The Han Dynasty followed the Zhou rites and Zhou system of weddings, which was established in the Western Zhou Dynasty when rituals and music were founded, developed in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of gentlemanly demeanor, and was enriched in the Qin and Han Dynasties after the unification. The pure system was maintained until the end of the Han Dynasty. Weddings were held at dusk, so
It's called "evening ceremony".
The custom of the Han Dynasty emphasized "respect, prudence, and integrity before getting married." As a great gift of human relations and a great gift of etiquette, Zhou weddings focused on the solemnity and elegance of etiquette.
The festive atmosphere was not without, but it was reflected in the solemnity. Wang Yu was a prince, so his wedding would naturally not be mixed with many customary rituals like folk weddings.
All in all, this wedding made Wang Yu feel very fresh. There were many celebrities and scholars in Qingzhou anyway, so he didn't need to organize these himself. He could just watch it with a pair of eyes and follow suit.
The steps of the etiquette system are roughly divided into three stages: pre-wedding ceremony, main wedding ceremony, and post-wedding ceremony. The entire wedding can be summarized as "six rites": Nacai, asking for names, Naji, Nazheng, and asking for dates. There are five pre-wedding rites.
In addition to the personal greetings at the wedding, it is the so-called "six rites".
The previous ones have little to do with Wang Yu. During this period, he was instructing craftsmen to improve papermaking techniques and discussing economic issues with Guoyuan, Mi Zhu and others. He was very busy. Naturally, his father and Cai were involved in these matters.
Yong came to make arrangements, the so-called parents took care of everything.
If you really want him to come forward, you have to start with welcoming the bride.
Under the fiddling of his entourage, Wang Yu put on his Jue Bian, wore Xuan Duan clothes, wore a red turtleneck, and wore a hen-colored garment with a black lower edge. He had ears, jade, and a sword.
Zhou etiquette is still black, and the bride's attire is mainly black, which symbolizes dignity and solemnity. It is completely different from the bright red auspicious clothes with embroidered dragons and phoenixes that Wang Yu is familiar with. Although the etiquette is not cumbersome, the solemn atmosphere makes him feel very awkward.
Before the wedding, there is still one more procedure to go through. The groom's father has to hold a banquet for his son, and at the same time, he has to entertain guests and friends from all over who come to watch the ceremony and congratulate him.
The news of Wang Yu's wedding had been released as early as around the New Year. In addition to Tao Qian, Gongsun Zan also sent envoys. In addition, Liu Dai, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Yuan Shu were either enemies or friends.
The ambiguous princes also sent envoys to express their congratulations, and Zhang Miao even visited in person.
What surprised Wang Yu the most was that Lu Bu also sent someone.
However, this man was very awkward. It was obviously an opportunity to show his goodwill and get closer to each other, but he asked the envoy to just congratulate Diao Chan and left Wang Yu, the groom official, aside.
Regarding this, the generals under Wang Yu's tent were very angry, but Wang Yu himself didn't care much. He knew Lu Bu too well. This guy was such an awkward person. It was a big deal for him to send someone to give him a gift.
If you hope for more, you will have to look forward to Shu.
This process was similar to the wedding banquets of later generations. The groom could move around as he pleased. Because of Wang Yu's identity, the atmosphere of the banquet became more solemn.
The first person to come to Wang Yu was Yan Xiang. After the usual congratulations, he began to pour out his sorrows.
"After the prince left, the situation in Nanyang took a turn for the worse and was out of control! After receiving reinforcements from Cao Cao, Zhou Ang became more and more arrogant. Not only did he occupy all the land of Chen State, he then fought against Yingchuan.
Runan’s idea! Coupled with Zhang Ji’s uncle and nephew, and Liu Biao’s flanking attack from the southwest, it is difficult for my lord to take care of both, and he is quite weak to resist. I hope you will remember the friendship of fighting side by side that day..."
"Wait a minute," Yuan Shu's decline was not new news. Wang Yu also listened to it one after another. Until Yan Xiang said something later, something suddenly moved in his heart: "You said Liu Biao invaded Nanyang? Where is General Sun?
