golden scales

The so-called pilgrimage is by no means simply asking the prince to show his face, everyone sings promises and salutes, and then goes back to their respective homes.

When to move forward and when to stop, there is Yale as an order.The order and content of gala music determine the action norms of ministers.Zhou Gong system of rites and music, using courtesy to distinguish between noble and humble, and using music to be kind and benevolent, the ultimate goal is to respect morality and protect the people.

Therefore, it is said in "Book of Rites · Music Book": "Music is the same, and etiquette is different. The same leads to a blind date, and the difference leads to respect. The victory of music leads to flow, and the victory of ceremony leads to separation. It’s a matter of fact. When etiquette and righteousness are established, the high and the low will be treated equally, and if music and culture are the same, the upper and lower will be in harmony.”

Joy comes from the inside, ritual comes from the outside.Now that there is no fun in the middle, how should the foreign ministers behave?

Zhu Cihong's understanding of traditional culture is not as deep-rooted as those Confucian scholars.He can recite the chapters in "Book of Rites" fluently, but he still has a surname for many years when he acts, and he will not be restrained by Confucianism and etiquette.This is why the teachers unanimously recognized that the prince was talented, but did not admit that he was psychologically mature.

For Confucianists: Those who cannot integrate ritual into their blood, cannot use ritual as the highest criterion to guide their thinking, and cannot demonstrate etiquette in every gesture are villains and childish people.

Therefore, children who don't understand rituals and music can be taught, but villains who deliberately embarrass civil servants must be knocked to the ground and have another foot.

"Why don't you play music?" The official who walked in the front scolded the guide officer.

The eunuch opened his mouth, but made no sound.Although he doesn't understand it very well, he often sees pigs run away even if he has never eaten pork.Music is played from time to time in the palace, but it is not necessary for Gefu to meet His Majesty the Emperor at ordinary times.Why did these civil servants specifically request to play music today?

"Be safe and don't be impatient!" The eunuch shouted, calming down these Eastern Palace officials who were about to move.He secretly made a gesture and asked the little eunuch behind him to ask Tian Cunshan for advice.

The prince is also a prince, who would dare to say no to letting his subordinates stand outside and bask in the sun?

Although the civil servants were full of resentment, at most they only expressed their dissatisfaction with dry coughing and shaking their bodies.

The prince is not used to waiting for others.

Regardless of previous life or present life, the prince did not have this habit.

But now, the crown prince is sitting in the newly arranged shogunate, surrounded by the guards of the Eastern Palace, and the high grounds are full of people.Zhou Jing stood on the left and right, and asked the prince if he was sleeping well in the afternoon.

"Why haven't you walked in yet?" The prince couldn't help asking.

"Sir, send someone to ask." Zhou Jing quickly sent a clever guard outside to inquire.

After a while, the guard hadn't returned yet, and Tian Cunshan was already sweating and came back to answer his errand.He had received two errands before, one was to ask Mingzhi for distribution, and the other was to go to the East Palace to pack up the books and bring them out.As long as the former one is delivered to the crown prince, he will be sold out.The latter one will take some time, because the prince often reads too many books.

After finally tidying up, all the books that the prince had read more than five times this year were packed and shipped out.As soon as Tian Cunshan left the Forbidden City, he ran into the eunuch who ran out of the palace.After hearing the little eunuch's explanation, Tian Cunshan's head grew bigger, and he hurriedly detoured through the side door to Anyuan, and ran all the way to meet the prince.

"Your Highness," Tian Cunshan tried to calm his breathing, "Your Highness, we came out in a hurry and didn't prepare any dance music!"

"That's not important." The prince said: "Let them come in quickly to pay a visit, and then we will organize disaster relief and epidemic prevention."

"His Royal Highness," Tian Cunshan was about to cry, "isn't dancing and music unimportant? Without dancing and music, how would they be willing to worship? Now these bitterness is picking on His Highness, saying that His Highness molested ministers." This kind of The method of embezzlement is the usual trick used by the eunuchs to provoke the emperor and the ministers. Even if there is a real confrontation in the future, the eunuchs can confidently call out the name of the servants of the Tian family.

"I molested them..." Zhu Cihong was speechless for a long time, and said, "What's the trouble with some trivial matters! Who summoned them just now?"

"Your Highness," Zhou Jing said bravely, "Just now you only said that you would summon your subordinates when you woke up, but you didn't say who to go..."

"Well, that means no one summoned them, they came by themselves?" Zhu Cihong straightened his body and said to Tian Cunshan, "Did you see Master Wu just now?"

"Back to Your Highness, the servants came from the side door." Tian Cunshan lowered his head and said.

"Coward." Knowing that he didn't dare to face those civil servants, Zhu Cihong curled his lips slightly and said, "Go and see, if Master Wu is here, call him in. Just call him, let the others sit and drink tea in the hall."

