Chapter 47: Li Tai
"Your Majesty, that's all there is to it at the moment. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Ye Wen didn't want to do much, so he played haha, as for what will appear in the future, Ye Wen also has a rhetoric."
Although Princess Runan next to her wondered why Ye Wen didn't say her mobile phone, she didn't say much.
After Li Er got the answer, he knew Ye Wen's character, so he waved his hand to let Ye Wen leave, and did not ask about electricity again.
Seeing this, what else could Li Er say except to say in his heart that the woman was not left? At the same time, Li Er also remembered his father, who was a stranger to him, as a generation of kings, not only externally but also internally, Li Er thought that he had done it perfectly enough. But since the change of Xuanwumen, there has been an irreparable rift between himself and his father, which has made Li Shimin, who has always longed for perfection, unable to be at peace in his heart.
"Why didn't you tell my dad about the phone?" Princess Runan caught up with her and asked her doubts.
"Tell your father about his phone, can you still play?" Ye Wen asked rhetorically, there was no communication base station in the Tang Dynasty, and this mobile phone had no communication function, it was just a toy to pass the time, and it was not necessary to say it.
"Oh." Princess Runan thought that Ye Wen was thinking about her, and she couldn't help but be overjoyed, and chatted with Ye Wen happily.
After Ye Wen came down, the people who had been refusing to disperse for a long time couldn't help but feel envious when they looked at the electric two-wheeled vehicle in Princess Runan's hand. As a Tang Dynasty person who did not have many entertainment projects in later generations, he felt very novel about this electric two-wheeled vehicle and wanted to own one.
"This is Ye Yilang?" Out of the crowd came a bloated, fat-faced young man.
"Exactly, who are?" Ye Wen looked at the chubby teenager.
"He's the fourth brother." Princess Runan said on the side.
"Meet the King." (That's how the Tang Dynasty called a prince who was not a prince.) Ye Wen made a gesture, thinking that he was Li Tai.
"No courtesy, can Ye Yilang cut his love? This king will give Ye Yilang enough compensation. Li Tai looked at the electric two-wheeled vehicle in Princess Runan's hand and said, just now he also saw Ye Wen standing on the electric two-wheeled vehicle, and felt that this electric two-wheeled vehicle was tailor-made for him, no need to walk, not to mention, and it was also very stylish, much stronger than riding a horse and riding a car.
"This, I have already given it to Princess Runan, and there are still some flaws in this, I'm afraid the king can't use it for the time being." Ye Wen knew what he had in mind, but Ye Wen didn't plan to give it to him, he gave him one, but there was not necessarily someone else who wanted it later. This electric two-wheeled vehicle still needs to be charged, Ye Wen doesn't want his home to become a charging station, and looking at his posture, he doesn't worry about crushing the electric two-wheeler.
"In that case, then the king will take his leave." Li Tai didn't say anything before leaving.
"Did you really give me this thing? Or is it an excuse used to perfunctory the fourth brother? After Li Tai walked away, Princess Runan asked quietly.
"Of course it's true, is what I said still false?" Since Ye Wen said it, it is not good to talk to the princess of Runan again, anyway, he has a small space, so he can just buy another one, as for the lack of electricity to charge at his house, Ye Wen does not mind her coming to his house to contact and contact feelings.
With Li Tai as a pioneer, the onlookers did not mention this request to Ye Wen, and finally slowly dispersed, and some women glanced at Ye Wen with resentment when they left, thinking that they had taken a fancy to Ye Wen, but Princess Runan was on the side, and it was not easy to show their hearts.
This phenomenon was seen by Princess Runan, and she snorted coldly like jealousy, Ye Wen was embarrassed on the side, but also had some regrets. If you are really with Princess Runan in the future, I hope she is not very jealous.
In fact, Ye Wen, as an otaku, also has the idea of having three wives and six concubines, but it would be good to find a girlfriend in the next life, so this idea is just a thought. But in the Tang Dynasty, Ye Wen is now mixing well, and before he has this idea, Ye Wen will cross in vain.
Of course, now Ye Wen is also thinking about it in his heart, but if he talks to Princess Runan, maybe what will happen, after all, not everyone in ancient times is not like Empress Changsun, who still looks for beautiful women for Li Er.
"Alright, your sisters are still waiting for you to play Kemari." Ye Wen said with relief.
