The fifteenth day of the first month.

Last night, I rested in the freehand and blank room in the east wing, and I felt that the space was a little small, but I slept comfortably.

Or wake up late.

However, when I woke up, it was the beginning of a busy day.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is, of course, a holiday.

However, it was a very relaxing day for the people, and the officials of the court did not relax.

Last year, the country was just opened, the Yuan Dynasty was not extinguished, the Quartet was uncertain, and the first Lantern Festival in the first year of Hongwu was also bland.

This year is different.

Different from the three-day celebration in the Tang Dynasty and the six-day lantern in the Song Dynasty, from the 11th day of the first lunar month, the people of Gyeonggi began to light lanterns under the influence of the government and the opposition intentionally or unintentionally, and it will continue until the 20th day of the first lunar month, as long as 10 days.

Zhu Yuan also privately suggested that he could take another ten days of vacation.

This time, Lao Zhu didn't agree.

There are a lot of things in the court, so if you take a break for ten days at a time, will you be able to pay it back?

Therefore, it only started yesterday and had a three-day holiday, similar to the Tang Dynasty.

Yesterday morning, because of the news from Gansu, the meeting was temporary, but today, there are official activities.

At noon, His Majesty the Emperor will give a banquet to the hundred officials again.

And that's just the beginning.

In the evening, according to the advance arrangement, Lao Zhu planned to imitate the old system of the Song Dynasty.

Rejoice with the people.

The location was chosen at Xi'an Gate, west of the imperial city.

Speaking of which, the imperial city and the palace city are two concepts. The imperial city includes the palace city, but the palace city is only a part of the imperial city. The specific division, such as the west of the imperial city, within the Xihua Gate, belongs to the palace city, Xihua Gate to Xi'an Gate, and there is a large area in the middle, mainly various guards and treasury, which also belong to part of the imperial city.

The imperial city of Jinling no longer exists after a few hundred years, but, if you want to refer to it, look at the Forbidden City. In order to show orthodoxy, Zhu Di's construction of the Forbidden City basically refers to the Jinling Imperial City.

Zhu Yuan arrived in the imperial city near noon, and this time the venue for the banquet of the hundred officials was still in the martial arts building in Fengtianmen, no way, because the place was big enough.

After the lively luncheon, the hundred officials temporarily retired.

Zhu Yuan did not return to Xuanwu Lake this time, but went to the new house on the bank of the Qinhuai River in the city.

There are also preparations in advance.

Take a short break in the afternoon, and in the evening, rush directly to Xi'an Gate on Taiping Street.

After all, it was the first time to have fun with the people, in order to avoid problems, Taiping Avenue was arranged in advance, and there were parade sergeants wearing civilian clothes but could also see their identities at a glance, and at the same time, there were clear posts guarding each intersection.

Although they rejoiced with the people, not just any ordinary people could come.

The various markets in the city are screened in advance, and they must be the elderly, gentry, and children who have a clear identity...... After reporting, you can enter Taiping Avenue in the evening.

Speaking of which, these rules were not come up with by Zhu Yuan this time.

This was the case in the previous dynasty.

Think about it, once the son of heaven and the body of ten thousand gold, how can he sit on the city tower defenselessly and enjoy with the people like that, if something happens, it will be a great turmoil, and if it is not done well, the country will collapse.

The risk is too great.

Although there are many rules, as long as you can enter this Taiping Street tonight, it will definitely be a feast for your eyes.

Zhu Yuan entered the palace, and was called by Lao Zhu, the family had dinner, and the clan and the hundred officials climbed the high Xi'an Gate floor, in the night, at a glance, although separated by a moat, but on the other side of the spacious Taiping Street, the moment is like a colorful glow.

In the glow, the flow of people is like weaving, and the light and shadow are moving.

First of all, there are lanterns with various themes, such as pagodas, or gatehouses, or connected together, or in a thousand shapes.

There are also a variety of performances.

On the street, there is a stage set up in every other area, and the faint, babbling sound has been heard. At the same time, there are gongs and drums, plays and so on.

I was admiring it, not far from the city gate.

Suddenly, a brilliant spark exploded.

It's like a long-lost firework.

Zhu Yuan could hear the exclamation of a certain little ancestor on the other side of Lao Zhu.

It's really good-looking.

Of course, it is not fireworks, but iron flowers.

Zhu Yuan knew that this was an iron flower that had been passed down since the Song Dynasty.

As for fireworks, they were originally there in this era, but when the imperial court tightened its control over sulfur and saltpeter, it was gone this year. For a long time to come, there probably won't be any more.

However, compared to later, the current ...... But no one regretted it.

The lanterns, gongs and drums, and operas on the street are enough for this ancient Shangyuan festival to be impressive.

Since there is no shortage of 'voice', of course there is no regret.

Therefore, it is inevitable to think of many, many years later with some emotion.

Because too many traditions have been abandoned, the remaining bit will be lost unconsciously, and it will be a pity. Zhu Yuan still remembers clearly, but in that life, the same festival, after hours, all kinds of rules, all kinds of etiquette, all kinds of activities...... Later, it was only twenty or thirty years, and it seemed to be suddenly gone.

Too many people have shifted from a rich state of life to a monotonous state of existence.

I don't know why.

Well.

All right...... In fact, I know some, but it is useless to say more.

His Majesty the Emperor appeared on the castle tower, making the revelry even more lively tonight.

However, there is still a process to follow.

After relaxing for a while, a ceremonial official brought some elders, gentry, and children over to toast His Majesty the Emperor, saying the festive words prepared in advance, and then chatting about the daily life of the people, and finally receiving the reward and quietly retreating.

