At the beginning of February of the ninth year of Tang Wude, today is already five years since Zhang Chao crossed over and has been an official. And in the past five years, he has experienced a lot of things, from a young student to a seven-grade official of the Tang Dynasty. and also became the real leader of the low-level officials of the imperial court. However, Zhang Chao knew that his identity was nothing, and the scholars did not really attach importance to it. Because their eyes are on the battle between the talented Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, their goals are all to seize the throne and then lay the foundation for their development in the coming decades. And now, it is February of the ninth year of Tang Wude, if nothing else, the famous Xuanwumen change in history will begin soon. At this time, Zhang Chao didn't care about that matter, but was concerned about his coming-of-age ceremony.

Zhang Chao was fifteen years old five years ago, and he was already twenty years old at this time, and five years later, he has grown from a child to a real "adult". Although Du Yulu and countless others think that his psychological age is already an old official, Zhang Chao can only be regarded as a real adult today. Only after this crown ceremony can you be considered an adult.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the past, they were able to perform the crown salute, and that was only the case of the scholars. And I also came to perform the crown salute today, that is, I think that our humble family is no worse than the scholar clan, and our humble family is also qualified to perform the crown salute. So, even though I didn't have any family members here today, we had a lot of friends and like-minded friends to participate together, and I felt very honored. So, now the crown ceremony is ready to begin! Zhang Chao said.

Soon, Liu Renliang temporarily acted as the master of ceremonies, and then prepared to start.

"Wait a minute!" Someone suddenly made a noise outside the door.

And everyone stopped, and saw the person who had just made the sound. Everyone immediately took the initiative to salute.

"I've seen the emperor!" Everyone saluted together.

And Zhang Chao was surprised and said, "Your Majesty, are you here?" ”

"What? Can't I come? Didn't you say that the king is the father and mother of all nations, and that you lost your father when you were a child, so please come and be your 'master' and be the master of your crown? Li Yuan asked.

Zhang Chao didn't expect it. Li Yuan actually took this matter seriously. When Zhang Chao was preparing to hold the crown ceremony before, because his parents in this world died in the troubled times, no parents could act as the "master" in the crown ceremony. So Zhang Chao also wrote a request document and gave it to Li Yuan, saying that the emperor was the parent of Wanmin, so Zhang Chao hoped that Li Yuan could come over and act as the "master". However, Zhang Chao didn't expect that Li Yuan would really come, and an emperor who had a lot of opportunities would actually come over to preside over the crown ceremony for himself, which was obviously not simple. But. Zhang Chao can only accept it.

"Do you have a guest here?" Li Yuan asked.

The so-called Zhengbin are also male elders with identity and talent, but Zhang Chao's parents died early, and where do you know any elders with identity and talent? Originally, Zhang Chao wanted to invite Yu Shinan, after all, he was one of his teachers, although he now felt a little strange, but he used to be his own teacher. Although the Tao is different, he is still very suitable. So Zhang Chao decided to hope that it was Du Ruhui. And this person is probably borne by Du Ruhui, Zhang Chao sent an invitation to Du Ruhui. Du Ruhui is willing to come over. However, this is also the only male scholar clan present, and the other warrior clans all regard Zhang Chao as a flood beast, so naturally they will not come. But Du Ruhui saw Du Yulu's face and was willing to come over.

"Then let me personally come to you as your guest!" Li Yuan said.

Zhang Chao immediately replied: "It's an honor." ”

"The auspicious time has come, and the salute begins." Liu Renliang, the master of ceremonies, said.

"The champion is in place!"

Zhang Chao came out of the room and then knelt down in front of the guests. Waiting for the crown. According to the usual custom, there are guests to crown the crown, and the crowning is divided into three times. Zhang Chao chose to kneel and sit in place, waiting for Li Yuan, the guest, to be crowned.

"Hatsuga!" Liu Renliang said.

Soon, as a person with the position of "Arishi". Liu Chun took the initiative to hand the dress to be used for the crown to Emperor Li Yuan.

Li Yuan took the initiative to tie the scarf for Zhang Chao, because this time the emperor personally helped, so a lot of processes were saved. In fact, there should be deep clothes, large belts, and shoes at the beginning of the year, but they are all omitted here.

After putting on the scarf, Zhang Chao took the initiative to salute Li Yuan, expressing his gratitude to his "parents" for their nurturing grace. Originally, it was for the parents, but now the parents have not come, so they are all going to salute Li Yuan, the parents of all the people.

"Plus!" Liu Renliang said.

