After the New Year, there is also the Lantern Festival.
When Li Po was in Jinyang, he felt that all the festivals during the war were normal, and the same was true for the people. Many families had lost their relatives and flesh and blood over the years, and eating enough was their top priority. Why else celebrate the festival?
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Now that I have entered Chang'an, I still don't realize it at the end of the New Year. The whole Chang'an is almost as deserted as Jinyang, but it is different when it comes to the Lantern Festival.
Lighting lanterns to pray for blessings began in the Han and Wei dynasties and flourished in the late Jin Dynasty. Due to the spread of Buddhism to the East, by the Sui Dynasty, people from all over the country had such a habit.
The Shangyuan Festival actually comes from this. The people of Chang'an have not experienced as much suffering as the two states in the north. It is not the New Year, but they still want to pray to the Buddha on the Shangyuan Festival. In addition to wishing their families good health
Besides, most people also hope that the war will end soon.
There are many more lights on the Lantern Festival than on New Year's Eve, adding a lot of color to Chang'an and making it more vivid.
In the imperial city, Li Po smelled the smell of fireworks in the air and felt happy.
During the confinement, the palace people also lit many lights and prayed to the gods and Buddhas in the sky for blessings. Queen Li Bi herself was also a person who worshiped Buddha, so she was naturally unavoidable.
As for which deity she worshiped, Li Po didn't bother to ask. That would be too troublesome and might lead to many allusions to Buddhist scriptures, which would be very troublesome.
Back then, the brothers and sisters were caught by Li Bi and recited Buddhist scriptures for a long time, which could be regarded as their "enlightenment" reading.
Li Po had no interest in this at all. The porridge-giving monk outside the refugee camp was really off-putting, and there was also a festival in Zhuoxian Palace that looked like a bunch of demons dancing around.
It's useless. After going to Liaodong, everyone's lives have to be weighed by themselves. It's better to beg the emperor to let everyone live.
As soon as the Lantern Festival passed, Chang'an quickly returned to normal.
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Su Gan, the Minister of Household Affairs, has become the busiest person in winter. The household registration and land in Kansai have not yet been sorted out, and this year's grain and grass expenditure must be coordinated again.
The minting of coins is in the Shaofu, but as the household department, as a branch department, how can it be less involved? Fortunately, the person in Wei Shaofu is easier to talk to, otherwise it would be a headache for him.
In other words, no matter what he does, the Ministry of Household Affairs must be involved. Do you think he can be busy? And when he first entered Chang'an, he was expelled by the heavy government affairs department and had no time to make friends.
Of course, he didn't dare to behave frivolously anymore. The emperor's eyes followed him so vaguely that he didn't even dare to cry out in pain.
Regarding the preparations for the establishment of Chang'an Academy passed down from the provincial government, Su Dan just took a look at it and sent it to the minister for disposal, without paying much attention to it.
The main reason was that the official school was a bit peculiar, and he didn't think deeply about it because he was too busy. Other matters such as the allocation of money and food were all drizzle, and even a fraction of the army that was resting and recuperating in Jingzhao for the winter could not catch up.
After the Lantern Festival, the Shaofu sent sample coins as scheduled, which were much more exquisite than those originally minted in Jinyang. After all, the talents in Chang'an were comparable to those in Jinyang.
The main body is still the small Kaiyuan Tongbao copper coin designed by Jinyang, but some changes have been made in the details. There are more exquisite lines on it, and the handwriting also looks much warmer and thicker.
After all, this was the first time coins were minted after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, so some changes had to be made to look like the first establishment of a new dynasty.
To be precise, this kind of Kaiyuan Tongbao small copper coin was produced under the supervision of Su Dan, so I felt a sense of accomplishment. I played with it for a long time, carefully inspected it over and over again, and secretly praised it for its perfection.
Just as he was about to be sent to the palace to present it to the emperor, someone came to report that his nephew Su Huan asked to see him.
Su Huan was the second son of his elder brother Su Yan. He had always admired the virtuous hermits in the forest. He had never been an official and rarely appeared in front of Su Yu...
When Su Quan felt a little strange, he was invited to come in.
But as soon as they met, Su Huan immediately called him uncle and cried loudly, which scared Su Dan's heart.
Su Dan's grandfather Su Wei died of illness in Luoyang. He was missing at the beginning of winter. It was only now that the news of his death came to Chang'an.
Needless to say, the status of Su Chuo, Su Wei and his son in the martial arts Su family is not mentioned. They are all prime ministers and are also among the famous officials in the world.
In the generation of Su Dan's father Su Kui, the Su family has actually gone downhill. No one in the Su family's martial arts can have the talent and luck like their father and ancestor.
Su Wei's life was as legendary as his father Su Chuo's, with merits and mistakes intertwined. His reputation in the world was mixed and controversial, but his talents were unquestionable.
Over eighty years old, living in Henan, he is still a flag of the Su family in Kansai. It seems that as long as Su Wei is alive, others will definitely look up to the Su family for their martial arts skills.
Just like when Su Dan went to Yunnei to join Li Po, he only said to his face that he was from the Su family of martial arts, and wanted to seek an official position under Li Po's rule.
