Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 536
Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month.

This year is the first year that the emperor returned to Chang'an, and it was also the year when the yuan was changed. Chang'an City also began to make lanterns to celebrate this year's Lantern Festival.

Although the palace made a decree to celebrate, and the Jingzhao Mansion also specially recruited craftsmen to make palace lanterns, but this year's Chang'an City is much deserted than before.

It's the last day of Zhengdan's rest, and for the people of Wannian County to celebrate the New Year, the new county magistrate Wang Chengwei has been working in the yamen since the first day of the new year.

Sure enough, during this period of time, several fires and disputes occurred one after another. Although they were not major events, the tight manpower in the yamen during the rest period also kept Wang Chengwei busy.

During the daytime on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Chengwei was finally able to take a rest and tour Chang'an City with a few friends.

Both Wei Yingwu and Gu Kuang served as censors, and censors were considered to be very noble positions, and they didn't have to go to the yamen to go to work every day on weekdays.

The censor has great authority in the Tang Dynasty. He can mobilize the personnel of Dali Temple to assist in handling cases, and he can freely investigate important officials of the court.

Wei Yingwu and Gu Kuang also didn't understand why Wang Chengwei, the No. [-] Scholar, would give up the noble royal censor to become the magistrate of Wannian County.

During Zhengdan's rest and bathing period, Wei Yingwu and Gu Kuang invited their classmates and friends to visit the mountains and rivers, but Wang Chengwei had no leisure every day, and was busy with chores in Wannian County every day.

Tonight is the Lantern Festival of the Lantern Festival, and Wannian County will be mobilized to maintain law and order in Wannian County.

Therefore, Gu Kuang and Wei Yingwu could only visit Chang'an City with Wang Chengwei during the day.

Wei Yingwu is a native of Jingzhao Wannian County. He grew up watching the prosperity of the Kaiyuan and Tianbao years. Wei Yingwu sighed and said:
"When the emperor was in power, Wannian Lu would make a float. The float needed 30 people to move it. The theme of the lantern is different every year."

"I still remember that the theme of one year was the Moon Palace. On Lu's Moon Palace, beauties dressed as Chang'e danced on the floats, while paper-made moon rabbits jumped around Chang'e, and paper-made Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. could also face the huge laurel tree lanterns. Wielding an ax, that really sticks in my memory."

Both Gu Kuang and Wang Chengwei showed yearning expressions. During the Kaiyuan Tianbao period, it was indeed a prosperous and prosperous age in Chang'an.

And this year's Wannian County naturally does not have Lu's lanterns. In fact, after the Lu family was occupied by the puppet Yan in Chang'an City, their family property was plundered by the puppet Yan soldiers. He had already left Chang'an to escape.

Wang Chengwei sighed, it's a pity that he has never seen the prosperous Chang'an.

Wei Yingwu sighed even more. He, who had seen the prosperity of Chang'an, and saw such a desolate appearance on the streets of Shangyuan Festival, felt even more uncomfortable.

Gu Kuang said: "Your Majesty is benevolent and sympathetic to the power of the people, and does not require all the squares in Chang'an to participate in the lantern parade. Although the Lantern Festival is deserted this year, the people can still spend some money."

According to the tradition of Chang'an, during the Lantern Festival every year, Chang'an [-]th Square will tie up lanterns and participate in a parade of floats.

This year, Chang'an was hit by a snowstorm years ago, and it would be too inconsiderate of the people to make lanterns in Chang'an Fang City.

So the emperor exempted this event this year, and at the same time held a royal lantern parade on Zhuque Street as usual, and lifted the curfew on the Lantern Festival, and asked the people to go to Zhuque Street to watch the lantern parade at night.

But at any rate, it is the Lantern Festival, which is also one of the most important festivals in the Tang Dynasty. Unmarried ladies who are rarely able to walk on the streets on weekdays can also change into new clothes on this day and participate in the night tour of the Lantern Festival.

Unknowingly, the three of them walked to the Xingqing Palace. At this time, there were many people gathered in front of the Xingqing Palace, and they could only hear people around shouting: "The emperor has won the prize!"

Xingqing Palace is far away from the two palaces of Taiji and Daming, and its scale is relatively small. It is also within the scope of Wannian County near the west gate of Chang'an.

The street in front of Xingqing Palace is also very lively on weekdays, Li Longji would sometimes go up to Huae Xianghui Building to interact with the people on the street.

Some people who remember the good life of the emperor's time will spontaneously come to Huae Xianghui Building, hoping that the emperor can stand on Hua'e Building as he did in the prosperous age, and give the people a kind of comfort.

It seems that as long as Li Longji is still standing there, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty will not be far away.

The three of them looked at the many small lanterns hanging in Huaelou, and red paper strips hung under the lanterns.

The curious three went over to have a look, and it turned out that the lantern riddles hung under the lanterns were lantern riddles for the Lantern Festival.

There are also many people dressed as scholars, standing under these small lanterns, looking at the lantern riddles and thinking hard.

Several eunuchs stand downstairs in Huae, and those who solve the lantern riddles can take the red paper to win the lottery.

Although the lottery money given by Xingqing Palace was not much, the common people also joined in the fun to celebrate.

It's just that the lantern riddles in Xingqing Palace are quite difficult, not all scholars stand under the lantern riddles and scratch their heads.

Wei Yingwu suddenly became interested, and he said to Wang Chengwei and Gu Kuang: "Brother Wang, Brother Gu, how about we use this lantern riddle as a prize, and compare who can solve more lantern riddles."

