New Year's Day, especially when watching the lights

After nearly half a month of hustle and bustle, the annual "Shangyuan" Festival is the most lively day of the Tang Dynasty, and the new emperor ascends the throne and changes the emperor's reign. This is the edict issued by Li Shi, a son of Chang'an. The entire Chang'an Jing was unable to help but Jinwu. The people of Zhunfang all night long to watch the lanterns in the street market. The imperial city was also open to all people during these three days, and the palace city was open to officials and women, allowing them to visit the forbidden palace, thinking that the emperor and the people would enjoy it.

As a proof that he was favored by His Majesty the Emperor, Cui Po, the Secretary of the Ministry of Works of the Tang Dynasty, also received a seat to watch the lanterns on the Chengtian Gate of the Palace City, and thus attended and sat with the royal relatives and nobles as the sixth-rank official.

Because he had experienced the lively scene of the Lantern Festival in Beijing with his son-in-law Guo Yan last year, when facing the scenery of Chang'an City celebration again, he was mentally prepared and would not be as shocked as before. He also learned from the lessons from last year. Cui Po had already set off early and only took nearly an hour to arrive at the Chengtian Tower at the junction of the imperial city and the palace city. At this time, the head of the Chengtian Tower was already decorated with countless gorgeous brocades. Under the illumination of rows of five-color lanterns, the surface of the weaving silk shines with colorful rays, which was really luxurious.

Don't tell me that you are going early, there are even people who are going early

When Cui Po, the head of the Ministry of Works, arrived on the city tower, there were already many people in purple clothes sitting safely, only making his green clothes look very unique, and saluted all the way. When Lord Cui sat down and looked down, there were already thousands of heads on Chengtian Street, which was gradually dizzying, and it was very lively.

Because the imperial city is connected to the palace city and is a security guard for the forbidden palace, Chengtian Street, which is separated by two cities, is more than 800 steps, indirectly forming the largest square in the world, with a maximum capacity of more than 100,000 people. Therefore, this place has become the best place for the emperor to meet all people, so there is a saying that "the street is open and the imperial tower is open, and tens of people are facing the sky gate."

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, the lights everywhere in Chang'an had already lit up, as if the bright stars under the night sky were decorating the most beautiful city in the world.

As the lights were lit, the heavyweight royal relatives and nobles in the Beijing government and the bigwigs in the political affairs hall arrived one after another. Everyone rushed forward to greet each other. Who knew that before everyone could greet each other, they suddenly saw a huge bright yellow lamp rising from the head of Chengtian Tower. The nine exquisitely embroidered dragons on it seemed to be alive under the urging of the lights, attracting wind and gathering thunder, and looking at the world with great domineering spirit.

As the lantern rose, the royal family on the city tower and the ordinary people under the city all bowed to the ground according to the festival. For a moment, the sound of "Long Live My Emperor" like a tsunami and mountain collapse resounded throughout the world. Amid the praises of the sky, His Majesty Li Shi, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who had just changed his reign to the world, officially arrived in a dress of a rolling dragon costume.

After standing silently on the city tower where millions of people were kneeling for a moment, the emperor, who had a red face, called out loudly: "Flat body". With this command, the huge dragon lantern rose and fell three times, and amid a thunder-like "Long Live" thank you, all officials and the people stood up. However, in a few breaths, the lights that had been prepared in the city were lit simultaneously, and the bright stars instantly turned into a galaxy like a training. The capital of Jinwu, Chang'an, officially ushered in the Shangyuan Night of "the lights in the flower market are as bright as day".

As His Majesty the Emperor raised his cup to drink, the banquet at the head of Chengtian Tower officially started. The officials casually admired the various lanterns walking under the city tower while drinking. That night, all the lanterns that claim to be unique and exquisite will inevitably pass by here, and in order to get the emperor's eyes and rewards.

