Chapter Seventy-One: The Ministers Who Don't Kneel, Dressed Revolutionally
"Now that the year name has been decided," Wen Xiang looked at Guan Zhuofan and said seriously, "Let's discuss etiquette - the etiquette of the imperial husband." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½β
Cao Yuying, Xu Gengshen, and Guo Songtao all looked at Guan Zhuofan, all with smiles on their faces.
Guan Zhuofan touched his face and said with a smile: "I'm a little embarrassed." β
"Lord Wang, there is nothing to be embarrassed about," Wen Xiang said, "Xun Ziyun: If a person is rude, he will not stand, if he is rude, he will not succeed, and if the country is rude, he will be restless - the importance of etiquette is not under the name of the year." β
After a slight pause, "Besides, this is not the prince's business alone." β
"Yes," Guan Zhuofan said, "There is a clear precept in ancient times, and Bochuan's criticism is also very thorough, please speak up, I ...... Be all ears. β
"The etiquette of the imperial husband," Guo Songtao said tentatively, "can be roughly divided into two parts, one is the etiquette between the imperial husband and other courtiers, and the other is ...... Etiquette between the imperial husband and the emperor, right? β
"Yes!"
Wen Xiang, Cao Yuying, and Xu Gengshen all nodded yes.
"Before the meeting," Cao Yuying said, "I thought that we had to find a comparison firstβI mean, everything must have a foundation, otherwise, if you talk highly, you may not be able to speak in a word, and you will be vague." β
That's true, butβ
"Yes," Xu Gengshen said, "but what is the origin? β
"The only one who can be compared to the imperial husband," Cao Yuying said, "I thought that she would naturally be the queen......
Before he finished speaking, the rest of the people jumped in their hearts: Queen?
The queen is a "king"!
Is it?
"I'll interrupt," Guan Zhuofan coughed lightly, "The etiquette of the imperial husband, let's talk about the imperial husband and the emperor today, everything else is as good as before." β
"Other" naturally refers to the "imperial husband and other courtiers".
"Lord Wang," Cao Yuying said, "this, I'm afraid it won't work......"
"There's nothing that can't be done," Guan Zhuofan said calmly, "There are too many things we have to do right now!" I wish I had three heads and six armsβin fact, even if I did have two more heads and four arms, it wouldn't be enough! β
After a pause, he shook his head slightly, "At this moment, you don't have to make side messes and delay serious things." β
In the future, with the addition of "Auxiliary Political King", my plan is still "as before", not to mention, now I have not put on the hat of "Auxiliary Political King"?
Several big military planes looked at each other, and Cao Yuying said: "So...... When the time comes, there will be words such as 'temporary' and 'tentative' in the edict. β
In doing so, there is room for "going in" in the future.
Guan Zhuofan smiled and nodded, "Okay." β
"The prince retreated humbly," Xu Gengshen said, "However, the truth that should be said must be made clear." β
paused slightly, "As I just said, it's actually good-the etiquette of the emperor's husband, the only thing that can be done is the queen, otherwise, who else can there be?" β
Guo Songtao touched his beard, nodded and said, "That's true." β
Cao, Xu, and Guo's eyes fell on Wen Xiang, who had never expressed his position.
Wen Xiang's statement about Cao Yuying has a feeling of "imitating immorality", the queen is a "king", and the imperial husband is a "minister", how can they be compared with each other?
However, the emperor and the empress are husband and wife, and the emperor and the imperial husband are also husband and wife, why did the emperor change to a woman and the other one changed from a "king" to a "minister"?
This-
His mind was in turmoil.
However, in any case, the emperor and the empress, the emperor and the imperial husband, are all husband and wife, and if the queen is not compared to the imperial husband, it is indeed as Xu Gengshen said, "Who else can there be?" β
Wen Xiang couldn't find a reason to refute, and he couldn't continue to be silent, so he had to say, "Yes, I...... It is also true of Zhuo Ru. β
Cao Yuying breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Although the queen is in front of the emperor, she claims to be a 'concubine', but, in the final analysis, the emperor and the queen are 'two palaces' and 'enemies'. β
"Well," Xu Gengshen said, "The word 'enemy' is to the point!" This reason, if the imperial husband is applied to the imperial husband, although the imperial husband is in front of the imperial courtiers, this 'courtier' must not be ignored by the rest of the courtiers, and must show the righteousness of the 'enemy'! β
"Right, right!"
Guo Songtao accidentally brought out the Hunan accent, he stroked his beard, and continued: "Also, the three outlines and five constants, the first place is naturally the 'monarch for the minister', but in the end, there is also a 'husband for the wife', it seems to be ...... It's not good to ignore it completely. β
"What Yun Weng said is extremely true!" Xu Gengshen said, "Needless to say, women are emperors, after all, there are still some people who are not very adaptable, and a little bit of 'husband as wife' can be regarded as ...... Well, this ...... The way to appease. β
"In this way," Cao Yuying said, "the 'courtesy' of the imperial husband to the emperor not only cannot be 'ignored by the rest of the courtiers', but also ...... It cannot be completely equated with the etiquette of the empress to the emperor. β
"Not bad!"
Xu Gengshen and Guo Songtao nodded together.
Although the empress and the emperor are "enemies", sometimes, they also have to kneel to the emperor.
