The Jin Dynasty's Zhou Department "Feng Tu Ji" recorded: "The customs of Shu, the old age and the gift, is called the gift of the year; Wine and food are invited for another year; Until Chinese New Year's Eve, it is called keeping the year. ”

This is the earliest documentary record of the custom of keeping the New Year in China, but in fact, the custom of keeping the New Year began earlier than he recorded, and the area was wider than what he recorded.

China's New Year's customs were in their infancy in the pre-Qin era. In the pre-Qin period, the celebration of ancestors was mainly held at the end of the year's agricultural work to repay the gifts of the gods. The Book of Songs: The Seventh Month records the festival customs of the Western Zhou Dynasty at the turn of the old year and the new year. In the poem, the so-called "friends enjoy wine, kill lambs every day, enter the court, call them to see, and live forever" means that people dedicate wine and lambs to the gods to thank them for their blessings and blessings over the past year.

At this time, there was no uniform day for the celebration due to the different calendars adopted by the various vassal states, and it was roughly the beginning of the later New Year's custom during the winter when the farmers were slack.

New Year's customs were finalized in the Han Dynasty. After the great social turmoil in the last years of the Warring States and Qin Dynasty, the policy of "rest and recuperation" was implemented in the early Western Han Dynasty, social production was restored and developed, the social order was relatively stable, people's interest in life was high, and a series of festival customs were formed.

After the introduction of the "Taichu Calendar", the calendar was stable for a long time, and the first day of the first lunar month was established as the date of the new year. In this way, the worship of the gods, sacrifices and celebrations held in different regions on different days in late winter and early spring were gradually unified on the first day of the first lunar month.

With the development of society, from the Han Dynasty to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the custom of celebrating the New Year on the first day of the first month of the first month has intensified, lighting firecrackers, changing peach charms, drinking Tusu wine, keeping the New Year, amusement and lantern appreciation and other activities have appeared, and the New Year has become the first major festival in our country.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Pingyu County already had the custom of keeping the New Year, and the next day's sacrificial activities were even more popular throughout the country. The purpose is to thank the gods in heaven for taking care of the people, and to pray for a good harvest in the coming year.

It can be seen that the sacrificial activities of keeping the New Year and the first day of the first lunar month occupied a very important position in the hearts of people at that time. This is the reason why most people do not go to war on New Year's Day, because if they destroy the rituals and anger the gods, they will not have a harvest the following year, and it will be like cutting off the people's livelihood. This is also the reason why Man Pang said that Tian Fan could not win the hearts of the people!

It is precisely for this reason that Tian Fan wants to end all the battles on the night of the 29th day of the lunar month. The purpose is to not delay the people's sacrifices and vigils.

After Tian Fan sprinkled a lot of money, the effect was obvious, and the people only had gratitude to the Xuzhou army, and there was no hatred, and the centripetal force suddenly rose. And Tian Fan thinks that this is not enough, he is also going to find a family to participate in their New Year's ceremony, and on the first day of the new year, he will personally participate in the sacrifice ceremony of the local people! He believes that after this series of things is done, the people's feelings towards the Xuzhou Army must be positive. The people's will is available, and what Chen Zhi receives is not a broken Pingyu and Yang'an, which will be of great benefit to the reunification of southern Runan in the next step!

On the evening of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Tian Fan walked into the home of a private household.

The reason why I chose this family is because the patriarch of this family is an old man who has reached the age of ninety-two, is the oldest person in Pingyu, and also has a high prestige in Pingyu County, and belongs to the national treasure of Pingyu County.

The old man's surname is Su, although he is old, but his ears are not back, his eyes are not flowery, and what is even more rare is that his teeth have not fallen out. The Su family is not wealthy, only 100 acres of land, in that era of low grain production, there was not enough to eat, and they had to do some small business to subsidize the family. But the Su family is a big family, with a large population, more than 40 people. His eldest son is in his seventies, and now he is in the same family, and the eldest grandson is ten years old.

Such a family is naturally the object of envy of everyone, and Tian Fan is also envious.

The old man's family only felt panic when they visited Tian Fan, they didn't know the purpose of Tian Fan's arrival.

When everyone in the Su family stood in the courtyard, looking at Tian Fan who was being guarded by the armor at a loss, Tian Fan's actions brought them an incomparable shock.

