After dinner that day, the crown prince and I ascended to the Thang Long Hall under the guidance of the eunuchs, and stood in the corridor outside the hall, watching the noisy scene below.

There was no tsunami-like hooray. It has only been more than ten years since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it is still someone else's country that has been robbed by disgraceful means, and in the minds of the people, the reputation is not so good. The crown prince and I are standing here today, not so much to accept the worship of the people, but to add a little sight to see in the new year.

We stood side by side, secretly holding hands under the wide sleeves, trying to stand up straight and smiling, playing the role of laughing puppets for the hundredth and first time.

In the middle of winter, the prince's palms were slightly sweaty, and I knew that he was very nervous and uneasy. He has always been afraid of this kind of situation with many strangers, and he also hates to be puppetry. But he seems to have been born to be a puppet.

He whispered to me, "Nanfeng, how long are we going to stand?" ”

I don't know. Since they are also puppets manipulated by people, it is not up to me to decide when to go upstairs and when to leave. We just acted on the orders of the eunuchs. But I still comforted him and said, "It's almost over, your Highness, bear with me a little longer." ”

"Nanfeng, I really want to go down and play. There are so many people on the streets today, it must be fun. ”

Of course, I want to go down and play, but, "We can't go down, we'll have to go back to the palace after standing for a while." However, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, we can go out to play, and we still go to the countryside, haven't Your Highness heard of it? ”

"No, my father will let us go to the countryside to play?" He looked at me with wide eyes, and although this news was the good news he had never dreamed of hearing, it was too unrealistic for him.

I don't know such big news, I really don't know what this little stupid is busy with every day. I had to tell him: "On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor will go to the countryside to persuade the peasants, and he will personally take care of the peasants." At that time, the queen, the prince, the concubines, and the officials had to accompany them, and it must have been very lively that day. ”

"You mean, my father is going to the countryside to plow the fields?" The stupid boy was so surprised that he almost hugged me and jumped up on the spot. I pushed him back and said, "Stand still, Your Highness." We are now on the tower, and there are countless people watching us. ”

He looked down, stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, and then said wistfully: "Then when the time comes, my father will hold the plow, and I will lead him in front." ”

"Your Highness, when plowing the fields, the cattle are not led by people, they are driven from behind." I guess so.

"Then, I also carry the plow, and my father and I drive a cow by ourselves."

"Let's see when the time comes, it depends on whether my father is allowed or not." It should be fine. The emperor and the crown prince went to the field at the same time and personally climbed the plough to plough the field, isn't this more effective in persuading farmers?

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month is soon coming, on this day, the colorful flags are unfurled, the palace chariot is wheeling, the emperor is riding in the imperial chariot in front, the queen is in the heavy Zhai Yu covered chariot closely behind, I am sitting on an oil painting mica car, and the prince is riding a white horse walking beside my car.

The convoy passed by the banks of Luoshui. It was spring water that had just thawed, the water surface was endless, and the water was steady and slowly flowing eastward. The prince rode his horse and stopped by the river for a long time, until the eunuch went to urge him, and then he followed the large procession. Then he came to my car window and talked for a long time.

Alas, being the prince is really pitiful, living in Luoyang for fifteen years, and this Luoshui is the first time he has seen it today.

When the purpose was reached, the magistrate had already waited here, and a sacrificial altar was erected in the clearing of the field. The emperor led the prince forward, lit incense and candles, and offered the Taigao - a pig, a cow, and a sheep dressed in red and green, to sacrifice to the ancestors and pray for a bumper harvest.

After the sacrifice was over, the emperor personally went down to the field to help plough the land. In fact, it is just to make a gesture, one hand on the plow makes a plough movement, the other hand swings the whip on the ox twice, and then gets up. The ministers and the people were busy prostrating themselves on the ground and shouting long live.

Also, the field is still dry land, not a paddy field as I thought in advance.

At this time, the crown prince stepped forward and said, "Father, can the sons and daughters try it?" ”

The emperor smiled: "My emperor is also going to persuade farming?" That's a good thing, of course. ”

The crown prince walked down the field with an excited face, imitating the posture of his father, holding the plough in one hand and the rope in the other. Unlike the emperor, the prince is more playful, refusing to be pretentious, but really driving cattle.

The crowd of onlookers burst into laughter, and today's so-called emperor's persuasion of cultivation is the most lively at this time when the prince goes to the ground. The onlookers were not as reserved as they were at the beginning, and began to talk and laugh. There are also people who volunteered to be the prince's "master of the field" and taught the prince on the spot: "Your Highness, hold your hands tight, and stand in the middle of the plow." Hold it steady, and then raise the whip, the force should not be too great, too big, and it will be bad if the ox is beaten to anger. It can't be too small, it's as small as a mosquito, and the cow won't plough the field, but just for it to tickle it, just stand and enjoy it. ”

There was another burst of laughter, and even the emperor laughed happily.

At that moment, a stone thrown from nowhere struck the ox in the eye, and the ox was frightened and pained, let out a roar of rage, and then ran violently. The prince, still standing on the plow, fell to the ground at once, and was dragged away by the oxen.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden change, and so was I. It wasn't until a moment later that someone chased after the ox, and someone shouted, "Your Highness, loosen the rope quickly, let go quickly." “

The queen and I cried and chased after him, and saw that the ox was still pulling him and running wildly, and after running for a while, the rope finally came free. The prince lay down in the dirt, and the plow, with its nails, dragged over him.

The emperor shouted hoarsely: "Imperial Doctor, Imperial Doctor!" ”

Imperial Doctor Hu, who came with the team, had already run to the prince's side, and several people lifted the prince up. That's when I saw the dirt on his face, and it seemed that blood was still bubbling out of the dirt.

My eyes went dark and I fainted.