In the fifth year of Yonghui (654 AD), the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival was called the night in ancient times, and this night was also called Lantern Festival.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the fifteenth day of the seventh month, and the fifteenth day of the October 15th day of the lunar month are spring, summer, and winter, so it is called the three yuan, namely the Shangyuan, Zhongyuan and Xiayuan. They are all legal holidays in the Tang Dynasty, and all civil servants take three days of paid leave.

Regarding the origin of the Shangyuan Festival, it is said that during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the alchemist request was adopted and worshipped Taiyi God all night long, forming the custom of lanterns at night. The Eastern Han Buddhism entered the Middle Land and combined it with the Buddhist custom of "gathering and watching lanterns" to form a unique traditional festival.

This festival is the most popular in the Tang Dynasty, even surpassing the Spring Festival, thanks to the curfew system. Three gongs sounded at dusk, and the doors of the people went home to close, and going out was a crime. Without this shop, the house issued a business, and the disease certificate certificate was proof that they were first 20 whips, and then put into prison overnight. There was only Shangyuan throughout the year, and the curfew was lifted for three days, which was extremely precious, and so there were thousands of people.

Two hours at the Youth hour, the governor's mansion was erected in the courtyard, wearing silk clothes and flowers. Cui Xiaoqing prayed devoutly, asking the Zi Gu God to submit and express his good wishes. Zi Gu God, also known as the toilet god, can predict the future, and the woman tells her the thoughts, which will help her achieve her wishes.

This is also the old custom of the Spring Festival. The toilet god doesn’t care about the toilet, but just gave it a bad name. Xiaoqing has too many wishes and can make the toilet god feel depressed. She expresses her last wish and makes Wu Kang cry. Just your little body still want to have twins? But let it go! Don’t be greedy, have single babies safely, and I will burn high incense to celebrate.

After praying, after leaving the governor's mansion, more than a dozen security guards opened the way and went to Dongming Road to meet in the gathering. As soon as they left the gate, the festive atmosphere was overwhelming, and the traffic was everywhere. At the intersection of Dongming Avenue, bad people set up roadblocks and carriages were prohibited from entering. Traffic control is imperative. Carriages are prohibited from entering Dongming Road. If you are shocked, it will be a tragedy.

We walked through the crowded crowds and worked hard to go outside the Huamanlou. We sent our wife to the Nubin Department, met with Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi, and visited the responsible area. This was also decided by the meeting. Dongming Road divided the responsible area and was responsible for different officials.

Each household hangs lanterns and embroideres various patterns, including flowers, birds, landscapes, figures and animals. The largest of them is the Vermillion Bird, which is more than two meters high on the stage of the school site. Wuzhou is located in the south of the capital and is dedicated to the gods of the south, but the shape is not very good. Peacocks are not like peacocks, and phoenixes are not like phoenixes, with no beauty at all, and are simply a waste of public funds.

The smallest lamp is a lantern brought by a child, which is only the size of a fist, but is exquisite and bright. Looking around, the lights in the flower market are as bright as day, like a city that never sleeps. The crowds are one after another, and the three of them are sometimes pushed out far away. From time to time, they meet plainclothes yamen runners and gesture to the boss, saying that they are all under control.

It was so uncomfortable that after patrolling Dongming Road, he traveled west from the Yamen to enter Wuzhou Road. The crowds were sparse and the mood was even more uncomfortable. There were ambiguous sounds from time to time in the dark alleys on both sides. The next day was Valentine's Day, which was a good day for lovers to elope and young women to cheat. There is a poem as evidence: the moon rises to the willows, and people make appointments after dusk.

The road to Wuzhou was less than a hundred steps. More than twenty young women with masks were chatting with each other and shyly sent embroidered ducks to their purses. The mandarin ducks were originally a pair, the males were mandarin and the females were drools. The ducks meant to seek mandarin, which means wild mandarin ducks in dew. Di Renjie was dumbfounded, and the unrestrainedness of the Wuzhou women was not inferior to Chang'an at all.