The seemingly simple process took more than half an hour unconsciously.

Then, the atmosphere relaxed again.

Continue to enjoy the lively scene on Taiping Street, Lao Zhu and his descendants and civil and military officials drank and had fun together, which was also indispensable for chanting poems. Zhu Yuan prepared in advance this time, and asked his own Luoshui to help write a small poem, although it was not as good as Xin Tiezhu's father's 'One Night Fish and Dragon Dance', it was also very face-saving to read it.

Having a talented woman in the family is an advantage.

I brought a pocket watch that Jin Dahu remade again, and the excitement that started at six o'clock lasted until nine o'clock, Lao Zhu was still unsatisfied, after all, he was a night owl, but he didn't forget it, and he could return early if he sent Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan did not refuse.

Before leaving, the pocket watch was taken away by a certain little ancestor.

It doesn't matter this time.

There are still at home.

Probably found out the doorway, and recruited more craftsmen, if it weren't for the main focus of the watch engraving workshop, Jin Dahu could make a bunch of pocket watches for Zhu Yuan in a short time.

Of course, accuracy is not to be mentioned.

The technology of the hairspring escapement still takes time, and the requirements for the materials of the mini pocket watch are too high after all, and even if the thing is made, the use time will not be too long.

Leave the Imperial City and plan to stop in the city tonight.

First take a small sedan chair to the west and leave the bustling Taiping Street, to another road that is not so lively but also full of lanterns, and then changed to a carriage, surrounded by a line of guards, slowly walked through the flow of people for half an hour, and finally arrived at the mansion on the south bank of the Qinhuai River in the southeast of the city.

It's not boring either.

Close to the car were two girls, a sack and a grandson...... Leaf...... Retinue...... Forehead...... It's not right, it's Zhu Erniang.

It's a freehand arrangement.

I've seen it a few times in private, and I feel more and more that if Zhu Erniang can stay by her own adult's side, she is much more reliable than a little girl who likes to pretend to be dumb.

This woman is really powerful.

Well.

It is...... Like the sycamore, it is too edible to eat.

Besides, outside the car, there are all kinds of lively scenes along the way.

Speaking of which, since Lao Zhu took Jinling more than ten years ago, this city has also been stable for more than ten years, although Chen Youliang has invaded Longwan during this period, the result is not dangerous. At present, the Ming Dynasty has been opened again, the Yuan Dynasty has fallen, and the great victories from afar have come one after another, and the hearts of the people in Jinling City have completely settled down.

What is it when people's hearts are settled?

It's bustling.

Just like Zhu Yuan's main 'economic science', well, in later economics, consumers are full of hope for the future, the market will prosper, and the economy can develop.

Contrarily......

Belch.

Not much more.

Coming to the new house after the two courtyards are opened here, freehand and blank space are already waiting.

Greeted his own adults to a two-story small building in the inner house.

This is what I watched during the day.

The small building is close to the Qinhuai River, so you can enjoy the scenery of the Qinhuai River from the upstairs window.

Originally, it was a study, but Zhu Yuan ordered it to be arranged as a bedroom, and he would rest here tonight.

The two of them don't agree very much.,There's no dragon here.,I'm afraid that my adults will freeze at night.。 However, Zhu Yuan took last night as an example, and the two Nizi couldn't refute it. What's more, Zhu Yuan has other ideas, always living in a conservatory...... It's not good.

How to remember what that word said.

It's called ......

Greenhouse flowers!

Temporarily inlaid with glass to block the night breeze by the window, after washing, on this side of the soft collapse, did not lie down, but continued to lie down by the window, enjoy the lively lights on both sides of the Qinhuai River.

For a moment, I felt like a spectator.

I thought of a very literate tone in later generations: the more lively, the more lonely.

Freehand leaned over and persuaded softly: "My lord, it's late at night, can you rest?" ”

Zhu Yuan shook his head lightly and patted his side: "Come on...... All come. ”

Freehand heard the words, took off his shoes, carefully went up to the couch, the blank space and sack on the side also followed, and the rest of the maids ignored the invitation of the adults very interestingly, and the more embarrassing thing was Zhu Erniang, who came with him before, whether he went up or not?

Inside, I was conflicted.

Seeing that there was no movement in picking mulberries, Zhu Erniang gave up the action and obediently stayed not far away.

Inexplicably, I was still a little lost.

The three Nizi went up to the soft collapse, first wrapped their own adults together, and then looked out the window.

After a moment, Liubai said softly, "It's beautiful." ”

Zhu Yuan simply pushed the window open, no longer through the glass, feeling the cold wind at night, a little comfortable, so he stepped forward again, leaned on the edge of the window, and said: "In the next few days, you can also go out for a walk, and you don't always have to stay at home." ”

Liubai couldn't stop Zhu Yuan from opening the window, and reached out with the other side to wrap his adult tightly, only keeping his head, and then subconsciously shook his head: "Where can I do it." ”

Freehand said: "There are also at home, which are more beautiful than the outside." ”

Sack: "......"

Zhu Yuan didn't say anything more, and after a while, he suddenly said: "Hum a song for you, remember, and forget if you hear it." ”

"Hmm."

A moment later, a strange and familiar tone, a shallow male voice, sounded in the lonely and lively night of another time and space: "A light of sorrow, standing alone in the window." I'm behind the door, pretending you're not gone. The old land is revisited, and the full moon is even more lonely. The candle flame that wakes up in the middle of the night can't bear to criticize me......"

(End of chapter)