?”
"Uh, Junhou, don't you know yet?" Yan Xiang had a grimace on his face, but he was thinking nervously in his heart.
In fact, he had already set off before the news of Wang Yu's wedding reached Nanyang. Even the gifts were prepared on the way. He originally came here to seek help.
He thought that at the wedding, with the help of happiness, things that were originally difficult to handle might become easier to handle. However, if truth be told, the timing seemed a bit wrong.
While thinking about his words, he said slowly: "The battle in Xiangyang was going smoothly. General Sun defeated Huang Zu's navy, crossed the river smoothly, drove directly to Xiangyang City, and surrounded Xiangyang City.
The moat is high and deep, and there is sufficient food and grass in the city, so the city cannot be breached for a while..."
He didn't expect to deceive Wang Yu, but he just deliberately skipped the specific time. Fortunately, Wang Yu didn't care about that.
"Then what?"
"Then?" Yuan Xiang's face became even more bitter, "Liu Jingsheng used Kuai Yue's plan. General Sun would take the lead in every battle and set up an ambush in Xian Mountain. Then he sent Liu Biao's son Liu Pan as commander and led a brigade of elite soldiers out of the city.
In the night battle, General Sun was lured to the foot of Xian Mountain by deceiving defeat, and then... alas!"
Finally, he let out a long sigh, and his sigh was filled with endless sadness.
"It turns out that General Sun has..." Wang Yu felt a little sad.
Although he had known this result for a long time, Wang Yu still felt melancholy when he heard the confirmation from the person involved, Yan Xiang. Xu Rong had already pointed out Sun Jian's weakness, but unexpectedly, he still made the same mistake last time.
Zu Mao saved his life, but this time he even lost his life.
On the other side, Huang Zhong let out a sigh of relief. The veteran was a very stubborn person. Even though the incident had been going on for a long time, he still regarded Sun Jian as his life-and-death enemy.
"Although he was hit by dozens of arrows, General Sun was not killed in the battle, but after he wounded the general, Jingzhou soldiers and horses took advantage of the situation to attack, and the Jiangdong soldiers and horses were defeated. In the end, only one or two of those who escaped across the river would survive. If it hadn't been for General Sun,
With bravery, he first defeated Huang Zu's troops and captured him alive, and then protected the seriously injured General Sun while fighting and retreating. The Jiangdong Army was probably completely destroyed."
Yan Xiang sighed again: "Although General Sun escaped with his life, after all, his injuries were too serious. He was... even if Bo Fu really found a miracle doctor and rejuvenated himself, most of the Jiangdong Army would have been lost, and Yuzhou Zhou Ang was pressing forward.
It’s unsustainable.”
Didn't he die on the spot? Is there another mistake in the book?
Wang Yu was slightly startled, then turned around to see Huang Zhong with an angry look on his face, and suddenly realized something:
If he hadn't appeared, Huang Zhong would have gone south to join Liu Biao, but then ended up in Changsha again for some reason. Maybe Huang Zhong in his previous life was among the night attack troops, and with his archery skills, he was mixed in with the random arrows.
, let’s take a chance on him, not to mention Sun Jian, even Lu Bu would have to fall for it.
I just don’t know where Hua Tuo is at this time. If he happens to wander to Nanyang, maybe...
Sun Ce's debut seems to have been brought forward, and became the only bright spot of the Jiangdong Army in the Battle of Xiangyang. If he did not interfere, what would his next behavior be like? Will he follow the trajectory of his previous life and go to Jiangdong, or will he replace Sun Jian in the battle?
The Central Plains fought for Yuan Shu?
While thinking about it, Yan Xiang seemed to say something else, but Wang Yu didn't listen at all. He was completely immersed in his imagination about history.
"Peng Ju's wise nephew, in fact, you may wish to consider the proposal of General Highway. That Cao Mengde is not an ordinary person. At that time, General Xu Zi of Runan once evaluated him as: a capable minister in governing the world and a hero in troubled times. In a short period of time, although he
You have suppressed everything, but now you are full-fledged. If you continue to let it go, sooner or later it will become a nuisance to your heart!"
