Zhenguan Wenzong System

Chapter 70

After Luo Yan and Lu Deming finished discussing the reform of writing style, Luo Yan was still very excited.Holding the books I read these days, I kept reading through most of the night, and then fell asleep while tossing and turning.

In the next few days, because there was no more entertainment, Luo Yan continued to stay at the Lu Mansion and study hard.I think it's because Luo Yan taught little girl Ying'er how to origami before, and I haven't seen her again in the past few days and came to Luo Yan, so it happened to be quiet.

However, what Luo Yan didn't know was that if the little girl Ying'er didn't come to him, she naturally had big plans.

When the time came to the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the little girl Ying'er, who had disappeared from Luo Yan's eyes for nearly half a month, came to the door by herself.Well, in fact, it was Yinger who came to the door every time, without exception.

"Luo Yan, do you know what day it is today?" After seeing each other for a few days, the little girl has learned to put on airs, and she is full of arrogance while pinching her small throat.

But Luo Yan really didn't know anything special besides the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.So I can only tell the truth: "Isn't it just the fourteenth day of the first lunar month? What's so strange? Also, my niece, is your throat uncomfortable?" As he spoke, Luo Yan habitually began to tease Yinger.

"Damn Luo Yan, how many times have I told you that you are not allowed to call me my teacher's niece." The little girl's focus immediately shifted to what Luo Yan called herself.

Seeing that the little girl was about to lose his temper, Luo Yan only had to give in: "Okay, okay, I won't bark anymore, I will definitely not bark anymore. But, I really don't know what day it is today."

"I know you don't know, hum. There is a lantern festival today, Luo Yan, you have to take me there." Ying'er started to feel complacent at this moment, and finally there was something Luo Yan didn't know about, this was the first time.

"Wait, isn't the Lantern Festival tomorrow? Why is it today?" Luo Yan, who never went out, naturally didn't know that in Chang'an City, the Lantern Festival of the Lantern Festival was held for three consecutive days from the [-]th to the [-]th day of the first lunar month. , and the lights are on all night long, without a curfew.

"Who said, it's been several years, and the Lantern Festival has been going on for three days. I said Luo Yan, you don't want to take this girl out." Ying'er didn't plan to let Luo Yan go.

"Okay then, I'll take you out when it's dark. That's okay, but this time, you need to tell the teacher. Every time I say hello to the teacher, I'll blush, okay?" Luo Yan knew that he couldn't escape Ying'er's clutches, so he could only leave the matter of asking Lu Deming to Ying'er to handle.

"Then it's settled, I'll talk to Ah Weng right now." The little girl got Luo Yan's promise and left happily.

Luo Yan began to think about the events of the Lantern Festival.

Speaking of which, the name of the Shangyuan Festival is still a matter of the Tang Dynasty. As Yinger said, the Shangyuan Festival is still called the fifteenth day of the first month or the half of the first month. Of course, it is correct to call it Yuanxi, but Yuanxi It was not until the Sui Dynasty that it began to be called so.As for the Shangyuan Festival in Luo Yan's memory, it had to wait until after Li Shimin ascended the throne.

It is ridiculous to say that it is Li Yuan who regards Lao Tzu as his ancestor, but Li Shimin is undoubtedly the one who carries Lao Tzu forward.This guy not only gave me a lot of titles, but also changed the names of many everyday things because of this. This Lantern Festival is actually a good example.

Thinking of it, Li Shimin is also a poor man.The world said that he killed his brother to fight for the throne, but in order to be the emperor, Li Shimin did many good and bad things.I also want to come so that people in the world can recognize themselves.

In fact, Li Shimin is not the only one who is doing the revision of history books. In fact, the founding emperors of the past dynasties or those who have been wronged by the throne have actually done similar things, but Li Shimin is especially scolded for doing it.It's also putting gold on his face, but many people say he is brazen.Why?Just because he sat on the position above tens of millions of people, he did a good job.

It is very difficult for a person to get the approval of another person.It was even more difficult for Li Shimin, he had to gain the approval of the whole world, otherwise, the throne would not be stable at all.There were various natural disasters in the first three years of Zhenguan, why there were a lot of rumors, saying that Li Shimin was going to punish him because of the wrong way of the throne.It is nothing more than wanting to stir up public grievances, and then take advantage of the opportunity.

Could it be Li Jiancheng who is already dead and can't die again?surely not.There were many natural disasters in the feudal dynasty, why did some emperors have no rumors when they were in power?It is nothing more than the fact that there are refugees who make troubles, and some people can benefit. Naturally, this rumor will stop at the wise.But like the beginning of Zhenguan, when the people's life has just stabilized, and the mood of making troubles subsides, some people see that there is no profit, so they jump out to make troubles, and then the wise men pretend that they don't know anything.

Luo Yan has never been opposed to conspiracy theories, let alone compared with what he already knows, Luo Yan does not believe that there is nothing tricky about it.

But these things are just thinking about it in private, what should I do after going out, isn't it just that everyone should sweep the snow in front of the door at this time.

It was evening when Luo Yan was in a daze and reading a book.After dinner, Ying'er dragged Luo Yan out of the Lu residence.

The bustling place today is not the East and West Market, but Suzaku Long Street.Most of the lanterns are placed on this long street.Although it was not completely dark at this time, the lanterns had already been lit.There are still two squares away from Suzaku Street, and Luo Yan can see that the direction is brightly lit, and even the sky is infected with bright colors.