Li Yuan then put his hat on Zhang Chao's head, and Zhang Chao took the initiative to salute the guests present. This second crowning represents the friendship of friends and peers, and represents the blessings of all guests and friends.

"Three plus!" Liu Renliang continued.

The third crowning represents the blessing of God to the crowner, and after the three additions, it is necessary to bow to heaven and earth, representing that a man stands between heaven and earth from now on.

Li Yuan brought the head to Zhang Chao and prepared to crown Zhang Chao for the third time. However, something very unexpected happened, this thing is destined to be recorded in the history books, and this has made many people wonder for a lifetime.

Zhang Chao took the initiative to stretch out his hand, semi-forcibly "snatched" the head in Li Yuan's hand, and then put it on his head. And this move surprised many people, because Zhang Chao actually rejected Li Yuan's three plus, this three plus represents God, but Zhang Chao actually refused. And, snatching something directly from the emperor's hand, is this obviously too bold?

"Salute heaven and earth!" Liu Renliang hurriedly said.

Liu Renliang didn't know why Zhang Chao wanted to do this, but he still carried out the emcee as soon as possible to avoid everyone's embarrassment. If Li Yuan was angry on the spot, it would be troublesome, so Liu Renliang wanted to fool him as soon as possible.

Zhang Chao then immediately solemnly saluted to the heavens, but this salute made everyone feel very solemn, and everyone didn't know why Zhang Chao attached so much importance to this heaven. And no one knew Zhang Chao's thoughts, and it took hundreds of years for later generations to deduce Zhang Chao's general thoughts.

Later generations' explanation of Zhang Chao's move, because the third plus represents the heavens. But Zhang Chao didn't believe in heaven. Or maybe he doesn't recognize this heaven at all in his heart. In Zhang Chao's heart, there is no such thing as heaven, and the so-called heaven is just the scholar clan using the explanation of so-called cultural privileges as an excuse to fool the people. The so-called Heaven does not exist, it is just an idealistic thing. It only exists in everyone's heart, so there is a heaven. But Zhang Chao came from the afterlife. There is no such feudal superstition in his heart, and he does not recognize the existence of the Divine. In addition, he knew that there was no heaven in this world at all, and that heaven was just a fallacy put forward by the rulers of the scholar clan to rule and brainwash the people so that they could rule the people themselves. What destiny and what heavenly blessings are all fallacies put forward by the scholars for their own interests. Therefore, Zhang Chao does not believe in God, and he disdains to receive the blessing of God. Therefore, in his eyes, God is not only not a just one, but just a tool of the scholars. If you want Zhang Chao to accept the so-called "blessing" from God. Then Zhang Chao did not admit this. Zhang Chao does not recognize God, so naturally he will not accept God's rule. So this third plus, he didn't want God to come to him, but he used his own hands to crown himself, which is Zhang Chao's idea of not believing in the sky.

"Heaven is just a product of idealism created by the scholars for their own interests, and in fact it does not exist at all. Therefore, I will not surrender to the so-called Heaven. They will not submit to the scholars behind the 'heavens'. I don't recognize the Mandate of Heaven, and I don't recognize the 'Mandate of Heaven' as interpreted by the scholars. And heaven is just a reason and excuse for the scholars to manipulate the world. Heaven does not exist, so there is no need for me to worship God. ”

For Zhang Chao, a later generation, the so-called "heaven" is just a ". Son", anyone can come and play twice. The so-called heaven is nothing more than the things of those nobles in order to protect their own interests. And those scholars took advantage of the so-called destiny of heaven and the so-called right to interpret culture. He has created a belief in God, but Zhang Chao does not believe in this set in his heart. So, naturally, he will not believe in this tool. And Zhang Chao believes in people, and human beings are the real masters of this world. The only people who really rule this world are humans. It's not the so-called heaven. Therefore, Zhang Chao can accept the blessings of Emperor Li Yuan and the blessings of relatives and friends, but he will not accept the so-called blessing of this "heaven".

And the reason why Zhang Chao saluted the so-called heaven, and he did not really salute the "heaven", but saluted the scholar clan standing behind the heaven, which represents his respect for the opponent of the scholar clan, and represents his real scholar clan in his eyes and treats him as a real opponent.

"Licheng!" Liu Renliang said.

"Okay, now that the ceremony is complete, then I will go back to the palace." Li Yuan said.

After all, Li Yuan was busy with official business, so naturally he hurried back to the palace. And this crown ceremony has also cut a lot of links, after all, Li Yuan's working hours must also be taken care of.

