The Liao people actually asked the people of the Song Dynasty about the survival plan, the most ridiculous thing in the world is nothing more than this, for a while, Chen Ke couldn't figure out whether this was a trap, or the Khitan people should eat brain fragments.

However, in any way, it was impossible for him to give an answer on the spot, so he said that he would think about it for a few days first, and then let people inform Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng was not in a hurry, so he got up and said goodbye: "Since the melon field is under the plum, Xiao Wang will not bother much." He said with a sincere face: "Just implore the bachelor, no matter what, don't leak this matter?" ”

"......" In an instant, Chen Ke was about to think that this was a trick for himself, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, what kind of character is he? How could the Khitans sacrifice a county king to frame? What's more, it will also implicate Queen Xiao.

After a deep groan, Xiao Feng lowered his voice again and said, "The queen said that the bachelor will definitely agree." ”

"......" Chen Ke could only smile bitterly.

After Xiao Feng left, Chen Ke ordered someone to count the gifts according to the gift list, prepare to seal them, and hand them over to the department for disposal.

An inventory, found that the Khitan people's gifts, really valuable, what rare animal furs, Dongzhu, mountain ginseng, gold, silver and jade, the value of the rough estimate has to be more than tens of thousands of yuan.

"Queen Khitan is so generous!" Liu Yue'e was taken aback and said, "But if you make a poem, you will reward so much?" ”

"How did I hear that the Khitans have always been scoundrels," the little sister said, "always using worthless things in exchange for a hundred times the value of my Great Song Dynasty in return?" The reward received by the third brother this time was much higher than the congratulatory gift received by the imperial court. I'm afraid that someone is going to chew the root of the tongue again. ”

Chen Ke was a little absent-minded, his eyes wandering between several gifts. Liu Yue'e has sharp eyes. Immediately found that the few things he looked at were red covered knees, white jade, jade unicorn, and dream bear diagram. These things are inconspicuous in the pile of gifts. Maybe only the guy who has a ghost in his heart will pay special attention.

"Scared, this Liao envoy is really careless." Yue'e said: "I actually mixed the congratulatory gifts that others gave to the queen into the gifts for you." ”

But only Liu Yue'e believes this. The first few things are okay, but the last one is the same. The dream bear picture drawn by Empress Xiao herself can't be mistaken. Although the painting is painted with King Wen's dream bear, it seems to have the meaning of seeking talent.

However, the 'dream bear' is here in the Han people, and it has long been no longer explained as a 'sign of good fortune'. Rather, it means 'He gave birth to a son'......

"Did the Liao people mishear the rumors and thought that the third brother was also ......" The little sister blushed and said: "It's a joy to make Zhang?" ”

Chen Ke's heart was so easy to settle down, that is called a queen Xiao who turned the river and the sea, and secretly scolded the country and the people in her heart, when this kind of thing happened, she didn't try her best to hide it, but instead asked people to send Zhang to send Lin to send the flying bear, lest the world not know, between the queen of the Liao Kingdom and the champion of the Song Dynasty, is that unspeakable story?

But think about it. This matter is too unbelievable, and if you confess to others, you will be laughed at as a psychopath. So the most appropriate way to deal with it is to do nothing......

"Let her be," Chen Ke regained his composure: "Both horizontal and vertical are decided by the imperial court, what are we doing with that leisure?" ”

"Yes," Liu Yue'e said, "Hurry up and pack up and go, we're going to be late." ”

"Oh......" Chen Ke was stunned. Only then did he remember that there was still a banquet to go, so he said to his little sister: "Don't forget to help me write a notebook and send it by courier." After speaking, he went to the inner room with Ah Cai to change clothes.

The two have grown up together since childhood, and Chen Ke's words and handwriting can be used as fake and true. Therefore, when Chen Ke wanted to be lazy, he asked her to write the music on her behalf.

The little sister looked at his back, frowned slightly, and then shook her head gently.

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In such a big country, even if there is a holiday, it is impossible to stop all the dishes, and there are still officials on duty. Xu is during the Chinese New Year, there are very few chapters, so only one day later, there is an edict down.

Zhao Zhen's royal pen personally approved it: 'Since it is a reward, just accept it, remember to write a letter to thank Liaohou, and then take some money to thank the Liao envoy, you can't let people say that the champion of my Great Song Dynasty doesn't understand the rules. ’

Chen Ke didn't know why, thinking that the emperor was testing himself, so he insisted on another book.

Zhao Zhen soon criticized Zhu again: "The body of a great country should not be weakened by itself, accept it, and make it unpredictable." ’

Only then did Chen Ke understand what Zhao Zhen meant.

The next day, the Liao envoy returned to China, and Zhao Zhen gave some more rewards in addition to the normal return gift, which was worth exactly the share that Empress Xiao gave him. Only then did Chen Ke know how to handle the affairs between countries appropriately.

Fortunately, this little turmoil has finally passed without shock, and no one has investigated the meaning behind those gifts.

This made Chen Ke finally let go of the heart that had been hanging, and the family happily celebrated Shangyuan.

Although it is approaching the end of the Spring Festival, the Shangyuan Festival is the real **. This is really a carnival funded by the imperial court and celebrated by the whole world.

