Chapter 345: One-year-old addition to the sound of firecrackers (Part 2)
After worshiping at the Wuchengwang Temple, the martial arts academy was closed for a holiday. The length of the holidays in the Song Dynasty would seem luxurious in later generations. Officials could enjoy a long holiday of more than half a month starting from the year before.
During the first Spring Festival after marriage, Chen Ke and his wife naturally wanted to go back to his father's house for a reunion. It is actually not accurate to say a reunion. Several brothers were working as officials in different places. Only he and Erlang were in Bianjing, accompanying Chen Xiliang to celebrate the New Year.
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Ba Niang's belly has swelled slightly, which makes her the key protection target of the Chen family. Chen Xiliang has always been worried about the fact that she has no grandson at such an old age. So Chen Ke, who has remained silent so far, became Xiao Liang
The target of my crusade: "Aren't you quite capable? Neither of the two wives can live up to your expectations?"
"..." Chen Ke was so sweaty that he said awkwardly: "Since your second brother will give you a grandson, we won't be in a hurry."
"One code equals the other, no one can replace the other." Chen Xiliang said with a dark face.
"Don't worry, don't worry, we'll talk about it in two years." Chen Ke stood up with a smile and said, "Second brother is hanging the peach charms. I'll go and see if they're hanging crookedly."
"He ran away as soon as he said this." Chen Xiliang said angrily, "You are really a disobedient son."
Seeing Chen Ke being forced out, Chen Chen couldn't help laughing and said, "Are you being nagged again?"
"Alas." Chen Ke smiled bitterly and said, "There's really nothing I can do about it."
"Hold on tight." Chen Chen smiled and said, "Dad, won't you stop nagging you?"
"This matter is inappropriate." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it in two years."
"What?" Chen Chen said somewhat clearly: "You are still worried..."
"Yes." Chen Ke nodded and said, "Are you worried? If I am punished and sent to the end of the world, I can't let my child suffer." He is familiar with history books. Naturally, if a powerful person wants to punish a person, there is no need for a bright sword at all.
Mingqiang, as long as he constantly transfers his positions, he does not need to move four or five times a year. He only needs to move three times a year, all over the world. You can experience the pain of family destruction and death until you die. For example, his elder brother
Uncle Su Shi...
Considering the uncertainty of the future, Chen Ke made an agreement with the two ladies. We will wait and see what happens in two years. Xiaomei and Yue'e are girls, so naturally they would be embarrassed to object.
"How long do we have to wait?" Chen Chen asked with concern.
"We will see the difference in two years." Chen Ke, who was celebrating the New Year, didn't want to talk about those troubles, so he smiled and said: "Two years from now, I will still be younger than you are now, so I am not in a hurry at all."
"Fuck you." Chen Chen laughed and scolded: "Let me see if it's right or not?"
Just as Wang Anshi's famous poem "Yuan Ri" said: "The sound of firecrackers eliminates the new year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu; thousands of households always exchange new peaches for old charms when they celebrate the Spring Festival." People in the Song Dynasty celebrated the Spring Festival.
Set off firecrackers, drink Tusu wine, and hang new peach charms.
The peach charms of the Song Dynasty were made by drawing two door gods on a peach board, and marking their names on the board as "Yulei on the right, Shentu on the left". They were hung in front of the door on New Year's Eve to ward off ghosts and evil spirits.
In ancient legends, there is a monster named "Nian". It looks like a lion and has a single horn. It will appear regularly to harm people and animals. Therefore, on this day, people have to close their doors, hang peach charms, and set off firecrackers to drive away the Nian beast. Wait until the "Nian Pass" has passed.
, people beat gongs and drums and said "congratulations" to each other, and this was how the "New Year" came to be. Although people in the Song Dynasty long ago did not believe in these legends, the custom of celebrating the New Year has remained.
Amidst the sound of firecrackers, every family in Bianjing city was having a banquet, laughing and chatting. People gathered together to stay up late until midnight, when they paid homage to their ancestors and then went back to sleep.
But before the fifth watch, I got up again. The younger generation paid New Year greetings to the elders, and the elders gave new year's money to the younger ones. Then the whole family drank Tusu wine and ate boiled cakes together. Then the men of the Chen family put on brand-new court clothes together. As usual
, every year on the first day of the first lunar month, the official family will hold a banquet in Daqing Hall to entertain hundreds of officials. All officials in the capital above the seventh rank can participate, and those below the seventh rank will be given food.
The three men of the Chen family happened to be able to participate, so they took a car together and walked through the streets decorated with lanterns, colorful ribbons, Spring Festival couplets, and wedding banners, and arrived in front of Xuande Gate. When they got off the car, they saw many colleagues who had arrived early, and everyone had a look on their face.
Cheerful and wishing each other a happy New Year.
The group worship at Xuandemen is also an official custom that has been formed over the years. Everyone is an official in the same dynasty, and according to custom, they should visit each other to pay New Year greetings. However, there are too many officials in Bianjing City. If you have to do this, you will not be able to finish it even if you don't sleep.
Therefore, everyone has agreed that on the first day of the first lunar month, everyone will pay New Year greetings to each other in front of Xuande Gate, and no one will have to go to anyone else's house. After that, if your relatives and friends are willing to gather, of course no one else can control it.
Although everyone was in harmony that day, some clues could still be clearly seen. The most popular people on this day were naturally the five newly minted princes, and the focus among them was none other than Zhao Zongshi.
Zhao Zongji's side was much more deserted. Although he had some good friends in the past, no one dared to get along with him in broad daylight. Only Chen Ke and a few buddies accompanied him, feeling that "everyone is drunk and I am alone."
The pain of waking up.
