Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 715: Long Street Lights and Bookmarks

"This is?"

Zhang Jingsheng, Lu Jian, Wang Kuai, Luo Yang and others were also stunned in place when they looked at the street displayed in front of everyone.

Not only the few of them, but also the agitated crowd who were originally blocked at the street entrance. Many people were talking to the Wu Ding and the guards who were responsible for maintaining order, and some even spoke in a bad tone, so the scene seemed noisy.

But after the curtain was pulled down, these people instantly became quiet.

Their faces, illuminated by bursts of firelight, revealed a look of surprise.

From the street entrance to the inside, paper lanterns were lined up one after another and hung under the eaves. Looking around, the lights overlapped and spread forward, winding and undulating, like a long dragon. !
The firelight in the lanterns is constantly projected out, one by one is not far away, the lights complement each other, making it even more beautiful, making the whole street shine brightly!

"What a wonderful sight!"

The next moment, someone in the crowd praised loudly, and then walked forward involuntarily.

Even the Wu Ding who was responsible for maintaining order were fascinated by the lights on this street. They froze on the spot and almost forgot their duties. But when the crowd around them moved, a flow of people suddenly formed, making many noises. Let them wake up and go over to stop them.

But dissatisfaction immediately broke out among the crowd——

"The curtain was not opened just now, so it was justifiable that we were not allowed to enter. Now, at this time, are you still stopping us?"

These words brought the warriors back to their senses. They thought of their previous boss's instructions and immediately expressed their attitude: "Don't get me wrong, we are just maintaining order. Please follow the order and visit slowly. Don't rush in to prevent accidents." .”

"Do you still need to remind me of this kind of thing?"

"That's right, that's right, get out of the way!"

"Hurry up and take a stroll. This is the only scene I've ever seen in my life!"

Accompanied by complaints and complaints, the boiling crowd could no longer suppress the excitement and curiosity in their hearts, and walked past the Wudings with a whimper.

At this time, the people were united, and even if a few warriors formed a formation, they could not stop them. They could only watch them pass.

The crowd also included Zhang Jingsheng and his party. They were half voluntarily, half forced, and half pushed towards the brightly lit street.

Looking at the lights, even Gu En couldn't help but say: "That Mansion Lord is really thoughtful. He actually brought this method of praying to Buddha here."

"Is this the short-lived lantern festival in Luoyang?" Wang Kuaize looked at the surrounding scene with interest, "However, that lantern festival was only formed because of the lectures of Buddhist monks and the orders of the saints, and in terms of the situation, I'm afraid it can't be compared with today. In addition, I heard that there are similar customs in Shu, but I have never seen it with my own eyes."

Even though it was only a cursory glance, as far as the eye could see, there were hanging lanterns on both sides of the entire street, extending to the end, presumably leading directly to the Tang family's house.

Not only that, there are many forks in the road along the way, but if you look over it, you can still see that the intersection is also brightly lit, and lanterns are obviously hung up.

Luo Yang was also saying next to him: "Our street intersection is just a place leading to the dinner venue, and this time for renovation, we have blocked all the seven or eight intersections around it to prevent others from entering. Originally, I It’s strange, isn’t it just a dinner party? As for making it so mysterious, now it seems that it is still necessary.”

"This move is actually a big deal! What's even more rare is that Fu Jun can think of such a method." Lu Jian was also looking around, especially when he saw the faint ink stains on the lantern, he felt something in his heart and felt something. , as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately walked over.Others noticed his movements and looked over attentively, and immediately discovered the clues.

At the same time, someone in the crowd shouted: "There are still words on these lanterns!"

As soon as many interested people heard this, they immediately made assumptions and immediately came forward with different expressions, some were serious, some were solemn, some were curious, and some were even more excited.

………………

"I have to say that the master's hand is really wonderful!"

At the same time, in the Tang family's house, Chen Zhi, several confidants, and many subordinates from the government were already waiting in the courtyard, preparing to welcome the guests, while Zhou Ao was praising him with a relaxed expression. .

Many other bureaucrats and subordinates also appeared to be much more relaxed.

Today, they are here with Chen Zhi, but they are not acting as members of the government, but as private persons, either Chen Zhi's friends, or representatives of Daijun's aristocratic families, which is quite relaxed.

Of course, a more important reason was Chen Zhi's order to let them all be more casual.

Of course, this casualness is more superficial. Zhou Ao started to praise him, and others followed suit, and everyone was full of praise for Chen Zhi's layout today.

Chen Zhi shook his head and explained a few words.

In fact, these subordinates around him only learned about the general layout this morning. Before seeing the real thing, they were still skeptical. When night fell and the lights were lit, they looked around from the Tang family's house and were immediately amazed.

But Chen Zhi knew very well that, let alone now, even decades, hundreds, or two thousand years from now, this scene of continuous lights can still touch people's hearts.

At this time, the so-called lantern festivals and lantern shows are not common yet, and there are even no customs in many places. The limited number of times are still limited to the level of dignitaries. The real lantern festival will have to wait hundreds of years. During the later Sui and Tang Dynasties, it would gradually expand.

The current situation, not to mention ordinary people, even those from these aristocratic families, seeing this scene is eye-opening!

Not to mention, even if there are one or two families who have seen the lantern festival, they have only seen it on a small scale. Dingtian is only limited to a palace. How can Chen Zhi take out a few streets and decorate it? Many people worked hard to create a bright night!
"This is because there are currently many prisoners of war, and many of them have not been assigned. Otherwise, unless martial arts are used, it would be difficult to arrange them so quickly."

From Chen Zhi's point of view, this dinner has many goals, but they have little to do with matters of family and country, so he does not want to invest Wu Ding's men. In his plan, Wu Ding is the seed of elite soldiers. You should be too involved in this kind of face-saving project.

While thinking about it, there was already a sound outside the door, but it was the first batch of guests who arrived.

Chen Zhi immediately stopped his thoughts and took the initiative to greet him.

No matter what his status is, as a landlord today, he must perform etiquette.

"I really look forward to these guests saying what they think of today's lantern festival." Behind, Zhou Ao whispered excitedly as he walked.

(End of this chapter)