The annual Shangyuan Festival is finally here, and Kaifeng is indeed more lively than Lin'an City in the Southern Song Dynasty. Because it's bigger, the streets are wider, and it's a bit of a Brazilian carnival.

The streets were full of people, and before it was dark, the merchants, households, and government offices along the streets were busy lighting their hanging lanterns, as if the lamp oil was free today.

The same is true for the Horse Mansion, not only to light the lamp, but also to dress up and travel, because the two of them were invited by the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty to go to the Donghua Gate to watch the lanterns.

This is to be put in the future generations, that is, the treatment of being invited to climb the Tiananmen Tower with the ****, so you must go early, you can't wait until the emperor is in place, it's too late, it's too ignorant.

So although Hong Tao was very annoyed to dress so badly and had to hang a dog tag around his neck, he didn't say a word, like a plastic model in a clothing store, and let a few women toss around. Then he got on the horse with a blank face, and under the protection of the two teams of forbidden troops, he slaughtered the Xihua Gate.

Now Hong Tao has a waist card and can enter the palace at any time, except for the inner court. Since it is to Donghua Gate, it is the closest to pass through Xihua Gate.

It's not impossible to detour, then I'm afraid I'll have to go out an hour earlier. This way has to pass through the two most lively streets in Kaifeng City, which is a headache to think about. If it's just horseback riding, isn't there a princess's car behind it, and the word traffic jam is certainly not unique to later generations.

Just like attending major events in later generations, chariots and horses should not be too close to the venue. The distance to the parking lot varies depending on the status.

The rank of the concubine is not very high among the relatives of the imperial family, but the eldest princess can't stand the fact that the eldest princess has an emperor brother who loves her very much, so Hong Tao also followed suit. He could ride his horse all the way to the foot of the Donghua Gate, which was the closest parking lot to the venue.

Originally, Hong Tao thought that he had arrived an hour early and was already very low-key, but he didn't expect that the parking lot was almost full at this time, and there were luxury cars everywhere, and the specifications were no better than his own jujube red horse.

Since it is a luxury car, not a tank used for combat, the performance of the car is not the main thing, but the appearance and interior are the focus. From these two points, Hong Tao's royal horse is very inadequate.

The rich and noble families and high-ranking officials in the Song Dynasty still liked to show off, they not only liked good horses, but also got a good saddle. What makes a good saddle? Must be native to the state.

Yuanzhou is subordinate to Qinfeng Road, which is the most northwestern province of the Northern Song Dynasty and borders Western Xia. The approximate location, Hong Tao hasn't figured it out yet, because the scale of the map in the Song Dynasty is a bit out of balance. It is estimated that it should be about 300 kilometers west of Lanzhou, which is almost the area where Gansu and Ningxia are bordered in later generations.

Regardless of where it is, the people of Wonju are the best at making saddles. Iron bits, kicks, water ropes, hidden flower skins, those who are good at making saddles, use Qibao Tian toilet, and cost thousands of dollars.

This is the eldest princess's original words, and others need to be translated by Lian'er, but Hong Tao understood the last sentence, the price of a high-end Yuanzhou saddle is several thousand!

A saddle will top the profits of the Flying Eagle Club and Bao Huitang for most of the year, Hong Tao really doesn't understand what's good, can it be said that riding it can increase equestrian attributes?

But the Wonju saddle alone is not luxurious, and a cushion must be added to it. In winter, the hairy ones are called purple threads; In the summer, it is made of rattan, and it is called Japo. Whether it's a cushion or a straw mat, you can't take it off without a hundred or ten times.

Hong Tao's saddle is also from Wonju, and it is said to be worth more than 300 yuan, which can only be regarded as a street sweeper in a famous brand. This is still the original horse purchase, if he is allowed to buy it himself, it is estimated that he will not even be willing to spend 10 times. It's really not necessary, if you need to ride long distances in the future, maybe you will pay attention to it.

There was also a tall man in his fifties who dismounted with Hong Tao, and it was not small to see through the official position, and Hong Tao couldn't see how tall it was, so he simply didn't plan to go up to greet him.

"Is the person coming?" But people didn't plan to just turn a blind eye to the past, and with a loud shout, they nailed Hong Tao to the spot.

"Uh...... I don't know what the boss calls ...... "It's nothing to be called by your name, and the Song people don't have to be called every name." Generally speaking, elders and leaders can call juniors and subordinates by name, which is not rude.

Those who are more familiar with the relationship between peers can also call their names, of course, it is not impossible to call the word. This person must be an elder, and his official position will not be low, so Hong Tao had no choice but to clasp his fists and salute.

"I heard that the horse was suffering from madness, and I didn't want to even recognize people, so I didn't want to ...... Hmph......"

The old man looked like an old-fashioned temper who didn't smile, he knew that the horse was crazy but still didn't intend to forgive, he flicked his sleeves and walked away with his head held high, and he didn't even take his eyes wrong when he passed in front of Hong Tao, just like there was no one around.

"Who is he?" Hong Tao had already expected this situation, why was he unwilling to accompany the princess back to her parents' house on the first day, wasn't he unwilling to suffer this crime.

Now that he has been mentally prepared, Hong Tao is still quite capable of pretending to be a grandson, if you can't see me, then I can't see you, I can't see myself, it's okay, it's a matter of the province.

"Longtu Pavilion straight bachelor, Zhi Yongxing Jun Lu Weizhong...... Lv Dafang! Gao Cuifeng is slightly stronger than Fu Ji, but it is not as good as Lian'er's translation level, and when he saw the concubine frowning, he remembered that he didn't like to listen to other people's words, and was only willing to listen to names.

"Lu Dafang of Lantian Silu?" Hong Tao's knowledge of history is very fragmented, and it is very appropriate to describe it as knowing only one and not knowing the other. For example, this Lu Dafang, Hong Tao can't remember much about the details about him, but the title of Lantian Silu is very clear.

Why, because he traveled to Lantian in later generations, basically every tourist attraction will treat historical figures who are related to the local area as a gimmick, and Hong Tao saw it from the travel brochure.

The so-called Lantian Silu means that there was a family of six sons surnamed Lu in ancient times, Dazhong, Dafang, Dajun, Dashou, Dalin, and Daguan. As a result, five of the sons studied very well, and all of them were admitted to Tsinghua University of Peking University.

Pretty powerful, right? Don't be busy, there's still to come. Among the six sons, except for the fourth eldest who died early, the remaining four became officials after graduating from college.

The second eldest has become the prime minister, and the other three brothers are not big officials, but they can make achievements in academics. Anyway, none of the four brothers of the Lu family is spending their lives in vain, which is probably more powerful than a four-jinshi.

"Exactly...... There is a saying that students don't know whether to talk about it or not...... "Gao Cuifeng was not happy that the horse remembered the past, but was a little stumbling."

"If you have something to say, say it!" Hong Tao pondered that he must have to remind himself to pay attention to etiquette and the like, he had already been told a lot when he was separated from the princess just now, and it didn't hurt to listen to it.