This Chinese New Year is the same as last year, and it is almost the same as the Qin year. Before dawn, the farmers of Lijiazhuang came to Li Chen's courtyard one after another to pay New Year's greetings. There were no so many people in the courtyard, so they prostrated outside the courtyard.

The villagers are wearing the new clothes that Li Chen has measured for them, these people are used to living a hard life, although now every household is not short of money, but they are still very frugal on weekdays. If it weren't for Li Chen measuring new clothes for them, they would really be reluctant to spend money to buy them themselves.

The rule of Daqin is that the first day of the new year is to pay New Year's greetings to the elders, Li Chen has no elders in Daqin, and there are only two palaces and palaces where he needs to pay New Year's greetings.

Since Li Chen began to emerge, the old general Wang Jian has always taken care of Li Chen, and in Li Chen's heart, Wang Jian is like his grandfather. And this palace is naturally going to go, it doesn't matter if you look at Yingyue or not, the main reason is that Li Chen wants to pay New Year's greetings to the first emperor.

Li Chen didn't like to ride horses (mainly because he couldn't), so he ordered Liuzi to prepare the carriage early in the morning. After Li Chen washed up, he walked into the courtyard. I saw that a set carriage had stopped in the courtyard, but the person riding the carriage was a little unexpected, it was actually Liu Bang.

"Yo, why are you?" Li Chen said in surprise when he saw Liu Bang.

"Everyone is busy, and I am the most idle in the whole Zhuangzi. Thinking that it is okay to be idle, it is better to follow Hou Ye to the city for a walk. Liu Bang led the horse and said with a smile.

"Let's go, let's go see General Wang Jian first." Li Chen said to Liu Bang. Since Liu Bang was willing to drive a carriage for him, Li Chen naturally would not refuse. In this life, he is not Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, but just an idle official under Li Chen.

The location of the palace is first-class in the entire Xianyang City, and it is only one street away from the palace, which can be said to be the C position of the entire official palace.

Li Chen entered the palace with a familiar car, and Li Chen had come to the courtyard of the Wang family many times, and he was as familiar as his own home. When he entered the backyard, he happened to see the old general Wang Jian walking, and Li Chen hurriedly gave Wang Jian a New Year's greeting.

"You're here?" Wang Jian was also very happy when he saw Li Chen. After all, he and Li Chen do not have any blood relationship, and the Wang family still owes Li Chen a lot of favors, and his Wang Qian's life was also saved by Li Chen. Speaking of which, Li Chen can be regarded as the benevolent father of the Wang family, but Li Chen took the initiative to pay him a New Year's greeting, which really treated him as an elder in the family.

Li Chen put down the gifts in his hand, these gifts were some strange food in Lijiazhuang, which could not be bought outside.

After Li Chen finished his New Year's greetings, he got up and asked, "Didn't Uncle Ben come back?" ”

When Wang Jian heard this, his eyes darkened, and he sighed and said: "For many years, it has been me and Li'er, and we are Qin people for the New Year." The barbarians on this grassland don't know what the New Year is, and the more this time, the more they have to guard against these barbarians. ”

Sure enough, the quiet years we know are good because someone is carrying the weight for us. The reason why the people of Daqin were able to live a happy Spring Festival was precisely because there were soldiers on the front line who were guarding against it.

Wang's old age is unusually deserted, and in order to avoid the calculations of some well-intentioned people, the old man of the Wang family has closed his door many years ago, except for the occasional court, and does not contact the ministers in the court at the rest of the time. Even during the Chinese New Year, I don't associate with other people.

Li Chen and Wang Jian Ye chatted for a long time, Li Chen saw that the time was not early, Li Chen stood up and said, "Old man, I have to say goodbye first, I haven't gone to the palace yet." ”

"You kid, hurry up." Wang Jian waved his hand and said.

After leaving from Wang Qian's mansion, Li Chen rushed to the palace, which was not far from Wang Qian's mansion, and arrived at the palace in a short time.

This palace is not the same as Wang Qian's mansion, it is really a sea of people, gongs and drums are ringing in unison, and people are surging like rushing to the market. Due to the large number of people who came to pay New Year's greetings to the first emperor, there were many small eunuchs registering at the gate of the palace. That's it, those with small official positions are not qualified to enter, so they can only leave gifts and leave.

Li Chen's face is the best token, at first glance, it was Li Chen, and the little eunuch at the door didn't even dare to let Li Chen register, so he let Li Chen in. Every time the little eunuch put in more than ten people to pay New Year's greetings to the first emperor, Li Chen cut the line and followed behind Meng Yi.

Li Chen followed everyone to kowtow to the First Emperor, and then said some words to congratulate the New Year. It seems that it has become a tradition in Great Qin to pay New Year's greetings to the First Emperor every year.

After the New Year's greeting process was over, Li Chen was just about to withdraw with everyone, only to hear the first emperor say: "Li Chen, you come to the palace for dinner in the evening." ”

Da Qin has not yet said anything about the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and the banquets in this palace are also after the New Year's Day. However, this banquet is generally a family banquet, and according to the etiquette of Great Qin, Li Chen is not qualified to participate in the family banquet of the First Emperor before he consummates his marriage with Ying Yue. And now the First Emperor did take the initiative to let Li Chen participate in the family banquet, which is really a great honor.

"Yes." Li Chen answered, and then followed Meng Yi and the others out of the main hall.

"Master Hou, I am really loved by Your Majesty. His Majesty's children are many, and even some unfavored princes and princesses are not qualified to dine with His Majesty. Meng Yi said with envy, don't say it's him, even his younger brother Meng Tian, who is deeply loved by His Majesty, doesn't have such an honor.

"Hey, there are hundreds of ministers in this court, and I advise Your Majesty to be wet with rain and dew, but Your Majesty loves me alone. Master Meng, what do you think I can do? Li Chen had a helpless expression.

Hearing Li Chen's shameless words, Meng Yi's face turned blue, this kid is really cheap and good.

"Lord Meng, how do you eat at night?" Li Chen continued to ask.

Meng Yi glanced at Li Chen, and said angrily: "Your Majesty will give the food in the palace to some ministers who are close to you, and I have it every year Meng Yi." Although the second brother is on the border, the second brother's share will also be sent to the Mongolian Mansion. These two meals are more than enough for me to eat alone. ”

Li Chen naturally knows about the matter of giving food, and the dinner party in the palace is extremely rich every year, and it has everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, swims in the water, and drills in the soil. There are so many meals, not to mention whether they can be eaten or not, the first emperor may not be able to see them even if he sees them.

The first step of the feast is called the feast, and the eunuch in charge of the meal will walk in front of the first emperor with the food, and when he meets the first emperor with an appetite, he will stay. The rest of the meal was given to some concubines, princes and princesses, and ministers who were close to them.

"Lord Meng, do you say that Your Majesty will eat this banquet first, or reward it first." Li Chen asked suddenly.

Although he didn't know why Li Chen asked, Meng Yi still said as a matter of course: "This must be Your Majesty who eats first." ”

"Hey, then Lao Meng will eat first tonight." Li Chen arched his hand and said.

"If there is something at home, say goodbye." Meng Yi didn't bother to pay attention to this annoying thing, and walked forward quickly.

"Why is this person like this, I didn't say that you ate the leftovers I ate." Looking at Meng Yi's back, Li Chen muttered quietly.

(End of chapter)