There are more and more lanterns launched, not only the eyes of the people and tourists in Chang'an are not enough, but the well-informed Zheng Peng is also dazzled:

Some of the lanterns are exquisitely made, some of the lanterns are unique, some of the lanterns are huge, and there are all kinds of lanterns made with the theme of historical story figures, which impressed Zheng Peng with three lanterns:

The first is the heron lantern, which is also known as the marquee lantern of later generations, in which a candle is lit, and the heat generated by the candle causes air currents to rotate the wheel shaft. There are paper-cuts on the wheel, and the candlelight projects the shadow of the paper-cut on the screen, and the image keeps moving, as if in a play, which is very interesting, and many children and foreign friends follow to watch;

The second is the lantern of the nine fairies made by Pingkang Fang Qunfang Yuan, the nine fairies not only have their own characteristics, but also lifelike, not to the point of being fake, each fairy also holds a delicate lantern in her hand, which leaves a very deep impression;

The last one is the lamp wheel, that is, the lamp wheel of Zhou Shangshu that Lan Duo said, more than fifteen zhang high, hung with lanterns, this lamp wheel is very similar to the big windmill, this lamp wheel is different from the past, it has been improved, with gears for transmission, when the gear is driven to drive the gear, the light wheel slowly rotates under the drive of the gear, and it looks very spectacular from a distance, like the legendary Hot Wheels.

After watching it for more than half an hour, I watched the lanterns selected by the people.

If the people on the parade had walked faster, they would probably have turned back from the Mingde Gate.

"Finally after reading it, how many lanterns are there in the primary selection?" Li Bai sighed.

Huang San thought for a while, guessed and said: "Chang'an County and Wannian County each sent a thousand women as parade envoys, I saw it just now, an average of two or three women looked at one lantern, this batch of lanterns is about eight hundred." ”

Guo Ziqi felt and said: "In the whole Chang'an City, there are millions of lanterns, and these 800 can be described as one in a hundred, which is really addictive." ”

A little star appeared in Lan Duo's eyes, and he said with some excitement: "I have also seen the Shangyuan Festival in the Western Regions before, and I feel that it is much more lively and prosperous than our Tuqishi, and when I arrived in Chang'an, I knew that there were mountains outside the mountain, no matter what, the county lord decided to watch the Shangyuan Festival Lantern Festival here every year in the future." ”

Lin Xun'er took Lan Duo's hand and said with a smile: "County Lord, it's simple, find a husband in Chang'an to marry, move to Chang'an, and you can see it every year in the future." ”

Speaking of getting married, Rao is Landuo is enthusiastic and unrestrained, but also a little embarrassed, and when he was about to say that he hadn't thought about this kind of problem, Zheng Peng on the side suddenly laughed.

Just for a moment, Lan Duo, who was a little shy just now, immediately looked like an enraged rooster, glared at him on the spot, pointed at Zheng Peng and said angrily: "Zheng Peng, what are you laughing at, dare to laugh at this county lord?" ”

What do you mean, when you talk about getting married, you snicker, is this mocking yourself that no one wants it?

Lan Duo's face was frosty, his eyes were like sharp blades, as if he wanted to devour Zheng Peng alive, Zheng Peng was startled, and quickly explained: "No, there is absolutely no meaning to joke the county lord, I just remembered a funny joke." ”

"Jokes? What a joke" Lan Duo said a little domineeringly: "If you can't say it, see how the county lord cleans you up." ”

Zheng Peng was a little helpless, for fear that this girl who was not afraid of the sky and the earth would find trouble for herself, coughed dryly, and said: "There is a young man from the Western Regions, to... Chang'an study, once inadvertently said, in order to pay the bundle (the meaning of tuition), Ye Niang sold a cow, the second year also said the same, classmates and friends feel that his family is poor, in order to study the most important cattle sold is not easy, you know, for the common people, cattle is an indispensable helper in farming, have the heart to help him, often invite him to eat. ”

"Unexpectedly, in the third year, he said this again, so his classmates asked him, selling cattle every year to repair the bundle, how many cattle there are in his family, the young man from the Western Regions counted it, and said not much, there are only more than 1,000 heads left in the family, and more than 30,000 sheep, hahaha."

Speaking of the back, Zheng Peng couldn't help laughing.

This is a joke about a low-key tyrant in later generations, and Zheng Peng translated it and turned it into something related to Datang.

