During the Chinese New Year, Xu Qilin has a very complicated mentality. In later generations, the New Year is getting lighter and lighter, and there is less and less New Year's flavor. And the atmosphere of the festival seems to be deliberately supported by someone.

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, and I can't find the joy of childhood anymore; Maybe it's because the flavor of the year is already there, but while playing with the mobile phone, I sigh that there is nothing that doesn't belong to me......

It was Chinese New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye, and Xu Qilin was very glad that he was not a high-ranking official, and he did not have to leave his relatives to enter the palace to accompany His Majesty Li Er to observe the New Year.

Although the food at the royal banquet must be very exquisite, and the performance of the song and dance troupe is also very exciting, who doesn't want to relax, who wants to stay up with Li Dong for a night?

As soon as it was dark, Xiao Zhao couldn't wait to pull Xu Qilin and ran to the street to participate in the expulsion. Scarlett and Adjani also followed happily, and Xu Qilin had to let Wu Xiang and other family members protect him.

The so-called exorcism, commonly known as dancing gods, is a ritual held on Chinese New Year's Eve to ward off epidemic ghosts to pray for health and safety for everyone in the new year.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were two types of "expulsions", official and non-governmental. Officially, it's called "Guofu". The national nu is presided over by Taichang Temple, the location is in front of the Zichen Palace, the scene is very large, there are many participants, and it is very noisy.

In front of the parade team are the old man and the old woman's mask, and the back is more or less a child's mask.

Then there are the objects that wear various ghost masks and want to be driven away. A large group of people walked and danced, and played and sang.

Xu Qilin and others joined in the excitement and coaxed, and followed the team to wander around.

Although it was very simple, with this ritual, Xu Qilin immediately felt that the flavor of the New Year was much stronger, mainly because of the joyful mood. And the atmosphere of the New Year has become more enthusiastic with the ceremonies.

After the expulsion, Xu Qilin and others returned home, and when they were still far away, they saw fires burning in the courtyards of every house, which the Tang Dynasty called "Ting Liao". The flickering firelight was much brighter than the usual night.

Next, there is the New Year procedure that has not been changed since ancient times - eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and drinking reunion wine. There are also rich and noble people who play music, and if they drink too much, they go to the fire and sing and dance arm in arm.

In order to be lively, Xu Qilin invited Zheng Niangzi and A Ke, as well as the people and family members in the troupe who are not in the local area, to come over to celebrate the New Year together.

In this way, although the Xu Mansion did not raise kabuki, there was no shortage of singing and dancing programs on Chinese New Year's Eve, and there was no cold talk.

But Xu Qilin thought thoughtfully, it was good to invite someone to celebrate the New Year, but if it made people feel that they were called to perform, it would make people feel bad.

"The Chinese New Year's Eve banquet should be lively and joyful. Writing poems and lyrics, blowing, playing and singing, completely voluntary, whoever is good at what will perform. Xu Qilin took the wine glass, toasted everyone first, then got up and said with a smile: "I'll come first, and I'll sing a cheesy song "Wishing you prosperity." ”

Zheng Niangzi, Ake, Scarlett and others slapped hard, and now applause has become a welcome expression, at least in Chang'an.

Xu Qilin walked to the middle of the hall with a smile, thought about the lyrics, and then sang: "I congratulate you on making a fortune, I congratulate you on your wonderful; The best please come, the bad please go away, the courtesy is not to blame for many people......"

The bizarre singing and plain and popular lyrics aroused a burst of laughter. The most important thing is that Xu Qilin is making such a fuss, and others come to perform again to celebrate the festival and celebrate the New Year, without the difference in identity.

"Eat and drink well, everyone is free." After Xu Qilin's performance, he smiled and gave way, then returned to the wine table, grinned at the little stunned eldest brother, and sat down to eat and drink.

The ingredients may not be as fine as the palace, but the taste of the food is not far behind. There are also high and low alcohol, as well as mash for women and children.

The joyful atmosphere continued, and after eating and drinking for a while, Zheng Niangzi performed a pipa solo. Xiao Zhao jumped up and ran to the hall again, and sang "Laughter in the Sea" in a crisp and immature voice. When singing, her shaking her head made everyone laugh.

"Haha, I robbed you of your best song." Xiao Zhao ran to Ah Ke's side, took her arm and said with a grin: "Who told you to know more, you won't worry about the lack of a show." ”

Ah Ke smiled and teased: "What's yours and mine, whoever grabs it first is whoever." ”

Xiao Zhao nodded again and again, took a lot of dishes, and put them on a small plate in front of Ah Ke, "These dishes are delicious, you eat more!" ”

Ah Ke couldn't see it, but his senses were very keen, and he reached out to caress Xiao Zhao's shoulder and back, expressing his gratitude with such an intimate action.

