Chapter 233: Soldiers Descend on the City
Next, the wedding proceeds. Most of the guests are not calm, but the host's house is so calm that the scene is a little weird.
The first ceremony is for the newlyweds to enter the wedding hall together. Lu Chen and Zhen Mi, accompanied by the servants, followed the master of ceremonies Chen Gong and slowly walked into the wedding ceremony. Then Chen Gong recited according to the rules: "The peach is dying, and it is scorching." The son of Yu Gui, it is appropriate for his room to ......" The old man's voice was melodious, shaking his head, anyway, Lu Chen didn't understand.
Next is the Wo Ry. It is to wash hands, symbolizing the cleanliness of the body and mind, which is probably the more sacred meaning.
Then there is the salute. The two are sitting opposite each other, and now they have officially entered the core ceremony, sitting opposite each other, symbolizing that they will live together in the future.
Then come down to the same prison ceremony, and the prison is to eat, eat together. Taking the meaning that all the prisoners in the cell can only eat the same pot of rice, Lu Chen always feels that this is a little wrong, and it has something to do with being in prison? He thought it was a sacrifice to the prison. After this ceremony, the bride and groom become a family, a real family that scoops rice in a pot.
This is followed by the joint ceremony, which is to cut a complete gourd in half, tie it with a red thread, and fill the gourd with wine, which is actually the same as handing over a glass of wine, except that the glass is not handed over. The gourd is bitter, well, after all, it is not a modern hybrid breed, it is not an ordinary bitter, so the wine is also bitter wine, crying more than life. Lu Chen choked on drinking, and Chen Gong was so angry that he secretly stomped his feet. Zhen Mi grunted and drank, without frowning. The bride and groom drink wine together, symbolizing that the husband and wife have become one since the wedding. It also means that husband and wife share weal and woe. Lu Chenxin said, there is suffering, what about sweetness? Why don't you nibble on a piece of sugarcane together?
There is no sugar cane left, and the next step is the unraveling ceremony. It is the groom who personally untied the engagement token on the bride's hair bun, a red "tassel", which has the meaning of revealing the red hijab. After unraveling it, Lu Chen wanted to hold it high in the air and show it to all the guests, which is said to mean that the marriage has been recognized by the family and everyone, and it also means that the bride has been married into the door. From then on, the bride is a member of the groom's family.
And then next. It's a hair knot that everyone understands. Lu Chen and Zhen Mi cut off a handful of hair and tied them together with red ribbons, symbolizing that they will never be separated for the rest of their lives. This is called the eternal union.
Finally, there is the worship service. The sequence is not much different from what you do on TV. Worship the teacher of heaven and earth. Two worship high halls. The third is the worship of husband and wife.
Into the cave room?
I didn't enter the cave room, it was not dark yet, what cave room did I enter? The people of the Han Dynasty were not so impatient. As soon as he finished the ceremony, he threw himself on the bed. Of course, in a serious Han Dynasty wedding, there would be no such drama as frivolous haunting cave rooms, and even the term cave houses did not appear.
It has taken about two hours to complete the wedding, which is about five o'clock in the afternoon in the future.
The joy in the hall was full of joy, whether it was true or false, the voices of congratulations were heard one after another. Lu Bu and Yan were even more happy, chatting happily with guests from all walks of life, Lu Bu's eyes were red, and Yan secretly wiped the corners of his eyes a few times. The in-laws Zhen Yi and his wife were also rosy, and they were still holding the tea that Lu Chen gave them in their hands, and they were surrounded by a group of businessmen or small families involved in business at home.
The bride, Zhen Mi, did not hide, but followed Lu Chen to accept the final congratulations of the guests, and by the way, she had an extremely important thing - to receive gifts.
Of course, it wasn't people who brought a few boxes of gold and silver softly, Lu Chen was hugging back to the backyard. All the gifts, when Lu Chen and Zhen Mi were paraded in the morning, the guests sent someone to the county guard's mansion, and then Lu Bu's people received the gifts, and then wrote a gift list according to the sample and quantity of the gift, and gave the gift list to the guests. At this time, the guests just took the gift list to Lu Chen. It's just a ritual.
