Suddenly, Zheng Zhong came upstairs and said to several princes: "The emperor has a decree to let all the princes, princesses, and horses are all in Jingganlou, and there is no need to go to the god platform to meet you, and you will see you at the family banquet after the dragon boat race." ”

Liu Nan, the eldest princess of Wude, said: "It's okay like this, the two buildings are next to each other, and it's troublesome to turn around." The emperor is still considerate of us. Isn't it, Brother Qing? ”

Liu Qing said with a smile: "The emperor's grace, this can allow us to watch with peace of mind and not have to worry about being afraid." ”

Of course, what he was referring to was the Empress Dowager Dou, everyone understood, looked at each other and smiled, and they all felt relaxed. Pingyi princess Liu Wang has a weak personality since she was a child, and she married Feng You, a waiter of the Yellow Gate. Feng You and Liu Qing were the best, so they came to Liu Qing's side and said, "Third brother, do you know if you can see the concubine?" ”

Liu Qingdao: "I heard that the emperor has allowed the concubine to watch this time, probably at the Shenmingtai, how can you ask about it?" ”

Feng You sighed: "Don't you know, that Song Guiren killed Li Meiren and was beaten into the cold palace by the emperor, but I don't know why Yin Guiren asked her father to ask for my head, I must protect Song Guiren's father and brother, and I want to help promote him." But you also know that I am just a squire of the Yellow Gate, and I have to listen to the emperor if I am promoted or not. Yin Gang was also helpless, I don't know why Yin Guiren had to help the family of a waste concubine, and it was also a good heart. I pondered that I would be able to find the Yin noble person alone for a while, ask her for intercession, and let her think of another way. ”

"Oh? It's funny that there is such a thing. I think that the father and brother of the Song nobles, the official character is not high, if you want to promote their officials, you only need to do a little activity, how can you feel so embarrassed? Do you want to get some benefits from the Yin nobles? Liu Qing quipped.

"How dare I, you also know that although the princess is respectful, she doesn't ask about everything. I also followed her temperament. Neither ask for anything. Now that the emperor's decree is clear, who dares to collect money and sell officials, isn't looking for death! But I really couldn't push the Yin Gang, so I had to come and ask for forgiveness. Looking at Feng You's bitter face, Liu Qing secretly felt funny.

"I've met Yin Gang a few times, and he is also a person who is very deep in the city, so he asks you for this. That's really unbelievable. Knowing that you are gentle, I forced you. In this way, a family feast will be served. You tell the matter to the Yin nobles, if it really doesn't work, I will help you go to the emperor! Liu Qing saw that he was pitiful, so he comforted.

"I can't thank you enough! Thank you so much Brother Huang! Feng You gave a strong salute. made Liu Qing embarrassed.

"What are you doing?" Liu Kai, the king of the river, leaned over and asked. His mother was Shen Guiren, and Emperor Zhang was only seven years old when he died. was sent by the Empress Dowager Dou to his mother and son to the fiefdom. Now he is only eleven or twelve years old, and it is the time of innocence and liveliness.

Liu Qing stroked his head and said dotingly: "Children don't need to know so much, they will look good in a while." I heard that the most lively thing is that the five battalions of sergeants compete at the same time, and the scene must be very lively, which battalion of troops do you like. You can cheer them on! ”

"Really? I want to see! He went to pull Liu Shou, the king of Jibei Hui, and the two of them were both born to Shen Guiren. Growing up together, very close, the two of them whispered a few words, and ran to the railing to watch.

Seeing that the people under the Shenming Tower and the Jinggan Platform were gathering more and more, the noise was getting louder and louder. Cai Lun pulled his throat and shouted straight out of his mouth, but it was fruitless. At this moment, the auditor shouted: "Queen Mother, the emperor has arrived, and hundreds of officials kneel to greet you!" Only then did everyone fall silent, kneel down in unison, and shout: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The Queen Mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old! ”

Liu Zhao took Yin Li to help the Empress Dowager Dou get off the sedan chair, and all the concubines followed behind, climbed the Shenming Tower together, and told the singer to let everyone be flattened. The singer said, "Please dragon, sacrifice to the gods." ”

Everyone got up and looked at the dragon boat, and saw that a waiter had put on the dragon's head and tail, and killed a rooster and poured it on the bow of the boat. The queen mother, the emperor and the concubines threw the food in their hands into the water, they voted it, and the ministers voted again, which was really lively.

After Liu Zhao had everything done, he asked him to call out again: "Spread my will, today each team wins a side and each gets a silver ingot." ”

When the news broke, the voice of long live rose again. I only heard Cai Lun and Zheng Zhong shouting in unison: "The dragon boat race begins." The first group of inner waiters against inner waiters! ”

"Boom!" Everyone laughed in unison, and even the Empress Dowager Dou laughed, "Whose idea is this, it's not a joke to see them!" ”

Liu Zhao saw that Empress Dowager Dou replied happily: "It's all Cai Lun and Zheng Zhong's ideas, which seems fair." Look, the queen mother, they are on board. ”

Liu Kai approached Liu Qing and asked, "Third brother, why do you want to kill those roosters, it's so scary!" ”

Liu Qing said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, there is a saying in the Dragon Boat Festival that it is for Dr. Qu Yuan." On the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month, he was martyred in the Miluo River. The people were afraid that the fish in the river would eat Dr. Qu's body, so they threw food into the river. And that day was a rainy day, and the boats on the lake rushed out in the rain to row into the vast Dongting Lake, so there was the current dragon boat race. As for why I killed chickens, I heard my father say that it was to suppress evil, and people believed that May 5 was an evil month, an evil day, and there was a saying that the May 5th child was not caught, that is, the baby born on May 5 could not be raised by either male or female. The chicken is said to be the most yang thing, so kill the chicken before the boat race to suppress the evil. ”

"Oh, I see, look at the third brother, it's started!" Liu Kai stood up and pointed to the lake, only to see that two small boats had rowed across the water and headed towards the island in the middle of the lake. The colorful dragon boats and neat costumes look very beautiful, making these eunuchs who bow when they see people on weekdays also shine.