"Congratulations to the emperor!" Zhang Chao said.

Zhang Chao's crown ceremony is even so completed. But next, Zhang Chao has to go to see Du Yulu.

"Du Zhonglang!" Zhang Chao took the initiative to greet and said.

And Du Ruhui immediately said: "Well, I'll come to see my niece, I heard that he is pregnant, and he has recently given birth?" ”

Zhang Chao nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Yulu is ready to give birth." ”

The child in Du Yulu's belly is Zhang Chao's. Since Du Yulu said last year, he hoped to have a child for Zhang Chao, and Zhang Chao also understood what Du Yulu meant. The closer Du Yulu got to Zhang Chao, the more he felt Zhang Chao's horror, so Du Yulu was already very skeptical about whether the Shi clan could defeat Zhang Chao. Du Yulu has deep doubts about the development future of the scholars, because of the development of the productive forces mentioned by Zhang Chao, there will inevitably be many cold families that will begin to rise, and then the scholars will face countless blows from the cold families. And the noble theories of the noble blood declared by the Shi clan will inevitably become vulnerable with the popularization of more and more Hanmen Shu culture. Du Yulu has been by Zhang Chao's side for several years, so she naturally knows the arguments put forward by Zhang Chao.

The scholars may only be able to fool those who are uneducated, but in the face of the increasing ability of education, they will not be able to effectively rule the people. And once more and more people have literacy and knowledge, it is simply impossible to maintain the noble blood of the Nashi clan. And those who have the culture and the ability to compete with those nobles for power and interests. How ambitious a person is depends on his vision. An ordinary farmer who just wants to farm in his own one-third of an acre. Then it is hoped that more harvests will be obtained. But for those who have not lacked material materials since childhood, and can study culture on a full-time or semi-full-time basis, it is different. Those people have culture, and they are naturally unwilling to continue to be a farmer for the rest of their lives. Therefore, it is inevitable to challenge the officialdom that the scholars have been monopolizing in the past. And with the increase in productivity, more and more people have the opportunity to study, can the Nashi people take on the challenge of the world? The nobles can fool some people. However, as more and more people read about culture, there will definitely be many people who will join the ranks of the challengers at that time. At that time, the scholars must be unstoppable, and when the time comes, they will inevitably be enemies of the Hanmen Shu clan all over the world, at that time, it is equivalent to being the enemy of the world, can the scholar clan be able to stop it at that time?

Therefore, Du Yulu felt desperate about this, thinking that it was impossible for the Shi clan to be able to stop it. He thought that it was inevitable that the Shi clan would lose, so Du Yulu hoped to be able to give Zhang Chao a child. As long as Zhang Chao can give birth to a child, Du Yulu's Du family also represents being able to step on two boats. As long as Du Yulu can give Zhang Chao a child. At that time, the Du family will be safe and sound. Whether the Shi clan wins, or Zhang Chao defeats the Shi clan, the Nadu family can also be preserved. Although Du Yulu will not marry Zhang Chao, she can give Zhang Chao a child, so as to ensure that the Du family can get rich and noble no matter what, and protect the family.

"Zhang Yushi, Miss Du is about to give birth!" Immediately a servant came and said.

"What? Miss Yulu is giving birth? Zhang Chao was surprised.

"Yes, Miss Du is going to give birth!"

Zhang Chao immediately came to Du Yulu's side. Then I saw Du Yulu holding her big belly, looking very painful.

"Rain and dew. What happened to you? Zhang Chao asked.

"I feel like I'm going to give birth!" Du Yulu said.

Zhang Chao immediately asked people to find a doctor, and then comforted Du Yulu on the side.

"Yulu, don't worry, it's going to be very easy." Zhang Chao said.

Du Yulu was still holding her stomach, obviously very painful. This birth, in fact, is Du Yulu's first birth. Naturally, I have no experience! Soon, however, the doctors also came. Because of Zhang Chao's relationship with the Tai Medical Department, as well as the relationship between the Royal Service Group, he has already invited some gynecology doctors to come over and sit at any time to avoid problems. And now. Soon a doctor came.

"Zhang Yushi, you go out first!" The Imperial Doctor said.

"Okay!" Zhang Chao said.

Soon, the imperial doctor immediately walked into the room with Wen Po, and then prepared to deliver Du Yulu.

And outside, Zhang Chao was very anxious and didn't know what to do. This is his own child, and it is also his own woman who wants to give birth, can Zhang Chao not be in a hurry? Although Zhang Chao and Du Yulu are not husband and wife, they are better than husband and wife. Although their relationship is a little more complicated together, they have lived together for several years. It is impossible to say that there is no emotion at all. After all, it is impossible to fall in love for a long time, stay together for a long time, and even do things that can only be done as a husband and wife so many times, without feelings.

