In ancient times, marriage was divided into six steps, which was called the Six Rites, which had a profound meaning.

The first step is to receive lottery, which is generally similar to the proposal of marriage in later generations. However, the proposal of marriage in ancient times is more solemn than that of later generations, so receiving lottery is also the first important step in marriage in ancient times. If the lottery is not successful, men and women will not be destined to be together. This is not like that in later generations. Young men and women will not care about any steps or steps. Once they come impulse, they will immediately break through the line of defense. It is all good to get on the bus first and then make up for the ticket. Many times they will run away after driving.

The ancients valued etiquette and followed it as the principle. Unfortunately, few people have followed this traditional virtue, and it always makes people sigh when they think about it.

After receiving the lottery, you ask about your name. What does it mean to ask about your name? Do you don’t even know the name between men and women?

No!

When asked about the name, the birth date and eight characters are still abiding by traditional etiquette. If the eight characters of the man and the woman are in harmony, the elders of both parties will exchange Geng Tie. This is easy to understand. Similar to the engagement in later generations, Geng Tie was very important in ancient times. Once it is exchanged, there is basically no saying that you will break off the engagement. Holding your hand and growing old with your child, the birth date and eight characters have been exchanged, and you can completely call it an unmarried couple.

This is already a step protected by ancient laws.

For example, once a woman is asked by the man and changed to Geng Tie, she is already a member of the man's family. The law will protect her marriage from infringement, and this protection will be very tough...

For example, there was an allusion during the Tang Dynasty. A powerful man wanted to force a girl from a farmer as a concubine. The small farmer naturally could not compete with the powerful forces. In desperation, the old man in the village came up with an idea. The girl exchanged letters with a childhood sweetheart overnight. The two sides determined the relationship between the unmarried couple. The powerful man was furious and directly played with a bully robber's bride.

The ending was very simple. The girl's family didn't need to complain to the yamen at all. One word, kill! The powerful man didn't even have the chance to give gifts and settle the matter. He was directly sentenced to a death sentence by the local county government. During the Zhenguan period, he rarely sentenced to death, but he was determined to rob the daughter of an engagement.

After asking for the name, it is called Najib. This is easy to understand from the literal meaning. It is the man who tells the woman the best marriage period for divination.

At this point, the three rituals have been completed in the six wedding ceremony, followed by the fourth step, which is almost the same as in the future...

What is its name?

Called Nazheng!

The word "Zheng" means receiving gifts, so "Zheng" means receiving gifts. This time, you can receive gifts differently than when you receive lottery. Just give two geese when you receive lottery. In addition, you can give two pieces of silk and cloth symbolically. However, when you receive lottery, the man must give it with all his strength.

To put it bluntly, it is similar to the gifts given by later generations.

Later generations are more practical. They only focus on one thing when receiving bride gifts, that is money, and 100,000 or 80,000 is no problem. The more the better, the more the better. (Of course, most women's families do not value this very much, so they only ask the man to receive a little symbolic bride gift. For example, in Linyi, Shandong, there was a floppy internet writer called "The Water at the foot of the Mountain". When they got married, they were poor and destitute. They were the kind of person who had to be a bachelor if they were not careful. However, this guy is very talented and knows how to please his mother-in-law. So

So, the dowry was given very little, and only a symbolic 101 yuan was given, which was called "Choose one in a hundred". The wife of Shanshui was very proud, and she felt happy that she was really a good girl from a hundred. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. The girl later learned many nouns, such as "Choose one in a million", such as "Choose one in a million", so she was furious and realized that she was deceived by a shameless liar. Since then, she has been nagging every year and scolded every day, and has learned a trick to purchase durian keyboards...)

This is the conscription of later generations, with only eyes on money. In ancient times, people were extremely particular about etiquette, so the gifts given were also very tasteful.

Money will definitely not be given, because money is stinking to the point of money.

This is completely contrary to later generations.

In ancient times, people usually gave the following items, each of which showed a desire for a better life. For example, if the poor gave cloth, the rich gave silk, the poor were too poor, they could only give one foot or two feet. If the rich had money, they would wear a car every time...

Whether it is the cloth given by the poor or the silk given by the rich, a bride will put away her clothes and sew clothes after she is young. This is the etiquette of living a sincere life, which is much warmer than asking for money directly.

