Mirror of the Sky

In the middle of the night on December 30 of the old year, Xiong Ni City, the capital of Zhangguo, expanded more than ten times. Now, the large court hall, which can accommodate hundreds of people, is crowded and noisy. (The best experience of reading novels without pop-up windows is at [Phoenix Novel Network])

All the officials at the county level and above in Zhang Guo’s territory brought their wives and their most cherished children together, and as retainers, they accompany the monarch in accordance with the ancient system of Yan and Huang to keep the year old.

This is the night of the year, according to the old custom that has been passed down for thousands of years, the ceremony of the noble and the lowly can be a little loose, and Zhang Huansheng, who is the monarch, takes the lead, drinking and singing, sometimes untie and dance, sometimes with the other. Hundreds of opera actors made a fuss, which attracted everyone to indulge in joy.

However, although the surface is the most unruly, Zhang Huansheng is actually very quiet in his heart, knowing that the new year will come as soon as the hour passes. He summoned four female officials who had been waiting on the left and right, took out a bag of fist-sized silver melons from the neck storage beads and handed them over, "Ring the bell."

"According to the order." The female officials responded respectfully when they heard the words. Holding the four corners, carrying the brocade bag, they quickly walked out of the courtroom. The knight of Ma Xianyi shouted loudly, "Pass the decree of the lord and strike the bell."

"No." The team of knights responded in unison when they heard the words, and then rushed their horses to the downstairs of the brightly lit Xiong Ni Zhonggu, handing over the brocade bag to the twelve warriors, and shouting at the same time: "Chuan Junjue Word of mouth, strike the bell."

The warriors replied, "According to the decree." They untied the brocade bag, took out the silver gourd inside as a projectile, and in turn hit the bronze bell that the Son of Heaven had bestowed on it, which was suspended at a height of more than ten feet. Inscribed on the sound pattern of the body, a crisp 'dangdang...' resounded in the night sky.

After the bell of Xiong Ni City rang, the bronze bells of all four cities rang, and then the counties in Gyeonggi, the fifty counties established half a year ago, and the ten new cities that had just been established, all had loud bells in turn. sounded.

Marking the resumption of one yuan and the renewal of all phenomena, Zhang Guo, who is extremely young, has grown by one year.

When the people in the court heard the bell ringing, the noise paused for a while. The officials led by Sen Xuanji stood up one by one and shouted in unison to Zhang Huansheng, who was sitting on the throne: "At the beginning of the new year, when the old year goes away, my lord will go. Years of diligence and hard work have made my country prosperous...I should wait to congratulate him." After that, he went down and bowed down to pay homage.

Seeing this, Zhang Huansheng hurriedly stood up, avoided vainly, cupped his hands high, bowed deeply, and said, "Lonely, you have an inch of merit, and you are all the supporters..." His words were as gentle as jade, and very modest. .

After the monarch and his ministers went through this set of etiquette, they sat down again.

While it was still quiet, Zhang Huansheng looked at Sen Xuanji and said: "Empress Xuan, when the fifty new counties were established a few months ago, I was afraid that Zhang Guo would not be able to control it with a small swallow, so I gave an order to rule it out with a heavy code. .

I thought that it would take a year or two to adjust the people's customs, but I didn't expect people to be kind. In those fifty counties, there were only a few robbery incidents in one hundred and ninety days. Now it seems that it's okay to immediately open the confinement, what do you think? "

"This minister also thinks so." Sen Xuanji smiled slightly when he heard the words: "And ask Your Highness to combine these fifty counties into four counties, with Huaishan as the capital, including Yanghe, Jinlin... Jiye County; Yiqing South is the capital...for Zhuyan County..."

The two monarchs and ministers sang together like this, obviously they had a tacit understanding on this matter, Zhang Yuansheng smiled and nodded and said: "Xuangong's words are very good, so he established these four counties.

Select the best officials of the "Niancha" in the old land and fill them into the prefecture. "

Hearing this, many people in the hall were all warmed up, and unconsciously picked up the wine cup and drank the wine in disguise, and then heard Zhang Huansheng say again: "I was not supposed to discuss politics when I was in the new year. But he said a few words in a hurry for a while, it really shouldn't be, you should punish yourself three times, and all the ministers are rejoicing.

Madam Zheng, hurry up and call in the performers to perform, as well as the circus and dancers who have come to the hall. "

As soon as the voice landed, there was a brisk and joyful sound of music above the hall, and then the door of the hall opened wide, and hundreds of people poured in, either singing and dancing, shaking their waists lightly, or turning their heads and playing tricks.

Soon the atmosphere became noisy again.

***After Qingshou New Year, at dawn on the first day of the first lunar month, the ministers followed Zhang Huansheng to worship the sky and the ground, and then they dispersed, happily enjoying the rare five-day rest.

Zhang Huansheng went out of Haiyuan Pass alone, and came to Yuyujunfang City, which has gradually become more prosperous than the big sea trade cities in the Yanhuang border. He planned to drink a glass of plum wine, watch the beauty of Hailan, and then calm down. After a few rounds of penance, he went to rest.

Unexpectedly, I just bought a pot of freshly brewed plum wine and walked out of the wine shop, and suddenly I heard a very familiar voice in the hustle and bustle of the market, but I haven't heard it for a long time, faintly came into my ears, "You people... run away. Can't do it... I said that my little brother is... Does the high official understand the high official... He is older than the governor in your place..."

Just after listening to these few sentences, Zhang Huansheng couldn't help but get excited. He looked left and right and couldn't find the speaker. He pricked up his ears eagerly, and rushed in the direction of the sound;

One side shouted loudly: "Sister Baidao, Sister Baidao, but you, have you come to Zhang Guo..."

After shouting a few times, he was impatient and wanted to show his identity. He mobilized troops and horses to seal the market and searched carefully when Zhang Huansheng suddenly saw a tall, thin figure stumbling towards him.

Because he was crying too much, the man couldn't speak clearly, and only mumbled, "Still woo woo, yes, it's you woo woo ~www.readwn.com~ you're woo woo...", but from the looks Exactly who he was thinking of.

"Sister Bai Dao, how did you come across the ocean to Zhang Guo?" Zhang Huansheng asked in astonishment as he approached him regardless of the amazed eyes around him, and hugged Qiu Baidao in his arms.

The voice fell, Qiu Baidao was still choked up and unable to answer, but not far away, there were a few heads surrounded by unknown layers on their foreheads, creating a huge round hat with a pointed top. The big bearded alien rushed over and shouted: "Are you the brother this woman is looking for, if so, just say a word...";

"She said that you are a dignitary in this island country, but it's true, I don't look like it...";

"We are all businessmen with due diligence, but we have seen many big people in the trade of the four continents of the human race, and we are not afraid of nobles..."

Seeing that those people dressed strangely, but they didn't seem to be people who did nothing wrong and acted evilly, Zhang Huansheng frowned and said, "You don't want to shout at all, and choose someone who understands to tell things slowly. let me know.

No matter what my elder sister owes you, it is 100,000 gold beads, and I will repay the kindness of the sky immediately. "