Chapter Twenty-Nine: Refusing to Celebrate Auspiciousness and Meeting for Cold Food
The sacrifice continued, but some officials immediately sent someone to improve the new plow.
Although it is simple, Li Wei drew it according to the original appearance, and there are always some negligences. Fortunately, some officials are in charge of equipment, and a very few officials themselves are in charge of agricultural tools, and they feel that some parts are lacking, so they immediately invite some old farmers and technicians to fill in the gaps. Originally, the defect was not big, and soon a perfect new plow drawing came out.
Dai Zhide said in a low voice: "Immediately report this matter to Luoyang, use the Di newspaper to convey it to the world, and rush to use the new ploughing in more areas before spring ploughing." ”
"Whoa!" A few of the servants retreated.
The wisdom of the Chinese people is almost unmatched, but since ancient times, the position of craftsmen is very low, and they do not pay much attention to scientific and technological inventions, so this shortcoming is gradually magnified over time, like the anthill in the embankment.
But the appearance of this new plough is so strange that it is related to the Jitian Festival, which is very different.
Some officials even suggested that it should be regarded as auspicious and dedicated to the emperor and queen of the eastern capital Luoyang.
Luoyang mentioned it several times, and Li Wei finally came back to his senses.
This time, I made a big noise.
Especially Xiangrui, it was a cup of poisoned wine to the order.
The so-called auspicious Rui, Linfeng, turtle dragon, etc. are Da Rui, followed by various strange beasts and monsters, such as Lanzhi, etc., which are upper, middle and lower Rui. His "grandfather" Li Shimin did not believe in auspiciousness in his early years, and there were white magpies nesting in the dormitory. In his later years, he gradually liked it, and there were more auspicious rui. In particular, after Li Zhili became the crown prince, the male pheasant flew to gather in the Xiande Palace, the bedroom produced Zizhi, and there were a number of other auspicious rui, such as the Chuzhou wild silkworm into a cocoon, all over the mountain, the Yellow River Qing in Shaanzhou for four days, the Yuhua Palace Li Shulianli, the branch across the stream, Fenzhou to see the green and white dragon, digging the ground is Yuan Jin.
And so on.
When Li Wei looked through these records, he estimated in his heart that except for some special natural phenomena, most of them were forged, including the auspicious rui of the East Palace, which was very likely to be related to that maternal uncle, the eldest grandson Wuji. Therefore, in the hands of his father Li Zhi, he offered Rui several times, but Li Zhi did not believe it, so the auspicious matter gradually dissolved.
This new plough can be auspicious or not auspicious.
This time it's swaggering, it's a mess! But the wood is already in the boat, and there is nothing to be done. Besides, if you know that you can save some people, but don't say it, you will always have some uneasiness in your conscience. But auspiciousness cannot be mentioned.
So he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the drought is serious, and I don't know when it will be relieved. Moreover, the father and the emperor respected the sky with his heart, and repeatedly instructed Xiangrui not to rise, so as to worry about the world. ”
With just one sentence, these ministers cooled down, the king of Chu has a slim waist, and there are many hungry women in the world. You have to be optimistic about the direction of the wind. The emperor doesn't like it, someone is willing to pat the horse's ass, who wants to pat the horse's hooves?
But the new plough quickly spread to the states with the Express.
Also because of the new plough, it gave the Jida Festival some festive taste.
It was getting dark, and the people drove back to the city. But it didn't end, and the next day you had to work in the Tai Chi Palace. Because Li Wei is the crown prince, it is located in the Mingde Palace.
All the palace people in the dining room of the East Palace have begun to prepare, and there are not enough people, so they have transferred people from Daming Palace and Taiji Palace to assist.
Li Wei lay weakly in the bathtub, his body, although he had barely rested well for a day and a half, but he did not have too much physical labor, and he actually felt tired. But I'm thinking about it in my head, it's not good, even if I run away, it's not so easy to escape.
Thinking of this, I was very depressed.
At this time, the palace people outside came in and reported: "The young master of the prince asks to see him." ”
Xu Jingzong? Li Wei immediately got up from the bathtub and said, "Please wait for a while, and I will meet him immediately." ”
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At the end of February, pear blossoms, peach blossoms, and begonia flowers are in full bloom.
When night came, a faint fragrance filled the air of Chang'an City.
In fact, the weather is sunny for a long time, and the lady still likes it.
If it weren't for the two great sacrifices in the capital that affected people's vision, if it weren't for the poor victims stranded everywhere, the spring was bright and the weather was dry, but many people would be happy.
