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The wedding system had never changed since the Han Dynasty, and it was still the same in the Tang Dynasty. The wedding was divided into six rites, in order: receiving, asking for the name, receiving, receiving, requesting, and welcoming. [Love ↑ go △ little ↑ say △ w]
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In modern times, these steps were generally called: proposing marriage, matching the eight characters, receiving the invitation, sending the betrothal gifts, calculating the date, and receiving the bride.
Of these six steps, the first five were almost all done by the elders of both sides. Only the last step was the main character of the bride and groom. Of course, the last step was the highlight.
Starting from the receiving of the betrothal gifts, a matchmaker must appear. The groom's family asked the matchmaker to bring gifts to the bride's family. The following steps were also accompanied by matchmakers.
The betrothal gifts of the Tang Dynasty were more interesting. The gifts were wild geese, which meant that they were loyal to only one husband and one wife like wild geese. Of course, the poorer families definitely couldn't afford wild geese, so they could only use geese instead. In any case, geese were domesticated wild geese. If it really didn't work, they could also use ducks.
As long as the bride's family received the wild geese, the betrothal gifts were considered over. The second step, asking for the name, was synchronized with the betrothal gifts. As long as the bride's family received the wild geese, the matchmaker would take out another wild geese and ask for the bride's name.
The bride's family received the wild geese again and told the matchmaker the bride's name and the bride's birth characters so that the matchmaker could give them to the groom to calculate their birth characters. In this way, the betrothal gifts were passed.
After the groom learned the bride's name and birth characters, he would find someone to divine. If the eight characters matched, the groom would find a good day and ask the matchmaker to bring a third wild geese to the bride's family.
After going through these three steps, the marriage was finally settled.
The next step was to send the betrothal gifts and set the date for receiving the bride. After that, the groom rode a tall horse to the bride's family to receive the bride.
There were many different types of betrothal gifts, including colorful satin, large bundles of brocade, piles of copper coins, pigs, sheep, livestock, rice, flour, oil, game, snacks, fruits, cheese, oil, soy sauce, vinegar, onions, ginger, and so on. There were many more betrothal gifts than today. However, the people of the later generations were smart and directly asked for large amounts of cash. However, this also caused the families of the men of the later generations to suffer. It could be said that they used up everything to marry a wife, and the phenomenon of poverty due to marriage was extremely common.
As the main event of a wedding, marriage had always been the most important part. The process of marriage was very interesting.
First of all, the bridal procession was carried out at dusk. This was actually the remnant of the 'bride snatching system' in the primitive tribal society. At that time, the man would bring his brothers to the woman's house to snatch her. Since it was a robbery, it was best to do it when the moon was dark and the wind was strong. The ancient wedding ceremony was originally called the 'fainting ceremony'. It was the fainting ceremony at dusk, and the fainting ceremony next to the woman was added later.
Since the wedding of the Tang dynasty had the remnant of the 'bride snatching system' in the primitive society, the bride's family naturally had to make some preparations. All kinds of knives, spears, and sticks were distributed in place. As long as the groom came to snatch the bride, he would be greeted with a stick, and the groom would have to smile and not be angry at all.
The bride's clothes were more interesting. It was a blue or dark cyan wedding dress instead of a bright red one. However, the groom could wear a red wedding dress, which was also the origin of the term 'red man and green woman'.
After the groom entered the bride's house, he first had to be teased, then recited poems, urged to put on makeup, and set up a wild goose. After that, he could see the bride's true face.
After that, the bride would get on the sedan chair and follow the groom's team back to the groom's house. After that, there was the custom of 'making trouble for the bride', which was the 'making trouble for the bride' in the later generations.
After entering the bridal chamber and drinking wine, the groom could openly consummate the marriage with the bride. After blowing out the candles and removing the wax, the bride and groom could live a happy life from then on.
However, for Ang Lee, everything could be simplified. After all, Ang Lee's biological parents were no longer around, and Yan Ruyu only had one uncle. So, of course, there was no need to prepare too much.
Ang Lee believed that with Zhao Liu's shrewdness, he would be able to handle it well, so he let Zhao Liu do it. Anyway, it would be fine as long as he could smoothly get the beauty back.
"Everything's fine. We're here."
Li Feishouyu came in with Zhang Guangcheng and Erniu.