Tian Fan took a few steps forward, came to Su Laohan, knelt down on his knees, kowtowed three times in a row, and said loudly: "Boy Tian Fan, kowtow to Su Lao!" I wish you every year today, every year there is today, blessings are like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and longevity is better than the old pine of Nanshan! ”

Su Laohan understood what Tian Fan meant, and knew that Tian Fan was here to pay New Year's greetings, so he hurriedly helped Tian Fan up, and said with trembling lips: "Tian Dudu, don't dare to be this, don't dare to be, accept the head of a noble person like you, but you have to lose your life!" Governors get up, get up! ”

After Tian Fan got up, he hugged Su Laohan and said with a smile: "Su Lao, you are so old, you can accept the gifts of our juniors!" Come, Su Lao, I'll help you into the house! Su Lao, Tian came today just for two things, one is to give you a New Year's greeting, and the second thing, hehe, just want to keep the New Year in your home! ”

Su Laohan was supported by Tian Fan, he couldn't help but tremble with excitement, looked at Tian Fan at a loss, and asked, "What?" The Metropolitan wants to spend the night at my house? ”

Tian Fan nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Old Su, are you not welcome?" ”

Su Laohan shook his head hurriedly and said, "How can you not welcome it?" The wine and meat that the Metropolitan Governor gave to the old man are enough for many people to eat, and the Metropolitan Governor can keep vigil at my house, which is a good thing! ”

After that, he shouted: "Boss, go and put all the wine and meat in order, and serve it to the Grand Duke!" By the way, there are also rabbits and pheasants that your sons have laid down, all of them are rectified, and the governor of the city is going to keep the New Year here tonight, how can there be no meat? ”

The one he called "the boss" was his eldest son, who was already an old man in his seventies, and he was busy arranging it after listening to the old man's orders.

Tian Fan laughed and said, "Old Su, I keep the New Year in your house, how can I let you break the bank?" Don't worry, I've got everything! Tang Yi Tang Er, go and arrange! ”

Tang Yi and Tang Er received the order, and hurriedly took a group of guards to arrange wine, meat and other things.

Tian Fan was at Su Laohan's house and enjoyed the happiness of the New Year with Su Laohan's family. After the initial fear and hesitation, Su Laohan's family gradually found that this metropolitan governor was kind and friendly, and his fierce guards were also very easy to get along with, and they slowly became relaxed.

Later, Su Laohan, a five-year-old great-granddaughter, sat on Tian Fan's lap. Su Laohan hurriedly scolded, and Tian Fan told him that the child he was about to give birth to was also a daughter. When the old man heard this, he was relieved. After that, Tian Fan teased the little girl while laughing with Su Laohan. Su Laohan watched from the side, only to feel warm, and he couldn't help but have a wonderful feeling, Tian Fan was like his great-grandson. He has lived for such a long time and has experienced a lot of things, to put it mildly, the salt he eats is really not less than the rice that Tian Fan eats, and his great-grandchildren are all older than Tian Fan.

As soon as the old man relaxed, he was also quite talkative, and let out hearty laughter from time to time. The old man relaxed, and the little girl sitting on Tian Fan's lap was even more relaxed, and let out a crisp laugh from time to time. The laughter of the two people suddenly made the Su family, who was still a little restrained, quickly relaxed, and they both began to speak.

Su Laohan's great-grandson asked to join the army, and Tian Fan immediately agreed, saying that if he trained hard, he could enter his personal guard.

The young man named Su Shi ...... When Tian Fan first heard this name, he was also shocked! When Su Shi saw the equipment of Tian Fan's personal guards, his eyes were red. At this time, hearing Tian Fan say that he could enter Tian Fan's personal guard, he was so excited that he almost jumped up!

Later, several neighbors of Su Laohan's family also came here to admire the demeanor of Tian Fantian. In the sound of firecrackers, the entire Su family's courtyard was full of joy in the main hall, and from time to time there was laughter, which made the people who were crowded outside the door and could not enter feel both curious and envious. Many children in the yard, accompanied by some of Tian Fan's personal soldiers, happily set off firecrackers, every time a firecracker made a loud explosion, the children's innocent laughter, frightened screams, but also let these soldiers who licked blood with knives get a good relaxation.

After this incident, Tian Dadu Governor was approachable, kind, and very good at telling jokes, and his subordinates personally guarded each into the sea to capture the dragon, went up the mountain to fight the tiger, and the matter of being kind spread about it. The people's favorability of Tian Fan and the Xuzhou Army in Pingyu County has also skyrocketed.

Tian Fan was a kind-hearted man, and when he started the war, he took into account the feelings of the people, and successfully won the hearts and minds of the people of a newly occupied city. But some people are not so kind!

For example, Xiahoudun!

The evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve should be a time of joy, when everyone gathers together to drink and play and have fun together, which is the best enjoyment.

