Chapter 375: Winter Solstice (1)
"Chen Langzhong, the upper secretary has issued an official document, and three days later, on the winter solstice, the emperor will hold a ceremony to worship the heavens in the suburbs. And when the time comes, the civil and military forces above the ninth grade in Chang'an will have to participate, and this ceremony will pray to God to bless the Tang Dynasty, so no one can be absent without authorization. Yang Jiaxiang said.
When Chen Fei heard this, he didn't react for a while, he took the initiative to ask: "Is the winter solstice so grand?" ”
"Oh, what's wrong with you, Chen Langzhong? The winter solstice is a great festival! In our tradition, the winter solstice is no less than the New Year, so of course it should be grand? The winter solstice is one of the three most important festivals in our Tang Dynasty, comparable to the New Year and the emperor's birthday. So of course, we have to celebrate it with a little grandest, otherwise how can it reflect the importance? Yang Jiaxiang said.
And Chen Fei thought about it, it is now the end of October of the second year of Zhenguan, and it will be November in a few days. The winter solstice is the first day of November in the lunar calendar, which means the arrival of winter. The winter solstice was actually the New Year during the Zhou Dynasty, and the later adoption of the summer calendar changed the New Year. However, the winter solstice was as important as the New Year in ancient times, and on this day, the emperor himself came out to worship the sky, and the officials and gentry and celebrities in Chang'an had to participate, so they could not be easily absent. And Chen Fei remembered that when he had just crossed over, he had encountered a very grand festival. At that time, Chen Fei was alone, there were no relatives and friends to visit, and no one told him that it was the winter solstice, so he missed it. As for the second winter solstice, that is, in the first year of Zhenguan, Chen Fei was already on his way to Shuo County at that time, so naturally he did not experience the winter solstice. Now it is the third winter solstice, Chen Fei can fully participate, and he is still participating in the winter solstice in the capital of Datang, so it is even more important to pay attention to it.
"Alright! I'll be ready in a few days! Chen Fei said.
Chen Fei returned to the princess's mansion, and then saw that the princess's mansion was also being cleaned up, and then realized that the winter solstice was a big festival for the ancients. And today the official document was issued, and the major institutions in Chang'an are also preparing for the holiday. Moreover, the winter solstice was a holiday in ancient times, and officials and people could have a holiday, and then they could spend the holiday at home. However, those high-status officials also had to accept the congratulations of many subordinates, and even the officials had to go to the table to congratulate the emperor. This is indispensable to congratulate the emperor and his superiors. Although the emperor or his superiors may not remember who congratulated him, they may be able to tell at a glance who did not congratulate them.
So this kind of thing, no matter what, you have to congratulate your boss, otherwise who knows if your boss will remember when you didn't congratulate him. And then let him have an opinion about you? Chen Fei is going to start some congratulatory documents in the past few days, and then prepare to send them to all households.
"Chen Fei, it's the winter solstice in a few days, you are going to visit your bosses, and you will inevitably have to bring your female dependents when the time comes, so what should you do?" Princess Wanchun asked.
Chen Fei immediately said casually: "Will you go with me soon?" ”
In Chen Fei's eyes, Princess Wanchun is already his wife, and when the Turks are finished, they can take advantage of the situation to hold the wedding. So it's not an exaggeration to say that they are an unmarried couple. Since it is an unmarried couple. There's nothing wrong with visiting together.
"No, we are not married after all, and even if we must be engaged, we are not married after all. If you don't get married, it's naturally unjustifiable. If we don't have a formal occasion in private, of course we can be together. But once it's a very formal occasion, we still have to separate. After all, if you are not married, this process is more important than anything else. Princess Wanchun said.
"How many rules? How about I take Miss Wu there? Chen Fei said.
But Princess Wanchun also immediately said: "No, Miss Wu is your concubine at home." Concubines can't be on the stage. The people you are going to visit are all high-ranking officials and dignitaries, they are all wives, what is it to bring a concubine? Let alone. Miss Wu is a businessman, and the status of a businessman in my Datang goes without saying, you know. If you take a businessman with you, it will also make you lose face? ”
"Is that for Choi so-so?" Chen Fei asked.
Princess Wanchun also shook her head: "I can't take Cui Xiuxiu, Cui Xiuxiu is the daughter of the head of the Cui family after all, and her status is no less than mine." Cui Xiuxiu followed you namelessly, and this matter was already a heart disease of the Cui family. If you still blatantly take Cui Xiuxiu, then this is equivalent to a suspicion of slapping the Cui family's face. At that time, people will laugh at the Cui family behind their backs, saying that they have no ability to let the daughter of the head of the family follow you without a name. In this way, the Cui family's face is lost, and you don't want to have a bad relationship with the Cui family, right? ”
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, who do you bring?" Chen Fei asked helplessly.
In fact, Chen Fei is not yet married, although he is already twenty-two years old, and he has passed the age of marriage for many years in ancient times. In ancient times, you could get married at the age of fifteen, and some dynasties even stipulated that if you didn't get married at the age of fifteen, you would be forced by the official media of the government to get married, and then let a couple of men and women get married. However, Chen Fei thought that he was in the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and at that time, everyone was too late to fight, how could he still have time to help the people talk to the media? So this official media also came to a standstill, and it is normal for Chen Fei to be unmarried at the age of twenty, and no one will doubt it. And when Chen Fei crossed, he should have been preparing to get married when he was nineteen years old, and the official media should have found him. However, after he became an official, the whole country began to prepare for the war of reunification, and institutions such as the official media were actually the most minor ones, which were established very late. This official media was not really established until the ninth year of Wude, and the manpower for the establishment was also insufficient, there were two or three kittens and dogs, and Chen Fei was not found for the time being.
As for later, the change of Xuanwumen, coupled with the Turkic attack, who has the heart to pull the line for others! And later, Princess Wanchun "booked" Chen Fei, so those official media would not be blind to pull the line for the future concubine. However, Chen Fei was engaged and did not get married immediately, because he was very busy producing ordnance during this time, so Chen Fei decided to get married at the end of next year and the beginning of the next year. At that time, Chen Fei was about twenty-three years old, and Princess Wanchun was about twenty years old, which was not too big. As a descendant who is accustomed to late marriage and late childbearing, it is naturally not too early.
"Actually, there's a person who is perfect for you to bring!" Princess Wanchun said. (To be continued......)