"The three of you haven't been here for a long time. Come in and have a look. I made a lot of rocking chairs, and I'll give them to you."
Ang Lee said politely.
"Rocking chairs?"
Li An pointed and said loudly, "Do you see that? There are rocking chairs in the front yard. Have a try. "
"Not bad. It's really good stuff! I'll take it. "
"General, I'll take it too."
"Good, good, good. Five each. We'll take it today. Haha!"
Li An had always been very generous to his life-and-death brothers.
"Haha, thank you very much."
"Everything's fine. There's news from the palace that An Lushan is very favored by the emperor. His Majesty is closer to An Lushan than to the Right Chief Minister."
"That's nothing. An Lushan said that he didn't know what the position of the crown prince is in order to win the emperor's favor. What's the difference between this and Zhao Gao? This man has evil intentions. In the future, he will be a big problem for the Tang dynasty."
"General, An Lushan has a grudge against us, and now he's very close to His Majesty. I'm afraid it'll be more difficult to get rid of him."
Ang Lee frowned slightly when he heard this. An Lushan was the official symbol of the decline of the Great Tang Dynasty in history. Although the Great Tang Dynasty would gradually decline even without An Lushan, the speed of decline would never be so fast, nor would it cause such a big impact.
Since he had come to the Tang dynasty, he certainly couldn't let this regrettable historical event happen. Therefore, Ang Lee had to find a way to prevent it from happening.
"An Lushan doesn't know what the position of the crown prince is, and what was His Majesty's reaction after hearing it?"
Ang Lee asked.
"His Majesty first reprimanded him, and then he explained that the crown prince is the one who will inherit the throne in the future. He didn't seem to have any dislike for An Lushan. Instead, he became closer to this evil thief."
Ang Lee had long known that this would be the result. This incident also confirmed to him that Li Longji's desire for power was extremely strong. What he needed were officials who were absolutely loyal to him. An Lushan didn't put the crown prince in his eyes and was wholeheartedly trying to please him. How could this not please him?
As for An Lushan's ulterior motives and ulterior motives, as the founder of the Tang dynasty, Li Longji had great confidence in himself, this was nothing at all. He felt that the Tang dynasty was impregnable under his control, and no one would have a chance to rebel. Any rebels would be ruthlessly attacked. An Lushan was just a very uncultured barbarian. If he really rebelled, how many of the scholars in the Central Plains would sincerely follow him?
"Assassinating An Lushan is absolutely impossible. His Majesty may not listen to the strong remonstrations of his superiors. Instead, it will implicate us. Now we can't provide any evidence, so there's really nothing we can do to An Lushan!"
Ang Lee suddenly felt that under the circumstance that Li Longji trusted An Lushan so much, if he didn't have enough solid evidence, he would absolutely not be able to overthrow An Lushan. Moreover, he might be bitten back. This helpless situation made Ang Lee feel helpless.
"It's fine. Since there's no way, we can create an opportunity!"
"Create an opportunity? How do we create an opportunity?"
"An Lushan is used to being arrogant and domineering. I don't believe that he can really behave himself and not make any mistakes in the capital. As long as we catch his mistakes, we can attack his prestige and make His Majesty change his view of him."
Ang Lee nodded. "Yes, this is a way. However, since entering the capital, An Lushan has indeed restrained himself a lot. Moreover, he spends almost all his time in the palace. It's hard for us to find his mistakes."
"An Lushan is in the palace, but his eldest son, An Qingxu, is still outside the palace, isn't he? This bastard's temper is extremely irritable, and it's probably hard for him to hold back his anger. As long as An Qingxu makes a mistake, An Lushan will at least have the country to blame for not teaching him strictly. "
Ang Lee was overjoyed and praised, "That's right! How could I forget An Qingxu, this fool, in a moment of anxiety? This guy can't hold back his anger, so he's the best to deal with. "
"General, how do we plot against An Qingxu?"
Ang Lee shook his head and said, "There's no hurry. I'm getting married in a few days. Let's wait for a while. After my wedding, we'll think of a way to deal with An Qingxu."
"What? General is getting married? Which family is it from? How come we've never heard of it? "
"A wedding is a great blessing in life. Congratulations, congratulations!"
"Don't just congratulate me. You should hurry up and get a wife to warm your beds!"
