Travel through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 134 Lively New Year ([-])

"Gongyu, tell me, how about we act like Yide to be close to the people?"

Ever since Zhang Fei slaughtered pigs outside, Yang Yu has been thinking about this issue. This is not about identity. From Yang Yu's point of view, whether this identity is really important, he just doesn't know other things What did the civil servants and generals think about it, so they discussed with Jushou.

"My lord, what you're talking about is that General Zhang helped people butcher pigs. In our opinion, he's just holding back. It's good to find something to do. Even many generals are eager to try. That's right. They don't have the technology of General Zhang, so they just thought about it and didn't take actual action."

Jushou thought about it.

"Furthermore, my lord, after your soldiers made meritorious service and stipulated the rule of law, the people also had some more thoughts. Who knows that after ten years or even decades, these common people will have some senior generals or civilian backgrounds, so , now people basically won't get too stiff with these people."

In fact, Jushou still has a word that he didn’t say. Judging from Yang Yu’s fortune, who would think that Yang Yu could reach this point in the early days? Therefore, it’s better not to offend people too much. Now, Yang Yu’s men We, but more and more, the more we can think.

Now that Yang Yu is at this point, it is basically not a matter of identity. Basically, it seems that everyone is determined to assist Yang Yu. Although everyone does not say anything, but everyone We all know that once the opportunity comes, becoming the king is certain.

"That's good, Gongyu, I'll show you something new."

While talking, Yang Yu brought Jushou to a side room, and asked someone to call Cai Yan over.

"Ma'am, come and write a set of words for me." Yang Yu spread out two pieces of red paper on the table. This was also the red paper he asked Chen Gong and the others to make and dye, and it was cut.

"Husband, what should I write?" Cai Yan held the pen, wondering, writing on this red paper?
"Well, this couplet says Wan Daoxiang Guang Teng Jiyu, and this couplet says Jiuzhong ** Yinghuatang."

Soon, Cai Yan wrote it.

"My lord, what is this for?" Not only Ju Shou was puzzled, but Cai Yan was also puzzled. Writing on these two red papers was smooth, but what's the use of this? The scroll is not a scroll, and the book is not book.

Well, let's do a demonstration first, don't wait for the Chinese New Year post.

Yang Yu asked someone to bring some flour, and then mixed it with boiling water to make a paste, and touched the paste behind the couplet.

"Gongyu, you take this couplet, I'll take this couplet, ma'am, you take this broom, let's go." They came to the gate, Yang Yu glanced at the gate, and then slowly pasted it.

"Ma'am, come on, sweep this flat, slowly, okay, Mr. Yu, give me your couplet, um, sweep it flat again." So, on the bare door, there was the first couplet.

"I call these couplets. They are posted during the Chinese New Year, so they are called Spring Festival couplets. What do you think? Doesn't it look a lot more festive during the Chinese New Year?"

"Happy, it's really a celebration." Ju Shou nodded on the side.

"My lord, Ju Sima, what are you doing, ah, what is this Wan Daoxiangguang Tengjiyu Jiuzhong ** Yinghua Hall?" Slowly, many people gathered in front of Yang Yu's door, all talking to each other. Pointing at this couplet.

"My lord said, these are called Spring Festival couplets, and they were posted during the Spring Festival. What do you think, isn't it very festive?"

"Festive, it's really festive, the bottom is bright red, and this word, all are auspicious words, really suitable for the Spring Festival, my lord is a great talent." Everyone praised it unanimously.

And Cai Yan is also holding Yang Yu's arm happily at this time, admiring the handwriting written by himself. I have to say that in Youzhou, even in the world, at this time, Cai Yan's handwriting is also the most beautiful. Good level up.

"My lord, there is a lot of this paper, we have to write it, and we have to trouble Madam." "Well, there is plenty of paper, you can go to the public platform to buy, what kind of paper you need, go back and cut it yourself. I can't let my wife write it for you. It's not like you can't write. Also, you can write whatever you want. Also, I give you a task to popularize this Spring Festival couplet in the whole Youzhou. Oh, forget it , let’s popularize it in our city first, there won’t be so many red papers this year, and next year, it will be popularized in the whole of Youzhou.”

Posting Spring Festival couplets, not only did not exist in this era, but also developed very slowly in the next few hundred years. It was not until Emperor Hongwu came out that he forced people to post Spring Festival couplets, and Spring Festival couplets really became popular.

Then, what do you use for the Chinese New Year in this era? Peach talismans, that is, peach talismans, use pottery wood boards, and engrave the two gods of Shentu Yulei on it, which is considered to be Chinese New Year.

As written in a poem by Lao Wang of later generations, the sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth into Tusu. Thousands of households always exchange new peaches for old talismans.This new and old peach charm is the peach charm used during the festival.

The function of this peach talisman is not to celebrate the new year, but to pray for blessings and disasters, and to wish for a safe and peaceful year. At first, this peach talisman was directly engraved. Later, it was not only engraved with inscriptions, but also engraved with images. In the Tang Dynasty, They even directly draw two contemporary figures as door gods. Naturally, this peach charm is also a change from using peach wood boards to paper.

Now, Yang Yu doesn't need to worry too much about the popularization of Spring Festival couplets. Those civil and military people with excess energy are ostentatious outside. Naturally, they will be popularized soon. I know that the Spring Festival couplets are pasted on the door, and the peach charms are hung on both sides of the door without interfering with each other.

Some people may ask, these civil and military people are really so idle, who will do those things?Some things are naturally left to professionals. You know, some people from Yang Yu’s academy have graduated, and they have been recruited by Yang Yu as some grassroots officials. These people are doing practical things, and people like Ju Shou and the others are basically in charge of combat, and occasionally, they will also be in charge of some large-scale layout and aftermath work. On the contrary, Yang Yu will not let them do those detailed management tasks.

This is the difference in the division of labor. At least, for a long period of time, there will be many wars. For example, Jushou, Liu Hui, and Chen Gong, their duties are to play the role of military advisers, and Yang Yu will not let them Like Zhuge Goblin, he must exhaust himself to death.

"Okay, this is so fresh, that is, we posted this Spring Festival couplets a little too early, and it would be more appropriate if they were posted on New Year's Eve!" Yang Yu said a little dissatisfied.

"My lord, I don't think so. Since this Spring Festival starts from the twelfth day, and we have been leisurely since the twelfth day, it is better to post the Spring Festival couplets on the twelfth day. Besides, many people Illiterate, how do you ask them to find someone to write Spring Festival couplets in time? However, I think it is a good idea for us civil and military people to write Spring Festival couplets for the common people every year. In the future, this matter should be continued. "

"That's right, I'm telling you, oh, forget it, at this time, whose family has not had a dead person within three years, so let's change it to one year, pass on a saying, and after a year If someone dies in the family, don’t write Spring Festival couplets on red paper, and let the company make some green paper, so that if someone dies in the family, you can write Spring Festival couplets on green paper.”

"But, my lord, have all the posts in this city been finished?" "Let's talk about this matter next year. This year will be like this. Let's make it lively first. Besides, these rules are not made by ourselves."

(End of this chapter)