The boss became the biggest target, after all, he was the highest commander and was born with a grand and magnificent life. Zhang Jianzhi secretly calculated that if the Yangbao was accepted, the golden and jade belt of Thirteen was definitely not enough to be hungry. However, the boss was generous and kind, thanked him with kindness and refused because of his busy official duties.

Di Renjie felt that he needed to change the topic at this moment, so he forced the ambiguous style to change: "Yesterday, the urgent official documents were collected, and the imperial court abolished Wuwei Mansion, which may affect the disaster resistance in March. If Wu Gong wrote a letter to explain the seriousness of the rat disaster, and requested to be disbanded?"

Zhang Jianzhi responded: "This move may be inappropriate. Civil officials and the army will not interfere with each other. Rampantly writing a letter will cause controversy. As for the March rat disaster, Di Gong does not need to worry, just recruit the militias in Jinhua and Yiwu. The militias in our Wuzhou are fierce in combat and are not afraid of death, and are not worse than those in the palace. Wu Gong can order Yu Hongzhi to conquer early..."

The words came to an abrupt end, and the style of the painting failed. The woman in the ghost mask came and spoke "Zhang Gong has gifts" and handed out a beautiful bag. Zhang Jianzhi's old face turned slightly red, and Wu Kang added fire to the fire: "Brother Meng, let's go and do it first. Huaiying and I will inspect, don't delay the party at the Xu hour."

Di Renjie couldn't hold back his laughter, Zhang Jianzhi was embarrassed, and coughed twice, saying: "I thanked my wife for her wrong love, and Chen Zhi was grateful. However, she was plagued by official duties, so I would like to forgive her for her crime."

The woman bowed and returned the tribute, put away her purse and left calmly. To alleviate the embarrassment, Cambodia quickly changed the topic: "Does the imperial court withdraw from the Zhechong Mansion in Wuzhou be settled after the autumn? The officials heard that during the rebellion of Muzhou, the Zhechong Mansion was unable to return to Wu in time because of delaying the trip, and they were indeed dereliction of duty."

Di Renjie laughed strangely: "Mr. Meng is worried too much. The soldiers in the palace serve the people in peacetime and in wartime. The Zhechong Mansion will also increase or decrease at any time. However, the Zhechong Mansion is the upper mansion, and the guards are experienced in many battles, so it is a pity to disband. The lower official heard yesterday that the commander Cui Xingfeng and the commander of Guoyi, the commander of Guoyi, had a deep resentment about this."

Wu Kang expressed his agreement, not understanding the court's orders, and believed that the settlement was made after the autumn. However, this would be fine, no longer be constrained by the army, and he could cover the sky with only one hand.

Without discussing this issue, new questions were raised: "I have an ominous premonition that the rat disaster in March is very big, even bigger than I imagined. I plan to mobilize the people and wait for the rat disaster to come, and exchange copper coins for the people to fight the disaster."

The two frowned and thought, and a quarrel came from the front. They looked up and their brows frowned even tighter. Unconsciously, they came to Huaguan Temple, and the quarrel was at the entrance of the temple. This is the largest Taoist temple in Wuzhou and the highest-level place for hunting for beauty. There are female crowns in the temple.

Female crown is a female Taoist priest. Most of them are girls who are unwilling to marry or evade "the words of the matchmakers from their parents' orders" and borrow them from the monks to escape marriage. At the same time, they are also the favorite of literati and poets, the favorite of paparazzi, and the rumors of charm and scandals are never stopped.

A typical example is that the three female poets of the Tang Dynasty: Sae Tao, Yu Xuanji and Li Ye, had scandals with Li Bai, Wang Wei, Lu Yu and others. Wu Kang felt very sorry that they were from the middle Tang Dynasty and had no knowledge in this life. He cursed himself and said to the two: "Listen to the content of the quarrel, it is a trafficking for children, let's go and take a look."

The three of them speeded up, Wu Kang stopped for a moment, his eyes fixed on the old beggar, and he could not come back to his senses for a long time. Two women were striking at the old beggar and accusing him of abducting the boy. Onlookers pointed at him, and even more, cursed. The old beggar kept silent and grabbed the boy's sleeves to death, and the boy cried loudly.