There is no need to worry about wasting cloth and silk when you send it out, because in ancient times, women had to learn knitting female reds from childhood, from the common people, from high-ranking officials and noble girls, even the emperor's biological princess, had to master this life skill. Sewing and mending are traditional virtues of women.

In addition to giving cloth, silk, there are many other items for gifts, ranging from pots, pans, to pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, and everything you can use when you live at home can be given as a gift.

But I just don’t give you money!

To put it bluntly, it is for the sake of future marriage happiness. Borrow gifts are used for life, revealing the virtue of hard work and simplicity of the Chinese nation.

The fifth step is called asking for an appointment.

What is an invitation to date? An invitation to date means asking the woman whether she agrees to a wedding day on a certain day. This step is a response from Najib, and it also reveals the Chinese people's polite gifts. An invitation to date is the fifth step, and Najib is the third step, with the fourth step of Najib's gifts. Look, the marriage steps formulated by the ancestors are interesting.

In the third step, I came to Najib, and told you the woman about the date of divination wedding. Then, I will not ask whether you agree or not, but start the fourth step of receiving the bride gift. After the woman received the bride gift, she will start asking for the date of asking whether you agree or not to welcome the bride.

Can you disagree?

All the betrothal gifts were collected...

The third, fourth and fifth steps are coordinated. After a little thought, you will feel a sense of polite respect. First, tell the date, and then give the bride price to make the woman happy. Then ask whether your family agrees or not, highlighting the gentleness of the Chinese nation.

At this point, the six wedding ceremony has been completed for five steps.

Next, welcoming the bride.

This step is the importance of marriage, and the man and woman finally have a lifetime.

...

The first five steps of the wedding ceremony do not require a man to come forward in person. By the same token, women cannot easily show up.

Everything is controlled by elders, and the word "ritual" must be paid attention to everywhere. And you don't need to worry about no one helping you in these five steps, because the Chinese people have special loyalty in their bones.

Even if it is an orphan in a farmer who is without a father or mother, he doesn’t have to handle his own marriage in person. Neighbors will help, and the elders in the village will interfere. If you are poor, no matter how poor you are, no matter how hard you are, you will be kind enough to help.

There are still some people in the ordinary people who help him, and Li Yun, as a prince of the Tang Dynasty, naturally did not need to do it himself. As time goes by, his five steps of his wedding have been completed.

Finally, we waited for the wedding...

...

"The whole family of Lu clan in Fanyang is full of loyalty and the girl Lu Xiaoyin is deeply in love. Although the Lu clan has declined now, the dignity it should have must be. Your Majesty, we have to discuss and discuss. We must not deal with the matter in a sloppy manner."

It was night, with the bright moon in the sky, Empress Changsun and Li Shimin did not stay in the house, and the emperor and his wife sat in the yard like ordinary folk couples.

In addition to the emperor and the empress, there were still many people in the yard. When they looked around, they picked up any one of them, including big men, civil and military officials, royal nobles, and all officials who reached the second rank would gather in this courtyard tonight.

The small yard looks very crowded.

What was discussed was Li Yun’s wedding.

He wanted to marry seven girls at one time, which was unprecedented and unparalleled. His popularity was extremely great, but he was also worried about the elders who were in charge of these elders.

The wedding receptionist is a headache first.

Li Shimin pressed his eyebrows hard, and then followed the words of Empress Changsun just now, saying with a serious voice: "What the Queen said just now is right. The Lu family of Fanyang must give dignity. The staff we agreed on before is not good, so we must choose one from the heart..."

“Re-select?”

"Will you argue for a lot of days?"

The ministers in the courtyard looked at each other, and an official from the Ministry of Rites spoke carefully: "Your Majesty, Empress, the girl from the Lu family is a concubine. It does not need to be too glorious, otherwise it will be out of character and law."

"Um?"

Li Shimin's eyes slowly looked over, with a faint displeasure.

The emperor was just unhappy, and some people in the crowd cursed directly, but when he saw the Prince of Hejian suddenly stood up and sputum at the official of the Ministry of Rites, he said furiously: "Shut up your stinky mouth, why can't you be glorious? A woman only has one marriage in her life. Why is my wife and niece weaker than others?"

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were also a tough person. He heard this and rushed directly to the Hejian County Prince and said furiously: "So what if it is your niece? The status of wives and concubines is different. Wife is a wife and concubine is a concubine. Wife can welcome the bride. The concubine only needs to be carried into the small door. If this tradition is also broken, then what else can the etiquette and law that my Han family has been abiding for thousands of years? "

"Don't you bet, believe it or not, I will slap you to death..."