Ang Lee joked.
"Hahaha! Definitely. "
Everyone laughed.
"Big Brother, the little rape has grown up. It's so green and beautiful."
Li Kunxiong walked into the front yard and saw Li Fei and Shouyu. He was slightly surprised. "You guys, what have you been busy with these days? I didn't see you guys. "
"It's not easy to get a rest. Of course we have something to do. You just said that the little rape is so green. How is that possible? It's winter. Where did the little rape come from?"
Li Kunxiong said confidently, "What's wrong with the little rape? With our Big Brother here, we can grow little rape even in winter. Tomorrow is the Little New Year. We'll let you guys have a taste."
"Yo, yo, yo, it's only been a few days. Even if the little rape can live, it can't be eaten!"
"Who said it can't be eaten? It can be eaten."
"I don't believe it. I won't believe it even if I'm beaten to death."
Ang Lee quickly interrupted. "Alright, stop arguing. The little rape only has one or two leaves. Even if you pull them all out, it won't be enough to fill the gaps between our teeth. What's there to eat?"
"One or two leaves. General, there really are little rape! But in this weather? "
"Where is the little rape? Let's go take a look."
"In the big backyard. Come, let's go together."
Ang Lee led them to the big backyard and walked into the vegetable greenhouse.
"Wow, it's so warm in here. It's so comfortable."
"There really are little rape. It's because it's warm in here that the little rape can grow."
Ang Lee smiled. "The little rape grows too slowly. We definitely won't be able to eat it in the near future. However, I have a lot of bean sprouts in the greenhouse. We can eat them today."
"Bean sprouts? Can they really be eaten?"
"Of course. Moreover, they taste very delicious. Mung bean sprouts and soybean bean sprouts have their own characteristics. I'll make some for you guys and let you guys have a taste of my cooking."
Ang Lee said confidently.
"General, you're going to cook?"
Everyone was shocked. In the Tang Dynasty, cooking was not something that people of status could do. Only people of low status could cook.
Ang Lee looked helpless. "There's no other way! I don't think anyone knows how to cook bean sprouts. I'll have to cook it myself. After I teach the servants, I won't have to cook it myself in the future. "
"Big Brother, there are so many bean sprouts. We won't be able to finish them in ten meals."
"In the winter, there are very few vegetables. Make more and let the servants and craftsmen have a taste to encourage them to work more. These bean sprouts have to be distributed every day. This way, the mansion's supply of vegetables will not be cut off."
As Ang Lee spoke, he called a few maids and asked them to take some bean sprouts to the kitchen. He would personally cook later.
"Let me tell you, not only is the vegetable greenhouse warm, Big Brother also built a bathroom in the mansion. It's so comfortable to lie in it and take a bath in the winter. It's a great loss for you guys not to be here."
Li Kunxiong looked at Li Fei and Shouyu with a proud face.
"We also want to experience the bathroom."
"Not for now. Big Brother said that we can only bathe once every three to five days. You don't know how big the bathtub is. It takes a lot of firewood to bathe."
"Ha! Then we'll come back in a few days. At least we have to experience it properly! "
"Alright! However, you only have one chance. After I get married, I won't let you bathe here anymore. You've all received quite a lot of rewards. It's time to build one for yourselves. "
"Alright, as long as it's really good, we'll build one in the mansion. Isn't it just a waste of firewood? I can still afford to spend this amount of money. "
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Alright, it's getting late. It's time to cook. If you guys want to learn, you can follow me."
Ang Lee was very confident in his cooking skills. In his previous life, stir-fried bean sprouts was his specialty. Of course, other than stir-fried bean sprouts, Ang Lee knew how to cook many other dishes. As a man in his previous life, it was normal for him to know how to cook. No one would think that there was a problem.
"Haha! Alright! We'd like to see how the general looks like when he cooks. Will he be more heroic than when he's killing the enemy? "
Erniu teased.
Ang Lee smiled faintly. "Your general is brave when he's killing the enemy. Of course, he'll be good at cooking as well. Let's go."
"Alang, the oil, salt, soy sauce, and bean sprouts are all ready."
Ang Lee nodded and waved his hand. "Alright, all of you stand by the side and watch how I stir-fry the bean sprouts. Increase the heat."
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