Han Donglang looked at Wang Caishun and said: "I am a newcomer, I don't know about this matter, I need time to investigate and collect evidence, you are angry, the truth will always come out one day." ”

Yu Wensi continued: "That's right, the body is not afraid of the shadow, the feet are not afraid of the shoes are crooked, and the real gold is not afraid of the red furnace, you just wait patiently for the thief to be caught!" Wang Xiaohua is back, let's go back to the Pingjiang Prefecture Government Office, and the horse will be locked in the stable of the government office. There is plenty of horse grass there. ”

Han Donglang said solemnly: "Well, okay, everything is obeyed!" ”

Han Donglang went to the dining hall to find Lan Yupei, approached her and whispered: "Uncle, I'll go to the Pingjiang Prefecture Government Office first, get the things, and then come back to find you something." ”

Lan Yupei hurriedly said: "You don't have to run around, I'll tell you, Master Shengjie is no longer in Hanshan Temple, and he went to a temple in Chang'an about three years ago to be the head of the nunnery, if you have anything important to find her, then you can go to Chang'an to inquire!" ”

Han Donglang frowned and said, "Then she went to that temple?" ”

Lan Yupei shook her head and said, "I really don't know, I also went to order incense to worship the Buddha later, and I heard that she went to a temple in Chang'an." It's not hard to ask, after all, there are very few people who are the owners of the nunnery. ”

Han Donglang said dejectedly: "That's too, I'm going now, you take care, goodbye!" ”

Han Donglang returned to the living room, Wang Xiaohua hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Lord Han, don't forget to make lanterns together the night after tomorrow and help me go on a blind date." ”

Han Donglang reached out and stroked his face and said, "How can you forget?" I'll come to your house for dinner the night after tomorrow. Then the whole family will go out together. ”

Yu Wensi urged: "It's not early, come over tomorrow to talk about something, let's go!" ”

Han Donglang waved his hand, picked up his luggage, Yuwensi led the horse, and set off towards the Pingjiang Prefecture Government Office.

When he arrived at Yuwensi's dormitory, Han Donglang looked around and asked in surprise: "The room is arranged like a boudoir, and a fresh fragrance comes to my nose, it smells quite comfortable, I am really sorry to make you work hard." ”

Yu Wensi shook his head and said: "It should be said that you have worked hard, the case has been happening for two months, and there has been no progress, please ask the emperor to send you to help solve the case, I'm really sorry." ”

Han Donglang said happily: "Don't say kind words, go back and rest!" ”

Yu Wensi hurriedly said: "The bathroom is next to the dining hall downstairs, and the dining hall is behind the office building. The stables are on the left, and I've told the caretaker to feed the horses, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Han Donglang said weakly: "Okay, thank you!" See you tomorrow and good night! ”

In the blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival arrived, Han Donglang came to Wang Caishun's house with great interest, and after dinner, Wang Xiaohua led Han Donglang to the street immediately.

Before the sun set, the two of them came to the street of Qionglong City, and saw that some of the families were cooking and some were eating, so Wang Xiaohua took Han Donglang's hand and paced to the pavilion on the street and sat down.

Wang Xiaohua looked at Han Donglang, who was silent and depressed, and felt that he was preoccupied and didn't want to speak. In order to break the deadlock, he covered his hand and asked with a smile: "Lord Han, the festive event of lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month of Chang'an must be several times more lively than here!" Do you know how the lanterns came about? ”

Han Donglang said sadly: "Of course, the lanterns at the feet of the Son of Heaven are much more prosperous and grand than here. I have heard the story of the lanterns, but it is only a half-clawed topic, if you are willing, you may wish to tell me the origin of the lanterns. ”

Wang Xiaohua said gently: "Now that the lanterns have not started, since you are willing to listen, I might as well explain it to you, and it is not without harm to increase your knowledge." ”

Han Donglang said happily: "I am a person who is hungry for knowledge and humble as a fool, no matter how long your story is, as long as the content is exciting and full of twists and turns, I am willing to listen to it." ”

Wang Xiaohua said happily: "If you have enough time, then I will have a tirade." If you get tired of squeaking, I'll stop immediately. ”

Han Donglang shook his hand and said, "No matter how long it is, as long as the lantern hasn't started yet, you just have to tell it yourself." ”

Wang Xiaohua nodded, looked at Han Donglang, and said in a low voice: "Although the custom of making lanterns can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, the most popular time is our Tang Dynasty. Since the Sui and Tang dynasties, the wind of lights has prevailed and will be passed on to future generations. The Lantern Festival is a festival evolved from the emperor's religious ritual of lighting lamps on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to worship the Taoist Taiyi God, and is the product of the combination of Buddhist customs and Taoist traditions. Officially named it and ordered the whole country to celebrate on this day every year, it was Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng, to the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Lantern Festival was listed as a major festival, from generation to generation to the Tang Dynasty. Historically, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the 'Lantern Festival' is quite exquisite, the 'Yuan' here refers to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is exactly the day of the Shangyuan, and the 'Xiao' here refers to the supper, and the 'Lantern Festival' is strictly defined as the festival on the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. ”

Han Donglang said happily: "It seems that you know a lot, but I don't know anything!" You might as well listen to me. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there are many interesting legends in the folk: one said that a long time ago, there were many fierce birds and beasts, hurting people everywhere, people organized to fight, there was a mythical bird because it got lost and landed in the world, and was accidentally shot to death by an unwitting hunter. When the Emperor of Heaven found out, he was very angry, so he issued a decree and ordered the heavenly soldiers to set fire to the world on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and burned all the people, animals and property. The Emperor's order was kind and kind, and he couldn't bear to let the people suffer innocently, so he risked his life and secretly drove auspicious clouds to the world to tell the people the bad news. When everyone heard this, they were so frightened that they didn't know what to do. ”