Cui Po raised a cup and sipped the tribute grapes in his hand. He was talking to his son-in-law Guo Yan next to him. As usual, the son-in-law Guo criticized the "soft wine" that his nephew should not only drink only "women" and drink the "soft wine" when he raised his hand, and he drank the three-brush cup cleanly. Cui Po had to fight back and said "cow drink".

Several of the bottles were gone. While Cui Po was looking at the various lanterns below with interest, which were either strangely shaped or square in color, he saw a small yellow gate prisoner gently leaning up from behind the seat and passing on the emperor's order to summon him.

Cui Po was slightly stunned, then winked at Guo Yanxiaoshi beside him, and then followed the little yellow gate to the table.

When he came to the imperial chariot built by the emperor on the platform, Cui Poliu Yili leaned to the right side of the chariot under the chariot under the chariot under the chariot, His Majesty the Emperor turned his face and asked gently, "Have the matter of the four arsenals and military weapons done?"

"My subordinate, Chief Ke, rushed back from the four towns yesterday. There were a lot of 150,000 exquisite armored tools. The four arsenals have been inspected and accepted. Please rest assured!" He bowed slightly, Cui Po said in a low voice, and then he followed again: "The new army of Jinzhou under me wants to take this New Year's opportunity to practice for a long distance. This matter needs to be passed through the prefecture and ask Your Majesty to allow you to do so."

"Okay, Cui Qing should remember a great contribution to military weapons; as for the training of the state army in your family, you should discuss it with the Hedong Dao Jie Zheng and the Ministry of War." Hearing that the military weapons were done properly, Li Shi praised him.

Just as Cui Po was overjoyed and wanted to express his gratitude, he suddenly heard a sound of amazement coming from the city tower, which caused the king and his minister to look down.

I saw that after just passing a team of "little lanterns", I walked onto a large team of storms. Just looking at their clothes and decorations, they were clearly the craftsmen in the Beijing-century workshop. The reason why they could make everyone exclaim in unison was not because of the huge size of this team, but because their lanterns were so huge that they were dyed bright red. The lanterns were as big as four or five people hugged each other. In a vague way, you could see handwriting on them. In addition to these twelve huge lanterns, some other animal-shaped lanterns were also extremely powerful, which made everyone amazed.

"What is Cui Qing doing?" Li Shi smiled slightly and asked Cui Po beside him.

Cui Po only mentioned to the first-class craftsmen that day that they wanted to make a few lanterns to meet the joy of the Lantern Festival, but he did not expect that they could make so many "big guys". When His Majesty the Emperor asked, he was shocked and could not answer. Fortunately, the craftsmen who had already reached Chengtian Tower had already started to move, which caused Li Shi to look around frequently and relieved Lord Cui's embarrassment.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the craftsmen slowly set their feet below the city tower. With the shouts of a leader, dozens of young craftsmen took out the objects that were ignited from their arms and drilled under the lanterns. In a moment, the lanterns were all ignited, and they were really full of brilliance and gorgeous.

Not to mention this, when the tincture oil in the lamp was burning, the leader shouted "Let it go!" Suddenly, the more than 20 lanterns all rose into the air and slowly rose. It turned out that these lanterns made of mulberry paper were actually used as the "Kongming Lantern" method, and could fly in the night sky. Only by being able to put such a large Kongming Lantern into the sky, these first-class craftsmen were considered to have full capacity.

Because there are thin ropes connected between the lanterns, they do not float away. When they saw that they had reached the height of the city, the people below pulled them hard to make them settle in the air. They saw bright red fireballs blooming in the air, which only embellished the cold night with a bit of warm joy, which was very eye-catching.

When the lantern was settled, a benevolent person had already recited the big mud gold character on the lantern loudly: "The emperor has been for thousands of years, the ancestral year has been for thousands of years, and the prosperity has lasted thousands of years." In addition to these twelve main lanterns, there are many auspicious beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, and qilins. The words "Cui Pojing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Works of the Tang Dynasty," were written on it.

