In the fourth year of Zhongping in the Great Han Dynasty (187 AD), the first month.

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The first day of the first month.

The ancient Emperor Zhuan and the Xia Dynasty both took the first month of Meng Chun as the yuan, that is, using the Xia calendar of Jianyin, and the first day of the first month as the New Year's Day; The Shang Dynasty used the Yin calendar, and the Yin calendar built an ugly calendar, with the first day of December as the New Year's Day; The Zhou Dynasty used the Zhou calendar, and the Zhou calendar was built into a son, with the first day of November as the New Year's Day; The Qin Dynasty used the Qin calendar, and the Qin calendar built Hai, with the first day of the new year as the New Year's Day; In the early period of the Han Dynasty, the Qin calendar was still used, and in the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (104 AD), the Taichu calendar created by Sima Qian and Luo Xiahong was changed, and the summer calendar of Jianyin was reused, with the first day of the first month as the New Year's Day.

On this day, people have to worship their ancestors, welcome the gods to go to each house to pay New Year's greetings, and set off cannons. (Firecrackers are the predecessor of firecrackers, and they were first thrown into the fire, and the bamboo exploded when it was heated, thinking that it could drive away ghosts.) ）

The first day of the first month is still the New Year. During the year, the people take the weather to enter the first few days of the new year to account for the year. It began with Mr. Dongfang Shuo's "Year of Occupation" in this dynasty, which means that the first day is the day of the chicken, the second day is the dog, the third day is the pig, the fourth day is the sheep, the fifth day is the cow, the sixth day is the horse, the seventh day is the great man, and the eighth day is the grain. If the day is fine, then the things of the lord will multiply, and the day of the lord will be cloudy, and the day of the lord will not be prosperous. Later generations follow his habits and believe that from the first day to the tenth day of the new year, the weather is clear, and there is no wind or snow as auspicious.

The main activity of people on this day is to pay New Year's greetings. The wind of New Year's greetings has existed in the Han Dynasty. If there are too many relatives and friends in the neighborhood, it is difficult to visit the door, and the general eunuch and wealthy family will send their servants to congratulate them with their names, which was called "thorn" at that time, so the current business card is also called "famous thorn". At that time, the upper echelons of society had the custom of congratulating each other with famous posts. The "famous thorns" and "famous confessions" mentioned here are the origins of the current New Year's card.

From the first day of the first lunar month to the fifth day of the first lunar month, most families do not accept women, which is called "taboo", and women must wait until the sixth day of the first lunar month before they can go out to visit.

The New Year's greetings will be extended for a long time, until around the 15th day of the first lunar month. In the evening, it is called "Night Festival" when you go to people's homes, and after the tenth day of the new year, it is called "Lantern Festival".

On the first day of the first lunar month, the ministers entered the palace to worship, the monarchs and ministers enjoyed together, and the emperor gave the ministers a soup made of millet (or other grains) and mutton to eat.

The Son of Heaven was happy today, and in front of everyone, he praised Li Hong, the general of the Qiang Zhonglang. Fortunately, probably because of the Chinese New Year, no one jumped out to condemn Li Hong. The twenty-sixth day of the lunar month is the day of impeachment of Li Hong, and everyone has already finished scolding what should be scolded. Li Hong was led by Taiwei Zhang Wen and Zongzheng Liu Yu to congratulate the bureaucrats he knew and those he did not know.

Zhang Wen smiled and asked Xu Xiangdao: "I heard that Mr. Xu Jing came to Beijing?" ”

"Yes, yes." Xu Xiang nodded happily and said, "Our brother hasn't seen each other for seven or eight years, and I'm very happy that he can come to see me." ”

Zhang Wen smiled: "It's not easy for your brothers to get back together." On the happy day of the nephew, can Mr. Xu Shao come? ”

"I heard Zixiu say that he will come after the New Year." Xu Xiangle said happily, "As soon as the son will come, Luoyang City will definitely be a sensation." ”

"That's, that's." Zhang Wen said with a smile, "At that time, I'm afraid the threshold of Sikong Mansion will be stepped on." ”

Xu Xiang laughed heartily. Yesterday, he personally went to Yuan Kui's mansion and took his younger brother Xu Jing home, and today, he deeply felt how correct the decision he had made. Now, when his colleagues saw him, they all wanted to ask about Xu Jing and Xu Shao's brothers, and they all congratulated him, including the Son of Heaven, who specially asked about it, and also said to him: "If Mr. Xu Shao comes, I must meet him." ”

If I hadn't taken Xu Jing home yesterday, I am afraid that what happened to me today would have been embarrassing. Xu Jing Xu Shao, that is the symbol of Xu's gate valve, and it is also the glory of Xu's gate valve.