That is to say-
"Look," Cao Yuying said, "can this be done?" The royal husband is in front of the emperor, or a military salute, or a long salute - how? β
This military salute refers to a military salute of kneeling down on one knee and raising your hands and flat chest.
That is, do not kneel on both knees, do not prostrate your head.
Xu Geng's body immediately responded with a drum, "I think so!" When you wear a military uniform, you salute, and when you wear a court uniform, you salute! β
"Well," Guo Songtao said, "one long bow is worth one kneeling, and when three kneels and nine knocks, three long kneels are done!" β
Trade-off?
Hey, that's an interesting statement.
The imperial husband to the emperor, or a military salute, or a long salute, Cao, Xu, Guo three, or advocacy, or praise, now, only Wenxiang remains.
Although no one looked at Wen Xiang directly, he could feel that the eyes of his colleagues swept over intentionally or unintentionally, and it seemed very strange to be silent again.
However, in the etiquette of the imperial husband, Wen Xiang's plan, there was no option for the emperor to "not kneel", and Cao Yuying's proposal was beyond his expectations.
If you don't kneel, then it's not doneβ
Wen Xiang disapproves of this plan, he is not a person who is willing to do things against his will, for a while, I don't know what to do? - Alas, even if you oppose it, you don't know how to phrase it?
was under pressure, Guan Zhuofan spoke:
"It's okay to salute before the royal court when you're wearing your uniform, butβ"
After a pause, "When wearing court clothes, it is not appropriate to bow for a long time, this is not appropriate - the monarch and the minister are divided, and they cannot be ignored, and when they wear court clothes, they are still ...... Well, it's as good as the big guys. β
"Lord," Cao Yuying said, "Whether it is the imperial husband's military salute or the long salute, the emperor sits and receives the salute, and the monarch and the minister are separated, clearly, where is the 'neglect'?" β
"yes!" Xu Gengshen said, "Lord Wang, if it is like you said, 'When you wear a military uniform, you will salute before the royal court; When you wear court clothes, you are like a big guy', so what is the difference between that and the current situation? Why should we sit here and solemnly discuss the 'etiquette of the imperial husband'? β
"Lord Wang," Guo Songtao said, "I think, Fang Cai, Duke Bo has a sentence that makes a lot of sense -- 'This is not the prince's business alone.'" β
Guo Songtao quoted Wen Xiang's words, or he didn't mean anything specifically against him, but objectively, it was equivalent to putting him on the stage, Wen Xiang couldn't help but be embarrassed, he couldn't be silent anymore, and he didn't care if Guan Zhuofan's excuse was coquettish, coughed lightly, and was about to speak, Guan Zhuofan spoke one step ahead of him again:
"Otherwise, the decree is clear, and when the emperor faces the king, he is allowed to wear a military uniform - to enter the straight, to meet him, and to wear a military uniform; Banquets, ceremonies, and military uniforms, how about it? β
After a little thought, several big military planes understood Guan Zhuofan's intentions: whenever it is necessary to salute the emperor, the imperial husband is wearing a military uniform, and the imperial husband only salutes the emperor, so as to avoid the question of whether to bow or kowtow when wearing the court uniform.
Of course, this "occasion" refers to a formal occasion, not an "occasion" in the dormitory, where the imperial husband and the emperor are behind closed doors.
Wen Xiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "This is good!" The imperial husband is the first person among the relatives and nobles, and it should be different from ordinary relatives and nobles...... Uh, this ...... Served! β
This statement is nondescript, and it is really not the normal level of Wen Bochuan. However, he couldn't point out that the real purpose of Guan Zhuofan's "wearing a military uniform" was actually to avoid the controversy of long bowing and kowtowing - and he also knew that the reason why Guan Zhuofan wanted to use this method to avoid this controversy was because his silence had already expressed his disapproval of Cao Yuying's proposal.
In a hurry, Wen Xiang couldn't think of a more powerful reason for "praise and attachment", so he came up with a statement that "the service is different from ordinary relatives".
Cao Yuying did not do what she wanted, but this plan, in terms of etiquette, indirectly caused the pattern of the emperor not "kowtowing" to the emperor, and people should also understand what is the true intention of this "overstepping grace"?
The goal of respecting the emperor's husband and suppressing the emperor can be regarded as preliminarily achieved.
Also, since Guan Zhuofan said so, Wen Xiang has also "praised it", this matter is basically a foregone conclusion, Cao Yuying herself knows that this kind of thing can't be rushed, and you can't become a fat man in one bite, so she nodded and said: "It's okay - it's a way to get the best of both worlds." β
Xu Gengshen and Guo Songtao also had no objections.
Several big military planes didn't think of such a question: In this case, what other occasions does the "imperial husband" need to wear court clothes?
Admissions, hearings, feasts, and ceremonies have been excluded...... Ahem, the rest is really "too much, not too much".
No one thought that this was actually Guan Zhuofan's intention.
Since then, the imperial husband, Prince Xuan, and the auxiliary king, the de facto first person in the empire, can say "goodbye" to the court robe and the glory of the crown.
What's the point?
The significance lies in the fact that the reform of clothing has begun!
In China, the change of clothing has a strong symbolic significance, and sometimes the reform of clothing is more difficult than some reforms that touch on substantive interests. In this way, Guan Zhuofan took himself as a breakthrough and naturally opened the way for the revolution of clothing.
In the future, please go well.
*(To be continued.) )