"Whoever solves the fewest lantern riddles will be treated tonight."

Hearing that there is a lottery, Gu Kuang also became determined to win, and the three of them separately searched for lantern riddles.

This time, Wang Chengwei did not use the search function outside the game, nor did he post it on the forum to ask other players for help, but honestly participated in solving lantern riddles.

Gu Kuang, who was the most knowledgeable, won in the end without cheating. He solved nine lantern riddles by himself and won five prizes in exchange.

And Wei Yingwu solved five lantern riddles, and took away five lottery prizes under the amazed eyes of everyone.

But Wang Chengwei only solved three lantern riddles. Although it was considered a good result in the whole square, it could only be the bottom one among the three.

Gu Kuang and Wei Yingwu beat Wang Chengwei once, and happily wanted to kill Wang Chengwei, a big dog.

Wang Chengwei had to sit in the county government at night, so he found a restaurant near the Huae Building. The three of them boarded the restaurant and looked at the crowd below. Wei Yingwu couldn't help but sigh:
"When the emperor was in court, every year during the Shangyuan Festival, the Lu family would make a lantern as high as the Huaca Tower. The emperor would also give banquets to the officials in the Qinben Hall and the Huaca Tower. At that time, Chang'an City was a happy place. The city that never sleeps."

Speaking of this, Wei Yingwu couldn't help but miss the time when the emperor was in power.

In Xingqing Palace, Gao Lishi was saying to Li Longji: "Saint, the emperor invites you to attend the royal banquet at Taiji Palace tonight, and the driver is already outside the gate of Xingqing Palace."

Li Longji said in a displeased mood: "I just want to stay in Xingqing Palace to celebrate the Lantern Festival, and the emperor won't allow it?"

Li Longji wanted to stay in Xingqing Palace. From the first year of Tianbao, Li Longji spent the Lantern Festival in Xingqing Palace every year.

Especially after Yang Yuhuan entered the palace, Li Longji would order skilled craftsmen to tie up lanterns as high as a hill every year in order to make the beauties laugh. Every year on the night of Shangyuan, he would watch the fireworks with Yang Yuhuan upstairs in the calyx.

On the other hand, only in the deserted Xingqing Palace would the emperor feel that he was still the supreme ruler of the empire, instead of looking at his son as the protagonist in the Taiji Palace.

"Tell the emperor that I'm sick, so I won't go to the Taiji Palace banquet today."

Li Longji grabbed the cloak and said.

Gao Lishi wanted to persuade him again, but seeing Li Longji's thin body, Gao Lishi finally withdrew.

The emperor is old.

When he seized the throne, Gao Lishi was by Li Longji's side. At that time, Li Longji was cautious in his words and deeds, and did not give the enemy any flaws.

Even Gao Lishi understands that it is very unwise to disobey the emperor in this situation.

It is impossible for him not to see the emperor's political wisdom.

The reason why he insisted on staying in Xingqing Palace for the Lantern Festival may be because the emperor is old, and people will naturally become stubborn when they are old.

Gao Lishi walked outside the gate of Xingqing Palace and said to Yu Chaoen who was welcoming the emperor;

"The emperor is sick, please go back and report to His Majesty."

Yu Chaoen looked at Gao Lishi and said, "The emperor is ill? Do you need to call the imperial doctor?"

Gao Lishi said coldly: "There is an imperial doctor in Xingqing Palace who has diagnosed and treated him. He said that he had an occasional cold and he is already taking medicine."

Yu Chaoen said with some embarrassment: "But, this is His Majesty's will."

Gao Lishi suddenly burst into an unknown fire, and a mere eunuch dared to persecute the emperor like this.

He immediately said with a cold face: "You are so brave, do you want to let the sick emperor take part in His Majesty's banquet? Are you going to ruin His Majesty's reputation of loyalty and filial piety?"

Yu Chaoen quickly knelt down and said, "I dare not!"

After saying this, Gao Lishi returned to Xingqing Palace, he suddenly laughed, he was feeling that the emperor was getting old just now, so why isn't he also getting old?
Yu Chaoen stood up with a sinister face, looking at the closed gate of Xingqing Palace, his heart was full of dissatisfaction.

Mu Rong, who followed Yu Chaoen out to deliver the decree, hurried over and asked:
"Jian Cheng, shall we go back now?"

"go back!"

The seeds of hatred between the two palaces were first planted among the eunuchs between the two palaces.

The lights in the Taiji Palace are brilliant, today is a royal family banquet, not a feast for ministers on New Year's Eve.

Princess Yanguang is putting on makeup. Tonight she will enter the palace to attend the Shangyuan Banquet, which is also a very important royal banquet.

After dressing up meticulously, Wan'er, the maid beside the princess, held the glass mirror presented by the Longyou Governor's Mansion and said:

"Your Highness is already so beautiful, why do you have to put on such vulgar heavy makeup?"

"What do you know, today is the banquet hosted by the emperor, and this palace can't take the host away."

Wan'er understood what the princess meant, and the protagonist of the royal family banquet was naturally the newly conferred Empress Zhang.

In the mansion of the crown prince and King Qi, the two princes are also preparing to enter the palace, and today's banquet is also an important opportunity for performance.

Chang'an once again hides the wind and rain.

　Transitional plot, recently because of the mask at home with the baby, there is no way to add more, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)