The next day, the first day of the first lunar month, was commonly known as Yuan Day in the Tang Dynasty.
On this day, it is basically a day for ordinary people to walk around with relatives and friends and pay New Year greetings to each other.
Putting on the new clothes that I couldn't bear to wear on weekdays, I led the whole family out on the street, going in and out of the east house and the west house! The adults' faces were glowing, and whether they recognized each other or not, they wanted to say "Happy New Year" first!
The child also held his bulging pockets, held his head high, and proudly showed off his new clothes and snacks to his friends.
There were even a few children who were like kings of children, surrounded by a large group of little followers, whistling through the streets like the north wind. Even if a few children accidentally slipped and fell to the ground, they did not feel pain and continued on.
He quickly got up and chased his "troops".
These children who slipped may not have noticed yet. Behind them, their parents looked at their clothes covered in mud and snow foam, and their eyebrows almost stood up!
Of course, even if they could see it now, they probably wouldn't take it seriously! Not spanking children during the New Year has been a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years! But after the New Year, will old grudges and old scores be accumulated together?
, then it is unknown.
However, this kind of happiness only belonged to the people of the Tang Dynasty, and as officials, even casual officials like Xiao Han could not be the same as them.
I write just because officials have a more important thing: to pay New Year greetings to the emperor!
I don’t know which unscrupulous guy who couldn’t sleep at night actually came up with such a rule!
Xiao Han, who had stayed awake until midnight yesterday, was pushed up by Xue Pan before he could sleep for two hours. He put on his clothes in a daze and drove to the gate of the palace in a car.
We arrived at Chang'an City in the dark, and when we arrived at the entrance of the palace, the sun was only half-peeping from the east.
But at this time, the gate of the palace was crowded with ministers who came to pay New Year's greetings! And there were not only court ministers, but also some foreign envoys among them, shivering, waiting for their king to greet the "
Dear Majesty the Khan."
"Rumble..."
The melodious bells rang from the Bell and Drum Towers. Along with the bells, the tall vermilion palace doors were opened one after another. A cold wind mixed with dust blew past, blowing the ministers who were waiting outside with cold hands and feet.
Immediately, his spirits were shaken! They didn't even bother to exchange pleasantries with their colleagues, they all kicked off their legs, filed in through the open palace door, and ran straight to the Tai Chi Hall.
Looking at the posture, those who knew it said it was to pay New Year greetings to the emperor, but those who didn't know it thought there was a dog chasing him from behind!
Xiao Han was always too lazy to move about this kind of thing. Seeing a group of people rushing forward, he just yawned and slowly stopped at the back of the crowd, walking with several people on the road.
The ministers who were unsteady walked forward together.
"Ahem, little kid, come here and help me. Why don't you have any awareness of respecting the old and loving the young? Hey, the world is really going downhill and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be~" After entering the palace, I just walked up to the clean and tidy house.
In the square, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind!
"A veteran of three dynasties?!" Xiao Hanlian heard this voice unexpectedly. He was stunned for a moment, then stopped suddenly and turned his head to look back!
Behind him, an old man with white beard and hair and a kind face was looking at him with a smile.
"Are you here too?" Something seemed to touch my heart. The original fatigue and complaints were swept away at this moment, replaced by full joy!
"Hahaha, cough... How come you are so young on such a big day?" Qiu Fu laughed loudly, but before he even laughed twice, he coughed violently. Xiao Han was shocked and hurriedly rushed up.
While supporting him, she patted his back gently.
The two have not seen each other for a long time. Xiao Han has not changed much, but Qiu Fu is obviously older. Even his originally clear eyes are a little cloudy at this time, and his body is even thinner and thinner, as if he will be blown away by a gust of wind.
Pretty average.
Not daring to stay outside longer, Xiao Han hurriedly helped Qiu Fu to the Tai Chi Hall, found the warmest coiled dragon pillar, took four or five cushions, and put them under Qiu Fu, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
, completely ignoring the resentful looks from the green-robed officials around him.
"Ahem, I heard that your kid went to Lingnan a while ago?" Qiu Fu asked with half-squinted eyes after enjoying Xiao Han's service with peace of mind.
"Haha, I went there!" Xiao Han also leaned on the Coiling Dragon Pillar and sat down next to the old man. The Coiling Dragon Pillar had long been burned by the Earth Dragon. As soon as he leaned on it, he suddenly felt a wave of heat coming from behind.
It penetrated his entire body, making him almost groan from the freezing cold just now.
"Haha, are you comfortable?" Qiu Fu glanced at Xiao Han and said with a smile: "I heard that Lingnan is like spring all year round, but it is never so cold."
"Yes!" Xiao Han closed his eyes comfortably and murmured: "But it's warm there. If you really live here, it's not as cold or hot as here. There are four distinct seasons, so you can live comfortably."
"Hahaha, that's right!" Qiu Fu opened his toothless mouth and nodded in agreement. Just when he was about to say something else, he heard a bell ringing in front of him, and the originally noisy hall immediately fell silent.
"Congratulations to my emperor, May you have a prosperous future and a long life without borders!"
I don’t know who took the lead. After a while, all the civil and military officials in the hall bowed together. Although Xiao Han was too lazy to move, he was not willing to stand alone, so he also stood up and bowed along with the others.
It was already the Chinese New Year, so the emperor naturally couldn't keep a straight face anymore, so he cheerfully picked up a few auspicious words and was immediately greeted by a flood of flattery.
Such flattery on weekdays would naturally attract a group of disdainful looks, especially those noble and civilized scholar-officials who wanted to jump out and scold the sycophant, thereby demonstrating their noble character.
But today, even the most old-fashioned Wei Zheng just watched all this happily, and would never do the embarrassing thing of burning harps and boiling cranes.
Xiao Han was already familiar with this Yuan Day ceremony. He knew that what was coming next would be filled with useless nonsense, so when no one was paying attention, he sat down again and exchanged a few words with Qiu Fu.
While chatting, as for what the official said, what did the emperor say? What the hell did he do?!
The two of them whispered for a long time below. When Xiao Han raised his head again and looked forward, it was almost the turn of the foreign envoys to present their congratulatory forms and hand them over for worship.
Because they defeated the arrogant Turks in one battle, and also wiped out all the disobedient small countries around them, the Tang Dynasty has now become the lord of all nations! Countless lords came along the pole to fawn over,
Many of the tributes presented have never been seen or heard of by even Xiao Han!
