Liu Bei originally prepared ten high-grade Xianbei horses to be presented to His Majesty. As a result, Huangmen ordered Zuo Feng to write a letter saying that the saint is not a good horse, but a good donkey.

Liu Bei asked, why is this.

Huangmen Ling replied, the so-called high-headed horse. The horseback is high, and the horse is fast, and it is very dangerous to ride. Therefore, His Majesty prefers short and slow donkeys and horses.

Could it be that Your Majesty is afraid of heights?

Wrong. I remember that when His Majesty ascended the throne as a young man, he often ascended to the Yong'an Houtai. Joy to live high and look far away. Now that I'm growing up, why don't I like to be tall?

The reason for this is that he was bewitched by the eunuchs.

Because the eunuchs were afraid that they would overstep the system, the high-rise buildings built in Luoyang City were seen by the Son of Heaven. He deceives that the Son of Heaven should not ascend. His Majesty is convinced. Since then, he has never been on the pavilion again. Naturally, you won't see the mansions built by the eunuchs in Luoyang City. Over time, the original young man who was happy to climb the tall building has become His Majesty the Emperor who is now afraid of heights.

It shows that the eunuchs have a great influence.

The contribution fee of 63 yuan at the age of 63 is paid to the Central Administration. Heat stroke is forbidden in the inner house. It is His Majesty's private treasury. The money bank for heat stroke is located in the west mansion. The proceeds from the sale of officials are also stored in the Xidi treasury. It is said that the West Mansion was full, so much that there was nowhere to store it, so His Majesty would store the proceeds from the sale of officials in the mansion that he often served in Luoyang City.

Donkeys are easy to do. Paddle steamers prevailed. The bilge is driven alternately by several or dozens of Bohai black donkeys. A few years ago, Linxiang began to hoard high-quality Bohai black donkeys. Today, the best black donkeys in the Northland are all in the city.

Liu Bei then ordered the selection of four Bohai black donkeys with a docile temper, bright coat, and quite a divine horse, as gifts. These four donkeys are thousands of miles of donkeys.

Snow is heavy in the Northland. This trip is all big wheels and high cars. There are not many of them, only more than a dozen. The horses driving are all extremely hardy and fresh. The entourage has also been decided. Liu Bei, Seven Colors Maiden, Zhang Xiaopang. Shi Lian led a hundred embroidered clothes and entered Beijing to protect him.

This went to Luoyang and traveled 2,000 miles. Fortunately, they are all avenues, one car and two horses, and it can travel hundreds of miles in one day. It can be reached in more than 20 days. In order to prevent snow, the road is closed, and it is inconvenient to pass. Don't be too late, you have to leave by the end of November at the latest.

The Dahan postal road is smooth, and there is a pavilion in ten miles. There is a museum in the pavilion, and you can rest back and forth. "Hanshu Hundred Officials and Ministers": "The rate is ten miles and one pavilion." Its people are dense, and they are scarce." That is, to say. If the residents are dense, the distance between the kiosks should be reduced accordingly; If there are few residents, the mileage will be increased accordingly.

Qin Shi first built Chi Road. It is also the earliest "national highway" in history. In the second year (220 BC), the first emperor ordered the construction of a gallop road with Xianyang as the center and leading to all parts of the country. There are nine famous Chi Roads, Shangjun Road, Linjin Road, Dongfang Road, Binhai Road, Wuguan Road, Qin Straight Road, Qin Plank Road, West Road, etc.

The road is about 50 paces wide, and the road surface is firmly tamped by iron vertebrae, and it is turtle-shaped above the ground, and the slope is conducive to drainage. In order to facilitate the calculation of mileage, the two sides of the road are adapted to local conditions, and a tree is planted every three zhang, or green pine and willow, or acacia cypress and elm juniper, which stretches at intervals, spectacular and beautiful.

"Hanshu Jia Zou Mei Road Biography": "(Qin Shi Huang) is galloping in the world, the East is poor Yan, Qi, Antarctic Wu, Chu, above the rivers and lakes, and the view of the sea is complete. Fifty steps wide, three zhang and tree, thick outside it, hidden with golden vertebrae, tree with green pine. "Hanshu Jiashan Biography" also has: "Qin Wei gallops in the world, the east is poor Yanqi, the South Pole Wu Chu, above the rivers and lakes, and the view of the coast is complete." ".

