After walking out of Cao Bao's house, Guo Jia smiled and leaned back and forth.
He hadn't been this happy for a long time since he was captured alive by the pottery merchant.
"Congratulations to Tao Taiping. I visited two noble families today. Not only did I do my best, but I was also put on a pole to send the girl forward. It's really a blessing, it's really enviable."
Tao Shang snorted and said slowly: "They all have their own plans and are trying to take advantage of me. What is there to envy?... Also, who the hell is Tao Taiping? You are not allowed to call me that.
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Guo Jia smiled evenly and said seriously: "Although you wanted to establish a separate force in Danyang County when you first became the county governor, it still cannot be justified without the support of the local gentry in Xuzhou. Since both the Mi family and the Cao family have taken the initiative,
If you want to get married, you still have to think carefully about it, and you can't provoke them too much."
Tao Shang nodded when he heard this. He understood in his heart that although Cao Bao and Mi Zhu wanted to get married on the surface, they actually contained profound political ideas. Since politics was involved, they couldn't just follow their preferences.
To do it, you still need to pay attention to some methods and strategies.
Therefore, it is difficult to be a young master.
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Tao Qian worked very quickly. Three days later, he immediately started arranging the ceremony for the potter's crowning ceremony.
The crown ceremony is a kind of ancient ceremony. The crown ceremony for men and the hairpin ceremony for women were implemented in the Zhou Dynasty. Since the Zhou system, men have been crowned with twenty, but this does not apply to the princes of the emperor. Historically, the emperor
In order to be able to rule as soon as possible, most of the princes saluted early. It is said that King Wen of Zhou was crowned at the age of twelve, and King Cheng was crowned at the age of fifteen, both of which were relatively precocious.
Within ten days before the crowning ceremony, the person who receives the crown must first divine the auspicious day and select an auspicious day to receive the crown.
The ancients had many superstitions, so this auspicious day was very important.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
In the hall of the Governor's Mansion, Zhenpo, who was hired by Tao Qian with a high salary, was shaking the turtle shell in her hand, muttering words in her mouth, and asking the sky for divination.
Tao Qian and Tao Ying both stared nervously at the woman, their palms sweating nervously.
The potter didn't care, he just looked at Zhen Po in boredom. When he was bored, he yawned, but he didn't dare to make a sound, for fear that if Tao Qian heard it, he would attack him.
When she was young, Zhenpo finished her divination, put the turtle shell on the table, and frowned, examining the divination by herself with a serious look on her face.
"How about it?"
Tao Qian seemed very nervous. In Tao Qian's opinion, the date of the crown ceremony was very important. In ancient times, the crown ceremony must choose an auspicious day. If the day of the crown ceremony was unlucky, it would not be postponed indefinitely.
Salute on the day of great calamity.
This is etiquette and rule.
Zhenpo stared closely at the few copper coins on the table. She stared at the three cups of tea before she raised her head, shook her head and said: "Your Majesty, ten days from now are not auspicious days, and you cannot perform rituals. If you force yourself to worship at the temple, I'm afraid you will
It must be a bad omen."
Tao Qian sighed and shook his head regretfully.
The pottery merchant glared at the woman Zhen fiercely, his eyes almost popping out of his head.
Old godmother, you are the only one who has a bra.
After hearing this, Tao Qian sighed and said helplessly: "In this case, it seems that the crowning ceremony will be postponed... Based on what you see, Zhenpo, when should this date be set?"
The woman Zhen narrowed her eyes, pinched her fingers for a long time, and calculated for a long time, and then she said quietly: "After three months, it will be a lucky month."
As soon as the pottery merchant heard this, the sweat on his head immediately stopped.
Three months?
Old Qianpo, are you kidding me? Do you know what the situation is in the princely circles now?
Everyone is racing against time to gain time to expand their power. Three months later?... The day lilies are already cold!
It's really ridiculous. I promised, but my father didn't even agree.
"Okay, then in three months." Tao Qian still took the old woman's words seriously and agreed without any hesitation.
There is nothing more important in the world than the auspicious day for the crowning ceremony of my son.
Tao Qian acted as if nothing was wrong, but Tao Shang was extremely anxious. Seeing that Mrs. Zhen was about to get up and leave after taking the fortune, Tao Shang hurriedly handed over to Tao Qian and said: "Father, please send me off to the master for my father."
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Tao Qian waved his hand, indicating that it was okay.
The pottery merchant immediately followed Zhenpo and left the main hall.
As soon as Fang came out of the hall, he saw the pottery merchant hurriedly stopped in front of Zhenpo and said to her in a low voice: "Go back!"
When Zhenpo heard this, she was stunned and looked at the pottery merchant in confusion.
"Tell my father that I made a mistake in my calculation just now, and say that after ten days it will be a good luck!"
Zhenpo's mouth opened in surprise: "Master Tao, please don't fool around. Calculate the heavenly secrets and predict auspicious days. How can there be anything wrong?"
"Twenty dollars."
Zhenpo's head shook like a rattle: "Good luck is good, bad news is bad, how can we change it at will?"
"Thirty dollars."
Po Zhen sighed: "Master Tao, aren't you forcing me to lie to others?"
"Fifty dollars, no more."
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"What? Wrong calculation?" Tao Qian looked at Zhenpo who had returned to the hall in surprise, his face full of surprise: "Asking divination, can things like the auspicious day of the zodiac be calculated wrong?"
