After Luo Yan and Lu Deming discussed the reform of literary style, Luo Yan was still excited. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info took the books I had been reading for the past few days, and I stayed up until the middle of the night, and then I fell asleep tossing and turning.

In the next few days, because there was no more entertainment, Luo Yan continued to stay in the Lu Mansion and study seriously. I think it's because Luo Yan taught the little girl Ying'er how to fold paper before, and she hasn't seen her come to Luo Yan in the past few days, and it happened to be quiet.

However, what Luo Yan didn't know was that the little girl Ying'er didn't come to him, so she naturally had a big plan.

When the time came to the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the little girl Ying'er, who had disappeared in Luo Yan's eyes for nearly half a month, came to the door by herself. Well, in fact, every time Ying'er comes to the door by herself, there has never been an exception.

"Luo Yan, do you know what day it is?" I haven't seen her for a few days, and the little girl has learned to pretend, pinching her little throat is a burst of arrogance.

But Luo Yan really didn't know what was special except for the fourteenth day of the first lunar month. So I can only tell the truth: "Isn't it the fourteenth day of the first month, what's so strange?" Also, niece, do you have an uncomfortable throat? As he spoke, Luo Yan habitually began to tease Ying'er.

"Dead Luo Yan, how many times have you said it, you are not allowed to call me my niece." The focus of the little girl's speech immediately shifted to what Luo Yan called herself.

Seeing that the little girl was about to go crazy, Luo Yan just gave in: "Okay, okay, I won't scream, I will resolutely not scream." But I really don't know what day it is. ”

"I know you don't know, huh. There is a lantern festival today, Luo Yan, you have to take me there. Ying'er began to be proud at this time, and finally there was something that Luo Yan didn't know, this was the first time.

"Wait, isn't the Lantern Festival tomorrow, why is it today?" Luo Yan, who has never gone out, naturally does not know that in this Chang'an City, the lantern festival of the Shangyuan Festival is from the fourteenth to the sixteenth day of the first month for three consecutive days, and the lights are lit all night long, without curfew.

"Who said that, it's been a few years, and it's been three days since the Lantern Festival, I said Luo Yan, you don't want to take this girl out, right?" Ying'er wasn't ready to let Luo Yan go.

"Alright then, I'll take you out when it gets dark. That's fine, but this time you'll need to talk to your teacher. Every time I have to say hello to the teacher, I blush. Luo Yan knew that he couldn't escape Ying'er's clutches, so he could only throw the matter of asking Lu Deming for instructions to Ying'er to deal with it herself.

"Then it's decided, I'll talk to Ah Weng now." The little girl got Luo Yan's promise and left happily.

Luo Yan began to think back to the events of the Shangyuan Festival.

Speaking of which, the title of the Shangyuan Festival is still a matter of the Tang Dynasty, as Ying'er said, at this time, the Shangyuan Festival is still called the fifteenth day of the first month or the first half of the first month, of course, it is not wrong to call Yuan Xi, but Yuan Xi only began to be called so in the Sui Dynasty. As for the Shangyuan Festival in Luo Yan's memory, it had to wait until Li Shimin ascended the throne to find out.

It is also ridiculous to say that it is Li Yuan who regards Lao Tzu as his ancestor, but it is definitely Li Shimin who carries Lao Tzu forward. This product not only gave Lao Tzu a lot of titles, but also changed the names of many daily things because of this, and this Shangyuan Festival is actually a good example.

Thinking about it, Li Shimin is also a poor person. The world said that he killed his brother and fought for the throne, but in order to be the emperor, Li Shimin did a lot of good and bad things. I think it's also so that people in the world can identify with themselves.

In fact, there is more than one Li Shimin doing the matter of changing the history books, and the founding emperors of previous dynasties or those who came from the wrong throne have actually done similar things, but Li Shimin is particularly scolded when he does it. is also putting gold on his face, but many people say that he is brazen. Why? Just because he sat in the position above 10,000 people, he did a good job.

It is very difficult for a person to get the approval of another person. Li Shimin is even more difficult, he must be recognized by the whole world, otherwise, this throne will not be stable at all. In the first three years of Zhenguan, there were various natural disasters, why were there a lot of rumors, saying that Li Shimin wanted to punish him because of the wrong way to the throne. It is nothing more than trying to stir up public resentment and then take advantage of the opportunity.

Can do this, will it be Li Jiancheng, who is already dead and can't die anymore? Definitely not. There were many natural disasters in the feudal dynasty, why did some emperors have no rumors when they were in power. It is nothing more than that there are displaced people who make trouble, and some people can benefit, so naturally this rumor stops at the wise. But at the beginning of Zhenguan, the people's lives were just stable, and the mood for making things calmed down, and some people saw that it was unprofitable, so they jumped out to make trouble, and then the wise men also pretended not to know anything.

Luo Yan has never been against conspiracy theories, let alone compared to what he already knows, Luo Yan doesn't believe that there is no cat here.

But these things are just thinking about them in private, what should they do after they go out, and at this time, shouldn't everyone sweep the snow in front of the door?

The time was in Luo Yan's daze and reading the book in the evening. After dinner, Ying'er dragged Luo Yan out of the Lu Mansion.

