Rituals Collapse

"The Collapse of Ritual"
—a novel that uses etiquette as the blade and power as the tactic to uncover the decadent roots of the dynasty.
When she was seven years old, her life was crushed by a carefully designed "etiquette mistake" and she was expelled from the palace.
Ten years later, she returned to the whirlpool of power with "Ten Essays on Sustaining Rites", taking "ritual reform" as her banner, and vowed to overthrow this man-eating prison of old rituals.
He is a powerful official in the clan, wearing black clothes with dragon patterns. He abides by the ancestral system like a martyr, and regards her as the source of trouble that subverts etiquette and law.
Above the court, they were sworn enemies; in the dark night, the chi pattern jade he threw blocked her fatal blow.

[Storm of Innovation]
When "Kneel down three times" is simplified to "Bow down in solemnity", when bronze ritual vessels disappear from funerals, when military information is no longer time-consuming to kneel down -
The "Ten Notes on Respect and Ceremony" in her hand turns into a sharp blade tearing through the darkness:
The Nine-Bowling Debate: The old minister fainted in front of the altar of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and she sneered: "Is this a salute to the heaven, or is it murder?"
Changes in seating arrangements: The Han-made screen divided the court, and the conservatives crashed into the screen and ruined the situation, but were pinned down by silver needles!
Military etiquette innovation: When the Beidi cavalry pressed against the enemy, she changed the "kneeling to teach soldiers" to "stand in awe", doubled the speed of mobilizing troops, and shot down the enemy chief's flag with one arrow!

[Puzzle of Life Experience]
The cinnabar mole on her forehead burned like a gou, and half of the Chi pattern pendant concealed a blood edict——
She found out that she was actually the orphan of the late emperor, and the man who had always coldly scolded her for "transgressing" had the word "Shou Zheng" engraved on his waist, and he had been guarding her in the darkness for ten years.
When the jade certificate was burned and the case of collaborating with the enemy was discovered, he held up the imperial edict with his severed fingers stained with blood, and his roar resounded through the Golden Palace:
"This body and bones are orthodox! Dare I ask you kings - who! Are! Rebellion! Minister!"

[Rebirth of the Dynasty]
Xuan Duan embroidered a golden phoenix, she stood on the tower illuminated by thousands of simple lamps, and behind her were all the people who abolished the cumbersome lantern ceremony.
He took charge of the Ministry of Rites, killed all the silverfish, and left the snake cave to the ultimate culprit in a python robe.
From "the collapse of rituals and the destruction of music" to "the establishment of a country with solemn rituals", they used the fusion of ancient and modern rituals to recast the backbone of the dynasty -
The importance of rituals does not lie in three kneels and nine kowtows, but in the unity of all people!"
"When etiquette becomes a shackle, I will use etiquette as a blade to carve out a new sky!"