After waiting for a while, after everyone had seen clearly, under the greeting of the craftsman leader, a team of nearly 3,000 people shouted in unison: "Cui Po, the chief officer of the Ministry of Works of the Tang Dynasty, wishing 'The emperor a thousand years, the ancestral year, and the prosperity of the world a thousand years!!!" They thought about this call in private for a long time, so although three thousand people spoke, they were neat and in no way, there was no noise.

Since these three thousand people were leading the way, they were being spoken out. The people in Chang'an, who love the lively people, were willing to fall behind, shouting in unison, from near to far, one wave after another. For a time, the shouting of "The emperor has been ten thousand years, ten thousand years of chasing, and ten thousand years of prosperity" rolled across the city, only completely shocking the countless birds living on night outside the city, and chirping to respond to the cheerful thunder sound.

At first, the sound was still complicated. After several sounds, it was already in a uniform area. The huge sound then reflected back from the city wall, and it was about to make endless ups and downs. At this time, Chang'an was surrounded by this wave of sound.

When the lanterns and shouts of praise first started, the royal relatives and nobles on the city tower were stunned by the sudden scene. When the sound became louder and louder, the people could no longer hold back and bow to the ground. With the earth-shaking shouts, they praised the emperor on the imperial throne. For a moment, except for the dozens of lanterns in the sky, the only emperor in his prime stood in the wind in the head of Chengtian Tower, and was extremely majestic.

When Li Shi saw dozens of huge lanterns, he couldn't help but stand up and look. As the shouts of "The Emperor of Heaven has been for thousands of years, and the prosperous age has lasted for thousands of years", the ambitious hero could no longer suppress his whole body trembled. He quickly stepped down the imperial chariot and walked to the city. He looked up at the lanterns in the sky and shouted. When he saw the new emperor appearing at the city, the people under the city were bent over and bowing down, but he didn't stop.

Instead, it added three more energy and the voice became stronger. As the people downstairs of Chengtian began to bow down, it was as if they had overthrown a huge "Domino" domino, with the Zhuque Street outside the imperial city as the center, a wave of people was rolled up. Nearly two million people in Chang'an bowed everywhere in the city. While shouting with the crowd, they looked closely at the Chengtian Tower under the lanterns. At this moment, the crazy Golden City completely bowed to the feet of the emperor who had just ascended the throne for several months.

Looking at the people of Chang'an who were lying on the ground, listening to the uniform "Wan Nian" praise in his ears, Li Shi's face became redder and redder, and in the end he couldn't help but burst into tears. In a vague way, he seemed to feel the glory of His Majesty Taizong's worship of all people during the Zhenguan period. In his speechless swallowing, he could only wave his hands down the city tower in vain. At this moment, what appeared in the emperor's heart was glory, excitement, or responsibility, and it was unknown!

The climax of celebrating the city gradually stopped after many people's mouths were hoarse. As Li Shi, who was tear-stained on his face, shouted: "Flat! Reward!!!", and the "Domino" domino rolled again, and the City of Gold gradually returned to calm.

Li Shi waited for the people to get up and turned to the imperial chariot. When he reached Cui Po, he suddenly stood up and stared at the culprit for a long time, and said only one sentence: "Cui Qing, you... good... good!" Then he couldn't say anything anymore, so he stepped on the imperial chariot and sat down.

Then, Cui Po's seating time changed from Jing to a seat high under the imperial chariot, which was even higher than the assistant Chang Gun. He only turned the prime minister, who could not run on his shoulders and could not hold the boat in his stomach, and his face was black.

Cui Poguci resigned, but the emperor refused to allow it. He was beaten by the lanterns and had no choice but to sit there, but he would never go to the left to see Chang Gun's stinky face.

Then, the excited and unstoppable new emperor began to frequently raise cups to drink. Even Cui Po only brought up his Haidong Gong wine and Pu Tao wine to fight, which made him drunk, and Li Shi, who drank three pulp juice from the big cup, was even more unbearable.

