Chapter 200: Fasting
Li Chengqian's crown ceremony came to an end. Zhang Zheng was fortunate to witness the intrigue of the two generations of emperors of the Tang Dynasty at the scene of Li Chengqian's crown ceremony.
I have to say, it's really wonderful. Sure enough, it is not easy for people who can leave a strong mark in history.
Zhang Zheng sighed a little, he had seen Li Yuan's methods today. At the same time, I also understood that later generations absolutely underestimated the founding monarch of the Tang Dynasty.
Come to think of it, the founding kings of ancient times could have a few simple. Li Yuan is also unlucky, or too lucky, to give birth to such a bullish son as Li Er.
Li Er released the news that the Wang family would marry the royal family at Li Chengqian's crown ceremony today, which must have been intentional.
Even Zhang Zheng guessed that the counterattack against Li Yuan was just Li Shimin's incident. Li Shimin's real purpose is to use this to inform people of insight in the world that I, Li Er, have completely secured the throne.
If you want to fight him, you should weigh yourself first. At the same time, Li Shimin is also ready to accept the power of the family's gate valve for his own use.
Li Shimin has already made a move, and next, just wait for the reaction of those in Shandong. Thinking of this, Zhang Zheng suddenly remembered the young man named Cui Li he met on the way to Jinyang.
Cui Li, the person of the Cui clan in Qinghe, and his sister who is like a voice but doesn't see her face clearly. Cui Li, although it was only a one-sided relationship, left a deep impression on Zhang Zheng.
Zhang Zheng touched his chin and muttered to himself: "If you have a chance, you can test and tempt ......" Li Chengqian sat opposite each other with Zhang Zheng and Lao Li Gang, and when Zhang Zheng's thinking was sluggish, the cook in the East Palace also brought up today's meal.
"Brother Sheng'er, eat!" Li Chengqian called Zhang Zheng, and then added porridge to the old Li Gang.
Then he began to hold a piece of meat and gnaw it, Li Chengqian asked Zhang Zheng vaguely while eating it in his mouth.
"Brother Zheng'er, you will be crowned tomorrow, so do you have a favorite woman in Chang'an?" Zhang Zheng stretched out his chopsticks when he heard this, this topic is a little boring.
But when Lao Li Gang looked at it, Zhang Zheng was instantly defeated.
"Nope!"
"Really?"
"Not really!" Zhang Zhengchang sighed and put the chopsticks on the table, this meal was inedible. He arched his hand to the old Li Gang and said: "Teacher, the student will win the crown tomorrow, and I have to trouble you more, the student will not eat this lunch, and the student should go home and fast." Old Li Gang waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go, let's go." It's not good to break the rules. "The rules in Lao Li Gang's mouth are naturally the rules of fasting for three days before the crown ceremony.
But looking at Lao Li Gang's current appearance, it doesn't matter if this rule is kept or not. Zhang Zheng ignored Li Chengqian's gorgeous face, and then turned around and walked out of the East Palace towards the Guogong Mansion.
Up and down the Guogong Mansion, because Xiao Langjun is going to perform the crown ceremony tomorrow, he is cleaning and decorating. In Zhang Zheng's view, this is completely unnecessary and useless.
It's only been a long time since New Year's Day, and the entire Guogong Mansion is so clean that you can't find even a speck of dust. But thinking about the old lady's excited face, Zhang Zheng had to sigh again.
Since the old lady likes it, let him go. Zhang Zheng walked all the way to the ancestral hall located in the side courtyard of the Guogong Mansion, which was the place where Zhang Zheng was grounded.
The reason why Daddy let him out today was entirely because of Li Chengqian. Now that Li Chengqian's matter is over, Zhang Zheng has to return here.
The county of the Zhang clan is the Dunhuang County of the Han Dynasty, and it is the tablet of the ancestors of the Zhang family that can only be enshrined in the ancestral hall of the Guogong Mansion.
The tablet at the highest place is the ancestor of Zhang Zheng's branch, the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Xiping County Gongzhang Gongfang Ming.
Zhang Gongjin's branch began to become prominent from Zhang Fangming. It has been passed down until Zhang Gongjin is already the fifth generation, and the five generations are all in the position of princes.
If it is passed on to another generation, it will be the eldest brother Zhang Daxiang. In order to prevent Zhang Zheng from sneaking out to do things, Zhang Gongjin specially arranged for Qiao An to guard at the door of the ancestral hall.
Qiao An was relieved to see that Zhang Zheng really came back on time. You must know that a big family like the Zhang family has a bigger view of the rules of the ancestors than the sky.
And tomorrow Zhang Zheng and the crown, the Zhang clan will also send people to watch the ceremony. So Zhang Zheng was able to come back on time, and Qiao Anhao was very pleased.
Qiao Anhao greeted Zhang Zheng and greeted, "Brother Zheng'er, you're back." ”
"Hmm!" Zhang Zheng nodded, and when he entered the ancestral hall, he was honored in front of the ancestral tablet. The so-called fasting, to put it bluntly, is an activity before the sacrifice.
It is mainly manifested in bathing and purifying the body, and quitting cravings. That is to say, Zhang Zheng will be hungry for three days, and he can only drink water and eat meat within three days.
Today happened to be the third day, so Zhang Zheng knelt in the ancestral hall until the afternoon. Compared with the coldness of the ancestral hall of the Guogong Mansion, today's Chang'an is particularly lively.
Without him, today is the Shangyuan Festival. Although today's Datang is still poor, the tolerance and openness of the Tang people in their bones have been expressed.
The first thing to bear the brunt of is pride, since Li Er knocked down the Turks, the biggest enemy of the Tang Dynasty, the people of the Tang Dynasty look at the people of any country as cunning.
The second is to be enthusiastic about all kinds of grand festivals. Needless to say, New Year's Day is one of the most important festivals of the year.
The Shangyuan Festival, although slightly less than the Yuan Day, is still very lively.
"Fengcheng opened nine doors overnight, and the emperor and concubine went out of the Han Palace. Thousands of lotus beads foil rolls, 10,000 silver candles and blue sarongs. The poem "Chang'an Night Tour" is the truest portrayal of the Tang Shangyuan Festival.
With just a few strokes, it outlines the lively scene of the Shangyuan Festival in Chang'an City. Chang'an is crowded with people and brightly lit, just like a prosperous picture of the Haiyan River.
However, these things have nothing to do with Zhang Zheng, who is guarding the ancestral hall. On the evening of the Shangyuan Festival in Chang'an, a carriage was escorted by hundreds of people and entered the east gate of Chang'an-Tongguan.
"After Tongguan, it is the Huayin realm, madam, get off the car and rest, we will spend the night in Tongguan tonight." A young man jumped out of the carriage first, raised his head and looked at the brightly lit Tongguan.
The young man's voice fell, and a woman with a beautiful face lifted the curtain of the carriage. The woman was holding a baby in her arms, and the baby was estimated to have just eaten enough, and there were white milk stains on the corners of her mouth, and she was already asleep at the moment.
"Have you arrived at Tongguan?" The woman got out of the carriage with the child in her arms, and her beautiful face could not hide the tiredness on her face.
The young man reached out and took the sleeping child from the woman's arms, and replied with a smile: "Yes, it's home." Then he gently stretched out his hand to wipe off the child's recent milk stains and said: "This Tongguan guard is Jiang Guogong Qu Tushou, we are here, we can't say it if we don't visit, let's go, go and meet this Jiang Guogong who praised our little brother to the sky." ”