However, this kind of ordinary enjoyment is unattainable for Ma Teng and Ma Chao's father and son! Their siege of Chang'an has been going on for two months. These two months were painful two months, except for the first half month of siege, the rest of the days were under siege. Heavy snow closed the roads, making transportation inconvenient, and whenever the little bit of food that little was brought in was immediately divided. The soldiers have been in a state of half-starvation for a long time, and the war-weariness has been extremely strong, and if the war never ends, I am afraid that the soldiers will mutiny.

Today, on Chinese New Year's Eve, in the Guanzhong Coalition Army with Ma Teng as the leader, everyone except Ma Teng asked to relax, drink and be happy.

Ma Teng felt wrong, but he couldn't stop it. He, the leader of the alliance, said to be the leader of the alliance, is actually just a big housekeeper. Whenever these grumpy Guanzhong heroes have a dispute, he will be remembered by others, and once the dispute subsides, everyone will let Ma Teng sit on the main seat in the face.

Ma Teng is not at ease, but Guanzhong can rest assured. Because, in their opinion, Xiahoudun was besieged for a month and a half, and he still didn't leave the city, which can only prove that he was disabled and frightened! If he's scared, then we don't have to be afraid. In addition, the emotions of the soldiers also need to be considered, they have not had fun for too long!

So, regardless of Ma Teng's displeasure, the soldiers of Guanzhong began to drink! In the end, after repeatedly emphasizing that more soldiers must be sent to patrol and keep more than a third of the soldiers awake at all times, Ma Teng no longer intervened.

Later, even Ma Chao couldn't stand the temptation of fine wine and drank with the heroes in Guanzhong. There were only two people in the tent who were sober, one was Ma Teng and the other was Yan Xing.

In the middle of the night, when the new year came and the old one slipped away, not far from the Guanzhong Heroes' Joint Camp, a cavalry of 2,000 men was quietly tightening the saddle, checking the horses' hooves, stirrups, and wiping spears or ring-headed knives. The leader of the cavalry was none other than the general Xiahoudun.

At the same time, the east gate of Chang'an City, which was facing away from the joint venture of Guanzhong, also slowly opened, and 12,000 elite foot soldiers poured out of the city, led by Le Jin, Xu Huang and Shi Lian.

The coalition forces were strong, with nearly 100,000 men. The camps were next to each other, with Ma Teng and Han Sui in the middle, and the rest of the people next to them. The whole camp was very large, in a north-south direction, and twenty miles long. The joint venture is fifteen miles away from Chang'an.

After more than a month of confrontation, Xiahoudun sent people to explore the situation in the camp every day, and he knew the camp well for a long time. Today, he chose this night to strike a fatal blow at Guanzhong Qunhao, and after a long period of consideration, he chose the second house on the south side of the enemy's joint camp as a breakthrough.

Because the soldiers in this camp are the weakest, the worst in military discipline, and the most sturdy in the camp. As long as the camp gate is opened, the cavalry enters the charge, and the infantry follows, it can drive the rout and destroy the large camp in the rest of the position. Based on this, open the domino effect, kill with one hit, and completely defeat the heroes in the level!

And Xu Huang chose another big battalion. The soldiers in that big battalion are not bad, it is a good breakthrough! This large battalion, located on the north side of the joint camp, is the third.

Xiahoudun's cavalry, in order to hide, had been waiting for an opportunity in a valley fifty miles away. They set off this evening, and after coming here, they had a long rest in search of the best opportunity.

Finally, after Xiahoudun gave an order, the cavalry moved.

When they reached a distance of five miles from the target camp, Xiahoudun ordered his soldiers to stop. Xiahoudun rode on the horse, felt the slight night breeze, and quietly waited for the arrival of Lejin.

Finally, Le Jin and his 4,000 foot soldiers arrived.

After a little discussion between the two, Xiahoudun led the cavalry and began to charge! Almost at the same time, Xu Huang and Shi Lian, led 8,000 foot soldiers, also began to charge.

Five miles away, the torches on the wall of the target's camp showed them their goal, and the knights rode their horses and galloped there. They did not scream, except for the faint sound of the wind in the heavens and the earth, only the sound of horses' hooves constantly hitting the ground.

Finally, less than a mile from the camp, the soldiers on the camp were lazily drinking and guarding, and finally heard the thunderous sound of horses' hooves.

The soldiers widened their mouths in surprise and stared at the cavalry who were galloping. Before they could warn, several feathered arrows struck them in the neck, and they went limp, and after a few convulsions, they died silently.