"The responsibility of this official is that the Ministry of Rites guards the word "ritual". If the prince of Hejian is unhappy, he can kill him."

"Enough!"

Li Shimin had a split headache and shouted suddenly.

Li Xiaogong and the officials of the Ministry of Rites kept silent with a cold face.

The emperor looked helpless and obviously worried.

Empress Changsun suddenly stood up, her face as bright as jade was full of pity. The queen slowly stepped forward a few steps and looked at the people in the courtyard and said, "I want to ask for a love for that child. A woman can only marry once in her life. Xiao Yin, that girl, can't be treated harshly..."

As she said that, she looked at the people of the Ministry of Rites and said, "Although Xiaoyin is a concubine, she is the leader of the concubine. The whole family of the Fanyang Lu clan was extinct, leaving only a seedling to support her. She has a deep affection for the Bohai Lord. She has no contributions for so many years, but she has worked hard. Besides, she has not only worked hard, she has real contributions. Most of the loyalty of the Fanyang transaction made by the Bohai Lord is controlled by several girls. Xiaoyin is one of them. She is still an auctioneer in the trading center."

The queen asked for the request in person, but the officials of the Ministry of Rites dared not take it hard, but they still shirked their responsibilities and acted one after another: "But there are not enough people to welcome the bride, so we can't transfer the people who welcome the other six wives to the Lu family. If so, the other six families will definitely not want to."

"Just master, it's very easy to solve." Empress Changsun smiled lightly and continued to try her best to persuade the traitors of the Ministry of Rites.

The official had a tough heart and suddenly sneered: "The queen said it easily. I would like to ask you how to solve it? Since ancient times, welcoming brides has been the top priority. Not only should men come to the door in person, but the accompanying ministers should also make careful choices. They cannot be elders or juniors. They must be among the peers, and they must also be the best among the peers..."

He stopped here and said slightly, "It would be fine if it was an ordinary person. It would be fine. Ordinary people could find any ministers who wanted to meet the bride. However, the Lord of Bohai is a prince, and his minister cannot handle it randomly. Queen, please tell me, how to solve this matter? I am not deliberately embarrassed. I really couldn't think of anyone. I wouldn't say anything else. Just talking about the restrictions of those peers. The Lord of Bohai is among the princes. Who can compare with the peers? Even if I can barely find some, who in our Tang Dynasty dares to be the best in his peers in front of him?"

Empress Changsun seemed to have already made up her mind, and smiled elegantly again after hearing this, and said leisurely: "I still think it is very easy to solve."

The official of the Ministry of Rites was slightly stunned.

Not only the officials of the Ministry of Rites, but also the officials present were the same. Even Li Shimin became curious and couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Guanyin Bi, what are your plans?"

The queen turned around and looked at the emperor, suddenly laughed out loud, and laughed, as if she was deliberately revitalizing the atmosphere, and said deliberately: "I have been thinking about what the princess who welcomed the bride these days is responsible for doing. I thought about it and then, but in the end I only thought of a chore. What is it? It is to be beaten..."

Li Shimin was stunned and said in a little shocked manner: "What does this have to do with the candidate?"

"It's a big deal!"

Empress Changsun smiled again and suddenly said, "Since I'm accompanying you to get beaten, I have too many people to choose from, right? We have at least hundreds of people in the third generation of the royal family."

Li Shimin frowned slightly and subconsciously said, "But he needs his peers."

The official of the Ministry of Rites just now followed and said, "At least he must be a talent who can be both literary and military..."

This official did not deliberately find fault, but as an official of the Ministry of Rites, he must abide by the rules. He followed the rules and forced the queen to be punished for his words. On the contrary, if he was timid in everything, he would probably lose his official position.

Empress Changsun was so generous that she would not be angry with the officials of the Ministry of Rites. The queen slowly glanced at everyone, and finally turned her eyes to Li Shimin, and finally explained: "Your Majesty, the prince is available!"

Before Li Shimin could react, the queen turned to look at the official of the Ministry of Rites and said, "The Lord of Bohai welcomed his bride and dispatched His Majesty's prince. They are cousins ​​of the same generation, and there is no problem with their seniority. As for the best of his generation... Who dares to say that His Majesty's prince is not good?"

