Chapter 57: The First New Year's Celebration
Chang'an, Qin Palace, Chinese New Year's Eve
"Take it off!" Princess Yangzi threw a set of palace maid's gauze skirts on the table, stared at her with a small face, and ordered with interest.
Tian Qiu picked up the gauze skirt and looked around, and found that not only the "Little Gang of Four" was there, but there was even another palace maid of Princess Yangzi in the house!
Okay, a group of people came to visit his women's clothing? Thinking of the little fat man's face flushed, his brows were tightly locked, and he said, "Right here?" You're all still ......."
Princess Yangzi put away her curious gaze, and her face changed and said to the other hairy children: "That Hu Hai, you take them to the door to guard, don't let anyone in!" ”
Hu Hai was not happy when he heard it, he also wanted to see the little fat man cross-dress, and then he opened his mouth to justify: "But ......"
"No, if you don't go, I won't wear it for him." Princess Yangzi interrupted directly, and even slashed Hu Hai with her eyes as she spoke.
Hu Hai immediately shivered, he didn't dare to touch his sister's tiger whiskers, so he could only nod helplessly and pull Zhao Zhao and Zigao away.
Ying Yin Yan saw that Hu Hai was so obedient, so she nodded and said to Tian Qiu: "Okay, they're all gone, you can change your clothes quickly." ”
Tian Qiu seemed to hear a hint of expectation from Yingyinyan's tone, which made him even more embarrassed, so he hurriedly whispered: "Her Royal Highness the princess and Xiaoqiu are still there." ”
Ying Yinyan said with an unhappy face when she heard this: "Auntie is an adult, don't worry about it, and didn't let you take it all off?" What do you think! ”
Tian Qiu's face turned even redder after hearing this, it was like drinking a vat of spirits, and his head was almost lowered into his arms, I am afraid that Ying Yin Yan would really shrink into a ball if he said it again.
Tian Qiu looked at the gauze skirt on the table, and shyly squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Is there really no other way?" You guys..."
Yingyin Yan saw that Tian Qiu was so shy, and he had no idea about it at night, and it seemed that today's curiosity could not be satisfied. But he has to dress well, and he has to follow Yingyin Yan all day! She still has a chance......
Thinking of this, Yingyin Yan finally opened her mouth and comforted: "Okay, okay, I'll go out, but Xiaoqiu has to stay, I'm afraid you won't be able to wear a girl's clothes for the first time." ”
Saying that, Yingyin Yan glanced at the maid Xiaoqiu, and then strode away. The whole room was only left with the twisted Tian Qiu and Xiao Qiu who covered his mouth and snickered.
Outside the door, Hu Hai was looking through the crack in the door, and it seemed that he still didn't give up. Behind him, Zigao also whispered eagerly, "Did you see it?" Did the fat man change? ”
"I didn't ...... It's coming! It's coming! As soon as he said this, Hu Hai saw Yingyin Yan coming towards the door, so frightened that he hurriedly left the door and took Zigao to stand up straight again.
At the moment when they stood up, Yingyin Yan also pushed the door open with a "squeak", but she could see at a glance that the two of them were thieves, because there was no cold sweat on Zhao Zhao's face.
Then the corners of her mouth rose slightly and said, "You guys are really, he still has to wear it like this for a day, why is he in a hurry." ”
When Hu Hai and the others heard this, they thought about it, and they also "couldn't escape" from the palm of their hands, and even Zhao Zhao subconsciously felt that this might be the biggest black material in the fat man's life......
Ying Yin Yan smiled slightly and said: "No matter what, you have to cover him this time, in case someone finds out, don't blame me for getting rid of the relationship!" ”
Hu Hai and the others could only nod their heads in agreement, after all, the fat man said that the matter was small because there was no invitation to rub the banquet, and it was a crime of bullying the king! Naturally, they were complicit in trying to cover him up.
Hu Hai packed the ticket: "Sister, don't worry, we will keep this secret for him, and you must also protect him." ”
"That's what it sounds like." Ying Yinyan nodded with satisfaction, and just as she was about to speak, she heard a "squeak", the door opened, and two little maids floated out.
Hu Hai and the others hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, only to see that Tian Xiaofat was dressed in a plain gauze skirt, his hair was combed high, and he was decorated with small accessories, so he really couldn't see it if he didn't speak!
Ying Yin Yan looked up and down and commented: "Yes, it's just too plump, and it's not too good with Xiaoqiu." ”
Originally, Tian Qiu was already shy and embarrassed, and when he was compared with Xiaoqiu by Yingyin, his face instantly turned red, and when he looked at it from a distance, it was like putting a date on his head......
