Seeing the debate recurring, Lu Xiufu, who was in charge of this matter, was worried. He knew that the crown ceremony of the princes of the Song Dynasty actually began in the period of Zhenzong, but not all princes had this blessing; Huizong was the main period of the recovery of the crown ceremony, and the princes basically performed the crown ceremony. However, after the southward transit, the crown ceremony of the prince was abolished again, and only the crown ceremony of the prince was held in the Lizong Dynasty. Therefore, whether the royal family performed the crown ceremony mainly depends on the emperor's wishes, rather than being regulated by the etiquette.

This problem arises. The young emperor took the initiative to carry out the ceremony. One is that he must follow the etiquette system so as not to fall into the hands of others and leave his reputation in history. But over the years, the young emperor has never followed the etiquette and laws. The little things left by his ancestors are like rags. They can be shaken out when they are used, and they will be left aside when they are useless. Moreover, he does not like cumbersome etiquette, which can save trouble if they can save trouble.

If this happens, things will be even more troublesome, then the little emperor asked for a ceremony to make trouble on purpose, which is for the second reason - he did not want to have a big marriage. Lu Xiufu knew that the little emperor once said, "The Tartars will not be eliminated and will not do family affairs", which also included the big marriage. Moreover, he knew that he was not satisfied with the matter of the queen's establishment. If the queen mother had not insisted on it and was filial, she would have turned against her long ago.

Over the years, everyone knows that the little emperor acts. If he is opposed by everyone but is powerless to resist, he will deliberately cause trouble, causing everyone to make mistakes, and in the end he has to do it according to his ideas. At the moment, he is probably thinking that there will be disputes in it. In addition, the ancient system is twenty-year-old, so he has reason to refuse to perform the ceremony, and postponing the wedding becomes a natural thing, and he successfully escapes.

The more Lu Xiufu thought about it, the more this happened. The problem was that the empress dowager was determined to ask His Majesty for a wedding this time. There was no need to say much about the reason, and he was no longer allowed to threaten him and force him to submit. However, Ying Jieyan and Liu Fu were ordered by the empress dowager to go to Jining Temple, and they also wanted to convince the young emperor on this ground, but not only failed to scare him, but were shocked by his remarks of abandoning the country and leaving. They were comforted and persuaded him with great righteousness to dispel his idea. This was considered to be a barely answer.

When the young emperor returned to the palace, he was extremely obedient. He appointed Wu as the queen according to the request of the Empress Dowager and everyone, and arranged a concubine. Then he began to sell the items in the warehouse to raise funds for the purpose of the wedding, and took the initiative to ask about the wedding preparations. When everyone was happy that he had changed his temperament, His Majesty suddenly seized the loophole in the wedding arrangement and launched a counterattack. This reason was enough to convince the Empress Dowager that he could not act against the etiquette!

Lu Xiufu thought about the cause and effect clearly, and couldn't help but sigh. The empress dowager competed with the little emperor, but it affected the ministers, making them in a dilemma and unable to do so. However, based on his heart, he still hoped that the little emperor would take power as soon as possible. Of course, this was not only because he felt grateful to himself as prime minister for many years, but also for the sake of the country.

Looking back at the time when the young emperor succeeded to the throne before the tomb of the previous emperor, Xing Dynasty was defeated repeatedly and had to avoid the sea. Chen Yizhong's departure once again weakened the strength of Xing Dynasty. At that time, Zhang Shijie was the chief commander of military affairs as a Privy Councilor. The civil officials either depended on him or dared not speak out. It was not an exaggeration to say that the court's life was hanging on a line. At this time, he turned the tide and the building was about to collapse, and he lost the Mongolian Yuan army in a row, and then he had a chance to breathe.

Then he went to Qiongzhou. With his talent and courage, the young emperor not only successfully regained his power, but also solved many of the accumulated problems in the court and led the military and civilians through the most difficult period. Not only did Lu Xiufu admire his civil and military skills, but there were several people in the court who disrespected him. It can be said that the young emperor's wisdom and ability are not inferior to Taizu, and it is several times stronger than the previous emperors.

At present, the young emperor left the court to "retreat" and the empress dowager was in charge of the court. Although the court was running smoothly, there was no chaos. However, Lu Xiufu understood that this was not the empress dowager's talent in governing the country, but it was precisely the young emperor who laid a good foundation. Moreover, he was not far away from the capital, and he still secretly controlled the government affairs, so that the young man dared not move around.

But if the little emperor was unable to return the government to rule the government for a long time, Lu Xiufu dared not think about what would happen next? Will the army loyal to His Majesty launch a "military remonstrance" to clear the emperor's side and support the little emperor in charge. After thinking clearly, he felt that no matter whether it was for the people and the country, he would stand up at this moment. Even if he angered the little emperor, he would have to make this happen. If he had to get married, he would have to get married, and if he didn't get married, he would have to get married!

