Chapter 489: Playing

During the Lantern Festival, the Holy Spirit came to Xuandemen.

All the officials and subordinates wore big ball-head hats, hairpins, red brocade lion shirts, gold-plated king belts, and several layers of bone flowers.

The military attachés all wear double-knotted buns with rolled-up legs, and wear wide purple blouses with swan knots.

The person in front of the palace is dressed in a floral dress with his legs bent backwards. He wears a fairy flower robe with three colors of crimson, green and purple twisted with gold threads. He straddles a bow and sword, rides on a horse, has a saddle and bridle tied, and a tassel in front.

The royal dragon has its head straight up, one foot pointing to the sky, and the other foot with a curved head. It is wearing a red brocade jacket and a girdle, and it holds royal objects, such as a golden stool, a spit bowl, a pitcher, a fruit base, a palm fan, a tassel, etc.

In the Imperial City of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were five levels of imperial guards. The first level was the royal city chief and the official; the second level was the Kuanyi Tianwu; the third level was the imperial dragon bow and arrow straight and the crossbow straight; the fourth level was the imperial dragon bone Duozi straight. ; The fifth level is Yulongzhi.

Five layers of guards, from inside to outside, protected the emperor in the center.

Zhong Yizhong Xiaoba is now a member of the glorious Yulongzhi honor guard. He is holding the emperor's golden spit bowl and looks impatient in the team.

The royal chairs are all yellow and the seats are frowning, and the officials personally hold them.

All the banzhi wore futou and brocade jackets and belts. Every time they drove out, there were two hundred pairs of red gauze and gold candle cages. Today was the Lantern Festival, so they added glazed jade pillars to fan the lamps.

There was also a fast-moving class, each holding a red gauze beaded lantern.

When the horse was about to arrive, several layers of fence were raised, and there was a man outside holding a moon-shaped Wuzi brocade, which he placed on his horse.

More than ten military attachés gathered around to support Zhao Xu, and they all shouted: "Look at the driver's head!"

This is the beginning of the journey. After this group of arrogance has passed, there are still more than a hundred envoys from the official department, all wearing official clothes, holding Zhuluo ball battles, and riding horses to listen to orders.

Then there are the remaining officials, all wearing purple and green official uniforms. The three yamen Taiwei, Zhihu, and Yudai are in the lead. On both sides are the eunuchs, that is, the imperial guards appointed by Wu Xun.

It is too cruel to choose those who are physically strong among the troops, wear brocade coats and top hats, clenched their fists, and look at those who dare to raise their voices among the crowd.

The entire team was led by the Jiaofang Junrongzhi Band in the front, and the horse military bands of various classes were behind the team. Outside the enclosure behind the team, there was a sequence of civil servants on the left, with the prime minister in the lead, and the attendants waiting behind. On the right was a sequence of military ministers, including Prince, royal family, Nanban official, etc.

When the emperor's driver arrived at the gate, more than ten people were already waiting for him at the Hengmen Gate. There was a cranked red embroidered umbrella behind the driver, and a palace guard was holding it on his horse.

When passing Aoshan, the staff of the imperial chariot sang loudly in front of the chariot: "Come with the pole Mei", and then the imperial chariot began to move backwards, turning around in a circle, allowing Zhao Xu to watch Aoshan. This name is called "pigeon spin", also known as "Stepping on the Five Flowers".

After the chariot stopped, Zhao Xu and his clan officials boarded the Xuande Tower, and martial law was lifted.

Tourists who had been waiting nearby rushed to the terrace shouting loudly to grab the best seats to watch the lanterns and performances.

After a while, the palace music was being played, and with the sound of percussion, a "chicken pole" was erected in the thorn fence, about ten feet high. There was a large wooden plate at the tip of the pole, with a golden rooster on it, and a red banner in its mouth, which read "Long live the emperor." "Four big characters.

The gong sounded, and four colorful ropes hung from the bottom of the wooden plate. Four red-turbaned sergeants selected by the commander-in-chief of the two divisions and three yamen rushed to the top of the rope, hoping to grab the golden rooster and red flag for their own captain.

This year's golden rooster and red flag were won by the bodyguard Ma Junsi. The athletes' faces glowed with excitement and they thanked them downstairs in Xuande.

On the Xuande Tower, there was a red brocade rope connected to the colorful tower made of silk under the door. Soon, a golden phoenix came down with the pardon in its mouth. The general secretary on the colorful tower took down the pardon letter and read it out.

The Lantern Festival Night Tour has begun!

The Su family's oil truck has been prepared for a long time. It has four wheels and four seats. It is light and spacious. Su Xiaomei and Shi Wei are sitting in it.

I haven't seen this apprentice Shi Tong for many years. Now this boy is the manager of the Zhengzhou factory. Su You wanted to do something in the Zhou case, so he recruited him.

Su You rarely drove the car himself and was not very confident in his skills, so he asked Shi Tong to sit next to him as the co-pilot.

Zhong Yi spent the whole day holding the golden spittoon yesterday, and since he had a day off today, he came to join in the fun.

They rode horses, including Chen Zhaoming, Zhong Yi, Su Yuanzhen, Zhang Qi, Shi Zhao, Su Fu, and two red-bearded foreigners, wandering around the carriage.

