In the fourth year of Yonghui (653 AD), the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the year of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of spring.

In feudal society, all dynasties attached great importance to the Beginning of Spring and Shangyuan, and established it as a national legal festival. Shangyuan is the first full moon after the New Year. Both Taoist and Buddhists value this festival; let alone the beginning of spring, there is nothing in the foundation of the farming society that does not pay attention to.

This year, I was able to catch up with the two festivals together. After the first day of the lunar calendar, Cui Yixuan issued important instructions on the second day of the lunar calendar. All officials in Wuzhou took action and insisted on working hard for fifteen days to ensure the successful completion of the two festivals. Lao Cui is still an old routine. If there is any problem with the department, he will directly hold the department leaders accountable.

Wu Kang was busy from the second day of the lunar month to the fifteenth day of the year, and he almost never touched the ground and occasionally stayed at night. Take yesterday as an example. On the first day of the lanterns in Shangyuan, Wuzhou became a city that never sleeps. The strange lanterns illuminated the night sky, with three or four floors high and the short ones comparable to the cucumber. Citizens gathered in groups to enjoy the lanterns and watch lion dances, which was very lively.

However, Wu Kang had no blessing in disguise of such a wonderful picture. He held a meeting in the judicial yamen and discussed security issues and emergency plans for emergencies with the bad mentor, the head of the yamen, the militia team, and the general manager of the security company.

Lao Cui approved a special amount of 40 yuan and hired a security company to assist, which shows how much he attached it. No one dared to take it lightly. The meeting was held until the early morning and the strategy was barely implemented.

Wu Kang returned home and fell asleep in a daze. When the rooster crowed, he was woken up by Ruyan and wanted to go to Kurong Mountain in the south of the city. He sat in front of the dressing table and dozed off. He listened to Ruyan's call and slowly opened his sleepy eyes.

I felt something on my head, so I reached out to pick it, but was pulled by Ruyan: "My husband, don't pick it, this is spring victory. Every year, every household must 'people wear spring victory, and spring banners are hung in the house'. Moreover, the man who participates in the spring plowing ceremony must wear spring victory."

There is also this kind of qualities? Wu Kang was instantly awake and looked at the bronze mirror and immediately turned black. The peony flowers folded on the red paper, fixed on the golden hairpin, and inserted them on the hair bun. He couldn't help but think of the red paper flowers used for weddings in the village of later generations. When the men wore flowers, they must have been regarded as crazy.

He hummed and continued to pick it up, his arm was directly held, Ruyan almost begged: "My husband, don't pick it, as picking it is a blasphemy of the God of Spring. This is the rule of the beginning of spring. Wear a headdress of spring, women wear spring swallows, spring butterflies, men wear spring flowers, and children wear spring babies."

Wu Kang curled his lips depressedly, looking at the girl who was about to cry, thinking about something unlucky, the old man is wearing flowers, why is it so awkward? At this time, Xiao Cui entered the house and laughed: "Lang Junchunsheng is so beautiful. It's time to eat the spring plate and bite the spring. The ninth lady is still waiting outside."

Turning around, looking at the items on the plate, he was confused again, with green onions, garlic, leeks, brassica (cabbage), coriander (cilantro), and shredded. He felt even more depressed, and he stared at Xiao Cui: "Is the family so poor? Let me eat this thing for breakfast?"

Ruyan quickly popularizes the science: "Langjun is the fifth New Year plate. Wuxin is the vegetable grown from the beginning of spring. It is not only good for the health, but also brings blessings. Let's eat it quickly. This year, you will definitely be lucky and will definitely get promoted and make a fortune."

"My wife is right," Xiao Cui interrupted from the side: "Nu Nu has made a lot, and everyone in her family wants to eat it, and the rest is sent to the neighbors. Nu Nu has inquired about it. There is a custom of giving each other spring plates to each other in Wuzhou. The husband should bite the spring quickly, so don't let the ninth lady wait in a hurry."