As soon as Zhang Wen left, Xu Xiang saw Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang did not hide the unhappiness in his heart, his face was not smiling, his eyes showed suspicion, he glanced at Xu Xiang solemnly, and asked slowly: "Gongfu, what method did you use to invite Xu Jing back to the house?" He and Mr. Xu Shao have always disliked you, why is it unusual, and the brothers are reconciled as before? ”

Xu Xiang's whole body and mind were intoxicated with the glory of the Xu family at this time, and he didn't notice Zhang Rang's face and tone of voice at all, he replied with great interest: "We are all brothers, there is no unsolvable hatred, just different political opinions." Regardless of each other's political opinions, brothers are still brothers. ”

Zhang Rang wanted to ask again, but Xu Xiang was already surrounded by several bureaucrats and asked long and short questions.

Duan Qi slowly approached Zhang Rang and sneered, "Xu Xiang didn't tell the truth. Who is Xu Jing Xu Shao? Will they abandon their integrity for the sake of brotherhood? Xu Xiang won't be pulled over by that old thing from Yuan Kui, right? ”

Zhang Rang snorted coldly, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart.

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Liu Yu wiped the sweat on his head, pointed to the crowded palace, and said with a smile: "People, it's lively, right?" ”

Li Hong nodded and smiled: "My lord, I now know why everyone wants to go to Luoyang to be officials." ”

Liu Yu glanced at Li Hong lovingly, and said with a wry smile: "Zimin, you still don't understand." In the future, when you understand the bloodiness of officialdom, you won't like to stay here. ”

Li Hong seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and bowed down to be taught.

"In the past few days, what have you discussed with Your Majesty in the imperial study every day?" Liu Yu asked casually.

"Your Majesty has great ambitions, he wants to expand the territory and expand the territory, to build on the merits of Emperor Wu, and to become the best monarch of the Han Dynasty." Li Hong smiled, "Your Majesty has been discussing with me recently how to conquer the Xianbei people, and he wants to incorporate the northern Wanli grassland into the territory of the Han Dynasty. ”

Liu Yu was stunned at first, then glared at Li Hong fiercely, and scolded loudly: "A pair of idiots." ”

Li Hong was scolded inexplicably, he looked at Liu Yu who was angry, and said with a smile, "My lord, don't be angry, it's the New Year today." ”

"You know what, that's the theory of the death of the country, you know?" Liu Yu scolded, "Your Majesty doesn't understand, don't you understand either?" ”

Li Hong smiled and said, "There is no need to be angry. For the New Year, you have to make Your Majesty happy, don't you say? ”

Liu Yu glanced at him suspiciously and asked, "Do you really understand?" ”

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The second day of the first month. Heavy snow returns.

In the morning, Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui of Yuan's gate valve rushed to Sikong Mansion to pay New Year's greetings. Soon, Yang Biao and Yang Qin of the Yang family also came to congratulate Lord Sikong on the New Year.

In the afternoon, Zhao Qi, Wang Yun and Kong Rong from the General's Mansion also came to Sikong Mansion to pay New Year's greetings to Lord Sikong Xu and Xu Jing.

At this time, a group of scholars from Taixue admired Xu Jing's name and rushed to Sikong Mansion to visit Xu Jing. Xu Jing received him warmly, talked with the scholars, and discussed the government. Immediately, Zhao Qi and Kong Rong were also invited by the scholars to join the discussion, and the discussion reached a climax. Then more Taixue scholars heard the news, and Sikong Mansion was overcrowded for a while.

In the past 20 or 30 years, due to the extreme corruption of the government and the government, relatives and eunuchs took turns to control the country, resulting in the decline of the country, and the signs of the country's demise gradually appeared. In the past, the original atmosphere of academic debate in this dynasty was focused on debate and debate on the doctrine of scriptures and doctrines, but after the disaster of the party's rebellion, scholars began to appreciate human ethics and discuss the government and politics, and the discussion not only lasted day and night, but also became larger and larger, even expanding to six or seven thousand people. The ability to speak well is regarded as one of the most attractive talents of Baume & Mercier. Talk has become common in this dynasty.

