With the arrival of the New Year, people across the Central Plains are celebrating.
Today is the first court meeting after the new year. After Luo Youdu led hundreds of officials to worship at the ancestral temple, he made a summary of last year's court affairs and began to make a plan for the new year.
Speaking of annual plans, generally speaking, the discussion mainly focuses on the development of Guanzhong, Longyou, and Liangzhou.
The war in the northwest has completely ended with the compromise of the Ganzhou Uighurs.
In order to atone for his sins, Jing Qiong donated a large number of fine horses, jade, amber and martens, and also sent his son to study in Beijing.
This so-called learning is equivalent to being a hostage.
The situation in the West is similar to what Luo Youdu expected.
There are very few pure Han people in Hehuang and Liangzhou. The city is filled with Tubo, Uighur, Qiang, Turkic and even Tiele people...
They were accustomed to a nomadic life, and when they learned that animal husbandry was to be converted into farming, they felt strong resistance.
Especially the heads of small tribes or prominent people in the tribe who feel that the distribution is uneven, secretly stir up rebellious sentiments.
The implementation and promotion of the policy encountered difficulties from the beginning.
In this regard, Li Chuyun, Li Qianpu, Song Xiong, Lu Duan, Li Fang and others were not sure about Luo Youdu's bottom line at the beginning and could not grasp the strength.
But after Luo Youdu said, "Everything should be done in the interest of Zhu Xia first," several people understood instantly.
Luo Youdu's bottom line is that there is no bottom line.
As long as it hinders the interests of the imperial court and hinders the implementation of policies and the unification of China, even the Han people will kill them without accidental killing.
Not to mention the Tubo, Uighur, Qiang, and Turkic people?
Luo Youdu knew that this situation could not be delayed. The longer it was delayed, the greater the impact would be, and the louder the voice of dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction. Then it spread like weeds.
On the contrary, you cut the knot quickly and take advantage of the defeat to eliminate those discordant voices.
On the contrary, it can minimize the risk of the situation.
At this time, the military power in the hands of Li Chuyun, Li Qianpu, and Murong Yanzhao came into play.
Using tough methods, he suppressed a group of people who were disobedient to the regulations, showing a tough attitude.
Li Chuyun, Li Qianpu, Song Xiong, Lu Duan, Li Fang and others also began to appease and govern the local area.
Among them, Luo Youdu was most satisfied with Lu Duan, who was a gentle man but extremely ruthless in his methods.
As the governor of Hezhou, he implemented a series of benevolent policies after taking office.
It's just that some people don't buy this kind of benevolent government.
Lu Duan generously invited the troublemakers to the government office for a banquet and negotiations.
Perhaps his previous benevolence and generosity made the troublemakers look down upon him and only brought a few people to the banquet.
After three words of discord, Lu Duan directly slashed the opponent's leader to death in front of the banquet and ordered his head to be hung on the tower.
The scribes of this period did not form a superior group of scholar-bureaucrats, but were still somewhat bloody.
Lu Duan knew the kindness and power very well and clearly told the people in the territory that if they want to get the same treatment as the Han people, they must live a down-to-earth life like the Han people. This is the most basic requirement.
Now that the people in the West have generally stabilized, they have begun to divert canals and open up wasteland. They are very happy, and there is a scene of a lot of waste waiting to be revitalized.
When the court meeting was about to end, Wang Pu suddenly said: "I propose to extend the celebration time of the Shangyuan Festival, but the Shangyuan Festival is only one day too short, and the subjects will not be able to enjoy it to the fullest."
Luo Youdu glanced at Wang Pu unexpectedly, feeling a small sense of accomplishment in his heart.
Full and warm thoughts**.
Only when you truly live a worry-free life will you be able to have fun and relax.
The Shangyuan Festival is a day for the whole country to celebrate. In ancient times, the Shangyuan Festival was more important than the Spring Festival.
Last year’s Lantern Festival already showed its signs.
The people in the city were far from having fun.
