On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people in the Tang Dynasty called it the New Year's Day, or New Year's Day. The usual rituals include changing peach talismans and sticking door gods. There was no custom of pasting Spring Festival couplets at that time.

The Tao Talisman and the Door God were a kind of thing at that time, which was a pair of wood chips made of peach branches, painted with red paint, and hung them on both sides of the door to ward off evil spirits.

On the two peach talismans, one piece of "Shen Tu" and the other piece of "Yulei", are both legendary door gods who can suppress evil and exorcise ghosts. As for the brothers Yuchi Laohei and Qin Shubao, they had not yet become door gods!

The activity on the New Year morning was finally over, and I was tired and hungry. This was the time I was looking forward to, and I started eating and drinking.

What are the five-spice plates made of Tusu wine, pepper and cypress wine, and garlic, small garlic, leek, brassica and coriander. The taste is really not satisfactory. Although the meaning is good, Xu Qilin just ate a little symbolically.

Xiao Zhao also curled her lips with bitter face, but she is the youngest in the family, so she still has to drink some, which is called "desui".

The next meal was delicious and delicious, and the dumplings were finally served. Xu Qilin personally guided the chef to make the filling, dipped in vinegar and garlic sauce, which was so delicious.

"Another bowl." Xu Qilin ate happily and his voice became louder.

At this time, he felt very sympathetic to those officials who accompanied the emperor to celebrate New Year's Eve and had to attend the grand court meeting in the morning.

You should know that the New Year's Day ceremony is very strict, and there are strict regulations in many aspects. All procedures must be followed step by step and no mistakes are allowed. Otherwise, the salary will be fined for the minor ones, and the salary will be demoted to the serious ones.

The royal family also holds a banquet, but who can relax and eat and drink as much as at home?

In Xu Qilin's opinion, such formal activities in the palace are purely torture and are simply life-threatening!

Well, at the New Year's Day ceremony, it is probably only His Majesty Li Er who is so happy.

Chinese cultural relics celebrate the New Year, frost and wind are shining in front of the palace. A colorful cloud welcomes the dawn, and thousands of lipsticks candles move the spring. It is clear in the poem that the neat ceremonial guards and solemn atmosphere of the tribute are vividly displayed on the paper.

In addition to the court officials in Beijing, local officials also brought local specialties as tributes to the capital to celebrate New Year's Day celebrations.

Moreover, the rulers of various ethnic minority regimes and vassal states also came to congratulate the Emperor of Tang to make friends with the Emperor of Tang.

The Tang Dynasty took advantage of the good opportunity of all countries to celebrate the kingdom, demonstrated its prestige, promoted national laws, and governed diplomacy, which invisibly promoted exchanges and integration among nations.

Therefore, in a solemn and solemn atmosphere, His Majesty Li Er looked down at the ministers in front of the palace, as well as the "hundred barbarians" and "all nations" who came to the court, felt the supremacy of imperial power, and his heart was surging, and wrote the poem "The Day of the Condor Heroes".

"The wind opens the festival, the gray rhythm moves the beginning of the sun. The barbarians worship the vast sky and the vast world is in the morning. Although there is no trace of Shun and Yu, I am glad that the world is prosperous. The carriages and rails are the same as the eight forms, and the books and texts are mixed in all directions. He Yi is full of crowns, and the clothes are full of clothes..."

Facing He Zhengzhe from China and abroad, the emperor's ambition and pride is fully revealed in the poem, with the same carriage and the same text, which further shows the majesty of the monarch of a great country.

As long as you are happy, we don’t care about the big scenes, we will have fun at home.

Xu Qilin ate and drank, and his mood was no less pleasant than His Majesty Li Er. Who made us not the emperor? Eating and drinking well, having a house and money, and having someone to serve him, was satisfied.

On the first day of the new year, Xu Qilin suddenly felt lazy. The eldest brother was going to talk about his marriage. He was thirteen, so could he marry a wife or something?

Well, um, I thought too much, I thought too much. Xu Qilin looked at the woman, or the girl in the room with some guilt, and immediately lowered his head, his face was full of fever.

At this moment, the servant came in to report that a guest came to pay New Year's greetings. As soon as he finished reporting, Xu Qilin heard a familiar voice coming. Yuchi Huan and Cheng Chubi got together for some reason and came together.

"Haha, I just said that the banquet at Qi Lin's house is exquisite, much better than the one at home." Cheng Chubi entered the house and glanced at the wine table, smiled with a big mouth, "That should be the case, what Wuxinpan and Tusu wine tasted so hard to swallow."

Yuchi Huan touched Cheng Chubi, and the two bowed to Xu Qiqiu and said New Year greetings.

