Officials from various states stayed in Chang'an City and lived in the posthouse. After the New Year's Day, they would return one after another after receiving rewards from the Emperor of Chu.
This is a rule that has always existed in the War Continent, but in the eyes of Emperor Chu, it is simply a bad habit. In the imperial study, he received the memorial handed over by Fang Xuanling.
After browsing, he said: "Xuanling, after this year, Zhongshu ordered us to re-formulate the system of New Year's greetings in each state."
"Your Majesty's intention..."
"After this year, the New Year's greetings in various state capitals will be postponed to the Lantern Festival, so people on New Year's Eve will have their families reunited. It is very inappropriate to allow state officials to stay in the posthouse without being able to reunite with their families."
In fact, in ancient times, people shared the same night, and the first lunar month was also called Yuan Yue. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty designated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival, and this night was called Yuanxiao. Since the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties, it has become even more popular. "Sui Shu·Music"
"In the first lunar month, all nations come to court and stay until the 15th day outside Duanmen and inside Jianguomen. It stretches for eight miles and serves as a theater." Tens of thousands of singers and dancers participated, from dusk to dusk.
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Therefore, the Emperor of Chu also placed the greetings from various states on the Lantern Festival, so that they could reunite with their families and enjoy the joy of the New Year.
"The ministers obeyed the order and recorded the restructuring after returning. When the officials from the various states left, they were notified to come to Beijing to congratulate them on the Lantern Festival."
"Your Majesty is considerate of all officials, which is really a blessing to our Chu officials!"
"Xuanling, while the officials from various states are in Beijing, they sent people to take them to Chang'an City, the Academy of Sciences, and the arsenal. They used to be thousands of miles away, and the news was relatively blocked."
"After entering the capital, let them understand Wu Chu's strength!"
Fang Xuanling knew the profound meaning of Emperor Chu's move and asked state officials to browse it everywhere. While showing the strength of Chu State, it could also convey two messages to them.
The national power of Chu State was increasing day by day, allowing them to see hope and understand that as people and officials of Chu State, they would have no worries about food and clothing in the future.
The other meaning is more obscure. The empire is developing rapidly in all fields. Officials from various states had better fulfill their duties. If they dare to have different intentions, it will only take a matter of minutes to destroy them with the power of the empire.
After Fang Xuanling exited the imperial study, Emperor Chu put the memorial in his hand on the document, opened his arms and moved his body, indicating that another year was coming to an end.
The next few days were the time for officials to rest. Emperor Chu walked outside the imperial study, glanced at Xiao Guizi and said:
"Take the toys I prepared and go to Ningxiang Palace together!"
There are four children, Prince Chu Chen, Chu Heng, Princess Chu Yan, and Chu Ling. The youngest is seven months old. The toys that Emperor Chu asked Xiao Guizi to bring are all from the system supermarket, which is unique in the entire War Continent.
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Arriving at Ningxiang Palace, Chu Chen and Chu Yan saw Emperor Chu and ran up to them. Although Emperor Chu usually didn't spend much time with them, they were very close to him.
"Chen'er, Yan'er, look what Father has brought for you!"
Emperor Chu held the two of them in his arms, turned around and motioned for Xiao Guizi to put the toys on the wooden couch in front of him. He saw a small train, a car, some firearms, toys, and stuffed pets.
Chu Chen and Chu Yan lost their intimacy with him, broke away and jumped out of his arms. Emperor Chu was abandoned in an instant, and both of their eyes were fixed on the wooden couch toy.
"Your Majesty finally takes a rest, you can have a good rest for a few days!"
Nangong Xi glanced at Chu Chen and the two, and stepped forward to pull Emperor Chu to sit down. After playing in the snow field, the relationship between the two strengthened again.
"Xi'er, I have a free day today. All the concubines are in Ningxiang Palace, preparing ingredients in the imperial kitchen. I will teach all the concubines how to make dumplings. On New Year's Eve, we will enjoy a dumpling feast together."