"I have decided to go to King Ji's Mansion to serve as a member of the army." Xu Qili suddenly put down his wine glass, and said to Xu Qilin with a smile: "After the year of King Ji's domain, I will go to Xiangzhou with him." ”

Xu Qilin couldn't help but be stunned and asked, "Isn't it the literature of the Yue Wangfu, how did it become the Ji Wangfu to join the army again?" ”

Xu Qili explained: "Ji Wangfu's army has just become vacant, and the officials have notified him to reply after a certain year. ”

Li Shen, the king of Ji, is the same age as Li Zhi, and the history contains: less studious, longer than literature and history, the royal family is as famous as Yue Wang Zhen, and the people of the time are Ji and Yue.

Xu Qili continued: "And King Ji was quite polite to a certain person, and sent someone to send an invitation card to invite a certain person to the palace for a banquet in the second year of the first lunar month. ”

Xu Qilin bowed slightly, but still said cautiously: "Big brother, don't make a decision first, go to the palace to see King Ji first, observe his temperament, observe his attitude, and then it's not too late to make plans." ”

Xu Qili nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, hearing is false, seeing is believing, and then making a decision." ”

Xu Qilin hesitated for a moment, but still asked tentatively: "Sister is also always concerned about the eldest brother's lifelong events, I don't know what the eldest brother plans?" If you like it, it's better to hire a matchmaker after the year, and make the family affair first. has a sister-in-law to accompany him to work, and the eldest brother does not have to be left alone to take care of his daily life. ”

Xu Qili's face turned red, he picked up the wine glass and sipped it gently, smiling a little embarrassed.

There's a door! Xu Qilin's eyes lit up, if the eldest brother didn't like it, then he blurted out. Now this look is obviously to be ashamed to speak, and to stop talking.

"The little brother looks very good at the Chen family's lady." Xu Qilin grinned and said: "Gentle and polite, and good at housekeeping." His younger brother is also working hard in the Dayingku Arithmetic Museum, and it is common for him to have an official position in the future. ”

Xu Qili put down the wine glass, stroked his forehead, and snorted: "I just heard that she has suffered from bumps before, I wonder if it will relapse in the future?" ”

Xu Qilin smiled, waved his hand and said, "Big brother is too worried." Chen Niangzi suffered from soul disorder, which was caused by fright. The younger brother has asked the tutor to recall him, and there is no risk of recurrence. ”

Xu Qili perked up, looked at Xu Qilin, and said with some surprise: "I heard Chen Niangzi say that it was the younger brother who cured her illness with a magic weapon, but it turned out that it was Lu Yu Immortal who rescued her." Well, that's okay now. ”

Xu Qilin pretended to nod yes and said with a smile: "Then take advantage of the Chinese New Year, the eldest brother will go to Xu's house for a trip, or send the media to say yes." ”

Xu Qili smiled, nodded again and again, and said, "You don't have to go in person, let the housekeeper send a gift to see you, and by the way, explore the Chen family's tone." ”

"It's fine." Xu Qilin said: "The Chen family is not a big family of scholars, and the younger brother is very satisfied with this. Sister A also once said that the wealthy family of the scholar family is very popular, and the children of the family are uneven, and if they don't say it well, they will be implicated. With the talent of the eldest brother, he doesn't need any connections to help him. ”

Xu Qi nodded his head in agreement and said, "It's not easy for Sister Ah to be in the palace, you and my brother can't help, and don't make trouble for her." ”

Speaking, Xu Qili sighed and said: "On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, reunion and celebration, parents have passed away, and siblings cannot get together, helpless!" ”

The Tang Dynasty people liked to live in large families, and Chinese New Year's Eve was a happy day for reunion. Not only the direct children and grandchildren of the family, but also the younger brothers, nephews, married sisters, and nephews who have married have to get together for reunion.

"My younger brothers, sisters, wives, children, nephews, and nephews, foolish me to help me with joy." It vividly describes the scene of a happy reunion of a large family, old and young.

Xu Qilin glanced at his eldest brother in a little surprise, he didn't know that he was usually sullen, but he still had such a sigh. It seems that he is not a nerd who can just die reading!

At this time, Scarlett started dancing, although it was not an authentic Hu Xuan dance, but she still learned it, and her body was also extremely flexible, jumping like a flower butterfly, which caused a round of applause.

Xu Qilin's attention was also attracted, smiling and clapping his hands.

Eating and drinking, singing and dancing, chanting poetry, well, only Xu Qili does this. But this Chinese New Year's Eve was full of joy and excitement, although there was no Spring Festival gala.

Two hours had passed before the feast was over. But if you want to keep vigil, there will naturally be other entertainment programs.

