Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 722 Exercise Not Qualified
When Xiao Hunian heard Ji Luo Youdu mention his second sister Xiao Yilan, he couldn't help but snorted softly. Before he left, he asked him to take care of her, but luckily, he took care of her directly on the bed.

Luo Youdu knew he was wrong, and smiled apologetically.

Xiao Hunian didn't bother with this issue too much, she was born in a Khitan noble, and she had heard about the chaos of noble life for a long time.

This man himself is much better than those messy nobles in Khitan, on the way here Xiao Yilan also wrote a book to explain the reason.

Thinking of his sister who had been trapped for five years and only wanted revenge, Xiao Hunian also felt very distressed. He didn't expect to be the only one to favor him, and it would be good to have another sister in the palace to take care of him.And from the very beginning, she felt that her husband was interested in her third sister when they first met. This time when she went out to lead the army, she left Xiao Chuo as a hostage, and even made a little rabbit for the big bad wolf to eat. preparation.

Now it's just a change of sister, it seems that there is nothing unacceptable.

Xiao Hunian is not the kind of temperamental little woman, and she really felt sorry for Xiao Yilan's sufferings these years, and said: "The concubine will bring the second sister over tomorrow. I have wronged her all these years, and she was alone in the eyes of the thief. Lurking underneath, I must have suffered a lot."

Luo Youdu didn't think he had a penchant for sisters, but he couldn't help being a little excited when he thought of Xiao Yilan's thoughtful suggestion.

After all, I haven't tried that taste yet.

Xiao Hunian didn't know what Luo Youdu was thinking at the moment. It was rumored in Bianjing that when Luo Youdu had a special preference, she was already training in Zhangjiakou, and she didn't hear about it. With longing, his eyes are watery.

On the river course of Luoshui, the boats moved frequently, as if they were laying wooden bridges on the river with boats.

On this day, almost all counties and towns will organize various programs to celebrate with the people.

He waved his hands as he spoke, and strode away.

Hood continued: "Guan Yu, the incarnation of loyalty in Chinese history, is extremely prestigious in the hearts of the people. Buddhism respects him as Jialan Bodhisattva and enshrines it."

Luo Youdu came close panting, looked at Luo Ningsong and Luo Ningbai who were rushing towards him, reached out and touched their heads, and then waited for his little padded jacket to run over with his arms wide open.

Austin is behind the two at the moment.

The Shangyuan Festival is not as grand as the ancestor worship at the beginning of the year, but it is a day of national celebration.

Luo Youdu promised them today and took them to Duanmen to watch the performance. He was so excited that he stayed up all night and woke up early in the morning.

At this moment, dense crowds of people stood along the river, and the three bridges across Luoshui were also crowded with people.

Luo Youdu has already developed a habit of running in the morning, and Luo Huixiang also knows about it, she didn't think much about it when she was young.

But he didn't know that his father, the stalwart mountain in his heart, was greatly stimulated last night.

Hood said in Persian: "Dayu's imperial court is open to all rivers and rivers. In addition to enjoying the characteristics of the country, you can also play Tubo polo, eat Gaochang's noodle cakes, and drink Persian salamander and dragon paste wine. , listening to the music of Kucha, and dancing the Dashi dance. They value their own culture, but do not reject the culture of other countries. Compared with the Western Huihui and Dashifa, this place will be a holy place for missions.”

The Persian saint was hit by a wall everywhere, was not good at preaching, and suffered a lot, but at the moment, affected by the festive atmosphere around her, and saw many unprecedented performances, her mood gradually became brighter, and she looked at the beautiful women from the Western Regions in the distance. Putting various difficult poses on the stacked wooden table, I couldn't help but say something.

Hu De said: "It's that group of monks who know what it means to do as the Romans do. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is originally a male, the prince of the wheel-turning holy king with no pure thoughts. Therefore, the local people feel that the male character is rough and has a bad temper, which does not conform to the image of great compassion. The Buddhists say, 'If you see all appearances and non-appearances, you will see the Tathagata'. With the principle, they have been transformed into women."

He thought of Xiao Hunian's terrifying physical strength, and he exhausted all kinds of means to die with him. This one was so reluctant, and another one would have to kill him?
Besides, I can't handle one, but want to have two?
Don't feel ashamed?

Highly skilled folk artists are performing a hundred operas in the center, looking for tripods, looking for pegs, swallowing knives, spitting fire, and standing upside down on desks. Most of the acrobatics that exist in this world can be seen here.

Luo Youdu's body was warm, and it took only a moment to stop. The winter coolness entered his body, and he shuddered, and hurriedly said: "Kang Rui, you lead your younger siblings to play on your own, and the father will run for a while..."

Standing next to her was not their wisdom king Osgoodin, but Hulasd, the treasure tree king who changed his name to Hood.

Disgusted by his little padded jacket, Luo Youdu looked hurt.

But in the end their goal is Duanmen Street...

Fu Qing'er said: "I'm waiting for you, it's a big festival, I don't know how to take a rest."

Naturally, the imperial court was no exception. The Ministry of Finance had already invited [-] folk artists. They would be divided into several groups, and they would perform tricks along the three main roads of Luoyang City.

