The carriage rushed all the way to your temple in the suburbs. At this time, except for the two brothers Tao Shang and Tao Ying, everyone else had already arrived.
Tao Qian was chatting with Wang Yun and Huangfu Song outside your temple. When he saw the potter and the Tao brothers arriving, Tao Qian's old eyes suddenly flashed, and the veins in his hand holding the cane were immediately exposed.
Huangfusong knew this old subordinate fairly well. Seeing that Tao Qian seemed to have the urge to go on a killing spree, he hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "Gongzu, please don't use violence on this happy day."
Tao Qian took a deep breath, nodded, suppressed the anger in his chest, and said: "General, don't worry, I know what I'm doing, and I will never lose my etiquette."
After a pause, Tao Qian said to Wang Yun again: "Wang Situ, what you and I just said is settled."
Wang Yun said calmly: "Since you and I have reached an agreement, we will honor the agreement. I and the Sima family will follow Tao Shang to Danyang to settle down. Gongzu, please don't destroy the foreword."
Tao Qian laughed loudly when he heard this, nodded cheerfully and said, "I will do what I say, so don't worry, Situ."
While speaking, the pottery merchant and Tao Ying had already got off the carriage and came to the people standing in front of your temple.
Tao Qian narrowed his eyes and glanced back and forth at his two sons for a while. He was as sinister as an old vulture, causing goose bumps all over the bodies of Tao Shang and Tao Ying.
He hit the ground heavily with his crutch several times. After all, he still couldn't get angry. He just said bitterly: "I'll settle the score with you two boys later!"
After saying that, he turned around and left. Wang Yun also smiled maliciously and left with the others.
Diao Chan frowned, stepped forward, and blamed Tao Shang: "You are such a person, what should I say about you? You can even be late for such a big event as the crown ceremony."
The potter smiled helplessly and said, "Isn't this because of insomnia?"
Diao Chan asked curiously: "Why can't I fall asleep all of a sudden?"
The potter stepped forward, secretly reached out and pinched her buttocks, and whispered: "It's hard to sleep alone."
"Yeah!" Diao Chan's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, she gave the pottery merchant a fierce look, turned around and ran away with Wang Yun.
As a candidate for the pottery merchant's conferment, Tao Qian specially invited his old Shangguan Huangfu Song to be crowned as the 'honest guest'. Huangfu Song had a distinguished status and was nominally the pottery merchant's teacher, so it was appropriate for him to be crowned as the 'honest guest'.
As for the crowned 'praiser', Tao Qian asked Mi Zhu for help. The so-called 'praiser', to put it simply, is the deputy of the guest of honor.
Three days before the crowning ceremony, Tao Qian had already led the pottery merchants to perform "筮日,筮民" again, and prayed in the ancestral temple, telling his ancestors that Tao had another son who had grown up, and that he could no longer lick his face and pretend to be young.
Those who act good, deceive and abduct must also accept the punishment of the law. If not, ask the ancestors to issue a divine decree and slap him with a big ear scraper.
Fortunately, Tao Qian was reasonable and cherished his son and did not let him fast for three days. After all, fasting was not part of the main procedure of the crown ceremony, but was only determined according to the customs of each family's ancestors.
Tao Qian arranged the crowning banquet in your temple on the north side of the steps, while all the officials in Xuzhou were on the west steps. The reason for this arrangement is that the steps are where the master receives guests.
In ancient times, courtesy guests lived in the west, so it was called Xibin. Therefore, the west step was used for guests to go up and down, and it was also called the guest step.
Above the steps is the main seat, where the potter is crowned, implying that he will be qualified to replace his father in the future.
Tao Qian has been very busy these days for the crowning of pottery merchants. Even though he is the governor of Xuzhou, when his son is crowned, Tao Qian also has to personally inform the guests of the date and cannot let anyone else take his place. This was called "preparing guests" in ancient times.
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Moreover, the process of "resigning guests" is also very particular. It is similar to a change of dynasty. Those who need to be invited "invite one after another."
For example, when Tao Qian comes to Cao Bao's house, he must stand outside the gate to the west, and the invited guests must go out from the east and face the west. This is also a etiquette.