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly raised his hand and said, "I know how they did it, so I'll add it." At that time, an old man came up with a way to hang red lights in front of each household and set off firecrackers and fireworks on the 14th, 15th, and 16th days of the first lunar month. The Emperor would have thought that people had been burned to death. Everyone nodded yes when they heard this, and then they divided up to prepare. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the heavenly soldiers looked at the mortal world, and found that there was a fire in the world, thinking that it was the flame of the fire, so he told the emperor that he did not need to go down to the mortal world to set fire. In this way, people saved their lives and property. In order to thank the kindness of the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, in order to commemorate this success, from now on the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth days of the first month of each year, every household should put up lanterns, light fireworks, set off firecrackers, streets and alleys, red lights are hung high, there are palace lights, animal head lamps, horse lights, flower lights, bird and bird lights, character lights, architectural lights, landscape lights, tower lights, dragon lamps, etc., mostly to make lamp stands, with folk lantern artists coloring, paste, paper-cutting, braiding, embroidery, carving, handmade calligraphy and painting, and the candles are lit to become a light source, It is a concentrated display of many crafts and wisdom, attracting people to watch the lanterns. ”

Seeing him stop, Han Donglang hurriedly asked, "Wang Xiaohua, are you finished?" I didn't want to say more, but now I have listened to your story and provoked my words. ”

Wang Xiaohua saw that his eyes lit up, and hurriedly asked, "Have you ever read ancient poems?" There are a lot of poems about the Lantern Festival, I want to hear you recite a few words, is it okay? ”

Han Donglang smiled and said: "Ancient poetry is my hobby, you can't be difficult for me, come and offer ugliness now." 'The land lotus in the city that never sleeps, Xiaomei breaks the full moon, the first best time of the new year, who is willing to sleep like Weng. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the lanterns are known as the beautiful scenery of the day because of the meaning of "a piece of light" and the atmosphere of "jubilant", and both men and women of all ages will wander around the lantern market in groups to enjoy the festive atmosphere of "the fire is lit up and down the platform, and the cars and horses come and go to see the people". There are lantern riddles for you to guess, and you can shoot tigers in the lanterns to add fun; There are dragon lanterns dancing around you, and the spring heart sprouts in the flying; There is a lantern show for you to vote and show your style in the selection; There are dumplings for you to taste, and you can enjoy the carnival in the race, etc., exactly: 'On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there are lanterns, and the streets are broken and the night returns'. ”

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly said: "Playing pigweed every day, and making lanterns every night." The east is also a lamp, the west is also a lamp, the south is also a lamp, and the north is also a lamp. Such a beautiful scenery, of course, will make the literati and ink writers poetry flourish, a little flip through the history of poetry can find that many popular famous sentences are actually the products of the Lantern Festival, you can memorize a few poems about the Lantern Festival, can you show a hand let me feast my ears. ”

Han Donglang was interested, and recited aloud: "'The east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and the stars are like rain. BMW carved cars are full of incense, the sound of the phoenix flute moves, the jade pot turns brightly, and the fish and dragon dance all night. The moth snow willow is golden, and the smile is full of dark fragrance. The crowd looked for him thousands of times, and suddenly looked back, but the man was there, and the lights were dim. ''The spring rain is as fine as dust, and the willows outside the building are yellow and wet. The wind about the embroidery curtain slanted away, through the window screen cold blue. The beauty is lazy on the yuan lamp, and she leans on Yaose with tears. But on the Zigu incense, I asked for news from Liaodong. ''The old garden is the Lantern Festival tonight, and the lonely barbarian village sits alone. The first set of lanterns in the hall, the heavy should be read far away. ''The fire tree and silver flowers are closed, and the iron lock of the star bridge is opened. The dark dust goes with the horse, and the bright moon comes one by one. The wanderers are all plums, and the songs are all plums. Jin Wu can't help the night, and the jade leak is not urging. ''The moonlight lamp mountain is full of the imperial capital, and the incense car treasure covers the pass. Prosperous in idleness, ashamed of the villagers Saizigu. ''The jade leaks the copper kettle and does not urge, and the iron gate and gold lock are opened all night; Whoever sees the moon can sit idle, and where they don't see the lights. ''Jin Li opened a feast, Jin smiled, came to reflect the nine branches. 'A moment of gold, if you want to buy a good night, it is priceless'. 'The willow tops on the moon, the people about after dusk' and so on, are everywhere. ”

Wang Xiaohua said with great interest: "You have given enough examples, but you haven't hit the nail on the head, it seems that I still know more than you." ”

Han Donglang waved his right hand and said: "You are boasting about yourself, it is too late to listen patiently to me and then sell and boast." If the scale is grand and the grand occasion is unprecedented, I think that Zhang Hu's "The Fifteenth Night Light of the First Lunar Month" in the Tang Dynasty should be pushed to the top: "Thousands of doors are unlocked and thousands of lights are bright, and the middle of the first month moves to Beijing." Three hundred people danced with their sleeves, and for a while there was a sound of words in the sky. The poet's genius lies in the fact that he describes to the world the unprecedented pomp and circumstance of the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the Tang Dynasty. ”