"The night stand of Boshe Xinpan, Xutang has no dreams, and the third update is also available. The drums of the imperial city welcome the year of the year, and the pine pots in the neighboring courtyard are bright and bright. The La Festival sits on the cup forever, and the spring light comes into view. The first round of the Dou Dou is on the horizon. Hu Song only cuts the sky rooster and sings, and the sound of thousands of officials sounds and puppets."

This is a New Year's Eve customs poem written by Qiu Yu, a native of Xuancheng. On New Year's Eve, a wooden platform is built with pine and cypress branches in his yard, and it is burned until dawn. This is called "Bao Sui Ming".

On the eve of the 44th year of Wanli, outside the hanging flower door of Zhang Yuan’s apartment in Ligelao Hutong west of Beijing Imperial City, a pine and cypress wooden rack was burning warmly, and the fragrance of pine resin was overflowing, which was a festive smell; the rose-colored firelight reflected on the red paper gourds stuck on the doors and windows, the bricks and wood were deep, and the red light was flashing, which was a festive color; the sound of firecrackers, the sound of bidding farewell to the year, the laughter, and the sound of all kinds of festive sounds were filled with the ears—

That night, Zhang Yuan's apartment was filled with relatives and friends, and it was very lively.

A few days ago, Zhang Dai said that he would invite Zhang Yuan and his family to visit the Paozi River to celebrate the New Year together. Zhang Yuan's brother Shang Zhouzuo also invited his sister-in-law and his son-in-law to celebrate the New Year together at Dongsi Pailou. Zhang Yuan was unable to do both, so he discussed with Shang Danran and decided to invite his family and his family to Li Ge Lao Hutong to gather together for the New Year. Zhang Yuan lived in Li Ge Lao Hutong, which was also considered a new house move. According to Shaoxing customs, relatives and friends were together in the first year of his new home.

It is auspicious and blessed to celebrate the New Year, so on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Zhang Yaofang, Zhang Dai and his son, Zhang Yaofang's concubines, Zhang Dai's wife Liu, concubines Suzhi, Li Koer, and four maids. The five of them arrived at Zhang Yuan's residence first. Before they could settle down, Shang and Zhou Zuo, Jinglan, and Jing Hui sisters also arrived. Qi Chengguo, Qi Biaojia and his son arrived later, and the four families celebrated the New Year together. It is conceivable that the bustle of Zhang Yuan's small courtyard house is in Zhang Yuan-

The female family in the inner courtyard chatted together, playing chess, tasting tea, drinking, throwing pots, reciting poems for the New Year, eating a cake made of persimmon cakes, lychees, round eyes, chestnuts, and cooked dates, and eating donkey head meat and putting it in a box. Because donkeys are commonly known as ghosts. Eating donkey meat is "chewing ghosts", which is to pray for peace in the house. The maids and maids are busy pasting blessings and tiger heads on the walls of the room. Putting the lit lamp under the bed is called "light waste". Mu Zhenzhen can't play chess and drinks. She discussed childbirth and parenting with Suzhi, who is also big-bellied, and then got up to take a look at each room. She was worried about a fire, so she went to patrol from time to time...

In the foyer of the outer courtyard, Zhang Yuan, his clan uncle, his clan brother, his inner brother, and Qi Chengyu and his son sat around to drink. They were all fellow townsmen and in-laws, so they were naturally happy. When talking about the past of New Year's Eve in my hometown, there was endless things to say...

Uncle Fu and Uncle Yao are changing peach talismans and sticking door gods. Wuling, Mingyan, Baima, Xue Tong and other young male servants set off firecrackers in front of the door, running and playing with stone balls. Baima and Xue Tong are particularly active, and they run to the cold streets and alleys. When they meet people holding mirrors and listening to divination, they use Shaoxing and Jinling local language to shout, and run away after shouting, which makes the person who listens to the mirror stunned and confused. The customs of the north, praying for the stove on New Year's Eve, ask the back to carry the mirror to go out, and listen to the first words of outsiders to divine good or bad luck. There is an article "Mirror Listening" in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", which is inspiring and funny...

