In the sound of crackling firecrackers, Datang welcomed the new year name, Dazhong. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoOn the first New Year's Day of middle age, the north wind is strong, and the carp streamers are blowing and cheering, and the carp streamers seem to come to life, eager to break free from the shackles and rise to become dragons.

Many children giggle and throw firecrackers, this is a new thing, it will explode when you light it, and it is much more fun than traditional firecrackers. Therefore, as soon as it was listed, it was sold out of stock, and then the ears of the people who made trouble were not at peace, and they had to endure being thrown behind their backs by their children from time to time, which was frightened.

'Patience, patience, I can't be angry during the New Year.' Adults can only persuade themselves like this, the New Year, to have a lively time, so lively, you are such a big person, how can you be angry about this little thing, be patient.

'I have patience with you. Su Xiaoxiao, don't run. ''Ah, you can't be angry during the New Year. "How big are you, you still love to throw firecrackers, don't run, catch me and throw a hundred in your clothes." ’

Li Chen went down to the court, and the process of going to the court will not be repeated, as mentioned earlier. It's just that as soon as he returned to Zichen Palace, he was thrown a big firecracker from behind, which startled it, originally thought it was his son, but he didn't expect it to be Su Xiaoxiao.

So he turned around and chased wildly, and Su Xiaoxiao turned his head and ran, scattering a series of laughter. The other people in the palace dared to take care of it, and if they didn't dare to manage it, they naturally shut up and let them mess around.

'What is the gain from going to court today?' Chao asked with a gentle smile, her belly became more and more pregnant, and her face was kind and full of maternal brilliance. Li Chen would come to see her once a day to talk. Because of the New Year, she came to Zichen Hall to gather together, otherwise she was usually in the greenhouse hall, and in winter, it was warm there.

'You've just colluded with Little One, haven't you? Li Chen didn't catch Su Xiaoxiao, chased for a while and came back, and asked this sentence without answering. He knew that Su Xiaoxiao loved to play and play, but he didn't know the severity, he just threw firecrackers here, and he must be angry with Chao's family, otherwise the pregnant woman would not be able to withstand the fright. Chao Shi, smiled slightly and didn't speak, Li Chen didn't care, he either asked a question or asked.

It's not like that, it's just that, it's just that. Speaking of the passage of the last dynasty, Li Chen was fresh once, and the second time he was more used to it, the only funny thing was that the group of demons danced wildly, and it was funny to see a bunch of old men swaying over there.

Next year, Li Chen originally planned to get some fresh tricks at the New Year's Day court meeting this year, and planned to find dancers to dance step dances to show them, I don't know if they will be eye-catching. However, I didn't say hello beforehand, and the entire process of the major dynasties was fixed, and if it was not prepared in advance, it would be messed up. When the time comes, the joyful New Year reunion will become a joke.

It doesn't matter if you laugh by yourself, the key world is a big court meeting, and foreign envoys participate, especially this year, there are also envoys from the Tang Dynasty of the Japanese State, so don't make an international joke. He was worried that if the Japanese Kingdom did not die after a thousand years, it would be difficult to make a record, and the first year of the Dazhong Dynasty meeting, the Tang Dynasty Emperor would put an oolong or something. So, let's take it slow and wait for the opportunity.

Then he went down, he was relaxed for the time being, he could take a rest, and go back to the back to take a look, anyway, Hanyuan Hall is not far from Zichen Palace.

However, he was relaxed, and those poor ministers could not be relaxed. When the people began to celebrate the festival, walked the streets and households, this family to pay New Year's greetings, that family to eat, and began to "pass the seat", the whole Chang'an was not afraid of the cold wind in winter, and began to be lively.

If you haven't forgotten, during the New Year, every household will set up a banquet, and you can eat it when the neighbors come to pay New Year's greetings, which is called Chuanza. In later generations, this custom seems to be invisible, but during the Chinese New Year, merchants will put a box of candy for people to use, which can also be regarded as a circulation.

It is rare to celebrate the New Year, and for the people, it is a rare relaxation. But the officials, who usually enjoy it, are now going to suffer. Thankfully, it's just this morning.

First of all, it is early in the morning, this winter, it is dark, and cold, and the bed is so comfortable. They will go to court with hunger and cold. In order to maintain the manners, you should not drink too much water, otherwise you will want to run to the toilet. You can only stuff something like plum in your sleeve, use the Chao Wat to cover it, don't show it to the imperial history, and moisten your throat a little.

Not to mention getting up early in the dark, you have to climb more than ten zhang high and climb through the huge dragon tail road of Hanyuan Hall before you can go to court. For young people, it doesn't matter.

But many prime ministers are not young, and they are simply tortured. They're pretty much still at the forefront, and they can't afford to make the slightest mistake. Then, you have to worship hard, worship again, and dance after worshipping. I finally took a break, and I had to take the lead quickly and go to Xingqing Palace to pay New Year's greetings to the Queen Mother.

