When he came out of the room again, Zhu Ping'an had already taken off his dark clothes and put on a round-neck shirt. He walked to the yard and waited for Old Master Sun's next move.
"With the correctness of the year, with the order of the month, Xian Jiali obeys, and the brothers are present, so as to achieve great virtue, Huang Zang has no boundaries, and is blessed by heaven."
Old Master Sun read another verse, then took off the hat on Zhu Pingan's head, put on Zhu Pingan's square scarf, and then motioned Zhu Pingan to go to Liu Chuanwen, Zhang Fangweng and others to pour wine.
In ancient times, pouring wine was also very particular. Zhu Pingan walked to the table of Liu Chuanwen and others and bowed, and then started pouring wine from the oldest Liu Chuanwen. He stood on his right side, holding the wine pot in his right hand and the wine glass in his left hand.
After a glass of wine, raise the wine pot slightly and gently swirl it back to prevent the wine from overflowing and dripping onto the table or guests.
While pouring the wine, Zhu Pingan also smiled and said words of thanks, which were basically words of thanks for coming to watch the ceremony.
After pouring the wine, Liu Chuanwen picked up the wine glass and walked out of his seat, came to Zhu Pingan, looked at Zhu Pingan with satisfaction and nodded, then faced north and congratulated: "Since the wine is clear, I recommend you to your son, and I will worship and sacrifice him."
Ding'er is auspicious, inherits the rest of heaven, and never forgets the test of longevity."
Zhu Ping'an bowed his head to the end, then straightened up and took the wine glass from Liu Chuanwen with both hands, thanked him, took a sip, and placed the wine glass on the table on the other side.
After that, other people also attended one by one, holding wine glasses and making congratulatory speeches. Zhu Pingan bowed and thanked them one by one, and repeated the steps just now.
As soon as these procedures were completed, the serious atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly disappeared, and Zhang Fangweng and others started joking with Old Master Sun.
"Haha, Brother Sun has such a good disciple, we are really envious of him." Liu Chuanwen stroked his long beard and said with a smile.
"That's right, Brother Sun is really unkind. Before the exam, Brother Sun was still hiding it, saying that if he could get more experience, the result would be good. From the county exam, the government exam to the hospital exam, he passed all the tests, and it was like entering a place where no one was around.
In this situation, you were able to win the position of head of the Anqing Mansion in front of all the children. You are really cunning..."
"Those who see it have a share, and good disciples share it..."
The jokes made by a few people made Old Master Sun very happy. He smiled from ear to ear and kept waving his hands and said, "My dear friend, you are joking. How could Sun hide it? At first, he really wanted to let Ping An rise."
The idea was to gain more experience, but the result was beyond my expectation."
"Brother Sun is not kind, so he should drink a glass of wine as punishment." Liu Chuanwen shook his head in disbelief.
Old Master Sun smiled bitterly and didn't know how to explain it. He had explained it more than once a few days ago, but no one believed it, so Old Master Sun had no choice but to take the wine glass and drink it down in one gulp.
"Brother Sun, have you thought about Ping'an Lang's cousin?" Zhang Fangweng asked after watching Old Master Sun drink.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Chuan over there smiled. "Brother Zhang, this is really a superfluous question. If you haven't thought about the name yet, how can Brother Sun invite you and me to watch the ceremony?"
"Oh, yes, hahaha, I saw Ping'an Lang like this again, and I was a little overwhelmed for a moment, haha." Zhang Fangweng shook his head with a smile, looked at Old Master Sun with some envy and said, "If I can't get the name,
Okay. I won’t just sit idly by.”
Old Master Sun stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word.
At the urging of Liu Chuanwen and others, Master Sun announced Zhu Ping'an's name.
"The etiquette is ready, and the month is auspicious. The word for you, the word for marriage, Kongjia, is suitable for fashionable people. It is suitable for Gu, and it will be protected forever." Old Master Sun waved his hand and called Zhu Ping'an to him, and encouraged him according to the ceremony procedure. .
What Old Master Sun said is roughly this: The crowning etiquette has been completed. On this auspicious month and auspicious day, declare your name. The name is very beautiful, and it is suitable for a handsome man. Choose the word with the appropriate size, and keep it forever.
It sounds like what the godfather said when getting married in a foreign church, xxx, are you willing to marry this beautiful girl next to you to be your wife, love her, comfort her, respect her, protect her, just like you love yourself. In the future. In those days, whether she was poor or rich, sick or healthy, he was always loyal to her...
"Although Ping'an is not sensitive, I dare to come without delay." Zhu Ping'an said respectfully.
Old Master Sun nodded with satisfaction, and then continued, "Although you are young, your temperament is down-to-earth and steady, honest and loyal, smart but not cunning. I give you the word 'thick', and I hope you can maintain your true nature."
After saying this, he paused for a moment, and then Master Sun continued: "Be careful but don't forget to make progress. Confucius said: If you are good at learning, you will become an official. The lords of Zhou Dynasty are divided into five levels: Duke, Marquis, Uncle, Zi, and Male." "The last place in the ranking is not a good choice for the character. The first-class "Gong" is too vigorous, so I chose 'zi' as your character. Don't forget to make progress when you go to Ru. The character of Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty is long, the character of Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty is Zimei, and the character of Du Fu of the Song Dynasty is Zimei. Su Shi and Zizhan are all role models for you. When you see the virtuous, you should think of them."
"Therefore, I give you the word 'Zi Hou', and I hope you will not bear this word down." Mr. Sun's expression was serious and serious, and he had high hopes for Zhu Ping'an in his eyes.
Zihou
Zhu Zihou
From now on, this was his usual name. Zhu Pingan bowed his head to the end and thanked his mentor for giving him his nickname.
In ancient times, in addition to being practical, you also need to pay attention to avoidance of taboos. Of course, the two characters "Zihou" chosen by Master Sun did not violate taboos.
The taboo system of the Ming Dynasty is very strange. Sometimes it is so strict that it is inexplicable, and sometimes it is so loose that it is unbelievable. Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's courtesy name was Guorui, and he was the only emperor in the Ming Dynasty who had a Chinese character. They are all taboos that need to be avoided by the people. The taboos for the later emperors are just the last character of their names, the second generation, yunwen, avoid taboo 炂; the third generation, 棣, avoid taboo Di; the fourth generation, gaochi, avoid Chi; the fifth generation, zhanji, avoid Ji;...Ten generations, Hou Zhao, avoid Zhao; the current eleventh generation emperor Ming Shizong, Zhu Houcon, avoids Confucius. Therefore, the pseudonym "Zihou" given to Zhu Ping'an by Master Sun did not violate the taboo.
"Zi Hou, a good calligraphy. Brother Sun really has high hopes for his disciple." Liu Chuan sighed as he stroked his beard and said to Old Master Sun, then turned to ask Zhang Fangweng, "Brother Zhang, what do you think of this calligraphy?"
"Great kindness." Zhang Fangweng gently struck the case with his hand and was full of praise.
"Zihou, you should keep up your efforts, don't cover your eyes for temporary success, and don't let down your master's wishes." Another person advised Zhu Pingan.
"Zi Hou should continue his efforts and live up to the expectations of his mentor." Zhu Pingan said with a long bow.
At some unknown time, the mistress had already prepared the meal and went out of the room to call everyone to come in for a meal. Zhu Pingan waited until Old Master Sun and his friends had entered the room before he entered the room and sat down at the bottom.
Looking at the table full of food, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but feel grateful to Mr. Sun and his wife.
This time Enke won the title of Toad Palace and lived up to the expectations of his teacher and his wife. (To be continued.)