The excitement at the wedding seemed to have nothing to do with Zhiyao. He was paralyzed simply because he had to deal with a whole set of etiquette, and he was manipulated through the process like a puppet.
It is the same in all eras. There are too many etiquettes in weddings, and there are also some customs and habits due to different regions.
The weddings of Jin people are actually simple enough, and they also have a strong and vigorous custom.
For example, although Zhiyao did not wear armor when they got married, they did not take off the sword from their waists. In this regard, they were different from other countries.
For another example, many countries do not have the process of the groom handing a dagger to the bride, but Jin State does.
What is that dagger for? In fact, it means a kind of "killing". The husband hands over the management of the inner house to his wife. The dagger is a tool for cutting meat. It can also be used to kill enemies or commit suicide when necessary.
murder weapon.
There are only a few countries with similar customs, most of them are countries bordering Di, Rong, and Yi. They were once in a weak position. Even the nobles were always faced with the danger of aliens entering their homes. The existence of the dagger was a way for the wife to ensure that she and the
Children will not fall into the hands of foreigners and suffer humiliation.
This custom has been passed down, but I don’t know when the dynasty broke down.
Zhiyao was actually okay at first, but later she was completely mentally numb, and in a daze, the first half of the wedding process was completed.
During the entry period for the newlyweds, only Fen Ying, the wife, appeared, and her head was not covered. The rest of the ladies, no matter which family they were previously daughters of, did not even have a chance to leave a shadow at the wedding.
Weddings naturally involve eating and drinking, but it is not the kind where several people sit at one table and meals are divided strictly... that is, each person has a table and a table, and is accompanied by attendants who are responsible for cooking wine, cooking meat, cutting meat, cleaning tableware, etc.
Zhu Xia still implemented the meal-sharing system until the Song Dynasty. There is nothing surprising about it.
So, there was a period of time when public knowledge was rampant, and when it came to the meal-sharing system, there were all kinds of nonsense. People who know history must have heard black lines hanging from their foreheads?
The "Zhi" land is the ancestral land of the Zhi family. Even if Zhishen and Zhiyao do not live in the ancestral home, someone will definitely clean it every day and perform maintenance at intervals.
However, there is no custom of worshiping in the wedding hall at present, and the bride is sent directly to the back house after entering the house.
Zhiyao, who had stayed in the lobby after socializing, returned to the back house in a daze.
Fen Ying, Bi, Wei, Ming, Hao and Wu, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came forward to greet her and helped Zhi Yao take off several layers of clothes according to their division of labor.
What are they doing? Not really!
Then, they helped Zhiyao put on new styles of clothes layer by layer.
In other words, what kind of clothes should be worn according to which process is performed, and after the process is over, there are clothes that need to be worn for the next process. The most important part of Zhu Xia's etiquette is to cover this part.
After waiting for a while, Zhiyao glanced around the room. He definitely couldn't see the bright red in the room. There was also a kind of crimson, and then mostly black.
Now Zou Yan's grandfather has not been born yet, so naturally there is no Zou Yan who created "The Theory of the End and Beginning of the Five Virtues". There is no such thing as which "virtue" represents what, and which color matches which "virtue".
However, black and red have always been noble colors in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and even in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The imperial robes of the emperor and the princes were based on a mixture of these two colors as the main theme. This was actually the case from the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, those who dominated the Central Plains
Yuan and Qingnori are not.
There is only the first meeting between Wu and Zhiyao. A woman named Wu? It is not a strange thing in this era.
It must be said that after they became nuns, they no longer had their surnames after their first names. Even if they gave birth to a child in the future, the child would still have Fenying as its mother. This means that from all aspects, the structure of the aristocratic family is only one. A hostess.
Marrying one wife comes with five concubines? You may think it is a good thing when you are young, but when you reach an age where you are unable to do what you want...
Of course Zhiyao would communicate with them, but she would have to go out again soon.
There were so many people coming to attend the wedding this time that it was really difficult to entertain them without sufficient hard conditions.
For example, the venue!
After all, the most important thing about status is to enter the house, and there is no reason to set up the eating and drinking place outside the house.
Especially since everyone is very particular, the seats must not be too crowded, and there must be dedicated attendants beside you.
When Zhiyao appeared again, the musicians paused for a moment, then resumed playing music after a short while.
Music, or multiple instruments playing in unison?
Logically speaking, unless the Emperor Zhou rewarded the orchestra, or the nobles who owned the orchestra divided it and presented it as gifts, even a family of the size of the Zhi family would not be eligible to enjoy the orchestra.
A long time ago, the orchestra belonged only to the Emperor of Zhou. Later, the State of Lu got permission to form an orchestra, and then several princes successively obtained the qualifications.
Officials of princes? For example, the ministerial family of Jin State?
Although the Jin Dynasty's noble family may have a few musicians, they are still not qualified to bring out an orchestra for formal occasions. The reason is that it has not gone through the "certification" process, and it is against the rules to bring it out.
