Chapter 229: Apprenticeship and Farce (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Although the Luoxian Pavilion has not officially closed, it has closed early, and Lao Wang and the brothers of the Xiong family have also cleaned up the tables and chairs in the medical hall and put the incense table.
There are still two or three patients in the hospital, and Luo Xian is also working hard.
Just waiting for the guests and the three protagonists to arrive, Wei Xiang has already arrived, but because the time has not arrived, he is still in the backyard, and he doesn't know what Lu Dao is doing.
After the last patient was sent away, the main drama finally began.
The old emperor actually came a long time ago, but in order to show his identity and respect, he must be the last to appear, and he must appear behind the three protagonists.
Characters who are more important than the three protagonists, of course, are big shots.
In fact, the apprenticeship is still very particular, in order to make this apprenticeship ceremony look very formal.
The old emperor even asked Lao Wang to check the Ministry of Rites, and asked Lao Wang to personally preside over this apprenticeship ceremony.
"Etiquette. The old king pulled the rooster's throat and let out a sharp crow.
However, he controlled the volume very well, at least he didn't alarm the neighbors.
Luo Xian and Qiu Baixin don't look at the two of them getting along with Bai Chen more casually on weekdays, but on this occasion, they can't help it.
Especially the presence of the old emperor and Wei Xiang, it made them treat this ceremony as a big thing.
Bai Chen sat on the first seat in front of the two big men this time, while the old emperor and Wei Xiang sat on the left and right.
"Dust, heart. Luo Xian and Qiu Baixin immediately patted the cuffs on both sides and patted their knees at the same time.
This is the first part of the apprenticeship. The meaning is also the same as the monk's cutting of red dust and going to the heart.
However, the meaning of the apprenticeship ceremony is to respect the teacher, respect the teacher, and forget the skills of the teacher in the past.
"The emperor is thick and earthy, worship the witnesses. โ
Among the many rituals, it is divided into four rituals: respect, carrying, worshipping, and prostrating.
Respect, is the head of the peers, this is respect, each other fist heads, in order to show friendship.
Carrying, is to bow down and hug the fist to carry the gift, this is to the elders or the status of the reverent.
Worship is the worship of heaven, earth, gods, ghosts, and ancestors. This is mostly a kneeling ceremony.
In the apprenticeship. Witnesses can also be human beings or 'gods', and the number of witnesses also varies according to the number of witnesses.
Such as the scene of two. It is the emperor's thick soil. Three, four, or more is more complicated.
But one thing is a must. If you are a witness, you must be an elder or a person of honor.
"The Emperor is above. Okayโsalute!"
The two women knelt down to the old emperor and bowed heavily, no more, no less, and the ceremony was right.
"After the ceremony, the thick soil is below, do it!"
The two girls bowed to Wei Xiang again, and the old emperor and Wei Xiang were full of spring breeze.
"Finished. Lao Wang hissed again, and he didn't know if his voice would be hoarse.
"Come, this is a salute. "Both of them prepared red envelopes, which are not precious things, because they can't rob the master of the gift.
The two girls gladly accepted, just waiting for Lao Wang to instruct the next step.
"Heaven and earth are respected, parents are important, teachers are superior, kowtow to the teacher, and kowtow to the ......"
"Master, please bow to the first disciple Luo Xian (Qiu Baixin). โ
"Two kowtows ......"
"Three ......"
"Slow!!" The door of the medical hall was suddenly kicked open, and I saw a group of family members running in one after another, and then Qiu Qianlan walked in majestically.
I don't know if the candlelight in the hall is slightly dim, Qiu Qianlan didn't see the old emperor and Wei Xiang on the seat, but paid a lot of attention to Bai Chen on the main seat.
"Daddy...... You, why are you here?" Qiu Baixin's face changed.
The reason why she hid it from Qiu Qianlan was that she didn't want Qiu Qianlan to think about anything and do anything with Bai Chen's reputation.
And since this incident, she has also figured out a lot of things.
In the future, she will no longer live for her father, she just wants to live freely, at ease, at least live the life she wants to live.
"What am I going to do? The old man still wants to ask you, what are you doing, you are my Qiu Qianlan's daughter! You are not a street performer, you worship an unknown boy as a teacher, are you going to lose my Qiu Qianlan's face? Can't I teach my own daughter to the squire of the military department? Do you want a roadside boy to teach you?"
Qiu Qianlan was obviously angry at the moment, and she didn't know if it was because of Qiu Baixin's concealment or because of her own face.
Qiu Qianlan's words made Bai Chen very dissatisfied, what is a nameless boy.
However, someone was more angry than Bai Chen, Qiu Qianlan scolded twice, and the anger in her eyes was still unquenchable.
At this time, Qiu Qianlan suddenly heard an abrupt voice: "Then don't do it, you, the squire of the military department." โ
"Bold!" Wang Chong immediately shouted angrily.
As soon as he heard that the old man on the left seat actually said such disrespectful words to his master, he immediately lifted his sleeves and wanted to step forward to teach the old man a lesson.
"Get out!" Lao Wang casually lifted Wang Chong away, but he didn't make a heavy hand.