Today's lively place is not the East and West Market, but Suzaku Long Street. Most of the lanterns are placed on this long street. Although it was not completely dark at this time, the lanterns had already been lit. There were still two squares away from Suzaku Street, and Luo Yan saw that the direction was brightly lit, and even the sky was infected with bright colors.

When he really saw the lanterns, Luo Yan was also conquered by the exquisite skills of the ancient people.

Think about the vulgar lanterns made by welding the skeleton directly with steel pipes and then spraying on the inkjet cloth in some places in later generations, compared with these exquisite lamps in front of you, they are simply rubbish.

In ancient times, the skeleton material of the lantern was bamboo strips and wooden strips, and the bamboo strips could be made in any arc, which was an advantage for the production of lanterns. It was the first time that Luo Yan had seen someone who could make a portrait come to life.

Luo Yan was pulled by Ying'er to the Suzaku Gate, where he directly looked at the best lights.

Because Li Yuan would sit on the Vermilion Bird Gate at night to watch the lanterns in the past three days, indicating that he would have fun with the people, the relevant departments of Datang would naturally concentrate the best lanterns in front of the Suzaku Gate.

In order to curry favor with Li Yuan, the most conspicuous thing in front of the Suzaku Gate is a bull-riding statue of Lao Tzu. This is to show that the people agree that the Li family is the descendant of Lao Tzu.

If you want to say whether Li Yuan will be happy to see this, it must be happy. Although Li Yuan's lineage said that his ancestors had lived in Xiliang for a long time, he must have more or less Hu blood, which is very unfavorable to the current rule. In fact, after careful consideration, the suspicion lies in his ancestor Li Wei. Why, at that time, it was this person who recognized his ancestors and regarded himself as the sixteenth grandson of Li Guang. Of course, people will be suspicious, and often this kind of self-proclaimed descendant cannot provide detailed evidence, basically because of the identity problem. Therefore, it is regarded as Hu blood.

Therefore, the Li family's ability to be a high-ranking official for generations is not their greatest advantage. Recognizing ancestors is the strength. It's not enough for the ancestors to recognize Li Guang, and the descendants directly recognize Lao Tzu, you see who is better.

However, Li Yuan is not the only one who has recognized his ancestors, and Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty also recognized Zhu Xi as an ancestor.

This lantern of Lao Tzu riding a green ox is naturally taken from the story of Lao Tzu's letter to Guguan. Because Lao Tzu disappeared when he left Hangu Pass, Li Yuan said that he was a descendant of Lao Tzu, which was a side in terms of geographical location. Man, you really have to be shameless, you think how useless the person who designed this lantern must have been to come up with such an idea.

This lantern looks more than three meters tall, and what Luo Yan admires is that all the details of the lantern are particularly good. The skinny bones of the green ox, as well as the nose ring and horns, which require the use of a large number of twists and turns of bamboo strips to make the bones, and the process is quite complicated. The layer of paper covered with it is even more expressive by the painter. As for the portrait of Lao Tzu, it is even more elegant, and even the folds of the clothes are clearly expressed. At first glance, if it weren't for the painter's freehand handwriting, it would definitely be similar to a wax figure.

There are a lot of lanterns on the side that are also boutiques.

Many of the lanterns taken from folk tales are large portraits. What impressed Luo Yan the most was the lantern of the Hundred Flowers Fairy, which was a veritable lantern, and there were many flower-shaped lanterns next to the entire Hundred Flowers Fairy. From lotus flowers to plum blossoms, every petal is made just like the real thing.

The little girl Ying'er went up and touched it with curiosity, and after touching it, she exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, it's actually made of paper, I thought there were really flowers that would shine." The little girl's innocent words caused a burst of laughter from the people around her.

But after laughing, these people have to continue to sigh at the fineness of their workmanship.

In fact, this kind of lantern festival is often a ride on the lights, and joining in the fun is the main play, no, Luo Yan was pulled by Ying'er and ran to the place where there was a large circle of people in front.

When Ying'er let go, Luo Yan found that he had been taken to the middle of the crowd. It turned out that this was a place to guess lantern riddles. Seeing what this was for, Luo Yan was a big head. This thing evoked some bad memories for Luo Yan, so Luo Yan's face was not very good.

But the little girl didn't care about this, and after learning that if she guessed the lantern riddle correctly, she could take the lantern away, and the little girl was eager to try it.

Of course, she doesn't have this ability herself, but in the little girl's mind, there is a Luo Yan who is absolutely smart except for being a little stupid.

"Luo Yan, you have to guess the lantern riddle for me, I will bring the lantern home to Ah Weng and show them." The little girl gave Luo Yan an ultimatum without discussion.

"Well, just bring one, lantern riddles are not my forte, and besides, I don't want to stay in this place for a long time." Although Luo Yan felt a little uncomfortable, he still gave in.

Originally, the little girl was quite dissatisfied when she heard Luo Yan's answer, but when she saw Luo Yan's uncomfortable face, she shut up and didn't say anything. She has a small temperament and likes to be unreasonable, but people are definitely not stupid. Through Luo Yan's face, she knew that if she didn't agree, Luo Yan would definitely turn around and leave without saying a word.