On New Year's Eve, Shu Capital was very lively, and many fireworks and firecrackers were heard.

The origin of firecrackers is very early and has a history of more than two thousand years. The Southern Liang Dynasty Daizong's "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji" records: "On the first day of the first lunar month, roosters crowed and rose up. Firecrackers were preceded in front of the courtyard to avoid the evil of mountain smells.

ghost."

It means that when people get up at the beginning of the first lunar month, the first thing they do is to put bamboo in the fire. The bursting sound of bamboo in the fire can drive away monsters and evil spirits.

In the early Tang Dynasty, some people put saltpeter into bamboo tubes to set fire, which was the earliest prototype of firecrackers. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, gunpowder had been used in military affairs, which was to throw gunpowder bags with stone throwers.

Replaces stones and grease fireballs.

In the first year of Tianyou of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty (904), Yang Xingmi's army besieged Yuzhang, and his general Zheng Wangfan led his army to attack the city, using the "engineering plane to fly fire" to burn the Longshamen in the city. This may be related to siege the city with gunpowder.

The earliest record.

Su Chen and Peng Qingqing were in the room, listening to the sound of firecrackers, eating New Year's Eve dinner, and drinking Tu Su wine.

Tusu wine was a custom of the Han people in ancient times on the New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month. Tusu wine was also known as Sui wine. It is said that Tusu wine was created by Hua Tuo, a famous doctor in the late Han Dynasty. Its formula is rhubarb, atractylodes and cinnamon twigs.

, windproof, pepper, aconite, aconite and other Chinese medicines are soaked in wine.

During the Chinese New Year in ancient times, there was no TV or mobile phone, and the Spring Festival Gala could not be seen. Su Chen was dry and told martial arts stories to pass the time for Qingqing.

After the hour of Hai, Meng Xuanyu returned to the mansion and went directly to Su Chen's courtyard. He followed the four sword maids and came to stay with Su Chen and Peng Qingqing to stay up with the New Year.

There is no snow today, and the temperature in Shudu is still just around the corner, and it has recovered a little bit from the cold airflow in the twelfth lunar month.

Meng Xuanyu took off her cloak, revealing her luxurious brocade clothes, and sat on the chair opposite Su Chen without hesitation, allowing the maid to visit many food boxes.

"There are some pastries here that I brought back from the imperial kitchen in the palace. You can try it."

"The palace's tribute! It's useless to eat it." Su Chen picked up a piece of pastry, broke it apart, gave it half to Peng Qingqing, and ate half by himself.

"How is it, how does it taste?" Meng Xuanyu picked up the teacup handed by the maid, took a sip, warmed her body, and asked with a smile.

"It's indeed more delicious than the New Year's goods bought at our ordinary people's homes. It's a class society!" Su Chen sighed and ate another honey fruit cake, commenting.

"Stay here and give you the beauties of the mansion, so food, drink and supplies are the same as those of the royal palace. How about it?" Meng Xuanyu smiled, and did not forget to persuade him to stay.

Because he knew very well that Shu Kingdom could celebrate New Year's Eve this time, and there was no destruction because there was a little more Su Chen to help. If it weren't for him, the court would continue to reuse Wang Zhaoyuan to fight the enemy on the front line, and would only be defeated. Perhaps the Song army has now attacked Shu

It's all out.

It was Su Chen who offered many strategies on the north and south lines, leaving behind the back moves, and timely saw through the Song army's raid plan and effectively deployed troops, which defeated the elite imperial guards of the Song Dynasty.

Meng Xuanyu reflected afterwards that if Su Chen had not given advice, even if he had mastered military power, he would have been defeated in the end. However, he could have lasted ten days and half a month longer than Wang Zhaoyuan's troops.

However, the final result will not change, and I do not have the ability to change my fortune against the will of heaven.

This is the importance of Su Chen alone, saving a country!

Jiangsu Sulang, famous!

At this time, when Peng Qingqing heard Meng Xuanyu's words, she was suddenly nervous, worried that Su Chen would be shaken.

"Haha, why did the Second Prince talk about this topic again? Haven't we already agreed?" Su Chen called out and asked knowingly.

"The conditions I put forward in the past may not be enough to impress you. This way, if you stay in Shu Kingdom and don't leave, I will apply to my father to grant you a king of different surnames. Which of my maids do you like?

I will take it back to my house and give it to you as a concubine. I can do all four."

Meng Xuanyu was serious this time, and even the four sword women he cared about the most could be given away.

When the Four Sword Girl heard this, her body stiffened and her expression was a little unnatural, but she did not dare to speak.

Su Chen glanced at the four women's exquisite cheeks and graceful figure, and took a deep breath. This was really an temptation that could not be refused!

"Bang!"

Peng Qingqing clenched her fist and smashed it on the table, glanced at Su Chen coldly, and then glared at the second prince again to express her dissatisfaction.

"Cough!" Su Chen withdrew his gaze and declined, "Forget it, a gentleman will not take away the favors of others. Besides, Jiangnan is my root, there are my relatives and friends there, and I miss them too. It's time to go back.

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The four girls were surprised. Unexpectedly, Su Chen was so strange that he didn't even care about being a prince in Shu Kingdom, and he was not greedy for the beauty of the four girls.

At this time, they were a little impressed by Su Chen's character.

In fact, the four maids don’t know, which of Su Chen’s confidantes in Jiangnan, Bai Susu, Liu Monong, Zhou Jiamin, and Xu Qingwan are not beautiful?

How could Su Chen lose his big picture because of a small loss and pick up sesame seeds?

When Peng Qingqing heard Su Chen refuse, she immediately smiled and expressed her appreciation.

Only Meng Xuanyu was extremely disappointed, but they had a close relationship with each other and were not active and strong. Otherwise, they really planned to put him under house arrest and prevent him from leaving the palace.

Meng Xuanyu sighed, "Okay, since you have decided to leave, your Highness won't persuade you much. I hope that we will have a day to meet in the future."

Su Chen smiled and said, "There will be any. When your Highness goes out for a trip to Tang Kingdom, or if I bring my family to Sichuan to play in groups, I will always be able to get together!"

"Crack!"

As it approaches midnight, more people's homes are igniting explosions to welcome the New Year.

"Let's go, there are some fireworks and firecrackers in the mansion, so let's go and set them off!"

Meng Xuanyu got up and pulled Su Chen to set off firecrackers. The girls also followed him to the front yard.

Many servants and servants set up firecrackers and fireworks, and waited for the Second Highness to come and order to set it off.

"Prince, the time is here."

King Bao Meng Xuanyu nodded: "Let me go!"

With the approval of the prince, the servants lit firecrackers and fireworks one after another. Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks soared into the sky.

"The New Year is here!" Meng Xuanyu sighed.

"Yes, the new year!" Su Chen also sighed, because this was his first time in ancient times when he returned to the early Song Dynasty.

Meng Xuanyu suddenly remembered something and said, "Brother Chen, at this moment, how about you writing a new poem? I haven't heard of your talented man's new work for a long time. Today I come to Shu. If you don't leave a masterpiece, it's too

It's not reasonable!"

Su Chen smiled when he heard this, thought for a moment, nodded and chanted: "The year is gone with the sound of firecrackers, and the spring breeze brings warmth to the slaughter of Su. In the sun, thousands of households always replace the new peach with old charms."
Chapter completed!