Hu Hai couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw Tian Qiu so happy: "Poof...... Hahaha... Not bad. ”
Hu Hai smiled and everyone couldn't hold back, laughter and laughter instantly filled the surroundings, only Tian Qiu couldn't laugh, and even tears rolled in his stomach.
"Huh... Stop, stop, stop laughing, don't invite others, we're done. Today's celebration is about to begin, and I advise you to hurry up and finish your business. ”
Saying that, Ying Yin Yan pulled up Xiaoqiu and Tian Xiaopang and left, and everyone remembered that they still had something to do, especially Hu Hai, and he still had to figure out how to deal with Shen Bu Harm! Then everyone dispersed to prepare their own business......
On the other side, Zhang Cang, the real organizer of the whole celebration, was making the final finishing touches, and Zheng Ling was also busy under his command, and the two of them only hated themselves for having less hands.
In fact, Zilian was originally responsible for this work, but the old man was still busy absorbing the achievements of the books of the past dynasties with Tang Xie and realizing the physical model, so he couldn't spare his hands.
Therefore, this arduous task can only be taken over by Zhang Xueba, the ——— of the Imperial History, and Canglai, the destroyer of dumplings.
Fortunately, it was also the first time for Daqin to celebrate the Spring Festival, and Qin Zheng's requirements for all aspects were not high, so Zhang Cang was able to plan and mobilize a large-scale collective activity of the entire city in such a short period of time.
At this time, Qin Zheng finally appeared in the main hall, and he suddenly was at a loss after finally giving himself a vacation, so he immediately came to see if there was anything he could do to help.
Zheng Ling hurriedly stepped forward and saluted and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know what you command?" ”
Qin Zheng didn't know what to say when he asked him like this, after all, he hadn't specially prepared anything for this celebration.
After thinking about it, in addition to coming up with an idea, he just told the civil and military officials that they could bring a few family members to the banquet.
Seeing that he was so at a loss, Zheng Ling could only speak: "Actually, we are almost ready, why don't Your Majesty go to the throne and wait first, and supervise our work by the way?" ”
Qin Zheng nodded and took the steps: "Okay, I'll sit and supervise you first." ”
Then Qin Zheng achieved his position in the salute of a group of people, watching a group of people wearing flowers and butterflies busy.
Time gradually passed, and Qin Zheng, who had nothing to do, became more and more sleepy, and his two eyelids kept fighting. At last he did not resist the temptation, so he fell asleep and had a sweet dream......
In the dream, he returned to his childhood, his mother did not die, his father did not disappear, and the family listened to the Spring Festival Gala and made dumplings and ate Chinese New Year's Eve meals......
"Mom...... Father... I..."
In his sleep, Qin Zheng unconsciously called out to his parents, happiness and memories were intertwined, and a tear couldn't help but flow from the corner of his eye.
At this time, Zheng Ling gently pushed him a few times, and called softly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" ”
Qin Zheng woke up slowly, wiped the corners of his eyes, and asked sleepily, "What's wrong?" ”
Zheng Ling replied at this time: "Your Majesty, it is evening now, and the civil and military officials and some relatives have already arrived outside the palace, do you see?" ”
Qin Zheng nodded and ordered: "Tidy up my appearance, and let them come in according to the rank of the previous dynasty." ”
"Hey!" Zheng Ling hurriedly agreed, and immediately ordered someone to pass the order, and he took the utensils to help Qin Zheng do a simple tidying.
Finally, Daqin's first Spring Festival celebration is about to begin!
After the civil and military officials, the nobles of the clan, and the sages of various families entered, Prime Minister Yingyi took the lead in worshipping Qin Zheng, and Qin Zheng also raised his hand to signal everyone to return to their positions.
At this time, Qin Zhengcai sat down and said: "Everyone, today is the first Spring Festival celebration after the implementation of the new calendar in Great Qin, and I am very pleased to see that all of you are complete.
I won't talk too much about state affairs today, and I'll finish with the news from the front and the recent achievements.
Then there is the dance feast, and the drunk and sleepy can leave, but I will stay until dawn, which I call the New Year's Celebration. ”
"Hey, thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!" Everyone saluted in response, after all, few people would hate a feast that lasted too long.
"Okay, then I'll talk about the results of this year, first of all, we came here and now from 1,600 years ago, and we have lost a large number of compatriots and friends because of the demon wind.
However, none of my relatives and officials in Daqin gave up on themselves, and all of them devoted themselves to restoring production and defending the country.
Even today, the Craftsman Shaofu is still rushing to make tools, and the New Cavalry Army and the Great Wall Legion are still defending against the enemy on the border, so let's first toast all those who can't come back to celebrate because of their merits. ”
Saying that, Qin Zheng picked up a glass of wine and respectfully saluted to the north, and then drank it all. Everyone present also followed and respectfully toasted a glass of wine.
