The "Farewell and Welcome Banquet" was held as scheduled after a group of people returned from their inspection tour of Beishan. The specific etiquette was similar to the banquet during the canonization, but there was nothing special about it. At the banquet, King Shangfeng came to
Elder Zhao, who had been enthroned and was about to return, showed his reluctance to give up; he also expressed a warm welcome to Jiang Yuanzhi and other elders.
However, what makes Zhao Yanhao feel most grateful is that the other elders did not use their full aura of bastards. They only chatted and laughed with King Shangfeng and others through the interpreters of Kume Village, which still left some room for King Shangfeng and the Ryukyu officials.
It was enough to save face. So, the banquet came to an end with both parties happy.
After the banquet, King Shotoyo and the Ryukyu officials sent Zhao Yanhao and others outside the "Shoreimon Gate". As the "acting crown prince", Nakajo Prince Naofumi also separately invited Zhao Yanhao to continue to his house.
After sitting down, we had another small banquet and toasted three glasses of wine as a farewell to the "canonized envoy" Zhao Yanhao.
Zhao Yanhao drank a few more cups of Awamori and came out of Naofumi's palace in a daze. When he was about to get on the sedan chair and return to the Angel Hall, Wu Xiangxian, who had been accompanying him all the time, suddenly bowed and said: "My lord, the envoy, I have an unkindness.
Please forgive me, sir."
"Speak directly if you have anything to say? Don't be too public."
"The poem praises the harmonious singing of Guanju and the harmonious sound of harp and harp. I am often ashamed of the solitary flight of the luan and the phoenix, and my heart is envious of the alliance between the mandarin ducks. Now I have found a friend in Yufei, and I will carry them with me for a hundred years. I have good intentions for the good days, and I am willing to be with you.
Changqi...'"
"speak English!"
"Well... my good day is approaching, so I respectfully invite you all to attend my wedding on June 12th. I wonder if you can show your mercy..." Wu Xiangxian took out a red invitation and handed it to Zhao Yanhao.
"You want to get married?" Zhao Yanhao suddenly woke up half drunk.
"Exactly. When I was a child, my father made a marriage contract with Tomi Castle. A few days ago, I obtained permission from the great lords of the Song Dynasty, Zaiban Fengxing and Mei Gozenkanashi. When the lords returned,
Let's go to Lingao together. I must have been staying in Satsuma Domain for most of the past few years and there has been no news from me. The second lady in Tomi Castle Palace was probably anxious, so she suggested to perform the six rites immediately. I had no choice but to go down first.
"Three Books and Six Rites", but Zhongshan doesn't pay much attention to this..." Wu Xiangxian said with a wry smile, "What's more, the "Etiquette" says, 'A man is married when he is thirty, and a woman is married when she is twenty.' I was only nineteen two days ago.
You may not be too anxious. I think the young lady is afraid that I will go to Lingao, so the clouds cover the sun and the wanderer will not return..."
"That's it." Zhao Yanhao nodded, seeing the frightened look on the other party's face, he couldn't help but smile: "You don't have to worry, I will definitely participate. As for the other adults, I will try my best to persuade them to come, just count the ones they can.
Ha ha."
"Then thank you in advance, sir."
Zhao Yanhao returned to the Angel Hall and told the matter to several other elders.
"I don't think it would be a problem to attend this wedding banquet," Lu Yang said first, "but you didn't ask clearly what we should do."
"Yeah, do you want to speak or something?" Huang Tianyu coughed and intervened, "But it seems that there was no such custom in ancient times."
"You can just say a few words, but if you say too much, can they understand you?" Jiang Yuanzhi said, crossing his hands.
Zhao Yanhao shook his head helplessly and called Zheng Jue to briefly introduce the wedding process of this Ryukyu noble family.
Zheng Jue thought for a moment and said with a smile: "In this poem, most of the weddings of the Naha nobles are held in the groom's house in the morning by the bride accompanied by her brothers and sisters. In the afternoon, the groom and the bride rush back to the bride's house together.
Worshiping the God of Fire in front of the stove in the kitchen of the bride's house is the end of the wedding. Of course, there are also some people who are influenced by the Satsuma clan and do it in the reverse order."
Lu Yang nodded: "Looking at the invitation saying it will arrive in the morning, the wedding should be the former one."
"Since we don't have any requirements, let's ask Zhou Guosheng to prepare the sedan chair, and then it will be a courtesy to bring him some Lingaoyi things."
"Well, that makes sense."
"That man named Wu Xiangxian won't hold a Hongmen banquet for us, right?" Lu Yang suddenly became alert.
"You think this is a bloody wedding, and the whole book suddenly takes a big turn?" Zhao Yanhao shook his head helplessly.
"Do you think anyone can ambush five hundred swordsmen and axemen in the wing and throw a cup of wine as a sign? First of all, he must have such a big house, right?" Jiang Yuanzhi said with a smile.
"Well, not to mention whether the Shuri pro-army can gather 500 people now is a question. If you are really worried, I will give him a few plastic bottles for him to throw."
"You don't have to give them away even if you want to! Plastic bottles can't be made in this time and space. Now they are controlled products by the Planning Institute." Huang Tianyu added with a smile.
Several people thought of Wu De's heartbroken expression, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Early in the morning on the twelfth day of the sixth lunar month, the elders got on sedan chairs and headed towards Shuri Castle. Zheng Jue, Li Renjun, several naturalized cadres, and the accompanying security personnel followed on horseback.
