Brocade legend

Chapter 178
"...From now on, every Lantern Festival, activities of guessing lantern riddles will be held in various places."Here, after Lu Bing finished speaking, he smiled and asked the old man, "Old man, am I right?"

"This nobleman is really knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and the old man admires it. However, this is a legend. Can you tell me about the origin of the Lantern Festival from ancient times to the present?" The old man said with a smile.

"Aren't you cheating?" Yang Sen said angrily.

"The old man doesn't dare to play tricks!" The old man waved his hand quickly, pushed the lantern into Lu Bing's hand and said, "Regardless of whether the adults can say it or not, the adults have won this question, but the old man still wants to ask the nobleman for advice. , hoping to know more."

There were more and more people watching, and one of them said loudly: "This master, please talk more, and give us some insight!"

Seeing this, Lu Bing also saw Xiuying looking at him eagerly. Those eyes were saying that he still wanted to hear the story. Lu Bing also wanted to show more in front of Xiuying in his heart. He hoped that Xiuying could call him Daddy one day. So he said: "Then I'll just say a few more words, if what I say is wrong or not good, please don't mind."

"No, no!" Everyone said.

"According to the "Historical Records" by Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty, the Lantern Festival originated in the time of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty..."

Of course Lu Bing didn't know that someone was whispering in their direction right now.
In order to please his daughter, Lu Bing continued to preach in a cadence: "...After the death of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, the son of Empress Lu, ascended the throne as emperor. He was Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty. In the hands. After the death of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu took over the government, reused the Lus and rejected the Lius, and turned the world of the Liu family into the world of the Lu family. The veterans in the court and the Liu clan were deeply indignant, but because they were afraid of the cruelty of the Empress Lu , dare not speak out."

Lu Bing talked eloquently: "After the death of Empress Lu, the Lu family was afraid of being attacked and rejected, so they conspired to launch a coup in the home of the general Lu Lu and completely seized the Liu family. Unexpectedly, this matter spread to King Qi. In the ears of Liu Nang. In order to preserve the Liu family, Liu Nang decided to attack Zhu Lu. He got in touch with Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, the founding officials of the Han Dynasty, and finally settled the chaos of Zhu Lu. After the chaos, Liu Bang's second son Liu Heng ascended the throne and became Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. After the chaos of Zhulu, Emperor Wen of Han deeply felt the hard-won peace and prosperity, so he designated the fifteenth day of the first lunar month when the chaos of Zhulu was quelled as a day of joy with the people. Every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Every house in the capital put up lanterns and festoons to celebrate. Emperor Wen also went out to play in the palace at night, had fun with the people, and celebrated peace. Since then, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has become a festival celebrated by the whole world—the Lantern Festival..."

The surrounding audience listened intently, and Xiuying looked at Lu Bing with more and more admiration.

In order to win his daughter's heart, Lu Bing spoke more carefully: "...In the tenth year of Emperor Yongping of the Han Ming Dynasty, Cai Min obtained Buddhism from India, and Buddhism was officially introduced to the Central Plains since then. In order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming issued an edict During the Lantern Festival, "lighting lamps to show Buddha" in palaces and temples was used to show respect for Buddhism. Later, these customs spread to the folks, and lanterns and festoons were decorated every year on the night of the Lantern Festival, all night long, and gradually formed the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival The custom of looking at the lights.

In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the custom of lighting up lanterns on the Lantern Festival became more prevalent.Liang Jianwen Emperor Xiao Gang once wrote an "Ode to Lanterns", which described the scene of lanterns on the Lantern Festival: "The oil in the south is full, and the paint in the west is burning. Su Zheng rests in peace, and the wax comes out of Longchuan. Freshness." Along with Zhang Deng watching the lights, there was also a competition with a variety of dramas.At that time, the streets and alleys will be very lively. "Northern History Liu Yu Biography" contains: "Every first month looks at the night, fills the streets, gathers to play with friends, plays drums to make noise, and burns torches to illuminate the ground. People wear animal masks, men wear women's clothes, and advocate excellent jugglers. Strange shapes and strange shapes." And there are customs such as worshiping the portal of the temple and offering sacrifices to the silkworm god. "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji": "Make bean paste, anoint it with oil, and use it as the gate of the temple", "On the evening, welcome Zigu, use it to predict the future of sericulture, and account for all things." In the north, there is a play of clustering, "Northern Qi Book Erzhu Wenchang Biography": "Wei's old custom is to use the fifteenth day and night of the first lunar month as the play of beating bamboo clusters."

In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, a minister proposed to Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to ban the activities of the Lantern Festival. The reason was that the grand celebration of the Lantern Festival was a waste of financial resources and it was indecent to mix with men and women.Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty issued an edict to prohibit the activities of the Lantern Festival due to the limited national power of the world and the consideration of etiquette.But in the time of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the ban was lifted, and the imperial court also took the lead in lighting entertainment. A light shed and stage stretching eight miles were set up at the gate of the palace. There were 3 performers, 5000 musicians, and countless spectators. , the lantern festival lasts all night.Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also watched the Lantern Festival in micro-clothes many times, and wrote a poem about watching the lanterns: "The lantern trees are illuminated by thousands of lights, and the seven branches of the flames are blooming." Song and dance day and night.There are also hundreds of operas for entertainment. "Sui Shu Changsun Ping Biography": "On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the common people play, and painting clothes is an early sign."

In the Tang Dynasty, it was officially stipulated that the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was the day for enjoying lanterns, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also stipulated that the three days before and after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month were the day of lighting lanterns, which was called "release night".During the Lantern Festival, there are hundreds of school lantern trees, eighty feet high, erected on a high mountain, and when they are lit on the Lantern Night, all the lights are bright.In addition to the lanterns, there are also fireworks, which are called "fire trees" in Tang Dynasty poets' poems about Lantern Festival..."

Lu Bingwan said, everyone was immersed in listening to it. Following Lu Bing's narration, they exclaimed from time to time, feeling the grand scene of the Lantern Festival in ancient times.Even Lianqiu, Li Shizhen, Shitou, Yang Sen, and Xueyan all listened fascinatedly: "The seasonal food of the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty has noodle cocoons. Yuanxiao evolved from noodle cocoon."

Hearing this, Xiuying interrupted: "Father, didn't you just say that the Lantern Festival was passed down by the Yuanxiao girl in the Han Dynasty?"

Lu Bing was a little embarrassed, and said: "That is a legend, this is a historical record, there are some discrepancies."

"What Yuanxiao girl?" Old Han Qi asked.

Yang Sen hastily opened his mouth and told the story of Dongfang Shuo cheating Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the story of the Lantern girl making Lantern Festival. The crowd laughed after hearing it.

The men in black in the distance could not help feeling anxious when they saw that there were more and more people around Lu Bing.

"Why are there more and more people around him?"

"Don't act rashly. Your lord said that it is difficult for them to come out of the house. We must seize this opportunity and succeed with one blow."

"It wouldn't be so difficult if we could get the information earlier to arrange it."

"And aren't we only responsible for monitoring the Lu family? Why did you suddenly order us to attack their women and children..."

(End of this chapter)