Xu Qiqi returned the gift with a smile, invited the two of them to take their seats, and asked the servants to add bowls and chopsticks.

On the first day of the first lunar month, families with conditions in Chang'an City basically set up banquets. When going to pay New Year's greetings, they can eat one by one, which is called "passing the poster".

However, these two guys even came to eat breakfast, which was a bit beyond the scope of "passing on the seat".

"You two got up early." Xu Qilin picked up the wine pot and poured wine for them, and said with a smile: "I still want to go to the city after dinner and go to your mansion to pay New Year's greetings!"

"Well, the taste of this soup is so fresh. What stuffing is it?" Cheng Chubi swallowed the dumplings in his mouth, and without waiting for an answer, he continued: "My father attended the grand ceremony and was not at home. If Qi Lin wants to pay New Year's greetings, he still needs to go in the afternoon."

Xu Qilin turned to Yuchi Huan and asked, "Duke E is not in the mansion?"

Yuchi Huan lit his head, stuffed braised pork into his mouth, and couldn't even say anything.

Xu Qiqiu had already eaten, so he got up and sued him and went out to wish people a happy New Year.

Xiao Zhao was also full and invited Scarlett and others to proficient in the mahjong skills he had just learned.

"Go, aren't there anyone there to serve you?" Xu Qilin waved his hand at the hesitant Scarlett and said with a smile: "I'll go out later, so you can have fun at home."

After Scarlett and others left, Yuchi Huan swallowed the food in his mouth and smiled: "Brother Lin is getting more beautiful, can he be used to warm the bed?"

Tsk, Xu Qilin rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you using a fire kang and a fire wall to warm up? Why, you still have a charcoal basin at home?"

Yuchi Huan laughed and said, "Whoever in the city, burns charcoal to keep warm? At least they use an iron stove!"

Cheng Chubi picked up the wine pot and poured a cup for Xu Qilin. His big eyes turned around and asked tentatively: "Qi Lin, how can I sell the mirror made by Dayingku?"

Xu Qilin looked at the rough man strangely and teased casually: "Why, Brother Cheng also felt that the bronze mirror was inconvenient when he was washing and dressing up. Do you want to change the one that can be photographed clearly?"

"Hey—" Cheng Chubi waved his hand and said, "It's not a certain family, but the second brother in the family wants it."

Xu Qilin touched his chin, but still didn't understand.

Yuchi Huan helped explain, "The second brother Cheng, Princess Shang Qinghe, has to be appointed as the son-in-law Duwei. During the Chinese New Year or the Lantern Festival, sisters and sisters always have to gather together. If there is a mirror in hand--" As he said that, he smiled at Xu Qilin.

If you understand, you will understand in seconds. Sisters, that is, the princesses are partying. She is showing off in the mirror, and the woman's thoughts are like this.

Xu Qilin didn't know much about this Princess Qinghe, but it was obviously not as popular as the legitimate princess.

The same is true in history. Princess Qinghe arrived in the seventh year of Zhenguan, and was only ten years old. Judging from her age, it seemed as if His Majesty Li Er could not wait to marry her out.

Compared with Princess Changle who got married in the same year, the dowry is even more different. His Majesty Li Er wanted to double the dowry of Princess Changle than Princess Yongjia, but he was scolded by Mr. Wei before he could barely give up.

"This mirror--" Xu Qilin scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "Although it is an invention, the patent has been granted to Dayingku, but it can only be profitable from it. Moreover, it has not been priced yet, and it is not easy to sell it to the public."

Cheng Chubi patted Xu Qilin on the shoulder and laughed: "You are still Daying Kukucheng! You should take out a mirror first, then set the price and then make up for it. Isn't it the same?"

Xu Qilin scratched his head, pretended to think about it, and said, "This makes it impossible for the big mirror, but there are only small mirrors."

"Just a small mirror." Cheng Chubi breathed a sigh of relief, and happily drank a glass of wine, saying: "I don't know how expensive a large mirror is, but I can still afford a small mirror."

"Your son-in-law, can't even afford a big mirror?" Yuchi Huan deliberately curled his lips and teased: "Your Cheng family is still short of money, and I feel wronged by the princess."

"Two things." Cheng Chubi waved his hand and said, "The Cheng family is the Cheng family, and the prince-consort is the prince-consort. Besides, there are so many princesses, and there are not a few who don't have mirrors."

This is a bit inconsistent. Xu Qilin tilted his head and looked at Cheng Chubi. Seeing that this guy didn't respond, was he a fish person who only had seven seconds to remember?

These two guys ate and drank, and after a while, they stopped burping and didn't care about anything about "passing the post" at other people's houses.

