In the cold spring and winter, the cold wind is cold, the dry and hard frozen soil after the snow is frozen into pieces, and the carriage is bumpy and bumpy.

The air is filled with the smell of food blowing from every house.

Lanterns are hung in front of every house, there are big and small, different patterns, different shapes, the lights are bright or dark, far or near, looking from a distance, it is like hanging in the sky, lit and kneaded one by one, very beautiful.

There are a lot of pedestrians on both sides of the road, many people hold lanterns in their hands, walking in the cold spring breeze, most of the pedestrians on the road, most of them have a festive smile on their faces, whether they recognize it or not, they often look at each other, they will greet each other kindly, and call out 'Happy New Year, auspicious New Year'. ’

Thirty fires, fifteen lights, spring is strong, these countless lights, is the beginning of a prosperous year, now it is the first day of the new year, not yet fifteen, it should not be so, but here is the Western Regions, the major cities of the Western Regions, there is no strict curfew system itself, but this is only for the people of the Western Regions, for foreigners, especially the Han people who are relatively large, except for the three days of Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, the rest of the time, as long as it is dark, if there is no official saucer, it is not allowed to go out of the house.

Therefore, the Han people who followed the customs of the countryside and lived in the Western Regions changed the day of the Lantern Festival to the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Half a month ago, the weather warmed up slightly, just melted the ice cube of the moat, the river is flowing, countless lanterns float on the water, swaying slightly, the shape is different, or into a lotus, or into a peony, competing for beauty, very beautiful.

The reflection of the lamps in the river, each lamp is a shadow, above and below the water, reflecting each other, just like the stars falling in the water, gorgeous and incomparable.

This is the festival of lanterns that is widely spread in the Han region of the Central Plains.

Legend has it that every year at the beginning of the Lantern Festival in early spring, the ladies in the boudoir will write their wishes on paper, and then put them in a special lantern, let it flow down the river and with the waves. If it is picked up by a talented person with a heart, it is a person who is destined. The legendary god of the lamp will bless the young lady who was bonded by the lamp for a hundred years.

Anshu is the largest country in the Western Regions, with a radius of thousands of miles and more than 100 cities, and its capital is Suye City, which is the largest city in the Western Regions, with a population of more than 500,000.

Suye City has a very close relationship with the Jin Dynasty, at the end of the Chu Dynasty, Chu Tianzi drove a personal expedition, led an army of 300,000 to attack the Western Regions, all the way like a bamboo, and finally captured Suye City, but the time was very short, with domestic turmoil, rebellion continued, the Chu Dynasty this great empire disappeared in the long stream of history, and the 20,000 Chu troops who stayed in Suye City were finally defeated after holding on for five years.

After decades of princely struggle for hegemony, the Jin Dynasty was established, and everything was in ruins.

The Jin Dynasty went through two generations of emperors of Taizu and Taizong, more than 50 years of hard work, to the Muzong Dynasty, the national strength reached its peak, that era, strong people came out, the grassland in the north of the Western Regions, the Turks were strong, conquered the entire Western Regions by force, and invaded Longyou, Muzong led the army of 200,000, drove the expedition in person, defeated the Turks, and then entered the land of the Western Regions, the countries of the Western Regions surrendered, respected Muzong as the holy Khan, the Jin Dynasty at that time, what a majesty.

At that time, there was no Anshu country, Suye City belonged to the country of Pi, and the Turks invaded the land of the Western Regions, and the country of Pi was its primary accomplice, so after defeating the Turks, the country of Pi was exterminated, Mu Zong expanded the scale of Suye City, modeled on the capital of Fengjing, established a large new city, and set up the Anxi Protectorate here, with a long-term garrison of 30,000 troops, to maintain the peace of the Western Regions, and to maintain the majesty and interests of the Jin Dynasty.

The military existence of the Jin Dynasty in the Western Regions, since Muzong, lasted for nearly a hundred years, but after the middle of the Jin Dynasty, the Son of Heaven was mediocre, the traitorous ministers were in charge, the domestic civil strife continued, the national strength of the Jin Dynasty declined rapidly, and the Longyou Road was once occupied by Tubo, so that Suyecheng lost its connection with the Han land in the Central Plains, and at this time, the Dashi Empire began to be strong, and the Western Regions were provoked by it and began to hate the Han people.

In the Xuanzong Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty had a short period of Zhongxing, quelled the domestic rebellion, defeated Tubo, and recaptured the thirteen states of Longyou, and at the same time, the Dashi Empire sent troops to the Western Regions, Anxi was in a hurry, Xuanzong weighed again and again, and finally decided to give up the Western Regions, since then, Suye City and even the entire Western Regions, and the Jin Dynasty completely cut off.

Decades later, Wuzong, the Jin Dynasty was strong again, Tubo was defeated, and the country was almost destroyed, and the Jin Dynasty's army was directed to the Western Regions, but the sky did not fulfill his wish, Wuzong suddenly died, and all dreams were shattered.

The Han people in the entire Western Regions, up to now, there are about 500,000, of which there are more than 100,000 Han people in Suye City, the status and living environment of the Han people here are relatively better than those of other Western Regions, this is because the founding monarch of Anshu is just a lowly slave, serving in the Jin Dynasty army, relying on his own ability, he was appreciated by Mu Zong, after the Jin Dynasty army defeated the Turks and occupied the Western Regions, Mu Zong did not forcibly occupy it by force for the stability of the Western Regions, but supported several countries that were friendly to the Jin Dynasty, This is the origin of the founding of Assu.

Although with the passage of time, the decline of the Jin Dynasty's national strength and the great changes in the overall situation of the world, the later Anshu monarchs turned their backs on the Jin Dynasty for their own interests, but they still somewhat recalled their ancestors and did not completely forget the kindness of the Jin Dynasty to themselves, so they took care of the Han people living in Anshu, compared with other countries in the Western Regions, the Han people in Anshu were still able to survive.

Wangfeng Building.

This is a tavern opened by the Han people, which has a history of more than 200 years, and is extremely famous in Suye City, especially the ancestral spring breeze drunken dream land of the tavern, which is famous for its strong and intoxicating liquor, but the output is very small, and ordinary people can not easily drink it.

The highest third floor of the restaurant, an empty place, just sat four people, upstairs door, several big men guarded there, this third floor was obviously wrapped by nobles, and to wrap a whole floor in Wangfeng Building, few people can do it, which has nothing to do with money.

Jamber held a cup and sat by the window, squinting at the crowd downstairs and the street was lively.

"Such a lively scene is rarely seen in our Western Regions, except for the Han people."

A thin middle-aged man sitting next to Zhan Bai also looked at the scene outside, perhaps touched, and said softly.

Zhan Bai smiled, turned his head, and said lightly: "There are many merchants in the Western Regions, and merchants value profit rather than affection. ”

"If a merchant is in charge, it will only be a plate of loose sand, and in this way, the Western Regions will never be able to become strong."

The middle-aged man sighed, looked outside again, and his memory couldn't help but go back to more than twenty years ago.

This person's name is Du Zhongbo, this year's forty has five, is an authentic Anshu people in the Western Regions, his grandfather and father, very yearning for Han culture, but has never had the opportunity to go to the Jin Dynasty, after their two generations of efforts, the family has grown and become a famous rich man in Anshu and even the entire Western Regions, so he pinned his dreams on his descendants, so, Du Zhongbo has just come of age, his grandfather sent him to live in Fengjing of the Jin Dynasty, at that time, Zhao Zhi had just ascended the throne as the emperor, and the Jin Dynasty was in internal and external difficulties. On the verge of perdition.