The lantern grabbing festival has a long history in Dayao, and it was often held together in two or three villages in the 60,000 mountains before.

After the establishment of Da Yao, many ancient civilians descended the mountain into the city, and the population was larger, so the scale of each lantern grabbing festival was also larger.

Especially in Lancheng, as the imperial capital, the lantern grabbing party on the first day of the New Year every year can be said to be the most eye-catching event in the whole Dayao.

Beginning at noon, mountain people from the mountains not far away rushed to Arashi Castle, almost all of them set out in the morning, and then stayed in the city all night, just to see this grand event.

And although the residents of Arashiki participate in it every year, they will not miss the biggest event of the year.

Even the merchants of other countries in Arashiki and the envoys of several countries would watch from the sidelines.

Of course, there are no seats, the kind that is crowded with civilians.

Whether it is the empress or the people in the court, no one from top to bottom cares what the envoys of several other countries think.

In fact, the envoys of those three countries, only Gu Zicheng of Great Xia was slightly valued.

It's not because Great Xia is the most powerful.

It's that Gu Zi has survived the longest.

For ten years, Gu Zicheng has been safe and sound in Lancheng for more than ten years, not just because he is low-key.

I'm afraid that even the people who sent him in the first place didn't expect him to live so long.

You must know that Da Yao's envoys don't just stay in Lan Cheng, the caravans of their respective countries need them to come forward if they have an accident in Lan Cheng, and if there is anything involving Da Yao in other countries, they also want them to come forward, and if one is not good, they will lose their heads, and their respective countries will talk about it at most, and even the empress will just find an excuse and send it away.

If they mishandle things and lose the face of their country, they will also not be able to please them, and they will also affect the family.

Basically, sending Dayao is equivalent to stepping into the ghost gate with one foot.

For example, the envoy before Izumo Province was an envoy who was beheaded just a year ago.

Now, the new envoy has only arrived for a month.

Therefore, Gu Zicheng can stay in Lancheng for more than ten years, and this alone is worthy of admiration.

Behind this is Gu Zicheng's talent and skill.

Even Shi Qing wondered how Daxia had put such a talent in Dayao for more than ten years without moving, could it be that there were really so many talents in Daxia?

Gu Zicheng was sitting in the carriage at this time, and when the carriage pressed over the stone slab, there would be a slight bump in the carriage.

Listening to the noise outside, Gu Zicheng's expression was a little heavy.

He already knew about the death of the Seven Princes. And Da Xia's current preparations, he also knew through some channels, and he didn't know if he would be buried here in the end.

Thinking about the past ten years, my hometown has long been completely unpopular, and it seems that burying bones here is not so bad.

Or is it to take refuge in Da Yao? Gu Zicheng had this thought in his mind, and he was immediately suppressed by him.

Because there is still the Gu family behind him.

When he arrived, it wasn't too late, there were already guards coming over to occupy the place, and next to him were the new envoys of Izumo and Chen, and the three of them were difficult brothers.

Gu Zicheng had already regained an indifferent smile on his face at this time, and nodded lightly towards the two of them, which was regarded as a greeting.

The position of the three of them is not too bad, on one side is the seat of the ancient official, and on the other side is the head of a person who cannot see the side at a glance.

Ahead, on the other hand, was a large, open field, surrounded by straw ropes.

The field is 400 zhang long, 70 zhang wide, the middle is a huge shelf built with wood, 20 zhang wide, 8 zhang high, divided into seven layers, one layer is smaller than the first layer, and the top layer is only two zhang wide.

This whole shelf is called the lampstand.

And on that floor there is a square platform with a red lamp on it, as long as you get this lamp within the allotted time, you will be considered a winner.

Only one team is the winner, the others are the losers, and there is no second and third.

On both sides of the lampstand were twenty-six teams on the edge of the field, and on each side were thirteen teams, and the distance between the two sides and the lampstand was the same, about 200 zhang.

Eighteen of them were made up of the descendants of officials, and the other eight were made up of commoners.

