Chapter 195: Crowning and Giving Words The third year of Zhongping is definitely the most important year for Liu Han.
Because this year, he has two major things to do in his life, one is to win the crown, and the other is to get married.
In ancient times, the symbol of adult men was to wear a hat that suited their status, called a "crown"; women wore their hair tied up and fixed with hairpins, called "hairpins."
"Shuowen Jiezi" explains "Crown" as: "The general name of Benmian."
In ancient times, the first dress, that is, the first dress, generally called "guan", was the first dress of nobles in ancient times, and it can be subdivided into crown, mian, ben and other types.
"Book of Rites Guanyi" says: "The reason why ordinary people are human is etiquette and righteousness. The beginning of etiquette and righteousness lies in correct appearance, correct color, and smooth diction. The appearance and body are correct, the color is correct, and the diction is smooth, and then etiquette and righteousness are prepared. The ruler and his subjects are right, father and son are close, and the elder and the young are harmonious. The ruler and his ministers are right, father and son are close, the elder and the young are harmonious, and then etiquette and righteousness are established. Therefore, the crown is followed by the service and preparation. After the service and preparation, the appearance and body are correct, the color is uniform, and the speech is smooth. Therefore, it is said: the crown is the beginning of the ceremony. also."
When a boy from a noble family reaches adulthood at the age of 20, his father will invite his friends or famous people in the village to come to his home and crown the child in the family , the male coming-of-age ceremony is called the "crown ceremony".For women, the "haircut ceremony" must be held at the latest when they are 20 years old.
The first step in crowning is to spread a banquet to announce the ancestors and predict the auspicious date.
The father used yarrow to form lines to divine the auspicious day for the getting a good day, the father will personally visit his friends and invite them to attend his child's coming-of-age ceremony.
Liu Han doesn't have to worry about choosing an auspicious day. Someone in Luoyang will pick it.
As for inviting guests, do you need to invite them?Who dares not to come?
As for asking someone to be invited, that’s even more impossible! Who dares to pay homage to the emperor? It is not a matter to greet guests, warn guests, welcome guests, invite guests, or praise guests.
The person who crowns the crown must be the emperor, and the person who praises the crown is the teacher Zheng Xuan.
In Zheng Xuan's eyes, Liu Han was the most satisfying student in his life.
Having been in Bingzhou for many years, Liu Han would not miss such an important event as his crowning. In the second year of Zhongping, he went to Luoyang to prepare.
He knew that without Liu Han in these years, he would probably have lived a homeless life.
After all, he is a key figure on the party's imprisonment list, so there must be a lot of inconvenience.
Also, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has never spread to Bingzhou, which is also due to Liu Han. In his hometown of Qingzhou, there are still Yellow Turbans even this year. How can he ensure his life safety at such an old age?
These are all the conveniences Liu Han brought to him.
It was the second day of February in the third year of Zhongping.
This is the day set by Liu Hong to crown Liu Han.
On this day, Liu Han was woken up from early in the morning and started to prepare.
The evening before, outside the Taimiao emperor stood to the east of the gate, with the queen mother, empress and other clan members behind it to the south, to the west, and to the and other officials were dressed in official uniforms and stood on the west side of the Taimiao Temple, with the north facing up.
The host who assisted in the ceremony (the host called him, the guest called him) came forward to ask for the specific time when the crowning ceremony would begin. The emperor said: "We will do it at dawn."
Those who were expelled were reported to all relatives and deacons.
In the morning, set the wash (container) facing the front wing of the east side of the house, that is, the vertical south, with the distance from the hall equal to the depth of the hall (north-south span).The water is placed on the east side of the Sanjia was placed under the west wall of the room, with his collar facing east and north facing up.
After entering the Ancestral Temple, the chamberlain took the comb and hair towel out of the side room and placed them next to the mat where the crowning ceremony was held.
Later, Liu Han came out of the side room to meet the guests.
The emperor first asked Liu Han to sit down on the crowning mat for the first crowning.
There are three kinds of crowns in the crowning ceremony of scholars.
Three plus to describe his ambition.
Adults in ancient times had specific clothing, usually a complete set of clothes and a crown, with the crown being the most important.
"Xiao Dai Li·Mourning Questions" says: "The crown is the supreme one."
Therefore, the crowning ceremony is an important part of the crowning ceremony, which consists of three "crownings", three "changing clothes" and three "congratulations".
The admirer (Zheng Xuan) first combed Liu Han's hair, then wrapped it with silk, and waited for Liu Hong's arrival. Before Liu Hong came up, he washed his hands under the west steps to show respect for the crown ceremony, and then went up to the hall to see the crown prince. He sat down in front of the banquet, straightened the silk covering his hair with his own hands, then stood up, walked down one step from the west steps, took the cloth crown from Yusi (the person who held the tray for the crown), and walked to the table where the crown was to be crowned. , first correct his appearance and then give a congratulatory speech: "On the auspicious day of the month, I will start to add Yuan clothes. Abandon your young aspirations, follow you and become virtuous. The test of longevity is only for Qi, and you will be blessed by Jingfu."
