With the arrival of Jing Yan's third year, Zhao Yu finally grew up by one year, according to the algorithm at this time, he was already eight years old, and Hao Lai was one year older than Ganluo, who was seven years old. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Chinese New Year's Eve Eve He didn't sleep all night, but on the first day of the new year, he also had to attend the group meeting held in the Shuaifu, of course, this is his name, people call it the court banquet. The main role is similar to that of modern times, that is, to sit with officials at all levels in the prefecture and the leaders of the slang tong, as well as local celebrities and old cadres of Zhishi, to have a meal, to contact their feelings, and to listen to their opinions, but the main thing is to eat.

The banquet was held in the lobby of the Shuaifu, but the people who could eat in the hall were all the divisions and governors of the prefectures, the officers above the command level in the army, the leaders of the two large tribes of the Slang people, and representatives of local celebrities. Officers at the level of commander in the army and officials above the county level will sit under the eaves of the corridor outside the hall. As for other low-level officials, such as the Fuzhong officials, county lieutenants, senators, and lower-ranking officials such as Baozheng and Lichang, they could only eat in the small square outside the hall, but His Highness thoughtfully asked people to put up a tent so as not to tan them.

Even with such simple conditions, not everyone with official status was invited to eat this meal in the handsome hall. Therefore, no matter where you sit, you are proud to be able to participate in the banquet, after all, it is the emperor's enemy who invites you to dinner, the prince of the dynasty, and this time it coincides with the defeat of the Yuan army, which is of great significance. Everyone can come and see the style of the legendary little prince; Second, you can take the opportunity to show your face and strive to leave an impression on His Highness.

Yesterday, a banquet of 1,000 people ate Zhao Yu's 3,000 guan, which made him sigh for a long time. Of course, this banquet is officially organized, so His Highness does not have to pay out of his own pocket. And the grade is also higher than yesterday's family banquet, in addition to singing and dancing, there are also silk and bamboo ceremonial music to serve, the rules are also a lot more, before the arrival should be strict and explain the procedures of the banquet and the key points to pay attention to. The main thing he has to do is to be steady and generous, behave appropriately, behave well, behave well, and never have 'more courtesy' behavior.

To put it simply, you have to smile when you laugh, not laugh out loud; Speak in a deep and strong voice, not loudly; Eat as soon as you taste it, and you must not starve to death as if you are a ghost; Even if you don't understand what someone is saying, you must smile and nod your head to show that you understand, and you must not be bored, let alone angry at will, nor can you casually express your stance on something or agree on the spot; In addition, the people who attended the banquet were all his subordinates, and the enthusiasm should be just right, not too enthusiastic, and someone could toast and drink, not necessarily drink it all at once...... Zhao Yu summed up the following is to eat less, drink less, say less, express his stance less, smile more, nod more, and pretend to be deep like a lady.

After the banquet began, Zhao Yu did the same, and he was really uncomfortable. Especially if the time is too long, every time a dish is served, there will be a performance, and everyone will drink it once, so that the next dish can be served. In this cycle, it took seven tosses to finish. It is said that the New Year's Day banquet in the palace is even more grand than this, a meal has nine dishes, and the singing and dancing are more exciting, but it is not finished until the light is lit from the morning. He thought about it, how good it would take to sit to do it, and he couldn't go to the toilet or move around.

Although his back hurts and his butt hurts, Zhao Hao persevered anyway, but there was still something that made him sick enough. Today's dish is said to have been specially cooked for several ethnic minority leaders who came to the banquet, and he saw that the old ones ate very deliciously, and the local officials in Qiongzhou also ate with relish, while the others basically did not move. Zhao Yu was curious and ate a few bites but didn't taste what it was, and when Wang De told him that the main ingredient was bats, he almost vomited on the spot without holding back!

Zhao Hao has lived two lives, and he also knows that the world is so big that there are snakes and insects, but it is the first time he has heard of eating bats. Think about the hairy body, the protruding fangs, and the ugly face, not to mention that it is disgusting to eat, but today I actually ate it, not to mention the diaphragm. So much so that he couldn't eat the next few dishes, so he insisted until the banquet was over, and he even vomited out what he ate yesterday in a fit of anger!

And what made Zhao Hao disgusted was the praise of everyone at the banquet, especially the battle of the Seven Continents, which blew him into the sky. He didn't think it was anything at first, because this battle was a rare victory since the Mongolian army marched south, and everyone was happy and understandable, but it would be a bit too much if he collected all the credit for himself. And those who don't know about it just talk, and those who are involved in the house also echo it, and there is no lack of adding fuel and vinegar. But this is not the occasion to explain, he can only nod and smile as instructed, but it also makes people misunderstand that he acquiesced.

In the following days, Zhao Yu was still very busy, and he had to participate in various activities almost every day. And he thought that some activities should show up by himself, and some should not be attended, but Ying Jieyan and other masters should persuade him to go, saying that it is good to open his eyes and see the local folk customs. So I saw this and that every day, especially the 15th Lantern Festival, there was a tradition of watching lanterns, and the lights could be put on for three days according to the rules. But Ying Jieyan ordered the lantern to be put on for three days, and put it for two days, and also pulled him to go to the city to watch the lantern with the people, but the people who watched the lantern changed to look at the prince!

The beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, marking the beginning of the new year's agricultural activities. The Central Plains country is a country founded on agriculture, and attaches great importance to the beginning of spring. And the ritual of beating the spring cow from the capital to the states and counties must be held, the palace is of course not exempt from vulgarity, the day before the door set up a native cow, but attracted the whole city people to come out to watch, and even large families are sitting in a sedan chair around the cow to watch. It is said that the earth cow in front of the palace is the most effective, and today I saw the cattle for a year, which is smooth and auspicious, but the earth cow in front of the Qiongzhou Prefecture is close at hand.

On the day of the beginning of spring, the spring ox is whipped with color, which is called whip spring or beating spring, and the people will also compete for the 'earth beef', which is called the silkworm and the field to cure the disease, and the soil cultivator moves into the land temple. The meaning of whip spring is mainly to promote farming and help farmers, Zhao Yu is the head of a government should participate, he personally smashed the earth cattle into pieces, before he left, the onlookers have already flocked to scramble, he estimated that there are thousands of people.

In the past, at the beginning of spring, the academy or the Hanlin academy wrote short poems of five or seven characters to serve the emperor, empress, concubine, etc. Most of them are works of praise and virtue. There are also spring post words that express the hope that the wind and rain will be smooth, the government will be harmonious, and the politics will be clear. And the palace has also received a lot this year, and Zhao Yu understands that this is a trespassing, of course, he doesn't dare to accept it. Those scholars actually pasted their poems on the walls of the palace, attracting countless people to watch, and some good deeds were inscribed on the spot.

After Zhao Yu returned home, he thought about what had happened recently, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and the wind direction was a little abnormal...... (To be continued.) )