Today's Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals of the Great Yan Dynasty, and it is listed as one of the three major festivals by the Taizu of this dynasty, along with the New Year and the Dragon Boat Festival. There have always been customs such as moon appreciation, moon worship, flower lantern viewing, and lantern lighting. The nobles of the kings and grandchildren, and the children of the rich and noble, all climbed the magnificent high-rise buildings, drank and admired the moon by the railing; Or in the wide outdoor square, a banquet is set up, accompanied by silk and bamboo wind music, piano and song, invite singing and dancing prostitutes, sing on wine, and enjoy it very much.

For example, ordinary well-off families should also organize small-scale family banquets, board the small platform, family reunion, and celebrate the festival. As for the poor and needy, to this day, they are also smiling, going to the market to buy some wine, cooking more good dishes, and having a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. And on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the shops on the street are basically closed until the next day, and the road is full of people who enjoy the moon and play, and there is an endless stream.

Therefore, early in the morning, Cao's mansion was decorated and dressed up under the arrangement of the steward, and the mansion was full of lights and lights, full of festive atmosphere. Although there are only two masters in the Cao family, Mrs. Gao and the eighth prince, there are hundreds of people inside and out, from the steward, maid, nurse, and small servant, and Cao Yi has crossed over so far, and it is the first time in his memory that so many people celebrate the festival together. Set up tables in the main hall and several courtyards, and it was a lively mess.

Cao Yi first went to his mother's side to say goodbye, said some words of holiday blessings, and then ghostwrote several letters to his father and brothers, who were officials in the border and the capital, saying some intimate words about the letter of peace and the short love of the paper, and telling the family that everything was fine.

Then he went to Zhu Lao's Wine Workshop, and asked him to bring a jar of Taibai Drunk himself, and gave it to Liu Baiqing, and the Qingyun Pavilion guarded an altar, and promised them before that they would taste better wine, and they would always honor what they said. The rest of them prepared ten altars of Taibai drunk and green lotus for the evening Jinling poetry meeting. Originally, Cao Yi also took a few jars to give to Lu Lao and other old people who were playing chess by the Qinhuai River, but unfortunately they were all reunited at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival today, and there was no one to be seen, so he moved back.

Today is not yet the usual dinner time, in the main hall of Cao Mansion and several large courtyards have already been set up tables, which are full of dishes, the ancient festival atmosphere is stronger than the modern one, at least this is the most lively Mid-Autumn Festival in the memory of Cao Yi and his two lives. Before the sun set, the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in Cao's mansion began, and the sound of firecrackers was busy outside, and the crowd was full of shouts, greetings and chatters. In this lively atmosphere, the steward and the subordinates came to the main table one by one to toast and say some auspicious greetings, and everyone happily led the festival to go back.

Of course, the big girls like Red Sleeves and Qingzhao were given big red envelopes by Mrs. and Cao Yi alone early, and at this moment they were all chattering on the maid table not far away, and their faces were full of sweet smiles under the reflection of lanterns and fireworks.

Originally, today's Mid-Autumn Festival and my mother asked for peace, and it was said that Cao Yi was sick when he tied his hair before, and he had not yet gone to Jiangning Mansion to study and class, so he did not have all the maids, and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, according to the regulations of Cao Mansion, he was equipped with all eight maids, and he was responsible for taking care of all aspects of Cao Yi's life in the future. Although Cao Yi was a little dissatisfied with the life of some large families in ancient times, since it was a piece of his mother's heart, he would not deliberately resist, and only said that he would arrange it after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Because on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the banquet was earlier than usual, so it was not yet night when the family banquet in Cao's house came to an end, Cao Yi personally helped her mother and sent her back to Wenshu Garden, and specially asked if she wanted to go to the Jinling Poetry Club together or let the people accompany her to go outside to see the fireworks and lanterns of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but she was politely refused, joking that she was old, so she wouldn't join in the fun with you young people.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, the festive atmosphere of Jiangning City became more and more intense, and the lanterns and tourists from all over the city gradually increased. And the later it is, the more tourists on the road, and the more inconvenient the traffic becomes.

Cao Yi greeted Red Sleeves and Liu Baiqing, and brought the twenty jars of wine, originally intended to take advantage of the Jinling Poetry Meeting in the evening when the sages gathered, full of friends, all of them were celebrities in Jiangning, and it was a peerless opportunity to open up the popularity of Taibai Drunk and Qinglian. Because I couldn't find a suitable restaurant a few days ago, I had to find another way and change my marketing ideas.

When I arrived at the mansion of the He family, where the poetry meeting was held, I was greeted by the little maid when I threw in the invitation. Although the Cao family is the top wealthy family of the Great Yan Dynasty, and Cao Bin is the privy envoy of this dynasty and is respected as the envoy, Cao Yi is only a junior after all, so he just entered in a low-key manner, and he did not think about letting the He family welcome him in with great fanfare.

