Halloween (2)

Along the way, the firecrackers crackled and bursted, from the end gate to Wanshou Street, the road within a radius of dozens of miles was full of lights, and the large and small stages of the four major Hui classes called one and the other, mixed together, boiling in the sky. One by one, the face paints all the world, the truth, the good, the evil and the ugly, all in the dust.

About next month is Halloween.

The eyes are full of peace and joy. The birthday of the emperor is also the birthday of the emperor, and the meaning of longevity is boundless. On this Wanshou Festival, the emperor decreed that Liu Yong, He Shen, and General A Gui should be in charge of the celebration, which must be perfect and show the royal majesty.

Lion dance, candy man, seller, sugar gourd, just like a good atmosphere.

The Son of Heaven has a long life, the four seas are happy, Zhong Ding Brown Ge, the whole world celebrates, such a beautiful scene, ten thousand empty alleys.

The grandeur of the celebration in the palace is even more empty of ancient and modern.

The red lantern is hung high from the noon gate, the veins of the cloud and dragon on the top, the end and the end are intertwined, swallowing the clouds and spitting out the fog, the five claws are in phase, the four spirits of the Linfeng, the dragon and the turtle are mighty on it, and the longevity is mighty, so it must be the Zhongtang Lord and Shen who know the mind of the Qianlong Lord well.

The fireworks rushed into the night sky, like waves, stretching, leaving only the red orange and yellow dew, blue and purple sliding down from the night, like meteors, like thunder and lightning, it seems to be compared with the stars in the sky. Fireworks only bring a moment of joy to the emperor, concubines, princes and courtiers, and even the people of the world at the moment when it blooms. The women of the harem and even the courtiers of the previous dynasty were nothing more than the same as the emperor.

The palace gate is heavy, between the red walls and yellow tiles, the breath is solidified, and it is so oppressive that it is breathless.

In the center of the Taihe Palace, that is the symbol of the Ninety-Five, the material is red sandalwood as the frame, the birch wood is the center of the board, a dragon coils on it, exudes a dazzling golden light, the dragon's mouth dragon ball is out of the fire, this is the first chair of the Qing Dynasty.

But there was no one on the chair, no, there was no Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, Prince Jia is here" Li Yu sent a message to the Yangxin Palace, he walked through the triple gate before arriving at the Dongnuan Pavilion, cautious and careful, did not dare to take too big a step, and walked out of a loud voice, this self-proclaimed old man Qianlong Emperor likes to make folds in the quiet of the night.

The emperor, who came in the twilight, nodded to show that he had heard, and Li Yu hurriedly helped him up and slowly helped him to the main hall.

"Erchen, please Emperor Amāan, Emperor Amān longevity." Saying that, Prince Jia knelt down and kowtowed three times to celebrate the emperor's birthday, and the emperor was overjoyed and applauded, and gave Yongyan a seat.

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, all are on the throne. Emperor Ama, the retainer wants to snuggle up to you. Yongyan pleaded with the emperor, the emperor was naturally proud, his father's love and the emperor's superiority were instantly stimulated, and he beckoned him to come over, and Li Yu hurriedly laid out the felt mat.

"For so many years, since your mother ordered Emperor Yi to be born, I handed you over to Concubine Qing to raise, it seems that my decision is good, you have to be better than your brothers, Yongxuan is frivolous, although Yongxuan is old, but in a hurry, only you are steady and do not lose inches, and your biological mother Ling Yihuang Guifei is the same." The emperor was very pleased to see Yongyan who had grown up.

"Concubine Qing takes care of her sons and daughters, and it is very hard." If Yongyan wants to compete for the throne, it is necessary to cultivate the power of the harem and win over the important ministers of the former dynasty. Tomorrow is his emperor's 80th birthday, thinking that these women have been with him for most of his life, he asked Li Yu to pass on the decree to Concubine Ying to Guifei, Concubine Qing posthumously named Concubine Qing, and the other concubines were promoted to one level.

Enshi all over the world, rain cloth Heze, harem concubines are naturally grateful, and they are grateful for the emperor's grace.

