Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 378 Najib
In the dark night, Bai Tu sent Lu Lingqi away and called Xu Rong from the Taishi Bureau for a "secret talk".
"My lord, this isn't a good idea, is it?" Xu Rong said with some embarrassment.
"What's wrong with it? I feel good, so don't be stubborn... It will also save you a lot of trouble. Isn't it more convenient for everyone?" Bai Tu persuaded with a smile.
"This is a bit against the rules..."
"Rules are dead, but people are alive! You can't go wrong by listening to me. I know you don't want to do this, but this is also for future generations." Bai Tu said earnestly.
In the candlelight in the hall, one can see the outline of Xu Rong lowering her head in distress, and the figure of Bai Tu pressing forward step by step.
Finally, under Bai Tu's persuasion, Xu Rong gave up her original insistence...
That’s right, Bai Tu is now... of course preparing for his own wedding!
When ordinary people get married, they will ask someone to calculate the date and match the horoscopes. As the King of Chu, Bai Tu naturally falls to the Bureau of Astronomy to be responsible for the task of calculating the date and matching the horoscopes.
Of course, no matter how much you calculate this kind of thing, it is impossible to calculate that it is inappropriate, otherwise the result is that the wedding will go on as usual, and the Taishi Bureau will be gone...
However, Bai Tu's request was even more excessive. He wanted to set another precedent and to do this he wanted to find Xu Rong to be his "stooge".
Xu Rong, who had already completed high school mathematics and entered the field of advanced mathematics, now had a new understanding of the movement of celestial bodies and calendar and seasonal changes. Plus, Bai Tu had already said this, so she had no choice but to agree... If she continued to hesitate, it would be late at night!
According to the Book of Rites, there are six steps to getting married: accepting the bride's proposal, asking for the bride's name, accepting the bride's good wishes, accepting the bride's dowry, asking for the date, and welcoming the bride.
"Nacai" means that the matchmaker goes to the woman's home to propose marriage first, and only after she agrees can the following steps be taken. "Wenming" mainly involves asking the woman's name. In the pre-Qin period, the whole family name, clan name, and given name had to be reported, and basically all the ancestors for eighteen generations could be clearly sorted out to avoid marriage between people of the same clan.
"Naji" is to calculate whether the couple's horoscopes are compatible, "Nazheng" is to send the betrothal gifts, "Qingqi" is naturally to agree on the wedding date, and the last "Qinying" is the wedding itself...
According to Lu Kang and others, Bai Tu should add "offering betrothal gifts" and "asking for the name". Although there is no need to ask in reality, after all, even the emperor's marriage follows this process.
But Bai Tu refused, and his reason was very good - I have already appointed my queen as the head of the guard, and now I am asking for her name? Don't I have anyone I can trust around me? This is a very bad omen!
In the end, Lu Kang and others chose to give in, but the subsequent procedures still had to be followed.
Tomorrow Bai Tu will go to the Taishi Bureau and ask Xu Rong to calculate his horoscope, which is why Bai Tu’s “secret order” to Xu Rong happened today.
The next morning, Bai Tu, surrounded by his ministers, came to the observatory of the Taishi Bureau. Logically speaking, the princes should go to the Taimiao, but... Bai Tu didn't know who should be enshrined in his own Taimiao, so he hasn't built it yet.
I don't know who spread the rumor among the people that Bai Tu didn't build the imperial temple because he didn't have enough money. The simple people were so moved that Jinling even handed over a letter to the people a while ago, saying that he would crowdfund the imperial temple for Bai Tu...
However, there was no such thing in the Taimiao, so they could only make do with the observatory for now - the layout of the observatory was becoming increasingly incomprehensible, and it had nothing to do with the ritual system. The huge telescope in the middle seemed out of place to others no matter how they looked at it - could one still get guidance from the stars by using this thing to look at the stars?
This was a gift that Bai Tu asked the Ministry of Industry to make for Xu Rong after she finally got a perfect score in mathematics on her college entrance examination.
After looking at the "stargazing mirror", Xu Rong finally decided to be a "shill" this time...
Lu Kang also came over at this time. After all, the King of Chu’s marriage was a big event, and this could not be considered as skipping work.
Looking at Xu Rong, Lu Kang was secretly anxious - the progress was a bit slow. Xu Rong had been the Grand Historian for more than a year, and now she was only responsible for calculating Bai Tu's marriage. When would it be her turn...
It’s a pity that Lu Kang didn’t know about the secret decree last night, otherwise the old man might feel better if he thought about it.
While Lu Kang was lost in thought, Xu Rong had already read the horoscope handed to him and said, "For those who love each other, God will bless them. For those who hate each other, asking God will only make the witch change their mind. Are the king and queen in love?"
Lu Kang: ???
What are you talking about? Is this the line of Taishi Ling?
Many people looked at Xu Rong angrily, and some even wanted to impeach this incompetent Grand Historian.
It is true that the king and the queen must be as close as possible, but... is this what you are asked to say? Whose "shill" are you?
But at this moment, Bai Tu laughed and said, "Hahaha, Lingqi and I have known each other since childhood, and we are naturally attracted to each other! What Mr. Xu said makes a lot of sense!"
Ministers: ...
Well, now I know who Xu Rong is spying on.
"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the queen." Lu Su rolled his eyes and took the lead in congratulating Bai Tu.
Although he could see that there was something going on, Lu Su didn't really care about it. He just wanted to say: Hurry up, I have to go back and work overtime...
Since Lu Su had already said so, others naturally did not dare to express their opinions at this time. It was one thing to advise Bai Tu when he did something wrong, but it was another thing to nag someone when they were getting married!
The story of "The King of Chu asked about good luck", like other royal rumors, quickly spread to the people.
There is no need to promote this specifically. Ordinary people like to discuss these things after dinner. If they are not allowed to discuss them openly, they will become "palace secrets", especially for the people of Chu, who are relatively well fed...
The purpose of the white map is to encourage everyone to follow suit.
The protagonists of the story are the King of Chu and the Grand Historian...
One was the most respected person in Chu State, and the other was the most professional person in astronomy and fortune-telling in Chu State. Isn’t what they both agree on the "truth"?
Although free love was too advanced, it did not prevent it from leaving an impression in everyone's mind that "mutual love is destined by heaven."
And...it's actually not that advanced!
It is not that the human brain will evolve the function of love after a thousand or several hundred years, but it is rooted in human nature.
Whether there is soil for free love is essentially whether women have the opportunity to go out...
The customs in the Han Dynasty were not as rigid as those in the Song and Ming Dynasties. Industrialization was still in its infancy. When female workers became more common and the age of marriage was postponed in the future, the opportunities for unmarried men and women to come into contact with each other would naturally increase. Bai Tu's move can be considered as an advance preparation.
In preparation for the possible confrontation between humanity and etiquette in the future, prepare your chariots, horses and cannons in advance.
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At the Qu'a Marquis's mansion, Lü Bu was happily buying treasures, which finally made Diao Chan unable to resist asking, "Why are you suddenly interested in these, my husband?"
"Don't tell me that Hard Rock is getting married and the betrothal gift is about to be paid. As his godfather, shouldn't I make preparations in advance?" Lu Bu said confidently.
Diao Chan was silent for a while and then said, "I was thinking... Na Zheng should be sending a hard drive as a gift, right?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Bu froze for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Yeah, that's right! Ahem, I just took a look in advance, hahahaha..."