"Zhang Chao, I hope you can treat Yulu well in the future." Du Ruhui said.

Du Ruhui then paused and said, "Zhang Chao, do you know why Yulu is willing to give you a child?" In addition to the interests of the family, there are other reasons for this. She has been with you for several years, and you should know that he has a crush on you. ”

Zhang Chao replied: "I know! ”

Of course, Zhang Chao knew that Du Yulu had a good impression of him, otherwise he would not have followed him for several years. However, Du Yulu is a scholar clan after all, and Du Yulu is unlikely to be willing to give up his family to be with Zhang Chao, so they maintain a situation that is not embarrassing or embarrassing. If Du Yulu was willing to give up the family, then I am afraid they would have gotten married a long time ago. And now that Du Yulu has also given birth to a child, Zhang Chao also feels a little different in his heart. After all, she is the biological mother of her child, and with this child, their relationship will inevitably be paradoxically linked and inseparable. Therefore, Zhang Chao knew that he would inevitably be associated with Du Yulu in the future. No one can be separated, after all, the two sides have a common offspring!

"I hope you can be kind to Yulu in the future, and not be so cold and distant from her as you are now. He's just a girl, and things between men don't have much to do with her, so I don't want you to be so cold to her. I hope you can give her some happiness. I know that although your relationship with her over the past few years seems to be relatively good on the surface, you are full of estrangement inside. You still treat her as a scholar, even if you have a husband and wife, it doesn't make you really relax. However, I want to tell you that Yulu is just a girl, and she should not be responsible for the affairs of the court. No matter what, I hope you can be kind to her and don't treat him as an outsider. Now it's just asking you as an uncle, you understand? Du Ruhui said.

Zhang Chao listened to Du Ruhui's words, and couldn't help but feel a little touched in his heart, whether his attitude towards Du Yulu in the past few years was something wrong. In the past, Zhang Chao was actually close to Du Yulu with estrangement. Because Zhang Chao still regarded it as a scholar, he didn't get too close. Even if he solves his physical needs in her every time, he doesn't treat her as his own relative. And Zhang Chao, as a politician, just regarded Du Yulu as a woman who was with him for the benefit of the family, and regarded her as a tool to solve physiological needs and continue offspring, and did not really attach importance to her emotionally. And Du Ruhui said this, which made Zhang Chao reflect a little in his heart.

"Yulu is just a girl, since she has become your woman, then in fact, she is already biased towards you in her heart, you don't have to be so stubborn to alienate her. You should also know that this kind of court matter is our man's business, and it has little to do with a girl. So don't reject her so much, he will be your woman in the future, I can guarantee that. What's more, she has now given birth to a child for you, which means that she has completely transferred her energy to you and the child. You don't have to treat him with the meanness you used to, he's just a woman, after all. Du Ruhui said again.

Du Ruhui mentioned several times that Du Yulu was just a girl, and Zhang Chao finally relaxed a little in his heart, because Du Yulu was just a girl. Zhang Chao used to be more mean to Du Yulu, in fact, it was because of his status as a politician in later generations. In the Hereafter, men and women are equal, and neither side is completely dependent on anyone. Therefore, Zhang Chao actually uses the thinking of later generations to measure the thinking of women in this era, women and men in later generations are almost equal, and even if they are married, many women still have their own careers. Therefore, in later generations, men and women rarely give up their careers because of marriage, especially government officials like Zhang Chao. When a government official gets married, he or she generally does not allow his wife to give up her career completely to support her husband. Even the first lady of China in later generations did not have her own singing career and did not give up completely. Before becoming the first lady, her singing career was in full swing, and she was not affected by marrying an official.

However, Zhang Chao used the thinking of later generations to measure ancient women, and later generations were equal to men and women, but in ancient times, husbands were wives. The wife is absolutely obedient to her husband, so Du Yulu has actually been biased towards herself since she was willing to be her own woman. Now that he has given birth to a child, he has completely divided himself into his own side. It means that Du Yulu has almost given up his identity as a scholar and chose to follow Zhang Chao. This is also the ancient saying that the husband is the wife, once a woman follows a man, it means that she is subordinate to that man and will not be easily betrayed.

"Gave birth, gave birth, gave birth to a big fat boy!" Immediately, Wen Po said with a baby in her arms. (To be continued......)