Wu Kang was suffering, and it was a bad custom. This is very similar to the New Year when I was a child, when neighbors gave each other dumplings. I had been struggling for a while and thought to follow the local customs. I closed my eyes and grabbed a handful of them and stuffed them into my mouth to chew them. Good guy, the scallion, the nose, the garlic, the heart almost fell, and the tears almost fell. Swallowed in big mouths, and drank a bowl of water, and finally felt more comfortable.

He vented his breath in his palm and smelled it. It smelled so beautiful. He couldn't laugh or cry for a while. When he met his colleagues later, how could he speak? He stared like smoke, Xiao Cui, hung a sword and went out angrily. He had time to discuss with Lao Cui to carry out a special action to "break bad habits and bad habits" in Wuzhou.

When I left the bedroom door, I couldn't help but stop. The trunks and branches of the yard were hung with colorful strips, and there were words written on it, such as spring breeze, good luck, etc., which was more lively than during the New Year. When I left the yard gate, I saw the luxurious carriage of the Cui Mansion, and the lintel of the neighbor opposite was also hung with colored paper. Look at my own door, and I have a virtue.

Jiuniang's voice sounded behind her. Wu Kang turned his head and saw that the petrification was on the spot. The silk and satin clothes were floating, and they were as extraordinary as a fairy. This was the first time she saw her wearing women's clothes, and she was so beautiful that she could not be seen. Jiuniang laughed and pointed to the top of her head and asked, "Erlang, look, is my Chunsheng beautiful?"

When she opened her mouth, the image of a fairy collapsed, her mouth was full of pungent and garlic, and she obviously ate the spring plate. There was also Chunsheng above her head, which made him speechless. Aren’t women wearing Chunyan and Chunbutterfly? Why are you wearing Chunqin?

Two people walked over, took off their buns of spring flowers, and smiled embarrassedly: "That Xiaoqing, the chicken is in my hometown, and the meaning is not very good. Let's change it."

Without waiting for her to refuse, she quickly picked the spring chicken and changed the spring flowers, and inserted the spring chicken on her head. Jiu Niang was a little confused and fluttered with her eyes and said, "Your spring flowers are so ugly, how can you look good as spring chicken? The meaning of the chicken is very good. The hen lays eggs and rooster crows... If you don't talk about this, get in the car quickly and don't miss the time."

The two got into the car, and the driver raised his whip and rushed straight to Kurong Mountain. On the third day of the junior high school, Zhao Bieqiu took the geese and went to Lao Cui's house to ask for a name. Jiu Niang's boudoir was named Cui Lingqing, and "Ling" was the word "Chi" in the genealogy. It is said that on the day she was born, it was rainy for several consecutive days, and the sun suddenly shone brightly, which made the irresponsible Lao Cui look so beautiful that he named it "Qing".

The wedding process is halfway through, and the remaining bidding is given, so I invite you to welcome the bride. Don’t come back from the governor’s mansion and say that August 16th is the auspicious day, so prepare the betrothal gift in advance.

After the old guy finished speaking, he threw a piece of paper on his face and patted his butt and left. Na Zheng just gave him a letter of appointment and a betrothal gift. When Wu Kang saw the gift list, he saw that the good guy was fifty and he just threw the head on the face of the military teacher Lao Su and asked him to watch and prepare.

The soul traveled around the sky, feeling the weight on his legs. Jiu Niang looked confused and pouted playfully. Wu Kang was confused and asked tentatively: "I said Cui Xiaoqing, we are full of onion and garlic. Is it really appropriate to hurt each other now?"

Cui Xiaoqing nodded firmly and slowly closed her eyes. Wu Kang rolled her eyes. She shouldn't have started at the beginning. Girls are addicted to movies. Is there such a big temptation? She was pulled in her ears while she was distracted, and she didn't say anything, and started a verbal battle.

After a while, the carriage stopped. The coachman Sanlaizi grabbed the horse, jumped out of the carriage and tied the reins to the tree, and whispered to the carriage: "Wu Langjun, Jiu Niangzi, Kurong Mountain has arrived... Langjun? Wu Shenjun... has arrived at Kurong Mountain, Cui Gong and the others have arrived."