While people were in full swing, rushing to express their most sincere greetings and humble respects to Zhao Zongshi, the surrounding area suddenly became quiet. Like a contagion, the officials all shut their mouths and looked at the green flowered narrow robes with complicated eyes.
The tall foreigner wearing a mink fur coat and a felt crown couldn't help but secretly greet him with his identity: "Liao Dog, why aren't you dead?"
Song and Liao were brothers. As a rule, the two countries would send envoys to each other on New Year's Day, the birthday of the Emperor and Queen Mother, or when major events occurred. Zhengdan and New Year are the most important festivals for both countries, so they would naturally send New Year envoys to each other.
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Although facing the unfriendly eyes of the officials of the Southern Dynasty, several tall and tall Liao people did not change their expressions and walked towards Xuandemen with their heads held high.
When passing by Zhao Zongji, there were officials who were eager to show off in front of him and couldn't help but say: "Hey, when you see me greeting His Highness, why don't you salute quickly?"
A group of Khitans stood still, led by Yi Wen Yi Wu. Among them, the military attache sneered: "I heard that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty had a difficult time having heirs. Why was the prince taken out to freeze when he was still in his infancy?"
"What bastard words did you say?" Now more than just the official, more people shouted angrily: "My prince has already reached adulthood!"
"Nonsense, the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties gave birth to a prince, so he naturally wanted to announce the good news to us." The Khitan man looked unbelieving: "Just like when we come here this time, in addition to celebrating the New Year, we also want to announce the good news to the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty - Empress Xiao of our country,
On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor's second son was born, and the mother and son were safe. Could it be that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty had had an heir for several years, but he still kept it secret from our country?"
This was indeed a mistake by the officials. They accepted five princes but did not inform the Northern Dynasty and the vassals. As a result, the Khitan dogs seized the opportunity and humiliated them.
"Hmph..." The officials of the Song Dynasty were extremely angry and told the Khitan people that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty had adopted five new princes.
"That's it." The Khitan suddenly said.
"Now that you understand," the Song Dynasty man sneered, "Why don't you come and greet me quickly?" He said and separated the left and right, allowing Zhao Zong to realize his physical form.
A group of Khitan people glanced at Zhao Zongshi and asked, "May I ask what title your highness has?"
"Is this..." Zhao Zongshi said calmly: "I am now a duke." The title of nobility in the Song Dynasty had to be achieved slowly, even the prince was no exception, let alone such a semi-monastic prince.
"It turns out he is a duke." The Khitan man laughed and said, "Then you must first salute our ambassador... Our ambassador is a county prince."
"You..." Zhao Zongshi's expression suddenly changed. The Song Dynasty official who was the first to speak wanted to find a hole to crawl in.
Just when the people of the Song Dynasty were unable to get off the stage, a cold snort suddenly sounded from the audience.
When everyone followed the sound, they saw Zhao Zongji standing out from the crowd with a face as cold as frost.
A group of Khitan people also saw Zhao Zongji clearly, and actually showed expressions of surprise, and saluted from top to bottom. The commander-in-chief said with a smile on his face: "I finally see your highness again, please allow me to convey this to you, the Emperor of Liao Dynasty.
Your Majesty, my regards and greetings."
However, Zhao Zongji turned sideways and did not accept his courtesy and said: "You are disrespectful to my brother. I cannot accept this courtesy."
"Haha, we were just kidding because the atmosphere was too boring." The emissary turned to Zhao Zongshi obediently, saluted him and said, "Your Highness, please don't mind."
Zhao Zongshi was full of anger, but he had to get off the slope, nodded and said: "Welcome to the Song Dynasty, your envoy, the palace gate is open, let's go in."
"Your Highness, please." The envoy bowed and said.
Zhao Zongshi nodded, made a gesture of invitation, and strode towards the palace gate. However, the Liao envoy did not move. As a result, Zhao Zongshi found out after walking alone for a while, and his face was disgraced.
The Liao envoy was still looking at Zhao Zongji, obviously waiting for him to make the first move.
"You are so favoring one over the other," Zhao Zongji said with a dark face, "Are you trying to alienate my brothers?" Although he was secretly happy, in full view of the public, Zhao Zongshi had lost the face of the Song Dynasty. He could not be thought of as having an affair with the Liao Dynasty.
People are colluding.
"Your Highness has misunderstood." The Zhengshi said seriously: "Only a true hero can be respected by our Khitan people. In such a difficult environment, you can argue for the Southern Dynasty and are not afraid of the pressure of our Dynasty. Therefore,
I respect you from top to bottom." He paused and said, "But it is you we respect, not your brother..."
Before Zhao Zongji could say anything, he suddenly heard the singing of hundreds of birds on the Xuande Tower. Everyone immediately listened carefully. Sure enough, they were singing harmoniously in the air, and luan and phoenixes were gathering. If it hadn't been for the freezing cold weather, everyone would have really thought that there were hundreds of birds there.
Gathering together to sing.
This is actually the music of the Jiaofang playing. With the music, the officials quickly lined up. The princes, privy envoys, princes-in-law, various envoys and deputies were the internal ministers, the prime minister, hundreds of officials, and the Liao envoys were the foreign ministers.
Ban, under the guidance of officials from Honglu Temple, walked into the palace without squinting.
The biggest realization in these two days is that if you don’t raise a child, you will not know the kindness of your parents. Watching the little monk suffer, my heart breaks.
Thank you for your concern. The doctor said that the little monk's body bones are stronger than those of ordinary children, so he healed quickly. Now he is bouncing around like a calf, but the doctor is still breathing a little while listening with a stethoscope. We will check back tomorrow morning and see if he is better.
, naturally everything will be fine, but if you are still short of breath, you have to continue to inject the bottle... Wow, the little monk is most afraid of injections.
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