Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 379 Najib
In the dark night, Bai Tu specially sent Lu Lingqi away and found Xu Rong from the Taishi Bureau for a "secret talk."

"Your Majesty, it's not good for you to be like this, isn't it?" Xu Rong said with some embarrassment.

"What's wrong? I feel good, so don't be stubborn...and save a lot of trouble, wouldn't it be easier for everyone?" Bai Tu persuaded with a smile.

"This is a bit against the rules..."

"Rules are dead, but people are alive! Listen to me, you're right, I know you don't want to do this, but it's for future generations." Bai Tu explained earnestly.

Under the candlelight in the hall, one can see the outline of Xu Rong bowing her head in distress, and the figure of Bai Tu pressing closer step by step.

Finally, under Bai Tu's persuasion, Xu Rong finally gave up her original persistence...

That's right, Bai Tu is now...of course preparing for his own marriage!

When ordinary people get married, they will find someone to calculate the days and combine the horoscopes. As Bai Tu, the king of Chu, the task of calculating the days and horoscopes is naturally the responsibility of the Taishi Bureau.

Of course, no matter how you calculate this kind of thing, it is impossible to calculate that it is inappropriate, otherwise the result will be that the wedding will go on as usual and the Taishi Bureau will be gone...

However, Bai Tu's request was a little more extreme. He wanted to set a new precedent, so he asked Xu Rong to be his "sitter".

Xu Rong, who has finished high school mathematics and entered the field of advanced mathematics, now has a new understanding of the movement of celestial bodies and the seasonal changes of the calendar. In addition, Bai Tu has already mentioned this, so she has no choice but to agree... ...If I keep grinding on, it will be late at night!

According to the "Book of Rites", there are six steps to getting married - accepting gifts, asking for names, accepting gifts, accepting invitations, asking for dates, and welcoming in person.

"Nacai" means that the matchmaker first goes to the woman's home to propose marriage, and only after she agrees can the following steps be taken. "Asking for name" mainly involves asking the woman's name. In the pre-Qin period, everything from surname to surname to first name had to be reported. Basically, the eighteen generations of ancestors can be straightened out clearly to avoid marriages within the same clan;
"Naji" is to calculate whether the couple's horoscopes are compatible, "Nazheng" is to send betrothal gifts, "request date" is naturally to agree on the wedding date, and the last "personal welcome" is the wedding itself...

According to the wishes of Lu Kang and others, Baitu should add "accepting color" and "asking for name". Although there is actually no need to ask, after all, even if the emperor gets married, this is the process.

But Bai Tu refused, and the reason was very good - I have already appointed my queen to be the captain of the guard, and now I still want to ask for her name?Is there no one around me I can trust?The implication is very bad!

In the end, Lu Kang and others chose to give in, but the subsequent procedures still had to go.

Tomorrow Bai Tu will go to the Taishi Bureau and ask Xu Rong to calculate the eight characters, so that's why Bai Tu "secretly issued a secret edict" to Xu Rong today.

Early the next morning, Bai Tu, surrounded by officials, came to the observatory of the Taishi Bureau - to be reasonable, Naji, the prince, should go to the Ancestral Temple, but... Bai Tu didn't know who should be worshiped in his Ancestral Temple. , so it has not been built yet.

I don’t know who it is, but there are folk rumors that Baitu didn’t build the Taimiao because of lack of money, which moved the simple people to the ground. A while ago, Jinling handed over Wanmin’s letter, saying that it would raise money for Baitu’s Taimiao...

However, since there is no such thing in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, we can only make do with it at the observatory. At this time, the arrangement of the observatory has become increasingly incomprehensible and has nothing to do with etiquette. No matter how you look at it, it feels inconsistent - can you still get guidance from the stars if you use this thing to look at them?

This was a gift that Bai Tu ordered from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce after Xu Rong finally got a perfect score in the mathematics test of the college entrance examination.

After looking at the "stargazing mirror", Xu Rong finally decided to be the "caregiver" this time...

Lu Kang also came over at this time. After all, King Chu's marriage was a big event, and this was not considered skipping work.

Looking at Xu Rong, Lu Kang was also secretly worried - the progress was a bit slow. Xu Rong had been the Taishi Ling for more than a year, and now she was only responsible for settling Bai Tu's marriage. When would it be her turn...

It's a pity that Lu Kang didn't know about the secret edict last night, otherwise the old man might be in a better mood if he just thought about it.

As soon as Lu Kang's thoughts were distracted, Xu Rong had already read the horoscopes handed to him, and said: "For those who are in love with each other, God will bless them. For those who are disgusted with each other, asking God will only make them happy." Wu Zhu changed his story, but the king and the queen are in love?"

Lu Kang:? ? ?
what are you saying?Is this Taishi Ling's line?
Many people looked at Xu Rong angrily, and some even wanted to impeach this incompetent Taishi Ling.

It is true that the king and the queen must get along as well as possible, but...did you ask me to say this?Whose "sitter" are you?
But at this moment, Bai Tu smiled and said: "Hahaha, Lingqi and I have known each other since we were young, and we naturally love each other! What Taishi Xu said makes sense!"

Ministers: ...

Well, now we know whose sitter Xu Rong is.

"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the queen." Lu Su rolled his eyes and took the lead in congratulating Bai Tu.

Although he could tell that "something was going on" inside, Lu Su didn't really care about it. Now he just wanted to say: Hurry up, I have to go back and work overtime...

Lu Su had already said this, and naturally others did not dare to express their opinions at this time. It was one thing to admonish Bai Tu when he did something wrong, but it was another thing to nag someone when they got married!

The matter of "The King of Chu asked for good luck", like other royal rumors, quickly spread to the people.

There is no need to promote it specially. The common people like to discuss these things after dinner and dinner. If they are not allowed to discuss it openly, it will become a "court secret".

The purpose of the white chart is to encourage everyone to "do what they do and imitate others".

The protagonists of the story are the King of Chu and Tai Shiling...

One is the most admired person in Chu State, and the other is the most professional person in Chu State in stargazing and fortune-telling. Isn't the statement that even they agree with is "truth"?
Although free love is too advanced, it does not prevent it from leaving an impression in everyone's mind that "two lovers are happy and God will bless them".

And...it's actually not that advanced!

It will not take another thousand or hundreds of years for the human brain to evolve the function of love, but it is already rooted in human nature.

Whether there is soil for free love essentially depends on whether women have the opportunity to go out...

The customs of the Han Dynasty were not as rigid as those of the Song and Ming dynasties. Industrialization was still in its infancy. In the future, when female workers became more common and the age of marriage was postponed, the opportunities for unmarried men and women to come into contact would naturally increase. This can be regarded as a step forward for Bai Tu.

Prepare your carriages, horses and artillery in advance for the possible confrontation between human nature and etiquette in the future.

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In Qu'ahou Mansion, Lu Bu was happily buying treasures. Finally, Diao Chan couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so interested in these things all of a sudden?"

"This is not because the hard disk is getting married and is about to be drafted. As a foster father, don't I need to prepare in advance?" Lu Bu said confidently.

Diao Chan was silent for a while and then said: "I was thinking... Na Zheng should have brought the hard drive as a gift, right?"

When Lu Bu heard this, he froze suddenly, and then said awkwardly: "Yeah, that's right! Ahem, I didn't check it out in advance, hahaha..."

(End of this chapter)