In the 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, only 10 times have civilians taken the lamp, and two or three of them have been the descendants of those officials who have lost both.

The remaining few are dark horses.

The most recent one was six years ago, and one of the dark horses in that team Ren Baqian still knew - that naïve and foolish Xiong Zhen, and almost everyone else was accepted into the army.

The most striking thing about every lantern grabbing meeting is that there is a dark horse in it, and it will be talked about for a long time every time.

Many people want to see if there are any dark horses this year.

Even if you don't grab the lamp in the end, if you perform well, you will be respected, not to mention that the empress and the lords of the court will also watch it live.

Because of these reasons, this lantern grabbing festival is the biggest stage for young people of the ancient nationality. Not only civilians, but also the children of those officials, show themselves, make the elders in the family value themselves more, or win honor for their families.

Most of the contestants' waiting area is relatively quiet, even if they are relatively high-spirited, they are still recuperating there.

After all, even the strength of the more famous Red Line and Xiyue Cliff of this generation is not able to stabilize others, and there are several opponents with similar strength.

Not to mention the others, most of them are still a little nervous.

However, there are exceptions, such as a few people who are circling the city, and there are still voices such as "I jump, I jump, I jump again".

The people not far from the side of the alley were all tilting their heads to see what a few people were doing.

"Childish!" Tonglan looked disdainful. "At such an age, you still play such a childish game, waste wood. ”

With that, he snorted in his nose and turned around and went out.

Ren Baqian looked at the lattice and small wooden blocks on the ground and sighed, the little girl is getting harder and harder to deceive, she lost ten backgammons at noon to stop playing, and this time she lost nine checkers and stopped playing.

There is also a Du Changkong next to him, who is there with a happy face, it doesn't matter if he loses anyway, the focus is on participation.

Ren Baqian threw aside the small wooden block in his hand, got up and looked into the distance, behind the torches in the distance were all black pressed human heads, and there was a loud noise coming from that side, making people wonder if most of the people in Lancheng had come.

There is no partition in the waiting area, in fact, this is a large open space outside the city that is temporarily fenced with ropes, and if there is a rope between the two teams, it will be cut off, and the people around can see it clearly.

For example, in the team next to him, all ten people are women, and the first is the red line, and there is a sneer at him, but it is not Liu Ruoyao who was skeptical of life by himself at the beginning.

I don't know if it's better to say that the road is narrow, or who deliberately arranged it like this, isn't this looking for trouble?

You can't let yourself beat a woman, right? Although the ancient women are very strong, they are also women.

Ren Baqian thought about it, but he still didn't do it, he really couldn't get past the level in his heart, at most he gently knocked them away.

In addition to Hongxian and Liu Ruoyao, there are eight girls, with different appearances, generally with hot bodies, and frequently look at Ren Baqian, this person really dares to come to the lantern grabbing party. Although his strength is a little stronger than the rumors, it can be ignored, I don't know whether to say that he is bold, or whether to say that he does not know the height of the sky.

The harrier will probably have to make him look good in a while.

On the other side, I don't know all of them, but I heard Du Changkong say that the other people in the team are okay, but two of them are only slightly weaker than the red line, one of them is called Qin Haoyong, and the other is called Qin Kun, the former is the youngest son of Qin Chuan, the secretary of the military department, and the latter is his grandson.

Ren Baqian looked at it carefully, and had to sigh that Qin Chuan was also a talent.

However, others don't think it's anything, after all, the ancient clan has a relatively long lifespan, especially the strong.

It's not uncommon for five or six generations to live in the same family.

Two people who look about the same age may be two generations apart.

Qin Haoyong seemed to notice his gaze, turned his head to look at it, and nodded kindly. I was also a little surprised in my heart.

After all, he is the first one to participate in the Lantern Grabbing Party with this strength.

Ren Baqian also nodded, then turned his head and asked Du Changkong: "How long is the time?"

