For ordinary people in other states and counties, this is just a normal day for marriage.
But for Yanyun, especially the people of Yanjing, today is a day of great joy.
Early in the morning, people poured into the streets, eagerly anticipating the arrival of this moment.
Weddings in ancient times paid attention to the "morning and dusk journey". You went to welcome the bride in the morning, took the bride home, and the formal ceremony was held at dusk. Therefore, the word "marriage" is separated into "女" and "夜".
And knowing that the people are too enthusiastic, they might flood the streets during the morning greetings, and there are also cars that set off early in the morning.
It was covered with various animal skins brought from Liao merchants, and there were musicians in colorful clothes on the car, playing, playing and singing, and swaggering through the market.
Around each music car, there are a variety of acrobatics, including artists running land boats, drilling fire rings, walking ropes, swallowing steel swords, wrestling, horse dancing and cock fighting...
This scene not only resembles the festive atmosphere in Bianjing, but many artists in it just couldn't stay in Bianliang and didn't want to go to the south where the climate was unaccustomed, so they simply went north to Yanyun.
Compared with these mobile entertainment carts, the shops on both sides are much inferior.
Although Yanjing is the most prosperous among the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom, it cannot be compared with the Central Plains. It is unrealistic to want to erect lanterns wrapped in silk and decorated with gold and silver like the colorful shed of the main store in Bianliang.
, it can also attract many music and dance teams to sing and dance in front of the door, singing colorful lyrics.
As for the most prosperous "Guan Po" activity in Bianjing, it is also carried out along the streets, and many games with a strong entertainment nature have been preserved, such as Hua Rong's specialty of shooting the lottery.
But other parts are banned, such as gambling on precious jade and curiosities, singers and dancers, and even direct gambling on land and houses, which are expressly prohibited.
The culture of gambling among all people cannot disappear all at once, but it cannot be left to chance and needs to be gradually changed.
Li Yan made it clear to the Yamen, and the prefect Yang Xing also arranged a specific inspection team to suppress this trend while Yanjing was not as drunk as Bianjing.
Of course, the main purpose of the music, cars, dancing, and singing is to attract people's attention and divert goodwill.
After all, on a big day, no one wants to send out government officials to forcibly drive away the crowd, but there are so many crowds that they can't move without being able to move around.
So while the people on the streets were attracted by those projects, the procession of welcoming the bride set off.
Li Yan was dressed in a red gauze singlet, a white inner skirt, and black boots. He was holding a goose in his arms, riding on a lion's cock, and was walking ahead.
Behind him was a mighty procession to welcome the bride, including generals from the local army, students from the academy, navy from Cangzhou, heroes from Liangshan, and a lot of singles, all of them followed the procession happily, and some simply carried vases and candles.
, fragrant balls and yarn, various boxes and boxes, heading towards the bride’s house.
In the middle, there is a flower eaves, also known as the flower palanquin, which is commonly known as the flower sedan chair by later generations.
Compared with the floats used to welcome brides before the Song Dynasty, the red sedan chair often seen in TV dramas only began to appear in the Northern Song Dynasty. The fifth volume of "Tokyo Menghua Lu" "Marrying a Wife" has a very clear record: "On the wedding day
, the son's family welcomes guests with a cart or flower eaves, and leads them to the door of the girl's house. The female housekeeper welcomes the guests, makes fun of them, urges them to put makeup on the eaves, and speculates on the market before the person is willing. This is called
Raise the eaves."
In addition to sedan chairs, which only began to appear in the Northern Song Dynasty, there are also bands in the wedding procession, playing along the way, and the cheerful tunes spread far and wide.
You must know that playing music to welcome brides was considered a violation of etiquette before the Song Dynasty. This form became popular among the people in the Northern Song Dynasty, and in the literati's notes, it also affected the royal wedding.
"Qingbo Magazine" recorded an example of Song Zhezong's wedding, saying, "Yuanyou's wedding, Lu Zhengxian was in charge of the country, and he was not happy to hold the position. Xuan Renyun said: 'Ordinary people, marrying a bride, still has some points.
How come there are so many musicians but the official family cannot use them?'"
This story is almost definitely made up. Not only are the details in it inconsistent with real history, ordinary people can use a band to accompany a daughter-in-law, but official families really cannot. However, this form did become popular for royal weddings later.
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Anyway, now I can play music and dance happily.
Not only is the music played cheerfully, but there is also a banging sound.
Ling Zhen, the craftsmen of the artillery battalions, led by one by one, took the barrels and fired into the air, exploding into fireworks all over the sky.
"Wow!!"
The children on the street were dumbfounded. Chai Jin, who was the best man at the wedding, was also attracted: "This thing is quite novel. How are you doing with Director Ling's research on the artillery?"
Ling Zhen patted his chest and said confidently: "The subtlety of my salutes cannot be seen during the day, but it will be revealed at night. I have not wasted this year. You generals will just wait and see!"
He made a great contribution when attacking Yanyun. It was precisely because the power of the artillery frightened Yelu Dezhong that he did not dare to defend the city and chose to go out of the city for a decisive battle. Not only did the soldiers suffer minor losses, but the defense system of Yanjing was also preserved.
