"People believed Dongfang Shuo's words and told each other, waiting in the street on the 13th of the first lunar month.
Dongfang Shuo temporarily invited a civic girl, dressed as a girl in red, and came slowly into the city on a donkey. When the people saw that the girl in red was coming, they blocked the way and pleaded bitterly. The girl in red said, "I took the order of the emperor to burn the city of Chang'an. Now that I have accepted the plea of my father and elders, I would like to ask you to submit this post. The emperor!" After that, he left.
The people took the memorial verses and dedicated them to Emperor Wu of Han. I saw the quotation on the post: "Chang'an is robbery, the flames are red at night, the fire is fifteen days, the fire is emperor's fault." The Emperor Wu was very panicked after seeing this, and hurriedly summoned the left and right strategists to ask for advice and avoid disasters.
Dongfang Shuo took the opportunity to offer advice: "Please tell the saints to tell the people in Beijing to start hand-made lamps. By the fifteenth night, red lights will be hung up in the streets and alleys, and fireworks will be set off all over the city, pretending to be the raging fire of Chang'an City. To deceive Vulcan not to bring disaster to Chang'an. '
Dongfang Shuo asked all people in the palace to go out to avoid disasters. He also said that Vulcan likes to eat dumplings. The Lantern Festival girl in the palace has the best craftsmanship. Let her make dumplings and let the emperor burn incense to offer Vulcans. Be compassionate for others and not bring disasters. After Emperor Wu listened, he followed this method to deliver the decree.
On the fifteenth night, the entire Chang'an City was lit up with lights and fireworks filled the sky. Officials and people inside and outside the city watched the lights on the street early in the morning. Yuanxiao’s parents also went to the city to watch the lanterns. Yuanxiao found their parents, and the family reunited and told their heartfelt hearts.
After a night of lighting, the capital of Changan was safe and sound. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed. He ordered to hang up lights and set fireworks on this day from now on, devoutly enshrine glutinous rice balls. Because the glutinous rice balls offered on the fifteenth day were the best made by the Lantern Festival girl, people renamed the glutinous rice balls as Yuanxiao and also called the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the Lantern Festival. "Lu Bing finished speaking in one breath, Xiuying listened intently. After listening, her interest came up again, and she asked happily, "This story is interesting. It turns out that gods can still pretend!" "
Yang Sen muttered from the side: "That Dongfang Shuo dare to lie to the emperor, this is the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Lu Bing ignored him, Xiuying asked Lu Bing again and again, "Are there any more?"
Lu Bing smiled and said, "It's gone now."
Xiuying was still feeling a little bit, Yang Sen pulled Xiuying and said: "Let's go! Let's go to see lantern riddles, and if we guess lantern riddles, we have lanterns!"
Xiuying jumped up happily and ran. Lian Qiu wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Lu Bing. Lu Bing said with a smile: "It's okay. Xiuying grew up in Mongolia. She has never had any hardships before, and she is in good health today! If she is happy, let her have fun."
Lian Qiu listened, remembering the mother Xiuying called her, smiled sweetly, nodded, and slowly ate the glutinous rice balls.
After a few people finished their food, they came to the road again.
Colorful silk and red silk are used on the road for the surface, and various bamboo poles are used as the bones to support the red promenade, the stage like a palace lantern, the arrogantly standing Panlong pillar, the big drum, the carp jumping dragon gate, the ancient gate, the red wall, and the crescent moon. Jade rabbit, tender lotus root... The landscape is spectacular! It's like Li Bai's verse: Jiao Ru Fei Jing Lin Dan Que.
Welcoming lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, dancing dragons and lions, setting off fireworks and firecrackers, running dry boats, and twisting Yangko on stilts... Xiuying, who has lived in the Mongolian camp for many years, was dazzled and dazzled.
Long lanterns, colored lights, boat-shaped lights, arch lights, maid lights, Baifu lights, hundreds of different forms of light show began to debut.
The moon has not risen to the treetops, and the stars have not yet gleamed in the sky. Couples of three or three, or walking alone, are supporting the young and enthusiastic looking at the lanterns.
Although the spring is hazy in February in the north, the wind blows on people's faces, and there is still a hint of coolness. But people walked in the sea of lights, looking up at the round moon in the sky, and the gorgeousness that bloomed in the night sky from time to time. The mood and joy of the colorful fireworks have already diminished the insignificant icyness, and what is left is the happiness and endless comfort hung on the flying eyebrows.
In this day when the whole family is celebrating, there are also people who are depressed.
Emperor Jiajing was sitting in the cold Palace of Qianqing, and he had been meditating for more than an hour, but he couldn't settle down anyway.
Above his closed eyes, there were brows that were getting tighter and tighter. Finally, he couldn't help but scream out, sulking out.
The palace door suddenly opened, and Huang Jin ran in and asked: "The emperor, what's the matter with you?"
Emperor Jiajing roared, his anxiety gradually subsided, and he sighed, "I'm fine."
Huang Jin looked at Emperor Jiajing, his eyes flickering.
"Do you have something to say?" Emperor Jiajing saw it and asked Huang Jindao.
"The emperor, why don't you go for a walk? This is the Lantern Festival, and the fireworks are blasting outside, which is very interesting." Huang Jin tentatively asked.
"Go for a walk? Can you leave the imperial city?" Jiajing Emperor said slightly mockingly.
"This..." Huang Jin was speechless.
"Forget it, you go out! I will practice for a while." Emperor Jiajing said boredly.
"Yes..." Huang Jin had just taken two steps, and Emperor Jiajing stopped him and said, "Bring me a pill to help me enter Ding."
"..." Huang Jin wanted to persuade, but didn't know how to speak. At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came out: "The emperor, Hong Lian begs to see you."
"It's Aunt Honglian." Huang Jin was taken aback: "Why is she here now? Is it related to Chen Hong?"
Huang Jin is very wary of Chen Hong now, and he can think of Chen Hong in everything.
Emperor Jiajing didn't know Huang Jin's thoughts circling in his heart at this time, but just said casually: "Come in!"
I saw Honglian push the door in, and put a food container in his hand on the table. After opening it, it turned out to be a bowl of glutinous rice balls.
Honglian held out the glutinous rice balls and said softly: "Your Majesty, this is the glutinous rice balls made for you by the Queen Mother. It is made with a paste of sesame and peanuts. The queen mother said, this is your favorite flavor. ."
Emperor Jiajing looked at the glutinous rice dumplings blankly, and muttered: "How is the mother's queen recently?"
"Back to the emperor, it's still the same, coughing non-stop, loquat cream and snow pear soup have been used, but it seems to be of no effect." Honglian lowered her head and said seriously.
Emperor Jiajing suddenly dropped the whisk in his hand, jumped out of bed, and said, "Go, let me go and see!"
Emperor Jiajing just took two steps, then stopped again, and said, "Bring the glutinous rice balls, and I will eat with my mother and queen."
"Yes… "
Like the Queen Mother Jiang, there was also Sun Hong, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and Bi Yun was holding a bowl of glutinous rice balls in front of him.
"Daddy, are you still eating?" Bi Yun asked, lowering his body, holding a blue and white porcelain bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other. There is half a glutinous rice ball in the spoon, which is also filled with sesame seeds.