Kong Rongcai is keen, eloquence is excellent, he saw that there are about five or six hundred bachelors in the capital gathered in Sikong Mansion, he is even more excited, and the conversation is very strong, he is like a river, gushing, and gradually leads the topic of discussion to the traitorous country, for a time the emotions of the scholars were mobilized by him, everyone was excited, and the sound of the whipping of the crusade against the traitorous eunuch resounded throughout the Sikong Mansion.

Xu Xiang accompanied the people of the two gates to sit in the house and chat, but he didn't notice this situation, and it wasn't until his family came to report that he realized that something was going wrong.

The first commentary in the capital of the New Year was presided over by Xu Jing, Kong Rong, and Zhao Qi, and lasted all night until the next day.

When Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang and other lieutenants heard the news, they were furious, and they sent people to question Xu Xiang, asking him what he meant and what he wanted to do? Is it to betray the alliance and rebel?

Dahonglu Cao Song and Shaofu Fan Ling were entrusted by Xu Xiang to rush to Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang's mansion overnight to explain the misunderstanding, but the lieutenants had already felt the crisis.

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Li Wei went to pay New Year's greetings to his teacher Zhu Jun on the first day of the first lunar month, but he didn't see Xiao Lan.

Today, Taixue's friends Chen Hao, Tang Yun, Yin Si, and Yu Peng came to Zhangyuetai.

"How's it going?" Li Wei welcomed the four of them into the house, and did not say hello, and immediately asked Chen Haodao, "Have you seen Xiaolan?" ”

Chen Hao was less than twenty years old, tall and vigorous, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his round face was red from the cold. He is a native of Chengdu, Yizhou. 's father is Peng Shi of Yizhou Mansion, a petty official of 400 stones. His father hoped that his son would have a future career, so a few years ago, he asked someone to send Chen Hao to study in Taixue in Luoyang, hoping that he would be able to glorify his ancestors in the future. Chen Hao is very strong, good at practicing martial arts, recommended by others, and studied under Zhu Jun, who is both civil and military.

Chen Hao spoke with a thick Yizhou accent, he nodded and said, "Zhong Yuan, Xiao Lan is about to get married, and she said that she doesn't want to see you." ”

Li Wei was suffocated in his heart, and his face showed pain.

"Zhong Yuan, things have come to this point, you just look at it." Tang Yun, who is also from Yizhou, said, "Is there any room for redemption now?" ”

Tang Yunbiao's character Wenlong is a native of Jiangzhou, Yizhou. He was of medium build, thin, and appeared to be calm and resolute.

"What is Shinoarashi's heart?" Li Wei looked at the four of them and asked, "Does she still want to marry me?" ”

"Brother Zhongyuan, of course Xiaolan wants to marry you." Yin Si said solemnly, "After you arrived in Xiliang, many adults came to propose marriage, but they were all rejected by Xiaolan under various excuses, and the teacher couldn't resist her, so she had to follow her heart." Think about it, Xiao Lan is sixteen years old this year, she is famous in Luoyang for her outstanding talent and beauty, if it weren't for waiting for you, she would not have married? Do you know that the teacher's hair has turned a lot grayer for her life's work? ”

Yin Sibiao Zhongzhi, a native of Changsha, Jingzhou, is handsome in appearance and courteous in style.

"How can Brother Zhongyuan doubt Xiao Lan?" Yu Peng said unhappily, "If the queen hadn't spoken this time, and the general himself would have agreed, would the teacher have agreed?" ”

Yu Peng's cousin is Bohan, a new savage from Jingzhou, he is sturdy and tall, and he speaks gently.

"I want to see her." Li Wei said, "I'm going to ask her personally." ”

"What do you want to do?" Chen Hao asked strangely, "Even if Xiao Lan is willing to marry you now, you can't marry you, unless you rob it." ”

"Yes." Zhao Yun suddenly appeared at the door and said with a smile, "As long as Zhong Yuan says it, we will immediately go and grab it." ”

Chen Hao and his three friends looked at Zhao Yun in shock, a tall, handsome young man.

"Who is he?" Chen Hao looked at Li Wei and asked, "This is Luoyang, you think it's a border county, you can grab it if you want to." ”

Li Wei saw Zhao Yun appear, and his momentum was even stronger. He pointed at Zhao Yun and said flatly: "His name is Zhao Yun, and he killed the June Thunder." ”

The expressions on the faces of the four of them suddenly changed from disdain to worship, and they looked worshipful.

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Shinoran is pretty.

