On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Tang Dynasty people called it Yuan Day, which can also be called New Year's Day. The usual rituals include changing peach charms and sticking door gods, and there was no custom of pasting Spring Festival couplets at that time.

At that time, the peach charm and the door god were a kind of thing, that is, a pair of wood chips cut from the branches of the peach tree, painted with red paint, and hung on both sides of the gate to ward off evil spirits.

On the two peach talismans, one is written "Shen Di" and the other is written "Yu Lei", both of which are legendary door gods who can suppress evil and drive away ghosts. Zhiwei Chi Laohei and Qin Shubao, the two brothers, had not yet become gods at that time!

The activities on the morning of the first day were finally over, and people were tired and hungry, so it was the most anticipated moment, and they began to eat and drink.

What Tusu wine, pepper and cypress wine, as well as garlic, garlic, leek, brassica, coriander composed of five spice plates, the taste is really not flattering, although the meaning is good, Xu Qilin only symbolically ate a little.

Xiao Zhao also pouted with a bitter face, but she was the youngest in the family, and she still had to drink some, which was called "De Sui".

The next meal was delicious and delicious, and the dumplings were finally served. Xu Qilin personally instructed the chef to adjust the filling, dipped in vinegar and garlic juice, which was called delicious.

"One more bowl." Xu Qilin ate heartily, and his voice became louder.

At this time, he was very sympathetic to the officials who accompanied the emperor to celebrate Chinese New Year's Eve and had to attend the great court meeting in the morning.

You must know that the etiquette system of the New Year's Day meeting is very strict, and there are strict regulations in many aspects, and all procedures must be carried out step by step, and there is no room for mistakes, otherwise the light ones will be fined, and the heavy ones will be demoted.

And the royal family also holds banquets, but who can relax and eat and drink like at home?

In Xu Qilin's view, this kind of official activity of the palace is purely a toss, and it is simply life-threatening!

Well, at the New Year's Day court meeting, it is estimated that only His Majesty Li Er is so happy that he doesn't want it.

Huayi cultural relics celebrate the New Year, frost in front of the wind. A colorful glow welcomes the dawn, and ten thousand red candles move spring. The poem makes it clear that the neat guard of honor and the solemn atmosphere of the pilgrimage procession jumped on the page.

In addition to the court officials in Beijing, the local officials should also bring various local specialties as tribute and go to Beijing to celebrate the New Year's Day.

Moreover, the rulers of various minority regimes and vassal states also came to congratulate the Tang Emperor with huge gifts and made friends with the Tang Empire.

The Tang Dynasty took advantage of the good opportunity of all countries to congratulate Zhengzheng to show national prestige, promote national law, and govern diplomacy, which also invisibly promoted exchanges and integration between ethnic groups.

Therefore, in a solemn and solemn atmosphere, His Majesty Li Er's downlooking gaze swept over the ministers in front of the palace, as well as the "hundred barbarians" and "all countries" who came to the dynasty, felt the supremacy of the imperial power, and was excited, and composed the poem "The Sun is Approaching the Dynasty".

"The wind opens the festival, and the gray rhythm moves the early sun. Hundreds of barbarians are devoted, and all countries are not young. Although there is no trace of Shunyu, fortunately Tiandikang. The track is the same as the eight tables, and the books and texts are mixed in all directions. He Yi is full of crowns, and he is full of clothes......"

In the face of Chinese and foreign He Zhengzhi, the ambition and pride of the Son of Heaven are revealed in the poem, and the car is on the same track, and the book is on the same text, which shows the majesty of the monarch of a great country.

As long as you're happy, it's not uncommon for us to have a big scene, just cool and crooked at home.

Xu Qilin ate and drank, and the happiness of his mood was not much lower than that of His Majesty Li Er. Who let us not be the emperor, eat and drink well, have a house and money, and have someone to wait, and we will be satisfied.

On the first day of the new year, Xu Qilin suddenly had a slack heart. The eldest brother is going to say goodbye, he is thirteen, can he marry a daughter-in-law or something?

Well, well, think too much, think too much. Xu Qilin glanced at the woman in the room, or the girl, with some weakness, and immediately lowered her head, her face was feverish.

At this time, the next person came in to report, and a guest came to pay New Year's greetings. As soon as the report was finished, Xu Qilin heard a familiar voice coming, and Yu Chihuan and Cheng Chubi somehow got together and came together.

"Haha, let's just say, the wine banquet in Qi Lin's house is exquisite, and it is much better than the home." Cheng Chubi glanced at the wine table when he entered the room, grinned and said: "That's how it should be, what Wuxin plate, Tusu wine, that taste is really hard to swallow." ”

Yu Chihuan touched Cheng Chubi, and the two bowed to Xu Qili and said New Year's greetings.

Xu Qili returned the salute with a smile, invited the two to sit down, and asked the next person to add dishes and chopsticks.