Several women gathered around and giggled and played a game suitable for all ages - hiding hooks. The so-called hidden hook is to guess things.

The two groups were equal in number and faced each other. During the game, a group of people secretly hold a small hook (such as a jade hook, a silver hook) or other small objects in one of the hands of one of them, and the other party guesses which hand of which person, and the guess wins.

The game of Tibetan hook is not a blind guess, but a test of the wisdom and analytical ability of both sides of the Tibetan guess. The collector is required to be clever and fickle, and the guesser is good at observing words and colors, and pondering the other party's demeanor and expression.

And this game is said to have been created during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's wife, whose real surname is Zhao, is a native of Hejian, and it is said that she has clenched her fists with both hands since she was born and never stretched out. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty passed by the river and stretched out his hands, and a hook appeared in his hands.

Emperor Wu married her back to the palace, called "Mrs. Hook Yi", also known as "Mrs. Fist". According to the "Three Qin Chronicles", the women at that time imitated Mrs. Gouyi and clenched their fists, and people called this posture "hidden hook".

Mrs. Hook Yi is young and beautiful, and she also left a story of hiding the hook. But the ending was very miserable, just because she gave birth to Emperor Zhao Liu Fuling.

The so-called "mother is more expensive than son", Liu Fuling is about to be made the crown prince, and the glory and wealth of Mrs. Gou Yi seem to be in front of him. But the emperor's thinking is different, or the emperor is not a normal person.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was worried that the crown prince Liu Fuling was young, and after ascending the throne, he might be listened to by Mrs. Gouge, so as to monopolize power, repeating the mistake of Empress Lu usurping power and killing the Liu family, and made a cruel determination to set up a son and kill his mother.

So, Mrs. Gogo was executed at the age of twenty, and passed away with her attachment to this world and longing for her young son.

After executing the heir Liu Fuling's biological mother, Mrs. Gou Yi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also killed the biological mothers of his other children.

The reason is very simple, Liu Che doesn't want to leave any woman who can act as Liu Fuling's adoptive mother. Because of course, the adoptive mother of the little emperor may also be made the queen mother, and it is also possible to usurp power.

And such a miserable and cruel thing, there are only a few records left in the history books: all the sons of Emperor Wu, there are no men and women, and their mothers are all left behind.

In the eyes of Xu Qilin, or anyone with the thinking of later generations, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can be described as extremely vicious and perverted.

Bed with yourself. A woman who gives birth to children for herself has no emotion, is she still a person?

What's even more sinful is that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set a precedent in Chinese history of "killing mothers and children". It was completely imitated by the Northern Wei Dynasty and lasted for several generations before it was abolished.

And such a cruel practice is just to prevent the weak son and the mother from becoming strong and causing chaos in the world.

It can be seen from the development of history that the Han Dynasty finally perished, the Northern Wei Dynasty was also finished, and the illusion of eternal life for the country was finally shattered.

Xu Qilin didn't actually think too much, but just looked at Xiao Zhao holding the jade hook, his little face was expressionless, and he was afraid that others would notice his abnormal appearance, and he couldn't help but laugh.

Don't look at Xiaomei, who is also known for her literary talent in history, she is a woman with high appearance and IQ, but when she was a child, she was also so innocent and cute.

Xu Qilin smiled, went to the room and took out a bag of copper coins and gave them to the women as a lottery for the game. Whoever wins will get points, just have fun.

"Qi Lin can play Go, right?" Xu Qili looked at his little brother and said with a smile: "Since the "Thirteen Chapters of the Book of Chess" is written by Lu Yu Immortal, how much will it teach you, right?" ”

Xu Qilin scratched his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "Brother, why don't we play something else?" ”

"What other games do you have?" Xu Qili asked strangely.

Xu Qilin smiled, went to the room and took out a wooden box, instructed his subordinates to spread a cloth on the table, and poured out the contents of the box with a bang.

"This is-" Xu Qili looked at the small wooden block and was very puzzled, picked up a piece and looked at the words engraved on it, "Eighty thousand?" ”

Xu Qilin smiled proudly and beckoned the housekeeper and the bookkeeper to come over and popularize mahjong knowledge to everyone.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, let's practice a few first, it's easy to learn and fun." Xu Qilin asked everyone to sit on all sides, stretched out his hands, and skillfully shuffled the cards.

Xu Qili listened to a rough idea, saw that the little brother was full of interest, smiled, and also learned the little brother's way to shuffle the code cards.

Although other people's actions are very rusty, this is not the point, and it is very satisfying for Xu Qilin to be able to play.

Moreover, this set of mahjong cards removed the southeast and northwest, in the white, leaving only four fortune as a matching card, the way to play is also poor, but also with a treasure!