Good rain knows the season, when spring happens, after all, it was the prince who felt it. On rainy days, the spring rain is always a little cold, the road is always a little muddy, and it is somewhat inconvenient to travel. Even the crown prince, don't you say it, sneak into the night with the wind, it's best to rain at night, and during the day, that Prince Ren doesn't like it......
Yang's house is not a prosperous place in Chang'an, and it is even a little remote. But remoteness has the advantage of remoteness, the land is not so tight, and the land is convenient and spacious. In addition to the three-in, three-out residence, a small building, there is also a small garden. It's not very extravagant, but there are many flowers and plants, some trees, and a few rockeries, and a stream passes through the garden.
The windows are open, the night breeze blows, and the fragrance of flowers and the fresh smell of the trees is refreshing.
Mrs. Yang and her daughter Yang Min sat on the Hu bed by the window, looked at their daughter and said, "The prince has returned to the palace." ”
"Hmm," Yang Min replied softly.
"You should go and take a look at him, I heard that this morning, he has been plowing for a long time, and his health is weak, and I have some worries."
"Mother, the child has been going many times in the past 20 days, and the number of times I have been there is too much, and it is not good."
"Silly boy, in a few months, when the crown prince is crowned, you will get married, and you will visit your future husband, what is wrong?"
"The prince said that as long as there is a heart, it is better than anything."
"Alas, you are stupid again, why did the prince beat Zhou Guogong for a palace maid? It was because of that palace maid who served by his side all day long. People are not plants and trees, and they will be in love after a long time. Only by visiting often, can the prince rely on you. ”
Mother's words are true, but is it true?
Yang Min couldn't help but think of all the interactions during this time, after the prince fell seriously ill, it seemed that many aspects had changed. The main thing is to be very assertive and act boldly. Although her body was still sick, it made her feel a kind of strength. Just like the poems he wrote, those poems. This feeling made her addicted. But I was a little scared and worried.
pinching the corners of his clothes, he said, "Mother, the prince has worked hard all day today, and even after his father came back, he lay down to rest, not to mention the prince." At this time, it is not to visit, but to disturb. Besides, tomorrow we will have a banquet for the ministers. The child thinks that even if he goes, it is better to go the day after tomorrow. ”
Mrs. Yang thought about it for a while and felt that it made sense. Just about to retreat, the maidservant came over and reported: "Madam, little lady, Xu Xiaoniang on the Xitai Sheren Mansion and Pei Xiaoniang on the Zuojinwu Mansion and Yulin Zhonglang will ask to see the Yang Xiaoniang in the house. ”
These three girls refer to Taizong's famous and talented brother Xu Chongrong, Xu Qidan's daughter Xu Li, fourteen years old, may be due to genetic factors, she is very beautiful and talented; Pei Yuhe, the daughter of Pei Judao of the Pei family in Jiangzhou, is thirteen years old, although she is beautiful, she is slightly inferior to Xu Li and Yang Min, but she is also talented and moral; These two girls are famous ladies in the capital, and many families come to ask for marriage, because they are still young, or the two girls have a very high vision, and they have not decided yet. The last one is Yang Gongren's successor Yang Zhirou's daughter Yang Xian, who is in the same clan as Yang Sijian, but in terms of seniority, Yang Xian is two generations shorter than Yang Min. But the age is similar, and they are also married. In fact, Yang Min and Yang Xian often correspond, but they have very little contact with Pei Yuhe and Xu Li.
This is a matter for the children, and Mrs. Yang exited the room.
After a while, three girls walked in giggling.
After several girls saluted, they sat down, Xu Li sat on the Hu bed not far from the bed, and happened to see a small half of a square handkerchief embroidered on the bed, with a line of poems on it, and picked it up.
The pattern began to be embroidered, a round of golden moon on the seaside, the waves were stacked, until the seashore, there were a few strange stones, a hut, and a person was sitting in it. I don't know if the pattern is good or bad, but the small poem in the upper right corner attracts her.
The moon is born on the sea, and the end of the world is at this time. The lover complains about the night, and he is lovesick at night. The candles are extinguished, and the light is full, and the clothes are dewed. It's unbearable to give away, and it's a good time to sleep.
In the first sentence, the realm is majestic and vast, but the poetic style turns downward, and in the last sentence, it is layered and advanced, the scenes are blended, and the rhyme is deep and timeless.
"Sister Min, what a poem, was it written by the prince?"
"Hmm."