At midnight, the New Year drums sounded from Fengtianmen in the imperial city, and then the sky above the imperial city was filled with brilliant fireworks. The forty-fifth year of Wanli has arrived. The year is in Dingsi, and the Later Jin Nurhaci called this year the second year of Tiande--

On the first day of the New Year, officials above the fourth rank in Beijing were going to attend the ceremony of the dynasty of the Ministry of Rites. Zhang Yuan was a sixth rank editor and was not qualified to attend the meeting, but because he was a lecturer in the Eastern Palace, he also had to attend. At the beginning of the Chou Times, Zhang Yaofang and Zhang Dai took their female family and maids back to the Paozi River first. Qi Chengguo, Qi Biaojia and his son also bid farewell to return to the Ministry of War, and Shang and Zhou Zuo's family stayed here-

Zhang Yuan and his brother Shang Zhouzuo entered the inner courtyard. Fu was weak and sickly and could not stand up at night. He had already gone to Shang Danran's room to rest first. Wang Wei and Shang Jinglan were playing chess. Shang Danran and Xiao Jinghui watched. Zhou's mother hugged Xiao Hongjian and was also on the side. Xiao Jinghui teased Xiao Hongjian from time to time, pinched his face, made a grimace, and used the ends of his hair to lick him. The smiling child was "parent" and laughed.

Seeing Shang and Zhou Zuo, Zhang Yuan came in, Shang Danran and others stood up to Shang and Zhou Zuo, Zhang Yuan blessed the New Year, Zhang Yuan returned the gift, said a few blessing words, and asked Danran: "Why didn't Hongjian sleep?"

Shang Danran said, "I've been asleep early and I've just woken up." He hugged Xiao Hongjian and said softly, "Hongjian, I wish you a happy uncle a New Year and your father a New Year." He put his son's two little hands together and bowed.

The nine-month-old Xiao Hongjian found it very interesting, nodded and shook his hands up and down. His cute smile made the room laugh.

Shang and Zhou Zuo were also a little sleepy, so he went to Zhang Yuan's study to take a nap. Zhang Yuan took Wang Wei and Jing Lan and Jing Hui sisters to set off fireworks outside the hanging flower gate. There was a kind of firework called "Sky Splashing Magnificent" which was made by the skillful craftsman. When it was set off, it looked like a scattered flowers in the sky. Xiao Hui clapped and laughed.

Zhang Yuan stood beside the pine and cypress fire, smelling the fragrance of pine resin, and said, "I'll tell a joke. A businessman in Suzhou celebrated the New Year in Jinling. Seeing the colorful fireworks on both sides of the Qinhuai River, he said to others, 'Even if there are lights in Suzhou at this time, there is no place to set it up.' Why? This person said, 'Suzhou is squeezed by fireworks at this time, and it cannot be set up because there is no space in the sky'."

Wang Wei and Jing Lan and Jing Hui all laughed, their eyes shining like stars.

In the imperial city not far away, various gorgeous fireworks were rising one after another. At this moment, the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty was so real.

...

At the beginning of the Chen period, Zhang Yuan and his brother Shang and Zhou Zuo entered Chengtian Gate together. The Zhengdan Dynasty ceremony was a New Year ceremony. According to the ancestral system, the emperor wanted to personally visit Huangji Hall to accept the worship and congratulations of all officials and four barbarians. However, Emperor Wanli has not attended the Zhengdan Dynasty ceremony for many years, and this year is no exception. It is still under the leadership of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple officials. It is just a formality and formality. Zhang Yuan saw Qin Liangyu in official uniform and four envoys from Korea were also in the queue, and a New Year's greeting seal was submitted to the officials of the Lijian Bureau.

After the court meeting dispersed, all the officials went out of the Huangji Sect one after another. In addition to the soldiers of the Yulin Guard, there were two eunuchs waiting at the gate. It was Zhong Benhua and Han Benyong. The two of them invited Qian Longxi, Guo Wu, Chengji to the order of the prince, Xu Guangqi, Sun Chengzong, Zhang Yuan and Ma Zhiqi to go to Wenhua Hall. The crown prince Zhu Changluo was going to meet the seven lecturers of the East Palace in Wenhua Hall. Zhang Yuan and others came to Wenhua Hall to pay homage to the crown prince. The crown prince said some New Year blessings and gave New Year gifts. Everyone thanked him and thanked him.

Zhang Yuan found an opportunity to ask Zhong Benhua: "When will my father-in-law stay overseas in Qianhai?"

Zhong Benhua said: "On the fifth day of the lunar month, the miscellaneous family gathered outside the palace."

"Okay, I'll come to greet my father-in-law in the afternoon of the fifth day of the lunar month."

