Three Kingdoms: Jiuyuan Tiger

Chapter 158: Shangyuan Lantern Festival
Before you know it, the time is approaching the end of the year.

Every New Year, from the princes and nobles to the common people, they are all immersed in the joy of the festival.

From winter to summer, from generation to generation, everyone is looking forward to this grand festival.

Jiuyuanhou's mansion also started to be busy, buying new year's goods for the new year, decorating the Hou's mansion, decorating the Hou's mansion, everyone's face was filled with happy smiles.

At the end of the year, exorcism ceremonies were held in various parts of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Lu Bu watched the goat-like dance in front of the Hou's mansion, smiled wryly and shook his head.

In the palace, this kind of exorcism ceremony is also going on grandly.

The main dancer is "Fang Xiangshi", who plays the role of the god of expelling epidemics and evil spirits. He wears a mask with four big golden eyes upturned, wears a bear skin, and holds a spear and a shield in his hand.

He led the beast played by 12 people, waving and shouting, driving away ghosts and epidemics in the forbidden palace.

The 120 disciples of the Huang family are called "Daozi". They wear red headscarves, soap and green clothes, and hold big drums.

The 120 "Nuzi" also shouted and cheered in the accompanying dancers, which can be called mighty and magnificent, and the momentum is huge.

After the dance, holding the torch, all the pestilent ghosts come out of Duanmen, and there are special guards outside the gate to send the torch out of the palace;
There are more than a thousand soldiers from the fifth battalion outside the palace. They are responsible for throwing torches into the Luoshui River, saying that they have suppressed the evil spirits at the bottom of the water, and they will never stand up again.

……

On this day, the city of Luoyang was full of traffic and bustling.

Officials with a salary of four hundred shi and above all need to send congratulatory gifts to the emperor.

Hundreds of civil and military officials entered the palace to pay homage one after another, sending blessings and congratulatory gifts to Emperor Ling.

After the pilgrimage, Emperor Ling hosted a banquet for his ministers.

During the banquet, singing and dancing and a hundred opera performances are naturally indispensable.

Monarchs and ministers drink happily to celebrate the festive season.

After the banquet, the civil and military officials withdrew from the hall and slowly dispersed.

Go home and find their own mother.

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After the court was over, Lu Bu returned directly to the mansion. Some of the servants in the Hou's mansion were preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, and some were cleaning the courtyard. They were extremely busy.

Originally, the New Year's Eve dinner at this time was not so rich, but Lu Bu insisted on ordering his servants to make the New Year's Eve dinner richer.

In the previous life, I couldn't eat delicious and spicy food because of the condition, but I became an upstart in this life, why don't I let me eat something good?
Cook twenty dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner, no one cares about this thing, right?

No one cares?Well, go, make these dishes for me again!
Can't finish?It doesn't matter!Eat one and pour one!
While Lu Bu was walking in the mansion, the servants told Lu Bu that there were guests in the mansion.

Lu Bu went back to the house and took a look, hey, here are two people who are eating together!
It turned out that Xun You and Chen Gong came here uninvited and wanted to have a New Year's Eve dinner with Lu Bu.

They can come to Lu Bu's house for the new year, and the attitude of the two of them towards Lu Bu is already very obvious.

The table was full of delicious food and wine, and Lu Bu and Xun You and Chen Gong drank happily.

……

One day when Lu Bu was sleeping at home, two unexpected guests came to the Hou's mansion and forcibly dragged Lu Bu out of the bed.

Lu Bu rubbed his sleepy eyes, he didn't need to look at who the person was, as no one except Cao Cao could do such a thing.

"Brother Meng De, why did you call me?" Lu Bu said with a yawn.

"Even if you don't have to go to court for a few days, you can't sleep until this time, right?" Cao Cao said with a smile.

"Last night, I played mahjong all night. After practicing boxing in the morning, I fell asleep until now." Lu Bu explained.

"So that's it, don't sleep, hurry up and tidy up, have you forgotten what day it is today?" Cao Cao laughed.

"Today? What day is it?" Lu Bu asked suspiciously.

"Haha, Brother Benchu, look at Fengxian, he even forgot what day it is!" Cao Cao smiled at Yuan Shao, his face full of ridicule.