I shouted three times in a row, and finally heard the sound of the car. First, I was vague and then I was pleased: Cui Xiaoqing, don’t bite, my mouth was broken, get out of the car quickly... Oh, hurry up, do you want me to be scolded?

After another half a minute of tossing, the curtain finally opened. Wu Kang jumped off the shaft, picked Cui Xiaoqing down, and went to the spring plowing site together. He stepped on the spacious official road and looked at the crowd. He saw Jiang Daniu and Xiucai from afar, and gestured the "report" gesture.

He signaled them to wait a moment and sent Cui Xiaoqing to the female relatives area, Yingying Yanyan No. 100 people, including the wives, concubines and daughters of the bosses, as well as the wives, concubines and daughters of nearby villages, all wearing Chunsheng on their heads, all kinds of styles. Wu Kang saluted his family, greeted his mother-in-law, and greeted his aunt and sister, turned around and walked towards the security area.

The big bull and the scholar quickly met. The big bull first reported: "According to the arrangement of Wu Gong, the bad guards and the yawei were responsible for the east and north districts. All the brothers were in their positions. They had carefully investigated, and no abnormalities were found, nor did they find strange faces."

The scholar lowered his voice and said, "Report to Wu Shuai, the brothers on duty are 210, and the brigade is 90 years old to protect Cui Gong and other officials; the squadron is 70 years old to monitor the crowd; the brigade is 50 years old to protect the female family."

Wu Kang nodded, looked around, and finally locked in Kurong Mountain. He observed that he was fifty meters high, with green pine trees in the lower part, and the upper part was Kurong Mountain, which was named Kurong Mountain. Some time ago, Cui Xiaoqing was playing with gliding and chose this mountain. Unfortunately, the "Double Festivals" were too busy and did not fly up in the end.

When the two saw him distracted, they looked at each other and Daniu whispered: "I have checked that mountain six times. The bad guards, yamen, and security companies have checked it, but there are no clues."

The scholar added from the side: "The foot of the mountain is 320 steps away from the venue. Even if there are assassins, at such a long range, they need at least three stone strong bows and ensure accuracy. I think there are absolutely no assassins who are capable of assassins in Wuzhou, and looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, it is rare."

After listening to the report, Wu Kang was silent for half a minute, withdrew his gaze from the top of the mountain and said lightly: "The Spring Farming Ceremony is a big deal, and no mistakes are allowed. No emergency situation can cause riots. Please beg your brothers to cheer up."

The two promised to leave. Wu Kang walked around the crowd and came to the front of the crowd, saluted Cui Yixuan, greeted his colleagues, and stood beside Lu Huaiyuan. Old Lu glanced at him, took out a small piece of paper flowers and handed it over, and laughed and said, "Erlang, the spring chicken is worn by a woman, change it to this one."

The colleagues winked and Wu Kang was embarrassed. He thanked Lao Lu, tied the spring chicken with his wrists and put them on his head. At this time, the drum sounded, and the scene was very quiet. Si Gong joined the army, Wang Linrui, shook his head and shouted: "The auspicious time has come, the spring plowing ceremony has begun now, sacrifice to the spring--"

With drums and drums and the sound of people was buzzing, Cui Yixuan went out and walked side by side with a white-haired old farmer to the statue, and pulled the red silk together. The fancy bells and whistles statues, three feet and six inches tall, symbolizing 360 days a year, with two snakes on their feet, wearing plain clothes, flying birds, and people from all directions.

This is the Spring God Qing Emperor, the Eastern Emperor Taihao, or the Qingmu Emperor, who manages the growth of plants and trees, and the spring is green and autumn is yellow. The purpose of worshiping this master is to bless the crops to grow vigorously, and at the same time expressing the government's importance to spring plowing and achieve the purpose of encouraging farming and sericulture.