As a round and bright moon slightly dyed with golden color gradually rose and rose, the "bangbang" sound of the two updates came faintly, and the emperor, who was drunk, could not bear to sit anymore, so he swayed and stood up to go down the city tower toward the inner palace. His actions only made the ministers bow down again, and he kept saying goodbye.

Cui Po also bowed down with the crowd. Before Li Shi passed by his seat, he leaned down and grabbed his sleeves and pulled them outwards. In desperation, Lord Yuanwailang could only bend his knees and get around the seats. Under the guidance of the emperor, under the horrific gaze of the prince and the nobles, he followed the emperor downstairs.

I had just gotten off the city tower and before Li Shi could get on the eight-carriage imperial carriage that had been prepared, I saw two imperial guards escorting a crying little lady by the side in the distance.

"What are you doing?" The drunken emperor asked in a floating tone. Even though the little yellow gate beside him stepped forward a few steps forward to take the three of them. The three of them came closer. The two imperial soldiers bowed to the ground and bowed to the ground and followed the big gift. After they didn't wait to ask, they started to speak: "Today, the palace city is open to the female family of Beijing officials. This little lady dared to hide the golden cup that was given wine in the palace. When asked which family member she was, she just refused to speak. She was ordered by the old man Huo Xianming, and the young men were about to take her to Chang'an County for disposal."

Cui Po looked up and saw the little lady wearing fifth-rank nanny costume. However, she was just sobbing at this moment, so she couldn't see her appearance clearly. After hearing the two imperial guards' reports, she did not refute it. It was true that theft of the Golden Cup was true, and she couldn't help but feel curious.

"Say, why do you want to hide the golden cup privately?" His Majesty, who was as thoughtful as him, stood still with the help of Xiaohuangmen and Cui Po, and asked vaguely.

Who knew that the little lady who was kneeling on the ground was just crying and didn't say a word. After waiting for a while, Li Shi, who was gradually impatient, was about to get angry, but heard someone beside him say, "She is a family member of an official, and Your Majesty wants to save some respect for her, and let her write it for her."

"Give her a pen and ink." Li Shi, who was thinking without hesitation, immediately ordered as he said.

At a moment, the pen and ink were taken, but the young lady did not refuse. She used the headlights on the imperial carriage to write on the paper. After a while, she stopped the sheep hair in her hand, and a small supervisor who was serving the marquis came forward to take it. Under the order of Li Shi's words: "Recite", she recited this absurd words:

The moon is full of scattered pots and bright lamps, and I go out with my husband. I am greedy for the crane formation and singing, but I don’t realize that the mandarin ducks have lost the crowd. As the sky gets dawn, I thank the emperor for his kindness and drinks the wine and drinks the cup. I am afraid that the old man and aunt will be blamed by him and steal the gold cup as a guard.

At this point, Cui Po realized that the little lady was too late to see the beautiful scenery of the palace city. She was separated from the husband who was waiting outside the palace city. In order to avoid being blamed by her husband and aunt when she returned home, she hid these two golden cups and thought that it was based on faith. What is rare is that she was so panicked that she could make such a very interesting lyric in such a short time. Her talent should not be underestimated.

"Haha! Interestingly, this little lady is actually a top-ranked girl. Come on! Return the golden cup to her. You will escort her back to the house with Cui Zhuangyuan." After saying that, Li Shi laughed again and muttered: "The top-ranked student gave the top-ranked student, which is also a good story!" After that, he let go of Lord Yuanwailang's sleeves, turned around and drove back to the palace.

Upon hearing such an imperial edict, Cui Pozhi and the two imperial guards looked at each other, feeling amused and crying. The young lady who knew that the disaster had passed took the opportunity to secretly raise her head to see what this famous "fashionable talented top scholar" looks like.

Cui Po knew that if he followed this imperial edict and sent the young lady home, he was afraid that there would be many rumors to spread in the capital tomorrow. He smiled bitterly and could only lose money and avoid disaster. He threw two stagnant money to the two imperial guards waiting by the road. He said that there was a problem and he fought with all his strength before coaxing the two men to guard the young lady home alone.
Chapter completed!