Weddings and other matters are organized by the etiquette department. Not to mention that he can't intervene. Even if he can intervene, he can't change the steps of the wedding.
Since Lin Xuan couldn't do anything about the wedding steps, he could only think of other ways.
Lin Xuan's eyes lit up, and he thought of one thing - fireworks and firecrackers.
The earliest fireworks and firecrackers were invented during the Zhenguan period. Lin Xuan didn't know the exact date, but he had never seen them before.
There is also a myth about firecrackers: Wei Zheng was very powerful, "in charge of the world during the day, and in charge of the underworld at night." Once, a man named the Dragon King of Jinghe River, who was in charge of Bahedu, violated the laws of heaven and was sentenced to death. The Jade Emperor ordered Wei Zheng to
Go to carry out the execution. It was the middle of the night in the hot summer. After Wei Zheng fell asleep, he was suddenly sweating profusely. It turned out that he was beheading the sinful dragon who had committed the crime of heaven and was sweating from exhaustion. At this moment,
Li Shimin used a fan to fan Wei Zheng three times. With such a fan, the wind helped Wei Zheng and finally helped him kill the guilty dragon.
Therefore, the ghost of Sin Dragon blamed Li Shimin and often committed crimes, which disturbed Li Shimin and made him restless every night. The imperial court had to send generals Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong to guard Li Shimin's palace, so that everything was safe. However, 365 of the year
It was really hard for Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong to have to guard them every night.
When he was in trouble, a man named Li Tian came up with a way: put some saltpetre and sulfur in a small bamboo tube, ignited it and made a loud noise. The mountains screamed and the valleys roared, scaring away all the ghosts and evil spirits. In this way, the ghosts and evil spirits disappeared.
He was scared away, but the loud firecrackers still made Li Shimin unable to sleep well. Later, someone came up with a way to paste the portraits of generals Qin Shubao and Yu Chigong on the door of Li Shimin's palace to suppress the ghosts and evil spirits.
Therefore, Qin Shubao and Yu Chigong later became door gods. In addition to using firecrackers to protect Li Shimin's palace, Li Tian also used firecrackers to drive away mist and disperse miasma. Because at that time, the Tang Dynasty had frequent wars, epidemics were prevalent, and the poor suffered. Li Tian used this method
Finally, it turned out to be effective. Therefore, firecrackers were later widely used to ward off evil spirits and miasma.
This is the earliest firecracker, and fireworks were invented by Li Tian's grandson based on firecrackers.
After the invention of fireworks and firecrackers, fireworks and firecrackers will be set off during traditional festivals, weddings, various celebrations, temple fairs, etc.
Lin Xuan believes that if he makes fireworks and firecrackers, his wedding with Li Lizhi will be unforgettable and will be passed down through the ages.
Making fireworks and firecrackers is not difficult. Colorful fireworks are nothing more than adding various metal powders into them. This is not difficult for him.
For the next period of time, Lin Xuan made fireworks at home every day and asked someone to make a dressing table.
If he didn't keep his promise to Cheng Chumo and the others, they would probably be able to stay at his house.
Time passed by unknowingly, and it was time for the people from the Jockey Club organized by Li Tai.
Lin Xuan, escorted by Zhang Dayong and Cao Hu, led his soldiers to the racecourse located in the western suburbs of Chang'an.
When Lin Xuan arrived at the gate of the racecourse, Cheng Chumo and others were already waiting for him.
"Why don't you go in?" Lin Xuan asked as he dismounted.
Cheng Chumo said: "Prince Wei, Prince Wei, and others haven't arrived yet. There's no point in going in. We'll just wait for you here."
"Zichu, where is your lion?" Yuchi Baolin asked a little strangely when he saw that Lin Xuan was not riding a lion.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "If I ride a lion, I will definitely be the first. What's the point?"
Li Tai's intention to attack Li Chengqian was just his guess, so he could only find an excuse.
Cheng Chumo and others looked at Lin Xuan speechlessly. Lin Xuan was indeed right, but they felt that Lin Xuan was showing off.
"Let's go in first, it's okay to stand here all the time." Qin Huaidao said.
Several people entered the racecourse, handed the horses to the attendants, came to the stands, and found a place to sit down.
"Are you going to end up soon?" Lin Xuan asked.
Cheng Chumo chuckled: "If you come riding a lion, we don't plan to participate, but now, we must go out and show off our skills."
"That's right, although the horse you are riding is good, our horses are not bad either. We must compete." Yuchi Baolin agreed.
They all know how powerful Lion Cong is. It can be called the most powerful horse in the Tang Dynasty. If Lin Xuan rides Lion Cong in the competition, they will naturally not ask for trouble.
"The rewards for this horse racing are not small. What does King Wei think of investing so much money to hold a horse racing meeting?" Li Dejiao said with some confusion.
There are naturally rewards in the competition. For this horse racing meeting, Li Tai also spent a lot of money and brought out many treasures.
Just as Lin Xuan was about to say something, he suddenly noticed a malicious gaze. Looking along the gaze, he saw Chai Zhewei looking at him resentfully.
Lin Xuan didn't care about Chai Zhewei's gaze. Chai Lingwu was still confined at home, so the Chai family naturally hated them.
Cheng Chumo and others noticed something strange about Lin Xuan and looked in the direction Lin Xuan was looking.
"The grandson of Chai Zhewei looks at us with ill intentions. We need to be careful, who knows what they will do." Yuchi Baolin said.
Chai Lingwu almost made him crippled, so he naturally didn't like the Chai family.
Cheng Chumo whispered: "Keep your voice down. He is His Majesty's nephew. If you scold his grandson, you will be in big trouble if others hear you."
"Uh." Yuchi Baolin shook his head in embarrassment.
Chai Zhewei didn't know what Yuchi Baolin and the others were going to say, so he glared at several people hatefully and withdrew his gaze.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the King of Wei, and His Highness the King of Shu are here."
At this moment, Li Chengqian and others arrived.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the King of Wei, and His Highness the King of Shu." Everyone stood up quickly and saluted.
Li Chengqian took the lead, and Li Taihe made a young man half a body behind and came to the main stand.
Lin Xuan looked curiously at the young man he had never seen before. This man should be Li Ke, the king of Shu.
Li Ke is only one year older than Li Chengqian, but he looks very mature.
There is an indescribable nobility about him.
When Li Chengqian was born, although Li Yuan had already established the Tang Dynasty, the world was not yet peaceful at that time.
As the daughter of Yang Guang, Concubine Yang received a good education since she was a child and was very attentive to Li Ke's education.
Empress Changsun was kicked out of the house by her eldest brother when she was a child, and she and Changsun Wuji were taken in by their uncle. They had been homeless since they were young and did not understand royal etiquette.
Li Chengqian also began to learn royal etiquette after Li Shimin ascended the throne.
Usually Li Chengqian is not used to being impeccable in terms of demeanor and etiquette, but standing with Li Ke, you can see the difference.
The magnanimity shown in Li Ke seemed to be innate, but there was a trace of intentionality in Li Chengqian.
Lin Xuan found that Li Ke's eyebrow corners were very similar to Li Shimin's, and his face shape was not much different from Li Shimin's. His overall appearance was 80% to 90% similar to Li Shimin's.
There is a faint shadow of Li Shimin in Li Ke's movements. It's no wonder that Li Shimin would say "daringly resemble me".
Lin Xuan feels that Li Ke is very unusual. The resemblance between father and son is normal, but even the behavior and behavior are similar, which is a problem.
It is very likely that Li Ke is deliberately imitating Li Shimin.
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Everyone, take a seat."
"Qingque, you organized this time, so you won't take the lead." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he sat down.