It's true. Xu Qilin really doesn't like other people's food, and the Royal Banquet is just that.

"Let's go out and have a walk." Yuchi Huan picked his teeth with a toothpick and raised an eyebrow at Xu Qilin.

Xu Qilin nodded and agreed happily. He had no friendship with other court officials. He could barely go to pay New Year's greetings and make acquaintances with these little guys.

Before leaving, with Cheng Chubi's eager expression, Xu Qilin had to go to the room to get a small mirror the size of a palm, saying that he was stealing the little sister, just this piece.

Cheng Chubi's eyes shone brightly, and he carefully looked at his own bear, so he put the precious and important place into his arms.

In fact, before Dayingku officially included the mirror in statistics, Xu Qilin had already taken several large pieces to his home, and the small ones had more than a dozen sides.

Anyway, he was in the experimental stage, and he was the only one who was in charge of the investigation. Who knows the specific quantity? Besides, the patent has not been officially granted, and no one has any objection to it.

But now, Xu Qilin is still very abiding by the rules. If he wants, he can buy it from Dayingku; he cannot even take the mirror he created without authorization, and he has a dedicated person to record and supervise it.

The three of them left the house, got on their horses, walked and chatted, and headed straight into the city.

"Go to the Prince Consort's Mansion first and give the mirror to my brother." Cheng Chubi touched the objects in his arms from time to time, as if he was afraid that they would be broken, so he finally decided to hand the mirror to his brother first to be safe.

"We're waiting outside, you can come in and out quickly." Yuchi Huan was a little reluctant, and he didn't know if he didn't like Cheng Chuliang or Princess Qinghe very much.

"If you can't see the princess, you don't have to give a big gift." Cheng Chubi gave Yuchi Huan a blank look and said, "Qi Lin doesn't know my second brother yet, this is just right."

Yuchi Huan hummed, but he didn't object anymore.

This kid is very similar to him, and he has a natural resistance to the princess.

You know, His Majesty Li Er had a whim one day and suddenly said to Yuchi Laohei: "I want to marry my daughter to you and be your cheap father-in-law, how about it?"

Yuchi Laohei cursed in his heart, "What a fun thing, I'm still a teenager, okay? You just want to be a senior, but you don't have such a trick."

So he hurriedly bowed to the ground and said, "Although my wife is not so beautiful and has no education, we have been together since we were poor and humble for decades and have feelings for us. Confucius said: I will die from being an official and getting rich. I am the one who is not abandoned by his noble friend, and I will not change his wife when I get rich. I will learn from the good character of the ancients..."

His Majesty Li Er heard Lao Hei say this and thinks it makes sense. He pretended not to say it and put the matter aside.

The historical books record this matter very simply, just a few sentences. But in fact, it may have other profound meanings and cannot simply judge the matter by facts.

Moreover, this happened after Yuchi Laohei almost killed Li Daozong. His Majesty Li Er had warned him at that time that Han Xin and Peng Yue would use Han Xin to talk about it, which is very serious.

Therefore, His Majesty Li Er may not be a scam, but may be a temptation. See if this old guy has changed or not, and whether he is arrogant and arrogant with his own merits.

If you really want a princess in the Yuchi family, just like the Cheng family, Yuchi Laohei is not without a son, and he is quite suitable in age. How could he choose him as an old man?

If you have good looks and no appearance, you have no literary talent. In addition to your lumps of tendons, Yuchi Laohei is still self-aware.

Of course, it may be him, or everyone is thinking too much, His Majesty Li Er just said so casually.

But facing the emperor, Yuchi Laohei, who had just been warned, dared not act rashly. It is smart to refuse a high-sounding reason. No matter whether you are a temptation, I just pretend to be a grandson and hide at home as an otaku?

This is what Yuchi Laohei thought and did it. From then on, he became an otaku honestly and stayed away from the political stage.

In history, it was not until His Majesty Li Er conquered Goryeo and brought Li Jing, who was so sick that he could hardly get up, that Yuchi Laohei reluctantly followed the army to fight, and did not make any effort to make a comeback.

Xu Qilin was thinking a lot and felt that it was not easy to deal with the emperor. He always dug a hole for you. If you are not dealing with it properly, let alone a boat of friendship, even the credit of Yuchi's Sect God has to pretend to be honest and squint.

So, it is really an advantage to be young. When we grow up, we will retire and return home. Oh, it should be to die and retire.

What disease? I'm crazy. This is history and can stand the investigation.

"It's here, it's here." Cheng Chubi shouted and turned over and got off the horse, and greeted: "Go, go, go in, sit in for a while, have a meeting and we'll come out."
Chapter completed!