In fact, the annual New Year is approaching, and it is also the time when Chang'an City is the most, the reason is that the annual court meeting will be held on the first day of the first lunar month, and all the princes will come to Chang'an on this day, but because of the inconvenient transportation during this period.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has not changed the calendar yet, the so-called first day of the first month, in fact, is the first day of October, of course, October should be called Haiyue in this period.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the whole Chang'an is revolving around the Weiyang Palace, and there are carriages driving to the Weiyang Palace from midnight, because there are too many people, and it is impossible for all the carriages to be parked outside the palace in the court meeting attended by tens of thousands of people, and some officials with low official positions have to arrive in advance, and then let the carriage return, and only a few important ministers can park the carriage outside the palace a little later.

Of course, there are two types of people who are no longer listed, one is the princes and kings, these people are either uncles and nephews of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, or brothers. There is also a category of envoys from the vassal states who pay tribute to the Han Dynasty, they all live in the Honglu Temple, and there are also special people in charge, these people don't have to rush to the main hall in the end, and there are attendants to guide them when it comes to the regulations.

Compared with the bustle and busyness of the entire Chang'an City, Huo Guang is much more leisurely, because he doesn't even have to go to the court. However, this time I didn't go to the court meeting not because Huo Guang's level was not enough, but because of his responsibilities. The court meeting actually requires officials above 400 stone in Beijing to participate, but Huo Guang is Chang'an order, and he needs to maintain the stability of the entire Chang'an on this day, so when the court meeting has not yet started, Huo Guang has already personally taken to the streets to start patrolling.

This day is a very critical day, Huo Guang must ensure the stability and tranquility in Chang'an City, the entire county government and the Inner History Mansion have been dispatched, but the righteous of the Inner History Mansion does not have to go to the street in person, he is the one who must attend the Great Dynasty Meeting, so the Inner History Cheng will lead the officials of the Inner History Mansion.

The patrol area of Huoguang Chang'an County Ya is north of Weiyang Palace, and the east and west cities are closed today, in fact, the people also know that a big court meeting will be held today, and there are no people on the street. Huo Guang rode around the vicinity of Jiadi, and the Great Dynasty Meeting started in the morning and ended until noon, and the whole process was similar to the government work report of the two sessions in later generations.

"My lord, Lu Shu asks to see you." When Huo Guang was sitting on horseback and looking around, a servant suddenly came to report.

"I'll wait for him in the alley and bring him to me." Huo Guang said to the officer, and the man rode into the alley next to him.

Since Lu Shu got a piece of paper suitable for writing, Huo Guang gave Lu Shu a new order, and he estimated that when Lu Shu came to see him at this time, it should be that the matter has been completed. At this time, there is no Spring Festival holiday in later generations, as long as Huo Guang gives money, the workers in the paper workshop can not survive the New Year, and they work very hard.

After Huo Guang entered the alley, he dismounted and waited for Lu Shu, and soon Lu Shu came over with a burden. When he saw Huo Guang, he hurriedly saluted and said, "My subordinates have met my lord, and the things that my lord has explained have been made."

Lu Shu opened the burden as he spoke, revealing a lantern that was very common in later generations, but had not yet appeared in the Western Han Dynasty. This lantern was made by Huo Guang to Lu Shu, and the bamboo frame was pasted with paper, which was exactly the same as the lanterns in later film and television works, and the only thing missing was the hand-held lantern handle. ( Pingnan Romance)

"That's right, it's this thing, remember to paint it in different colors as I instructed, at least a thousand." Huo Guang flipped the lantern left and right to take a look, the one Lu Shu took was really no different from the lantern in Huo Guang's imagination.

"My lord, there is another problem, and my subordinates have to ask my lord." Lu Shu said with some embarrassment, as if it was difficult to make a thousand lanterns Lu Shu.

"What's the matter?" Huo Guang looked at Lu Shu suspiciously, in Huo Guang's heart, Lu Shu was still a very reassuring subordinate, and this lantern was not difficult to make, it stands to reason that Lu Shu could not encounter any problems.

