Temple fairs, also known as "temple markets" during the Song Dynasty, were one of the market forms in China.

Temple fairs sprouted in the Han Dynasty, were formed in the Tang Dynasty, and were customized in the Song Dynasty.

After New Year's Eve, there was a temple fair in Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo during the Song Dynasty, and the temple fair was held at the Daxiangguo Temple, the largest temple in Kaifeng Prefecture, the largest and most majestic Buddhist temple in the world, and one of the "Eight Scenic Spots in Tokyo".

In and near the temple fairs of Daxiangguo Temple, during the New Year and festivals, there are activities such as honoring the gods, entertaining the gods, praying to the gods, traveling to the gods, fairs, sumo wrestling, juggling and other activities. There are even martial arts competitions and literati fighting.

Poetry and other activities are actually one of the most important festival activities for people in Kaifeng.

"Brother, brother, hurry up... hurry up, hurry up." The little bean sprout riding on Li Sanjian's neck was so excited that he patted Li Sanjian's head and shouted happily.

The pair of little bean sprouts placed on Li Sanjian's chest kept swinging, as if riding a horse.

It was a sunny and windy day. Although it was still a cold winter, the sun was warm and it shone warmly on people.

That day, Li Sanjian, Ran Yunbiao, and Zeng Gongming took the little bean sprouts to Daxiangguo Temple. Along the way, they were crowded with people. Li Sanjian also expected that the temple fair, which was loved by people in Kaifeng Prefecture, would definitely have many people, but Li Sanjian had absolutely no choice.

Didn't expect that there would be so many people?

Li Sanjian and others were two or three miles away from the Daxiangguo Temple, and they could hardly walk. Looking around, they saw a crowd of people wearing various costumes, with men and women in various buns, old and young, unable to get forward at all.

go.

Li Sanjian had no choice but to let the little bean sprout ride on his neck, and still asked the mountain leader to clear the way, with Ran Yunbiao and Taoist Zhang guarding him on the left and right, so that he could barely approach the Daxiangguo Temple.

In the cold weather in Kaifeng Mansion, Li Sanjian and others were squeezed out of their bodies and were covered in stinky sweat. Zeng Gongming was sweating profusely, but his body was much warmer.

"Wow..." Li Sanjian and others finally squeezed onto the Xiangguo Temple Bridge in front of the gate of the Daxiangguo Temple. They looked at the majestic and stretching Daxiangguo Temple and sighed together.

Daxiangguo Temple, formerly known as Jianguo Temple, was built in the sixth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty and the first year of Yanhe in the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty named it Daxiangguo Temple to commemorate his ascension to the throne by King Xiang. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Xiangguo Temple was highly respected by the royal family and was visited many times.

After expansion, it is the largest temple in Beijing and the national Buddhist activity center.

In the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Emperor Shenzong issued an edict to establish the sixty-fourth courtyard of Xiangguo Temple as the Eight Chan Erlu. The entire Xiangguo Temple has red walls and blue tiles, majestic temples, and distant bells vibrating with frost.

The area around the Daxiangguo Temple is also crowded with people, crowded with religious men and women from all over the Song Dynasty. In addition to pilgrims, there are countless small merchants and hawkers selling various goods, both inside and outside the temple.

There are a variety of goods, mainly incense paper, candlesticks, meat, fruits and vegetables, drinks, various snacks, various gadgets, etc. Li Sanjian and others even saw some overseas Tibetan merchants, and Hu merchants were selling goods from overseas countries.

of various curiosities.

In addition, there are some restaurants, tea shops, gouran, etc. that stand outside the Daxiangguo Temple, and even brothels...

"Oh, that young gentleman downstairs, come in quickly, my sister will sing you a few songs to relieve your boredom."

"Come on, sister, I won't take any money from this place, I'll give it to you for free, hehe."

"Oh, look at the young man taking care of the child. His body is covered in white stripes. Sister, I can hardly bear it anymore."

"Sister Rong, that young husband is wearing clothes.

"

Wearing silks and satins of various colors, the young ladies standing in the brothel were all dressed up, laughing and joking, attracting the guests.

"Go quickly, go quickly." Li Sanjian blushed with embarrassment, hugged Xiao Douya's legs tightly, and urged.

"Sister, I have white strips of flesh on my body. How about it? Can you take a night walk by candlelight?"

"Go, you are so fat, do you think the little ladies can't eat it? I say, ladies, although I am skinny, the meat on my body is fairy meat! What do you think? Are you interested?"

Zeng Gongming and Zhang Taoist were not afraid at all. The two of them were arm-in-arm with each other, going head-to-head with the brothel ladies and quarreling with each other...

Ran Yunbiao stood aside and laughed, watching the fun.

"Come on, it's more lively over there." Li Sanjian had no choice but to lure Zeng Gongming and Zhang Taoist to their advantage.

Zeng Gongming and Zhang Taoist left the brothel ladies with great reluctance and followed Li Sanjian and others to an extremely noisy place.

There was a medium-high earth platform in the noisy place here. There were some curtains surrounding the earth platform two feet above the ground. Li Sanjian and others looked down upon what was in the curtains. They only saw some weapon racks and weapons on the earth platform.

There are some swords, guns, swords and halberds stuck upside down on the shelf, and various colored cloths are stuck on the four corners of the earthen platform. There are also some tablets placed on both sides of the earthen platform. The large plate on top of the tablets is covered with colorful brocade, which should be a place for competitions.