But Wang Chong still didn't change his mind, and shouted: "What are you still doing in a daze, give me a lesson!" โ
If Wang Chong saw his master's face at this moment, if he saw his master's body at this moment, maybe he would not be so presumptuous.
Qiu Qianlan looked at the two people next to Bai Chen's seat in a daze, he only felt that his brain was hammered by something.
Why is your brain so muddy?
How much he hoped that he could faint at this moment, if he could faint now, at least he didn't have to look at the faces of those two people at the moment.
Qiu Qianlan went to the court too early, and on the second day after he was released from prison, the day after he became a squire in the military department, he went to the first early court in his life.
That day, he saw Wei Xiang saying hello to him, and he saw Shengyan Tianwei.
Of course, he also saw the Wang Chang who read the holy decree and was known as the inner minister. Mr. Wang.
In the past few days, every time Qiu Qianlan went to the morning court, among the few faces she could remember, she remembered these three.
It's just that he couldn't dream that these three people, the most powerful people in the entire Han and Tang dynasties, would gather in this crowded and narrow Luoxian Pavilion.
Qiu Qianlan only felt cold in his hands and feet at the moment, and the air seemed to have frozen, no matter how he breathed. I feel like I can't breathe.
Of course, Qiu Qianlan knew Bai Chen. His impression of Bai Chen was only a one-sided relationship when he stayed on the official ship that day.
Qiu Baixin once introduced Bai Chen, saying that she rescued her on the way back to Beijing in Shudi.
At that time, Qiu Qianlan didn't look at Bai Chen at all, he only felt that Bai Chen really didn't have anything worth paying attention to.
And even after that. I had already forgotten about Bai Chen.
If it weren't for seeing Bai Chen again today. He saw that his daughter wanted to worship him as a teacher. He would hardly ever remember this kid.
But today's pomp and circumstance of the apprenticeship ceremony is too unforgettable, right?
This pomp and circumstance is definitely at the level of a national gift. Even higher than the national salute.
Who the hell is this kid?
For what kind of apprenticeship, he can invite three of the most powerful people in the capital, two as witnesses and one as a host?
Qiu Qianlan couldn't figure it out, she couldn't figure it out.
He could only look at his daughter for help, but Qiu Baixin's face was blue with anger at the moment.
had a good apprenticeship, but he was corrupted by his father.
How many people in the world want to worship the nameless boy in his mouth as a teacher?
If I hadn't been gracious to him, would I have been able to get his consent so easily?
Qiu Qianlan's brain was dazed, but his family members were not dazed, and rushed towards the first seat.
But at this moment, more than a dozen Praetorian Guards armed with spears suddenly rushed out of the inner hall and outside the door.
"Escort! Escort ......"
At this time, don't talk about Qiu Qianlan, even those family members are stupid.
What's going on with this battle?
Then Qiu Qianlan's knees weakened, and she knelt directly in front of the three of them: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live......
The family members were completely dumbfounded, but Wang Chong saw the opportunity early and immediately realized that something was wrong.
When his master knelt down, he also hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
This move immediately caused a chain reaction, and if you make a fool again at this time, you will be asking for your own death.
"Stand down, who let you come out, it's not enough to be idle here, it's not crowded enough to be here?" the old emperor poured his anger on the heads of the Praetorian Guards, and reprimanded them.
Qiu Qianlan and the house slaves he brought were all trembling at the moment, waiting for the moment when Tianwei was angry.
It's just that no one present spoke, and after waiting for a long time, the old emperor finally opened his mouth.
"Bai Chen, what do you think of today's matter?"
Qiu Qianlan was shocked, you are an emperor who is not in charge, what idea do you call a boy from an unknown source?
Does he still dare to overstep the decision?
"Today is a big day for me to accept apprentices, I don't want to make too much trouble, since you are the father of Bai Xin, you will stay for the time being, and the others will go out first. โ
Of course, Bai Chen was for Qiu Baixin's sake, and he didn't embarrass Qiu Qianlan too much.
If it is normal, it is absolutely necessary to let Qiu Qianlan enjoy it.
"Since Bai Chen has said so, Your Majesty will forgive him for the time being. Wei Xiang also opened his mouth to plead.
After all, Qiu Qianlan is Qiu Baixin's biological father, even if he makes too much trouble, as long as Bai Chen protects him, the old emperor will not really cut him.
"Your Majesty, this matter is even if I owe you a favor. โ
"Hey, that's what you said!" When the old emperor heard this, he was unexpectedly happy, how could he not admit it: "It's really not easy to let you owe me a favor, Ha Lu Ha ......"
"Let's continue with the unfinished ceremony. Lao Wang reminded.
Although Qiu Qianlan was so troubled, after all, it was a festive day, and what should be done still had to be completed.
"Yes to ......"
The old emperor was diluted a lot by the unexpected joy of his previous anger, but he still looked at Qiu Qianlan's eyes with a little bit of unkindness.
Qiu Qianlan's forehead was in cold sweat at the moment, and she didn't dare to look at the old emperor at all.
Qiu Qianlan kept guessing Bai Chen's identity in her heart, could it be that this kid was the emperor's illegitimate son......?