Just as they entered the gate of the mansion, Lu Lao, who was playing chess with Cao Yi and others by the Qinhuai River on weekdays, also happened to get out of the carriage, wearing relatively formal clothes than usual, and then saw a person from the He family walking out, followed by a large group of followers to greet him: "Duke Lu is here, and the He Mansion is shining......

This person is the current head of the He family, is the second brother of He Xian, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, He Da, and is also a knowledgeable Confucian, is a calligrapher, known as the first cursive script in Jiangning, self-proclaimed Jinling madman, and is respected as a madman, but for Lu Lao, although the two are of the same age, they are still full of courtesy, which can also guess the dignity of Lu Lao's identity.

Lu Lao hurriedly returned the salute: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, madman, you are still too polite, they are all old acquaintances, why do you need these false courtesies" After the two exchanged pleasantries, Lu Lao went in first, and the madman stayed outside to continue to greet guests......

After a while, after all the big names arrived, this Jinling poetry meeting began, and in the backdrop of the lights of the city, the cultural atmosphere and elegant charm of the entire Jiangning City also began to overflow with the lively atmosphere. All kinds of poems were also passed out in large and small poetry meetings, and after the singing of famous prostitutes in Qinglou, in the lively Mid-Autumn Festival night, the Mid-Autumn Festival of the entire Jiangning City entered a climax.

In ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the few days of national carnival, in the era of the entertainment industry is very scarce, the Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns have become one of the few reserved programs, the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sky is as clear as water, the moon is as bright as a mirror, it can be described as a beautiful day, beautiful. However, people were not satisfied with this, so there was a custom of "flower lanterns" and "lighting lamps" to help the moonlight. The street is full of lanterns of various shapes, such as koi-shaped, moon-rabbit-shaped, dragon-shaped, and other shapes. The lamp is tied to the bamboo pole with a rope, erected on the eaves or terrace, or built into a zigzag or various shapes with a small lamp, and hung on the high place of the house. The entire city of Jiangning is full of lights, which is no less than the bright light of day.

People in this era still have the saying of walking the moon, walking in the place where the moonlight and lights are the most abundant, usually with a love of worship for the moon and worship. And with the people who go out to the street, because on weekdays, those who are kept in the deep boudoir do not go out of the door, and the second door is not out of the door, and everyone who does not step out at this time also takes advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival full moon night to go out shopping, taking this opportunity to come out to see the scenery, from each household walked out, and gathered to the Dafuzi Temple, Qinhuai River, these most lively places. The lanterns on the road are like daylight, like a mighty and unquenchable fire, the hawkers shouting and selling preserved fruit cakes, the dragon and lion dances with gongs and drums, the shouts of jugglers, the thunderclap of fireworks, and the faint singing of the green buildings.

However, the slightly famous Qinglou women should be invited to participate in various poetry performances at this time, since ancient times the talented man with the beauty, today at this time, it is the highlight moment for the talented man to display his talent, the whole Jiangning City will come from time to time a certain poetry will be a certain son has a certain newly baked poems, and then you can hear a certain prostitute in the Qinglou will sing the poems, provoked everyone to praise, and then you can hear another masterpiece from the birth of a certain poetry club, since the ancient literature has no first, the talents secretly compete with each other, The beauties decorate these poems with different crimson atmospheres, and the Oiran is charming and beautiful, thinking of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the elegance of the Sui and Tang dynasties is probably just that.

The way of poetry was first developed in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and in the Jian'an era, "the world is chaotic and separated, and the customs are declining and resentful", and the literati poetry presents the great development situation of "five words", represented by "three Cao" and "seven sons of Jian'an", with the style of "generosity and willfulness", "deep ambition and long pen", which is the "Jian'an style and bones" praised by later generations.

At the turn of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the world style changed, and it was destined to become a period when literati and celebrities were in the limelight, after experiencing the heyday of Jian'an literature, to the Western Jin Dynasty, the Wei and Jin dynasties represented by the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest became more and more outstanding. These literati are peerless, they are rewarded with poetry and wine, they cry when they sing long songs, they are debauched, and they are drunk and dreaming of death.

In the Tang Dynasty, it entered the golden age of Chinese poetry history, when the poetry style was complete, the genres were different, and the famous artists were produced in large numbers, and the achievements were outstanding. Inheriting the style of the Han and Wei dynasties, sweeping the decadent poetic style of the Liang Palace, and sending out fresh and healthy singing, Li Bai and Du Fu were born, known as the "Gemini constellation" in the history of poetry, and became the great poets of Ze by hundreds of generations and brilliant for thousands of years with their unique style and extremely high achievements.

