It was as if a hole had been torn open in the sky, and large snowflakes poured endlessly into the world. Looking around, no other colors could be seen on the earth, only endless white.
"A world of ice and snow."
Li Shan stood at the concierge, warming himself by the fire while watching the young men shoveling snow outside. He originally wanted to work together, but unfortunately he was stopped by the guards.
In fact, there is really no need to sweep and shovel the snow. That is to say, there are many idle people in the village, and after all, there is nothing else to do now, otherwise the sweeping may not be as fast as the snow falling.
Just this morning, Li Shan got up early, but he couldn't push the door open... The door was blocked by accumulated snow!
A few days ago, Li Shan was thinking about getting a snowboard to play with...forget it, if he fell in, he might not be able to get it out.
"It's been three days." Xiaoman carefully peeled the pine nuts and stuffed them into Li Shan's mouth, muttering: "I've never seen such heavy snow."
"Anyway, Brother Huairen went to Sinong Temple just to sleep." Zhang Wenguan on the side chuckled and said, "Just two days of rest."
Li Shan squinted his eyes and said jokingly: "I don't care as a brother, but you can relax for a few days."
A few months ago, when he returned to Chang'an from Daizhou, his eldest brother came to Beijing with orders to control the wild Zhang Wenguan. During this period, he has been locked at home and studying. I heard that he is planning to take the imperial examination next year.
Three days ago, Brother Zhang Wenguan went to Cui Mansion to pay a visit. It happened that Cui Shiyiniang was picking plum blossoms. Zhang Wenguan took the initiative to invite Ying to come to Zhuangzi... but the road was blocked by heavy snow and he could not go back. He was very happy playing here.
Of course it’s fun here. No one forces me to read, but I can force Li Shan to recite poems. When he’s interested, he can build a few snowmen. If he’s shameless, he can also have snowball fights with the children in the village... After all, he’s only sixteen years old. Here's the young man.
Seeing the pine nuts that Xiaoman put into Li Shan's mouth with his skillful hands, Zhang Wenguan could only peel the pine nuts himself and asked curiously: "Brother Huairen, have you chosen the candidate?"
Li Shan shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to choose a candidate."
"It's not that long, it's the third day of February, so it's just over two months."
Zhang Wenguan asked about Li Shan's crowning ceremony on the third day of February next year. According to the weekly system, the crowning ceremony is held when a man is twenty years old.
This is a very important etiquette that requires a host, a guest, a deputy guest and a praiser.
Other positions are easy to say, but generally speaking, the host...that is, the position of master, logically speaking, should be the father, brother, or elder of the clan, but Li Shan does not have this condition.
Zhang Wenguan asked a question a few days ago, and Mrs. Zhu's expression was not very good... Obviously, this strong-tempered mother never wanted her son to be crowned in the name of Shen Guogong.
It would have been really hard to handle last year, but now that Li Shan is included in the clan, there may be other ways... For example, Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan, who lost his father when he was young, was crowned last year, and was presided over by Dou Cong, who was Zong Zhengqing at the time. of.
Li Shan calculated in his mind that according to his own wishes, the host should be Li Keshi or Yu Wenshiji. Ling Jing was also a personal choice. The main guests could be Li Qianyou and Chai Shao, and the deputy guests and praisers could be Su Dingfang and Ma Zhou. .
But unfortunately this is impossible. Chai Shao and Su Dingfang may still have the possibility. Most of the others are deeply involved in the fight for the heir. For such an important etiquette, I can invite them to watch the ceremony, but I cannot hold the position. As for Ma Zhou, then It's even more impossible, this person is still maintaining the image of being disgusted with Li Shan.
The current Zong Zhengqing is Li Xiaogong. Logically speaking, this person will make a good match. Perhaps Cui Xin can be chosen as the guest of honor, and the others can't choose Li Xiaogong. The deputy guest doesn't know whether Wen Yanbo is willing to do so. Su Dingfang was the one who praised.