The person who interrupted Wang Yu's thoughts was Zhang Miao. Although Wang Yu did not hear clearly what Yan Xiang said later, he could easily analyze it from Zhang Miao's words.
Yuan Shu was stunned. In desperation, he could only beg himself in a low voice. If he marched westward, Cao Cao would definitely return to his home base for reinforcements. In this way, Yuan Shu could face Zhou Ang calmly and kill Yuan Shaoshan first to Yuzhou.
hand.
Zhang Miao and Cao Cao had a long-standing feud. After Cao Cao took Dongjun, he went south and annexed Jiyin and Chenliu, and then joined forces with Zhou Ang to attack Yingchuan.
On the issue of the direction of the Qingzhou Army's offensive, the two men had the same opinion, and both advocated Wang Yu's advance westward.
"Cao Cao was driven by Yuan Shao and had to fight south with the main force. The only ones left behind in Dongjun were thousands of Xiahou Chun's troops. As soon as the Qingzhou army arrived, it would be like boiling soup and pouring snow, and Dongjun could be attacked overnight.
Then the wise nephew may attack Yuan Shao from the north and south with General Gongsun, or attack Cao Cao and Zhou Ang with General Highway, and then divide the land of Yan and Yu equally, wouldn't it be better than being trapped in Qingzhou?"
Zhang Miao spoke eloquently and tried his best to persuade: "Although this uncle has no ability, he is still somewhat thin-faced in Dongjun. Once the troops from Qingzhou arrive, there will be a response. As long as my nephew eliminates Liu Gongshan's interference, Dongjun will
You can get the county at your fingertips! My dear nephew, you and I are close friends, and we have no ambition to compete for supremacy. This is just to get rid of thieves and has no other intention. You must not miss this opportunity!"
"My uncle's intentions are known to me and there is no doubt about them. However, military and state matters, the land of life and death, must be investigated in detail. Uncle, let me think about it." Wang Yu can confirm Zhang Miao's sincerity. With the other party's current strength,
, it is unlikely to compete with him. At most, he can use his contribution to Dongjun to occupy a dangerous position on his side.
However, it is not difficult to take Dongjun. What is difficult is how to keep Dongjun in the future.
It was a place surrounded by enemies from all sides. Once Gongsun Zan made a mistake, he would be attacked from both sides by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and there might even be an additional Lu Bu or Xiliang army.
If Yuan Shu can't count on him, he can only share in adversity, but not in wealth and honor.
Just now, when Zhang Miao proposed that he and Yuan Shu divide Yuzhou equally, Yan Xiang had a look of ambiguity in his eyes. The latter probably didn't expect that after he came to his senses, he kept observing his expression with the corner of his eye, so he couldn't help but
Revealed true thoughts.
Wang Yu did not intend to fight alone. Instead of being the leader and arousing everyone's vigilance, he might as well fight side by side with Gongsun Zan in Hebei and reap benefits from Yuan Shao.
However, you can only say this to your own people, and there is no need to say it so clearly to outsiders. As long as you don't take action and show a posture of being both excited and scrupulous, you can play both sides and reap the benefits.
The principle of fighting and subduing the enemy.
Seeing Wang Yu's hesitant expression, Zhang and Yan became more enthusiastic in persuading. Compared with Zhang Miao's benefits, Yuan Shu's conditions were rather strange. He mentioned Qiao Mao's unfulfilled wish that day.
.
"The Qiao family in Anhui County has been a famous family for generations. Although Qiao Yuanwei died at the hands of Liu Gongshan that day, he revised the letter and went home after discussing the marriage with you. After receiving the letter, Qiao Gong also had the intention of approving it. It was just that Gongwei's death was the first time. He
No advance is allowed at this time. Duke Qiao and the old Taiwei are old friends, and Lujiang Prefect Liu Xun is also a disciple of the Yuan family. My Lord intends to be an ice man, so this can be accomplished..."