After the joke was over, the embarrassing thing was that the others couldn't find the laughing point at all, only Zheng Peng laughed alone, and Lan Duo frowned and said: "What does it mean, the young man in the Western Regions has a bad character and deliberately takes advantage of his classmates?" Zheng Peng, what do you mean, alluding to the fact that the county lord takes advantage of you? ”

Speaking of this, Lan Duo said with some indignation: "The goods of the Three Treasures are unimpeded in the Western Regions, and no one dares to make up their minds, this is the credit of the county lord, and besides, my share is not much." ”

Han one, just laughed, how did you get this, Zheng Peng saw Lan Duo, who wanted to run away, and immediately said with a straight face: "What is the county lord talking about, am I Zheng Peng that kind of person, in fact, I mean, with the beauty and position of the county lord, I really want to marry to Chang'an, I don't know how many young talents break their heads to get the favor of the county lord." ”

These words are like words, Lan Duo was not changed by Zheng Peng, and continued to ask: "You haven't said it yet, what were you laughing at just now?" ”

Zheng Peng was a little helpless, so he had to continue to flicker: "There is a proverb in our hometown, the happiest thing is that the beloved is by your side, and your friend is opposite, and the opposite side means that you live close, the county lord is my friend, and my friend is here, can you be unhappy?" ”

Lan Duo looked at Zheng Peng with some doubts, her eyes were a little disbelieving, but she seemed to remember something, her pretty face was slightly red, and she pouted and said, "Forget it, this county lord has a lot, and I don't care about you." ”

Li Bai looked at Zheng Peng thoughtfully, and then at Lan Duo, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and quickly changed the topic: "Which one do you think is the most beautiful in the lantern parade just now?" ”

Guo Ziqi thought about it and said honestly: "The first Nine Heavens Qihe is very beautiful and amazing, and after seeing so much later, I still think it is the best." ”

Zheng Bing shook his head: "The flower fairy is good-looking, it looks like a fairy." ”

"Fire Tree Lotus" Lin Xun'er said with certainty: "It's beautiful and novel, especially when it blooms, it feels like a dream." ”

Everyone, you say a word to me, which lantern is the most beautiful, which lantern may be the lamp that can be lit by the emperor.

Li Bai saw that Huang San, who had always been very active in speaking, was silent, and couldn't help but say curiously: "Huang San, according to you, which lantern is the most beautiful?" ”

Huang San shook his head and said: "These lanterns are beautiful, but they are far away from the palace. ”

After Huang San reminded them, the people present remembered that the lantern parade just now was just a folk lantern parade, and the real highlight was the palace lantern festival presided over by Li Longji himself.

In terms of technology, the palace gathers the best craftsmen in the world; In terms of wealth, the whole world belongs to the emperor's family, and now the treasury of the Tang Dynasty is very full, and Li Longji is a special master who can spend money.

It is no exaggeration to say that after Li Longji ascended the throne, Chang'an's Shangyuan Festival became more and more beautiful year by year.

The folk lanterns alone have opened Lan Duo's eyes, and when she heard that there are better and more beautiful lanterns behind, Lan Duo became excited on the spot: "The palace lantern parade, why hasn't it started yet?" When does it start? ”

At this time, another gong and drum sounded, and as soon as he heard the familiar sound of gongs and drums, Huang San immediately said happily: "County Lord, listen, this is the sound of gongs and drums is the signal of the palace lantern parade." ”

Just as Lan Duo was eager to try, Lin Xun'er spoke: "This year's palace lantern festival is probably not as lively as before. ”

"Sister Lin, why?" This time it was Zheng Bing who asked.

Lin Xun'er explained: "The lanterns of the palace are mainly beautifully shaped and expensive palace lanterns and flower wheels, every year, the flower wheels are the highlight of the palace lantern festival, I remember the most shocking is the second year of the first day, the emperor ordered people to make a lantern wheel as high as 20 zhang outside the Anfu Gate, dressed in brocade, decorated with gold and jade, enough to burn 50,000 lamps, from a distance like a fire tree and silver flowers, under the lamp wheel there are thousands of clothes Luo Qi, drag the brocade, Yao Zhucui, the palace maid who applied incense powder. A flower crown and a towel are worth 10,000 yuan, each palace maid's light costume is worth at least 300 yuan, and more than 1,000 young women and young women in Chang'an and 10,000 years are dressed up one by one, and they sing under the lantern wheel for three days and two nights, which can be very prosperous for a while. ”

"But now, the emperor is sitting on the tower of the Vermilion Bird Gate, the important ministers of the court, the emperor's relatives and foreign envoys are all there, it is obvious that the Suzaku Gate Tower is the place where the emperor looks at the lanterns, you see, there is no amazing flower wheel here, maybe the emperor listens to the advice of the courtiers, saves expenses, and everything is simple."