"... From then on, every Lantern Festival, lantern riddle guessing activities will be held everywhere." Here, after Lu Bing finished speaking, he smiled and asked the old man, "Old man, am I right?"
"Sure enough, this nobleman is knowledgeable and admired by the old man. However, this is a legend. Can you explain the origin of the Lantern Festival from ancient times to the present?" The old man smiled.
"Aren't you shameless?" Yang Sen asked uncomfortably.
"The old man doesn't dare to fool me!" The old man waved his hand quickly and pushed the lantern into Lu Bing's hand. "Regardless of whether the adult can tell it or not, this question is considered to be an adult's victory, but the old man still wants to ask the noble one or two. , I hope to know more."
There were more and more onlookers, and some of them said loudly: "This master, let me say more, and give us more insights!"
When Lu Bing saw this, Xiuying also looked at herself eagerly. His eyes meant that she wanted to hear the story. Lu Bing also wanted to show her more in front of her, hoping Xiuying could call herself daddy one day. So I opened the mouth and said, "Then I will say a few more words. If you say something wrong, don't mind if you say it badly."
"No, no!" everyone said.
"According to Sima Qian's "Historical Records" of the Han Dynasty, the Lantern Festival originated in the time of Emperor Wen Wen..."
Of course Lu Bing didn't know. At this time, someone was whispering in their direction.
In order to please his daughter, Lu Bing continued to preach: "... After the death of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, the son of Hou Lv, became the emperor. He was the Emperor Hui of the Han. After the death of Emperor Huidi of the Han Dynasty, Queen Lv took over the political affairs, reused Zhu Lu and rejected Liu, turning Liu's world into Lu's world. The veteran court officials and Liu's clan were deeply indignant, but because of fear of Lu's cruelty, Dare to be angry but dare not speak."
Lu Bingkan talked: "After Queen Lu died, the Lu family was afraid of being hit and repelled. They conspired to launch a coup at the house of General Lu Lu and completely seize Liu’s country. Unexpectedly, this incident spread to King Qi. In the ears of Liu Nang. In order to protect the Liu family, Liu Nang decided to fight against Zhu Lu. He contacted Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, the founding ministers of the Han Dynasty, and finally settled Zhu Lu’s rebellion. After the rebellion, he supported Liu Bang’s second son. Liu Heng ascended the throne as Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. After Zhu Lu's rebellion, Emperor Han Wen deeply felt that the peaceful and prosperous age was hard to come by, so he set the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to quell Zhu Lu's rebellion as the day of happiness with the people. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Every family in the capital celebrated with lanterns and festoons. Emperor Wen also went to the palace to play in the evening to have fun with the people and celebrate the peace. Since then, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has become a universal festival-the Lantern Festival..."
As the audience listened intently, Xiuying's eyes at Lu Bing became more and more admired.
In order to win the heart of his daughter, Lu Bing said more carefully: "... In the ten years of Emperor Yongping of the Han Ming Dynasty, Cai Yan obtained Buddhism from India and since then Buddhism has officially spread to the Central Plains. In order to promote Buddhism, Liu Zhuang, the Han Ming emperor, ordered the Lantern Festival. The festival "burns lanterns to show the Buddha" in palaces and temples to show respect for Buddhism. Later, these customs spread to the people. The custom of lamps.
By the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the custom of lanterns was more popular during the Lantern Festival. The Emperor of Liang Jianwen, Xiao Gang, once wrote a "Let's Deng Fu", describing the scene of lanterns during the Lantern Festival: "The oil in the south is full, and the lacquer in the west is burning. Su Zheng rests in peace, and the wax comes out of Longchuan. The slanting rays of light reflect and reflect. Cheng Xian.” Along with Zhang Deng watching the lanterns, there was also a mixed game. At that time, the streets and alleys will be very lively. "Beishi·Liuyu Biography" contains: "Every first month, watch the night, fill the streets and crowds, gather together to play with friends, beat the drums to the sky, and light the torch. People wear animal masks, men wear clothes for women, and advocate good miscellaneous tricks. Strange and alien.” And there are customs such as temple portals and worship to the silkworm god. "Jing Chu Sui Shi Ji": "Make bean curd, anoint it with oil, and use the temple gate", "In the evening, welcome Zigu, sericulture in the future, and occupy all things." In the north, there is a drama of clustering. "The Book of Northern Qi·Erzhu Wenchang Biography": "Wei's old custom uses the fifteenth day and night of the first lunar month as the play of playing bamboo clusters."
In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, a minister once proposed to Emperor Wen of Sui that the Lantern Festival celebrations should be banned. The reason was that the grand Lantern Festival was a waste of financial resources, and the male and female companions were depraved. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty banned the Lantern Festival celebrations due to the limited national power in the world and due to considerations of ethics and education. But by the time of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, this prohibition was widened, and the imperial court also took the lead in putting up lights to entertain. There were 30,000 performers and 15,000 musicians at the gates of the palace. The audience was not counted. Count, the lights will go on all night long. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also watched the Lantern Festival Lantern Market many times, and wrote a poem: "The lantern tree shines with a thousand light, the flower flames seven branches." The folks also put up colorful lanterns, set off pink fires, and the lights illuminate the world, which will never go out all night. Singing and dancing day and night. There is also a hundred opera entertainment, "Sui Shu · Changsun Ping Biography": "The people's drama on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the painting of clothes is the image of the early morning."
In the Tang Dynasty, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the year was officially designated as the day for viewing lanterns. Tang Xuanzong also stipulated three days before and after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as the day of lanterns. On the Lantern Festival, the hundred schools of lanterns are eighty feet high. In addition to the lanterns, fireworks were set off, which was called the "fire tree" in the Tang Dynasty poets' poems on Lantern Festival..."
Lu Bingwan said, everyone was immersed in it. Following Lu Bing's narration, they exclaimed from time to time, expressing feelings of the ancient Lantern Festival. Even Lianqiu, Li Shizhen, Shitou, Yang Sen, and Xueyan were fascinated by it: "The seasonal food of the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty has a face cocoon." Kaiyuan Tianbao legacy: "every first month on the 15th, a face cocoon is made." The Lantern Festival evolved from the noodle cocoon."
Hearing this, Xiuying interrupted: "Father, didn't you just say that the Lantern Festival was passed down by the Lantern Festival girl in the Han Dynasty?"
Lu Bing was a little embarrassed, and said, "That is a legend, this is a historical record, there are some discrepancies."
"What Lantern Festival girl?" Old Hanqi asked.
Yang Sen hurriedly spoke and told Dongfang Shuo to fool Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and told the story about the girl making the Lantern Festival. The onlookers listened and laughed.
The few people in black in the distance couldn't help but feel anxious to see that not only were there fewer people around Lu Bing, but more and more.
"Why are there more and more people around him."
"Don't act rashly. The adults said that they are hard to get home. We must seize this opportunity and succeed in one blow."
"If you can get the news early to arrange it, it won't be so tricky."
"And aren't we only responsible for monitoring the Lu family? Why suddenly an order was given to let us act on their women and children..."