Wang Yu couldn't laugh or cry. Yuan Shu's brain circuit is really different. He used other people's daughters to do favors for him, invited reinforcements, and then mentioned it at his wedding. This kind of weird thing can only be done by Yuan Jiuji.
You can do it now.
Yan Xiang himself blushed a little.
This was the condition that Yuan Shu offered before he set off. Now, it seems a bit inappropriate. But the lord is reluctant to part with the land in Yuzhou that he has not yet obtained, and is eager for reinforcements. Wang Yu has a reputation for being a romantic, so he seems to be lacking in strength at the moment.
If you don't try to push it, won't you miss the opportunity in vain?
"Since I am a concubine, as a member of the Qiao family, it is naturally difficult to choose a direct daughter. However, among the daughters of the Qiao family's concubines, there are quite a few who have the appearance of a country, and the prince can choose them at will... Once the prince is treated
Once you know the path to Lujiang, this can be done. It’s a happy event every year, so why not do it?”
"Let me think about it carefully..." Wang Yu sweated profusely.
If quality is lacking, quantity will make up for it? I don’t care about status, but wait, the Qiao family in Wancheng, Lujiang? Sounds familiar.
After persuading for a long time, Zhang and Miao were both thirsty. Seeing that they could not succeed for a while, they had no choice but to shake their heads and step aside to avoid pushing too hard and irritating Wang Yu.
As soon as Wang Yu was free, Cheng Yu came over to him.
Now, Cheng Yu has surrendered to Cao Cao, and Wang Yu can only express regret for this.
In China, reputation and strength are both important, but beyond that, interpersonal relationships are even more important. The Yuan family's power is of course inseparable from the reputation of his family, but more importantly, it is the mess of his disciples, former officials, and in-laws.
relationship.
Taking Cheng Yu as an example, he can have some relationship with Cao Cao, Liu Dai, and Yuan Shao, both far and near, but he is more optimistic about Cao Cao. The Wang family of Taishan and Cheng Yu are basically inseparable, so although
Wang Yu's current situation is better than that of Cao Cao, and Cheng Yu is unwilling to take the initiative to come to his aid.
Compared to Cheng Yu, it was Xun Yu who made Wang Yu more regretful.
The Xun family in Yingchuan is deeply entangled in the local area, and any scholar who is slightly famous has some unclear relationship with his family. Therefore, getting Xun Yu is equivalent to getting a talent pool. Especially after Cao Cao went south to Yingchuan, the local people
Scholars came to join him one after another, and Cao Cao's power quickly grew.
In fact, it was similar here in Qingzhou. Scholars also recommended each other. When Wang Xiu came, he recommended Guoyuan. Guoyuan later recommended several classmates, all of whom were quite talented and similar to Guoyuan's style.
It's just that there are too few famous people in Qingzhou who have left their names to future generations. Most of these people Wang Yu has never heard of. One of them is Dai Shu. His knowledge in the field of agriculture is almost as little as Guoyuan's. If he hadn't been recommended by Guoyuan, he would have been buried.
It's my share.
Therefore, Wang Yu has no regrets. What he has missed, let him go. Now that he has integrated into this era, he can think about problems with the thinking of the Han Dynasty people, and can ensure that he will not make mistakes in the future.
"Dong A Cheng Yu, I have met the king."
"Mr. Zhongde, I have admired you for a long time." Although he is a scholar, Cheng Yu is very tall and Wang Yu is already considered a majestic man. Cheng Yu is several inches taller than him, which gives Wang Yu a rare experience.
The feeling of looking up at someone.
Cheng Yu was not only tall, but also very straightforward in his style. He asked straightforwardly: "Yu dares to ask the prince if he and Zhang Shijun are persuading the prince to go west to Yanzhou?"
"So what if it is, so what if it's not?" Wang Yu secretly raised his vigilance. The name of the shadow figure showed that even among Cao Wei's major counselors, Cheng Yu was the most popular one. Now that Jia Xu is not around, he is facing
You can't be careful with this person.
"Yu Changchang heard: When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. Another saying is: the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind. Yu thought about it and thought deeply about it. I don't know what the emperor wants?" Cheng Yu asked instead without answering.