Tao Qian first wanted to tell Cao Bao: "Qian has a son, Shang, and I will place him at his head. I would like my son to teach him."
Gabu means crowning. The word ‘my son’ here does not mean my son, but the word ‘zi’ in my son is a complimentary title for men in ancient times.
The general meaning is: My Tao Qian’s eldest son is about to be crowned. I hope Brother Bao can support me and teach my son how to perform the crowning ceremony.
Although Cao Bao was very happy at this time, he had to go through the process. He had to bid farewell to Tao Qian and said: "Bao Bao is not sensitive, so I might not be able to work with him. I dare to resign because he is sick of my son." Min means smart, and working together means serving.
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The meaning is roughly: Brother Qian, Cao Bao, I am very stupid, and there is shit in it. I am afraid of infecting it to your son. I think this matter should be dismissed.
At this time, Tao Qian had to ask Cao Bao twice: "I still hope that my son will eventually teach you."
It means: If you say you don't want to go, you won't go. I'm looking for you to give you face. Don't you have a clue about who you are working for now? Hurry up and do it quickly.
At this time, Cao Bao had to return the promise: "My son has a destiny again, so I dare not to obey."
It means: OK, you are awesome, I won’t give you this money, why don’t you go if I go?
The ceremony of inviting guests is roughly the same as "please, then say goodbye, and then again" routine.
Not only Cao Bao, but also Wang Yun, Huangfu Song, Mi Zhu, Zhao Yu, Wang Lang and many other people who were qualified to participate in the pottery merchant crown ceremony, Tao Qian had to treat them one by one.
To be honest, it was much more difficult than Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage.
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At this time, the pottery merchant had been taken to the east room of your temple by Mi Zhu. He came out from the east to have a meal. Coming out from the east also meant auspiciousness.
The pottery merchant was manipulated by Mi Zhu in a daze. In the eyes of everyone, he was seated like a monkey, and his hair was untied. Mi Zhu, the admirer, personally combed his hair, pulled up his bun, added hairpins, and used black silk.
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Huangfu Song looked at the time and secretly said that the auspicious time was approaching. After asking Tao Qian for the time, he solemnly prepared to crown the pottery merchant. Behind him there were three boxes made of bamboo with three crowns, named Sangui.
The three of them faced south and stood under the south hall of the West Pavilion. The three 匁s held the jue 弁, leather 弁 and 缁 cloth crowns respectively.
There are three crownings in total. The first crown is a hat made of black linen, which is called the Zhanbu crown.
Huangfu Song solemnly put the silk cloth crown on the pottery merchant's head, and said while putting it on: "On the auspicious day of the month, you can start adding Yuan clothes. Abandon your young ambitions, obey them and become virtuous. The test of longevity is only Qi, introduce
Er Jingfu. The Grand Duke was granted the title of Yingqiu. After five generations, they were all buried in the Zhou Dynasty. The gentleman said: "Happiness comes from its own place, and etiquette does not forget its roots. The ancients have a saying: 'The fox dies in Zhengqiu.
The first one is benevolence. This first crown is an ancient crown, and it implies that one cannot forget one's roots. Shang'er should keep it in mind."
The pottery merchant nodded, leaned forward and said, "Students, please remember that as a human being, you must never forget your roots."
After putting it on, Mi Zhu, the admirer, tied up the missing items for the pottery merchant.
After tying it, Huangfu Song continued: "Without forgetting our roots, let's go to the west and pay tribute to the emperor who is far away in Chang'an."
The pottery merchant straightened his clothes, looked into the air, and bowed to the emperor from a distance.
"Wish the emperor a prosperous future."
Huangfu Song sighed and pointed helplessly to the other side: "The west side is over there."
"Oh." The potter turned around and bowed in the right direction.
After the pottery merchant paid homage to the emperor, Huangfu Song bowed to the pottery merchant again in accordance with the etiquette.
What happened next left the potter speechless. He had to go back to the room, take off his hat, let Mi Zhu comb her hair again, and then come out and continue to crown her.
This procedure is incredibly complicated.
The second crown is the Kapi Benkan, which is a hat sewn with deerskin. It means that when the child grows up, he will be eligible for military service.