"I'll go now, servant girl." Tian Cunshan didn't dare to wait any longer, and ran out quickly.

After a long while, Tian Cunshan really brought a handsome young man in his early thirties, wearing an official uniform with white pheasants, which was exactly the color of a fifth-grade civil official's uniform.

"My minister, Wu Weiye, pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness is a thousand years old." Wu Weiye stepped forward to pay respects, bowed, and when he heard the Crown Prince say "Excuse me" calmly as usual, he bowed and stood, waiting for inquiries.

"Give me a seat." Zhu Cihong waved his hand.After Wu Weiye sat lightly on the chair, the crown prince asked, "Who summoned you?"

Wu Weiye was taken aback for a moment, carefully set the plate, and thought to himself: It really is dizzy from the heat!The crown prince has not issued an order to summon the officials of the Eastern Palace!

"I have to hear the decree, so I have to come to worship the prince." Wu Weiye immediately changed the subject: "I think the prince should not leave the palace."

"Whether you should go out of the palace or not is your responsibility?!" Zhu Cihong frowned slightly: "I just wanted to summon a few courtiers to ask about the etiquette for accepting worship from officials in the East Palace. Since you are all here, why don't you come in? "

"This..." Wu Weiye is good at poetry and prose, and he is not good at changing things. When the prince reprimanded him, his mind went blank, and he hesitated for a long time before he said: "If you don't listen to dance music, you don't dare to be rude."

"You don't even wear court clothes, just want to listen to lonely music?" Zhu Cihong raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Tian Cunshan's heart trembled, he suddenly realized, and secretly called out: "Wonderful!"The prince's hand is really wonderful!

Officials of the Ming Dynasty usually wear regular uniforms with patches.Civil officials supplement birds to show civilization, and military officials complement animals to show mighty, which is the set known as "dressed beasts".

If there are major celebrations, as well as the three important festivals of Zhengdan, Winter Solstice, and Holy Days, or the issuance of open-reading edicts, amnesty, entry, and transmission, only the solemn court clothes from the Han Dynasty can only be worn.Even those who perform daily affairs, attend shifts, thank thanks, and meet speeches must change into official clothes, and they must not wear ordinary clothes to go in and out.

As an official of the Eastern Palace, it is commendable for his loyalty to come to see him after receiving the news of Qingdong from the Eastern Palace.It doesn't matter if you wear ordinary clothes, but since you are wearing ordinary clothes, you shouldn't cling to dance music!

Wu Weiye lowered his head, looked at the hem of his clothes, and couldn't help trembling.

Zhu Cihong looked at Wu Weiye, who was dumb and speechless, chuckled lightly, and said, "Master Wu's poems are excellent, but as a minister in the future, he should also pay attention to etiquette."

Wu Weiye was No. 2 in the first class in the fourth year of Chongzhen, commonly known as the second place in the list. He was awarded the editing by the Imperial Academy, and then he was given lectures by the East Palace.In the 11th year of Chongzhen, the prince came out of the pavilion to give lectures, and the emperor listened in. The "Shangshu" he taught made His Majesty the emperor very impressed, and he awarded "dragon moon slices, sweet melon and crispy plums". In 12 years, he moved to Nanjing Guozijian to be the Secretary of the Industry. In 13 years, he was promoted to Zuo Yude, and in 16 years, he was promoted to Shuzi.If the fate of the country persists for another ten years, even if Wu Weiye cannot join the cabinet, at least he will be a minister of the Ministry of Rites.

What a blow to such a noble and proud official to be criticized by the prince for paying more attention to the etiquette system?

Wu Weiye's eyes darkened, he was dejected for a moment, and his tone was negative: "After the minister returns, he should reflect on himself and think about his mistakes behind closed doors."

"You don't have to be so anxious," the prince said, "you still have to make arrangements for the pilgrimage. Master Wu is an old man in the East Palace, so I don't worry about doing things. I have to work hard on Master Wu to list the ministers' pilgrimage rituals in detail and hand them over to the middle officials for arrangement." .I only have one request. Now that the state affairs are in trouble, save as much as you can. The money, time, and energy saved may save hundreds of lives. This is the way of the benevolent, what does Master Wu think?"

"What Your Highness said deeply agrees with the essence of a lover." Wu Weiye hurriedly bowed down.

When he walked out of Anyuan, his mid laner was drenched in sweat.It was only when he saw other colleagues waiting outside that his head shook: I forgot to ask the prince just now if he wanted to summon other officials!

But he didn't know that the reason why the crown prince picked him out from among the officials was not because he often listened to his lectures and had an impression, but because he knew that he had a cowardly character and could be easily bluffed.If you come in with a different head, I'm afraid you will have to fight a slobbering lawsuit. ;