Hearing Emperor Chu talk about making dumplings, all the girls were instantly interested and rushed forward one after another. All the beauties looked around, their eyes were really enchanted by the flowers, which made Emperor Chu fall into tenderness.
Nangong Xi ordered the servants to go to the imperial dining room to report. The girls sat down next to Emperor Chu, all eagerly awaiting the arrival of the ingredients.
About half an hour later, the servants from the imperial dining room entered the palace one after another, and all the ingredients were prepared according to the list given by Emperor Chu.
The fresh meat filling and the thin dough. Although Emperor Chu didn't start to eat it, he was still very satisfied with the chef in the imperial dining room. It was obvious that he was very attentive to these ingredients.
"Xiao Guizi, imperial kitchen, reward!"
As soon as he said this, everyone in the imperial dining room knelt down to thank the saint. Emperor Chu stood up with a flick of his sleeves and pulled Nangong Xi and Han Bingluo towards the wooden table.
At this time, Xiao Guizi had already led everyone in the imperial dining room out of Ningxiang Palace. Emperor Chu came to the side of the wooden case, washed his hands with water, picked up the dumpling wrappers and began to demonstrate to the girls.
While demonstrating, he checked the origin of the dumplings.
Dumplings originated from ancient slots. According to legend, they were first invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a holy doctor in my country. During the long development process, they have had many names. In ancient times, they had names such as "Lao Wan", "Bian Shi", "Dumpling Bait" and "Fan Jiao".
During the Three Kingdoms period, dumplings became a kind of food, called "Crescent Wonton". By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, wonton "shaped like a crescent moon and was eaten all over the world".
Around the Tang Dynasty, dumplings had become almost the same as today's dumplings, and they were taken out and eaten individually on a plate. They were also called "moon-shaped wontons".
Dumplings were introduced to Mongolia during the Song Dynasty. Dumplings were introduced to Mongolia, and the pronunciation of dumplings in Mongolian is similar to "Banshi".
With the conquests of the Mongol Empire, flat food spread to all over the world. Many variations such as Russian dumplings, Kazakhstani dumplings, and Korean dumplings appeared.
By the Ming Dynasty, the custom of eating dumplings during the Spring Festival had already appeared. Eating dumplings took the meaning of "Gengsui Jiaozi", "Zi" means "Zi Shi", and "Jiao" is a homophonic word for "Jiao", which means "happy reunion" and "good luck".
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Emperor Chu placed the wrapped dumplings on a wooden plate. All the girls were stunned and envious, and they all began to imitate Emperor Chu's techniques.
"Sister Ling'er, why are your dumplings still open?"
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"Chan'er, you still have the nerve to talk to Ling'er, look at your dumplings, they are so ugly, who dares to eat them?"
"Alas, Sister Xi'er is still very clever and can learn it as soon as she learns it. The dumplings she makes are as small as gold ingots!"
Emperor Chu looked at the girls playing around, and his face was filled with joy. At this moment, he was no longer the king of a country, but just the head of the family and the husband of the girls.
"Bingluo is right. These dumplings are ingots. After New Year's Eve, eating dumplings is equivalent to eating ingots. The more dumplings people eat for righteousness, the better their lives will be in the new year and the more ingots they will earn.
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After hearing Emperor Chu's explanation, the girls all clamored to wait until New Year's Eve to eat more dumplings so that Chu would become stronger in the coming year.
If you want to have something to eat, you can only have enough food and clothing by doing it yourself. For a while, the girls fell into a crazy competition mode. Emperor Chu stood on the sidelines and watched, and had to admit that the girls were very kind and had great learning abilities.
At this moment, everyone was making decent dumplings. Xiao Guizi suddenly appeared in Ningxiang Palace. When Emperor Chu saw her walking quickly on the wind, he knew that there must be something to report.
In order not to disturb the girls making dumplings, Emperor Chu raised his head and gave Xiao Guizi a look, then quietly came to the outside of Ningxiang Palace.
"Your Majesty, Master Bao and Master Di are here and are waiting in the imperial study!" (To be continued)