Lu Chen took Guo Jia's gift list, yo! It's not simple, it's actually three copies, one is Cao Bald's, one is Guo Jia's own, and the other is Liu Xie, the Han Emperor. According to the specifications, it is naturally Liu Xie's most valuable, then bald, and the last is Guo Jia's, although Guo Jia was born poor, he made extraordinary moves, think about it, and know that he has eaten fat early with Cao Apu for so long.
After thanking him, Lu Chen said to Guo Jia: "Xiao Guo did a good job, I didn't invite you to eat dog meat in vain." ”
The smiling Guo Jia choked.
Then, Lu Chen ignored Guo Jia and came to the next one, a handsome guy with a hooked nose. Lu Chen arched his hand and said, "Zhongda, don't come unharmed!" ”
Sima Yi hurriedly bowed down: "Xiaojun is fine." ”
"Oops, wrong. We haven't seen each other! Last time, I was sent away by your family with a few nests, and I didn't see it. Lu Chen smiled.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding...... Sima Yi raised his hand and wiped his cold sweat, and said in his heart This guy really holds a grudge, is it okay to mess with him?
Lu Chen didn't say anything more, took the gift list and looked at it, and was even happier: "The sincerity is good, it's good." We're still friends. ”
After that, Lu Chen ignored Sima Yi, who was still about to speak, and came to find the next one to get the gift list, and then was taken aback.
"Ten five-baht dollars? Who is this man? Lu Chen muttered.
"Little brother, it's me. You know, my family is poor......" Lu Qi jumped in front of Lu Chen with a bright smile on his face.
Lu Chen rolled his eyes and turned around to leave.
Lu Qi grabbed him and asked, "You let Zilong go to Budugen?" Isn't it? He led his troops to the Yin Pavilion yesterday. 1,200 Huben light cavalry, against 25,000 cavalry? It's too dangerous! ”
"So what's going to be?" Lu Chen kicked Lu Qi's calf twice, and she dodged it.
"I'm going to help him."
"You've already helped him."
"Huh?"
"If you don't make trouble, it's the best help!"
Lu Chen dropped a sentence and left, this second-class sister is too second, she always likes to fight, and she doesn't know what to think. Fighting a war is a mental job, so what are you doing with your desperate brain capacity?
While slandering his sister who had bullied him since he was a child, Lu Chen came to Pang Degong. Pang Tong shook his back and pretended to be a little maid and handed over the gift list.
Pang Degong asked: "Bo Chao, I don't ask you whether you have learned the news of the invasion of the foreign enemy in advance, nor do I ask you about the arrangement of your troops, I only ask you, do you have a chance of winning?" ”
Others may not dare to ask such a question, but as one of the few remaining Confucians and elders in the Han Dynasty, and at the same time a sage who ploughs the countryside and ignores the military and politics, no one will feel presumptuous when he asks like this.
Lu Chen smiled: "There is a good chance of winning. ”
"What are the odds?" Pang Degong asked again.
"Ten percent. The difference is how many people the other side can escape alive. Lu Chen knew that Pang Tong and Cai Zhaoji persuaded Pang Degong to abolish the old man's strength, but the effect was not great. Therefore, he had to take it upon himself to come up with some weight.
"Oh? Then I'll see. If you can retreat within ten days, I will stay in Yanmen. "Pound is fair.
"No, retreat from the enemy in one day. On three days, they were all driven out of the Yanmen territory. Lu Chen respectfully bowed his hand to Pang Degong, but his words were not modest at all.
"Quickly accept the gift list, your waist is about to break." Pang Tong muttered.
Lu Chen took the gift list from him and left.
After a circle, Lu Chen finished receiving the gifts and received a lot of blessings, but he was more suspicious. Many people asked him when they would be able to leave, and if they could let the enemy go before they laid siege.
Of course, Lu Chen would not open the city gate, and after receiving the gifts, the wedding would come to an end.
At this moment, as if pinching the time, a small colonel came to report that 35,000 cavalry soldiers from the two routes of Budugen and Luo Ba were approaching the city, and the relatively slow Jinyang infantry also approached the boundary of Yanmen. (To be continued......)