So in the discussion, Lu Xiufu spoke. He said that the old system could not be followed, and etiquette and law should also change according to the times. At that time, Sima Guang adapted to the changes in the times and revised the "Yi Li·Shi Guan Li" to simplify and adapt the procedures so that it could be easily mastered by the ministers of the monarchs and dynasties to the common people, so that it could be promoted to the world. Zhu Xi's "Zhu Zi Family Rites" wrote only used the main rituals of Sima Guang's "Shu Yi", but only stipulated that the year of the 15th to 20th of the man, and put forward corresponding requirements in terms of knowledge. In addition, there was no innovation.

Therefore, Lu Xiufu thought that the emperor's ritual should be carried out in accordance with Sima Guang's "Yiyi·Shi Guan Yi", and Your Majesty is a genius. Now in troubled times, there is no need to be too stubborn with the old system, but should adapt to current affairs and let the young emperor take charge of the rule as soon as possible. The general leader in military and political affairs is the right reason. Anyway, it means that special matters are handled, and the people are the foundation of everything. If the country is destroyed and the people are dispersed, any etiquette is useless. At present, even if it is "inappropriate", it is necessary to let him take charge of the rule as soon as possible.

After hearing this, everyone thought that Lu Xiufu's words were not without reason. What is the most important thing at the moment? Restoring the Central Plains and expelling the Tartars was the key, and etiquette should also make way for this matter to achieve the goal. When Sima Guang reorganized the etiquette, he felt that Buddhism was prevalent at that time and had a strong impact on Confucian culture. This time, he advocated the revival of the crown, marriage, funeral, and sacrifice in the whole society to promote the Confucian cultural tradition. Why can't they imitate it?

After everyone unified their thoughts, things would be easier to handle. Soon a detailed implementation rules on the crown ceremony were issued. Then they were submitted to the Empress Dowager and asked for an imperial edict. The Taishi Bureau chose the auspicious day. Taichang Temple referred to the old rituals. Officials bought relevant rituals needed for the crown ceremony and held the crown ceremony for the emperor in Wende Hall. Of course, before the crown ceremony, the emperor was asked to report to the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and sent envoys to pay their respects to the country, the tombs, palaces, etc.

Zhao Bing was basically satisfied with this simplified version of the crown ceremony. Not only did he spend less money, but the procedures were simple, but he also reduced a lot of trouble. On the day of the crown ceremony, all civil and military officials stood in the order of courtship, and the ritual officials were polite and officials, and the ritual officials were polite. The one who praised the crown was robbed and the one who praised the crown was robbed. Then he "went three times" according to the ceremony: fold the scarf as soon as he entered, add the beam as he added three times, and then went to the east side hall to change into court uniforms and take the seat. It was over.

Originally, according to the etiquette system, the etiquette should be read intuitively by etiquette. The content read out was the word "子" given to the prince. On the one hand, it means that the elders' expectations, and on the other hand, it means that he has grown up. However, this important procedure has been saved this time, just because there are very few words for princes in the Song Dynasty, and even if anyone takes the word "子" and dares to call the emperor, it is either crazy or tired of living...

Another obstacle was eliminated, and Zhao Bing's marriage process began to accelerate. On the tenth day of the 10th day of the eighth year of Xiangxing, the Empress Dowager ordered the emperor to accept the queen, and ordered the Hanlin scholar, the Censor Central Censor, the two provinces and the Taichang official to examine the history of the six rituals in ancient and modern times. Referring to the allusions of "Tongli", it was a form of success. The ministers also discussed the investigation, and the Censor Central Censor Deng Guang recommended not to use the yin and yang theory. The right prime minister Wen Tianxiang also said that it was not possible, and the Empress Dowager accepted it.

On October 20, 8th year, the three provinces and the Privy Council said: "The six rituals, the commander of the envoy, asked for the name, Naji, Nacheng, and the reward period, and the consul was appointed as the envoy, and the attendant or the judge of the Zongzheng official took the position of Zongzheng as the deputy envoy. The former Shangshu, the minister was appointed as the queen. On the same day, Naji, the title of the next day, Naji, the recruitment, and the recruitment, and the recruitment, was appointed as Gu Gui, and did not use geese. "Appointment" was changed to "Jiuqi" according to the "Kaibao Li" and "Holding" was "Holding" as the envoy. Before the recruitment, he chose a date to report to the heaven and earth, and the ancestral temple. The emperor issued a book on the same day, and on the same day, he sent a ritual envoy, the deputy, and the next day he sent a ritual envoy, and ordered all civil and military officials to go to the ranks of the ranks to welcome him."