At that time, Li Po didn't have any heroic records in his heart, so he naturally felt that he was quite arrogant, which also confirmed his view of the powerful family. He was so arrogant that he was annoying.
It's just that the martial arts Su family really has that arrogant capital, but most of the credit belongs to Su Chuo, Su Wei and his son. Without these two, the martial arts Su family is just an ordinary person, not enough to be ranked alongside those big clans.
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But now...the brightest star of the Wugong Su Clan has finally fallen. All relatives of the Wugong Su Clan are mourning, and Su Dan is no exception.
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When Su Dan appeared in front of the emperor, Li Po was startled by him. Damn it, is he crying because of exhaustion?
Su Dan had cried a while ago. At that time, Su Dan was young and drove to Jiangdu with his grandfather, father, brother, and dozens of relatives.
Su Wei was offended by his suggestion to Yang Guang to recruit troops from all the counties in the south of the Yangtze River to quell the chaos, so he was dismissed from his position, and the tribesmen who were implicated also lost their official positions.
At this time, Suwei also had a premonition that great changes were coming, so he dismissed his tribe.
Most of the clan members returned to places like the Eastern and Western Capitals. Su Dan also listened to his grandfather's instructions and first returned to Luoyang, then became a disciple of Yang Yichen, followed him on an expedition to Hebei, and then went to Yunnei with the Yuchi brothers.
Since then, he and his clan members have been separated from each other, and they haven't seen each other for more than ten years. I didn't expect that this year when I entered Chang'an, I just met some relatives, and it was considered a return to my hometown in fine clothes. However, I didn't feel happy for a few days before I received the news of my grandfather's death.
Su Dan was completely stunned by the sudden blow, because he had never imagined that one day, his grandfather would return to dust like ordinary people.
This may sound a bit awkward, but that’s the truth, because in the eyes of the disciples of the martial arts Su family, Su Wei is no different from a god. How could a god die?
When Su Dan saw Li Po, it was just like when Su Huan saw him. He had finally found his backbone. Su Dan's heartbreaking cry could be heard in the side hall of Tai Chi Hall.
Not only Li Po was frightened by him, but the hearts of other people in the side hall were also beating wildly. If Su Yuanzai could cry so miserably, might something terrible happen?
After Li Po ordered the people to be helped to sit down, he understood from Su Dan's intermittent narrative that it was his grandfather Su Wei who died.
Many years have passed, and Li Po is no longer what he was back then. He may not know exactly what Su Wei has done or what official position he has held, but he does know Su Wei's importance.
Hearing the news of Su Wei's death, Li Po also felt quite sorry. In his mind, Su Wei and He Chou were both ordinary, with talents and wisdom that people of this age were very lacking.
They all belong to the kind of practical talents that God only gives to one every few years. Every time one of them dies, it is a great loss to the people of the world.
But after asking, he learned that Su Wei was already over eighty years old, one of the rare longevity people at this time. Thinking of He Chou's age, Li Po couldn't help but sigh, God was not kind to them, and he probably didn't treat them well.
I want them to stay in this world longer so that they can contribute more energy to the world.
But everyone seems to be dissatisfied, and they work together to bring such chaos to the world. So many people died, and those outstanding talents must have withered away. It really failed God's good intentions.
Su Wei couldn't stop crying, but he still didn't forget to ask the emperor for Ding You to go home and mourn for his grandfather.
Li Po naturally refused. It happened that his eldest son, Shunde, was nearby, weeping with Su Dan, and he just shed some tears. This guy was really good at comforting people.
So Li Po gave him a quick and covert wink. The eldest grandson Shunde understood and began to comfort Su Dan. Don't miss out on national affairs because of the death of his grandfather. Now is the time when he is employing people, how can he stay away from this so easily...
Su Tan choked up and couldn't speak, but whether it was his eldest grandson Shunde, Tongzhi Sanqi Changshiyan Shigu, or the living minister Xue Yuanjing, they all saw that Su Shangshu was wavering and was just waiting for the emperor to speak.
Su Danzheng was young and held such a key position as Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. If he took a step forward, he would inherit his grandfather's position and become prime minister.
At this time, Ding You returns home. Not to mention the delay of a year or two, even if he goes home to mourn for three months, it is estimated that everything will have changed by the time he comes back. After all, this is Chang'an City, not Jinyang, what kind of talent
You can find them all, and their qualifications are no worse than his Su Dan.
Therefore, no matter how sad he is, he will not leave the court easily, and his people will not allow him to do so. Bringing up Ding You is just the meaning of the question and cannot be taken seriously.
Li Po could also figure out the joints, but he was just afraid that this guy's head would get hot and he would have to go back to mourn if he had to live or die.
So Li Po gave him a few steps. The first one was to persuade him. Your grandfather is already dead. Su Clan's martial arts skills are like breaking off an arm. If you go home to mourn, wouldn't it mean that you broke your own arm? In this case, Su Clan is afraid that he will die.
Lost with everyone.
The second one was to issue an edict and only give him a few days off to go back and deal with the funeral. In fact, it was not necessary. Su Wei died in Henan. There was no coffin here, so how could there be any funeral arrangements?