There are two teams of chamberlains, one wearing a red sash and a red turban. One team wore black belts and black turbans. The people watching began to clamor and shout loudly, and Zheng Zhong prepared gongs and drums to beat and cheer on the shore, and for a moment a deafening sound echoed on the surface of the lake.

The red team swung the oars bravely and moved very neatly, while the black team fell the oars in a chaotic manner, and the boats were also crooked, and the shore not only laughed, but some people cheered. There was Zhou Bo, the chief eunuch in the palace of the Empress Dowager Dou, in the black team, so Liu Zhao looked forward to the victory of the red team, and couldn't help but stand up to see the results, and when he saw that the two teams won or lost, he was not only very happy, but also laughed and cheered with everyone.

The concubines were all seeing such a big scene for the first time, it was fresh and fun, and they were not very old, and they all stood up to watch, and laughter kept coming.

Empress Dowager Dou had already seen that the black team had lost, but she was not in a hurry, and said to Wang Yin'er with a smile: "Look, the mourning family said that this slave is bound to lose, and as soon as he gets on the boat, I don't look good." Yes, yes, you see, if there is such a rowing, someone should shout slogans. ”

As he watched, he saw that the RED team had returned and was heading towards the shore. And the black team was far behind and was still spinning around in the lake. The crowd began to laugh again, leaning back and forth. The more laughing the black team became, the more anxious it became, and the more unruly it was, so they simply returned before they reached the island, and everyone shouted again, and he didn't care, but he got the wrong direction, and really ran to the willow tree on the shore and rowed over, and the more he wanted to row back, the more he rowed into the willow bush, and finally got entangled in it, and couldn't get out anyway.

This time, everyone laughed even more, and the Empress Dowager Dou was still drinking tea, but when she saw a mouthful of water squirting out, she laughed and said, "It's so stupid and cute." ”

Of course, in the first game, the red team won. Liu Zhao announced Sun Jue, who led the team, and praised: "It's really good, the scheduling is well-organized, and he is a general." And when he had given him the money, the people departed with joy.

The second team was the palace maid competition, which was the first time in the world, and everyone was very interested, even the Empress Dowager Dou stood up and looked at the lake. I saw a team of palace maids wearing green shirts, and they were also tied with green silk scarves on their heads, and the palace maids who led the team wore blue clothes. Another team of palace maids wore red shirts, and their heads were also tied with silk scarves of the same color, and the palace maids who led the team wore pink clothes. The two teams are brightly colored, and the warblers and swallows are very delicate. Empress Dowager Dou said: "This, can this work?" are all such delicate women, how can they have those strengths! ”

As he spoke, the boat had sailed away from the shore, and to everyone's surprise, the two small boats, not only rowing steadily, but also forming a straight line, actually sailed towards each other for the birds in the middle of the lake. The colorful boat is beautiful, and the beautiful girls who took a boat again, but they all moved leisurely, which was really pleasing to the eye. Everyone forgot to shout, only watched quietly and admired, as if watching the girl in the water town picking lotus roots in the lake, with a three-point folk atmosphere, and it was refreshing to see.

At some point, someone shouted, "Good! Everyone thought about it and applauded in unison. Empress Dowager Dou smiled and said to Liu Zhao, "Your Majesty, this woman is much better looking than that team." ”

Liu Zhao smiled: "Yes, I didn't expect that these girls are also outstanding." ”

In the blink of an eye, the boat had returned, and at this time, I saw the girl in pink standing up at the bow of the boat, and I didn't know what to shout, but I saw that the boat suddenly sped up, and in an instant it opened up the distance from the boat! At this time, everyone thought that this was a game, and began to applaud and shout again, cheering, and thunderous for a while.

Sure enough, the redshirt team won, and when Liu Zhao announced the girl who led the team, he saw that it was a ten-year-old girl, with a delicate face and a pair of eyes shining with intelligence. Empress Dowager Dou was very happy, called over and rewarded another silver. asked the name, her name is Jin'er, and she is the palace person of the Yuan sisters.

The third team is the five-battalion competition, and the five boats go out together, and they are all sergeants, which is very good-looking. Even Liu Qing, who had always been quiet and self-controlled, stood up and saw that the five boats were like arrows from the string, moving in unison, drawing five waterlines on the water, and they were not up or down.

The shouts on the shore were like thunder, each with its own preferences, and only shouted loudly in support. It was only at the last moment that the Changshui battalion came out of the line and won a bow.

This one saw everyone sweating, and their voices almost burst, but they were so addicted that they had never seen such fierce competitions. (To be continued)