After singing the song, everyone clapped and cheered. Li Qingzhao was surprised and said: "This poem is Tan Chun Ling. It is well written! Who wrote it?"
Zhao Qiaoyun pointed at Chen Qing, "Master, it was written by an official."
Li Qingzhao praised: "I never thought that His Highness King Yong, who was a warrior and an iron horse, could also write such a festive and appropriate poem. It is well written. I should give a toast to His Highness King Yong."
Li Qingzhao raised his glass and made a toast. Chen Qing's face turned slightly hot. These words were written by Zhao Changqing. This Zhao Changqing was not born yet! It doesn't matter.
He raised his glass in response, and everyone drank too.
Chen Qing put down his wine glass and found two young ladies standing in front of him, looking up at him longingly.
Chen Qing patted the cute little faces of his two daughters and took out two large gold coins from his arms, each weighing one tael. These were commemorative coins to celebrate the recovery of Bianliang. Only 500 coins were minted in total and distributed among them.
Important ministers and generals.
Chen Qing asked for six coins and planned to distribute them to his six children. He happened to have two coins in his pocket, so he gave them to his two daughters as appropriate.
"Thank you, Daddy!"
The two young ladies each held a big gold coin and ran back to their seats happily.
Chen Ji filled everyone's glasses with wine again. Chen Qing raised his glass and stood up with a smile: "Come on! Let's drink this for a new beginning next year!"
"cheers!"
Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all.
When she first arrived at Yin, there was a clear sound of clouds knocking, and Yu Ying quickly got up, helped her husband put on clothes, briefly combed his hair, and then went out to gather in the lobby.
Many people have to keep the New Year's Eve on New Year's Eve, mainly waiting for Yin Shizheng to offer sacrifices. Yin Shizheng is exactly four o'clock in the middle of the night. It is difficult for people with weaker bodies to accept it. In the past few years, Chen Qing's family also kept the New Year's Eve, but
Every time after watching the New Year's Eve, someone always gets sick.
Chen Qing followed Dr. Liu's advice and prepared all the sacrificial items during the day, and then went to bed early. Everyone got up at the same time. There was still half an hour before the sacrificial ceremony, which was enough time.
A quarter of an hour later, everyone came to the lobby. Except for the eldest son Chen Ji, the other children were still sleeping.
"let's go!"
When Chen Qing saw that everyone had arrived, he led him down the hall. The night was cold and everyone was dressed very thickly. They got on two carriages and the carriages drove towards Shuiyue Temple in the northeast corner.
The carriage slowly stopped at the small gate in the northeast corner. Master Jingxin, the master of the nunnery, and his seven disciples were already waiting in front of the gate.
"Welcome your highness, welcome the princess and the crown prince, and welcome all ladies!"
Shuiyue Temple is dedicated to Shuiyue Guanyin. It is the family temple of the royal family. Last year, it was expanded to two acres of land and enshrined a precious white jade Guanyin. Lu Xiu and several sisters often come here to make wishes and fulfill their wishes. People living nearby also often come here to offer incense.
, the incense is also strong.
Chen Qing clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master!"
Master Jingxin smiled slightly and said: "There is still some time before the sacrifice time. The nun and his disciples have made two charcoal fires. Let's go to warm up the fire first. The nun will notify everyone when the time is up."
"Thank you!"
Chen Qing took his family into the side hall of Shuiyue An. This is the ancestral hall of Chen Qing's family. It is not open to the public. Only one door is open to the inside of the house. The nuns of Shuiyue An offer incense and worship all year round.
The three animals and all kinds of pastries and fruits are ready, and a table is full. There are more than a dozen spiritual tablets in the mahogany niches above.
Chen Qing is more considerate of his family. In addition to his parents, the memorial tablets he enshrines include the biological mothers of Lu Xiu and Zhao sisters, as well as the parents of Yu sisters. This year, there is an additional spiritual tablet, Lu Xiu's grandfather Lu Yihao.
Everyone put on black robes and followed Chen Qing to perform rituals and sacrifices. Finally, they placed incense on the incense burner. Master Jingxin and her seven disciples sat on a futon nearby and chanted sutras.
