Li Yan was also interested when she heard that the lamp that could fly. There was no night market in the Western Han Dynasty, and during this period, in addition to the entertainment of dignitaries and dignitaries at night, ordinary people only nested in the quilt when it was dark.

The name Kong Ming Lantern appeared in the late Eastern Han Dynasty because of Zhuge Liang's name, Huo Guang didn't want to encroach on Zhuge Liang's naming rights, he didn't say that this was Kong Ming Lantern, but just told Li Yan the name of the flying lantern.

In later generations, Kong Ming lanterns were just very ordinary things, but when Huo Guang returned to the mansion and took out a stack of papers from the treasury of the Hou Mansion, Li Yan was surprised.

"This ...... Ah Guang, do you need so much paper to make flying lanterns? Li Yan looked at Huo Guang in disbelief, Huo Guang hadn't reacted at first, why did Li Yan have such a surprised expression?

After thinking about it in a blink of an eye, Huo Guang finally understood, it turned out that although paper had appeared in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, this thing was a more precious luxury than wine in the Western Regions in this era, and it had not yet been promoted to society, and only the royal family and princely families could have some use. Huo Guang took out so much paper, just to make a flying lantern to please Li Yan, which was a very luxurious thing in Li Yan's opinion.

"Yes, the best material for making flying lanterns is paper. It's nothing, as long as Yan'er is happy! Huo Guang has the face of a typical family son. However, for women to really eat this set, Li Yan naturally felt extremely sweet, and the originally depressed mood disappeared.

"Ah Guang, you know how to make people happy. I heard you say that the flying lights will fly away, so don't you can't find these papers? Isn't that right? Li Yan smiled shyly, but she still felt a little pity at the thought that so many papers would fly away with the flying lights.

"Hehe, it's okay, I don't see that Yan'er is quite a housekeeper." Huo Guang teased, he felt that Li Yan was like a good wife and mother who was a good family at this time, but because the paper was really nothing in later generations, Huo Guang didn't feel pity at all.

Li Yan stopped talking when she was teased by Huo Guang like this, and quietly watched Huo Guang make Kong Ming lanterns, sometimes Huo Guang also asked him to help, and in less than half an hour, a rough looking Kong Ming lantern was made by Huo Guang.

"And so it can fly?" Li Yan looked at this Kong Ming lantern that she had never seen before, and she felt that as long as she used her light force, this so-called flying lantern could fall apart.

"Of course, this is not enough, there is still one of the most critical things missing." Huo Guang pasted the main body of the Kong Ming lantern, in fact, he also found a problem at this time, that is, how to hang the lit fireball under the Kong Ming lantern, because various materials in later generations were more mature, and only a few thin wires were needed to tie the fireball, but iron wire in this era was a rarity.

Huo Guang thought about it for a while, but fortunately, after all, it was the mind and soul of the later generations, and this question had not stumped him. Unable to find the wire, Huo Guang found a few fresh vines in the garden of the Hou Mansion, Huo Guang estimated that these water-rich vines should be able to withstand the fire in a few minutes, and then wrapped a circle of linen cloth with a small wooden stick, and dipped some lamp oil on the linen ball.

By the time it was all in place, it was completely dark. This is the right time to put the lights.

"Yan'er, you have an oil lamp, and you can light this cloth when I ask you to light it." Huo Guang held the Kong Ming lantern in both hands and said to Li Yan who was full of anticipation on the side.

"Alright, let's light it. It's about to fly! Huo Guang carried the Kong Ming lantern and adjusted his position so that the cloth ball hung right in the center of the lampshade.

"Hmm!" Li Yan couldn't wait to light the cloth ball hanging under the waiting, because it was stained with lamp oil, so the cloth ball ignited in an instant. Huo Guang didn't rush to let go, he felt a rising force from Kong Ming's lantern, and when this force was obvious, he slowly let go.

Under Li Yan's astonished gaze, the Kong Ming lantern slowly rose and soon flew to the height of the roof. At this moment, Li Yan's face could not hide her excitement and joy. Huo Guang looked at the slowly rising Kong Ming lantern, and also felt a sense of accomplishment, he was not worried that the sudden fall of this lamp would cause a fire, because Huo Guang had already taken this into account when making it, so the cloth was not very entangled, the fireball should be extinguished before the vines were burned off, and the remaining Kong Ming lantern should be blown out of Chang'an City by the wind.

"It's beautiful!" Li Yan looked up at the slowly rising Kong Ming lantern with an intoxicated face, and couldn't help but admire, Huo Guang didn't expect that this ordinary Kong Ming lantern in the later generations would have such a great lethality to girls in the Western Han Dynasty.

"Yan'er, it's nothing. If there are hundreds of flying lanterns in the sky together, it will be spectacular! Huo Guang also looked up at the sky and said subconsciously.

"Hundreds, thousands? A-Guang: Have you ever seen so many flying lights? Li Yan asked in surprise, although there was only one Kong Ming lantern in front of her, it was not difficult for Li Yan to imagine what a spectacular scene it was for hundreds of bright lights to fly in the air!

"Uh...... That's not it! But it must be extraordinarily magnificent! Huo Guang suddenly realized that in this era, it is estimated that no one can make hundreds of holes and lanterns to fly so extravagantly.

