Chapter 43: Lantern Festival
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as the "Lantern Festival", because its main customs are lanterns, lanterns, and lanterns, so it is also called the "Lantern Festival". There is a Song Dynasty www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion, and the Lantern Festival has always been the most important festival, and the famous sentence "only the state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps" is out of the Northern Song Dynasty.
At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, I don't know what Taizu Zhao Kuangyin thought, probably because the court was fine, the country was stable, the year was abundant, and the Shu State was destroyed, so I wanted to have fun with the people, and my brain was wide open, and the original three-day Shangyuan Lantern Exhibition, that is, the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth of the first month, added the seventeenth and eighteenth night lights, and since then there has been a Song generation, and the five night lights of the Shangyuan Dynasty have formed a system. After arriving at Taizong Zhao Guangyi, the Lantern Festival not only put five night lights in a row, but also gave three days off across the country, so that the officials and the people could enjoy and enjoy together.
The Son of Heaven and the people enjoy the Lantern Festival together, in order to show their proximity to the people, which is also Zhao Kuangyin's first precedent, since then, every emperor at this time will be in Xuande Gate and the people to appreciate the Lantern Festival, all kinds of concubines and concubines will also accompany the emperor out to enjoy the lanterns. At this time, Xuandemen is always crowded.
In this dynasty, the emperor thought that he was an elegant person, and put out the imperial wine at the end gate of the imperial city, called "Jinou wine", and arranged nearly 1,000 people in Guanglu Temple to hold the golden cup to persuade the wine. As long as the people who come to see the lamp, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, old or young, they can go to the end of the door to get a cup of imperial wine. Zhao Ji also arranged for the guards to shout and remind the tourists: "One person only has to eat one cup!" ”
When Li Jinggang came to the Northern Song Dynasty, he was curious. I also went to drink it on purpose, as for the taste of this imperial wine, it was average, Li Jing only felt that the golden cup was really good, with exquisite workmanship and full of color. If it weren't for the guards guarding him, Li Jingdu would have wanted to keep this golden cup and bury it for future generations!
Qingfeng Village is also a town in terms of scale, but this lantern festival is also very lively, as far as Li Jing is concerned, although it is not as good as Bianjing, but it is not much worse.
Every Lantern Festival, there are many people, fish and dragons are mixed, and it is also a high incidence period of crime, every year at this time, there are women who lose their golden hairpins, are eaten tofu, and so on. It is not only a lantern festival, but also can not help but be prepared for fire prevention. And all these things in Qingfeng Village are all pressed on Hua Rong's body. Hua Rong has to take the sergeants to look after the scene every time he arrives, and now is the busiest time for Hua Rong.
So now there is only Li Jing who is with Hua Xiaomei.
According to the tradition of previous years, the most lively place in Qingfeng Village is the Land Temple. Before the Lantern Festival, the residents of the village had already discussed, collected money and goods, and went to the land temple to tie up a small Ao Mountain, on which there were colorful hanging flowers, and five or six hundred bowls of lanterns were hung. In the land temple, all kinds of social fires are fired.
When Hua Xiaomei took Li Jing to this Qingfeng town to see the lights, she saw that in front of the house, a lantern shed was set up, and the lanterns were hung, and many stories were painted on the lights, and there were ribbon-cutting flying white peony lanterns, and hibiscus lotus flowers were different lights. In the town, there are all kinds of arts, there is no shortage of jugglers, fire-breathing, stilt-walking, martial arts, Li Jing even saw a boulder on his chest!
To be honest, Li Jing had seen such a scene in his previous life, but he didn't feel anything, but he just looked at the flower girl on the side laughing constantly along the way, and Li Jing was also very happy in his heart. As he was walking, Li Jing saw a flash of fire in front of Hua Xiaomei, and he was anxious, and immediately reached out to hold Hua Xiaomei, but because he was in a hurry and used too much force, Li Jing directly pulled Hua Xiaomei into his arms.
