The fifth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as Po Wu.
According to "The List of Gods", Jiang Ziya made the wife who betrayed him a "poor god" and ordered her to "return as soon as she is broken". According to myths and legends, Jiang Ziya’s wife was a very annoying husband-carrying woman. After being made the Poor God, she became even more annoying. I haven’t heard of anyone liking the Poor God, right? So people "break" her on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and let her "go home immediately" - go back immediately!
"Bro Wu" means "all the taboos before breaking the five can be broken on this day." Generally speaking, from New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, there are many rules and taboos, such as not making new meals, not going out to visit taboo doors, not saying unlucky words, not sweeping the floor and sprinkling water, and not opening shops, etc. But by the fifth day of the lunar month, all taboos were broken.
During the Spring Festival, all the large and small shops in Chang'an City are closed from the beginning of the new year, and they choose to open on the fifth day of the first lunar month, because the fifth day of the first lunar month is also known as the Holy Day of Wealth, and it is believed that choosing this day to open the market will definitely attract wealth. precious.
Just after that time, the east and west city gates, which had been closed for many days, were finally opened. The people of Chang'an City, who had been silent for a long time, could finally go to major stores to buy happily! Moreover, the New Year has just passed, and those families who usually have family members traveling out of town for business are still in a state of family reunion. Once the East and West Markets open, they can take their families to go shopping and make up for their daily debts.
On this day, Chang'an City is full of vitality again!
Yunshan.
Li Zexuan did not "fight the bandits" with his family today. That thing was just a temporary joke on his part. For him who has played with various electronic and digital devices, the attraction of playing cards is not that strong. Li Tai, Ye Fashan and others have been quite obsessed with this recently. Yesterday, Li Zexuan simply gave them all two decks of cards at home.
It is said that the student dormitory of Yanhuang Academy was very lively last night, and Li Zexuan was too lazy to care. As the saying goes, it is better to block than to open up. It was during the holiday anyway, and he also ordered Li Tai not to use poker cards to gamble in the academy. These students could just play if they wanted to. Let them play!
Children who know how to play will do well!
This is a concept that Li Zexuan adheres to very much. In his previous life, all the top students around him were better at playing basketball, football, and video games than he was.
After sending away the group of "little gamblers", the courtyard suddenly became quiet. Li Zexuan was currently revising the drawings in the study!
The second year of Zhenguan is here, and many "big projects" in his hands that have not been started before must also be started.
Dams, machine tools, and power stations are all major events and major projects. There are many issues involved, and it is not possible to consider them all in a short time.
"Master! The eldest son of the Wang family sent someone to deliver a letter~!"
While frowning in thought, Xiao Xi knocked on the study door and whispered.
"Oh? Bring it in quickly~!"
In the study, Li Zexuan came back from his deep thoughts and said quickly.
With a "squeak", Xiao Xi came in with a letter, handed it to Li Zexuan, and said: "Here! Master! Miss Leng sent it here on horseback. He has already gone down the mountain~!"
Li Zexuan seemed to have something in his heart. He looked northwest and said after a while: "Okay, I understand!"
Xiao Xi bowed, exited the study, and closed the door very considerately.
Li Zexuan lowered his head, tore open the envelope, and took out a piece of rice paper with a line of small regular script written on it: "If you don't go out on the first day of the new year, you won't go home on the fifth day of the new year! The road to Qizhou is long and difficult. I will definitely remember your teachings. Be honest and upright, self-denying and dedicated to the public, and benefit the whole country! We say goodbye today, but I don’t know when we will meet again. If you come to Qizhou in the future, I will definitely have wine and talk with you! Treasure it! - Cousin Wang Ren’s letter!"
"Alas! I didn't expect Renbiao to go to Qizhou to take up his post so soon! I wish him a safe journey!"
Li Zexuan put away the letter, looked northwest, and sighed softly.
A few years ago, Wang Renbiao told him that he would go to Qizhou to take up a post after the new year, but Li Zexuan didn't expect that he would leave on the fifth day of the new year.
Qizhou is located more than a hundred miles northwest of Chang'an City. It is considered a relatively wealthy state and county. Wang Renbiao went to Qizhou here, probably to "gild" according to the arrangements of the Wang family, so there would be basically no problems.
"The imperial edict has arrived~!"
By coincidence, as soon as Li Zexuan put down the letter, a sharp voice came from outside the house, and then Xiao He's urgent call came: "Master, someone is coming from the palace!"
"Yeah! Here we come!"
Li Zexuan frowned, stood up and went out.
"Marquis Yong'an accepts the order~!"
An old eunuch stood at the door, his eyes were gloomy, and his cold aura made the air around him feel colder.
Li Zexuan narrowed his eyes. He had never seen the old eunuch in front of him before, and he looked quite unfamiliar.
"Your Majesty, Li Zexuan, listen to your orders!"
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Li Zexuan bowed.
"The Holy Mountain calls you to the palace immediately. Marquis Yong'an, please quickly pack up and enter the palace with our family!"
The old eunuch held the fly whisk and said expressionlessly.
Li Zexuan looked puzzled and said: "I followed the Holy Order and stayed at home to reflect. I wonder why Your Majesty summoned me to the palace again?"
The old eunuch said with a smile: "You are wrong, Marquis Yong'an. It was the Supreme Emperor who asked you to enter the palace for the banquet, not His Majesty!"
Your Majesty! Li Yuan!
Li Zexuan's pupils shrank, and he secretly thought that those who come are really evil, and those who are kind never come! On New Year's Eve, just after beating up that boy Li Yuanchang's subordinate, the other party's father came over to look for trouble! They even went to the palace to have a banquet. Wasn’t this the Hongmen Banquet for this special girl?
"The Supreme Emperor has abdicated, why can Zhongzhi leave the palace? Isn't my father-in-law falsely passing on the imperial edict?"
Li Zexuan raised his head, looked directly at the old eunuch, and said in a deep voice.
One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and one country cannot tolerate two monarchs. It is true that Li Yuan is the Supreme Emperor, but now that Li Er is in power, it is naturally impossible for Li Yuan to dictate state affairs! The most he can do is "do it" in the palace. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for his will to spread out of the palace!
The old eunuch's expression changed, and he said in a cold voice: "How bold are you, Marquis Yong'an! Even if the Supreme Emperor has abdicated, he is still the most powerful person in the world! How can I allow you to be so contemptuous~?"
"Haha! Why have I ever despised it? I am just doubting the authenticity of this imperial edict!"
Li Zexuan glanced at him sideways and said tit for tat without showing any signs of weakness.
"you!"
The old eunuch suddenly changed his color, his chest rose and fell sharply for a moment, and finally suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "This is indeed not an imperial edict, but it is what the Supreme Emperor meant! The Supreme Emperor wants to invite you, Marquis Yong'an, to the palace for a banquet. Could it be that Marquis Yong'an still doesn't want to Don’t you dare to go~?”
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First update!
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