Li Yan also nodded when she heard this, and then said with a wistful expression: "If I could see hundreds of flying lights hovering in the night sky in my lifetime, how wonderful it would be!" ”

"I think there will be a day like this!" Huo Guang said unintentionally, but he kept this in his heart.

Then both of them looked up at Kong Ming's lantern, and at this moment, the lantern also flew higher and higher, almost to a height of about twenty meters. In this era, when there are no high-rise buildings, more than 20 meters is already very high, and at this moment, some people in Chang'an City also inadvertently saw a firelight floating in the night sky.

However, when Huo Guang and Li Yan were still immersed in the sweet and romantic atmosphere they had created, Chang'an City was boiling because of this small Kong Ming lantern. In this era, it is difficult for the sky to shine at night except for the moon and stars, and if there is, there are only meteors, but in ancient China, the appearance of meteors was regarded as a bad omen.

Although there is still a big difference between the light emitted by the Kong Ming lantern and the light of a meteor crossing the night sky, when the people of Chang'an see the light in the night sky, most of them seem a little panicked and uneasy, and only a few people have doubts about it.

In the Weiyang Palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was walking in the garden at the moment, and in addition to a few chamberlains, he was accompanied by Dongfang Shuo. After Sima Xiangru left Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that only Dongfang Shuo's words could still enter his eyes, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had always only regarded Dongfang Shuo as a small minister for his own pleasure and pleasure, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had no intention of reusing Dongfang Shuo.

"Huh? What is it? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was walking leisurely, and when he inadvertently looked up, he happened to see the Kong Ming lantern put by Huo Guang. In ancient times, both commoners and emperors were very superstitious, and the more emperors they were, the more so, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was particularly surprised.

"Come on, quickly pass on the Taishi to Sima to talk. Let him see what it is? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately ordered someone to summon Sima Tan. This Sima Tan is Shi Ma Qian's father, in the Qin and Han dynasties, Tai Shi Ling was not only responsible for compiling history books, but also responsible for the astronomical calendar, and also the duties of the Qin Tianjian in later generations.

"Dongfang Shuo, do you recognize what this is? What does it represent? "Dongfang Shuo has always been famous for Bogu, and before Sima Tan came, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Dongfang Shuo first.

"Your Majesty, the minister has never seen such a celestial phenomenon. However, there has always been a vision in the sky, and it is either evil or auspicious! Dongfang Shuo really hadn't seen Kong Ming's lantern, and he didn't expect that the fire in the sky would be artificial, because he really didn't know, and he could only answer ambiguously.

"Vision? I am commanded by heaven. Over the years, the territory has been expanded, the internal pressure is rebellious, and the foreign town is strong. Heaven can't be a bad omen on me! "Emperor Wu of Han is also an emperor who believes in the Mandate of Heaven, but he will not admit that this is a bad omen.

"Your Majesty, this flame seems to be rising, it seems to have risen from Chang'an City!" Dongfang Shuo's observation is still very strong, and in such a short period of time, he discovered some rules of Kong Ming lanterns, and thus deduced that the fire in the sky rose from Chang'an City.

"Huh? Could it be that this vision was man-made? That direction should be Jiadi, right? "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that what Dongfang Shuo said was also reasonable, and then he looked at that direction, which should be the Beique Jiadi where the top magnates gathered.

"Minister Sima talks about meeting Your Majesty!" Just when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was puzzled, Taishi Ling Sima Tan finally came to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in a hurry.

"Sima Tan, let's see what this vision came from and what it represents?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hurriedly said to Sima Tan that the Emperor of the Frontier was particularly sensitive to visions at any time, and it was no wonder that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was so excited.

"Your Majesty, the minister also saw it at home. This is different from the vision recorded in the history books, and the minister does not know what it represents! But I think it should be auspicious. Sima Tan replied respectfully, Sima Tan compared the fire in front of him with the celestial phenomena recorded in the history books one by one, and he found that this was a celestial phenomenon that had never appeared before.

"An auspicious omen? How so? Emperor Wu of Han hurriedly asked, as long as it is auspicious, Emperor Wu of Han will feel a lot more at ease, even if this is just Sima Tan's speculation, but it is better than a bad omen.

"Your Majesty, most of the great omen of the ancient times is a flash of sparks, and falling to the ground will inevitably cause casualties. And the vision before me seems to be quite mild, and there is a slow upward trend, which indicates that there is a prosperous future, or that a wise man may be born! Sima Tan's explanation was reasonable, and Emperor Wu of Han was a lot more relaxed when he said this, and when he heard the words of the sage's birth, a little smile finally appeared on his face.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty. The sages of the ancients are all from the prosperous era, and only the sages of the Ming Monarch are in charge. This is the divine wisdom of Heaven foreshadowing Your Majesty! "Dongfang Shuo's reaction is fast, and he can find an opportunity to pat himself on the back, and this sycophant is simply very comfortable for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

"The ...... of the North Que Armor The birth of a sage ......" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked thoughtfully in the direction of Jiadi, and Sima talked about the sentence that a sage would be born, which made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can't help but have a restrained image of a young man in his mind. Huo Guang would never have thought that he had put a Kong Ming lantern just to please Li Yan, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that it was auspicious from the sky, a sage was born, and the Han Dynasty was about to achieve a good omen of prosperity through the ages.