When the time came, the sun had already set on the top of the West Mountain, there was no noon blazing, the orange sun shone down, creating a comfortable tone, tired for most of the day, everyone felt tired, Li Shimin also understood the truth of moderation, and announced at the moment that the spring festival ceremony was over.

The crowd was excited, and after a burst of joy, they looked at each other, and everyone laughed in unison, stained with mud, where is there still an elegant and luxurious bearing, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, but he also expected this situation, passed the decree and ordered everyone to follow him to the Huangzhuang to change clothes.

There is no reason to refuse, everyone thanked them, and moved forward mightily, taking this opportunity, Li Chengqian said softly: "Han Rui, today, I have your guidance, thank you!" ”

"But they dare not take it." Han Rui waved his hand slightly, and said with a quiet smile: "I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is no stranger to farming, and he is much better than me." ”

"That's nature." Li Chengqian said complacently: "Since I was eight years old, I have accompanied my father to the countryside to inspect the agricultural situation, at least seven or eight times a year, and I have to work by myself. ”

"Your Majesty and the crown prince care about agricultural affairs, which is really a blessing for the people in the world." Han Rui smiled, and didn't mind saying a few kind words.

When the two were chatting quietly, in the nearby corner, there were also people whispering, Helan Anshi, who was fluttering in white, diligently handed a white towel to Li Tai to wipe the sweat stains, and sighed lightly: "Your Highness is working hard in the field, and we can only wait and see in Longshang, my heart is really not good, and I can't replace it with my body." ”

Slowly wheezing, Li Tai said indifferently: "Compared with my father, my tiredness is not a hardship. ”

"Your Highness is absolutely right." Helan Anshi was submissive, his eyes flickered, and he said with a sigh on his face: "I really envy Han Xiaoshu, and I can also go to the field and do my best for the prince, but it's a pity that I am only a shallow learner and can't write good poems to present to His Royal Highness." ”

The movement of wiping sweat stopped slightly, Li Tai's eyebrows were lightly locked, seeing Li Chengqian and Han Rui's intimate attitude, talking and laughing, his eyes flickered, and then returned to normal, and smiled comfortingly: "An Shi, don't be presumptuous, take it as short, compared with the length of people, if you talk about the law of punishment, in the court, except for a few chief officials of Dali Temple, no one is your opponent." ”

"Your Highness has praised it falsely, I don't dare to take it." Helan Anshi said modestly, but his face was a little proud, obviously agreeing with Li Tai's evaluation in his heart.

"That's just the way it is." Li Tai smiled and said: "Gu Gongcao is leaving, and in the future, I will ask An Shi to deal with the trivial matters of the palace." ”

"Your Highness appreciates the promotion, how dare you not do your best." Helan Anshi said respectfully, as if hinting at something.

His eyes were condensed, his eyes were slightly cold, Li Tai's palms tightened the towel, and he didn't speak anymore, Helan Anshi turned a blind eye, and was secretly proud in his heart, the overall situation had been decided, and there was nothing to worry about.

After washing their faces and hands in the Huangzhuang, everyone returned to Chang'an City in a mighty way, and in the palace city, a sumptuous banquet was indeed prepared, but the officials below the fourth grade were not qualified to participate, and not all of them could make an exception, so when they returned to the imperial city, the ministers of the imperial court went to the banquet with a smile, and Han Rui and others had to disperse obediently.

The practice of previous years, hearing the reminder of his colleagues, Han Rui also knew that there was such a situation, there must be no psychological gap, and he had made preparations before, so he made an appointment with Shangguanyi and others, and first went to the bathhouse to soak in warm soup, and after the whole body was transparent and the muscles and bones were comfortable, he changed into clean and fresh clothes and went straight to the West Market.

When I arrived in the West Market, a restaurant, that is, Shangguan Yi and others, often mentioned, the latest opening, there are many places where orchids serve wine, the owner of the restaurant, I heard that he is a very authentic merchant in the Western Regions, unlike some Hu merchant shops, selling dog meat with a sheep's head, the guy who entertains guests is a Hu person, but the proprietor is a person from the Central Plains.

The restaurant is a typical oriental building, but the interior decoration is embellished with exotic atmosphere, the two match, with Han Rui's eyes, naturally feel a little nondescript and blunt, but in the eyes of people in this era, it is a rare novelty style, which satisfies their curiosity.

When I entered the restaurant, I was greeted by a few orchids with different appearances and beautiful appearances, but they were wearing the skirts of the Central Plains women, green skirts, white shirts, and green curtains, which were exquisite and fancy, with unique customs and eye-catching. The so-called follow the customs of the locals, since they have come to Chang'an, these orchids naturally understand the etiquette of the Central Plains, and when they see the guests coming, they salute, and the voice is charming, sweet, sweet, crispy, crispy, soft and evocative.

"I've made an appointment, in the Drunken Moon Pavilion." Han Rui said with a smile, I have seen a lot of foreign beauties, so I naturally don't think it's novel, and those of his colleagues and officials are not very surprised, they haven't seen the appearance of the world, after all, in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Wuhu Chaos period, the most in the northern region are the Hu people, and even in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, in Chang'an City, it is not uncommon for Hu and Han to live together.