When he really saw the lanterns, Luo Yan was also conquered by the exquisite skills of the ancient people.

Think about the kind of vulgar lanterns made by welding steel pipes directly to the skeleton in some places in later generations, and then spraying computer graphics on spray-painted cloth. Compared with these exquisite lamps in front of you, they are simply rubbish.

When making ancient lanterns, the skeleton materials are bamboo strips and wooden strips. Bamboo strips can be made into any arc, which is an advantage for the production of lanterns.It was the first time that Luo Yan saw someone who could make a portrait lifelike.

Luo Yan was dragged by Yinger to Suzaku Gate to look directly at the best lamp.

Because Li Yuan would sit and watch the lanterns on the Vermillion Bird Gate at night for these three days, expressing his joy with the people, so the relevant departments of Datang would naturally put the best lanterns in front of the Vermilion Bird Gate.

In order to please Li Yuan, the most conspicuous thing in front of Suzaku's gate is a statue of Lao Tzu riding a bull.This means that the common people agree that the Li family is the descendant of Lao Tzu.

To say whether Li Yuan would be happy seeing this, he had to be happy.Although Li Yuan's lineage said that his ancestors lived in Xiliang for a long time, he must have some Hu people's blood, which is very unfavorable for the current rule.In fact, after careful scrutiny, the doubt lies in his ancestor Li Hao.Why, at that time, this guy misidentified his ancestors and regarded himself as Li Guang's sixteenth grandson.Of course, people will doubt it. Often people who claim to be their descendants but cannot provide detailed evidence are basically problems with their identity.Therefore, they are treated as Hu people.

Therefore, the Li family's being high-ranking officials for generations is not their greatest advantage.Recognizing ancestors is a strong point.It is not enough for the ancestors to recognize Li Guang, but the descendants directly recognize Lao Tzu, who is better.

However, Li Yuan was not the only one who recognized ancestors. Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty also recognized Zhu Xi as an ancestor.

The lantern of Lao Tzu riding a green bull is naturally taken from the story of Lao Tzu leaving Hangu Pass.Because Lao Tzu disappeared after leaving Hangu Pass, Li Yuan said that he is a descendant of Lao Tzu, which is considered a sidekick in terms of geographical location.People, you really have to be shameless, you think the person who designed this lantern had to be so useless to come up with such an idea.

This lantern looks to be more than three meters high, and what Luo Yan admires is that all the details of the lantern are performed very well.The skinny bones of the green cattle, as well as nose rings and horns, require the use of a large number of twisted bamboo strips to make bones, and the craftsmanship is quite complicated.The layer of paper covered on it is even more vividly painted by the painter.As for the portrait of Laozi, it is even more elegant, and even the folds of the clothes are clearly shown.At first glance, if it weren't for the artist's freehand brushwork, it would definitely look like a wax figure.

The many lanterns on the side as a foil are also fine products.

Many lanterns taken from folk tales are large portraits.What impressed Luo Yan the most was Baihua Fairy's lantern, which was a veritable lantern. Beside Baihua Fairy, there were many flower-shaped lanterns, large and small.From lotus flowers to plum blossoms, every petal is made just like the real thing.

The little girl Yinger went up to touch it curiously, and after she finished touching it, she yelled in surprise: "Oh, it's actually made of paper. I thought there were really flowers that would shine." The little girl's innocent words attracted people around. People burst into laughter.

But after these people finished laughing, they had to continue to lament the fine workmanship.

In fact, this kind of lantern festival is often seen as head-to-head, and joining in the fun is the main event. No, Luo Yan was dragged by Yinger and ran to a place surrounded by a large circle of people.

When Yinger let go, Luo Yan found that he had been brought into the middle of the crowd.It turned out that this is a place for guessing lantern riddles.Seeing what this was for, Luo Yan felt dizzy for a while.This thing brought back some bad memories in Luo Yan, so Luo Yan's expression was not very good.

But the little girl Ying'er didn't care about these things. After learning that if she guessed the lantern riddles correctly, she could take the lantern away, the little girl was eager to try.

Of course, she doesn't have this ability anymore, but in the little girl's mind, there is Luo Yan who is absolutely smart besides being a little dumb beside her.

"Luo Yan, you have to guess the lantern riddles for me, and I want to bring the lantern home to show to Ah Weng and the others." The little girl gave Luo Yan an ultimatum without any discussion.

"Well, just bring one. Lantern riddles are not my forte, and I don't want to stay in this place for a long time." Although Luo Yan felt a little uncomfortable, he still gave in.

Originally, the little girl was quite dissatisfied with Luo Yan's answer, but seeing Luo Yan's uncomfortable face, she shut up and said nothing.She has a petty temper and likes to make trouble for no reason, but she is definitely not stupid.From Luo Yan's expression, she knew that if she didn't agree, Luo Yan would definitely turn around and leave without saying a word.

　Second watch, thank you Shadow Greedy Wolf for your reward, and also thank you a few book friends in the book review area for spreading their knowledge.The several unreasonable places mentioned in the book review started to pay attention after Xiaodao learned about it before, but the previous mistakes and laziness have not been changed.This will be modified later when I have free time.In the end, as always, I began to ask for tickets and collections.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)