The emperor issued an edict to take the "strange flowers and fire" made by the internal official supervision gunpowder pharmacy and set them off, but saw the flames rise in the air, blooming in the sky above the imperial city, such as orchids, woods, narcissus, plum chrysanthemums, etc., which were lifelike and moving, flashing like life......

After the ceremonial flowers, the Lantern Festival banquet was successfully dismissed. The palace is usually set up with a gauze lantern, stretching straight to the dormitory, the concubine accompanies the emperor, takes a step into the dormitory, and the hundred officials kneel and bow to send it off.

……

From Fengtian Hall to Jinyiwei through the imperial road, Ji Gang left Zhang Ben and Lin Liangyou alone.

"Do you know why you two were promoted?" Ji Gang sits.

The two of them stood and bowed: "Thank you for the love of Da Jinwu!" ”

"Today, the emperor said a word to me, called Hengqin Peng Ze." Ji Gang said, raising his eyelids and looking at the two, "I heard that Lin Zongqi is literate and literate, I am a martial artist, I don't know the true meaning, Lin Zongqi, can you tell me?" ”

Lin Liangyou has risen to 100 households, and Ji Gang still calls him the general flag, probably because he is used to it, and he can't change his mouth for a while, or, deliberately?

"Uh...... Hengqin Peng Ze, talking about Jin Tao Yuanming, has a stringless piano, he doesn't want to be an official, so he resigned from Pengze County, lived in seclusion and farming at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, played the piano in his spare time, drank wine, and ...... all kinds of chrysanthemums" Lin Lanyou said like an endorsement.

Looking at Ji Gang's eyes, there was no meaning that he had any thoughts about him. He was somewhat relieved.

Ji Gang's eyes were not shocked, he had been immersed in officialdom for many years, and it was impossible for anyone to see something from his eyes.

It is said that above the court, rotten wood is the official, but as everyone knows, the officials look at the head of the Qian, just like looking at the rotten wood.

Quietly listening to Lin Liangyou's words, Ji Gang just waved his hand and said, "The holy will is hard to understand." You two go down and think about it! ”

……

On the way back, the lights were shining like daylight, and the people poured out of their homes to see the lights. There is no curfew in the capital today, the outer city gate is not closed all night, people in the city can go out, and people outside the city can come in for five consecutive days. The brothers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division are busy again.

But......

"It's better to eat imperial food!" Lin Yanyou swept the festival silver rewarded by the emperor in his hand, "Not only do you usually have rice and silver, but you also have benefits during the New Year's Festival!" Generally, the head of the Qiantou is not blessed. ”

"It's not high!" Zhang Ben said.

"Big brother, you have to touch your conscience when you speak!"

"It's not high!"

"Some of the official positions may not be high, but who knows? We're not from the household department. Lin Liang lobbied, "Like our Jinyiwei, we don't say much to the outside world, but with all kinds of hidden benefits, the emperor doesn't treat us badly!" ”

"Jinyiwei is the only Praetorian Guard directly under the emperor now, his mother's family, the emperor naturally has to be generous!" Zhang Ben said, "Of course, we are working hard for the emperor, not for this money, but with a patriotic heart loyal to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Enlightened, enlightened!" Lin Yanyou stretched out his thumbs up, "Second brother gives you a thumbs up!" ”

"Second brother, what does the emperor mean when he says Hengqin Peng Ze, have you thought of it?"

"No......" Lin Liangyou shook his head, "It's all said that the holy will is unpredictable, so easy to think of, is it still called the holy will?" ”

Zhang Ben showed a disappointed look: "Ben still points to your smart mind!" ”

"No matter how smart I am, how can I have a big brother, how smart are you?" Lin Lanyou put his hand on Zhang Ben's shoulder, "Big brother, don't think about it so much, it's all a thousand households!" Should it be celebrated, shouldn't it? ”

"How do you want to celebrate?" Zhang Ben said, "You have also risen to 100 households...... Do you want to go to the Workshop Division? ”

"The Workshop Division is a must-go!" After all, I haven't been there for a long time, "I'll bring this palace food back first, let Xiaomei and Yuerong taste it, and then take them out to enjoy the lanterns and guess the riddles, and when they are tired of playing and fall asleep, we will ...... Hey, hey, hey! ”

Zhang Ben also showed a wicked smile: "Hey, hey, hey!" ”

"What are you?" Lin Liangyou saw through his bad intentions, "I'm talking about going to the Jiaofang Division!" ”

"Well, so am I...... Now you're not afraid that our crystal will be stolen? ”

"Before, I was mainly afraid of Jin Chang, a bastard." Lin Liang lobbied, "Now this thing is dead......

"Don't forget, the king of thieves in the capital can live well." Zhang Ben said, "Moreover, you and I are still enemies." ”

"This ......" Lin Liangyou knew that he was talking about Jiang Hua, "that guy is lame, what is there to worry about?" Besides, we can't always stay by Xiaomei and Miss Rong's side, right? Jin Chang's righteous son, those are all a group of stupid stunned people, who dare to pick flowers on our Jinyi Wei's head, I really don't know how the word dead is written! ”

"Although Jiang Hua is a member of Dajingo now, he won't mess around." Zhang Ben said, "But he also has a group of stupid apprentices." ”

"What do you mean by big brother? Don't go to the Workshop Division? Lin Liangyou was a little disappointed, I felt that with the temperament of the eldest brother, he shouldn't be afraid of this or that, could it be that he was promoted to an official, but his courage became smaller?