Men and women are not allowed to go out today. Women who cannot go out due to etiquette on weekdays can go out on this day.

The ladies in the boudoir should also deliberately dress up and wear pearls, moths, jade plums, snow willows, and bodhi leaves. They would go out together to play, enjoy lanterns, and walk around three bridges. If they were wanton, they would not even ask the men of the family to follow them.

The moon halo glitter material woven by the Su family is filled with moonlight and makes the girls look more beautiful and soft under the magnificent lights. The sales are soaring this Spring Festival, just to attract the attention of young men today.

Many unmarried men and women who are planning to get married can also take this opportunity to join hands and express their feelings together without worrying about the opinions of outsiders.

Therefore, the Lantern Festival is a beautiful scenery in the memories of scholar-bureaucrats. Ouyang Xiu once wrote a saying that has been passed down through the ages: "The moon is above the willow branches, and people make appointments after dusk."

Thinking of Ouyang Xiu and Su You, I couldn't help but sigh, alas, it was all caused by the erotic words.

Su Xiaomei poked her head out: "Brother, why don't you leave?"

"Let's go now!" Su Youxiao shook the reins: "Drive!"

There are many theories about the origin of the Lantern Festival. Confucianism believes that the day when the loyal ministers Zhou Bo and Chen Ping worked together to conquer the Lu dynasty was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Therefore, on that day every year, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty would go out to the palace to celebrate.

This is the beginning of the Lantern Festival.

However, Buddhists hold the theory of "burning lanterns to represent the Buddha". It is said that Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty advocated Buddhism and "burned lanterns to represent the Buddha" in the palace and temples on the night of the Lantern Festival. He ordered all the common people to hang lanterns. This is how the Lantern Festival came about.

The Taoists no longer do it. They believe that the Lantern Festival is the day when the heavenly official of the Shangyuan Dynasty bestows blessings, so the Lantern Festival is a Taoist festival.

The record in "Historical Records? Music Book" is relatively early: "The Han family often went to the Taiyi Ganquan in the Xin Temple in the first month, and in the evening at dusk, and ended in the morning. There were often meteors on the altar of the temple, making boys and girls seven

Ten people sang together."

In short, no matter which family’s holiday it is, it eventually becomes everyone’s holiday.

The passageway for carriages and horses in the Royal Street is very wide, enough for horses and horses to move along. Along the way, "emerald curtains are closed, and crimson candles are caged with gauze. Dance teams are everywhere, and singers are closely surrounded. Crisp pipes are clear and resonant, and new voices are symphony. Theater tools

Fen Ying, singers and performers, gathered in droves."

Such a prosperous scene, not to mention the two foreigners who had never seen the world, even Su You was dumbfounded while driving.

The merchants on the roadside are selling hard under the bright lights. There are many lanterns hanging beside the shops. Tourists are competing in front of their girlfriends to show off their courage and wisdom and compete to solve the lantern riddles.

On the roadside, there are magicians, fire-breathers, fork shakers, opera singers, music performers, nonsense talkers, clay-faced figures selling snacks and toys... There are a bunch of people around, and from time to time, the roar of the mountain is heard.

Pick up the voice.

There are also many sellers of masks, including pink baby boy, evil ghost Yaksha, lion and tiger heads. There are many tourists buying them. After buying them, they put them on their faces and continue walking forward happily.

Zhong Yi was very curious: "What custom is this?"

Su Yuanzhen said: "The Sui Dynasty Book - Liu Yu's Biography" records, 'I secretly visited the capital city, and loved other states. Every first month, I watched the night, filled the streets, gathered friends to play, and burned torches to shine on the ground. People wore them.

Animal masks, men dressed in women's clothing, advocating acrobatics, weird and strange shapes. Viewing both inside and outside, they used to avoid each other... No matter whether they are high or low, men and women mix, and there is no distinction between sex and gender. This is a custom that existed in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it still exists in the world.

now."

Su You turned around and said: "Yuan Zhen, hurry up and buy one for Xiao Ba. Privy Ariel Jiumudi is a man who wears a black iron mask every time he goes into battle. Xiao Ba has been envious of it for a long time, so it's fun to get one for him."

"

Yuan Zhen said with a smile: "Xiaoba is now a junior rank appointed by the emperor, why hasn't his salary come down yet?"

When Zhong Er returned to Suizhou, everyone among the civil servants shouted for beatings, but among the military officials, it was inevitable that the rabbit would die and the fox would share the same hatred for the enemy. Even Zhong Xiaoba was well cared for by his colleagues in the guard class.

Zhong Yi had a grimace on his face: "Teacher, please fish me out quickly. Carrying a spittoon is not a good job. When has I ever done this before?"

Su You laughed loudly: "Keep it up, you have the temperament of a family member. You have always been arrogant and disobeyed orders and did not act according to the instructions of your superiors. It would be better to temper it. Your brother, you have to wait for another year or two.

, it’s just a matter of time, and the merits are the same. Now it’s causing trouble, there are no human beings inside and outside, and everyone has to wipe his butt together.”
Chapter completed!