Xiao Lan's skin is fresh and fair, her eyes are clear and thorough, she stands quietly in the snow, Tingting is jade, like a hibiscus out of the water, beautiful and natural.

Li Wei looked at her silently, his heart trembled, and a heart-rending pain suddenly invaded his mind clearly and violently, Li Wei couldn't bear the sharp pain in his heart, and opened his mouth to let out a moan.

Xiao Lan opened a pair of resentful and painful eyes, staring at him motionlessly, letting the tears flow quietly.

"I promised you that I would marry you." Li Wei said slowly, "No one can take you away, I swear." ”

Li Wei gave her a deep look, turned around and strode away.

"Zhong Yuan......" Xiao Lan looked at Li Wei's tall back with tears in her eyes, shook her head vigorously, and shouted sadly, "Zhong Yuan......"

Li Wei's heart was shocked, and his pride suddenly soared into the sky, he faced the snowflakes in the sky, raised his arms and roared: "Who in the world can stop me?" ”

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The fifth day of the first month.

The fifth day of the first month is commonly known as breaking five. Folklore says that many taboos before the fifth day can be broken on this day. This day is mainly to send the poor, welcome the God of Wealth, and open the market for trade.

In the morning, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao met to have a small gathering in He Hao's mansion. The three hadn't seen each other for more than a year. In the evening, Cao Cao was so drunk that he didn't wake up and was sent back by Yuan Shao.

Cao Song was very heartbroken and scolded Cao Cao non-stop.

"Dad, can you scold less." Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes and pleaded, "Dad, I'm in my thirties, and I'm not a child. ”

Cao Song looked at Cao Cao in surprise, then suddenly came to his senses, stretched out his hand to hit, and scolded in his mouth: "You dare to lie to your father, I see you looking for a ......."

Cao Cao was so frightened that he turned over and jumped up, and repeatedly begged for mercy.

"Ah Pu, how many years have you been friends with Benchu, why are you still playing this trick with him?" Cao Song asked puzzled, "What happened?" ”

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said, "Dad, for the sake of insurance, I think you should say hello to the princes in the palace and advise Your Majesty to cancel this return to your hometown to worship your ancestors, otherwise it will ......"

Cao Song shook his head and said, "Impossible, Your Majesty can't listen to it at all, he is hard-hearted." He glanced up at Cao Cao and asked, "Why, what wind did you hear?" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Today, Boqiu and Benchu persuaded me to join the general's door, work together to eradicate the traitors, and help the Son of Heaven together." I saw that they had something to say, so I pretended to be drunk and talked nonsense with them, and I ended up saying a few words. ”

Cao Song listened quietly.

"Dad, this time, the general is well prepared, it was premeditated." Cao Cao continued, "Last time you said that Marquis Zhang estimated that the general would kill His Majesty and set up the prince as the new monarch, I think Marquis Zhang did not guess wrong, and this is the case. ”

Cao Song's expression was solemn, he sat down slowly, and he waved his hand to signal Cao Cao to continue.

"Before I arrived in Luoyang, Chen Yi, the son of the former Taifu Chen Fan, came to me in Qian County, and he said that Wang Fen, the assassin of Jizhou, contacted him with a group of powerful scholars, and was ready to take advantage of the opportunity of the Son of Heaven to return to his hometown in Hejian to worship his ancestors, hold the Son of Heaven hostage, and set up the King of Hefei as the new king."

Cao Song's face became ugly, and he asked nervously, "What is he looking for you for?" How dare Wang Fen do such a thing? King of Hefei? The king of Hefei is looking for death. ”

"Chen Yi persuaded me to participate in their actions, but I refused." Cao Cao said, "Dad, let's not talk about the king of Hefei first, let's talk about the kidnapping of the Son of Heaven first." They held the Son of Heaven hostage in Jizhou, what about Luoyang? What will be the reaction of the DPRK and Chinese forces remaining in the capital? Did Wang Fen not think about the consequences at all, and casually set up the king of Hefei as the king? ”

"General." Cao Song said in horror, "The general is their mastermind, their internal response?" Wang Fen held the Son of Heaven hostage in Jizhou, and the general held the military power in Luoyang, so he could kill the lieutenant official and make the great prince the emperor. If there are no powerful people in Luoyang to stabilize the situation and control the country's politics, what is the use of Wang Fen holding a son of heaven hostage? ”

"Yes, Dad is right, but Wang Fen has nothing to do with the general, everyone knows this." Cao Cao frowned and said slowly, "So, who is presiding over this for the general behind his back?" What does this man mean by advocating the establishment of the king of Hefei as the new king? The general's eyes and ears are all over Jizhou, and he must know about this, so why didn't he come forward to stop this person from setting up a new monarch again? What is the purpose of the Great General? ”

"He Jin is cautious, very cautious, and likes to look ahead and backward when doing things. For such a big matter, if he hadn't thought of a way out, he would definitely not act rashly, this might be a retreat deliberately designed by He Jin. Cao Song thought for a moment and said.