Its long history can be traced back to the Jianlong period, when Emperor Taizu ascended the Xuande Gate Tower, only to see the brilliant lights in Bianjing City, and the flute and drum were intermittent. He asked Li Fang, the minister beside him, "How are the characters here compared to the five generations?" ”

Li Fang replied: "The prosperity of the people and things is even more than five generations. ”

This answer made Zhao Kuangyin secretly refreshed, and he had the idea of borrowing a lantern from Shangyuan to celebrate. Then in the first month of the fifth year of Qiande, on the grounds that the year is rich and the rice is cheap, the special edict Kaifeng Mansion in the Shangyuan Festival, more eighteen, nineteen two nights, it is advisable to indulge the people to have fun, since then the five-day Shangyuan carnival, it has become a practice.

At this time, the people of the Great Song Dynasty marched into the enthusiasm like a volcanic eruption, fragrant mist, colorful mountains, beautiful men, beautiful women, lamps of every house, brocade tents everywhere, bright flower markets, dazzling golden lotus, flowing water cars, and horses swimming dragons, constituting this carnival that lasted for five nights. Its lively and prosperous scene is difficult to compare with the joyful celebrations of any dynasty.

From the fifteenth to the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, from dusk to dawn, people have to go to the streets to enjoy the lanterns and amusement. The lanterns in various shapes are like stars in the sky flipped to the ground, twinkling and shining everywhere, making people feel like they are in the Milky Way.

Among these unique and distinctive lanterns, the most eye-catching ones are naturally the headlamps made by shops and government offices, but the more numerous are the lanterns carefully made by the people. It is everyone's contribution to this sea of lights that the citizens will have a greater sense of participation and love for this carnival more.

All kinds of light scenes gather in one place, and its highest achievement is 'Dengshan', which is also known as 'Ao Mountain'. This year's Ao Mountain is as high as 16 zhang, 360 steps wide, there are two Ao pillars in the middle, 25 zhang long, two times with a golden dragon wrapped around the pillar, each dragon mouth lights a lamp, it is called the double dragon title, it is lit in the night, two giant dragons are coiled in Bianjing City, amazing and magnificent.

Under the illumination of the sea of lights, the city has become a night sky, and the citizens can enjoy the carnival. The people of the world are willing to perform their best performances on the night of Shangyuan, because at this time the audience is the largest and it is easiest to become famous.

In the past, Chen Ke had only seen his name in "Menghualu", and if he didn't see it with his own eyes, he would never have imagined his true appearance.

For example, the 'fish jumping over the knife door' uses a sound to stimulate the fish to jump high out of the water and jump over the knife door.

The 'Summoning Bee Butterfly' is even more magical. It is to take a silk overlap, cut into a bee and a butterfly, the bee butterfly flies away with the scissors, or gathers on the clothes of the viewer, or gathers on the hairpin bun of the beauty, this scene makes the viewer happy, and the reward is naturally like the tide.

In addition to these miraculous skills, more citizens entertained themselves on the Shangyuan Night, such as rowing dry boats, lion dances, and pretending to be gods and playing monks...... There are no taboos on the Shangyuan Festival, even if the officials of the dynasty will also be used by the citizens to play.

For example, Chen Ke and they heard with their own ears that someone took the former Kaifeng Mansion Yin Bao Zheng to open the shabu, and in the hustle and bustle, a woman in Tsing Yi sobbed and said: "Bao Heizi, you are an egg!" Do you care about our mother's grievances? ’

A big man with a black face and an official robe said in a rough voice: "You mother-in-law understand, my old face is black, but my heart is not black, if there is a grievance, just talk about it, don't scold me for being an egg." ’

'The wind is tight, the rain is cold, and the sky has no eyes, and it breaks my bowels. My life is the most miserable in the world, and the dog leaves me with my mother. He he, he, he found the east bed of the high gate......' the woman sang.

'Such a thing is abominable?' You tell me the name of his bird. I cut it with a knife and fed it to the dogs! The big man sang.

'Don't, don't, don't, even if it's wrong, you can't kill it. If you don't beat him, don't beat him too hard, although I hate him, but I miss him even more......

'Oh yes, a long sigh, I'm so embarrassed......

Chen Ke couldn't imagine that he actually listened to the original version of "The Case of Quanmei", although singing, reading, and fighting are incomparable with later generations, but the characters in it are more like people, and they can't help but listen to it very happily.

But the next moment, he couldn't laugh anymore, and only listened to the audience's righteous indignation: "Say, what is that man's name?" ”

"The husband's surname is Chen," the woman said timidly: "I dare not mention it." ”

"What's that?"

"It's the champion of the new department!"

Chen Ke's face turned green when he boarded, and when Bao Zheng was the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, there was only one champion Lang - the surname Chen Mingke was Zhongfang, and he was his old man!

Liu Yue'e raised her eyebrows, and she was about to have a seizure, but she was pulled by her little sister and said in a low voice: "Today is the Shangyuan Festival without taboos. ”

"Then they can't be left to splash it!" As soon as Liu Yue'e shook her hand, she threw her little sister away and strode into the middle of the field. She was extremely tall and beautiful, and as soon as she entered, she dwarfed those vulgar-looking good people. (To be continued)