The next day, the first day of the first lunar month, was commonly known as Yuan Day in the Tang Dynasty.
On this day, it is basically a day for ordinary people to walk around with relatives and friends and pay New Year greetings to each other.
Putting on the new clothes that I would never let go of on weekdays, I led the whole family on the street, going in and out of the east house and the west house! The adults' faces were glowing. Regardless of whether they recognized each other or not, they would like to say "Happy New Year" first!
The child also held his bulging pockets, held his head high, and proudly showed off his new clothes and snacks to his friends.
There were also a few children who were like kings of children, surrounded by a large group of little followers, whistling through the streets like the north wind. Even if a few children accidentally slipped and fell to the ground, they did not feel any pain and continued on. He quickly got up and chased his "troops".
These children who slipped may not have noticed yet. Behind them, their parents looked at their clothes covered in mud and snow foam, and their eyebrows almost stood up!
Of course, even if they could see it now, they probably wouldn't take it seriously! Not spanking children during the Chinese New Year has been a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years! It's just that after the New Year, it's unclear whether old and new grudges will come together.
However, this kind of happiness only belongs to the people of the Tang Dynasty, and as officials, even casual officials like Xiao Han cannot be the same as them.
I write just because officials have a more important thing: to pay New Year greetings to the emperor!
I don’t know which evil-minded guy could not sleep at night and came up with such a rule!
Xiao Han, who had been keeping vigil until midnight yesterday, had not slept for two hours when he was pushed up by Xue Pan. He put on his clothes in a daze and drove to the gate of the palace in a car.
We arrived at Chang'an City in the dark, and when we arrived at the entrance of the palace, the sun was only half-peeping from the east.
But at this time, the palace gate was crowded with ministers who came to pay New Year's greetings! And there were not only court ministers, but also some foreign envoys among them, tremblingly waiting to greet the "honorable Majesty the Khan of Heaven" on behalf of their king.
"Rumble..."
The melodious bells rang from the Bell and Drum Towers. Along with the bells, the tall vermilion palace doors were opened one after another. A cold wind mixed with dust blew past, blowing the ministers who were waiting outside with cold hands and feet. Immediately the spirit was shocked! No longer caring about exchanging pleasantries with their colleagues, they all threw their legs aside, filed in through the open palace door, and ran straight to the Tai Chi Hall.
Looking at the posture, those who knew it said it was to pay New Year greetings to the emperor, but those who didn't know it thought there was a dog chasing him from behind!
Xiao Han was always too lazy to move about this kind of thing. Seeing a group of people rushing forward, he just yawned and slowly stopped at the back of the crowd, with several people on the road. The ministers who were unsteady walked forward together.
"Ahem, little kid, come here and give me a hand. Why don't you have any awareness of respecting the old and caring for the young? Hey, the world is really going downhill, and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be~" After entering the palace, I just walked up to the clean and tidy house. In the square, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind!
"A veteran of three dynasties?!" Xiao Hanlian heard this voice unexpectedly. He was stunned for a moment, then stopped suddenly and turned his head to look back!
Behind him, an old man with white beard and hair and a kind face was looking at him with a smile.
"Are you here too?" Something seemed to touch my heart. The original fatigue and complaints were swept away at this moment, replaced by full joy!
"Hahaha, cough...how can I be so young on such a big day?" Qiu Fu laughed loudly, but before he even laughed twice, he coughed violently. Xiao Han was shocked and hurriedly rushed up. While supporting him, he patted his back.
The two have not seen each other for a long time. Xiao Han has not changed much, but Qiu Fu is obviously older. Even his originally clear eyes are a little cloudy at this time, and his body is even thinner and thinner, as if he will be blown away by a gust of wind. Pretty average.
Not daring to stay outside longer, Xiao Han hurriedly helped Qiu Fu to the Tai Chi Hall, found the warmest coiled dragon pillar, took four or five cushions, and put them under Qiu Fu, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. , completely ignoring the resentful eyes of several officials in green robes around them.
"Ahem, I heard that your kid went to Lingnan a while ago?" Qiu Fu asked with half-squinted eyes after enjoying Xiao Han's service with peace of mind.
"Haha, I went there!" Xiao Han also leaned on the Coiling Dragon Pillar and sat down next to the old man. The Coiling Dragon Pillar had long been burned by the Earth Dragon. As soon as he leaned on it, he suddenly felt a heat flow coming from behind. It penetrated his whole body, making him almost groan from the cold just now.
"Haha, are you comfortable?" Qiu Fu glanced at Xiao Han and said with a smile: "I heard that Lingnan is like spring all year round, but it is never so cold."
"Yes!" Xiao Han closed his eyes comfortably and murmured: "But it's warm there. If you really live there, it's not as cold or hot as here. There are four distinct seasons. It's comfortable to live here."
"Hahaha, that's right!" Qiu Fu opened his toothless mouth and nodded in agreement. Just when he was about to say something else, he heard a bell ringing in front of him, and the originally noisy hall immediately fell silent.
"Congratulations to my emperor, May you have a prosperous future and a long life without borders!"
I don’t know who took the lead. After a while, all the civil and military officials in the hall bowed in unison. Although Xiao Han was too lazy to move, he was not willing to stand alone, so he also stood up and bowed along with the others.
It was already the Chinese New Year, so the emperor naturally couldn't keep a straight face anymore, so he happily picked up a few auspicious words and was immediately greeted by a wave of flattery.
Such flattery on weekdays will naturally attract a group of disdainful looks, especially those scholar-bureaucrats who are noble and civilized. They can't wait to jump out and scold the sycophant, so as to demonstrate their noble character.
But today, even the most old-fashioned Wei Zheng just watched all this happily, and would never do the embarrassing thing of burning harps and boiling cranes.
Xiao Han was no stranger to this Yuanri ceremony. He knew that what was coming next would be filled with useless nonsense, so when no one was paying attention, he sat down again and exchanged a few words with Qiu Fu. While chatting, what did the etiquette officer say and what did the emperor say? What the hell did he do? !
The two of them whispered for a long time below. When Xiao Han raised his head again and looked forward, it was almost the turn of the foreign envoys to present their congratulatory forms and hand them over for worship.
Because they defeated the arrogant Turks in one battle, and also wiped out all the disobedient small countries around them, the Tang Dynasty has now become the lord of all nations! Countless kings came running along the pole to fawn over them, and presented many tributes that even Xiao Han had never seen or heard of!