Cao Cao shook his head and smiled: "How can there be such a good thing in the world? To do such an earth-shaking event, if there is no determination to break the kettle and no indomitable momentum, how can it succeed? ”

Cao Song looked at Cao Cao and sneered: "You don't have to do things like you don't have brains, and you'll die early." ”

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Am I not using my brain? Dad, do you see the purpose of Xu Jing's visit to Luoyang now? ”

Cao Song smiled bitterly and said: "Hearing you say this, it is naturally clear what the general wants to do in Luoyang." He wanted to completely eradicate the Zhongguan, win the absolute support of all the bureaucrats of the gate lord clan in Beijing, and set up the eldest prince as the new emperor without any danger. If he wants to cleanly kill the Zhongguan forces, he must first weaken the Zhongguan forces and divide and divide the Zhongguan forces. The arrival of Xu Jing and Xu Shao's brothers in Beijing is nothing more than to drive a wedge between the Xu clan and the lieutenant officials, and weaken the power of the lieutenant officials. Xu Shao hasn't come yet, and Xu Jing alone has already made a mess of the relationship between the Xu family and the officials. ”

Cao Cao sighed: "The Xu clan's gate lords are huge, if they can be pulled to the side of the generals, it will indeed be a huge loss for the lieutenants, and they will lose an arm." ”

"We have been friends with Xu Valve for many years, and we trust each other very much, how can the two brothers Xu Jing and Xu Shao destroy it." Cao Song said, "Although several Hou Ye have some opinions about Lord Sikong, our relationship is still very strong. ”

"It's going to break soon." Cao Cao said hatefully, "Who brokered this marriage between the Xu family and the Zhu family?" ”

Cao Song hesitated for a moment, wanting to refute his son, but then felt that his reason was too far-fetched, and swallowed the words back, he sighed helplessly: "There are many masters in the General's Mansion, and the design is one ring after another, which is seamless, which is really amazing." ”

Then he looked at his son with great admiration and praised: "But my son is wiser, and a drink will let them scheming to the fullest." ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Dad, you are exalting me too much." If Chen Yi hadn't found me and leaked part of their plan, I wouldn't have guessed it even if I wanted to. But what about guessing it? We can't do anything without evidence, without the army. ”

Cao Song thought for a while and said: "Ah Pu, immediately send someone back to Qian County, call Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong, and ask them to bring a hundred families from home, quickly, after the tenth day of the first month, they must rush to Luoyang." ”

"Dad, what are you going to do?" Cao Cao said, "If you want to avoid trouble, it's better to resign early and go home." ”

"What are you talking about?" Cao Song said with a smile, "I'll go to Marquis Zhang's mansion and discuss with him, you think about it at home, how to turn defeat into victory." ”

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The seventh day of the first month. The snow has cleared the sky.

Today is Human Day. Legend has it that after creating animals such as chickens, dogs, pigs, cows, and horses, the female snail created a human on the seventh day, so this day is the birthday of human beings. In this dynasty, the custom of the Japanese festival began to be inhabited. Every day, the emperor gave the ministers the victory of the color (the victory of the people is a kind of headdress, also called the color victory), and ascended to the high banquet of the ministers. If the weather is clear on the seventh day of the first lunar month, the population of the Lord year will be safe and the entry and exit will be smooth.

In the afternoon, the general He Jin invited the three princes and nine secretaries and some bureaucrats in Beijing to the general's mansion for a banquet.

The general He Jin accompanied the Taiwei Zhang Wen, Situ Cuilie, Sikong Xu Xiang, and Taichang Liu Yan were chatting, and He Hao pushed the door and walked in.

"General, Li Hong, the general of the Qiang Zhonglang, can't come."

"Oh." He Jin said in surprise, "Your Majesty has repented?" Didn't he allow Li Zhonglang to be a guest at the General's Mansion? ”

"He was stabbed on Wing Ping Street and was seriously injured."

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