The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Nephew, thank you uncle."

Li Fu knelt down solemnly and bowed to Li Yuan.

A man's knees are made of gold, but Li Fu was willing to pay respect to Li Yuan, which was also his true feelings.

He was not from Li Yuan's lineage. The ancestral temple in the palace was dedicated to the orthodox royal family. He was a collateral branch, but Li Yuan arranged for him to hold the crowning ceremony in the ancestral temple in the palace. This was to announce to everyone Li Fu's position in his heart and in the royal family.

In addition, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun were also in charge of this matter.

The attitudes of the two generations of emperors were put on the surface, which undoubtedly gave Li Fu the greatest support.

Even if Li Fu no longer served as an official or a tutor to the crown prince in the future, his position would still be as stable as Mount Tai.

The crowning ceremony was Li Fu's coming-of-age ceremony. Once he was crowned in the ancestral temple in the palace, it represented the symbol of his independence recognized by the clan.

"You have to inform the Ministry of Rites of your date of birth. You know this, right?" Li Yuan asked.

Li Fu nodded: "My nephew knows. Everyone who followed me in the old house knows it."

Li Fu was born in the old house in Jingyang County. At that time, Lao Zhao and several other people were serving in the house. They naturally knew it clearly.

As for Xiao Tao and Shitou, every year after that, Li Fu's birthday, the house would make special arrangements, so people who came later also knew it.

"And you should also think about the candidates for the ceremony. On that day, all the relatives in the family will come." Li Yuan said: "Don't worry about the scene."

"Yes, my nephew understands." Li Fu responded obediently.

He had already thought about inviting all his friends to come, especially Old Man Lu.

He can be regarded as a highly respected person. As long as he shows up, it will be the kind of person who adds luster to Li Fu's crowning ceremony.

When Li Fu was in Linying, Empress Changsun came to Da'an Palace to chat with Li Yuan. The two talked about the fact that Li Fu had not yet married, and Li Yuan remembered this.

At that time, Li Yuan said that Li Fu had not yet been crowned, and before getting married, the ceremony of crowning had to be held.

It was unknown when Li Fu would be able to return to Chang'an from Linying.

As a result, when he returned, it was the New Year, and everyone had to be busy with New Year's affairs, so Li Fu's ceremony of crowning could only be continued after the New Year's Day.

This time the New Year's Day has passed, and it is time to put this matter on the agenda.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory gave several auspicious days, and Li Yuan chose the nearest one, which was the eighth day of the first lunar month.

"Three days before the ceremony, the guest of honor to host the ceremony needs to be decided. There is no need to worry about this. I have asked the Imperial Observatory to calculate the position of the guest of honor. It is auspicious." Li Yuan smiled and said, "As for the guest of honor, what do you think?"

"Well~~How about Dr. Lu Deming?" Li Fu asked.

This kind of delicate work has to be done by scholars.

You can't choose Cheng Yaojin or Yuchi Jingde, right?

Let these two people help you put on the crown, and then you can just put the hat on your head and it will be done.

"Lu Deming? He was originally a scholar of the Xian Ce Mansion, and now he is in the Imperial College..." Li Yuan thought for a while: "That's okay, okay, then the guest of honor is decided, and the rest of the people will not be a big problem. Just let your second brother select some at that time."

After a while, the general candidates were decided.

In the whole etiquette, the most important thing is the selection of the guest of honor, and Li Yuan decided to come in person for this important position.

After all, Li Fu, his nephew, was found by him, and he was different from others.

After coming out of Da'an Palace, Li Fu was also confused.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, he was going to be crowned.

He hurried home, wrote a letter to Lu Deming to explain the matter, and then began to prepare.

In six days, although there would be people from the Ministry of Rites to guide him, he had to learn how to follow the process.

So, Li Fu didn't look at the account book, and handed the accounting to Lao Zhao, and plunged into the study to read Zhou Li.

Even the rewards for the shopkeepers after the New Year were roughly discussed before, and the rest was left to Lao Zhao.

Originally thought that after the New Year, life would be relaxed and happy, but I didn't expect that I still had to work hard.

In this way, there might be a truly relaxing life after the Lantern Festival.

Suddenly I wanted to go back to the farm.

Every day I sleep until I wake up naturally, and count money until my hands cramp.

But the ceremony of coming of age had to be performed, otherwise he would not be recognized by the clan and would not have the ability to act independently.

If the ceremony of coming of age had not been performed, if Li Fu showed any weakness, his family business would be targeted by other clan members.

However, Li Fu's status was different, and he had the support of two emperors, so the clanEven if the inner court was jealous of his property, they dared not say or do anything for the time being.

But this was only temporary, and it might not be the case in the future.

The emperor's anxiety was not without reason.

But Li Fu could not imagine that Li Yuan was anxious for him to be crowned because he wanted to marry him.

Crowning is a pre-task for marrying...

After reading Li Fu's letter, Lu Deming also happily replied, expressing his willingness to attend Li Fu's crowning ceremony and accept the task of the crowning supporter.

Everything was waiting for the eighth day of the first lunar month.

After Li Fu left Da'an Palace, Li Yuan sent an eunuch to the inner court, to the Lizheng Hall, and informed Empress Changsun of the matter.

When Li Shimin returned to the Lizheng Hall, Empress Changsun mentioned it to Li Shimin.

"It's just right, it's time, just give the order, make preparations, the palace will select candidates, notify the clan members, and on the eighth day of the first lunar month, let them enter the palace and wait in front of the ancestral temple." Li Shimin said: "After all, Fudi is always different to father. Three of the four brothers of father have passed away. Third uncle has a successor, thanks to father. Father is also happy, otherwise he would not take the initiative to mention that he wants to do this in the palace ancestral temple.

This is to tell the ancestors that he has done a great thing and a good thing."

Empress Changsun smiled and nodded while listening.

"That's right, father thought so." Empress Changsun smiled and said, "That's why there are these, and father is also anxious for Fudi to get married earlier."

"The huge Jingyang Wang Mansion must have a suitable hostess."

"The matter..." Li Shimin thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he had mentioned it before.

"We'll know the answer after the Lantern Festival." Empress Changsun said with a smile, "He suspected that his lifesaver last year was a woman. If that's true, it would be a good story."

Empress Changsun also found it interesting and chuckled.

"Then the banquet in the inner court during the Lantern Festival this year will be more grand." Li Shimin said with a smile.