As for the Great Yan Dynasty, poetry after hundreds of years of development, reached the peak, since the Tang Dynasty, poetry as a part of the imperial examination was used by the imperial court to select talents, although at this time the rulers of the Great Yan Dynasty wanted to cancel the poetry imperial examination, and instead used the Four Books and Five Classics as the content of the imperial examination, but no matter how it changes, the status of poetry has reached the peak position in the whole society, if someone can really write a good poem out, although it may not be able to wear purple and gold, out of the phase, But it will definitely be respected and courteous by everyone, and the elegant atmosphere of poetry has been integrated into the spiritual imprint of this society, and has become an indispensable and important label in the civilization of the times.

The Great Yan Dynasty itself does not have a curfew, and today's Mid-Autumn Festival, naturally it will not go without closing the city gates, and the excitement and carnival will last all night, and it will not completely disperse until the early morning of the next day. At this time, it is the most lively moment when the people are boiling, the cars and horses on the street are like dragons, and the tourists are weaving, in the Confucius Temple, Jiangning Fuxue, and the prefect's mansion are hung out of the display boards, the outstanding poems of each poetry will be posted on it one after another, occasionally someone chants loudly, shakes his head and comments on it, and the content of the poems will also be quickly transmitted in the various large and small poetry meetings, everyone appreciates how this poem is brilliant, and it is bound to be sung for a long time, even if ordinary people who are not usually good at learning are also involved in commenting on one or two, Touch it with some urbane touches.

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry will be mainly based on the moon, it is not only based on the theme of Haoyue. For example, the Jinling Poetry Club is divided into three categories, pairs, poems, and words, of which poems and words are mostly Mid-Autumn Festival Yongyue, and pairs are not restrained, imaginative, and everything in the world can be right.

In fact, most of the poems that came out at this time were small poetry clubs or those who were not very talented and released the poems that had been prepared for a long time early, firstly, because of the meaning of throwing bricks and attracting jade, and secondly, there was no need to show ugliness in front of those top big people. Therefore, most of the really top talents have not thrown out their poems, and they will not do the finale until midnight for people to appreciate, if they can get the name of great talent and good reputation at the last moment, and then they will have a great help for their career or entering the school.

Jiangning City Jinling Poetry Society is located in the He Mansion home, at this time the mad Gong He Dafang just said the congratulatory speech, roughly meaning that in the past, Wang Youjun would be under the mountain Lanting Yaji Qu Shui Liuzhen, now there is Jinling Poetry Club Jiangning Famous Men and Gentlemen Chongya Fashion, poetry and wine get along, talk about the moon and talk about the moon, and then continue the Wei and Jin Dynasty celebrities and bones.

Cao Yi, as a junior, naturally sat on one side with the young students of the family, and the female dependents sat on one side, while the knowledgeable and respected elders such as the crazy prince He Lao, Lu Gong, and Jiangning prefect Yang Jue sat on the other side, and there was a vacant piece in the middle to perform for the invited Qinglou prostitutes. At this time, the music sounded, and everyone performed by the fish mystery of Jinfeng Lou first, with a light voice and a graceful dance posture, the lively and not quaint poetry on the scene was set off.

Cao Yi also deliberately took a few more glances at Yu Xuanji for this reason, this is the woman who was jealous of the owner of the body before I crossed? Dressed in a blue emerald smoke shirt, a pleated skirt with scattered flowers and mist and green grass, wearing a light blue emerald water thin smoke veil, if the shoulders are cut into a waist, if the skin is condensed, the air is like a quiet orchid. The long black hair is like a spring sliding between the snow-white fingers, a coiled bun, the jade hairpin is loose and loose, and then inserted a branch of gold step shaking, the long beads tremble and hang down, swaying between the temples, the eyebrows are not described, the skin is white and greasy like fat without applying powder, the lips are pursed, the beauty is like a danguo, the coral chain and the red jade bracelet are compared between the wrists, and finally the crimson bead chain is worn on the wrist, the white is like snow, the red is like fire, the eye-catching is bright, the body is soft and smoky, the dance is swaying, and all kinds of customs are lived.

However, Cao Yi then felt a hostile look that had been watching him, and secretly observed with his afterglow, and found that it was Shen Yan, who looked like he was gritting his teeth. When Cao Yi deliberately turned his head, he saw Shen Yan hurriedly put on an innocent smile, raised the wine glass in his hand, and signaled it from a distance, looking very friendly, but Cao Yi knew in his heart that this kind of sinister villain who was in front of him and behind was better to have less contact in the future, not because he was afraid of him or his family background, but because he was troublesome.

There are several hidden display boards arranged at the scene, it is said that tonight's second round will be tested to compare the pairs of talents, and the talents who dare to challenge will go up and open them themselves, of course, they are only allowed to watch, and the answers will be written on the rice paper next to them, of course, the answers need to be recognized by many great Confucian elders, and those who have passed the five levels are listed as candidates for the head of the pair, if there are more than one candidate for the leader, then the candidates need to go out of each other's pairs, and the final winner is the leader.