Gu Chengyu paid tribute to all the officials present, and then selected some people who seemed to be straightforward and chatted with them for a few words. This honor banquet came to an end with everyone having their own thoughts.
Today's banquet would not be successful even if Gu Chengyu didn't want to drink. Although most people did not dare to come and toast Gu Chengyu due to Xia Qing's majesty. However, Gu Chengyu was still valued by the emperor, otherwise he would not have personally given him a cousin. Therefore.
, there are also about twenty or thirty people who are not afraid of Xia Qing's power and are drinking and chatting with Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu, smelling of alcohol and thirty taels of archway silver, rode a carriage back to the mansion with Ye Zhiqiu.
Tomorrow, Gu Chengyu will report to Honglu Temple, learn court etiquette, banquets, sacrifices and other etiquette, and be awarded official positions. The next few days were very busy, Gu Chengyu returned to the mansion, freshened up, and fell asleep.
The next day, Gu Chengyu and the others went to Honglu Temple and learned the etiquette for two days, which was considered completed. After Gu Chengyu held the crowning ceremony tomorrow, there would be a ceremony to bestow official uniforms at the Meridian Gate the day after.
On April 27th, the crowning ceremony was held.
Because Father Gu and the others were far away in Jingyuan Prefecture, Liang Zhirui was responsible for the crown ceremony this time. Gu Chengyu had already written to Father Gu and the others about the crown ceremony and obtained their consent.
Gu Chengyu didn't invite many people for today's crown ceremony. They were all classmates and friends, as well as a few people of the same age who he met in the capital before, plus three senior brothers and Jiang Mingyuan, there were only a few people.
The winner is Gu Chengyu himself. The two masters must be male clan members. No one from the Gu clan is in the capital. Gu Chengyu cannot do anything about this and can only ignore it.
The chief guest is a person, and the chief guest is a highly respected elder who serves as the crowning official for the crowned person. Of course, this one must be Liang Zhirui.
A praise person is to help the winner comb his hair, change clothes, etc. Gu Chengyu chose Sun Xian. Sun Xian is both his senior brother and his brother-in-law, so it couldn't be more suitable.
There are three people in charge, that is, the people who are to be crowned on the crown tray. Gu Chengyu naturally chose Zhu Pang, Ye Zhiqiu and Zheng Lun. There were only so many people close to him, and they were all used.
Other people watching the ceremony were three senior brothers and their families, as well as Jiang Mingyuan, several of the same age. It can be said that compared to the crown ceremony of other aristocratic families, Gu Chengyu's crown ceremony was pitifully small. There was no way, none of his clan members were in the capital.
Otherwise, the entire clan would have to be invited on the day of the crowning ceremony.
Gu Chengyu had already prepared the ritual utensils and clothes for the crowning ceremony. As early as half a month ago when he wrote the letter, Gu Chengyu told Father Gu that he would let Uncle Gu open the ancestral hall to let him know.
There were some etiquettes that Gu Chengyu couldn't do, so he could only shorten the steps. Although the crowning ceremony was important, the matter was urgent, so it was unreasonable for him to perform the crowning ceremony in advance, so he decided to keep everything simple.
The place for the crowning ceremony is naturally the Gu Mansion. There is a washroom in the main room at the second entrance, and a shawl is placed in the hall, just like the layout of an ancestral hall. A room is surrounded by curtains in the northeast of the hall. Gu Chengyu's official uniform will not be available until tomorrow.
I have only worn the number one scholar uniform for a few days, so I can only use it as my crown uniform.
The soap shirts, dark clothes, large belts, shoes, combs, and robes are all displayed on the table in the middle and eastern part of the east room, with the north as the top. Wine bottles, cups and plates are also displayed on the table on the north side of the crown clothes. Futou, hats,
Put the crown and towel on a plate each, cover it with a handkerchief, and place it on a table at the foot of the west steps.
After preparing these things, wait until all the people watching the ceremony arrive, and then you can perform the crowning ceremony at the chosen time.
"Chengyu! Everyone is here, the time is up, let's start!" Sun Xian looked at Gu Chengyu, who was only wearing a middle coat instead of children's clothes, and informed him that the guests had arrived.