On the first day of the first lunar month, people with conditions in Chang'an City basically set up a banquet. When you go to pay New Year's greetings, you can eat it one by one, which is called "Denza".

It's just that these two guys even came to eat breakfast, which is a bit beyond the scope of "passing the seat".

"You two got up early." Xu Qilin picked up the wine jug and poured wine for the two, and said with a smile: "I still want to go to the city after dinner and go to your mansion to pay New Year's greetings!" ”

"Well, the taste of this soup is so fresh. What's stuffing? Cheng Chubi swallowed the dumplings in his mouth, and without waiting for an answer, he continued: "My father attended the court meeting and was not at home. If Qi Lin wants to pay New Year's greetings, he still needs to go in the afternoon. ”

Xu Qilin turned to Wei Chihuan and asked, "Duke E is not in the mansion either?" ”

Yu Chihuan nodded his head, stuffed braised pork in his mouth and munched, unable to even speak.

Xu Qili had already eaten, got up and sued for a crime, and went out to pay New Year's greetings.

Xiao Zhao was also full, and beckoned Scarlett and the others to master the mahjong skills they had just learned.

"Go, isn't there anyone waiting here!" Xu Qilin waved his hand at the hesitant Scarlett, and said with a smile: "You have to go out in a while, you have a good time at home." ”

After Scarlett and the others left, Yu Chihuan swallowed the food in his mouth and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, this little maid is getting more and more beautiful, can she still be used to warm the bed?" ”

Cut, Xu Qilin rolled his eyes and said, "Burning the fire kang and the fire wall, how can you warm any bed?" What's the matter, you still burn charcoal pots at home? ”

Yu Chihuan laughed and said, "If there is a family with a head and a face in the city, who still burns charcoal for heating?" At least the iron stove is used! ”

Cheng Chubi picked up the wine jug, poured a glass for Xu Qilin, rolled his big eyes, and asked tentatively: "Qi Lin, how is the mirror made by Dayingku?" ”

Xu Qilin glanced at this rough man strangely, and teased casually: "Why, Brother Cheng also feels that the bronze mirror is inconvenient when he is grooming and dressing, so he needs to change it to a clear one?" ”

"Hey-" Cheng Chubi waved his hand and said, "It's not a certain family, but the second brother in the family wants it." ”

Xu Qilin touched his chin, still not quite understanding.

Yu Chihuan helped explain on the side: "Cheng's second brother, Princess Shang Qinghe, has to be awarded the title of Captain of the Horse. Chinese New Year, or Shangyuan Festival, sisters and sisters always have to get together, if there is a mirror in hand-" As he spoke, he smiled at Xu Qilin.

Understood, understood in seconds. Sisters and sisters, that is, the princess party, holding the mirror to show off, and the woman's mind is like this.

Xu Qilin doesn't know much about this Princess Qinghe, but she is obviously not as favored as Princess Yan.

The same is true in history, Princess Qinghe came out of Cheng Liang in the seventh year of Zhenguan, when she was only ten years old. Judging from her age, it seems that His Majesty Li Er can't wait to marry her off.

Compared with Princess Changle, who married in the same year, there is a world of difference in dowry. His Majesty Li Er wanted to double the dowry of Princess Changle compared to Princess Yongjia, and he was reluctantly given up after being sprayed by Uncle Wei.

"This mirror-" Xu Qilin scratched his head and said with a wry smile: "Although it is an invention, the patent has been granted to Dayingku, but it can only share the profits." Moreover, it has not yet been priced, and it is not easy to sell to the outside world. ”

Cheng Chubi patted Xu Qilin's shoulder, and said with a smile: "You are still a big Ying Ku Kucheng!" It's to take a mirror out first, and then make up for it later, isn't it? ”

Xu Qilin scratched his head, pretended to think about it, and said, "This also makes it." But there are no big mirrors, only small ones. ”

"A small mirror is fine." Cheng Chubi breathed a sigh of relief, happily drank a glass of wine, and said: "I don't know how expensive the big mirror is, but the small mirror can always afford it." ”

"Captain Horse, can't even afford a big mirror?" Yu Chihuan deliberately pouted and teased: "Your Cheng family is still short of money, and you have wronged the princess." ”

"Two different things." Cheng Chubi waved his hand and said: "The Cheng family is the Cheng family, and the horse is the horse." Besides, there are so many princesses, and there are not a few who don't have mirrors. ”

This is a bit inconsistent, Xu Qilin tilted his head and glanced at Cheng Chubi, seeing that this guy didn't react, could it be that he is a fish, and he only has a seven-second memory?

The two guys ate and drank, and it took a long time for them to stop with a full hiccups, and they didn't care about going to someone else's house to "pass the seat".

It's also ha. Xu Qilin really doesn't like other people's meals, and the royal banquet is just like that.

"Let's go, go out for a walk." Yu Chihuan picked his teeth with a toothpick and raised his eyebrows at Xu Qilin.