Zhang Yuangong bowed and quickly followed his senior brother Xu Guangqi out of Wenhua Sect.

According to convention, the lecturer of the East Palace would go to the cabinet to pay homage to the cabinet ministers, and Zhang Yuan also followed him. Fang Congzhe and Wu Daonan were both here. Fang Congzhe was so embarrassed and angry that he wanted to throw back the prayer letters he handed over to face, but he still endured it again. He was the chief minister and had to appear to be tolerant. Now he threw the prayer letters without any harm to Zhang Yuan, which made him seem to vent his personal anger.

Fang Congzhe smiled faintly and said to Zhang Yuan: "Zhang Xiu has the style of Hai Ruihai Gangfeng. He is upright and upright. He has taught me a lesson for the incompetent dog son. I have to thank Zhang Xiu for it. I heard that the young master of Zhang Xiu is also called Hongjian, so he has the same name as the dog son. It's such a coincidence."

Zhang Yuan said in his heart: "This old guy has a thorn in his words. In the Ming Dynasty officialdom, Hai Rui is a person who keeps people away from him. To put it bluntly, it is a disgusting person. Fang Congzhe praised me as Hai Rui, how dare I take it?" He said respectfully: "The old master is very serious about his words and knowledge. He is young and has little knowledge. He has the intention of loyalty to the emperor and loving the people. The day before yesterday, he had some misunderstandings with the old man and the old man's son. The old man was generous and did not blame the old man, and the old man was grateful. As for the name of the young man's son and the old man's son's son's name, it was a coincidence. The old man has decided to change the name of the child to avoid offense."

Fang Congzhe sneered in his heart, smiled on his face, and said, "How dare you ask the son to change his name? It's my incompetent bad boy who wants to change his name." He smiled and stopped.

Zhang Yuan and the officials left Chengtian Gate and scattered. Except for the officials on duty, they are now on holidays and will be officially in the yamen after the Lantern Festival.

Xu Guangqi and Zhang Yuan walked side by side. Xu Guangqi shook his head and sighed: "Jiezi, you have completely offended Mr. Fang now. It will be too difficult for you to implement the strategy of managing the world and helping the people in the future."

Zhang Yuan said: "Even if this is not the case, I have offended Mr. Fang, this time I will not be able to do so."

Xu Guangqi smiled bitterly, stopped, looked back at the Forbidden City. The rising sun was rising, and the snow on the yellow tiles of Chengtianmen reflected the sunlight, which looked grand and graceful, as if the solemnity of the Ming Dynasty was still there, and he thought to himself: "The monarch is useless, the government orders are not fulfilled, the officials are busy with internal struggles, and they have little concern for the country, the annexation of the powerful, the huge gap between the rich and the poor, the extravagant luxury clothing and food, and the poor are inevitably frozen and discouraged..."

Xu Guangqi was thinking this way, but Zhang Yuan said, "Senior Brother Xu, I want to request an envoy to North Korea."

"Ah." Xu Guangqi was surprised and asked, "Why?"

Zhang Yuan said: "I want to take the opportunity to investigate the preparations in Liaodong and find out the situation of slave chiefs, and then try to restrain the Korean monarch and not be allowed to interact with slave chiefs."

Xu Guangqi pondered for a moment and nodded, "Jie Zi is not a scholar who is empty talk. He is for the country and the people, and is not afraid of being far away from danger. I am admired by my brother. But will Master Wu allow you to leave Beijing? You are Master Wu's master Wu's master Wu's master. The Beijing inspection is about to begin. This is an extraordinary period."

Zhang Yuan said: "I will explain to Master Wu that Ding Si Jingcha is just a temporary gain or loss, so there is no need to take it too seriously."

After parting with Xu Guangqi, Zhang Yuan went to visit Yang Lian, the secretary of the house. When talking about his mission to North Korea, Yang Lian firmly opposed it at first, believing that the importance of Beijing inspection is far greater than that of North Korea. He hoped that Zhang Yuan would stay to help him and Donglin and others. Zhang Yuan said: "Students are now thorns in Fang Ge Lao's side. If students leave for a while, it would be better." He thought to himself: "It is better to do some field investigations than to stay in Beijing for intrigue. Moreover, Donglin's turnaround is with Zhu Changluo, so there is only waiting."

Seeing that Zhang Yuan had decided, Yang Lian had to give up.

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