The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Li Renai's meaning is very clear.

Of course, the words of saints and ancient books cannot be arbitrary for eternity.

But these are not important. What is important is how to interpret it, annotate it, or even... misinterpret it to solve the current problem.

To solve a problem, you have to convince people, and the only thing that can convince people and hold the most truth is of course the words of saints and ancient books.

But these things that are regarded as the highest principles by the world are actually the toys of the rulers.

For example, "a gentleman is far away from the kitchen" was originally used by Mencius to exhort King Xuan of Qi to implement benevolent government.

However, some later scholars interpreted this statement to mean that if a gentleman does not enter the kitchen, it is all the work of women. This is called a misinterpretation.

Compare sentence fragmentation again.

When it is necessary to demonstrate the rule of virtue to the people, just say "repay evil with kindness."

When you realize that rule by virtue is useless and you need to resort to means, you will say: "What's the point of repaying virtue?"

In short, this is what the literati of all dynasties did.

Whoever quotes the classics well and interprets them in line with the interests of the court is a great Confucian and a saint, such as Dong Zhongshu.

But as long as it is not in line with the interests of the court, even if the truth is explained, it will be classified as fallacy and heresy, and in severe cases, it will be beheaded or banned, such as Mozi.

The greater the knowledge monopoly, the more effective it is.

For example, before the popularization of printing, the cost of reading was too high. Most people would never see the classics of saints in their lifetime, and they could only let these people interpret them randomly.

In the Song Dynasty, printing became popular, the cost of reading became low, and more people read. The Song Dynasty also saw a collision of ideas and a hundred flowers blossomed.

Therefore, Li Renai felt that this was what Li Bangyan meant by advancing with the times and adapting to local conditions.

It's just that the Song court suddenly said that the Three Cardinal Guidelines were rubbish, and Li Renai couldn't understand it.

To shake the Three Cardinal Guidelines is to shake the general foundation of imperial power. If the "divine right of kings" root is dug...

Is the Song Dynasty going to abolish martial arts?

At the wedding, it is okay to chat a few words, but if the exchange is in-depth, it would be a bit inappropriate to turn the wedding ceremony into an academic discussion. People like Li Bangyan will naturally not go further with Li Renai at this time. When communicating, he just chuckled and said: "Everyone, please take a look, I'm going to be busy with other things."

After Emperor Daojun finished his toast and sat down to drink, Gao Chong was taken into the side room where Emperor Roufu sat in Fugui.

The young couple sat together.

You look at me, I look at you.

Gao Chong smiled and said: "I originally thought that my wife and I would be busy with the wedding, but I didn't expect that we would be like puppets on strings, and it would be the most relaxed."

Zhao Huanhuan curled her lips: "It's really boring. When you go to toast with the guests, I have to sit motionless in the wedding room for a whole day. It's boring!"

Gao Chong leaned into Zhao Huanhuan's ear and smiled: "Madam, you also want to have fun?"

Zhao Huanhuan rolled her eyes at him: "Nonsense!"

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After the rest of the miscellaneous ceremonies were completed, the newlyweds began to worship.

The ritual of worshiping in the hall in the Song Dynasty is no different from that in other dynasties. They all worship the heaven and the earth, worship in the high hall, and the husband and wife worship each other.

Not much to say.

Afterwards, Zhao Huanhuan was led back to the wedding room by the maid.

Gao Chong followed Mrs. Gao to the table and toasted to express his gratitude. But not long after the toast started, Zhao Huanhuan changed into a phoenix crown and a harem and ran out in an ordinary red dress.

The official was shocked and thought, this is not the case. This emperor must not run away from marriage again.

Emperor Daojun also frowned and looked at the officials sitting around him. How dare these officials speak, let alone say that it was inappropriate for an emperor to act like this. We can only pretend that nothing happened and we should eat and drink.

Zhao Huanhuan held up the hem of her skirt and ran to Mrs. Gao: "Mom, please rest while Gao Chong and I toast."

Everyone in Mrs. Gao is stupid, how can the new daughter-in-law show her face?

I wanted to reprimand him, but I felt that it was a bit shameless in front of a full room of guests, so I could only look at Gao Chong with an embarrassed look.

Gao Chong didn't think there was anything wrong. He took Zhao Huanhuan's little hand and pulled her to his side. He smiled and said to Mrs. Gao: "Mom, you see how filial Huanhuan is. I know you have inconvenience in your legs and feet. Please rest." Let's go and have two glasses of wine with my father-in-law and chat about home affairs."

Mrs. Gao looked at Emperor Daojun at the main table again.

The two looked at each other with complicated expressions.

There was a large banquet, and not many people saw Zhao Huanhuan running out, but Duan Yuyan suddenly laughed and said: "Look, the bride has come out, wow, she is so beautiful!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Mrs. Gao's family of three.

Mrs. Gao felt her face was burning, but she could only smile and nod: "Okay... okay... okay!"

After saying "good" three times in a row, he returned to the main table angrily.

The third princess, Yelu Yuliyan, understood Mrs. Gao's embarrassment and comforted her: "It's not that Huanhuan is ignorant. This is actually approved by the officials."

"Official approval?" Mrs. Gao and Emperor Daojun said in unison.

The third princess nodded: "A few days before the wedding, the official and Huanhuan chatted about the wedding in Dali. In Dali, the bride has to toast with the groom. Huanhuan found it interesting, so she begged the official to give her a toast. You also have to come out to toast, otherwise it would be boring to sit there all day."

After hearing this, Emperor Daojun chuckled and said, "My mother-in-law, it's not a big deal. Today's wedding banquet is also attended by the Dali envoys. Fujin must want to be inclusive and show off the style of the Song Dynasty."

Mrs. Gao quickly nodded and saluted: "Then it all depends on the royal family, but I don't know... do you want tomorrow's gift? If you don't want it, I won't miss it anymore."

What Madam Gao said about tomorrow's gift is "worshiping uncle".

To worship my uncle is not to worship my uncle.

Rather, it refers to worshiping the man’s parents.

The newlyweds must get up at five o'clock after the wedding ceremony, and present the embroidered red needlework and the shoes, socks and pillows they sewed to their elders. This is called "congratulations", and the elders will send back colorful satin. This is called "replying congratulations".

In addition, tea should also be served to the husband's family to show respect and filial piety.

This kind of etiquette was once abolished during the Shenzong period, because it is your blessing that the princess is getting married. The princess is the royal family first, and your daughter-in-law second. How can there be any reason for the princess to serve her parents-in-law?

But after Emperor Daojun came to power, it was restored.

Emperor Daojun felt: "Since she is a royal daughter, she should set an example to the people of the world. How can she not be filial to her parents-in-law?"

With Emperor Daojun's permission, Mrs. Gao finally found a slight balance in the imbalance, and her mood improved a lot.

After watching the ceremony, the envoys from the Three Kingdoms, led by the Minister of Honglu Temple, passed Xuandemen and entered the palace to pay homage to the officials of the Song Dynasty.

Although the Emperor Ji got married, inviting diplomatic missions from various countries to watch the ceremony was just a superficial gesture.

But this superficial approach must be done thoroughly.

Let the envoys from the Three Kingdoms experience the style of the Song Dynasty from the side.

As for the things discussed after the ceremony, this is the real purpose of inviting diplomatic missions from various countries to Kaifeng.

Zhao Fujin did not hold a banquet or put on a show.

He just asked the minister of Honglu Temple to bring the three heads of envoys and the royal children of various countries to meet at Genyue. (End of chapter)