Tang Taizong is my elder brother

Chapter 48 Zhongyuan Festival

The Hungry Ghost Festival in AD 603 was a good day.

Using the description of the later Fan Zhongyan in "Yueyang Tower": "Spring and Jingming, the waves are calm, the sky is bright, and there is a vast expanse of green."

This is a refreshing bright, with the fragrance of mountain flowers.

According to the custom, the scholars in Chang'an will go to the riverside in the outskirts of the city to worship their ancestors.

In ancient times, such activities were often presided over and guided by people called witches, but after the Eastern Han Dynasty, the profession of witches gradually disappeared in the Central Plains, so sacrifices have also become a folk activity.

On this day, everyone will light the prepared lanterns and put them in the water, which means the dead souls in the Purdue water, so that they can find their way home and not harass their ancestors.

Some people will prepare cattle and sheep to worship their ancestors, praying for them to bless the coming year with good weather and abundant grains.

The nobles had more activities than the ordinary people. In addition to the traditional lanterns and sacrifices, there were receptions, poetry parties, and even garden parties.

The Wuhuating Pavilion outside Chang'an City is located just beside the moat, occupying the golden section with the most beautiful scenery outside the city.

The dignitaries are all proud of being able to set up wine and banquets in Wuhuating, and celebrities are also proud of being able to participate in such banquets.

The scholar poet wants to take this opportunity to show his skills in front of the powerful and famous, to publicize his reputation, in order to become their guest of honor.

Now the prefect of Taiyuan County is Li Yuan, the prefect is Chen Lang, and the governor is Han Qiong.

Chen Lang belongs to the prince's faction, while Li Yuan and Han Qiong belong to the non-prince's faction.
But no matter what their position is, they have to maintain an amicable face during such an important sacrificial ceremony as the Hungry Ghost Festival.

Sitting below were officials at all levels of the county magistrates, county guards, and the army, as well as local students, celebrities and talented scholars, all talking and drinking, and the banquet was just a lively scene.

After several rounds of toasting, Chen Lang put down his chopsticks. The ivory chopsticks set off the red pottery tableware very nicely, but his attention was not on the plate.

He leaned against the railing, looking sideways.A flower boat moored under the willow trees by the river is particularly eye-catching.

Bamboo curtains were drawn on both sides of the cabin, and the people in the boat were separated by the curtains from a distance, so they couldn't see very clearly, but the woman's silver bell-like laughter came from the cabin from time to time.

Li Yuan picked up a glass of wine, leaned over and asked, "What is Bo Bei looking at?"

Chen Lang pointed at the boat: "It's your boat. I lost my wife and daughter's soul after earning money. I have been clamoring to go since last night, saying that I want to see some cosmetics exhibition, and men are not allowed to enter? Uncle Brother De, what is your wife doing?"

Li Yuan spread his hands: "I don't know either, it's probably a gadget sent by my family Saburo from the west, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning..."

"Not worth mentioning?" Then Han Qiong heard the conversation between the two, and came over, "Yesterday, my prodigal bitch just took out her dowry at the bottom of the box and went to the bank to exchange 3000 taels of silver notes. Come on. I asked her what she wanted to do, she said she wanted me to be the most respectable man in Taiyuan, what do you mean by that?"

The more Han Qiong said, the more strange he became, and he took two gulps of wine.

"Yes, we all know that Dalang is calm and capable, Erlang is determined and brave, and Sanlang is the smartest. He helped you quell the plague of locusts the year before last. Although the emperor didn't give you a reward in the end, the deeds spread all over the world, making people all over the world know." It is the benevolent and righteous man who knew that there was a disaster year in Longzhou and gathered the people together to help the victims. How much reputation has been won for you.

In the spring of this year, many ingenious ideas have been developed. The new farm tools that have been researched can have the strength of a horse, and the number of acres of wasteland reclaimed in a day has multiplied many times. "

"Yeah, this matter has alarmed the Holy Majesty. It is said that the officials of the Ministry of Households are full of praise after seeing the new tools. Although the Emperor has not asked about the government for many days, this time he specially issued a decree to reward your Saburo. This is a big deal. an honor."

Li Yuan laughed until the corners of his mouth could not be closed, and he waved his hands again and again, "What does he know as a little baby, he can't be praised by the adults like this, most of the people in the house are capable people, he just spent some effort , let everyone eat their stomachs."

As soon as the voice fell, I heard a burst of exclamation from the opposite painting boat!
(End of this chapter)