"Erchen sent out 5,000 invitations to the banquet of the old man in Huajia a few months ago, Mongolia, Waifan, Yu (Korea), Li Chao (Vietnam) have all invited, but some old people, can't bear the fatigue of the journey, and now there are more than 3,000 people who have arrived in the capital, and ask the emperor Ama to forgive his sins." Yongyan raised his head and looked at the emperor.

The emperor showed a displeased expression, the infinite sadness in his eyes, Yongyan was also frightened, Li Yu could see it, so he immediately changed the tea for the emperor, "Your Majesty, how much trouble has it taken to make the prince Jia, fortunately, there is still a birthday celebration that can complement the middle hall tomorrow." ”

He Shen, Niu Hulu, the emperor's favorite minister, heard this name, the emperor turned his sorrow into joy, "This He Shen, if there is any trouble, you can go to him, He Shen can always have a good idea." "The emperor was a little tired, and he sat on the red sandalwood yellow felt blanket softly and comfortably, and his sleep time had been reduced all these years, but he was easily sleepy in the middle of the night.

Yongyan knelt down, kowtowed, bowed, and legged, respectfully, knelt to the dying Son of Heaven, and left quietly.

The bronze cloisonné enamel tableware refined by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the palace of Yangxin to the emperor is the skilled craftsman who gathers the Qing Empire, the round copper tire gilded bowl with an upward opening, decorated with the same four lotus flowers with the gold wire ring foot, the lotus flower and the sparkle of the gold Xiang Soft together, the round light, decorated with four gold-plated seal characters on the royal blue glaze 'Wan', 'Shou', 'Wu', 'Jiang', the emperor is very fond of it, the lower part of the bowl is engraved with a week of glazed lotus petal pattern, there is no disorder, staggered and shaped, the mouth is engraved with a week of dragon pattern, Ye Ye is brilliant, exquisite, exhausted.

The emperor's gown to be worn at tomorrow's celebration has also been prepared, and the clothes are decorated with the dragon, sun, moon, stars, mountains, Chinese insects, Zongyi, algae, fire, pink rice, black and yellow twelve crests, as well as accessories such as knee covering, leather belts, large belts, and ribbons, showing the emperor's extraordinary power.

General A Gui personally led the Praetorian Guards, besieged the imperial city, on the occasion of the celebration, the safety of the imperial city is naturally not sloppy, must be careful, think about the eventful autumn, walk on thin ice carefully, protect the safety of the imperial city, so that the celebration can go smoothly.

Hefu, the beauty of its architecture, can be called a classic, it is a Chinese-style quadrangle, divided into east, middle and west three roads, each road is composed of a strict central axis from south to north, and the rear is a two-storey rear cover building of 160 meters long. Build its pink walls and tiles, build Western buildings, just like the back garden of the Forbidden City. Large and exquisite, like a work of art, all show the power of Heshen and the Sacred Heart to outsiders.

The crescent moon river surrounds the house like a dragon, and Simon Mountain looks like a tiger from afar.

"See water everywhere" in Hefu, the water of the largest lake pavilion is introduced from Yuquan Lake, only inside and not outflow.

Two stone white jade lions stand outside the door, in order to celebrate the emperor's birthday, red silk flowers. And the house with six big red pillars to the first lining, to extend through the two halls, and then to the inside through the hall and overlapping cloisters, this to the Yin'an Palace, only less than one-fifth of the mansion, this place extends in all directions, magnificent.

Since then, the back of the large courtyard in the instrument door, into the house, the more spacious and bright, eight red lights hung up, the book longevity word, to worship the saint, look up and see a red gold dragon topaz texture inlaid with blue and black stone flat, the book "Jiale Hall", after a line of small characters "Qianlong fifty-three years, the book is given and the middle hall, in order to show the friendship of the monarch and the minister, the happiness of the confidant." It was also printed with the chapters of "Emperor's Imperial Reward" and "Qianlong Imperial Tour". There are eight immortal tables of green sandalwood and ancient wood, there are cloisonné enamel plates, eight dragon glazed red alchemy copper furnaces, incense, burning tables, chickens, sheep, pigs and cattle, melons, fruits, vegetables and vegetables for it.

And then to the interior, the masterpiece is the high-style Xi Jin Zhai, and there are exquisitely carved Nanmu intervals in the hall to imitate the style of Ningshou Palace in the Forbidden City.