Why did Zhi Yao bring out the orchestra and use it at her wedding? It was because Weiguo split up his orchestra and went through the process to give it to the Zhi family as a gift. From then on, the Zhi family was able to play the orchestra on any occasion.
In this aspect alone, Zhishi surpassed all his subordinates!
Wei Junluo took the blame for Nanzi, and although he would be looked down upon and even scolded, to some extent, this action did a great favor to Weijun's descendants. One day, future generations who lose their country can at least continue to live a life of glory and wealth. life.
It seems that Wei Guo did not have the dignity of a prince, but it happened to be the wedding of the eldest son of the Zhi family. Whoever has any objections will have emotional intelligence afterwards, or persuade Zhi family to return the orchestra to Wei Guo, etc., maybe If you scold someone from behind, you won't get angry right away.
The world is so real. They get angry and feel good for a while. If they anger the Zhi family, the family and the country will feel so good that the whole family will be buried together.
In an era when family is far more important than an individual, no matter how hot-tempered one is, the bottom line is not to bring harm to the family, and one can only aggrieve oneself.
Zhiyao saw that there were a few people at the scene with extremely bad expressions, most of them were elderly people.
That's natural.
The collapse of rituals and music has only started to show its signs in the past 20 to 30 years. Older people who have grown up in the era of respecting rituals and observance of etiquette will definitely be more indifferent to the collapse of rituals and music.
It's precisely the older people who can't stand it the most. They are far more tolerant than the younger ones. They have too many things to worry about, and it's hard for them to vent their impulses without hesitation.
Zhiyao arrives.
Zhi Xuwu stood up from his seat, held up his wine glass and spoke a congratulatory speech.
During that time, Zhiyao was observing the seating arrangements.
Basically, the nobles of the Jin Kingdom are on the left, with the "Qing" who is present in person close to the main seat. The attending Zhi clan members are in the second row, and further behind are some titled doctors; guests from various countries, like Tian Qi because they are
The ruler of Qi is in the first row on the left, close to the throne. The people beside him, in addition to the rulers of other countries, are the ministers who represent the monarch. From the second row are some titled officials.
Many titled doctors themselves are also famous sages. This is not surprising. If you want to achieve something in this era, you must first be a nobleman without being restricted by the rules. You must have family support behind you. If you want to do something, you must have the resources.
On this occasion, only a few retainers of the Zhi family were present. They were not eating or drinking at the table, but just standing on one side.
Don't think this is an insult, it's actually a great courtesy.
To put it simply, dignitaries from several countries are eating and drinking. Do you think anyone other than a waiter has the right to stand by and watch?
Zhiyao was a rule breaker. He originally wanted to arrange seats for his retainers, but the retainers themselves refused.
There is only one reason for retainers: etiquette cannot be abolished!
Expo Dao must be one of the retainers present.
Zaiyu, Ran You, Ziyou, Min Ziqian and some disciples were standing.
There are seats in Zilu.
It's not that Zhiyao treated them differently, it was just because Zilu was also a titled doctor and had his own fiefdom.
If Zigong was there, he would actually have a seat, for the same reason as Zi Lu.
The reason why Zilu and Zigong became senior officials in Jin was simply because of their military achievements.
Now, not only the Jin Kingdom, anyone who wants to have his own fiefdom anywhere, having military achievements is a stepping stone. This is also a clear sign that the era of great competition is about to begin with more fierce competition.
I was not a noble of the Jin State, and had long since lost my fiefdom. He got a seat because of his age.
I'm not on the left. He's in the same area with some nobles from the Zhou royal family. He seems to be having a pleasant chat with a man named Yin Xi?
Zhi Yao, who was really exhausted, had her own things to do. She took Zhi Xuwu to the seat where she needed to socialize, and thanked the guests one after another for coming to attend her wedding.
Later in this process, the bride will be added, that is, table after table toasting is used to thank the guests. It also allows relatives of the husband's family and fellow villagers to recognize the bride, so that they will not know who she is if they meet on the road.
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After walking around for a while, Zhiyao's stomach swelled and she became a little drunk.
After being able to sit in her seat, Zhiyao glanced at the guests again.
Perhaps because of her drunkenness, Zhiyao couldn't help but think: "If we take action now, not only will we be able to massacre the other high-ranking families, but at least four princes will lose their power, and most of the princes' elites will be wiped out in one fell swoop.
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Of course, Zhiyao only thought about it when she was drunk. She wouldn't do that kind of thing today anyway.
There was a man, his name was Zhao Wuxie, who was scanning the guests and thinking about something in his mind.
"My family is in desperate need of blood! Dai Jun will soon come to Jinyang with a group of ministers to discuss marriage. Should we prepare a large army for the Dai Kingdom in advance, and then kill all the Dai Kingdom's monarchs and ministers, and destroy the Dai Kingdom in one fell swoop?