"PS: I suddenly discovered that the author had forgotten the protagonist's weak crowning ceremony. Oh my God. After struggling for a long time, considering the timeline of events, it was not appropriate to schedule the crowning ceremony after the examination, so I finally decided to describe it through memories.
, I hope all book friends will understand.』
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"Wei Jiao, send someone to send this report to Chen Dan of the General Administration of Metallurgy and Manufacturing. We will do as he said and use sunken wood as the track foundation."
"yes."
After Wei Jiao left, Zhao Hongrun turned his attention to Yang Yan Xing, who was still sitting next to him, and said apologetically: "Sorry, Xing'er, for neglecting you. The people from the Ministry of Industry and the Metallurgical Bureau are responsible for building the rail carriage.
Construction has already started, so..."
"My husband's words are serious." Yang Yanxing said quickly: "In fact, I can stay beside my husband like this, even if I am looking at my husband, I am satisfied..."
After listening to Yang Shixing's words, Zhao Hongrun took her little hand, patted it gently, and asked: "I heard that when I was not in Daliang a while ago, it was you who came to the palace to greet my mother and concubine on my behalf and chat with her.
To relieve boredom?"
"Yeah." Yang Yanxing nodded, her face turned red for no apparent reason.
Yang Yanxing did not dare to reveal the topics that made her shy. After hesitating for a while, she asked cautiously: "Husband, will you marry Sister Mi Jiang this year?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded, and asked funnyly: "Why did you mention this suddenly?"
Yang Yanxing blinked her eyes and said timidly: "Didn't my husband go through the crown ceremony in the first month? I heard that after the crown ceremony, it's time to marry the main wife..."
"..." Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, speechless.
I have to say that this matter really made him feel a little annoyed.
It is true that he is twenty years old this year, and it is true that in the first month of this year, the old man Wei Tianzi held a weak crown ceremony for him in the temple in the palace.
Generally speaking, Zhao Hongrun felt a little aggrieved at this crowning ceremony because he was "taken by the way."
Because at that time, the main purpose of Emperor Wei was to pay homage to his ancestors. After all, the Wei army defeated the powerful South Korea last year, which meant that the strength of Wei State had narrowed the gap with powerful countries such as South Korea, Chu State, and Qi State.
For this kind of thing, Emperor Wei naturally had to complain to his ancestors in the temple.
At that time, Emperor Wei took care of the ceremony of Zhao Hongrun's coronation. In the words of Emperor Wei, it was just a matter of giving him a crown and then crowning him with a few words. There was no need to do anything special.
Zhao Hongrun was still speechless in response to this.
What surprised Zhao Hongrun during this period was that the person holding the jade crown was actually his elder brother Zhao Hongli.
But in fact, this is not surprising. After all, the biological father presides over the crowning ceremony and the eldest brother holds the crown. This is the ancestral system.
What surprised Zhao Hongrun was Zhao Hongli.
You know, Zhao Hongrun was also one of the "accomplices" who brought down Zhao Hongli, the former Prince of the East Palace. He originally thought that Zhao Hongli would gnash his teeth with hatred towards him, but to his surprise, Zhao Hongli not only had no intention of targeting him at that time, but his face was filled with anger.
The smile made Zhao Hongrun feel uncomfortable all over.
It's not that Zhao Hongli's smile was fake, on the contrary, Zhao Hongli's smile was very frank, but it was precisely this that made Zhao Hongrun feel uncomfortable, because he suddenly felt that he did not recognize this elder brother.
The former Prince Zhao Hongli of the East Palace was a arrogant person. Although his temper was not bad, his mind was not broad and he was a bit narrow-minded. However, when he met Zhao Hongli this time, his mind seemed to have suddenly grown a lot, which made Zhao Hongrun I secretly felt astonished—could it be that that year of introspection could really bring about such a significant change in a person?
After careful consideration, Zhao Hongrun finally attributed Zhao Hongli's transformation to his aide Luo Yao.
As the saying goes, those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black. When Zhao Hongli was confined in his mansion, he read and wrote with Luo Yao every day, and cultivated his character. Naturally, there would be changes. After all, Luo Yao was a humble gentleman that even Zhao Hongrun respected.
According to the crowning ceremony, three elders or distinguished guests are required to crown Zhao Hongrun three times in total. After each crowning, the elder or distinguished guest will give him a few words of praise, generally granting him "ruling people" and "ruling the country". , the right to "worship ancestors".
Managing people means managing subordinates. In other words, from this moment on, Zhao Hongrun is equivalent to becoming the "King Su (Su family)", a role similar to the head of the family, and Shen Yu, Wei Jiao and other clan guards also He was no longer just a Zongwei who protected him, but his retainers.
Although the relationship between them has not changed, the meaning has changed.
And "governing the country" means serving the country.
This point is of little significance to Zhao Hongrun. After all, he had already led his army to serve the country when he was only fourteen years old, and now he is even more famous all over the world.
However, according to the ancestral system, the children of nobles can only be qualified to loyal to the country when they reach the age of weak crown. This is probably similar to the meaning of "nothing can be done without words".
But having said that, except for the brothers Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan, the Zhao family is still relatively strict with other clan members.
For example, whether it is the eldest prince Zhao Hongli, Yong Wang Hongyu, Xiang Wang Hongjing, Yan Wang Hongjiang, Qing Wang Hongxin, these Zhao Hongrun's brothers really served the country twenty years later, while Zhao Hongrun's cousins, such as Zhao Hongmin, the eldest son of Prince Yan, took office in the clan after Guanli.
