The winter of 142 BC was quite unusual.

Emperor Liu Qi occasionally felt angry, had an illness, and after careful conditioning by the imperial doctor, he still did not improve, and his body was sometimes good and sometimes bad, lingering on the sickbed.

At the same time, there were many anomalies in the celestial phenomena. In October, the solar eclipse was followed by a lunar eclipse, and the sky was red and lasted for five days. On December 29, the winter thunder shook and the sun took on an eerie purple color. The five stars of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are retrograde.

"The celestial signs warn, I'm afraid something big is going to happen!" Inside and outside the palace, people bit their ears and talked about it.

Liu Qi, who was on the sickbed, had an ominous premonition in his heart. The queen Wang Wan took care of her more and more diligently, often undressed, running between Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace, accompanying her husband, and comforting her mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Dou.

"The crown prince is sixteen years old this year, and I want to hold a crown ceremony for the crown prince." As soon as the first month of the new year, Liu Qi summoned Taichang and solemnly instructed: "You choose an auspicious day as soon as possible." ”

"No." Too often to say yes.

After Taichang left, Queen Wang asked gently, "The prince is still young. Your Majesty is still sick, why don't you wait until you get better and then choose a day slowly? ”

"I'm afraid I can't wait." Liu Qi shook his head slowly, and a desolate look appeared on his sallow face.

"Your Majesty, where do you ...... talk" Queen Wang's eyes were red, and while Liu Qi was not paying attention, she turned her back on her face and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Prime Minister Wei Juan and others came to visit, and Liu Qi informed him of this. The ministers were all in favour. Out of the Xuanshu Palace, everyone shook their heads and sighed, with a heavy heart, understanding that the emperor was preparing for the future.

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When a man of the Chinese tribe reaches the age of 20, he has to perform the crown ceremony, which means to grow up. The Son of Heaven and the princes, the age of the crown ceremony can be advanced. King Wen of Zhou was crowned at the age of twelve.

The crown ceremony of the Han royal family has many rules, and the ceremony is also extremely exquisite. First, the auspicious day of the good day is divined by Taichang, which is called "divination", and then the relevant people are notified three days in advance to come to watch the ceremony.

On the 17th day of the first lunar month, Liu Qi personally presided over the ceremony and held a grand crown ceremony for the 16-year-old crown prince Liu Che.

In the Gaozu Temple, the bells and chimes play in unison, and the cigarette smoke is swirling. On the main hall, Liu Qi stood at the top, and the royal family, relatives, and ministers were lined up on both sides. The three officials each held a wooden case, standing on the first, second, and third floors of the temple steps, and on the case were placed the cloth crown, leather cloth, and jue ben.

Liu Che was dressed in a collection of clothes, his hair was scattered, and he walked into the hall and knelt on the laid pu mat. The praiser stepped forward, gently combed Liu Che's long hair, and tied it with silk.

Liu Qi stepped down the steps of the hall, cleaned his hands, took the cloth crown and walked in front of Liu Che. The crown of the cloth is added to mean that there is the right to rule. "On the auspicious day of the month, the first Canadian dollar is served. Abandon your young ambitions, and become virtuous. Shou Kao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu. After saying the congratulatory speech, Liu Qi put the cloth crown on his son's head. The praisers on the side immediately stepped forward and tied the crown for Liu Che.

Liu Che hid his hand in his sleeve, folded his left hand on top of his right hand, raised his hand to increase his forehead, bowed respectfully and saluted, and his hands were still eyebrows when he got up. After prostration, stand and bow down. Liu Che kept raising his hands with his eyebrows, and his long sleeves covered his face, until he finished a full set of prayers and stood up, and his hands were slowly lowered.

Liu Qi supported the sick body and looked at his son with a smile. Liu Che's childish face was full of solemnity that had never been written before. Liu Qi's heart throbbed for a while, his son has grown up!

Subsequently, Liu Che walked into the apse accompanied by the chamberlain, and when he came back, the clothes on his body had been changed into a set of Xuan clothes. He bowed to all the elders of the clan according to the rites.

After the crown of the cloth is a leather ben, which is both a military hat and a hunting suit, and the addition means that there is military power, and at the same time a sword. Liu Qiyili blessed: "Jiyue Lingchen, Nai Shenerfu." Respect for the majesty, the grace of the soot. Eyebrows live for 10,000 years, and will always be blessed by Hu. ”

Liu Che bowed again, retreated to the apse, and changed his clothes again.

The third time to add the Jue Ben, the Jue Ben, that is, the crown of the temple, after the addition of the right to sacrifice.

"With the right of the year, with the order of the month, the salty gar is served. Brothers are there, in order to become a virtue. The astragalus is boundless, and it is celebrated by the sky. ”

A fine layer of sweat oozed from Liu Qi's forehead. He held on, finished the congratulatory speech aloud, and put on his son's knighthood.

Then, it is the Liguan ceremony. A banquet has been set up under the corridor, and Liu Che toasted his father and all the clan relatives and ministers according to the courtesy. At this point, the party said that the ceremony was completed.

The crown ceremony is the most important milestone in the life of a Chinese man, and when the crown ceremony is held, he can get married and have children, and take on the responsibility of passing on the lineage. For the crown prince, the crown ceremony is even more important.