I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 417: The people are busy celebrating the New Year, the emperor sets new customs; firecrackers drive away evil spirits, and gunpowder finally takes the stage!
"There are still twelve hours, isn't it a bit too hasty?" Li Shou asked hesitantly.

"I'm afraid the young general has gotten some news. I'm afraid it's reached the point where I can't wait any longer. If I don't leave, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape."

After Huo Yun finished speaking, he and Huo Shan fell silent together, and couldn't help but think of the hardships they had suffered in the past half month.

If they cannot escape from Chang'an City and flee to the Xiongnu, then all their suffering will be in vain.

That day, after Fan Mingyou was defeated and killed at Yinpan City, Huo Yun and Huo Shan escaped from the rebel army together and fled south.

In order to bypass the heavily guarded throat of Beishan, the two of them walked the mountain road for several days in the vast mountains of Beishan.

There were wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, and the ice and snow made them almost unable to return from Beishan.

After entering Sanfu, the situation has not improved at all, so we still have to be extremely careful.

The Han Dynasty had very strict management of the common people, and refugees wandering around without talismans might be caught and sent to prison at any time.

Huo Yun and Huo Shan had forged copper-joint talismans on their bodies, so they would have no problem coping with ordinary interrogations and getting through ordinary passes.

But they still dare not take it lightly and take turns when sleeping, for fear that one day they will be suddenly caught in their sleep.

After arriving in Chang'an City, the two met up with Li Shou and others, and finally lived in peace for a few days.

Just when they started to contact the dead soldiers and prepare for what Huo Yu told them, the news of Fan Mingyou's defeat in Yinpan spread back to Chang'an City.

The emperor acted resolutely and immediately began to hunt down Huo Dang. There was a tremor for a while.

Then the blood began to flow like a river, and the dead people did not stop for a day.

Thanks to their ancestors, Huo Yun and Huo Shan survived and planned most of the things that needed to be planned.

But towards the end of the year, the atmosphere in Chang'an City became more and more tense: Huo's house had been raided, but people were still being arrested and sent to prison every day.

Huo Shan and Huo Yun were wandering around the northern city wall, and they were in a constant state of panic.

Especially in the past few days, they found that they had attracted the attention of others.

Take the matter of hiding in Li Shou's house as an example. Although Huo Yun and Huo Shan stayed up day and night, and were very careful about their comings and goings, and were covered by Li Shou, the village chief still started to make insidious remarks in the past two days.

If it continues, they will either be caught and thrown into jail, or they may be driven crazy.

Therefore, we must not delay it any longer.

"Since the young general said that, I will just act according to the plan. There is no need to guess anymore, the young general will not be wrong." Huo Yun made up his mind immediately.

"Yes, many of the swordsmen and halberdists in Huo Zhai have withdrawn in the past few days, and the officials in Tingwei Temple have also slacked off. It is a good time to cause trouble." Li Shou said.

"Okay, then we will act according to the plan tomorrow!" Huo Shan also said harshly.

At that moment, the three of them got together and started planning immediately.

Their plan was very simple, which was to use all their strength to cause chaos in Chang'an, then take advantage of the chaos to rescue the three members of the Huo family, and then flee north from Shuofang.

As long as they escape fast enough, they can pass through the entire Shuofang before the news reaches Chang'an.

When they reach Wuyuan County, they will naturally have help there, which can help them leave Hansai quickly and get in touch with the Huns.

Once they entered the desert, the belated Han army behind them would be unable to catch up.

You can cover up all the ugliness in one go, as long as you move quickly and catch the crazy emperor by surprise.

……

However, when Huo Yun and others were plotting the final details under the lamp, Dai Zong immediately sent the news in his hand to the Greenhouse Palace.

In addition to the news intercepted by the swordsmen and halberds tonight, Dai Zong also reported to the emperor in detail the news that the Xiuyi guards had heard in the past few days.

Just as Liu He thought, Huo Yu was really going to take a risk!

"Your Majesty, I still think it would be more appropriate to capture Huo Yu and others now!" Dai Zong once again expressed his opinion.

"No, Chang'an City is like a huge fish pond. The miscellaneous fish raised by the Huo family are hiding in the corners. I want to provoke them..."

"Then catch them all, Huo Guang and Huo Yu are the bait..."

"What's more, only by allowing Huo Guang and Huo Yu to flee north to the Huns in full view of the public can the common people of the Han Dynasty see clearly the wolfish ambitions of the Huo family!"

Liu He said coldly, subconsciously clenching his teeth again, and the half of the teeth that were broken yesterday started to hurt sharply again.

"However, if Huo Guang and Huo Yu really go to Mobei, I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future." Dai Zong admonished them again.

"With the protection of Emperor Xiaowu and Emperor Xiaozhao in the Heavenly Spirit, with you waiting to plan inside and outside Chang'an City, and with loyal people working hard with their lives, nothing can go wrong."

