He has not lived enough

Zhao Yu was also a little surprised when he saw it, waiting for this foreigner...ah no, waiting for this foreigner friend;

Andrew shrugged: "God bless, they wrote almost a hundred letters from Luo Tuo to Da Jin, and each letter is the same, just return one for me."

When he was about to go out, he stretched his head back and showed a sly smile: "Tell them that I will stay here for a few more days, at least after that... Lantern Festival? Let them not worry, I will bring them exquisite jewelry and silk For a gift!"

After he finished speaking, he quickly slipped out, and Emon corrected behind him with a headache, "It's the Lantern Festival—" After that, he resigned himself to taking out the quill pen and ink, and started the daily ghostwriting work.

[Your Excellency:

The mission has arrived in Kyoto, and I am replying to your letter at the post.We just had an audience with Da Jin's new emperor today and he looks really young and radiant...

Da Jin is as mysterious and charming as ever, in fact, His Highness Andrew has been deeply fascinated by this place——

I mean he's very nice here and offered to stay a few more days to study, visit...

In short, the return time of the mission may be later than expected, please don't worry about us, I will take good care of Your Highness.

Your humble and loyal servant Amon]

After finishing writing the letter, Emon quickly dropped the quill pen as if afraid of burning his hands, sealed the envelope without even bothering to check it, and called his entourage to post the letter.

After doing all this, Eamon felt that he was one step closer to being bald. God knows how many letters he wrote for Andrew along the way, and he often received another letter as soon as the reply was sent.

How naive he was at the beginning to take on this task with confidence. In name, he was an interpreter and Andrew was an envoy.

In fact, that His Highness doesn't care about anything, and he has to arrange all the affairs of the mission. This is also Eamon's job, and he doesn't complain about it.

Although they had set off half a month earlier than the original schedule to prevent accidental delays, Andrew always had various novel ideas and ideas along the way, either to visit the scenery or to punish the robbers.

He stopped and stopped along the way, hurried and finally arrived in the capital yesterday, and he missed the Great Court Meeting by a little bit, which would delay the big event.

Although Da Jin and Luo Tuo were far apart, and Luo Tuo was not a vassal state like Da Jin's other surrounding countries, Luo Tuo had always had a great demand for the porcelain, spices, silk, etc. produced by Da Jin.

There are constant business exchanges between the two countries, so after the new emperor ascends the throne, it is very necessary to visit and pay New Year greetings, send congratulatory gifts and maintain the friendship between the two countries.

Fortunately, the business was not delayed in the end. In the next few days, he still needed to find time to discuss the trade plan for the next few years with the officials of Dajin.

Piously crossing his chest, Emon prayed silently. He only hoped that His Royal Highness Andrew would not have any troubles in the next few days, so that they could end their trip here smoothly.

-

From the first day of the first lunar month, Zhao Yu was exhausted. He either hosted a banquet to entertain ministers or received envoys. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, he arranged for envoys from various countries to go to the royal paddock in the suburbs to compete in archery. Dajin would also arrange for those who are good at archery to participate .

Of course, there are rewards regardless of winning or losing, which is equivalent to a friendly match that enhances the relationship between countries.

What made Zhao Yu happy was that he could go or not go to this kind of occasion, so he found an excuse not to play, and finally he was able to rest for a while, but it was only for a while.

These days of endless singing and dancing lasted until the seventh day of the first lunar month, and the envoys from various countries basically returned to their countries.

Dajin’s annual leave is the same as modern times, only seven days. Of course, when the new year is really over, it will have to wait until the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month, and there are still a few days off, but in the middle of the day, you still have to go to work normally, Zhao Yu is relieved .

Those ceremonial affairs in the past required the emperor to go to battle in person, and no one else could replace him, and going to work meant that Zhao Yu could fish.

Most of the officials were in the same state as Zhao Yu during the Chinese New Year. Compared with the past, they took advantage of it, came late and left early, and some even took leave and went back to their hometowns. Everyone turned a blind eye to this.

Firstly, during the Chinese New Year period, there are usually no important government affairs, and secondly, every household is busy with various banquets, and it is indeed a little tired.

But Bai Qingyu was obviously not among them.

From the eighth day of the first lunar month, I go to and from get off work on time every day. Although there are not many government affairs during the Chinese New Year, because I have accumulated a few days before, sometimes I still need to work overtime. Those political affairs are handled by Bai Qingyu and shown to Zhao Yu. He only needs to approve Red stamp will do.

In addition, I still need to read and practice calligraphy every day, but compared with the previous few days, it is simply flattering.

Of course, Zhao Yu still felt sorry for his golden thighs. These days, he saw that Bai Qingyu seemed to be thinner than before, and when he came to see him, he hurriedly finished his business and left.

Naturally, Zhao Yu didn't dare to think that he was indifferent. Thinking about it differently, anyone who has to deal with a lot of work during the Chinese New Year would not be in a good mood. Feeling guilty, she often asked the waiter to deliver soup and vegetables to Bai Qingyu.

The day was beautiful for a few days, and it was the Lantern Festival in a blink of an eye. For the people of Dajin, the Lantern Festival was even more lively than the first day of the first lunar month.

The trees in the streets and alleys of the capital are decorated with colorful lanterns and flowers, and the mountain sheds that have been erected in the city since the winter solstice are even more festooned with lights and candles. There are various gods, animals, and Bodhisattvas made of paper. , Baixi characters, etc. are all lifelike. At night, the lights in the shed are lit, and it can be described as resplendent and magnificent.