"Uh..." This was the first time in her life that Zhenpo regretted her fortune-telling. She didn't know how to answer. Fortunately, a pottery merchant was on hand to help her out.
"Father, calculating the secrets of heaven and calculating good or bad luck is inherently a very risky and professional job. It is reasonable for Zhen Po to be deceived by the secrets of heaven for a moment. Fortunately, she woke up in time and re-calculated, only to know that ten days later it would be
It is an auspicious day among the auspicious days of the year, otherwise we would have missed this good day."
"Is this really the case?" Tao Qian glanced back and forth between the two of them in confusion, and said quietly: "You two changed your tune after going out for a while. Didn't you come back on purpose to irritate me?"
The potter shook his head vigorously: "Of course not! How could the child make fun of his own crowning ceremony? The world is in chaos now, the world and the secret of heaven are also confused due to human affairs. Moreover, God also takes a nap, and there is a little bias.
It’s all very normal.”
Tao Qian was silent for a while and whispered: "So, is it really a good day in ten days?"
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant laughed and said, "That's natural. Zhenpo is willing to guarantee it with her own life."
When the mother-in-law heard this, she almost jumped up in anxiety. How come she was talking about her own life? It was you who asked me to change my words, okay? If you want to bet, you should bet your own life!
Just when Zhenpo was about to open her mouth to object, she met the potter's kind eyes. That kind eyes were full of naked threats.
However, this guy is very polite and good-looking. For the sake of the fifty dollars and his appearance, the old man didn't care about him.
After all, it was Zhenpo's words that had some weight in Tao Qian's heart. After the old lady gave him another deduction, she finally confirmed for Tao Qian that the truth would be good in ten days.
This time, Tao Qian's worries were put to rest, and Tao Shang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After setting the date for the crowning ceremony ten days later, the pottery merchant once again escorted Zhenpo out of the hall. Zhenpo was so happy that she directly reached out and asked the potter for the fifty yuan promise.
The pottery merchant was more forthcoming and wrote her a note on the spot, asking her to go to Mi Mansion to find Mi Fang to cash it.
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The so-called crown is the beginning of etiquette and the importance of good things.
Although in the eyes of potters, this is just a simple coming-of-age ceremony, in the eyes of the ancients, the crowning ceremony is a very important event in life.
For some people, it is more important than their dead father.
It is somewhat exaggerated, but at least it is more important than joining the Young Pioneers in later generations, because this is a ceremony that symbolizes men's adulthood. Not every man is eligible to receive the crown ceremony when he reaches adulthood. First of all, the age must be appropriate, usually
Over sixteen years old and under twenty years old. Furthermore, the man receiving the ceremony must also have a certain social status.
Not every cat or dog can receive this honor.
In fact, Tao Shang was quite resistant to this matter. After the crowning ceremony, it meant that he was an adult and no longer belonged to the category of teenagers. He had to bear legal responsibility for his actions and could no longer fool others casually.
I don’t know if I can continue to talk nonsense like before.
In the early morning of the day of the crown ceremony, the pottery merchant was still sleeping hazily, but he was woken up by a strong shake.
In the past few days, the pottery merchant has been planning how to run Danyang County almost day and night. He has written a large box of policy slips.
Under the premise of working so hard, Mr. Tao obviously lacked sleep.
Dimly, I heard Tao Ying shouting in a panic: "Brother, wake up! Today is your big day, why are you still sleeping?!"
The potter was in a daze, and he raised his foot to kick.
Compared with a year ago, Tao Ying was obviously much more dexterous. Seeing that the potter was getting angry again, he jumped back dexterously.
After the kick missed, Tao Shang rubbed his tired temples with his fingers in surprise, straightened up and looked at Tao Ying in confusion.
"Second brother, what are you jumping for?"
Tao Ying sniffed, raised his eyebrows and said, "You kill people so much in your dreams, I should jump far away to avoid being covered in blood."
There was wind blowing in from outside the door, and the pottery merchant began to wake up gradually.
This kid has gained a lot of knowledge, and he will be treated with admiration after being separated for three days.
"Aren't you going to have a crowning ceremony this morning?"
Tao Ying nodded vigorously, ran forward and grabbed the potter's arm, saying in a panic: "That's right, everyone else has left for your temple, and you are still sleeping here! Change your clothes quickly!"
Tao Hong, the butler, had already sent someone to bring the black crown, black clothes, harp belt, plain robes and other items. Several people hurriedly put them on the pottery merchant, and they took him out without even washing his face.
Door.
Fortunately, Tao Qian personally went to pick up Wang Yun and Huangfu Song early in the morning to go to your temple. Otherwise, seeing the pottery merchant delaying things like this, the old man would have to play a trick with him again.
After finishing dressing in a daze, the steward Tao Hong ordered someone to hitch up the carriage, and the two brothers immediately got on the carriage and headed towards your temple at lightning speed.
On the way, Tao Shang could not help but complain to Tao Ying: "Second brother, I have been staying up late these days to do business. I have been sleeping late and can't get up. Why can't you come over earlier to greet me? You have to wake me up when there is an emergency.
What a waste of time."
Tao Ying was very ashamed: "Brother, please don't blame me. If I hadn't held back my urine this morning, I might not have gotten up earlier than you. Today is just a coincidence."