"There is some truth to it." Wang Yu did not show any weakness. He changed the topic and asked rhetorically: "However, if the mantis moves fast enough, it might be able to swallow cicadas, transform into an eagle, and hunt oriole. What does Mr. Zhongde think?
?”
"Could it be that the Lord is bullying Yu?" Cheng Yu laughed, and glanced at the corner of the hall seemingly casually, and said: "The Lord has been in close contact with the Donghai Mi family recently. I don't understand what the merchant's home deserves from the Lord.
What’s the reason for the constant attention? Is it just because of a woman? Obviously, the king’s drunkenness is not about drinking.”
Wang Yu was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "What does Brother Meng De mean?"
"In today's world, although there are many who are heroes for a while, the rest are mediocre. Only the king and my lord can be called heroes!"
Seeing that it was getting late and the auspicious time was approaching, Cheng Yu had no time to elaborate on the stakes. He hurriedly took out the high hat he had prepared in advance and said bluntly: "It is better for the two to fight each other and let others take advantage.
What if we all form an alliance, leaving Liu Dai as a buffer, and not fighting for the time being, until the situation in the world is clear, and then we decide the outcome, or we can form two dynasties, the North and the South, and divide the world equally?"
The current mainstream opinion within Cao Jun is that Wang Yu's next expansion direction is Xuzhou.
This is easy to understand. Tao Qian is old and his authority is not very stable. Instead of staying in love and ending up with nothing, it is better to give some favors to his descendants. After gaining a good reputation, Wang Yu is a person who values affection and will definitely do so in the future.
There are rewards.
At present, the easiest person to win over in Xuzhou is the Mi family, who is a businessman. Cao Cao's staff are not stupid, and they will not think that Wang Yu is flirting with the Mi family just for a woman, and the only target is Xuzhou.
Therefore, Cheng Yu used metaphors to point out the situation in the Central Plains, and then revealed Wang Yu's plot to plot Xuzhou, hoping to take the opportunity to reach a consensus. Of course, this consensus is very fragile, but currently neither family really has the energy to attack each other.
If you are suspicious, it is better to maintain the fragile peace through collaboration.
As for what will happen in the future, let’s talk about it in the future. The so-called unjust war in the Spring and Autumn Period, how can we guarantee tomorrow’s things today?
Wang Yu looked at Cheng Yu expressionlessly, as if he was unhappy, but in fact he was snickering.
Cao Cao and his counselors were resourceful, but after all they could not escape the limitations of this era. Although he would have to attack Xuzhou sooner or later, it was certainly not now. Could he gain some advantage by taking advantage of the enemy's misjudgment?
"Lord, the auspicious time has come..." Before he could figure out the reason, he was interrupted by the servant. When he turned around to look, he saw his father waving to him.
The house was full of guests, and combined with the current climate of Qingzhou and the bright future of his children and grandchildren, Lao Wang Kuang was also very relieved, with a happy smile on his face. Seeing the Golden Crow tilting to the west, his son was still not in place.
, the old man was a little anxious.
Wang Yu made a gesture to tell his father to wait, turned around and said leisurely: "Yu heard: There is a fish in Beiming, its name is Kun...it turns into a bird, its name is Peng. I don't know what the Peng's back is.
It can fly thousands of miles away in anger, and its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky..."
"..." Cheng Yu was dumbfounded, not knowing what Wang Yu's purpose was for suddenly leading Zhuangzi to a happy excursion.
"Such a big bird flew over the sky with an astonishing momentum. An owl that happened to have caught its prey was very frightened and anxious when it saw it. It screamed to the sky, fearing that Kunpeng would come and snatch it away.
Its dead rat, actually, Kunpeng is so big, how can one dead rat be enough to eat?"
Ignoring Cheng Yu's pale face instantly, Wang Yu smiled faintly, turned around and walked towards Wang Kuang. He had already left, but his voice was still there: "Mr. Zhongde, please tell Brother Meng De that there is no need for collegiality or anything like that. Come here."
Wouldn't it be nice to meet again on the battlefield and talk about male and female?" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)