Chapter 140: New Year
"Hey......"
Zhao Si sighed as he looked at the ground covered with snow and sludge.
Zhao Si knew that this might be one of the few times he had a little leisurely.
After returning to Xianyang, a lot of things were waiting for him, such as the aviation and trade military government, the relocation order, the reform of the craftsman system, and the science and technology tree of steel smelting...... Wool Textile Tech Tree, Textile Machine......
In comparison, it is not so tiring to follow the team's temporary position as the commander of the CRRC government to do Zhao Gao's work.
"The weather is strange, it snowed heavily two years ago...... Zhao Si muttered.
Daqin's New Year, January 1st, is probably the first day of October in the lunar calendar.
Snow at this point in time is a rare thing, it has been the case for two consecutive years, and the snow is not small, which is a strange thing, but it has not caused a snow disaster, and it is not a big problem.
It's another year and the New Year......
On such an important day, no matter how anxious you are, you have to stop for the New Year.
At present, the car is parked in Dongjun, and before dawn, Zhao Si has already begun to arrange for the palace people to prepare for the New Year's banquet.
Last year's New Year was celebrated on the road, and this year's New Year is no different.
The difference is that Hu Hai and Zhao Gao did not have the opportunity to participate in this New Year's banquet, and Zhao Si also replaced Zhao Gao in charge of the preparation of the banquet.
Under the leadership of Zhao Si, the palace people have already arranged everything in the Dongjun Palace.
After the table seats were laid, the imperial chef also began to cook a variety of delicacies in an orderly manner.
Another year has passed, the skills of the imperial chef have risen a lot, and even made a lot of novel dishes, Zhao Si provides a kind of dish preparation method and all kinds of spices, with raw materials, with wok, the imperial chef in the palace is to eat this bowl of rice, a year, cooking skills have long left Zhao Si far away.
There are not many New Year's customs now, and when Zhao Si finished arranging everything behind, the New Year's banquet had already begun, and Zhao Si obviously entered the venue halfway.
Firecrackers are burning, handmaidens are dancing to music, and courtiers are toasting the First Emperor one by one.
Thanks to Zhao Si's merits, the last time Zhao Si gave the first emperor a piece of blessing during the New Year, and was invited by the first emperor to sit down for the first time, this year's New Year......
When giving a toast to the First Emperor, it rolled up inexplicably......
Everyone who can follow the first emperor to inspect the world is talented, and his literary literacy is not much higher than Zhao Si.
Compared with Zhao Si's rough blessing penetration, I don't know how many times the essence of Rosewood has been.
Zhao Si stood at the end of the seat, looking at the burning bamboo, making a crackling sound from time to time, and his eyes were a little dazed.
"I almost forgot, the gunpowder has to be lit out, and the musket artillery is not mentioned for the time being, at least next year there will be fireworks, right? And the Spring Festival couplets or something...... Otherwise, I always feel that there is no New Year's flavor. Zhao Si thought to himself.
Although it is not the New Year in his memory, Zhao Si, who has been integrated into Daqin for a long time, has also begun to gradually feel the joy of the New Year.
Maybe the New Year doesn't have to be fixed in the first place......
The first emperor watched the hundred officials who toasted him this year one by one.
Because of Zhao Si, this year's blessings are much more innovative and serious, and the First Emperor is also very happy.
The New Year is nothing more than a celebration.
Everyone is flattering, and no one is flattering.
The style and content are very attentive, much stronger than Zhao Si's kid's auspicious words, there are not so many auspicious words with a restrained personality, and the generous personality comes up with a long paragraph, and there are talent shows to watch......
Some people sing to celebrate, and some people dance to celebrate......
In this era of the ascendant, on such a festive day, in such an upper-class society, singing and dancing are also talents that the upper class must have.
Talking about giving the First Emperor a dance, or singing a poem, seriously, is still a kind of elegant thing.
Ancient and modern times can not be compared, from Qin to Tang, history for this aspect of the record is not a few, like some more generous kings, will also sing and dance with the courtiers with music.
It was not until the doctrine of the suppression of human nature began to come out that society became more and more dull and dogmatic.
"It seems that all my colleagues are very happy this year......" Zhao Si said with a smile.
"How can you not be happy, when Your Majesty left, there were more than rumors in the world, and all the officials were holding their breath in their hearts, I came back this year, and the rumors were self-defeating, of course I was happy!" Li Si answered next to him.
This year is a watershed moment!
The strange gift of the river god, the prophecy of the ancestral dragon's death, with the return of the first emperor to the world, more than a year and nearly two years have been spent safely, and everything has been completely shattered.
Zhao Si noticed that Li Si's smiling eyes were also quite emotional.
In fact, everyone knew that the former Qin State was a chariot that was constantly accelerating and on the verge of losing control.
Some people can feel it, some people can't, but they can also feel the high-pressure atmosphere.
Everyone has a feeling of depression in their hearts, too many things have happened throughout the year, not to mention braking the chariot of Daqin, which is on the verge of losing control, but it can be regarded as loosening the accelerator, and everyone's body is light.
This year's New Year has basically announced the end of all bad things, and even the first emperor's interest is much higher, and it is reasonable for the officials to have a little indulgence in joy.
"Not going to toast His Majesty?" Lees stroked his goatee.
"I don't dare to be ugly if the courtiers press me." Zhao Si smiled.
Last year, no one said anything pleasing to the truth, but this year it has been rolled up, not only pleasing words, but also performances, which made Zhao Si a little stressed for a while.
"Go, Your Majesty is waiting for you." Lees smiled.
Zhao Si looked at the civil and military officials who seemed to be competing for beauty, and walked over with a wine bottle.
Raising his eyes, he met the eyes of the First Emperor who seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
An official had just finished dancing when he saw Zhao Si coming to sensibly get out of the way.
Zhang Cang glanced at the First Emperor, put down his chopsticks with a smile, and gently tapped on the table to signal everyone to follow his gaze.
"Watch the play first......
When Liu Bang and the others heard this, they looked at Zhao Si who walked in front of the First Emperor.
"The old year is gone, the new year is ......" Zhao Si raised his glass.
"I said it last year."
The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si with a smile.
"Let's dance and congratulate......" The First Emperor squinted.
Zhao Si's toe and thumb subconsciously grabbed the sole of his shoe.
"Minister...... No......"
The First Emperor did not speak again, and Zhao Si fell into the embarrassment of silence.
"Zhao Siche doesn't want to shirk it......"
This kind of scene makes Zhao Si quite embarrassed that he has been selected for military training and performance.
(End of chapter)