Another example is Zhao Hongrun's seventh brother, Xi Wang Zhao Hongyin. After he moved out of the palace to find a new house when he turned fifteen, he stayed idle in the house.
This is the ancestral system.
Of course, this is not absolute.
For example, Zhao Hongrun, because he led an army to defeat the 160,000-strong army of Xiong Tuo, King of Yangcheng City of Chu State, when he was fourteen years old, the Emperor Wei and the clan were much more lenient with him on this point.
As for Zhao Hongrun's younger brother, King Huan Zhao Hongxuan, the situation is a bit special. He was recommended by Zhao Hongli, who was also the prince of the East Palace at that time. Otherwise, Zhao Hongxuan could still live the leisurely life of a royal nobleman for five years, until he reached the age of twenty. It is simply impossible for him to take charge of an army of 100,000 people like the North First Army when he is not yet young enough to participate in state affairs.
To put it bluntly, this is an opportunity given to Zhao Hongxuan by the eldest prince Zhao Hongli.
At that time, the three people who crowned him were the third uncle Zhao Laiyu, the King of Chengling Zhao Shen, and one of Zhao Hongrun’s father-in-law—Oona’s biological father, one of the patriarchs of the Sichuan-Luo Alliance, and the patriarch of the Qingyang tribe Amutu .
The elder Zhao Hongrun wanted to crown him the most, Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince, for some unknown reason, smiled and waved his hand and politely declined the matter, so that he was snatched away by Chengling King Zhao Shen.
Zhao Hongrun deeply regrets this. After all, in his mind, the image of Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince, is equal to that of his father. Although in recent years, he has gradually gotten to know his biological father, Emperor Wei Zhao Yuansi, and the relationship between father and son has gradually become closer, but this closeness
, still cannot surpass his relationship with Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince.
Just like a child longing for his father, when he was not favored by Emperor Wei, what Zhao Hongrun longed for was the Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli. The Sixth Uncle's free and easy boldness, the Sixth Uncle's cynicism, the Sixth Uncle's guests and friends all over the world, all of them are deeply loved.
Zhao Hongrun was deeply attracted.
Almost no one hates Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli. In fact, even Koreans respect this Sixth Uncle very much. Who can imagine?
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun very much hoped that the Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli would give him the crown, but for some reason, the Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli smiled and declined, and only said some words of praise and encouragement later.
Because of this incident, Zhao Hongrun asked Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli afterwards, and the latter gave an explanation with a smile. He probably hoped that through the crown ceremony, he would deepen the relationship between Zhao Hongrun and his third uncle Zhao Laiyu, Chengling King Zhao Shen, and the Sichuan-Luo Alliance.
Zhao Hongrun was skeptical about this explanation.
He always felt that the reason why Uncle Liu Wang politely refused was not due to this.
It seemed that Uncle Liu Wang was worried about something.
Unfortunately, Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince, was not someone who could see through his heart by observing his words and expressions. Since he did not say anything, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to bury this doubt deep in his heart.
Anyway, Uncle Liu Wang would not harm him. Zhao Hongrun firmly believed this. After all, the relationship between the two was deeper than the relationship between father and son.
As for "ancestral worship", it gives Zhao Hongrun the right to worship his ancestors. In other words, in the eyes of his ancestors, Zhao Hongrun, a junior, has grown up and can shoulder such an important task as worshiping his ancestors.
This has a certain political significance, most directly reflected in the clan government. With the exception of Zhao Hongrun, only those who have obtained this right are qualified to speak on clan affairs, otherwise, they are not even qualified to participate.
After the crowning ceremony, Zhao Hongrun entertained guests again at Prince Su's Mansion to celebrate his formal coming of age.
During this period, people like Chengling King Zhao Shen, Anping Hou Zhao Tan, Third Uncle Zhao Laiyu, Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli, Qingyang Tribe Chief Amutu, Lintao Lord Wei Ji, Yao Lords Zhao Sheng, as well as the Ministry of Industry and Yezao
The bureau and others attended the ceremony and sent congratulatory gifts.
Even Yuanling Hou Feng Shu and others who had no dealings with Zhao Hongrun came with a gift that was not received by anyone, so that the conversation would not fall off.
It is no exaggeration to say that on that day, 99% of the princes, nobles and court officials came to congratulate her. Even some people who thought they were not qualified to attend the wedding banquet at the palace also sent congratulatory gifts.
Of course, Zhao Hongrun also sent back gifts one by one afterwards.
At this banquet, except for Shen Yu, the original sect's guard chief who is not in Daliang, the other nine sect guards, including Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, Mu Qing, etc., also paid their allegiance to Zhao Hongrun, while Zhao Hongrun paid tribute to Zhao Hongrun one by one.
Lifting him up with his own hands means that from now on, all the clan guards will be the retainers of Zhao Hongrun (Su family).
This matter is of little significance to Zhao Hongrun, but it is of great significance to Wei Jiao, Lu Mu and other Zongwei. After all, this symbolizes that the relationship between them is no longer that of a prince and Zongwei, but that of a family head and a retainer.
, including the future children and grandchildren of Wei Jiao, Lu Mu and others, will all be the retainers of King Su's branch. Their sons will be loyal to Zhao Hongrun's sons, and their grandsons will be loyal to Zhao Hongrun's grandsons. This will be true from generation to generation.
Overall, Zhao Hongrun is quite satisfied with his crowning ceremony.
But as Yang Shixing said, after the crowning ceremony, Zhao Hongrun was troubled by problems one after another.
For example, the choice of Princess Su.
At present, Mi Jiang seems to be the only candidate who meets all the conditions.
Unless Zhao Hongrun intends to marry a noble daughter whom he is not familiar with at all, or has never met.