Chapter 344: Toast!
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Zhang Tianshi did not make a big deal of his marriage with Chen Biyao, after all, it was a remarriage, and for a person of Zhang Tianshi's status, the more low-key the better, but this time there were also many people, most of whom were relatives of his own family and some Taoist friends. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Speaking of Zhang Tianshi's own relatives, that's a lot! From the first generation of Zhang Tianshi to now it has been more than 1,900 years, in addition to this generation of Zhang Tianshi, there are many side branches, many of these people are cultivators, and there are many people who are relatively close in blood, these people and some Taoist friends have also come, adding up to more than 100 people.
When Zhao Yue and Anne followed Zhang Tianshi and his wife to the Taoist temple, it was very lively, the square in front of the Taoist temple was full of tables and chairs, most of the guests who came to congratulate sat here to drink tea and chat, some played chess, some got together to discuss the Tao, and some were red-faced.
Zhang Tianshi took Zhao Yue to the two people who were drinking tea and introduced: "Duzhi, let me introduce to you, this is the Zodiac Chief of the Quanzhen Sect, and this is the Cao Daoist of the Maoshan Sect, two old brothers, this is Zhao Yue, the word Duzhi, the owner of Zangwu Mountain Villa, is also a member of my Daomen, this Miss Anne is his wife, you are close and close!" ”
Zhao Yue raised a single palm and said: "I have admired the names of the two Daoists for a long time, and today I am fortunate to have the fate to meet here with the Heavenly Master!" ”
Spear Mountain Sect Cao Dao Chang laughed and said: "Mr. Zhao is too polite, just now the Heavenly Master said that he would go down the mountain to greet the distinguished guest, what kind of distinguished guest is I, it turned out to be Mr. Zhao!" Because Zhao Yue is a Taoist, he does not have a Taoist identity, so Cao Daochang called Zhao Yue Mr. Zhao.
The Quanzhen Sect Zodiac Chief smiled and said, "Heavenly Master's friends are my friends, Mr. and Mrs. Zhao!" Sit down! "These two Taoists are not fools, how can they be simple people who can let Zhang Tianshi personally go down the mountain to greet them?
Zhao Yue and Anne sat down and chatted with the two of them. Taoism is very different from Buddhism, but Taoism has a deeper meaning among the people. With the development of China for thousands of years, Taoism has also evolved into different systems, which are divided into "Sutu, Mai, Zhongge, Quanzhen, and Maoshan". According to the theory, there are five categories: the Jishan School, the Classic School, the Fulu School, the Danding School (Jindan School), and the Zhanyan School. The Maoshan Sect is a Fulu Sect, and its Taoist skills can be used to exorcise ghosts and subdue demons, which makes people feel awe-inspiring. Most of the Taoist priests of Maoshan are famous for catching ghosts and subduing demons, but they don't know that the essence of the teachings of the Maoshan Sect has nothing to do with these. The reason for such a reputation is that the disciples of later generations deceived the villagers in order to deceive them to eat and drink, and the second is the result of the ignorant believers' exaggerated statements and spread false rumors.
The Quanzhen faction draws on Confucianism and interprets some of its thoughts, claiming that the three religions are in the same stream and advocating the unity of the three religions. With the Tao Te Ching, the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, and the Book of Filial Piety as the main classics, it teaches people to "be filial and pure" and "be sincere and sincere, and think less about desires". In the early days, he mainly practiced in personal seclusion, and he did not practice the art of yellow and white.
Quanzhen Tao believes that quiet and inaction is the foundation of cultivation, and only by removing emotions and desires and having a quiet heart can we return to simplicity and truth, and know the heart and see the surname. The school pays attention to the cultivation of "surname life", believing that "the surname is also a god, and the life is also qi", and "the qi and spirit are combined, and they are called immortals". He advocates that monks must become monks, endure shame and dirt, suffer for oneself and others, abstain from killing and sex, eat sparingly, and sleep less. The "Records of the Golden Lotus Authentic Sect" says that the religion "takes weakness and humility as the surface, takes the quiet and void as the inside, takes the nine returns and seven returns (according to the refining of the inner pill - the introducer) as the truth, and takes the ever-changing as the power".
Quanzhen Sect is one of the largest sects of Taoism in the later period, and it has continued together with the Zhengyi sect since the Yuan Dynasty. The idea of the unity of the three religions of the Quanzhen Religion is very distinct, and this is one of its important characteristics. The Quanzhen Sect imitates Zen Buddhism, does not set up words, pays attention to the cultivation of Neidan in the cultivation method, opposes the art of Fu Gong and Huang Bai, and takes the cultivation of the true surname as the right way, and takes the knowledge of the heart to see the surname, remove the lust and desire, endure shame and dirt, and suffer for oneself and benefit others. The Quanzhen Sect stipulates that Taoist priests must live in Taoist temples and are not allowed to have wives, and they have established strict rules and precepts, which is very different from Zhengyi.
When the auspicious time comes, the wedding ceremony will officially begin, and for a while, gongs and drums will sound in unison, and firecrackers will sound in unison! The guests who drank tea and chatted in the square gathered in the Taoist temple, and everyone stood on both sides of the main hall, leaving a passage in the middle, and Zhao Yue and Anne also followed everyone to the main hall.
"The auspicious time has come! Invite the bride and groom to come and worship heaven and earth! Under the cheering and singing of the wedding host, Zhang Tianshi and Chen Biyao each wore wedding clothes and walked into the hall under the leadership of the matchmaker.