Lao Cui and the old farmer lit three incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner in front of the statue of the Spring God. The spring sacrifice ceremony was completed. The people shouted loudly, singing and dancing happily, making Wu Kang's head hurt. He had no choice but to follow the big guys and join the team of demons dancing.

After the fragrance was burned, the scene gradually became calmer. King Si Gong continued to preside over the leadership and carried out the second item of spring plowing: whipping the spring. Eight yamen runners carried the earthen cows and slowly came to the statue. The earthen cows were the size of real cows and were painted red with cinnabar.

I heard from Cui Xiaoqing that the color of cows is also given in particular, and it must be followed by the court etiquette. Taking Chang'an City as a reference, the color of the earthen cows is determined. Wuzhou is in the south of Chang'an, painted red; green cows are painted in the east; white cows are painted in the west; black cows are painted in the north. Wu Kang couldn't help but complain, are the people in the Ministry of Rites sore?

On the huge horns of the Red Bull, as Cui Xiaoqing said, a red cloth bag was hung with rice, millet, soybeans, sorghum, wheat and other grains, which meant a bumper harvest. The cow had a bridle on his mouth, and a rein, a bull whip, a cowbell, etc., and all kinds of supporting objects were included.

Cui Yixuan is the top leader, so he naturally comes first, and comes to the earthen cow, and waves the whip to beat the earthen cow. The first whip symbolizes the beginning of spring plowing; the second whip indicates good fortune; the third whip encourages farming. After the third whip, the next one will be replaced.

The second-in-command leader was the first in the military, and Huarong, a doctor of medicine, lined up to draw the earthen cows. Of course, the younger brothers could only whip them. When the officials finished whip them, it was the turn of the old farmers and more than a dozen old men sent from each county to line up to whip them.

This reminded Wu Kang of the later generations that the zoo was doing a funny exercise to prevent tigers from escaping. In front of the real tiger cage, he wore tiger brand clothes, jumped out of the cage, and was shot dead and carried away, which made Brother Tiger confused throughout the whole process. He whipped the cow exactly the same, and drew the earth cow for the real cow to show it. The big buffalo next to him was also confused.

After being whipped, the earthen cow was carried away by eight yamen runners and left to the yamen for exhibition for seven days. He reminded the past farmers: Don’t walk around, hurry up and go home to farm. When the exhibition ends, the earthen cow is heroic and is chopped into pieces by a random knife and thrown in the yamen schoolyard.

The onlookers robbed the clay, grind the soil and sprinkled it into their own fields, which is said to increase the harvest, which is called "snatching the spring". However, in Wu Kang's view, it is completely feudal superstitious and very barbaric. Cui Xiaoqing said that in the past years, injuries will occur, and even deaths will occur.

The work in the judicial office is too tiring. Every activity of the Ministry of Rites is my good day and I don’t even have to eat. Everything goes well and it’s okay. If something goes wrong, I will be the first person to take the blame. I will definitely criticize me to death. Why do you think those grandchildren of the Ministry of Rites don’t stop?

The earthen cow was carried away by the yamen runners, and the finale was the finale, plowing the field in spring. The confused buffalo brother was already in place, wearing a copper nose ring on his nose and a Yonghui plow hanging on the rope. Two yamen runners and two farmers guided and helped, Cui Yixuan held the plow, and whipped the cow's butt, and plowed the first plow in Wuzhou.

When the plowing reached the ground, the yamen runners and farmers took action to transfer the ox to return. The melon-eating crowd cheered, one for Lao Cui to plow the land himself, and the other for the speed of plowing the land was excited and praised it. Wu Kang felt very comfortable, I am the chief designer, so hurry up and worship him. Also, don’t make a fuss. What is the governor of Wuzhou? President Li Jiu also has to plow the land today.

After Lao Cui finished plowing back and forth, Sun joined the army, and the officials lined up again, each of them plowed. When it was his turn, Wu Kang asked the yamen runners and the farmer to dodge. I plowed all my life in the future. I used a ox plow at the age of fourteen and drove a tractor at the age of twenty. How could you take care of me?