Princess Runan walked indignantly towards the place where she had just played Keju.
With what happened just now, Ye Wen didn't go far, just watched them play on the side, because Ye Wen refused to play with them, so they didn't look for men, they were all women, watching a group of pretty beauties kicking around on the field, it was also a wonderful scene.
When Ye Wen had visual fatigue, Ye Wen looked around, Cheng Chumo and they drank again not far away, although Ye Wen drank a lot of wine, he was not a very fond of drinking, so Ye Wen would not go to join in the fun.
And Li Er's side started a new dance, and even those ministers went up to start the group of demons dancing, Ye Wen was not surprised to see this, this dance was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, and even this New Year's Day court meeting had a dancing plot.
During the court meeting, there was always a ceremonial ceremony standing at the foot of the stairs and commanding the ministers to salute, as well as a "praiser" who helped him raise his voice. When they shout "tend", they have to follow others and bend down and walk briskly. When they shout "take off," they have to take off their shoes. shouted "untie the sword", and untied the sword hanging from the waist of the court uniform on his body; If you shout "crouching", you have to fall to your knees on the ground; Shouting "Xing" means that you can stand up.
The ceremony shouted "goodbye", you must know that "again" is the meaning of "twice", and "worship" is the head, at this time to kneel down, raise your hands over your head, and arch forward to the ground, which requires the ministers to kowtow to the ground at the same time, and the action should not be too slow, otherwise be careful to be impeached by the imperial history "the court is not tidy" or something.
After getting up, kneel and kowtow again, and perform the "head of the head" again, or how to call it "goodbye". After this visit, the ministers got up and stood up, and one of the prime ministers of the dynasty, "Shizhong" (the head of one of the three provinces), went to the emperor to receive the edict, and then came back to the northeast position of the officials, facing west, and loudly announced that "there is a system" (the emperor has an order). At this time, the officials began to kneel and salute again, and it was another "goodbye".
After the toss was over, the servant announced the will he had just received from the emperor, what did he say? "The celebration of the new appointment is the same as the public." (The new year is here, and I celebrate with all of you.) Just saying this, the officials began to toss "goodbye" again! This time the first two times are not over, this solemn and sacred golden hall, and the scene of the heavenly demons dancing again, the New Year, all the officials are dancing hard, striving to leave a good impression on His Majesty the Emperor, what is this dance? That is, some arms raised, stomping feet, and turning 1080 degrees in place, which really let Ye Wen describe it, Ye Wen didn't see it, Ye Wen went just right at that time, and Ye Wen went after the salute and danced.
Just dancing is not enough, everyone waved their arms and kicked their legs to kick the dust and dance, and shouted "Long live, long live, long live" in unison, and then "goodbye" again, the first two times, pushing the celebratory atmosphere to a climax, this is the end of the most solemn worship ceremony in the year, and the servant can return to his position.
This "dance", "dance" and "worship dance" ceremony of dancing to the emperor is actually not a ritual handed down from the ancient Central Plains culture, but has a little bit to do with the customs of the northern nomads after the "Five Hu Chaohua". In the courts of the Northern Dynasties, there are records of monarchs and ministers dancing and celebrating at the court meeting, and the feelings of the nomads are more exposed and unrestrained!
However, "dance" as a minister's salute to the emperor for the first time in the history books, was in the Sui Dynasty, to the Tang Dynasty was greatly popular, and then the Song Dynasty also followed, not only the New Year's Day Dynasty, whenever you want to express excitement and excitement, the minister has to dance to the emperor, and generally dance while kowtowing and shouting long live, the difficulty is not small.
In addition, this salute was also very particular in the Tang Dynasty, and people in later generations may think that kneeling and bowing were not popular at that time, but in fact it was not.
In ancient times, it was important to pay attention to "morning and dusk", that is, if there were no special circumstances, they would go to greet their parents in the morning and evening. When you get to the door of your parents' room, ask through the door if you can go in, or ask the waiting servant to convey it, and only after you get permission to enter the door.
When I saw my parents, I knelt down and asked "Have you slept well at night?" while bending down and kowtowing gently. Arguments such as "men have gold under their knees" have existed since ancient times, and people in the Tang Dynasty were very accustomed to kneeling at every turn, really.