The matchmaker led the two to the ancestral tablet and then retreated, Zhang Tianshi and Chen Biyao stood still in front of the ancestral tablet, the master of ceremonies looked at the time, felt that it was almost just right, and began to sing: "The bridegroom and bride worship heaven and earth!" ”
The two newcomers turned around and walked to the door of the main hall under the leadership of the matchmaker, bowed outside, and got up after worshipping and walked to the ancestral tablet under the leadership of the matchmaker.
The master of ceremonies shouted and sang: "Second worship to the ancestral immortal!" ”
Zhang Tianshi and Chen Biyao bowed to the ancestral tablet, and after getting up, they heard the master of ceremonies singing: "Husband and wife worship each other!" ”
The two turned around and bowed to each other face to face, and finally the master of ceremonies shouted: "Licheng!" ”
After the master of ceremonies finished singing, the guests who came to watch the ceremony congratulated Zhang Tianshi and Chen Biyao: "Congratulations on the two of you on getting married!" ”
Zhang Tianshi smiled and said: "Thank you for coming to watch the ceremony, the food banquet has been prepared in front, please come to the table!" Please! ”
The guests said to each other, "Please! Everyone went out of the main hall and sat down at the banquet.
At this time, the tables and chairs have been cleaned up, just waiting for the wine and food to come up. Since many of the guests who came were not monks, these monks sat together, and the guests who couldn't help but eat meat sat together again.
The banquet is full of big fish and meat, good wine, and the guests who don't eat meat themselves are all vegetarian dishes and water, but these guests will not blame the host, but will praise the proper arrangement.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the wine and food were served like flowing water, Zhang Tianshi brought the bride to the table to toast, followed by several men about thirty years old, but these people were the sons born to Zhang Tianshi and his ex-wife.
Waiting for Zhang Tianshi to greet Zhao Yue and them, he said, "Everyone, the greeting is not thoughtful!" If there is any offense, please forgive me! I'll do it first! As he spoke, he drank a glass of wine in his hand.
Daoist Cao joked: "Heavenly Master, you're not right!" Why do you bring your son with your bride to toast? You shouldn't be there! Let's talk about self-harm three cups first! ”
Listening to Cao Daochang's words, the guests at the same table and several tables nearby all coaxed, "Yes, why do you still have your son with you!" This is a big mistake! Cao Daochang is right, the Heavenly Master first self-harmed three cups! ”
Zhang Tianshi's eldest son stood up and said, "I drank these three cups for my father!" ”
Cao Daochang immediately said: "That's not good, it was originally to punish your father, what are you doing standing up again?" Adults talk, children go! ”
Zhang Tianshi's eldest son said: "There is a saying that 'the father pays off the debt', right! I drank these three cups for my father, and that's normal! ”
Zhang Tianshi was very satisfied with his eldest son's performance, and Zhao Yue said when he saw this: "You said this well, that's okay!" You made these three cups for your father! ”
After Zhang Tianshi's eldest son finished drinking three cups, Zhao Yue said: "Heavenly Master, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and we have only been together for a few days a few days ago, and now you are very happy, I want to drink three cups with you no matter what, do you have no opinion?" ”
"That's a great thing!" Cao Daochang said with a smile, just now he was going to pour Zhang Tianshi three cups first, but who knew that Zhao Yue was playing a round next to him, and now Zhao Yue jumped out again and wanted to pour three cups, it turned out that there was a trick.
Zhang Tianshi's son was about to jump out to block the wine, but Zhang Tianshi grabbed his son and said with a smile: "I drank these three glasses of wine!" As he spoke, he drank three glasses in a row.
Zhao Yue stretched out his foot and kicked Anne, Anne reacted and stood up with a wine glass and said, "I wish you a good husband and wife for a hundred years!" I toast you! After that, he also toasted.
Cao Daochang and the others looked at it with a smile on the side, and said happily in their hearts: "Fierce! ”
Zhang Tianshi and his wife saw that Anne stood up and toasted, so they had no choice but to drink a glass each.
After the two of them finished drinking, Cao Daochang stood up again and said: "Heavenly Master, the two of us have been friends for many years, and today is your great joy, poor Dao congratulates you, I give you a cup, I will do it first, you can do it yourself!" ”
As soon as these words came out, they had to drink, and if they didn't drink, they looked down on their friends, and the two newcomers had no choice but to drink another drink.
After Cao Daochang finished toasting, the other guests at this table also began to toast, all of them were close friends, and in this happy day, it is not okay not to drink, it doesn't matter how much Zhang Tianshi drinks, the key is that Chen Biyao can't bear it, fortunately, Zhang Tianshi's sons have already thought of it and replaced Chen Baguio's wine with boiled water.
To say that the bride and groom toast at this wedding rarely drink real wine, if you drink real wine, then don't think about entering the cave room, basically the wine is replaced with boiled water, there are so many guests who come to congratulate, the bride and groom toast a glass, if you drink real wine and you can't drink down?
After Zhao Yue and their table were basically respected, everyone had no reason to respect Zhang Tianshi and his wife, and there were still so many people to respect! If they really want to pay respect, they will have to wait until they have finished saluting all the guests.
Leaving this table, Zhang Tianshi took the bride to other tables to toast, this table is basically the same, everyone is in a very good relationship, not to drink is definitely not good, to the last circle down has passed more than two hours, at this time the banquet is almost eaten.
After the toast, the stomach of the bride and groom was filled with a belly of boiled water, and the two of them ran to the toilet several times in a row to solve the problem.
(To be continued)