Li Ci said: "The sweet wine is thick, recommended and fragrant. Worship and sacrifice it to determine your good fortune. Inherit the beauty of heaven, and live a long life."
After congratulations, I personally put on the cloth crown for him.
Zhenbu crown is a crown made of black linen. It means that the crowned person is qualified to participate in politics, can shoulder social responsibilities, and can have the right to govern from now on.
After Liu Han was crowned, he entered the side hall and was given the rank and rank robe: light crimson silk clothes, black belt, and red-yellow knee came out, two plus Pi Ben crown, Pi Ben is a melon skin cap made of white deer a leather Bian crown to the crowned person indicates that he has the right to participate in military affairs and the obligation to defend the territory of the country.
While crowning me, I congratulated you with the following words: "The auspicious month and month will serve you well. Correct your dignity and be careful about your character. May you live long and enjoy great blessings forever."
The second ritual speech said: "The wine is pure and the recommendation is sincere. Begin by adding head clothes and brothers' gifts. Be filial to your friends and stick to them."
Similarly, after being crowned, Liu Han entered the side hall again and added leather bean clothes: white cloth clothes, pleated lower skirts, black belts, and white knee coverings.
After coming out, there are three pluses. Except for the emperor's four pluses, everyone else in the big man has three pluses.
Three plus Jue is a red and black flat-top hat made of fine kudzu cloth or the title of Jue Ben indicates that the recipient has the qualifications and rights to participate in the ancestral temple sacrifices.
"With the blessing of the year and the order of the month, I will serve you three times. My brother is here to fulfill his virtue. The old man has no boundaries and is blessed by heaven."
The second Jiao speech said: "Since the wine is clear, I highly recommend the preserved rice. I respect your service and the etiquette is orderly. Offering sacrifices to this noble noble will inherit the blessings of heaven." The third Jiao speech said: "The fine wine is fragrant and the beans are neat. Three additions If you obey, the food will rise and fall. Inheriting Heaven's celebration, your blessings will be boundless."
Three plus black clothes, black belt, black covering the knees.
"Licheng!"
Withdraw the leather bean, black cloth crown, comb, mat, etc. and put them into the room.
Set up a banquet in the west and south of the temple room.
The admirer washes the wine vessel in the room and pours the sweet wine alone; he adds a ladle (a spoon-shaped utensil) to cover it, with the head of the ladle facing forward and the handle of the ladle behind.
The guests bowed to each other, and the winner came to the west and south of the guest is given sweet wine to the east of the house, and a ladle is placed with the handle facing forward, in front of the banquet, to the north.
The crowned person bows to the west and receives the greetings, while the guest bows to the east.
The crowned person places the preserved meat in front of the banquet, sits on the ground, holds the wine in his left hand, and offers sacrifices to the preserved meat in his right hand. He scoops out the preserved meat with a ladle and offers it, performing three sacrifices.
He stood up, sat down on the east side of the table, tasted the wine, and put the shao in his goblet.
Stand up, leave the mat, sit down, place your hands on the ground, and bow.
Stand upright.
Bin said goodbye.
The person who crowns the crown places the gourd on the ground to the east of the preserved meat and rice, and leaves the mat.
Sitting on the north side to collect the breasts, he descended from the west steps to the wall of the east palace and met the queen mother on the north side.
The mother bows and takes the breast, the son bows and sends it off, and the mother bows again.
"Flash forward 20 years, Han'er has really grown up!"
Although they were together less and separated more often, Liu Han was the meat that fell from Empress Dowager Dong after all. She grew from a little boy to the seven-foot-long man he is now. Empress Dowager Dong was really pleased.
"Don't worry, mother, my sons and ministers will ensure that the country of the Han Dynasty is safe!"
"Ah."
The Queen Mother nodded solemnly.
After that, it was Liu Hong who gave Liu Han the calligraphy. Today, in the Han Dynasty, there is only one person who can give Liu Han the calligraphy.
"Han'er, what is cold is freezing. I have been covering it with bamboo shoots under the roof, and there are bamboos underneath. Therefore, today I give you the word Qing. If you go to Er, how about the word Zhongqing? Liu Han, Liu Zhongqing." "
"Now that the etiquette has been prepared, I will tell you the word on the auspicious month and day. The word is very good, and it is suitable for handsome men. It is suitable to be great, and it will be protected forever. It is called Zhong Qingfu."
"Brother, thank you, Emperor! Liu Han, Liu Zhongqing, pay your respects to Your Majesty!"
"As an adult, you will be responsible for the etiquette of others. If you are responsible for the etiquette of an adult, you will be responsible for the etiquette of a son, a younger brother, a minister, and a young person."
The ceremony ended and all the guests left.
Liu Han, who had been busy all day, looked at the roof and said, "Zhong Qing. Then I will return some peace to this world."
(End of this chapter)