Whether the people of the Tang Dynasty were lying on a bed, sitting cross-legged on a low couch to freshen up, or having already sat down at the dining table to start breakfast, their center of gravity was low, not too far from the ground, because everyone was still more accustomed to using traditional non-high-legged furniture.
If you want to express your feelings of closeness and respect, you will naturally bend down, kneel down closer to them, bow your head and straighten up, sit on your calves, and talk to your parents with a level or slightly upward gaze, and everyone will feel more comfortable.
If not, and according to the habit of later generations to use tables, chairs, benches and other tall furniture, after the habit of using tables, chairs, benches and other tall furniture, after entering the door, you bow, and then stand with your legs together and talk to your parents, and the parents sit very low, it becomes that they want to look up at you, and the neck pain is secondary to say a few words, mainly because the sense of admiration and inferiority is completely reversed, and the more the old man talks, the more irritable he is.
It is precisely because there is not much difference between the postures and positions of "kneeling" and "sitting" before the Middle Ages, and everyone does not have much sense of humiliation for the etiquette of "kneeling". When you go to a friend's or elder's house, you will bow down to your master, and whether the master will bow or not, whether he will bow or not, he will also bend his knees on the ground or on a low bed, and the appearance is almost the same.
In later generations, everyone went to sit on chairs, knelt on the ground and kowtowed when they entered the door, and the master sat on the chair and picked his teeth on Erlang's legs, asking questions condescendingly, which made people feel very humiliated, and at that time people no longer knelt and bowed casually.
Moreover, prostrations are not the same as prostrations. On weekdays, I go to greet my parents, and after kneeling down, I quickly touch the ground with my forehead and straighten my waist, so it's OK, if you want to be a little more grand, spend some effort to make your forehead make a sound on the ground, this ceremony is called "pause", commonly known as "kowtow" in modern times, and it is a daily etiquette for the elder in the Tang Dynasty. Peers can also do this salute, you go to a friend's house, you kowtow to your friend, and your friend kowtows in return, and then everyone sits on their knees and talks, and no one owes anyone.
It is a little lighter than the "pause" etiquette, which is called "bowing hands" and is used on more casual occasions. For example, chatting with your parents, the old man praised you for a sentence "yesterday's writing has progressed", as a good baby needs to be humble and humble, and said "thanks to the adult's praise and honesty, I am afraid to be ashamed" and the like, both hands are arched in front of the chest, the head is also lowered, the head touches the hand, no need to knock the ground, this is called "worship hand" or "empty head", referred to as "worship", is the lightest one of all kneeling rituals, and is widely used.
If you need to make a grand ceremony, such as going to serve in the army today, and you may never come back, then when you say goodbye to your parents, you need to "pay off".
First of all, kneel down on both knees and kneel slowly, the essence of this ritual is in the word "slow". Slowly bend down, arms straight, raise above your head, press your right hand with your left hand on your head, and bend forward with your body until the palm of your right hand touches the ground. At this time, the head is also bent very close to the ground, and slowly knock on the ground, the position is in the circle formed by the arms, in front of the knees, behind the palms, do not move. The head can't get up as soon as the head touches the ground like a pause, and you have to maintain this posture of bending over and prostrating your arms for a certain period of time.
How long do you want to keep it? The safest way is to prick up your ears and listen, listen to the person in the head who is being gifted to signal that you can get up, and then gather your movements and get up. The "Ji Shou" gift is still quite high for the physical condition of the salute person, so it is not often implemented, generally in the most solemn occasions, the minister worships the king, the son worships the father, and the apprentice worships the master before this ceremony, and for special groups, such as the stiff and weak old ministers, the military generals wearing hard armor, there are preferential reduction and exemption policies.
Monks and Taoists also can't help but say to people that "the poor Taoist is the head", but if you want them to bow down like normal people, you will be fooled. People in the religious circles have always advocated that they have privileges, they don't have to worship their parents at home, and they don't have to worship the emperor in the last dynasty (for this reason, they have been fighting with the officials of all dynasties, and in the spring of the fifth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, in the first month, the edict ordered monks, nuns, and Taoist priests to bow to their parents. ), known as "the head of the head", in fact, it is just to bend down to people and bow their hands or fold them, and they are done.
Now that we've said that, let's talk about the various etiquettes in daily life that don't need to kneel. You must know that even in the capital and palace of the Tang Dynasty, there were very few hardened roads, and most of the outdoor roads were loess, covered in soil on sunny days, and muddy on rainy days. In this case, if two acquaintances meet on the street and ask both parties to kneel and kowtow to say hello, it is really a destruction of clothes!