Therefore, the entire rural army was very curious about the construction of the Lingzhen Artillery Battalion. They hoped to really use the Thunderbolt Invincible Artillery in siege battles, but they were also worried that if such a weapon were to be used, they would not be able to fight on the battlefield.
A place of use.
Li Yan heard all the words of the two people and raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
Just as the "Wind Demon Taoist Soldiers" he received last night gave him a lot of inspiration, Ling Zhen's artillery battalion is also a major development direction. At the same time, the training of the township army must not be relaxed at all.
In this world where there are gods, spells, and firearms, you can't bet on just one thing. You can catch everything. If you can attack everything, you will have no disadvantages.
After the small interlude, he saw more and more people on both sides gathering together. Without Li Yan's reminder, the increasingly smart Lion Cong sped up slightly, but could not see the running posture, and accelerated all the way to the bride's home.
Arriving at the door of the house, Li Yan did not dismount. He faced the closed door and said in a loud voice: "Thieves must be beaten when they come, and visitors must be seen when they come. Report to my sister-in-law and come out to see me!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A female voice asked with a smile: "Where is the gentleman? Where is the talent? Why are you here with such a bright spirit?"
The next questions and answers are basically the groom's routine of showing off himself and praising the bride. Once you have memorized it, the sisters-in-law inside will smile and say: "It's hard to get rid of guests, so spread out the mattress and lay the brocade bed, please."
You can dismount when you get off your horse and discuss it slowly.”
Then he started reciting poems.
After dismounting and entering the gate, the groom needs to sing poems to each place and thing he encounters, such as gate poems, poems to the middle gate, poems to the base of the hall, poems to the door of the main hall, etc. There are also poems for locks, bumps, etc.
When you get a lock, you have to recite a poem.
However, these can also be routines prepared in advance. Li Yan never showed off his excellent cultural level. He prepared poems and recited them elegantly.
Later there are "poems for spreading tents", "poems for removing curtains", "poems for removing fans" and even "poems for urging makeup", all written in one go.
"Tonight the Weaver Girl descends into the world and takes her time to even her makeup in the mirror. She has her own peach blossom face, no need for makeup to stain her face."
"He has known since early in his heart, but once the barrier has passed, he pretends to be late. He is worried about the hare flying to the moon. Don't draw his eyebrows when love comes..."
Li Qingzhao in the boudoir heard the emotional recitation of poems outside, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, almost laughing, and then he continued to put on makeup unhurriedly.
Compared with the heavy makeup of the Tang Dynasty, the aesthetics of women in the Song Dynasty tended to be elegant and elegant. Scholars and officials even ridiculed women with heavy makeup as "guzihua", or "rice bag flower", a kind of poppy famous for its rich colors.
Of course, no matter how elegant it is, facial makeup styles still include yellow forehead, red makeup, light makeup, plain makeup, Buddhist makeup, etc. Li Qingzhao didn’t particularly like makeup before. She was better at studying fine wines, but after a little study recently, she immediately
Once I got started, the painting looked more beautiful and natural than anyone else's. Even the aunt who came here to dress up the bride was amazed.
Mrs. Wang next to her knew how smart her daughter was, so she tied the incense tassel with her own hands, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
Xiangying is a colorful belt tied around the waist when a woman gets married. There is a sachet on it, which means that she is tied to something. After the bride passes the door, she needs to hold the Xiangying in her hand to worship her elders. This is an etiquette passed down from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
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In order to avoid disturbing her daughter, Mrs. Wang turned her head and touched her eyes secretly, and then whispered: "My uncle is a very gentle and kind person and will not criticize you harshly, but you are used to being a spoiled daughter at home, and now you are his wife."
When you go to your husband's house, you must respect your parents-in-law and live a good life!"
Li Qingzhao nodded: "Mom, don't worry, my daughter will remember to take care of you and your father at home!"
When she said the last part, her voice was choked up. When Wang saw her, she hugged her and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, otherwise your makeup will be repainted and my uncle will have to wait again!"
Li Qingzhao burst into tears and laughed: "I'm afraid this is the only day we can let the powerful head coach sit outside reciting poems. So what if we make him wait?"
Li Yan was indeed willing to wait, but his overly keen hearing caught the word "reciting poems" in his ears, which was a bit embarrassing.
In fact, it is very simple to copy the text. In other dynasties, it is easy to have problems with allusions. However, Wang Ang, the number one scholar in the Huizong Dynasty, has a poem "Good things are coming soon·Chinese poem":
"Joy surrounds the red door, and the light moves the fragrant streets. Walking under the crape myrtle flowers, I realize that I am an extraordinary guest. There is no need to be naive with makeup and pink, for fear of being too red and white. Leave the shallow part of the dark eyebrows to draw the spring color of Zhangtai."
Too much powder will cover up your natural beauty, so it’s just right to use it here.
But now that the style of writing has become too popular, and there are so many people listening to it, many people who are interested in writing poems may send a signal to continue to focus on poetry, so Li Yan's idea just changed.
Just give up.
Iron-clad, continue to recite poems, but don’t copy them!
Finally, after reciting more than a dozen makeup-inducing poems, the beautiful and elegant bride walked out of the boudoir. Li Yan retracted his gaze towards Hebei and Shandong in the south, and reached out to touch the bride in his arms.