Hu De said: "This is the reason why my religion cannot prosper. Do you know that I, Dayu, respect Taoism and take Taoism as the state religion. Why is the momentum of Buddhism developing even better?"

In the past few days, the Manichaeism tried every means to see Luo Youdu, as well as the prime ministers and even the Shangshu, but they all received cold reception.

The Persian saint did not speak, but listened attentively.

The Manichaeism Persian saint, the Wisdom Tree King, still has a little prestige in the Western Regions or Lingnan, but in Luoyang and Bianjing, the capital city, their status is not as good as that of a commoner.

No, starting from tomorrow, I have to double the time for morning exercises...
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When Luo Youdu appeared on Duanmen, the huge square in front of Duanmen had gathered tens of thousands of people.

As the emperor of Dayu, Luo Youdu would personally go to Duanmen to lead civil and military officials and envoys from other countries to watch and celebrate with the people.

Only then was it possible to board this painting boat and spend the Shangyuan Festival with the people of Luoyang.

"That's the An'an Five Cases. I never thought I'd see it here."

Luo Kangrui came up to salute, smoothed things over, and said, "Father, it's cold, you're sweating all over, don't freeze, go inside and wash up first."

Austin also pricked up his ears.

Yingtianmen is the south gate of the imperial palace, while Duanmen is the south gate of the imperial city.

A familiar figure came from afar, the sharp-eyed Luo Huixiang called out first: "It's Daddy, it's Daddy, Daddy is running in the morning!"

Luo Youdu said solemnly: "That can't be done, practice sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. I still feel that I practice less on weekdays, and I will exercise more in the future."

As he expected, Luo Huixiang strode towards his father, but halfway through the run, seeing his sweaty face, he stopped, frowned and said, "Xiang'er has changed into new clothes, don't be a dirty father." hug!"

A group of Manichaeists were watching the performance in the distance on the second floor of the painting boat.

The same is true for Luo Ningsong and Luo Ningbai, who kept yelling "Daddy".

"The most lively time of the Shangyuan Festival is at night. At that time, the entire city will be lit up with hundreds of thousands of lights, and the whole city will be shrouded in flames, becoming a city that never sleeps. The custom of the Shangyuan Festival originated in the Han and Wei Dynasties. The custom of lighting lanterns was started by a tyrant named Yang Guang. In order to show the strength of his country, Yang Guang invited envoys from all over the world to Luoyang and provided them with free food, drink and entertainment. The trees on the whole street were hung with silk and satin , in Duanmen, that is, here, a variety of operas are played, showing off the national power. The so-called "the sound is heard for dozens of miles, the self-consciousness is dark, the lights are bright and the sky is bright; it will cost a lot of money to stop at the end of the month."

Luo Kangrui looked at the figure of his father leaving, with a trace of respect in his eyes, and thought: Compared with his father, my perseverance is still far behind.The queen mother said that she would have a day off on the Lantern Festival, so she couldn't help jumping for joy and stopped her morning exercises.It's really wrong for the father to take care of everything, but still insist on it like this.

Especially when Luo Youdu appeared on the tower, the atmosphere became even more heated.

After washing off his tired body, Luo Youdu put on the bright red dragon robe with the help of Empress Fu Qing'er.

All the vendors at the entrance of the Bianjing Imperial City had no place to hold this kind of celebration. In order to avoid the stampede, they mostly made small noises. The princes like Luo Ningsong and Luo Ningbai who had never been out of the palace were even more ignorant of the atmosphere of fireworks.

The Persian saint said with a cold face: "But we will be forced to change our religious rules and our gods?"

The second day is the Shangyuan Festival.

Chouchou Luo Kangrui led Luo Ningsong, Luo Ningbai, Luo Huixiang and his brothers and sisters in the palace corridor looking forward to it early in the morning.

Luo Youdu is now a veteran of the battlefield, and he has seen the love of his concubine, hastily ended the night tour of the Hanhai Palace, and went to the boudoir hand in hand.

The Persian saint and Austin were stunned.

There are three giant bridges on Luoshui River, namely Tianjin Bridge, Huangdao Bridge and Huangjin Bridge.

On the Luohe River, a luxurious three-story painting boat is docked at an excellent viewing position.

In the end, the Manichaeans chose to compromise with Hulasd, willing to modify the teachings first.

Only the increasingly mature Luo Kangrui felt curious and weird. Although his father had the habit of morning exercises, he often accompanied him to practice boxing and kicking with his mother. , it's this hour today, why are you still exercising?

The main entrance of Duanmen faces Luoshui, and there is a huge open space, just like the square in later generations, it is a place for people to play, and whenever there is a festival, people will definitely set off fireworks here.

"After this incident, the custom of lighting lanterns day and night on the Shangyuan Festival also came into being. This was originally a tyrant's show off, but Buddhism said it was lighting lanterns for Buddha. The lights of the city, the lights of the Buddhist family spread all over the people... "

Hood said mercilessly: "It's really ridiculous that you don't even understand the basic opponents when you come here to preach."

Asked Austin: "So Buddhism is my enemy of Manichaeism?"

Hood said with a "hehe" smile, "The Buddhist method I mentioned is only one of a hundred. The Wisdom Apostle really thinks that we are qualified to be their enemies?"

(End of this chapter)