally made a deal in two pavilions. Because of the three lyrics of singing and dancing in the pavilion, the performances were all the Liyuan Jiaofang in the palace, and the Hanlin worshipped these top figures. In addition, the emperor gave the plaque, the superposition of these halos has doubled the value of this newly rising famous building in Chang'an. However, those aces were too few and were sent by Cui Poding, which has become increasingly symbols of identity. Now, whether to sit in the aces in the building and listen to singing and dancing has become an important criterion for Chang'an people to measure their status. It is said that even those sitting in the building have begun to apply for "long packages" to avoid being unable to get a place when the emergency banquet is held.

While talking and laughing, it was only half an hour before the auspicious time. Cui Po and Guo Yan greeted him, then turned around and went straight to the backyard. Under the personal guidance of his uncle Cui Zhili, he took off his welcome dress that had just been on his face, and then changed into a suit with a crown made of white deer skin to go out to meet guests.

Because there were too many visitors, Cui Po only hurriedly gave a full greeting, which also dissolved a lot of time. He didn't dare to delay at the moment. He went back to the backyard and complained, "How can you go for a wedding like a fashion show?" and changed his clothes again. It was not until this black numb dress that Lord Cui let out a heavy breath, and said to himself, "I don't have to change it anymore!"

When Zhou Ren performed a crown ceremony, he emphasized "three additions to the greatest honor, which is beyond his ambition!" Therefore, the crown of different colors and materials needs to be replaced three times between etiquettes. Naturally, there were three different sets of dresses. However, after changing into this third set of clothes, he did not wear a crown, but a book boy Di Shi was held, and followed Cui Zhili to the main hall to set up an incense desk.

Cui Po, with a fluttering black hair, came to the main hall, first worshipped the heaven and earth, then worshiped the king in the north, and then worshiped the ancestors three times. He then sat upright in the hall, allowing Cui Zhili, who was holding a razor, to remove the forehead, and the hair on his face and the back of his neck. When the last knife was settled, he heard nine sounds of whips in the entrance hall suddenly sounded, and then a sharp sing: "Your Majesty the Emperor is here! All civil and military officials are waiting to greet him!"

As the singing ceremony was over, amid the sound of the guests in the hall falling and tsunami, the emperor Li Shixu, dressed in casual clothes, held Mr. Guo, who was white-bearded and ordered his husband to enter slowly.

After helping the King of Fenyang to sit down, Li Shi laughed and said, "All the Lords are calm! Today I am here to watch the ceremony together, so there is no need to be restrained."

Everyone sat down again, and the incense burned on the table was gone. They saw the full-time and peaceful chanting of the ritual officer of the Ministry of Rites singing: "The auspicious time has come, I will give you a crown tribute!"

In front of everyone, Cui Zhili, dressed in a black ancient costume, slowly stepped forward, first sang incense three times, and chanted a string of words with four or six words in his mouth. Then he walked behind Cui Po, who was lying on the ground, slowly tied up his loose black hair, and then brought him the long-distance crown in the tray with Di Shi.

Afterwards, Cui Po returned to the heaven, the king, and the ancestral tablets. After paying his uncle Cui Zhili and his mother Cui Lu, he bowed to the guests as a gift. In addition to the emperor and all the elders, all the guests stood up and bowed to the courtesy. At this point, in terms of etiquette, Hanlin Chengzhi, who had already been a fifth-rank official, had just officially become an "adult".

After the ceremony, please invite the most famous and respected guests to give the words to the rituals. Who can be more respectful to the emperor in the hall? Although Li Shi repeatedly gave Mr. Guo to the Lord of Order, how could the Taiwei, who always respected the way to advance and retreat, would he be so arrogant?

The ancients should have a meaning related to the use of the characters in their names. When Cui Posheng was in the Anshi Rebellion, his father was feeling that the warriors and the mountains and rivers were broken, so he named it "Po". When Li Shi decided to come to watch the ceremony, he had already thought about it properly. After giving it a few words, he smiled and said, "If you don't break, you won't be established, you will break it and then establish it. How about the word "Fu Li" in Cui Qing's family?"

"Cui Po, Cui Fuli, is a good handwriting! It's really good handwriting. Your Majesty deserves the reputation of Emperor Kuixing. He deserves it, and he deserves it!" As soon as the emperor opened his golden mouth, the whole hall naturally praised him. Cui Po also thanked him again. At this point, the ceremony of Master Cui Fuli's crown was officially over.

Then, all kinds of delicacies from the water were served like flowing water, and the actors in the Qingsong and Dance Tower also performed on three high platforms, either tuning the strings or singing lightly to entertain guests. The emperor and Guo Lao Linggong and other noble people were naturally extended to another side to arrange a new side hall to receive. Cui Po first came here to toast, and then went out for a tour and salute.

This excitement was not needed, until the crescent moon rose, and the Cui Mansion, which had been turbulent for a whole day, gradually returned to silence. Cui Po lost his father since childhood, so at this time, his uncle Cui Zhili was accompanying him at the door of the mansion to see off guests.

"Since I have brought the 'Road Crown', does Cui Qing mean to travel?" Cui Pobian thought carefully about the true meaning of Li Shi's words when he was just now, and said farewell to everyone when he was greeting the emperor.

"Is it really too hard today? Now all the guests are gone, and my nephew will take my uncle back to my room to rest?" Cui Po said to Cui Zhili, who was beside him.

Who knew that Cui Zhili did not respond when she heard this, but turned around and turned to the insider. Cui Po, who had no idea how he looked like this, could only follow him and see him off.

Seeing that Cui Zhili was about to arrive at Cui Zhili's residence, he heard the leader of the clan who had always been serious and sighed, and turned around and handed something to Cui Po and said, "Your master Ye Faqi and I arrived in Beijing on the same day. Because I couldn't bear the noise, I didn't have to come here. Now I live in Chongtang Temple." At this point, he raised his foot and walked towards the room. But when he just walked to the door, he suddenly stopped and said quietly, "Sirong also arrived in Beijing with the host of the temple. This miserable child, this matter... Alas!..." The next moment, Cui Zhili sighed again and went straight into the room.

At this time, Cui Po suddenly became stupid. He just took advantage of the faint moonlight and looked at the ebony flower hairpin in his hand that emitted a faint fragrance. For a moment, the old things in Dingzhou flowed in a faint haze like this omnipotent white moonlight. Even the shrill cry of autumn cicadas on the trees in the yard seemed to turn into the whisper of a girl with bright eyes and white teeth: "Cousin, cousin"!

"For such stars and such nights, who can stand in the middle of the night with the wind and dew?"

I don’t know how long it took, but Di Shi’s tight call came to wake up Cui Po, who was standing silently. After carefully putting the flower hairpin in his arms, he twitched the corners of his mouth and left. In the room behind him, an old and long sigh came faintly...
Chapter completed!