Not only that, there are Taoist temples and music sheds at the city gate and various Taoist Buddhist temples. The people who come and go burn incense and pray for blessings, and some watch operas and listen to music. There is an endless flow in the streets and alleys.

This kind of bustling scene in the streets and alleys is the most authentic taste of the New Year in Dajin, but Zhao Yu can't see it either.

Of course, in order to have fun with the people, a large open-air platform was set up in front of Mingde Gate in Qianqian Palace, and various lanterns with lantern riddles were hung on the side of the platform. On the night of the Lantern Festival, Zhao Yu sat The imperial chariot and guard of honor came here in mighty force.

After getting out of the chariot and boarding the Mingde Building, the common people and the guard Wu Yangyang fell to their knees. Zhao Yu calmed down and made everyone calm down. He said a few polite words, which roughly meant that everyone had a good meal and a good New Year tonight. Zhao Yu finally sat down after cheering and thanking her for a while.

Seeing all the people below curiously stretching their heads to look around, Zhao Yu, a social phobia sufferer, reluctantly put on a smiling face and nodded, suddenly giving birth to the illusion that he was not here to visit, but to be visited.

And...Although there are common people around the platform, there are obviously more imperial guards than common people. With the ceremonial light stand and other obstructions, the street view further away cannot be seen at all.

Zhao Yu was a little disappointed when he hoped to experience the original atmosphere of the Lantern Festival in Dajin.

Fortunately, the performance started quickly, and everyone's attention was attracted, but Zhao Yu's interest faded after watching it for a while.

These juggling dances are wonderful, but he is a modern person who grew up watching the Spring Festival Gala of various satellite TVs. No matter how exciting these shows are, they can't compare to the modern stage lighting.

And... It's too cold to sit upstairs in the drafty room in the first lunar month, even if there is a charcoal fire next to it!

Rather than sitting here and watching the show, Zhao Yu would rather go for a walk in the streets and alleys, but it is impossible to think about it.

Sighing faintly, Zhao Yu snorted and looked around, and found that the people around were excited, and the people below even cheered and shouted hello from time to time, as if no one felt cold.

Presumably it was because his own constitution was too weak, so he really wanted to wrap a quilt around his body...

Fortunately, Zhang Defu understood his physique. Seeing that Zhao Yu was limp after sitting for a long time, he quickly fetched Mrs. Tang to warm him up.

Holding the warm Mrs. Tang to continue her life, Zhao Yu finally made it to the final climax of the program to guess lantern riddles. Dozens of palace people randomly took the lanterns from the lampstands.

The people in the audience can answer the questions as long as they guess correctly. If they answer correctly, they will be rewarded by the emperor. It can be said that it is the official live interactive game of the Dajin version. Everyone’s emotions are high, and the atmosphere is extremely lively.

Zhao Yu also raised his spirits. His IQ is not enough to guess a few lantern riddles, but it is still interesting to watch people guess lantern riddles.

Soon more than a dozen lantern riddles were guessed, and the correct guessers included elderly people, middle-aged scholars, children and women. Zhao Yu asked them to come upstairs and personally gave auspicious objects as rewards.

Those who got the reward were overjoyed and kowtowed for the emperor's kindness, things were second to none, being able to see the sky is a blessing that can't be asked for.

Those who didn't get the chance to answer were beating their chests and stamping their feet in frustration, but Zhao Yu showed his closeness to the people and his approachability, which earned him a wave of goodwill.

Seeing that the progress of Hunjun's transformation is approaching 8%, Zhao Yu felt that it was worth it to be frozen overnight. Although the increase was not much, it was a good start.

Seeing that there was one last lantern riddle to be guessed, Zhao Yu was amused after the palace man read the riddle. He happened to have heard this riddle before.

Everyone in the audience fell silent for a while. The answer to this mystery is actually very simple and easy to understand, but you may not think of it suddenly.

"The time of drawing is round, the time of writing is square, the time of winter is short, and the time of winter is long..."

Zhang Defu was also thinking hard, and seeing Zhao Yu's appearance of an old god, he leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, you figured it out so quickly? This old slave feels that the answer is in his mind, but he just can't figure it out." Look at this..."

Zhao Yu smiled modestly: "The answer to this riddle is really not difficult, it's just a bit tricky."

He looked down regretfully, and muttered in a low voice: "If Bai Qingyu is here, I will know without thinking."

It's a pity that the Lantern Festival is off today, Bai Qingyu should be with his family at this time.

Zhao Yu regained his composure and shook his head. No matter what he does now, he can always think of Bai Qingyu.

Just when Zhao Yu was distracted, someone below raised his hand and shouted to guess the lantern riddle. The palace servants were stunned when they saw who it was, but they also asked him to come to the stage to announce the answer according to the rules.

The man didn't walk up the stairs, and quickly jumped onto the big terrace twice, and everyone under the stage could see who was coming, and they couldn't help but burst into an uproar.

It's just because the person who came up was not from the Jin Dynasty, but a blond, blue-eyed foreign man.

There are quite a few foreigners who live in the capital, but this is the first one who came up to guess the lantern riddles, so the people in the audience all looked at him curiously.

Zhao Yu was also a little surprised when he saw it, waiting for this foreigner...ah no, waiting for this foreign friend to reveal the answer.

This foreign friend was clearly Andrew.

He came up to the stage and greeted the audience with a smile, then made a respectable salute to Zhao Yu upstairs, and then opened his mouth confidently: "Sun!"

Zhao Yu almost couldn't hold back his laughter. The answer was correct, but why did it sound like a curse when he said it.

The author says:

According to legend, this riddle was created by Wang Anshi, let me borrow it——