The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth month of May has been one of the several important festivals valued by the Han people for thousands of years.

Although in fact, this festival was not caused by Qu Yuan's martyrdom in the river, but after all, it was known and accepted by more people because of him, and many customs to commemorate this noble patriotic poet were derived.

For example, making zongzi, and dragon boat racing.

The custom of the Dragon Boat Race in Kaifeng City has lasted for hundreds of years, in the former Song Dynasty, there was a special event organized by the imperial court, and on this day, the royal Jinming Pond was opened to the outside world, so that the people could enter and watch the event together, as well as the scenery on the lake.

Although it has been more than 200 years since the fall of the former Song Dynasty, Jinmingchi has long become a common scenery in Kaifeng City, but this habit has been retained. Even Qin Yude, who is now in charge of various affairs in Kaifeng City, also follows the customs of the locals, and will personally go to Jinmingchi every year to watch the dragon boat race.

Of course, this year is no exception, the only thing that is a little different is that sitting with him on the high platform closest to the pool, in addition to Qin Yude's several henchmen, there are two more unfamiliar faces. These two people are naturally Zhuge Qingyun and Ke Yongsheng, who were invited to the meeting.

After getting such an invitation, both of them were in good spirits, knowing that the opportunity had finally arrived.

Obviously, this is a sign that Qin Yude has moved to talk to them in private. Otherwise, why invite them to watch the dragon boat race together?

And his true intentions, Zhuge Qingyun also guessed a rough idea.

Qin Yude's previous cold response should be just like what he thought, not only to delay, but also to test his sincerity.

Now that sincerity has been seen, it's time to get in touch.

However, due to his identity and influence, Qin Yude obviously didn't want to meet and negotiate with them on a formal occasion, otherwise there would be less room for turnaround. And this Dragon Boat Boat Race has become an excellent opportunity to cover up, at least there is an explanation for the outside world.

Even if they can't talk in the end, it can be inferred that it is just to have fun with the two envoys, and it will not hurt his face as the governor of Qin.

Qin Yude did have a good calculation, but in the eyes of Zhuge Qingyun, he still fell behind after all.

He is so forward-looking, so confined to the subtleties, and his courage is too far and too far for His Majesty the Emperor.

Of course, these views are hidden in the depths of his heart, and there is nothing unusual about them in his words and deeds or expressions. Look at the book

After being invited to the high platform, lined up at the same table with Qin Yude, eating and drinking wine, and watching the more than ten dragon boats that were about to take advantage of the momentum on the blue waves in front of him, Zhuge Qingyun couldn't talk to him for a while.

Because they were too far away from Qin Yude, some other subordinates were laughing with him, so that the two outsiders couldn't interject at all. They can only focus on the upcoming dragon boat races.

Soon, when the time was close to noon, someone came to the stage and asked Qin Yude for instructions on when the game would start.

Qin Yude looked up at the sky, and after a while, he smiled and said, "It's almost now, let's get ready for the game."

As he spoke, he took the five-color flag that he had placed in his hand, held it high in a high place, and shook it vigorously.

There were already a few flag bearers in the audience who had been staring at the movement on the stage, and when they saw the flag shaving, they immediately understood, and they also tried to wave the flags of different colors, and passed the order to start the game forward, until a hundred steps away, on the east bank of Jinmingchi.

Immediately, there was another wave of flags dancing, and then the sound of horns, really as if the army was about to go out, directly mobilized the countless Kaifeng people who surrounded the entire Jinming Pond for several layers, and everyone's eyes converged on that side.

More than a dozen narrow and slender boats, lined up with eight oarsmen and a drummer, and a flag-bearer's dragon-shaped boat was also quickly arranged, all the dragon's heads were aimed at the front, and all the participants on the dragon boat were even more round-eyed, puffed up their strength, clenched the wooden oars in their hands, and were ready to paddle at any time.

After only one pause, the dozen or so drummers were already struggling to beat the drum in front of them, making a thumping sound. More than a dozen drums sounded at the same time, which really made people feel a burst of blood boiling.

And with that

The long sound of the horn suddenly stopped, and the drum beat followed by a slight pause, and then changed from the original continuous knock to a very regular three rings.

At the same time, the eight oarsmen on each boat, who were already like bows and arrows with a taut string, were already rowing with all their might, causing the dragon boats below to cleave the waves and speed straight ahead.

For a time, more than 10 dragon boats will be like a real dragon that comes to life, breaking the waves and galloping, rushing straight forward, under the command of the drums, all the oarsmen are neatly and uniformly carrying out the most strenuous rowing, with the traces of the water surface breaking the road, but also with the colorful flag in the hands of the flag bearer behind the boat, also flying high in the wind, hunting and hunting.

Although it was not a battlefield, this racing boat race with the cooperation of more than 100 people still showed the military spirit that made everyone thrilling.

The people who had been waiting around Jinmingchi for a long time were even more affected by this atmosphere, and they all shouted excitedly, cheering for the dragon boats they had picked, and the shouts were mixed together and went straight to the sky.

And under their encouragement, the dragon boats rushed faster, making people look condescendingly, like sharp arrows, with a sense of beauty of speed and strength.

It was Zhuge Qingyun and Ke Yongsheng, who were also attracted by this huge scene at this time, forgetting their duties, forgetting to drink, and looking directly at the more than ten dragon boats competing in front of them, with words in their mouths, as if they were also cheering for the contestants they selected.

It wasn't until a voice sounded beside them that the two of them came back to their senses: "Do the two envoys feel that I can still catch the eye of the Dragon Boat Race in Kaifeng City?"

When the two turned around, they saw Qin Yude walking over from the table with a smile, but he distanced himself from his subordinates.

Is the drama finally about to begin?

Zhuge Qingyun's spirit suddenly perked up, and he quickly put aside all his other thoughts, and replied with a slight smile: "Don't hide it from the Governor of Qin, when I was in Sichuan and Shu, I had already heard about the grand occasion of the Dragon Boat Race in Kaifeng City. When I saw it today, it was really a good thing."

"Indeed, this dragon boat race is truly spectacular, and people are fascinated by it." Ke Yongsheng also echoed.

"Hahahaha......" Qin Yude seemed to be very satisfied with the two of them's answers, stroked his beard and smiled, and after a while, he stared at them again and asked another question: "Then dare to ask the two, how is our dragon boat race in Kaifeng compared to Jinling?"