Chen Qing bowed to Master Jingxin and then took his family out of Shuiyue Nunnery and returned to the mansion.
"Husband, I have a New Year's court meeting tomorrow. It's still early. Let's sleep a little longer!" Lu Xiu advised.
Chen Qing nodded, "I'll just go to the study and relax for a while."
The two strong women driving the carriage waved their whips, and the carriage sped up and drove towards the inner house.
The first day of the first lunar month in Jingzhao is still full of ice and snow, and the world is covered with snow everywhere.
But tens of thousands of miles away, it was extremely hot. At noon on the first day of the first lunar month, a fleet was cutting through the waves heading south.
This fleet of twenty thousand-stone blessing ships set off from Quanzhou and headed to Palembang City, the capital of the Srivijaya Kingdom, which is the Indonesian capital this year.
They have been sailing for a month and are gradually reaching their destination.
On the first large ship stood a young official wearing the official uniform of the seventh rank of the Song Dynasty. He was of medium build, but very strong, with tanned skin. He was Chao Kun, the judge of the Quanzhou Shipping Department, and the brother of Chao Qing.
This time Chao Kun came to Nanyang on the order of King Yong to look for some valuable items. He held King Yong's list in his hand, which mainly included some crops.
But King Yong did not specifically ask him to find any crops, but only asked him to bring back a sample and seeds of all crops.
"Land ahead!" a crew member shouted from the mast.
Chao Kun also faintly saw a black line. He asked the guide Zhang Jiugong next to him: "Is that Palembang City?"
Zhang Jiugong is an extremely experienced old seaman. He is 60 years old this year and is still very strong. He went to Nanyang when he was 17 years old and has been wandering on the sea for forty years. He has been to Nanyang countless times. He has never been married and has no children.
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He was extremely tired of life in Quanzhou and yearned for the sea. However, no one was willing to hire him. However, he heard that the government was looking for experienced seamen, so he volunteered himself. With his rich experience at sea, he was selected as a guide by Chao Kun.
Zhang Jiugong said with a smile: "That's not Palembang City, it's an outer island. The island is very big. We call it Guogai Island. The mountains on the island are very steep and the waves are relatively big. We go around the big island to find Palembang."
Chao Kun asked: "Does Palembang City have those big round melons that Jiu Gong said?"
Zhang Jiugong smiled slightly, "I really don't know. I have to look for it. I saw it thirty years ago. Some natives came from distant islands in canoes. It took more than a month to paddle on the sea. Their food was a kind of food.
If you put a few large round melons on the canoe, they can still hold water if they are hollowed out, which will be enough for them to eat for a month."
"Well! I wish we had good luck."
"Actually, the rice here is pretty good too! There is also rice that is harvested three times a year."
Chao Kun frowned, "Three crops a year must be grown in hot places. Maybe it can be grown in Lingnan, but we can go to Quanzhou to try some rice seeds."
The fleet circumnavigated the big island and walked for another day. Another continent appeared in front of it. Ships were seen and the city of Palembang arrived.
"Wu-wu-"
In the distance, the horn sounded in the harbor to welcome the arrival of the new fleet.
The fleet entered the bay and gradually saw the pier and the shore. The shore was full of houses. The houses were not big and were mainly made of wood. In the distance, they could also see huge temples, all of which were domes of Buddhist temples.
During the Srivijaya era, this was still the world of Mahayana Buddhism.
The pier was already filled with a dense crowd, with people running from all directions.
As the capital and largest seaport, Palembang City relies heavily on overseas trade. Huge amounts of materials come in from overseas and are dispersed to various places. Specialty products from all over the country are gathered in Palembang and bought by overseas merchants.
The overseas merchants here are not only Song Dynasty merchants, but also Dashi merchants, Tianzhu merchants, and even Genoese merchants from the far west, who come here to buy spices.
The locals are mainly young black people with dark skin, but there are also many well-dressed upper-class people. They wear Song Dynasty silk and satin, their skin is not that dark, and their smiles are friendly.
“Welcome to Sriwijaya!”
Chao Kun heard a familiar language, which turned out to be very pure Song Dynasty Mandarin.