Only then did Du He remember that the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty was very different from that of later generations.

The Lantern Festival has been extended and expanded with the development of history. As far as the length of the festival is concerned, the Han Dynasty is only one day, to the Tang Dynasty has been three days, the Song Dynasty is as long as five days, the Ming Dynasty is from the eighth day of the first month, until the night of the seventeenth day of the first month, the lights are a full ten days.

Moreover, the Lantern Festival here in the Tang Dynasty was called the Shangyuan Festival, which contained the meaning of the first full moon night of the new year.

Du He said: "I originally planned to take advantage of this festival to ask the snow geese to tour the streets." Uncle Li actually organized such an activity, wouldn't it be inconvenient for him to get along with Changle and Snow Goose? ”

"Let's go!" Du He grinned excitedly.

Luo Tong, Fang Yiai, Li Yexu, and Li Yesi saw that Du Hexi was born from their hearts, and they were all puzzled in their hearts, not knowing what was going on, they wanted to ask, but they felt that it was inappropriate, so they had to follow him to Furong Garden with questions.

After a while, we arrived at the Hibiscus Garden.

I saw that at this time, there were already carts and horses parked outside the gate of Furong Garden, and the people who came were not only the children of the rich second generation, but also some noble sons of other countries.

Du He was curious: "Uncle Li, I don't know what to pay attention to, this time it is so prosperous!" ”

Just thinking about it, suddenly Luo Tong pushed him behind his back and said, "Qinglian, why are you in a daze?" Let's go. ”

woke up abruptly, nodded to himself, and felt that he was too worried, what Li Shimin did must have his intentions, and why should he be blind. At that moment, the four of Luo, Fang, and Er Li walked over.

As soon as I entered the garden, I saw that the garden was full of red lanterns, like a long dragon, illuminating the entire hibiscus garden in red and red, making people feel as if they were in the sea of fire.

Before he had taken a few steps, several guards greeted him with smiles on their faces. One of them, who seemed to have some status, bowed his hand again and again: "Ladies and gentlemen, the emperor has already arrived first, let me wait here to greet you...... This way, please! ”

Du He replied, "It's hard work!" "Let's do it first.

After turning around, I came to the famous Furong Building in the center of the Hibiscus Garden.

The guards took them here and left.

Du He glanced around, and saw that the surrounding area was either the children of official eunuchs or the nobles of other countries, and there were some scribes dressed as scholars. One by one, they also showed curiosity and strangeness, and they were obviously invited here for some reason.

Li Jingye, who came first, found them, walked over, and said in a low voice, "What do you say Your Majesty is thinking?" ”

He looked at Duho, the question apparently trying to get the answer from his mouth, and the other four looked at him as well.

"What are you looking at me for? I don't know! Du He looked strange.

"You are the most favored by Your Majesty, if you don't know, no one will know!" Li Jingye explained with a smile.

The remaining four also agreed.

At this moment, there was a message from the Furong Tower: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

As soon as he heard this, the vicinity of Furong Tower suddenly quieted down, and everyone's eyes looked upstairs, and when they saw Li Shimin's figure appearing on the third floor, everyone bowed down.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "No need to be polite, you are all my Tang Junjie, heroes of other countries." Everyone has enough knowledge and ability, and they also have a certain understanding of my Datang. My Datang has a well-known event in the Shangyuan Festival, which is very interesting. It's called guessing riddles, and I also made a few puzzles temporarily, and I tried to see who answered the most and started a lottery! The winner will be able to drink three glasses with me face-to-face! ”

Drinking face-to-face with the Tang Emperor was a supreme honor, and everyone downstairs was excited.

Du He rolled his eyes, isn't it just about drinking three cups, what's the big deal.

But this riddle is to his appetite.

He knew that there were no lantern riddles in the Tang Dynasty, but Wenyi riddles were prevalent for a while. Because both parents are high-achieving students, they often play intellectual games with Duhe, among which riddles are the most played games.

I saw that the pavilion hung a long banner like a couplet, on which the book "spread their wings and soar, the birds return to the house, the doll offers advice, and the wall is borrowed from the wall." There is a sentence written at the end of the sentence with the name of one person! ”

Du He thought for a while and said in a loud voice: "Spread your wings and soar, Zhang Fei!" ”

As soon as his voice fell, someone next to him immediately answered: "The bird returns to the room, Guan Yu!" ”

Du He smiled and said, "Doll advice, Sun Ce!" ”

"Chisel the wall to borrow light, Kong Ming!" It was the man who answered.

After solving the problem, I only heard others say: "He is worthy of being Brother Shangguan, and he is really talented!" ”

The people next to him echoed it one after another.

It can be seen that this Shangguan brother is very popular in Chang'an.

Seeing that everyone praised the scholar in unison, Fang Yi's love was not divided, and he shouted: "My eldest brother Du He answered two questions like him, how can I lose to him?" ”

Du He asked Fang Yiai to be calm and look at the scholar. It just so happened that the other party also looked here, it was a handsome and resolute literati, who knew each other and smiled, but didn't care.

But when the scribes in the vicinity heard the name of Duhe, they all whispered and came up to pay their respects. Just the Du Ti character has already raised him to a high position at the grandmaster level.

There was also a discussion around, "It turns out that he is Mr. Du, no wonder he can be compared to Shangguan Yi!" ”

Shangguan Yi?

Hearing this name, Du He smiled, he is also a historical celebrity, and he is also a prime minister in the future, a person who argues with Wu Zetian!

At this time, Li Shimin asked his subordinates to hang up a second banner.

It was just a small test before, but this second one is really profound!

But see the banner reads: "Huo Qu is sick and dies!" Guess a sentence from the Book of Rites! ”

Du He shook his head and smiled bitterly, although he had read "The Book of Rites", but this book has 90,000 words, every word is profound and difficult to understand, and he has not worked hard, how to understand it clearly? I thought about it for a long time, but I had no clue!

On the other hand, Shangguan Yi raised his head, clapped his hands and said, "Yes!" This mystery is the resurrection of illness in the Book of Rites. ”

After a little thought, everyone next to them applauded and exclaimed, "Brother Shangguan is really good." ”

Li Shimin hung up a third banner.

"Take the king and the other! Hit a character! ”

Du He thought for a while and said loudly: "It's Ma Chao!" ”

The people next to him understood the meaning, so they applauded and admired.

Li Shimin said with a smile upstairs: "One last question, but it depends on which of the two of you answers first!" ”

He hung up the last banner: "It's hard to be a man in two times!" Guess the word! ”

Du He heard this question, and replied without thinking about it: "It's a word!" ”

Shangguan Yi pondered for a moment and sighed: "Mr. Du is quick to think, Shangguan Yi is ashamed of himself!" ”

Du He blushed a little, smiled modestly, had a whim, and said loudly: "This guessing puzzle is a literary game, everyone has a puzzle in their hearts, this solo music is not as good as everyone's music." Why don't you write it down for everyone to guess and appreciate? As for where to write, these hanging lanterns are the best place to write. ”

Du He said that everyone was excited, found pen and ink, and the bold first questioned, everyone guessed, they were happy, and everyone was amazed.

The lantern riddles of the Shangyuan Festival also became popular because of Du He's words.