Hard from the Daming Palace Hanyuan Palace, the lower right of the runway to Xingqing Palace, to the three queen mothers New Year's greetings. At best, this etiquette is easier than worshipping the emperor. At worst, it's three times as much, because there are three queen mothers....

Didn't the Zheng family live in Daming Palace? That's right, but today she temporarily moved to Xingqing Palace to accept the threefold New Year's greetings together.

Originally, the Zheng family didn't agree, but she is the queen mother, and her son is the current emperor, not the queen mother. His sons and grandsons are all dead, and he still can't leave.

However, she finally became a daughter-in-law, and she used to worship others every year, but this year she worshiped others, and she was in a good mood. The second is to give the queen mother Jiqing, the queen mother of Jiqing, there is no contradiction with her. And she's seriously ill, so it's really not good to toss too much. Reluctantly accepted the New Year's greetings from the officials, hoping to give her a rush of joy, and then move to Daming Palace to receive congratulations with her, for fear that she would choke halfway.

Let the hundred officials worship Xingqing Palace, and then come back to worship her by the way? Or worship her first and then go to Xingqing Palace? For the New Year, don't torture officials like this. It's easier to move on your own.

This can be regarded as showing off in front of the old opponent, disgusting and disgusting her. Let her see, it was not wrong to have an order back then, my son would be the emperor, and I would be the queen mother. Secondly, anyway, this year, the Empress Dowager Jiqing can't go through this year, so we'll see next year.

After worshipping the Queen Mother, the prime minister hurriedly took hundreds of officials and foreign envoys back to Daming Palace? What to do, haven't you already finished worshipping the New Year?

Yes, the New Year's worship is over, but it's not like this, each going back to his own home, each holding his own baby. I have to go back to Daming Palace because there is still a banquet. That's right, eating and drinking during the New Year has been a tradition since the Han Dynasty, so for the New Year, even if everyone eats very hard and doesn't have a family to eat, the emperor also wants to give a feast.

In the Linde Palace, the feasts are displayed, the sound of silk and bamboo is resounding, the gongs and drums are noisy, all kinds of delicacies and wines are served in order, hundreds of officials and envoys, each in place, and then the eunuchs and palace maids serve all kinds of delicacies like flowing water.

The hundred officials ate and drank carefully, at this time the imperial history was not so strict, but if he lost his manners, he would be embarrassed. Those foreign envoys are much better, even if they are rude, they can be said to be true temperament, not disrespectful.

'What kind of wine is this, good.' A rough man who wore a fur coat and did not dress like a Han man, drank a glass of rewarded wine, and his eyes lit up, and this wine was quite strong, and he had never drunk it. I saw that this wine is very clear, which is a very rare color. A cup of mouth is like swallowing coals, only to feel a line of fire, directly into the stomach, and then turn into a ball of fire. Let him be hooked. Immediately poured another cup, and he almost squirted it out just now, but this time it was much better, and he could slowly taste the kind of coal-like feeling.

The messenger still likes it. "Like, I've never drunk such strong wine. Good, good wine. ''If you like it, I'll give you a few more altars later.'' Li Chen smiled, this distilled liquor should naturally be sold to those nomads.

Distilled spirits are not selling as well as expected in Datang. Tang people love to drink, but they drink that kind of low-alcohol wine, and they don't like high-alcohol wine very much, because they get drunk after two glasses, which is too boring. Instead of a cow chewing peonies, three mouthfuls and two mouthfuls are drunk.

Therefore, Li Chen asked people to send drunk red dust to those nomadic envoys at the banquet, preparing to open up the grassland market, and now looking at the reaction of this envoy, it should not be a problem.

Not only this messenger, but many others also found that this year's feast seemed to be a little different. First of all, there are a lot of fresh dishes, which are not available before, for example, a seemingly simple plate of vegetables, this tastes different from usual, not only the color looks brighter, but the aroma is even more attractive.

Then during this feast, it is inevitable to sing and dance, Li Chen can seize the opportunity to let those male dancers who have been preparing for a long time have a good show, what is a dance. Seeing that those courtiers were dumbfounded, it turned out that this dance could still be danced like this. Seeing their eyebrows fluttering, I can't wait to end up in person and try it too.

Someone did go down, but not the courtiers, but the foreign envoys. I was already drunk, but now that I saw such a fresh dance, I was stimulated and ended up with it. However, this dance seems to be okay to dance casually, but it is not easy to really dance.

The inexperienced and unpracticed people jumped very ugly, and the foreign envoys, who danced like bears, still stole honey, and were chased by bees like bears, waved left and right, and finally could not restrain their feet, and sat down with their butts, causing laughter.

However, although this dance was ugly, but the spirit was good, Li Chen couldn't help laughing, and gave those envoys a lot of altar drunken red dust, which made them overjoyed.

Li Chen also took the opportunity to give other courtiers some New Year's gifts, and then the first New Year's Day court meeting in middle age ended.

The only thing that makes people feel discordant is that the Empress Dowager Jiqing's illness is getting worse and worse, and all the officials unanimously believe that her life will be short. (To be continued.) )