But if he wanted Li Xiaogong to come forward, he would have to ask Li Yuan in advance... Li Shan secretly thought that he had checked the etiquette procedures for the crown ceremony a few days ago. His father died early, and after the crown ceremony was over, he needed to offer sacrifices to the tablet as a sign of his death.
Think of it as offering incense to your deceased father in your previous life.
Thinking about these, Li Shan said casually: "What do you want to eat for lunch?"
"Hot pot, hot pot!" Zhang Wenguan blurted out, "It happens to be meat, and it happens to be cold!"
There happened to be meat, but that was because a cow froze to death in Zhuangzi, and there was no way to report it to the Chang'an County government office due to heavy snowfall and blocked roads, so it couldn't just be left there, right?
It happens to be freezing cold, and the dissected beef will be frozen hard in a while. Then use a dagger to cut out the meat as thin as snowflakes. It is best to use it for hot pot.
However, Li Shan was a little hesitant. He was tired of eating these past few days, and the seasonings were not easy to match. Every time he had a mushroom soup pot... a hot pot without chili would be soulless.
Thinking of this, Li Shan felt sad. He was afraid that he would never have the chance to eat chili pepper again in his life.
At this time, when he heard the sound of horse hooves, Li Shan looked over and said with a smile: "Brother Dingfang is back."
Su Dingfang strode into the entrance hall, "I just met Brother Wen Xi on my way back."
Zhang Wenguan jumped up all of a sudden, his voice trembling, "Brother is here?"
Su Dingfang looked at Zhang Wenguan calmly, "Brother Wenxi is surprised why a certain person goes to the Yamen every day."
Well, Li Shanqian laughed a few times and said that heavy snow blocked the road and made it difficult to pass, but there was really no way to enter the city. After all, it was only a few steps away from Chang'an.
After being summoned by Li Yuan that day, Li Shanxin had doubts, and it happened to be snowing heavily, so he used this as an excuse... As for Zhang Wenguan, it was just for laziness!
Hearing the deliberately aggravated footsteps outside, Li Shan stood up and straightened his clothes before going out. He saluted, "Brother Wen Xi."
"Meet the King of Handan." Zhang Wenxi, who was in his thirties, said with a serious face, "I have troubled Your Highness these days."
"No trouble, no trouble." Li Shan stood to the side, revealing Zhang Wenguan behind him.
"Brother..."
Zhang Wenxi ignored his younger brother, but looked at Li Shan, "A few months ago in Daizhou, Erlang was taught by His Highness, and he improved his knowledge, which was of great benefit."
The smile on Li Shan's face can hardly be maintained. This guy has gone crazy in Daizhou and Zhuangzi... You are beating around the bush and scolding me for misleading my disciples!
"I've heard for a long time that His Highness's poems are exquisite. It's been snowing for three days, so he must have a masterpiece!" Zhang Wenxi looked at his younger brother, "I think Erlang has a lot of experience this time..."
Zhang Wenguan lowered his head and said nothing. Li Shan quickly asked his servants to pack up his things. It happened that there was no need to eat hot pot in the evening, but beef casserole... It happened that the official office under Sinong Temple sent fans here some time ago. .
There are also vermicelli in this era, but they are not potato or sweet potato vermicelli, but mung bean vermicelli, which tastes better.
Watching the carriage go away, Li Shan stood outside the door and suddenly realized that the heavy snow that had lasted for five days had finally stopped.
"Huairen."
"Huh?" Li Shan was about to go back when another carriage stopped not far away. The one who got off the carriage was Ling Jing, who had just left the office.
They are over 50 years old and still go to work every day.
"You didn't go today?" Ling Jing was also speechless. Even if he went to Sinong Temple just for fun, he still had to show off.
"Ling Gong, Huairen." Su Dingfang whispered: "Your Majesty summoned you today."
"What?"
"What?"
Both Ling Jing and Li Shan's expressions changed.
(End of chapter)