The frown became tighter and tighter, the eyes became sharper and sharper, and the teeth became more and more solid. It was not until the dispute scene that Di Renjie was discovered, and he could barely come back to his senses. He noticed something strange around him, and suddenly turned around and glared, scaring the female crown to retreat two steps.

The green cloth Taoist robe, graceful and exquisite figure, and beautiful face. He stroked his chest and slowed his fright, bowed slightly to show his respect, and said generously: "Nu Yu Yuzhen, I have met the governor Wu. You stared at him for two moments, with a sad and helpless look, and you are unwilling to be angry. I don't know what knots there are, can you tell me about it?"

Wu Kang didn't comment. It's a pity that you are a Taoist priest. Go and be a psychiatrist. He sighed and replied indifferently: "I don't like to share my thoughts with others, and I don't like to be seen. If you have nothing to do, stay quiet and accompany me to watch the changes."

Turning his head and keep staring, Yu Yuzhen was bored, but smiles appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she stood side by side with him. After another half a quarter of an hour, she rushed by her side, and the young couple ran to the scene. A few minutes later, the couple thanked Di Renjie for his gratitude. The woman knelt down and kowtowed, and was helped by Zhang Jianzhixu.

The bad guy got the news and saw the big boss's female crown, he left with a long distance with tactful manners. He held the suspect's neck with his knife and forced them away. Wu Kang and Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi came, took back his gaze from the old beggar, and asked softly what was going on?

Di Renjie replied: "The boy got separated from his parents, and the two women had evil thoughts and tried to traffic in the human population on the grounds of finding their parents. The father-in-law noticed the abnormality, followed closely behind, and snatched the child in time. The suspect thief called to catch the thief, and slandered the father-in-law, and now the truth has come to light."

Wu Kang nodded gently, Yu Yuzhen recited the Dharma name and saluted the two: "Nu Nu looked at the faces of the two bodies, the heavens were full, the earth was round, and the official fortune was prosperous and wealthy. In the future, he was appointed as prime minister and was extremely noble. Congratulations to both of them."

The two of them were polite and polite, and they were perfunctory. It seemed that they had no good feelings for the girl. Wu Kang became interested and looked at Yu Yuzhen and smiled: "Show you a clear way, go to be a fortune teller, and make money than a Taoist priest... The time is coming soon, Brother Huaiying, Brother Meng, let's go back to Huamanlou."

After saying that, he looked at him again, and the Taoist temple was still pushing and shoving. The couple paid the beggar, but the beggar waved his hand and refused to answer. Jiang Daniu hurriedly ran over, glanced at Yu Yuzhen, and stuttered: "Mr. Wu Rong, Mrs. Jiu asked you to go back and said that all his colleagues were here."

The atmosphere was awkward, Yu Yuzhen was so happy that she was so beautiful that everyone was lost for a moment. Wu Kang expressed his helplessness, and all his whereabouts were monitored by his wife. Jiang Daniu's grandson was bought, but Cui Xiaoqing followed her horse. She was too lazy to talk nonsense, and then looked at the gate of the temple again, turned around and left with great strides.

Yu Yuzhen was interested, and the rumors were true. Wu Gong was really afraid, but it was quite interesting. At this moment, the dispute stopped. She walked to the temple gate and looked at the old beggar. She was dressed in rags and disheveled hair, and a large cloth bag hung on her left shoulder, looking heavy.

When Qing opened the cloth bag and looked through the light, it turned out to be white rice. The beggar took out a piece, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and swallowed it slowly. After seeing his old face clearly, Yu Yuzhen couldn't help but be shocked. Why is this face...

The old beggar passed by her and said lightly: He is not suitable for you, so he should do it himself...

