Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

Because everyone here, except Li Qiu, has never seen anyone who has eaten hot pot.

So when they tried to eat it, they were so delicious that they cried.

Even the old prince, who was weak and had a weak appetite, ate a lot, and nodded repeatedly saying that the taste was very good.

And it feels very warm to eat.

Coupled with this shooting Sirius, it's amazing.

After this meal, more than a dozen sheep were eaten directly, so one can imagine how lively and festive the meal was at that time.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, it was almost eleven o'clock at night.

The next activity was to light a huge bonfire outside the Furong Garden.

In the Tang Dynasty, this custom was called burning the courtyard.

Just the wood that makes up this bonfire is as high as a hill.

And after letting the flame rise up, it directly exceeded the city wall of Chang'an City, and even people outside the city could easily see it.

On this day, there is no curfew.

So there were many nearby people, and the children ran out and cheered together in the distance of the super bonfire.

Chapter 192 Name: Spring Festival couplets

Inside the imperial city of Chang'an City, several bonfires were lit.

And the selected wood is sandalwood with fragrance.

In the campfire, there are other spices added.

In terms of sophistication, it far exceeds the ordinary wood in Furong Garden outside the city.

However, this Chang'an city is full of houses built of rammed earth and wood structures.

Limited to geographical restrictions, it is impossible to light the bonfire too large.

But this Furong Garden is different, they are located in the southeast corner outside Chang'an City.

There was wild land in sight, Li Qiu just wanted to make fun of it, and moved out all the firewood as high as a mountain and lit it up.

Just for fun.

The bonfire at the Hibiscus Garden was really a sensation.

Even standing in the city of Chang'an, you can see the sky-burning flames, just like the setting sun, which makes people feel incredible.

As a result, many officials and ministers in the imperial city and their family members also looked towards the Furong Garden from time to time.

Seeing this kind of scene, Li Shimin snorted from time to time, making Empress Changsun beside her gently hold her husband's hand.

He smiled and said, "Erlang, actually, I also want to go to Qiu'er to have a look."

"This child, it seems that every day can bring different fun to people."

Li Shimin also said with a smile at this time: "You bastard, just watch."

"Maybe he'll come up with something new for you tomorrow."

On the other side, when the group of children were keeping watch, Li Qiu secretly dragged Luo Kexin back to his room.

Good intimacy, tenderness for a while.

In the end, Luo Kexin still coaxed the child to sleep for a while.

In more than an hour, he will have to enter the palace to attend the Yuanzheng Grand Court Meeting.

Lest you get dizzy and make a fool of yourself.

The first day of the first lunar month in the Tang Dynasty is also called New Year's Day, Yuanzheng.

In later modern times, New Year's Day was changed to January [-]st of the Gregorian calendar.

On this day, the North Korea-China Association held the most grand court meeting of the year.

The emperor, the prince, and all the ministers in the court had to wear custom-made court clothes for grand festivals, that is, the kind with big sleeves, big robes, and a bunch of decorations on the hat.

Because Li Qiu lives in the Furong Garden, it is far away from the imperial city.

So he was woken up very early by Luo Kexin with difficulty, coaxing him to put on the very cumbersome court clothes.

Seeing Luo Kexin's attentive and busy appearance by his side, Li Qiu also felt very warm in his heart.

Gently hugging her into his arms, "My lady, it would be great if you could always be by my side every day?"

Luo Kexin blushed slightly, and told him softly: "When my mother came today, she told me that your majesty and empress have already made a decision."

"After the first month is over, we will witness our marriage."

"There's only one month left, just bear with me obediently."

"When the time comes, I will serve you well..."

Seeing that this little girl was obviously teasing him on purpose, Li Qiu wished he could take off the fat clothes on his body and give her the Fa-rectification on the spot.

However, Luo Kexin laughed and pushed her out, and sent her to the palace carriage.

When Li Qiu arrived outside the hall and corridor of the palace, there were already many courtiers here.

Seeing his sleepy appearance, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji immediately surrounded him.

"You boy, why are you so tired?!"

"You only attend court meetings a few times a year, and how can you be so sleepy?"

"Be careful to let the censor see your copy."

Li Qiu spread his hands helplessly, "What can they play against me? There is no evidence."

Du Ruhui glared at him at this moment, "You brat, it's useless not to tell you these things."

"Let me tell you, the Spring Festival couplets that Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde took back from you yesterday attracted too many people to watch."

"Stealth of the show."

