As soon as the New Year comes, everyone bows to each other, children salute adults, adults salute each other, this is the Tang Dynasty, finally Zhenguan nine years have passed, and the beautiful and Hongda Zhenguan ten years have come.

It was about one o'clock in the morning.

Li Zhan looked at his wives... It may be that they were tired all day, so everyone was asleep, and Li Zhan got up lightly at this time and left his home in Dunhuafang.

At this time, outside the house, Ying Lao, Gao Hu and Li Jingmen have already arrived.

"Meet His Highness...!" Ying Lao, Gao Hu, and the people from Lijingmen knelt down and shouted.

"Get up... Is the carriage ready? ”

"It's already good, now His Highness's honor guard outside is the prince's honor guard...!" Shadow Elder stepped forward and grabbed Li Zhan's hand.

"Hey...!" With a sigh, Li Zhan shook his head and said, "Everyone's honor guard is the same, so why let Cheng Qian...!" ”

"Your Highness, this is the initiative of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he is also waiting for you in the Taimiao...!"

Ying Lao's words made Li Zhan smile warmly: "It seems that my younger brother actually still has me in his heart." ”

"Of course...!" Shadow smiled.

In the sound of the two talking, Li Zhan got into the carriage, and at this time outside Dunhuafang, the prince's guard of honor was waiting, and Li Zhan wanted to go to the Taimiao Temple to worship his ancestors with Li Shimin.

At first, what Li Zhan was reluctant to go was just Li Shimin's strong request.

The Taimiao of the Li family, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, followed the "five temples" system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, in May of the first year of Wude, Li Yuan put his father and ancestor Emperor Li Hu, Emperor Taizu Jing Li Hu, great-ancestor Li Tianxi, and Gaozu Li Xi into the temple, and only set up the fourth family temple.

Of course, Li Yuan's four temples are not the unknown surnames of his ancestors, but the five temples model of "one Taizu and four relatives temples" of the Northern Dynasty. This model of five temples (there are actually four temples) was not broken until the death of Gaozu Li Yuan.

In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Li Yuan died, and the doctor Zhu Zihao suggested that seven temples be built, and the dignified Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven only established the fourth family temple, what is the difference between it and the princes? It's too bad, and it's hard to reflect the emperor's supreme dignity; The text of the Chinese book Shilang Cen also suggests referring to the old precedents of the Jin and Song dynasties and establishing the Liuqin Temple.

Li Shimin adopted the suggestions of his courtiers, added the Taimiao, and enshrined his sixth ancestor Li Chong'er into the Taimiao, and at the same time his father Li Yuan also entered the Taimiao, so far, the Tang Zong Temple changed from five temples (there are actually four temples) to seven temples (there are actually six temples).

The order in the Taimiao is Li Chong'er, the king of Hongnongfu, Li Xi, the prince of Xuanjian, Li Tianxi, the king of Yi, Li Hu, the emperor of Jing, Li Xun, and Li Yuan, the ancestor of Gaozu.

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Arrived at Taimiao, Li Zhan got out of the carriage, Li Chengqian was waiting outside, and when he saw Li Zhan, Li Chengqian took Xiaodouzi, Du He, Zhao Jie, and Hou Guangliang bowed and said: "Meet the eldest brother (His Royal Highness)"

Following Xiaodouzi, he slowly stepped forward and took out a set of crown clothes in his hand... The crown dress is the clothes worn by the ancient emperors and ministers when they participated in the sacrificial ceremony, and it is a kind of Qin and Han chapter clothes.

The Emperor's Tiara... The sun, moon and stars in the twelve chapters of the pattern, the sun and the moon are divided into two shoulders, and the stars are listed on the back.

The crown dress is made of black blouse, vermilion bottom, and the upper and lower coats are painted with crests. In addition, there are knee covers, scarves, red scarves, etc. Assemble a complete outfit.

