In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu.

Thousands of households always replace the new peach with the old one.

The flavor of the New Year in the capital is very strong, in this Spring Festival, every household is pasted with New Year couplets, and many houses hang red lanterns in front of the door, revealing a festive atmosphere everywhere.

From the first day of the new year to the tenth day of the new year, it was bustling with each other, and the officials moved around with each other, while the ordinary people went to relatives, and every family always had relatives with gifts to visit.

In particular, some vendors' homes obviously feel that the business has been better in the past two years, which makes them seem to have plenty of money, and the mood for the New Year is naturally more joyful.

After the tenth day of the first lunar month, another traditional important festival is about to be ushered in - the Lantern Festival, and every family is very ceremonious, at least to eat a bowl of rice balls.

At this time, the scholars in the capital were more active, they were going around to carry out activities, looking for venues and inviting famous talents, and organizing a unique Lantern Festival poetry meeting.

The Drum Tower in the north of the city will naturally not miss this Lantern Festival, and it has been lit up since the evening of the twelfth day of the year, and has invited a lot of opera troupes to stage and organize activities such as guessing lantern fans, striving to compete with the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival Night Market last year.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, countless people and scholars flocked to the area of the Drum Tower to participate in this large-scale lantern festival and visit this lively night market.

In an attic next to the drum tower, a group of scholars are holding a poetry meeting here, which can be regarded as adding color to this Lantern Festival.

A somewhat famous genius was about to compose a poem in front of the full moon that appeared on the roof, and his eyes inadvertently swept across the street, but he was suddenly attracted by it, and his face showed a rather strange expression.

This strange move immediately attracted the attention of others, and they came to the attic and looked across the street.

But in front of the theater building opposite, a large group of officials came out of it neatly, and two inconspicuous sedan chairs came to the front of the building, and the officials greeted them very enthusiastically.

"I wonder which official has such a style?" Seeing this situation, some scholars muttered in confusion.

"Our model of scholars from the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, the current left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Haoran!" Someone recognized Lin Haoran who came out of the sedan chair at a glance, and said loudly with envy on his face.

At the age of seventeen, he entered the officialdom with a dazzling record of six yuan in the field, and then presided over the opening of the sea in Guangdong, reshaped the prestige of Shuntianfu, and rectified the two Huaiyan politics, etc., and became a recognized capable minister in the Ming officialdom.

For the scholars present, Lin Haoran is like a beacon, and they also hope to enter the official career to make a style, and then get the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty.

The scholars looked at Lin Haoran, who was enthusiastically embraced by a large group of officials in front of the theater, and looked at the beautiful woman next to him, and said with emotion in their hearts: "If you can do this, you will have no regrets in this life!" ”

Lin Haoran didn't know the feelings of the group of scholars upstairs, and came here with Hua Yingrong tonight to watch the play and listen to the music.

This drum tower lantern will be raised because of him, not only for the prosperity of the north of the city, but also to maintain this political performance project, he has a reason to make this drum tower lantern festival continue to be lively.

This time I was invited to watch the opera and listen to the music, in fact, I came here to stand on the platform for the Drum Tower Lantern Festival. Even if someone wants to destroy this lantern festival in the future, or wants to reach out and make a profit from it, then they must first take a look at the face of him, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

Now in officialdom, although he doesn't like to make too high-profile appearances, there are some things that have to be done.

"The lower officials have seen the lord of the department!"

Yin Wei Shangchun of Shuntian Mansion led all the officials forward and saluted respectfully.

Wei Shangchun was a native of Henan, and he followed the path of Guo Pu, the former secretary of the ministry, so he returned to Nanjing, the capital of Beidu, to serve as Yingtianfu Yin by local officials. It is said that Guo Pu has fallen, so his career can only go from prosperity to decline.

It's just that Wu Shan didn't have any idea of forming a gang, and felt that Wei Shangchun was a manufacturable material, not only did not suppress Wei Shangchun, but also promoted him from Yingtianfu Yin to Shuntianfu Yin, and became the "Shangshu of the Small Criminal Department".

Even if it is the same official position, different people have different confidences.

Although he and Lin Haoran are now both positive three products, the status of the two is very different. Wei Shangchun hopes to find a small local governor in the next step, and Lin Haoran's next step is already to point to the six books, and even enter the cabinet to pay respects.

It is precisely like this, in the face of Lin Haoran, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Wei Shangchun is also called a "lower official", which reveals a strong sense of stuttering.

"Xiaguan meets the boss!"

Chen Fucheng, Liu Tongjuan, and Mo Fei were all Lin Haoran's old departments in the Shuntian Mansion in the past, and they also stepped forward to salute respectfully at this time. Mo Fei is now reappointed as the general judge of Shuntianfu, although it is not too brilliant, but it is already a good progress.

In addition, there were several members and directors of the six yamen, who also stepped forward to salute Lin Haoran respectfully.

Lin Haoran faced the officials, and responded with a smile on his face: "Everyone, tonight's Lantern Festival, let's just watch the play, and don't have so much etiquette!" ”

Wei Shangchun and others said yes, but no one dared to be really presumptuous.

"Lord Lin, the grass people have been arranged, please inside!" Sun Yuanwai is the president of the Shuntian Chamber of Commerce, and he is also one of the organizers of this lantern festival, so he respectfully stepped forward to invite.

Lin Haoran nodded lightly, and it was another set of false etiquette, that is, he walked into this tall theater building with Hua Yingrong.

The common people have their own way of entertainment, and the officials have their own way of entertainment, and many officials are keen to listen to opera and sing music.

When Lin Haoran participated in the examination, he sang "The Peony Pavilion" in the Shuntian Gongyuan: It turned out that the purple and red flowers were all over the place, and they all seemed to be paid for the broken wells. The beautiful scenery of the good day was ......, so that the invigilator at that time could not bear to disturb it.

Even after so many years, many examiners and scholars present at the time still remember the events of that night, and they all know that Daming has a "singer who was delayed by the imperial examination", and he is still talking about it today.

This theater belongs to the property of the Suncheon Chamber of Commerce, and since tonight is the Lantern Festival, it will no longer be open to the outside world, and many officials and squires are invited here to watch the play.

Lin Haoran was arranged in the best stand on the second floor, from which he could watch the wonderful performance on the stage very comfortably.

Hua Yingrong was accompanied by other official women, and several important officials such as Yin Wei Shangchun of Shuntian Mansion accompanied Lin Haoran, including Xu Wei, the editor of Hanlin.

In fact, to be more precise, it was Lin Haoran who invited Xu Wei here to watch the opera and listen to the music together.