"Of course not." Zhang Ben smiled, "We are Jinyiwei, what are Jinyiwei for?" Arrest traitors and thieves, and investigate misconduct...... We are taking the bad guys, how can we be frightened and afraid in life because of a few bad guys? ”

"That's not it."

The folk Lantern Festival is still flourishing in Hangzhou, and all the lamps made of leather, silk, yarn and paper are all from Hangzhou (at that time, Yiwu small commodity market did not have it). The capital gathers all kinds of lighting from the north and south of the river, such as the pearl lamp in Fujian, the white corner lamp, the silk lamp in southern Yunnan, the old wall lamp in Wude, and so on......

The patterns of the lamp are also dizzying, and there are like living characters: beauty, Lao Tzu, bangs playing toad, Zhong Kui catching ghosts; Genus of flowers and plants: grapes, persimmons, bayberry; Flowers, birds, birds and insects: deer, cranes, horses; A little bit of kit, there are mica screens, crystal curtains, glass balls and so on.

Even large and small rolling lamps were placed in the Qinhuai River to expel the dragons.

For a time, the streets of the capital were lit up, the golden drums were heard, and men and women were jammed, competing to chase each other.

On the lantern, there are also lantern riddles or hidden poems, which are left to be speculated - this is the so-called guessing the lantern.

In addition to setting up various lanterns on the streets, there are also Zhang Le who advocate and juggle; the fireworks of longevity belts and pearls; The boy hammers the drum to enjoy the peace; The women led the night walk together to eliminate all kinds of diseases, called "walking a hundred diseases", also known as "walking the bridge" (the original group has a long history).

The goods from all sides gathered, forming a huge scale of the lamp market, and merchants from all over the world held all the goods and set up stalls to sell goods. Most of the goods sold are market food, sugar, zongzi, dough, lotus stem, melon seeds, melon seeds, and all kinds of melons and fruits...... The pavement stretches for one or two miles.

I thought that the little sister and the others should be full after eating the food in the palace, but they didn't expect Lin Long to shout to buy candy to eat.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you?" Lin Liangyou nodded Lin Long's forehead, "It's easy to gain weight if you eat too much sugar." ”

"But this candy looks really delicious." Lin Long grabbed Lin Liangyou's arm and snuggled it on his chest, coquettish like a child, "Buy, buy, buy!" ”

"Buy, buy, buy." Lin Liangyou took a few coppers outside, "Big brother, do you want to eat it?" ”

Zhang Ben said: "If you don't eat it, eat it in my little sister's mouth, and the sweetness is in my heart." ”

Lin Liangyou handed the candy to Lin Long and Yue Rong, looked at Yue Rong and said, "Me too, eat it in Miss Rong's mouth......"

Yue Rong looked at the sugar cube in Lin Liangyou's palm, but did not answer: "When my brother was a child, his favorite thing to eat was sugar, but ......"

I miss my relatives every festive season! It seems that as long as she doesn't find her brother for a day, she can't really be happy.

In fact, before Jin Chang died, he really told Lin Liangyou the whereabouts of Yue Rong's younger brother, but he was just ......

"Is it still called the general flag? The second brother has risen to 100 households! Zhang Ben said, "Miss Rong, don't worry, after being promoted, there are more people under your hands, and it is not difficult to find someone, I believe that soon, you will be able to find Brother Ling!" ”

It seems that they really have this thing to heart. Yue Rong glanced at Zhang Ben and Lin Liangyou gratefully, thanked him for all blessings, and finally took the candy in Lin Liangyou's hand, and held it with Lin Long, admiring the lantern and guessing the lantern riddle......

Looking at their backs, Zhang Ben put his elbow on Lin Liangyou's shoulder: "Second brother, did you really, didn't sleep with her?" ”

"I like a flower, I don't have to pluck her." Lin Liangyou also looked at the shadows of the two girls in front of him, and in his eyes, fireworks were reflected in the night sky.

"I'm afraid that if you don't pick it, someone else will take it off......"

"Who is so bold that he dares to rob a woman with my Jinyi Wei Baihu official!?"

Zhang Ben held his head high, stretched out his thumb and pointed at himself: "I don't know you yet, you are so eager to help Miss Rong find her brother, do you want to wait for her to take the initiative to promise her?" ”

"Eat sugar!" Lin Liangyou slapped a piece of candy on his face, gave him a blank look, and followed the two girls.

"It's so sweet!" Zhang Ben said.

“……”

Fireworks rose into the sky, blooming one after another, and the night sky of the capital was gorgeous.

"Big brother, I'm in the palace today, I have time to consult my father-in-law who is in charge of the gunpowder pharmacy," Lin Liang lobbied, "Sure enough, the smoke I made was too big, and it was still a matter of sugar, and there was too much sugar." ”

"Oh? So how much should you put it? Zhang Ben snorted the sugar.

"A small spoon like this," Lin Liangyou gestured with his fingers, "three more spoons are enough." ”