After the Qin Dynasty of the Han Dynasty, the counties and states were parallel. On the basis of Qin Chi Road, the post road was widely repaired. It is called 'five-foot road', 'new road', etc. The road network is like a leaf vein, with Qinchi Road as the main artery, and the mail road is vertical and horizontal, connecting the counties and townships. Everywhere, everywhere.

The gallop is wide and flat, and the speed of driving and riding is very fast. When people drive on the galloping road, they can speed for 200 miles in half a day. The Qin people were extremely strict in their construction, and their roads were very strong. In the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, six or seven hundred years after the completion of the Chi Road, a large part of them can still be passed normally.

This goes to Luoyang, the route is: first enter Shangjun Road, then enter Linjin Road, and turn to Dongfang Road to Luoyang. Flying two hundred miles in half a day. Chidao is definitely the first highway. Why 20 days. If there is no obstacle, it can be reached in more than ten days.

It's almost the end of the year, and it's the most laid-back time of the year.

Marriage and marriage in the hometown, happy events continue.

With the prevalence of Han and Hu harmony in Yi, Hu-style family food also became popular.

Recently, the most popular bridal gift is the "chicken pillow" from the Western Regions.

The most common rooster pillow is made of pale yellow pair of birds and beasts (monochrome silk fabric), sewn. The ends are drooping and shaped like a chicken head. The pillow is embroidered with a arabesque pattern in the 'lock embroidery method'. There are seven colors of silk threads, such as dark blue, light blue, brown, grass green, beige, gray, and brown red. The two ends of the pillow are sewn with four-petal red silk ornaments in the shape of flowers and leaves, and the ends are sewn with yellow silk spikes.

There is also a kind of chicken song pillow, which is embroidered with the Shudi Gandhi sentence brocade embroidered with "prolonging life and benefiting the descendants of the great deity", and sewn and embellished. This pillow resembles a rooster. Pointed beaks, round eyes, thin necks, cockscombs, etc., are all available. With white silk as the base, three layers of round red silk are stacked on top to form a corn shape. The cockscomb is made of azure and white silk into a serrated high crown. The pillow core is filled with straw stalks. Vivid.

Chicken, "Yoshi" also. At the time, people thought it was an "auspicious bird".

Liu Bei's family can be called the cockfighting of the old birthday star, and it is also the "auspicious bird" of the Hou Mansion. Moved into the Linxiang Palace, and this chicken was also brought. I used to scream every day, but I didn't feel it. Now there are two calls every once in a while, and the left and right are very precious. People are old and useless, and chickens are old and don't crow. And offer it, and treat it well. It is also a blessing to have an old man in the family.

The chicken pillow comes from Shanshan Country in the Western Regions. Originally, it was only used by the feudal merchant orchid pillow. As more and more Xianbei women join the Han family, the chicken pillow is becoming more and more popular.

Liu Bei was happy to see it. First blood fusion, then cultural integration. Draw on the strengths of others and be inclusive. is the bearing that my big man should have.

In the days before the trip, Liu Bei lived in a simple place. Accompany his wife and mother. All three ladies are pregnant. It is not advisable to sit for a long time, nor to move rashly. After dinner, take a walk in the rooftop garden to help with production. The palace attendant accompanies him day and night. There is no need for Dr. Hua to attend the baby. A doctor will do.

Giving birth to a child is a matter of life and death for women nowadays. The first child, in particular, is prone to dystocia. Fortunately, several ladies are slender and easy to live. The husband is magnificent, huge and has no friends. The thunder cracks the moon, and the day is hidden. It is also very beneficial.

The original reward of the day was also advanced to the winter solstice due to the calculation of the prince Luoyang.

This year's gift is very rich. Hanhu utensils, famous products from all over the world, various tickets, gold and jade, silk brocade, money and grain. The officials in the countryside have worked hard for a year. At the end of the year, you should be rewarded.

There are many rewards for the widows and orphans in the city. Poor and weak.

Both up and down are happy.

The food is fed, plus the spring and wax two gifts, and the officials in the township cannot be said to be unfed.

Licheng Ling Guo Zhi and Lou Sang Ling Le Yin once asked how to eat double food.

In fact, if you count the two gifts of spring wax, it can also be regarded as a double food.