Qin Zheng put down his wine glass and said with satisfaction: "Of course, our efforts are worth it, when we first came here, Daqin was only left with Guanzhong Hanzhong Beidi County.
There was a large-scale invasion of Korea in the east, rampant harassment by the Liukou in the west, and Hu people in the north who tried to enter the Kou, and Daqin only had a few thousand troops left.
But relying on these people, our army wiped out Korea to the east, retreated to Wei, and leveled the Kou to the west, killing and wounding nearly 10,000 enemy soldiers, and capturing a king, a wait, and a general, which is magnificent, my Great Qin! ”
Everyone seemed to be infected by Qin Zheng's words, and shouted one after another: "Great Qin, Great Qin ten thousand years, Your Majesty ten thousand years!" ”
Qin Zheng gestured downward, so that everyone was quiet for a while, and he was able to continue: "In addition to the victory in the war, our Great Qin has also started a new change, and this time we vowed to lead everyone to make progress together, not to leave any of the Great Qin people behind, and to let everyone enjoy the benefits of the change.
Therefore, I have prepared a series of new methods, together with the inventions of books from various dynasties that I have discovered, and thoroughly implement the essence of the changes, so that everyone can use these conveniences. ”
The ministers saluted and said, "Your Majesty is benevolent! ”
Qin Zheng nodded and concluded: "Although we have achieved a lot of results in a short period of time.
However, this era may be far more chaotic than the Warring States, and the enemy in the future will only get stronger and stronger, I hope that everyone can fulfill their duties, work together, and realize the unification of the world again as soon as possible! ”
"Obey Your Majesty's decree, Great Qin Wannian! Ten thousand years of kings! Everyone bowed down in response, and Qin Zheng also got up and saluted back.
"That's all I have to say, the next thing is the dance and music banquet, please enjoy it, and by midnight, I have gifts for everyone."
After speaking, Qin Zheng glanced at Zheng Ling, and the latter also understood that he would quickly order the maid to serve the food, and then the aisles on both sides of the hall began to get busy.
In the center of the main hall, a group of handsome men and women poured in, and began to dance to the music of the musicians.
The relatives and nobles of the civil and military officials have already tried those new dishes of Qin Zheng, and even many people have forgotten them.
As a result, many officials related to the Shaofu began to inquire about the practice of those foods, and installed stone mills in their homes to process them themselves. The back-and-forth indirectly changed the taste of the whole city.
So everyone's expectations for today's banquet are very high, which is why the little fat man would rather stand in women's clothes than come to eat.
However, due to the shortage of vegetables and vegetables stored in winter, this banquet mainly revolves around pasta: what trouser belt noodles, pot lid noodles, Zhenzi noodles, biangbiang noodles, small flower rolls, large flower buns, (malt) sugar triangle, fried fritters, fried twist flowers, fried rice cakes.........
In addition, the meat that is indispensable for the banquet, such as mutton in the water basin, mutton skewers, frozen dog meat, called flower chicken, roasted whole sheep, and all kinds of fish .........
There are dozens or hundreds of kinds of dishes on the name alone, all of which are the general plan given by Qin Zheng, and let the imperial chef and the Huibu envoy ponder together, which may not be authentic, but it is really delicious! The crowd was feasting on it.
At this time, at the table in the sect, next to Hu Hai and Yingyinyan, there was a "plump" maid, and he looked at the food on the table and tears had already left from the corners of his mouth......
It's a pity, although Qin Zheng has prepared everyone's share, as a maid, he can't eat Haisai openly on the table.
So the little fat man could only moan in a tireless whisper like an alarm clock: "Princess, princess, when can I eat some?" ”
After Ying Yinyan quickly solved a small sugar triangle, she gave him an encouraging look: "No matter how insistent you are, you have to wait until Zheng Zhangxi starts eating, persistence is victory!" ”
The little fat man could only swallow the "waterfall" helplessly, and turned his head to stare at Zheng Ling, but Zheng Ling was busy with his feet on the ground, and there was no sign of stopping at all......
Hu Hai, who was finished competing with a piece of lamb chops, inadvertently glanced at the little fat man, and felt that he was very pitiful, as if he was about to become a wangfu stone.
"Poof..." Hu Hai almost laughed, reluctantly restrained and shook his head, and looked at Tian Xiaofat with sympathy. At the same time, Hu Hai couldn't help but make up his mind that he would definitely study hard in the future, so that he would not miss the banquet......
Hu Hai thought about it while going to get a piece of lamb chops, and after he got his hands on it, he inadvertently looked up and found that Qin Zheng was standing on the side of the sages of the hundred families, talking to a thin old man.
"Could it be that Shen is harmless? No, I'm going to take a look, but I can't let my father suffer. With that, Hu Hai put down the lamb chops and walked towards the table......