"Fengxian, today is the Lantern Festival!" Yuan Shao said with a smile.

"Hey, look at my brain! The two brothers rest for a while, and wait for the younger brother to clean up!" Lu Bu laughed.

"hiss……"

After Cao Cao and Yuan Shao walked out of the room, Cao Cao whispered to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao said with fear on his face: "Exactly! We should be more careful in the future!"

Cao Cao nodded again and again: "What brother Benchu ​​said is true! Be careful!"

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's faces were full of worry...

After Lu Bu tidied up, he saw that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had strange expressions on their faces.

"Second brothers, this is?" Lu Bu asked suspiciously.

"It's okay, I'm waiting for nothing." Cao Cao and Yuan Shao said hastily.

After thinking about it, Lu Busi couldn't figure out what happened to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, so he stopped thinking about it.

Why bother with mediocrity?
It was already Shen Shi, and Lu Bu ordered his servants to prepare food and wine, and he had to eat before going to the Lantern Festival!
Due to the mixed fish and dragons at the Lantern Festival on the Lantern Festival, both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao brought their guards.

Boss Cao’s bodyguard was Jing Si, and Yuan Shao’s bodyguard was Dong Ping.

Lu Bu sized up Jing Si and Dong Ping for a while, and saw that Jing Si was eight feet tall, with a burly figure, a tiger's back and a wolf's waist, and a resolute face;

Looking at Dong Ping is another type, Dong Ping is not of the same type as ordinary fierce generals.

Dong Ping was not as tall as Jing Si, nor as strong as Jing Si, but he was much handsomer than Jing Si.

It seems that the words "a hero with two guns, a romantic family" are indeed true.

Dong Ping has a fair complexion, delicate features, a slender figure, and a pretty boyish face.

Lu Bu saw that his bodyguard was a little weak!
But it doesn't matter, taking Dai Zong together is just to fill up the cards, there is something really wrong, why should they make a move?
Even without weapons, there are very few people in this world who can defeat Lu Bu.

In Luoyang, Lu Bu has not yet figured out who he can please.

Dare to provoke me?The back molars are punched out for you!

After dinner, Lu Bu and his party headed straight for the Lantern Festival. If you go late, you won't be able to see the lights, you can only see people!

On the way, Cao Cao smiled at Yuan Shao, "Brother Benchu, there are quite a few girls at this lantern festival, why don't you find someone you like?"

Hearing that Lu Bu said, "Why don't you two elder brothers help Bu find a woman?"

After Lu Bu finished speaking, the expressions of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao changed immediately. The two quickly shut up, and neither of them continued to talk about this topic.

Cao Cao thought to himself: "Compared with Brother Benchu, Cao is very safe! After all, Brother Benchu ​​is taller than me, handsomer than me, and paler than me. Fengxian's idea should not hit Cao here!"

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When we arrived at the place where the lantern festival was held, we saw that there were all kinds of sacrificial supplies, lanterns and festoons everywhere, and loud music.

The White Horse Temple is also a busy scene. The monks look at the Buddha's relics, light lamps and worship the Buddha, their faces are full of piety.

It was the first time for Lu Bu to see an ancient lantern festival, and he felt that everything was so fresh.

Raw materials such as various pigments, wire and bamboo strips, yarn and cloth, etc., after cutting, picking, painting, dyeing, tying, wrapping, stretching and other processes, under the operation of a pair of skillful hands, they become a variety of vivid lanterns. Animals, flowers, fruits, mythical figures, etc.

Countless lanterns decorate the city of Luoyang like a sea of ​​lights, thousands of lights competing to shine.

Lu Bu nodded secretly after seeing it. Compared with the lantern festivals of later generations, the current lantern festival is not so dazzling, but it also has a unique charm.

Not far from Lu Bu and his party, a veiled woman and her maid were shuttling through the sea of ​​lights, as cheerful as a butterfly among flowers.

Although the smile on the woman's face was covered by the veil, her beautiful crescent-like eyes revealed her joy.

　One more!Next, I ask the old buddies to guess the identity of this masked woman. If you guess right, there will be no prize!The answer will be revealed in 5 minutes.Finally, ask for a ticket every day, of course, it would be better if there is a reward, thank you old man!
　　
　
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