"His Royal Highness is as rumored by the outside world, his talent is amazing," Pei Yuhe also came over, and sighed after seeing it.
"Sister Min, you are so blessed, I am jealous of you," Xu Li scratched Yang Min's ribs and said jokingly.
Yang Min felt a little bitter in his heart, he heard that many ladies in the capital admired the prince, but he had always regarded the prince as a rotten straw. Without the cause that was planted before, how could there be today's fruit? makes his current status in the heart of the prince not as good as a personal palace maid.
The three girls didn't know what happened between them, and Pei Yuhe said again: "Sister Min, what other poems does the prince have, take them out, let's observe them." ”
There are not many poems left behind, more than three poems, or five poems casually chanted in Dongshi, and the last one seems to be only half chanted. But almost all of them are boutiques.
"I didn't get much, and there were three more."
As he spoke, he chanted the other three.
Although these three poems are not as good as the bright moon on the sea, they are not bad.
Pei Yuhe sighed and said, "Sister Min, you don't know how many blessings you cultivated in your previous life. If it were me, I would be satisfied with the prince every day and grinding and washing the pen. ”
Among the four girls, she and Xu Li are quite talented, and they know the weight of these poems, followed by Yang Min, Yang Xian is a step behind. Therefore, Yang Xian laughed and said, "It's better to be like this, catch up with Ming'er and beg your father to ask someone to let you be the prince's Liangdi Baolin." ”
"We are all willing, will Sister Min agree?" Xu Li was happy. This is a joke, even if the crown prince Naliangdi Baolin is not just doing what he wants.
Pei Yuhe said: "Although it was a joke, my brother and I went to the eastern suburbs, but we saw the prince with our own eyes. When he was ploughing, because of his pity for the people, he lost the sacrificial rites, and even my eyes were wet at that moment. ”
The prince's benevolence moved heaven and asked the prince to come up with a new plow, and the matter had spread rapidly in Chang'an City. The other three girls all looked yearning.
"I was going to go that day, but my mother locked me up at home and didn't let me go out," Xu Li said with a look of regret on her face: "I also heard some news, this time in order to deal with Tubo, the prince came up with a good idea, which made General Liu Renliang and Jiang Zuoxiang appreciate it greatly." ”
The more she spoke, the more bitter Yang Min's heart became, and the stronger her sense of urgency became.
Yang Xian said: "If you don't say it, Sister Min is unhappy." ”
"Hehe," Xu Li said, "Let's get down to business, the Cold Food Festival is coming, how about we go out to play together?" ”
"Don't go," Yang Min replied without hesitation, it was because one of Helan Min's pedestrians agreed to take a trip to Qujiang Pond, and if there was an accident, he dared to go out?
"Go, little aunt," Yang Xian asked jokingly. But according to the generation, a little aunt is not too much.
"It's not that I don't go, it's that the prince is full of books of rites, and he doesn't like it."
"Are those rumors true?" Xu Li said in surprise.
"How is this true? Haven't you heard about the prince and Zhou Guogong in Hongwenguan? This is a rumor spread by Zhou Guogong. Yang Xian immediately defended Yang Min.
"Sister Min is right. The crown princess is the future mother of the world, and her behavior needs to be dignified and upright. "The Pei family is a famous family with a strict family education. Pei Yuhe himself behaved dignified and immediately agreed.
"Sister He, you're talking too seriously, right?" Yang Xian stuck out her tongue. However, Pei Yuhe's words are not unreasonable, as the crown princess, her behavior must indeed be paid attention to. Thinking of this, I can't help but be very disappointed.
Xu Li rolled her eyes and said, "Why don't you do this, it's just the four of us, how about going to Zhongnan Mountain together?" ”
Yang Min's personality is happy and not quiet, if he wants to be as quiet as Pei Yuhe, he can't do it, if the four of them go out and have no male companions, he won't be angry if he knows about it. couldn't help but be moved, looked at Pei Yuhe, and then looked at Yang Xian.
"That's okay," Pei Yuhe said. The Cold Food Festival is once a year, and if you stay at home, it will be boring.
Even Pei Yuhe said so, and Yang Min finally nodded in agreement.
After sending off the three daughters, the night gradually deepened, and the stars in the sky were dotted, quietly peeking at the joys and sorrows of the world. Yang Min picked up the square handkerchief, remembering what Pei Yuhe and Xu Li said, although they were joking, but their admiration for the prince could be felt by themselves. Thinking of this, my heart is full of joy and worry......