Chapter 320: Death

"Zhou Li? Yue Ling": "The unearthed cow is used to send away the cold air."

On the first day of spring, farmers in prefectures, counties and counties whip native cattle to symbolize the beginning of spring plowing, as a sign of good fortune and to encourage farming.

Agriculture is the foundation of all industries, and spring is the first year of the year. This "spring welcome" ceremony has become more and more grand, especially after the government promulgated the "Tuniu Sutra".

On the day after the Winter Solstice, people would use mulberry wood as a skeleton and soil to make a clay cow, which would be erected outside the county government office.

The making of the Spring Ox is very particular. The length of the Spring Ox is three feet six inches and five inches, which symbolizes the three hundred and sixty-five days in a year;

The ox tail is one foot and two inches long, symbolizing the twelve months of the year;

The four hooves symbolize the four seasons;

The wicker symbolizes spring; the whip length of two feet and four inches represents the twenty-four solar terms.

On the day before the beginning of spring, an altar was erected on the outskirts of Kuizhou, called "Xiannong Altar".

It was extremely early in the day, and all the officials had to take a shower, wear plain clothes, and walk in front to guide the people.

Four men carried a clay sculpture of a spring cow as a symbol. The county magistrate appointed an official as the "spring officer", holding a colorful willow whip in his hand, and imitated the movements of driving the cow along the way, driving the spring cow to the Xiannong Altar for sacrifice.

Men, women and children from all over the country come to the Xiannong Altar with their spring oxen, singing Yangko and praying for a good harvest.

In addition to admonishing farm work and encouraging spring plowing, it is also a form of celebrating the New Year and getting together.

The next day, the spring cattle will be driven back to the county government, and wine and fruits will be offered as offerings in the lobby.

On both sides of the county government office, people buy and sell small spring cattle made of clay and give them to each other.

This is also a spring market. Following the route of Meishan Silkworm Market, Suyou also held a large market with all surnames to buy and sell farm tools, exchange silkworm seeds, and plant seedlings and rapeseeds.

Women who select vegetable seedlings and silkworm seeds wear cut spring swallows and spring butterflies as ornaments on their heads. This is called "Dai Chun".

Spring rolls and spring cakes are also sold in the market. Everyone buys and tastes them, which is called "biting spring".

A bamboo tube stood in front of the county government office, guarded by government officials, and officials watching nearby.

Put a chicken down inside the bamboo tube. According to the calendar, the yang energy will rise again at the beginning of spring.

The newly arrived magistrate of Fengjie County waited guarding the bamboo tube. When the fluff gently floated upward and floated out of the bamboo tube, it meant that the beginning of spring had arrived.

Immediately with gongs and drums beating, the men carried the spring ox out of the county government office and crushed it in front of the government office.

Men, women, old and young rush to grab the mud from the spring cow. It is said that if the mud is taken back and spread on the fields at home, it will ensure a good harvest of rice and wheat this year.

In addition to the formal occasion of the county government, each township and village also has its own ceremony.

There is still a spring cattle hunt, but this ceremony is performed by farmers who play the role of "Goumang God", which means that the gods' will awakens the cattle that have been idle in winter and prepares for plowing.

The little boy whips the native ox, and the old man whips the head first when he hits the spring.

The ox has yellow hoofs and white horns, and the shepherd boy has a green hat and a green hat.

The soil veins respond to the rain and the ointment is no longer as enjoyable as it is now.

Children are happy when they hear the new year and are not hungry; cattle are sad when they hear the new year is coming but they are not fat.

The ears of wheat look like clouds making brooms, and the rice is filled with pearls.

When the fields are plowed but the mountains are plowed, when will the cattle be free from now on?

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This year, Kuizhou will achieve the goal of “ploughing all the fields but plowing the mountains” ahead of schedule.

In the first year of the large-scale popularization of rice fields, Su You set an example in Liangjiazhuangzi.

Tanhualang's guarantee, coupled with the sacred blessing of a set of "Southwestern Farming Book" and the temptation of rice seeds with a yield of 400 kilograms per mu, as well as the encouragement of his own son, Mr. Liang said that he could do it for a year and see the effect.

What we have to do today is to fertilize the field and pick up mud and manure.

The thick chicken manure under the citrus trees and the cow manure in the cattle pens must be sorted out, firstly to clean the pens and poultry pens, and secondly to prepare compost.

After a winter, small gaps will appear in the field ridges. You need to go to the fields to explore with your feet. After you find them, step on the mud with your feet and fill them up to prevent water leakage.

After that, you need to apply the field ridge, dig out the mud in the field, and apply a thick layer on the inside of the field ridge.

The next step was to sort out the farm tools. Su You took advantage of this time to dig a pig manure pit for the Liang family, build a pig pen, and build a chicken shed to raise pigs in captivity.

The piglets are castrated piglets from Kelongli. After the results are seen, Suyou plans to make this place a seedling base in Kuizhou.

There is another thing you can do. Cut the branches of citrus trees horizontally with a knife, remove a ring of skin, then wrap them with soil mixed with plant ash, and tie them with straw. Roots will grow after spring. Cut them and plant them in the ground.

It will become a new citrus tree.

Liang Yuan was skeptical from the bottom of his heart. If there really was such a way, why weren't there still citrus trees all over the world?