"It's less than a stick of incense. Du Changkong looked in the other direction and replied.

Less than a stick of incense, it was about 20 minutes, and Ren Baqian felt that he could prepare, after all, it would take some effort to put on that set of armor.

Ren Baqian put the two boxes side by side and said to the others: "Come and circle around and help me block the point." ”

He felt that he had been preparing for so long and that it was necessary to surprise the others, so it would not be revealed until the last minute.

The others surrounded him with doubts, and eight big men surrounded him, and there was basically nothing to see outside.

Ren Baqian took off his robe with a smile, revealing the tights inside, and then opened the box under his feet.

Everyone has always been curious about what he contained in this box, presumably because he dared to rely on it.

But everyone can't figure out what it can be in it even if they want to break their heads.

You must know that no matter what weapon is forbidden, and whatever it is except for the weapon, I am afraid that it will not be of much use.

However, after a group of people saw Ren Baqian take out the things, they suddenly gasped, and then they realized that they were really too young.

Everyone was confused: "Lord Ren, can this really work? This is a foul, right?"

"It must be!" Ren Baqian said with a firm face, this is armor, right? Since it is armor, it is right, anyway, the regulations do not say no.

As for whether the future regulations allow it or not, it is none of his business.

"What is it? I'll take a look, I'll take a look!" Xiao Lori had just left in a bad mood, and not long after she ran away, she saw this group of people and gods mysteriously gathered together, and made such a sound, and suddenly couldn't help it, and squeezed over from between several people.

"Waste wood, what is this?" Xiao Lori exclaimed as soon as she saw what Ren Baqian was putting on her body.

Tonglan's voice attracted the eyes of the two teams next to him, but a row of big men was blocking there, and nothing could be seen.

"Hmph, no matter what the hell they do, it's useless. Liu Ruoyao sneered.

In the lantern grabbing party, only strength is fundamental, and other ghost tricks are just trying to make people laugh.

Although her parents had warned her, she still made up her mind to give Ren Baqian a good look for a while, at most it was not so obvious.

Red Line sat quietly on the side, her gaze swept over her and paused, and after thinking about it, she swallowed what she wanted to say before.

"Whisper!" Ren Baqian stretched out his index finger to warn Tonglan again, and then continued to put it on himself.

Little Lori looked at Ren Baqian like a hedgehog, her eyes rolled several times, and finally she bent up, covering her mouth with one hand and snickering.

It's so much fun, and the expressions of those people must be funny for a while.

As for whether it is conformous or not, she doesn't care in the first place, as long as it is fun.

......

In the distance, the empress sat on a chair on the side of the lampstand, and behind her was a heartbreak, a green kite, and a red luan.

It's the best location with a clear view from the left and right.

On either side of her sat the Minister of Chinese Wu, and behind everyone sat some family members.

"Your Majesty, Ren Fucheng will be fine if he participates in this lamp grabbing, right?" Shi Qing asked worriedly.

He is not afraid of anything else, but he is afraid that something will really happen to him, and when the time comes, His Majesty will fight, it is not impossible.

But if Your Majesty does that, then this lantern grabbing will be a mess.

"We'll see in a moment. The empress said casually, but she was a little uncertain in her heart.

At that time, I just wanted to see Ren Baqian do this for himself, but I didn't think too much about it. But as the time got closer, she was also a little worried.

Thinking of the confident look of the guy before, the empress put down her heart slightly, hoping that guy was really sure.

The empress's mood at this time was a little contradictory, on the one hand, Ren Baqian's strength was really too weak, and on the other hand, there were all kinds of things in that world, as if she could do anything, she hoped that Ren Baqian could really perform with some things.

Tong Zhen, who was not far away, was more sure in his heart, he had already explained to Tong Lan before, he had to protect Ren Baqian no matter what, and nothing else mattered, so he was not worried at all.

Qin Chuan was also very sure in his heart, anyway, he told those two cubs not to touch that person, so even if there was really something, it had nothing to do with him.

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