Although the Ryukyu magistrates were assigned to various places in Ryukyu, they rarely lived in their assigned areas. Instead, most of them lived under Shuri Castle. The northeastern shore of Ryukyu where I watched the dragon boat competition last month was a large area of high and low.
Behind the endless limestone walls is the royal palace of the ministers.
The servants of the Angel Hall carried the palanquin all the way and stopped in front of the gate of Hajiji Temple in Naha. As soon as they got off the palanquin, they saw a man in his forties wearing a red gold and five-color floating crown and a large green robe.
The many-year-old Ryukyu nobleman and Tomikajo Oyashi Katamo Taiyun came forward.
"Lords of angels, it is a great honor for me to be able to come to this humble residence and attend Inuko's wedding banquet. I am deeply grateful." said the Ryukyu nobleman.
Zhao Yanhao looked at his facial features, which were somewhat similar to Wu Xiangxian's, and knew that this was Wu Xiangxian's father, Prince Shang Weifan of Yudi. Shang Weifan acted relatively low-key and rarely appeared in public, so Zhao Yanhao did not get along well with him.
Familiar. In Wu Xiangxian's generation, he and the Ryukyu royal family entered the fifth world and could no longer inherit the surname "Shang". So the poor old man could only watch as his sons could not take his own surname...
Mao Taiyun, who was on the other side, stepped forward and said, "It is a great honor for you, sir, to be able to attend my little daughter's wedding banquet."
Zhao Yanhao asked curiously: "Why didn't Fengmijo Oyakata wait for the evening ceremony in the palace, but came to Haji Palace in person?"
Mao Taiyun smiled and said: "This evening's ceremony is hosted by my wife, and it has nothing to do with me. Naturally, I want to come here to get drunk with my father-in-law, hahaha!"
The group of people nodded, and Zhao Yanhao pointed to some Lingao products held by the servants of the Angel Hall and said, "Please accept the little thoughts from us, Mr. Yudi."
"Thank you so much for your gift, sir. I am truly frightened and overwhelmed with gratitude." Shang Weifan quickly bowed in thanks and said, "My lords, please come in, please come in."
Several elders responded, took off their shoes in the corridor, and walked into the Imperial Palace of Hachiji.
The imperial palace of Hachijijishi is much larger in scale than the residences of middle-level officials like Zheng Zixiao. It is decorated with lights and colorful decorations and is full of joy. Because Zhao Yanhao and his party came from Naha. When they walked into the room, they saw that there were already
Many Ryukyu officials and female relatives living under Shuri Castle have already taken their seats. As soon as these "senior officials of the Song Dynasty" arrived, they stood up one after another. The men bowed to each other, and the women also came forward and said three deep words.
Thank you, several elders just casually responded with a raised hand. Shang Weifan then led the elders and a few naturalized cadres to sit in the innermost part of the room.
Among the guests attending the wedding, there were many familiar faces. The prince of Migugawa, Naohyung, who represented the Ryukyu royal family, and the two third ministers besides Mao Taiyun each sent their own sons to attend - such as Xiang He
Xiang Guoqi, the young son, was unfortunately called back from Beishan by his father.
After the guests were seated one after another, four children aged thirteen or fourteen, wearing colorful long clothes and flower hats, walked into the palace from the corridor and danced in front of a room, as if they were performing some story.
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Jiang Yuanzhi asked Zheng Jue: "What is this?"
Zheng Jue hesitated for a moment, glanced at Mao Taiyun, and then said: "It seems that the performance is about the ancient story of He and Gui Er'er avenging his father?"
"Avenge your father?"
Mao Taiyun on the side heard that several elders were very interested in the content of the dance, so he explained enthusiastically: "My lords, this dance is called "Er Tong En Engui", which is about the story of my great ancestor, Mao Gong.
It is forbidden to serve the country with loyalty and courage. However, there was a traitor named Amah Heli who married Baidu Tayang, the former Taijiu princess. Therefore, he was arrogant and had different ambitions. He was also afraid of Gaozu Kao and slandered the king.
, falsely accused him of rebellion. The king was deceived by the traitor and ordered him to lead his troops to attack the central city. Gaozu found out that he was innocent, so he stabbed himself to death."
Mao Taiyun picked up the celadon tea cup on the table, took a sip of tea, and then continued to talk: "At that time, Gaozu Kao had two sons: the eldest son was Tahe, who was the descendant of Xuanzu Kaofeng.
Three; the second son is taboo turtle, square twelve. My emperor Gaozu always taught him to stab with two swords. At that time, the second emperor Xuanzu went with his mother to visit relatives in Nanshan. When he heard about this change, he cried bitterly and asked his mother for help.
He assassinated A Ma and Li to avenge his father; Er Xuanzu obtained the sword from his mother and walked to Shenglian City, where the traitor lived, to wait for his spring outing, and then came forward with a sword in his arms."
"Ah Ma and Li were overjoyed and drunk. They took off their clothes and gave them to the two Xuanzus. They also brought a sword and gave it to Xuanzu Kao. Xuanzu Kao took advantage of his drunkenness, drew his sword and stabbed him, shouting: 'I am Mr. Mao!
I kill you now to avenge my father!' The traitor was startled, and his head fell with the sword. The attendants were all drunk, and they were all killed by the second ancestor. At that time, the first king of Yuan had not succeeded to the throne and was an official in the dynasty, so he made the memorial
King Taijiu. When the king first knew that all of my Mao family were loyal and good ministers, he regretted it so much that he restored my ancestor's official position and gave Fengjian City as a palace, so that my family has passed it down to this day."