Outside the door of the Dongming Road Huaman Tower, Di Renjie grabbed the boss's sleeve and pulled it to the near the stable. He mysteriously took out a few pieces of paper. Zhang Jianzhi followed suit and took out a stack, stuffed it into the boss's hand, and lowered his voice and said, "This is the Shangyuan poem we wrote, Wu Gong...take it for emergency."

This is embarrassing. Two eye-catching sarcastic faces, I really want to slap them. Two future slaughterers are so awkward. Why are they so awkward? They snatched out two eyes, threw the paper in the stable, and went into the flower building with a dark face.

All the male guests arrived, Wu Kang greeted him, and everyone went up the second floor to visit the princess Xincheng. The princess was the first rank, and she was only the fourth rank, so she had to salute. She went upstairs in a mighty manner, knocked carefully, and found the main master to salute: "Wu Kang, the governor of Wuzhou, and all his colleagues, pay homage to His Highness the Princess."

All the younger brothers shouted slogans, including the Chief Secretary Changsun Quan. Xincheng signaled to avoid the gift, swept his eyes, and chanted the poem with clear coughs: "Daming Lake, Ming Lake is big, there are lotus flowers in Daming Lake, and toads on the lotus flowers, one poking and one jumping... What do the sisters think of this masterpiece by Wu Governor Wu?"

The family members were silent for a few seconds, burst into laughter, and some laughed. Old Di Lao Zhang was tense, while the other colleagues were laughing. Cui Xiaoqing was slapped in the face directly, and Wu Kang was slapped in the face. However, he had different opinions in his heart. Zhang Dashuai's poem was very popular in Chang'an and Wuzhou.

Outside the south gate of Wuzhou City, there is a two-acre lotus pond. It was originally called "Thousand Miles Lotus Pond", but now it is called "Daming Lake", but unfortunately there is no Rong Mama. This girl is petty, Wu Kang laughs awkwardly and says embarrassedly: "The princess is accused of praise, I am ashamed of being accused of taking responsibility."

It made people laugh again, Cui Xiaoqing's face was as dark as ink, and Wu Kang quickly winked. We don't know the same as her wife, we are pregnant with children. Cui Xiaoqing also knows the general idea, knowing that she can't beat the princess, and she feels so wronged that she is as angry as a young wife.

While Changsun Quan was disdainful, he was full of doubts. Xincheng was not like this in normal times. He was humble and polite to his parents-in-law and foreign ministers. Why did he treat Wu Kang so aggressively... I guess he was resentful. If a woman was released from such a thing, she would have committed suicide by jumping into the river.

The laughter gradually stopped. Xincheng glanced at Wu Kang and said lightly: "I remember that you are going to drink and talk about the moon today, right? I also want to listen to the masterpiece of the governor... It's better to do this. Just use the title of Yuan Dynasty and write a poem to the governor's poem so that we can learn from it."

The laughter came again, but the sound was very small, and the women felt that it was too much. Especially Lao Di and Lao Zhang's wife, they sat upright and kept silent. Wu Kang was confident and coughed twice to make emotions, and decided to carry Xin Qiji's "one night fish and dragon dance".

Without waiting for a speech, the princess came up with a new trick. She unscrewed a grape from the bunch of grapes and said lightly: "The title of the governor Wu is too simple, so let's change it. I'll trouble the governor Wu, and the title of grapes..."

"If you have to get it, you have to get it", Wu Kang agreed. The luminous cup of grape wine is much simpler than Xin Qiji's "Qingyu Case. Yuanxi". It is much easier and easier to memorize. I have been brewing my emotions again, but I still haven't had time to speak. Xincheng's sentence "I haven't finished speaking" successfully made him shut up.

His Highness, he looked at the grapes in his hand and said, "On the Chinese New Year's Day, my ninth brother gave food to all ministers to show the emperor's grace. I also gave you food. Just this grape, and you and your colleagues share this grape... It's said that you are planning and you can't help you?"

The scene was silent, and it was a blatant embarrassment. A grape was not enough to be stuck in the gap between the teeth. Everyone couldn't help but wonder why Mr. Wu offended the princess? Everyone showed worries, except Cui Xiaoqing and Changsun Quan, who showed strange expressions.