"My lord, this lantern is not difficult to make, but to make the lantern light, the candles in it are too precious, firstly, its value is extremely high, and secondly, even if you have money, you can't buy it." Lu Shu said helplessly, it turned out that he could only make the appearance of lanterns, and the most important candle was still an extremely luxurious thing in this era, not to mention the extremely high value, even if it was rich, ordinary people could not buy it.

Candles actually appeared very early, but the early Chinese candles were not candles, but a candle-like thing made of animal fat and honey. During the Western Han Dynasty, only the royal family could use candles, and even Huo Quai's champion Hou Mansion only had a few candles rewarded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. And this kind of thing was only given by the emperor to the princes and important ministers on the day of the Cold Food Festival, and it belonged to the real royal thing, so Lu Shu was very embarrassed for this.

"I'll figure this out, you better hurry up and make a thousand lanterns in ten days." Huo Guang also felt a little embarrassed, the lantern was simple to say, it was covered with paper on the outside, and a candle was hung on the inside. But this thing is not so simple in the Western Han Dynasty, and it is difficult for Huo Guang to think of a good substitute for a while, but he wants to get a thousand lanterns not to sell them for money, and he must solve this problem.

"My lord, this is a lot of money, what if a thousand can't be sold?" Lu Shu asked a little puzzled, Huo Guang didn't say what the lanterns were for, Lu Shu thought that these lanterns were for sale, and if precious candles were to be used, Lu Shu was not optimistic about this business.

"Hehe, who said this lantern was sold? You just have to do what I instruct, the money for making lanterns will come out of the Chang'an County Ya, you go and calculate the value of each lantern, and then calculate the amount. Huo Guang smiled when he heard this, he was confident, and threatened that the money for the purchase of lanterns would come from Chang'an County.

Lu Shu was even more puzzled at this time, although Huo Guang was ordered by Chang'an, it was impossible to do such a thing to enrich his pockets, and Huo Guang didn't need this money at all.

"Yes, my subordinates understand!" Although Lu Shu was puzzled, he had absolute loyalty to Huo Guang, and since Huo Guang said so, Lu Shu no longer questioned it.

After Lu Shu left, Huo Guang had to think deeply about how to solve the problem of the candle. At the beginning, Huo Guang naturally thought about whether he could make candles, so that the problem would be solved, and it would be equivalent to opening another financial road. However, Huo Guang thought about it carefully and vaguely remembered that the paraffin wax used in the candle was extracted from petroleum, which directly made Huo Guang dispel his thoughts. Because Huo Guang did not graduate from the Department of Chemical Engineering, oil could be obtained even in the Western Han Dynasty as long as he looked for it, but refining oil was the same as asking Huo Guang to build an airplane. ( Pingnan Romance)

"Is the only way to find Princess Pingyang? This is going to owe her a big favor again! Huo Guang thought for a long time, it seemed that only Princess Pingyang could help with this. To get enough candles to light a thousand lanterns, even Huo Qu's illness is not capable.

Just when Huo Guang's thoughts were flying wildly, he was suddenly pulled back to reality by the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of the wheels of the car. Huo Guang looked up suspiciously, followed the place where the voice came from, and saw a gorgeous carriage pulled by two horses in the distance.

Huo Guang was also curious, at this time, most people avoided going to the streets, and those with high status went to Weiyang Palace. Who would drive into the streets at this time?

The direction of this carriage is towards Huo Guang, that is to say, the Jiadi it is going to. Huo Guang noticed that these two carriages were rare to have a covered carriage, and in this period, the richly decorated covered carriages were only available to some high-ranking princes, in addition to important members of the royal family.

"Whose carriage is this?" Huo Guang tilted his head sideways and asked the official on the side. There are no license plates in this period, but the gorgeous carriage with a shed is equivalent to the limited edition top luxury car of later generations, and each of these officials who are mixed in Chang'an must understand.

"It's like ...... Be...... By the way, this is Xiuchengjun's frame! The official beside Huo Guang stretched his neck and stared hard, eager to see more clearly, and as the carriage got closer and closer, the official finally recognized whose frame it was.