In addition, there were some officials wearing various official uniforms of the imperial court on the earth platform, and some officials even had waist knives slung across their waists, which made Li Sanjian puzzled.

Could it be a competition organized by the government? Li Sanjian thought to himself.

There was a dense crowd around the platform, and there was a commotion from time to time.

What Li Sanjian longs for most is to see a martial arts competition to recruit a bride... Although Li Sanjian has no ability to tie a chicken, it is quite nice to see the excitement.

But what happened next made Li Sanjian a little disappointed.

A moment later, amid a burst of compact gongs and drums, four men appeared on the stage, walked to the center of the platform, and stood on each side.

Li Sanjian and others were not surprised by the two men carrying waist knives and wearing the uniforms of Song Dynasty military attachés. What surprised Li Sanjian and others were the two men beside the military attache. Both of them were tall and thick, and their bodies were swollen.

, piled up like a mountain, extremely strong, and almost naked, except for the webbing around the waist and the crotch of the lower body, and they also wore a poof on their heads.

Aren't they cold? Li Sanjian felt goosebumps all over his body when he looked at them.

These two people did not seem to be cold, and their bodies exposed in the air were still smelling of white air...

Although Li Sanjian doesn't know exactly what they want to do, but judging from their appearance, they should be in a sumo wrestling show, and Li Sanjian has some understanding of this.

Sure enough, after a while, two military attaches separated the two strong men with rattan sticks. One military attache then turned to the crowd and said loudly: "According to the ancient etiquette, we compete with each other. Xi Laolang catches the leg and climbs the waist. The year of Sai Yao will be prosperous.

, everyone bets and competes for friendship..."

"This is Guanzhong wrestling, Zhennanjiao..." After the sumo's opening words were read, another military attaché loudly sang the names of the two wrestlers.

Hearing this, the crowd under the platform immediately burst into cheers and bursts of excitement. Li Sanjian thought that it was about to start, but he never thought that after introducing the two players, several

The man turned around and walked down the platform, and then a few girls came up...

"Nu Nu borrows this precious land to perform to entertain you all. We practice throwing spears, knives, and kicking. The mountains are in the west and the water is in the east. The sea is surging from the north to the south..." Several young girls dressed up in high-end costumes handed over their hands at the same time.

Sing to.

Everyone in the audience was used to it, and they were getting more and more excited with the loud and thunderous sounds.

After several young girls in fine clothes cupped their hands, they walked to the center of the platform together, stood with their feet spread out, raised their hands, and slowly fell down. Suddenly, they let out a low drink and spread their arms, as if they were dividing water.

, the tiger is powerful, clenching both fists at the waist, the energy sinks into the Dantian, then punches out with the left hand from the waist, turns the horse stance into a lunge, and then follows the trend with a direct kick to the face, as light as a swallow, soaring into the air

Kick again, and when you fall, you will land vertically on the ground, with your arms raised flat to the sides.

As quiet as a virgin, and as active as a rabbit! The movements are clean and neat, and the postures are extremely graceful. The most valuable thing is that the movements of several people are uniform and uniform, without any deviation. A discerning person can tell at a glance that they have been trained for a long time.

Sumo is also called horn fighting or wrestling. Among the hundreds of dramas in the Song Dynasty, sumo wrestling is the most exciting. In addition to the government, there are also private people who specialize in performing sumo wrestling as a means of making a living.

In order to attract more spectators, there are usually women's or children's sumo performances before the wrestler's official appearance.

Among them, women's sumo is the most eye-catching. Sometimes, in addition to the women's own wrestling, there are also sumo wrestling between men and women.

Among women's sumo wrestling, the most eye-catching one is women's nude sumo wrestling. Almost naked women fight against each other, which makes the audience extremely excited.

This situation lasted until the reign of Emperor Renzong.

During the Renzong Dynasty, in addition to the people's love for sumo wrestling, Emperor Renzong Zhao Zhen also loved it. He liked to secretly watch folk wrestling shows and never tired of it.

The scenes of hand-to-hand fighting and jubilation made Emperor Renzong extremely excited and rewarded him greatly, which angered the court officials. The court officials headed by Sima Guang then issued a memorial in anger, saying that women's sumo wrestling was against etiquette and immoral.

, and alluded to Emperor Renzong's lack of dignity as an emperor, so women's sumo wrestling was banned from the beginning of the Renzong Dynasty.

However, although the imperial law prohibits it, it is still prohibited among the people. Some folk wrestling shows still include women's sumo wrestling. Now at the New Year's Prime Minister's National Temple Festival, there are such a crowded and lively scene, and no women dare to perform sumo wrestling.

, and instead used young female artists to perform martial arts skills. After the women's performance ended, the majestic fighting man officially appeared on the stage.

The women's performance won a lot of applause from the audience, and Li Sanjian and others watched it with great interest. Xiao Douya hugged Li Sanjian's head and screamed with joy.

At the end of the women's performance, the majestic pouncer appears.

Two attackers, Guanzhong Pu and Zhennanjiao, appeared on the stage. They both stared at each other eagerly, their eyes were as wide as bells, and they wanted to devour each other.

Everyone in the audience held their breath, and the only sound left in the entire venue was the heavy breathing of the attacker.

In an instant, the two attackers let out loud shouts at the same time and then started fighting each other.

According to the rules of fighting, during a confrontation between fighting players, you can use foul language, punch, kick, throw, and twist, but you are not allowed to grab the opponent's webbing, tear off the opponent's crotch cloth, and are not allowed to use it.

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