Therefore, from the perspective of actual needs, there are not many cases where scholars are required to bow and bow outdoors.
If you are in a hurry to do something and don't want to delay too much time, then you can say hello to the horse and bow your hands and say hello. However, this method is the most simple and contemptuous etiquette, if the other party is a very calculating person, then it is likely to be dissatisfied and feel that he looks down on him.
A well-educated and polite scholar, even in the face of juniors, should stop the horse, at least make a gesture of dismounting (the other party will generally come up to support and not let him come down at this time), and then be polite and really dismount, stand and arch his hand to the other party, or hold his hand more affectionately, say a few kind words, and then get on the horse and walk away, which is a more secure etiquette.
Be a little more respectful, for example, if you meet an elder, then you must not only get off the horse quickly, but also "take a long time". Stand with your hands raised above your head and clasp your buttocks deeply, your hands as close to the ground as possible, bend your waist at least 90 degrees, look down at the ground, and then stand up straight when you hear the other person speak. "Changyi" is much heavier than "throwing hands and holding fists".
Of course, if you meet the kind of high-ranking official who needs to be particularly stammered or authoritarian on the street, such as the irascible and arrogant boss, or the "Jing Zhaoyin" who is in charge of the security of the capital, or the prime minister or even the emperor, don't pity the brand-new robe that has just been put on, don't hesitate to kneel and kowtow, even if there is a stall of horse manure in front of you, it is better to be stinky than to be caught and beaten on the board.
But what if you stand and listen to people? Then I have to tell you about the "fork hand salute" that was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, but not many people know about it now.
Standing on the side of the street, he waved to the elders he met by chance, the other party returned the salute, the two sides straightened their waists, and the elders began to gossip: "I heard that Bai Lotian ...".
At this time, you should keep a respectful smile on your face, raise your hands, hold your right hand tightly with your left hand, point your left hand with your right wrist, thumbs up, stretch out the four fingers of your right hand, and cover your chest with your palm, but you can't really press it on your chest, you have to hang in the air, and you can't keep your posture and don't move—this is the standard "forked hand salute", and the elders will probably be quite happy to continue talking when they see that they have been doing this ritual and listening to him, and then they can use the kung fu fugue practiced during class to listen to the lecture.
The simple form of "forked hands" is actually to clasp both hands together and press them on the chest and heart, so there is a saying that "forked hands do not leave the square inch (another name for the heart of the ancients)". As for the mercy of the fingers, it is a more detailed requirement, which can be held and slowly adjusted in place. Of course, for the families of the scholar clan who have received strict etiquette training since childhood, children should be taught the correct posture of forking hands as soon as they enter school at the age of six, so that when they grow up, their fingers will naturally hold the right position. If you still can't understand it, you can find the famous painting "Han Xizai's Night Banquet" to take a look, where there are two red-clothed officials listening to music, holding their hands in front of their chests, and the posture is the legendary "forked hand salute".
"Forked hands" in the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Song Dynasty are very popular and common etiquette, the line is simple, and the sense of respect is very strong, when Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou, cautious and afraid of making mistakes again, so "into the county waist constant fold, every hand forked". There is also a sentence in the Dunhuang text, "Shunzi forked hands to open a mother", in short, it is safer to maintain this posture when interacting with people, and these are all kinds of etiquette used by ordinary people every day.
Speaking of the etiquette of the last dynasty, the etiquette of "three kneels and nine knocks" appeared very late, and it is said that it was not recorded until the Qing Dynasty. The most solemn ritual of worshipping the monarch in the Middle Ages was mainly based on "worshipping the head again", and the Tang Dynasty was more distinctive, which was to add a "dance" (already introduced above) between the two "goodbye worships".
There are many types of "Shang Dynasty", such as the New Year's Day, the winter solstice, the "Shuowang Dynasty" on the fifteenth day of the first month of each month, the "Chang Dynasty" that comes every day or every three or five days, the court meeting to receive foreign missions, the court meeting to receive the crown prince's visit, and the court meeting to confer knighthood on high-ranking officials, etc., which and which kind of etiquette are not exactly the same, and the costumes worn by the monarchs and ministers who participate in the court meeting are also different, and the music played is also different.