"It only makes the civil servants and great Confucians in this city ashamed."

"After the court meeting is over, you have to write me a Spring Festival couplet."

"You thing, I thought about it for a whole night last night, only to realize that there are many ways of rhyming, antithesis, tangent, etc. in it."

"If I wrote something wrong, wouldn't it be a joke?"

Looking at the gazes of Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, and Fang Xuanling in front of him, Li Qiunuo agreed.

"Master Du, why don't you turn around and make a pair of Spring Festival couplets for each of you, so as not to..."

Before he could finish speaking, these people shook their heads like rattles.

"No, no, no."

"How is that possible?"

"I and other high officials in the court have also been people who have read poetry and books for most of their lives. If you are asked to write Spring Festival couplets, won't they be included in the historical materials by the historian and laughed at by future generations for thousands of years?"

"You can just write the first couplet and list the format. The rest of the second couplet depends on one's knowledge."

Hearing what they said, Li Qiu had no choice but to agree.

After Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others left, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng and Wei Ting also surrounded them.

In the same way, they said that when Li Qiu finished his work, they would go to Wang Gui's house to sit and have a drink together.

And the most important point is to also write out the couplets for them, and they will be treated the same as Fang Xuanling and others.

Li Qiu also readily agreed.

Seeing Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng and others leaving satisfied, the other gentry civil servants were really suffering in every possible way.

Their idea is the same as that of Du Ruhui and others, they also want to hang couplets in front of the door, so that common people and scholars can gather to comment and praise.

Isn't it a beautiful thing?

But, their relationship with Li Qiu is very bad, so I'm embarrassed to say that.

But if you write it yourself, I am afraid that if you write the wrong format or rhythm, you will be laughed at.

Just when they were struggling in their hearts, the annual court meeting finally started.

After the ceremony officer read out a lot of words, Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair.

First, the crown prince presented a gift to Li Shimin.

After that, many princes presented gifts.

After the princes finished their salutes, Zhongshu ordered Feng Deyi to read the list of each state.

After the presentation, Wei Ting, the servant of Huangmen, played the auspiciousness of the world.

Then Han Zhongliang, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, played the gifts of the states.

Wen Daya, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, played the vassals' gifts...

When a series of tedious ceremonies were completed, everyone in the hall knelt down and proclaimed long live.

After nearly two hours, the Yuanzheng Grand Court Meeting finally came to an end.

Then, before the sleepy and exhausted Li Qiu recovered and fled back to his Furong Garden, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji and others dragged him to Shangshusheng.

As for the matter of the Spring Festival couplets, Li Shimin heard the report from the chief eunuch in the palace this morning, and he also found it interesting, so he followed along.

Chapter 193 Phoenix is ​​Phoenix?Is the wind the wind?Country is country?

After Li Qiu was forcibly taken to Shangshu Province, the palace where Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were.

Li Qiu took a look, good guy, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and the peach wood board have already been prepared.

The required equipment is also readily available.

At this time, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wang Gui and others were all watching.

That posture is waiting for Li Qiu to write.

But at this time Li Qiu didn't have the slightest intention to write, instead he looked left and right, looked and looked.

In the end, Du Ruhui frowned impatiently and said, "I said, Li Qiu, even His Majesty is waiting for you."

"What the hell are you looking at?"

"Hurry up and write this Shanglian!"

At this moment, Li Qiu felt bitter in his heart and couldn't tell.

Whenever I compose poems or couplets by myself, Wu Jue writes them aside.

But now in this palace, apart from the emperor, there are all big bosses, all of whom are a generation higher than him.

He simply couldn't find someone who could write for him.

"Uh, it's Your Majesty, Lord Du."

"This... I, I really don't know how to write."

"Why don't you ask us Wu Sui to help?"

Changsun Wuji glanced at him angrily at this moment, "I said you boy, where are all these things going on?"

"Is this couplet made by you or by Wu Jue?"

"Could it be that you don't write poems anymore after leaving Wu Jue?!"

"Now that the ink, paper, inkstone, and peach wood board are all there, you can just write your own!"

"For your first couplet, let His Majesty come up with a question."

Li Shimin nodded: "Li Qiu, just write a couplet for the gate of Chengqing Palace."

Seeing that Li Shimin had made a problem, Li Qiu could only sigh in his heart, picked up the pen and wrote slowly on the paper stroke by stroke:

The dragon swims and the phoenix dances in the sky, the sun is bright and the wind is harmonious with the spring of the world.

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