As the capital of Dachen, the Lantern Festival in Jiankang is naturally more lively than other places. Before it gets dark, lanterns are being sold in the streets and alleys.
However, the Lantern Festival in Hongde's seventh year is different from previous years.
Because during the Lantern Festival this year, not only lanterns were sold on the street, but also newspapers were sold.
According to His Majesty the Emperor's will, early in the morning of Shangyuan Festival, the new issue of Di Bao from the Di Bao Department was delivered to major bookstores in the capital. In order to spread the Di Bao to the maximum extent, some bookstores would even hire some
Boy, take a stack of newspapers and sell them in the streets and alleys.
However, due to the literacy rate, most people on the street would not buy a newspaper. Only those teachers or some readers who could read would stop these "newspaper boys" and buy a copy of the newspaper.
But the content in this issue of the Di newspaper is too exciting.
It’s not just the article written by Shen Yi.
The newspaper also reported that His Majesty the Emperor had ordered the reorganization of the Forbidden Army and the recruitment of new soldiers.
The superimposition of these various pieces of information makes it easy for people to see the thoughts of His Majesty the Emperor who just took charge.
His Majesty the Emperor wants to revive the great Chen Xiongfeng!
Since Chen Jun's disastrous defeat in Lianghuai ten years ago, the people of Chen State have been unable to hold their heads high in front of the Qi people. Even some Qi people who came to Jiankang to do business looked at people with their nostrils. This naturally made the people of Chen State unable to hold their heads high in front of the Qi people.
, especially the people in the capital of Chen State in Jiankang City were unhappy.
However, the imperial court's attitude towards Northern Qi was very cowardly. No matter how unhappy these people were, there was nothing they could do.
Over time, the people of Chen State lost their morale.
But now, the sale of this newspaper has excited the hearts of the people in Jiankang City!
Some scholars who had been feeling aggrieved for a long time were so excited that they couldn't help themselves after seeing this newspaper. Even some "old angry youths", after getting this newspaper, ran directly to the street and read it loudly to the people on the street.
Article written by Shen Yi in Di Bao!
Even in Jiankang City, most of the people are illiterate. Now someone is "translating" the contents of the newspaper for them for free. The people on the street also stopped to listen to what these scholars read.
Some people understood it, some people didn't.
Some people who understood it also became excited.
There were also some people who held a pessimistic attitude, curled their lips with disdain, and made some sarcastic comments about the imperial court, saying a few words about how strong the people of Qi were and how weak the imperial court was, in order to show their "distinctiveness."
But no matter what, Shen Yi's article, or this issue of the imperial newspaper, still had a huge influence.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
At this time, Shen Yi, a writer for the Di newspaper, was accompanying two maids on the street to buy lanterns for the evening.
Originally, they should have tied the lanterns themselves, but their master and servant had just arrived in Jiankang not long ago and had no time to do it themselves. Fortunately, they were sold in the streets and alleys, and it didn't cost much, so Shen Yi followed them out to buy lanterns.
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While the two little girls were choosing lanterns,
Shen Yi bought a copy of the Di newspaper from a roadside stall, opened it and read it.
He had already read this newspaper from Zhang Jian.
Originally, this Di Bao should be the ninth issue of Di Bao, but because another year passed, the words printed on Di Bao were "Hongde Seven Years Edition", which means that with the arrival of the New Year, Di Bao also became the New Year.
of the first issue.
Shen Yi read the official version of the Di newspaper.
It is exactly the same as the one in Zhang Jian's hand, without any changes.
Shen Qi put the newspaper in his arms and glanced thoughtfully in the direction of the palace.
"According to the original estimate, this Di newspaper should be issued after the Lantern Festival. After all, today is the Lantern Festival. The publication of this Di newspaper will somewhat affect the atmosphere, but the Di newspaper department still hurriedly sent it out..."
Shen Yi thought about it in his mind for a while, then shook his head slightly.
"I guess it was influenced by the emperor..."
But at the moment, Shen Yi didn't have the ability or qualification to ask about these things. After thinking about it for a while, the two little maids had already picked out the river lanterns to be put out at night and returned to Shen Yi.
Among them, Ping'er, who was a little more outgoing, smiled at Shen Yi and said: "Sir, I heard that the Qinhuai River is very lively during the Lantern Festival. Let's go and have a look tonight, and put up a river lantern by the way. Maybe
A wish.”
Before Shen Yi spoke, Qing'er beside him hesitated for a moment, shook his head slightly and said, "Master, we will go home in a while. Ping'er and I will go put out the river lanterns in the evening. Master, please don't come out..."
Obviously, the incident of being stopped on Dongshi Street yesterday caused Qing'er to have some psychological shadow. She was worried that there were still people who were harmful to Shen Yi.
"I'm going to see the Qinhuai River in the evening."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Even if you don't look at the lanterns, I still want to go to Xiao Xu's place to see him. He is probably very busy tonight."
Xu Fu and others now have two shops in Jiankang, one on Dongshi Street and the other on the Qinhuai River. Both places are "golden flow" areas, and business is usually very good. Today is the festival, and the Qinhuai River
It will probably be crowded, so business will definitely be good.
Qing'er was still a little scared, lowered her head and said: "Master, that person yesterday..."
"Don't worry, they won't do anything to me..."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes, thinking of Mr. Fan whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and then said slowly: "At least not in the near future. Besides, if these people really want to do something bad, I'm afraid they can't avoid it by hiding at home."
After convincing the eldest maid, Shen Yi and the two little maids bought some other daily necessities before returning home.
In the evening, when it was getting dark, the master and servant set out from home and walked toward the Qinhuai River.
Because it is the Lantern Festival, there is no curfew in Jiankang City. The city is very lively at this time, and you can see all kinds of lanterns everywhere, even lighting up the night in Jiankang City.
Among them, Ping'er was the most excited.
Although she has been in Jiankang for several years, she has never had the opportunity to participate in the Lantern Festival, let alone go to the Qinhuai River to light lanterns.
Shen Yi's residence was not very far from the Qinhuai River. After walking for a while, the master and servant walked to the bank of the Qinhuai River.
At this moment, the lights along the Qinhuai River were already brightly lit.
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Even though Shen Yi had already seen it once last year, he was still shocked when he saw it now!
Because this kind of "bright light" is not lit by lamps, but purely by firelight.
The lanterns carried in the hands and hung on the trees illuminate the Qinhuai River as if it were daytime.
On both sides of the Qinhuai River, there were crowds of people, and there were lanterns with riddles written on them on the street. Pedestrians passed by holding their families and friends, laughing and playing, and there were also scholars standing in front of the lanterns, frowning and guessing riddles.
This kind of prosperous scene may not be so rare in later generations, but in this era, it is a real spectacle.
And this kind of wonder was not something that everyone could see in this era. Only the people in Jiankang City who lived at the foot of the Emperor were lucky enough to see this kind of wonder.
Shen Yi stood on the bank of the Qinhuai River, silently looking at the prosperous scene in front of him. For some reason, he suddenly remembered a miscellaneous book he had read before.
That miscellaneous book is called "Yan Wen"
It is what a scholar saw and heard when Yandu fell sixty years ago. The content in the book can no longer be described with just one word of tragedy.
Shen Qilang was silent for a long time, then whispered.
"Barbarism destroys civilization, which is really the most regrettable thing in the world..."