I was the richest man in Da Song

Chapter 51
After returning from Tianbo Mansion, He Anwen has finally fulfilled a wish, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Kaifeng City at this time is the busiest time of the year.

"Father, shall we go out for a stroll too?"

Because He Jing was going to study in the county, he had a heavy academic schedule on weekdays, so it was not easy for He Shao to take He Jing to the street on the day of school break.

"you go"

He Anwen waved his hand with a lack of interest, and took two more money from the cabinet. He Jing put the money away and left with He Shao.

"Our father doesn't seem very happy recently, brother, you didn't mess with him, did you?" He Jing asked.

"The old man has been busy for most of his life. Now Dongpoju is doing business with acquaintances. He can take care of it if he hires two or three people. He feels uncomfortable when he is left alone."

From He Shao's point of view, it's time for He Anwen to enjoy life in peace, not to mention that it's very inconvenient to move around with a disabled leg.

"Why don't you get married, it might be much better to have a grandson." He Jing smiled maliciously.

"I'm still young, I got married and had children very early"

He Shao was 19 years old in the past year, and men in Song Dynasty usually get married at 22. Of course, He Shao is not in a hurry.

Today, all the merchants in Kaifeng City put their goods from the shops to the street. Those selling firecrackers, dried eggplants, and horse teeth vegetables are all over the streets.

The new year's goods at home have already been prepared, and there are still a lot of green vegetables in the cellar of Solfang, which are much better than these dried eggplants and horse teeth.

He Jing came to a small stall selling gummies, bought a small bag for [-] Wen, ate one for himself and gave another to He Shao.

"You're going to be 12 soon, and you still eat candy?"

Jiaoyasu is a kind of candy that is stirred with maltose and dried to harden. It tastes good after chewing a few mouthfuls, but after the sugar melts, it is sticky all over the mouth, and the mouth cannot be opened.

All of a sudden, there was a loud gong and drum in the middle of the imperial path, and countless people rushed towards the imperial path.

"Old man, what are you doing up front?" He Shao asked an old man beside him.

"Today is New Year's Eve, and the Tian family wants to bury it"

He Shao didn't know what the purpose of burying was, and he was going to follow the past to watch the fun.

Yudao is the widest avenue in Kaifeng City, with a width of 50 meters, but usually only the auxiliary roads on both sides can pass, and the central road surrounded by vermilion branches can only be used by people in the inner courtyard of the palace.

He Shao approached Zhu Hongzhizi, and there was a guard with a knife every ten steps in the central section of the Yudao.

When the Suzaku Gate opened, He Shao thought that the emperor's Luanjia would appear, but he didn't expect a group of little ghosts with green faces and fang masks, white clothes and red trousers and bare feet. Behind the little ghosts were many generals, door gods, judges, Zhong Kui dressed up , Lord of the Land, Lord of the Stove, etc., this group of ghosts and ghosts walked and danced on the imperial road with their teeth and claws.

One of them had to carry a big knife and hold a spear in his hand, and shoot those who pretended to be little ghosts while walking, as if performing a ghost exorcism.

He Shao has heard that the dance of the Han people originated from a kind of Nuo opera, which worships gods and dances ghosts to drive away plagues and avoid epidemics. It is also called ghost opera.

There have always been villagers Nuo in the countryside. After the Song Dynasty, even the Tianjia Society personally participated in it on the New Year's Eve in Kaifeng City.

Yang Wenguang served as Marquis of Sizhi Duyu in the palace, and was responsible for guarding the safety of the palace hall. He Shao thought it was a military post like a general, but later he learned that Marquis of Sizhi Duyu most often worked as a guard of honor!
Recalling that a while ago Yang Wencai still secretly said that he was performing a mysterious mission, but he never thought that he was rehearsing the show.

Yang Wenguang is tall and burly, and the one who jumps in the front is the one who exorcises ghosts with a big knife in his hand. Even with a mask on, He Shao knows that this guy is Yang Hutou!
Hearing the constant applause from the people outside Zhu Hongzhizi, Yang Wenguang performed even harder, only He Shao looked contemptuous.

Your father is Yang Liulang, your grandfather is the old Linggong Yang Ye, and your grandma is the old matriarch Zhe Saihua, all of them are famous heroes on the battlefield. How come his generation has changed his career to exorcising ghosts?

He Shao expressed his incomprehension, but seeing the angry crowd around him, it could be considered that Yang Wenguang was consoling the performance.

After these gods and ghosts, two teams of yellow dragon flags lined up and walked out of the palace, followed by 81 people playing imperial music with gongs and drums.

When a big jade-rod drove out of Zhuquemen, the people outside Zhuhongzi shouted long live and bowed down in unison.

He Shao saw that Zhenzong Zhao Heng was wearing an embroidered colorful dress on the jade scorpion, and riding a horse with a small hat wrapped in flowers and hairpins. Looking at this festive dress, he knew that the New Year was coming.

Behind the emperor was a group of officials, civil servants headed by Li Han, military generals headed by Xiang Minzhong, everyone looked solemn, followed behind the emperor to drive away evil spirits for the people of Kaifeng City.

The show belongs to the show He Shao would not take it seriously, especially during the reign of Zhenzong, the real ghosts are now following the emperor and pretending to be gods.

"In the Nuo opera, besides all kinds of gods and Buddhas, there are people of all kinds of industries, even beggars. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, even the emperor participated in it. Didn't the Taizu want to rely on this move to win people's hearts"

In order to show his knowledge, He Jing proudly told He Shao his understanding.

"It's okay, I haven't been fooled by those people's gossip, but how many people can put down the emperor's dignity and play a show for the people in ancient times?
Therefore, no matter whether the emperor of the Song Dynasty is a Ming emperor or not, he is at least a benevolent emperor, so why criticize him for any other purpose?"

Bui Sui wanted to drive all the evil spirits out of the city, and Suzaku Gate was about ten miles away from the city.

In order to win the hearts of the people, the emperor rode on a horse and rode in a chariot, and all the officials could only walk on two legs step by step in order to show their loyalty.

Li Hang's body was already weak, and He Shao pulled He Jing to stay by Li Hang's side all the time.

Seeing Li Hang's difficulty in walking, if it wasn't for the scarlet branch between the teacher and the student, He Shao would seem to be walking with Li Hang on his back.

Fortunately, with Xiang Minzhong's support, he managed to walk down this difficult road.

Many people followed the emperor from Zhuquemen to the city, and a grand meeting place was arranged at Bianhe Zhuanlongwan, which was the site of monks and Taoists.

After seeing the emperor's jade scorpion, those who chanted sutras were even louder, and those who were holding spells and dancing peach swords were sweating all over their necks.

After Zhao Heng, the son of heaven, sincerely offered incense and tribute to his father, the Jade Emperor, this public welfare performance led by the emperor with hundreds of thousands of Kaifeng people as spectators came to an end.

He Shao followed because he was worried about Li Hang. Can a Nuo opera make the country smooth?Pure bullshit.

The war that should come will not come half a day late because of this burial, and the locusts that should come will not come because of this bury, but there is a group of people who comfort themselves and think that the world will be peaceful.

(End of this chapter)