Chapter 150: Hosting a Banquet with Hairpin Flowers
When the official who announced the good news finally went to the right door, the new students on the upper floor of Mingyuan of Yingtian Jiangnan Gongyuan finally waited for the academic officer.
The first time Zhu Pingan met the academic officer was when he entered the examination room of the hospital. He only took a quick glance and felt that he was a serious elder in his fifties. At this moment, Zhu Pingan just I was able to observe the academic officer at close range.
Ti Xueguan is about fifty years old, but he doesn’t look old at all. He looks energetic. He looks handsome even for an old man. He looks as serious as before. He goes upstairs. He didn't even joke with the accompanying officials at all times, and his aura was still very strong, maybe it was a natural result of being in a high position for a long time.
Tixueguan was the provincial education administrator of the Ming Dynasty. He was appointed by the imperial court. The officials who accompanied him were all officials from the education sector in Southern Zhili.
"Okay, okay, there are so many talents." As soon as the academic officer went upstairs, he looked around at everyone and nodded with satisfaction.
"The late students have seen Ti Xue."
Zhu Ping'an accompanied the new students and bowed respectfully to welcome the arrival of Ti Xue.
"No, no, today you are the most important, I should avoid you." The academic officer pressed down his hand to signal everyone not to be polite.
Having said that, Zhu Ping'an and other new students did not dare to be presumptuous. They were still respectful and polite and did not dare to go overboard in the slightest.
"The glorious China is the heirloom of the Qing Dynasty. The Confucius said that the poems and books are elegant. I am the only one who can learn poetry and poetry. The Chinese culture of studying came from our scholarly forest and flourished in our scholarly forest. All living beings in the scholarly forest may be high in the temple. Worrying about the people, perhaps far away from the temple I'm worried about you. I'm so lucky to welcome you to our Shilin today. I hope you will continue to work hard, not to lose the reputation of our Shilin, and to serve the country and the people..."
After the academic officer took his seat. Then he began to give instructions to the new students. Generally speaking, our Shilin is very powerful and responsible. You are great, keep up the good work...
This has been like this throughout the ages. After the big leader finished speaking, there were other words. The leaders and others made a summary, and it was the same today. After a gray-haired official finished his speech, he stood up and made a summary of this year's college examination. Generally speaking, it is the same as in modern times. This is a successful college exam, a united college exam, a successful college exam, etc., and then there are some unnutritious remarks.
After everything has been said, the highlight of today is the hairpin ceremony.
After the academic officer nodded, the hairpin ceremony began. The so-called hairpin gift is not to put a flower on your head, but to give you a red flower, which is to reward you with property. The reward was not much, just two taels of silver and a red flower, but the money was small. The symbolism is great, and this is an honor that many scholars dream of. This means that Shilin has opened its arms to you, starting from today. You are no longer alone, you are organized.
After the hairpin ceremony, the new students should be led by education officials such as Ti Xue Guan to visit Confucius at the Confucius Temple, which is almost the same as meeting the ancestor in martial arts, fairy and fantasy novels.
But after the hairpin ceremony There is a small episode. The Tixue officer asked the surrounding officials something and received an answer. The academic officer looked at the new students and asked, "Among you, who is Zhu Ping'an?"
Um, could it be said that what happened yesterday has been revealed?
< br>Although he was a little surprised, Zhu Pingan stood up and bowed and said, "Greetings to Ti Xue, my student is Zhu Pingan."
"Come forward." Ti Xue officer waved.
What's going on? Why should he come forward? Everyone was puzzled.
How could he not go when the academic officer was summoned? So, Zhu Pingan walked up to the academic officer amid the curious eyes of everyone.
However, everyone’s curiosity soon turned into envy.