With a bang, the big buffalo started to move. Wu Kang controlled the plow with one hand and whipped the other, which was quite professional and skillful. The farmer behind him was stunned. Wu Zongjun's posture was very standard, comparable to the old cows who had been in the industry for decades. His colleagues were dumbfounded, and the melon-eating crowd cheered.

When the plow reached the end, the farmer stopped helping again. He held the bell in his hand and lifted the plow. He came to the ox in front of the ox and turned around, put down the plow and waved the whip. He cheered to the climax, and he ploughed the land alone? It was so eye-opening! The female team also cheered, cheering for his strength, and stars appeared in Cui Xiaoqing's eyes. It was okay for the lady of a family, but the little lady in the countryside was even happier, a standard married man.

Wu Kang was moved again. Sister Tang was too fierce. If it were after the Southern Song Dynasty, let alone cheering, he would immediately run away shyly when he saw strangers. He plowed four times in a row, remembered the future generations, and handed the plow to Si Cang Sun to join the army. Lao Sun took the whip and patted his shoulder with a smile.

Cui Yixuan was content with the recorder Lu Huaiyuan, and leaned forward and smiled: "Uncle still underestimated you. Not only did he have wonderful ideas, he was also a good person to grow crops. Erlang, consider my Liuniang, the little girl admired her very much... Uh!"

Old Lu let out a muffled groan, his feet stumbled forward. Wu Kang quickly helped him, "Would the old guy touch the slap?" When he saw an arrow on his back, his head buzzed and almost screamed. The colleagues exclaimed in a short burst of exclamation, and instantly closed their mouths. The bodyguards reacted quickly and formed a circle in an instant.

Wu Kang looked around quickly. Seeing that there was no riot, he took out a dagger and cut the arrow shaft and left ten centimeters outside. He looked at the unconscious Lao Lu, staring at Jiang Daniu angrily. Daniu's face was as dark as earth, and his head was shaking.

However, at this moment, it was not the time to get angry. Wu Kang calmed down and asked the bodyguard to take off his cloak, cover half of the arrow, stared and roared: "Jiang Daniu, scholar, quietly report to Mr. Cui. The assassin is on the mountain, don't cause panic, when nothing happened. If someone is injured again, if a riot is caused, you both will go home to raise pigs."

"No", trembling in unison, the two of them immediately took action. Wu Kang issued an order: "Dr. Hua, and you guys, take Mr. Lu to the carriage and return to Wuzhou for treatment immediately. If Old Lu had an accident, you guys would all go home to raise pigs, do you understand?"

The bad guy, the bodyguard did not dare to come out, and nodded like a worm. The three bodyguards opened the way, Wu Kang carried Lu Huaiyuan on his back, walked through the crowd to the carriage, erected him in the carriage, frowned, got out of the carriage. The bodyguard helped Huarong get on the carriage, turned his horse's head, slashed his horse's butt, and the carriage was speeding.

Wu Kang looked at Kurong Mountain, and suddenly he took a breath in a flash. His position just now, and his robe was very conspicuous. If Lao Lu hadn't appeared, the arrow would have shot in my heart. Could it be... the target of the assassin was me?

With such a long range, there are only three stone bows and eight ox crossbows. Eight ox crossbows are impossible. The court has extremely strict control and has privately possessed crimes and other treasons. The three stone strong bows have made precise hits. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, there is no way to pick two. The more I think about it, I feel more frightened. Who did I offend and send such a sharpshooter to assassinate?

As his mind turned, his eyes flashed with light, and he ran to the Furong Mountain with great strides. There were militia patrolling around him, and the assassin was still on the mountain. Lao Yu once said that pulling the three stone bow requires at least 400 kilograms of strength. In the short term, the assassin cannot shoot the second arrow, and his arm cannot bear it.

In a hurry, I suddenly heard Cui Xiaoqing's voice: Erlang, where are you going?

Wu Kang was instantly bitter, why are you still in a state of dissipation?
Chapter completed!