"Wei Chen understands." Dai Zong no longer had any doubts.

"Go ahead and prepare according to the previous plan and wait for the fish to show up on its own."

"only!"

...The second day is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.

As soon as Xiaodi is over, it means that the people of Han Dynasty will start to prepare for the New Year.

The snow is falling heavily again, but the New Year atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger.

Different from the festive atmosphere of later generations, the atmosphere of Chinese New Year is more solemn and solemn.

Because in the hearts of the Han people, "Nian" still feels that "Nian" is a real and ominous thing.

Therefore, many customs and habits during the Chinese New Year are related to warding off evil spirits and removing filth.

Jumping on wax drums to drive away epidemics, hanging sacred tea leaves to drive away evil spirits, burning firecrackers to drive away mandrills...

Although children think it is an interesting thing, in the eyes of elderly women and old men, it is an important event that cannot be taken lightly.

A little carelessness or disrespect can bring huge disaster to the whole family.

In addition to removing filth, of course there is also prayer.

In order to ensure a peaceful and smooth life in the coming year, people also offer sacrifices to many ghosts and gods, large and small, as well as their ancestors.

Among the many ghosts and gods, the most important ones are the supreme god Taiyi and the five gods who protect the family's success: the door, the household, the well, the stove, and the center.

There are many ghosts, gods and ancestors to be sacrificed, so sacrifices are naturally indispensable. Therefore, after the Xiaodi, every household must prepare various sacrifices.

The rich will prepare delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the prince's family will even put three animals of the same color. Ordinary people can use a pig's head and a few bundles, and the poor can also pay tribute with beans and rice.

In short, the ghosts and gods of the Han Dynasty all know to be considerate of the people and will not ask too much from the world.

Those ghosts and gods that require too many sacrifices have long been abandoned by the human world. Although the Han people believe in ghosts and gods, the premise must be to save trouble and be practical.

This year, the people of Chang'an City have prepared extra many sacrifices for their ancestors. This is not because their lives have become richer, but because Chang'an City has been too heavily slaughtered this year.

Especially in the past two months, hundreds of people in Chang'an City have been beheaded and executed for treason.

The executioners in charge of executions were extremely busy, and there was not a single day without a dead person in the most prosperous place in the northern city.

It was a bit fresh and exciting when I first started watching it, but the more I watched it, the more I became frightened.

People can't help but worry that the ghosts of the dead will find the wrong way and end up at the wrong door.

It is a worthwhile thing to prepare more sacrifices to please the ghosts and gods at home and to protect your own family.

Anyway, after the ghosts and gods enjoy it, the common people can also eat it in their own stomachs.

Of course, at the end of this year, there are actually some new things, which adds to the joy.

The emperor promoted many "new customs" to the people through "Chang'an Monthly".

Couplets written on rice paper are pasted, children under the age of 14 are given new year's money, they are asked to eat rice cakes that symbolize hair growth in the coming year, and there is also a lion dance...

The most talked about and curious thing among the people is the "firecrackers" that will be burned in Beique on the first day of the first lunar month - something unheard of.

During the Chinese New Year, the common people of the Han Dynasty would burn bamboos in the fire and use the sound of the bamboos to expel evil spirits, which is called "firecrackers".

The "Chang'an Monthly" clearly stated that after the firecrackers are lit, they will burn and make a loud noise, which is ten thousand times louder than the sound of "firecrackers" and can better ward off evil spirits.

The sound is ten thousand times louder than the sound of firecrackers. What kind of sound is this?

If there really is such a divine object, then there is no need to fear evil spirits.

All these new customs make people look forward to the New Year.

In short, whether you are preparing to celebrate the New Year for people or preparing to celebrate the New Year for ghosts and gods, as soon as the festival is over, you will become busier and busier.

Cutting meat and measuring wine, preparing food, writing shopping couplets, changing peach charms, rushing to make new clothes...everywhere is bustling.

Whether it's Beicheng Guo or Beique Jiadi, or Shangguanli and Qili, there are crowds of people everywhere.

Among the pedestrians coming and going, there were some hurried and furtive figures.

These suspicious-looking people are all men in their 30s and [-]s. Although they hold the bamboo hats on their heads very low, they can't hide their fierce eyes.

There are bulges under their dirty robes, and you can tell at a glance that there are hard objects or sharp weapons hidden underneath.

These suspicious people rushed into the streets from remote alleys, gathered together to whisper, and then hid back in the darkness.

In an unknown farm in the north of Chang'an City, knights on horseback kept entering. There seemed to be 70 people.

Ordinary people would naturally not notice these unusual things, but there were still people from higher places, coldly watching their every move.

The last few days of the year are destined to be spent in turmoil.

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