Changsun Quan’s weirdness: The princess’s self-proclaimed is wrong, even in front of the saint, she calls herself “me”. But in front of Wu Kang, she calls herself “slave”; Cui Xiaoqing’s weirdness: Kang Lang told a bloody love story, the male protagonist loves the heroine deeply, but keeps bullying her... It’s a bit interesting!

Wu Kang's face looked ugly. I said that the big girl is a bit too much. Isn't it just for you to deliver a baby? As for being so embarrassed? I coughed twice and said embarrassedly: "Report to Your Highness, are you talking about a bunch of grapes or a grape... Or do we still write poems, or do we write two poems, one grape and one poem on the Yuan Dynasty?"

The sarcastic sarcasm: "The emperor's brother gave his ministers food, and the ministers were grateful; the slave gave his officials in Wuzhou to eat, but was rejected by the governor. It seems that the princess, I have no prestige. When I answered Chang'an, I will ask the emperor's brother to judge him."

Okay, you are so powerful, I am willing to give in. Wu Kang gritted his teeth with hatred, his face was light and he slowly went over and stretched out his hand, allowing the grapes to fall. All his colleagues shared how to eat them, and each person licked them... he was disgusted by himself.

The colleagues understood the boss's thoughts, turned their heads and looked disgusting, and the female relatives frowned. Only Cui Xiaoqing, her eyes were full of excitement, and she looked at Xincheng ambiguously. Wu Kang had no choice but to curse in her heart.

There is a saying among the people: marrying a princess and starting a government official on the ground is about you. Not only do you attract bees and butterflies, but you are also arrogant and arrogant. Isn’t it just because your brother is Li Jiu? The grandson of Li Jiu...

I suddenly realized that I thought of a story about Li Jiu. When he was in charge of Mount Tai, he used carrots to make things difficult for a large family. The family had more than 900 people and had never divided the family. The patriarch said that as long as the family was well managed, it would be fine if there were more than 900 people.

Li Jiu made things difficult for the patriarch, gave him two radishes, and asked the whole clan to share it with them. Wu Kang secretly complained that he was worthy of his compatriots, and his methods of making things difficult were exactly the same. When he came to Cui Xiaoqing, he put grapes in her palm: "Hold this grape, ask the best chef to make a pot of grape juice, and I will drink it with you."

As soon as these words were heard, Di Renjie couldn't help but cheer and shouted, "Thank you Princess for giving juice." Zhang Jianzhi followed closely, and the others were stunned for a moment, pinching their noses to agree. Cui Xiaoqing smiled and happily went downstairs.

Xincheng smiled and said, "Di Guan, take good care of the ninth lady and keep pregnant. If you don't serve well, you will have premature birth and difficult labor in the future, the governor Wu should use tongs. By the way, the kitchen will give the governor Wu and the others two bowls of grape juice each, and use the largest bowl in our store..."

As the saying goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain; it is better to offend a villain than a woman. Huamanlou male guest box, all officials in Wuzhou surrounded a steaming pot. Look at the grape skins on the water, hold a big sea bowl, and drink clear grape juice...

In this situation, I didn't have the pleasure of reciting poems. The little girl took revenge nakedly. The personal maid came to pass the message. My princess said that the prince consort rejected grape juice and gave her half a pound of red sorghum. Please don't stand there, drink the juice quickly.

Is this grape juice? I rejected the hair, and everyone dared not speak out. Changsun Quan was very proud and sat next to the sorghum wine and drank it himself. Wu Kang even more despised. If I were you, I would definitely accompany my colleagues to drink boiled water. What you did would arouse dissatisfaction.

Xincheng is not mean, and if we prank and humiliate us, we will transfer our dissatisfaction to Changsun Quan. We are all kids who are so childish. Sure enough, everyone's faces look ugly.

After two bowls of white water, I lined up to go to the cottage. The pedestrians dispersed until late at night. The big bull came to report. Apart from the abduction case, seven thieves were arrested, and no fire broke out.
Chapter completed!