After hearing this, Guan Yu felt a little hesitant and said loudly: "Brother, I'm afraid there's something wrong with us asking for a meeting so rashly, right?
There is some truth to Guan Yu's worries. At this time, the interactions between scholar-bureaucrats were always centered around the word "ritual".
Take a formal door-to-door visit as an example:
First of all, you need to ask someone known to both parties to inform you that so-and-so wants to visit you.
Secondly, a few days after the intermediary comes to visit, send an envoy to deliver the assassin, telling them that so-and-so is going to visit the husband on such-and-such day at such-and-such time. Of course, if you have enough courage and are not afraid of being rejected, you can also be straightforward and ask for it on the same day.
Go "throw a jab".
Then, when the day comes, the guests should bring "zhi", which is a gift, and arrive on time. Zhi is also very particular. The princes and kings use jade, silk, and public animal skins, the ministers use lambs, the officials use geese, the scholars use pheasants, and the common people use wild ducks.
, industrial and commercial people get chickens. People with different statuses get different levels of zhi, and the host also entertains them according to the etiquette of different levels.
Secondly, when the guests arrive and the host goes out to greet them, everything must still comply with the requirements of Confucian classic "etiquette". The guest should say: "I would like to meet you, but I can't reach you. Who is it that introduces you to me?" And the host must also say
Explain the relationship with the intermediary and welcome the visit.
Finally, the guests presented their gifts and the host and guest were polite, and then they made an appointment to talk in detail.
(This shows the advantages and disadvantages of red tape at this time and the difficulty of meeting for the first time. Thinking about it this way, Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times in the Three Kingdoms, which is nothing new.)
Of course, Liu Ming had not formally contacted the scholars at this time, and he didn't know much about this matter. When Guan Yu said this, he was a little stunned. He didn't know what Guan Yu meant by these words? He didn't know either.
What's wrong with seeing Guo Jia like this?
However, Liu Ming was stunned. Yang Jun thought that Liu Ming was in trouble because he didn't know Guo Jia yet and no one introduced him. So Yang Jun smiled and said: "My lord, there is no need to be in trouble. Today Houde and I have already
We made an appointment with Fengxiao and waited for the lord to choose a day to meet. Now, the lord is visiting me overnight, which can only show that the lord is eager to look forward to Xian, and will only make Fengxiao even more moved, and there will be no reason for it. "
When Yang Jun said this, Guan Yu had nothing to say. At that moment, Liu Ming ordered people to prepare gifts and set off to visit Guo Jia's residence.
Yang Jun led the way, and not long after, Liu Ming and others arrived outside Guo Jia's courtyard. Yang Jun called the door, and when the door opened, he handed Liu Ming the assassin inside.
Not long after, Guo Jia's servant came back to tell them that Guo Jia agreed to meet Liu Ming and others, and asked Liu Ming and others to follow the servant to the front court to answer the question.
Zhang Fei saw Liu Ming being treated with such courtesy and said angrily: "This kid is so unreasonable. Who is my eldest brother? How dare he support me like this and not come out to greet my eldest brother! He even asked his eldest brother to accompany his servant to the front yard.
It's really unreasonable to answer!" After Zhang Fei was angry, he immediately turned to Liu Ming and said: "Brother, please wait a moment while I beat him in, take the kid Guo Jia out, and let him come and see brother.
"After saying that, Zhang Fei rushed in anxiously.
"Third brother, please don't be unreasonable. We are just guests. It is rude to come to visit without permission. Today's master will receive you. We should listen to the elder brother's advice in everything." Guan Yu grabbed Zhang Fei and said.
Liu Ming said with approval: "Second brother is still sensible, third brother you are too reckless. You must know that we are here to invite people, not to fight. As long as Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao are willing to see us, everything will be easy. If you want
If you are impatient or feel that you can't bear it, you can go back first. We will invite Guo Jia later and he will return." Liu Ming still had something in his mind that he was afraid of causing trouble, so he didn't dare to say it. He just said in his heart: I think back then.
, Uncle Liu even visited the thatched cottage three times! What does this mean?
Zhang Fei heard Liu Ming and Guan Yu say this, so he said helplessly: "Since the two elder brothers are going, how can the younger brother lag behind? Naturally, I will go together. At most, I can just hold back and say nothing."
Liu Ming happily patted Zhang Fei on the back and said, "Good third brother!"
Everyone followed Guo Jia's servants into the courtyard and headed to where Guo Jia was waiting.
As Liu Ming walked, he looked at the layout of Guo Jia's mansion. He saw that the courtyard where Guo Jia lived was not very big, but the layout was very clever. Ancient trees, green shades, and screens were arranged in a combination of light and dark, and the ancient style was gone.
This house is simple, elegant and elegant. Looking at it, you can tell that its owner has extraordinary taste.
When he arrived at the vestibule, Guo Jia had already stood on the steps waiting for him. When he saw Liu Ming and others arriving, he bowed and gave a salute, and said crisply: "I have come to greet you from afar, and I hope you all will come. Mr. Yang is here again.
, I wonder what’s important? Who is the person you are bringing?”
Liu Ming took a look and found that Guo Jia was not very old at this time. If we put this in modern times, he should have not graduated from junior high school. However, Guo Jia was quite good-looking, with a fair face, no beard, and a green shirt.
Very elegant.
Yang Jun said in return to Guo Jia: "Mr. Guo, I took the liberty to come here again just after we said goodbye. I am rude. However, when my lord learned of the virtuous name of being a filial piety, he couldn't eat or sleep.
I wish I could get Fengxiao's advice right away. That's why I brought my lord here to visit Fengxiao." After Yang Jun finished speaking, he directed Guo Jia: "This is my lord, Han Guang, a clan member of the Han Dynasty.
My Lord, I am here to pay my respects to the General of Chariots and Cavalry, the Shepherd of Youzhou. I will go to Youzhou to take up my post after I have just finished meeting the Holy Lord."