Wen Yu was in her arms, Li Jing was a little stunned, and Hua Xiaomei was also stunned. Li Jing is also a veteran of the love field, at this time, looking at the little sister in his arms, the cheeks were a little red, only to feel that everything around him was busy, and he didn't care about it at all, and when he couldn't help but want to bow his head and kiss it, there was a cry in his ears.
Li Jing was impatient, looked up, but it was the fire-breathing juggler, this artist didn't pay attention, for fear of startling Hua Xiaomei, and seeing that Hua Xiaomei didn't move in Li Jing's arms, he had the courage to come over and take a look, and when he saw that the two of them were fine, he apologized: "Official, Fang Cai is really sorry, the villain really didn't see this little lady coming!" ”
Li Jing saw it clearly, and did not hurt Hua Xiaomei, so naturally he would not worry about him, but just instructed: "Be careful in the future, if you hurt someone, you will not be happy!" ”
The artist heard that Li Jing meant not to pursue it, his face was happy, and he thanked: "Thank you for the big official for mentioning it, the villain will retire." ”
Li Jing waved his hand, and he felt the little girl in his arms react and broke away from Li Jing's hand that was still holding her.
When Li Jing looked at Hua Xiaomei, he saw Hua Xiaomei bowing her head in front of him, but her face was red and dripping blood, her hands were in front of her, and her white fingers kept stirring, making it seem that the owner of this finger was very nervous now. It's night now, and the lights around her should be on Hua Xiaomei, which has a hazy beauty.
"Little sister?" Li Jing called softly.
Hua Xiaomei twisted her toes before replying, "Hmm." But this answer seemed to stop in his throat, and if Li Jing hadn't listened carefully, he really wouldn't have heard it.
Li Jing said softly: "Fang Cai ......"
Hua Xiaomei listened, raised her head with a red face, and whispered: "The Land Temple is the most lively over there, I haven't taken you to see it yet!" ”
Li Jing saw that Hua Xiaomei was obviously too shy, and thought about diverting the topic, so he responded: "Since you came here today, why do you want to go and see it!" ”
Hua Xiaomei whispered again, and then led the way in front, Li Jing hurriedly followed, and walked side by side with Hua Xiaomei.
After this change, Hua Xiaomei is no longer as lively as before, but for these two people, who can say that this is a bad thing?
At the moment, the two of them walked only five or six hundred steps, and Li Jing saw the lights and candles in front of him, and a group of people gathered around the gate of a large walled courtyard, which looked very lively. Hua Xiaomei has gradually recovered along the way, and it just so happened that at this time, the gong sounded, and everyone in the audience cheered together. Hua Xiaomei introduced to Li Jing: "Every year, some skilled artists are invited here to perform here, and those who can perform here are all top artists." ”
Li Jing saw that the little sister Hua had a yearning look on her face, and asked, "Little sister, do you want to go and have a look?" ”
Hua Xiaomei originally wanted to go, but she was a little hesitant, there were many people here, and she had a daughter's house, but it was a little difficult to squeeze in. Li Jing saw that Hua Xiaomei's face showed a look of emotion, and also thought of the reason for her hesitation, and said, "Little sister, come with me!" He took Hua Xiaomei's hand and went to the crowd.
Hua Xiaomei was a little cute again, and she didn't think about breaking free, so she was escorted by Li Jing and broke into the crowd, keeping no one around Hua Xiaomei more than a foot away. Even if there were some dissatisfaction in the crowd, seeing that Li Jing and Hua Xiaomei were dressed luxuriously, they didn't dare to say much. Hua Xiaomei here didn't know this, she saw that the faces of the people on this scene were painted with colored ink, pretending to fall for a while, turning her head for a while, and slanting her mouth and eyes for a while, she had already been amused and giggled, and she couldn't stand up a little when she pulled Li Jing's shoulders.