Gu Chengyu smiled and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Brother Sun."
After Sun Xian went out and Liang Zhirui and others were ready, the ceremony was announced to begin.
Liang Zhirui bowed to Gu Chengyu, who came out of the room and stood on the right side of the banquet, facing the banquet. Then Sun Xian took the comb, placed it on the left side of the banquet, and stood on the left side of Gu Chengyu. Afterwards, Liang Zhirui bowed to Gu Chengyu and impromptuly knelt down.
Sun Xian impromptu, like Liang Zhirui, knelt down, advanced to make a comb, joined the comb, and looted. The guest came down the steps, the master also went down the steps, the guest washed, the master bowed to the guest, climbed the steps and reset.
The deacon, who was Gu Wan, entered with a crown and scarf. The guest went down a step, took the crown and hairpin, held it, straightened his face, went to Gu Chengyu, and wished to Gu Chengyu, "On the day of the auspicious month, I will start adding yuan clothes.
You have young ambitions, obey you and become virtuous, live long and testify to Weiqi, so as to introduce good fortune. "Then he knelt down and put the crown on Gu Chengyu.
Sun Xian knelt in with a scarf, and Liang Zhirui took it, and Xing, restored his position, and bowed his crown. The crowned man went to the east room, took off his four shirts, put on dark clothes, enlarged his belt, put on his shoes, left the room, looked straight, and looked south.
To stand for a long time.
The crowning ceremony was extremely complicated, and since Gu Chengyu's parents were not around, many steps were omitted.
When it came time to pick up the characters, Liang Zhirui recited a congratulatory message and said: "The etiquette is ready, and the month is auspicious, and the word is announced to the ear. The word "love" is Kongjia, which is suitable for fashionable people. It is suitable for fakes, and it will be protected forever, saying: Jinyu
just."
Gu Chengyu replied: "Although I am not sensitive, I dare not come here all day long."
Then, he saluted Liang Zhirui, and Liang Zhirui returned the salute and reset.
The final hearing was omitted. Gu Chengyu bowed to all the attendees in order to express his gratitude. After everyone returned the bow, the crowning ceremony was completed.
Gu Chengyu also breathed a sigh of relief and invited all the guests to drink tea in the flower hall.
"Since you have been crowned, you are now an adult. You should be careful in your words and actions in the future, and do not act recklessly." Liang Zhirui called Gu Chengyu to his side and gave another instruction. Gu Chengyu is too young, such a young boy
The crowning ceremony was not said to be unheard of in the Dayan Dynasty, but it was also very rare.
"Yes! Disciple, remember this!" Gu Chengyu saluted Liang Zhirui again before going out to entertain the guests.
On the 28th day of his arrival, Gu Chengyu was given a sixth-grade imperial crown, court clothes, patchwork, belt, boots and other items at the Meridian Gate. From then on, he became a real sixth-grade official.
The next day, the number one scholar led all the scholars to go to court. Gu Chengyu wanted to express his gratitude today.
Gu Chengyu thought about this expression of gratitude for two days before writing it to his satisfaction. Xia Qing was against him, and most people in the court knew it. It would definitely not be easy for him to enter the officialdom in the future, and he would have to fight for it. Looking at the whole court
, whose thighs are thicker than Xia Qing’s?
Of course it's the emperor! As long as Gu Chengyu hugs the emperor's lap, why worry about his future official career not being smooth? Therefore, he spent a lot of time on his gratitude list in an effort to satisfy the emperor.
All the officials entered from the Meridian Gate, and the civil and military officials lined up and entered from the left and right gates. Originally, according to Gu Chengyu's rank, he was not qualified to go to court, but today he had to submit a form of gratitude, so he had to go to court with all the civil and military officials.
When entering Zuoyemen, Gu Chengyu also glanced at the royal road in the middle, which was only accessible to the emperor. It was much wider than their Zuoyemen.
After entering Yemen, Gu Chengyu and all the other officials stood in line according to rank, waiting for the sound of the whip. After that, they could cross the bridge in order until they were in front of Lord Dan.