"Xiuchengjun...... Is it Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's half-sister Jin Shi? Huo Guang thought in his heart. As soon as he heard the name of Xiu Chengjun, Huo Guang suddenly remembered the mansion opposite the Champion Hou's Mansion. Speaking of which, this Xiu Chengjun and Huo Guang are still door-to-door neighbors, but because of the special status of Jin Shu and the fact that he has no contact with Wei Huo's relatives, Huo Guang has never seen this Xiu Chengjun for so long.

Knowing that it was Xiu Chengjun's frame, Huo Guang and the other servants consciously retreated a distance and gave way to the road. It's not that Huo Guang or the officials respect her, but because some people can't afford to mess with her at all, and this cultivator is such a person.

Seeing the carriage passing by, Huo Guang looked at the carriage very curiously, and Huo Guang was still very curious about Emperor Wu of Han, the half-sister. The carriage flashed by, and on the hollowed-out wooden window, Huo Guang didn't see what kind of person was sitting inside, but he felt that at the moment of staggering, there was also a gaze in the carriage looking at him.

"Stop." Suddenly, the voice of a middle-aged woman in the carriage sounded, and then the neighing of horses and the sound of wheels slowing down were heard.

Xiu Chengjun's carriage slowly stopped ten zhang away from Huo Guang, and at this time, everyone's eyes, including Huo Guang, looked at the frame. A moment later, a middle-aged woman with luxuriously dressed clothes and a somewhat overly plump figure walked out of the carriage, Huo Guang estimated that this person should be a cultivator.

Jin Shu is seven or eight years older than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and now he is in his forties, and his life was not very good when he was young, and he is not as good as Princess Pingyang in appearance, but he relies on clothes, and Xiu Chengjun has also developed the living habits of the upper class over the years, and his temperament is still very good from a distance.

"This is Chang'an Ling?" Jin Shi looked at the firelight from a distance and asked with a smile.

Huo Guang didn't expect Jin Shu to stop for himself, and when he saw Jin Shu speak, he hurriedly dismounted, and then trotted to Jin Shi, and said respectfully: "The lower official An ordered Huo Guang to meet Xiu Chengjun." ”

"Hehe, Chang'an Ling doesn't have to be polite, you and I are still neighbors. It just happened that I met Chang'an Ling today, if you don't dislike it, why don't you go to this monarch's mansion to sit? Jin Shu said with a smile, and even directly invited Huo Guang to his mansion as a guest.

"This ...... Today is the period of the Great Dynasty Meeting, and the lower officials, as the duty of the Chang'an Order, have failed to live up to the kindness of Xiu Chengjun. Huo Guang said embarrassedly.

"It's okay, just come back in the evening, and it won't affect Chang'an Ling's official business, right? Besides, His Majesty will give a banquet in Weiyang Palace tonight, and the hussar generals will not return to the mansion, so come to the palace! Jin Shi always had a kind smile on her face, but she didn't give Huo Guang any chance to excuse herself, she just finished speaking, and she spoke as if she was an old acquaintance with Huo Guang.

"Then the official is better to be respectful, and he will definitely come to visit Xiu Chengjun after sunset." Huo Guang agreed.

Although Huo Guang had never been in contact with gold customs, he knew that this cultivator was deeply respected by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and this person did not belong to any forces, he was a person who only enjoyed wealth and did not participate in the struggle for power. There is no hidden danger for such a person to make friends with him, not to mention that people befriend Huo Guang as a cultivator, that is also to look up to Huo Guang, if he doesn't go, he will offend people.

"So good! That gentleman is waiting for the Chang'an order in the house. Jin Shu said happily, as if he really regarded Huo Guang as a distinguished guest. Huo Guang nodded with a smile when he heard this, and suddenly a thought sprouted in his heart, wasn't he still worried about the candle just now? In addition to Princess Pingyang being able to help herself, isn't this Xiu Chengjun in front of her just right to solve her urgent needs?