Chapter 698 (1/2)

The noisy, harmonious and happy New Year's day has always been the favorite festival of the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is the emperor or the courtiers, or the rich merchants, or the common people, in the first few days of the first day, everyone seems to deliberately maintain a cheerful atmosphere, or really show their inner joy.

In short, walking in the bustling city of Chang'an, you can see the festive atmosphere full of joy. With the expansion of Chang'an City, both the Tang Dynasty and the foreigners are unprepared for the sudden expansion of Chang'an city.

Often in the festival some of the attractions that people forget to return to, naturally, as before, as visitors, bustling.

However, some entertainment activities that only appear in the new year's day and this particular festival have become more and more than in previous years because of the enlargement of Chang'an city. This makes people who do not want to miss every activity have to complain happily because of their ”greed”. Chang'an city is too big, so big that they are sure to see the activities in Dongshi After that, we must miss the activities in the western market.

If you want to meet in the outer city, you must miss the entertainment items in the inner city or some official ceremonies.

People greedily don't want to miss every wonderful activity in Chang'an City, but because of more and more intensive and dynamic activities, they have to start to be puzzled, tangled, contradictory choice, more colorful festival activities.

However, for children, the quality of entertainment activities can be ignored during the festival. As long as the adults can tolerate their wanton behavior and spend some lucky money annually and independently, they are most looking forward to.

New clothes can make a child excited for a night, but when the next day in a completely selfless play, a new dress has long lost control of children's behavior, less than a day, it will naturally become dirty and run back.

But relatively speaking, girls are much more rational in this respect. They are more rational and emotional than boys in terms of their free money and money spending in the new year's day or their new clothes.

Li Lingyue early sent his close eunuch Feng Shaonian, with his famous sting, to zhongshuling's residence in Zhongshu province to invite her good friend Shangguan Waner to play in the palace.

The whole palace was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Its lively atmosphere and luxurious decoration cost more money than in previous years.

Even so, the Tang Dynasty still has abundant funds to decorate all the scenic spots of Chang'an city with brilliant lights. Whether it is temples, Taoist temples, municipal workshops and Dayan pagodas, which are inhabited by foreigners, they are all decorated with bright lights and festive events.

The whole city of Chang'an is like a city that never sleeps on the night of the first day. The curfew was cancelled two days in advance. It seems that Chang'an City, which is full of people, seems to have entered into an endless cycle of 12 hours. No matter whether it is day or night, there is no shortage of people wandering among the streets and streets and the city.

What surprised the people of Chang'an city was that the imperial court continued to give the courtiers a holiday until the Lantern Festival, that is, the Lantern Festival, and had never asked for it or even mentioned it.

The evening of Shangyuan festival in the third year of Yifeng is the most solemn, noisy and lively period in the past year. The sound of the evening drum sounds slowly from the bell tower, and its sounds seem to carry the joy of the festival to all sides of Chang'an, the city that never sleeps.

In the whole Imperial City, the lights are bright as the day, and even the corners are full of a peaceful and festive atmosphere.

The evening drum and morning bell sounded for the last time. Suddenly, a armored army stepped on a neat pace from the gate of the city, escorting several heavily protected carriages, and slowly entered the Imperial City under the escort of bright swords, swords and halberds.

Then I saw that these soldiers began to unload boxes and boxes from the carriage in an orderly manner with orders. Everyone's movements were extremely cautious. Everyone's face was tense and dignified, but also revealed a trace of excitement.

No one knows what these people are doing. Because the people of Chang'an have been informed by the imperial court in advance, when chengwuwei starts to clean the first two streets outside the imperial city on red silk covered horses, people naturally cooperate with chengwuwei to retreat outside.

”What's the matter? What's the surprise today? ” Outside the two streets behind the Jingjie street, the other streets were filled with a crowd of people, waiting one by one. I don't know what the imperial court is going to do today. It's so mysterious. It's the city's military guards who haven't appeared for many days. It's also the armored soldiers who enter the imperial city. This makes people's curiosity rise to the highest level.

Among the people whispering in the crowd, no one doubts whether there is a coup d'etat or something unexpected happened in the Imperial Palace, because people have already received the message that on the day of Shangyuan Festival, the whole imperial city and the surrounding two streets will be under martial law by the imperial court, but then you will see a scene you have never seen in your life.

Li Zhi and Wu Mei were invited to the sky garden of Daming Palace by Li Hong, Pei WANYING and others. Standing in the warm pavilions, Li Zhi and Wu Mei looked at the various scenic spots in Chang'an City under their feet. Today, none of the scenic spots that used to be bright day and night are lighted by lights.At this time, all the royal family members, including the whole royal family, had already slowly stepped up the stairs and stood behind Li Zhi and Wu Mei, Crown Princess and Bai Chun, Li Lingyue and Guan Wan'er. They all looked happy and curious. They didn't know what medicine Li Hong was selling in this gourd.

Under the air pavilions of Daming Palace, which was originally used for gathering and greeting, all the officials of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, dressed in festive casual clothes, were also whispering, guessing what the prince's highness wanted to do today.

No matter the Royal relatives in the castle in the air or the courtiers in front of the hall below, they slowly sat on the chairs prepared for them after the ceremony officials finished the lengthy memorial ceremony.