As the leader of Qingliu, Wang Pu's ability to request an extension of the Lantern Festival celebrations shows that he is quite qualified as an emperor.
"That's right!" Luo Youdu said with a smile: "The Lantern Festival celebration will be changed to three days, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth, three days of celebration."
He thought for a while, the people had worked hard for a whole year, so why not come up with some tricks to let them have fun, lively, indulge, and have hope, and said: "I look at the Lantern Festival in my later years, and the fireworks all over the city are very special.
It's bustling and lively. It's beautiful, but it lacks some fun. I loved shooting when I was a kid, so why not put a note on the lantern and write "shooting" for entertainment."
The so-called shefu means guessing, and she means guessing, and she means covering. The true meaning covers the guess, so it is called shefu.
So guessing lantern riddles was also called Wenhu or Dahu at first.
However, Shefu is a lingo, and Shouci is an extremely difficult word game that originated from the "I Ching Bagua". Based on the symbols, numbers, and principles of the I Ching Bagua, a specific thing is inferred from infinite possible things.
If you don’t have certain literary skills, you can’t play it at all.
Therefore, Luo Youdu continued: "This Shefu is too complicated. What I want is to have fun with the people, not to compare literary talents. So I don't call it 'Shefu'. To be straightforward, I call it guessing lantern riddles. The test is not knowledge, but flexibility."
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This real lantern riddle appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty. When Luo Youdu said it at this moment, all the officials thought it was novel, but they were also puzzled.
The Lantern Festival is not only fun for the common people, but also for officials.
However, most officials played the game very roughly, handing out red packets to show that they were having fun with the people.
There are too few fun activities in this era, so they can only participate in this crude method.
Among the prime ministers, Song Qi, who had followed Luo Youdu for the longest time and recognized his whimsical ideas the most, hurriedly said: "Please give me your Majesty's advice!"
Luo Youdu laughed and said: "The simplest example is a hook on the face, a fan hanging on the corner of the head, four thick pillars, and a small braid. Guess an animal..."
Lu Duoxun was well-informed and immediately said: "Is this an elephant?"
"Correct!" Luo Youdu continued: "Don't use villains, just guess a herb."
"Making a gentleman?"
The answer was Song Qi, who was good at medicine and had been a Confucian doctor in his early years.
Luo Youdu nodded and said: "Guwen Guanzhi, guess a word!"
Wang Pu immediately gave the answer: "So!"
Luo Youdu glanced at the dizzy Wu Chen and said: "Sitting is also standing, standing is standing, walking is standing, lying down is also standing, guess an animal!"
Shi Shouxin immediately shouted: "I know, I know, it's a horse!"
Looking at the guy who looked like a child, Luo Youdu smiled slightly, thought about it, and came up with a few more difficulties.
Everyone knows how to shoot, but there is still a certain difference between guessing and shooting.
Shefu is more of a test of cultural skills, while guessing is rich in content, diverse in form, and varied, and tests experience, knowledge, thinking and logic.
As soon as it was hard to say, it immediately baffled a group of people.
It's like "being born on a cliff, falling into someone else's house, having cold water pouring down your back, and being cut into pieces with thousands of knives, just for one day's use."
None of the learned officials in the dynasty could guess it.
Finally, Chang Side, who was born in poverty, gave the answer, whetstone.
It’s difficult to guess the answer if you don’t know it. Once you know the answer, you immediately feel like you’ve suddenly understood it.
What was a nice court meeting unexpectedly turned into a guessing party.
Luo Youdu said: "When the time comes, I will order the people in the palace to make some lanterns and come up with some riddles myself to enjoy with the people. You can take them and let the people in the city guess, and you will get a prize if you guess. Remember, don't say it is me, so as not to worry about it.
If it causes turmoil, it won’t be too late to talk about it later..."
As he spoke, he did not forget that there were soldiers on the expedition at the front, and asked people to send lanterns to the military camp at Dongting Lake to add to the festive atmosphere.
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