Chapter 22: Shangyuan

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the first day of the first month, the night gradually fell.

Although the first day of the year is the first day, it has always only been important to the national ceremony, the sacrifice is great, if it is lively, it is not as good as this Yuan day, thousands of households have been mixed in, for a time the city is full of lights, the long streets and alleys are one after another, the crowds are surging, and there is that thin winter fog around, it will teach the whole Luoyang city to become dream-like.

It's just that the country is not quiet, and there have been wars for many years, that is, this Luoyang and Jinggi have also suffered a series of wars, according to Jiangyang Wang Yuanji's words: "Such lights, compared with the past, hey, but eleven." ”

Shangyuan day people are lighting lamps, according to Luoyang Palace should be the most brilliant place, but this year there are only a few fireworks, annihilated in the city lights, not a trace of special. Helpless, this Great Wei Dynasty has long been riddled with holes, financial resources have dried up, it is said that the Son of Heaven Yuan Ziyou has been quite white recently, so it is normal for this Shangyuan Lantern Festival not to have much thought.

Fortunately, in the troubled times, the people of the Buddha are against the public, and the Yongning Temple is still full of incense. On this night, the towering Yongning Temple Tower is lit up and colorful, and it shines brightly for ten miles outside the city. This tower was built by the royal family, and for the royal family, it can be regarded as saving some face.

The champion Hou Mansion in Shouqiu also tied some lanterns today, a man and a woman and two slaves chattered, laughing around the lanterns--- the master's family is generous, and the two of him are also much more comfortable, now with the permission of the master's family, they will go out to watch the lanterns immediately, don't you be happy?

Under the wax plum tree in the courtyard, three people, two men and one woman, were talking to themselves. When you raise your eyes, you can clearly see the brilliance of the Yongning Temple Tower, and you can also hear the resonance of five thousand bells in your ears, and it is like a fairyland. One of the three men in a thick fox coat had a glint in his eyes, and he sincerely admired: "Gyeonggi is magnificent, after all, it is extraordinary. ”

The woman's voice sounded: "Brother, what about Guanzhong?" ”

"It's not comparable." The man before sighed: "The gate is broken, the four fields are barren, and I don't know how many years it will take and a lot of manpower to restore the old view a little." ”

"Is the black otter too modest?" When the other man among the three heard this, he laughed: "Leave aside the land next to it for the time being, but I heard that the ground in Qizhou is now politically harmonious, and it can be said that the road is not left behind." Tsk, if you go on like this, I'm afraid the good days in this pass will not be far away. ”

The woman clapped her hands, and her laughter was like a silver bell: "My brother is naturally the most capable." ”

The man in the fox fur froze for a moment, and seemed to be a little embarrassed, but his face was already dark, and it was even more difficult to distinguish in the night. After a while, he opened his mouth and said in a leisurely voice: "I hope so." ”

These three are naturally the champion Hou Peiguo, Yu Wenying, and Yu Wentai, the special envoy of Guanzhong who just arrived in Luoyang.

After the first day, Yuwentai set off from Yongxian County (Qizhou Prefecture, now Fengxiang County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province), riding lightly and fast. It's just that he first turned north, went around a big circle to settle down (Jingzhou Prefecture, now Jingchuan County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province) and discussed with He Bayue all night, and then went to Chang'an to see Erzhu Tianguang, and listened to the "earnest teachings" of Fang Jin's "Lord of Guanzhong", and then he quickly whipped up and galloped in the direction of Kanto. In this way, it was inevitable that some time would be delayed, and by the time we arrived in Luoyang, it was already the eve of the Shangyuan Festival.

It was getting late, and it was inconvenient for the three kings to leave the house, so naturally Pei Guo came to welcome Yu Wentai. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, the post house must not be able to live, and the annex pre-arranged by Nanyang Wang Yuanbao Torch also made Yuwentai refuse--- even when he arrived in Luoyang, the little sister and the fruit were there, how could he live elsewhere? Naturally, he hurried and followed Pei Guo to the Champion Hou Mansion in Nashou Qiuli.

So when the three of them met that night, they laughed enough and cried enough. After a happy gathering, the small family was busy with all fours facing the sky, and the empty wine jar alone moved back and forth three times, which was not enough, but borrowed two jars from the neighboring Jiangyang Palace. The young maid was dumbfounded: she had never seen the hostess eat wine, and when she really ate, she was afraid that she was not much worse than the lord of Lang. . .

Needless to say, it's not until the sun is three poles today, no, the sun is in the west, and the three of them got up. Decant the wine with cold water, make a bunch a little, and then go to the courtyard to blow the wind. At this moment, I knew that the night had risen, and I saw the lights all over the city, reflecting the full moon on that day.

Pei Guo has been bothered and laborious recently, and there are a lot of depressed things, but finally ushered in the black otter, and it is finally a family reunion, especially at this festive time, it is really heart-warming, last night he drank recklessly, and now he got up, and the smile on his face has never been hidden. Not to mention Yu Wenying--- reunited with a brother he hadn't seen for many years, and he was really happy in his heart; The second is that... But after waking up today, when I remembered the "big event" last night, I blushed with shame, but I really felt boundless joy.

Let's say that when she returned to the room after drinking wine last night, it was Pei Guo who should have gone to the east wing, but she went to the inner courtyard, but she taught Yu Wentai to catch it, and shouted loudly: "What suspicion do you two avoid?" Go, go, go to the East Wing! ”

Before Yu Wenying could say anything, Yu Wentai's eyes widened and he roared: "Brother is like a father!" I'll marry you today! ”

Ten years of wind and rain, life and death, and strong wine as a companion, how can the sons and daughters of the north be twisted? So in the sound of "huh", the beloved Ying Mei took it for Pei Guo: "Pei Guo obeys the black otter, oh no, it should be called Brother's order!" Hahahaha! ”

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The sky is getting darker and darker, and the lights in the city are more transparent, that is, Shouqiuli is very sparsely populated since the chaos of the river, and at this time you can also hear the sound outside, the cheerful boys, the young girls giggling, the cats and dogs running around... The pair of slaves in the Champion Hou's Mansion have long since disappeared, and they must have been gathered into a corner of the flow of people.

Shangyuan Festival, it's here.

"Let's go." But it was Pei Guo's voice that sounded: "The hour is coming, and the black otter should also go to see the king of Pingyang, he is waiting." ”

Emperor Yuanziyou took "simplicity and frugality" as the reason, and this year's Shangyuan Day Luoyang Palace did not produce lanterns and lantern ceremonies, and the ministers naturally returned to their own families. However, it is not forbidden for the people to light the lamps and not have a curfew, so Luoyang City is full of lights tonight, and it is still very lively. In this season, wouldn't it be good to travel generously and meet the envoys of Guanzhong and Hebei for a while? Wang Yuanxiu of Pingyang immediately made up his mind and ordered: "The first meeting should be tonight." ”

"Okay." Yu Wentai nodded and added: "Then Mo Duo Lou and Xue Guyan, where did they come from?" ”

"They are all generals under Gao Huan's tent, and they are extremely brave, but if you talk about talking, you can only look mediocre."

"Filial piety, don't underestimate the heroes of the world."

"I'm with the black otter, although the world is big, I'm afraid of him as a bird?"