As Zhu Ping'an walked up, Mr. Tixueguan, stroking his long beard, advised: "You are the youngest, talented and knowledgeable, and your poems are very literary. You should work hard from now on, and you will surely succeed in the future. If you have achieved a high rank, don't think you are satisfied and don't think about making progress. You should take a warning from Zhongyong's injury before. "
So it turns out that the academic officer has good intentions.
"Students should remember the teachings." Zhu Pingan pretended to be excited, and then bowed deeply.
Master Tixueguan is very satisfied with this.
After the answer is completed, the academic officer will personally give him a glass of wine as a reward.
I originally wanted to quit drinking. It seemed that the plan could not keep up with the change. When the academic officer offered wine, Zhu Ping'an did not dare not accept it, so he had to take it and drink it.
After this interlude, it is the ceremony of worshiping Confucius.
The academic officer was in front, followed closely by other officials from Nanzhili, and then the new students lined up according to the lines from each government went to the Confucius Temple in a mighty manner.
The road from Jiangnan Gongyuan to the Confucius Temple was blocked by the government officials, and only officials and new students who worshiped Confucius were allowed to go together. At this time, the pedestrians were all in the shops on both sides, and they were facing the newcomers who were filing out. The new students are pointing and pointing with envy. These are all scholar masters. Hey, there is also such a small scholar master, so awesome.
Worshiping Confucius is equivalent to the opening ceremony for new students. It is said to "enter Pan Palace, leave the mansion to study, and go to Qingyun Road."
“The beginning of etiquette and righteousness lies in the correct appearance, uniform color, and correct speech.” - "Book of Rites. Guanyi"
The steps for worshiping Confucius are clearly stipulated. , all dynasties and generations are similar. The first step is to "correct the body". The academic officer and other officials stopped in front of the Confucius Temple and began to arrange their clothes. The new students such as Zhu Ping'an did the same. They all arranged their clothes and hats and stood to check them. , calm down in a good mood, and be pious, so that you can enter the Confucius Temple under the leadership of Ti Xue Guan and other leaders.
After entering the Lingxing Gate of the Confucius Temple, you will see a pool not far away. This is a semicircular pool, which is often called Yangchi. The reason why the semicircle corresponds to the word "pan" has a half character, so pool Also semicircular. Zhu Pingan passed by the pond and saw several fish wagging their tails in Panchi.
Going further is the Dacheng Hall. Above the Dacheng Hall hangs a plaque with the title "Teacher of All Times". You can tell at a glance that it praises Confucius. Confucius was not alone. In addition to the seated statue of Confucius in the Dacheng Hall, there were also some of Confucius's most outstanding disciples accompanying him. There were five of these disciples, one was Confucius's most proud disciple Yan Hui; the other was the diligent and studious Zeng Shen; and the grandson of Confucius Kong Ji; and then the great thinker Meng Ke.
There are sacrifices placed under the statue of Confucius in Dacheng Hall, all of which are various livestock. The initial worship session was done by the academic officer together with other officials, but only the final worship session was led by Zhu Ping'an and the others. Under the leadership of the academic officer, Zhu Ping'an and other new students lined up to kowtow to the shrine of Confucius, the most holy teacher. They knelt down and kowtowed nine times to show respect for the sage Confucius. Everyone's expressions were solemn, but also faintly excited. From then on, their identities were completely different.
After paying homage to Confucius, Zhu Pingan felt that his knees were aching, and he couldn't help but miss the modern era of equality and democracy without kneeling.
After paying homage to Confucius, only the Hairpin Banquet was left. The academic officer held a banquet to entertain the new students. Zhu Ping'an rushed to the banquet site with everyone. The hairpin banquet was still held in Jiangnan Gongyuan. The yamen was very efficient. By the time Zhu Ping'an and others returned to Jiangnan Gongyuan after visiting Confucius, the banquet had already been arranged.
Because of the large number of people, the Hairpin Banquet was an open-air feast, placed in an open space in Jiangnan Gongyuan.
The dazzling array of wine, meat and delicacies will leave you craving for food. (End of this chapter)