Su You laughed loudly. Everything has a promotion process. Nowadays, citrus, tea tree, and borneol camphor are everywhere in Kelongli, Shijiabao, and Lingjing.

After these things are done, it is time to sow rice seeds on the heated kang stove, carefully lay out the rice seedling beds in the field, and prepare to cultivate rice seedlings.

On this day, Sun Xiu hurriedly came to Liang Yuan's foreign village, dressed in mourning clothes and holding a newspaper from his residence. When he saw Su You, he burst into tears.

The official family collapsed!

At the beginning of the year, the official's health was still good. On New Year's Eve, he went to Longtu and Tianzhang Pavilion to summon the assistant ministers, close servants, deputy envoys of the third division, Taiwan admonishers, princes, clan members, prince-in-laws, and chief military officers.

Let’s look at the royal books of our ancestors together.

After that, he went to Baowen Pavilion and wrote Fei Bai Shu, which he distributed to his ministers. He also composed a "Poetry of Guan Shu" to make all ministers feel at peace.

Finally, a banquet was held in the Qunyu Hall, and the scholar Wang Gui was ordered to write a preface to the poem and publish it in stone in the pavilion.

On the day of Gengzi, we met again in Tianzhang Pavilion to view the auspicious things, and had another banquet in the Jade Palace. We also poured wine from the ministers: "The world has been quiet for a long time. Today's fun is shared with you and others. It is best to get drunk without saying goodbye."

During the banquet, everyone was rewarded with forbidden flowers, gold plates, and fragrant medicines. Han Qi was also called to the imperial couch and given a cup of wine alone. He made a group of ministers stagger around until dusk.

Prince Zhao Shu participated in both banquets.

However, in the eighth year of Jiayou's reign, it seemed that he was defeated. As soon as February came, one after another important ministers passed away.

The first is the situation of the prince and his young master becoming an official.

The old man had been serving as a privy councilor for a long time. He was familiar with the affairs of the Western Xia Dynasty and was versatile in both civil and military affairs. He studied extensively throughout his life, hoarded land and eliminated redundant troops. Ce Yuanhao surrendered his power and returned the invaded land without adding annual coins, and entered Zhongqingyan;

Asking for credit for the victims...there are many measures to be taken.

During the Battle of Baozhou, this duke killed hundreds of soldiers, and the imperial court strengthened his decision, and later put it to great use. However, he died without any sons.

In March, the crown prince Taibao became an official and Pang Ji died.

Pang Taishi, one of the generals of the Yang family, was a standard Legalist. He governed the people lovingly and leniently, and he governed the army with profound principles.

Those who committed crimes in the army were either cut off and beaten to death, or beaten to death. It is not without reason that he was blackmailed in the commentary.

In the same month, Li Zhaoliang, the envoy of Zhaode Army and Tongping Zhangshi, passed away.

This is an approachable old man. He is well versed in local affairs, has good administrative skills, and is good at advising and assisting other officials. He has moved to several vassals and towns in his life without making any mistakes. However, his wife died early and his three concubines were making trouble at home. The old man has been shrewd and capable all his life.

There is no way.

The official family was unable to participate in the deaths of several important ministers because he also began to fall ill.

He once fell into a deep coma and then woke up again. He said that he had lost his way in the dream. Later, he met three people named General Tang, General Ge, and General Zhou, who escorted him back.

So he built a palace and granted him the title of Immortal Yin Ying, General Tang, who was called the True Monarch of Daohua, General Feixingge, who was on the spiritual level, he was called the True Monarch of Protecting Zheng, and General Zhou, who was called Feizhen, was called the True Monarch of Dingzhi.

He also named the God Yinghou Bian Que as the God Yinggong.

There was a big competition this year. In the third month of the third month, the officials supported their illness and held the palace examination.

Yichou, the holy body recovered, and the prime minister went to the east to close the door to pay his respects and congratulate him.

On the day of Xinwei, the official's daily life was peaceful and peaceful. However, when it was time to rest in the evening, he suddenly sat up, asked for medicine urgently, and asked someone to summon the queen.

When Queen Cao arrived, the official could only point to his chest and was speechless.

The queen quickly summoned a medical officer to examine the patient, administer medicine, and burn moxa, but it was already too late.

On the night of Bing, he collapsed. The left and right people wanted to open the palace door and let the ministers enter the palace.

Empress Cao was in danger and made a decisive decision: "How can the palace gate be opened at night at this time! Secret instructions are given to the ministers to enter the palace at dawn tomorrow!"

The medical officers had already left the palace, so they were called in again and placed under guard.

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Su You closed his eyes. The first time he interacted with the old man was during the palace examination, once after the inscription, once at the Jinmingchi Garden Party, and once in the Third Division.

We didn't have much contact, but he remembered the old man's kindness to him.

Through the queen, he asked the local officials to take care of him.

Against all odds, he was selected as the third overall pick.

Quyi protects him and prevents him from falling into the mud of the capital and being released.

The rapid subsidence of the Longchang period incident may also have Zhao Zhen's intention.

This is a restrained and gentle emperor. In terms of character, he is rare among emperors.

But as a national leader, especially a national leader in times of crisis, this character also has its fatal flaws.
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