In addition to the crown and the crown, there is a rectangular crown plate with a circle in front and a back at the top of the crown, and the crown plate hangs down in front and back. Depending on the quantity and material, the crown is an important symbol to distinguish the noble from the low. Whoever wears a crown must wear a crown.

Li Zhan looked at the crown... Li Zhan was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does this mean...!" ”

Because this crown can only be worn by the crown prince.

After Li Zhan finished speaking, Li Chengqian on the side knelt down and said: "Big brother has been forgiving for me, and I also know that my position should be that of the eldest brother, but the eldest brother gave up this position because I am your younger brother, although I can't return the position to the eldest brother, but at least let me return the position to the eldest brother at this time, so please don't shirk the eldest brother." ”

Li Zhan's brows furrowed slightly, then he looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Brother God, why bother, we don't need to be like this." ”

But Li Chengqian said very resolutely: "But I hope that the eldest brother can wear it, so that the younger brother can feel at ease...!" ”

"You have peace of mind...!" Li Zhan smiled and said, "Okay... I'll give you peace of mind. ”

After speaking, Li Zhan said: "Dress me, I brought the crown prince today...!" ”

After speaking, Li Zhan stretched out his hand... Xiaodouzi and Ying Lao immediately helped Li Zhan put on the crown clothes... The twelve crests of the tiara... They are the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the dragon, the Chinese insect (two chapters of flowers and birds), the zong yi (a tiger and a monkey), algae, fire, powder rice (two chapters of powder and rice), 黼, 黻, etc., commonly known as "twelve chapters", in fact, "sixteen chapters".

The twelve chapters are rich in connotation: the sun, the moon, and the stars, taking the meaning of their presence; Mountain, take its steady, calm meaning; Dragon, take its strange and changing meaning; Chinese insects, beautiful flowers and insect feathers are five-colored, very beautiful, and take its literary meaning; Zong Yi takes the meaning of worship and filial piety; algae, take its meaning of clean; Fire, taking its bright meaning; Flour rice, take flour and rice to nourish the meaning; 黼, take the meaning of cutting off and decisiveness; 黻, take its discernment, discernment, betrayal of evil to good.

Among them, there are 12 chapters of the Son of Heaven, and 9 chapters of the crown prince, prince, and prince.

The crown prince uses a different crown from the prince and the prince, and the son of heaven is twelve... Prince Jiuhan... Li Zhan took the crown of Jiuhan and walked into the Taimiao in a nine-chapter crown suit.

At this time, there were already ministers in the Taimiao, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou, Changsun Wuji, Li Daozong, Li Jing, Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda, Qin Qiong, Hou Junji, Yu Chigong, Li Mengwei, Du Junxuan, Gongsun Wuda, Liu Shili, Lonely Yanyun and Zheng Rentai.

These people all have a common characteristic, that is, most of them have followed Li Shimin's Xuanwu Sect.

It can be said that he is Li Shimin's most confidant of the military general.

Li Shimin called these people to Taimiao at night, which also made these ministers a little unaware of what Li Shimin wanted to do, but what made these people never think was that Li Shimin was going to introduce his son to these people, and this was the first time that Li Shimin officially revealed his son to his henchmen.

Li Zhan slowly walked in front of the Taimiao from a distance, because it was dark, and then Li Zhan wore the crown of Jiuhan on his head... So these people, after seeing Li Zhan, all took the lead in kneeling down and shouting, "Meet His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Li Zhan ignored these people, but walked straight to Li Shimin, who was looking at him with a smile in front of him, and came to Li Shimin, Li Zhan knelt down on his knees and shouted: "Son-in-law Li Zhan greets his father...!" ”

A sentence of Li Zhan, a son-in-law, surprised all the ministers who knelt, and then they all raised their heads.

Li Shimin smiled and took Li Zhan's hand, and smiled at all his henchmen and ministers: "Come... Come... Come... Let me introduce you to this son of mine.

This is my eldest son, Li Zhan, the first eldest son of the Tang Dynasty. ”

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