Xu Qilin nodded and quickly agreed, he didn't have any friendship with other courtiers, that is, with his relationship with these little guys, he could barely go to pay a New Year's greeting, and he was familiar.

Before leaving, under Cheng's eye-wrenching expression, Xu Qilin had no choice but to go to the room and get a small mirror the size of a palm, only saying that he had stolen the little sister, and this was the only one.

Cheng Chubi's eyes lit up, and he carefully took a look at his bear-like appearance, and then cherished it in his arms.

In fact, before Da Yingku officially included the mirror in the statistics, Xu Qilin had already taken several large ones to his home, and there were more than a dozen small ones.

Anyway, it is in the experimental stage, and he is also the one who is directing and drumming, who knows the specific number. What's more, the patent has not been officially granted, and no one has any objections to it.

But now, Xu Qilin is still very well-behaved. If you want, buy it from Dayingu; Even he can't take the mirrors he makes, and he has a special person to record and take care of them.

The three of them got out of the house, got on their horses, talked as they walked, and went straight to the city.

"Let's go to the Pony Mansion first and give the mirror to my brother." Cheng Chubi touched the objects in his arms from time to time, as if he was afraid of breaking them, and finally decided to hand over the mirror to his brother first to be safe.

"We're waiting outside, you get in and out." Yu Chihuan was a little reluctant, and he didn't know if he was Cheng Chuliang or Princess Qinghe.

"If you can't see the princess, you don't have to make a big salute." Cheng Chubi glanced at Wei Chihuan and said, "Qi Lin doesn't know my second brother yet, isn't this just by the way." ”

Yu Chihuan hummed and chirped, reluctant but no longer opposed.

This kid is very similar to his old son, and he has a natural resistance to the princess.

You know, His Majesty Li Er was on a whim one day, and suddenly said to Wei Chi Laohei: "I want to marry my daughter to you and be your cheap old father-in-law, what's the matter?" ”

Yu Chi Lao Hei scolded secretly in his heart, what kind of play, Lao Tzu is still a teenager older than you, okay, you don't want to be a senior so neatly.

So, he hurriedly bowed to the ground and said: "Although my wife is not so good-looking and has no culture, we have been together since we were poor, and we have been together for decades, and we have feelings. Zi said: Born an official and made a fortune and died a wife - oh, it is the dignitary who does not abandon his friends, and does not change his wife when he becomes rich, I want to learn the good character of the ancients......"

His Majesty Li Er heard Lao Hei say this, and felt that it made sense, so he didn't say anything and shelved the matter.

The history books record this incident is very simple, only a few sentences. But in fact, it may have a different meaning, and it cannot be simply judged by facts.

Moreover, this incident happened after Yu Chi Laohei almost blinded Li Daozong. His Majesty Li Er warned him at that time that it was very serious to use Han Xin and Peng Yue to talk about things.

Therefore, His Majesty Li Er may not be a convulsion, but it may be a temptation. Let's see if this old guy has changed, and if he has the arrogance of relying on merit.

If you really want the Yu Chi family to be a princess, just like the Cheng family, Yu Chi Lao Hei is not without a son, and his age is quite suitable, how could he choose an old man?

If you want to look good or not, if you want to be literary or not, except for a pimple tendon meat, Yu Chi Lao Hei still has self-knowledge.

Of course, it could also be him, or maybe everyone thought too much, His Majesty Li Er just said it so casually.

But in the face of the emperor, how dare Wei Chi Laohei, who had just been warned, dare to make a mistake, and it is smart to make up a high-sounding reason to refuse. It doesn't matter if you're tempting, Lao Tzu just pretends to be a grandson, and it's not okay to hide at home as an otaku?

Wei Chi Laohei thinks so and does so. Since then, he has been an honest otaku and stayed away from the political arena.

In history, it was not until His Majesty Li Er conquered Goryeo and brought Li Jing, who was so sick that he couldn't get out of bed, that Wei Chi Laohei reluctantly went out with the army and ran a trick without making any effort.

Xu Qilin thought wildly, and felt that it was not easy to deal with the emperor. Always dig a pit for you, a small boat that doesn't deal with it properly, let alone friendship, is a credit like the god of Wei Chimen, and you have to pretend that your grandson is honest.

So, it's really an advantage to be young. When we grow up, we will return to our hometown. Oh, it's supposed to be sick and retired.

What kind of disease, I'm stunned, this has a history and can stand up to investigation.

"It's here, it's here." Cheng Chubi shouted and turned over and dismounted, and beckoned: "Go, go, go in and sit for a while, and we'll come out after taking a look." ”

Xu Qilin looked up at this Horse Mansion, which was much larger than his own house. Damn, he also said that your Cheng family has no money, and if you want to marry a princess, you have to have that hardware, at least build a big mansion as a horse house, and then it will be passed.