The officials of the Ministry of Rites couldn't say it.

This time, even if I follow the rules, I dare not force myself.

After all, there are a few of His Majesty's princes who are also the queen's princes. All mothers in the world have the same bad temper. That is, no matter whether their son is good or bad, no one is allowed to criticize others. If he dares to say that the prince is not qualified now, the queen, who has always been elegant and generous, will immediately become angry.

"Hahaha, OK!"

Li Shimin suddenly slapped his thigh and praised repeatedly: "The suggestion of Guanyin maid is good, so you will do it according to your wishes. During this wedding of the Bohai Kingdom, I will send all the princes to him. In addition to the ministers who have been selected before, I will assign several princes in each wedding team, the princes of the concubines and the princes of the concubines as auxiliary ministers, and the princes of the queen and the princes of the official concubines as the leader. In this way, the matter will be done!"

The emperor said so, no one below dared to bare his teeth, so the big thing was over, and everyone present felt a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, an official from the Ministry of Rites raised something and said with grief: "If the leader's master needs to be given by the queen and the concubine, you have to send someone to inform me quickly. The time is too late, and it may be delayed if it is too late."

Li Shimin suddenly stood up, but saw the emperor with a serious face and said, "I have decided to make a private right for the royal family's private affairs, and ordered the army to send an order to send Hongling urgent envoys to 800 miles of fast riders to stop, go to Fanyang, Shandong, and Shanxi, and call all the princes over and let them be prime ministers for the wedding of their cousin..."

promise!

...

This is the first time that the Tang Dynasty did not send out Hong Ling to the emergency commander because of the war!

The Eight Hundred Miles Express is not just a joke.

It was a storm of lightning, and a thousand miles a day, people on the road stopped and horses. It only took five or six days to get from outside the pass to the Central Plains.

The three princes who were notified set off without hesitation.

...

On this day, it was finally time to welcome the bride.

In ancient times, marriage was called "Dun" at night, so it was called "Marriage".

Although the marriage is at night, the wedding is in the afternoon. Because there must be various etiquettes during the wedding, a wedding can take even two or three hours to complete. By the time the person is brought back, it may be the evening when the sun sets.

There is only one groom and seven are married at the same time, so at this time, the ministers must first go and make the way. The women's parents' families also receive people like the ministers.

There was no saying that there was a bridal chamber in the Tang Dynasty, but it did not mean that there was no need to make a fuss when getting married. It represented enthusiasm. The more the quarrel, the more happy the marriage was.

Since you are not making trouble in the bridal chamber, the time to make trouble is definitely the wedding.

As the groom's prime minister, these people are going to make a fuss about the woman's family...

Among the seven girls, the Cheng family was the first to welcome.

On the afternoon of that day, the first team of grand teams came to the door. If anyone who knew the senior officials of the Tang Dynasty looked around, he would probably be slapped with the size of the team first.

There were seven ministers alone, all of whom were heroes, and the worst was the son of the Duke.

The leader is a prince who is born.

The seven princesses looked like Feng Xiaoxiao Yi Shuihan, and they were wearing iron armor all over their bodies. The ridiculous thing was the leader's prince, who was wearing a bright bright light armor. It seemed that they were not safe enough, and they were holding an iron shield in their hands.

Those who know that this is a concubine who is going to meet the bride, and those who don’t know that they think they are going to fight on the battlefield. The people all over the city rushed to the streets, pointing in an interest. Occasionally, someone laughed and sarcastically said, as if they were laughing at the brides and were too timid. However, the concubines pretended to turn a deaf ear and continued to walk in the posture of Feng Xiaoxiao Yi Shuihan.

This is when I went to the Cheng family to welcome the bride. If I don’t wear less clothes, I would have to lie down and come back.

On the side of the Cheng family of the woman, the old fairy Cheng was giving orders with a storm. But when they saw the clerks sharpening their knives, the leader was Cheng Chuxue's row of little brothers, all of whom were fierce, as if they didn't see the worry in the eyes of the elder sister. Several boys were holding big axes, and they looked around and looked like bandits blocking the road and robbing. They were not going to fight against the prime minister, they wanted to wait to beat their brother-in-law.

嘿嘿,大唐第一狠人是吧,天生神力无敌是吧,对不起,今天想娶我家大姐,你得乖乖让我们揍一顿.

It feels excited to think about it.
Chapter completed!