Huangfu Song took off the cloth crown and gave it to the potter to put on the leather crown. He continued: "On the day of the auspicious month, it is Shen'er's clothes. Respect your majesty, Shushen's virtue. My eyebrows will live for thousands of years, and you will be blessed forever."
Hu Fu."
Then he did it the same way as before.
The third time he was given a jue bean crown, it meant that he could participate in the sacrificial ceremony. The difference this time from the previous two was that Huangfu Song had to go down three steps to get a jue bean crown and put it on the pottery merchant.
"In accordance with the correctness of the year and the order of the month, Xianjia will serve. Brothers are here to achieve great virtue. Huang Zang has no boundaries and is blessed by heaven."
After listening to Huangfu Song's ramble, the pottery merchant bowed to the people present one by one. He felt like a gorilla being watched by others, a cute and silly kind.
Ordinary scholars would usually be done with it after reaching the third level, but the pottery merchant did not. He also had the so-called "fourth level."
This time, the "Xuanmian" was added, and only the princes and nobles were eligible to receive the so-called four additions.
Xuanmian is a kind of hat with black outside and red inside, which is used by princes to offer sacrifices to all kinds of things.
After being tortured again and again, the pottery merchant felt like he was about to collapse.
I wonder if these old guys will get themselves a cuckold and wear it if they keep changing their hats like this.
Tianxing has finished wearing all the hats he should wear, but at the same time, he also faces the most nervous part.
Now that the great gift is done, it should be expressed in words.
At this time, Huangfu Song naturally could no longer overstep his bounds, but seeing him step aside, he turned his attention to Tao Qian.
Obviously, only his biological father, Tao Qian, is qualified to give him this cousin name, and no one else has this right.
But to everyone's surprise, Tao Qian actually stood up, raised his hands to Wang Yun, and said: "Wang Situ is a senior member of the court and a high official, and he has more knowledge than I have. I will never give up.
Please trouble Wang Situ."
Logically speaking, cousin names are usually given by parents and elders. Wang Yun did not dare to overstep the mark at first, but Tao Qian was sincere and insisted on using this matter to establish a relationship with Wang Yun. The two old men pushed and shoved each other, and the most popular
Wang Yun couldn't resist Tao Qian, so he had no choice but to take over the job.
The old man slowly walked up to the pottery merchant and walked around him several times with his eyes narrowed.
The potter's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
Old man Wang Yun had been a lot angry with him on weekdays. If he got angry at this moment and randomly gave himself a second-rate nickname, such as "Tao Zhongyi, Tao Qiankun, Tao Taiping", then he would be completely miserable for the rest of his life.
destroyed.
Wang Yun finished the circle, stood in front of the pottery merchant, looked at him with a half-smile, and whispered in a low voice: "What kind of calligraphy do you like?"
The potter's cheeks twitched, and he wanted to say something in return, but at this critical moment, he really didn't dare.
Fortunately, Wang Yun is old and mature. In such a solemn and solemn occasion, he will not make fun of the pottery merchant for the rest of his life. He straightened his face and said slowly.
"Businessman means measuring. It is said that knowing the inside from the outside, things can be measured when they are mature. I will give you the name Zidu today. I hope you can know the inside from the outside, measure the world's affairs, and measure the world's talents...
Not only can it handle the affairs of the world, but it can also tolerate the affairs of the world."
Tao Zidu
Well, it's just okay, at least it sounds better than Tao Taiping.
The pottery merchant bowed deeply to Wang Yun: "Thank you, Master Situ, for the calligraphy."
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After the crowning ceremony was completed, the next step was to eat and drink. The pottery merchant also wanted to accompany the elders, but to be honest, he had been tossing around for a long time and made his whole body sore. The pottery merchant really was not in the mood.
After coping at the table for a while, the potter excused himself from the banquet by urinating and went to the outside venue to take a breath.
At the banquet just now, I kept toasting this and thanking that, and drank a lot of wine, but the food was really not that delicious.
Although the complicated etiquette is indispensable, it is really uncomfortable to implement it.
At this moment, I saw a figure quietly coming behind the pottery merchant, laughing in a low voice: "Are you hungry?"