It's just that at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it was in a state of hostility with the Turks, the two sides blocked the road, and pedestrians and merchants were not allowed to pass through, and the Hu talents in Chang'an gradually decreased, but since the fourth year of Zhenguan, after the Tang army broke through the Turks, it got in touch with the Western Regions, and the trade route was reopened, and the Hu Shang orchid naturally increased slowly.

As for those Hu people who originally lived in Chang'an, because the assimilation ability of the Han culture is too strong, after living in Chang'an for several generations, they all regard themselves as people from the Central Plains, almost like Helan Chushi, who dares to say that they are Hu people, they are in a hurry.

However, it is not that they are deliberately hostile to foreign cultures in order to get rid of them, in this era, the social atmosphere is very tolerant, and in the case of the dominance of Han culture, they are willing to accept foreign food, music, dance, pearl and jade, etc., but not to replace their own culture, but to integrate with it and transform into their own things.

In this regard, Han Rui feels that this is the real Chinese civilization, absorbing the strengths of others, but the core must be his own culture, rather than accepting it all, changing it back and forth, and even remembering what his true face is, that is the real tragedy.

"Fu Jie, what do you think, so distracted?"

There was a voice in his ears, Han Rui was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, this was calling himself, two days before Han Hui left, he was flipping through books and checking the classics, and he asked Yu Shinan for advice, and finally finalized Han Rui's words.

According to ancient records, Rui is a person who believes in jade, and people insist on seeing Rui, which is the symbol of jade, and the meaning of Guiyu given by the Son of Heaven as a trust. Section, but also by faith meaning, the festival, the seal, the festival, that is the symbol of power, then the meaning of the festival, is self-evident.

A kind of good wishes, Han Rui naturally agrees, at least several times more elegant than what auspicious or the like, grateful to Han Hui for not giving himself a messy expression, Han Rui responded with a smile: "It's just a little strange, I usually listen to you chatting, mentioning the previous Chang'an, there were not so many orchids, why all of a sudden, they flocked here." ”

It is said that it is to make money, this reason is a bit far-fetched, after all, one or two is enough, there is no reason, all of them are like this, after all, it is just to make a living, there is no need to leave their hometown and go to a strange place thousands of miles away.

"There's nothing strange about it, I heard that there is a perennial war and turmoil, and I can't survive." A school clerk sighed softly and said: "I have no choice but to come to Chang'an, at least I don't have to worry about the future." ”

Several younger officials, including Han Rui, were not much touched, but a few years older, the proportional Shangguan Yi and others nodded in agreement, and sighed with emotion, when the princes of the late Sui Dynasty were fighting, although they were not very old, they had reached the age stage of remembering, and those who were unlucky and even experienced tragic things in person naturally felt a little empathy.

The atmosphere was a little low, everyone was silent, and when they came to the Drunken Moon Pavilion, the situation improved, and when they arrived, the new science and technology scholars who had been waiting here for a long time greeted them one after another.

"Shangguan Secretary, Han Xiaoshu ......" knows, hurriedly stepped forward to call, do not know, under the guidance of others, also come up to salute, for a while, but it is quite lively, fortunately know that the place is limited, only the banquet is only for the people of the Jinshi Branch, and the other departments of the Lifts did not come, otherwise the scene would be more noisy.

"Today, I drove to the suburbs to participate in the Spring Festival, and I came back late, so I am ashamed to wait."

Socializing every day, this little scene, naturally it is difficult for Han Rui, he can cope with it easily, and after a moment of politeness, he entered the Drunken Moon Pavilion with everyone.

During the period, more than 10 beautiful orchids with different styles, dressed in narrow-sleeved tight lapel robes, trousers, and high-waisted boots, walked neatly, accompanied by the music of the turtles, danced the Hu Xuan dance, the light body fluttered like a butterfly, the slender waist, quickly and skillfully swinging, such as swimming fish playing in the water, such as flying birds flying, so fast that people are dazzled.

The rhythm of the brisk melody, the beautiful and moving dancing, the wine and food, it is easy to indulge in it, but Han Rui did not forget the purpose of coming, when it came to the dance music, beckoned, his own servant brought a burden, waved away the singer orchid, Han Rui smiled, slowly unwrapped the silk package, revealing a neatly stacked book.

In an instant, it immediately attracted everyone's attention, presumably this, it is the Dengke record that has been rumored in Fang City for a long time, what is the specific content, not to mention those Jinshi, it is Han Rui's colleagues, and it is not very clear, now, it is finally about to be revealed, and some people have some expectations in their hearts.

"Symbols, these ...... It seems a little strange. Shangguan Yi said.

As mentioned earlier, in the Tang Dynasty, there were very few books of real significance, mostly in the form of scrolls, just like picture scrolls, a book, divided into more than a dozen volumes, or even hundreds of thousands of volumes, sometimes, a page is a scroll, several feet long, curved into a scroll, the name of the scroll, this is how it is obtained.

However, now, the Dengkelu in Han Rui's hand is a book, of course, it is not the kind of book that turns the pages to the left and is arranged horizontally in later generations, but a line-bound book in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which is very exquisite and naturally attracts attention.

(To be continued)