Xu Zongren, the Minister of Rites, also said: "According to the Kaiyuan Li, Naga, and asked for names and used a single envoy. Naji, Naga, and each sent envoys each day. Now, the three rituals have not been commissioned to send one envoy, or each sent envoys. They also set up a war according to the rules of the book." The Empress Dowager's edict: "Each person sends envoys, Wende Hall issued a war according to the rules of the book." On the same day, the left prime minister Lu Xiufu wrote a document and wrote a document. The bachelor's academy said the six rituals and gave a document to the book.

Zhao Bing became a listener at this moment, and the lively court had nothing to do with it. He only smiled bitterly when he heard it. These procedures often took several months or even more years. I don’t know if they were worried about their own changes or were eager to let themselves take power. Anyway, everything broke the common law and moved forward at a dazzling speed. These six rituals actually have many similarities with modern times, but they are simpler or more complicated.

What he wanted to be accompanied was to ask the matchmaker to explore the truth and reality. The ancients believed that the geese "a husband and wife follow each other" and that their relationship was dedicated, which was worth learning. Therefore, when accompanied the geese, they took a geese as a meeting ceremony. However, everyone thought that the little emperor's wedding was a century-old event, and they could not just use a geese to go to the affairs of the geese, so they changed it to Gu Gui. It means that the man and woman families should get to know each other before discussing marriage, confirm that the other family is innocent, healthy, dignified, and good family education, and good family education, the man's family prepares wine, meat, and noodles, and asks the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman's house. The woman's house accepts gifts. Even if they promise to discuss marriage, the two parties can further contact.

The question is that after the woman promised to discuss marriage, the man's family took the initiative to send the man's book "Geng Shu" with the man's name and date of birth, and asked the matchmaker to send the man's book to the woman's house, and asked the Geng Shu. After the Geng Shu between the two parties exchanged, the man asked the fortune teller to calculate whether the "fate appearance" is appropriate. If it is in harmony, it will be divorced, and if it is not in harmony, it will be discontinued. Najib immediately gave a gift to get engaged. The man and the woman had the "eight characters" of each other, and the man officially prepared a gift to ask the matchmaker to come to propose with the "Appointment".

The betrothal gift will be given to the man who is formally engaged. After receiving the letter from the woman, the man will choose an auspicious day to bring a gift to the matchmaker and accompany the father and son of the man to the woman's house to recognize the in-laws for formal engagement. The woman will give back the man a gift of even the gift of money, and the woman will give back the man through the matchmaker the shoes or embroidered scribble as the token of engagement. At this time, the woman will not be allowed to meet publicly for the man who is engaged. After the two parties are formally engaged, the man will also prepare a banquet, inform the relatives and friends of the "Telegram" to inform relatives and friends of the successful engagement, and invite relatives and friends.

The engagement date is negotiated, and the marriage date is chosen by the man's family. After the marriage date is determined, the man will write a "Application" in the name of his parents and send a matchmaker to deliver it to the woman. The wedding is the last gift of the six rituals, that is, the groom personally welcomes the bride, so it is also called the marriage. A beautiful woman enters the emperor's harem and becomes the queen who is in the world. The marriage is generally the same as the common people. However, the emperor will never go to the bride in person, but let the queen's family deliver it to the door grandly, which is the so-called use of the Kaiyuan ceremony, so that the emperor changes from passive to active.

Of course, these etiquettes are limited to the queen, but the concubines selected do not have such treatment. Although they regard their status as high, they are actually equivalent to concubines among the people, and the lower ones are girls. Therefore, the woman who was elected as queen can naturally receive a bride gift from the emperor, and will give gifts for every activity, which is much richer than the people.

In order to make Zhao Bing feel relieved and not have to worry about money, the Empress Dowager took out his private money of 500,000 yuan to help, and the court also took out half of the tariffs for two million yuan as his wedding expenses. He felt that these people were worried that they would have another problem due to financial problems, so they all donated generously. Zhao Bing thought about it again that he had an agreement with Lu Xiufu back then, and the tariff was originally intended to be the income from the warehouse. However, after recovering Jiangnan, he understood that the court spent a lot of money and did not collect the debt, but now it has become their help. This is really outrageous!

However, things have reached this point, and Zhao Bing has no intention of calculating them. Anyway, he has to get the money in his hands first. And he has a lot of things to worry about, especially Li Sanniang, whose family is far away in Qiongzhou, and it is difficult for his parents and siblings to arrive for a while. Only his cousin Wu Qin is in Beijing, so he can't buy a decent mansion in Beijing with his level and financial resources. However, he cannot live in the palace before the wedding, and he has to choose another residence.

But everything will be granted a house after his mother and brother come to the capital and get a royal seal, so that Li Sanniang can have a family in the capital. As for the others, Zhao Bing, he doesn't worry about it. Those families are all aristocratic families and have some savings. It's still okay to buy a mansion in the capital. Only Lei Yan's family has a poorer family, but the queen mother has issued an order to return her old mansion in the capital.
Chapter completed!