Coming out of the palace, Xia Hongsheng returned home, and he didn't know whether it was right or wrong to tell Li Shimin's true identity to Youji, but Xia Hongsheng thought so, after all, he couldn't escape death, why did he have to hide it, he hid incognito for a lifetime, and in the end he still walked frankly, instead of a nameless ghost and wild ghost.

After that, it is not something that Xia Hongsheng can interfere in. Because she is Li Wanji, then this has become a royal family affair, and those who mix it with the royal family affairs will basically not have any good fruit to eat.

Xia Hongsheng didn't want to risk his life, although Youji was as beautiful as a poppy, she was also as poisonous as a poppy. Xia Hongsheng still wants to live a good life, but he definitely won't take risks because of her.

On the side of the military academy, Ma Zhou had news that after the cadets learned that they could stay in the military academy for the New Year, not many people were willing to go back on vacation. So after discussion, it was decided to set the chorus to twenty-nine, and the next day after singing was Chinese New Year's Eve, and those who were willing to go back were all around Chang'an, and after singing in the morning, they could follow back in the afternoon. If you don't want to go, you will have a holiday at school. So Xia Hongsheng waited for tomorrow to participate in the chorus, and did not go to the military academy today. The construction site in the east and west cities has stopped, Xia Hongsheng gave the people time to go home, settled the wages of Layue in advance, and those who can go back have gone back, and those who are too far to go back will stay on the construction site. There is no need for Xia Hongsheng to pass.

So he went home.

Before returning home, the people in the family had already begun to pick the old peach charms from last year.

Looking at the new peach charm that was hung up, there were only four words on it, "Shen Di" was written on the left, and "Yu Lei" was written on the right.

It's not pretty, it's not festive enough!

Xia Hongsheng shook his head, although the peach wood was red. Although it looks high-end, where is the red paper piercing the eyes, which looks fiery and festive?

"Qi Yong, go, let people cut the red paper according to the length, width and narrowness of these peach talismans at home, big red paper! And cut out some of these big ...... Never mind. I'll say it myself. Xia Hongsheng turned around and explained to Qi Yong. Paste the Spring Festival couplets, the Spring Festival custom developed from the peach symbol, before the Song Dynasty were all hung peach charms, from the Song Dynasty, the peach board was replaced with red paper.

The ready-made red paper at home, Xia Hongsheng took Qi Yong to let the subordinates find it, and Xia Hongsheng explained it to the subordinates. Door frames, squares, and so on. Although everyone didn't understand what their son-in-law was going to do, since the son-in-law had ordered, they had to do it well, and immediately cut the paper according to Xia Hongsheng's instructions.

More people do things faster, although there are many places that need to be posted in the mansion, but fortunately, there are peach charms before doing it, and the size of the ready-made children. It doesn't take much time to cut.

After cutting the red paper, Xia Hongsheng went into the study. Spread out a few pieces of paper and began to recall a lot of Spring Festival couplets that I had memorized. I remember that in later generations, every time I had a winter vacation, basically every school would have a winter vacation homework that had to be assigned, and I would excerpt the Spring Festival couplets. Xia Hongsheng still remembers that each student had to copy fifty Spring Festival couplets. After the start of school, he handed it over to the Chinese teacher, from the time he was a student, to the time when he became a Chinese teacher, from copying Spring Festival couplets by himself to receiving Spring Festival couplets copied by students. Every winter break starts. The Chinese teachers in the office will look through the Spring Festival couplets collected by their students, and if they encounter a good one, they will read it in the office and share it. I've really seen a lot of it, and I've remembered a lot.

The content of the Spring Festival couplets is not the same as the poems. It is not only required to be neat and tidy like poetry, but also to be joyful and beautiful in terms of content. It didn't take long for a lot of them to be written, and some of them were picked out to be used for writing later.

Certainly not written it yourself. Although Xia Hongsheng studied and practiced calligraphy after returning from the crossing, his foundation was weak after all. The best person in the family is Yuexian, as an Oiran, he is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially good at music and rhythm, and he is also a good hand. The second half of Xia Hongsheng's Three Kingdoms, as well as the Tang Dynasty Patent Act, and the martial arts novels that are halfway through, were all dictated by Xia Hongsheng and ghostwritten by Yuexian. Not only is the writing good, but the writing can also be edited according to Xia Hongsheng's dictation.

"Qi Yong, go to your sister-in-law and invite Yuexian here." Xia Hongsheng shouted out the door.

Qi Yong said yes outside and hurried over. After waiting for a while, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of the Moon Fairy came from outside.

I opened the door in the past, let Yuexian come in the study, led to the desk, and said to Yuexian: "This year, we won't hang the peach talisman, but instead paste the pair, and look prosperous and festive." I've asked them to cut the red paper, and I guess it's almost done now. I don't look good at writing, you can write it! ”

"Sticking to the pair?" Yuexian didn't quite understand.

"It is to write some auspicious words and write them on red paper instead of peach charms. Look festive than the peach charm. Xia Hongsheng explained: "I've almost decided on the content, that's all." ”

Yuexian picked up the paper that Xia Hongsheng had memorized the Spring Festival couplets and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Childe is really talented, every word of this is a good vision, and it is gratifying to look at." I don't know what Childe wants? ”

"Well...... It's sticking to the door, or looking at the atmosphere. But it's not good if it's too angry, and it's good to look a little beautiful. Xia Hongsheng scratched his head: "Anyway, it was posted by the door instead of the peach talisman, you just look at it and write it." ”

As he spoke, the servant had already brought the cut red paper.

Xia Hongsheng called Qi Yong to come in to help, spread out the red paper, Yuexian dipped the pen in ink, and wrote the Spring Festival couplets that Xia Hongsheng had just selected.

"New Year's celebration, Jiajie Changchun." Xia Hongsheng read out with Yuexian's pen: "Okay, this pair is on the door!" ”

Xia Hongsheng was secretly happy in his heart, this sentence is the earliest Spring Festival couplet recorded in history, whether he is good or not, he will occupy it first, wahahahaha! ……

The words written by Yuexian Xia Hongsheng can't say a doorway, but it looks beautiful and atmospheric, very good-looking.

The more I look at it, the more happy I feel, after posting it, Chang'an City is the only one!

Maybe this year, history will change, more than 1,000 years later, my original colleagues in the school told the students about the history of the Spring Festival couplets, it should be said that more than 1,300 years ago, Hou Xia Hongsheng of Jingyang County of the Tang Dynasty was the first person to post the Spring Festival couplets. Haha, it's funny to think about!

There are a lot of places that need to be posted at home, so after I finish writing, it is already night. I told people how to paste it, and let them get up early tomorrow morning to paste the Spring Festival couplets, and this day has passed.

Xia Hongsheng went back early to rest, and he still needs to get up early tomorrow morning to go to the military academy, and the military song is in chorus. (To be continued.) )